His Time - Meditatio: Psalm 35, Proverbs 12, Need for the Sacrament of the Altar

In today’s Meditatio Hour, Rev. Jonathan Fisk meditates on:

1. Psalm 35:1-6, 9-10

Great Is the Lord

Of David.

35 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me;
    fight against those who fight against me!
²Take hold of shield and buckler
    and rise for my help!
³Draw the spear and javelin^[a]
    against my pursuers!
Say to my soul,
    “I am your salvation!”

⁴Let them be put to shame and dishonor
    who seek after my life!
Let them be turned back and disappointed
    who devise evil against me!
⁵Let them be like chaff before the wind,
    with the angel of the Lord driving them away!
⁶Let their way be dark and slippery,
    with the angel of the Lord pursuing them!

⁹Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,
    exulting in his salvation.
¹⁰All my bones shall say,
    “O Lord, who is like you,
delivering the poor
    from him who is too strong for him,
    the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

Footnotes:

Psalm 35:3 Or and close the way

2. Proverbs 12:13

¹³An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,^[a]
but the righteous escapes from trouble.

Footnotes:

Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare

3. Sacrament of the Altar in the Large Catechism

Paragraphs 75-86 of the Sacrament of the Altar in the Large Catechism. Purchase your copy of the Large Catechism at cph.org or find this section online at bookofconcord.org/lc-7-sacrament.php#para75.

All Scripture texts posted are English Standard Version (ESV)