“The difference between a place and person.” Psalm 26 (antiphon: v. 8)
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O Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
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Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
test my heart and my mind.[a]
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For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in your faithfulness.
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I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
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I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
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I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O Lord,
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proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.
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O Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
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Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
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in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of bribes.
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But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
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My foot stands on level ground;
in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.
Glory be to the Father and I 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 Lord, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.
COLLECT OF THE DAY
Almighty God, Your Son willingly endured the agony and shame of the cross for our redemption. Grant us courage to take up our cross daily and follow Him wherever He leads; through the same Jesus Christ, our LORD, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen