Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, in heaven, may your name be hallowed; your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Hymns to the Trinity
On rising from sleep, we fall down before you, O Good One, and we cry to you with the Angels’ hymn, O Mighty One: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God: through the Mother of God have mercy on us.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
You have roused me, Lord, from my bed and from sleep, enlighten my mind and open my heart and my lips, to sing your praise, O Holy Trinity: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God: through the Mother of God have mercy on us.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Judge will come suddenly, and the deeds of each will be laid bare; but with fear let us cry to you in the middle of the night: Holy, Holy, Holy are you, O God: through the Mother of God have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Having risen from sleep I thank you, O Holy Trinity; because through your great goodness and patience you have not been angry with me, an idler and a sinner, nor have you destroyed me in my iniquities, but you have shown your customary love for mankind and roused me, as I lay in despair, to rise before dawn and to glorify your might. And now, enlighten the eyes of my mind and open my mouth to meditate on your words, to understand your commandments and to do your will, and to sing to you with confession of heart and to hymn your all-holy name, of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Another Prayer
Glory to you, O King, almighty God, because in your divine providence and love for mankind, you have permitted me, sinner and unworthy, to rise from sleep and to gain entrance to your holy house. Accept, too, Lord, the voice of my supplication, as you do that of your holy and spiritual Powers; and be well pleased for praise to be offered you with a pure heart and a spirit of humility from my sordid lips, that I too may become a companion of the wise virgins with the shining lamp of my soul and may glorify you, God the Word, glorified with the Father and the Spirit. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Come, let us worship and fall down before the King, our God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ the King, our God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ himself, the King, our God.
Psalm 19
May the Lord hear you in the day of trouble; may the name of the God of Jacob shield you. May he send you his help from the holy place, and support you from Sion. May he remember your every sacrifice, and accept with favour your whole burnt offering. May the Lord give you your heart’s desire, and fulfil your every purpose. We shall rejoice in your salvation, and be magnified in the name of our the Lord our God. May the Lord fulfil all your petitions. Now I know that the Lord has saved his Christ. He will hear him from his holy heaven; in mighty acts is the salvation of his right hand. Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses, but we will call on the name of the Lord our God. They were fettered and fell, but we have risen and been set upright. Lord, save the king, and hear us on the day we call upon you.
Psalm 20
The king will rejoice in your power, O Lord, he will exult exceedingly in your salvation. You gave him his heart’s desire; you did not deny him the request of his lips. For you came to meet him with blessings of goodness; you placed a crown of precious stones upon his head. He asked you for life, and you gave him length of days for age on age. Great is his glory because of your salvation; you will place on him glory and majesty. For you will give him blessing for age on age, and make him glad with the joy of your countenance. For the king puts his hope in the Lord, and through the mercy of the Most High he will not be shaken. May your hand light upon all your enemies, and your right hand find out all who hate you. You will make them like a blazing oven at the time of your presence. The Lord will confound them in his wrath and fire will devour them. You will destroy their offspring from the earth, and their seed from among the children of humankind. Because they intended evils against you, and devised plans by which they can in no way succeed. For you will put them to flight; among your remnants you will prepare their presence. Be exalted, Lord, in your power; we will sing and praise your mighty acts.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Trisagion Prayers
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, in heaven, may your name be hallowed; your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Royal Troparia
Lord, save your people, and bless your inheritance, granting to faithful Christians victory over their enemies, and guarding your commonwealth by your Cross.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Lifted up on the Cross of your own will, to the new commonwealth that bears your name grant your mercies, Christ God; make your faithful people glad by your power, granting them victories over their enemies; may they have your help in battle: a weapon of peace, an invincible trophy.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Dread Champion who cannot be put to shame, do not despise our petitions, O Good One. All-praised Mother of God establish the commonwealth of the Orthodox, save your people and give them victory from heaven, for you gave birth to God, O only blessed one.
Lord, have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Six Psalms
Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, goodwill among men. (x3)
Lord, you will open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. (x2)
Psalm 3
Lord, why have those who afflict me been multiplied? Many rise against me. Many say to my soul, ‘There is no salvation for him in his God’. But you, Lord, are my helper, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. With my voice, I cried to the Lord, and he heard me from his holy mountain. I lay down and slept; I awoke, because the Lord will assist me. I will not be afraid of tens of thousands of people who surround me. Rise, Lord, save me, my God; because you have struck all who are vainly my foes. You have smashed the teeth of sinners. Salvation is the Lord's, and your blessing is upon your people.
I lay down and slept; I awoke because the Lord will assist me.
Psalm 37
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, nor chastise me in your wrath. For your arrows have been stuck fast in me, and you have laid a heavy hand upon me. There is no healing in my flesh on account of your wrath, nor peace in my bones on account of my sins. My iniquities flooded over my head; like a heavy burden they weighed heavily upon me. My wounds stank and festered on account of my foolishness. I was wretched and utterly bowed down; I went about mourning all day long. For my loins were filled with mockings, and there is no healing in my flesh. I was maltreated and humiliated exceedingly; I howled from the groaning of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before you, and my groaning was not hidden from you. My heart was troubled, my strength failed me; and even the light of my eyes had gone from me. My friends and my neighbours drew near and stood against me, and those nearest me stood far away. Those who sought my life used force, and those who sought evils for me spoke vanities, and meditated trickeries all day long. But I, like a deaf man, heard nothing; like one who is dumb, who does not open his mouth. So I became like one who cannot hear, and in whose mouth there are no rebukes. For in you, Lord, I have hoped; you will answer me, O Lord my God. For I said: Let my foes never exult over me. When my foot slipped they crowed over me. For I am ready for blows and my pain is with me continually. For I will declare my iniquity and be troubled at my sin. But my enemies live and have prevailed over me, and those who hate me unjustly have been multiplied. Those who repay me with evils in place of good have slandered me, since I pursued goodness. Do not forsake me, Lord; my God, do not go far from me. Hasten to help me, Lord of my salvation.
Do not forsake me, Lord; my God, do not go far from me.
Hasten to help me, Lord of my salvation.
Psalm 62
O God, my God, I watch for you at dawn; my soul has thirsted for you, my flesh how often in a desert, untrodden and waterless land. Thus I appeared before you in the holy place, to see your power and your glory. For your mercy is better than life; my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands. May my soul be filled as with marrow and fatness; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips. When I remembered you upon my bed, every dawn I meditated upon you. For you became my helper, and in the shelter of your wings I shall rejoice. My soul clung to you; and your right hand upheld me. But those who vainly sought my life will go down to the deepest parts of the earth, they will be delivered to the power of the sword, they will be portions for foxes. But the king will rejoice in God, and all who swear by him will be praised; for the mouths of those who speak iniquities have been stopped.
Every dawn I meditated upon you, for you became my helper, and in the shelter of your wings I shall rejoice.
My soul clung to you; and your right hand upheld me.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 87
Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried by day, and by night also before you. Let my prayer come into your presence, and turn you ear to my supplication. For my soul was filled with evils, and my life drew near to Hades. I was reckoned among those that go down to the Pit; I became as one that has no help, free among the dead. Like the slain that sleep in the tomb, whom you remembered no more; and they were cut off from your power. They placed me in the lowest Pit; in darkness and in the shadow of death. Your wrath lay heavy upon me, and you brought all your waves against me. You put my friends far from me, and made me an abomination to them. I was handed over and I came out; my eyes grew weak because of my beggary. I cried to you, Lord, all the day; I stretched out my hands towards you. Will you work wonders for the dead; or will physicians raise them up again to praise you? Will any declare your mercy in the tomb, or your truth in the place of destruction? Will your wonders be known in the dark, or your justice in a land that has been forgotten? But to you, Lord, I have cried, and in the morning my prayer will come before you. Why have you rejected my soul, Lord; why do you turn away your face from me? I am poor and in toils since my youth; exalted, I was humbled and brought to despair. Your fierce anger overwhelmed me, and your terrors appalled me. They surrounded me like water all day long; they closed in upon me from every side. Friend and neighbour you have put far from me, and my companions because of my misery.
Lord, God of my salvation, I have cried by day; and by night also before you.
Let my prayer come into your presence, and turn your ear to my supplication.
Psalm 102
Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of his benefits. He forgives all your iniquities; he heals all your diseases; he redeems your life from corruption and crowns you with mercy and compassion; he satisfies your desire with good things; your youth will be renewed like an eagle's. The Lord performs deeds of mercy and judgement for all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his wishes to the children of Israel. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, long-suffering and full of mercy. He will not always be wrathful, nor will he be enraged for ever. He has not dealt with us according to our iniquities, nor rewarded us according to our sins. For, like the height of heaven above the earth, the Lord has made his mercy prevail over those that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he taken our sins from us. As a father takes pity on his children the Lord has taken pity on those who fear him. For he knows of what we are made; has remembered that we are but dust. As for man, his days are but as grass, he will blossom like a flower of the field; for when a wind has passed over it, it will be no more and will know its place no longer. But the mercy of the Lord is for ever and ever upon those who fear him; and his justice upon their children's children, upon those who keep his covenant and remember his commandments to do them. The Lord has prepared his throne in heaven and his kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, all you his Angels, powerful in strength, who perform his word, and listen to the voice of his words. Bless the Lord, all you his Powers, his Ministers who do his will. Bless the Lord, all you his works. In every place of his dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul!
In every place of his dominion, bless the Lord, O my soul!
Psalm 142
Lord, hear my prayer; in your truth give ear to my supplication, and in your justice hear me. Do not enter into judgement with your servant, for in your sight no one living can be justified. For the enemy pursued my soul; humbled my life to the ground; made me dwell in darkness, like those for ever dead. My spirit in me grew weary, and my heart was troubled within me. I remembered days of old; I meditated on all your works. I made the works of your hands my meditation. I stretched out my hands towards you; my soul thirsted for you like a waterless land. Hear me swiftly, O Lord; my spirit has failed. Do not turn your face from me, or I shall be like those who go down to the Pit. Make me hear of your mercy in the morning, for I have hoped in you. Make known to me the way in which I should walk, for to you I have lifted up my soul. Deliver me from my enemies, Lord; I have run to you for shelter. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your good Spirit will guide me in an upright land. For your name's sake, O Lord, you will give me life. In your justice you will bring my soul out of trouble; in your mercy slay my enemies, and destroy all those who afflict my soul, for I am your servant.
In your justice hear me, O Lord; and do not enter into judgement with your servant. (x2)
Your good Spirit will guide me in an upright land.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluiarion
Tone 2
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Verse 1. Blessed are those whom you have chosen and taken, O Lord.
Verse 2. Their memorial is from age to age.
Verse 3. Their souls will dwell among good things.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Kathisma XVI
Psalm 109
The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, in the splendours of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.
The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek.
The Lord at thy right hand has dashed in pieces kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up the number of corpses, he shall crush the heads of many on the earth.
He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head.
Psalm 110
I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the upright, and in the congregation.
The works of the Lord are great, sought out according to all his will.
His work is worthy of thanksgiving and honour: and his righteousness endures for ever and ever.
He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is merciful and compassionate.
He has given food to them that fear him: he will remember his covenant for ever.
He has declared to his people the power of his works, to give them the inheritance of the heathen.
The works of his hands are truth and judgment: all his commandments are sure:
established for ever and ever, done in truth and uprightness.
He sent redemption to his people: he commanded his covenant for ever: holy and fearful is his name.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and all that act accordingly have a good understanding; his praise endures for ever and ever.
Psalm 111
Blessed is the man that fears the Lord: he will delight greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty in the earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Glory and riches shall be in his house; and his righteousness endures for evermore.
To the upright light has sprung up in darkness: he is pitiful, and merciful, and righteous.
The good man is he that pities and lends: he will direct his affairs with judgment.
For he shall not be moved for ever; the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
He shall not be afraid of any evil report: his heart is ready to trust in the Lord.
His heart is established, he shall not fear, till he shall see his desire upon his enemies.
He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures for evermore: his horn shall be exalted with honour.
The sinner shall see and be angry, he shall gnash his teeth, and consume away: the desire of the sinner shall perish.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 112
Praise the Lord, ye servants of his, praise, the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be blessed, from this present time and for ever.
From the rising of the sun to his setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised.
The Lord is high above all the nations; his glory is above the heavens.
Who is as the Lord our God? who dwells in the high places,
and yet looks upon the low things in heaven, and on the earth:
who lifts up the poor from the earth, and raises up the needy from the dunghill;
to set him with princes, even with the princes of his people:
who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children.
Psalm 113
At the going forth of Israel from Egypt, of the house of Jacob from a barbarous people,
Judea became his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion.
The sea saw and fled: Jordan was turned back.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the hills like lambs.
What ailed thee, O sea, that thou fleddest? and thou Jordan, that thou wast turned back?
Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams, and ye hills, like lambs?
The earth trembled at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
who turned the rock into pools of water, and the † flint into fountains of water.
Psalm 114
Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to thy name give glory, because of thy mercy and thy truth;
lest at any time the nations should say, Where is their God?
But our God has done in heaven and on earth, whatsoever he has pleased.
The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the works of men's hands.
They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see:
they have ears, but they cannot hear; they have noses, but they cannot smell;
they have hands, but they cannot handle; they have feet, but they cannot walk: they cannot speak through their throat.
Let those that make them become like to them, and all who trust in them.
The house of Israel trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
The house of Aaron trusts in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
They that fear the Lord trust in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.
The Lord has remembered us, and blessed us: he has blessed the house of Israel, he has blessed the house of Aaron.
He has blessed them that fear the Lord, both small and great.
The Lord add blessings to you and to your children.
Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth.
The heaven of heavens belongs to the Lord: but he has given the earth to the sons of men.
The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.
But we, the living, will bless the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 115
I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.
Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.
The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of Hades found me: I found affliction and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.
The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.
The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.
Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.
For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.
I believed, wherefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.
And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.
What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the presence of all his people,
in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, Jerusalem.
Psalm 116
Praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, all ye peoples.
For his mercy has been abundant toward us: and the truth of the Lord endures for ever.
Psalm 117
Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
Let now the house of Israel say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
Let now the house of Aaron say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
Let now all that fear the Lord say, that he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
I called on the Lord out of affliction: and he hearkened to me, so as to bring me into a wide place.
The Lord is my helper; and I will not fear what man shall do to me.
The Lord is my helper; and I shall see my desire upon mine enemies.
It is better to trust in the Lord than to trust in man.
It is better to hope in the Lord, than to hope in princes.
All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
They completely compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
They compassed me about as bees do a honeycomb, and they burst into flame as fire among thorns: but in the name of the Lord I repulsed them.
I was thrust, and sorely shaken, that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
The Lord is my strength and my song, and is become my salvation.
The voice of exultation and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord has wrought mightily.
The right hand of the Lord has exalted me: the right hand of the Lord has wrought powerfully.
I shall not die, but live, and recount the works of the Lord.
The Lord has chastened me sore: but he has not given me up to death.
Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter by it.
I will give thanks to thee; because thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner.
This has been done of the Lord; and it is wonderful in our eyes.
This is the day which the Lord has made: let us exult and rejoice in it.
O Lord, save now: O Lord, send now prosperity.
Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you out of the house of the Lord.
God is the Lord, and he has shined upon us: celebrate the feast with thick branches, binding the victims even to the horns of the altar.
Thou art my God, and I will give thee thanks: thou art my God, and I will exalt thee. I will give thanks to thee, for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation.
Give thanks to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endures for ever.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
First Poetic Kathisma
Kathisma XVII, the First Half
Tone 5
Refrain after each verse: Blessed are you, O Lord.
Blessed are the blameless in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart.
For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways.
Thou hast commanded us diligently to keep thy precepts.
O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances.
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, when I have learnt the judgments of thy righteousness.
I will keep thine ordinances: O forsake me not greatly.
Wherewith shall a young man direct his way? by keeping thy words.
With my whole heart have I diligently sought thee: cast me not away from thy commandments.
I have hidden thine oracles in my heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thine ordinances.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
I have delighted in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.
I will meditate on thy commandments, and consider thy ways.
I will meditate on thine ordinances: I will not forget thy words.
Render a recompense to thy servant: so shall I live, and keep thy words.
Unveil thou mine eyes, and I shall perceive wondrous things of thy law.
I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
My soul has longed exceedingly for thy judgments at all times.
Thou has rebuked the proud: cursed are they that turn aside from thy commandments.
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out thy testimonies.
For princes sat and spoke against me: but thy servant was meditating on thine ordinances.
For thy testimonies are my meditation, and thine ordinances are my counsellors.
My soul has cleaved to the ground; quicken thou me according to thy word.
I declared my ways, and thou didst hear me: teach me thine ordinances.
Instruct me in the way of thine ordinances; and I will meditate on thy wondrous works.
My soul has slumbered for sorrow; strengthen thou me with thy words.
Remove from me the way of iniquity; and be merciful to me by thy law.
I have chosen the way of truth; and have not forgotten thy judgments.
I have cleaved to thy testimonies, O Lord; put me not to shame.
I ran the way of thy commandments, when thou didst enlarge my heart.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of thine ordinances, and I will seek it out continually.
Instruct me, and I will search out thy law, and will keep it with my whole heart.
Guide me in the path of thy commandments; for I have delighted in it.
Incline mine heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes that I may not behold vanity: quicken thou me in thy way.
Confirm thine oracle to thy servant, that he may fear thee.
Take away my reproach which I have feared: for thy judgments are good.
Behold, I have desired thy commandments: quicken me in thy righteousness.
And let thy mercy come upon me, O Lord; even thy salvation, according to thy word.
And so I shall render an answer to them that reproach me: for I have trusted in thy words.
And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
So shall I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever.
I walked also at large: for I sought out thy commandments.
And I spoke of thy testimonies before kings, and was not ashamed.
And I meditated on thy commandments, which I loved exceedingly.
And I lifted up my hands to thy commandments which I loved; and I meditated in thine ordinances.
Remember thy words to thy servant, wherein thou hast made me hope.
This has comforted me in mine affliction: for thine oracle has quickened me.
The proud have transgressed exceedingly; but I swerved not from thy law.
I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and was comforted.
Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake thy law.
Thine ordinances were my songs in the place of my sojourning.
I remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and kept thy law.
This I had, because I diligently sought thine ordinances.
Thou art my portion, O Lord: I said that I would keep thy law.
I besought thy favour with my whole heart: have mercy upon me according to thy word.
I thought on thy ways, and turned my feet to thy testimonies.
I prepared myself, (and was not terrified,) to keep thy commandments.
The snares of sinners entangled me: but I forgot not thy law.
At midnight I arose, to give thanks to thee for the judgments of thy righteousness.
I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy commandments.
O Lord, the earth is full of thy mercy: teach me thine ordinances.
Thou hast wrought kindly with thy servant, o Lord, according to thy word.
Teach me kindness, and instruction, and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word.
Good art thou, O Lord; therefore in thy goodness teach me thine ordinances.
The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart.
Their heart has been curdled like milk; but I have meditated on thy law.
It is good for me that thou hast afflicted me; that I might learn thine ordinances.
The law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver.
Thy hands have made me, and fashioned me: instruct me, that I may learn thy commandments.
They that fear thee will see me and rejoice: for I have hoped in thy words.
I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are righteousness, and that thou in truthfulness hast afflicted me.
Let, I pray thee, thy mercy be to comfort me, according to thy word to thy servant.
Let thy compassions come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my meditation.
Let the proud be ashamed; for they transgressed against me unjustly: but I will meditate in thy commandments.
Let those that fear thee, and those that know thy testimonies, turn to me.
Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.
My soul faints for thy salvation: I have hoped in thy words.
Mine eyes failed in waiting for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
For I am become as a bottle in the frost: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances.
How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment for me on them that persecute me?
Transgressors told me idle tales; but not according to thy law, O Lord.
All thy commandments are truth; they persecuted me unjustly; help thou me.
They nearly made an end of me in the earth; but I forsook not thy commandments.
Quicken me according to thy mercy; so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.
Thy word, O Lord, abides in heaven for ever.
Thy truth endures to all generations; thou hast founded the earth, and it abides.
The day continues by thy arrangement; for all things are thy servants.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
A Prayer for the Departed
Remember, O Lord, the souls of your departed servants (Names), and all my kindred according to the flesh. Remember also all of the faithful departed who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, and make their memory to be eternal. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Kathisma XVII, the First Half
Tone 5
Refrain after each verse: Save me, O Saviour.
Were it not that thy law is my meditation, then I should have perished in mine affliction.
I will never forget thine ordinances; for with them thou hast quickened me.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought out thine ordinances.
Sinners laid wait for me to destroy me; but I understood thy testimonies.
I have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is very broad.
How I have loved thy law, O Lord! it is my meditation all the day.
Thou hast made me wiser than mine enemies in thy commandment; for it is mine for ever.
I have more understanding than all my teachers; for thy testimonies are my medication.
I understand more that the aged; because I have sought out thy commandments.
I have kept back my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy words.
I have not declined from thy judgments; for thou hast instructed me.
How sweet are thine oracles to my throat! more so than honey to my mouth!
I gain understanding by thy commandments: therefore I have hated every way of unrighteousness.
Thy law is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my paths.
I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of thy righteousness.
I have been very greatly afflicted, O Lord: quicken me, according to thy word.
Accept, I pray thee, O Lord, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, and teach me thy judgments.
My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law.
Sinners spread a snare for me; but I erred not from thy commandments.
I have inherited thy testimonies for ever; for they are the joy of my heart.
I have inclined my heart to perform thine ordinances for ever, in return for thy mercies.
I have hated transgressors; but I have loved thy law.
Thou art my helper and my supporter; I have hoped in thy words.
Depart from me, ye evil-doers; for I will search out the commandments of my God.
Uphold me according to thy word, and quicken me; and make me not ashamed of my expectation.
Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate in thine ordinances continually.
Thou hast brought to nought all that depart from thine ordinances; for their inward thought is unrighteous.
I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved thy testimonies.
Penetrate my flesh with thy fear; for I am afraid of thy judgments.
I have done judgment and justice; deliver me not up to them that injure me.
Receive thy servant for good: let not the proud accuse me falsely.
Mine eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, and teach me thine ordinances.
I am thy servant; instruct me, and I shall know thy testimonies.
It is time for the Lord to work: they have utterly broken thy law.
Therefore have I loved thy commandments more than gold, or the topaz.
Therefore I directed myself according to all thy commandments: I have hated every unjust way.
Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore my soul has sought them out.
The manifestation of thy words will enlighten, and instruct the simple.
I opened my mouth, and drew breath: for I earnestly longed after thy commandments.
Look upon me and have mercy upon me, after the manner of them that love thy name.
Order my steps according to thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Deliver me from the false accusation of men: so will I keep thy commandments.
Cause thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thine ordinances.
Mine eyes have been bathed in streams of water, because I kept not thy law.
Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
Thou has commanded righteousness and perfect truth, as thy testimonies.
Thy zeal has quite wasted me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Thy word has been very fully tried; and thy servant loves it.
I am young and despised: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.
Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation.
Thy testimonies are an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live.
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances.
I cried to thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies.
I arose before the dawn, and cried: I hoped in thy words.
Mine eyes prevented the dawn, that I might meditate on thine oracles.
Hear my voice, O Lord, according to thy mercy; quicken me according to thy judgment.
They have drawn nigh who persecuted me unlawfully; and they are far removed from thy law.
Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy ways are truth.
I have known of old concerning thy testimonies, that thou hast founded them for ever.
Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten thy law.
Plead my cause, and ransom me: quicken me because of thy word.
Salvation is far from sinners: for they have not searched out thine ordinances.
Thy mercies, O Lord, are many: quicken me according to thy judgment.
Many are they that persecute me and oppress me: but I have not declined from thy testimonies.
I beheld men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not thine oracles.
Behold, I have loved thy commandments, O Lord: quicken me in thy mercy.
The beginning of thy words is truth; and all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for ever.
Princes persecuted me without a cause, but my heart feared because of thy words.
I will exult because of thine oracles, as one that finds much spoil.
I hate and abhor unrighteousness; but I love thy law.
Seven times in a day have I praised thee because of the judgments of thy righteousness.
Great peace have they that love thy law: and there is no stumbling-block to them.
I waited for thy salvation, O Lord, and have loved thy commandments.
My soul has kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.
I have kept thy commandments and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee, O Lord.
Let my supplication come near before thee, o Lord; instruct me according to thine oracle.
Let my petition come in before thee, O Lord; deliver me according to thine oracle.
Let my lips utter a hymn, when thou shalt have taught me thine ordinances.
Let my tongue utter thine oracles; for all thy commandments are righteous.
Let thine hand be prompt to save me; for I have chosen thy commandments.
I have longed after thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my meditation.
My soul shall live, and shall praise thee; and thy judgments shall help me.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
The Evlogitaria of the Departed
Tone 5
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
The choir of Saints has found the source of life and the door of Paradise; may I too find the way through repentance; I am the lost sheep, call me back, O Saviour, and save me.
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
You Holy Martyrs, who proclaimed the Lamb of God, and like lambs were slain, and have been taken over to the unending life which knows no ageing, plead with him to grant us abolition of our debts.
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
All you who trod in life the hard and narrow way; all you who took the Cross as a yoke, and followed me in faith, come, enjoy that heavenly rewards and crowns which I have prepared for you.
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
I am an image of your ineffable glory, though I bear the marks of offences; take pity on your creature, Master, and with compassion cleanse me; and give me the longed-for fatherland, making me once again a citizen of Paradise.
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
Of old you formed me from nothing and honoured me with your divine image, but because I transgressed your commandment, you returned me to the earth from which I was taken; bring me back to your likeness, my ancient beauty.
Blessed are you, O Lord: teach me your statutes.
Give Give rest, O God, to your servants, and settle them in Paradise, where the choirs of the Saints and all the Just shine out like beacons; give rest to your servants who have fallen asleep, overlooking all their offences.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Let us devoutly hymn the threefold light of the one Godhead as we cry: Holy are you, the Father without beginning, the Son likewise without beginning and the divine Spirit; enlighten us who worship you in faith, and snatch us from the everlasting fire.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Hail, honoured one, who bore God in the flesh for the salvation of all; through you the human race has found salvation; through you may we find Paradise, O pure and blessed Mother of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Glory to you, O God. (x3)
A Prayer for the Departed
Remember, O Lord, the souls of your departed servants (Names), and all my kindred according to the flesh. Remember also all of the faithful departed who have fallen asleep in the hope of resurrection and eternal life, and make their memory to be eternal. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Second Poetic Kathisma
Psalm 50
Have mercy on me O God, in your great mercy; according to the fullness of your compassion blot out my offence. Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my wickedness, and my sin is ever before me. Against you only I have sinned and done what is evil in your sight, that you may be justified in your words, and win when you are judged. For see, in wickedness I was conceived, and in sin my mother bore me. For see, you have loved truth: you have shown me the hidden and secret things of your wisdom. You will sprinkle me with hyssop and I shall be cleansed; you will wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. You will make me hear of joy and gladness; the bones which have been humbled will rejoice. Turn away your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create a clean heart in me, O God, and renew a right Spirit within me. Do not cast me out from your presence, and do not take your Holy Spirit from me. Give me back the joy of your salvation, and establish me with a sovereign Spirit. I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will turn to you again. O God, the God of my salvation, deliver me from bloodshed, and my tongue will rejoice at your justice. Lord, you will open my lips: and my mouth will declare your praise. For if you had wanted a sacrifice, I would have given it; you will not take pleasure in burnt offerings. A sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; a broken and a humbled heart God will not despise. Do good to Sion, Lord, in your good pleasure; and let the walls of Jerusalem be rebuilt. Then you will be well pleased with a sacrifice of justice, oblation and whole burnt offerings. Then they will offer calves upon your altar.
The Canon
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Exapostilaria
The Praises
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the highest. To you praise is due, O God.
Praise him, all his angels: Praise him, all his Powers. To you praise is due, O God.
Praise him, sun and moon; praise him, all you stars and light.
Praise him, you highest heavens and you waters that are above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
For he spoke and they came into being; he commanded and they were created.
He established them for ever and ever; he made an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
Praise the Lord from the earth; praise him, you sea-monsters and all deeps;
Fire and hail, snow and ice and storm-wind; things that do his word.
Mountains and all hills, fruiting trees and all cedars;
Beasts of the wild, and all cattle, creeping things and winged birds;
Kings of the earth and all peoples, rulers and all judges of the earth;
Young men and maidens: old men and youths together, let them praise the name of the Lord; for his name alone has been exalted.
His praise is above earth and heaven, and he will exalt the horn of his people.
A hymn for all his holy ones; for the children of Israel, a people that draws near him.
Sing to the Lord a new song, his praise in the Church of the holy ones.
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him, let the children of Sion be joyful in their king.
Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing his praise with timbrel and with harp.
For the Lord is well-pleased with his people; he will exalt the meek with salvation.
His holy ones will exult in glory, and rejoice upon their beds.
The high praises of God in their mouths, and two-edged swords in their hands,
To exact vengeance among the nations, punishments among the peoples.
To bind their kings in fetters; and their nobles in shackles of iron.
To execute upon them the judgement that is decreed; such glory will be for all his holy ones.
Praise God in his saints; praise him in the firmament of his power.
Verse 4. Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to the greatness of his majesty.
Verse 3. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with lute and harp.
Verse 2. Praise him with timbrel and dance; praise him with strings and pipe.
Verse 1. Praise him with tuneful cymbals; praise him with loud cymbals. Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
To you glory is due, Lord our God, and to you we give glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
The Little Doxology
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill among men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory. Lord, King, God of heaven, Father almighty: Lord, only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, who take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world. Receive our prayer, you who sit on the right hand of the Father, and have mercy on us. For you alone are holy, you alone are Lord, Jesus Christ, to the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Every day I will bless you, and praise your name for ever and to the ages of ages. Lord, you have been our refuge from generation to generation. I said, Lord, have mercy on me, heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lord, I have run to you for refuge: teach me to do your will, for you are my God. For with you is the source of life: and in your light we shall see light. Continue your mercy towards those who know you.
Grant, Lord, this day to keep us without sin. Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, and praised and glorified your name to the ages. Amen. May your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, as we have put our hope in you. Blessed are you, Lord, teach me your statutes. Blessed are you, Master, make me understand your statutes. Blessed are you, Holy One, enlighten me with your statutes. Lord, your mercy is for ever; do not scorn the work of your hands. To you praise is due, to you song is due, to you glory is due, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x12)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Aposticha
It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High. To declare your love in the morning and your truth every night.
The Trisagion Prayers
Holy God, Holy Strong, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
All-holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our iniquities. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for your name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, in heaven, may your name be hallowed; your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
Dismissal Hymns
Tone 2
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x40)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Dismissal
May the Lord God strengthen the holy and pure faith of devout and orthodox Christians, with his holy Church, unto ages of ages. Amen.
Greater in honour than the Cherubim, and beyond compare more glorious than the Seraphim, without corruption you gave birth to God the Word; truly the Mother of God, we magnify you.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and for ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (x3)
Through the prayers of our holy fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us. Amen.
