“As wax melts before fire…” Psalm 68
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O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
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God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered;
and those who hate him shall flee before him!
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As smoke is driven away, so you shall drive them away;
as wax melts before fire,
so the wicked shall perish before God!
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But the righteous shall be glad;
they shall exult before God;
they shall be jubilant with joy!
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Sing to God, sing praises to his name;
lift up a song to him who rides through the deserts;
his name is the Lord;
exult before him!
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Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
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God settles the solitary in a home;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
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O God, when you went out before your people,
when you marched through the wilderness, Selah
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the earth quaked, the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the One of Sinai,
before God, the God of Israel.
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Rain in abundance, O God, you shed abroad;
you restored your inheritance as it languished;
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your flock found a dwelling in it;
in your goodness, O God, you provided for the needy.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.
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O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God;
sing praises to the Lord, Selah
COLLECT OF THE DAY
O King of glory, Lord of hosts, uplifted in triumph far above all heavens, leave us not without consolation but send us the Spirit of truth whom You promised from the Father; for You live and reign with Him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen