Psalm 75: 1-2, 7-10

1  We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

2  You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge with equity.

7  It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another.

8  In the hand of the LORD is a cup full of foaming wine mixed with spices; he pours it out, and all the wicked of the earth drink it down to its very dregs.

9  As for me, I will declare this forever; I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,

10  who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.” it is I who judge with equity.

Prayer

Our Heavenly Father who rewards good and punishes evil. We praise You, extol Your holy name and proclaim Your wonderful deeds. No one can come to You unless the Father who sent You draws them to You. With You a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. You are not slow in keeping Your promise that You will return, as some understand slowness. Instead You are patient with us, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. The day of the Lord will come.

Lord Jesus, You spent the night praying to God until dawn, You understood our state of mind. The dense fog this morning eclipsed the street lights and nothing was visible on the street. We felt that sense of feeling lost in the fog. We are under the shroud of the coronavirus pandemic, and overwhelmed by public opinion polling and constant news cycle on politics and social issues. We are discouraged thinking that You have forsaken us. Watching the impoverished working people living a life of desolation make us wonder if you have forgotten about us. May You raise up the children of God to pray together and to confess their sins to one another. Let them lift their clean hands and continue with their prayers to seek peace in this city. Guard our hearts, keep them from any kind of defilement so that we may be blameless in Your presence.

Powerful Holy Spirit, You will not retract Your hand and ignore us. Revive us and pull us away from the spirit of this world. Let the spiritual wind blow bubbles in our lives. From these bubbles we can see the direction of the flowing water of our hearts, which help us adjust the rudder of our souls to reposition it according to the compass of truth so that the direction of our boat of life will be moving in the same direction as the church, the body of Christ. Guide us to determine the spiritual true north so we can set our course and navigate the boat to the depths of the sea where we can fish. Let us be the fishers of men, bringing souls from sins and evils into the domain of God.

We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Article quoted from：Ohana prayer #171