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.

With the faithful you show yourself faithful, O God;
with the forthright you show yourself forthright.
With the pure you show yourself pure,
but with the crooked you are wily.
You will save a lowly people,
but you will humble the haughty eyes.

You, O Lord, are my lamp,
my God, you make my darkness bright.
With you I will break down an enclosure;
with the help of my God I will scale any wall.

As for God, his ways are perfect;
the words of the Lord are tried in the fire;
he is a shield to all who trust in him.

For who is God, but the Lord?
who is the Rock, except our God?
It is God who girds me about with strength
and makes my way secure.

He makes me sure-footed like a deer
and lets me stand firm on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle
and my arms for bending even a bow of bronze.

You have given me your shield of victory;
your right hand also sustains me;
your loving care makes me great.
You lengthen my stride beneath me,
and my ankles do not give way.

I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I will not turn back till I have destroyed them.
I strike them down, and they cannot rise;
they fall defeated at my feet.

You have girded me with strength for the battle;
you have cast down my adversaries beneath me;
you have put my enemies to flight.

I destroy those who hate me;
they cry out, but there is none to help them;
they cry to the Lord, but he does not answer.
I beat them small like dust before the wind;
I trample them like mud in the streets.

You deliver me from the strife of the peoples;
you put me at the head of the nations.
A people I have not known shall serve me;
no sooner shall they hear than they shall obey me;
strangers will cringe before me.

The foreign peoples will lose heart;
they shall come trembling out of their strongholds.

The Lord lives! Blessed is my Rock!
Exalted is the God of my salvation!
He is the God who gave me victory
and cast down the peoples beneath me.

You rescued me from the fury of my enemies;
you exalted me above those who rose against me;
you saved me from my deadly foe.
Therefore will I extol you among the nations, O Lord,
and sing praises to your Name.

He multiplies the victories of his king;
he shows loving-kindness to his anointed,
to David and his descendants for ever.

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.

The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the firmament shows his handiwork.
One day tells its tale to another,
and one night imparts knowledge to another.

Although they have no words or language,
and their voices are not heard,
their sound has gone out into all lands,
and their message to the ends of the world.

In the deep has he set a pavilion for the sun;
it comes forth like a bridegroom out of his chamber;
it rejoices like a champion to run its course.

It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens
and runs about to the end of it again;
nothing is hidden from its burning heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to the innocent.

The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear and gives light to the eyes.

The fear of the Lord is clean and endures for ever;
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, more than much fine gold,
sweeter far than honey, than honey in the comb.

By them also is your servant enlightened,
and in keeping them there is great reward.
Who can tell how often he offends?
cleanse me from my secret faults.

Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins;
let them not get dominion over me;
then shall I be whole and sound,
and innocent of a great offense.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight,
O Lord, my strength and my redeemer.

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.

May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble,
the Name of the God of Jacob defend you;
send you help from his holy place
and strengthen you out of Zion;

Remember all your offerings
and accept your sacrifice;
grant you your heart’s desire
and prosper all your plans.

We will shout for joy at your victory
and triumph in the Name of our God;
may the Lord grant all your requests.

Now I know that the Lord gives victory to his anointed;
he will answer him out of his holy heaven,
with the victorious strength of his right hand.

Some put their trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we will call upon the Name of the Lord our God.
They collapse and fall down,
but we will arise and stand upright.
O Lord, give victory to the king
and answer us when we call.

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.