Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 1
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Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men.
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But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night.
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And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatever he shall do shall be prospered.
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Not so the ungodly; —not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth.
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Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just.
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For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 2
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Therefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things?
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The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ;
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saying, Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.
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He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them.
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Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury.
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But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain,
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declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, You are my Son, today have I begotten you.
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Ask of me, and I will give you the heathen for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
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You shall rule them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces as a potter's vessel.
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Now therefore understand, you⌃ kings: be instructed, all you⌃ that judge the earth.
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Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling.
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Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and you⌃ should perish from the righteous way: whenever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.
Psalm 3
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A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom.
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O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me.
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Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
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But you, O Lord, are my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head.
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I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause.
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I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me.
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I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about.
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Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for you have struck all who were without cause my enemies; you have broken the teeth of sinners.
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Deliverance is the Lord's, and your blessing is upon your people.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 4
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For the End, a Song of David among the Psalms.
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When I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: you have made room for me in tribulation; pity me, and listen to my prayer.
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O you⌃ sons of men, how long will you⌃ be slow of heart? therefore do you⌃ love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause.
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But know you⌃ that the Lord has done wondrous things for his holy one: the Lord will hear me when I cry to him.
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Be you⌃ angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what you⌃ say in your hearts. Pause.
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Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
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Many say, Who will show us good things? the light of your countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us.
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You have put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil.
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I will both lie down in peace and sleep: for you, Lord, only have caused me to dwell securely.
Psalm 5
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For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits.
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Listen to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.
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Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to you, O Lord, will I pray.
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In the morning you shall hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon you, and will look up.
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For you are not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with you.
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Neither shall the transgressors continue in your sight: you hate, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.
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You will destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.
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But I will enter into your house in the multitude of your mercy: I will worship in your fear toward your holy temple.
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Lead me, O Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make my way plain before your face.
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For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.
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Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked you, O Lord.
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But let all that trust on you be glad in you: they shall exult for ever, and you shall dwell among them; and all that love your name shall rejoice in you.
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For you, Lord, shall bless the righteous: you have compassed us as with a shield of favor.
Psalm 6
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For the End, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth.
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O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger.
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Pity me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord; for my bones are vexed.
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My soul also is grievously vexed: but you, O Lord, how long?
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Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for your mercy's sake.
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For in death no man remembers you: and who will give you thanks in Hades?
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I am wearied with my groaning; I shall wash my bed every night; I shall water my couch with tears.
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My eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.
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Depart from me, all you⌃ that work iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.
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The Lord has listened to my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer.
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Let all my enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy; Lord, have mercy.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm 7
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A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite.
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O Lord my God, in you have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me.
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Lest at any time the enemy seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
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O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;)
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if I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies.
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Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause.
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Arise, O Lord, in your wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of my enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which you did command.
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And the congregation of the nations shall compass you: and for this cause do you return on high.
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The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me.
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Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then you shall direct the righteous, O God that search the hearts and reins.
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My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart.
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God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day.
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If you⌃ will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready.
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And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
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Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity.
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He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made.
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His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown.
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I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalm 8
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For the end, concerning the wine presses, a Psalm of David.
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O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is your name in all the earth! for your magnificence is exalted above the heavens.
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Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings have you perfected praise, because of your enemies; that you might put down the enemy and avenger.
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For I will regard the heavens, the work of your fingers; the moon and stars, which you have established.
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What is man, that you are mindful of him? or the son of man, that you visit him?
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You made him a little less than angels, you have crowned him with glory and honor;
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and you have set him over the works of your hands: you have put all things under his feet:
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sheep and all oxen, yes and the cattle of the field;
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the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the creatures passing through the paths of the sea.
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O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is your name in all the earth!
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit; both now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
O Lord, our hope, glory to Thee.