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    The Roman Breviary: in English, in Order, Every Day for April, May, June 2020
    The Roman Breviary: in English, in Order, Every Day for April, May, June 2020
    The Roman Breviary: in English, in Order, Every Day for April, May, June 2020
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    The Roman Breviary: in English, in Order, Every Day for April, May, June 2020

    By V. Rev. Gregory Bellarmine SSJC

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    Pray the Pre Vatican II, Traditional Roman Catholic Breviary to sanctify Easter, in English totally in order! No back and forth flipping, no excessive clicking, no complex calculating what Day it is or which propers, or antiphons - just click the Date and pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Super easy.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChristian Books Today Ltd
    Release dateFeb 14, 2020
    ISBN9781928116363
    The Roman Breviary: in English, in Order, Every Day for April, May, June 2020
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    V. Rev. Gregory Bellarmine SSJC

    V. Rev Gregory Bellarmine is the Superior General (emeritus) of the Society of St. John of the Cross.

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      The Roman Breviary - V. Rev. Gregory Bellarmine SSJC

      Wed 01 Apr 2020

      Feria in Passion Week

      Matins

      Begin Here

      V. O Lord ++ open thou my lips

      R. And my mouth shall declare thy praise.

      V. O God + come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

      Invitatory

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      Come let us praise the Lord with joy: let us joyfully sing to God our saviour. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving; and make a joyful noise to him with psalms.

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. For in his hand are all the ends of the earth: and the heights of the mountains are his.

      Ant. Do not harden your heart

      For the sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. (genuflect) Come let us adore and fall down: and weep before the Lord that made us: For he is the Lord our God: and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand.

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      As in the provocation, according to the day of temptation in the wilderness: where your fathers tempted me, they proved me, and saw my works.

      Ant. Do not harden your heart

      Forty years long was I offended with that generation, and I said: These always err in heart. And these men have not known my ways: so I swore in my wrath that they shall not enter into my rest.

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      Ant. When you hear the voice of the Lord today * Do not harden your heart

      Hymn

      Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

      Sing the last, the dread affray;

      O'er the cross, the victor's trophy,

      Sound the high triumphal lay:

      Tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer,

      As a victim won the day.

      God, his Maker, sorely grieving

      That the first-made Adam fell,

      When he ate the fruit of sorrow,

      Whose reward was death and hell,

      Noted then this wood, the ruin

      Of the ancient wood to quell.

      For the work of our salvation

      Needs would have his order so,

      And the multiform deceiver's

      Art by art would overthrow,

      And from thence would bring the med'cine

      Whence the insult of the foe.

      Wherefore, when the sacred fullness

      Of the appointed time was come,

      This world's Maker left his Father,

      Sent the heav'nly mansion from,

      And proceeded, God Incarnate,

      Of the Virgin's holy womb.

      Weeps the infant in the manger

      That in Bethlehem's stable stands;

      And his limbs the Virgin Mother

      Doth compose in swaddling bands,

      Meetly thus in linen folding

      Of her God the feet and hands.

      To the Trinity be glory

      Everlasting, as is meet;

      Equal to the Father, equal

      To the Son, and Paraclete:

      Trinal Unity, whose praises

      All created things repeat.

      Amen.

      Psalms with lections

      Nocturn I

      Ant. Thou art beautiful * above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips

      Psalm 44(1-10)

      44:1 My heart hath uttered a good word; * I speak my works to the King.

      44:2 My tongue is the pen of a scrivener * that writeth swiftly.

      44:3 Thou art beautiful above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips; * therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.

      44:4 Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, * O thou most mighty.

      44:5 With thy comeliness and thy beauty * set out, proceed prosperously, and reign.

      44:6 Because of truth and meekness and justice: * and thy right hand shall conduct thee wonderfully.

      44:7 Thy arrows are sharp: under thee shall people fall, * into the hearts of the king's enemies.

      44:8 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: * the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of uprightness.

      44:9 Thou hast loved justice, and hated iniquity: * therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

      44:10 Myrrh and stacte and cassia perfume thy garments, from the ivory houses: * out of which the daughters of kings have delighted thee in thy glory.

      44:10 The queen stood on thy right hand, in gilded clothing; * surrounded with variety.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Thou art beautiful * above the sons of men: grace is poured abroad in thy lips

      Ant. Let people confess to thee * O God forever

      Psalm 44(11-18)

      44:11 Hearken, O daughter, and see, and incline thy ear: * and forget thy people and thy father's house.

      44:12 And the king shall greatly desire thy beauty; * for he is the Lord thy God, and him they shall adore.

      44:13 And the daughters of Tyre with gifts, * yea, all the rich among the people, shall entreat thy countenance.

      44:14 All the glory of the king's daughter is within, * in golden borders, clothed round about with varieties.

      44:15 After her shall virgins be brought to the king: * her neighbours shall be brought to thee.

      44:16 They shall be brought with gladness and rejoicing: * they shall be brought into the temple of the king.

      44:17 Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee: * thou shalt make them princes over all the earth.

      44:18 They shall remember thy name * throughout all generations.

      44:18 Therefore shall people praise thee for ever; yea, * for ever and ever.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Let people confess to thee * O God forever

      Ant. Our God * is our helper in troubles

      Psalm 45

      45:1 Our God is our refuge and strength: * a helper in troubles, which have found us exceedingly.

      45:2 Therefore we will not fear, when the earth shall be troubled; * and the mountains shall be removed into the heart of the sea.

      45:3 Their waters roared and were troubled: * the mountains were troubled with his strength.

      45:4 The stream of the river maketh the city of God joyful: * the most High hath sanctified his own tabernacle.

      45:5 God is in the midst thereof, it shall not be moved: * God will help it in the morning early.

      45:6 Nations were troubled, and kingdoms were bowed down: * he uttered his voice, the earth trembled.

      45:7 The Lord of armies is with us: * the God of Jacob is our protector.

      45:8 Come and behold ye the works of the Lord: what wonders he hath done upon earth, * making wars to cease even to the end of the earth.

      45:9 He shall destroy the bow, and break the weapons: * and the shield he shall burn in the fire.

      45:10 Be still and see that I am God; * I will be exalted among the nations, and I will be exalted in the earth.

      45:11 The Lord of armies is with us: * the God of Jacob is our protector.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Our God * is our helper in troubles

      Ant. Great is the Lord * and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God

      Psalm 47

      47:1 Great is the Lord, and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God, â?¡ in his holy mountain.

      47:2 With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, * on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.

      47:3 In her houses shall God be known, * when he shall protect her.

      47:4 For behold the kings of the earth assembled themselves: * they gathered together.

      47:5 So they saw, and they wondered, they were troubled, they were moved: * trembling took hold of them.

      47:6 There were pains as of a woman in labour; * with a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis.

      47:7 As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: * God hath founded it for ever.

      47:8 We have received thy mercy, O God, * in the midst of thy temple.

      47:9 According to thy name, O God, so also is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: * thy right hand is full of justice.

      47:10 Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Juda be glad; * because of thy judgments, O Lord.

      47:11 Surround Sion, and encompass her: * tell ye in her towers.

      47:12 Set your hearts on her strength; and distribute her houses, * that ye may relate it in another generation.

      47:13 For this is God, our God unto eternity, and for ever and ever: * he shall rule us for evermore.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Great is the Lord * and exceedingly to be praised in the city of our God

      Ant. My mouth shall speak * wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.

      Psalm 48(1-13)

      48:1 Hear these things, all ye nations: * give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world.

      48:2 All you that are earthborn, and you sons of men: * both rich and poor together.

      48:3 My mouth shall speak wisdom: * and the meditation of my heart understanding

      48:4 I will incline my ear to a parable; * I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

      48:5 Why shall I fear in the evil day? * the iniquity of my heel shall encompass me.

      48:6 They that trust in their own strength, * and glory in the multitude of their riches,

      48:7 No brother can redeem, nor shall man redeem: * he shall not give to God his ransom,

      48:8 Nor the price of the redemption of his soul: * and shall labour for ever, and shall still live unto the end.

      48:9 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: * the senseless and the fool shall perish together:

      48:10 And they shall leave their riches to strangers: * and their sepulchres shall be their houses for ever.

      48:11 Their dwelling places to all generations: * they have called their lands by their names.

      48:12 And man when he was in honour did not understand; * he is compared to senseless beasts, and is become like to them.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. My mouth shall speak * wisdom: and the meditation of my heart understanding.

      Ant. Be not thou afraid * the things which made him rich, or his glory shall not descend with him to the sepulchre

      Psalm 48(14-21)

      48:14 This way of theirs is a stumbling block to them: * and afterwards they shall delight in their mouth.

      48:15 They are laid in hell like sheep: * death shall feed upon them.

      48:16 And the just shall have dominion over them in the morning; * and their help shall decay in hell from their glory.

      48:17 But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, * when he shall receive me.

      48:18 Be not thou afraid, when a man shall be made rich, * and when the glory of his house shall be increased.

      48:19 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; * nor shall his glory descend with him.

      48:20 For in his lifetime his soul will be blessed: * and he will praise thee when thou shalt do well to him.

      48:21 He shall go in to the generations of his fathers: * and he shall never see light.

      48:21 Man when he was in honour did not understand: * he hath been compared to senseless beasts, and made like to them.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Be not thou afraid * the things which made him rich, or his glory shall not descend with him to the sepulchre

      Ant. The God of gods * the Lord hath spoken

      Psalm 49(1-6)

      49:1 The God of gods, the Lord hath spoken: â?¡ * and he hath called the earth.

      49:2 From the rising of the sun, to the going down thereof: * out of Sion the loveliness of his beauty.

      49:3 God shall come manifestly: our God shall come, * and shall not keep silence.

      49:4 A fire shall burn before him: * and a mighty tempest shall be round about

      49:5 He shall call heaven from above, * and the earth, to judge his people.

      49:6 Gather ye together his saints to him: * who set his covenant before sacrifices.

      49:6 And the heavens shall declare his justice: * for God is judge.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. The God of gods * the Lord hath spoken

      Ant. Offer to God * the sacrifice of praise

      Psalm 49(7-15)

      49:7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak: O Israel, and I will testify to thee: * I am God, thy God.

      49:8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices: * and thy burnt offerings are always in my sight.

      49:9 I will not take calves out of thy house: * nor he goats out of thy flocks.

      49:10 For all the beasts of the woods are mine: * the cattle on the hills, and the oxen.

      49:11 I know all the fowls of the air: * and with me is the beauty of the field.

      49:12 If I should be hungry, I would not tell thee: * for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

      49:13 Shall I eat the flesh of bullocks? * or shall I drink the blood of goats?

      49:14 Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: * and pay thy vows to the most High.

      49:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: * I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Offer to God * the sacrifice of praise

      Ant. Understand these things * you that forget God

      Psalm 49(16-23)

      49:16 But to the sinner God hath said: * Why dost thou declare my justices, and take my covenant in thy mouth?

      49:17 Seeing thou hast hated discipline: * and hast cast my words behind thee.

      49:18 If thou didst see a thief thou didst run with him: * and with adulterers thou hast been a partaker.

      49:19 Thy mouth hath abounded with evil, * and thy tongue framed deceits.

      49:20 Sitting thou didst speak against thy brother, and didst lay a scandal against thy mother's son: * these things hast thou done, and I was silent.

      49:21 Thou thoughtest unjustly that I should be like to thee: * but I will reprove thee, and set before thy face.

      49:22 Understand these things, you that forget God; * lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.

      49:23 The sacrifice of praise shall glorify me: * and there is the way by which I will shew him the salvation of God.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Understand these things * you that forget God

      V. Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked

      R. Nor my life with bloody men

      Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

      V. And lead us not into temptation:

      R. But deliver us from evil.

      Absolution . May the Almighty and merciful Lord loose us from the bonds of our sins. Amen.

      V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.

      Benediction . May the Gospel's holy lection be our safety and protection. Amen.

      Reading 1

      Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to John

      John 10:22-38

      In that time it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. And so on.

      Homily by St Austin, Bishop of H ippo.

      42th Tract on John.

      The Greek word Enkainia, used by the Evangelist, signifieth the Feast of the Dedication of the Temple. The derivation thereof is kainon, which is, being interpreted, new; and the Dedication of anything new is thence called Enkainia. The use of this word is still preserved among ourselves; if any man put on his new coat for the first time we say that he enkainiateth. It was the use of the Jews to keep solemn holiday upon the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Temple, and this was the Feast-day which was being observed when the Lord spake the words which have been read.

      V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us

      R. Thanks be to God.

      R. O Lord, I go mourning all the day long, for my soul is filled with a loathsome disease

      * They also that sought after my life have used violence against me.

      V. My friends and my neighbours draw near, and stand over against me; and they that are nearest to me stand afar off.

      R. They also that sought after my life have used violence against me.

      V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.

      Benediction . God's most mighty strength alway be His people's staff and stay. Amen.

      Reading 2

      It was winter. And Jesus walked in the Temple in Solomon's Porch. Then came the Jews round about Him, and said unto Him How long dost Thou make us to doubt? If Thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. They sought not to know the truth, but to have whereof to accuse Him. It was winter, and they were cold; for they were slow to draw near to God's fire. If to believe is to draw near thereto, then he which believeth draweth near thereto and he which denieth, goeth away therefrom. The feet of the soul, by which it moveth, are the affections thereof.

      V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us

      R. Thanks be to God.

      R. O Lord, hide not thy face from thy servant

      * For I am in trouble; hear me speedily.

      V. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it; deliver me, because of mine enemies.

      R. For I am in trouble; hear me speedily.

      V. Grant, Lord, a blessing.

      Benediction . May He that is the Angels' King to that high realm His people bring. Amen.

      Reading 3

      They were frozen with want of love, and at the same time on fire with thirst to do injury. They stood afar off, and yet came near; for though they drew not near by faith, they were eager to persecute. They sought to hear the Lord say I am the Christ; and perchance they knew somewhat concerning Christ, as touching His Manhood, for the Prophets had prophesied of Christ. But the Godhead of Christ even some heretics do not see witnessed either in the Prophets or in the Gospel; how much less the Jews, as long as the veil is upon their heart. 2 Cor. iii. 15.

      V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us

      R. Thanks be to God.

      R. O that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night! for my nearest brother hath supplanted me,

      * And my neighbour hath walked with slanders against me.

      V. Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.

      R. And my neighbour hath walked with slanders against me.

      R. O that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night! for my nearest brother hath supplanted me, and my neighbour hath walked with slanders against me.

      Skip the rest, unless praying Lauds separately

      Prayer

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      Let us pray

      God, be mercifully pleased, through the hallowing of this Fast, to shed light upon the hearts of thy faithful people, and since Thou hast given them the mind to pray, let thy pitiful ears be opened graciously to hear their supplications.

      Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

      R. Amen.

      Finish

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      V. Let us bless the Lord

      R. Thanks be to God

      V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

      R. Amen.

      Lauds

      Begin Here

      V. O God + come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

      Psalms

      Ant. O Lord wash me * yet more from my iniquity

      Psalm 50

      50:1 Have mercy on me, O God, * according to thy great mercy.

      50:2 And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies * blot out my iniquity.

      50:3 Wash me yet more from my iniquity, * and cleanse me from my sin.

      50:4 For I know my iniquity, * and my sin is always before me.

      50:5 To thee only have I sinned, and have done evil before thee: * that thou mayst be justified in thy words, and mayst overcome when thou art judged.

      50:6 For behold I was conceived in iniquities; * and in sins did my mother conceive me.

      50:7 For behold thou hast loved truth: * the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.

      50:8 Thou shalt sprinkle me with hyssop, and I shall be cleansed: * thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow.

      50:9 To my hearing thou shalt give joy and gladness: * and the bones that have been humbled shall rejoice.

      50:10 Turn away thy face from my sins, * and blot out all my iniquities.

      50:11 Create a clean heart in me, O God: * and renew a right spirit within my bowels.

      50:12 Cast me not away from thy face; * and take not thy holy spirit from me.

      50:13 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation, * and strengthen me with a perfect spirit.

      50:14 I will teach the unjust thy ways: * and the wicked shall be converted to thee.

      50:15 Deliver me from blood, O God, thou God of my salvation: * and my tongue shall extol thy justice.

      50:16 O Lord, thou wilt open my lips: * and my mouth shall declare thy praise.

      50:17 For if thou hadst desired sacrifice, I would indeed have given it: * with burnt offerings thou wilt not be delighted.

      50:18 A sacrifice to God is an afflicted spirit: * a contrite and humbled heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

      50:19 Deal favourably, O Lord, in thy good will with Sion; * that the walls of Jerusalem may be built up.

      50:20 Then shalt thou accept the sacrifice of justice, oblations and whole burnt offerings: * then shall they lay calves upon thy altar.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. O Lord wash me * yet more from my iniquity

      Ant. O Lord * thou wilt pardon our transgressions

      Psalm 64

      64:1 A hymn, O God, becometh thee in Sion: * and a vow shall be paid to thee in Jerusalem.

      64:2 O hear my prayer: * all flesh shall come to thee.

      64:3 The words of the wicked have prevailed over us: * and thou wilt pardon our transgressions.

      64:4 Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and taken to thee: * he shall dwell in thy courts.

      64:5 We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; holy is thy temple, * wonderful in justice.

      64:6 Hear us, O God our saviour, * who art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and in the sea afar off.

      64:7 Thou who preparest the mountains by thy strength, being girded with power: * who troublest the depth of the sea, the noise of its waves.

      64:8 The Gentiles shall be troubled, and they that dwell in the uttermost borders shall be afraid at thy signs: * thou shalt make the outgoings of the morning and of the evening to be joyful.

      64:9 Thou hast visited the earth, and hast plentifully watered it; * thou hast many ways enriched it.

      64:10 The river of God is filled with water, thou hast prepared their food; * for so is its preparation.

      64:11 Fill up plentifully the streams thereof, multiply its fruits; * it shall spring up and rejoice in its showers.

      64:12 Thou shalt bless the crown of the year of thy goodness: * and thy fields shall be filled with plenty.

      64:13 The beautiful places of the wilderness shall grow fat: * and the hills shall be girded about with joy.

      64:14 The rams of the flock are clothed, and the vales shall abound with corn: * they shall shout, yea they shall sing a hymn.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. O Lord * thou wilt pardon our transgressions

      Ant. I walked in the innocence * of my heart,

      Psalm 100

      100:1 Mercy and judgment * I will sing to thee, O Lord:

      100:2 I will sing, and I will understand in the unspotted way, * when thou shalt come to me.

      100:3 I walked in the innocence of my heart, * in the midst of my house.

      100:4 I did not set before my eyes any unjust thing: * I hated the workers of iniquities.

      100:5 The perverse heart did not cleave to me: * and the malignant, that turned aside from me, I would not know.

      100:6 The man that in private detracted his neighbour, * him did I persecute.

      100:7 With him that had a proud eye, and an unsatiable heart, * I would not eat.

      100:8 My eyes were upon the faithful of the earth, to sit with me: * the man that walked in the perfect way, he served me.

      100:9 He that worketh pride shall not dwell in the midst of my house: * he that speaketh unjust things did not prosper before my eyes.

      100:10 In the morning I put to death all the wicked of the land: * that I might cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of the Lord.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. I walked in the innocence * of my heart,

      Ant. My heart hath rejoiced * in the Lord, he humbleth and he exalteth

      Canticle of Anna

      (Canticle of Anna * 1 Sam 2:1-16)

      2:1 My heart hath rejoiced in the Lord, * and my horn is exalted in my God:

      2:2 My mouth is enlarged over my enemies: * because I have joyed in thy salvation.

      2:3 There is none holy as the Lord is: for there is no other beside thee, * and there is none strong like our God.

      2:4 Do not multiply to speak lofty things, * boasting:

      2:5 Let old matters depart from your mouth: for the Lord is a God of all knowledge, * and to him are thoughts prepared.

      2:6 The bow of the mighty is overcome, * and the weak are girt with strength.

      2:7 They that were full before have hired out themselves for bread: * and the hungry are filled,

      2:8 So that the barren hath borne many: * and she that had many children is weakened.

      2:9 The Lord killeth and maketh alive, * he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again.

      2:10 The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, * he humbleth and he exalteth.

      2:11 He raiseth up the needy from the dust, * and lifteth up the poor from the dunghill:

      2:12 That he may sit with princes, * and hold the throne of glory.

      2:13 For the poles of the earth are the Lord's, * and upon them he hath set the world.

      2:14 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, * because no man shall prevail by his own strength.

      2:15 The adversaries of the Lord shall fear him: * and upon them shall he thunder in the heavens.

      2:16 The Lord shall judge the ends of the earth, and he shall give empire to his king, * and shall exalt the horn of his Christ.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. My heart hath rejoiced * in the Lord, he humbleth and he exalteth

      Ant. Praise * the Lord my soul, he lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

      Psalm 145

      145:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul, in my life I will praise the Lord: * I will sing to my God as long as I shall be.

      145:2 Put not your trust in princes: * in the children of men, in whom there is no salvation.

      145:3 His spirit shall go forth, and he shall return into his earth: * in that day all their thoughts shall perish.

      145:4 Blessed is he who hath the God of Jacob for his helper, whose hope is in the Lord his God: * who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all things that are in them.

      145:5 Who keepeth truth for ever: who executeth judgment for them that suffer wrong: * who giveth food to the hungry.

      145:6 The Lord looseth them that are fettered: * the Lord enlighteneth the blind.

      145:7 The Lord lifteth up them that are cast down: * the Lord loveth the just.

      145:8 The Lord keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: * and the ways of sinners he will destroy.

      145:9 The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, * unto generation and generation.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Praise * the Lord my soul, he lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

      Chapter Hymn Verse

      Jer 11:19

      Come, let us put wood on his bread, and cut him off from the land of the living, and let his name be remembered no more.

      R. Thanks be to God.

      Hymn

      Thirty years among us dwelling,

      His appointed time fulfilled,

      Born for this, he meets his passion,

      For that this he freely willed:

      On the cross the Lamb is lifted,

      Where his life-blood shall be spilled.

      He endured the nails, the spitting,

      Vinegar, and spear, and reed;

      From that holy body broken

      Blood and water forth proceed:

      Earth, and stars, and sky, and ocean,

      By that flood from stain are free.

      Faithful cross! above all other,

      One and only noble tree!

      None in foliage, none in blossom,

      None in fruit thy peers may be;

      Sweetest wood and sweetest iron!

      Sweetest weight is hung on thee.

      Bend thy boughs, O tree of glory!

      Thy relaxing sinews bend;

      For awhile the ancient rigour,

      That thy birth bestowed, suspend;

      And the King of heavenly beauty

      On thy bosom gently tend!

      Thou alone wast counted worthy

      This world's ransom to uphold;

      For a shipwrecked race preparing

      Harbour, like the ark of old;

      With the sacred blood anointed

      From the smitten Lamb that rolled.

      To the Trinity be glory

      Everlasting, as is meet;

      Equal to the Father, equal

      To the Son, and Paraclete:

      Trinal Unity, whose praises

      All created things repeat.

      Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man

      R. Rescue me from the unjust man.

      Canticum Benedictus

      Ant. My sheep hear My voice, * and I, the Lord, know them.

      (Canticle of Zacharias: Luke 1:68-79)

      1:68 Blessed be the Lord + God of Israel; * because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people:

      1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, * in the house of David his servant:

      1:70 As he spoke by the mouth of his holy Prophets, * who are from the beginning:

      1:71 Salvation from our enemies, * and from the hand of all that hate us:

      1:72 To perform mercy to our fathers, * and to remember his holy testament,

      1:73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, * that he would grant to us,

      1:74 That being delivered from the hand of our enemies, * we may serve him without fear,

      1:75 In holiness and justice before him, * all our days.

      1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: * for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways:

      1:77 To give knowledge of salvation to his people, * unto the remission of their sins:

      1:78 Through the bowels of the mercy of our God, * in which the Orient from on high hath visited us:

      1:79 To enlighten them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death: * to direct our feet into the way of peace.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. My sheep hear My voice, * and I, the Lord, know them.

      Weekday intercessions

      Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us

      Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

      V. And lead us not into temptation:

      R. But deliver us from evil.

      V. I said: Lord, be merciful unto me:

      R. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.

      V. Turn thee again, O Lord; how long will it be?

      R. And be gracious unto thy servants.

      V. Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us

      R. As we have hoped in thee.

      V. Let thy priests be clothed with justice:

      R. And may thy saints rejoice.

      V. Let us pray for our most blessed pope N.

      R. The Lord preserve him and give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth: and deliver him not up to the will of his enemies.

      V. Let us pray for our bishop N.

      R. May he stand firm and care for us in the strength of the Lord, in the might of thy name.

      V. O Lord, save our leaders.

      R. And mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

      V. O Lord, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance:

      R. Govern them and lift them up for ever.

      V. Remember thy congregation,

      R. Which thou hast possessed from the beginning.

      V. Let peace be in thy strength:

      R. And abundance in thy towers

      V. Let us pray for our benefactors.

      R. O Lord, for thy name's sake, deign to reward with eternal life all who do us good. Amen.

      V. Let us pray for the faithful departed

      R. Eternal rest give unto them O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

      V. May they rest in peace.

      R. Amen.

      V. Let us pray for our absent brothers.

      R. Save thy servants, O God, who put their who trust in thee.

      V. Let us pray for the afflicted and imprisoned.

      R. Deliver them, God of Israel, from all their tribulations.

      V. O Lord, send them help from thy sanctuary:

      R. And defend them out of Sion.

      V. Turn us again, O Lord, God of Hosts.

      R. Show us thy face, and we shall be whole.

      V. Arise, O Christ, and help us

      R. And redeem us for thy name's sake.

      V. Lord, hear my prayer:

      R. And let my cry come unto thee.

      Prayer

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      Let us pray

      God, be mercifully pleased, through the hallowing of this Fast, to shed light upon the hearts of thy faithful people, and since Thou hast given them the mind to pray, let thy pitiful ears be opened graciously to hear their supplications.

      Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

      R. Amen.

      Finish

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      V. Let us bless the Lord

      R. Thanks be to God

      V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

      R. Amen.

      Prime

      Begin Here

      V. O God + come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

      Hymn

      Now in the sun's new dawning ray,

      Lowly of heart, our God we pray

      That he from harm may keep us free

      In all the deeds this day shall see.

      May fear of him our tongues restrain,

      Lest strife unguarded speech should stain:

      His favouring care our guardian be,

      Lest our eyes feed on vanity.

      May every heart be pure from sin

      And folly find no place therein:

      Scant need of food, excess denied,

      Wear down in us the body's pride.

      That when the light of day is gone,

      And night in course shall follow on.

      We, free from cares the world affords,

      May chant the praise that is our Lord's.

      * All laud to God the Father be,

      All praise, Eternal Son, to thee:

      All glory, as is ever meet,

      To God the holy Paraclete.

      Amen.

      Psalms

      Ant. Deliver me O Lord *, and set me beside thee, and any man's hand may fight against me.

      Psalm 25

      25:1 Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: * and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.

      25:2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; * burn my reins and my heart.

      25:3 For thy mercy is before my eyes; * and I am well pleased with thy truth.

      25:4 I have not sat with the council of vanity: * neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.

      25:5 I have hated the assembly of the malignant; * and with the wicked I will not sit.

      25:6 I will wash my hands among the innocent; * and will compass thy altar, O Lord:

      25:7 That I may hear the voice of thy praise: * and tell of all thy wondrous works.

      25:8 I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; * and the place where thy glory dwelleth.

      25:9 Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: * nor my life with bloody men:

      25:10 In whose hands are iniquities: * their right hand is filled with gifts.

      25:11 But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: * redeem me, and have mercy on me.

      25:12 My foot hath stood in the direct way: * in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Psalm 51

      51:1 Why dost thou glory in malice, * thou that art mighty in iniquity?

      51:2 All the day long thy tongue hath devised injustice: * as a sharp razor, thou hast wrought deceit.

      51:3 Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: * and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

      51:4 Thou hast loved all the words of ruin, * O deceitful tongue.

      51:5 Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: * he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living.

      51:6 The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say: * Behold the man that made not God his helper:

      51:7 But trusted in the abundance of his riches: * and prevailed in his vanity.

      51:8 But I, as a fruitful olive tree in the house of God, * have hoped in the mercy of God for ever, yea for ever and ever.

      51:9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: * and I will wait on thy name, for it is good in the sight of thy saints.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Psalm 52

      52:1 The fool said in his heart: * There is no God.

      52:2 They are corrupted, and become abominable in iniquities: * there is none that doth good.

      52:3 God looked down from heaven on the children of men: * to see if there were any that did understand, or did seek God.

      52:4 All have gone aside, they are become unprofitable together, * there is none that doth good, no not one.

      52:5 Shall not all the workers of iniquity know, * who eat up my people as they eat bread?

      52:6 They have not called upon God: * there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear.

      52:7 For God hath scattered the bones of them that please men: * they have been confounded, because God hath despised them.

      52:8 Who will give out of Sion the salvation of Israel? * when God shall bring back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. Deliver me O Lord *, and set me beside thee, and any man's hand may fight against me.

      Chapter Responsory Verse

      1 Tim. 1:17

      Now to the king of ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

      R. Thanks be to God

      R.br. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

      R. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

      V. Thou, who sittest at the right hand of the Father

      R. Have mercy on us.

      R. Christ, Son of the living God, * have mercy on us.

      V. Arise, O Christ, and help us.

      R. And deliver us for thy name's sake.

      Prayers

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      Let us pray.

      O Lord, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who has safely brought us to the beginning of this day: defend us by thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin, but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight.

      Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

      R. Amen.

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      V. Let us bless the Lord

      R. Thanks be to God

      Martyrology

      April 2nd anno Domini 2020 The 8th Day of Moon were born into the better life

      The holy Confessor Francis of Paola, founder of the Order of Friars Minim, (in the year 1507.) He was famous for his graces and miracles, and Leo X. enrolled his name among those of the Saints.

      At Caesarea, in Palestine, the holy martyr Amphian. During the persecution under the Emperor Galerius Maximian he rebuked the President Urban as he was sacrificing unto idols, and for this cause he was savagely mangled, and most cruelly tormented. His feet being wrapped in flax steeped in oil, and set on fire, and at length he was drowned in the sea, and thus did he go through fire and through water, and was brought out into a place of refreshment.

      There also suffered the holy martyr Theodosia, a Virgin of Tyre, during the same persecution. When she saw the holy Confessors standing before the judgment seat, she publicly saluted them, and besought them that when they should be come unto the Lord they would remember her. For this cause the soldiers took her, and led her before Urban the President, and by his command her sides and her breasts were deeply mangled, and she was cast into the sea, (in the year 307.)

      At Lyons, holy Nicetius, Bishop of that city, famous for his life and miracles, (in the year 573.)

      At Como, the holy Confessor Abundius, Bishop of that see, (in the year 468.)

      At Langres, holy Urban, (6th) Bishop of that see, (in the year 395-) In Palestine, holy Mary of Egypt, commonly called the sinner, (fifth century.)

      V. And elsewhere many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins.

      R. Thanks be to God.

      V. Precious in the sight of the Lord

      R. Is the death of his saints.

      Holy Mary and all the Saints, intercede for us with the Lord, our God, so that we may merit His help and salvation, who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

      V. O God come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. O God come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. O God come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Lord have mercy on us, Christ have mercy on us, Lord have mercy on us

      Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

      V. And lead us not into temptation:

      R. But deliver us from evil.

      V. Look upon thy servants and upon their works: and direct their children.

      R. And let the brightness of the Lord our God be upon us. Direct thou the works of our hands yea, the work of our hands do thou direct.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Let us pray

      O Lord, Almighty God, King of heaven and earth, Savior of the world, bless, lead, rule and govern our hearts and bodies, our senses, words and deeds today, following thy law and commandments, that here and for eternity with thy help we shall be saved in freedom. Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Amen.

      V. Lord, please, bless me.

      Benediction . May Almighty God arrange our deeds and our day in His peace. Amen.

      Short reading

      Isa 50:6-7

      I have not turned away my face from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me. The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not confounded

      V. And thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us

      R. Thanks be to God

      Finish

      V. Our help + is in the name of the Lord,

      R. Who made heaven and earth.

      V. Let us bless

      R. God.

      V. May the Lord bless us, + protect us from all evil and bring us to everlasting life. And may the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

      R. Amen.

      Terce

      Begin Here

      V. O God + come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

      Hymn

      Come Holy Ghost who ever One

      Art with the Father and the Son,

      It is the hour, our souls possess

      With thy full flood of holiness.

      Let flesh and heart and lips and mind

      Sound forth our witness to mankind;

      And love light up our mortal frame,

      Till others catch the living flame.

      * Almighty Father, hear our cry,

      Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High,

      Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,

      Doth live and reign eternally.

      Amen.

      Psalms

      Ant. O Lord, thou hast judged * the cause of my soul, thou the Redeemer of my life.

      Psalm 53

      53:1 Save me, O God, by thy name, * and judge me in thy strength.

      53:2 O God, hear my prayer: * give ear to the words of my mouth.

      53:3 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: * and they have not set God before their eyes.

      53:4 For behold God is my helper: * and the Lord is the protector of my soul.

      53:5 Turn back the evils upon my enemies; * and cut them off in thy truth.

      53:6 I will freely sacrifice to thee, * and will give praise, O God, to thy name: because it is good:

      53:7 For thou hast delivered me out of all trouble: * and my eye hath looked down upon my enemies.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Psalm 54(1-16)

      54:1 Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my supplication: * be attentive to me and hear me.

      54:2 I am grieved in my exercise; * and am troubled, at the voice of the enemy, and at the tribulation of the sinner.

      54:3 For they have cast iniquities upon me; * and in wrath they were troublesome to me.

      54:4 My heart is troubled within me: * and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

      54:5 Fear and trembling are come upon me: * and darkness hath covered me.

      54:6 And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, * and I will fly and be at rest?

      54:7 Lo, I have gone far off flying away; * and I abode in the wilderness.

      54:8 I waited for him that hath saved me * from pusillanimity of spirit, and a storm.

      54:9 Cast down, O Lord, and divide their tongues; * for I have seen iniquity and contradiction in the city.

      54:10 Day and night shall iniquity surround it upon its walls: * and in the midst thereof are labour, and injustice.

      54:11 And usury and deceit * have not departed from its streets.

      54:12 For if my enemy had reviled me, * I would verily have borne with it.

      54:13 And if he that hated me had spoken great things against me, * I would perhaps have hidden myself from him.

      54:14 But thou a man of one mind, * my guide, and my familiar.

      54:15 Who didst take sweetmeats together with me: * in the house of God we walked with consent.

      54:16 Let death come upon them, * and let them go down alive into hell.

      54:16 For there is wickedness in their dwellings: * in the midst of them.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Psalm 54(17-24)

      54:17 But I have cried to God: * and the Lord will save me.

      54:18 Evening and morning, and at noon I will speak and declare: * and he shall hear my voice.

      54:19 He shall redeem my soul in peace from them that draw near to me: * for among many they were with me.

      54:20 God shall hear, * and the Eternal shall humble them.

      54:21 For there is no change with them, and they have not feared God: * he hath stretched forth his hand to repay.

      54:22 They have defiled his covenant, they are divided by the wrath of his countenance, * and his heart hath drawn near.

      54:23 His words are smoother than oil, * and the same are darts.

      54:24 Cast thy care upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: * he shall not suffer the just to waver for ever.

      54:24 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down * into the pit of destruction.

      54:24 Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; * but I will trust in thee, O Lord.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Ant. O Lord, thou hast judged * the cause of my soul, thou the Redeemer of my life.

      Chapter Responsory Verse

      Jer 17:13

      O Lord: all that forsake thee shall be confounded: they that depart from thee, shall be written in the earth: because they have forsaken the Lord, the vein of living waters.

      R. Thanks be to God.

      R.br. Deliver, * O God, my soul from the sword

      R. Deliver, * O God, my soul from the sword

      V. My only one from the hand of the dog

      R. O God, my soul from the sword

      R. Deliver, * O God, my soul from the sword

      V. From the lion's mouth, * O Lord Save me

      R. And my lowness from the horns of the unicorns.

      Prayer

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      Let us pray

      God, be mercifully pleased, through the hallowing of this Fast, to shed light upon the hearts of thy faithful people, and since Thou hast given them the mind to pray, let thy pitiful ears be opened graciously to hear their supplications.

      Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.

      R. Amen.

      Finish

      V. The Lord be with you

      R. And with thy spirit

      V. Let us bless the Lord

      R. Thanks be to God

      V. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.

      R. Amen.

      Sext

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      V. O God + come to my assistance;

      R. O Lord, make haste to help me.

      V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.

      R. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

      Praise be to thee, O Lord, King of eternal glory.

      Hymn

      O God of truth O Lord of might,

      Who orderest time and change aright,

      Who send'st the early morning ray,

      And light'st the glow of perfect day:

      Extinguish thou each sinful fire,

      And banish every ill desire;

      And while thou keep'st the body whole,

      Shed forth thy peace upon the soul.

      * Almighty Father, hear our cry,

      Through Jesus Christ, our Lord most High,

      Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,

      Doth live and reign eternally.

      Psalms

      Ant. O my people * what have I done to thee, or in what have I grieved thee? Testify against me.

      Psalm 55

      55:1 Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; * all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.

      55:2 My enemies have trodden on me all the day long; * for they are many that make war against me.

      55:3 From the height of the day I shall fear: * but I will trust in thee.

      55:4 In God I will praise my words, in God I have put my trust: * I will not fear what flesh can do against me.

      55:5 All the day long they detested my words: * all their thoughts were against me unto evil.

      55:6 They will dwell and hide themselves: * they will watch my heel.

      55:7 As they have waited for my soul, for nothing shalt thou save them: * in thy anger thou shalt break the people in pieces.

      55:8 O God, I have declared to thee my life: * thou hast set my tears in thy sight,

      55:9 As also in thy promise. * Then shall my enemies be turned back.

      55:10 In what day soever I shall call upon thee, * behold I know thou art my God.

      55:11 In God will I praise the word, in the Lord will I praise his speech. * In God have I hoped, I will not fear what man can do to me.

      55:12 In me,

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