Now sunrise fills the sky with light;
so let us beg with humble prayer
that God protect us from all harm
in all our works and acts this day.

May he restrain and calm our tongue,
lest voices clash in dreaded strife
and shield our sight with loving care,
lest eyes be lured by vain delights.

And let our inmost heart be pure,
let senseless ignorance depart;
may sparing use of food and drink
wear down the lustful pride of flesh,

That, when the daylight hours have gone
and night in turn has come once more,
with hearts kept pure by self-restraint,
we may extol him with our song.

To God the Father, endless praise,
all glory to his only Son,
who with the Spirit Paraclete
now reign for all eternity. Amen.

Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;
I have said to the Lord, “You are my Lord,
my good above all other.”

All my delight is upon the godly that are in the land,
upon those who are noble among the people.
But those who run after other gods
shall have their troubles multiplied.
Their libations of blood I will not offer,
nor take the names of their gods upon my lips.

O Lord, you are my portion and my cup;
it is you who uphold my lot.
My boundaries enclose a pleasant land;
indeed, I have a goodly heritage.

I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel;
my heart teaches me, night after night.
I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand I shall not fall.

My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices;
my body also shall rest in hope.
For you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor let your holy one see the Pit.

You will show me the path of life;
in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures for evermore.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.

Hear my plea of innocence, O Lord;
give heed to my cry;
listen to my prayer, which does not come from lying lips.
Let my vindication come forth from your presence;
let your eyes be fixed on justice.

Weigh my heart, summon me by night,
melt me down, you will find no impurity in me.

I give no offense with my mouth as others do;
I have heeded the words of your lips.

My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law;
in your paths my feet shall not stumble.

I call upon you, O God, for you will answer me;
incline your ear to me and hear my words.
Show me your marvelous loving-kindness,
O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand
from those who rise up against them.

Keep me as the apple of your eye;
hide me under the shadow of your wings,
From the wicked who assault me,
from my deadly enemies who surround me.

They have closed their heart to pity,
and their mouth speaks proud things.
They press me hard,
now they surround me,
watching how they may cast me to the ground.
Like a lion, greedy for its prey,
and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Arise, O Lord; confront them and bring them down;
deliver me from the wicked by your sword.
Deliver me, O Lord, by your hand
from those whose portion in life is this world;
Whose bellies you fill with your treasure,
who are well supplied with children
and leave their wealth to their little ones.

But at my vindication I shall see your face;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied, beholding your likeness.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.

I love you, O Lord my strength,
O Lord my stronghold, my crag, and my haven.
My God, my rock in whom I put my trust,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, and my refuge;
you are worthy of praise.
I will call upon the Lord,
and so shall I be saved from my enemies.

The breakers of death rolled over me,
and the torrents of oblivion made me afraid.
The cords of hell entangled me,
and the snares of death were set for me.

I called upon the Lord in my distress
and cried out to my God for help.
He heard my voice from his heavenly dwelling;
my cry of anguish came to his ears.

The earth reeled and rocked;
the roots of the mountains shook;
they reeled because of his anger.

Smoke rose from his nostrils
and a consuming fire out of his mouth;
hot burning coals blazed forth from him.

He parted the heavens and came down
with a storm cloud under his feet.
He mounted on cherubim and flew;
he swooped on the wings of the wind.

He wrapped darkness about him;
he made dark waters and thick clouds his pavilion.
From the brightness of his presence, through the clouds,
burst hailstones and coals of fire.

The Lord thundered out of heaven;
the Most High uttered his voice.
He loosed his arrows and scattered them;
he hurled thunderbolts and routed them.

The beds of the seas were uncovered,
and the foundations of the world laid bare,
at your battle cry, O Lord,
at the blast of the breath of your nostrils.

He reached down from on high and grasped me;
he drew me out of great waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemies
and from those who hated me;
for they were too mighty for me.

They confronted me in the day of my disaster;
but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into an open place;
he rescued me because he delighted in me.

The Lord rewarded me because of my righteous dealing;
because my hands were clean he rewarded me;
For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not offended against my God;

For all his judgments are before my eyes,
and his decrees I have not put away from me;
For I have been blameless with him
and have kept myself from iniquity;
therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteous dealing,
because of the cleanness of my hands in his sight.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be for ever. Amen.