A Psalmic Prayer

My God, Lord of lord, Holy of holies.

Bless me with bountiful gifts.

Give me each day Your mercies.

Bestow upon me many riches.

May Your rivers of gold flow in my favour

Anoint me with prosperity and wealth.

Bless my honest business conducted daily

And reward its integrity with growth

That I may honour You in its success.

I have rejected the advice of evil

And do not follow in the paths of sinners.

Proud men have set traps for me

And plot my downfall with their snares.

Cast my enemies’ babies upon the rocks,

So, their evil cannot do me harm.

You have trained me for battle

And prepared me for war.

Save me from the power of foreigners

Who never tell the truth and lie under oath.

Shoot arrows and flashes of lightning

To scatter Your enemies and send them running.

Because of Your love for me,

Kill my enemies and destroy my oppressors.

You are my protector and defender

And in whom I trust, Amen.