Lord my God, One is good and loving of mankind, One is merciful and meek, One is true and righteous, One is generous and merciful, our God: may Thy power come upon me, Thy sinful and useless servant, and may He strengthen my church with the Gospel of Thy Divine teaching, O Master and Lover of Mankind, most kindly, most kindly womb, enlighten my bellies and all my hearts By your will. Cleanse me from all malice and sin: keep me undefiled and blameless from every inspiration and activity of the devil, and grant me according to Your goodness, Your understanding, Yours to be wise, and to live in Your desires, to fear Your fear, even to do what is pleasing to You until my last breath, as if by Your inscrutable mercy I kept my body and soul, my mind and thoughts, are not tempted by any opposing network of the church.
My Lord, Lord, cover me with Your compassion, and do not forsake me, a sinner, and an unclean, and an unworthy servant of Yours: for You are my Protector, Lord, and it is for You that I sing I will take it out, and we send glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever, and to the ages of ages, amen. Lord, my God, One good and philanthropic, One merciful and meek, One true and righteous, One generous and merciful our God! May Thy power come upon me, Thy sinful and indecent servant, and may it strengthen the church of my soul with the good news of Thy Divine teaching. Master and Lover of Mankind, lover of goodness, lover of mercy, enlighten my heart and whole body with Your will.
Cleanse me from all malice and sin, keep me alien to filth and vice from all inspiration and influence of the devil, and grant me, by Your goodness, to know what is pleasing to You, to think what is pleasing to You, to live according to Your will, to be filled with fear of You, to do what is pleasing to You until my last breath, so that by Your inscrutable mercy You preserved my body and soul, both mind and thoughts, as a church that did not suffer from any snare laid out along the way. My Lord, Lord, cover me with Your mercy and do not leave me, a sinful, unclean, and unworthy Thy servant: for You are my Defender, Lord, and for You I always sing, and we send up glory to You, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and always, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Kathisma 13th
Psalm 91
Psalm of song on the Sabbath day.
Psalm, song, on the Sabbath day, 91.
It is good to confess to the Lord, and to sing to Your name, O Most High: to proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth every night, in a ten-stringed psalter with a song on the harp. For You have made me glad, O Lord, in Your creation, and in the work of Your hand I will rejoice. How Your works have been magnified, O Lord, Your thoughts have greatly deepened. A foolish man does not know, and a foolish man does not understand these things. The sinners have always grown like grass, and all the workers of iniquity have penetrated: for they shall be consumed for ever and ever. You are the Most High forever, Lord. For behold your enemies, O Lord, for behold your enemies shall perish, and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. And my horn will exalt like a unicorn, and my old age will be covered with oil. And my eye will look upon my enemies, and the evil ones that rise up against me will be heard by my ear. The righteous will flourish like the phoenix, and like the cedar tree in Lebanon it will multiply. The plants in the house of the Lord, in the palace of our God, will flourish, and will multiply in old age, and will be well received.
Let them proclaim that the Lord our God is upright, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. It is good for me to glorify You, O Lord, to glorify Your name, O Most High; To proclaim Your mercy in the morning, Your truth every night, With song, on the ten-stringed psalter and on the harp! For You have made me glad, O Lord, with all Your creation, and in the works of Your hands I will rejoice. For Thy works are filled with greatness, O Lord, Thy thoughts are deep. A foolish man will not know them, a foolish man will not understand them. Although sinners grow like grass, and the workers of iniquity increase in number, they will be destroyed forever. And You, O Lord, Almighty, live forever! For all Your enemies, O Lord, all Your enemies will perish, and the workers of iniquity will be scattered! And my dignity will rise up like the horn of a unicorn, and in my old age I will be anointed with oil; And my eye will look upon my enemies, and my ear will hear the destruction of the treacherous ones who have risen up against me. The righteous will bloom like the date palm; like the cedars of Lebanon, they will multiply.
Those who are rooted in the house of the Lord, in the courts of our God, will flourish; And there will be many of them who will reach venerable old age and prosper. May they proclaim to people the greatness of the righteousness of the Lord our God, and that there is no unrighteousness in Him!
Psalm 92
On the day before the Sabbath, when the earth was populated, praise was sung to David.
On the day before the Sabbath, when the earth was filled, David's song of praise, 92.
The Lord reigned, and was clothed with beauty: the Lord was clothed with strength, and girded: for He hath established the world, and it cannot move. Thy throne is ready from above: from everlasting art thou art. You raised up the rivers, O Lord, you raised up the rivers with their voices. The rivers will swell with their destruction, at the sound of many waters. Wonderful are the heights of the sea, marvelous is the Lord on high. Thy testimonies have been greatly assured; holiness befits Thy house, O Lord, for long days.
The Lord reigned and clothed himself with beauty; The Lord clothed himself with strength and girded himself; For He has established the world, and it will not be shaken. Your Throne was prepared from the beginning; You are eternal. The rivers have made a noise, O Lord, the rivers have lifted up their voice; The rivers swell their waves, the voice of many waters is heard. The high waves of the sea are marvelous; marvelous in the heights of Heaven is the Lord. Your revelations are truly true. There is holiness inherent in Your house, O Lord, for endless days.
Psalm 93
Psalm to David, on the fourth Saturday.
Psalm of David, on the fourth day of the week, 93.