I will confess to You, Lord, with all my heart, and before the angels I will sing to You, because You have heard all the words of my mouth. I will bow to Your holy church and confess to Your name about Your mercy and Your truth, for You have magnified Your holy name above all. Even if I call on You every day, hear me quickly: multiply me in my soul by Your power. Let all the kings of the earth confess to You, O Lord, that they have heard all the words of Your mouth, and let them sing in the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord, as high The Lord looks upon the humble, and the lofty message comes from afar. Even if I go in the midst of tribulation, live for me; You have stretched out Your hand to the wrath of my enemy, and Your right hand will save me. The Lord will reward me. Lord, Your mercy endures forever, do not despise the work of Your hand. I will glorify You, Lord, with all my heart and before the Angels I will sing to You, for You have heard the words of my mouth. I will worship Your holy church and glorify Your name for Your mercy and Your truth, for You have magnified Your holy name above all.
On the day when I call on You, hear me immediately! Expand my soul with Your power! May the kings of the earth glorify You, O Lord, for they have heard the words of Your mouth! And let them sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord; For the Lord is above all and looks upon the humble, but recognizes the proud from afar. If I follow the path of sorrow, You will give me life: You stretched out Your hand against my fierce enemies, and Your right hand saved me. The Lord will reward them for me. Lord, Your mercy endures forever! Do not reject what was created by Your hand!
Psalm 138
At the end of David, the psalm of Zechariah in the dispersion.
At the end, David, psalm of Zechariah, in the dispersion, 138.
Lord, you have tempted me and you have known me. You have known my sitting and my rising. Thou hast understood my thoughts from afar: Thou hast searched my path and mine already, and Thou hast foreseen all my path. For there is no flattery in my tongue: behold, Lord, Thou hast known. All the latest and ancient: You created me, and you laid Your hand on me. I am amazed at Your understanding; if I am established, I will not be able to reach it. Where can I go from Your Spirit? And why do I flee from Your face? If I go up to heaven, there you are, if I go down to hell, there you are. If my wings rise early and dwell in the last seas, then Your hand will guide me and Your right hand will hold me. And he said: food and darkness will trample me, and night enlightenment in my sweetness? For the darkness will not be darkened by You, and the night, like the day, will be enlightened; like its darkness, so is its light. For You created my womb, You took me from my mother’s womb. Let me confess to You that You were terribly amazed: Your works are wonderful, and my soul knows it well.
My bone is not hidden from Thee, which Thou hast created in secret, and my composition in the depths of the earth. Thy eyes see my undone, and in Thy book all will be written; in these days they will be created, and no one in them. I was greatly honored by Your friends, O God, having greatly established their dominion. I will count them, and they will multiply more than the sand; I have risen, and am still with You. If sinners beat you, O God, men of blood, turn away from me. Because we are jealous in our thoughts, Your cities will be reduced to vanity. Haven’t those who hated You, O Lord, hated You, and despised Your enemies? I hated them with complete hatred and became my enemies. Tempt me, O God, and convince my heart, prove me, and understand my paths, and see if the path of iniquity is in me, and guide me on the eternal path. Lord, You have tested me and known me; You knew me in my hours of rest and in my deeds. You have understood my thoughts from on high; You have known the path of my life and its limit, and You have foreseen all my paths. For there is no lie in my mouth.
Lord, You have known the Beginning of everything and the end; You created me and laid Your hand on me. Your mind is marvelous to me, it is omnipotent, I am unable to comprehend it! Where shall I go from Your Spirit, and where shall I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to Heaven, You, Lord, are there; if I go to hell, You are there again; If I flap my wings at dawn and fly over the distant seas, And there Your hand will guide me and Your right hand will hold me. And I said: “Will darkness cover me?” But when You are with me, the night becomes my light and joy. For for You, darkness is not dark, and the night is as bright as day: both darkness and light are equal for You. For You created me, You took me from my mother’s womb. I will glorify You, for You are terrible and wondrous; Your works are wonderful, and my soul knows it. My bones, which You created in secret, are not hidden from You, and all my composition is in the womb of my mother, as in the bowels of the earth; Your eyes saw my birth. The names of all are written in Your book; and no one, even in the womb of the mother, is forgotten by You. And I highly honor Your friends, O God, their dominion is established; I would count them, but there is no number for them, like sand. I arose from my bed, and You did not leave me.
May You destroy sinners, O God! Men who shed blood, get away from me! For your plans are daring! But sinners will not possess Your cities for long. Have I not, O Lord, hated Your haters and have I not grieved for Your enemies? I hated them with great hatred; They became my enemies. Test me, O God, know my heart! Search me and understand my paths, and You will see whether the path of iniquity tempts me, and You will direct me to the eternal path!
Psalm 139
Finally, a psalm to David.
At the end, Psalm of David, 139.
Deliver me, O Lord, from the wicked man, from the unrighteous man, deliver me, even though I have thought unrighteousness in my heart, I have fought all day long in the army, sharpening my tongue like a serpent’s poison. asps under their lips. Save me, Lord, from the hand of sinners, from the unrighteous men, who have thought the heels of my feet. Pride has hidden the net for me, and the net has already bound my feet. On the path, put temptations aside. Reh of the Lord: You are my God, inspire, O Lord, the voice of my prayer. Lord, Lord, the power of my salvation has overshadowed my head on the day of battle. Do not deliver me, O Lord, from my desire to a sinner: having thought for me, do not forsake me, lest they be exalted. The head of their surroundings, the labor of their walls covers me. Coals of fire will fall on them, casting me down in passions, and they will not stand. The pagan man will not be corrected on earth: the unrighteous and evil man will be caught into corruption. I know that the Lord will bring judgment to the poor and vengeance to the needy. Both will confess righteousness to Your name, and righteousness will dwell with Your face.
Remove me, Lord, from the evil man, deliver me from the unrighteous man! They conceived iniquity in their hearts, and armed themselves for battle every day; They have sharpened their tongue like the sting of a serpent; the poison of an asp is in their mouth. Save me, Lord, from the hands of sinners, remove me from unrighteous people who are planning to block the path of my feet! The proud have laid a net for me, a snare for my feet; They set traps for me on the path. I said to the Lord: “You are my God, hear, O Lord, my prayer!” Lord, Lord, the power that saves me! You have overshadowed and protected my head on the day of battle. Do not give me, Lord, into the hands of sinners, lest I be deprived of the desired salvation! They are planning evil for me. Do not leave me, lest they become proud! May their evil plan, which was discussed in their gathering, turn against them! Coals of fire will fall on them, You will plunge them into the abyss of suffering, and they will not stand! A slanderous man will not correct his life on earth; An unrighteous man will be carried away by evil into destruction. I knew that the Lord would bring just justice to the poor and good reward to the poor.
Then the righteous will glorify Your name, and the upright will dwell before You.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
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Psalm 140
Psalm to David.
Psalm of David, 140.