Kathisma IX

Hear my prayer, O God, when I make my petition to Thee; deliver my soul from fear of the enemy.

Thou hast sheltered me from the conspiracy of them that do wickedly; from the multitude of them that work iniquity;

who have sharpened their tongues as a sword; they have bent their bow maliciously;

to shoot in secret at the blameless; they will shoot him suddenly, and will not fear.

They have set up for themselves an evil matter, they have given counsel to hide snares; they have said, Who shall see them?

They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

and God shall be exalted, their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children,

and their tongues have set him at nothing, all that saw them were troubled;

and every man was alarmed, and they related the works of God, and understood His deeds.

The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and hope on Him, and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

Praise becometh Thee, O God, in Sion; and to Thee shall the vow be performed.

Hear my prayer; to Thee shall all flesh come.

The words of transgressors have overpowered us; but do Thou pardon our sins.

Blessed is he whom Thou hast chosen and adopted; he shall dwell in Thy courts; we shall be filled with the good things of Thy house; Thy temple is holy.

Thou art wonderful in righteousness. Listen to us, O God our Saviour; the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are on the sea afar off:

who doth establish the mountains in Thy strength, being girded about with power;

who troubleth the depth of the sea, the sounds of his waves.

The nations shall be troubled, and they that inhabit the ends of the earth shall be afraid of Thy signs; Thou wilt cause the outgoings of morning and evening to rejoice.

Thou hast visited the earth, and saturated it; Thou hast abundantly enriched it. The river of God is filled with water; Thou hast prepared their food, for thus is the preparation of it.

Saturate her furrows, multiply her fruits; the crop springing up shall rejoice in his drops.

Thou wilt bless the crown of the year because of Thy goodness; and Thy plains shall be filled with fatness.

The mountains of the wilderness shall be enriched; and the hills shall gird themselves with joy.

The rams of the flock are clothed with wool, and the valleys shall abound in corn; they shall cry aloud, yea they shall sing hymns.

Shout to God, all the earth.

O sing praises to His name; give glory to His praise.

Say to God, How awful are Thy works! through the greatness of Thy power Thine enemies shall lie to Thee.

Let all the earth worship Thee, and sing to Thee; let them sing to Thy name. Pause.

Come and behold the works of God; He is terrible in His counsels beyond the children of men.

Who turneth the sea into dry land; they shall go through the river on foot; there shall we rejoice in Him,

who by His power is Lord over the age, His eyes look upon the nations; let not them that provoke Him be exalted in themselves. Pause.

Bless our God, ye Gentiles, and make the voice of His praise to be heard;

who quickeneth my soul in life, and doth not suffer my feet to be moved.

For Thou, O God, hast proved us; Thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.

Thou broughtest us into the snare; Thou laidest afflictions on our back.

Thou didst mount men upon our heads; we went through the fire and water; but Thou broughtest us out into a place of refreshment.

I will go into Thy house with whole burnt offerings; I will pay Thee my vows,

which my lips framed, and my mouth uttered in my affliction.

I will offer to Thee whole burnt sacrifices full of marrow, with incense and rams; I will sacrifice to Thee oxen with goats. Pause.

Come, hear, and I will tell, all ye that fear God, how great things He hath done for my soul.

I cried to Him with my mouth, and exalted Him with my tongue.

If I have regarded iniquity in my heart, let not the Lord listen to me.

Therefore God hath listened to me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, who hath not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me.

God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause His face to shine upon us. Pause.

That men may know Thy way on the earth, Thy salvation among all nations.

Let the nations, O God, give thanks to Thee; let all the nations give thanks to Thee.

Let the nations rejoice and exult, for Thou shalt judge the peoples in equity, and shalt guide the nations on the earth. Pause.

Let the peoples, O God, give thanks to Thee; let all the peoples give thanks to Thee.

The earth hath yielded her fruit; let God, our God bless us.

Let God bless us; and let all the ends of the earth fear Him.

Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered; and let them that hate Him flee from before Him.

As smoke vanisheth, let them vanish: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the sinners perish from before God.

But let the righteous rejoice; let them exult before God: let them be delighted with joy.

Sing to God, sing praises to His name: make a way for Him that rideth upon the west (the Lord is His name) and exult before Him. They shall be troubled before the face of Him,

who is the father of the orphans, and judge of the widows: such is God in His holy place.

God settleth the solitary in a house; leading forth prisoners mightily, also them that act provokingly, even them that dwell in tombs.

O God, when Thou wentest forth before Thy people, when Thou wentest through the wilderness; Pause:

the earth quaked, yea, the heavens dropped water at the presence of the God of Sina, at the presence of the God of Israel.

O God, Thou wilt grant to Thine inheritance a gracious rain; for it was weary, but Thou didst refresh it.

Thy creatures dwell in it: Thou hast in Thy goodness prepared for the poor.

The Lord God will give a word to them that preach it in a great company.

The king of the forces of the beloved, of the beloved, will even grant them for the beauty of the house to divide the spoils.

Even if thou shouldest lie among the lots, thou shalt have the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her breast with yellow gold.

When the heavenly One scattereth kings upon it, they shall be made snow-white in Selmon.

The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.

Therefore do ye conceive evil, ye swelling mountains? this is the mountain which God hath delighted to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.

The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.

Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, Thou hast received gifts for man, yea, for they were rebellious, that Thou mightest dwell among them.

Blessed be the Lord God, blessed be the Lord daily; and the God of our salvation shall prosper us. Pause.

Our God is the God of salvation; and to the Lord belong the issues from death.

But God shall crust the heads of His enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.

The Lord said, I will bring again from Basan, I will bring my people again through the depths of the sea.

That thy foot may be dipped in blood, and the tongue of thy dogs be stained with that of thine enemies.

Thy goings, O God, have been seen; the goings of my God, the king, in the sanctuary.

The princes went first, next before the players on instruments, in the midst of damsels playing on timbrels.

Praise God in the congregations, the Lord from the fountains of Israel.

There is Benjamin the younger one in ecstasy, the princes of Juda their rulers, the princes of Zabulon, the princes of Nephthali.

O God, command Thou Thy strength: strengthen, O God, this which Thou hast wrought in us.

Because of Thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents to Thee.

Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations be rebuked, so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter Thou the nations that wish for wars.

Ambassadors shall arrive out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall hasten to stretch out her hand readily to God.

Sing to God, ye kingdoms of the earth; sing psalms to the Lord. Pause.

Sing to God that rideth on the heaven of heaven, eastward: behold, He will utter a mighty sound with His voice.

Give ye glory to God: His excellency is over Israel, and His power is in the clouds.

God is wonderful in His holy places, the God of Israel: He will give power and strength to His people: blessed be God.

Save me, O God; for the waters have come in to my soul.

I am stuck fast in deep mire, and there is no standing: I am come in to the depths of the sea, and a storm hath overwhelmed me.

I am weary of crying, my throat hath become hoarse; my eyes have failed by my waiting on my God.

They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: my enemies that persecute me unrighteously are strengthened: then I restored that which I took not away.

O God, Thou knowest my foolishness; and my transgressions are not hidden from Thee.

Let not them that wait on Thee, O Lord of hosts, be ashamed on my account: let not them that seek Thee, be ashamed on my account, O God of Israel.

For I have suffered reproach for Thy sake; shame hath covered my face.

I became strange to my brethren, and a stranger to my mother's children.

For the zeal of Thy house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached Thee are fallen upon me.

And I bowed down my soul with fasting, and that was made my reproach.

And I put on sackcloth for my covering; and I became a proverb to them.

They that sit in the gate talked against me, and they that drank wine sang against me.

But I will cry to Thee, O Lord, in my prayer; O God, it is a propitious time: in the multitude of Thy mercy hear me, in the truth of Thy salvation.

Save me from the mire, that I stick not in it: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and from the deep waters.

Let not the waterflood drown me, nor let the deep swallow me up; neither let the well shut his mouth upon me.

Hear me, O Lord; for Thy mercy is good: according to the multitude of Thy compassions look upon me.

And turn not away Thy face from Thy servant; for I am afflicted: hear me speedily.

Draw near to my soul and redeem it: deliver me because of my enemies.

For Thou knowest my reproach, and my shame, and my confusion; all that afflict me are before Thee.

My soul hath waited for reproach and misery; and I waited for one to grieve with me, but there was none; and for one to comfort me, but I found none.

They gave me also gall for my food, and made me drink vinegar for my thirst.

Let their table before them be for a snare, and for a recompense, and for a stumbling block.

Let their eyes be darkened that they should not see; and bow down their back continually.

Pour out Thy wrath upon them, and let the fury of Thine anger take hold on them.

Let their habitation be made desolate; and let there be no inhabitant in their tents:

Because they persecuted him whom Thou hast struck; and they have added to the grief of my wounds.

Add iniquity to their iniquity; and let them not come into Thy righteousness.

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and let them not be written with the righteous.

I am poor and sorrowful; but the salvation of Thy countenance hath helped me.

I will praise the name of my God with a song, I will magnify Him with praise;

and this shall please God more than a young calf having horns and hoofs.

Let the poor see and rejoice; seek the Lord diligently, and ye shall live.

For the Lord heareth the poor, and doth not set at nothing His fettered ones.

Let the heavens and the earth raise Him, the sea, and all things moving in them.

For God will save Sion, and the cities of Judea shall be built; and men shall dwell there, and inherit it.

And the seed of His servants shall possess it, and they that love His name shall dwell therein.