April 1st, 2016
Psalms 26, 50, 90 and Praise to the Mother of God - protection when attacked by enemies
"...and it won't be torn apart by a bomb" 
“Human life is worth less and less... It has become scary to live - there is danger on all sides. Any of us can be robbed, humiliated, killed. Realizing this, people try to defend themselves; someone gets a dog, someone buys a weapon, someone turns their home into a fortress.
The fear of our time has not escaped the Orthodox. How to protect yourself and your loved ones? - believers often ask. Our main defense is the Lord Himself, without His Holy will, as the Scripture says, not a hair will fall from our head (Luke 21:18).
God has given us the greatest shrines to protect us from visible enemies. This is, first of all, a Christian shield - pectoral cross, which must not be removed under any circumstances. Secondly, holy water and artos, eaten every morning."
(Hegumen Pachomius (Bruskov).
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Prayers
Archangel's greeting to the Most Holy Theotokos:
Virgin Mary, Rejoice, O Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; Blessed are You among women and blessed is the fruit of Your womb, for You have given birth to the Savior of our souls.
Psalm 26:
The Lord is my enlightenment and my Savior, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the Protector of my life, from whom shall I fear? Sometimes those who are angry approach me and destroy my flesh; those who insult me and defeat me become exhausted and fall. Even if a regiment turns against me, my heart will not fear; Even if he fights against me, I will trust in Him. I have asked one thing from the Lord, and this I will require: that I may live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I may behold the beauty of the Lord, and that I may visit His holy temple. For He hid me in His village in the day of my evil, for He covered me in the secret of His village, and lifted me up on a stone. And now, behold, you have lifted up my head against my enemies: the sacrifice of praise and exclamation was lost and devoured in His village; I will sing and make praise to the Lord. Hear, O Lord, my voice in which I cried, have mercy on me and hear me. My heart says to you: I will seek the Lord, I will seek your face, O Lord, I will seek your face. Do not turn Your face away from me and do not turn aside in anger from Your servant: be my helper, do not reject me and do not forsake me. God, my Savior. As my father and mother abandoned me. The Lord will accept me. Give me the law, O Lord, in Thy way, and guide me on the right path for my enemy’s sake. Do not betray me into the souls of those who suffer from my cold: for I have stood up as a witness of unrighteousness, and lied untruthfully to myself. I believe in seeing the good of the Lord on the land of the living. Be patient with the Lord, take courage, and be strong your heart, and be patient with the Lord.
Psalm 50:
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your great mercy, and according to the multitude of Your mercies, cleanse my iniquity. Above all, wash me from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin; for I know my iniquity, and I will take away my sin before me. I have sinned against You alone and have done evil before You, so that You may be justified in Your words and triumph over the judgment of You. Behold, I was conceived in iniquities, and my mother gave birth to me in sins. Behold, you have loved the truth; You have revealed to me the unknown and secret wisdom of Yours. Sprinkle me with hyssop, and I will be cleansed; Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. My hearing brings joy and joy; humble bones will rejoice. Turn Your face away from my sins and cleanse all my iniquities. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit in my womb. Do not cast me away from Your presence and do not take Your Holy Spirit away from me. Reward me with the joy of Your salvation and strengthen me with the Lord’s Spirit. I will teach the wicked Your way, and the wicked will turn to You. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, God of my salvation; My tongue will rejoice in Your righteousness. Lord, open my mouth, and my mouth will declare Your praise. As if you had desired sacrifices, you would have given them: you do not favor burnt offerings. The sacrifice to God is a broken spirit; God will not despise a broken and humble heart. Bless Zion, O Lord, with Your favor, and may the walls of Jerusalem be built. Then favor the sacrifice of righteousness, the offering and the burnt offering; Then they will place the bullock on Your altar.
Psalm 90:
Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God. Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap and from rebellious words, His blanket will cover you, and under His wing you hope: His truth will surround you with weapons. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the thing that passes in the darkness, from the cloak, and from the demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, otherwise look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body, as His Angel commanded you to keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but when you dash your foot against a stone, you will step on an asp and a basilisk and cross a lion and a serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will take him away and glorify him, I will fulfill him with the length of days and show him My salvation.
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Sergei Nilus writes about what Elder John of Optina told him
Sergei Alexandrovich Nilus and his wife Elena Alexandrovna came to the Optina Elder Father John (Salov).
“The elder accepted with the joyful affection characteristic of him towards my wife and me.
“Take a stool,” he said, hugging me, “sit down next to me.”
- What psalms do you read? - he asked me a question. I was embarrassed: usually in my short, purely worldly, not even the rule, but the rule, I did not read any psalms.
“I know,” I answered, “Alive in help,” “Have mercy on me, O God”...
- And what other ones!
- Yes, father, I read all the psalms and, although not by heart, I know everything; but my little rule...
The elder interrupted my self-justification:
- I don’t want to ask you what your rule is, but about whether you still read Psalm 26 - “The Lord is my enlightenment?
- No, father, I don’t read.
- Well, so I’ll tell you what! You once told me that the enemy was shooting his arrows at you. Don't be afraid! not a single one will touch you, don’t be afraid of any rubbish: rubbish will remain rubbish. Just take my advice as a rule, listen: read in the morning and evening before your prayer both of these psalms - the 26th and 90th, and before them the great Arkhangelsk joy - “Virgin Mother of God, rejoice.” If you do this, neither fire will take you, nor water will drown you...
At these words, the elder stood up from his chair, hugged me and with some special strength, in a rolling ringing voice, did not even say, but shouted:
- I’ll tell you more: it won’t blow up with a bomb! I kissed the old man’s hand that hugged me. And he again, pressing himself close to my ear, again loudly exclaimed:
- And the bomb won’t explode!* And don’t pay any attention to any rubbish: what can rubbish do to you?... That’s what I wanted to talk to you about. Well, now go with the Lord!
And with these words the elder sent us away in peace.
I knew that person, more precisely, the woman to whom the elder was hinting, calling her rubbish: she clung to the Optina splendid-leaved tree like a lichen, and for a long time, with her false holiness and the name of the elders, she fooled the Optina pilgrims. I understood her, and she took revenge on me where she could. God be with her!..
“And the bomb won’t explode!..” Prediction of Fr. John (Salov) was fulfilled exactly at the time civil war. According to the memoirs of M.V. Smirnova-Orlova, Elena Alexandrovna told her that once, when she and her husband were riding in a carriage under fire, a bomb exploded next to them, but it did not hit them at all."
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Troparion of the Archangel Michael, tone 4:
“Heavenly armies of the Archangel,/ we always pray to you, unworthy,/ with your prayers protect us/ with the shelter of your immaterial glory,/ preserving us who fall diligently and cry out:/ deliver us from troubles,// like the commander of the highest powers.”
Kontakion of Archangel Michael, tone 2:
“Archangel of God,/ servant of the Divine glory,/ leader of angels and teacher of men,/ ask for what is useful to us and great mercy,// like the bodiless Archangel.”
Prayer to Archangel Michael:
"Oh, Saint Michael the Archangel, bright and formidable commander of the Heavenly King! Before Last Judgment let me repent from my sins, deliver my soul from the net that catches me and bring me to the God who created me, who sits on the Cherubim, and pray diligently for her, so that through your intercession I will be sent to a place of rest. O formidable commander of the Heavenly Powers, representative of all at the Throne of the Lord Christ, guardian of the strong man and wise armorer, strong commander of the Heavenly King! Have mercy on me, a sinner who requires your intercession, save me from all visible and invisible enemies, and, moreover, strengthen me from the horror of death and from the embarrassment of the devil, and grant me the honor of unashamedly presenting myself to our Creator at the hour of His terrible and righteous Judgment. O all-holy, great Michael the Archangel! Do not despise me, a sinner, who prays to you for your help and intercession, in this world and in the future, but grant me there together with you to glorify the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever. Amen."
+ Troparion to St. Nicholas, the great saint of God, tone 4:
“The rule of faith and the image of meekness, abstinence as a teacher, reveal to your flock the truth of things: for this reason you have acquired high humility, rich in poverty. Father Nicholas, pray to Christ God that our souls will be saved.”
Kontakion to Saint Nicholas, the great saint of God, tone 3:
“In Mireh, the holy one, you appeared as a priest: for Christ, O Reverend, having fulfilled the Gospel, you laid down your soul for your people, and saved the innocent from death; for this reason you were sanctified, as the great hidden place of God’s grace.”
(Archangel Michael and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker are especially beloved saints of the Orthodox Russian people.)
AND LET'S ALSO BE SURE TO PRAY TO THE HOLY GREAT MARTYR GEORGE, THE PATRON OF THE CHRIST-LOVING ARMY AND THE MOSCOW STATE, AS EVIDENCED BY HIS ICON, PLACED FROM ANCIENT TIMES ON THE RUSSIAN COAT OF ARMS (ON THE CHEST OF THE TWO-HEADED BYZANTIAN SKY EAGLE).
Troparion to Saint George the Victorious, tone 4:
“Thou hast fought a good fight, more passionate than Christ’s George, and for the sake of faith, thou hast rebuked the tormentors of wickedness: and thou hast made a sacrifice acceptable to God. In the same way, thou hast received the crown of victory, and through thy holy prayers, thou hast granted forgiveness of sins to all.”
Another troparion to Saint George the Victorious, the same voice:
“As the liberator of the captives, and the protector of the poor, the physician of the infirm, the champion of the Orthodox, the victorious Great Martyr George, pray to Christ God to save our souls.”
Kontakion to Saint George the Victorious, tone 4:
“Cultivated by God, you showed yourself to be a most honest worker of piety, having collected the virtues of the handle for yourself: having sowed in tears, you reaped with joy; having suffered with blood, you received Christ: and through your prayers, holy, you grant forgiveness to all sins.”
Most Holy Theotokos, save us! The ending is the usual: “IT IS WORTHY TO EAT” (from Easter to the Ascension, instead of this prayer, the chorus and irmos of the 9th song of the Easter canon is read, “An angel crying with grace... Shine, shine, new Jerusalem...”) and dismissal. AMEN
Each verse of this psalm begins with a Hebrew letter. alphabet, which is why it is called alphabetic. This method of writing was quite common not only among Jews, but also among eastern peoples in general, representing one of the types of artistic construction of speech that facilitates its memorization.
The psalm was written during the persecution of Absalom, as indicated by the duality of its content: on the one hand, David calls his enemies lawless, undeservedly persecuting him (Ps. 24_3, 19), on the other, he asks God for forgiveness of his sin, which he considers very great (Ps. 24_7, 11–18). Other parts of the psalm, depicting David alone, abandoned (Ps. 24_16), with only a small number of people devoted to him (Ps. 24_19) and in view of the great danger threatening him (Ps. 24_1, 20), correspond to his position under Absalom, during flight from Jerusalem.
Save me, Lord, from my enemies and teach me to follow the truth (1–6). You are merciful, forgive my sins and guide me (7–10). Purify and save me from the surrounding enemies and severe suffering, since I trust only in You (11–21).
Ps.24:3. Let not all those who trust in You be put to shame; let them that do wrong in vain be put to shame.
“Those who commit lawlessness in vain” are those who attack me without any reason or reason on my part.
Ps.24:4. Show me, O Lord, Your ways and teach me Your paths.
Ps.24:5. Guide me to Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I hope in You every day.
“Ways” and “paths” are Divine commandments. David prays to God to teach both these commandments and His “truth,” that is, righteousness, law. By this learning we mean not the external assimilation of those commandments, not just the study of the written Mosaic Law, which was not difficult for David to do, but the development in oneself inner strength strict adherence to the dictates of the law, from which, as David says below, he departed. - “I hope in You every day” - I spend my whole life in hope of You, that is, despite all the suffering, I only seek and expect help from You.
Ps.24:6. Remember Thy compassions, O Lord, and Thy mercies, for they have been from everlasting.
Ps.24:7. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my crimes; by Thy mercy remember me, for the sake of Thy goodness, O Lord!
“Generosity” and “mercy” for the most part mean – the first word – external expressions of divine love for a person in sending him material benefits, and “mercy” – spiritual ones, for example, peace of mind from the consciousness of the closeness of God, the purity and sublimity of views, etc.
– “Sins of youth... and sins of crimes” – sin with Bathsheba. David recognizes the guilt and illegality of this act, but calls it not an intentional or conscious violation of the Divine commandment, but the fruit of passion (“youth”), unconscious. This sin was a consequence of the temporary domination of sensual attraction over David, that impulse that is given to a young age, when the ability to strictly evaluate one’s actions and thoughts has not yet developed, but when a person is guided more by the area of feelings that directs the will, and therefore a person’s actions are often not in accordance with the direction where they would go if they were illuminated by reason. Depending on what lies at the basis of the latter - whether the motives are sublime or base - the actions are also corresponding, such as feats of heroism, self-sacrifice, or, conversely, gross selfishness and base passions. Such an impulse, which darkened David’s consciousness and assessment of what he was doing, was his action with Uriah and Bathsheba. David's clarification of the inner, psychological side his sin was not, however, an attempt at self-justification and an expression of the desire to remain unpunished, but such a deep consciousness of his fall and his guilt before God that he prays to Him for his mercy only because of God’s great condescension towards man, because of His extraordinary generosity and mercy towards the unworthy, which God often demonstrated to the Jews (6).
Ps.24:8. The Lord is good and righteous, therefore he guides sinners in the way,
Ps.24:10. All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to those who keep His covenant and His revelations.
“He guides sinners in the way.” The law represents guidelines with which human activity must be consistent if it is aimed at his spiritual improvement and drawing closer to God. But a person often retreats from this sublime task and directs his energies to satisfying his bad, base desires. In this case, the Lord gives him admonitions that indicate the error of his chosen path. These instructions can be general, characteristic and inherent in each person, and private, given not to everyone and not always. The first refers to the moral feeling of a person that approves or condemns his deeds (the voice of conscience), the second refers to the special instructions given by God to a person for his correction, such as, for example, in relation to David - the denunciation of him by the prophet Nathan. The Lord does all this out of love for man, with the goal of making it easier for him to appear “in judgment” before “God,” and thereby freeing him from heavy responsibility before Him for his behavior. – “All the ways of the Lord” – all the actions of God; “those who keep His covenant and revelations” - those who thirst for union with Him and intimacy, that is, the Lord always helps a person in his quest for Him with special actions and instructions. David here means the reproof of him by the prophet Nathan, which opened David’s eyes to his act and prompted him to repentance and greater spiritual vigilance over himself.
Ps.24:11. For the sake of Your name, Lord, forgive my sin, for it is great.
Purification for the sake of the great name of God indicates the height of David's reverence for Him. God is all-perfect, there is and cannot be any deficiency in Him; Accordingly, His admirers must be people of high moral purity; those who are unworthy seem to belittle the greatness of His name. This is the same thing that we see in everyday life: the higher a person’s position, the more worthy his face should be; an insignificant person, as it were, defiles and degrades his very rank. David calls his sin grave (“great is it”) and himself a great sinner before God, humiliating Him with his worship if he does not take care of his cleansing.
Ps.24:12. Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will show him the path to choose.
Ps.24:13. His soul will remain in goodness, and his seed will inherit the earth.
Ps.24:14. The secret of the Lord is to those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them.
Here is a paraphrase of the main thought of Deuteronomy, according to which the faithful to God will enjoy both spiritual and external material benefits. - “The secret of the Lord is to those who fear Him, and He reveals His covenant to them,” that is, the Lord becomes so close to those who revere Him that He tells them everything hidden from others. Here we need to understand the direct influence of God on man by communicating revelation to him and his inner guidance.
Ps.24:18. look at my suffering and my exhaustion and forgive all my sins.
“Look at the suffering” - look at my humiliation and “forgive all my sins” - that caused these disasters. David connects the crime with Bathsheba with real disasters.
Ps.24:20. Preserve my soul and deliver me, so that I may not be ashamed that I trust in You.
“Let me not be ashamed that I trust in You” - save me from my enemies, so that my faith in protection from You will not be ridiculed by my enemies. My death can be interpreted by enemies as an indicator of Your powerlessness to save those who believe in You; By providing protection, do not allow Your great name to be insulted.
Ps.24:21. Let integrity and righteousness protect me, for I trust in You.
After my sin has been forgiven and cleansed, “let integrity and righteousness protect me,” may I never stray from the truth or fall into sin.
Ps.24:22. Deliver, O God, Israel from all their sorrows.
This verse represents a liturgical addition that may have appeared during the Babylonian captivity, when the Jews, in the position of the oppressed and repentant David, could see an image of their suffering in captivity and pray for deliverance from it in the words of their sincerely repentant pious ancestor.
In the service, this psalm is included in the 3rd hour, supplementing the content of the XVI psalm with a sincere and fervent prayer to God for the spiritual cleansing of the person praying (Ps. 25:1, 7, 11) for worthy presence during the celebration of the liturgy.
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Interpretation of Psalm 24
This psalm is a prayer to the Lord for guidance and forgiveness - may He grant them to David according to His mercy. The psalm is written as an acrost, that is, each of its verses begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet in their sequence (this literary form was used among the peoples of the ancient East because it made it easier to memorize a poetic work).
It is believed that Ps. 24 was written during the days of Absalom’s rebellion, which David perceived as retribution for the grave sin he had once committed (driven by his passion for Bathsheba, he doomed her husband Uriah to death). In verse 3 he talks about people acting against him in violation of the law; in verse 16, he complains about his depression and loneliness (the number of those who remained faithful to David and fled with him from Jerusalem was small). On the other hand, recognition of the gravity of one’s sin, sincere repentance for it and a prayer for forgiveness by the mercy of the Lord are verses 7, 11, 18 and others.
Ps. 24:1-3. They who do wrong are in vain (verse 3); refers to those (apparently Absalom and those who took his side) who decided to speak out against David, God’s anointed, “in vain,” in vain, without having any reasons or reasons to justify them in any way. Let them be ashamed, or rather, let them be ashamed (in the sense of “may their plans not come true”). In verse 2, the phrase “let me not be put to shame” means “do not let me be disappointed” (for I trust in You).
Ps. 24:4-7. A request for constant, day after day, instruction from God; Having known the law of Moses, David asks the Lord that in practical, everyday life He would show him the paths and “paths” and guide His chosen one with them. May David’s generosity... and mercy, the eternal source of which is the Lord, not be taken away from David. By “generosity” can be understood the sending down of material goods, by “mercy” - as material goods, and things of a spiritual order, and above all - a feeling of inner peace and tranquility.
In verse 7 there is a plea for forgiveness of sins... and crimes committed in youth, when a person tends to act more in a fit of emotion than in sound reasoning. David does not try to justify these sins with his “youth”, he prays to God to forgive them by His mercy... and goodness.
Ps. 24:8-10. The psalmist praises the Lord for His righteousness and for the fact that He also directs the meek, that is, those who love Him and are ready to listen to Him, keeping His covenant and His revelations... to righteousness, and teaches them His ways.
Ps. 24:11. In verse 11 there is again a plea for forgiveness for David’s “great sin” (obviously in his dealings with Bathsheba and Uriah).
Ps. 24:12-14. These verses echo in their “theme” with the ancient Israelite “wisdom literature” and, above all, with Proverbs (compare Prov. 1:7; 9:10; 15:33; 31:30): only a man who fears God , will remain in good fortune, and his descendants will inherit the earth. For only the Lord will show them the path to choose and reveal the “secret.”
Your own, that is, something hidden from others. (This means a particularly trusting relationship between God and such people, during which more is revealed to them spiritually than others understand; deep penetration into the meaning of His covenant with people has a beneficial effect on their internal state, as does all the direct influence of God on them.)
Ps. 24:15-22. Psalm 24 ends with a humble and passionate prayer, in which lamentations of sorrow and suffering, and a plea for deliverance from enemies, and an expression of sincere trust in the Lord are repeated. The hope of “deliverance” is closely linked in this psalm with the confession of sin. The last verse is a prayer for the deliverance of Israel from all its sorrows.
In the Psalter, in the book of praises, there are 150 inspired psalms and a special 151 psalm.
There are 15 psalms - songs of degrees, from 119 to 133; penitential 7 psalms: 6, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129, 142.
Each psalm, at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, sings of the mysteries of God, good deeds, providence for the world and man, love, and especially about the coming of Christ the Savior to earth, His most pure passion, mercy to man, the resurrection, the creation of the Church and the Kingdom of God - Heavenly Jerusalem.
In each psalm one can highlight main idea
On this basis, all psalms can be divided into groups:
Glorification of the properties of God: 8, 17, 18, 23, 28, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 65, 75, 76, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 103, 110, 112, 113, 133, 138, 141, 144, 148, 150
Thanks be to God for his blessings to God's chosen people: 45, 47, 64, 65, 67, 75, 80, 84, 97, 104, 123, 125, 128, 134, 135, 149
Thanks be to God for the good deeds: 22, 33, 35, 90, 99, 102, 111, 117, 120, 144, 145
Celebrating God's goodness toward individuals: 9, 17, 21, 29, 39, 74, 102, 107, 115, 117, 137, 143
Asking God for forgiveness of sins: 6, 24, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129, 142
Trust in God in troubled spirit: 3, 12, 15, 21, 26, 30, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 68,70, 76, 85, 87
Appeal to God in deep sorrow: 4, 5, 10, 27, 40, 54, 58, 63, 69, 108, 119, 136, 139, 140, 142
Petition for God's help: 7, 16, 19, 25, 34, 43, 59, 66, 73, 78, 79, 82, 88, 93, 101, 121, 128, 131, 143
For good luck - 89-131-9
To search required work - 73-51-62 (if the work is dangerous for you and your safety, then what you want will not be obtained.)
For respect and honor at work, read psalms - 76,39,10,3
For the fulfillment of desires - 1,126,22,99
To the aid of wealthy patrons - 84,69,39,10
Find a job- 49,37,31,83
Reward for mercy - 17,32,49,111
To get hired(before or after the interview) - 83.53.28.1
For a happy woman's lot - 99,126,130,33
Getting rid of money difficulties - 18,1,133,6
Amulet family life and happiness from witchcraft- 6,111,128,2
Breaking out of the vicious circle - 75,30,29,4
On monetary well-being - 3,27,49,52
For happiness in family life - 26,22,99,126
So that everyone in your family has a job - 88,126,17,31
From longing and sadness - 94,127,48,141
Change of fate (apply in special cases!!! At the beginning, specify the request, what exactly and in what direction you want to change) - 2,50,39,148
To make your aspirations come true - 45,95,39,111
To achieve the goal - 84,6,20,49
From misfortunes and troubles - 4, 60, 39, 67.m
To overcome adversity - 84,43,70,5
Cleaning and protection - 3, 27, 90, 150.
To remove damage - 93, 114, 3, 8.
The most strong psalms:
3 Psalm
Psalm 24
Psalm 26
Psalm 36
Psalm 37
Psalm 39
Psalm 90
17 Kathisma
Psalms for every need:
Psalm 80 - from poverty (read 24 times!)
Psalm 2 - to work
Psalm 112 - from getting rid of debts
Psalm 22 - to calm children
Psalm 126 - to eradicate enmity between loved ones
Psalm 102 - deliverance from all diseases
Psalm 27 - for nervous diseases
Psalm 133 - from all danger
Psalm 101 - out of despondency
Psalm 125 - for migraines, headaches
Psalm 58 - for those speechless
Psalm 44 - for heart and kidney diseases
Psalm 37 - for toothache
Psalm 95 - to improve hearing
Psalm 123 - from pride
Psalm 116 and 126 - to preserve love and harmony in the family
Psalm 108 - prayer-curse. It contains the wish “Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.” Psalm 108 is David's prayer to the Lord, asking for vengeance on his enemies who are mercilessly persecuting him. This psalm is replete with curses, mainly directed at one of David's sworn enemies. Many people offer prayers for the death of their enemies. But not all of these prayers reach God. In addition, often evil thoughts directed against someone turn against the person praying. This means that in heaven those prayers that should be heard are heard. This psalm is similar to the cabalistic ritual of Pulse de Nura.
Opening Prayers:
"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Lord Eternal Heavenly Father, You said with Your most pure lips that nothing can be done without You. I ask for your help! I begin every business with You, for Your glory and the salvation of my soul. And now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen."
“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.”
"Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us"(3 times)
“All-Holy Trinity, God and Creator of the whole world, hasten and direct my heart, begin with reason and finish the good works of these God-inspired books, even the Holy Spirit will regurgitate the mouth of David, which I now want to say, I, unworthy, understanding my ignorance, falling down and praying to Ty , and asking for help from You: Lord, guide my mind and strengthen my heart, not about the words of the mouth of this cold, but about the words of the mind to rejoice, and prepare to do good deeds, even as I learn, and I say: yes good deeds enlightened, at the judgment of the right hand of Your land I will be a partaker with all Your chosen ones. And now, Vladyka, bless, and, sighing from my heart, I will sing with my tongue, saying to my face:
Come, let us worship our King God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.
Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God."
"Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Your name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors, and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."(3 times)
Closing prayers:
“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.”
“Be grateful to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, for Thy great blessings upon us; we glorify Thee, bless, thank Thee, sing and magnify Thy compassion, and slavishly cry out to Thy love: O our Benefactor, glory to Thee. servants of indecency, having been vouchsafed, O Master, we earnestly flow to You with thanksgiving, and we glorify You as the Benefactor and Creator, crying out: Glory to You, All-Bountiful God. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."
"Theotokos, Christian Helper, Your servants, having acquired Your intercession, cry out to You in gratitude: Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, and always deliver us from all our troubles with Your prayers, One who will soon intercede. We thank Thee, Lord our God, for all Thy good deeds, even from the first age to the present, in us, Thy unworthy servants (names), who were, known and unknown, about those revealed and unmanifested, even those who were in deed and in word: who loved us as and you have deigned to give Thy Only Begotten Son for us, making us worthy to be worthy of Thy love. Grant with Your word wisdom and with Your fear inhale strength from Your power, and whether we have sinned willingly or unwillingly, forgive and not impute it, and keep our soul holy, and present it to Thy Throne, having a clear conscience, and the end is worthy of Thy love for mankind; and remember, O Lord, all who call upon Thy name in truth, remember all who desire good or evil against us: for all are men, and every man is in vain; We also pray to You, Lord, grant us Your great mercy."
"Cathedral of Saints Angel and Archangel, with all heavenly forces He sings to You and says: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory. Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. Save me, Who art thou King on high, save me and sanctify me, Source of sanctification; For from You all creation is strengthened, To You countless warriors sing the Trisagion hymn. Unworthy of You, who sits in the unapproachable light, of whom all things are terrified, I pray: enlighten my mind, cleanse my heart, and open my lips, so that I may worthily sing to You: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, Lord, always, now, and ever and to endless ages of ages. Amen."
“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.”
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Psalm to David |
Psalm of David. |
| 1 To You, Lord, I have lifted up my soul, my God, in You I have trusted, so that I will not be ashamed forever, let my enemies laugh at me, | 1 To You, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul. My God, I trust in You - may I never be ashamed, and may they not laugh at me my enemies, |
| 2 for all those who endure You will not be ashamed. | 2 for all those who wait for You will not be ashamed: |
| 3 Let the wicked be ashamed in vain. | 3 let the wicked be ashamed in vain. |
| 4 Tell me Your ways, O Lord, and teach me Your paths. | 4 Open Your ways, Lord, to me and teach me Your paths. |
| 5 Guide me to Your truth, and teach me that You are the God of my Savior, and I have endured You all day long. | 5 Guide me to Your truth and teach me, for You are God, my Savior, and I have been waiting for You all day. |
| 6 Remember Your bounties, O Lord, and Your mercies, as they have been since the ages. | 6 Remember Your compassion, O Lord, and Your mercies, for they have been from everlasting. |
| 7 The sin of my youth and my ignorance do not remember; according to Your mercy, remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, Lord. | 7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my ignorance; by Thy mercy remember me, for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. |
| 8 The Lord is good and right; for this reason He will give law to those who sin along the way. | 8 The Lord is good and just, therefore He will give law to those who sin along the way. |
| 9 He will guide the meek in judgment, He will teach the meek in His way. | 9 He will guide the meek in judgment, He will teach the meek His ways. |
| 10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to those who seek His covenant and His testimony. | 10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to those who seek His covenant and His testimonies. |
| 11 For the sake of Your name, Lord, and cleanse my sin, there is much. | 11 For the sake of Your name, Lord, You will have mercy on my sin, for it is great. |
| 12 Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will lay the law on his path, as he pleases. | 12 Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will give him the law in the way that he has chosen. |
| 13 His soul will settle in the good, and his seed will inherit the earth. | 13 His soul will dwell among blessings, and his seed will inherit the earth. |
| 14 The Lord is the power of those who fear Him, and He will show His covenant to them. | 14 The Lord is a stronghold to those who fear Him, and He will show His covenant to them. |
| 15 I will lift up my eyes to the Lord, for He will pluck my eyes from the snare. | 15 My eyes are always on the Lord, for He will pull my feet out of the snare. |
| 16 Look upon me and have mercy on me, for I am the only begotten and the poor. | 16 Look at me and have mercy on me, for I am lonely and poor. |
| 17 The sorrows of my heart have increased, deliver me from my needs. | 17 The sorrows of my heart have multiplied; bring me out of my troubles. |
| 18 See my humility and my work, and forgive all my sins. | 18 Look at my humility and my exhaustion and forgive all my sins. |
| 19 Behold, my enemies have multiplied, and they hate me with unrighteous hatred. | 19 Look at my enemies - for they have multiplied and hated me with unrighteous hatred. |
| 20 Save my soul and deliver me, so that I will not be ashamed, because I trusted in You. | 20 Preserve my soul and deliver me, so that I may not be ashamed that I trust in You. |
| 21 I cling to me in kindness and righteousness, for I have suffered Thee, O Lord, | 21 The good-natured and straightforward joined me, for I was waiting for You, Lord. |
| 22 Deliver, O God, Israel from all his sorrows. | 22 Deliver, O God, Israel from all her sorrows! |
Ps. 24 :18 . See my humility and my work. For we must not be careless and inactive, relying on the mercy of God, but we must also bring in the labors of our own deeds. Ps. 24 :19 . See my enemies as they have multiplied. Bends God to the mercy of enemies through untruths. Ps. 24 :21 . I cling to kindness and justice. And this is characteristic of virtue - to abhor communication with bad people, but to have accomplices and friends who respect the truth and observe straightforwardness. This is what the prophet did (as he speaks of himself), in the thought that he was honoring the Lord.
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