Lord, since I have many enemies, show me the right thing to do. Show me clearly how you want me to live.
But what you did caused the Lord’s enemies to lose all respect for him. For this reason the son who was born to you will die.”
With all my heart I try to obey you. Don’t let me break your commands.
Lord, your love fills the earth. Teach me your demands.
I will bow down facing your holy Temple, and I will thank you for your love and loyalty. You have made your name and your word greater than anything.
Lord, teach me your ways, and guide me to do what is right because I have enemies.
Lord, I trust in you; let me never be disgraced. Save me because you do what is right.
Let my enemies be punished with their own evil. Destroy them because you are loyal to me.
My God loves me, and he goes in front of me. He will help me defeat my enemies.
Lord, teach me what you want me to do, and I will live by your truth. Teach me to respect you completely.
Keep your eyes focused on what is right, and look straight ahead to what is good.
The waters of the sea closed around my throat. The deep sea was all around me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.
John the Baptist is the one Isaiah the prophet was talking about when he said: “This is a voice of one who calls out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way for the Lord. Make the road straight for him.’ ”
Keep on the right path, so the weak will not stumble but rather be strengthened.