August 26th Horologion – Genuine Orthodox Church Metropolia

Heavenly King, O Comforter, the Spirit of truth, Who art everywhere present and fillest all things, O treasury of every good and Bestower of life: come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from every stain, and save our souls, O Good One.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Our Father, Which art in the Heavens, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O come, let us worship and fall down before our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King and God.
O come, let us worship and fall down before Him, Christ the King and our God.

PSALM 50

For the End: A Psalm of David. When Nathan the Prophet Came unto Him. When He Went in unto Bersabee, the Wife of Urias.

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Thy great mercy; and according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression.

2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I know mine iniquity, and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against Thee only have I sinned and done this evil before Thee, that Thou mightest be justified in Thy words, and prevail when Thou art judged.

5 For behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and in sins did my mother bear me.

6 For behold, Thou hast loved truth; the hidden and secret things of Thy wisdom hast Thou made manifest unto me.

7 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me to hear joy and gladness; the bones that be humbled, they shall rejoice.

9 Turn Thy face away from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from Thy presence, and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, and with Thy governing Spirit establish me.

13 I shall teach transgressors Thy ways, and the ungodly shall turn back unto Thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou God of my salvation; my tongue shall rejoice in Thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.

16 For if Thou hadst desired sacrifice, I had given it; with whole-burnt offerings Thou shalt not be pleased.

17 A sacrifice unto God is a broken spirit; a heart that is broken and humbled God will not despise.

18 Do good, O Lord, in Thy good pleasure unto Sion, and let the walls of Jerusalem be builded.

19 Then shalt Thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, with oblation and whole-burnt offerings.

20 Then shall they offer bullocks upon Thine altar.

Kathisma 17

PSALM 118:1-72

Alleluia.

Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

2 Blessed are they that search out His testimonies; with their whole heart shall they seek after Him.

3 For they that work iniquity have not walked in His ways.

4 Thou hast enjoined Thy commandments, that we should keep them most diligently.

5 Would that my ways were directed to keep Thy statutes.

6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I look on all Thy commandments.

7 I will confess Thee with uprightness of heart, when I have learned the judgements of Thy righteousness.

8 I will keep thy statutes; do not utterly forsake me.

9 Wherewithal shall a young man correct his way? By keeping Thy words.

10 With my whole heart have I sought after Thee, cast me not away from Thy commandments.

11 In my heart have I hid Thy sayings that I might not sin against Thee.

12 Blessed art Thou, O Lord, teach me Thy statutes.

13 With my lips have I declared all the judgements of Thy mouth.

14 In the way of Thy testimonies have I found delight, as much as in all riches.

15 On Thy commandments will I ponder, and I will understand Thy ways.

16 On Thy statutes will I meditate; I will not forget Thy words.

17 Give reward unto Thy servant, quicken me and I will keep Thy words.

18 O unveil mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things out of Thy law.

19 I am a sojourner on the earth, hide not from me Thy commandments.

20 My soul hath longed to desire Thy judgements at all times.

21 Thou hast rebuked the proud; cursed are they that decline from Thy commandments.

22 Remove from me reproach and contempt, for after Thy testimonies have I sought.

23 For princes sat and they spake against me, but Thy servant pondered on Thy statutes.

24 For Thy testimonies are my meditation, and Thy statutes are my counselors.

25 My soul hath cleaved unto the earth; quicken me according to Thy word.

26 My ways have I declared, and Thou hast heard me; teach me Thy statutes.

27 Make me to understand the way of Thy statutes, and I will ponder on Thy wondrous works.

28 My soul hath slumbered from despondency, strengthen me with Thy words.

29 Remove from me the way of unrighteousness, and with Thy law have mercy on me.

30 I have chosen the way of truth, and Thy judgements have I not forgotten.

31 I have cleaved to Thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.

32 The way of Thy commandments have I run, when Thou didst enlarge my heart.

33 Set before me for a law, O Lord, the way of Thy statutes, and I will seek after it continually.

34 Give me understanding, and I will search out Thy law, and I will keep it with my whole heart.

35 Guide me in the path of Thy commandments, for I have desired it.

36 Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies and not unto covetousness.

37 Turn away mine eyes that I may not see vanity, quicken Thou me in Thy way.

38 Establish for Thy servant Thine oracle unto fear of Thee.

39 Remove my reproach which I have feared, for Thy judgements are good.

40 Behold, I have longed after Thy commandments; in Thy righteousness quicken me.

41 Let Thy mercy come also upon me, O Lord, even Thy salvation according to Thy word.

42 So shall I give an answer to them that reproach me, for I have hoped in Thy words.

43 And take not utterly out of my mouth the word of truth, for in Thy judgements have I hoped.

44 So shall I keep Thy law continually, for ever, and unto the ages of ages.

45 And I walked in spaciousness, for after Thy commandments have I sought.

46 And I spake of Thy testimonies before kings, and I was not ashamed.

47 And I meditated on Thy commandments which I have greatly loved.

48 And I lifted up my hands to Thy commandments which I have loved, and I pondered on Thy statutes.

49 Remember Thy words to Thy servant, wherein Thou hast made me to hope.

50 This hath comforted me in my humiliation, for Thine oracle hath quickened me.

51 The proud have transgressed exceedingly, but from Thy law have I not declined.

52 I remembered Thy judgements of old, O Lord, and was comforted.

53 Despondency took hold upon me because of the sinners who forsake Thy law.

54 Thy statutes were my songs in the place of my sojourning.

55 I remembered Thy name in the night, O Lord, and I kept Thy law.

56 This hath happened unto me because I sought after Thy statutes.

57 Thou art my portion, O Lord; I said that I would keep Thy law.

58 I entreated Thy countenance with my whole heart: Have mercy on me according to Thy word.

59 I have thought on Thy ways, and I have turned my feet back to Thy testimonies.

60 I made ready, and I was not troubled, that I might keep Thy commandments.

61 The cords of sinners have entangled me, but Thy law have I not forgotten.

62 At midnight I arose to give thanks unto Thee for the judgements of Thy righteousness.

63 I am a partaker with all them that fear Thee, and with them that keep Thy commandments.

64 The earth, O Lord, is full of Thy mercy; teach me Thy statutes.

65 Thou hast dealt graciously with Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word.

66 Goodness and discipline and knowledge teach Thou me, for in Thy commandments have I believed.

67 Before I was humbled, I transgressed; therefore Thy saying have I kept.

68 Thou art good, O Lord, and in Thy goodness teach me Thy statutes.

69 Multiplied against me hath been the unrighteousness of the proud; but as for me, with my whole heart will I search out Thy commandments.

70 Curdled like milk is their heart; but as for me, in Thy law have I meditated.

71 It is good for me that Thou hast humbled me, that I might learn Thy statutes.

72 The law of Thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 118:73-131

Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding and I will learn Thy commandments.

74 They that fear Thee shall see me and be glad, for on Thy words have I set my hope.

75 I have known, O Lord, that Thy judgements are righteousness, and with truth hast Thou humbled me.

76 Let now Thy mercy be my comfort, according to Thy saying unto Thy servant.

77 Let Thy compassions come upon me and I shall live, for Thy law is my meditation.

78 Let the proud be put to shame, for unjustly have they transgressed against me; but as for me, I will ponder on Thy commandments.

79 Let those that fear Thee return unto me, and those that know Thy testimonies.

80 Let my heart be blameless in Thy statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

81 My soul fainteth for Thy salvation; on Thy words have I set my hope.

82 Mine eyes are grown dim with waiting for Thine oracle; they say: When wilt Thou comfort me?

83 For I am become like a wine-skin in the frost; yet Thy statutes have I not forgotten.

84 How many are the days of Thy servant? When wilt Thou execute judgement for me on them that persecute me?

85 Transgressors have told me fables, but they are not like Thy law, O Lord.

86 All Thy commandments are truth. Without a cause have men persecuted me; do Thou help me.

87 They well nigh made an end of me on the earth; but as for me, I forsook not Thy commandments.

88 According to Thy mercy quicken me, and I will keep the testimonies of Thy mouth.

89 For ever, O Lord, Thy word abideth in heaven.

90 Unto generation and generation is Thy truth; Thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

91 By Thine ordinance doth the day abide, for all things are Thy servants.

92 If Thy law had not been my meditation, then should I have perished in my humiliation.

93 I will never forget Thy statutes, for in them hast Thou quickened me. (Middle)

94 I am Thine, save me; for after Thy statutes have I sought.

95 Sinners have waited for me to destroy me; but Thy testimonies have I understood.

96 Of all perfection have I seen the outcome; exceeding spacious is Thy commandment.

97 O how I have loved Thy law, O Lord! the whole day long it is my meditation.

98 Above mine enemies hast Thou made me wise in Thy commandment, for it is mine for ever.

99 Above all that teach me have I gained understanding, for Thy testimonies are my meditation.

100 Above mine elders have I received understanding, for after Thy commandments have I sought.

101 From every way that is evil have I restrained my feet that I might keep Thy words.

102 From Thy judgements have I not declined, for Thou hast set a law for me.

103 How sweet to my palate are Thy sayings! more sweet than honey to my mouth.

104 From Thy commandments have I gained understanding; therefore have I hated every way of unrighteousness.

105 Thy law is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my paths.

106 I have sworn and resolved that I will keep the judgements of Thy righteousness.

107 I was humbled exceedingly; O Lord, quicken me according to Thy word.

108 The free-will offerings of my mouth be Thou now pleased to receive, O Lord, and teach me Thy judgements.

109 My soul is in Thy hands continually, and Thy law have I not forgotten.

110 Sinners have set a snare for me, yet from Thy commandment have I not strayed.

111 I have inherited Thy testimonies for ever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

112 I have inclined my heart to perform Thy statutes for ever for a recompense.

113 Transgressors have I hated, but Thy law have I loved.

114 My helper and my protector art Thou; on Thy words have I set my hope.

115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers, and I will search out the commandments of my God.

116 Uphold me according to Thy saying and quicken me, and turn me not away in shame from mine expectation.

117 Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate on Thy statutes continually.

118 Thou hast set at nought all that depart from Thy statutes, for unrighteous is their inward thought.

119 I have reckoned as transgressors all the sinners of the earth, therefore have I loved Thy testimonies.

120 Nail down my flesh with the fear of Thee, for of Thy judgements am I afraid.

121 I have wrought judgement and righteousness; O give me not up to them that wrong me.

122 Receive Thy servant unto good, let not the proud falsely accuse me.

123 Mine eyes have failed with waiting for Thy salvation, and for the word of Thy righteousness.

124 Deal with Thy servant according to Thy mercy, and teach me Thy statutes.

125 I am Thy servant; give me understanding, and I shall know Thy testimonies.

126 It is time for the Lord to act; for they have dispersed Thy law.

127 Therefore have I loved Thy commandments more than gold and topaz.

128 Therefore I directed myself according to all Thy commandments; every way that is unrighteous have I hated.

129 Wonderful are Thy testimonies; therefore hath my soul searched them out.

130 The unfolding of Thy words will give light and understanding unto babes.

131 I opened my mouth and drew in my breath, for I longed for Thy commandments.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 118:132-176

Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgement of them that love Thy name.

133 My steps do Thou direct according to Thy saying, and let no iniquity have dominion over me.

134 Deliver me from the false accusation of men, and I will keep Thy commandments.

135 Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant, and teach me Thy statutes.

136 Mine eyes have poured forth streams of waters, because I kept not Thy law.

137 Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and upright are Thy judgements.

138 Thou hast ordained as Thy testimonies exceeding righteousness and truth.

139 My zeal for Thee hath made me to pine away, because mine enemies have forgotten Thy words.

140 Thine oracle is tried with fire to the uttermost, and Thy servant hath loved it.

141 I am young and accounted as nothing, yet Thy statutes have I not forgotten.

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Thy law is truth.

143 Tribulations and necessities have found me, Thy commandments are my meditation.

144 Thy testimonies are righteousness for ever; give me understanding and I shall live.

145 I have cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord, and I will seek after Thy statutes.

146 I have cried unto Thee; save me, and I will keep Thy testimonies.

147 I arose in the dead of night and I cried; on Thy words have I set my hope.

148 Mine eyes woke before the morning that I might meditate on Thy sayings.

149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according to Thy mercy; according to Thy judgement, quicken me.

150 They have drawn nigh that lawlessly persecute me, but from Thy law are they far removed.

151 Near art Thou, O Lord, and all Thy ways are truth.

152 From the beginning I have known from Thy testimonies that Thou hast founded them for ever.

153 Behold my humiliation and rescue me, for Thy law have I not forgotten.

154 Judge my cause and redeem me; for Thy word’s sake quicken me.

155 Far from sinners is salvation, for they have not sought after Thy statutes.

156 Thy compassions are many, O Lord; according to Thy judgement quicken me.

157 Many are they that persecute me and afflict me; from Thy testimonies have I not declined.

158 I beheld men acting foolishly and I pined away, because they kept not Thy sayings.

159 Behold, how I have loved Thy commandments; O Lord, in Thy mercy, quicken me.

160 The beginning of Thy words is truth, and all the judgements of Thy righteousness endure for ever.

161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause, and because of Thy words my heart hath been afraid.

162 I will rejoice in Thy sayings as one that findeth great spoil.

163 Unrighteousness have I hated and abhorred, but Thy law have I loved.

164 Seven times a day have I praised Thee for the judgements of Thy righteousness.

165 Much peace have they that love Thy law, and for them there is no stumbling-block.

166 I awaited Thy salvation, O Lord, and Thy commandments have I loved.

167 My soul hath kept Thy testimonies and hath loved them exceedingly.

168 I have kept Thy commandments and Thy testimonies, for all my ways are before Thee, O Lord.

169 Let my supplication draw nigh before Thee, O Lord; according to Thine oracle give me understanding.

170 Let my petition come before Thee, O Lord; according to Thine oracle deliver me.

171 My lips shall pour forth a hymn when Thou hast taught me Thy statutes.

172 My tongue shall speak of Thy sayings, for all Thy commandments are righteousness.

173 Let Thy hand be for saving me, for I have chosen Thy commandments.

174 I have longed for Thy salvation, O Lord, and Thy law is my meditation.

175 My soul shall live and shall praise Thee, and Thy judgements will help me.

176 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost; O seek Thy servant, for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.

Final Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God our Hope, O Lord, glory be to Thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages; Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven and sitteth at the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; of His kingdom there shall be no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, Who proceedeth from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified, Who spake by the prophets. In one Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church; I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins; I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come. Amen.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Amen.

The 8th Tone/Plagal of the Fourth

Behold. the Bridegroom cometh in the middle of the night, and blessed is that servant whom He shall find watching; and again unworthy is he whom He shall find heedless. Beware, therefore, O my soul, lest thou be borne down with sleep, lest thou be given up to death, and be shut out from the Kingdom. But rather rouse thyself and cry: Holy, Holy, Holy art Thou, O our God; through the Theotokos, have mercy on us.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

As thou bringest to mind the most fearful day, rouse thyself, O my soul, and be vigilant; enkindle thy darkened lamp and with oil make it radiant; for thou knowest not when thou wilt suddenly hear that voice that shall cry out: Behold thou, thy Bridegroom is come to thee. Mark, then, O my soul, lest like those five foolish virgins, thou sleep and remain without vainly knocking upon the door; but endure in all watchfulness, so that thou mightest meet Christ our God with rich oil, and that He might grant unto thee the fair divine bridal-chamber of His glory evermore.

Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Thee do we entreat, O Virgin, who art the impregnable wall and stronghold of our salvation: Confound the counsels of adversaries; change the sorrow of thy people into joy; recall thy world; uphold the dominion of the pious; intercede for the peace of the world; for thou, O Theotokos, art our hope.

Lord, have mercy. (Forty times)

Thou Who at all times and at every hour, in Heaven and on earth, art worshipped and glorified, O Christ God, Who art long-suffering, plenteous in mercy, most compassionate, Who lovest the righteous and hast mercy on sinners, Who callest all to salvation through the promise of good things to come: receive, O Lord, our prayers at this hour, and guide our life toward Thy commandments. Sanctify our souls, make chaste our bodies, correct our thoughts, purify our intentions, and deliver us from every sorrow, evil, and pain. Compass us about with Thy holy Angels, that, guided and guarded by their array, we may attain to the unity of faith, and the knowledge of Thine unapproachable glory; for blessed art Thou unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

More honourable than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, thee who without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, the very Theotokos, thee do we magnify.

In the Name of the Lord, bless.

Amen.

O Sovereign Master, God the Father Almighty, O Lord the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, and Thou, O Holy-Spirit, one Godhead, one Power, have mercy on me, a sinner; and by the judgements which Thou knowest, save me, Thine unworthy servant; for blessed art Thou unto ages of ages. Amen.

Thee do we bless, Thou Most High God and Lord of mercy, Who ever workest with us deeds great and unfathomable, glorious and extraordinary, whereof there is no number; Who hast given unto us sleep for rest from our infirmity, and for repose of our much-toiling flesh. We thank Thee that Thou hast not destroyed us in our iniquities, but hast shown Thy wonted love for man, and though we were prostrate in despair, Thou hast raised us up to glorify Thy dominion. Wherefore, we beseech Thine incomparable goodness: Enlighten the eyes of our understanding and raise our mind from the heavy sleep of slothfulness. Open our mouth and fill it with Thy praise, that we may be able undistracted to sing and chant and give thanks unto Thee, Who art God glorified in all and by all, the beginningless Father, with Thine Only-begotten Son, and Thine All-holy and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

PSALM 120

An Ode of Ascents.

I have lifted up mine eyes to the mountains, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh from the Lord, Who hath made heaven and the earth.

3 Give not thy foot unto moving, and may He not slumber that keepeth thee.

4 Behold, He shall not slumber nor shall He sleep, He that keepeth Israel.

5 The Lord shall keep thee; the Lord is thy shelter at thy right hand.

6 The sun shall not burn thee by day, nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall keep thee from all evil, the Lord shall guard thy soul.

8 The Lord shall keep thy coming in and thy going out, from henceforth and for evermore.

PSALM 133

An Ode of Ascents.

Behold now, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord.

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God,

3 In the nights lift up your hands unto the holies, and bless the Lord.

4 The Lord bless thee out of Sion, He that made heaven and the earth.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Amen.

The 8th Tone/Plagal of the Fourth

Keep Thy servants in remembrance, O Lord, since Thou art good, and do Thou forgive their every sin in this life; for no man is without sin, except for Thee Who art able to grant rest even unto those that have departed hence.

O Thou Who by the depth of Thy wisdom dost provide all things out of love for man, and grantest unto all that which is profitable, O only Creator: grant rest, O Lord, to the souls of Thy servants; for in Thee have they placed their hope, O our Creator and Fashioner and God.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

With the Saints grant rest, O Christ, to the souls of Thy servants, where there is neither pain, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life unending.

Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All we the generations call thee blessed, O Virgin Theotokos, for in thee He, the Uncontainable One, Christ our God, was pleased to be contained. Blessed are we also who have thee as protection, for day and night dost thou intercede for us, and the scepters of the kingdom are strengthened by thine entreaties. Wherefore, with hymns we cry to thee: Rejoice, O Full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

Remember, O Lord, our fathers and brethren that have fallen asleep in hope of the resurrection of eternal life, and all that have ended their days in piety and faith; and forgive their every transgression in which they have willingly or unwillingly transgressed in word or deed or thought. And make them to dwell in places of light, in places of verdure, in places of refreshment, where every pain, sorrow, and sighing is fled away, where the visitation of Thy countenance maketh glad all Thy Saints from ages past. Grant unto them and us Thy Kingdom, and participation in Thine ineffable and eternal good things, and the enjoyment of Thine endless and blessed life. For Thou art the Life, the Resurrection, and the Repose of Thy servants that have fallen asleep, O Christ our God, and unto Thee do we send up glory with Thy Father Who is without beginning, and Thine All-holy and good and life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Most glorious, Ever virgin, blessed Theotokos, present our prayer to thy Son and our God, and pray that through thee He would save our souls.

My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my shelter the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory be to Thee.

Unto thee do I commit mine every hope, O Mother of God; guard me under thy shelter.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Lord, bless.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

MATINS

Monday, August 13th 7532, 03:00 AM

( Monday, August 26th 2024, 03:00 AM )

Tenth Week After Pentecost – The 8th Tone/Plagal of the Fourth

Old Calendar Commemorations

Leave-Taking Of The Transfiguration

St. Maximos The Confessor

St. Tikhon Of Zadonsk

Psalter: Psalter LXX, Bible Translation: KJV, Style: Line Numbered, Lectionary: One Year, Psalms: Weekly

Opening Prayers

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.

Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Psalter Readings

PSALM 19

For the End: A Psalm of David.

The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee.

2 Let Him send forth unto thee help from His sanctuary, and out of Sion let Him help thee.

3 Let Him remember every sacrifice of thine, and thy whole-burnt offering let Him fatten.

4 The Lord grant thee according to thy heart, and fulfil all thy purposes.

5 We will rejoice in Thy salvation, and in the name of the Lord our God shall we be magnified. The Lord fulfil all thy requests.

6 Now have I known that the Lord hath saved His anointed one; He will hearken unto him out of His holy heaven; in mighty deeds is the salvation of His right hand.

7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

8 They have been fettered and have fallen, but we are risen and are set upright.

9 O Lord, save the king, and hearken unto us in the day when we call upon Thee.

PSALM 20

For the End: A Psalm of David.

O Lord, in Thy strength the king shall be glad, and in Thy salvation shall he rejoice exceedingly.

2 The desire of his heart hast Thou granted unto him, and hast not denied him the requests of his lips.

3 Thou wentest before him with the blessings of goodness, Thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone.

4 He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him length of days unto ages of ages.

5 Great is his glory in Thy salvation; glory and majesty shalt Thou lay upon him.

6 For Thou shalt give him blessing for ever and ever, Thou shalt gladden him in joy with Thy countenance.

7 For the king hopeth in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High shall he not be shaken.

8 Let Thy hand be found on all Thine enemies; let Thy right hand find all that hate Thee.

9 For Thou wilt make them as an oven of fire in the time of Thy presence; the Lord in His wrath will trouble them sorely and fire shall devour them.

10 Their fruit wilt Thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from the sons of men.

11 For they have intended evil against Thee, they have devised counsels which they shall not be able to establish.

12 For Thou shalt make them turn their backs; among those that are Thy remnant, Thou shalt make ready their countenance.

13 Be Thou exalted, O Lord, in Thy strength; we will sing and chant of Thy mighty acts.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, be gracious unto our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy Name’s sake.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Amen.

Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Thou Who wast raised up on the Cross of Thine own will, O Christ our God, do Thou bestow Thy compassions upon this, Thy new commonwealth named after Thee. Gladden with Thy sovereign might our most Orthodox hierarchs, and vouchsafe them victory over every false teaching; and as Thy help in war may they possess the weapon of peace, the trophy invincible.

Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

O dread protection that cannot be put to shame, disdain not, O good one, our entreaties, O all-hymned Theotokos. Make steadfast the commonwealth of the Orthodox; protect those whom thou hast enjoined to rule over us, and grant them victory from on high; for thou hast given birth to God, O only blessed one.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

The Six Psalms

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace good will towards men. (Three times)

O Lord, Thou shalt open my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise. (Three times)

PSALM 3

A Psalm of David. When He Fled from the Face of Abessalom His Son, in the Wilderness.

O Lord, why are they multiplied that afflict me? Many rise up against me.

2 Many say unto my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.

3 But Thou, O Lord, art my helper, my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

4 I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy mountain.

5 I laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me.

6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people that set themselves against me round about.

7 Arise, O Lord, save me, O my God, for Thou hast smitten all who without cause are mine enemies; the teeth of sinners hast Thou broken.

8 Salvation is of the Lord, and Thy blessing is upon Thy people.

And again:

I laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me.

PSALM 37

A Psalm of David. In Remembrance. Concerning the Sabbath.

O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.

2 For Thine arrows are fastened in me, and Thou hast laid Thy hand heavily upon me.

3 There is no healing in my flesh in the face of Thy wrath; and there is no peace in my bones in the face of my sins.

4 For mine iniquities are risen higher than my head; as a heavy burden have they pressed heavily upon me.

5 My bruises are become noisome and corrupt in the face of my folly.

6 I have been wretched and utterly bowed down until the end; all the day long I went with downcast face.

7 For my loins are filled with mockings, and there is no healing in my flesh.

8 I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly, I have roared from the groaning of my heart.

9 O Lord, before Thee is all my desire, and my groaning is not hid from Thee.

10 My heart is troubled, my strength hath failed me; and the light of mine eyes, even this is not with me.

11 My friends and my neighbours drew nigh over against me and stood, and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

12 And they that sought after my soul used violence; and they that sought evils for me spake vain things, and craftiness all the day long did they meditate.

13 But as for me, like a deaf man I heard them not, and was as a speechless man that openeth not his mouth.

14 And I became as a man that heareth not, and that hath in his mouth no reproofs.

15 For in Thee have I hoped, O Lord; Thou wilt hearken unto me, O Lord my God.

16 For I said: Let never mine enemies rejoice over me; yea, when my feet were shaken, those men spake boastful words against me.

17 For I am ready for scourges, and my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity, and I will take heed concerning my sin.

19 But mine enemies live and are made stronger than I, and they that hated me unjustly are multiplied.

20 They that render me evil for good slandered me, because I pursued goodness.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God, depart not from me.

22 Be attentive unto my help, O Lord of my salvation.

And again:

Forsake me not, O Lord my God, depart not from me. Be attentive unto my help, O Lord of my salvation.

PSALM 62

A Psalm of David. When He Was in the Wilderness of Judea.

O God, my God, unto Thee I rise early at dawn. My soul hath thirsted for Thee; how often hath my flesh longed after Thee in a land barren and untrodden and unwatered.

2 So in the sanctuary have I appeared before Thee to see Thy power and Thy glory,

3 For Thy mercy is better than lives; my lips shall praise Thee.

4 So shall I bless Thee in my life, and in Thy name will I lift up my hands.

5 As with marrow and fatness let my soul be filled, and with lips rejoicing shall my mouth praise Thee.

6 If I remembered Thee on my bed, at the dawn I meditated on Thee.

7 For Thou art become my helper; in the shelter of Thy wings will I rejoice.

8 My soul hath cleaved after Thee, Thy right hand hath been quick to help me.

9 But as for these, in vain have they sought after my soul; they shall go into the nethermost parts of the earth, they shall be surrendered unto the edge of the sword; portions for foxes shall they be.

10 But the king shall be glad in God, everyone shall be praised that sweareth by Him; for the mouth of them is stopped that speak unjust things.

And again:

At the dawn I meditated on Thee. For Thou art become my helper; in the shelter of Thy wings will I rejoice. My soul hath cleaved after Thee, Thy right hand hath been quick to help me.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

PSALM 87

A Psalmic Ode for the Sons of Kore. For the End: Concerning the Response of Maeleth. Concerning the Giving of a Wise Instruction to Aemon the Israelite.

O Lord God of my salvation, by day have I cried and by night before Thee.

2 Let my prayer come before Thee, bow down Thine ear unto my supplication,

3 For filled with evils is my soul, and my life unto hades hath drawn nigh.

4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man without help, free among the dead,

5 Like the bodies of the slain that sleep in the grave, whom Thou rememberest no more, and they are cut off from Thy hand.

6 They laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness and in the shadow of death.

7 Against me is Thine anger made strong, and all Thy billows hast Thou brought upon me.

8 Thou hast removed my friends afar from me; they have made me an abomination unto themselves.

9 I have been delivered up, and have not come forth; mine eyes are grown weak from poverty.

10 I have cried unto Thee, O Lord, the whole day long; I have stretched out my hands unto Thee.

11 Nay, for the dead wilt Thou work wonders? Or shall physicians raise them up that they may give thanks unto Thee?

12 Nay, shall any in the grave tell of Thy mercy, and of Thy truth in that destruction?

13 Nay, shall Thy wonders be known in that darkness, and Thy righteousness in that land that is forgotten?

14 But as for me, unto Thee, O Lord, have I cried; and in the morning shall my prayer come before Thee.

15 Wherefore, O Lord, dost Thou cast off my soul and turnest Thy face away from me?

16 A poor man am I, and in troubles from my youth; yea, having been exalted, I was humbled and brought to distress.

17 Thy furies have passed upon me, and Thy terrors have sorely troubled me.

18 They came round about me like water, all the day long they compassed me about together.

19 Thou hast removed afar from me friend and neighbour, and mine acquaintances because of my misery.

And again:

O Lord God of my salvation, by day have I cried and by night before Thee. Let my prayer come before Thee, bow down Thine ear unto my supplication.

PSALM 102

David’s.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name.

2 Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done for thee,

3 Who is gracious unto all thine iniquities, Who healeth all thine infirmities,

4 Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, Who crowneth thee with mercy and compassion,

5 Who fulfilleth thy desire with good things; thy youth shall be renewed as the eagle’s.

6 The Lord performeth deeds of mercy, and executeth judgement for all them that are wronged.

7 He hath made His ways known unto Moses, unto the sons of Israel the things that He hath willed.

8 Compassionate and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy; not unto the end will He be angered, neither unto eternity will He be wroth.

9 Not according to our iniquities hath He dealt with us, neither according to our sins hath He rewarded us.

10 For according to the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord hath made His mercy to prevail over them that fear Him.

11 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our iniquities from us.

12 Like as a father hath compassion upon his sons, so hath the Lord had compassion upon them that fear Him; for He knoweth whereof we are made, He hath remembered that we are dust.

13 As for man, his days are as the grass; as a flower of the field, so shall he blossom forth.

14 For when the wind is passed over it, then it shall be gone, and no longer will it know the place thereof.

15 But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, even unto eternity, upon them that fear Him.

16 And His righteousness is upon sons of sons, upon them that keep His testament and remember His commandments to do them.

17 The Lord in heaven hath prepared His throne, and His kingdom ruleth over all.

18 Bless the Lord, all ye His angels, mighty in strength, that perform His word, to hear the voice of His words.

19 Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts, His ministers that do His will.

20 Bless the Lord, all ye His works, in every place of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

And again:

In every place of His dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

PSALM 142

David’s. When His Son Abessalom Pursued Him.

O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication in Thy truth; hearken unto me in Thy righteousness.

2 And enter not into judgement with Thy servant, for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath humbled my life down to the earth.

4 He hath sat me in darkness as those that have been long dead, and my spirit within me is become despondent; within me my heart is troubled.

5 I remembered days of old, I meditated on all Thy works, I pondered on the creations of Thy hands.

6 I stretched forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after Thee like a waterless land.

7 Quickly hear me, O Lord; my spirit hath fainted away.

8 Turn not Thy face away from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.

9 Cause me to hear Thy mercy in the morning; for in Thee have I put my hope.

10 Cause me to know, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.

11 Rescue me from mine enemies, O Lord; unto Thee have I fled for refuge. Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God.

12 Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness; for Thy name’s sake, O Lord, shalt Thou quicken me.

13 In Thy righteousness shalt Thou bring my soul out of affliction, and in Thy mercy shalt Thou utterly destroy mine enemies.

14 And Thou shalt cut off all them that afflict my soul, for I am Thy servant.

And again:

Hearken unto me in Thy righteousness. And enter not into judgement with Thy servant.
Hearken unto me in Thy righteousness. And enter not into judgement with Thy servant.

Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness.

Final Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God our Hope, O Lord, glory be to Thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Twelve times)

God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon His holy Name.

God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

All the nations compassed me round about, and by the Name of the Lord I warded them off.

God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes.

God is the Lord, and hath appeared unto us; blessed is He that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

Dismissal hymns of the day

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

Troparion Of The Feast – The 7th Tone/Grave

Thou wast transfigured on the mount, O Christ God, * revealing Thy glory to Thy disciples as far as they could bear it. * Let Thine everlasting light shine upon us sinners * through the prayers of the Theotokos, O Giver of Light, glory to Thee.

Troparion Of St. Maximos – The 3rd Tone

By an outpouring of the Holy Spirit * thou didst pour forth Christ’s sacred teachings. * Thou didst expound with divine authority the self-emptying of God the Word * and wast radiant in thy confession of the True Faith. * Glorious Father Maximos, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.

Troparion Of St. Tikhon – The 8th Tone/Plagal of the Fourth

From thy youth thou didst love Christ, O blessed one * and wast a model in word, life, love, spirit, faith and humility. * Now thou art dwelling in the heavenly mansions where thou dost stand before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity. * Holy Father Tikhon, pray that our souls may be saved.

The 4th Tone

Supreme Commanders of the Hosts of the Heavens, * we, the unworthy, importune and beseech you * that by your supplications ye encircle us * in the shelter of the wings * of your immaterial glory, * guarding us who now fall down * and cry to you with fervour: * Deliver us from dangers of all kinds, * as the great marshals of the heavenly hosts on high.

Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Unto her that was reared in the Temple, in the Holy of Holies, and who was adorned with faith and wisdom and blameless virginity, did the Supreme Commander Gabriel bring the salutation from Heaven and the greeting: Rejoice. Rejoice, O blessed one. Rejoice, thou who art glorified; the Lord is with thee.

Psalter Readings

Kathisma 4

PSALM 24

A Psalm of David.

Unto Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

2 O my God, in Thee have I trusted; let me never be put to shame, nor let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.

3 Yea, let none that wait on Thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed which are lawless without a cause.

4 Make Thy ways, O Lord, known unto me and teach me Thy paths.

5 Lead me in Thy truth and teach me, for Thou art God my Saviour; for on Thee have I waited all the day long.

6 Remember Thy compassions; O Lord, and Thy mercies, for they are from everlasting.

7 The sins of my youth and mine ignorances remember not; according to Thy mercy remember Thou me, for the sake of Thy goodness, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He set a law for them that sin in the way.

9 He will guide the meek in judgement, He will teach the meek His ways.

10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto them that seek after His covenant and His testimonies.

11 For the sake of Thy name, O Lord, be gracious unto my sin; for it is great.

12 Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He will set him a law in the way which He hath chosen.

13 His soul shall dwell among good things, and his seed shall inherit the earth.

14 The Lord is the strength of them that fear Him, and His covenant shall be manifested unto them.

15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He it is that will draw my feet out of the snare.

16 Look upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am one only-begotten and poor.

17 The afflictions of my heart are multiplied; bring me out from my necessities.

18 Behold my lowliness and my toil, and forgive all my sins.

19 Look upon my enemies, for they are multiplied, and with an unjust hatred they have hated me.

20 Keep my soul and rescue me; let me not be put to shame, for I have hoped in Thee.

21 The innocent and the upright have cleaved unto me, for I waited on Thee, O Lord.

22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions.

PSALM 25

David’s.

Judge me, O Lord, for in mine innocence have I walked; and hoping in the Lord I shall not grow weak.

2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; prove with fire my reins and my heart.

3 For Thy mercy is before mine eyes, and I have been well-pleasing in Thy truth.

4 I have not set with the council of vanity, nor shall I go in with them that transgress the law.

5 I have hated the congregation of evil-doers, and with the ungodly will I not sit.

6 I will wash my hands in innocency and I will compass Thine altar, O Lord, that I may hear the voice of Thy praise and tell of all Thy wondrous works.

7 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of Thy house, and the place where Thy glory dwelleth.

8 Destroy not my soul with the ungodly, nor my life with men of blood, in whose hands are iniquities; their right hand is full of bribes.

9 But as for me, in mine innocence have I walked; redeem me, O Lord, and have mercy on me.

10 My foot hath stood in uprightness; in the congregations will I bless Thee, O Lord.

PSALM 26

David’s. Before He was Anointed.

The Lord is my light and my saviour; whom then shall I fear? The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked draw nigh against me to eat my flesh, they that afflict me and are mine enemies, they themselves became weak and they fell.

3 Though a host should array itself against me, my heart shall not be afraid; though war should rise up against me, in this have I hoped.

4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, this will I seek after: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I may behold the delight of the Lord, and that I may visit His holy temple.

5 For He hid me in His tabernacle in the day of my troubles, He sheltered me in the secret place of His tabernacle, upon a rock hath He exalted me.

6 And now, behold, He exalted my head above mine enemies.

7 I went round about and I sacrificed in His tabernacle a sacrifice of praise and jubilation; I will sing and I will chant unto the Lord.

8 Hearken, O Lord, unto my voice, wherewith I cried; have mercy on me, and hearken unto me.

9 My heart said unto Thee: I will seek the Lord. My face hath sought after Thee; Thy face, O Lord, will I seek.

10 Turn not Thy face from me and turn not away in wrath from Thy servant.

11 Be Thou my helper; cast me not utterly away, and forsake me not, O God my Saviour.

12 For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord hath taken me to Himself.

13 Set me a law, O Lord, in Thy way, and lead me in the right path because of mine enemies.

14 Deliver me not over unto the souls of them that afflict me, for unjust witnesses are risen up against me, and injustice hath lied to itself.

15 I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.

16 Wait on the Lord; be thou manful, and let thy heart be strengthened, and wait on the Lord.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 27

David’s.

Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry; O my God, be not silent unto me, lest, if Thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2 Hearken, O Lord, unto my supplication when I pray unto Thee, when I lift up my hands toward Thy holy temple.

3 Draw me not in with sinners, and with the workers of unrighteousness destroy me not, who speak peace with their neighbours, but evils are in their hearts.

4 Give unto them, O Lord, according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours; according to the work of their hands, give unto them. Render their reward unto them.

5 For they have not understood the works of the Lord, and the works of His hands. Thou shalt destroy them, and shalt not build them up.

6 Blessed is the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplication.

7 The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart hath hoped in Him, and I am helped and my flesh hath flourished again, and out of my desire will I confess Him.

8 The Lord is the strength of His people, and the champion of salvation for His anointed one.

9 Save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; shepherd them and bear them up unto eternity.

PSALM 28

A Psalm of David. A Processional of the Tabernacle.

Bring unto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring unto the Lord the sons of rams; bring unto the Lord glory and honour.

2 Bring unto the Lord the glory due unto His name, worship the Lord in His holy court.

3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory hath thundered, the Lord is upon the many waters.

4 The voice of the Lord in might, the voice of the Lord in majesty,

5 The voice of the Lord Who breaketh the cedars, yea, the Lord will break the cedars of Lebanon.

6 And He will break them small like the calf of Lebanon, and His beloved is like a son of the unicorns.

7 The voice of the Lord Who divideth the flame of fire,

8 The voice of the Lord Who shaketh the wilderness, yea, the Lord will shake the wilderness of Kaddis.

9 The voice of the Lord gathereth the harts, and shall reveal the thickets of oak, and in His temple every man uttereth glory.

10 The Lord dwelleth in the flood, yea, the Lord shall sit as king for ever.

11 The Lord will give strength unto His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.

PSALM 29

For the End: A Canticle Psalm at the Dedication of the House of David.

I will exalt Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast upheld me, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou hast healed me.

3 O Lord, Thou hast brought up my soul out of hades; Thou hast saved me from them that go down into the pit.

4 Chant unto the Lord, O ye saints of His, and give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.

5 For wrath is in His anger, but in His will there is life; at evening shall weeping find lodging, but in the morning rejoicing.

6 And I said in my prosperity: I shall remain unshaken for ever.

7 O Lord, by Thy will hast Thou granted power to my beauty, but Thou hast turned away Thy face, and I am become troubled.

8 Unto Thee, O Lord, will I cry, and unto my God will I make supplication.

9 What profit is there in my blood when I go down into corruption? Shall dust confess Thee, or declare Thy truth?

10 The Lord hath heard me and hath had mercy on me; the Lord became my helper.

11 Thou hast turned my mourning into joy for me, Thou didst rend my sackcloth and didst gird me with gladness,

12 That my glory may chant unto Thee, and that I may not be pierced with sorrow; O Lord my God, I will confess Thee for ever.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 30

For the End: A Psalm of David. In Time of Sudden Fear.

In Thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me not be put to shame in the age to come; in Thy righteousness deliver me, and rescue me.

2 Bow down Thine ear unto me, make haste to rescue me, be Thou unto me a God to defend me and a house of refuge to save me.

3 For my strength and my refuge art Thou, and for Thy name’s sake wilt Thou guide me and nourish me.

4 Thou wilt bring me out of this snare which they have hid for me, for Thou art my defender, O Lord.

5 Into Thy hands I will commit my spirit; Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth.

6 Thou hast hated them that cling to empty vanities; but I have hoped in the Lord.

7 I will rejoice and be glad in Thy mercy, for Thou hast regarded my lowliness; Thou hast saved my soul out of necessities,

8 And hast not shut me up in the hands of enemies; Thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.

9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am afflicted; mine eye is troubled with anger, as also my soul and my belly.

10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings; my strength hath grown weak in poverty, and my bones are troubled.

11 I am become a reproach among all mine enemies, and greatly for my neighbours also, and a fear to mine acquaintances. They that saw me without fled from me.

12 I am forgotten by the heart like a dead man. I am become like a broken vessel.

13 For I have heard the reproach of many that dwell round about; when they assembled together against me, they devised to take away my life.

14 But as for me, I have hoped in Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou art my God; in Thy hands are my lots.

15 Deliver me from the hands of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.

16 Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant, save me in Thy mercy.

17 O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I have called upon Thee; let the ungodly be put to shame and let them be brought down into hades.

18 Speechless be the deceitful lips which speak iniquity against the righteous man with arrogance and contempt.

19 How great is the multitude of Thy goodness, O Lord, which Thou hast hid for them that fear Thee, which Thou hast wrought for them that hope in Thee before the sons of men.

20 Thou shalt hide them in the secrecy of Thy presence from the disturbance of men; Thou shalt shelter them in the tabernacle from contradiction of tongues.

21 Blessed is the Lord, for He hath made His mercy wondrous in a fortified city.

22 But as for me, I said in mine ecstasy: I am cast away from the presence of Thine eyes. Therefore hast Thou heard the voice of my supplication when I cried unto Thee.

23 O love ye the Lord, all ye His saints, for the Lord requireth truth; and unto them that act with exceeding pride, He rendereth them their due.

24 Be ye manful, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope in the Lord.

PSALM 31

David’s. Concerning Instruction.

Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not sin, and in whose mouth there is no guile.

3 Because I kept silence, my bones are waxed old through my crying all the day long.

4 For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me, I was reduced to misery whilst the thorn stuck fast in me.

5 Mine iniquity have I acknowledged, and my sin have I not hid. I said: I will confess mine iniquities before the Lord against myself. And Thou forgavest the ungodliness of my heart.

6 For this shall every one that is holy pray unto Thee in a seasonable time; moreover, in a flood of many waters shall they not come nigh unto him.

7 Thou art my refuge from the affliction which surroundeth me; O my Rejoicing, deliver me from them which have encircled me. (Diapsalm)

8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in this way which thou shalt go; I will fix Mine eyes upon thee.

9 Be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding; whose jaws thou must hold with bit and bridle, lest they come nigh unto thee.

10 Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encircle him that hopeth in the Lord.

11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; and glory, all ye that are upright of heart.

Final Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God our Hope, O Lord, glory be to Thee.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Kathisma 5

PSALM 32

David’s. Without Superscription among the Hebrews.

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright.

2 Give praise to the Lord with the harp, chant unto Him with the ten-stringed psaltery.

3 Sing unto Him a new song, chant well unto Him with jubilation.

4 For the word of the Lord is true, and all His works are in faithfulness.

5 The Lord loveth mercy and judgement; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.

6 By the Word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the might of them by the Spirit of His mouth,

7 Who gathereth together as into a wineskin the waters of the sea, Who layeth up the abysses in storehouses.

8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be shaken before Him.

9 For he spake, and they came into being; He commanded, and they were created.

10 The Lord scattereth the plans of the heathens, He setteth aside the devices of the peoples, and He bringeth to nought the plans of princes.

11 But the counsel of the Lord abideth unto eternity, the thoughts of His heart unto generation and generation.

12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom He hath chosen for His inheritance.

13 The Lord looked down from heaven, He beheld all the sons of men.

14 From His habitation which He prepared, He looked upon all the inhabitants of the earth,

15 He that alone fashioned the heart of them, Who understandeth all their works.

16 A king is not saved by great might, nor shall a giant be saved by the magnitude of his own strength.

17 Futile is the horse for salvation, nor by the magnitude of his might shall he be saved.

18 Behold, the eyes of the Lord are upon them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His mercy.

19 To deliver their souls from death, and to nourish them in famine.

20 Our soul shall wait for the Lord, for he is our helper and our defender.

21 For our heart shall be glad in Him, and in His holy name have we hoped.

22 Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we have hoped in Thee.

PSALM 33

David’s. When He Changed His Countenance before Abimelech, and Was Dismissed, and Went Away.

I will bless the Lord at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

2 In the Lord shall my soul be praised; let the meek hear and be glad.

3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my tribulations.

5 Come unto Him, and be enlightened, and your faces shall not be ashamed.

6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his tribulations.

7 The angel of the Lord will encamp round about them that fear Him, and will deliver them.

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man that hopeth in Him.

9 O fear the Lord, all ye His saints; for there is no want to them that fear Him.

10 Rich men have turned poor and gone hungry; but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good thing.

11 Come ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is there that desireth life, who loveth to see good days?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

14 Turn away from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are opened unto their supplication.

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, utterly to destroy the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cried, and the Lord heard them, and He delivered them out of all their tribulations.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and He will save the humble of spirit.

19 Many are the tribulations of the righteous, and the Lord shall deliver them out of them all.

20 The Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be broken.

21 The death of sinners is evil, and they that hate the righteous shall do wrong.

22 The Lord will redeem the souls of His servants, and none of them will do wrong that hope in Him.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 34

David’s.

Judge them, O Lord, that do me injustice; war against them that war against me.

2 Take hold of weapon and shield, and arise unto my help.

3 Draw out a sword, and shut the way against them that persecute me; say to my soul: I am thy salvation.

4 Let them that seek my soul be shamed and confounded.

5 Let them be turned back, and be utterly put to shame, they that devise evils against me.

6 Let them become as dust before the face of the wind, an angel of the Lord also afflicting them.

7 Let their way become darkness and a sliding, an angel of the Lord also pursuing them.

8 For without cause have they secretly prepared for my destruction in their snare, without reason have they cast reproach on my soul.

9 Let a snare come upon him, which he knoweth not; and let the trap, which he hath hidden, catch him, and into that same snare let him fall.

10 But my soul shall rejoice in the Lord, it shall delight in His salvation.

11 All my bones shall say: Lord, O Lord, who is like unto Thee?

12 Delivering the beggar from the hand of them that are stronger than he, yea, poor man and pauper from them that despoil him.

13 Unjust witnesses rose up against me; things I knew not they asked me.

14 They repaid me with evil things for good, and barrenness for my soul.

15 But as for me, when they troubled me, I put on sackcloth.

16 And I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer shall return to my bosom.

17 As though it had been a neighbour, as though it had been our brother, so sought I to please; as one mourning and sad of countenance, so humbled I myself.

18 Yet against me they rejoiced and gathered together; scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew it not.

19 They were rent asunder, yet not pricked at heart; they tempted me, they mocked me with mockery, they gnashed upon me with their teeth.

20 O Lord, when wilt Thou look upon me? Deliver my soul from their evil doing, even this only-begotten one of mine from the lions.

21 I will confess Thee in the great congregation; among a mighty people will I praise Thee.

22 Let not them rejoice against me that unjustly are mine enemies, they that hate me without a cause, and wink with their eyes.

23 For peaceably indeed they spake unto me, but in their wrath were they devising deceits.

24 And they opened wide their mouth against me; they said: Well done, well done, our eyes have seen it.

25 Thou hast seen it, O Lord; keep not silence. O Lord, depart not from me.

26 Arise, O Lord, and be attentive unto my judgement, my God, and my Lord, unto my cause.

27 Judge me, O Lord, according to Thy righteousness; O Lord my God, let them not rejoice against me.

28 Let them not say in their hearts: Well done, well done, our soul. Let them not say: We have swallowed him up.

29 Let them be shamed and confounded together who rejoice at my woes.

30 Let them be clothed with shame and confusion who speak boastful words against me.

31 Let them rejoice and be glad who desire the righteousness of my cause, and let them that desire the peace of Thy servant say continually: The Lord be magnified.

32 And my tongue shall treat of Thy righteousness, and of Thy praise all the day long.

PSALM 35

For the End: Of David, the Child of the Lord.

The transgressor, that he may sin, saith to himself, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he hath wrought craftiness before Him, lest he should find his iniquity and hate it.

3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit, he hath not willed to understand how to do good.

4 Iniquity hath he devised upon his bed, he hath set himself in every way that is not good, and evil hath he not abhorred.

5 O Lord, Thy mercy is in heaven, and Thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God, Thy judgements are a great abyss.

7 Men and beasts wilt thou save, O Lord. How Thou hast multiplied Thy mercy, O God!

8 Let the sons of men hope in the shelter of Thy wings.

9 They shall be drunken with the fatness of Thy house, and of the torrent of Thy delight shalt Thou make them to drink.

10 For in thee is the fountain of life, in Thy light shall we see light.

11 O continue Thy mercy unto them that know Thee, and Thy righteousness unto the upright of heart.

12 Let not the foot of pride come against me, nor let the hand of a sinner move me.

13 Yonder be fallen all they that work iniquity; they are cast out, and shall not be able to stand.

Stasis

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).

Lord, have mercy. (Three times)

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

PSALM 36

David’s.

Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, nor envy them that work iniquity.

2 For like grass quickly shall they be withered, and like green herbs quickly shall they fall away.

3 Hope in the Lord, and do good, and dwell on the earth, and like a shepherd shalt thou be fed with its riches.

4 Delight thyself in the Lord, and He will give thee the askings of thy heart.

5 Disclose unto the Lord thy way, and trust in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.

6 And He shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy judgement as the noonday.

7 Submit thyself unto the Lord and supplicate Him; fret not thyself because of him that prospereth in his way, nor because of a man that doeth iniquity.

8 Cease from wrath and forsake anger; fret not thyself so as to do evil.

9 For evil-doers shall utterly perish, but they that wait on the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

10 And yet a little while, and the sinner shall not be, and thou shalt seek for his place, and shalt not find it.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in an abundance of peace.

12 The sinner will diligently keep watch over the righteous man and will gnash with his teeth upon him.

13 But the Lord shall laugh at him, because He foreseeth that his day will come.

14 The sinners have drawn a sword; they have bent their bow, to cast down poor man and pauper, to slay the upright in heart.

15 Let their sword enter into their own hearts and let their bows be broken.

16 Better is the little which the just man hath than the great riches of sinners.

17 For the arms of the sinners shall be broken, but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the ways of the blameless and their inheritance shall be for ever.

19 They shall not be put to shame in an evil time, and in days of famine they shall be filled.

20 But the sinners shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord, in the moment when they are glorified and exalted, vanish away, and like smoke have vanished away.

21 The sinner borroweth and will not repay, but the just man showeth mercy and giveth.

22 For they that bless him shall inherit the earth, but they that curse him shall utterly perish.

23 By the Lord are the steps of a man rightly directed, and His way shall he greatly desire.

24 When he falleth he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth his hand.

25 I have been young, and now indeed I am old, and I have not seen the righteous man forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

26 All the day long the righteous showeth mercy, and lendeth, and his seed shall be unto blessing.

27 Decline from evil and do good, and dwell unto ages of ages.

28 For the Lord loveth judgement, and He will not forsake His holy ones; they shall be kept for ever.

29 But the wicked shall be banished, and the seed of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

30 The righteous shall inherit the earth and shall dwell therein unto ages of ages.

31 The mouth of the righteous shall meditate wisdom and his tongue shall speak of judgement.

32 The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be tripped.

33 The sinner watcheth the righteous one, and seeketh to slay him.

34 But the Lord will not abandon him to his hands, nor in any way condemn him when He judgeth him.

35 Wait on the Lord and keep His way, and He shall exalt thee to inherit the earth; when sinners are utterly destroyed, thou shalt see it.

36 I have seen the ungodly man highly exalted and lifting himself up like the cedars of Lebanon.

37 But I passed by, and lo, he was not; and I sought him, and place was not to be found.

38 Keep innocence, and behold uprightness, for there is a remnant for the peaceable man.

39 But the transgressors shall be utterly destroyed together, and the remnants of the ungodly shall be utterly destroyed.

40 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, and He is their defender in a time of affliction.

41 And the Lord shall help them and shall deliver them, and He will rescue them from sinners and will save them because they hoped in Him.