Psalm 106
1Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
for his mercy endures for ever.
2Who can declare the mighty acts of the LORD *
or show forth all his praise?
3Happy are those who act with justice *
and always do what is right!
4Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have
for your people, *
and visit me with your saving help;
5That I may see the prosperity of your elect
and be glad with the gladness of your people, *
that I may glory with your inheritance.
6We have sinned as our forebears did; *
we have done wrong and dealt wickedly.
7In Egypt they did not consider your marvelous works,
nor remember the abundance of your love; *
they defied the Most High at the Red Sea.
8But he saved them for his Name’s sake, *
to make his power known.
9He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, *
and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
10He saved them from the hand of those who hated them *
and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
11The waters covered their oppressors; *
not one of them was left.
12Then they believed his words *
and sang him songs of praise.
13But they soon forgot his deeds *
and did not wait for his counsel.
14A craving seized them in the wilderness, *
and they put God to the test in the desert.
15He gave them what they asked, *
but sent leanness into their soul.
16They envied Moses in the camp, *
and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
17The earth opened and swallowed Dathan *
and covered the company of Abiram.
18Fire blazed up against their company, *
and flames devoured the wicked.
Collect of the Day – Proper 22
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
