Prayer verses

Contents First Verse of a kind cry to God Second Verse of a kind conversation with God Third Verse of a zealous cry to God Fourth Verse of a desirable exclamation to God Fifth Verse of a preferable thanksgiving to God for His benefits First Verse of Invoking Lovely to God 1. I will love You, O Lord, my strength! The Lord is my strength, and my refuge, and my Deliverer, my God, my Helper and I trust in Him, my Defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my Intercessor; I will call upon the Lord with praise, and I will be saved from my enemies (Psalm 17). 2. Since Your village is beloved, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs and ends for the courts of the Lord. My heart and my flesh rejoiced in the living God. Blessed are those who live in Thy house; they will praise Thee forever and ever. Better is one day in Thy courts, O Lord, than a thousand. I deign to sneak into the house of my God rather than live in the villages of sinners (Psalm 83). 3. If I have loved Your law, O Lord! I have my teaching all day long. How sweet is Your word to my throat! More than honey to my lips. For this reason I have hated every path of unrighteousness. The lamp of my feet is Your law and the light of my paths. Your justifications are desirable, O Lord, much more precious than gold and stone, and sweeter than honey and honeycomb (Ps. 118). 4. How good is the God of Israel with a right heart! Since You have hidden the great abundance of Your Goodness, O Lord, from those who fear You, You have made them trust in You, before the sons of men! Hide them in the secret of Your face from human rebellion. Above all, obey God, my soul, for from Him is my patience, for He is my God and my Savior, my Intercessor: I will not move forever (Ps. 72; 30.61). 5. In God is my salvation and my glory. God is my help and my hope is in God. Trust in Him, the whole multitude of people. Pour out your hearts before Him, for God is our Helper. Do not trust in falsehood and do not desire admiration. Even if wealth flows, do not apply your heart. By one word God, I heard these two: the power of God is beyond us, and Thine, O Lord, mercy, for Thou hast rewarded each one according to his deeds. 6. O God, my God, to You in the morning: my soul thirsts for You, since my flesh is a multitude of You, in a land that is empty and impenetrable and without water. Thus I appeared to You in the Holy One - to see Your power and Your glory, for Your mercy is better than life. My lips will praise Thee, so I will bless Thee in my belly. I will lift up my hands in Your name. My soul draws after You, but Your right hand welcomes me (Ps. 62). 7. In the same way that the trees of the springs of water desire, so my soul desires Thee. God, my soul thirsts for the mighty living God: when will I pass away and appear before the face of God? Prayer to the God of my life, a river to God: Thou art my intercessor, why hast thou forgotten me, and I walk around lamenting for centuries, and the enemy never insults me? (Ps. 41.) 8. The Lord is my enlightenment and my Savior—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Protector of my life, from whom shall I fear? I have asked one thing from the Lord, this I will require: that I may live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I may behold the beauty of the Lord, and that I may visit His holy church. I will seek my face for You; I will seek Your face, O Lord (Ps. 26) 9. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready. I will sing and sing in my glory. Arise my glory, arise the psaltery and the harp: I will arise early. Let us confess to You among the people. Lord, I sing to You among the nations, for Your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth reaches to the clouds. Ascend into heaven, O God, and Thy glory is throughout all the earth (Ps. 107). 10. Thou art, O God, my power, who wilt my womb and my heart, for Thy mercy is before my eyes. Send Thy light and Thy truth: she will guide me, and lead me to Thy holy mountain, and to Thy villages, and to the altar of God, to God, who rejoices in my youth. Let us confess to You in the harp, O God, my God. In what way are you sorrowful, my soul, and in what way are you troubling me? Trust in God, for we will confess to Him, the salvation of my face and my God (Ps. 25:42). Second Verse of Conversation Kind to God 1. May my heart, O Lord, always be wounded and wounded by Your Divine love, may I always say with the Prophet these zealous words: “I am wounded by Your kindness, my sweetest bridegroom, I flow after You, into the stench of Your world, which my soul desires. Where do you graze, and where do you rest at noon? Where do you shine the light? Where do you enlighten the darkness? Where do you console your loved ones? Where do You give peace to Your caretakers and fulfill their Divine desire?” (Song 1). 2. O most exalted Lord of lords! O most sweet in worldly sweets! O most beloved among those who are dear, surpassing every mind and every thought! O love, who will love You worthy? Who is worthy to cleave to You with all his heart? Who is worthy to accept You into his heart? O Thy Divine desire! O Divine glory of Your ever-present radiance! 3. Oh my God! What do we have in heaven? And what more did You desire on earth? Let us continue to live in Your Divine desire. This alone may be my treasure and eternal wealth. Let this be one and the same for me: food, drink, and everlasting pleasure. This is exactly one thing: may there be glory and praise for me, splendor and a bright robe, so that, having been stripped of the flesh, I will not be naked on the day of Your terrible judgment; but I will remain with You, my Lord and God, forever and ever, never being absent (Ps. 73). 4. Lord! Let all my desire and sighing be in You. May all my desire and zeal be in You alone, my Savior! Let all my will and my thoughts deepen in You, and let all my bones say: Lord, Lord! Who is like You, who can match Your strength, grace and wisdom? You have arranged everything wisely, righteously, and kindly for us. 5. Open my belly and my heart, for Your mercy is before my eyes. Open my belly and my heart, O God of my life. Lighten and soften my soul, so that everything will melt and be poured out before You, Lord, so that I will be entirely in You, and You are in me, my Benefactor! Yes, having been united with You - my God - I will never distance myself from You and Your Divine love. 6. Where should my soul have an indispensable resting place? Where is the mind's refuge? Where is the undeniable peace and quiet of the heart? If not in You, Lord, if not You Yourself give rest to my soul and grant everlasting consolation?! All the joy of this world is crying, all its consolation is sorrow and sadness, all earthly pleasure is sorrow and heaviness of the soul, all carnal love is a lie and hypocrisy, not a single sweetness of this world is characteristic and known to my soul; but You are the One, may You be our joy and gladness, and eternal ever-present pleasure. 7. May I not commit adultery in my heart from You, my Lord, and the creation; but may I cleave to You with all my heart, Who created all creation, and may I prefer nothing more than You; I will love nothing more than You, my Lord, the source of life. May I not love the glory of this world, nor the vanished wealth, nor the beauty of the body, nor the temporal pleasures of the flesh; but You alone may be my glory and praise, wealth and treasure, food and drink, and everlasting consolation. 8. How can you not love the imam, my Lord, who created all of me? O my God, why should I not cleave to You, Who created me? How can I not join You, who support me with everything, live, nourish, satisfy, care for and provide for, do all that is good and saved for me, and with your mania, like weight, arrange everything for me to benefit? How can the damned heart not burst into flames? How can the gloomy soul not unravel? How is it that my entire inner being does not burn in Thy Divine desire and love? 9. How will this grass be added to the Divine Fire, O my God? How can temporary decay be united to You, who is always ever present? How gloomy will I cleave to You, the unevening light? How will mortal be attached to the immortal? Join me, O Lord, as you weigh me, my benefactor! Enlighten, teach me Thy holy will, dissolve, enliven my soul with Thy Divine love, so that I may love nothing else but You, the One Source of life and immortality. 10. Oh my God! Shine on me the light of Your mind, enlighten my dark soul, dissolve and kindle my heart and my womb, like fire, to Your Divine love, O my Creator, may I glorify, magnify and glorify Your most holy name and ineffable love for mankind. For You have always been merciful to us, gracious to us and protected those who trust and hope in You. For You are due all glory, honor and worship, with the beginningless Father, and Your Most Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages, Amen. Third Verse of zealous crying to God 1. Why don’t I love You, my Lord, with all my heart? Why won’t I give all my desire and desire to You? Why am I not deepened in Thy most holy love with all my soul and all my thoughts? You created everything for me and you gave me everything. I am all from You, I am all Yours, let me be all in You! Why do I refuse and not come to You with great zeal? You have brought me from non-existence into being and are constantly concerned about my soul, O my God! You feed me, live me, protect, preserve, cover my soul, grant me strength, health, nurture, admonish, enlighten, assist and instruct me in every good deed, do all that is good and saved for me, oh, my God! 2. Why should You not love the Imam, my Lord? Why should I not cleave to You? You are the One God, the Source of life and the giver of all blessings, my Creator and Lord. All who move away from You will perish, all who do not seek You will not be saved; For Thou hast consumed every fornicator from Thee. All riches are in carnal passions; those who truly do not seek You become poor and hungry; but those who seek You will not be deprived of every good. The same day and night I come to You in the morning, day and night I thirst for You, O my God, and I love You with all my heart! I have asked only one thing from You, my Lord, that I may live in Your house all the days of my life, that I may behold Your beauty and attend Your Holy Church. My heart says to you: I will seek the Lord. I seek You upon my face. I will seek Your face, O Lord. 3. Why shouldn’t you love the imam – my Lord? You are my life, You are my salvation, You are my glory and praise, You are my wealth and eternal treasure, You are my joy and eternal peace. Is it better for me to love a vain thing, an unknown thing, a perverse thing, a destructive thing, a false thing, than You, my true life? For this sake, may I place all my hope, all my hope, all my desire in You alone, O Lord, may all my heart, all my soul, all my thoughts be deepened in You Imam, all my inner being, limbs and brains, may I pour out to You alone, so that I may be all in You, and You in me; May I see and know Thee in truth, the one true God and Lord, whom Thou didst send, Jesus Christ, and in Thy light I will see the light of the grace of Thy Most Holy Spirit. 4. Where will I go from You, my Lord? And do I flee from Your face? - Once I ascend to heaven; You are there; Even if I go to hell, there you are; If I take up my wings early and dwell in the last seas, and there Your hand will guide me, and Your right hand will hold me. Where will I go and where will I find eternal life, if not in You, my Creator? Where else will I find consolation and joy, refuge and peace of my soul, if not in You, Lord my God? Where can I go from you? You are the verbs of the life of the eternal imash in Yourself. You are the source of life and the giver of all blessings. My soul has thirsted for You, my heart has thirsted for You, O God of my life! May Your most holy name, my sweet Lord JESUS, be delighted, may my soul be wounded by it, may my heart be wounded, may there be nothing more dear to the imam in all my life than Your most holy name. May Your words be sweeter to my throat and to my lips than honey; and may your justifications be desirable to us, O Lord, more precious than gold and stone, and sweeter than honey and honeycomb! 5. What then will my soul love in this world? What does he desire? What will he desire to be consoled about, if not about You, my only Lord God? If he loves food and drink, he is deceived; the essence is temporary and perishable. Even if he loves the glory, beauty and veneration of this world, he worries in vain, passes away and dies soon. If he loves gold and silver, God knows who collects it, everything here on earth will be left behind, turned to dust and ashes. There is nowhere in these known consolation and peace, for the soul, having been torn away from its inherent properties, can have peace and rest nowhere, unless it turns back to You, its Lord, and has nowhere to have its existence; - if he does not love You with all his heart, - if he does not participate in the grace of Your Most Holy Spirit, - no one can be comforted and rejoice. 6. Every living person is troubled in vain; do not love You, your Lord; Every earth-born labors in vain; do not cleave to You with all your heart, and do not seek You day and night. Why does a person live? Why was he born into the world? Even if he wears out his days in vain; For it is in vain that it flows, - He calls Your holy name in vain; You do not love You - Your Lord, the Source of life and the giver of all good things. Vulture my soul with Your Divine love, O my Creator! Praise my heart, the Creator of all creation! If I do not cleave to You, my Lord, what will I do? If I am not united to You, what will I do without knowing? If I turn away from Your right path, I will fall into the last evil; If we join You, we have a belly. Alienation from You means eternal death, destruction and endless torment. Join me You Yourself, Lord, in the image of your destinies, as a lover of mankind and a generous Lord. 7. Why do I prefer vanity and perishable sweetness - do I prefer temporary glory, stinking beauty, vanished wealth? Do I prefer every evil thing to You, my Lord, the most generous Benefactor? What is my madness? What is my blindness? Alas for me, a sinner! Alas for me, wretched one! Alas for me who is darkened! But grant me this, O my God! For I will love nothing in this world except You, my Lord; let me not love wealth, glory, sweetness, beauty and corruption; but I will love You exactly, my only Creator, with all my heart and with all my soul, and I prefer nothing more than Your love. 8. Why should the imam love anything other than You, my Lord and Creator? Who created all of me, and with Your mania supported me, nourished, lived, and arranged everything for usefulness, just as You Himself weighed, Lord? Or is it better for me to love a vain thing, a perverse thing, than You, my Lord and Creator? Or is it better for us to love a creature more than You, the Creator of creation, a creature, more than You, the Creator? If I don’t love You, my Lord, with all my heart, what else should the Imam love? Will I cleave to something else? Or will I be enslaved by some other thing? 9. Isn’t it better for a drop to be with a fountain, a rod with a root, a pipe with a head? Everything is better for her, Sitsa and with You - my Lord God - isn’t it better to eat? You are my only Lord, my refuge and consolation, - You are my only hope and hope. I don’t know any other refuge and consolation, I don’t know any other hope and hope other than You, my God. You are my protector and patron; You are my glory, and power, and everlasting joy. 10. But I pray to Your mercy, O my Creator, Lord! Accept me into Your holy love, enlighten my soul, clarify my mind, O my Benefactor! May my soul be touched by Your Divine love, may my heart be wounded, may it be bound more tightly by it, and may it all be captivated by Your Divine desire and love. May it pierce and permeate my entire soul, in all parts, so that not a single part, and not a single cell of my soul will remain except it, may you open all the rivets of my soul, may you enlighten all my feelings, may you strengthen and rest me in my soul, may I be wholly in You, and You in me. Yes, I glorify, sing and magnify Your Most Holy Name, with Your beginningless Father, and with Your Most Holy, Good and Life-giving Spirit, always, now and ever, and forever and ever, Amen. Fourth Verse of the Desirable Exclamation to God 1. May my heart be wounded by Your Divine love, O my God! May I seek Thee, my Lord, day and night; may I be united to You with all my soul; May my soul be burning and burning with Your Divine desire; May this be a consolation to the imam of my soul; May this imam forever give himself a quiet refuge and immutable peace. Let all my desire and zeal be in You alone, Lord! May I be completely immersed in Your Divine love and united once again; I will never separate myself from You, my Lord! 2. Let nothing separate me, let nothing separate me from Thy Divine love, O my God! May he cut through nothing, neither fire, nor sword, nor famine, nor persecution, nor depth, nor height, nor present, nor future; Let this alone abide in my soul! Let me desire nothing else in this world, O Lord; but day and night may I seek Thee, my Lord. And, may I find, I will receive eternal treasure, and I will acquire wealth, and I will be worthy of all blessings. 3. Let all my trust, all my hope be in You; all my treasure, all my wealth is in You and Imam; May all my glory and pleasure be in You alone, Lord! I will not be seduced by this one thing, I flow in vain, but may this one thing remain with me forever and ever! May I receive the good part, which will not be taken away from me forever and ever; Day and night, let me cry to You without ceasing, O my God! Yes, with the Prophet I always say: From the morning my spirit goes to You, God, for the light of Your commandment is upon the earth; day and night may I seek Thee, my Lord, for I will find Thee the Source of life, and quench the thirst of my soul! 4. With the Prophet I always say to You, O my God! I will not give sleep to my eyes, nor slumber to my every side, until I have found a place for You, my Lord, a habitation for the God of Jacob; I will not give you rest, I will not give you rest, until I find you what you seek and receive what you want; For all the glory and wealth of this world is vanity; Every earthly pleasure and lust is carnal delight. This is precisely the only thing that is not charming, if You, the only One, love my Lord with all my heart and with all my soul; I prefer nothing more than Your love, for this is the only thing I can have to remain in eternal consolation and joy. 5. So that my heart may love another in this world? What else will he desire besides You, my Lord, who is most desired and praised of all intelligent creatures? Food and drink are temporary and perishable, wealth and property are perishable and perishable, glory and honor are changeable and changeable. Nothingness is constant and immutable, although You alone are eternal and unchangeable. For this reason, for Your sake, may my soul desire the only One above all and with all my heart may I love; Everywhere I will be empty and naked, if I do not cleave to You with all my heart, I will be sick, sorrowful and sad everywhere. Intercede You Yourself, O Lord, as You weigh, and wound my heart with Your Divine desire. Join my soul and all my thoughts to Your Divine love, my Creator - Lord! 6. Where will my soul go? Where to apply? Where will you find a quiet refuge? Where will he find unshakable peace? If not in You alone - my Lord God. What else will I love? What else do I desire? Or will I cleave to something else? If not to You alone - my Lord. For you are my God, Lord and Creator. You are my glory, power and splendor. Let not my soul wander about this, let not my heart commit fornication in vain things, let not be bound and captivated by fleeting things, let not be enslaved and captivated by vain and perverse things; but let You adhere to the One Quiet Refuge with all your strength, and never leave. 7. Fill my soul with Your Divine love, O my God! Pour out Your most holy mercy on me, irrigate the water of Your Most Holy Spirit, give me the water of Your most holy grace, give me this water, Lord, so that whoever does not thirst, I will not come into the corruptible treasures of this sweets, to the sworn student Jacob; Everyone who drinks from this water will become thirsty for earthly delights, and whoever drinks from the water of Your grace, which You yourself give, will not thirst forever, but there will be a source of water in him, flowing into the eternal belly, which is the Holy Spirit. May I be a partaker of Your Divine grace-filled water and be completely satisfied, and Your glory will appear at some point! 8. Lord, restore our captivity, like the floods of the south; melt the ice of my frozen soul; blow away the south of Your generous love for mankind; may the waters and rivers of Your grace flow from my damned hearts. Pierce and wound my soul with Your Divine desire, so that I will not commit fornication in my heart about vain things. Satisfy my soul with Thy Divine manna, so that whoever will not return to the Egyptians of this world with corruptible sweets, below may I wish for many rebellious cauldrons and Egyptian garlic, darkening the mind; but may this manna of the grace of Your Most Holy Spirit be to me for all good pleasure, and eternal joy, and joy of my soul. Where else can the imam look for joy? You are my true joy. Where can Imam inamo look for life? You eat my belly. Where else can the imam look for wealth? You are my wealth and eternal treasure. 9. Grant to me, my Creator, that You truly know the One true Lord my God, and for His sake You sent us into the world - the Savior of the world, our Lord Jesus Christ, and a partaker of the grace of Your Most Holy Spirit, so that I know my affinity for You, as I should know, - so that I may join You, as I am entirely from You, my for the flesh is not mine, but Yours, Lord, my soul is not mine, but Yours, my Savior, all my senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling are not mine, then Yours, the whole essence, my Lord. My whole being is, my whole belly is not mine, but Yours, Lord, my whole being is not mine, but Your whole essence, my Benefactor! Tune has received everything from You, Imam, Tune has received everything from You. 10. My refuge, wall and intercession - may You alone be, Lord! My refuge and consolation is Your Divine love; You are my only Lord, You are my strength, You are my God, You are my joy, You are my glory and splendor. You are my praise and hope, you are all desire, all you are sweetness, O my God! Having remained forever and ever, never changing. You alone are my consolation and eternal pleasure, O Lord! Joy and gladness is Your Most Holy Divine love. There is nothing better and more honest than this, neither on earth nor in heaven, but the imam. Let this be more honorable than all treasures, dearer than valuable adamants. Moreover, I desire nothing more than this; I will require nothing more than this; but with this alone I will be satisfied in this world, and even more so in the future. Fifth Verse of thanksgiving to God for His benefits 1. I thank You my Lord, the most generous benefactor, for You created me in Your image and likeness, and You brought me from non-existence into existence, You crowned me with glory and honor. You did not create me as a beast, nor as a beast, nor as any other animal, but as a man, a rational creature; You have honored my soul with immortality and autocracy. Even if we are temporarily separated in the flesh, we pass on to a better relocation, but in our soul we remain immortal forever, not for a thousand years, not for two or three thousand, but forever and ever, without end. Even if someone is grateful and guilty as a doctor for something small, such as healing a certain illness, how much more, Lord, who brought me whole, active, alive, and healthy from non-existence into being, and created me for endless ages! 2. I thank you my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for you have created everything for me: for my sake - the sky, the earth, the sun, the moon and all the starry celestial adornment; for my sake - animals, cattle, birds, all kinds of animals; for my sake - seas, rivers, springs, lakes, fish, great whales; for my sake - forests, oak groves, various deserts, fruitful trees; for my sake - potions, roots, seeds, vegetables are different; For my sake - everything visible and invisible was created, O my God! 3. I thank You, my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for You have arranged all righteousness and mercy for me, and You have constantly provided for my soul: protecting me, preserving me, covering me, interceding for my soul, granting me strength, health, living me, admonishing me and enlightening me, assisting and helping me, guiding me, and instructing me in every good deed. You have arranged all righteousness, mercy, and kindness for me. 4. I thank You, my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for You are the omnipotent God, for my sake, You were man, and You united me into One. You did not disdain to take ours for Xia, as if you had given everything to us. For my sake, you were placed in a manger; For my sake you wrapped yourself in swaddling clothes, clothed the sky with clouds; for my sake - you were circumcised in the last days; For my sake you fled to Egypt; for my sake, you were baptized into the Jordan; for my sake, you bowed the most pure head of your Forerunner, so that you lifted up grief for me; without demanding baptism, you were baptized for my sake, and grant me cleansing through baptism. 5. I thank You my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for for my sake you were beaten, dishonored, spat upon, strangled, bound, bound with a crown of thorns. For my sake, You poured out Your most pure blood. For my sake you died in the flesh, and having revived me in spirit, give me eternal life. For my sake, you were laid in a tomb. For my sake, you rose from the grave for three days, so that you may grant resurrection from the grave to all of us. 6. I thank You, my Lord, my most generous Benefactor, for even though I sin in darkness before You, you have mercifully accepted me as I repent. How many times have I sinned before You? You don’t just sweep me away. How much am I trespassing before You? You don't turn me away. How much am I falling? You restore me, you are long-suffering, you do not put me to death, even until my last breath, even until my last death, when I turn to You, when I fall to You, repenting: You, the merciful ones, accept me repentant. 7. I thank Thee my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for Thou hast given Thy law before my eyes, Thou hast given me to see Thy Holy will, Thou hast not rejected me from baptism, Thou hast not forsaken me in heterodoxy, or been immersed in a destructive heresy; Thou hast made me a partaker of Thy most pure mysteries, through blood You redeemed me with yours, you made me an heir to the kingdom of heaven! 8. I thank Thee my Lord, the most generous Benefactor, for Thou hast plucked me from the rumors and rebellion of this world, and brought me into the fence of Thy verbal sheep, and Thou hast chosen me to serve Thyself; Thou hast made me a servant for Thyself, even though I am unworthy. You have extended Your grace abundantly over me, You have shown me a convenient path to salvation. “You have revealed everything to me, you have offered everything before my eyes, you have left nothing hidden from me. 9. I thank You, my Lord, my most generous Benefactor, for You left me poor in nothing, but abundant in everything: I do not endure hunger and the filth of corruptible things for the sake of things, I do not worry, I do not drown in rivers, I do not endure troubles on the way for the sake of everyday things, great debts do not bother me, the royal green tribute does not fall upon me, They don’t drive me out to needy work, I don’t have to go on needy sea voyages, I endure nothing from this, like other people endure, and suffer through darkness, giving many tributes, enduring sorrows and misfortunes. I am outside of this, by Your most holy grace, freedom, even if I labor in anything, and endure little; but not for the sake of those who perish, but for the sake of those who endure forever. So, I say, you have shown me a convenient path to salvation, Lord, you have conveniently established the kingdom of heaven, you have given us everything! 10. I thank You, my Lord, my most generous Benefactor, for for the sake of some kind of good pleasure you promised to give me eternal life and the kingdom of heaven. He Himself created, He Himself created me, and gave everything to please, granting eternal life, not for a little time, not for a short time, not for a hundred years or a thousand, or a thousand, but forever and ever, without end. Glory to Your inscrutable mercy, Lord! Glory to Your wonderful dispensation, Most Holy King! Glory to Your ineffable and incomprehensible goodness and wisdom, O Lord of humanity! For all glory, honor and power are due to You, with the Father and with Your Most Holy and good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages, Amen! You might be interested in: