The Morning Prayer of the blessed day,
We offer to Christ our King and our God,
Beseeching Him to forgive us our sins.
From the Psalms of our father David the prophet
And the king, may his blessings be upon us all.
Amen.
PSALM 1
Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly,
And has not stood in the way of the sinners,
And has not sat in the seat of the evil men.
But his will is in the law of the Lord;
And in His law he shall meditate day and night.
He shall be like the tree which is planted by the streams of water,
Which shall yield its fruit in its due season,
And its leaf shall not scatter,
And in everything he does he prospers.
Not so are the ungodly, not so;
But rather they are like the chaff which
The wind scatters upon the face of the earth.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in judgment,
Nor the sinners in the council of the righteous.
For the Lord knows the way of the
Righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 2
Why did the nations rage, and the peoples meditate on vain things?
The kings of the earth stood up,
And the rulers gathered together against
The Lord and against His Christ; saying, "
Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us."
He who dwells in the heavens shall
Laugh at them, and the Lord shall mock them.
Then He shall speak to them in His anger,
And in His wrath He shall trouble them.
But I have been established king by Him on Zion,
His holy mountain,
Proclaiming the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to Me, '
You are My Son, today I have begotten You.
Ask Me, and I will give You the nations for Your
Inheritance, and Your authority to the end of the earth.
You shall shepherd them with a rod of iron;
You shall crush them as a potter's vessel.' "
Now, understand, O kings: be instructed,
All you who judge the earth,
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in Him with trembling.
Take hold of instruction, lest the Lord be angry,
And you perish from the way of righteousness,
Whenever His wrath shall be suddenly kindled.
Blessed are all who trust in Him.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 3
O Lord, why have they who afflict me multiplied?
Many have risen up upon me.
Many say unto my soul, "
There is no salvation for him in his God." But You, O Lord,
Are my supporter, my glory, and the elevation of my head.
With my voice I cried unto the Lord,
And He heard me out of His holy mountain.
I laid down and slept; and I arose;
For the Lord is He who supports me.
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of
People, who surround me; who have risen upon me.
Rise, O Lord, save me, O my God:
For You have smitten all who are enemies to me without cause.
The teeth of the sinners You have broken.
Salvation is the Lord's, and His blessing is upon His people.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 4
When I cried out, God of my righteousness heard me:
In tribulation You have made room for me;
Have compassion upon me, O Lord, and hear my prayer.
O you, sons of men, how long will your hearts be heavy?
Why do you love vanity, and seek falsehood?
Know you that the Lord has made His Holy One wondrous.
The Lord hears me when I cry to Him.
Be angry, and do not sin;
Feel sorrow upon your beds for what you say in your hearts.
Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
Many say, "
Who can show us the good things?
" The light of Your countenance, O Lord, has been shined upon us.
You have given gladness to my heart:
They have been multiplied with the
Fruit of their wheat and wine and oil.
I shall both lie down in peace and sleep:
For You alone, O Lord, have caused me to dwell in hope.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 5
Hearken, O Lord, to my words and consider my cry.
Observe the voice of my supplication, my King,
And my God: for to You, O Lord, I will pray.
In the morning You shall hear my voice:
In the early morning I shall stand
Before You, and You will look upon me.
For You are not a God who desires iniquity;
Nor shall he who works evil dwell in You;
Nor shall the transgressors abide before Your
Eyes: You have hated, O Lord, all who work iniquity.
You will destroy all who speak falsehood.
A man of blood and deceit the Lord abhors.
But as for me, according to the multitude of Your mercy I shall
Enter Your house:
I shall worship before Your holy temple in Your fear.
Guide me, O Lord, in Your righteousness;
For the sake of my enemies, make my way straight before You.
For in their mouth there is no truth; their heart is vain;
Their throat is an open tomb;
With their tongues they have done deceit.
Judge them, O God; let them fall down in all their counsels:
Wipe them out according to the abundance of
Their ungodliness; for they have provoked You, O Lord.
But let all who hope in You be glad: they shall rejoice for ever,
And You shall dwell in them;
And all who love Your name shall be proud in You.
For You, O Lord,
Have blessed the righteous: as a shield of favor You have crowned us.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 6
O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chasten me in Your wrath.
Have mercy on me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord,
For my bones are troubled, and my soul is grievously troubled.
But You, O Lord, how long?
Return, deliver my soul: revive me for the sake of Your mercy.
For in death there is no one who is remembering
You: and in Hades who is able to confess to You?
I became wearied in my groaning;
I shall wash my bed every night; I shall wet my couch with my tears.
My eye is troubled because of anger;
I have grown old because of all my enemies.
Depart away from me, all who do iniquity;
For the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
The Lord has heard my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer.
All my enemies shall be put to shame and greatly
Troubled: they shall be turned back and put to shame speedily.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 8
O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful Your name became in all the earth!
For the greatness of Your splendor has been exalted above the heavens.
Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings You have prepared praise,
Because of Your enemies,
That You might put down an enemy and avenger.
For I will regard the heavens,
The work of Your fingers; the moon and stars You have established.
What is man, that You have been mindful of him?
Or the son of man, that You have visited him?
You made him a little less than angels,
You have crowned him with glory and honor;
And You have set him upon the works of Your hands:
You have put everything under his feet: all the sheep and oxen,
And the beasts of the field, and the birds of the sky,
And the fish of the sea that pass through the paths of the seas.
O Lord our Lord, how wonderful Your name became in all the earth!
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 11
Save me O Lord, for the godly one has ceased;
And the truths have diminished from the children of men.
Every one has spoken vanities to his friend.
Deceiving lips are in their hearts,
And thus they have spoken with their hearts.
The Lord shall wipe out every deceiving lip,
And every tongue that speaks great words; those who have said, "
We will magnify our tongues;
Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?" "
Because of the misery of the poor and the sighing
Of the oppressed, now I will rise," says the Lord, "
I will set them in salvation, and I will be revealed in it."
The words of the Lord are pure words;
As silver tried in the fire,
Proved in the earth, purified seven times.
You, O Lord, shall keep us,
And shall preserve us from this generation, and forever.
The ungodly walk around:
According to Your greatness You have
Prolonged the lives of the children of men.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 12
How long, O Lord, do You forget me, for ever?
How long do You turn Your face away from me?
How long do I put these counsels in my soul,
And these sorrows in my heart for the whole day?
How long does my enemy exalt over me?
Look, hearken to me, O Lord my God:
Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death; lest my enemy say, "
I have prevailed against him":
Those who distress me will rejoice if ever I stumble.
But I have hoped in Your mercy;
My heart will rejoice in Your salvation.
I will praise the Lord Who has done good to me,
And I will sing to the name of the Lord Most High.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 14
O Lord, who shall abide in Your dwelling place?
And who can rest upon Your holy mountain?
It is he who walks blamelessly, doing righteousness,
Speaking truth in his heart,
He who has not spoken deceitfully with his tongue,
Neither has done evil to his friend,
Nor taking up a reproach against his neighbors.
The evil worker is disdained before him,
But he glorifies those who fear the Lord.
He gives oath to his friend and does not turn away from him.
He has not given his money on usury,
And has not received bribes against the godly.
He who does these things shall not stumble forever.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 15
Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in You.
I said to the Lord, "
You are my Lord, and You have no need of my goodness.
" He has manifested His wonders to His saints who are
In His earth, and He has wrought all His desires in them.
Their ailments have been multiplied who hastened after another God.
I will not assemble their meetings of blood,
Nor make mention of their names with my lips.
The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup.
You are He who brings my inheritance back to me.
The measuring lines have fallen to me among
The best, and my inheritance is confirmed for me.
I will bless the Lord who has given me understanding;
My reins too have instructed me even till the night.
I foresaw the Lord always before me;
He is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.
Therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue exulted;
Moreover also my flesh shall live in hope:
Because You shall not leave my soul in Hades,
Neither shall You suffer Your holy One to see corruption.
You have made known to me the ways of life;
You will fill me with joy with Your
Face: delight is in Your right hand forever.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 18
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament proclaims the work of His hands.
Day to day utters speech, and night to night proclaims knowledge.
There are no speeches or words, in which their voice is not heard.
Their sound has gone out upon all the earth,
And their words have reached to the ends of the world.
In the sun He has set His dwelling;
And it comes forth as a bridegroom out of his
Chamber: it shall exult as a giant running his course.
Its going forth is from the extremity of heaven,
And its goal is to the other end of heaven:
And nothing will be hidden from its heat.
The law of the Lord is pure, converting souls:
The testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing the babes.
The ordinances of the Lord are straight, rejoicing the heart:
The commandment of the Lord is a
Light, enlightening the eyes from afar.
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever and ever:
The judgements of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.
The desires of His heart are chosen more than gold and
Precious stone, and sweeter than honey and the honey‑comb.
For Your servant keeps them:
And in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can understand transgressions?
From my secret sins cleanse me, O Lord,
And from the attack of strangers spare Your servant:
If they do not have dominion over me,
Then I shall be blameless, and I shall be cleansed from great sin.
All the sayings of my mouth,
And the meditation of my heart,
Shall be pleasing continually before You.
O Lord; You are my helper, and my Savior.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 24
To You, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul.
O my God, I have trusted in You:
Let me not be ashamed forever, nor let my enemies mock me.
For all who wait for You shall not be ashamed:
Let them be ashamed who wrought iniquity in vain.
Show me Your ways, O Lord; and teach me Your paths.
Lead me to Your truth, and teach me:
For You are God my Savior: and for You I have waited the whole day.
Remember, O Lord,
Your compassions and Your mercies, for they exist from everlasting.
The sins of my youth and those of my ignorance do not remember;
And according to Your mercy remember me,
For the sake of Your goodness, O Lord.
For good and upright is the Lord:
Therefore He shall set a law for those who sin in the way.
He shall guide the meek in judgment.
He shall teach the meek His ways.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to
Those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
For the sake of Your name, O Lord,
You shall forgive my sin; for it is great.
Who is the man that fears the Lord?
He shall set a law for him in the way which pleases Him.
His soul shall dwell in good things;
And his seed shall inherit the earth.
The Lord is the strength of those who fear Him;
And the name of the Lord is for those who
Revere Him, and His covenant He will manifest to them.
My eyes are ever looking towards the Lord;
For He will draw my feet out of the snare.
Look upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am an only child and poor.
The afflictions of my heart have been
Multiplied; bring me out of my troubles.
Behold my lowliness and my toil; and forgive all my sins.
Look upon my enemies; for they have multiplied;
And they have hated me with an unjust hatred.
Keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be put to shame; for I have hoped in You.
The harmless and upright joined
Themselves to me: for I waited for You, O Lord.
Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 26
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom will I fear?
The Lord is the defender of my life; of whom will I be afraid?
When the wicked drew near against me to eat up my flesh,
Those who distress me and my enemies, they fainted and fell.
Though an army should fight me, my heart shall not be afraid:
Though war should rise up against me, in this I am confident.
One thing I have asked of the Lord, this also I will seek,
That I should dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
That I should behold the fair beauty
Of the Lord, and visit His holy temple.
For in the day of my afflictions He hid me in His tabernacle:
He sheltered me in the secret of
His tabernacle; He set me up on a rock.
And now, behold, He has lifted up my head over my enemies:
I went round and offered in His tabernacle a
Sacrifice of joy; I shall sing, and sing psalms to the Lord.
Hear, O Lord,
My voice which I have uttered aloud:
Have mercy on me, and hearken to me.
For You are He to whom my heart said, "
I have sought Your face: Your face, O Lord, I will seek.
" Do not turn away Your face from me,
Do not reject Your servant in anger: be a helper to me,
And do not forsake me; and do not overlook me, O God my Savior.
For my father and my mother have forsaken
Me, but the Lord has accepted me unto Himself.
Set a law for me, O Lord, in Your ways,
And guide me in a right path, because of my enemies.
Do not deliver me over to the souls of those who afflict me;
For unjust witnesses have risen up
Against me, and injustice has lied to itself.
I believe that I shall see the
Goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Wait for the Lord:
Be of good cheer and let your heart
Be strengthened: and wait for the Lord.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 62
O God, my God, I will rise up early unto You;
For my soul has thirsted for You:
To make my flesh blossom for You,
In a barren land and a trackless and dry place.
So I have appeared before You in the
Holy, to see Your power and Your glory.
For Your mercy is chosen more than life: my lips shall praise You.
So I will bless You during my life:
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be filled as with marrow and
Fatness; and lips of joy shall praise Your name.
I have remembered You on my bed:
In the time of early morning I have usually meditated on You.
For You have become unto me a helper,
And under the shadow of Your wings I shall rejoice.
My soul has kept very close behind You: Your right hand has upheld me.
But they vainly sought after my soul;
They shall go into the lowest parts of the earth.
They shall be delivered up to the hand of
The sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
But the king shall rejoice in God;
Everyone who swears by him shall be proud;
For the mouths of those who speak unjust things shall be shut.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 66
God shall pity us, and bless us;
And reveal His face upon us and have mercy on us.
That Your way may be known on the
Earth, Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples, O God,
Give praise to You; let all the peoples give praise to You.
Let the nations rejoice and exult,
For You will judge peoples in equity, and guide nations on the earth.
Let the peoples, O God,
Give praise to You; let all the peoples give praise to You.
The earth has yielded its fruit.
God, our God, shall bless us;
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 69
O God, be mindful to my help; make haste, O Lord, to help me.
Let them be ashamed and be scorned, those who seek my soul:
Let them be turned backward and put to
Shame, those who wish to do evil unto me.
Let those who say to me, "
Aha, aha," be turned back in shame immediately.
Let all who seek You exult and be glad in You:
And let those who love Your salvation say continually, "
Let the Lord be magnified." But I am poor and weak; O God,
Help me: You are my Helper and Savior, O Lord, do not delay.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 112
Praise the Lord, O the servants, praise the name of the Lord.
Let the name of the Lord be blessed from now and forever.
From the risings of the sun to its
Settings, praise the name of the Lord.
The Lord is high above all the nations; upon the heavens is His glory.
Who is like the Lord our God?
Who dwells in the high places,
And looks upon the low things in heaven and on the earth:
Who lifts up a poor person from the earth,
And raises up a needy person from the ash heap;
To seat him with the princes, even with the princes of his people:
Who makes a barren woman in a house,
Rejoicing as a mother of children.
ALLELUIA.
PSALM 142
O Lord, hear my prayer:
Give ear to my supplication in Your
Truth; hearken to me in Your justice.
And do not enter into judgement with Your servant,
For in Your sight no one living shall be justified.
For the enemy has persecuted my soul;
He has humbled my life down to the ground;
He has made me to sit in darkness, as those who have been long dead.
Therefore, my spirit grieves in me; my heart is troubled within me.
I remembered the days of old;
And I meditated on all Your doings:
I meditated on the works of Your hands.
I spread forth my hands unto You; my soul is toward You as a dry land.
Hear me quickly, O Lord, for my spirit has failed;
Do not turn away Your face from me,
Or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Let me hear Your mercy in the morning, for in You do I hope;
Make known to me, O Lord,
The way in which I should walk, for I have lifted up my soul to You.
Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord; for I have fled to You.
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God;
Let Your Holy Spirit guide me in the straight way.
You shall revive me, O Lord, for Your name's sake;
In Your righteousness You shall bring my soul out of affliction.
And in Your mercy You will wipe out my enemies,
And destroy all who afflict my soul; for I am Your servant.
ALLELUIA.