Jun 17 - Psalms 107-110
Psalms
1Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good, for his mercy is with every generation2Let those who have been redeemed by the Lord say so: those whom he redeemed from the hand of the enemy and gathered from the regions3from the rising of the sun and its setting, from the north and from the sea4They wandered into solitude in a waterless place. They did not find the way of the city to be their dwelling place5They were hungry, and they were thirsty. Their soul fainted within them6And they cried out to the Lord in tribulation, and he rescued them in their necessity7And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation8Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men9For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things10those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, shackled by extreme poverty and by iron11For they exasperated the eloquence of God, and they irritated the deliberation of the Most High12And their heart was brought low with hardships. They were weakened, and there was no one to help them13And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he freed them from their distress14And he led them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and he broke apart their chains15Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men16For he has crushed the gates of brass and broken the iron bars17He has taken them up, from the way of their iniquity. For they were brought low, because of their injustices18Their soul abhorred all food, and they drew near even to the gates of death19And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he delivered them in their necessity20He sent his word, and he healed them, and he rescued them from their utter destruction21Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men22And let them offer sacrifice with the sacrifice of praise, and let them announce his works in exultation23Those who descend to the sea in ships, making their livelihood in the great waters24these have seen the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep25He spoke: and a windstorm stood up, and its waves were exalted26They ascend even to the heavens, and they descend even to the abyss. Their soul will waste away in distress27They were troubled, and they moved like a drunkard, and all their wisdom was consumed28And they cried out to the Lord in their tribulation, and he led them out of their distress29And he replaced the storm with a breeze, and its waves were stilled30And they were joyful that it was stilled, and he led them into the haven that they desired31Let his mercies confess to the Lord, and let his miracles confess to the sons of men32And let them exalt him in the Church of the people, and praise him in the chair of the elders33He has placed rivers in the desert and sources of water in dry places34a fruit-bearing land in the midst of brine, before the malice of those who dwell in it35He has placed a desert in the midst of pools of waters, and a land without water in the midst of sources of water36And he has gathered the hungry together there, and they constructed a city of habitation37And they sowed fields and planted vineyards, and they produced the fruit of nativity38And he blessed them, and they were multiplied exceedingly. And he did not diminish their beasts of burden39And they became few, and they were afflicted by the tribulation of evils and of sorrow40Contempt was poured over their leaders, and he caused them to wander in an impassable place, and not on the way41And he helped the poor out of destitution, and he stationed families like sheep42The upright will see, and they will rejoice. And every iniquity will block its mouth43Who is wise and will keep these things? And who will understand the mercies of the Lord
1A Canticle Psalm, of David himself. My heart is prepared, O God, my heart is prepared. I will sing songs, and I will sing psalms in my glory2Rise up, my glory. Rise up, Psalter and harp. I will arise in early morning3I will confess to you, O Lord, among the peoples. And I will sing psalms to you among the nations4For your mercy is great, beyond the heavens, and your truth, even to the clouds5Be exalted, O God, beyond the heavens, and your glory, beyond all the earth6so that your beloved may be freed. Save with your right hand, and heed me7God has spoken in his holiness. I will exult, and I will divide Shechem, and I will divide by measure the steep valley of tabernacles8Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine, and Ephraim is the supporter of my head. Judah is my king9Moab is the cooking pot of my hope. I will extend my shoe in Idumea; the foreigners have become my friends10Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will lead me, even into Idumea11Will not you, O God, who had rejected us? And will not you, O God, go out with our armies12Grant us help from tribulation, for vain is the help of man13In God, we will act virtuously, and he will bring our enemies to nothing
1Unto the end. A Psalm of David2O God, do not be silent toward my praise, for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceitful one have been opened against me3They have spoken against me with deceitful tongues, and they have surrounded me with hateful words, and they fought against me over nothing4Instead of choosing to act on my behalf, they detracted me. But I gave myself to prayer5And they set evil against me, instead of good, and hatred, in return for my love6Establish the sinner over him, and let the devil stand at his right hand7When he is judged, may he go forth in condemnation, and may his prayer be counted as sin8May his days be few, and let another take his episcopate9May his sons be orphans, and his wife a widow10May his sons be carried by those who walk unsteadily, and may they go begging. And may they be cast out of their dwelling places11May the money lenders scrutinize all his belongings, and let foreigners plunder his labors12May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children13May his posterity be in utter ruin. In one generation, may his name be wiped away14May the iniquity of his fathers return in memory before the sight of the Lord, and do not let the sin of his mother be wiped away15May these be opposite the Lord always, but let their memory perish from the earth16For certain things are not remembered about them, in order to be merciful17And so the destitute man was pursued, with the beggar and the remorseful in heart, so as to be put to death18And he loved a curse, and it came to him. And he was unwilling to have a blessing, and it went far from him. And he clothed himself with curses like a garment, and it entered his inner self like water, and it entered his bones like oil19May it be to him like a garment that covers him, and like a belt that always cinches him20This is the work of those who detract me with the Lord and who speak evils against my soul21But as for you, Lord, O Lord: act on my behalf for your name’s sake. For your mercy is sweet22Free me, for I am destitute and poor, and my heart has been disquieted within me23I have been taken away like a shadow when it declines, and I have been shaken off like locusts24My knees have been weakened by fasting, and my flesh has been replaced by oil25And I have become a disgrace to them. They saw me, and they shook their heads26Help me, O Lord, my God. Save me according to your mercy27And let them know that this is your hand, and that you, O Lord, have done this28They will curse, and you will bless. May those who rise up against me be confounded. But your servant will rejoice29May those who detract me be clothed with shame, and may they be covered with their confusion, as if with a double cloak30I will confess exceedingly to the Lord with my mouth. And I will praise him in the midst of the multitude31For he stands at the right hand of the poor, in order to save my soul from persecutors
1A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.2The Lord will send forth the scepter of your virtue from Zion. Rule in the midst of your enemies3It is with you from the beginning, in the day of your virtue, in the splendor of the saints. From conception, before the light-bearer, I begot you4The Lord has sworn, and he will not repent: "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.5The Lord is at your right hand. He has broken kings in the day of his wrath6He will judge between the nations; he will fill up ruination. He will shatter heads in the land of the many7He will drink from the torrent on the way. Because of this, he will exalt the head