I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer. My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge. My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. Psalm 18:1-3.

Merciful God, I, a wretched sinner, acknowledge myself bound to keep your holy commandments, but yet unable to perform them, and to be accepted as just without the righteousness of Jesus Christ, your only Son, who has perfectly fulfilled your law to justify all men that believe and trust. Therefore, grant me grace. I beg you to be occupied in doing good works, which you command in holy scripture all the days of my life to Your glory, and yet, to trust only in Your mercy and in Christ's merits to be purged from my sins, and not in my good works, be they never so many. William Beal.