Psalm 26 in Old Church Slavonic. Psalter in the Synodal translation

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 - a pectoral cross, which cannot 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 waste and devouring in the village of His sacrifice of praise and exclamation; 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 are afflicted by me: 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, be of good courage, and let your heart be strong, 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 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. Do not 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, or 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 exactly fulfilled during the 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, / ruler 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 the 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 for it diligently, and your with intercession I will send you to the 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 demands your intercession, save me from all visible and invisible enemies, Moreover, strengthen me from mortal horror 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 time 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, PATRON OF THE CHRIST-LOVING ARMY AND THE MOSCOW STATE, WHICH IS EVIDENCED BY HIS ICON, PLACED FROM ANCIENT TIMES ON THE RUSSIAN COAT OF ARMS (ON THE CHEST OF THE DOUBLE-HEADED BYZANTINE OGO 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, “Angel crying out with grace... Shine, shine, new Jerusalem...”) and dismissal. AMEN

For Christians of all times, special prayers composed many centuries ago do not lose their relevance. They are called psalms because they were formerly sung to the accompaniment of a string instrument (psalter). When are they read? Psalm 26, for example, has a strong protective quality.

How does prayer help?

In total, the book of the Bible of the same name contains more than a hundred prayers; they differ in theme and number of lines. Therefore, there is a tradition according to which certain psalms help in different circumstances.

• Protect from creditors.
• Helps get rid of fears.
• With their help, you can improve family relationships.
• Believers find their own housing and solve problems with work.

All human life can be ordered by the Lord if there is sincere faith in the heart. Only she brings to life the words written by King David.

Psalm 26 in Russian

1. Psalm of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life: whom shall I fear?
2. If evildoers, my opponents and my enemies come against me to devour my flesh, then they themselves will stumble and fall.
3. If a regiment takes up arms against me, my heart will not fear; if war arises against me, then I will hope.
4. I asked one thing of the Lord, this only I seek, that I might abide in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to contemplate the beauty of the Lord and to visit His temple,
5. For He would have hidden me in His tabernacle in the day of trouble, He would have hidden me in the secret place of His habitation, He would have lifted me up on a rock.
6. Then my head would be lifted up above the enemies surrounding me; and I would offer sacrifices of praise in His tabernacle, and would begin to sing and make melody before the Lord.
7. Hear, O Lord, my voice with which I cry, have mercy on me and listen to me.
8. My heart says from You: “Seek My face”; and I will seek Your face, O Lord.
9. Hide not Your face from me; do not reject Your servant in anger. You were my helper; do not reject me and do not forsake me, O God, my Savior!
10. For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the Lord will receive me.
11. Teach me, O Lord, Thy way and guide me on the path of righteousness, for the sake of my enemies;
12. Do not hand me over to the mercy of my enemies, for false witnesses have risen up against me and are breathing malice.
13. But I believe that I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14. Trust in the Lord, be of good courage, and let your heart be strengthened, and trust in the Lord.
(Psalm 26:1-14)

How to read Psalm 26 correctly

There are situations when a person is attacked by unclean spirits. They plant in a person’s soul and mind the desire to deviate from God’s laws. Then the wise holy fathers recommend reading the text of Psalm 26 - in Russian or Church Slavonic, this does not play a decisive role.

If you do this every day, the attacks will soon weaken and stop altogether. Only prayer must be constant - at least for a month. There is a known case when reading Psalms 26, 90 and 50 saved a famous writer and his family during a bombing (during the 2nd World War). The famous elder John of Optina Pustyn advised him to read these prayers.

So the prayer Psalm 26 saves not only from spiritual invisible enemies, but also from those who are trying to harm Christians in the physical world. What does it say? Any Orthodox Christian who has attended services has repeatedly heard these sublime lines. They say that the Lord is the main protector of life. And since He is great, Christians have no one to fear, either in this life or in eternity.

With these words, the author not only defends himself, but also glorifies the Creator of the universe, demonstrating to his enemies that he has firm hope and support. The text will become more understandable if you imagine the complex and dangerous fate of King David before he became the heir to the throne. After all, his predecessor wanted to destroy the young man, because he was afraid of his claims to the throne.

In his heart, a believer wants only one thing - to glorify the greatness of the Lord by visiting the temple, observing His beauty and perfection. So everyone must find the love of God within themselves, then no enemy will be afraid!

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Prayer Psalm 26 - text in Russian, how to read correctly was last modified: July 7th, 2017 by Bogolub

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Interpretation of Psalm 26

In the Septuagint and Vulgate this psalm is preceded by the inscription: "Until the anointing." Also, a number of internal evidence in the text speaks in favor of the fact that the psalm was written before David’s anointing as king and, therefore, most likely during the years of his persecution by Saul.

Ps. 26:1 Here we see an expression of faith, strong and sincere, freeing the believer from the fear of earthly disasters. Salvation is in the Lord; He is the strong foundation of life.

Ps. 26:2-3 David portrays Saul's frenzied anger against him as a desire to devour his flesh. But David's enemies, hunting for him, will stumble and fall. David hopes and believes that even a whole regiment of enemies will not defeat him, because the Lord is on his side.

Ps. 26:4 David's love for the Lord is so high and deep that his main desire is to remain in the house of the Lord all the days of his life, that is, to have constant access to it in order to enjoy the spiritual beauty of worship (contemplate the beauty of the Lord). The "temple" in this verse refers to the tabernacle.

Ps. 26:5-6 In the day of trouble, David would have found complete safety in the sanctuary (the secret place of God's habitation), because in the tabernacle his enemies could not capture or kill him. “He would lift me up on a rock” is an expression of hope that the Lord will not leave His chosen one in the humiliating position of a persecuted one, but will glorify and establish him (verse 5). The same idea is continued in verse 6 with the promise of praise and joyful singing in honor of the Lord.

Ps. 26:7-10 Confident of the Lord's help, David nevertheless intensifies his prayerful appeal to Him (verse 7); he understands that the desire to draw closer to the Lord (to seek His face) is placed in his heart by the Lord Himself (verse 8). And so David asks Him again and again, so that He does not turn away His face in anger (which David may accidentally arouse in Him), so that He does not reject and forsake His servant (verse 9). verse 10 can be seen as one of the internal evidences that Psalm 26 was written by David before his coronation as king. He says here that his father and mother abandoned him, implying perhaps that his loved ones were afraid to show their love for him because King Saul hated and persecuted him. But abandoned by them, David hopes that he will not be abandoned by the Lord.

Ps. 26:11-14 The sincere, heartfelt prayer of the psalmist reaches its climax here. He asks the Lord for purity and righteousness, because his enemies are tempting him with their malice. But they will not be able to push him off the “path of righteousness”, to force him to commit a crime (verse 11). In verses 12-14, David’s prayer is that the Lord protect him from the tyranny of deceitful and evil enemies (verse 12).

Verse 13 expresses the belief that the heavenly Protector will make David fully experience His goodness in the land of the living and will not allow his death (descent to Sheol, “the land of the dead”).

In verse 14, the psalmist calls both himself and others to hope in the Lord, to be strengthened in Him.

The life of a modern person is always full of dangers, which do not escape even Orthodox Christians. To protect ourselves from a variety of troubles and misfortunes, the Lord God, by His mercy, has given us many ways. This is a pectoral cross, which an Orthodox person never removes under any circumstances, this is holy water, and a prosphora, and the sign of the cross. But the believer’s most important weapon against any forces of evil has always been and will be prayer. A sincere appeal to God, coming from the very heart and combined with pure faith, can literally work miracles, for which there is a lot of documentary evidence. How should you pray to protect yourself from evil? There are many texts, one of which is Psalm 26.

What is a psalm and in what cases can you read it?

Psalm translated from Greek means “song of praise.” This is a special type of song that came to us from the Old Testament. These texts were written by King David, and their collection was included in the Old Testament under the name of the book of Psalms.

King David

With the translation of the Psalter from Hebrew into Greek, the psalms began to be actively used in Christian liturgical practice. To this day, these ancient texts are often read in church services. Also, many Christians read the Psalter at home, as part of their prayer rule or in some individual life circumstances.

Since there are many chants, a certain practice has developed of reading certain texts in certain life circumstances. Thus, Psalm 26 is usually read for protection from evil forces. In any danger, you can resort to this strong spiritual help, namely:

• threat to life;
• health hazard;
• attacks by evil spirits and evil spirits;
• malice or anger coming from enemies.

How else to pray for protection from evil:

Many Orthodox elders spoke about the great protective power of these texts in any trouble. Thus, Ambrose of Optina, in one of his letters to his spiritual son, who participated in hostilities, strongly recommended reading Psalm 26 with the faith that no bullet would hit the reader.

Ambrose Optinsky

In addition, there are testimonies of many Christian believers who have personally experienced the power of prayer. As you know, during war, many people discover God for themselves, because they constantly see death and they themselves can die at any moment.

Interesting: reading protective prayers saved the lives of many people who turned to the Lord with sincere faith and asked for his protection.

Many may wonder what the words “before the anointing” in the title of the text mean. This designation suggests that the text was written by David before he was anointed king. This anointing was performed by the prophet Samuel, according to the ancient tradition of those days. The words of the prayer themselves are quite simple to understand and say that the Lord God will not leave without his protection and help a single person who comes to him with a pure heart and sincere faith.

How to read Psalm 26 to David correctly

As for the external form of reading, it involves breaking the text into its component parts, between which a glorification of God is read, as well as prayers for the health of family and friends. Despite the fact that the book of Psalms is included in the Bible, for prayer reading it is better to take the text from a special prayer book. There it will already be divided into all the necessary parts and the prayer will understand in what place one or another text should be read.

Spread of the Psalter

When starting to read a song of praise for protection from evil forces, one should not forget that in Orthodoxy there is no magic or any purely external protective rituals. It is completely useless and even harmful to the soul to read such prayers only for the purpose of formal protection. Moreover, some ungodly people may try, with the help of such texts, to somehow take revenge on their enemies, to “return” the harm they have caused, or to harm them in some other way. Such actions are completely unacceptable from the point of view of Orthodoxy, since the Christian faith presupposes love and mercy even towards enemies. If suddenly, out of ignorance, one of the new Christians tried such practices, such a person must definitely repent of what he did and go to confession with a priest or confessor.

There is no difference in the power of prayer here; it’s just that the ancient language used in churches is often difficult and incomprehensible to new Christians. In such cases, you can take a prayer book in Russian and read from there. It is much more important to understand what is being read and the internal involvement of the person praying in the process than external formal reading in one language or another.

About other psalms of David:

Perhaps the most important rule that is worth remembering when reading any prayers is that it is not the text itself that protects from evil forces. The psalms should not be treated as incantations or magic spells that must be read correctly for the desired effect. Only the Lord God helps people, and any prayer is communication with Him and turning to Him. That is why it is pointless to read anything without a sincere desire to change your life and build it according to the Christian faith.

Text of 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 come close to me, they destroy my flesh, they insult me, and they attack me, they are exhausted and fall. Even if a regiment takes up arms against me, my heart will not fear, even if it rises up to fight 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, I have lifted up my head against my enemies: I have died and devoured in His village a sacrifice of praise and shouting, I will sing and sing praises to the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, my voice to 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, O God of my Savior. For my father and mother have abandoned me, but the Lord will receive 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 are afflicted by me, as if I stood up as a witness to 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, be of good courage and let your heart be strong, and be patient with the Lord. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Psalms 26, 90 - Protection when attacked by enemies
“...And it won’t be torn apart by a bomb”

(What Elder Father John of Optina told me)

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 else!

Yes, father, I have 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 whether you still read Psalm 26 - “The Lord is my enlightenment?

No, father, I don’t read.

Well, I'll tell you what! You once told me that the enemy was shooting his arrows at you. Do not 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 explode 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.

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
(speaking of the believer’s perseverance in persecution and his consolation through the protection of the Lord)

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 waste and devouring in the village of His sacrifice of praise and exclamation; 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 are afflicted by me: 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, be of good courage, and let your heart be strong, and be patient with the Lord.

Psalm 90
1 He who lives in the help of the Most High will dwell in the shelter of the Heavenly God. 2 Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge. My God, and I trust in Him. 3 For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words, 4 He will cover you with His cloak, and you will trust under His wing; His truth will surround you with weapons. 5 Thou shalt not fear from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, 6 from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak, and from the demon of the midday. 7 Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you, 8 but look at your eyes, and see the reward of sinners. 9 For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. 10 No evil will come to you, and no wound will come near your body, 11 for His angel commanded you to keep you in all your ways. 12 They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone, 13 tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross over the lion and the serpent. 14 Because I have trusted, I will deliver, and I will cover, because I have known My name. 15 He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will destroy him, and I will glorify him, 16 I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

Prayer to the Holy Cross

Protect me, Lord, by the power of Your Honest and Life-giving Cross, and save me from all evil.