O God, by whom the meek are guided in judgment,
and
light riseth up in darkness for the godly: Grant us, in all
our doubts and uncertainties, the grace to ask what thou
wouldest have us to do, that the Spirit of wisdom may save
us from all false choices, and that in thy light we may see
light, and in thy straight path may not stumble; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
| 9 Confitebor tibi | |
| 1 | I will give thanks
to you, O LORD,
with my whole heart; * I will tell of all your marvelous works. |
| 2 | I will be glad and
rejoice in you; * I will sing to your Name, O Most High. |
| 3 | When my enemies
are driven back, * they will stumble and perish at your presence. |
| 4 | For you have
maintained my right and my cause; * you sit upon your throne judging right. |
| 5 | You have rebuked
the ungodly and destroyed the wicked; * you have blotted out their name for ever and ever. |
| 6 | As for the enemy,
they are finished, in perpetual ruin, * their cities plowed under, the memory of them perished; |
| 7 | But the LORD
is enthroned for ever; * he has set up this throne for judgment. |
| 8 | It is he who rules
the world with righteousness; * he judges the peoples with equity. |
| 9 | The LORD
will be a refuge for the oppressed, * a refuge in time of trouble. |
| 10 | Those who know
your Name will put their trust in you, * for you never forsake those who seek you, O LORD. |
| 11 | Sing praise to the
LORD
who dwells in Zion; * proclaim to the peoples the things he has done. |
| 12 | The Avenger of
blood will remember them; * he will not forget the cry of the afflicted. |
| 13 | Have pity on me, O
LORD;
* see the misery I suffer from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gate of death; |
| 14 | So that I may tell
of all your praises and rejoice in your salvation * in the gates of the city of Zion. |
| 15 | The ungodly have
fallen into the pit they dug, * and in the snare they set is their own foot caught. |
| 16 | The LORD
is known by his acts of justice; * the wicked are trapped in the works of their own hands. |
| 17 | The wicked shall
be given over to the grave, * and also all the people that forget God. |
| 18 | For the needy
shall not always be forgotten, * and the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever. |
| 19 | Rise up, O LORD,
let not the ungodly have the upper hand; * let them be judged before you. |
| 20 | Put fear upon
them, O LORD;
* let the ungodly know they are but mortal. |