What is kathisma
Kathisma, which means “seated” in Greek, is part of the book of Psalms. As can be seen from the translation, one can sit down while reading these texts, unlike most other prayers. At the same time, initially in the Byzantine tradition it was not customary to sit during kathisma, but sat after reading them.
Kathisma - liturgical part of the Psalter
The entire book of Psalms is divided into kathisma, as well as into its component parts. There are about twenty of them in total, and the length of all kafizas is approximately the same, although they may contain a different number of psalms.
Interesting! The largest number of psalms is contained in 118 kathisma. There are 15 in total, from 119 to 133 psalms.
At the same time, kathisma itself also has component elements: they are called “glory” or “statues”. The concept of glory comes from the text “Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit...” which is read after each of these components.
Kathisma 3
In the end, to the servant of the Lord David, even the words of the Lord said this song, on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and said: | To the fulfillment of the Lord's servant David: what he said to the Lord are the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he said: |
| 1 I will love you, O Lord, my strength. | 1 I will love you, O Lord, my strength, |
| 2 The Lord is my strength, and my refuge, and my Deliverer, my God, my Helper, and I trust in Him, my Protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my Advocate. | 2 The Lord is my rock, and my refuge, and my deliverer. My God is my helper, and I will trust in Him; my protector, and the horn of my salvation, and my protector. |
| 3 With praise I will call on the Lord, and I will be saved from my enemies. | 3 I will praise the Lord and will be saved from my enemies. |
| 4 Mortal diseases have overcome me, and the sweat of iniquity has crushed me, | 4 The pangs of death have seized me, and the torrents of iniquity have troubled me, |
| 5 diseases of hell have come upon me, having preceded me to the snares of death. | 5 The torments of hell surrounded me, mortal snares met me. |
| 6 And when I was in sorrow, I called on the Lord, and cried to my God, hearing my voice from the temple of His Holy One, and my cry before Him would come into His ears. | 6 And in my distress I called on the Lord and cried to my God; He heard my voice from His holy temple, and my cry before Him would reach His ears. |
| 7 And the earth moved and trembled, and the foundations of the mountains were shaken and moved, as if God was angry with her. | 7 And the earth shook and trembled, and the foundations of the mountains shook and were shaken, for God was angry with them. |
| 8 The smoke of His wrath arose, and the fire from His presence was kindled, and coals kindled from Him. | 8 Smoke arose in His anger, and fire was kindled from His face, and coals were kindled by Him. |
| 9 And bow down the heavens, and the darkness below, and darkness under His feet. | 9 And He bowed down the heavens, and came down, and darkness was under His feet. |
| 10 And you climbed onto the Cherubim, and flew, flew on the wing of the wind. | 10 And he mounted the Cherubim and flew, and flew on the wings of the winds. |
| 11 And put Thy dark cover, around His habitation, the waters are dark in the clouds of the air. | 11 And he made darkness his covering: around him was his tabernacle, dark water in the clouds of air. |
| 12 Clouds, hail, and coals of fire came forth from the shedding before Him. | 12 Because of the brilliance, clouds, hail, and coals of fire passed before Him. |
| 13 And the Lord and the Most High roared out from Heaven and gave His voice. | 13 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High gave His voice; |
| 14 I sent down arrows and dispersed them, and multiplied the lightnings and crushed them. | 14 He sent arrows and scattered them, and multiplied the lightning and confused them. |
| 15 And the fountain of water was revealed, and the foundation of the world was revealed, from Thy rebuke, O Lord, from the inspiration of the spirit of Thy wrath. | 15 And springs of water appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed at Thy threat, O Lord, at the breath of the spirit of Thy wrath. |
| 16 He sent down from on high, and received me; they took me from many waters. | 16 He sent from on high and took me, He took me out of many waters. |
| 17 He will deliver me from my mighty enemies and from those who hate me, for she has become stronger than me. | 17 He will deliver me from my powerful enemies and from those who hate me, for they are stronger than I. |
| 18 Foretold me in the day of my bitterness, and the Lord was my strengthener. | 18 They overtook me in the day of my trouble, and the Lord became my strength, |
| 19 And he will bring me out into the wide world; he will deliver me, as he willed me. | 19 And he brought me out into the open; He will deliver me, for He has desired me. |
| 20 And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness, and will reward me according to the purity of my hand. | 20 And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness, and according to the cleanliness of my hands he will reward me, |
| 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not dishonored wickedly from my God. | 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not fallen away to wickedness from my God, |
| 22 For all His destiny is before me, and His justification does not depart from me. | 22 For all His judgments were before me, and His commandments did not depart from me. |
| 23 And I will be blameless with Him, and will be kept from my iniquity. | 23 And I will be blameless with Him, and will be kept from my iniquity. |
| 24 And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness and according to the purity of my hand before His eyes. | 24 And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness and the purity of my hands in His sight. |
| 25 You will be reverent with a saint, and with an innocent man you will be innocent, | 25 You will deal holy with the holy, and you will be blameless with the innocent man, |
| 26 And you will be chosen with the elect, and you will be corrupted with the obstinate. | 26 And you will be close to the chosen one, but you will hinder the obstinate! |
| 27 For You have saved the humble people and humbled the eyes of the proud. | 27 For You will save a humble people and humble the eyes of the arrogant. |
| 28 For You have enlightened my lamp, O Lord my God, You have enlightened my darkness. | 28 For You will light my lamp, O Lord my God, You will illuminate my darkness. |
| 29 For through You I will be delivered from temptation, and through my God I will pass over the wall. | 29 For with You I will be delivered from temptation, and with my God I will overcome the wall. |
| 30 My God, His way is blameless, the word of the Lord is kindled, He is the Protector of all those who trust in Him. | 30 My God! His way is blameless, the words of the Lord are tested by fire, He is the defender of all who trust in Him. |
| 31 For who is God, except the Lord? or who is God, except our God? | 31 For who is God except the Lord? and who is God besides our God? |
| 32 God gird me with strength, and make my way blameless. | 32 God girdles me with strength, and He has made my way blameless; |
| 33 Make my noses like trees, and set me on high. | 33 He strengthens my feet like a deer’s, and places me on high places; |
| 34 Thou shalt train my hands to fight, and thou hast laid the bow of the copper on my arm. | 34 He trains my hands for war, and He has made my arms a bow of brass. |
| 35 And You have given me the protection of salvation, and Your right hand will receive me, and Your punishment will correct me in the end, and Your punishment will teach me. | 35 And You have given me a refuge for salvation, and Your right hand has supported me; and Thy instruction straightened me to the end; and Your instruction will teach me. |
| 36 Thou hast enlarged my feet under me, and my feet are not faint. | 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not fainted. |
| 37 My enemies will marry, and I will suffer, and will not return until they die. | 37 I will pursue my enemies and overtake them, and I will not return until they are destroyed. |
| 38 I will offend them, and they will not be able to stand, they will fall under my feet. | 38 I will afflict them, and they will not be able to stand up; they will fall under my feet. |
| 39 And thou hast girded me with strength for battle; thou hast slept all that rise up against me under me. | 39 And You have girded me with strength for war; You have cast all those who rise up against me under my feet. |
| 40 And you gave me a backbone to my enemies, and you consumed those who hated me. | 40 And he turned my enemies back to me and destroyed those who hated me. |
| 41 You cried, and did not save: to the Lord, and did not hear them. | 41 They cried out - and there was no savior to the Lord - and He did not hear them. |
| 42 And I will crumble like dust before the wind, like the clay of the paths I will stroke. | 42 And I will crush them like dust before the wind, like the mud of the streets I will level them. |
| 43 Deliver me from the bickering of people, place me at the head of the tongues. People we don’t even know worked with. | 43 You will deliver me from the strife of the people, you will place me at the head of the tribes; a people whom I did not know became my slave, |
| 44 She listened to me by ear. The sons of strangers have lied to us. | 44, according to one rumor, obeyed me. The sons of foreigners lied to me, |
| 45 The sons of strangers have vowed and are lame from their paths. | 45 The sons of foreigners grew decrepit and lame, and went astray from their ways. |
| 46 As the Lord lives, and blessed is God, and may the God of my salvation be exalted. | 46 As the Lord liveth, and blessed be God, exalted be the God of my salvation. |
| 47 God grant me vengeance and subdue the people under me. | 47 God, who takes vengeance on my behalf and subdues the nations to me, |
| 48 My deliverer from my wrathful enemies, lifted me up from those who rise up against me, delivered me from the unrighteous man. | 48 my deliverer from my wrathful enemies; You will exalt me from those who rise up against me, You will deliver me from the unrighteous man. |
| 49 For this reason let us confess to You among the nations, O Lord, and sing to Your name: | 49 Therefore I will glorify You among the nations, O Lord, and will sing to Your name, |
| 50 Magnify the salvation of the king, and show mercy to your Christ David, and to his seed forever. | 50 majestically saving the king and showing mercy to his anointed David and to his seed forever. |
| Glory: | Glory: |
I will love You, Lord, my Fortress. The Lord is my Strength, and my Refuge, and My Deliverer, my God, my Helper, and I trust in Him, my Defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my Intercessor. With praise I will call on the Lord and I will be saved from my enemies. Mortal diseases have overcome me, and the floods of iniquity have crushed me, the diseases of hell have overcome me, having preceded me to the snares of death. And when I was in sorrow, I called on the Lord and cried out to my God, hearing my voice from His holy temple, and my cry before Him would come into His ears. And the earth moved and trembled, and the foundations of the mountains shook and moved, as if God was angry with her. The smoke of His wrath arose, and the fire from His presence was kindled, and coals kindled from Him. And bow down the heavens, and below, and darkness under His feet. And mount the Cherubim, and fly, fly on the windy wing. And put Your dark cover, His village is all around Him, dark is the water in the clouds of the air. From the shedding before Him came clouds, hail, and coals of fire. And the Lord and the Most High thundered from Heaven and gave His voice. I sent down arrows and dispersed them, and multiplied lightnings and crushed them. And the springs of water appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed, from Thy prohibition, O Lord, from the inspiration of the spirit of Thy wrath. He sent down from on high, and received me; they took me from many waters. He will deliver me from my powerful enemies and from those who hate me, for he has become stronger than me. Having anticipated me in the day of my bitterness, the Lord was my confirmation. And he brought me out into the wide world; he will deliver me, as he willed me. And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness and reward me according to my purity. For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not dishonored my God. For His whole destiny is before me and His justification does not depart from me. And I will be blameless with Him, and I will be kept from my iniquity. And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness and according to the purity of my hand before His eyes. With the venerable you will be, and with the innocent man you will be innocent, and with the chosen you will be chosen, and with the obstinate you will be corrupt. For You have saved the humble people and humbled the eyes of the proud. For You enlighten my lamp, O Lord my God, enlighten my darkness. For through You I will get rid of temptation and through my God I will go over the wall. My God, His way is blameless, the words of the Lord are kindled, the Protector of all those who trust in Him. Who is God, except the Lord? Or who is God, except our God? God gird me with strength, and make my way blameless. Make my nose like trees, and place me on high. Teach my hands to fight, and thou hast laid the bow of the copper on my arm. And You have given me the protection of salvation, and Your right hand will receive me, and Your punishment will correct me in the end, and Your punishment will teach me. Thou hast made my feet wide under me, and my feet are not weary. My enemies will marry, and I will suffer, and will not return until they die. I will insult them, and they will not be able to stand, they will fall under my feet. And you girded me with strength for battle, you slept all those who rose up against me under me. And you gave me a backbone to my enemies, and you consumed those who hated me. You cried, and did not save: to the Lord, and did not hear them. And I will crumble like dust before the wind, like I will smooth the clay of the paths. Deliver me from the bickering of people, put me at the head of languages. People we don’t even know worked with. Listen to me in the ear of your ear. The sons of strangers have lied to us. The sons of strangers have fallen and are lame from their paths. As the Lord lives, and blessed is God, and may the God of my salvation be exalted. God grant me vengeance and subjugate people under me. My deliverer from my wrathful enemies, lift me up from those who rise up against me, deliver me from the unrighteous man. For this reason, let us confess to You among the nations, O Lord, and sing to Your name: magnify the salvation of the king, and show mercy to Your Christ David, and to his seed forever.
Glory:
How kathismas are read in church
The Psalter is read in the temple, so all 20 kathismas are read weekly. They are read during both evening and morning activities. Reading usually takes place in turns, but there are adjustments for special days.
During the service, readers recite kathisma and sing in chorus. The reader begins with the words “Glory to the Father and the Son...”, and the choir sings the next part. It is convenient to see how kathismas are divided in the table:
| Kathisma | 1 Glory | 2 Fame | 3 Glory |
| IN | 1-3 | 4-6 | 7-8 |
| II | 9-10 | 11-13 | 14–16 |
| III | 17 | 18-20 | 21–23 |
| IV | 24–26 | 27–29 | 30–31 |
| IN | 32-33 | 34-35 | 36 |
| YOU | 37–39 | 40-42 | 43-45 |
| Vii | 46–48 | 49-50 | 51-54 |
| VIII | 55-57 | 58-60 | 61-63 |
| IX | 64-66 | 67 | 68–69 |
| X | 70-71 | 72-73 | 74-76 |
| XI | 77 | 78-80 | 81-84 |
| XII | 85-87 | 88 | 89-90 |
| XIII | 91-93 | 94-96 | 97-100 |
| XIV | 101-102 | 103 | 104 |
| XV | 105 | 106 | 107-108 |
| XVI | 109-111 | 112-114 | 115-117 |
| XVII | 118: 1-72 | 118: 73-131 | 118: 132-176 |
| XVIII | 119-123 | 124–128 | 129–133 |
| XIX | 134–136 | 137-139 | 140-142 |
| XX | 143–144 | 145-147 | 148–150 |
Important! Psalm 151, which is included in the Bible, is also included in Kathisma 20. At the same time, this psalm is not used in worship services.
It is also worth noting that during Lent the order of reading the Psalter changes significantly. The main difference is that at this time all twenty kathismas are read twice a week.
During the service, the Psalter is read in its entirety over the course of a week.
In addition to reading at Vespers and Matins, as on other days of the liturgical year, kathisma is also read during the hours, when all the main psalms have already been read. The table also shows the Lenten reading program (except for the fifth week:
| Day | Vespers | Morning | 1 hour | 3 hours | 6 hours | 9 o'clock |
| Sun | 1 | 2, 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Mon | — | 4, 5, 6 | — | 7 | eight | nine |
| W | 18 | 10, 11, 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| We'd | 18 | 19, 20, 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| N.S. | 18 | 6, 7, 8 | nine | 10 | eleven | 12 |
| Fri | 18 | 13, 14, 15 | — | 19 | winds | — |
| Saturday | 18 | 16, 17 | — | — | — | — |
The fifth week of the Holy Forty Days is different in that it is during this week that the Great Penitential Canon of St. Andrew of Crete can be read in full. Its reading falls on Thursday, so on this day only one kathisma is read in the morning.
Holy Week is different in that the Psalter is read once, from Monday to Friday, after which the Psalter is not read. He should not read kathisma at all during the bright week.
Kathisma 3
Psalm 21
1: Oh my God! My God! Why have you forsaken me? The words of my cry are far from saving me. 2: Oh my God! I cry during the day, and You do not listen to me, at night, and I have no peace. 3: But You, O Holy One, live in the midst of the praises of Israel. 4: Our fathers trusted in You; they trusted, and You delivered them; 5: They cried unto Thee, and were saved; They trusted in You and did not remain in shame. 6: But I am a worm, and not a man, reproached by men and despised by the people. 7: All who see me mock me, saying with their lips, nodding their heads: 8: But You brought me out of the womb, You placed hope in me at my mother’s breasts. 9: To You I was left from the womb; From my mother’s womb You are my God. 10: Do not move away from me, for sorrow is near, but there is no helper. 11: Many bulls surrounded me; the fat ones of Bashan surrounded me, 12: they opened their mouth against me, like a lion hungry for prey and roaring. 13: I am poured out like water; all my bones crumbled; my heart became like wax and melted in the midst of my insides. 14: My strength is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue clung to my throat, and You brought me to the dust of death. 15: For dogs have surrounded me; a crowd of evildoers has surrounded me; they have pierced my hands and my feet. 16: You could count all my bones; and they look and make a spectacle out of me; 17: They divide my garments among themselves, and cast lots for my clothing. 18: But You, Lord, do not depart from me; my strength! hasten to my aid; 19: Deliver my soul from the sword and my lonely from the dogs; 20: Save me from the mouth of the lion and from the horns of the unicorns; when you hear, deliver me. 21: I will proclaim Your name to my brothers, in the midst of the congregation I will praise You. 22: Those who fear the Lord! praise Him. All the seed of Jacob! glorify Him. Let all the seed of Israel revere Him, 23 for He did not despise or despise the sorrow of the sufferer, nor did He hide His face from him, but heard him when he called to Him. 24: In You is my praise in the great congregation; I will pay my vows to those who fear Him. 25: Let the poor eat and be satisfied; let those who seek Him praise the Lord; May your hearts live forever! 26: All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the nations of the nations will worship before You, 27: For the kingdom of the Lord is the Lord, and He is Ruler over the nations. 28: All the rich lands will eat and worship; All who go down into the dust and cannot save their lives will bow before Him. 29: My descendants will serve Him, and will be called the Lord's forever: 30: They will come and proclaim His righteousness to the people who are born, what the Lord has done.
Is it possible to read the Psalter at home?
Many Orthodox Christians also practice reading the Psalter at home, in personal prayer at home. For example, there is a pious tradition when such a prayer is performed instead of attending a church service if it was not possible to get there for some objective reason.
You can read kathismas as a prayer rule
You can recite a separate kathisma or even psalms, including them as part of your daily prayer routine. Before starting such prayer work, it is advisable to obtain the blessing of a priest.
For home reading, many great Orthodox prayer books have a convenient reading of the Psalter, which is divided into kathisma and contains additional prayers for repentance and petition.
Kathisma third
1 Finally, to the Lord’s youth David, even the word of the Lord sowed words of song, on the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Sauli, and said: 17.
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I will love You, Lord, my fortress. 3 The Lord is my strength, and my refuge, and My Deliverer, my God, my Helper, and I trust in Him, my Defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my Advocate. 4 In praise I will call on the Lord and I will be saved from my enemies. 5 Mortal diseases have overcome me, and the floods of iniquity have crushed me, 6 the diseases of hell have consumed me, having preceded me into the snares of death. 7And when I was in sorrow, I called on the Lord, and cried to my God, and heard my voice from His holy temple, and my cry before Him came into His ears. 8And the earth moved and trembled, and the foundations of the mountains were shaken and moved, as if God was angry with him. 9 The smoke of His wrath goes up, and the fire from His presence is kindled, and coals are kindled from Him. 10And bow the heavens, and those below, and the darkness under His feet. 11And we mounted the Cherubim and flew, flew on the wing of the wind. 12And he put his dark cover around his village, and the dark waters were in the clouds of the air. 13 From the leafing out before Him came clouds, hail, and coals of fire. 14And the Lord will thunder from heaven, and the Most High will give His voice. 15 I sent down arrows and dispersed them, and multiplied the lightnings, and caused confusion. 16And the springs of water were revealed, and the foundations of the world were revealed, because of Thy rebuke, O Lord, because of the inspiration of the spirit of Thy wrath. 17 She sent down from on high, and received me; they took me away from many waters. 18 He will deliver me from my mighty enemies and from those who hate me, for she has become stronger than me. 19 He anticipated me in the day of my embarrassment, and the Lord established my strength. 20And he will bring me out into the wideness; he will deliver me, as I willed. 21And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hand he will reward me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not committed wickedness from my God. 23 For all His destiny is before me, and His righteousness does not depart from Me. 24And I will be blameless with Him, and I will be kept from my iniquity. 25And the Lord will reward me according to my righteousness and according to the purity of my hand before His eyes. 26 You will be like a saint, and you will be innocent with an innocent man, 27 and you will be chosen with the chosen, and you will be corrupted with the obstinate. 28For You have saved the humble people and humbled the eyes of the proud. 29 For You have enlightened my lamp, O Lord my God, enlighten my darkness. 30For through You I will be delivered from temptation, and through my God I will pass over the wall. 31My God, His way is blameless, the words of the Lord are kindled, He is the Protector of all those who trust in Him. 32 For who is God except the Lord? Or who is God except our God? 33 God girdle me with strength, and make my way blameless. 34Make my noses like trees, and place me on high. 35Train my hands for battle, and thou hast set the bow of brass on my arm. 36And You have given me the protection of salvation, and Your right hand will receive me, and Your punishment will correct me in the end, and Your punishment will teach me. 37 Thou hast enlarged my feet under me, and I have not grown weary. 38 My enemies will marry, and I will suffer, and will not return until they perish. 39 I will offend them, and they will not be able to stand; they will fall under my feet. 40And you girded me with strength for battle; you slept all those who stood up against me under me. 41And you gave me a backbone of my enemies, and you consumed those who hated me. 42You cried, and did not save: unto the Lord, and did not hear them. 43And I will crumble like dust before the wind, like the clay of the paths I will wipe out. 44 Deliver me from the bickering of people, make me the leader of the tongues. People, who don’t know, work for me. 45 Listen to me with the ear of your ear. The sons of strangers lied to me. 46 The sons of strangers made promises and were lame from their paths. 47 As the Lord lives, and blessed is God, and may the God of my salvation be exalted. 48God grant me vengeance and subdue the people under me. 49 My deliverer from my wrathful enemies, from those who rise up against me, lift me up, deliver me from the unrighteous man. 50 For this reason we will confess to You in the midst, O Lord, and to Your name I will sing: 51 Magnify the salvation of the king, and show mercy to Your Christ David, and to his seed forever.
Glory:
1 Finally, psalm to David, 18.
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The heavens tell the glory of God, but the firmament proclaims His handiwork. 3Day speaks days, and night speaks reason. 4 Speech is meaningless, lower than words, and their voices are not heard. 5 Their words went out into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world. He will set his dwelling in the sun, 6 and he, like a bridegroom who comes from his chamber, will rejoice, like a giant in the mother-in-law’s way. 7 From the end of the heaven is His coming out, and His meeting to the end of the heaven, and there is nothing that can hide His warmth. 8 The law of the Lord is blameless, converting souls, the testimony of the Lord is sure, making children wise. 9 The righteousness of the Lord is right, gladdening the heart, the commandment of the Lord is bright, enlightening the eyes. 10The fear of the Lord is pure, abiding forever: the destinies of the Lord are true, justified together, 11more desirable than gold, and more precious than stone, and sweeter than honey and soda. ta. 12For Your servant is a guardian, and if I keep you at all times, your reward will be great. 13Whoever understands the fall of sin, cleanse me from my secrets, 14and from strangers spare your servant, if they do not possess me, then I will be blameless and cleansed from great sin. 15And the words of my mouth will be pleasing, and the teaching of my heart will be before You, O Lord, my Helper and my Deliverer.
1 Finally, psalm to David, 19.
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The Lord hears you in the day of sorrow, the name of the God of Jacob will protect you. 3 Help will come from the Holy One and from Zion will help you. 4All your sacrifices will be remembered, and your burnt offerings will be full. 5 The Lord will give you according to your heart and fulfill all your counsel. 6 Let us rejoice in your salvation and be magnified in the name of the Lord our God. The Lord will fulfill all your requests. 7 Now I know that the Lord, having saved His Christ, will hear him from His holy heaven; salvation is within His right hand. 8 These on chariots, and these on horses, we will call in the name of the Lord our God. 9And we slept and fell, but we rose and recovered. 10Lord, save the king and hear us, that one day we will call on You.
1 Psalm to David, 20.
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Lord, in Your power the king will rejoice and will rejoice greatly in Your salvation. 3 You gave him the desire of his heart, and took away his desire from his mouth. 4 Because you preceded him with a gracious blessing, you placed a crown of honor on his head. 5 Life asked you for food, and you gave him length of days forever and ever. 6Great is the glory of him through Your salvation; place glory and splendor on him. 7 For give him a blessing for ever and ever, make him glad with Thy countenance. 8For the king trusts in the Lord, and is not moved by the mercy of the Most High. 9 Let Your hand be found against all Your enemies, Let Your right hand find all those who hate You. 10 For you have laid them like a furnace of fire at the time of Your face, and the Lord will trample me with His wrath, and the fire will destroy them. 11You will destroy their fruit from the ground, and their seed from the sons of men. 12 Because I have turned away from you evilly, I have thought of counsels which they cannot form. 13As I have laid the backbone, Thou hast prepared their face for Thy abundance. 14 Be exalted, O Lord, in Your power; let us sing and sing of Your strength.
Glory:
1 Finally, about the intercession of the morning, psalm to David, 21.
2B
Oh, my God, consider me, you have left me far from the salvation of my words of my falls. 3 My God, I will call in the days, and you will not hear, and in the night, and not in my madness. 4 But you live in the holy place, praise be to Israel. 5 Our fathers trusted in You; you trusted and delivered me. 6 I cried out to You and was saved; I trusted in You and was not ashamed. 7 But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach to men and a disgrace to men. 8 All who saw me mocked me, saying with their lips, they nodded their heads: 9 I trusted in the Lord, that he might deliver him, that he might save him, as he willed him. 10 For you have plucked me from the womb; my hope comes from my mother’s suckling. 11 I am committed to You from lies, from my mother’s womb You are my God. 12 Do not turn away from Me, for sorrow is near, for there is no help for me. 13 Many calves have taken hold of me; fat youths have taken hold of me. 14 He opened his mouth against me, like a lion that roars and roars. 15 Like water poured out, and all my bones crumbled, my heart became like wax, melting in the midst of my belly. 16 Because my strength has become weak, and my tongue has clung to my throat, and you have brought me into the dust of death. 17 Because the multitude of wicked ones have overpowered me, they have devoured my hands and my nose. 18You have cut up all my bones, but you look on and despise me. 19 I divided my garments for myself, and cast lots for my clothing. 20 But you, Lord, do not remove your help from me, attend to my intercession. 21 Deliver my soul from the weapon, and my only begotten from the hand of the dog. 22Save me from the mouth of lions and from the horns of the unicorn my humility. 23I will tell Your name to my brethren; in the midst of the church I will sing to You. 24You who fear the Lord, praise Him, all the seed of Jacob, glorify Him, so that all the seed of Israel may fear Him. 25 For thou shalt not despise, lower than the indignant prayer of a beggar, nor turn away thy face from me, and when thou hast cried unto him, having heard me. 26 From You is my praise; in the church we will greatly confess to You; I will offer my prayers before those who fear Him. 27 They will eat wickedness and be satisfied, and they who seek Him will praise the Lord; their hearts will live forever and ever. 28 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the nations of the land will worship before Him. 29For the Lord has a kingdom, and He has tongues. 30 Having eaten and worshiped all the fatness of the earth, all who go down into the earth will fall before Him, and my soul lives for Him. 31And my seed shall serve Him, and shall proclaim to the Lord the coming generation. 32And they will proclaim His righteousness to the people who are born 2 as the Lord has done.
Psalm to David, 22.
1G
The Lord feeds me and deprives me of nothing. 2 In a green place, there they settled me; on the water they brought me up in peace. 3 Convert my soul, guide me in the paths of righteousness, for your name’s sake. 4Though I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me: Thy rod and Thy club are the comfort of me. 5 Thou hast prepared a table before me against those who were cold against me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and thy cup maketh me drunken, like a mighty one. 6 And Your mercy will marry me all the days of my life; and let us dwell in the house of the Lord for a long time.
Psalm to David, one from the Sabbath, 23.
1G
From the last is the earth, and its fulfillment, the universe and all who live on it. 2 He founded food on the seas, and prepared food on the rivers. 3Whoever ascends to the mountain of the Lord Or whoever stands in His holy place 4He who is innocent in hand and pure in heart, who does not accept his soul in vain, and does not swear by his sincere flattery ́. 5 This one will receive blessings from the Lord, and alms from God his Savior. 6 This is a generation of those who seek the Lord, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. 7 Lift up the gates of your princes, and lift up the everlasting gates, and the King of glory will come in. 8Who is this King of glory? The Lord is mighty and mighty, the Lord is mighty in battle. 9 Lift up the gates of your princes, and lift up the everlasting gates, and the King of glory will come in. 10Who is this King of glory, the Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory.
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