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Matins (not at a Vigil)
Psalm 19
The Lord hear thee in the day of affliction; the name of the God of Jacob
defend thee. Let Him send forth unto thee help from His sanctuary, and out of
Zion let Him help thee. Let Him remember every sacrifice of thine, and thy
whole-burnt offering let Him fatten. The Lord grant thee according to thy
heart, and fulfill all thy purposes. We will rejoice in Thy salvation, and in the
name of the Lord our God shall we be magnified. The Lord fulfill all thy
requests. Now have I known that the Lord hath saved His anointed one; He
will hearken unto him out of His holy heaven; in mighty deeds is the salvation
of His right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses, but we will call
upon the name of the Lord our God. They have been fettered and have fallen,
but we are risen and are set upright. O Lord, save the king, and hearken unto us
in the day when we call upon Thee.
Psalm 20
O Lord, in Thy strength the king shall be glad, and in Thy salvation shall he
rejoice exceedingly. The desire of his heart hast Thou granted unto him, and
hast not denied him the requests of his lips. Thou wentest before him with the
blessings of goodness, Thou hast set upon his head a crown of precious stone.
He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him length of days unto ages of ages.
Great is his glory in Thy salvation; glory and majesty shalt Thou lay upon him.
For Thou shalt give him blessing for ever and ever, Thou shalt gladden him in
joy with Thy countenance. For the king hopeth in the Lord, and through the
mercy of the Most High shall he not be shaken. Let Thy hand be found on all
Thine enemies; let Thy right hand find all that hate Thee. For Thou wilt make
them as an oven of fire in the time of Thy presence; the Lord in His wrath will
trouble them sorely and fire shall devour them. Their fruit wilt Thou destroy
from the earth, and their seed from the sons of men. For they have intended
evil against Thee, they have devised counsels which they shall not be able to
establish. For Thou shalt make them turn their backs; among those that are Thy
remnant, Thou shalt make ready their countenance. Be Thou exalted, O Lord,
in Thy strength; we will sing and chant of Thy mighty acts.
Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever,
and unto the ages of ages. Amen.