Ps. 56:1-40; antiphon: Ps. 56:11
In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man I do to me?
Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me:*
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
my enemies trample on me all day long
for many attack me proudly.
When I am afraid,*
I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust;*
I shall not be afraid.
In God I trust; I shall not be afraid. What can man I do to me?
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Merciful and everlasting God, You did not spare Your only Son but delivered Him up for us all to bear our sins on the cross. Grant that our hearts may be so fixed with steadfast faith in Him that we fear not the power of sin, death, and the devil; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit one God, now and forever. Amen