David's. Concerning Goliath.
Blessed is the Lord my God, Who teacheth my hands for battle and my fingers for war.
2My mercy and my refuge, my helper and my deliverer,
3My defender is He; and in Him have I hoped, Who subjected my people under me.
4O Lord, what is man, that Thou art made known unto him? Or the son of man, that Thou takest account of him?
5Man is like unto vanity, his days like a shadow pass away.
6O Lord, bow down the heavens and come down; touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.
7Flash forth lightning, and Thou shalt scatter them; send forth Thine arrows, and Thou shalt trouble them.
8Send forth Thy hand from on high; rescue and deliver me from many waters, from the hand of the sons of aliens,
9Whose mouth hath spoken vanity; and their right hand is the right hand of unrighteousness.
10O God, a new song shall I sing unto Thee; with the psaltery of ten strings shall I chant unto Thee,
11Who givest salvation unto kings, Who redeemest David Thy servant from the evil sword.
12Deliver me and rescue me from the hand of the sons of aliens whose mouth hath spoken vanity, and their right hand is the right hand of unrighteousness,
13Whose sons are like new plants, strongly planted in their youth,
14Their daughters prettified, and lavishly adorned like unto a temple.
15Their garners are full, bursting forth with all manner of store.
16Their sheep are abundant in young, multiplying in their gateways; their oxen are fat.
17There is no breach of wall, nor any passage, nor any outcry in their streets.
18They have called the people blessed which fareth thus; but blessed is the people whose God is the Lord.
David's. A Psalm of Praise.
I will exalt Thee, O my God, my king, and I will bless Thy name for ever, yea, for ever and ever.
2Every day will I bless Thee, and I will praise Thy name for ever, yea, for ever and ever.
3Great is the Lord and exceedingly to be praised, and of His greatness there is no end.
4Generation and generation shall praise Thy works, and Thy power shall they declare.
5Of the majesty of the glory of Thy holiness shall they speak, and they shall tell of Thy wonders.
6And the power of Thine awesome deeds shall they relate, and they shall tell of Thy majesty.
7The memory of the multitude of Thy goodness shall they pour forth, and in Thy righteousness shall they rejoice.
8Compassionate and merciful is the Lord, long-suffering and plenteous in mercy.
9The Lord is good to all, and His compassions are over all His works.
10Let all Thy works, O Lord, give praise to Thee, and let Thy righteous ones bless Thee.
11Of the glory of Thy kingdom shall they speak, and shall tell of Thy dominion,
12To make Thy dominion known to the sons of men, and the glory of the majesty of Thy kingdom.
13Thy kingdom is the kingdom of all the ages, and Thy sovereignty is in every generation and generation.
14Faithful is the Lord in all His words, and holy in all His works.
15The Lord upholdeth all that are falling, and setteth up all that are broken down.
16The eyes of all look to Thee with hope, and Thou gavest them their food in due season.
17Thou openest Thy hand and fillest every living thing with Thy favour.
18Righteous is the Lord in all His ways, and holy in all His works.
19The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon Him, to all that call on Him in truth.
20The will of them that fear Him shall He do, and their supplication shall He hear, and He shall save them.
21The Lord preserveth all that love Him, but all the sinners shall He utterly destroy.
22My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy name, for ever, yea, for ever and ever.
Stasis
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia. Of Aggeus and Zacharias.
Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord in my life, I will chant unto my God for as long as I have my being.
2Trust ye not in princes, in the sons of men, in whom there is no salvation.
3His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return unto his earth.
4In that day all his thoughts shall perish.
5Blessed is he of whom the God of Jacob is his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6Who hath made heaven and the earth, the sea and all that is therein,
7Who keepeth truth unto eternity, Who executeth judgement for the wronged, Who giveth food unto the hungry.
8The Lord looseth the fettered; the Lord maketh wise the blind; the Lord setteth aright the fallen; the Lord loveth the righteous; the Lord preserveth the proselytes.
9He shall adopt for His own the orphan and widow, and the way of sinners shall He destroy.
10The Lord shall be king unto eternity; thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.
Alleluia. Of Aggeus and Zacharias.
Praise ye the Lord, for a psalm is a good thing; let praise be sweet unto our God.
2The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem, He shall gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth their fractures together.
4He numbereth the multitude of the stars and calleth them all by name.
5Great is our Lord, and great is His strength, and of His understanding there is no measure.
6The Lord lifteth up the meek, but humbleth sinners to the earth.
7Begin your song to the Lord with thanksgiving, chant unto God with the harp,
8To Him that covereth heaven with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth,
9Who maketh grass to grow on the mountains, and green herb for the service of man,
10Who giveth to the beasts their food, and to the younglings of the ravens which call upon Him.
11He shall not delight in the strength of a horse, nor in the legs of man is He well pleased.
12The Lord is well pleased in them that fear Him, and in them that hope in His mercy.
Alleluia. Of Aggeus and Zacharias.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.
2For He hath strengthened the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons within thee.
3He bringeth peace upon thy borders, and with the fatness of the wheat He filleth thee.
4He sendeth His saying unto the earth; right swiftly runneth His word.
5He giveth His snow like wool; the mist He sprinkleth like ashes.
6He hurleth His ice like morsels. Who shall stand before His cold?
7He shall send forth His word and melt them; His wind shall blow and the waters shall flow.
8He declareth His word unto Jacob, His statutes and judgements to Israel.
9He hath not dealt so with every nation, nor hath He shown His judgements unto them.
Stasis
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God. (Three times).
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost:
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia. Of Aggeus and Zacharias.
Praise the Lord from the heavens, praise Him in the highest.
2Praise Him, all ye His angels; praise Him, all ye His hosts.
3Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars and light.
4Praise Him, ye heavens of heavens, and thou water that art above the heavens.
5Let them praise the name of the Lord; for He spake, and they came to be; He commanded, and they were created.
6He established them for ever, yea, for ever and ever; He hath set an ordinance, and it shall not pass away.
7Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all ye abysses,
8Fire, hail, snow, ice, blast of tempest, which perform His word,
9The mountains and all the hills, fruitful trees, and all cedars,
10The beasts and all the cattle, creeping things and winged birds,
11Kings of the earth, and all peoples, princes and all the judges of the earth,
12Young men and virgins, elders with the younger; let them praise the name of the Lord, for exalted is the name of Him alone.
13His praise is above the earth and heaven, and He shall exalt the horn of His people.
14This is the hymn for all His saints, for the sons of Israel, and for the people that draw nigh unto Him.
Alleluia.
Sing unto the Lord a new song; His praise is in the church of the saints.
2Let Israel be glad in Him that made him, let the sons of Sion rejoice in their King.
3Let them praise His name in the dance; with the timbrel and the psaltery let them chant unto Him.
4For the Lord taketh pleasure in His people, and He shall exalt the meek with salvation.
5The saints shall boast in glory, and they shall rejoice upon their beds.
6The high praise of God shall be in their throat, and two-edged swords shall be in their hands,
7To do vengeance among the heathen, punishments among the peoples,
8To bind their kings with fetters, and their nobles with manacles of iron,
9To do among them the judgement that is written. This glory shall be to all His saints.
Alleluia.
Praise ye God in His saints, praise Him in the firmament of His power.
2Praise Him for His mighty acts, praise Him according to the multitude of His greatness.
3Praise Him with the sound of trumpet, praise Him with the psaltery and harp.
4Praise Him with timbrel and dance, praise him with strings and flute.
5Praise Him with tuneful cymbals, praise Him with cymbals of jubilation. Let every breath praise the Lord.
Final Stasis
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia: Glory to Thee, O God our Hope, O Lord, glory be to Thee.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Lord, have mercy. (Three times)
This Psalm Is One Written By David's Own Hand, Though It Is Not Numbered With The One Hundred and Fifty Psalms. Composed When He Fought In Single Combat With Goliath.
I was the smallest among my brethren, and the youngest in the house of my father; I did shepherd the sheep of my father.
2My hands made an instrument, and my fingers fashioned a psaltery.
3And who shall tell my Lord? The Lord Himself, He Himself shall hearken.
4He sent forth His angel and took me from the flocks of my father, and anointed me with the oil of His anointing.
5My brethren were big and good, yet the Lord took not pleasure in them.
6I went forth to meet the alien, and he cursed me by his idols.
7But I drew his own sword and beheaded him, and took away the reproach from the sons of Israel.