48. Thursday Afternoon Prayer | Psalm 17:1-8

Slow down. Step into the Spirit’s Rhythm.


Morning has passed. The day is winding down. God meets us in our joy and our exhaustion. In our hope and our anxiety. He calls us to finish well and supplies us everything we need by grace. Join your brothers and sisters in Christ in prayer.


Psalm 17: 1-8

Hear me, Lord, my plea is just;

    listen to my cry.

Hear my prayer—

    it does not rise from deceitful lips.

Let my vindication come from you;

    may your eyes see what is right.

Though you probe my heart,

    though you examine me at night and test me,

you will find that I have planned no evil;

    my mouth has not transgressed.

Though people tried to bribe me,

    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent

    through what your lips have commanded.

My steps have held to your paths;

    my feet have not stumbled.

I call on you, my God, for you will answer me;

    turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.

Show me the wonders of your great love,

    you who save by your right hand

    those who take refuge in you from their foes.

Keep me as the apple of your eye;

    hide me in the shadow of your wings


More from Rhythm:

·      Weekly emails with additional tools to help you embrace the rhythm of ancient prayer 

·      Daily text message reminding you to listen to the next installment of Rhythm