Save, O Lord, Thy people/ and bless Thy inheritance,/ granting victories against the enemy/ and preserving Thy life through Thy Cross.
Source: Orthodox prayer book. Morning prayers
O Saint Michael the Archangel, have mercy on us sinners who require your intercession, save us, servants of God (names), from all visible and invisible enemies, and moreover, strengthen us from the horror of death and from embarrassment of the devil, and grant us to present ourselves shamelessly to our Creator at the hour of His terrible and righteous Judgment.
O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise us, sinners, who pray to you for your help and intercession in this world and the future, but grant us together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen.
Source: Kanonnik. Canon to Archangel Michael
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, protect me with Your holy Angels, with the prayers of our All-Pure Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, with the power of the Honest and The Life-Giving Cross, the holy Archangel of God Michael and other incorporeal heavenly powers, the holy prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord John, the holy apostle and evangelist John the Theologian, Hieromartyr Cyprian and Martyr Justina, St. Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra of Lycia, Wonderworker, St. Leo, Bishop of Catania, St. Niketas of Novgorod, Saint Joasaph of Belgorod, Saint Mitrophan of Voronezh, Venerable Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh, Venerable Zosima and Savvatius of Solovetsky, Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, the Wonderworker, the holy martyrs Faith, Nadezhda, Lyubov and their mother Sophia, the holy martyr Tryphon, the holy and righteous fathers of God Joachim and Anna and all Thy saints, help me, Thy unworthy servant (name of the person praying), deliver me from all the slander of the enemy, from all evil, witchcraft, sorcery, sorcery and from wicked people, so that they may not be able do me no harm.
Lord, with the light of Your radiance preserve me in the morning, and at noon, and in the evening, and in the sleep of the future, and by the power of Your grace, turn away and remove all evil wickedness, acting at the instigation the devil. If any evil is planned or done, return it back to the underworld. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Source: Archimandrite Makariy (Veretennikov), professor of the Moscow Academy of Sciences. Domestic piety and protection from witchcraft. Published with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II. © Moscow Compound of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra. 1998.
About the Holy Martyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justino! Hear our humble prayer. Even though you naturally died your temporary life as a martyr for Christ, yet you do not depart from us in spirit, always according to the commandment of the Lord, to teach us and patiently bear your cross to us helpfully. Behold, boldness towards Christ God and His Most Pure Mothers has been acquired by nature.
In the same way, even now, you will be prayer books and intercessors for us unworthy (names). Be our intercessors of the fortress, so that through your intercession we may remain unharmed from demons, wise men and evil men, glorifying the Holy Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and ever. Amen.
Source: Kanonnik. Canon to the Hieromartyr Cyprian and the Martyr Justina
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[A Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son.] LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! many {are} they that rise up against me.
Many {there be} which say of my soul, {There is} no help for him in God. Selah.
But thou, O LORD, {art} a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. {for: or, about}
I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.
I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set {themselves} against me round about.
Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies {upon} the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Salvation {belongeth} unto the LORD: thy blessing {is} upon thy people. Selah.
[{A Psalm} of David.] The LORD {is} my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD {is} the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, {even} mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. {came...: Heb. approached against me}
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this {will} I {be} confident.
One {thing} have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. {the beauty: or, the delight}
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. {joy: Heb. shouting}
Hear, O LORD, {when} I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
{When thou saidst}, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. {When...: or, My heart said unto thee, Let my face seek thy face, etc}
Hide not thy face {far} from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. {take...: Heb. gather me}
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. {a plain...: Heb. a way of plainness} {mine...: Heb. those which observe me}
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
{I had fainted}, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Trust in the LORD, and do good; {so} shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. {verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness}
Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring {it} to pass. {Commit...: Heb. Roll thy way upon}
And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. {Rest in: Heb. Be silent to}
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
For yet a little while, and the wicked {shall} not {be}: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it {shall} not {be}.
But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. {plotteth: or, practiseth}
The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, {and} to slay such as be of upright conversation. {such...: Heb. the upright of way}
Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
A little that a righteous man hath {is} better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD {shall be} as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. {the fat: Heb. the preciousness}
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
For {such as be} blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and {they that be} cursed of him shall be cut off.
The steps of a {good} man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. {ordered: or, established}
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth {him with} his hand.
I have been young, and {now} am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
{He is} ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed {is} blessed. {ever: Heb. all the day}
Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.
The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
The law of his God {is} in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. {steps: or, goings}
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see {it}.
I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree. {a green...: or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil}
Yet he passed away, and, lo, he {was} not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
Mark the perfect {man}, and behold the upright: for the end of {that} man {is} peace.
But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off.
But the salvation of the righteous {is} of the LORD: {he is} their strength in the time of trouble.
And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
[A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
{There is} no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither {is there any} rest in my bones because of my sin. {rest: Heb. peace, or, health}
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
My wounds stink {and} are corrupt because of my foolishness.
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. {troubled: Heb. wried}
For my loins are filled with a loathsome {disease}: and {there is} no soundness in my flesh.
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Lord, all my desire {is} before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. {is gone...: Heb. is not with me}
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. {sore: Heb. stroke} {my kinsmen: or, my neighbours}
They also that seek after my life lay snares {for me}: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
But I, as a deaf {man}, heard not; and {I was} as a dumb man {that} openeth not his mouth.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth {are} no reproofs.
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. {in...: or, thee do I wait for} {hear: or, answer}
For I said, {Hear me}, lest {otherwise} they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify {themselves} against me.
For I {am} ready to halt, and my sorrow {is} continually before me. {to halt: Heb. for halting}
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
But mine enemies {are} lively, {and} they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. {are lively...: Heb. being living, are strong}
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow {the thing that} good {is}.
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. {to...: Heb. for my help}
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. {I waited...: Heb. In waiting I waited}
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, {and} established my goings. {an...: Heb. a pit of noise}
And he hath put a new song in my mouth, {even} praise unto our God: many shall see {it}, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.
Blessed {is} that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
Many, O LORD my God, {are} thy wonderful works {which} thou hast done, and thy thoughts {which are} to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: {if} I would declare and speak {of them}, they are more than can be numbered. {they cannot...: or, none can order them unto thee}
Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. {opened: Heb. digged}
Then said I, Lo, I come: in the volume of the book {it is} written of me,
I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law {is} within my heart. {within...: Heb. in the midst of my bowels}
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.
I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. {falleth: Heb. forsaketh}
Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me.
Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.
Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The LORD be magnified.
But I {am} poor and needy; {yet} the Lord thinketh upon me: thou {art} my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, {A Psalm} of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?] Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy strength. {chief...: or, overseer} {Maschil: or, of instruction}
Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.
For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: they have not set God before them. Selah.
Behold, God {is} mine helper: the Lord {is} with them that uphold my soul.
He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth. {mine...: Heb. those that observe me}
I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for {it is} good.
For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen {his desire} upon mine enemies.
[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. {Altaschith...: or, Destroy not} {Michtam: or, A golden Psalm} {defend...: Heb. set me on high}
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not {for} my transgression, nor {for} my sin, O LORD.
They run and prepare themselves without {my} fault: awake to help me, and behold. {help: Heb. meet}
Thou therefore, O LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah.
They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords {are} in their lips: for who, {say they}, doth hear?
But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.
{Because of} his strength will I wait upon thee: for God {is} my defence. {defence: Heb. high place}
The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see {my desire} upon mine enemies. {enemies: Heb. observers}
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
{For} the sin of their mouth {and} the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying {which} they speak.
Consume {them} in wrath, consume {them}, that they {may} not {be}: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.
And at evening let them return; {and} let them make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.
Let them wander up and down for meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. {for meat: Heb. to eat} {and grudge...: or, if they be not satisfied, then they will stay all night}
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God {is} my defence, {and} the God of my mercy.
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
Who whet their tongue like a sword, {and} bend {their bows to shoot} their arrows, {even} bitter words:
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They encourage themselves {in} an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them? {matter: or, speech} {of...: Heb. to hide his snares}
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward {thought} of every one {of them}, and the heart, {is} deep. {they...: or, we are consumed by that which they have throughly searched} {a diligent...: Heb. a search searched}
But God shall shoot at them {with} an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. {shall they...: Heb. their wound shall be}
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm {or} Song of David.] Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. {before...: Heb. from his face}
As smoke is driven away, {so} drive {them} away: as wax melteth before the fire, {so} let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. {exceedingly...: Heb. rejoice with gladness}
Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, {is} God in his holy habitation.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry {land}. {in families: Heb. in a house}
O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: {even} Sinai itself {was moved} at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. {send: Heb. shake out} {confirm: Heb. confirm it}
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
The Lord gave the word: great {was} the company of those that published {it}. {company: Heb. army}
Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. {did...: Heb. did flee, did flee}
Though ye have lien among the pots, {yet shall ye be as} the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was {white} as snow in Salmon. {in it...: or, for her, she}
The hill of God {is as} the hill of Bashan; an high hill {as} the hill of Bashan.
Why leap ye, ye high hills? {this is} the hill {which} God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell {in it} for ever.
The chariots of God {are} twenty thousand, {even} thousands of angels: the Lord {is} among them, {as in} Sinai, in the holy {place}. {even...: or, even many thousands}
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, {for} the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell {among them}. {for men: Heb. in the man}
Blessed {be} the Lord, {who} daily loadeth us {with benefits, even} the God of our salvation. Selah.
{He that is} our God {is} the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord {belong} the issues from death.
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, {and} the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring {my people} again from the depths of the sea:
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of {thine} enemies, {and} the tongue of thy dogs in the same. {dipped: or, red}
They have seen thy goings, O God; {even} the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.
The singers went before, the players on instruments {followed} after; among {them were} the damsels playing with timbrels.
Bless ye God in the congregations, {even} the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. {from...: or, ye that are of the fountain of Israel}
There {is} little Benjamin {with} their ruler, the princes of Judah {and} their council, the princes of Zebulun, {and} the princes of Naphtali. {and their...: or, with their company}
Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, {till every one} submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people {that} delight in war. {the company...: or, the beasts of the reeds} {scatter...: or, he scattereth}
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.
Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah:
To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, {which were} of old; lo, he doth send out his voice, {and that} a mighty voice. {send...: Heb. give}
Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excellency {is} over Israel, and his strength {is} in the clouds. {clouds: or, heavens}
O God, {thou art} terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel {is} he that giveth strength and power unto {his} people. Blessed {be} God.
He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. {abide: Heb. lodge}
I will say of the LORD, {He is} my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, {and} from the noisome pestilence.
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth {shall be thy} shield and buckler.
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; {nor} for the arrow {that} flieth by day;
{Nor} for the pestilence {that} walketh in darkness; {nor} for the destruction {that} wasteth at noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; {but} it shall not come nigh thee.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Because thou hast made the LORD, {which is} my refuge, {even} the most High, thy habitation;
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
They shall bear thee up in {their} hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. {adder: or, asp}
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I {will be} with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation. {long...: Heb. length of days}
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; {violent...: Heb. man of violences}
Which imagine mischiefs in {their} heart; continually are they gathered together {for} war.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison {is} under their lips. Selah.
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
I said unto the LORD, Thou {art} my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O LORD.
O GOD the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; {lest} they exalt themselves. Selah. {lest...: or, let them not be exalted}
{As for} the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow {him}. {an...: or, an evil speaker (Heb. a man of tongue), a wicked man of violence, be established in the earth: let him be hunted to his overthrow}
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, {and} the right of the poor.
Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.