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Кафи́сма 17-я (2)

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Glory:

Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of those who love Your name. Direct my steps according to Thy word, and let not all iniquity possess me; Deliver me from the slander of men, and I will keep Your commandments. Make Thy face shine upon Thy servant, and teach me Thy justification. My eyes have known the source of the waters, but I have not kept Your law. Thou art righteous, O Lord, and Thy judges rule; Thou hast commanded the truth of Thy testimony and the truth greatly. Thy jealousy has consumed me, for I have forgotten Thy words. Thy word is kindled with great heat, and Thy servant loveth it. I am the youngest and humbled, I have not forgotten Your justifications. Your righteousness is righteousness forever, and Your law is truth. Sorrow and need have come upon me; Your commandments are my teaching. The truth of Your testimony is forever; Give me some understanding, and I will live. I cried with all my heart: Hear me, O Lord, I will seek Your justification. I cried to You: save me, and I will preserve Your testimonies. I preceded you in hopelessness and cried out, trusting in Your words. Prevent my eyes to learn in the morning by Thy word. Hear my voice, O Lord, according to Thy mercy: live for me according to Thy destiny.

Those who persecute me with iniquity have drawn near, but have departed from Your law. Thou art near, O Lord, and all Thy ways are the truth. From the beginning I knew from Your testimonies that I founded the age. See my humility and forgive me, for I have not forgotten Your law. Judge my judgment and deliver me; For Thy word's sake live me. Salvation is far from the sinner, for I have not sought Your justifications. Thy bounty is many, O Lord, live me according to Thy destiny. The many who drive me out and persecute me do not turn away from Your meetings. I saw those who did not understand, and fell away, because I did not keep Your words. See that I have loved Your commandments; Lord, live by Your mercy. The beginning of Thy words is truth, and the whole destiny of Thy righteousness endures forever. The princes have driven me into obscurity, and my heart has feared because of Your words. I will rejoice in Your words, for I have gained much gain. I have hated and detested injustice, but I have loved Your law. During the seventh day we praise You about the destinies of Your righteousness. There is peace for many who love Your law, and there is no temptation for them. I have longed for Your salvation, O Lord, and I have loved Your commandments. Preserve Thy testimonies, my soul, and love and earnestly.

I will keep Your commandments and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You, O Lord. Let my prayer come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to Thy word. Let my petition come before Thee, O Lord: deliver me according to Thy word. My lips will burst forth with song, when Thou teachest me Thy justification. My tongue proclaims Your words, for all Your commandments are truth. May Thy hand be to save me, as I have willed Thy commandments. I have desired Your salvation, O Lord, and Your law is my teaching. My soul will live and praise You, and Your fate will help me. I have gone astray, like a lost sheep: seek Thy servant, for I have not forgotten Thy commandments.

Slava:

According to the 17th Kathisma. Trisagion. And according to Our Father...

Also troparia, tone 2

Those who have sinned against You, O Savior, like the prodigal son: accept me, Father, who repents, and have mercy on me, O God.

Glory: I call to You, Christ the Savior, with the publican’s voice: cleanse me as he did and have mercy on me, O God.

And now: Mother of God, do not despise me, demanding Your intercession: for my soul trusts in You, and have mercy on me.

Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer:

Master, Lord, Almighty and Creator of all, the Father of generosity and mercy, God, who created man from the earth and showed him in Your image and likeness, so that Your magnificent name may be glorified on earth, and cast out by the transgression of Your commandments, and again for the better, having created him in Your Christ, and raised him to heaven; I thank Thee, for Thou hast multiplied Thy greatness upon me, and Thou hast not betrayed me to the end as my enemy, to cast me out into the abyss of hell by those who seek me, but rather left me to perish with my iniquities. Now, O most merciful and loving Lord, do not desire the death of a sinner, but expect and accept conversion; Whoever corrects the downtrodden, heals the contrite, turn me to repentance, and correct the overthrown, and heal the contrite; remember Your generosity and Your incomprehensible goodness from time immemorial, and my immeasurable forget the iniquities that I have committed in deed, word, and thought; resolve the blindness of my heart, and give me tears of tenderness to cleanse the filth of my thoughts.

Hear, O Lord, attend, Lover of mankind, cleanse, O Compassionate One, and free my cursed soul from the torment of the reigning passions within me. And let no one keep me from sin, let the demon fighter be able to attack me, let him lead me lower to his desire, but by Thy sovereign hand of his dominion, snatching me away, Thou reign in me, good and man-loving Lord, and let all Thy be, and let me live the rest according to Thy good will and will. And grant me with the indescribable goodness of my heart, purification of my heart, guarding of my lips, rightness of actions, humble wisdom, peace of thoughts, silence of my spiritual strength, spiritual joy, true love, long-suffering, kindness, meekness, unfeigned faith, self-control, and fill me with all good fruits through the gift of Your Holy Spirit.

And do not bring me to the end of my days, delight my uncorrected and unprepared soul, but complete me with Your perfection and thus bring me to the present life; for yes, having unchallengedly passed through the beginnings and powers of darkness, by Your grace I will see and I am unapproachable of Your glory, unspeakable kindness with all Your saints, in whom Thy most honorable and magnificent name, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, is sanctified and glorified, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages, amen.

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