Prayers from enemies at work. About despondency

Anyone who has heard at least once about “Psalm 90” (the text of the prayer is given below) has probably wondered: why is it read? Psalm number 90 is a prayer endowed with enormous power: it can protect from all manifestations of evil and negativity, from unkind people, from evil spirits.

The ninetieth psalm is the strongest amulet. This prayer exhibits its protective properties not only when it is said directly. The function of the amulet “Psalm 90” is well preserved when written by hand on a piece of paper, a piece of leather or fabric. If you carry this “letter” close to your body, it will protect you from any misfortunes and troubles, accidents, ill-wishers and enemies, magical and other types of energy influence from the outside.

Mention of “Psalm 90” is found even in the Gospel (Matthew - 4:6; Luke - 4:11). While the Savior was fasting for 40 days in the desert, Satan tempted him. In order not to succumb to demonic machinations, Christ read the 11th and 12th verses of this prayer.

In Western Christianity, the ninetieth psalm is read or sung during evening worship; in the Middle Ages it was a mandatory part of the readings on Good Friday.

And the Eastern Church uses prayer at funerals and memorial services, and “Psalm 90” is an indispensable part of the 6th hour service.

Download the text of the prayer (printable version)

In Church Slavonic

“Psalm 90” is recommended to be read in Church Slavonic, although there are also translations of the prayer into modern Russian. The reason lies in the fact that during translation it is impossible to convey with absolute accuracy the deep meaning and content of the prayer text, its key idea.

In Church Slavonic, “Psalm 90” reads as follows:

Translation into modern Russian

In the Synodal translation into modern Russian, the text of the prayer “Psalm 90” is as follows:

Stresses in the modern version are read according to the usual rules of the Russian language.

Listen to Psalm 90 repeated 40 times

History of the origin of prayer

“Psalm 90” originates from the biblical book “Old Testament: Psalter” - there it comes under number 90 (hence the name). However, in Masoretic numbering it is assigned number 91. In the Christian religion, this prayer is also known by its first words: in Latin - “Qui habitat”, in Old Slavonic (Church Slavonic) - “Alive in help”.

Regarding the origin of “Psalm 90,” researchers are of the opinion that its authorship belongs to the prophet David. He wrote it in honor of his deliverance from a three-day pestilence. This prayer is also called the “Song of Praise of David” - under this name it appears in the Greek Psalter.

Contents and main ideas of the prayer “Alive in Help...”

Psalm 90 is one of the most powerful prayers. The text of the psalm is permeated with the idea that the Lord is the protector and reliable refuge of all those who believe in him. He convinces us that a person who sincerely believes in God with all his heart may not be afraid of any danger. “Psalm 90” conveys the idea that faith in the Most High has irresistible power. Elements of prophecy can also be found in prayer - it points to the coming of the Savior, who is the most important protector of any believer.

“David’s Song of Praise” is distinguished by expressive poetic language. It has its own clear structure. It can be roughly divided into three parts:

1. The first part is verses one and two.
2. The second part is verses three to thirteen.
3. The third part is verses fourteen to sixteen.

Interpretation of the prayer “Psalm 90” and why it is read

Unfortunately, not everyone understands “Psalm 90” without a full interpretation. If we analyze each verse of the prayer, we get the following:

1. Those who live under the help of the Lord will be under God's protection. As Saint Athanasius believed, God’s help means the divine commandments that the Lord himself gave to people. Keeping these commandments can protect you from demons and all kinds of misfortunes. Accordingly, only those who live by these commandments will be under divine protection.
2. A person who has unshakable faith in God can call the Lord his “refuge” and “intercessor.”
3. The Lord will deliver man from the “net of the trap.” “The catcher’s net” is an allegorical image meaning an attack on the body - physical and demonic (i.e. lust, sinful passion). God will also deliver from “rebellious speech,” which means slander that causes rebellion and unrest in the soul of the slandered person.
4. God loves the truth, therefore, only the person who is sincere with the Lord will be completely safe, under his reliable “wing.”
5. Those who live in the help of God are not afraid of night fears coming from demons or bad people (robbers, thieves, etc.), nor are they afraid of arrows - physical, hitting the body, and mental, coming from demons and passion.
6. He who lives in the help of the Lord may not be afraid of “things that pass in darkness” (demonic passion, fornication), “the noonday demon” (laziness, carelessness).
7. A thousand or ten thousand arrows will not harm the one who lives in the help of God. Arrows mean temptation to commit sins, devilish machinations that counteract a righteous, godly life.
8. God's help will help us see with our own eyes the retribution of wicked people.
9. Strong protection from the Lord will come for the reason that the believer trusts in God with all his heart and mind, sees in him his intercessor.
10. No evil will come close to a person who trusts in God; everything corporeal, possessing a material shell, will be protected from troubles and diseases.
11. God protects the person who trusts in him through the Angels.
12. The angels will carry the believer in their arms, and the person will not stumble over a stone. The hands of Angels are a symbol of the protective force that will protect a person during temptations and difficult life situations. The stone symbolizes sin, everything that acts as an obstacle to virtue.
13. A person who trusts in God is not afraid of snakes and large predators. Asp and basilisk are poisonous snakes. Asp is a symbol of slander, basilisk is a symbol of envy (both one’s own and that of other people). The lion and dragon symbolize harshness and inhumanity. A righteous person is able to overcome all these negative manifestations.
14. Man trusts in God, so the Lord protects him and delivers him from all danger. Only those who lead a righteous life and keep the commandments given to them truly know God’s Name.
15. God will hear the person who trusts in him if he calls to Him. The Lord will be with him in sorrow, deliver him and glorify him in earthly and eternal life.
16. The Lord gives eternal life as a reward to a person who trusts in God, and can also extend his earthly life.

The Lord hears everyone who says the prayer “Psalm 90” and never refuses his help. God is merciful, therefore he often helps a person who has sinned a lot in his life, if he, when reading a prayer, turns to the Lord with deep and sincere faith in his heart, with trust in Him.

Aboutdespondency.

Epigraph
And boring and sad
And it’s boring and sad, and there’s no one to give a hand to
In minutes in mental distress...
Desires! H then it is in vain to wish for benefits forever?..
And the years pass - everything gets better e years!

To love... but who? N and time is not worth the effort,
And it is impossible to love forever.
Will you look into yourself? - there is no trace of the past:
And joy, and torment, and everything there is insignificant...

What are passions? - after all, sooner or later their sweet illness
Disappears at the word of reason;
And life, as you look at it coldly looking around -
Such an empty and stupid joke... M. Yu. Lermontov Duma
I look sadly at our generation!
His future is either empty or dark,
Meanwhile, under the burden of knowledge and doubt,
It will grow old in inactivity.
We are rich, barely out of the cradle,
By the mistakes of our fathers and their late minds,
And life already torments us, like a smooth path without a goal,
Like a feast at someone else's holiday.
Shamefully indifferent to good and evil,
At the beginning of the race we wither without a fight;
In the face of danger they are shamefully cowardly
And before the authorities - despicable slaves.
So skinny fruit, ripe before its time,
It pleases neither our taste nor our eyes,
Hanging between the flowers, an orphaned alien,
And the hour of their beauty is the hour of his fall!

We have dried up the mind with fruitless science,
I feel envious from my neighbors and friends
Best hopes and a noble voice
Passions ridiculed by disbelief.
We barely touched the cup of pleasure,
But we did not save our youthful strength;
From every joy, fearing satiety,
We have extracted the best juice forever.

Dreams of poetry, creation of art
Our minds are not moved by sweet delight;
We greedily cherish the remainder of the feeling in our chests -
Buried by stinginess and useless treasure.
And we hate and we love by chance,
Without sacrificing anything, neither anger nor love,
And some secret cold reigns in the soul,
When fire boils in the blood.
And the luxurious amusements of our ancestors are boring to us,
Their conscientious, childish depravity;
And we rush to the grave without happiness and without glory,
Looking back mockingly.

Crowd gloomy and soon forgotten
We will pass over the world without noise or trace,
Without giving up the centuries a single fertile thought,
Not the genius of the work begun.
And our ashes, with the severity of a judge and a citizen,
A descendant will insult with a contemptuous verse,
The bitter mockery of a deceived son
Over the wasted father. M.Yu. Lermontov “In our turbulent times, many become sad. But we need to distinguish which sadness is beneficial and which is detrimental. Sadness that is beneficial, priests call contrition about sins, about one’s spiritual imperfection, about the fact that the other day I was forced to lie, was rude to someone, condemned someone, etc. Sadness of this kind sobers the soul and pushes a person to fight against sins. Sadness that is harmful is despondency, and there are a great many reasons for it... ...Despondency is significant now" rejuvenated." Melancholy, despondency, a feeling of hopelessness literally mow down young and full of energy people. Depression is a cry from the soul about its troubles, a kind of distress signal. In melancholy, the soul languishes because many sins have accumulated in it and it can hardly contain them . Obsessive ideas also torment me: everything is irreparably bad and nothing will help me. It’s no secret that such a condition is often the cause of suicide..." (c) Isaeva E.L. "Cure for grief and consolation in despondency"

Synonyms for "despondency"

It is noteworthy that by clicking on each word from the list below, we are taken to the next page of synonyms, and from there to the next... And so on ad infinitum. Which in itself demonstrates how deeply and firmly despondency has entered our lives. Alas. But there is a way out of these states. He who has eyes, let him see; he who has ears, let him hear. Let him who has a soul be saved by faith, hope and love. Reading the works of the pastors of the Orthodox Church, posted in this section, you will feel all the grace of prayer addressed to the One who loves us, who forgives us everything and everyone, who saves us from ourselves and from the passions and temptations of the world around us - to our merciful God and Savior Jesus Christ.

Darkness Tuga Yearning Despair Melancholy Depression Sorrow thoughtfulness Boredom Sadness Sadness Hypochondria Boring Elegy Depression Blues Prostration Dejection Oppression Kruchina sadness Boredom Spleen Cheerlessness Bleakness sadness Depression Confused Mehludia Loss of spirit Minor mood Merehlundia Dysthymia

Psalms and m prayers recited out of despondency

Jesus Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner!

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, to destroy my flesh, those who insult me ​​and defeat me, they are exhausted and fallen. 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, you 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 suffering from 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.

Psalm 36

Do not be jealous of those who are crafty; do not be jealous of those who commit iniquity. Like the grass, they will soon dry up, and like the herb, the herbs will soon disappear. Trust in the Lord and do goodness, and populate the earth, and enjoy its wealth. Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will grant you the petitions of your heart. Open your way to the Lord and trust in Him, and He will do it: and He will bring forth your righteousness like the light and your destiny like the noonday. Obey the Lord and beg Him. Do not be jealous of the one who sleeps on his way, the person who commits a crime. Stop being angry and abandon rage, do not be jealous or cunning. Those who are evil will be consumed, but those who endure the Lord will inherit the earth. And yet a little, and there will be no sinner, and you will seek his place, and will not find it. The meek ones will inherit the earth and enjoy the abundance of the world. The sinner despises the righteous and gnashes his teeth. The Lord will laugh at him, and will see for sure that his day will come. The sinner has drawn the sword, strained her bow, cast down the wretched and the poor, and slain the upright in heart. Let their sword enter into their hearts, and let their bows be broken. A little is better for the righteous than much for the riches of sinners. The sinners' muscles will be broken, but the Lord confirms the righteous. The Lord knows the way of the blameless, and their success will endure forever. They will not be ashamed in times of cruelty, and in days of famine they will be satisfied, as sinners will perish. Defeat the Lord, become famous for them and ascend, vanishing like smoke. The sinner borrows and does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives. For those who bless Him will inherit the earth, but those who curse Him will be consumed. From the Lord, man’s feet are straightened, and his ways are greatly admired. When he falls, he will not be broken, for the Lord strengthens his hand. The youngest was, for he grew old, and did not see the righteous man left, below his seed asking for bread. All day long the righteous man shows mercy and gives back, and his seed will be a blessing. Turn away from evil and do good, and dwell in the age of the century. For the Lord loves judgment and will not forsake His saints, they will be preserved forever. The wicked will become wives, and the seed of the wicked will be consumed. The righteous will inherit the earth and dwell in it forever and ever. The mouth of the righteous will learn wisdom, and his tongue will speak judgment. The law of his God is in his heart, and his feet will not falter. The sinner looks at the righteous and seeks to kill him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand; he will judge him lower when he judges him. Be patient with the Lord and preserve His path, and He will exalt you to inherit the earth, never to be consumed by a sinner. I saw the wicked exalted and towering like the cedars of Lebanon. And he passed by, and behold, he was not there, and sought him, and his place was not found. Maintain kindness and see righteousness, for there is a remnant for a peaceful man. The wicked will be consumed together; the remnants of the wicked will be consumed. The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord, and their Protector is in time of trouble. And the Lord will help them, and deliver them, and remove them from sinners, and save them, because they trusted in Him.

Psalm 39

Having endured, I endured the Lord, and listened to me, and heard my prayer. And bring me up from the pit of passions, and from the clay of the mire, and set my noses on the stones, and straighten my steps, and put into my mouth a new song, singing to our God. Many people will see and fear, and trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man for whom the name of the Lord is his hope, and he will not despise false vanity and confusion. Thou hast done many, O Lord, my God, Thy wonders, and by Thy thought there is no one like Thee: I have declared and spoken, multiplying more than in number. Thou didst not desire sacrifices and offerings, but thou didst fulfill the body, burnt offerings, and thou didst not require sin. Then he said: “Behold, I have come; in the chapter of the book it is written about me: I have willed to do Thy will, O my God, and Thy law is in the midst of my womb.” I have proclaimed great truth in the church; behold, I will not withhold from my lips: Lord, you have understood. I have not hidden Your righteousness in my heart, I have not hidden Your truth and Your salvation, I have not hidden Your mercy and Your truth from the multitude. But You, Lord, do not remove Your compassions from me: I will take Your mercy and Your truth away, intercede for me. For the wickedness, which has no number, has taken possession of me, and has overtaken me with my iniquities, and I was not able to see, multiplying more than the hair of my head, and forsake my heart. Deign, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, come to my aid. Let those who seek to take my soul be ashamed and put to shame, and let those who wish me evil turn back and be ashamed. May those who say: better, better, accept their bitterness. Let all those who seek You, O Lord, rejoice and be glad in You, and let them say without fail: May the Lord, who loves Your salvation, be magnified. But I am poor and wretched, the Lord will take care of me. Thou art my Helper and my Protector, O my God, do not become stubborn.

Psalm 53

God, in Your name save me and in Your power judge me. God, hear my prayer, inspire the words of my mouth: for strangers rose up against me and were strong, seeking my soul, and not offering God before them. Behold, God helps me, and the Lord is the Protector of my soul. Evil will turn away my enemy; consume them with Thy truth. I will devour You with my will; let me confess to Your name, O Lord, that it is good, that You have delivered me from all sorrow, and that My eye has looked upon my enemies.

Psalm 101

Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry come to You. Do not turn Your face away from me: even if I mourn for a day, incline Your ear to me: even if I call on You for a day, hear me soon. As if my days had disappeared, like smoke, and my bones had dried up. I was wounded like grass, and my heart was gone, as if I had forgotten to bear my bread. Because of the voice of my groaning my bone cleaves to my flesh. We became like the tawny owl of the desert, like a nighttime corvid on its dive. Bdekh and bykh like a special bird here. All day long I have been reproached by you, and those who praise me are cursed by me. Ashes are gone, like bread is eaten, and my drink is dissolved with tears. From the presence of Thy anger and Thy wrath: as Thou hast exalted and cast down me. My days have turned away like the shade, and I have dried up like hay. But You, Lord, remain forever, and Your memory endures forever. You have risen, having shown mercy to Zion, for the time has come to show mercy to it, for the time has come. For Thy servants will take pleasure in his stone, and his dust will blight him. And the nations will fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will fear Your glory. For the Lord of Zion will build and appear in His glory. Consider the prayer of the humble, and do not despise their prayers. May this be written for generations, and the people of the land will praise the Lord. As from His holy heights, the Lord looked down from Heaven to earth, to hear the groaning of the chained, to allow the sons of the slain to proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and His praise in Jerusalem. Sometimes the people and the king will gather together to work for the Lord. Answering him on the way of his strength, I will build up the humiliation of my days. Do not bring me to the end of my days: Thy years are in the generation of generations. In the beginning, O Lord, You founded the earth, and the works of Your hand are the heavens. They will perish, but You remain, and all the garments will be discarded, and all the garments I have worn will be changed. You are the same, and Your years will not become scarce. The sons of Your servants will dwell, and their seed will be corrected forever.

Prayer from the works of St. Dimitry of Rostov

God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Father of mercies and God of all consolation, who comforts us in all our sorrow! Comfort everyone who is grieving, saddened, despairing, or overwhelmed by the spirit of despondency. After all, every person was created by Thy hands, wise by wisdom, exalted by Thy right hand, glorified by Thy goodness... But now we are visited by Thy Fatherly punishment, short-term sorrows! - You compassionately punish those you love, and you are generous and considerate of their tears! So, having punished, have mercy and quench our sorrow; turn sorrow into joy and dissolve our sorrow with joy; Surprise us with Thy mercy, wondrous in counsels, Lord, incomprehensible in destinies, Lord, and blessed in Thy deeds forever, amen.

Prayer for deliverance from despondency, St. John of Kronstadt

The Lord is the destruction of my despondency and the revival of my boldness. Everything is Lord for me. Oh, truly this Lord, glory to You! Glory to Thee, Father's Life, Son's Life, Holy Soul's Life - Simple Being - God, who always delivers us from spiritual death, caused by passions to our souls. Glory to Thee, Trinitarian Master, for from one invocation of Thy name you enlighten the dark face of our soul and body and bestow Your peace, which surpasses all earthly and sensual good and all understanding.

Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk

O all-praised saint and saint of Christ, our Father Tikhon! Having lived as an angel on earth, you, like a good angel, appeared in your long-ago glorification: we believe with all our souls and thoughts that you, our merciful helper and prayer book, through your honest intercessions and grace, abundantly given to you from the Lord, ever contribute to our salvation. Accept therefore, blessed servant of Christ, even at this hour our unworthy prayer: free us through your intercession from the vanity and superstition that surrounds us, the unbelief and evil of man; strive, speedy representative for us, with your favorable intercession to beg the Lord, may He add His great and rich mercy to us sinners and unworthy His servants (names), may He heal with His grace the unhealed ulcers and scabs of our corrupted souls and bodies, may He dissolve our petrified hearts tears of tenderness and contrition for our many sins, and may He deliver us from eternal torment and the fire of Gehenna; May He grant to all His faithful people peace and quiet, health and salvation, and good haste in everything, so that having lived a quiet and silent life in all piety and purity, let us be worthy to glorify and sing the all-holy name of the Father with the Angels and with all the saints and the Son and the Holy Spirit forever and ever.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God "Quiet my sorrows"

Hope to all the ends of the earth, Most Pure Virgin, Lady Theotokos, our consolation! Do not disdain us sinners, for we trust in Your mercy: extinguish the sinful flame burning in us and water our parched hearts with repentance; Cleanse our minds from sinful thoughts, accept the prayers offered to You from the soul and heart with sighs. Be an intercessor for us to Your Son and God and turn away His anger with Your Mother’s prayers. Heal mental and physical ulcers, Lady Lady, quench the illnesses of souls and bodies, calm the storm of evil attacks of the enemy, take away the burden of our sins, and do not leave us to perish until the end, and comfort our broken hearts with sadness, let us glorify Thee until our last breath.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God "Unexpected joy"

Oh, Most Holy Virgin, the All-Blessed Son of the All-Blessed Mother, the Patroness of this city and holy temple, faithful to the Representative and Intercessor of all who are in sins, sorrows, troubles and illnesses! Accept this prayer song from us, unworthy of Your servants, offered to You, and like the sinner of old, who prayed many times before Your honorable icon, You did not despise him, but You gave him the unexpected joy of repentance and You bowed Your Son to His many and zealous ones. intercession for the forgiveness of this sinner and erring one, so even now do not despise the prayers of us, Thy unworthy servants, and implore Thy Son and our God, so that all of us who worship with faith and tenderness before Thy celibate image will grant unexpected joy for each need: as a shepherd to the church - holy zeal for the salvation of the flock; a sinner mired in the depths of evil and passions - all-effective admonition, repentance and salvation; for those who are in sorrow and sorrow - consolation; those found in troubles and bitterness - their complete excess; for the faint-hearted and unreliable - hope and patience; in the joy and contentment of those living - unceasing thanksgiving to God the Benefactor; to those in need - mercy; those who are in illness and long illness and abandoned by doctors - unexpected healing and strengthening; for those who were waiting for the mind from illness - the return and renewal of the mind; those departing into eternal and endless life - memory of death, tenderness and contrition for sins, a cheerful spirit and firm hope in God's mercy. Oh, Most Holy Lady! Have mercy on all who honor Your honorable name, and show everyone Your all-powerful protection and intercession; abide in piety, purity and honest living until their last death in goodness; create evil good things; guide misconceptions onto the right path; Make progress in every good work that is pleasing to Your Son; Destroy every evil and ungodly deed; in bewilderment and difficult and dangerous circumstances, invisible help and admonition were sent down from heaven; save from temptations, seductions and destruction; protect and preserve from all evil people and from enemies visible and invisible; floating float; for those who travel, travel; Be the Nourisher for those in need and hunger; be the Cover and Refuge for those without shelter and shelter; Give clothes to the naked; for those who are offended and suffer from untruths - intercession; invisibly justify the slander, slander and blasphemy of those who suffer; expose slanderers and slanderers before everyone; Unexpectedly grant reconciliation to those who are bitterly at odds, and to all of us towards each other love, peace and piety and health with long life. Preserve marriages in love and like-mindedness; spouses who exist in enmity and division, die, unite to each other and establish an indestructible union of love for them; to mothers and children giving birth, grant permission quickly; educate infants, young ones to be chaste, open their minds to the perception of every useful teaching, instruct the fear of God, abstinence and hard work; Protect from domestic strife and enmity of half-bloods with peace and love. Be the Mother of motherless orphans, turn them away from every vice and filth and teach everything good and pleasing to God; those who have been seduced into sin and uncleanness, having revealed the filth of sin, bring them out of the abyss of destruction. Be the Comforter and Helper of widows, be the rod of old age. Deliver us all from sudden death without repentance, and grant us all the Christian death of our life, painless, shameless, peaceful and a good answer at the terrible judgment of Christ, having ceased in faith and repentance from this life with the angels and all the saints, create a life; To those who died a sudden death, entreat Thy Son to be merciful; for all the departed who have no relatives, who beg for the repose of your Son, be a constant and warm Prayer Book and Intercessor; Yes, everyone in heaven and on earth leads You as a firm and shameless Representative of the Christian race, glorifying You and Your Son with His Originless Father and His Consubstantial Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow"

Oh, Most Holy Lady Theotokos, blessed Mother of Christ God, our Savior, joy to all who mourn, visitation to the sick, protection and intercession of the weak, widows and orphans, patroness of the sad, all-reliable comforter of sad mothers, strength of weak babies, and always ready help and faithful refuge for all the helpless! You, O All-Merciful One, have been given grace from the Almighty to intercede for everyone and deliver them from sorrows and illnesses, since you yourself have endured fierce sorrows and illnesses, looking at the free suffering of Your beloved Son and Him crucified on the cross, seeing, when the weapon predicted by Simeon, the heart Yours has passed: in the same way, O Mother of children, listen to the voice of our prayer, comfort us in the sorrow of those who exist, like an intercessor faithful to joy. Standing before the throne of the Most Holy Trinity, at the right hand of Your Son, Christ our God, you can, if you desire, ask for everything useful to us: for the sake of heartfelt faith and love, we fall to You, as the Queen and Lady: hear, daughter, and see, and incline Your ear, hear our prayer and deliver us from current troubles and sorrows: You are the Joy of all the faithful, as you give peace and consolation. Behold our misfortune and sorrow: show us Thy mercy, send comfort to our hearts wounded by sorrow, show and surprise us sinners with the riches of Thy mercy, give us tears of repentance to cleanse our sins and quench the wrath of God, and with a pure heart, good conscience and With undoubted hope we resort to Your intercession and intercession. Accept, our All-merciful Lady Theotokos, our fervent prayer offered to You, and do not reject us, unworthy of Your mercy, but grant us deliverance from sorrow and illness, protect us from all slander of the enemy and human slander, be our constant helper all the days of our life , as if under Your maternal protection we will always pursue goals and preserve Your intercession and prayers to Your Son and God our Savior, to Him belongs all glory, honor and worship, with His beginningless Father and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen.

Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God "Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary"

O Most Holy Virgin, Mother of the Lord of the Highest Powers, Queen of Heaven and Earth, our city and country, our all-powerful Intercessor! Accept this singing of praise and gratitude from us, unworthy Thy servants, and lift up our prayers to the Throne of God Thy Son, that He may be merciful to our iniquities and add His grace to those who honor Thy all-honorable name and with faith and love worship Thy miraculous image. We are not worthy of being pardoned by Him, unless You propitiate Him for us, the Lady, for everything is possible for You from Him. For this reason, we resort to You, as to our undoubted and speedy Intercessor: hear us praying to You, cover us with Your all-powerful protection and ask God Your Son as our shepherd for zeal and vigilance for souls, as a city ruler for wisdom and strength, for judges of truth and impartiality, as a mentor reason and humility, love and harmony for a spouse, obedience for children, patience for those who are offended, fear of God for those who are offended, complacency for those who grieve, abstinence for those who rejoice: for all of us is the spirit of reason and piety, the spirit of mercy and meekness, the spirit of purity and truth. To her, Most Holy Lady, have mercy on Your weak people; Gather those who are scattered, guide those who have gone astray onto the right path, support old age, educate young ones with chastity, raise infants, and look upon us all with the care of Your merciful intercession; raise us up from the depths of sin and enlighten the eyes of our hearts to the vision of salvation; be merciful to us here and there, in the land of earthly arrival and at the Last Judgment of Your Son; Having ceased in faith and repentance from this life, our fathers and brethren began to live with the Angels and all the saints in eternal life. For you are, Lady, the Glory of the heavenly and the Hope of the earthly, You, according to God, are our Hope and Intercessor of all those who flow to You with faith. We therefore pray to You and to You, as the Almighty Helper, we commit ourselves and each other and our whole life, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.

Save, Lord, for the merciful one has dried up,

the faithful have disappeared among the sons of men.

“Know that the Lord has separated the merciful ( hasidחסיד) for Himself” (Ps. 4:4) - this was for David an indication of a new and difficult service in the knowledge of God, about which Christ said: “go, learn, which is: “I want mercy, not sacrifice”” (Matt. 9:13; Hos. 6:6). Mercy is the core of the concept of holiness, and so David says: among people there is no one who is merciful. And he continues: among people there are no faithful.

"The Faithful" - him, the same root: amenאמן – “truly” (the name of God – Elohe amen– God of Truth; Is. 65:16) and “believe” heemin; about Abraham it is said: “And he believed Yahweh, and He counted it to him [as] righteousness” (Gen. 15:5).

To believe is to “be true,” to allow the Truth into oneself, to live according to the Truth.

There is no merciful and no faithful among people - this is not a complaint of the persecuted: this is an accurate statement of the fact of spiritual life, since “merciful” and “faithful” are one person, only he is named differently. David says: “Love the Lord, all of you.” gracious His; faithful The Lord protects” (Ps. 31/30:24). He who is truly merciful is faithful: the “merciful” reaches out to God, and God protects him – the “faithful”.

If “the merciful one has dried up and the faithful have disappeared,” then this means that communion with God has been stopped.

The people were a form of church community; David says that communication with God has been stopped among the people, from all Churches he was left alone. Where communion with God existed and was stopped is not an empty place, where there is no “truth,” there is a lie. The following verse talks about this:

They say empty things - each to his neighbor...

"Empty" - emptiness Shawשׁוא. “Emptiness” is the absence of something when its opposite is present (see Ps. 5:12). “Empty testimony” means “false” (Deut. 5:20; cf. Exod. 20:16). “An empty vision” is something that did not come true (Ezek. 12:24), or is not from God (Ezek. 13:6). To “take” God’s name “in vain” means to take what is contrary to God (Isa. 20:7).

In Scripture we find the expression “ people of emptiness- deprived of all good, therefore, filled with all sin (Ps. 26/25:4; Job 11:11). In the New Testament, such empty shells (“people of emptiness”) are called “clouds without water” (Jude 12). How to imagine clouds that have no moisture? It would seem that this is some kind of meaningless (abstract) form. However, these “waterless clouds” are not frivolous or empty, but are coastal “cliffs”: “such are the reefs (σπιλάδες) of your love suppers” (Jude 12). These “people of the void” are the kind of “rocks” on which a ship can crash. “Woe to them, for they walk in the way of Cain” (Jude 11). Such people should never be allowed at love suppers.

What does it mean that communion with God among the people was stopped, as David speaks about in the psalm? - “Everyone speaks empty things to his neighbor.” "Neighbor, friend" reaרע can simply be “another,” then the meaning of the verse is: “one speaks empty things to another.” But in a real sense rea- “friend, neighbor”, a person of one circle, the one with whom we communicate: “who walks with the wise will become wise, and who communicates (verb raa) with fools, he will become embittered,” he will be harmed (Prov. 13:20). David's concern is not for those outside, but for those close to him and each other. There is great corruption among God's people:

They say empty things - each to his neighbor,

with smooth lips they speak with a double heart.

These are those whose larynx is an open coffin, they “with their tongue stroke"(Ps. 5:10). Among the people to whom the One God has been revealed, they say “ smooth» speeches – in which « emptiness" How will this turn out? “Smooth” - the word has another meaning: slippery.

“Smooth” speeches will become “slippery” slopes.

This is what it says in the psalm of Asaph: “You set them on slippery [paths], You cast them into the [abyss] of empty places” (Ps. 73/72:18). We see that "emptiness" Shaw will turn into abysses of “voids” Mashuot משׁואות.

It is possible to fall from void to void - after death in the abyss of Abaddon.

The Book of Job contains a mysterious and brief description of this abyss (Job 36:16). To understand it, one must keep in mind that Abaddon is not a place, it is a movement “from” God, which occurs at the will of the one who falls. Abaddon is a downward fall, like water, that lasts for eternity... There is an abyss, and there is a “channel under” the abyss. What a person lived with - his hearty “fatty meal” - “goes” into this absolute slime. “The deep is the drain below it” (Job 36:16 LXX), “the hole is no clot under it” (Job 36:16 TM), “and your table will come down [there] full of fat” (Job 36:16 LXX). This is the image - the “man of emptiness” falls into the abyss, where there is such rarefaction (there is no clot) that there is nothing to cling to, nothing to cling to; Everything that a person enjoyed during life also falls there - a table with dishes.

The one who speaks “empty” and speaks “smoothly” (stands on the “slippery” paths into the abyss of Abaddon) has a “double heart” - he knows how to lie “heartily” while remaining with his “heart”. The word “two-hearted” points to this moral corruption, but “two-hearted” is creepier. During life, a person learns to cross the boundaries of lies - in the heart, over and over again, so that the heart itself bifurcates, and after death there will be no more boundaries for a person - and there will be nothing to cling to, and he will fall in the abyss of emptiness.

The Lord will destroy all lips that speak smoothly,

a tongue that speaks great [words].

“Destroy” - also: cut off. David says: " will cut off“The Lord is from His people those who have flattering lips and a lofty tongue.

David speaks of traitors to the faith who are versed in the Scriptures (great things). They do great evil with their lips and tongue, and it is on their verbal power that they rely. The following verse talks about this:

They say:

“We will overcome with our tongue,

our lips are with us,

Who is our master?

“We will overcome with our tongue” is a unique turn of phrase, as Rashi understood it (=TMs); perhaps: “Let us give strength to our language.” “Our lips are with us” - the means of speaking are ours; now it is called “media”.

David's enemies create a separate sphere of speaking, where the means of speaking, style and manner of speaking begin to dominate.

"Who is the master for us ( adon lanu)?» - Adon(lord) – truncated form of the name of God Adonaiאדני (My Lords).

“Your God is Adonai, and “for us” there is another “master”,” this is what David’s enemies say. This is no longer apostasy, this is a werewolf religion .

But this is what Christ said to “the Jews who believed in Him” - to those who believed that He was the Messiah (John 8:31): “You are from the father of the devil; and you want to do the lusts of your father... When he speaks a lie, he speaks his own way, for he is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).

Replacing the name of God with a similar one is the first condition of religious substitution. Thus, the devil, the father of lies, said about the tree of knowledge, tempting man in paradise: “God knows ( Elohim), that on the day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods ( elohim), knowing good and evil” (Gen. 3:5). "God" - Elohimאלהים, and “gods” – elohim. Satan brazenly substitutes the name of God “Elohim”: he begins to talk about the One God Elohim(“Elohim knows"), and ends about the Elohim gods: "You will be like elohim – knowledgeable».

Is there nowhere to find other gods in heaven? “You yourselves, people, will be like gods.” You just need to dare. The father of lies, the devil, pronounced the main commandment of humanism: man in itself is the highest value, people are “elohim.”

David's enemies are religious people, not humanists at all; when they say, “Who is our master?” - this does not mean that there is no master over them (that they are their own masters). David looked into the very core of that process, which reached its peak in Gospel times and was exposed by Christ: among the people of God there are those who serve the devil.

Believing different meanings in the words, adherents of humanism and those who serve the devil can say the same thing: “With our tongue we will prevail, with our lips with us, who is our master?”

Civilization is not the goal, but the means of Cain.

Humanism and werewolf religion turn out to be at the same time: in history they are collaborators.

What David sees around him is extremely depressing: communication with God among the people has been stopped, apostates are consolidated and on the rise. All that remains is “the patience of the saints” (Rev. 13:10), as stated in the following verse:

"For the ruin of the poor, for the lamentation of the poor

Now I will arise, says the Lord,

I will deliver for salvation,” He speaks and breathes about him.

Salvation will come not through the righteousness and faithfulness of people, for this does not exist (David alone remains), not through prayer and not through deeds, not through creativity and not through the efforts of people (communication with God was stopped), but - “for the sake of the ruin of the poor, for the sake of the groaning of the poor.” –

for the sake of the robbed and meek, those who are drowning in lawlessness and lies, “for their sake now I will arise,” says the Lord with the power of exhalation, “and I will set them up for salvation.” Compared with the grace that is needed for salvation, a person's innocence and righteousness are nothing.

When God sees only the suffering of people, and people who are not involved in robbery and lies have nothing left and nothing is required of them, only to endure and wait, then God’s mercy towards us appears in purity, like “pity” (about her in Psalm 50).

The words of the Lord are pure words,

silver melted in a crucible,

cleared from the earth seven times.

Smelting is a method of purification from impurities (from the “earth” from which ores are extracted). When the Lord “tests” a person, He separates the pure from the impurities, as is done during refinement (Ps. 26/25:2; Ps. 66/65:10); this is how “simplicity” and “unalloyed” purity are achieved as important properties of righteousness (see Ps. 11/10:5; Matt. 6:22; 10:16).

God's words do not need to be tested; they are already refined and pure. In this sense, God's words are simple. They demand the same attitude towards themselves.

You, Lord, will preserve them,

You will keep them from this generation forever.

when the insignificance of the sons of men was exalted.

Ps. 12/11:8, 9

David closes the Psalm with the initial thought: communication with God has been stopped among the people. However, this is WITH God's word is simple: when the wicked are around and the insignificance is above, the humble and the poor - those who endure innocently, be saved.

Psalm to David, 34.

Judge, Lord, those who offend me, overcome those who fight me. Take the weapon and the shield, and rise to my aid. Take away your sword and imprison those who persecute me. The words of my soul: I am your salvation. Let those who seek my soul be ashamed and put to shame, let those who think evil of me turn back and be ashamed. Let them be like dust before the wind, and the Angel of the Lord insulting them. Let their way be dark and creeping, and the Angel of the Lord chasing them: as if I hid the destruction of my net in vain, I reproached my soul in vain. Let a net come to him, unknown to the south, and a catch, unknown to the south, embrace him, and let him fall into the net. My soul will rejoice in the Lord, it will rejoice in His salvation. All my bones cry: Lord, Lord, who is like You? Deliver the poor from the hand of those who strong him, and the poor and the wretched from those who plunder him. Having stood up as a witness to unrighteousness, even though I did not know, I questioned me. I have rewarded the evil one with a good cart, and the childlessness of my soul. But when I felt the cold, I put on sackcloth and humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned to my bosom. As if we pleased our neighbor, as if we were our brother, as if weeping and lamenting, so we humbled ourselves. And she rejoiced at me and gathered herself together: she gathered at me for her wounds, and did not know, she was divided, and was not touched. Tempt me, imitate me with imitation, grind your teeth on me. Lord, when will you see? Protect my soul from their wickedness, from my only begotten lion. Let us confess to You in the church many, among the troubled people I will praise You. May those who are at enmity unrighteously, those who hate me and those who despise my eyes, not rejoice over me. For I have spoken peaceably and thought of flattery against anger. She widened her mouth at me, saying, “Good, good, what our eyes have seen.” You have seen it, Lord, but do not remain silent. Lord, don't leave me. Arise, O Lord, and bring my judgment, O my God and my Lord, upon my line. Judge me, O Lord, according to Thy righteousness, O Lord my God, and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not say in their hearts: better, better than our soul; let them not say less: his devouring. Let those who rejoice in my evil be ashamed and put to shame, and let those who speak against me be clothed with shame and shame. Let those who want my righteousness rejoice and be glad, and let them say: May the Lord be magnified who want peace for His servant. And my tongue will learn Your righteousness, Your praise all day long.

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. Yako Toy will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words. His cloak will overshadow you, and you will trust under His wing. His truth will surround you with a weapon, you will not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies in the days, from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak and 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. Look before your eyes, and you will 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 come close to your body. As His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot against a stone. Tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver; 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 destroy him and glorify him; I will fill him with long days, and show him My salvation.

PRAYER TO THE HONORABLE CROSS

May God rise again, and may His enemies be scattered, and may those who hate Him flee from His presence. As smoke disappears, let them disappear, as wax melts from the face of fire, so demons perish from the face of those who love God and signify themselves with the sign of the cross, and in joy say: Rejoice, Most Honorable and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, drive away the demons by the power of our drunken Lord Jesus Christ on you, who descended into hell and trampled upon the power of the devil, and who gave us His Honest Cross to drive away every adversary. Oh, most honorable and life-giving Cross of the Lord! Help me with the Holy Virgin Mary and with all the saints forever and ever. Amen.

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PRAYERS FOR EVERY NEED:

• Prayer for deliverance from temptations by St. Simeon the New Theologian
• Do not allow me, Master, Lord, temptation, or sorrow, or illness beyond my strength, but deliver me from them or grant me the strength to endure them with thanksgiving.
• When Things Go Bad - Psalm 37
• Lord, do not reprove me with your wrath; do not punish me with your anger; for your arrows struck me, and you strengthened your hand on me. There is no healing in my flesh from the face of your wrath, there is no peace in my bones from the face of my sin. For my iniquities have exceeded my head, for a heavy burden has weighed down upon me. My wounds have grown stale and rotten in the face of my madness. I suffered and sloshed to the end, walking around complaining all day; for my body is filled with reproach, and there is no healing in my flesh. I would become embittered and humbled to death, roaring from the sighing of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before you, and my sighing cannot be hidden from you. My heart is confused, my strength has left me, and the light of my eyes has left me, and that one is not with me. My friends and my sincere ones are approaching me directly and stasha. And my neighbors are far away from me, and I am in need of those who seek my soul; and those who seek evil speak vain words to me, and I will learn from the flatterers all day long. But I am deaf and do not hear, and I am dumb and do not open my mouth; and as a man he would not hear, nor would he have reproof in his mouth. For in you, O Lord, have I trusted, you will hear, O Lord my God. Yako reh; Yes, not when my enemies will rejoice; and my feet can never move, you speak to me. As if I am ready for wounds, and I will bear my illness before me. For I will proclaim my iniquity and take care of my sin. My enemies live and have become stronger than me, and have multiplied in those who hate me without truth; repaying evil with good things to those who slandered me, driving away goodness. Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me; Come to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
• When You Feel Lonely or Fearful - Psalm 103
• Bless the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you have become greatly magnified; You have clothed yourself in confession and greatness; dress yourself in light like a robe, stretch out the sky like a skin; cover your high waters with waters, rely on the clouds for your ascent, walk on the wing of the wind; create angels your spirits, and your servants a fiery flame; found the earth on its firmament; will not bow down forever. The abyss is like a robe; waters will appear on the mountains; They will flee from your prohibition, they will fear from the voice of your thunder. The mountains rise and the fields descend into the place you founded for them. You have set a limit that they will not pass, they will return to cover the earth. Send springs into the wilds, and waters will flow through the mountains. All the animals of the village are drinking, waiting for them to heat up their thirst. On these days the birds of the sky are grafted; from Wednesday the stones will give a voice. Solder the mountains from your exalted ones; From the fruit of your works the earth will be satisfied. Vegetate grass for cattle, and grain for the service of man, to bring bread from the ground; and wine gladdens the heart of man; anoint the face with oil; and bread will strengthen a person’s heart. The trees of Poland and the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted, will be satisfied; There the birds will nest, the family’s home leads them. The mountains are high with trees, the stone is a refuge for the hare. He created the moon in time; the sun knows its west. He laid down the darkness, and it became night, in which all the beasts of the oak groves would pass, roaring to snatch and seek food for themselves from God. The sun has risen, and gathered together, and will lie down in their beds. A man will go out to his work and his work until evening. For your works have been magnified, O Lord; You created all things with wisdom; the earth is filled with your creatures. This sea is great and spacious; there are reptiles, there are countless of them, small animals with great ones; There the ships sail, this serpent, whom you created, swear at him. Everyone is waiting for you, give them food at a good time. If I give it to you, they will collect it; I will open your hand, everyone will be filled with goodness; If I turn away your face, they will be indignant; take away their spirit, and they will disappear and return to their dust; follow your spirit, and they will be created, and you will renew the face of the earth. Be the glory of the Lord forever; The Lord will rejoice in his deeds; look at the earth and make it shake; touch the mountains and they smoke. I will sing to the Lord in my belly, I will sing to my God until I am; Let my conversation delight him, and I will rejoice in the Lord. May sinners and wicked women disappear from the earth, as if they did not exist. Bless the Lord, my soul.
• In Danger - Psalm 90
• He who lives in the help of the Most High will dwell in the shelter of God, says the Lord; You are my protector and my refuge, my God, and I trust in him. As if he will deliver you from the snare of traps and from rebellious words; His blanket will cover you, and you will hope under his wing; His truth will use you as a weapon. Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying during the day, from the thing passing in the darkness, from the attack and 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; Look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners. For you, O Lord, are my hope; The Most High has made you your refuge. No evil will come to you, and no wound will come near your body; as his angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot against a stone; tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted, and I will deliver; I will cover and because I know my name. He will call to me, and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him and glorify him; with the length of days I will fulfill him and show him my salvation.
• Prayer of the Sick
• Lord, make this illness a cleansing of my many sins.
• Lord, You see my illness, You know how sinful and weak I am, help me to endure and thank Your goodness.
• Prayer for the healing of the sick
• Oh, Most Merciful God, Father, Son and Holy Soul, worshiped and glorified in the indivisible Trinity, look with compassion on Your servant (name), who is sickly possessed; forgive him all his sins; give him healing from his illness; restore his health and bodily strength; Grant him a long and prosperous life, Thy peaceful and peaceful good, so that together with us he brings grateful prayers to Thee, the All-Bountiful God and my Creator.
• Most Holy Theotokos, through Your omnipotent intercession, help me to beg Your Son, my God, for the healing of God’s servant (name).
• All saints and angels of the Lord, pray to God for His sick servant (name). Amen.
• Prayer when you sin or make a mistake
• I insulted you, my Savior, forgive me.
• Prayer for remission of the sins of youth
• Remember Your mercies, O Lord, and Your mercies, as they have been since the ages. Do not remember the sin of my youth and my ignorance, for the sake of Your goodness, Lord.
• Prayer for the granting of patience and understanding to St. John Chrysostom
• Give, Lord, now to my unworthiness also the grace of understanding, so as to recognize what is pleasant for You, and what is useful for me, and not only to recognize, but also to do, so as not to get carried away and not to cleave to empty things, to have compassion for those who suffer and to be condescending to sinners.
• Prayer at a loss as to what to do
• Lord, I am a sinful man and I do not understand what I should do, but You, O Merciful One, teach me how to act.
• When I lost courage in trouble - Psalms 126, 139
• Psalm 126
• (also read against harm from psychics, magicians, etc.)
• Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; If the Lord does not preserve the city, it will be in vain. It’s in vain for you to exercise; You will arise from your gray hairs, having eaten the bread of sickness, when you have given sleep to your loved ones. Behold, the son's heritage of the Lord, the reward of the fruit of the womb. Like arrows in the hand of a strong man, like sons shaken off. Blessed is he who fulfills his desire from them; They will not be ashamed when they speak to their enemies in the gates.
• Psalm 139
• Deliver me, O Lord, from the wicked man, deliver me from the unrighteous man; those who have thought untruth in their hearts will fight all day long; having cut off your tongue like a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Save me, O Lord, from the hand of sinners, take me away from the unrighteous people, who thought the heels of my feet. You hid the net of pride for me and the snakes, you tied the net for my feet; along the path, put temptations aside. Reh Lord; You are my God, inspire, O Lord, the voice of my prayer. Lord, Lord, the power of my salvation, shone over my head on the day of battle. Do not betray me, O Lord, from my desire to a sinner; Having thought on me, do not forsake me, lest they be exalted. The head of their surroundings, the labor of their lips will cover I. Coals of fire will fall on them if I cast them down in passion, and they will not stand. A pagan man will not reform on earth; The unrighteous and evil husband will be caught in destruction. I knew that the Lord would bring judgment to the poor and vengeance to the needy. Above all, the righteous will confess to your name, and the righteous will dwell with your presence.
• For the special guardianship of the believer - Psalm 22
• The Lord shepherds me and will deprive me of nothing. In a green place, there they settled me, on the calm water they raised me. Convert my soul, guide me on the path of righteousness, for your name’s sake. Even if I walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; thy rod and thy club, they comfort me. You have prepared a table before me to resist those who are cold; You have anointed my head with oil, and your cup has made me drunken, like a mighty one. And your mercy will marry me all the days of my life, and let us dwell in the house of the Lord for the length of the days.
• Thanksgiving for every good deed of God
• Troparion, tone 4:
• Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, for Thy great good deeds upon us; we glorify Thee, bless, thank, sing and magnify Thy compassion, and slavishly cry out to Thee in love: O our Benefactor, glory to Thee.
• Kontakion, voice 3:
• As a servant of indecency, having been honored with Your blessings and gifts, Master, we earnestly flow to You, giving thanks according to our strength, and glorifying You as the Benefactor and Creator, we cry 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.
• In asking for God's blessing for success in business - Psalm 126 (see above)
• Prayers from the Psalms compiled by St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
• Prayer for God’s persistent help (Ps. 37: 22-23)
• Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me: attend to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
• Prayer in sorrow (Ps. 31:7)
• You are my refuge from the sorrow that besets me: my joy, deliver me from those who have bypassed me.