Monday of the 2nd week of Lent

4And I prayed to the Lord, my God, and I confessed, and I said, “I beg you, O Lord God, great and terrible, preserving the covenant and mercy for those who love you and keep your commandments. 5We have sinned, we have committed iniquity, we acted impiously and have withdrawn, and we have turned aside from your commandments as well as your judgments. 6We have not obeyed your servants, the prophets, who have spoken in your name to our kings, our leaders, our fathers, and all the people of the land. 7To you, O Lord, is justice, but to us is confusion of face, just as it is on this day for the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, for those who are near and those who are far off, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of their iniquities by which they have sinned against you. 8O Lord, to us belongs confusion of face: to our kings, our leaders, and our fathers, who have sinned. 9But to you, the Lord our God, is mercy and atonement, for we have withdrawn from you, 10and we have not listened to the voice of the Lord, our God, so as to walk in his law, which he established for us by his servants, the prophets.

8Do not remember our iniquities of the past. May your mercies quickly intercept us, for we have become exceedingly poor.

9Help us, O God, our Savior. And free us, Lord, for the glory of your name. And forgive us our sins for the sake of your name.

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11may the groans of the shackled enter before you. According to the greatness of your arm, take possession of the sons of those who have been killed.

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13But we are your people and the sheep of your pasture: we will give thanks to you in all ages. From generation to generation, we will announce your praise.

36Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is also merciful. 37Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you: a good measure, pressed down and shaken together and overflowing, they will place upon your lap. Certainly, the same measure that you use to measure out, will be used to measure back to you again.”