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Prayers originally published in Book of Devotion: The Psalms

compiled by Rev. F. Kuegele and adapted for Reading
the Psalms with Luther, copyright 2007 by Concordia
Publishing House.

Hymn texts with the abbreviation LSB are from Lutheran

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Concordia Psalter intends to engage all Christians in sing-

ing the psalmody of the Church. As the Churchs hymn-
book, Psalms is used in the Churchs services more than
any other book of Holy Scripture. While the singing of the
Psalms became inexorably linked with the rule of prayer
for many monastic orders as early as the third century,
singing and reciting the Psalms has been part of the devo-
tional life of Christians since the beginning of the Church.

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Martin Luther loved the Psalms. It was his daily prayer

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book as a monk, the topic of his initial lectures as a pro-
fessor, and an important part of his piety. For Luther, all
aspects of Christian life, including the Psalms, relate to
Christ. Even the psalmists down-to-earth requests for pro-
tection and thanks for deliverance Luther applied to his
own circumstances and life as a Christian. The psalmists
asked for blessings and gave thanks for blessings as mem-
bers of the covenant people of God, relying on Gods grace,
trusting His promises, worshiping in His temple, receiving
His forgiveness. Yet all of thesecovenant, grace, prom-
ise, temple, forgivenessfound their fulfillment in Jesus
Christ. Christ is Himself the God whom we are exhorted
to worship. When the psalmist exults that Gods love
endures forever, Luther responds that Christ stands hid-
den in that phrase.
The Old Testament Psalms not only permit us to see
Christ in them, but they also require it. Resurrection, eter-
nity, a universal kingdom, forgiveness, even grace and

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blessingeach ultimately has its home and its fulfillment

in Jesus Christ. To be faithful to the witness of the New
Testament and to the witness of the Psalms themselves
is to find Christ throughout the Psalms. Christ fulfills its
promises and comfort with His life; He invites to Himself
the prayers and worship the Psalms speak about. Finally,
the Psalms that require holiness and righteousness to be
prayed aright are prayers that no one can offer unless cov-
ered by grace and forgiveness, but grace and forgiveness
are ultimately gifts of Jesus Christ.
With the adoption of Lutheran Service Book, there is a
need for a new Psalter, using the modern English. Using
the same translation and setting of the Psalms in daily
devotions and Sunday worship has a great advantage for

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learning and memorizing the Psalms. Concordia Psalter

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presents these ancient hymns for singing. Each psalm has

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been pointed, and psalm tones have been provided for
easy reference. The prayers that accompany each psalm
first appeared in Book of Devotion: The Psalms compiled by
Rev. F. Kuegele.
The Psalter is the book of all saints, and everyone, what-
ever his situation may be, finds psalms and words in it
that fit his situation and apply to his case so exactly that
it seems they were put in this way only for his sake.

Martin Luther

The Publisher

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The psalms are pointed for singing, and two psalm tones
are provided with each psalm. Tones labeled AK come
from Lutheran Service Book, while tones labeled 111 are
newer. The tones are carefully selected to match the char-
acter of the psalm text, and having two tones provides
for variety in singing. Generally, only one tone is to be
used with a psalm, but many of the tones are paired with
complementary tones that can be used for singing longer

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psalms by switching tones somewhere during the course

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of the psalm. It is not recommended that singers switch
back and forth from tone to tone with each verse.
Each psalm verse is divided into two parts, with an
asterisk (*) indicating the point of division. Most of the
text of each half verse is sung to a reciting tone ( ). At
the point of the vertical line ( | ), the final two or three syl-
lables are sung to the notes provided. Ordinarily, there is
one syllable of text for each note. When there are only two
syllables, the first syllable is sung to two notes.
In addition to single tones, double tones are occasion-
ally provided. Two verses of text are sung to these tones.
Double tones are especially appropriate for longer psalms
and work best when sung to a psalm with an even number
of verses. A double tone is always paired with a single tone;
the single tone provides the simpler option.
Traditionally, the Gloria Patri has been used as the clos-
ing for the recitation and praying of the Psalms as a way to

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give a Christian interpretation to these ancient hymns. It

has become a familiar part of the way a Christian prays the
Psalms. While the prayers that follow each psalm included
here clearly and beautifully point to Jesus Christ, we do
not intend to discourage the use of the Gloria Patri. It is
printed here for your ease of reference:
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
is now, and will be forever. | Amen

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chedule for the Psalms
over Thirty Days
Week One Week Four
Day Psalms Day Psalms
1 19 22 106107
2 1017 23 108112
3 1822 24 113118
4 2328 25 119:IXII
5 2934 26 119:XIIIXXII
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Week Two Week Five
Day Psalms Day Psalms
8 4448 29 140144
9 4954 30 145150
10 5559
11 6065
12 6668
13 6971
14 7276

Week Three
Day Psalms
15 7778
16 7982
17 8387
18 8889
19 9096
20 97103
21 104105

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Concordia Psalter Schedule for Reading the Psalms

chedule for the Psalms Sixteenth Day Twenty-first Day Twenty-sixth Day
over Thirty DaysDaily Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer
79 80 81 105 119:XIVXVIII
First Day Sixth Day Eleventh Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer
Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer 82 83 84 85 106 119:XIXXXII
1 2 3 4 5 30 31 56 57 58
Seventeenth Day Twenty-second Day Twenty-seventh Day
Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer
6 7 8 32 33 34 59 60 61 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer
86 87 88 107 120 121 122
Second Day Seventh Day Twelfth Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 123 124 125

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Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer 89 108 109 Evening Prayer

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9 10 11 35 36 62 63 64 126 127 128
Eighteenth Day Twenty-third Day

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Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 129 130 131

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Morning Prayer Morning Prayer

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12 13 14 37 65 66 67
90 91 92 110 111 112 113 Twenty-eighth Day
Third Day Eighth Day Thirteenth Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer 93 94 114 115 132 133 134 135
15 16 17 38 39 40 68 Evening Prayer
Nineteenth Day Twenty-fourth Day
Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 136 137 138
18 41 42 43 69 70 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer
95 96 97 116 117 118 Twenty-ninth Day
Fourth Day Ninth Day Fourteenth Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer 98 99 100 101 119:IIV 139 140
19 20 21 44 45 46 71 72 Evening Prayer
Twentieth Day Twenty-fifth Day
Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 141 142 143
22 23 47 48 49 73 74 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer
102 103 119:VIX Thirtieth Day
Fifth Day Tenth Day Fifteenth Day Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Morning Prayer 104 119:XXIII 144 145 146
24 25 26 50 51 52 75 76 77 Evening Prayer
Evening Prayer Evening Prayer Evening Prayer 147 148 149 150
27 28 29 53 54 55 78

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Concordia Psalter Schedule for the Daily Office

chedule for the Psalms Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
for the Daily Office NONE
126 126 126
Odd and Even Weeks 119: XIXXXII 127 132 127 132 127 132
128 133 128 133 128 133
Over a two-week period, one can sing all 150 psalms
during the Divine Office. To do this, they are split between VESPERS
odd weeks and even weeks. 10 95 77 33 23

When the previous Sunday is an odd number (1st week 53 117 104 135 41 69 64
67 134 108 141 99 100 78
in Lent, 3rd week in Easter, 21st week after Pentecost), the
odd-week cycle is used. If the previous Sunday is an even COMPLINE

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number, then the even-week cycle is used. 4 AND 91

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Even Weeks Psalm Schedule Odd Weeks Psalm Schedule

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
VIGILS/MATINS VIGILS/MATINS
56 26 6 21 1
29 11 70 61 49 13 8 18 14 44 12 58 3 20
30 37 71 74 79 17 19 25 15 62 42 59 7 80
31 52 75 81 83 55 50 27 35 77 43 60 16 85
34 105 82 107 142 109 72 28 54 139 78 137 89 87
66 94 144 140 76 106 84 145 103
LAUDS LAUDS
51 36 39 65 63 40 51 5 86 64 88 6 38
118 103 57 86 32 92 143 118 50 73 102 101 76 113
150 116 146 147 90 148 149 150 111 112 116 114 115 143
TERCE TERCE
119: XIIXV 120 121 122 119: IIV 120 121 122
SEXT SEXT
123 129 123 129 123 129 123 129 123 129 123 129
119: XVIXVIII
124 130 124 130 124 130 119: VVII 124 130 124 130 124 130
125 131 125 131 125 131 125 131 125 131 125 131

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NONE
126 126 126
119: VIIIXI 127 132 127 132 127 132
128 133 128 133 128 133
VESPERS
2 39 46 24
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47 48 68 136 9 22 45
110 96 97 98 36 93 138
COMPLINE
4 AND 91

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Prayer
O God, thanks and praise belong to You because You
have given us Your Holy Word. Enlighten us by Your Holy
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to love Your Word, and to take delight in learning Your
statutes and walking in Your Law. Bestow Your blessing
3 * and prosperity on the works of our hands in our Christian
calling and all our conversation. Amen.

1 Blessd is the man who walks not in the

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nor sits in the seat of | scoffers; F *

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2 but his delight is in the law | of the Lord,*

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and on his law he meditates | day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water 6 *
that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf
does not | wither.*
In all that he does, he | prospers.
4 The 1 Why do the | nations rage*
wicked | are not so,*
but are like chaff that the wind | drives away. and the peoples | plot in vain?
5 Therefore 2 The
kings of the earth set themselves,
the wicked will not stand
in the | judgment,* and the rulers take counsel to- | gether,*
nor sinners in the congregation of the | righteous; against the Lord and against his
6 for
anointed, | saying,
the Lord knows the way of the | righteous,*
3 Letus burst their | bonds apart*
but the way of the wicked will | perish.
and cast away their | cords from us.
4 He who sits in the | heavens laughs;*
the Lord holds them in de- | rision.
5 Then he will speak to them | in his wrath,*
and terrify them in his fury, | saying,

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6 As

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for me, I have | set my King*
on Zion, my | holy hill.
will tell of | the decree:*
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The Lord said to me, You are my Son; *
today I have be- | gotten you.
8 Ask of me, and I will make the nations
your | heritage,* 5
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and the ends of the earth your pos- | session.
9 You shall break them with a | rod of iron*
and dash them in pieces like a
potters | vessel. 1 O Lord, how many | are my foes!*
Many are rising a- | gainst me;

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10 Now therefore, O | kings, be wise;*

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be warned, O rulers | of the earth. 2 many are saying | of my soul,*

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11 Serve there is no salvation for | him in God.
the | Lord with fear,*

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3 But you, O Lord, are a shield a- | bout me,*

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and rejoice with | trembling.

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12 Kiss my glory, and the lifter | of my head.
the Son, lest he be angry, and you perish in the
way, for his wrath is quickly | kindled.* 4 I cried aloud | to the Lord,*
Blessd are all who take ref- | uge in him. and he answered me from his | holy hill.
5 I lay | down and slept;*
Prayer I woke again, for the Lord sus- | tained me.
Thanks be unto You, O Lord Jesus Christ, because You 6 Iwill not be afraid of many thousands
were once dead, and by Your blood redeemed us from of | people*
sin and everlasting torment. We desire to serve You all who have set themselves against me | all around.
the days of our life. Preserve us in the midst of so many 7 Arise, O Lord! Save me, O my God!
enemies, and by Your mighty hand preserve us for Your For you strike all my enemies | on the cheek;*
eternal kingdom! Amen. you break the teeth of the | wicked.
8 Salvation belongs | to the Lord;*
your blessing be on your | people!

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Prayer 6 There are many who say, Who will

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, be with us as show | us some good?*
Lift up the light of your face upon us, | O Lord!
the sure defense of Your Church. Defend us against our
7 You have put more joy | in my heart*
enemies, preserve us from the persecutions of the wicked,
and when our last hour has come, deliver us from all evil, than they have when their grain and | wine abound.
both of body and soul, and receive us into Your everlasting 8 In peace I will both lie | down and sleep;*
kingdom. Amen. for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in | safety.

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Prayer
O God, our merciful Father in heaven, fill our hearts
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so govern us that we give offense to none, neither in word

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and soul. Amen.

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1 Answer
me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was | in distress.*
Be gracious to me and | hear my prayer!
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men, how long shall my honor 7
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be turned | into shame?*
How long will you love vain words
and seek | after lies?
3 But 1 Give ear to my words, | O Lord;*
know that the Lord has set apart
the godly | for himself;* consider my | groaning.
the Lord hears when I | call to him. 2 Giveattention to the sound of my cry,
4 Be angry, and | do not sin;* my King | and my God,*
ponder in your own hearts on your beds, for to you | do I pray.
and be | silent. 3 O Lord, in the morning you | hear my voice;*
5 Offer right sacri- | fices,* in the morning I prepare a sacrifice
and put your trust | in the Lord. for | you and watch.

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4 Foryou are not a God who delights in | wickedness;* Prayer

evil may not | dwell with you. Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Light of the world and
5 Theboastful shall not stand be- | fore your eyes;* alone the Way to eternal life. Restrain the corrupters of
you hate all evil- | doers. Your Word and all the enemies of Your truth. Preserve the
6 You destroy those | who speak lies;* truth of Your Gospel in these latter days and in faithful
the Lord abhors the bloodthirsty and teachers who will lead us in the way everlasting. Grant us
de- | ceitful man. to serve You in steadfast faith and a good conscience to our
7 ButI, through the abundance of your steadfast love, end. Amen.

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will en- | ter your house.*
I will bow down toward your holy temple
in the | fear of you.
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8 Leadme, O Lord, in your righteousness

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because of my | enemies;*

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make your way straight be- | fore me. *

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9 For
there is no truth in their mouth;

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their inmost self is de- | struction;*
their throat is an open grave; 8
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they flatter | with their tongue.
10 Make them bear their guilt, O God;
let them fall by their own | counsels;*
1 O Lord, rebuke me not in your | anger,*
because of the abundance of their transgressions cast
them out, for they have rebelled a- | gainst you. nor discipline me | in your wrath.
11 But 2 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am | languishing;*
let all who take refuge in you rejoice;
let them ever | sing for joy,* heal me, O Lord, for my bones are | troubled.
and spread your protection over them, that those 3 My soul also is greatly | troubled.*
who love your name may ex- | ult in you. But you, O Lord | how long?
12 Foryou bless the righteous, | O Lord;* 4 Turn, O Lord, deliv- | er my life;*
you cover him with favor as | with a shield. save me for the sake of your | steadfast love.
5 For in death there is no remem- | brance of you;*
in Sheol who will | give you praise?
6 I
am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my | bed with tears;*
I drench my couch with my | weeping.

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7 My eye wastes away be- | cause of grief;* 3 O Lord my God, if I have | done this,*
it grows weak because of | all my foes. if there is wrong | in my hands,
8 Depart from me, all you workers of | evil,* 4 if I have repaid my friend with | evil*
for the Lord has heard the sound of my | weeping. or plundered my enemy with- | out cause,
9 The Lord has | heard my plea;* 5 let the enemy pursue my soul and over- | take it,*
the Lord ac- | cepts my prayer. and let him trample my life to the ground and lay
10 All
my enemies shall be ashamed my glory | in the dust.
and greatly | troubled;* 6 Arise,O Lord, in your anger;
they shall turn back and be put to shame lift yourself up against the fury of my | enemies;*
in a | moment. awake for me; you have appointed a | judgment.
7 Letthe assembly of the peoples
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be gathered a- | bout you;*

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O Lord, God of mercy, forgive us all our sins for the sake over it re- | turn on high.

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of the bitter sufferings of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant us
8 The Lord judges the | peoples;*

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judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness

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in all afflictions and temptations, and uphold us by Your
and according to the integrity that is | in me.
grace when we must pass through the valley of the shadow
9 Oh,let the evil of the wicked come to an end,
of death. Amen.

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and may you establish the | righteous*
you who test the minds and hearts,
O | righteous God!
salm 10 My shield | is with God,*
who saves the up- | right in heart.
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and a God who feels indignation | evry day.
12 If a man does not repent, God will | whet his sword;*
5 he has bent and read- | ied his bow;
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13 he has prepared for him his deadly | weapons,*
making his arrows | fiery shafts.
14 Behold, the wicked man conceives | evil*
1 O Lord my God, in you do I take | refuge;*
save me from all my pursuers and de- | liver me, and is pregnant with mischief and gives | birth to lies.
15 He makes a pit, digging | it out,*
2 lest like a lion they tear my | soul apart,*
rending it in pieces, with none to de- | liver. and falls into the hole that | he has made.

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16 His mischief returns upon | his own head,* the moon and the stars, which you
and on his own skull his violence | descends. have | set in place,
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will give to the Lord the thanks 4 whatis man that you are mind- | ful of him,*
due to his | righteousness,* and the son of man that you | care for him?
and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, 5 Yetyou have made him a little lower
the | Most High. than the heavenly | beings*
and crowned him with glory and | honor.
Prayer
6 Youhave given him dominion over
Lord, our God, lover of the truth, help those who, for
the works | of your hands;*
Your names sake, are lied against and slandered inno- you have put all things under | his feet,
cently. Strengthen, comfort, and uphold those who suffer
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sheep and | oxen,*
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and also the beasts | of the field,
men who would suppress Your truth and destroy Your

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birds of the heavens, and the fish | of the sea,*
kingdom. Amen.

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whatever passes along the paths | of the seas.

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9 O| Lord, our Lord,*

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how majestic is your name in | all the earth!
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raised again for our justification. Bless and defend Your
Holy Church. Endue Your Word with power, strengthen
2 * our faith, and after the sufferings of this life grant us to
celebrate a happy Easter, rising again to live and reign with
You in all eternity. Amen.

1 O Lord, our Lord, how majestic

is your name in | all the earth!*
You have set your glory above the | heavens.
2 Out of the mouth of babes and infants, you have
established strength because | of your foes,*
to still the enemy and the a- | venger.
3 When I look at your heavens, the work of
your | fingers,*

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10 And
Lord is a stronghold for | the oppressed,*
a stronghold in times of | trouble.
those who know your name
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for you, O Lord, have not forsaken
those who | seek you.
9 * Prayer
With all our hearts we give thanks to You, O Lord,
because at all times You dwell with Your Christians and
* graciously preserve those in the true faith who confess
Your name. Dwell in us, O Lord, with Your grace. Increase

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Your Church daily, and grant us to be and to remain, true

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members of the same to our final end. Amen.

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1 I will give thanks to the Lord with my | whole heart;*

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I will recount all of your won- | derful deeds.

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will be glad and ex- | ult in you;*
I will sing praise to your name, | O Most High.
3 When my enemies | turn back,*
they stumble and perish before your | presence. 9 *
4 For you have maintained my | just cause;*
you have sat on the throne,
giving righteous | judgment. *
5 Youhave rebuked the nations;
you have made the wicked | perish;*
you have blotted out their name forever and | ever.
11 Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in | Zion!*
6 The enemy came to an end in everlasting ruins; Tell among the peoples | his deeds!
their cities you | rooted out;*
12 For he who avenges blood is mind- | ful of them;*
the very memory of them has | perished.
he does not forget the cry of the af- | flicted.
7 But the Lord sits enthroned for- | ever;*
13 Be gracious to me, | O Lord!*
he has established his throne for | justice,
See my affliction from those who hate me,
8 and he judges the world with | righteousness;* O you who lift me up from the | gates of death,
he judges the peoples with up- | rightness.

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14 thatI may recount all your | praises,*

that in the gates of the daughter of Zion
I may rejoice in your sal- | vation.
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15 The nations have sunk in the pit | that they made;* *
in the net that they hid,
their own foot | has been caught.
16 The
Lord has made himself known; 11 *
he has executed | judgment;*
the wicked are snared in the work
of | their own hands.
17 The wicked shall return | to Sheol,* *
all the nations that for- | get God.

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18 Forthe needy shall not always be for- | gotten,*

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and the hope of the poor shall not perish for- | ever.

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1 Why, O Lord, do you stand a- | far off?*

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19 Arise,O Lord! Let not | man prevail;* Why do you hide yourself in times of | trouble?

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let the nations be judged be- | fore you! 2 In arrogance the wicked hotly pur- | sue the poor;*
20 Putthem in fear, | O Lord!* let them be caught in the schemes
Let the nations know that they | are but men! that they | have devised.
3 For the wicked boasts of the desires | of his soul,*
Prayer
and the one greedy for gain curses
Teach us, O Lord, to know and to consider what a vain and renounc- | es the Lord.
thing man is, that we may walk before You in true humil- 4 In the pride of his face the wicked does not | seek him;*
ity, not trusting in ourselves, but seeking Your grace in all his thoughts are, There | is no God.
Your Son, Jesus Christ, in whom You have promised to us
5 His
ways prosper at all times;
the forgiveness of our sins. Amen.
your judgments are on high, out | of his sight;*
as for all his foes, he | puffs at them.
6 He says in his heart, I shall | not be moved;*
throughout all generations I shall not
meet ad- | versity.
7 His
mouth is filled with cursing
and deceit and op- | pression;*
under his tongue are mischief and in- | iquity.

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8 Hesits in ambush in the villages; Prayer

in hiding places he murders the | innocent.* O Lord, our faithful and jealous God, restrain the crafti-
His eyes stealthily watch for the | helpless;
ness and the power, the oppression and the deceit of Your
9 helurks in ambush like a lion in his thicket; enemies. Save the souls of the innocent from the snares
he lurks that he may | seize the poor;* of falsehood, and lead them to the knowledge of Your sal-
he seizes the poor when he draws him vation in Your Son, Jesus Christ. Keep us in the true and
in- | to his net. saving faith, and grant us to walk worthy of Your name for
10 The help- | less are crushed,* the sake of Your Son, our Savior. Amen.

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sink down, and fall | by his might.
11 Hesays in his heart, God has for- | gotten,*
he has hidden his face, he will never | see it. salm

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12 Arise,
O Lord; O God, lift | up your hand;*

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You will not call | to account? 8
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14 Butyou do see, for you note mischief and vexation,
that you may take it in- | to your hands;*
to you the helpless commits himself;
you have been the helper of the | fatherless. 1 In
the Lord I take refuge;
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evil- | doer;* how can you say | to my soul,*
call his wickedness to account till you | find none. Flee like a bird to your | mountain,
2 for behold, the wicked | bend the bow;*
16 TheLord is king forever and | ever;*
the nations perish | from his land. they have fitted their arrow to the string
to shoot in the dark at the up- | right in heart;
17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the af- | flicted;* 3 if the foundations | are destroyed,*
you will strength- | en their heart;
what can the | righteous do?
youwill incline your ear 18 to do justice to the 4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
fatherless and | the oppressed,* the Lords throne is in | heaven;*
so that man who is of the earth may strike his eyes see, his eyelids test, the chil- | dren of man.
ter- | ror no more.
5 The Lord tests the | righteous,*
but his soul hates the wicked and
the one who loves | violence.

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6 Let him rain coals on the | wicked;* 4 those

who say, With our tongue we | will prevail,*
fire and sulfur and a scorching wind our lips are with us; who is master | over us?
shall be the portion | of their cup. 5 Because the poor are plundered, because the needy
7 For the Lord is righteous; he loves | righteous deeds;* groan, I will now arise, | says the Lord;*
the upright shall be- | hold his face. I will place him in the safety for | which he longs.
6 Thewords of the Lord are | pure words,*
Prayer
like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
Lord Jesus, You came into this world to reveal to us the purified | seven times.
will of Your Father and to teach us the way everlasting. 7 You,
O Lord, will | keep them;*
Behold how Your sacred Word is denied and corrupted in you will guard us from this generation for- | ever.
these perilous days. Have mercy upon us, save us from the 8 Onevery side the | wicked prowl,*
snares of unbelief and the seductive teachings of the world,

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as vileness is exalted among the chil- | dren of man.

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and grant us to abide in Your Word that, made free from

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error and sin, we be found Your disciples indeed. Amen. Prayer

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O Lord, our God, the Lord of hosts, guard us that we err

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not from the way of truth, and keep us from the tempta-
salm tion to sit where the mockers sit. Preserve us in the faith
of Your Son and a walk of godliness all the days of our
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* pilgrimage. Be with us when we must walk among the
wicked, surrounded by so many evil examples, and keep
us from the evil. Amen.
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1 Save, O Lord, for the godly | one is gone;*

for the faithful have vanished from among
the chil- | dren of man.
2 Everyone utters lies to his | neighbor;*
with flattering lips and a double | heart they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all | flattering lips,*
the tongue that | makes great boasts,

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