Bible Reading: Psalms

Psalm 71(72): 12-17

For he shall rescue the poor man when he cries out, and the afflicted when he has no one to help him.

He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor; the lives of the poor he shall save.

From fraud and violence he shall redeem them, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

May he live to be given the gold of Arabia, and to be prayed for continually; day by day shall they bless him.

May there be an abundance of grain upon the earth; on the tops of the mountains the crops shall rustle like Lebanon; the city dwellers shall flourish like the verdure of the fields.

May his name be blessed forever; as long as the sun his name shall remain.

In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed; all the nations shall proclaim his happiness.