¹Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
²Prove me, O LORD, and try me;
test my heart and mind.
³For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in faithfulness to you.
⁴I do not sit with the worthless,
nor do I consort with hypocrites;
⁵I hate the company of evildoers,
and will not sit with the wicked.
⁶I wash my hands in innocence,
and go around your altar, O LORD,
⁷singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.
⁸O LORD, I love the house in which you dwell,
and the place where your glory abides.
⁹Do not sweep me away with sinners,
nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
¹⁰those in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of bribes.
¹¹But as for me, I walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹²My foot stands on level ground;
in the great congregation I will bless the LORD.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• Continue to focus on the breath until you are as free and open as you can be.
• In which house do you see yourself sitting in the presence of the LORD?
• In which room of that house do you live?
• Who lives there with you?
• Give thanks to God for this dwelling place.
• How do you carry this dwelling place with you when you must walk outside the walls?
• How do you find level ground when you encounter a steep, rocky grade?
• When you encounter a stranger on the road, how will you respond?
• Will you have bread to share?
• What is God’s message for you?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
• Share as you feel led in the reply box below.

¹Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
²Prove me, O LORD, and try me;
test my heart and mind.
³For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in faithfulness to you.
⁴I do not sit with the worthless,
nor do I consort with hypocrites;
⁵I hate the company of evildoers,
and will not sit with the wicked.
⁶I wash my hands in innocence,
and go around your altar, O LORD,
⁷singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.
⁸O LORD, I love the house in which you dwell,
and the place where your glory abides.
⁹Do not sweep me away with sinners,
nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
¹⁰those in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of bribes.
¹¹But as for me, I walk in my integrity;
redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹²My foot stands on level ground;
in the great congregation I will bless the LORD.

• Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying close attention to the deep breath.
• Continue to focus on the breath until you are as free and open as you can be.
• In which house do you see yourself sitting in the presence of the LORD?
• In which room of that house do you live?
• Who lives there with you?
• Give thanks to God for this dwelling place.
• How do you carry this dwelling place with you when you must walk outside the walls?
• How do you find level ground when you encounter a steep, rocky grade?
• When you encounter a stranger on the road, how will you respond?
• Will you have bread to share?
• What is God’s message for you?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
• Share as you feel led in the reply box below.