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Office of Readings, Wednesday 26th November 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psalm 39
Urgent prayer of a sick person

Creation is made subject to futility . . . by him who subjected it, but it is not without hope<\/em>\u00a0(Romans 8:20).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

II<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, Lord, what is there to wait for? *
In you rests all my hope.
Set me free from all my sins, *
do not make me the taunt of the fool.
I was silent, not opening my lips, *
because this was all your doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take away your scourge from me. *
I am crushed by the blows of your hand.
You punish man\u2019s sins and correct him; *
like the moth you devour all he treasures.
Mortal man is no more than a breath; *
O Lord, hear my prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Lord, turn your ear to my cry. *
Do not be deaf to my tears.
In your house I am a passing guest, *
a pilgrim, like all my fathers.
Look away that I may breathe again *
before I depart to be no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, *
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now, *
and will be for ever. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":17215,"template":"","rizors":[],"yoast_head":"\nAnd now, Lord, what is there to wait for? - Behold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/behold.mt\/en\/talba-bis-salmi\/and-now-lord-what-is-there-to-wait-for\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"And now, Lord, what is there to wait for? - Behold\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Office of Readings, Wednesday 26th November 2025 Psalm 39Urgent prayer of a sick personCreation is made subject to futility . . . by him who subjected it, but it is not without hope\u00a0(Romans 8:20). II And now, Lord, what is there to wait for? *In you rests all my hope... 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