Psalm 37:1-2, 5-11 – "Be Not So Worried by Evil Worries"
Prayer and song for God,
original text adapted from the ELW psalter with original tune
Pastor Joel S Neubauer
St Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA), Yorktown, Virginia
Shared for the Season of after Epiphany 2022 (Covid-19/coronavirus)

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Ps 37:1-2
Be not so worried by evil worries
and be not jealous for works of wrong,
for wrongs shall wither like grass that hurries
from spring to winter when night is long.

Ps 37:5-6
Commit your way to the Way your trust is,
surveilling God, who all good has done;
whose vindication will, as your justice,
shine forth in brightness as noonday sun.

Ps 37:7-11
Be still. Be patient. Refrain from anger.
The Lord is with you! Leave rage alone,
for provocations to evil rancor
God’s truth will answer; God’s love, atone.