Friday > Friday Vespers
1 I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD
did I make my supplication.
2 I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my
trouble.
3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my
path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare
for me.
4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that
would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
5 I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my
portion in the land of the living.
6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from
my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the
righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with
me.
1 Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war,
and my fingers to fight:
2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer;
my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son
of man, that thou makest account of him!
4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth
away.
5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and
they shall smoke.
6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows,
and destroy them.
7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great
waters, from the hand of strange children;
8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right
hand of falsehood.
9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an
instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.
10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David
his servant from the hurtful sword.
11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose
mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of
falsehood:
12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that
our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude
of a palace:
13 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store:
that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our
streets:
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no
breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our
streets.
15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is
that people, whose God is the LORD.
1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for
ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever
and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness
is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall
declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy
wondrous works.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I
will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,
and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and
of great mercy.
9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his
works.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall
bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy
power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the
glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion
endureth throughout all generations.
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that
be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat
in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every
living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his
works.
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that
call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will
hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked
will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh
bless his holy name for ever and ever.