At Daily Vespers, and
at Great Vespers which is not part of a Vigil the
Psalm is read straight through without the responses.
At Great Vespers being
offered at a Vigil, the usual Russian Parish practice
is to sing the verses and responses marked (*)
straight through as a hymn. In some places the verses
are sung by one choir and the responses by another,
or a chanter intones the verses and the singers sing
the response.
PSALM CIII. 103 (104)
David's. Concerning the Foundation of the World
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 with light as with a garment,
Who stretchest out the heaven as it were a curtain;
Who supporteth His chambers in the waters,
Who appointeth the clouds for His ascent, Who
walketh upon the wings of 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 be turned back for ever and ever.
The abyss like a garment is His mantle; upon the
mountains shall the waters stand.
At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy
thunder shall they be afraid.
The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto
the place where Thou hast established them.
Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not pass,
neither return to cover the earth.
He sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the
mountains will the waters run.
They shall give drink to all the beasts of the
field; the wild asses will wait to quench their
thirst.
Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from
the midst of the rocks will they give voice.
He watereth the mountains from His chambers; the
earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and
green herb for the service of men,
To bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine
maketh glad the heart of 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, which Thou hast planted.
There will the sparrows make their nests; the house
of the heron is chief 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 all the 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 them down 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 them all; 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 play therein.
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
be filled with goodness; when Thou turnest away Thy
face, they shall be troubled.
Thou wilt take their spirit, and they shall cease;
and unto their dust shall they return.
Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be
created; and Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let the glory of the Lord be unto the ages; the Lord
will rejoice in His works, Who looketh on the earth
and maketh it tremble, Who toucheth the mountains and
they smoke.
I will sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will
chant to my God for 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. Both now and ever and unto ages of ages.
Amen.
Alleluia Alleluia Alleluia, Glory be to Thee O Lord!
(3 times)
PSALM
CIII. 103 (104)
David's. Concerning the Foundation of the World
*Bless the Lord, O my 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 with light 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 the waters stand.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
At Thy rebuke they will flee, at the voice of Thy
thunder shall they be afraid.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The mountains rise up and the plains sink down, unto
the place where Thou hast established them.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Thou appointedst a bound that they shall not pass,
neither return to cover the earth.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He sendeth forth springs in the valleys; between the
mountains will the waters run.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
They shall give drink to all the beasts of the
field; the wild asses will wait to quench their
thirst.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
Beside them will the birds of the heaven lodge, from
the midst of the rocks will they give voice.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He watereth the mountains from His chambers; the
earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and
green herb for the service of men,
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
To bring forth bread out of the earth; and wine
maketh glad the heart of 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, which Thou hast planted.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
There will the sparrows make their nests; the house
of the heron is chief among them.
Response: Blessed art Thou, O Lord.
The high mountains are a refuge for the harts, and
so is the rock for the 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 all the 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 them down 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, O Lord! In wisdom hast
Thou made the mall;
*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 play therein.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
All things wait on Thee, to give them their food in
due season; when Thou 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 dust shall they return.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Thou wilt send forth Thy Spirit, and they shall be
created; and Thou shalt 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 in His works,
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
Who looketh on the earth and maketh it tremble, Who
toucheth the mountains and they smoke.
Response: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
I will sing unto the Lord throughout my life, I will
chant to my God for 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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