11 Oct To the Chief Musician. Set to “Over the Face of the Waters.” A Psalm.
Ψ | Psalmos (Psalm)
Save me, O God!
For the waters have come up to my neck.
I sink in deep mire,
Where there is no standing;
I have come into deep waters,
Where the floods overflow me.
Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls;
All Your waves and billows have gone over me.
How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
Having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long will my enemy be exalted over me?
My eye wastes away because of affliction.
Lord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
You number my wanderings;
Put my tears into Your bottle;
Are they not in Your book?
And I said, “This is my anguish;
But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”
But I am poor and needy;
Make haste to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
O Lord, do not delay.
For our soul is bowed down to the dust;
Our body clings to the ground.
Arise for our help,
And redeem us for Your mercies’ sake.
My soul also is greatly troubled;
But You, O Lord – how long?
Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall the dead arise and praise You? Selah
Do not keep silent, O God!
Do not hold Your peace,
And do not be still, O God!
For great is Your love,
Higher than the heavens;
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.
Α | Anástasi (Resurrection)
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
And all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.
He gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap;
He lays up the deep in storehouses.
When I consider Your heavens,
The work of Your fingers,
The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,
What is man that You are mindful of him?
But I have trusted in Your mercy;
My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.
You, who have shown me great and severe troubles,
Shall revive me again,
And bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
I cried out to You, O Lord:
I said, “You are my refuge,
My portion in the land of the living.”
For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the light of the living?
Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
And let those who love Your salvation say continually,
“Let God be magnified!”
So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture,
Will give You thanks forever;
We will show forth Your praise to all generations.
None of them can by any means redeem his brother,
Nor give to God a ransom for him—
For the redemption of their souls is costly,
And it shall cease forever—
That he should continue to live eternally,
And not see the Pit.
Return, we beseech You, O God of hosts;
Look down from heaven and see,
And visit this vine
And the vineyard which Your right hand has planted,
And the branch that You made strong for Yourself.
Those who are planted in the house of the Lord
Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Let Your hand be upon the Man of Your right hand,
Upon the Son of Man whom You made strong for Yourself.
Then we will not turn back from You;
Revive us, and we will call upon Your name.
Β | Báptisma (Baptism)
O God, You are my God;
Early will I seek You;
My soul thirsts for You;
My flesh longs for You
In a dry and thirsty land
Where there is no water.
Both the singers and the players on instruments say,
“All my springs are in You.”
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven.
The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
They are abundantly satisfied with the fullness of Your house,
And You give them drink from the river of Your pleasures.
For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.
Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your tabernacle.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.
When shall I come and appear before God?
Has His mercy ceased forever?
Has His promise failed forevermore?
Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
As they pass through the Valley of Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with pools.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants
You have ordained strength
Because of Your enemies,
That You may silence the enemy and the avenger.
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed
That I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.
Γ | Génesis (Origin)
The voice of the Lord is over the waters;
The God of glory thunders;
The Lord is over many waters.
The Lord on high is mightier
Than the noise of many waters,
Than the mighty waves of the sea.
Of old You laid the foundation of the earth,
And the heavens are the work of Your hands.
They will perish, but You will endure;
Yes, they will all grow old like a garment;
Like a cloak You will change them,
You who still the noise of the seas,
The noise of their waves,
And the tumult of the peoples.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
I lay down and slept;
I awoke, for the Lord sustained me.
Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah
Blessed is the man You choose,
And cause to approach You,
That he may dwell in Your courts.
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Of Your holy temple.
This is Jacob, the generation of those who seek Him,
Who seek Your face. Selah
The princes of the people have gathered together,
The people of the God of Abraham.
For the shields of the earth belong to God;
He is greatly exalted.
And those who know Your name will put their trust in You;
For You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.
Δ | Diakonía (Ministry)
Oh, bless our God, you peoples!
And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
Come and see the works of God;
He is awesome in His doing toward the sons of men.
Glory in His holy name,
Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory. Selah
Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the Lord
The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
May He grant you according to your heart’s desire,
And fulfill all your purpose.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
Oh come, let us sing to the Lord!
Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
Ε | Évnoia (Grace)
How can a young man cleanse his way?
By taking heed according to your word.
Lead me, O Lord, in Your righteousness because of my enemies;
Make your way straight before my face.
For the king trusts in the Lord,
And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved.
You have given him his heart’s desire,
And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah
For You are my rock and my fortress;
Therefore, for Your name’s sake,
Lead me and guide me.
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand has held me up,
Your gentleness has made me great.
Some trust in chariots, and some in horses;
But we will remember the name of the Lord our God.
You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
You, Yourself, are to be feared;
And who may stand in Your presence
When once You are angry?
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity;
Redeem me and be merciful to me.
For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have walked in Your truth.
I will praise You,
O Lord my God, with all my heart,
And I will glorify Your name forevermore.
Ζ | Zílos (Devotion)
What shall I return to the Lord
For all His goodness to me?
Great are the works of the Lord;
They are pondered by all who delight in them.
Glorious and majestic are His deeds,
And His righteousness endures forever.
He settles the childless woman in her home
As a happy mother of children.
Hallelujah.
May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice in His works.
My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;
I will sing and give praise.
My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing to You,
And my soul,
Which You have redeemed.
Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
So teach us to number our days,
That we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Lord, make me to know my end,
And what is the measure of my days,
That I may know how frail I am.
Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths,
And my age is as nothing before You;
Certainly every man at his best state is but vapor.
Surely every man walks about like a shadow;
Surely they busy themselves in vain;
He heaps up riches,
And does not know who will gather them. Selah
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon earth that I desire besides You.
My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
So I will sing praise to Your name forever,
That I may daily perform my vows.
Η | Hēgemṓn (Ruler)
Who is like the Lord our God,
The One who sits enthroned on high,
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea, and all that is in them;
Who keeps truth forever,
For God is my King from of old,
Working salvation in the midst of the earth.
May you be blessed by the Lord,
The Maker of heaven and earth.
He counts the number of the stars;
He calls them all by name.
Praise Him, sun and moon;
Praise Him, all you stars of light!
Sing praises to God, sing praises!
Sing praises to our King, sing praises!
For God is the King of all the earth;
Sing praises with understanding.
Praise Him with the sound of the trumpet;
Praise Him with the lute and harp!
Awake, harp and lyre!
I will awaken the dawn. Selah
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Till He shows us His mercy.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the Lord.
The Lord shall reign forever—
Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Hallelujah!
Θ | Thisavrós (Treasure)
You have dealt well with Your servant,
O Lord, according to Your word.
You are more glorious and excellent
Than the mountains of prey.
I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,
As much as in all riches.
The law of Your mouth is better to me
Than thousands of coins of gold and silver.
Blessed are You, O Lord!
Teach me Your statutes.
Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
I will meditate on Your precepts,
And contemplate Your ways.
You are good, and do good;
Teach me Your statutes.
The proud have forged a lie against me,
But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.
I will delight myself in Your statutes;
I will not forget Your word.
With my whole heart I have sought You;
Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
With my lips I have declared
All the judgments of Your mouth.
Ι | Ískios (Shadow)
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
Until these calamities have passed by.
How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of Your wings.
He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep;
For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
In the multitude of my anxieties within me,
Your comforts delight my soul.
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul,
Like a weaned child with his mother;
Like a weaned child is my soul within me.
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.
Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
I will wait for You,
O You his Strength;
For God is my defense.
Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
Because You have been my help,
Therefore in the shadow of Your wings
I will rejoice.
Return to your rest, my soul,
For the Lord has been good to you.
Κ | Krísis (Judgment)
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
Lord, my heart is not haughty,
Nor my eyes lofty.
Neither do I concern myself with great matters,
Nor with things too profound for me.
But I will sing of Your power;
Yes, I will sing aloud of Your mercy in the morning;
For You have been my defense
And refuge in the day of my trouble.
Arise, O God, judge the earth;
For You shall inherit all nations.
Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.
Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us,
For we have endured no end of contempt.
But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief,
To repay it by Your hand.
The helpless commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Your troops will be willing on your day of battle.
Arrayed in holy splendor, your young men will come to you
Like dew from the morning’s womb
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
On the land allotted to the righteous,
Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
The voice of rejoicing and salvation
Is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!
For You shall judge the people righteously,
And govern the nations on earth. Selah
Your testimonies are very sure;
Holiness adorns Your house, O Lord,
Forever.
Λ | Logos (Word)
My heart is overflowing with a good theme;
I recite my composition concerning the King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
For He spoke, and it was done;
He commanded, and it stood fast.
The words of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
“Ask of Me, and I will give you
The nations for Your inheritance,
And the ends of the earth for your possession.
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.
You called in trouble, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.” Selah
“But My people would not heed My voice,
And Israel would have none of Me.
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me;
And to him who orders his conduct aright
I will show the salvation of God.
He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
His seed shall endure forever,
And his throne as the sun before Me;
It shall be established forever like the moon,
Even like the faithful witness in the sky.” Selah
He has put a new song in my mouth—
Praise to our God;
Many will see it and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.
Μ | Metánoia (Repentance)
Hear my cry, O God;
Attend to my prayer.
From the end of the earth I will cry to You,
When my heart is overwhelmed;
Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
In the morning I will direct it to you.
Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight—
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge.
Before I was afflicted I went astray,
But now I keep Your word.
It was good for me to be afflicted
So that I might learn Your decrees.
I said, “I will guard my ways,
Lest I sin with my tongue;
I will restrain my mouth with a muzzle,
While the wicked are before me.”
Oh, do not remember former iniquities against us!
Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not know wickedness.
I have hidden Your word in my heart
That I might not sin against You.
Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Hear the voice of my supplications
When I cry to You,
When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
Ν | Nīkáō (Victory)
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
Where does my help come from?
Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth;
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
Behold,
God is my helper;
The Lord is with those who uphold my life.
His foundation is in the holy mountains.
I call on the Lord in my distress,
And He answers me.
Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud,
And He shall hear my voice.
He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me,
For there were many against me.
My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues the peoples under me.
There they are in great fear
Where no fear was,
For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you;
You have put them to shame,
Because God has despised them.
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
The Maker of heaven and earth.
The Lord watches over you—
The Lord is your shade at your right hand;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart,
All you who hope in the Lord.
Ξ | Xíphos (Sword)
The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
Though the Lord is on high,
Yet He regards the lowly;
But the proud He knows from afar.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked;
Preserve me from violent men,
Who have purposed to make my steps stumble.
I am for peace;
But when I speak, they are for war.
In return for my friendship they accuse me,
But I am a man of prayer.
Let the righteous strike me;
It shall be a kindness.
And let him rebuke me;
It shall be as excellent oil;
Let my head not refuse it.
For still my prayer is against the deeds of the wicked.
Do not incline my heart to any evil thing,
To practice wicked works
With men who work iniquity;
And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness;
I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Mercy and truth go before Your face.
Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
They will be remembered forever.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,
And a two-edged sword in their hand,
Ο | Omorphiá (Beauty)
How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
I am like a pelican of the wilderness;
I am like an owl of the desert.
I lie awake,
And am like a sparrow alone on the housetop.
I said to the Lord: “You are my God;
Hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.”
To Him who by wisdom made the heavens,
For His mercy endures forever;
In the Lord I put my trust;
How can you say to my soul,
“Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
He gives to the beast its food,
And to the young ravens that cry.
Truly my soul silently waits for God;
From Him comes my salvation.
The Lord has heard my supplication;
The Lord will receive my prayer.
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
For those who are gracious
And compassionate and righteous.
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name;
Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.
Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven!
For His mercy endures forever.
Π | Profiteía (Prophecy)
Truly God is good to Israel,
To such as are pure in heart.
We have escaped like a bird
From the fowler’s snare;
The snare has been broken,
And we have escaped.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
As we have heard,
So we have seen
In the city of the Lord of hosts,
In the city of our God:
God will establish it forever. Selah
He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death,
And broke their chains in pieces.
For He remembered that they were but flesh,
A breath that passes away and does not come again.
He is the Lord our God;
His judgments are in all the earth.
He remembers His covenant forever,
The word which He commanded, for a thousand generations,
We will not hide them from their children,
Telling to the generation to come the praises of the Lord,
And His strength and His wonderful works that He has done.
Yes, may you see your children’s children.
Peace be upon Israel!
God shall bless us,
And all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.
Trust in Him at all times, you people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him.
And all the upright in heart shall glory.
Ρ | Rómie (Strength)
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Honor and majesty are before Him;
Strength and beauty are in His sanctuary.
My defense is of God,
Who saves the upright in heart.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
You have given a banner to those who fear You,
That it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah
By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
Do not slay them, lest my people forget;
Scatter them by Your power,
And bring them down, O Lord our shield.
That they may know that You, whose name alone is the Lord,
Are the Most High over all the earth.
My God of mercy shall come to meet me;
God shall let me see my desire on my enemies.
So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”
For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save their lives from those who would condemn them.
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.
Σ | Sophia (Wisdom)
The nations have sunk down in the pit which they made;
In the net which they hid, their own foot is caught.
They devise iniquities: “We have perfected a shrewd scheme.”
Both the inward thought and the heart of man are deep.
No, in heart you work wickedness;
You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.
A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
His trouble shall return upon his own head,
And his violent dealing shall come down on his own crown.
For exaltation comes neither from the east
Nor from the west nor from the south.
But God is the Judge:
He puts down one, And exalts another.
The Lord has made known His salvation;
His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.
In His days the righteous shall flourish,
And abundance of peace,
Until the moon is no more.
Cast your burden on the Lord,
And He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.
The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,
And he will be blessed on the earth;
You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
All who follow His precepts have good understanding.
To Him belongs eternal praise.
Τ | Teleiótita (Perfection)
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
He who walks uprightly,
And works righteousness,
And speaks the truth in his heart;
He who does not put out his money at usury,
Nor does he take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.
The Lord looks down from heaven upon the children of men,
To see if there are any who understand, who seek God.
Every one of them has turned aside;
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
Clouds and darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.
They have all turned aside,
They have together become corrupt;
There is none who does good,
No, not one.
The Lord tests the righteous,
But the wicked and the one who loves violence His soul hates.
Upon the wicked He will rain coals;
Fire and brimstone and a burning wind
Shall be the portion of their cup.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
Not to us, Lord,
Not to us but to Your name be the glory,
Because of Your love and faithfulness.
I will behave wisely in a perfect way.
Oh, when will You come to me?
I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
Υ | Yssópos (Hyssop)
Remember, O Lord,
Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
We have heard with our ears, O God,
Our fathers have told us,
The deeds You did in their days,
In days of old
You divided the sea by Your strength;
You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.
You broke the heads of Leviathan in pieces,
And gave him as food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
I will freely sacrifice to You;
I will praise Your name, O Lord, for it is good.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Hallelujah!
Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles!
Laud Him, all you peoples!
Let them praise Your great and awesome name—
He is holy.
Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!
To declare Your lovingkindness in the morning,
And Your faithfulness every night,
Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding joy;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God.
Φ | Phóbos (Fear)
Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!
Tremble before Him, all the earth.
The sea looked and fled,
The Jordan turned back;
The mountains leaped like rams,
The hills like lambs.
Now in my prosperity I said,
“I shall never be moved.”
Through God we will do valiantly,
For it is He who shall tread down our enemies.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah
Whatever the Lord pleases He does,
In heaven and in earth,
In the seas and in all deep places.
He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth;
He makes lightning for the rain;
He brings the wind out of His treasuries.
Fire and hail, snow and clouds;
Stormy wind, fulfilling His word;
But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him,
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations.
The Lord is good to all,
And His tender mercies are over all His works.
Χ | Chrisménos (Anointed)
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
We have blessed You from the house of the Lord.
Know that the Lord, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
For the Lord will not cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
He has remembered His mercy and His faithfulness to the house of Israel;
All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
They will come and declare His righteousness to a people who will be born,
That He has done this.
Remember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, “Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”
Nevertheless He regarded their affliction,
When He heard their cry;
For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But when He cried to Him, He heard.
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind:
“You are a priest forever,
In the order of Melchizedek.”
His name shall endure forever;
His name shall continue as long as the sun.
And men shall be blessed in Him;
All nations shall call Him blessed.
Light is sown for the righteous,
And gladness for the upright in heart.
Ψ | Psarás (Fisherman)
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
For the sake of my family and friends,
I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For His merciful kindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the Lord endures forever.
Hallelujah!
The Lord has sworn in truth to David;
He will not turn from it:
“I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
If your sons will keep My covenant
And My testimony which I shall teach them,
Their sons also shall sit upon your throne forevermore.”
Behold,
Children are a heritage from the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine
In the very heart of your house,
Your children like olive plants
All around your table.
It is like the dew of Hermon,
Descending upon the mountains of Zion;
For there the Lord commanded the blessing—
Life forevermore.
That our sons may be as plants
Grown up in their youth;
That our daughters may be as pillars,
Sculptured in palace style;
Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them;
They shall not be ashamed,
But shall speak with their enemies in the gate.
Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek your prosperity.
Ω | Oiktos (Mercy)
Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
Save Your people,
And bless Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
And bear them up forever.
Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
I will give You thanks in the great assembly;
I will praise You among many people.
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
In the day when I cried out, You answered me,
And made me bold with strength in my soul.
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.
I have not hidden
Your righteousness within my heart;
I have declared Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed
Your lovingkindness and Your truth
From the great assembly.
Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.
Ψ | Psalmos (Psalm)
In God (I will praise His word),
In God I have put my trust;
I will not fear.
What can flesh do to me?
Our God is the God of salvation;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.
For this is God,
Our God forever and ever;
He will be our guide
Even to death.
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
For He satisfies the longing soul,
And fills the hungry soul with goodness.
And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord;
It shall rejoice in His salvation.
I cried to the Lord with my voice, and He heard me from His holy hill. Selah
To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
And for their sake He remembered His covenant,
And relented according to the multitude of His mercies.
The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him in truth.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
And in His word I do hope.
Wait on the Lord;
Be of good courage,
And He shall strengthen your heart;
Wait, I say, on the Lord!