[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us listen to the word of the Lord given us by David in Psalm 140:
  ``Deliver me, O Lord, from evil men; preserve me from violent men, 
From those who devise evil in their hearts, and stir up wars every day.
  ``Save me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from 
violent men Who plan to trip up my feet--the proud who have hidden a 
trap for me; They have spread cords for a net; by the wayside they have 
laid snares for me.
  ``Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked; further not their 
plans. Those who surround me lift up their heads; may the mischief 
which they threaten overwhelm them.
  ``I know that the Lord renders justice to the afflicted, judgment to 
the poor. Surely the just shall give thanks to your name; the upright 
shall dwell in your presence.''
  Let us pray.
  God our Father, You reveal that those who work for peace will be 
called Your children. Help the men and women who serve in the United 
States Senate to work without easing for that justice which brings true 
and lasting peace. Glory and praise to You, for ever and ever.

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