Psalter. Kathisma 2 | Female version | Eastern Orthodox Prayerbook and Psalter

Psalm 9

Finally, on the mysteries of the son, Psalm of David, 9.

I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works. I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness. Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever. The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise, but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment. And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness. The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction. And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee. Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations. For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction which I suffer of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation. The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken. The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause. Let sinners be driven away into Hades, even all the nations that forget God. For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever. Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee. Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause. (Psalm 9a ) Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction? While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: the wicked are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine. Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself. The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him. His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies. For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain. He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor. He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare. He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor. For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look. Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor. Wherefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require it. Thou seest it; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan. Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found. The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out his land. The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart; to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth.

Psalm 10

Finally, the Psalm of David, 10.

In the Lord I have put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Flee to the mountains as a sparrow? For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot For privily at the upright in heart. For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done? The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men. The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul. He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup. For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; his face beholds uprightness.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, 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 to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.


Save, O Lord, and have mercy upon: my spiritual father , my parents , my relatives, supervisors, teachers, and benefactors , and all Orthodox Christians. (bow)
Deliver them from every affliction, wrath, and need, (bow)
and from every sickness of soul and body. (bow)
Forgive them every transgression, voluntary and involuntary, (bow)
and do what is profitable for our souls. (bow)

Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Psalm 11

At the end, on the eighth day, Psalm of David, 11.

Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men. Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart. Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words: who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us? Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever. The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly exalted the sons of men.

Psalm 12

Finally, David’s Psalm, 12.

How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrows in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me? Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death; lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved. But I have hoped in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation. I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, and I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord most high.

Psalm 13

Finally, David’s Psalm, 13.

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after god. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. Will not all the workers of iniquity know, who eat up my people as they would eat bread? they have not called upon the Lord. There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear; for God is in the righteous generation. Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his hope. Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? when the Lord brings back the captivity of his people, let Jacob exult, and Israel be glad.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, 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 to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.


Remember, O Lord, the souls of Thy departed servants: my parents , my relatives and benefactors , and all Orthodox Christians. (bow)
And forgive them every transgression, voluntary and involuntary, (bow)
and grant them the Kingdom of Heaven. (bow)

Now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Psalm 14

Finally, the Psalm of David, 14.

O Lord, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? and who shall dwell in thy holy mountain? He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, who speaks truth in his heart. Who has not spoken craftily with is tongue, neither has done evil to his neighbour, nor taken up a reproach against them that dwelt nearest to him. In his sight an evil-worker is set at nought, but he honours them that fear the Lord. He swears to his neighbour, and disappoints him not. He has not lent his money on usury, and has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Psalm 15

The inscription on the pillar, David, 15.

Keep me, O Lord; for I have hoped in thee. I said to the Lord, Thou art my Lord; for thou has no need of my goodness. On behalf of the saints that are in his land, he has magnified all his pleasure in them. Their weaknesses have been multiplied; afterward they hasted. I will by no means assemble their bloody meetings, neither will I make mention of their names with my lips. The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou art he that restores my inheritance to me. The lines have fallen to me in the best places, yea, I have a most excellent heritage. I will bless the Lord who has instructed me; my reins too have chastened me even till night. I foresaw the Lord always before my face; for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. Therefore my heart rejoiced an my tongue exulted; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope: because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with joy with thy countenance: at thy right hand there are delights for ever.

Psalm 16

A Prayer of David.

Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, attend to my petition; give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips. Let my judgment come forth from thy presence; let mine eyes behold righteousness. Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss. As for the works of men, by the words of thy lips I have guarded myself from hard ways. Direct my steps in thy paths, that my steps slip not. I have cried, for thou heardest me, O God: incline thine ear to me, and hearken to my words. Shew the marvels of thy mercies, thou that savest them that hope in thee. Keep me as the apple of the eye from those that resist thy right hand: thou shalt screen me by the covering of thy wings, from the face of the ungodly that have afflicted me: mine enemies have compassed about my soul. They have enclosed themselves with their own fat: their mouth has spoken pride. They have now cast me out and compassed me round about: they have set their eyes so as to bow them down to the ground. They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion’s whelp dwelling in secret places. Arise, O Lord, prevent them, and cast them down: deliver my soul from the ungodly: draw thy sword, because of the enemies of thine hand: O Lord, destroy them from the earth; scatter them in their life, though their belly has been filled with thy hidden treasures: they have been satisfied with uncleanness, and have left the remnant of their possessions to their babes. But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be satisfied when thy glory appears.

Glory:

After the 2nd Kathisma:


Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. Lord, cleanse us from our sins. Master, pardon our transgressions. Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.
Lord, have mercy. (three times)
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

Troparia, Tone 2:

I am a barren tree, O Lord, / bearing no fruit of contrition, / and I fear being cut down, / and I dread that unquenchable fire. / Therefore I pray Thee: / “Before that doom, convert me and save me!”

As the waves of the sea, / my iniquities have risen against me; / like a ship in the deep, / I alone am tossed by the storm of many sins; / but guide me, O Lord, to the calm harbour / by repentance, and save me.

Glory: “Have mercy on me,” said David, / and I cry unto Thee: / “Sinned have I, O Saviour; / blotting out my sins by repentance, have mercy on me!”

Now and ever: Fervent Protectress of Christians, / pray to Thy Son, O Theotokos, / to deliver us by mercy and compassion / from every evil and fury of the enemy, / and by thy prayers to grant us forgiveness of all / wherein we have sinned, O Virgin Mother!

Lord, have mercy. (40 times) and the prayer:

Prayer

O Lord Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Thine Only-Begotten Son, grant me a body undefiled, a pure heart, a wakeful mind, a thought free from error, and the coming of the Holy Spirit, that I may receive the fullness of truth in Thy Christ — with Him to Thee be glory, honour and worship, with the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.