KATHISMA THIRTEENTH
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Come, let us worship the King our God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.
Come, let us bow and fall down to Christ Himself, the King and our God.
1 Psalm of song on the Sabbath day, 91
2 It is good to confess to the Lord, and to sing to Your name, O Most High: 3 To proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth every night, 4 in a ten-stringed psalter with a song on the harp. 5For You have made me glad, O Lord, in Your creation, and in the work of Your hand I will rejoice. 6How great are your works, O Lord, are your thoughts greatly deepened. 7 A foolish man does not know, and a foolish man does not understand these things. 8 The sinners have always grown like grass, and all the workers of iniquity have come through, so that they will be consumed for ever and ever. 9You are the Most High forever, O Lord. 10 For behold, O Lord, thy enemies, for behold, thy enemies shall perish, and all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. 11And my horn shall be exalted like a unicorn, and my old age shall be in oil. 12And my eye will look upon my enemies, and the evil ones that rise up against me will be heard by my ear. 13 The righteous shall flourish like the phoenix, and like the cedar in Lebanon shall multiply. 14The plants in the house of the Lord, in the palace of our God, will flourish, 15they will multiply again in old age, and they will thrive. 16 Let them proclaim that the Lord our God is upright, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
On the day before the Sabbath, when the earth was filled with people, songs of praise to David, 92
1The Lord reigned, and was clothed with beauty: the Lord was clothed with strength, and girded: for He hath established the world, which cannot move. 2Your throne is ready from here on: from everlasting art thou art. 3You raised up the rivers, O Lord, you raised up the rivers with their voices. 4 The rivers will swell with their destruction because of the voice of many waters. Wonderful are the heights of the sea, marvelous is the Lord on high. 5 Thy testimonies have been greatly assured; holiness befits Thy house, O Lord, for long days.
Psalm to David, fourth Saturday, 93
1 The God of vengeance, the Lord, the God of vengeance, did not fail to eat. 2 Exalt the Judge of the earth, reward the proud. 3How long, O Lord, will sinners be praised? 4Shall they preach and speak falsehood, shall all the workers of iniquity speak? 5 Thy people, O Lord, are humble, and Thy heritage is embittered. 6 He killed the widow and the orphan and killed the stranger, 7 and decided: The Lord will not see, but God will understand Jacob. 8Understand the foolishness of people and you will never be wise. 9Plant your ear, will he not hear? Or does He who creates the eye not look? 10 Do you chastise tongues, will you not reprove them, and teach men understanding? 11 The Lord is the message of the thoughts of man, for their essence is vanity. 12 Blessed is the man, even if you chastise him, O Lord, and teach him from Your law, 13 tame him from the days of cruelty, until a pit is dug for the sinner. 14For the Lord will not reject His people, nor forsake His inheritance, 15until righteousness comes to judgment, and those who hold on to it are right in their hearts. 16Who will stand up against the wicked? Or who will stand before me against the workers of iniquity? 17If the Lord had not helped me, my soul would have gone to hell. 18When I said that my foot was moved, Thy mercy, O Lord, helped me. 19 Because of the multitude of my pains in my heart, Your consolations made my soul glad. 20 Let not the throne of iniquity come to you; do your work according to the commandment. 21They will catch the soul of the righteous, and they will condemn innocent blood. 22And the Lord will be my refuge, and my God will be the help of my hope. 23And the Lord will repay them for their iniquity, and I, the Lord God, will destroy them through wickedness.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to you, God. (three times)
Lord, have mercy (three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Rest, Lord, to the souls of your departed servants: (their names) , and to all departed Orthodox Christians (bow), and as much as men have sinned in this life, You, as the Lover of Mankind, forgive them and have mercy (by clone), deliver eternal torment (bow), give to the participants of the Heavenly Kingdom (bow) and do something useful for our souls (bow).
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Songs of praise to David, not inscribed among the Jews, 94
1Come, let us rejoice in the Lord, let us exclaim to God our Savior: 2Let us first present His face in confession, and let us shout to Him in psalms. 3 For God is the Great Lord, and the Great King of all the earth, 4 For in His hand are all the ends of the earth, and the heights of the mountains are Him. 5For He is the sea, and He made it, and He created dry hands. 6 Come, let us worship and fall down before Him, and weep before the Lord who made us: 7 For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, and the sheep of His hand. Today, if you hear His voice, 8 you will not harden your hearts, as in anger, in the days of temptation in the wilderness, 9 when your fathers tempted Me, when you tested Me, and saw My works. 10 For four ten years the indignant generation of that generation continued to err in heart, but they did not know My ways, 11 because they swore in My wrath, lest they enter into My rest.
Praise to the song of David, when the house was built after the captivity, it was not written among the Jews, 95
1Sing to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the earth, 2Sing to the Lord, bless His name, proclaim His salvation day by day. 3 Proclaim His glory among the nations, His wonders among all people. 4 For the Lord is great and greatly praised; he is feared above all gods. 5 For all gods have the tongue of demons: the Lord create the heavens. 6 Confession and beauty are before Him, holiness and splendor are in His sanctuary. 7 Bring a language to the Lord of the fatherland, bring glory and honor to the Lord. 8 Bring the glory of His name to the Lord, take sacrifices, and enter His courts. 9 Worship the Lord in His holy court, so that at His presence the whole earth may move. 10 Shout out in the midst of the nations, for the Lord reigns; 11Let the heavens rejoice, and the earth rejoice, and let the sea and its fullness move. The 12th erace, the fields, and all of them, then the whole torment of the Lord is due to the face of the Lord, 13 as it is fought, it will be fed to judge the earth, to judge omnivorously in the right, and he will be licking his own.
The psalm to David, when his land was settled, is not written among the Jews, 96
1The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice, let the many islands rejoice. 2Clouds and darkness are all around him, righteousness and destiny are the correction of His Throne. 3Fire will come before Him, and His enemies will burn all around. 4 Lightning illuminated His universe: I saw and the earth moved. 5 The mountains melted like wax from the presence of the Lord, from the presence of the Lord of all the earth. 6The heavens proclaimed His righteousness, and all people saw His glory. 7 Let all those who bow down to graven images be ashamed, all who boast about their idols; let all His angels worship Him. 8 When Zion heard and rejoiced, and the daughters of Judah rejoiced, because of thy judgments, O Lord, 9 for thou art the Lord High above all the earth, thou art greatly exalted above all gods. 10Lovers of the Lord, hate the evil one, the Lord protects the souls of His saints, I will deliver sinners from the hand. 11 Light shines upon the righteous, and joy upon the upright in heart. 12Be glad, O righteous ones, in the Lord, and confess the remembrance of His Holiness.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to you, God. (three times)
Lord, have mercy (three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Rest, Lord, to the souls of your departed servants: (their names) , and to all departed Orthodox Christians (bow), and as much as men have sinned in this life, You, as the Lover of Mankind, forgive them and have mercy (by clone), deliver eternal torment (bow), give to the participants of the Heavenly Kingdom (bow) and do something useful for our souls (bow).
And now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Psalm to David, 97
1Sing to the Lord a new song, for the Lord has done a wonderful thing. His right hand saved Him, and His holy arm. 2The Lord has spoken His salvation; He has revealed His righteousness before the tongues. 3I will remember my kindness to Jacob, and my truth to the house of Israel, since all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 4Shout to God, all the earth, sing and rejoice and sing. 5 Sing to the Lord with the harp, the harp and the voice of the psalm. 6With forged trumpets and the voice of a trumpet, you will sound a trumpet before the Lord the King. 7 Let the sea and its fullness move, the world and all who live on it. 8 The rivers will clasp their hands together, the mountains will rejoice. 9 From the presence of the Lord, as he comes, as he comes to judge the earth, to judge the world with righteousness, and to judge the people with righteousness.
Psalm to David, 98
1The Lord reigns, let the people be angry: he mounts the Cherubim, let the earth move. 2The Lord is Great in Zion, and He is High above all people. 3Let them confess to Your great name that it is awesome and holy. 4 And the honor of a king loves judgment: You have prepared righteousness, justice and righteousness in Jacob You have created. 5 Lift up the Lord our God, and worship His footstool, for He is holy. 6Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among those who call on His name: I call upon the Lord, and He will listen to them. 7 In the pillar of the cloud he said to them, “For I have kept His testimony and His commandments which I gave them.” 8 O Lord our God, you have listened to them: O God, you have been merciful to them, taking vengeance on all their undertakings. 9Exalt the Lord our God, and worship His holy mount, for the Lord our God is holy.
Psalm to David, in confession, 99
1Shout to God, all the earth, 2serve the Lord in gladness, come before Him with joy. 3 Know that the Lord is our God: He created us, and not we, but we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. 4Enter into His gates with confession, into His courts with singing: confess to Him, praise His name. 5For the Lord is good, His mercy endures forever, and His truth endures forever.
Psalm to David, 100
1I will sing to You of mercy and judgment, O Lord. 2 I sing and understand in the way without blame, when will you come to me? I walked in the gentleness of my heart in the midst of my house. 3I did not put before my eyes a thing that was unlawful; I hated those who committed the crime. 4My heart will not cling to me; I have not known the evil one who turns away from me. 5 He who slanderes his sincere secrets, I drive him out: with a proud eye and an unsatisfied heart, I do not eat with this. 6 My eyes are on the faithful lands, plant them with me: walk in the blameless path that serves me. 7 If you do not live in the midst of my house, you do pride, you say unrighteousness, and you do not correct yourself in my sight. 8 In the morning all the sinners of the earth were slain, and all the workers of iniquity were consumed from the city of the Lord.
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, glory to you, God. (three times)
Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us. (three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us; Lord, cleanse our sins; Master, forgive our iniquities; Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities, for Thy name's sake.
Lord, have mercy (three times)
Glory to the Father and the Son and 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, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, just as we forgive our debtors; and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Rest, Lord, to the souls of your departed servants: (their names) , and to all departed Orthodox Christians (bow), and as much as men have sinned in this life, You, as the Lover of Mankind, forgive them and have mercy (by clone), deliver eternal torment (bow), give to the participants of the Heavenly Kingdom (bow) and do something useful for our souls (bow).
Also troparia, tone 8:
With your gracious eye, Lord, see my humility, as little by little my life is spent, and there is no salvation for me from works. For this reason I pray: with your gracious eye, Lord, see my humility and save me.
Glory: For the Judge is coming, take care, soul, and think about the terrible hour, for judgment is unmerciful to those who show no mercy. Cry out to Christ God: Knower of the heart, even if I have sinned, do not even judge me, have mercy on me.
And now: Thy terrible and terrible and unwashed judgment, O Christ, I receive in my mind day and hour, I tremble, like an evildoer, who has done cruel deeds and deeds, even though I alone have done diligently. At the same time, I fall in fear of You, painfully crying out: You who gave birth to You through your prayers, O Most Merciful One, save me.
Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer:
Holy Lord, who liveth in the highest, and with Thy all-seeing eye look upon all creation. We bow to You, soul and body, and we pray to You, Holy of Holies: stretch out Your invisible hand from Your holy dwelling, and bless us all: and if we sin against You, willingly or unwillingly, I God is good and Lover of mankind, forgive us, and grant us peace and goodness Yours. For it is Thine to have mercy and to save, our God, and to Thee we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages, amen.
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Kathisma 13 Psalm 91
Psalm 91
This psalm is not inscribed with the author's name.
Despite the generality of its content, there is no exact data by which it could be attributed positively to any time, why one can only guess about the latter. The psalm points to the death of numerous enemies (8-10), to the salvation of the righteous from them and his exaltation (11-13), and to the miraculous nature of this protection (14). Such indications of the psalm and the joyful and grateful feeling for God that permeates it bring the psalm very close to 90, where the same thing is stated (see XC: 1, 7-10, 16), which is why one might think that it was written in the same way about and at the same time as Psalm 90, that is, during Hezekiah, about the miraculous destruction of Sennacherib’s troops near Jerusalem. It is impossible to indicate exactly who its writer was, perhaps Hezekiah himself.
The inscription “song for the Sabbath day” indicates the time of the liturgical performance of the psalm in the temple on Saturdays. This purpose of the psalm remains among the Jews to this day.
How joyful it is to praise the Lord and sing of his mercies all day long (2-4)! You filled me with joy from Your wondrous deeds, which are often beyond the understanding of man (5-6). The wicked multiply and bloom, but in order to perish, but You exalt the righteous like the palm tree and the cypress (7-13). Just as these trees are fruitful and succulent even in old age, so the righteous, planted in the house of the Lord, will always praise You.
1 Psalm. Song for the Sabbath day. 2 It is good to praise the Lord and to sing to Your name, O Most High, 3 To proclaim Your mercy in the morning and Your truth in the night,
2-3. “It is good to glorify.” Glorifying God, composing and singing songs of praise and gratitude to Him, gives the writer spiritual joy. He is full of religiously enthusiastic feeling, and the expression of the latter in words and songs is his life and happiness. “Proclaim in the morning... and... in the night” - constantly, all day long, be full of such a mood.
4 on a ten-stringed instrument and a psalter, with a song on the harp. 5 For You have made me glad, O Lord, in Your creation: I admire the works of Your hands. 6 How great are Your works, O Lord! Your thoughts are wonderfully deep! 7 A foolish man does not know, and an ignorant man does not understand. 8 While the wicked spring up like grass, and the workers of iniquity bloom to perish forever, 9 You, O Lord, are exalted forever! 10 For behold, thy enemies, O Lord, behold, thy enemies perish, and all the workers of iniquity are scattered; 11 But You exalt my horn like the horn of a unicorn, and I am anointed with fresh oil; 12 And my eye looks on my enemies, and my ears hear about the evildoers who rise up against me. 13 The righteous blooms like a palm tree, and stands tall like a cedar in Lebanon.
5-13. This feeling and mood of the writer is fueled by the greatness and inaccessibility of human understanding of the deeds performed by God. Many events, according to natural human understanding, can instill fear and anxiety in him, while they lead to a different result and end. So, for example, the multiplication and prosperity of the wicked is a threat to the righteous, but in fact they perish by the will of God, and the righteous is exalted, which clearly indicates how unknown and deep the deeds and thoughts of the Lord are. The writer here probably understands the fears and fear that the numerous hordes of Sennacherib, who blasphemed his faith in God, brought upon the Jews and Hezekiah. According to natural considerations, the death of Hezekiah and Jerusalem seemed inevitable, but according to Divine determination and influence, the enemies perished, and the “horn of the righteous” ascended, and through this attack of the enemies, the importance of Hezekiah not only was not diminished, but his name became so famous among other nations and position The Jewish state has become as strong as the palm tree is famous in the East for its fertility, or as the cedar tree is strong, the beauty and pride of the forests of Lebanon.
14 Planted in the house of the Lord, they bloom in the courts of our God;
14. “Those planted in the house of the Lord” are the righteous who live by faith in Jehovah and flourish from this faith. Here is an indication that every righteous person, as in this case Hezekiah, who sincerely resorts to Divine help, is not abandoned by Him, but receives unexpected and supernatural help from Him. So it was with the Assyrians, who died in one night by the will of God in the amount of 185 thousand.
15 even in old age they are fruitful, juicy and fresh, 16 to proclaim that the Lord is righteous, my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
