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Psalm 146: 3-5

Do not put your trust in princes,
    in human beings, who cannot save.
⁴ When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.
⁵ Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.



God,

As we prepare to finalize the voting tomorrow, we pray that...
- you would continue to pour out your Spirit on this electorate
-  your wisdom would influence our choices of candidates for each office
- you would cause to be elected men and women after your own heart who seek your wisdom in their governing decisions
- there would be no voter fraud, no voter intimidation, and that each valid vote would be accurately counted
-  you would prevent any evil that seeks to stir up dissension, riots, or worse and that your peace would prevail
-  accurate election results - especially for the office of President - would be known by Wednesday morning
- you would knit together this nation - that we would be one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all
- you would heal wounds in your Church which are a result of this strife and anger in our political system
- you would help us live out our calling to be one with you as you are one with the Father
- you would help us live as people whose hope is not in any human being, but in only you - our Lord God

In the powerful name of Jesus Christ we pray.  
Amen and Amen.

¹ Praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord, my soul.

² I will praise the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
³ Do not put your trust in princes,
    in human beings, who cannot save.
⁴ When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
    on that very day their plans come to nothing.
⁵ Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose hope is in the Lord their God.

⁶ He is the Maker of heaven and earth,
    the sea, and everything in them—
    he remains faithful forever.
⁷ He upholds the cause of the oppressed
    and gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets prisoners free,
⁸     the Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
    the Lord loves the righteous.
⁹ The Lord watches over the foreigner
    and sustains the fatherless and the widow,
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

¹⁰ The Lord reigns forever,
    your God, O Zion, for all generations.

Praise the Lord.