At Daily Vespers, and atGreat Vespers
which is not part of a Vigil the Psalm is read straightthrough without the
responses.
At Great Vespers being offeredat a Vigil, the usual Russian Parish practice is to sing the versesand responses marked (*) straight through as a hymn. In some places theverses are sung by one choir and the responses by another, or a chanterintones the verses and the singers sing the response.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; O Lord
my God, Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
Confession and majesty hast Thou put on, Who coverest Thyself withlight as with
a garment,
Who stretchest out the heaven as it were a curtain; Who supportethHis chambers
in the waters,
Who appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who walketh upon the wingsof the
winds,
Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire,
Who establisheth the earth in the sureness thereof; it shall not beturned back
for ever and ever.
The abyss like a garment is His mantle; upon the mountains shall thewaters
stand.
At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder shall theybe afraid.
The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto the place whereThou hast
established them.
Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not pass, neither return tocover the
earth.
He sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the mountains willthe waters
run.
They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild asseswill wait
to quench their thirst.
Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from the midst of therocks will
they give voice.
He watereth the mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be satisfiedwith
the fruit of Thy works.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for theservice of
men,
To bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh glad the heartof man.
To make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengtheneth man's heart.
The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, whichThou
hast planted.
There will the sparrows make their nests; the house of the heron ischief among
them.
The high mountains are a refuge for the harts, and so is the rock forthe hares.
He hath made the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
Thou appointedst the darkness, and there was the night, wherein allthe beasts
of the forest will go abroad.
Young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their food from God.
The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together, and they lay themdown in their
dens.
But man shall go forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
How magnified are Thy works, 0 Lord! In wisdom hast Thou made themall; the
earth is filled with Thy creation.
So is this great and spacious sea, therein are things creeping
innumerable,small living creatures with the great.
There go the ships; there this dragon, whom Thou hast made to playtherein.
All things wait on Thee, to give them their food in due season; whenThou givest
it them, they will gather it.
When Thou openest Thy hand, all things shall befilled with goodness;when Thou
turnest away Thy face, they shall be troubled.
Thou wilt take their spirit, and they shall cease; and unto their dustshall
they return.
Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thoushalt renew
the face of the earth.
Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the Lord will rejoice inHis works,
Who looketh on the earth and maketh it tremble, Who toucheththe mountains and
they smoke.
I will sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will chant to my Godfor as long
as I have my being.
May my words be sweet unto Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord.
O that sinners would cease from the earth, and they that work iniquity,that
they should be no more. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the
Holy Spirit. Bothnow and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia, Glory be to Thee O Lord! (3 times)
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*Bless the Lord, Omy soul; O Lord
my God,
*Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
*Thou hast been magnified exceedingly.
*Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Confession and majesty hast Thou put on, Who coverest Thyself withlight as with
a garment,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Who stretchest out the heaven as it were a curtain; Who supportethHis chambers
in the waters,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Who appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who walketh upon the wingsof the
winds,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Who establisheth the earth in the sureness thereof; it shall not beturned back
for ever and ever.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The abyss like a garment is His mantle; upon the mountains shall thewaters
stand.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy thunder shall theybe afraid.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto the place whereThou hast
established them.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not pass, neither return tocover the
earth.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the mountains willthe waters
run.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
They shall give drink to all the beasts of the field; the wild asseswill wait
to quench their thirst.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from the midst of therocks will
they give voice.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He watereth the mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be satisfiedwith
the fruit of Thy works.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for theservice of
men,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
To bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine maketh glad the heartof man.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
To make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengtheneth man's heart.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The trees of the plain shall be satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, whichThou
hast planted.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
There will the sparrows make their nests; the house of the heron ischief among
them.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The high mountains are a refuge for the harts, and so is the rock forthe hares.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He hath made the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Thou appointedst the darkness, and there was the night, wherein allthe beasts
of the forest will go abroad.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their food from God.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together, and they lay themdown in their
dens.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
But man shall go forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
*How magnified are Thy works, OLord! In wisdom hast Thou made themall;
*Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
*The earth is filled with Thy creation.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
So is this great and spacious sea, therein are things creeping
innumerable,small living creatures with the great.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
There go the ships; there this dragon, whom Thou hast made to playtherein.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
All things wait on Thee, to give them their food in due season; whenThou givest
it them, they will gather it.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
When Thou openest Thy hand, all things shall befilled with goodness;when Thou
turnest away Thy face, they shall be troubled.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Thou wilt take their spirit, and they shall cease; and unto their dustshall
they return.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and Thoushalt renew
the face of the earth.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the Lord will rejoice inHis works,
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Who looketh on the earth and maketh it tremble, Who toucheth the mountainsand
they smoke.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
I will sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will chant to my Godfor as long
as I have my being.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
May my words be sweet unto Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
O that sinners would cease from the earth, and they that work iniquity,that
they should be no more. Bless the Lord, 0 my soul.
Glory be to the
Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
Both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Glory be to Thee, O Lord. (3 times)
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