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Psalter. Kathisma 18

KAFISM OSMAYAN TEN.

Psalm 119.

Song of degrees.

Psalm 120.

Song of degrees.

1 I have lifted up my eyes to the mountains, from there my help will come. 2 My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 3 Do not let your feet become troubled; the one who guards you will slumber; 4 the one who guards you will not sleep; the one who guards Israel will sleep. 5 The Lord will protect you, the Lord will cover your hand on your right hand. 6 During the days the sun will not burn you; the moon will not burn you at night. 7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; the Lord will preserve your soul. 8 The Lord will preserve your coming in and your going out from now on and forever.

Psalm 121.

Song of degrees.

1 I rejoiced at those who said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet are standing in your courts, Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem was built like a city, and its communion is together. 4 There the tribes went up, the tribe of the Lord, the testimony of Israel, confessed to the name of the Lord, 5 for there they sat on thrones for judgment, thrones in the house of David. 6 Ask also about the peace of Jerusalem: and abundance for those who love you. 7 May peace be in your strength and abundance in your pillars. 8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors, peace be with you. 9 To the house, for the sake of the Lord our God, I will seek your good.

Psalm 122.

Song of degrees.

1 I lift up my eyes to You, who dwell in Heaven. 2 Behold, as the eyes of a servant are in the hand of his masters, as the eyes of a servant are in the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are towards the Lord our God, until he will spare us. 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are filled with much humiliation; 4 especially our soul is filled with the reproaches of the gobblers and the humiliation of the proud.

Psalm 123.

Song of degrees.

1 For if the Lord were not in us, let Israel say, 2 For if the Lord were not in us, men would never rise up against us, for they would devore us alive, 3 They would always be angry with their wrath against us. us, otherwise the water would drown us . 4 Our soul shall pass over the stream, 5 For our soul shall pass over the fickle waters. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who will not let us be caught in their teeth. 7 Our soul, like a bird, has escaped from the net of those who catch it: the net is broken, and we are delivered. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Glory:

Psalm 124.

Song of degrees.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; they will not move in Jerusalem for the living age. 2 The mountains are around him, and the Lord is around his people from now on and forever. 3 For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners for the lot of the righteous, lest they lay down righteousness in the iniquity of their hands. 4 Please, O Lord, those who are good and upright in heart. 5 But the Lord will take away those who turn into corruption with those who practice iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 125.

Song of degrees.

1 Always return the captivity of Zion to the Lord for comfort. 2 Then our mouth was filled with joy and our tongue was filled with gladness, then they cried among the nations, “The Lord has magnified to do with them.” 3 The Lord has magnified to do with us: we will rejoice. 4 Return, O Lord, our captivity, like the floods of the south. 5 They sow with tears and reap with joy. 6 Those who walk and weep, scattering their seed, will come with joy in the future, grasping their hands.

Psalm 126.

Song of degrees.

1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord preserves the city, watch in vain. 2 It is in vain that you will grow gray, eating the bread of sickness, when He gives sleep to His beloved. 3 Behold the heritage of the Lord, the reward of the fruit of the womb. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so the sons of them are shaken off. 5 Blessed is he who gets his desire from them. They will not be ashamed when they speak against their enemies in the gates.

Psalm 127.

Song of degrees.

1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways. 2 Bear the fruits of your labors: blessed are you, and good will come to you. 3 Your wife is like a vine, she is fruitful in the lands of your house, 4 your sons are like new olive trees around your table. 5 Behold, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. 6 The Lord will bless you from Zion, 7 and you will see good Jerusalem all the days of your life, and your sons will see your sons. Peace be upon Israel.

Psalm 128.

Song of degrees.

1 You have fought with me with multitudes since my youth, so Israel may say: 2 You have fought with me with multitudes since my youth, because you have not prevailed against me. 3 On my ridge is the work of the sinner, who continues her iniquity. 4 The Lord is righteous in cutting off the necks of sinners. 5 Let all who hate Zion be put to shame and turn back. 6 Let them be like the grass of this place, even before the rapture from above, 7 Let not your hand reap, nor gather the bosom of your hand, 8 And let not those who pass by decide: The blessing of the Lord be upon you, Bless you in the name of the Lord.

Glory:

Psalm 129.

Song of degrees.

1 From the depths I have cried to You, Lord, Lord, hear my voice. 2 Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my prayer. 3 If you see iniquity, O Lord, O Lord, who will stand? For You have purification. 4 For Thy name's sake I have endured Thee, O Lord, my soul has endured in Thy word; my soul trusteth in the Lord. 5 From the morning watch until the night, from the morning watch let Israel trust in the Lord. 6 For with the Lord is mercy, and with him is great deliverance, and he will deliver Israel from all his iniquities.

Psalm 130.

Song of degrees.

1 Lord, my heart is not exalted, my eyes are exalted lower, I walk lower in the great, lower in the wondrous ones. 2 Even though I did not humble myself, I lifted up my soul, as it was given to my mother, so reward my soul. 3 Let Israel trust in the Lord from now on and forever.

Psalm 131.

Song of degrees.

1 Remember, Lord, David and all his meekness: 2 as I swear to the Lord, I promised to Jacob to God: 3 If I go into the country of my house, or go up to my bed, 4 If I give sleep to my eyes my mind and my every place my slumber, and the peace of my mind 5 Until I find the place of the Lord, a habitation for the God of Jacob. 6 Behold, I heard in Euphratha, and I found it in the oak fields. 7 Let us go into His villages and worship the place where He stood. 8 Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness. 9 Your priests will be clothed with righteousness, and your saints will rejoice. 10 For David's sake, do not turn away the face of your anointed one for the sake of your servant. 11 The Lord has sworn to David in truth, and will not repudiate it: I will set you on your throne of the fruit of your womb. 12 If your sons keep my covenant and these testimonies which I will teach, then their sons will sit on your throne forever. 13 Because the Lord has chosen Zion, he willed it for his own dwelling place. 14 This is my rest forever and ever, here I will dwell as I please. 15 I will bless his trap, I will satisfy his poor with bread, 16 I will clothe his priests with salvation, and his saints will rejoice with joy. 17 There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. 18 I will clothe his enemies with cold, in which my sanctuary will flourish.

Psalm 132.

Song of degrees.

1 Is this good or red? But the brethren must live together. 2 Like the ointment that is on the head, which descends on the brad, the brad of Aaron, which descends on the waistcoats of his garments, 3 Like the dew of Aermon that descends on the mountains of Zion, like the commandments of the Lord, he is a blessing and he lives. from century to century.

Psalm 133.

Song of degrees.

1 Behold, now bless the Lord, all the servants of the Lord who stand in the temple of the Lord, in the courtyard of the house of our God, 2 At night lift up your hands in holiness, and bless the Lord. 3 The Lord will bless you from Zion, who made the heavens and the earth.

Glory:

According to the 18th kathisma, the Trisagion of Our Father: Also troparia, tone 2:

Do not even condemn me first, my Lord, Lord, grant me conversion and correction of many of my sins, grant me spiritual tenderness, so that I may cry out to You: O Compassionate, Most Lover of Mankind, my God, I have saved and me.

Glory: I, the prodigal, became like foolish cattle, and was joined to them: grant me conversion, O Christ, that I may receive great mercy from You.

And now: Do not turn away, O Lady, Your face from me, who prays to You, but, as the Compassionate Mother of the Generous God, I strive before the end to grant me conversion, since I was saved by You, I will sing to You , like my salvation and hope, unashamed, my Lady.

Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer:

Lord, do not reprove me with Your wrath; do not punish me with Your wrath. Master Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, the sinner, the poor, the naked, the lazy, the careless, the disobedient, the accursed, the fornicator, the adulterer, the malachik , homosexual, nasty, prodigal, ungrateful, unmerciful, cruel, drunkard, burned with conscience, impersonal , boldless, irresponsible, unworthy of Your love for mankind, and worthy of all torment, and hell, and torment. And do not, for the sake of my many sins, inflict torment on the Redeemer; but have mercy on me, for I am weak, in soul, and in flesh, and in mind, and in thought, and through the destinies save me, Thy unworthy servant, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady God Mother of God, and all the saints, who have pleased You from time immemorial: for blessed art Thou in forever and ever, amen.

KATHISMA EIGHTEEN

Song of Degrees, 119

1 To the Lord, when I was in sorrow, I called, and he heard me. 2 Lord, deliver my soul from the walls of unrighteousness and from the tongue of flattery. 3 What will be given to you, or what will be added to your flattering tongue? 4 The arrows of the mighty are sharp, with coals of waste. 5 Woe to me, for my coming continues, having taken up residence in the village of Kedar. 6 My soul has wandered many times, making peace with those who hate the world: 7 Whenever I spoke to them, I fought against me. Song of Ascension. 1 I cried to the Lord in my affliction, and He heard me. 2 Lord! deliver my soul from lying lips, from an evil tongue. 3 What will the evil tongue give you and what will it add to you? 4 Sophisticated arrows of the strong, with burning coals of wood. 5 Woe to me, that I dwell with Mosoch, that I dwell at the tents of Kedar. 6 My soul lived long with those who hated the world. 7 I am peaceful: but as soon as I speak, they lead to war.

Song of Degrees, 120

Song of Ascension. 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains, from whence my help will come. 2 My help comes from the Lord, who created heaven and earth. 3 He will not let your foot slip; He who guards you will not slumber; 4 He who guards Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps. 5 The Lord is your keeper; The Lord is your shadow at your right hand. 6 The sun will not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The Lord will keep you from all evil; [the Lord] will preserve your soul. 8 The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from now on and forever.

Song of Degrees, 121

Song of Ascension. David. 1 I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.” 2 Behold, our feet stand in your gates, O Jerusalem, 3 Jerusalem, built as a city united into one, 4 where the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, according to the law of Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord. 5 There are thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Ask for peace for Jerusalem: may those who love you prosper! 7 May there be peace within your walls, prosperity within your palaces! 8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors I say: “Peace be with you!” 9 For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I wish you well.

Song of Degrees, 122

Song of Ascension. 1 I lift up my eyes to You, O One who dwells in heaven! 2 This is how the eyes of slaves are turned

on the hand of their masters, as the eyes of a servant are on the hand of her mistress, so our eyes are on the Lord our God, until He has mercy on us. 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us, for we are filled enough with contempt; 4 Our soul is filled with reproach from the proud and humiliation from the proud.

Song of Degrees, 123

1 For if the Lord were not in us, let Israel say, 2 For if the Lord were not in us, men would ever rise up against us, for they would have devoured us alive, 3 If their wrath would never be angry with us , otherwise the water would drown us . 4 Our soul shall pass over the stream, 5 For our soul shall pass over the fickle waters. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who will not let us be caught in their teeth. 7 Our soul, like a bird, has escaped from the net of those who catch it: the net is broken, and we are delivered. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Song of Ascension. David. 1 If the Lord had not been with us, let Israel say, 2 if the Lord had not been with us when the people rose up against us, 3 then they would have swallowed us up alive when their wrath was kindled against us; 4 The waters would drown us, the flood would pass over our souls; 5 Stormy waters would pass over our soul. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who did not give us as prey to their teeth! 7 Our soul is delivered like a bird from the snare of those who catch it: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, who created heaven and earth.

Glory:

Song of Degrees, 124

Song of Ascension. 1 He who trusts in the Lord, like Mount Zion, will not be removed; he abides forever. 2 The mountains are around Jerusalem, and the Lord is around his people from now on and forever. 3 For [the Lord] will not leave the rod of the wicked over the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to iniquity. 4 Do good, O Lord, to the good and upright in their hearts; 5 But as for those who turn to their crooked ways, may the Lord cause them to walk with the workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!

Song of Degrees, 125

1 Whenever the Lord returned the captivity of Zion, it would be a source of consolation. 2 Then our mouth was filled with joy and our tongue was filled with gladness, then they cried among the nations, “The Lord has magnified to do with them.” 3 The Lord has magnified to do with us: we will rejoice. 4 Return, O Lord, our captivity, like the floods of the south. 5 They sow with tears and reap with joy. 6 Those who walk and weep, scattering their seed, will come with joy in the future, grasping their hands.

Song of Ascension. 1 When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, we were as if we were dreaming: 2 Then our mouth was full of joy, and our tongue was full of singing; Then they said among the nations: “The Lord has done great things for them!” 3 The Lord did great things for us; we rejoiced. 4 Bring back, O Lord, our captives like streams at noonday. 5 Those who sow in tears will reap with joy. 6 He who bears seeds weeping will return with joy, bearing his sheaves.

Song of Degrees, 126

1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord preserves the city, watch in vain. 2 It is in vain that you will grow gray, eating the bread of sickness, when He gives sleep to His beloved. 3 Behold the heritage of the Lord, the reward of the fruit of the womb. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are the sons shaken off. 5 Blessed is he who gets his desire from them. They will not be ashamed when they speak against their enemies in the gates.

Song of Ascension. Solomon. 1 Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; If the Lord does not guard the city, the watchman watches in vain. 2 In vain do you rise early, sit up late, eat the bread of sorrow, while He gives sleep to His beloved. 3 This is the heritage of the Lord: children; the reward from Him is the fruit of the womb. 4 Like arrows in the hand of a mighty man, so are young sons. 5 Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! They will not be left in shame when they speak to their enemies at the gates.

Song of Degrees, 127

1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in the ways of Eró. 2 Bear the fruits of your labors: blessed are you, and good will come to you. 3 Your wife is like a vine, she is fruitful in the lands of your house, 4 your sons are like new olive trees around your table. 5 Behold, the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. 6 The Lord will bless you from Zion, and you will see good Jerusalem all the days of your life, 7 and the children will see your sons. Peace be upon Israel.

Song of Ascension. 1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord and walks in His ways! 2 You will eat from the labor of your hands: blessed are you, and good to you! 3 Your wife is like a fruitful vine in your house; Your sons are like olive branches around your table: 4 So will the man who fears the Lord be blessed! 5 The Lord will bless you from Zion, and you will see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life; 6 You will see your sons' sons. Peace on Israel!

Song of Degrees, 128

Song of Ascension. 1 They have oppressed me much from my youth, let Israel say: 2 They have oppressed me much from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me. 3 On my ridge the Oratai were plowing and making their long furrows. 4 But the Lord is righteous: He has cut off the bonds of the wicked. 5 Let all who hate Zion be put to shame and turn back! 6 Let them be like the grass on the housetops, which dries up before it is plucked up, 7 with which the reaper does not fill his hand, nor the binder of sheaves his handful; 8 And those who pass by will not say, “The blessing of the Lord is upon you; We bless you in the name of the Lord!”

Glory:

Song of Degrees, 129

1 From the depths I have cried to You, Lord, Lord, hear my voice. 2 Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my prayer. 3 If you see iniquity, O Lord, O Lord, who will stand? For You have purification. 4 For Thy name's sake I have endured Thee, O Lord, my soul has endured in Thy word; my soul trusteth in the Lord. 5 From the morning watch until the night, from the morning watch let Israel trust in the Lord. 6 For the Lord has mercy, and He has great deliverance, and He will deliver Israel from all their iniquities.

Song of Ascension. 1 From the depths I cry to You, O Lord. 2 Lord! hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my prayers. 3 If You, Lord, notice iniquity, Lord! who can resist? 4 But with You is forgiveness, let them revere You. 5 I hope in the Lord, my soul waits; I trust in His word. 6 My soul waits for the Lord more than the watchmen wait for the morning, and more than the watchmen wait for the morning. 7 Let Israel trust in the Lord, for with the Lord is mercy, and with him is great deliverance, 8 and he will deliver Israel from all their iniquities.

Song of Degrees, 130

1 Lord, my heart is not exalted, my eyes are exalted lower, I walk lower in the great, lower in the wondrous ones. 2 Even though I did not humble myself, but I lifted up my soul, as it was given to my mother, so reward my soul. 3 Let Israel trust in the Lord from now on and forever.

Song of Ascension. David. 1 Lord! My heart was not lifted up and my eyes were not lifted up, and I did not enter into what is great and beyond my reach. 2 Have I not humbled and calmed my soul, like a child weaned from its mother’s breast? my soul was within me like a weaned child. 3 Let Israel trust in the Lord from now on and forever.

Song of Degrees, 131

1 Remember, Lord, David and all his meekness: 2 as he swears to the Lord, he promised to Jacob to God: 3 If I go into the country of my house, or go up to my bed, 4 if I give sleep to my eyes my mind and my every place my slumber, and the peace of my mind 5 Until I find the place of the Lord, a habitation for the God of Jacob. 6 Behold, I heard in Euphratha, and I found it in the oak fields. 7 Let us go into His villages and worship the place where He stood. 8 Arise, O Lord, into Thy rest, Thou and the ark of Thy holiness. 9 Your priests will be clothed with righteousness, and your saints will rejoice. 10 For David's sake, do not turn away the face of your anointed one for the sake of your servant. 11 The Lord has sworn to David in truth, and will not repudiate it: I will set you on your throne of the fruit of your womb. 12 If your sons keep My covenant, and My testimonies, which I will teach, and their sons will sit on your throne forever. 13 Because the Lord has chosen Zion, he willed it as a dwelling place for himself. 14 This is my rest forever and ever, here I will dwell as I please. 15 I will bless his catch, I will satisfy his poor with bread, 16 I will clothe his priests with salvation, and his saints will rejoice with joy. 17 There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. 18 I will clothe his enemies with cold, in which my sanctuary will flourish.

Song of Ascension. 1 Remember, O Lord, David and all his contrition: 2 how he swore to the Lord, made a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob: 3 “I will not enter the tent of my house, I will not ascend to my bed; 4 I will not allow my eyes to sleep, nor my eyelids to slumber, 5 until I find a place for the Lord, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” 6 Behold, we heard of him in Ephrath; we found him in the fields of Jearim. 7 Let us go to His habitation, let us worship at His footstool. 8 Stand, O Lord, in your place

of Your rest, You and the ark of Your power. 9 Your priests will be clothed with righteousness, and your saints will rejoice. 10 For the sake of David Your servant, do not turn away the face of Your anointed. 11 The Lord swore to David in the truth, and will not deny it: “I will set the fruit of your body on your throne. 12 If your sons keep My covenant and My testimonies, which I teach them, then their sons also will sit on your throne forever.” 13 For the Lord chose Zion, He desired [it] for His habitation. 14 “This is My rest forever: here I will dwell, for I have desired it. 15 I will bless his food; I will satisfy his poor with bread; I will clothe his 16 priests with salvation, and his saints will rejoice with joy. 17 There I will grow the horn of David, I will set up a lamp for my anointed. 18 I will clothe his enemies with shame, but his crown will shine on him.”

Song of Degrees, 132

1 Behold, what is good, or what is good, but how can brethren live together? 2 Like the ointment that is on the head, which comes down on the fortress, the blessing of Aaron, which comes down on the waistcoats of his garments, 3 Like the dew of Aermon that comes down on the mountains of Zion, for the commandment of the Lord is a blessing and a living one. t up to a century.

Song of Ascension. David. 1 How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together! 2 This

- like precious oil on the head, running down onto the beard, Aaron’s beard, running down onto the edges of his garment; 3 Like the dew of Hermon that descends on the mountains of Zion, for there the Lord commanded blessing and life forever.

Song of Degrees, 133

1 Behold, now bless the Lord, all the servants of the Lord who stand in the temple of the Lord, in the courtyard of the house of our God, 2 At night lift up your hands in the holy place, and bless the Lord. 3 The Lord will bless you from Zion, who made the heavens and the earth

Song of Ascension. 1 Bless the Lord this day, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord [in the courts of the house of our God,] during the night. 2 Raise your hands to the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. 3 The Lord from Zion, who made the heavens and the earth, will bless you. Hallelujah.

Glory:

According to the 18th Kathisma, Trisagion

Also troparia, tone 2:

Glory: I, the prodigal, became like foolish cattle, and was joined to them: grant me conversion, O Christ, that I may receive great mercy from You.

Lord, have mercy (40) and prayer:

Lord, do not reprove me with Your wrath; do not punish me with Your wrath. Master Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me, the sinner, the poor, the naked, the lazy, the careless, the disobedient, the accursed, the fornicator, the adulterer, the malachik , homosexual, nasty, prodigal, ungrateful, unmerciful, cruel, drunkard, burned with conscience, impersonal , boldless, irresponsible, unworthy of Your love for mankind, and worthy of all torment, and hell, and torment. And do not, for the sake of my many sins, inflict torment upon my deliverer; but have mercy on me, for I am weak, in soul, and in flesh, and in mind, and in thought, and through the destinies save me, Thy unworthy servant, through the prayers of our Most Pure Lady God Mother of God, and all the saints, who have pleased You from time immemorial: for blessed art Thou in forever and ever, amen .

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Kathisma 18

Psalm 119 To You, O Lady, when I was in sorrow, I called and heard me; I pray to You: deliver my soul from all evil all the days of my life; the tempter's sophisticated arrows fall on my head and my soul is in danger of sin, alas for me, but You, Lady, with Your power crush the head of the hellish serpent, my fierce enemy, so that he will not rejoice over my fall, but I will rejoice and rejoice in one thing Along with my Savior, I will magnify You, my helper, in eternal praise.

Psalm 120 I lifted up my mental eyes to grief, where You, Queen of Heaven, abide and have come to my heart with great consolation, for You did not rest, but fell asleep, preserving me from all the enemy’s slander, You always mercifully watch my entry and departure: glory to You, most merciful Mother, who cares and seeks eternal salvation for my sinful soul.

Psalm 121 We rejoice in the spirit of faith and hope in You, most glorious Queen of heaven and earth; Under Your intercession, if I live piously, I will go to an eternal home in the house of the Lord, to heavenly Jerusalem, the great city, whose glory of God enlightens and its lamp is the Lamb. Oh, Lady! I pray to You with tears, strengthen my faith in the promises of heaven, revive my hope in the mercies of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, ignite love so that I may do His most holy will in a pleasing manner; glory to You, offering my mentor, on the path of truth and salvation.

Psalm 122 My eyes have been lifted up to Thee, O all-generous Mother, Who reigneth in heaven with Thy beloved Son; Behold, as the eyes of a slave are in the hand of her mistress, so are our eyes to You, Lady, until we receive timely help from You; Blessed be Thy intercession, blessed art Thou in heaven and on earth, in the sea and in all abysses, blessed be Thy virginity and purity, blessed be Thy holy soul and Thy glorified body.

Psalm 123 If our Lady Ever-Virgin Mary does not intercede for us with God, sin will befall us for our sake; many troubles will befall us; The hellish enemies would never rise up against us, and they would have devoured us alive, but You, being merciful to the Intercessor, are with us and we will be delivered from them; Our help is in the name of the Lord and Your merciful name, O Lady.

Song instead of glory

Rejoice, ever-Virgin Mary, joyful of God! from the invocation of Your holy name, demons tremble, from the desecration of Your glory, the dark powers disappear, with Your Nativity, the gates of paradise are opened and the election of God, with them all sinners, tax collectors and harlots, who have repented to God, enter them without restraint; I pray to You with all diligence: visit my poor soul, so that all the days of my life I will faithfully serve You and deliver me from the power of darkness.

Psalm 124 Those who trust in You, Mother of God, will not fear the face of the enemy; rejoice and rejoice, all you who love the Mother of God, for she will help you in the day of your sorrow; remember Thy bounty, O Lady, and protect our journey on earth, turn Thy bright face upon us and overthrow our enemies who seek our destruction, so that we may live in peace and silence, and in all piety and purity, glorifying Thee, our Lady and helper.

Psalm 125 Always turn Your bright, motherly face towards us, leading You and praying to You, our hearts and souls rejoice in God’s grace and Your mercies; Blessed are You from the divine power of Jesus Christ above all the women on earth; Your praise will not fail from our lips; below is faith and love for You, the Lady, from our hearts: those who reverently worship You will be blessed by God and will not be deprived of every good.

Psalm 126 If only our Lady, the Queen of Heaven, had not interceded for us sinners to the just God, our sins would have moved His righteous anger to vengeance, and if She, like the mental sun, had not illuminated all the ends of the earth with wondrous signs and glorious miracles, the darkness of unbelief and the darkness of ignorance would have enveloped people. Oh, most merciful Lady, we believe without a doubt, we humbly pray and worship You reliably, before heaven and earth, confessing that You are the heavenly, unflickering light, shining in the darkness of earthly vanities, as You are the helper of salvation for all repentant sinners, as You are the beloved Mother of God , most blessed forever and ever; The Lord is with You and You with us!

Psalm 127 Blessed are all who tenderly pray to Thee, O Lady, blessed are those who lead Thy holy will and wish to do what is pleasing to Thee: they will eat the labors of their sweet fruits and see the eternal goodness of the heavenly Jerusalem; Blessed are those who gave birth to Thee, the Lady, their memory with praise will endure forever; Blessed is Thy womb, which bore Jesus Christ in the flesh, and the breast, even the same as Thy piss. O most blessed and most blessed among women! turn Your motherly face towards us and pray for all who call upon You.

Psalm 128 From my youth, the multitudes of hells have attacked me, but You, O Lady, have delivered me from them; I fought in abundance, but You, my helper, did not betray my soul into their eternally disastrous power, You preserved all my inner and outer. Oh, helper of my salvation, help me to create fruits worthy of repentance, so that I may safely come to my Christian death and be honored to see the most holy fruit of Your womb, my most merciful Savior and Redeemer.

Song instead of glory

Rejoice, most blessed Ever-Virgin Mary, desert-loving turtledove, purest dove; Reveal Your image and make Your voice heard, for Your voice is sweet and Your image is beautiful. Oh, Queen of Heaven! Thy mouth shall dig up honey and milk under Thy tongue, and the fragrance of Thy garments shall be like the fragrance of Lebanon. Oh, unbridelike Bride! Oh, most holy Ever-Virgin Mary! Thou hast drawn our heart into Thy grace, we flow after Thee, do it, O Lady, that it may be filled with inexpressible heavenly sighs for Christ Jesus.

Psalm 129 From the depths of my heart I cried out to You, O Lady, hear the voice of my prayer, for with the Lord God is mercy and much deliverance is with You; free me, Lady, from the hand of my enemies, disgrace and squander their slander and advice on me, have mercy on me on the day of cruelty and at the hour of death do not leave my wretched soul, appear to it with the consolation of eternal salvation.

Psalm 130 Lady, my heart is not lifted up for the great and wondrous of this world, for this world and its image pass away; but You, Lady, have exalted yourself in holiness, glory and honor above all, for You alone have my soul loved; Your myrrh poured out and the aroma of Your mercies is more than all aroma; You are the only one who pierces the darkness of sin before me, like the morning; good as the moon; chosen like the sun: I place Thee, the Queen of Heaven, as a seal on my heart and bow to Thy most holy majesty.

Psalm 131 Remember, O Lady, the reigning prophet and your great forefather David, to whom the Lord swore by the truth and did not deny it: for from him, as from a blessed root, hast thou blossomed for us the branch of paradise; You are the full flower and the abundant flower, who has brought heavenly fragrance and joy to us. Oh, life-giving spiritual paradise! We are comforted by You on the land of our wanderings, we rejoice in the riches of Your glory in our poverty, create and help, Lady, so that in this life, lovingly feeding on the tearful bread of true repentance for sins, we will one day be satisfied with animal bread, the blessed and holiest fruit of Your womb forever and ever.

Psalm 132 Behold, since it is good and since it is pleasing to God, it is pious for us to honor and please Thee, the heavenly Queen, as if the Lord Himself overshadows us with His blessing and will reward us with future eternal bliss. Oh, gracious Triune God! since You pour out so much of Your mercy on us, sinners, through the intercession of the most blessed Ever-Virgin Mary to You for us. May honor and glory be to You, amen.

Psalm 133 Behold, now bless the beloved Mother of God, all who trust in Her holy name; in the days and in the night lift up your hands in the heavenly holy place, where She stands before the most holy face of God in ineffable glory, for by Her grace your exceedingly sorrowful hearts and souls will be comforted; bless You with all the blessings of Her servant, bless You with all the Angels and Archangels; and all the saints of God, praise You, the heavens of heavens and the waters that are above the heavens, praise Her miracles forever and ever.

Song instead of glory

Rejoice, most loving Christian Mother Mary, abyss of mercies and generosity! Cleanse, I pray to You, my heart from sinful passions, and if there is anything that is not pleasing to You, turn me away from me through fate, kindle my spirit to the heavenly promises, and help me to philosophize and act in the Lord.

According to the 18th kathisma troparia, ch. 4

We sing to Thee, Bride of God, glorifying Thy incomprehensible Nativity, through which we have been delivered from the charms of the devil and all kinds of troubles, and truly cry out: have mercy on Thy flock, O all-sung Virgin. Overcome, O All-Tsaritsa, our fighting enemies, as the wolves are hungry to destroy Your inheritance and the property of Your Son. To the Unman, with Your prayers, destroy the tongue of insolence, so that the evil warrior-lovers may know Your power, overthrow them with Your divine mania. Transcending the ranks of the Angel, the All-Pure, with the Angels pray to the Lord of the Angels to free us from destructive passions and be heirs of being an incorruptible life.

Prayer

To You, the Most Pure Mother of God, I, the accursed one, falling down, pray: weigh, Queen, for I am constantly sinning and angering Your Son and my God, and many times when I repent, I find myself lying before God, and I repent, trembling, lest the Lord strike me, and I do the same thing every hour. This leader, my Lady, the Lady Theotokos, I pray: have mercy, strengthen and do good things, and grant me: weigh, my Lady Theotokos, for I am by no means in hatred of my evil deeds and with all my thoughts I love the law of my God; But we don’t know, O Most Pure Lady, where I come from, even if I hate it, I love it, but I transgress what is good. Do not, O Most Pure One, allow my will to be fulfilled: it is not pleasing; but may the will of Thy Son and my God be done, may He save me, and enlighten me, and give me the grace of the Holy Spirit, so that I may cease from here all filthiness and so on may live in the commandment of Thy Son, to Him belongs all glory, honor and power, with His beginninglessness Father, and the Most Holy, and His good and life-giving Spirit, now and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.