September 18: Psalms 56–58; Psalms 64–65; 1 Kings 21:1–16; 1 Corinthians 1:1–19; Matthew 4:1–11
Proper 19 First Psalm: Psalms 56–58 Psalms 56–58 (Listen) In God I Trust To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A Miktam1 of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath. 56 Be gracious to me, O God, for man tramples on me;<br /> all day long an attacker oppresses me;<br />2 my enemies trample on me all day long,<br /> for many attack me proudly.<br />3 When I am afraid,<br /> I put my trust in you.<br />4 In God, whose word I praise,<br /> in God I trust; I shall not be afraid.<br /> What can flesh do to me?<br /> 5 All day long they injure my cause;2<br /> all their thoughts are against me for evil.<br />6 They stir up strife, they lurk;<br /> they watch my steps,<br /> as they have waited for my life.<br />7 For their crime will they escape?<br /> In wrath cast down the peoples, O God!<br /> 8 You have kept coun
