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1 A Canticle in steps: of David. Behold, how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to dwell in unity.

2 It is like the ointment on the head that descended to the beard, the beard of Aaron, which descended to the hem of his garment.

3 It is like the dew of Hermon, which descended from mount Zion. For in that place, the Lord has commanded a blessing, and life, even unto eternity.

1 A Canticle in steps. Behold, bless the Lord now, all you servants of the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

2 In the nights, lift up your hands in sanctity, and bless the Lord.

3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth, bless you from Zion.

1 Alleluia. Praise the name of the Lord. You servants, praise the Lord.

2 You who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God:

3 praise the Lord, for the Lord is good. Sing psalms to his name, for it is sweet.

4 For the Lord has chosen Jacob for himself, Israel for his own possession.

5 For I have known that the Lord is great, and our God is before all gods.

6 All things whatsoever that he willed, the Lord did: in heaven, on earth, in the sea, and in all the deep places.

7 He leads clouds from the ends of the earth. He has created lightnings in the rain. He has produced winds from his storehouses.

8 He struck the first-born of Egypt, from man even to cattle.

9 He sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt: upon Pharaoh and upon all his servants.

10 He has struck many nations, and he has slaughtered strong kings:

11 Sihon, king of the Amorites, and Og, king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan.

12 And he gave their land as an inheritance, as an inheritance for his people Israel.

13 Your name, O Lord, is in eternity. Your memorial, O Lord, is from generation to generation.

14 For the Lord will judge his people, and he will be petitioned by his servants.

15 The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men.

16 They have a mouth, and do not speak. They have eyes, and do not see.

17 They have ears, and do not hear. For neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 Let those who make them become like them, along with all who trust in them.

19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel. Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.

20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi. You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

21 The Lord is blessed from Zion, by those who dwell in Jerusalem.

1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is eternal.

2 Confess to the God of gods, for his mercy is eternal.

3 Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.

4 He alone performs great miracles, for his mercy is eternal.

5 He made the heavens with understanding, for his mercy is eternal.

6 He established the earth above the waters, for his mercy is eternal.

7 He made the great lights, for his mercy is eternal:

8 the sun to rule the day, for his mercy is eternal:

9 the moon and the stars to rule the night, for his mercy is eternal.

10 He struck Egypt along with their first-born, for his mercy is eternal.

11 He led Israel away from their midst, for his mercy is eternal:

12 with a powerful hand and an outstretched arm, for his mercy is eternal.

13 He divided the Red Sea into separate parts, for his mercy is eternal.

14 And he led out Israel through the middle of it, for his mercy is eternal.

15 And he shook off Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his mercy is eternal.

16 He led his people through the desert, for his mercy is eternal.

17 He has struck great kings, for his mercy is eternal.

18 And he has slaughtered strong kings, for his mercy is eternal:

19 Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his mercy is eternal:

20 and Og, king of Bashan, for his mercy is eternal.

21 And he granted their land as an inheritance, for his mercy is eternal:

22 as an inheritance for his servant Israel, for his mercy is eternal.

23 For he was mindful of us in our humiliation, for his mercy is eternal.

24 And he redeemed us from our enemies, for his mercy is eternal.

25 He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.

26 Confess to the God of heaven, for his mercy is eternal.

27 Confess to the Lord of lords, for his mercy is eternal.

1 A Psalm of David: to Jeremiah. Above the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, while we remembered Zion.

2 By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments.

3 For, in that place, those who led us into captivity questioned us about the words of the songs. And those who carried us away said: “Sing us a hymn from the songs of Zion.”

4 How can we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?

5 If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

6 May my tongue adhere to my jaws, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem first, as the beginning of my joy.

7 O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, who say: “Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation.”

8 O daughter of Babylon, have pity. Blessed is he who will repay you with your payment, which you have paid to us.

9 Blessed is he who will take hold of your little ones and dash them against the rock.

1 Of David himself. O Lord, I will confess to you with my whole heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. I will sing psalms to you in the sight of the Angels.

2 I will adore before your holy temple, and I will confess your name: it is above your mercy and your truth. For you have magnified your holy name above all.

3 On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul.

4 May all the kings of the earth confess to you, O Lord. For they have heard all the words of your mouth.

5 And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.

6 For the Lord is exalted, and he looks with favor on the humble. But the lofty he knows from a distance.

7 If I wander into the midst of tribulation, you will revive me. For you extended your hand against the wrath of my enemies. And your right hand has accomplished my salvation.

8 The Lord will provide retribution on my behalf. O Lord, your mercy is forever. Do not disdain the works of your hands.

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.

2 You have known my sitting down and my rising up again.

3 You have understood my thoughts from afar. My path and my fate, you have investigated.

4 And you have foreseen all my ways. For there is no word in my tongue.

5 Behold, O Lord, you have known all things: the newest and the very old. You have formed me, and you have placed your hand over me.

6 Your knowledge has become a wonder to me. It has been reinforced, and I am not able to prevail against it.

7 Where will I go from your Spirit? And where will I flee from your face?

8 If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I descend into Hell, you are near.

9 If I assume my feathers in early morning, and dwell in the utmost parts of the sea,

10 even there, your hand will lead me forth, and your right hand will hold me.

11 And I said: Perhaps darkness will overwhelm me, and the night will be my illumination, to my delight.

12 But darkness will not be impenetrable to you, and night will illuminate like the day: for just as its darkness is, so also is its light.

13 For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.

14 I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well.

15 My bone, which you have made in secret, has not been hidden from you, and my substance is in accord with the lower parts of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw my imperfection, and all this shall be written in your book. Days will be formed, and no one shall be in them.

17 But to me, O God, your friends have been greatly honored. Their first ruler has been exceedingly strengthened.

18 I will number them, and they will be more numerous than the sand. I rose up, and I am still with you.

19 O God, if only you would cut down sinners. You men of blood: depart from me.

20 For you say in thought: They will accept your cities in vain.

21 Have I not hated those who hated you, Lord, and wasted away because of your enemies?

22 I have hated them with a perfect hatred, and they have become enemies to me.

23 Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Question me, and know my paths.

24 And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.

1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David.

2 Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man. Rescue me from the iniquitous leader.

3 Those who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all day long they constructed conflicts.

4 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. The venom of asps is under their lips.

5 Preserve me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner, and rescue me from men of iniquity. They have decided to supplant my steps.

6 The arrogant have hidden a snare for me. And they have stretched out cords for a snare. They have placed a stumbling block for me near the road.

7 I said to the Lord: You are my God. O Lord, heed the voice of my supplication.

8 Lord, O Lord, the strength of my salvation: you have overshadowed my head in the day of war.

9 O Lord, do not hand me over to the sinner by my desire. They have plotted against me. Do not abandon me, lest they should triumph.

10 The head of those who encompass me, the labor of their lips, will overwhelm them.

11 Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand.

12 A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin.

13 I know that the Lord will accomplish justice for the needy and vindication for the poor.

14 So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance.

1 A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried out to you, hear me. Attend to my voice, when I cry out to you.

2 Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.

3 O Lord, station a guard over my mouth and a door enclosing my lips.

4 Do not turn aside my heart to words of malice, to making excuses for sins, with men who work iniquity; and I will not communicate, even with the best of them.

5 The just one will correct me with mercy, and he will rebuke me. But do not allow the oil of the sinner to fatten my head. For my prayer will still be toward their good will.

6 Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,

7 as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell.

8 For Lord, O Lord, my eyes look to you. In you, I have hoped. Do not take away my soul.

9 Protect me from the snare that they have set up for me and from the scandals of those who work iniquity.

10 The sinners will fall into his net. I am alone, until I pass over.

1 The understanding of David. A prayer, when he was in the cave.

2 With my voice, I cried out to the Lord. With my voice, I made supplication to the Lord.

3 In his sight, I pour out my prayer, and before him, I declare my tribulation.

4 Though my spirit may become faint within me, even then, you have known my paths. Along this way, which I have been walking, they have hidden a snare for me.

5 I considered toward the right, and I looked, but there was no one who would know me. Flight has perished before me, and there is no one who has concern for my soul.

6 I cried out to you, O Lord. I said: You are my hope, my portion in the land of the living.

7 Attend to my supplication. For I have been humbled exceedingly. Free me from my persecutors, for they have been fortified against me.

8 Lead my soul out of confinement in order to confess your name. The just are waiting for me, until you repay me.