Kathisma 13

Kathisma 14

Kathisma 15

The Thirteenth Kathisma

Antiphon One

It is good to bless you with praise, O Lord, to make music to your name, O most high, 2) to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness through the watches of the night, 3) to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the rippling melody of the harp. 4) For you gladden me by your deeds, O Lord; your handiwork makes me sing for joy.

5) How great are your works, O Lord, how very deep your thoughts! 6) The senseless man does not know it, nor can the fool understand it: 7) though the wicked spring up like weeds and all evildoers thrive, they are doomed to eternal destruction!

8) But you, O Lord, are exalted forever, 9) for behold, your enemies, O Lord, your enemies perish; all evildoers are scattered. 10) But you glorify my strength like that of a wild ox; you anoint me with the purest oil. 11) My eyes look for the downfall of my adversaries; my ears listen for the rout of my wicked foes.

12) The just man will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow like a cedar of Lebanon. 13) Planted in the house of the Lord, he will flourish in the courts of our God. 14) In old age, he will still be fruitful; he will still be full of sap and freshness, 15) to prove that the Lord is upright, that in him, my rock, there is no wrong.

The Lord reigns, clothed in majesty; the Lord is robed in power and has girded himself! You fixed the universe; it will not be moved; 2) your throne is firm from the beginning; from always, you exist, O Lord! 3) The waters let loose, Lord, the waters let loose their voice; the waters let loose their uproar. 4) More than the voices of all the waters, more splendid than the surf of the ocean, the Lord is splendid in the heights. 5) Your word is truth itself, ever to be trusted; holiness goes well with your house, O Lord, forevermore!

O Lord, avenging God! Avenging God, appear! 2) Rise up, judge of the earth; give the arrogant what they deserve! 3) How much longer will the wicked, O Lord, how much longer will the wicked triumph; 4) how much longer will their defiance rage, will all evildoers continue their boasting? 5) Can a throne of terror be your partner; can a framer of unjust statutes enjoy your protection?

6) Your people, O Lord, they crush, and your very own they oppress. 7) The widow and the stranger they kill; the fatherless they murder. 8) They band together to do away with the righteous; they condemn the innocent to death. 9) He will make their evil recoil upon them; he will annihilate them for their wickedness; the Lord will annihilate them. 10) For they say to themselves: The Lord does not notice; the God of Jacob does not take heed of it.

11) Take heed yourselves, you senseless people! You fools, when will you understand? 12) Does he who makes the ear not hear? He who forms the eye, does he not see? 13) Does he who disciplines the nations not punish? Does he who teaches man not know? 14) The Lord knows the thoughts of men; he knows how futile they are.

15) Happy the man you discipline, O Lord, the man you teach through your law, 16) giving him rest after bad times, while a pit is being dug for the wicked. 17) For the Lord does not forsake his people; his very own he does not abandon. 18) Judgment will again accord with justice, and all the upright will rally to it.

19) Who took my part against the wicked; who stood up for me against evildoers? 20) Had not the Lord been my help, I would have finished in the land of silence. 21) I thought my foot was slipping, and your steadfast love, O Lord, supported me; 22) anxieties welled up deep within me, and your assurance soothed my soul. 23) For the Lord is my fortress, and my God, the rock in whom I take refuge.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Both now and forever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.

Antiphon Two

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us acclaim the rock of our salvation! 2) Let us enter his presence with thanksgiving; let us acclaim him with songs of praise. 3) For the Lord is a great God, a great king over all the gods. 4) In his hand are the recesses of the world beneath, and the mountain peaks belong to him. 5) The sea is his, for he made it, and the dry lands shaped by his hands.

6) Come, let us worship and fall down before him; let us kneel before the Lord who made us. 7) For he is our God and we are his people, the flock he tends.

8) If only you would heed his voice today: Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as on the day of Massah, in the wilderness, 9) when your fathers put me to the test, when they tried me, though they saw what I could do. 10) For forty years I loathed that generation, and I said: This people's heart goes far astray; they have no interest in my ways. 11) So I took an oath in my anger: Never shall they enter the land where I would give them rest.

Sing to the Lord a song that is new; sing to the Lord, all the earth! 2) Sing to the Lord, bless his name! Proclaim his triumph from sea to sea! 3) Tell out his glory among the nations, his wondrous deeds among all peoples!

4) For great is the Lord and loud must be his praise; more awesome is he than all the gods. 5) For the gods of the nations are idols, every one, but the Lord himself created the heavens. 6) Splendor and majesty go before him; holiness and grandeur adorn his holy court.

7) Give the Lord, O you families of nations, give the Lord glory and praise; give the Lord the glory of his name! 8) Bring out the offering and bear it before him; 9) fall down before the Lord when the holy one appears; tremble in his presence, all the earth! 10) Say to the nations: The Lord reigns; he fixed the universe, it will not be moved; he judges the peoples fairly!

11) Let rejoicing fill the heavens, and throughout the earth, gladness. 12) Let the sea and all within it thunder; let the plains exult, and everything that grows there; let all the woodland trees shout for joy 13) at the presence of the Lord who comes, who comes to judge the earth, to judge the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.

The Lord reigns! Let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad! 2) For you, Lord, are supreme over all the earth, exalted far above all spirit powers. 3) A misty darkness surrounds him; justice and right are the foundation of this throne. 4) Fire goes before him and flashes around behind him. 5) His lightning bolts light up the world; the earth is convulsed at the sight! 6) The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of all the earth. 7) The heavens declare the justice of his claim, and all nations see his glory.

8) Let all who worship images be put to shame, those who revel in their idols; you spirit powers, in worship fall before him! 9) Let Sion hear and rejoice; the daughters of Judah exult at the rulings you hand down, O Lord! 10) (The Lord, who loves those who hate evil, protects the lives of the devout; he rescues them from the hand of the wicked.) 11) Light bursts forth upon the just, radiant joy upon the upright of heart. 12) Rejoice in the Lord, you just, give thanks to his holy name.

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

Antiphon Three

Sing the Lord a song that is new, for he has done wondrous things. His own right hand, his holy arm, give him the power to save. 2) The Lord has shown forth his victory, before the eyes of the nations, he has displayed his triumph. 3) Remember his steadfast love and his faithfulness, O house of Israel! All you ends of the earth, behold the victory of our God!

4) Sing out to the Lord with joy, all the earth; break into joyous songs of praise. 5) Sing praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. 6) With trumpets and the blast of the horn raise a shout of joy before the Lord who is king.

7) Let the sea and all that is within it thunder, the world and all who live in it. 8) Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains joyfully sing together 9) at the presence of the Lord, who comes to judge the earth, to judge the world with justice and the peoples with fairness.

The Lord reigns; let people tremble! He rides the cherubim; let the earth rock with fear! 2) The Lord of Sion is the greatest of all, exalted far above all peoples! 3) Let them praise his name so awesome and great! Holy is he!

4) You are the mightiest of kings, and you love what is right! It is you who established justice, you who decide right and wrong in Jacob! 5) Exalt the Lord, our God! Bow before his footstool, for he is holy!

6) Among his priests were Moses and Aaron, and Samuel among those who called on his name; they called on the Lord and he answered them. 7) From a pillar of cloud he spoke with them; they did his bidding; they followed the instructions he gave them. 8) You answered them, Lord God! For them you were a forgiving God, though you punished their misdeeds. 9) Exalt the Lord, our God! Bow before his holy mountain, for holy is the Lord our God!

With joy cry out to the Lord, all the earth! 2) Serve the Lord with gladness! Go to him with songs of joy! 3) Know that he, the Lord, is God; we were nothing and he fashioned us; we are his people, the flock he tends. 4) Go within his gates and praise him; enter his courts and acclaim him; give thanks to him and bless his name. 5) For the Lord is good; his steadfast love lasts forever, through all generations his faithfulness.

Your love and justice will I sing; to you, O Lord, will I sing a hymn of praise. 2) I will celebrate the epic of your perfect rule. When will you come to me? I walk about my home in innocence of heart; 3) never do my eyes have time for what is mean and base. Making graven images is something I detest; it has no hold on me. 4) The perverse of heart are never near me; the evil man is not my friend. 5) The man who slanders his neighbor in secret -- I will cut him down. Proud looks and puffed up heart, these I cannot bear. 6) I will look to the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. The man who walks the path of blamelessness, he may work in my service. 7) There is no room in my house for one who practices deceit; the liar had better not stand where I can see him. Morning after morning I will expel all the wicked of the land; I will banish every evildoer from the city of the Lord.

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

The Fourteenth Kathisma

Antiphon One

Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry for help reach you. 2) Do not hide your face from me in my time of need; turn your ear to me; when I call, be quick to answer me, 3) for my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are like charred wood. 4) My days slip away like a shadow; I wither away like grass. 5) Like scorched grass, my heart has withered indeed! I am utterly wasted away by death. 6) Ashes are my bread, tears my drink. 7) I am mere skin and bones from my grieving; my bones stick out through my flesh. 8) I am no more than a vulture in the desert, an owl that dwells among ruins. 9) I lie awake; I am like some lonely sparrow on the rooftop. 10) All day long my enemies insult me; they used to praise me once, but not they use my name as a curse. 11) In your fury and wrath, you have lifted me up only to fling me aside. 12) He has humbled my strength by his power; my God has cut short my days in the middle of my life!

13) I plead with him: Do not snatch away my life before it is half over, when your own years last forever. 14) Long ago you founded the earth; the heavens are your handiwork. 15) Though they vanish, you remain. They will wear out like clothing; you will change them like clothes and discard them. 16) But you, you never change; your years will never end. 17) You, Lord, you sit enthroned from eternity; your fame resounds through all generations.

18) Rise up, then! Have mercy on Sion! For it is time to be gracious to her! Yes, the time has come! 19) For your servants love her very stones; they are moved to pity even by her dust. 20) So, then, let your servants' children dwell secure, and let their seed endure before you. 21) May the nations revere the name of the Lord; may all the kings of the earth be awed by your majesty, 22) when the Lord builds Sion anew and appears to her in all his glory. 23) May he attend to the prayer of the destitute; may he no longer ignore their plea. 24) May the Lord look down from his sacred heights, look down from heaven to earth 25) to hear the groans of prisoners, to release those condemned to death, 26) that the Lord's name may be proclaimed in Sion, that his praise may ring out in Jerusalem 27) when people and kings meet there to worship the Lord. 28) Put this on record for all generations, that a people yet unborn may praise the Lord.

Bless the Lord, O my soul! From the depths of my being, bless his holy name! 2) Bless the Lord, O my soul! Forget not all his favors! 3) He it is who pardons all your failings, who cures all your ills, 4) who rescues your life from deadly peril, who crowns you with tenderness and mercy, 5) who fills your lifetime with goodness, who restores your youth like an eagle's.

6) The Lord's acts are acts of righteousness; he avenges those who have been wronged. 7) He confided his plans to Moses; he showed the Israelites what he could do. 8) The Lord is compassionate and gracious; he is slow to anger, rich in mercy. 9) He is not forever finding fault, forever nursing his anger. 10) He does not treat us as our sins deserve, nor repay us for our faults.

11) High as the heavens are above the earth, such is the greatness of his love for those who revere him. 12) Far as east is from west, such is the distance he has removed our sins from us. 13) As a father is compassionate with his children, so is the Lord compassionate with those who revere him. 14) For he knows full well the stuff we are made of; he knows we are but dust. 15) Man's days are like grass; like a flower in the field he blossoms; 16) then the wind passes over it and it is gone; forgotten forever is the spot where it grew. 17) But the Lord's love for those who revere him lasts for ever and ever. He will keep his word to their children's children, 18) to those who hold fast to his covenant, who are mindful of doing his will.

19) The Lord's throne is fixed firmly in the heavens; his dominion extends over all the earth. 20) Bless the Lord, all you his angels, mighty beings who do his bidding, who wait on his word. 21) Bless the Lord, all you his hosts, his servants who carry out his commands. 22) Bless the Lord, all you his creatures, in every corner of his dominion. Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Both now and forever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.

Antiphon Two

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed -- clothed in majesty and splendor, 2) robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent-cloth, 3) you built your towering palace far above their waters; making the clouds your chariot, you travel on the wings of the wind; 4) you use the winds for messengers, for servants, the flaming fire.

5) You fixed the earth on its foundations, never to be disturbed. 6) With the deep you covered it, as with a garment; the waters rose higher than the mountains; 7) you rebuked them and they took to flight; at the sound of your thunder they fled: 8) cascading down through the mountains, they flowed through the valleys to the place you gave them; 9) you set a limit they may not pass, lest they cover the earth again.

10) From ravines you make springs gush forth into watercourses that wind among the mountains; 11) they give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst; 12) the birds of heaven dwell on their banks; from among the branches they send forth their song. 13) From your towering palace you water the hills; the earth drinks its fill of your gift. 14) You make grass grow for cattle and plants for man's use, that he may bring forth bread from the earth, 15) and wine to gladden man's heart, oil to make his face glisten, and bread to strengthen his heart. 16) The trees of the Lord drink their fill, the cedars he planted on Lebanon; 17) there, the sparrows make their nest; in the treetops the stork has its home; 18) for the wild goats there are the mountains; for the rock-badgers, the boulders and cliffs.

19) You made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set; 20) you bring darkness and it is night, and all the beasts of the forest roam about; 21) young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. 22) The sun rises, and they withdraw to their dens; 23) man goes forth to his work, to labor till evening falls.

24) How manifold are your works, O Lord! In wisdom you wrought them all! The earth overflows with your riches! 25) And the sea! Look how great and wide! With its moving swarms past counting of living things both great and small. 26) There the ships sail back and forth, and Leviathan, whom you made to play with.

27) They all look to you, hoping for food when it is time; 28) you give it to them and they gather it up; you open your hand and they eat their fill. 29) If you hide your face, they are restless and troubled; when you take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust they came from. 30) You send forth your breath and they are created; and you renew the face of the earth. 31) May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord take pleasure in all his works! 32) He looks at the earth and it trembles; he touches the mountains and they smoke. 33) I will sing to the Lord all my life! I will sing for joy in my God as long as I live! 34) May my song ever please him, that I may rejoice in the Lord. 35) Away with sinners from the face of the earth! Let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul!

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

Antiphon Three

Alleluia! Give praise to the Lord and call on his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! 2) Sing to him and praise him with music! Celebrate his wonders in song! 3) Glory in his holy name! Let your hearts be glad, O you who seek the Lord! 4) Turn to the Lord and his strength; seek out his presence at all times. 5) Call to mind the wonders he has worked, his marvels, and the judgments he has issued, 6) O seed of Abraham, his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen one, 7) for he is the Lord our God, and his rule extends throughout the earth.

8) He remembers forever the covenant he made, the promise he made for a thousand generations: 9) the covenant he made with Abraham, the oath he swore to Isaac, 10) which he confirmed in a decree for Jacob, for Israel in an everlasting pact, 11) when he said: I will give you the land; Canaan will be your allotted portion.

12) They were then but a few in number, a mere handful of strangers in the land, 13) wandering from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another. 14) He allowed no one to oppress them; he rebuked kings because of them. 15) He warned them: Do not touch my anointed ones; do no harm to my prophets.

16) He called down famine on the land, breaking every stem of wheat. 17) He sent a man ahead of them, Joseph who was sold as a slave. 18) His feet were bruised by fetters, and around his neck an iron collar, 19) until the word of the Lord came to him, and God's prediction came to pass. 20) He inspired the pharaoh to release him, making the ruler of those people set him free. 21) Pharaoh made him lord of his household, governor over all his domain, 22) to dictate to his princes as he saw fit, to advise his elders.

23) Then Israel came to Egypt; Jacob came to live in the land of Ham. 24) The great one made his people abound; they became too numerous for their hostile hosts. 25) Their hearts changed, and they came to hate his people, double-dealing with his servants. 26) He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron whom he had chosen. 27) They performed his signs among them, his wonders against the land of Ham.

28) He turned their waters into blood, making their fish die. 29) Their land teemed with frogs; they were even in the chambers of pharaoh. 30) At his word, swarms of flies appeared and gnats throughout the country. 31) He gave them hail for rain; lightning flashed throughout their land. 32) He put a blight on their vines and fig trees and shattered the trees on their hillsides. 33) He spoke and brought the locusts, grasshoppers without number. 34) They devoured every blade of grass in the land; they consumed the crops of the soil. 35) He sent darkness, and so it grew dark. But still they refused to obey him, 36) so he struck down the first-born of Egypt, the first-fruits of all their vigor. 37) Then he led forth his people, his chosen ones, as they rejoiced in him with joyous songs. 38) He led them out with silver and gold; among the tribes not one faltered. 39) Egypt was overjoyed that they left, for they sorely feared them.

40) He spread out a cloud to screen them and fire to light their way in the night. 41) They asked and he gave them quail; with bread from heaven he satisfied them. 42) He opened the rock, and water gushed forth, flowing like a river in the desert, 43) for he remembered his sacred pledge to Abraham, his servant.

44) He gave them heathen lands, and they seized the wealth of those nations 45) for as long as they would keep his statutes and observe his laws. Alleluia!

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

The Fifteenth Kathisma

Antiphon One

Alleluia! With praise, bless the Lord, for he is good! His love lasts forever! 2) Who can express the power of the Lord? Who can make all his praises heard? 3) How happy the man who has a feel for what is right, who does what is just at all times! 4) Be mindful of me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; take note of me when you save them, 5) that I, too, may share in the kindness you show your chosen ones; that I, too, may rejoice with your nation and glory in your very own people.

6) We have sinned like our forefathers; we, too, have done wrong and plunged into evil. 7) From Egypt on, our fathers never understood your wonders; they failed to remember your unfailing love, and after the Sea of Reeds they rebelled against the most high, 8) though he saved them for his name's sake, though he showed them his might. 9) He rebuked the Sea of Reeds, and it dried up; he marched them through the deep as through a desert. 10) He saved them from the hand of the enemy, and freed them from the hand of the foe. 11) The waters submerged their adversaries; not one of them survived. 12) For a time they believed his words, and they sang his praises.

13) But all too soon they forgot what he had done, and they could no longer wait for his advice. 14) There in the desert they grumbled bitterly; in that wasteland they tested God. 15) Yet, he gave them what they asked for; he removed their hunger from them.

16) There was envy of Moses in the camp, jealousy of Aaron, who had been consecrated to the Lord. 17) The earth opened wide and swallowed Dathan; it buried the party of Abiram. 18) A fire blazed forth in the midst of that group; flames consumed the wicked.

19) They made a calf at Horeb; they fell in worship before an image cast in metal. 20) They exchanged their glory for the image of a bull that feeds on grass. 21) They forgot God, their saviour, who had worked great marvels in Egypt, 22) wonders in the land of Ham, frightening feats at the Sea of Reeds. 23) Whereupon, he decided to destroy them; but Moses, his chosen one, stood out in the open before him and restrained his rage from ravaging them.

24) Nevertheless, they scorned the land of their desire; they refused to trust his promises. 25) They grumbled in their tents and paid no attention to the word of the Lord. 26) So he raised his hand against them, to fell them right there in the desert, 27) to disperse their descendants among the peoples, to scatter them throughout the land.

28) They dedicated themselves to Baal Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless idols. 29) They so provoked him with the way they behaved, that a plague broke out among them. 30) But Phineas stood up and intervened, and the plague was checked. 31) This was credited to his goodness through endless generations to come.

32) They angered him at the waters of Meribah, and Moses got into trouble because of them, 33) for they defied the spirit of the Lord, and Moses spoke rashly.

34) They did not destroy the peoples as the Lord had directed them, 35) but mingled with the nations and learned their ways. 36) They worshipped their idols, and this brought about their own undoing. 37) They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. 38) Innocent blood they shed, the blood of their own sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the land was polluted with their bloodguilt. 39) They defiled themselves by their actions; they played the whore by what they did.

40) Because of this the Lord was enraged with his people; his inheritance disgusted him. 41) He handed them over to the gentiles; those who hated them became their rulers. 42) Their foes oppressed them; they became despised slaves under their hand. 43) Again and again he delivered them, but they were bent on rebellion and plunged the deeper into sin. 44) Still, when he saw their distress, he listened to their cries for help. 45) He kept in mind his covenant with them and led them in his steadfast love. 46) Great were the mercies he showed them, then and there, in the sight of their captors.

47) O save us, O Lord, our God, and gather us together from among the nations, that with thanksgiving we may praise your name which deserves all glory! 48) Praised be the Lord, the God of Israel, from eternity to eternity! Let people everywhere say: Amen! Alleluia!

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: Both now and forever, and unto ages of ages, amen.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to you, O God.

Antiphon Two

With praise, bless the Lord, for he is good! His love lasts forever! 2) So let them sing out, those redeemed by the Lord, those he redeemed from the hands of the oppressor! 3) So let them sing out, those he gathered together from all over the land, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south!

4) They were wandering in the wilderness, tramping through trackless wastelands, unable to find a city to make their home. 5) They were hungry and thirsty; their life was wasting away within them, 6) but they cried out to the Lord in their anguish, and he rescued them from their distress. 7) He satisfied their gnawing hunger; he filled their hungry throats with good things to eat. 8) He marched them by the shortest way, till they came to a town they could make their home. 9) Let them acknowledge this unfailing love the Lord has shown them, and the wonders he has done for the children of men!

10) As for those who sat in darkness, in the shadow of death, fettered by torturing irons, 11) because they defied the commands of God, because they spurned the advice of the most high, 12) he broke their spirit with bitter trouble; they reached the breaking point, for there was no one to help them. 13) He turned rivers into desert sand, flowing springs into parched earth. 14) He reduced a fruitful country to salt flats, because of the wickedness of those who lived there. 15) They dwindled to a few, brought low by oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 16) He poured out his contempt on their great men and made them wander about, lost in a trackless waste. 17) But they cried out to the Lord in their anguish, and he rescued them from their distress. 18) He brought them out from the darkness, from the shadow of death, and smashed their shackles to pieces. 19) He lifted the wretched out of their misery and brought them to the haven they longed for. 20) He turned the desert into pools of water, the arid wasteland into a region of springs. 21) He settled the hungry there, and they founded a town to live in. 22) They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest. 23) He blessed them, and their number greatly increased; and he increased their clans like flocks; nor did he allow their cattle to diminish. 24) Let them acknowledge this unfailing love the Lord has shown them, and the wonders he has done for the children of men. 25) For he has broken down gates made of bronze, and cut through iron bars.

26) Crazed by their rebelliousness, they were enfeebled because of their sins. 27) With no stomach for food, they were at death's door. 28) But they cried out to the Lord in their anguish, and he rescued them from their distress. 29) He sent his word and it healed them; he rescued them from the peril of death. 30) Let them acknowledge this unfailing love the Lord has shown them, and the wonders he has done for the children of men. 31) Let them offer a sacrifice of praise and recount his deeds in joyous songs.

32) As for those who sailed the sea in ships, who plied their trade across the vastness of the waters, 33) they also saw the works of the Lord, the wonders he worked in the deep. 34) He had but to speak and the wind began to rise, to toss the stormy billows high. 35) The waves mounted to the heavens and plunged down again into the abyss, so that the sailors' throats were dry with fright. 36) They reeled and staggered like drunken men, all their seamanship in vain. 37) But they cried out to the Lord in their anguish, and he rescued them from their distress. 38) He stilled the storm to a whisper and made the angry waves subside, and they rejoiced at the return of calm. 39) Let them acknowledge this unfailing love the Lord has shown them, and the wonders he has done for the children of men. 40) Let them extol him wherever people gather, and praise him where the elders meet. 41) Let the upright see and rejoice, but let the wicked shut tight their mouths. 42) Let those who are wise take heed of all this, and they will discern the steadfast love of the Lord.

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

Antiphon Three

My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; I will sing and make music! 2) Wake up, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will wake the dawn! 3) I will give thanks to you among the peoples, O Lord; I will sing a hymn of praise to you among the nations, 4) for your loving kindness towers to the heavens and your steadfast love to the sky. 5) Come and deliver your beloved; stretch forth your right hand and answer me.

6) From his holy place, God made this promise, that in triumph I would divide up Shechem and portion out the valley of Succoth; 7) Gilead and Manasseh are mine; Ephraim my helmet and Judah my sceptre; 8) Moab is my washbasin; upon Edom I plant my sandal, and over the Philistines I shout in triumph! 9) Who is there now to lead me to that bastion? to set me on the throne of Edom? 10) But you, O God, can you really have rejected us? You no longer go forth with our armies, O God. 11) Grant us help against the foe, for the help of man is worthless. 12) With God we shall be victorious; he himself will bring our foes to nothing!

My God, be not deaf to my song of praise, 2) for the mouths of deceit and wickedness are opened wide against me; they pursue me with lying tongue; 3) they heap on me charges born of hatred; they attack me for no reason. 4) In return for friendship they repay me with hostility; 5) they repay my kindness with evil, my love with hatred.

6) Set the evil one against (their leader), and let Satan stand at his right. 7) When he is tried, let him be found guilty; let even his plea be construed as a crime. 8) Let his days be few; let another take his position. 9) Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow. 10) Let his children roam and beg, driven from their ruined homes. 11) Let the creditors seize all he owns, and strangers steal his earnings. 12) Let no one do him any kindness, nor feel sorry for his fatherless children. 13) Let his future be cut short, and his name disappear from the next generation. 14) Let his father's guilt be recorded before the Lord, and his mother's sins be remembered forever. 15) May God be aware of them always, and banish the memory of those parents from the face of the earth. 16) For he never thinks to show kindness, but hounds the poor and the needy; and the broken-hearted he pursues even to death. 17) He loved to curse -- let a curse fall on him! He would not bless -- let no blessing come near him! 18) Cursing was as close to him as his clothing; it soaked into his heart like water, into his bones like oil. 19) So let him have it as a garment he wraps round himself; let it be tied round his waist forever.

20) But I pray: 21) Come, Lord, my Lord, and work a miracle for me, for the honor of your name! Good and faithful as you are, rescue me! 22) For I am poor and needy, and my heart is broken. 23) I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am aging -- my youth is gone. 24) My knees are weak from fasting; my body has grown thin and gaunt. 25) Those who meet me -- I have become a mockery to them; when they see me, they shake their heads. 26) Help me, Lord, my God; save me in your unfailing love. 27) Let them know that this is your doing, that you yourself, O Lord, have taken action. 28) So let them curse, as long as you bless! Let them rise up only to be put down in shame! But let your servant rejoice! 29) Let those who slander me be clothed in shame; let them wear their disgrace as a cloak. 30) May this be the reward of the Lord for those who accuse me, recompense a hundredfold for those who slander me. 31) As for me, great praise for the Lord fill my mouth! I will acclaim him in the midst of the elders, 32) for he will stand at the right of the needy man to save his life from his judges.

Glory: Both now:
Alleluia:

The Psalter
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