Great Compline Page 11 of 50
O love ye the Lord, all ye His saints, for the Lord requireth truth;
and unto them that act with exceeding pride, He rendereth them
their due.
Be ye manful, and let your heart be strengthened, all ye that hope
in the Lord.
PSALM 90
He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High shall abide in the
shelter of the God of heaven.
He shall say unto the Lord: Thou art my helper and my refuge. He
is my God, and I will hope in Him.
For He shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunters and from
every troubling word.
With His shoulders will He overshadow thee, and under His wings
shalt thou have hope.
With a shield will His truth encompass thee; thou shalt not be
afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day,
Nor for the thing that walketh in darkness, nor for the mishap and
demon of noonday.
A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right
hand, but unto thee shall it not come nigh.
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and thou shalt see the
reward of sinners.
For Thou, O Lord, art my hope. Thou madest the Most High thy
refuge;
No evils shall come nigh thee, and no scourge shall draw nigh
unto thy dwelling.
For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all
thy ways.
On their hands shall they bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash