Lord, I have called to You, hear me: listen to the voice of my prayer, so that I may sometimes cry to You. May my prayer be corrected, as the censer is before You, the lifting of my hand is an evening sacrifice. Set, O Lord, a guard over my mouth, and a door of protection over my mouth. Do not turn my heart into the words of deceit, and do not accept the guilt of sins with men who practice iniquity, and I will not reckon with their chosen ones. The righteous will punish me with mercy and reprove me, but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head, for my prayer is also in their favor. The victims were at the stone of their judge: my words will be heard, because I am able. Like the thickness of the earth has sagged on the earth, scattering their bones in hell. For my eyes are unto Thee, O Lord, O Lord: in Thee I trust, do not take away my soul. Keep me from the snare that has surrounded me, and from the temptation of those who practice iniquity. Sinners will fall into their darkness: I am one, until I will pass away. Lord, I cried to You, hear me; listen to my prayer when I cry to You!
May my prayer ascend like incense before You! Let the lifting of my hands be like the evening sacrifice! Grant, O Lord, protection to my lips, guard the doors of my lips! Do not let me turn my heart to evil words, invent excuses for sins, as lawless people do, lest I become like their leaders! The righteous will mercifully instruct me and reprove me, but let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head, and let not my prayer be in favor with them. The earth among the rocks swallowed up their judges. My words will be heard, for there is power in them. Just as a layer of earth raised by a plow scatters on the ground, so their bones scattered at the abyss of hell. To You, Lord, Lord, my eyes are turned; I trust in You, do not take away my soul! Save me from the snares that they have laid for me, from the temptations of people who commit lawlessness! Sinners will fall into their snares. I will remain aloof from them until I have completed the path of my life.
Psalm 141
David's mind, he could never be in the den praying.
For the teaching of David, when he prayed in the cave, 141.
With my voice I cried to the Lord, with my voice I prayed to the Lord. I will pour out my prayer before Him, I will declare my sorrow before Him. Sometimes my spirit disappears from me: and You knew my paths: on this path, where I walked, You hid the snare for me. I looked on my right hand and looked, and do not know me: perish the flight from me, and do not seek my soul. I cried to You, Lord, I said: You are my hope, You are my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my prayer, for you have greatly humbled yourself, deliver me from those who persecute me, for you have become stronger than me. Bring my soul out of prison, to confess to Your name. The righteous women are waiting for me, until then reward me. With my voice I cry to the Lord, with my voice I will pray to the Lord. I will pour out my prayer to Him, I will tell him my sorrow. When my spirit fainted within me, my paths were known to You. On the path that I walked, they laid snares for me. I looked to the right and saw: there was no person close to me; I have nowhere to run, and there is no protection for my soul.
I called to You, Lord, and said: You are my hope, from You I accept my fate in the land of the living! Heed my prayer, for I am deeply humbled! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they have become stronger than me! Bring my soul out of prison, so that I may glorify Your name! The righteous have been waiting for a long time for You to reward me according to my deeds!
Psalm 142
A psalm to David, when his son Absalom persecuted him.
Psalm of David, when Absalom his son pursued him, 142.
Lord, hear my prayer, inspire my prayer in Your truth, hear me in Your righteousness, and do not enter into judgment with Your servant, for no one living will be justified before You. Because the enemy drove away my soul, he humbled my life to eat in the ground, he planted me to eat in the dark, like the dead ages. And my spirit is sad within me, my heart is troubled within me. I have remembered the days of old, I have learned in all Your works, I have learned Your hand in all creation. I lift up my hands to You, my soul, like a waterless land to You. Hear me quickly, Lord, my spirit has disappeared, do not turn Your face away from me, and I will become like those who go down into the pit. I hear you show me Your mercy in the morning, for I have trusted in You. Tell me, Lord, I will go the other way, because I have taken my soul to You. Deliver me from my enemies, Lord, I have fled to You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Your good Spirit will guide me to rightness on earth. For Thy name's sake, Lord, live me, by Thy righteousness remove my soul from sorrow.
And Your mercy will consume my enemies and destroy all my cold souls, for I am Your servant. Lord, hear my prayer, heed my prayer in Thy truth, hear me in Thy righteousness, And do not enter into litigation with Thy servant, for no one living is able to justify himself before You. For the enemy persecutes my soul; brought my life down to the ground; put me in darkness, likening me to those long dead. And my spirit languished within me, my heart trembled within me. I remembered the days of old, I learned from Your deeds, I was edified by the creations of Your hands. I have raised my hands to You; my soul is like a dry land before You! Hear me quickly, O Lord, my spirit is faint; do not turn Your face away from me, lest I become like those who descend into the grave! Tell me Your mercy in the morning, for I trust in You! Show me, Lord, the path to follow, for I have lifted up my soul to You! Deliver me from my enemies, Lord, I resort to You! Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; Your good Spirit will guide me to the land of righteousness.
You will revive me with Your righteousness, O Lord, for Your name’s sake, and deliver my soul from sorrow; And by Your mercy You will destroy my enemies, You will destroy those who persecute my soul, for I am Your servant.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Slava:
According to the 19th kathisma, the Trisagion of Our Father: Also troparia, tone 7:
After kathisma 19. Trisagion according to Our Father: Troparion, tone 7:
Thank you, I glorify You, my God, / for you have given repentance to all sinners. / Savior, do not disgrace me, / when you come to judge the whole world, / the shameful deeds of the creator.
I thank and glorify You, my God, / for the fact that You have given repentance to all sinners. / When you come to judge the whole world, / do not disgrace me, Savior, / who has done shameful deeds.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I have sinned immeasurably against You / and I expect immeasurable torment, / My God, having shown mercy, save me.
Glory: Having sinned immeasurably before You, / I expect immeasurable torment. / My God, take pity, / save me!
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. I now resort to the multitude of Your mercy: / release the chains, O Mother of God, / of my sins.
And now: / I now resort to Your immeasurable mercy: / break, O Mother of God, / the chains of my sins.
Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer:
Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer: