Here is another Psalm prayer that can be used at a presbytery meeting.
Salem Presbytery, 2011
Psalm 63 (Adapted)
L: O God, you are ((Salem’s)) God, (we) seek you, (our) soul thirsts for you;(our structures yearn for you), (our) flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
P: (we) have looked upon you in the sanctuary, (We have debated our issues before you) beholding your power and glory.
L: Because your steadfast love is better than ( our wisdom) (our) lips will praise you. (Worship is the center of Salem’s life.)
P: (We) will bless you as long as (we) live; (Salem will bless you as long as we exist as a Presbytery.)
L (we) will lift up (our) hands and call on your name.
P: (Our) soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, (Our congregations have experienced your rich blessings) and (our) mouths praises you with joyful lips
L: When (we) think of you on (our) bed,
P: (When we consider you in our meetings ) and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
L: (We know) you have been (our) help, and in the shadow of your wings (we) sing for joy.
P: (Our) soul clings to you; (Salem’s spirit depends on you) your right hand upholds (us).
L Those who seek to destroy (our) life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
P: ( Those who seek to splinter the Body of Christ will know your absence)
L: They shall be given over to the power of the sword, (they shall experience their own divisions) they shall be prey for jackals.
P: But the king shall rejoice in God;
L: (Christ is Salem’s king)) all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
