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The reading of the Six Psalms:
(shestopsalmie)
Reader:
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will towards men.
(3x)
O Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth Thy
praise. (2x)
PSALM III. 3
O Lord, why are they multiplied that afflict me? Many rise up against me.
Many say unto my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God.
But Thou, 0 Lord, art my helper, my glory, and the lifter up
of my head.
I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and He heard me out of His
holy mountain.
I laid me down and slept; I awoke, for the Lord will help me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people that set themselves
against me round about.
Arise, 0 Lord, save me, 0 my God, for Thou hast smitten all who
without cause are mine enemies; the teeth of sinners hast Thou broken.
Salvation is of the Lord, and Thy blessing is upon Thy people.
PSALM XXXVII.
37 (38)
O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger, nor chasten me in Thy wrath.
For Thine arrows are fastened in me, and Thou hast laid Thy hand
heavily upon me.
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.
For mine iniquities are risen higher than my head; as a heavy
burden have they pressed heavily upon me.
My bruises are become noisome and corrupt in the face of my folly.
I have been wretched and utterly bowed down until the end; all
the day long I went with downcast face.
For my loins are filled with mockings, and there is no healing
in my flesh.
I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly, I have roared
from the groaning of my heart.
O Lord, before Thee is all my desire, and my groaning is not
hid from Thee.
My heart is troubled, my strength hath failed me; and the light
of mine eyes, even this is not with me.
My friends and my neighbours drew nigh over against me and stood,
and my nearest of kin stood afar off.
And they that sought after my soul used violence; and they that
sought evils for me spake vain things, and craftinesses all the day long did
they meditate.
But as for me, like a deaf man I heard them not, and was as a
speechless man that openeth not his mouth.
And I became as a man that heareth not, and that hath in his
mouth no reproofs.
For in Thee have I hoped, 0 Lord; Thou wilt hearken unto me,
0 Lord my God.
For I said: Let never mine enemies rejoice over me; yea, when
my feet were shaken, those men spake boastful words against me.
For I am ready for scourges, and my sorrow is continually before
me.
For I will declare mine iniquity, and I will take heed concerning
my sin.
But mine enemies live and are made stronger than 1, and they
that hated me unjustly are multiplied.
They that render me evil for good slandered me, because I pursued
goodness.
Forsake me not, 0 Lord my God, depart not from me.
Be attentive unto my help, 0 Lord of my salvation.
PSALM LXI. 61
(62)
Shall not my soul be subjected to God? For from Him is my salvation.
For He is my God, my saviour and my helper, and I shall be shaken
no more.
How long do ye assail a man? Ye kill, all of you, as ye might
assail a leaning wall and a tottering rampart.
But they made plans to cast aside mine honour, they ran in falsehood;
with their mouth they bless, but with their heart they curse.
But be subject unto God, 0 my soul, for from Him is my patient
endurance.
For He is my God, my saviour and my helper, and I shall not be
moved from hence.
In God is my salvation and my glory; He is the God of my help,
and my hope is in God.
Hope in Him, all ye congregation of the peoples; pour out your
hearts before Him, for God is our helper.
For the sons of men are vain, the sons of men are a lie in the
balance; out of vanity they gather themselves together that they might do injustice.
Set not your hopes on injustice, and lust not after plunder;
if riches flow in, set not your hearts thereon.
Once hath God spoken; these two things have I heard, that dominion
belongeth to God, and mercy is Thine, 0 Lord; for Thou wilt render to every
man according to his works.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
both now and ever and unto ages. Amen
Alleluia, Alleluia,
Alleluia, glory be to Thee, O Lord (3x)
PSALM LXXXVII.
87 (88)
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,
For filled with evils is my soul, and my life unto hades hath
drawn nigh.
I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become
as a man without help, free among the dead,
Like the bodies of the slain that sleep in the grave, whom Thou
rememberest no more, and they are cut off from Thy hand.
They laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness and in the shadow
of death.
Against me is Thine anger made strong, and all Thy billows hast
Thou brought upon me.
Thou hast removed my friends afar from me; they have made me
an abomination unto themselves.
I have been delivered up, and have not come forth; mine eyes
are grown weak from poverty. 10 I have cried unto Thee, 0 Lord, the whole day
long; I have stretched out my hands unto Thee.
Nay, for the dead wilt Thou work wonders? Or shall physicians
raise them up that they may give thanks unto Thee?
Nay, shall any in the grave tell of Thy mercy, and of Thy truth
in that destruction?
Nay, shall Thy wonders be known in that darkness, and Thy righteousness
in that land that is forgotten?
But as for me, unto Thee, 0 Lord, have I cried; and in the morning
shall my prayer come before Thee.
Wherefore, 0 Lord, dost Thou cast off my soul and turnest Thy
face away from me?
A poor man am 1, and in troubles from my youth; yea, having been
exalted, I was humbled and brought to distress.
Thy furies have passed upon me, and Thy terrors have sorely troubled
me.
They came round about me like water, all the day long they compassed
me about together.
Thou hast removed afar from me friend and neigbbour, and mine
acquaintances because of my misery.
PSALM CII. 102
(103)
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name.
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all that He hath done
for thee,
Who is gracious unto all thine iniquities, Who healeth all thine
infirmities,
Who redeemeth thy life from corruption, Who crowneth thee with
mercy and compassion,
Who fulfilleth thy desire with good things; thy youth shall be
renewed as the eagle's.
The Lord performeth deeds of mercy, and executeth judgment for
all them that are wronged.
He hath made His ways known unto Moses, unto the sons of Israel
the things that He hath willed.
Compassionate and merciful is the Lord, longsuffering and plenteous
in mercy; not unto the end will He be angered, neither unto eternity will He
be wroth.
Not according to our iniquities hath He dealt with us, neither
according to our sins hath He rewarded us.
For according to the height of heaven from the earth, the Lord
hath made His mercy to prevail over them that fear Him.
As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our
iniquities from us.
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.
As for man, his days are as the grass; as a flower of the field,
so shall he blossom forth.
For when the wind is passed over it, then it shall be gone, and
no longer will it know the place thereof.
But the mercy of the Lord is from eternity, even unto eternity,
upon them that fear Him.
And His righteousness is upon sons of sons, upon them that keep
His testament and remember His commandments to do them.
The Lord in heaven hath prepared His throne, and His kingdom
ruleth over all.
Bless the Lord, all ye His angels, mighty in strength, that perform
His word, to hear the voice of His words.
Bless the Lord, all ye His hosts, His ministers that do
His will.
Bless the Lord, all ye His works, in every place of His dominion.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
PSALM CXLII. 142
(143)
O Lord, hear my prayer, give ear unto my supplication in Thy truth; hearken
unto me in Thy righteousness.
And enter not into judgment with Thy servant, for in Thy sight
shall no man living be justified.
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath humbled my life
down to the earth.
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.
I remembered days of old, I meditated on all Thy works, I pondered
on the creations of Thy hands.
I stretched forth my hands unto Thee; my soul thirsteth after
Thee like a waterless land.
Quickly hear me, O Lord; my spirit hath fainted away.
Turn not Thy face away from me, lest I be like unto them that
go down into the pit.
Cause me to hear Thy mercy in the morning; for in Thee have I
put my hope.
Cause me to know, O Lord, the way wherein I should walk; for
unto Thee have I lifted up my soul.
Rescue me from mine enemies, 0 Lord; unto Thee have I fled for
refuge. Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God.
Thy good Spirit shall lead me in the land of uprightness; for
Thy name s sake, 0 Lord, shalt Thou quicken me.
In Thy righteousness shalt Thou bring my soul out of affliction,
and in Thy mercy shalt Thou utterly destroy mine enemies.
And Thou shalt cut off all them that afflict my soul, for I am
Thy servant.
Glory be 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 be to Thee O Lord.. (3x)
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