101  Misericordiam et judicium
   
1 I will sing of mercy and justice; *
    to you, O LORD, will I sing praises.
   
2 I will strive to follow a blameless course;
oh, when will you come to me? *
    I will walk with sincerity of heart within my house.
   
3 I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; *
    I hate the doers of evil deeds;
    they shall not remain with me.
   
4 A crooked heart shall be far from me; *
    I will not know evil.
   
5 Those who in secret slander their neighbors I will destroy; *
    those who have a haughty look and a proud
                              heart I cannot abide.
   
6 My eyes are upon the faithful in the land, that they may
                              dwell with me, *
    and only those who lead a blameless life shall
                              be my servants.
   
7 Those who act deceitfully shall not dwell in my house, *
    and those who tell lies shall not continue in my sight.
   
8 I will soon destroy all the wicked in the land, *
    that I may root out all evildoers from the city of the LORD.

 

 

730    Psalm 101

 
  Twentieth Day: Morning Prayer
   
  102  Domine, exaudi
   
1 LORD, hear my prayer, and let my cry come before you; *
    hide not your face from me in the day of my trouble.
   
2 Incline your ear to me; *
    when I call, make haste to answer me,
   
3 For my days drift away like smoke, *
    and my bones are hot as burning coals.
   
4 My heart is smitten like grass and withered, *
    so that I forget to eat my bread.
   
5 Because of the voice of my groaning *
    I am but skin and bones.
   
6 I have become like a vulture in the wilderness, *
    like an owl among the ruins.
   
7 I lie awake and groan; *
    I am like a sparrow, lonely on a house-top.
   
8 My enemies revile me all day long, *
    and those who scoff at me have taken an oath against me.
   
9 For I have eaten ashes for bread *
    and mingled my drink with weeping.
   
10 Because of your indignation and wrath *
    you have lifted me up and thrown me away.
   
11 My days pass away like a shadow, *
    and I wither like the grass.
   
12 But you, O LORD, endure for ever, *
    and your Name from age to age.

 

 

Psalm 102     731

 

13 You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
for it is time to have mercy upon her; *
    indeed, the appointed time has come.
   
14 For your servants love her very rubble, *
    and are moved to pity even for her dust.
   
15 The nations shall fear your Name, O LORD, *
    and all the kings of the earth your glory.
   
16 For the LORD will build up Zion, *
    and his glory will appear.
   
17 He will look with favor on the prayer of the homeless; *
    he will not despise their plea.
   
18 Let this be written for a future generation, *
    so that a people yet unborn may praise the LORD.
   
19 For the LORD looked down from his holy place on high; *
    from the heavens he beheld the earth;
   
20 That he might hear the groan of the captive *
    and set free those condemned to die;
   
21 That they may declare in Zion the Name of the LORD, *
    and his praise in Jerusalem;
   
22 When the peoples are gathered together, *
    and the kingdoms also, to serve the LORD.
   
23 He has brought down my strength before my time; *
    he has shortened the number of my days;
   
24 And I said, "O my God,
do not take me away in the midst of my days; *
    your years endure throughout all generations.
   
25 In the beginning, O LORD, you laid the foundations
                              of the earth, *
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;

 

 

732    Psalm 102

 

26 They shall perish, but you will endure;
they all shall wear out like a garment; *
    as clothing you will change them,
    and they shall be changed;
   
27 But you are always the same, *
    and your years will never end.
   
28 The children of your servants shall continue, *
    and their offspring shall stand fast in your sight."
   
  103  Benedic, anima mea
   
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, *
    and all that is within me, bless his holy Name.
   
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, *
    and forget not all his benefits.
   
3 He forgives all your sins *
    and heals all your infirmities;
   
4 He redeems your life from the grave *
    and crowns you with mercy and loving-kindness;
   
5 He satisfies you with good things, *
    and your youth is renewed like an eagle's.
   
6 The LORD executes righteousness *
    and judgment for all who are oppressed.
   
7 He made his ways known to Moses *
    and his works to the children of Israel.
   
8 The LORD is full of compassion and mercy, *
    slow to anger and of great kindness.
   
9 He will not always accuse us, *
    nor will he keep his anger for ever.

 

 

Psalm 103     733

 

10 He has not dealt with us according to our sins, *
    nor rewarded us according to our wickedness.
   
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth, *
    so is his mercy great upon those who fear him.
   
12 As far as the east is from the west, *
    so far has he removed our sins from us.
   
13 As a father cares for his children, *
    so does the LORD care for those who fear him.
   
14 For he himself knows whereof we are made; *
    he remembers that we are but dust.
   
15 Our days are like the grass; *
    we flourish like a flower of the field;
   
16 When the wind goes over it, it is gone, *
    and its place shall know it no more.
   
17 But the merciful goodness of the LORD endures for ever
                              on those who fear him, *
    and his righteousness on children's children;
   
18 On those who keep his covenant *
    and remember his commandments and do them.
   
19 The LORD has set his throne in heaven, *
    and his kingship has dominion over all.
   
20 Bless the LORD, you angels of his,
you mighty ones who do his bidding, *
    and hearken to the voice of his word.
   
21 Bless the LORD, all you his hosts, *
    you ministers of his who do his will.
   
22 Bless the LORD, all you works of his,
in all places of his dominion; *
    bless the LORD, O my soul.

 

 

734    Psalm 103

 
  Twentieth Day: Evening Prayer
   
  104  Benedic, anima mea
   
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul; *
    O LORD my God, how excellent is your greatness!
    you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
   
2 You wrap yourself with light as with a cloak *
    and spread out the heavens like a curtain.
   
3 You lay the beams of your chambers in the waters above; *
    you make the clouds your chariot;
    you ride on the wings of the wind.
   
4 You make the winds your messengers *
    and flames of fire your servants.
   
5 You have set the earth upon its foundations, *
    so that it never shall move at any time.
   
6 You covered it with the Deep as with a mantle; *
    the waters stood higher than the mountains.
   
7 At your rebuke they fled; *
    at the voice of your thunder they hastened away.
   
8 They went up into the hills and down to the valleys beneath, *
    to the places you had appointed for them.
   
9 You set the limits that they should not pass; *
    they shall not again cover the earth.
   
10 You send the springs into the valleys; *
    they flow between the mountains.
   
11 All the beasts of the field drink their fill from them, *
    and the wild asses quench their thirst.
   
12 Beside them the birds of the air make their nests *
    and sing among the branches.

 

 

Psalm 104     735

 

13 You water the mountains from your dwelling on high; *
    the earth is fully satisfied by the fruit of your works.
   
14 You make grass grow for flocks and herds *
    and plants to serve mankind;
   
15 That they may bring forth food from the earth, *
    and wine to gladden our hearts,
   
16 Oil to make a cheerful countenance, *
    and bread to strengthen the heart.
   
17 The trees of the LORD are full of sap, *
    the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
   
18 In which the birds build their nests, *
    and in whose tops the stork makes his dwelling.
   
19 The high hills are a refuge for the mountain goats, *
    and the stony cliffs for the rock badgers.
   
20 You appointed the moon to mark the seasons, *
    and the sun knows the time of its setting.
   
21 You make darkness that it may be night, *
    in which all the beasts of the forest prowl.
   
22 The lions roar after their prey *
    and seek their food from God.
   
23 The sun rises, and they slip away *
    and lay themselves down in their dens.
   
24 Man goes forth to his work *
    and to his labor until the evening.
   
   
25 O LORD, how manifold are your works! *
    in wisdom you have made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.

 

 

736    Psalm 104

 

26 Yonder is the great and wide sea
with its living things too many to number, *
    creatures both small and great.
   
27 There move the ships,
and there is that Leviathan, *
    which you have made for the sport of it.
   
28 All of them look to you *
    to give them their food in due season.
   
29 You give it to them; they gather it; *
    you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
   
30 You hide your face, and they are terrified; *
    you take away their breath,
    and they die and return to their dust.
   
31 You send forth your Spirit, and they are created; *
    and so you renew the face of the earth.
   
32 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; *
    may the LORD rejoice in all his works.
   
33 He looks at the earth and it trembles; *
    he touches the mountains and they smoke.
   
34 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; *
    I will praise my God while I have my being.
   
35 May these words of mine please him; *
    I will rejoice in the LORD.
   
36 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, *
    and the wicked be no more.
   
37 Bless the LORD, O my soul. *
    Hallelujah!

 

 

Psalm 104     737

 

  Twenty-first Day: Morning Prayer
   
  105 
   
  Part I    Confitemini Domino
   
1 Give thanks to the LORD and call upon his Name; *
   make known his deeds among the peoples.
   
2 Sing to him, sing praises to him, *
    and speak of all his marvelous works.
   
3 Glory in his holy Name; *
    let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
   
4 Search for the LORD and his strength; *
    continually seek his face.
   
5 Remember the marvels he has done, *
    his wonders and the judgments of his mouth,
   
6 O offspring of Abraham his servant, *
    O children of Jacob his chosen.
   
7 He is the LORD our God; *
    his judgments prevail in all the world.
   
8 He has always been mindful of his covenant, *
    the promise he made for a thousand generations:
   
9 The covenant he made with Abraham, *
    the oath that he swore to Issac,
   
10 Which he established as a statute for Jacob, *
    an everlasting covenant for Israel,
   
11 Saying, "To you will I give the land of Canaan *
    to be your allotted inheritance."

 

 

738    Psalm 105

 

12 When they were few in number, *
    of little account, and sojourners in the land,
   
13 Wandering from nation to nation *
    and from one kingdom to another,
   
14 He let no one oppress them *
    and rebuked kings for their sake,
   
15 Saying, "Do not touch my anointed *
    and do my prophets no harm."
   
   
16 Then he called for a famine in the land *
    and destroyed the supply of bread.
   
17 He sent a man before them, *
    Joseph, who was sold as a slave.
   
18 They bruised his feet in fetters; *
    his neck they put in an iron collar.
   
19 Until his prediction came to pass, *
    the word of the LORD tested him.
   
20 The king sent and released him; *
    the ruler of the peoples set him free.
   
21 He set him as a master over his household, *
    as a ruler over all his possessions,
   
22 To instruct his princes according to his will *
    and to teach his elders wisdom.
   
  Psalm 105: Part II    Et intravit Israel
   
23 Israel came into Egypt, *
    and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.

 

 

Psalm 105     739

 

24 The LORD made his people exceedingly fruitful; *
    he made them stronger than their enemies;
   
25 Whose heart he turned, so that they hated his people, *
    and dealt unjustly with his servants.
   
26 He sent Moses his servant, *
    and Aaron whom he had chosen.
   
27 They worked his signs among them, *
    and portents in the land of Ham.
   
28 He sent darkness, and it grew dark; *
    but the Egyptians rebelled against his words.
   
29 He turned their waters into blood *
    and caused their fish to die.
   
30 Their land was overrun by frogs, *
    in the very chambers of their kings.
   
31 He spoke, and there came swarms of insects *
    and gnats within all their borders.
   
32 He gave them hailstones instead of rain, *
    and flames of fire throughout their land.
   
33 He blasted their vines and their fig trees *
    and shattered every tree in their country.
   
34 He spoke, and the locust came, *
    and young locusts without number,
   
35 Which ate up all the green plants in their land *
    and devoured the fruit of their soil.
   
36 He struck down the firstborn of their land, *
    the firstfruits of all their strength.
   
   
37 He led out his people with silver and gold; *
    in all their tribes there was not one that stumbled.

 

 

740    Psalm 105

 

38 Egypt was glad of their going, *
    because they were afraid of them.
   
39 He spread out a cloud for a covering *
    and a fire to give light in the night season.
   
40 They asked, and quails appeared, *
    and he satisfied them with bread from heaven.
   
41 He opened the rock, and water flowed, *
    so the river ran in the dry places.
   
42 For God remembered his holy word *
    and Abraham his servant.
   
43 So he led forth his people with gladness, *
    his chosen with shouts of joy.
   
44 He gave his people the lands of the nations, *
    and they took the fruit of others' toil,
   
45 That they might keep his statutes *
    and observe his laws.
    Hallelujah!
   
  Twenty-first Day: Evening Prayer
   
  106 
   
  Part I    Confitemini Domino
   
1 Hallelujah!
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
    for his mercy endures for ever.
   
2 Who can declare the mighty acts of the LORD *
    or show forth all his praise?

 

 

Psalm 106     741

 

3 Happy are those who act with justice *
    and always do what is right!
   
4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have
                              for your people, *
    and visit me with your saving help;
   
5 That I may see the prosperity of your elect
and be glad with the gladness of your people, *
    that I may glory with your inheritance.
   
   
6 We have sinned as our forebears did; *
    we have done wrong and dealt wickedly.
   
7 In Egypt they did not consider your marvelous works,
nor remember the abundance of your love; *
    they defied the Most High at the Red Sea.
   
8 But he saved them for his Name's sake, *
    to make his power known.
   
9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, *
    and he led them through the deep as through a desert.
   
10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them *
    and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.
   
11 The waters covered their oppressors; *
    not one of them was left.
   
12 Then they believed his words *
    and sang him songs of praise.
   
   
13 But they soon forgot his deeds *
    and did not wait for his counsel.
   
14 A craving seized them in the wilderness, *
    and they put God to the test in the desert.

 

 

742    Psalm 106

 

15 He gave them what they asked, *
    but sent leanness into their soul.
   
16 They envied Moses in the camp, *
    and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD.
   
17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan *
    and covered the company of Abiram.
   
18 Fire blazed up against their company, *
    and flames devoured the wicked.
   
  Psalm 106: Part II    Et fecerunt vitulum
   
19 Israel made a bull-calf at Horeb *
    and worshiped a molten image;
   
20 And so they exchanged their Glory *
    for the image of an ox that feeds on grass.
   
21 They forgot God their Savior, *
    who had done great things in Egypt,
   
22 Wonderful deeds in the land of Ham, *
    and fearful things at the Red Sea.
   
23 So he would have destroyed them,
had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, *
    to turn away his wrath from consuming them.
   
24 They refused the pleasant land *
    and would not believe his promise.
   
25 They grumbled in their tents *
    and would not listen to the voice of the LORD.
   
26 So he lifted his hand against them, *
    to overthrow them in the wilderness,

 

 

Psalm 106     743

 
27 To cast out their seed among the nations, *
    and to scatter them throughout the lands.
   
28 They joined themselves to Baal-Peor *
    and ate sacrifices offered to the dead.
   
29 They provoked him to anger with their actions, *
    and a plague broke out among them.
   
30 Then Phinehas stood up and interceded, *
    and the plague came to an end.
   
31 This was reckoned to him as righteousness *
    throughout all generations for ever.
   
32 Again they provoked his anger at the waters of Meribah, *
    so that he punished Moses because of them;
   
33 For they so embittered his spirit *
    that he spoke rash words with his lips.
   
   
34 They did not destroy the peoples *
    as the LORD had commanded them.
   
35 They intermingled with the heathen *
    and learned their pagan ways,
   
36 So that they worshiped their idols, *
    which became a snare to them.
   
37 They sacrificed their sons *
    and their daughters to evil spirits.
   
38 They shed innocent blood,
the blood of their sons and daughters, *
    which they offered to the idols of Canaan,
    and the land was defiled with blood.

 

 

744    Psalm 106

 

39 Thus they were polluted by their actions *
    and went whoring in their evil deeds.
   
40 Therefore the wrath of the LORD was kindled against
                              his people *
    and he abhorred his inheritance.
   
41 He gave them over to the hand of the heathen, *
    and those who hated them ruled over them.
   
42 Their enemies oppressed them, *
    and they were humbled under their hand.
   
43 Many a time did he deliver them,
but they rebelled through their own devices, *
    and were brought down in their iniquity.
   
44 Nevertheless, he saw their distress, *
    when he heard their lamentation.
   
45 He remembered his covenant with them *
    and relented in accordance with his great mercy.
   
46 He caused them to be pitied *
    by those who held them captive.
   
47 Save us, O LORD our God,
and gather us from among the nations, *
    that we may give thanks to your holy Name
    and glory in your praise.
   
   
48 Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting; *
    and let all the people say, "Amen!"
    Hallelujah!

 

 

Psalm 106     745

 

  Book Five
   
  Twenty-second Day: Morning Prayer
   
  107 
   
  Part I    Confitemini Domino
   
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
    and his mercy endures for ever.
   
2 Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
    that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
   
3 He gathered them out of the lands; *
    from the east and from the west,
    from the north and from the south.
   
   
4 Some wandered in desert wastes; *
    they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
   
5 They were hungry and thirsty; *
    their spirits languished within them.
   
6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
   
7 He put their feet on a straight path *
    to go to a city where they might dwell.
   
8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
   
9 For he satisfies the thirsty *
    and fills the hungry with good things.

 

 

746    Psalm 107

 

10 Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
    bound fast in misery and iron;
   
11 Because they rebelled against the words of God *
    and despised the counsel of the Most High.
   
12 So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
    they stumbled, and there was none to help.
   
13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
   
14 He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
    and broke their bonds asunder.
   
15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
   
16 For he shatters the doors of bronze *
    and breaks in two the iron bars.
   
   
17 Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
    they were afflicted because of their sins.
   
18 They abhorred all manner of food *
    and drew near to death's door.
   
19 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
   
20 He sent forth his word and healed them *
    and saved them from the grave.
   
21 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
   
22 Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
    and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.

 

 

Psalm 107     747

 

23 Some went down to the sea in ships *
    and plied their trade in deep waters;
   
24 They beheld the works of the LORD *
    and his wonders in the deep.
   
25 Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
    which tossed high the waves of the sea.
   
26 They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
    their hearts melted because of their peril.
   
27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
    and were at their wits' end.
   
28 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
    and he delivered them from their distress.
   
29 He stilled the storm to a whisper *
    and quieted the waves of the sea.
   
30 Then were they glad because of the calm, *
    and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
   
31 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
    and the wonders he does for his children.
   
32 Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
    and praise him in the council of the elders.
   
  Psalm 107: Part II    Posuit flumina
   
33 The LORD changed rivers into deserts, *
    and water-springs into thirsty ground,
   
34 A fruitful land into salt flats, *
    because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
   
35 He changed deserts into pools of water *
    and dry land into water-springs.

 

 

748    Psalm 107

 

36 He settled the hungry there, *
    and they founded a city to dwell in.
   
37 They sowed fields, and planted vineyards, *
    and brought in a fruitful harvest.
   
38 He blessed them, so that they increased greatly; *
    he did not let their herds decrease.
   
39 Yet when they were diminished and brought low, *
    through stress of adversity and sorrow,
   
40 (He pours contempt on princes *
    and makes them wander in trackless wastes)
   
41 He lifted up the poor out of misery *
    and multiplied their families like flocks of sheep.
   
42 The upright will see this and rejoice, *
    but all wickedness will shut its mouth.
   
43 Whoever is wise will ponder these things, *
    and consider well the mercies of the LORD.
   
  Twenty-second Day: Evening Prayer
   
  108  Paratum cor meum
   
1 My heart is firmly fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; *
    I will sing and make melody.
   
2 Wake up, my spirit;
awake, lute and harp; *
    I myself will waken the dawn.
   
3 I will confess you among the peoples, O LORD; *
    I will sing praises to you among the nations.

 

 

Psalm 108     749

 

4 For your loving-kindness is greater than the heavens, *
    and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.
   
5 Exalt yourself above the heavens, O God, *
    and your glory over all the earth.
   
6 So that those who are dear to you may be delivered, *
    save with your right hand and answer me.
   
   
7 God spoke from his holy place and said, *
   "I will exult and parcel out Shechem;
    I will divide the valley of Succoth.
   
8 Gilead is mine and Manasseh is mine; *
    Ephraim is my helmet and Judah my scepter.
   
9 Moab is my washbasin,
on Edom I throw down my sandal to claim it, *
    and over Philistia will I shout in triumph."
   
10 Who will lead me into the strong city? *
    who will bring me into Edom?
   
11 Have you not cast us off, O God? *
    you no longer go out, O God, with our armies.
   
12 Grant us your help against the enemy, *
    for vain is the help of man.
   
13 With God we will do valiant deeds, *
    and he shall tread our enemies under foot.
   
  109  Deua, laudem
   
1 Hold not your tongue, O God of my praise; *
    for the mouth of the wicked,
    the mouth of the deceitful, is opened against me.

 

 

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2 They speak to me with a lying tongue; *
    they encompass me with hateful words
    and fight against me without a cause.
   
3 Despite my love, they accuse me; *
    but as for me, I pray for them.
   
4 They repay evil for good, *
    and hatred for my love.
   
   
5 Set a wicked man against him, *
    and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
   
6 When he is judged, let him be found guilty, *
    and let his appeal be in vain.
   
7 Let his days be few, *
    and let another take his office.
   
8 Let his children be fatherless, *
    and his wife become a widow.
   
9 Let his children be waifs and beggars; *
    let them be driven from the ruins of their homes.
   
10 Let the creditor seize everything he has; *
    let strangers plunder his gains.
   
11 Let there be no one to show him kindness, *
    and none to pity his fatherless children.
   
12 Let his descendants be destroyed, *
    and his name be blotted out in the next generation.
   
13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered before
                              the LORD, *
    and his mother's sin not be blotted out;
   
14 Let their sin be always before the LORD; *
    but let him root out their names from the earth;

 

 

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15 Because he did not remember to show mercy, *
    but persecuted the poor and needy
    and sought to kill the brokenhearted.
   
16 He loved cursing,
let it come upon him; *
    he took no delight in blessing,
    let it depart from him.
   
17 He put on cursing like a garment, *
    let it soak into his body like water
    and into his bones like oil;
   
18 Let it be to him like the cloak which he
                              wraps around himself, *
    and like the belt that he wears continually.
   
19 Let this be the recompense from the LORD to my accusers, *
    and to those who speak evil against me.
   
   
20 But you, O Lord my God,
oh, deal with me according to your Name; *
    for your tender mercy's sake, deliver me.
   
21 For I am poor and needy, *
    and my heart is wounded within me.
   
22 I have faded away like a shadow when it lengthens; *
    I am shaken off like a locust.
   
23 My knees are weak through fasting, *
    and my flesh is wasted and gaunt.
   
24 I have become a reproach to them; *
    they see and shake their heads.
   
25 Help me, O LORD my God; *
    save me for your mercy's sake.

 

 

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26 Let them know that this is your hand, *
    that you, O LORD, have done it.
   
27 They may curse, but you will bless; *
    let those who rise up against me be put to shame,
    and your servant will rejoice.
   
28 Let my accusers be clothed with disgrace *
    and wrap themselves in their shame as in a cloak.
   
29 I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth; *
    in the midst of the multitude will I praise him;
   
30 Because he stands at the right hand of the needy, *
    to save his life from those who would condemn him.
   
  Twenty-third Day: Morning Prayer
   
  110  Dixit Dominus
   
1 The LORD said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, *
    until I make your enemies your footstool."
   
2 The LORD will send the scepter of your power out of Zion, *
    saying, "Rule over your enemies round about you.
   
3 Princely state has been yours from the day of your birth; *
    in the beauty of holiness have I begotten you,
    like dew from the womb of the morning."
   
4 The LORD has sworn and he will not recant: *
    "You are a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek."
   
5 The Lord who is at your right hand
will smite kings in the day of his wrath; *
    he will rule over the nations.

 

 

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6 He will heap high the corpses; *
    he will smash heads over the wide earth.
   
7 He will drink from the brook beside the road; *
    therefore he will lift high his head.

 

 

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