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PSALMODY OF THE
HOLY GREAT FAST
THE CANTICLE (HOOS) OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST...........................................................................................3
ADAM PSALI ON THE FIRST CANTICLE (HOOS).................................................................................................11
ADAM PSALI ON THE SECOND CANTICLE (HOOS)............................................................................................14
ADAM PSALI ON THE THIRD CANTICLE (HOOS)................................................................................................18
BATOS PSALI ON THE COMMEMORATION OF THE SAINTS............................................................................22
BATOS PSALI ON THE GREAT FAST DOXOLOGIES............................................................................................26
ADAM PSALI ON THE FOURTH CANTICLE (HOOS).............................................................................................32
ADAM PSALI ON THE SUNDAY THEOTOKIA........................................................................................................36
BATOS PSALI ON THE EIGHTH PART OF THE SUNDAY THEOTOKIA (SEVEN TIMES EVERY DAY)...43
EXPOSITIONS OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST...........................................................................................................47
EXPOSITION OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST.........................................................................................47
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ لوﻻا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ........................................................................................................................................47
EXPOSITION OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST.....................................................................................48
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻲﻧﺎﺜﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ........................................................................................................................................48
EXPOSITION OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST........................................................................................50
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺚﻟﺎﺜﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ.......................................................................................................................................50
EXPOSITION OF THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST.....................................................................................51
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻊﺑاﺮﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ.......................................................................................................................................51
EXPOSITION OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST.........................................................................................52
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺲﻣﺎﺨﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ....................................................................................................................................52
EXPOSITION OF THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST.........................................................................................54
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ سدﺎﺴﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ.....................................................................................................................................54
EXPOSITION OF THE SEVENTH SATURDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST (LAZARUS’ SATURDAY)..........................................55
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻊﺑﺎﺴﻟا ﺖﺒﺴﻟا حﺮﻃ (رزﺎﻌﻟ ﺖﺒﺳ ﻮهو)..........................................................................................................55
EXPOSITION OF THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY GREAT FAST (HOSSANNA SUNDAY).................................................56
ﺮﻴﺒﻜﻟا مﻮﺼﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻊﺑﺎﺴﻟا ﺪﺣﻻا حﺮﻃ (ﻦﻴﻧﺎﻌﺸﻟا ﺪﺣأ يأ)............................................................................................................56
EXPOSITIONS OF THE HOLY PERIOD OF PENTECOST (HOLY FIFTY DAYS).............................................58
EXPOSITION OF THE GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION...........................................................................................58
ﺪﻴﺠﻤﻟا ﺔﻣﺎﻴﻘﻟا ﺪﻴﻋ حﺮﻃ........................................................................................................................................................58
EXPOSITION OF THE RESURRECTION EVENING...................................................................................................................59
ﺔﺳﺪﻘﻤﻟا ﺔﻣﺎﻴﻘﻟا ﺪﺣأ ﺔﻴﺸﻋ حﺮﻃ.............................................................................................................................................59
EXPOSITION OF THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST (THOMAS’ SUNDAY)...........................................................59
ﺪﻴﺠﻤﻟا ﺔﻣﺎﻴﻘﻟا ﺪﻴﻋ ﻦﻣﺎﺛ ﺪﻳﺪﺠﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ (ﺎﻣﻮﺗ ﺪﺣا يأ)..........................................................................................................59
EXPOSITION OF THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST.......................................................................................60
ﻦﻴﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻲﻧﺎﺜﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ..............................................................................................................................................60
EXPOSITION OF THE THIRD SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST..........................................................................................61
ﻦﻴﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺚﻟﺎﺜﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ.............................................................................................................................................61
EXPOSITION OF THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST.......................................................................................61
ﻦﻴﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ ﻊﺑاﺮﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ.............................................................................................................................................61
EXPOSITION OF THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST...........................................................................................62
ﻦﻴﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ ﺲﻣﺎﺨﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ...........................................................................................................................................62
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EXPOSITION OF THE GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE ASCENSION.................................................................................................63
دﻮﻌﺼﻟا ﺪﻴﻋ حﺮﻃ...............................................................................................................................................................63
EXPOSITION OF THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE HOLY PENTECOST..........................................................................................64
ﻦﻴﺴﻤﺨﻟا ﻦﻣ سدﺎﺴﻟا ﺪﺣﻷا حﺮﻃ...........................................................................................................................................64
EXPOSITION OF THE GLORIOUS FEAST OF THE PENTECOST (DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT)...............................................64
ةﺮﺼﻨﻌﻟا ﺪﻴﻋ حﺮﻃ (سﺪﻘﻟا حوﺮﻟا لﻮﻠﺣ)...............................................................................................................................64
EXPOSITION OF THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY OF THE COPTIC MONTH (COMMEMORATION OF THE
ANNOUNCIATION, NATIVITY AND RESURRECTION).........................................................................................65
ﺮﻬﺷ ﻞآ ﻦﻣ نوﺮﺸﻌﻟاو ﻊﺳﺎﺘﻟا مﻮﻴﻟا حﺮﻃ................................................................................................................................65
(ﺔﻣﺎﻴﻘﻟاو دﻼﻴﻤﻟاو ةرﺎﺸﺒﻟا رﺎآﺬﺗ).............................................................................................................................................65
EXPOSITION OF THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF THE COPTIC MONTH (COMMEMORATION OF VIRGIN
MARY)...............................................................................................................................................................................66
حﺮﻃ ﺮﻬﺷ ﻞآ ﻦﻣ نوﺮﺸﻌﻟاو يدﺎﺤﻟا مﻮﻴﻟا................................................................................................................................66
(ءارﺬﻌﻟا ةﺪﻴﺴﻟا رﺎآﺬﺗ)............................................................................................................................................................66
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THE CANTICLE (HOOS)
OF THE HOLY GREAT
FAST

Oh, sing to the Hwc e~P% qen ouhwc
ﺎﹰﺤﻴﺒﺴـﺗ ﺏﺮـﻟﺍ ﺍﻮﺤﺒﺳ
LORD a new song! m~beri: hwc e~P% p~kahi
Sing to the LORD, all t/rf: hwc e~P% c~mou ﻞـﻛ ﺏﺮـﻟﺍ ﺍﻮﺤﺒﺳ ﺍﹰﺪﻳﺪﺟ
the earth. Sing to the e~pefran: hisennoufi
ﺍﻮﻛﺭﺎﺑﻭ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﺍﻮﺤﺒﺳ ﺽﺭﻷﺍ
LORD, bless His name; m~pefoujai n~e~hoou qa
proclaim the good news t~h/ n~e~hoou caji ﻡﻮـﻳ ﱃﺇ ﻡﻮﻳ ﻦﻣ ﺍﻭﺮﺸﺑ ﻪﲰﺍ
of His salvation from m~pefw~ou qen nie~ynoc
ﻩﺪﺠﲟ ﻢﻣﻷﺍ ﰲ ﺍﻭﱪﺧ ﻪﺻﻼﲞ
day to day. Declare nem nef s~v/ri qen
His glory among the nilaoc t/rou je ounis] ﻪـﺒﺋﺎﺠﻌﺑ ﺏﻮﻌﺸﻟﺍ ﻊﻴﲨ ﰲﻭ
nations, His wonders pe P% ouoh f~c~marwout
ﺍﹰﺪﺟ ﺢﺒﺴﻣﻭ ﻢﻴﻈﻋ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻥﻷ
among all peoples. For e~masw: f~oi n~ho] e~jen
the LORD is great and ninou] t/rou: a#l# ﺔـﳍﻵﺍ ﻞـﻛ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺏﻮﻫﺮﻣ
greatly to be praised;
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
He is to be feared
above all gods. (Psa
96:1-4)

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Where can I go from Ainasen/i e~ywn e~bol
ﻚـﺣﻭﺭ ﻦﻣ ﺐﻫﺫﺃ ﻦﻳﺃ
Your Spirit? Or where qat~h/ m~pekp#n#a#: ouoh
can I flee from Your ainavwt e~ywn e~bol ha ﻥﺃ . ﺏﺮﻫﺃ ﻦﻳﺃ ﻚﻬﺟﻭ ﻦﻣﻭ
presence? If I ascend pekho e~swp aisan
ﺖـﻧﺄﻓ ﺀﺎﻤﺴـﻟﺍ ﱃﺇ ﺕﺪﻌﺻ
into heaven, You are sen/i e~t~ve n~yok ke
there; if I make my bed m~mau: aisan sen/i ﻢﻴﺤﳉﺍ ﱃﺇ ﺖﻟﺰﻧ ﻥﺍﻭ . ﻙﺎﻨﻫ
in hell, behold, You are e~q~p/i e~a~men] ke m~mau
ﻥﺍﻭ . ﺎﹰﻀـﻳﺃ ﺖـﻧﺃ ﻙﺎﻨﻬﻓ
there. If I take the on: e~swp aisan [in/i
wings of the morning, n~hantenh n~swrp ﺓﺍﺪـﻐﻟﺎﺑ ﲔﺣﺎﻨﺟ ﱄ ﺕﺬﺧﺃ
and dwell in the n~tatahwou e~ratou:
ﺮـﺧﺍﻭﺃ ﰲ ﻦﻜﺳﺍﻭ ﺎﻤﻬﺘﻤﻗﺃﻭ
uttermost parts of the ouoh n~taswpi qen
sea, even there Your niqaeu n~te v~iom: ke ﲏﻳﺪـﺗﻬ ﻙﺪﻳ ﻙﺎﻨﻫ ﻥﺎﻓ ﺮﺤﺒﻟﺍ
hand shall lead me, and gar tekjij m~mau
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﲏﻜﺴﲤ ﻚﻨﻴﳝﻭ
Your right hand shall ece~[imwit n/i: ouoh
hold me. (Psa 139: 7- n~tekoui~ namece~a~mon
10) m~moi: a#l#

Bless the LORD, O Ta'u,/ c~mou e~P%
ﺏﺮـﻟﺍ ﻲﺴـﻔﻧﺎﻳ ﻲﻛﺭﺎﺑ
my soul; and all that is n/etcaqoun m~moi t/rou
within me, bless His c~mou e~pefran e~youab: ﻪﲰﻻ ﻙﺭﺎﺑ ﲏﻃﺎﺑ ﰲﺎﻣ ﻊﻴﲨﻭ
holy Name! Bless the ta'u,/ c~mou e~P%:
ﻲﺴـﻔﻧﺎﻳ ﻲﻛﺭﺎﺑ . ﺱﻭﺪﻘﻟﺍ
LORD, O my soul, and ouoh m~pererp~wbs n~nef
forget not all His c~mou t/rou v/et,w ﻊــﻴﲨ ﻲﺴــﻨﺗ ﻻﻭ ﺏﺮــﻟﺍ
benefits: Who forgives n~nea~nomia~ t/rou ne
ﻊـﻴﲨ ﻚـﻟ ﺮﻓﺎﻐﻟﺍ ﻪﺤﻴﺑﺎﺴﺗ
all your iniquities, who e~bol: v/ettal[o
heals all your diseases. n~nenswni t/rou: a#l# ﺮﺋﺎـﺳ ﻲﻔﺸـﻳ ﻱﺬﻟﺍ ﻚﻣﺎﺛﺁ
(Psa 103:1-3)
.ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﻚﺿﺍﺮﻣﺃ

If You, LORD, Je aksan ]h~y/k
ﺍﹰﺪـﺻﺍﺭ ﻡﺎﺛﻶﻟ ﺖﻨﻛ ﻥﺃ
should mark iniquities, e~a~nomia P%: P% nim
O Lord, who could eyna s~o~hi e~ratf: je ﻥﻻ . ﺖﺒﺜﻳ ﻦﻣ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ
stand? But there is pi,w e~bol ou e~bol
ﻦـﻣ ﺭﺎﻔﺘﻏﻻﺍ ﻮﻫ ﻙﺪﻨﻋ ﻦﻣ
forgiveness with You, hitotk pe: eybe pekran
that You may be P% aia~moni n~tot nak: ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﻚﻟ ﺕﱪ ﺻ ﻚﲰﺍ ﻞﺟﺃ
feared. I wait for the a~ta'u,/ a~moni n~totc
ﻚـﺳﻮﻣﺎﻨﻟ ﻲﺴـﻔﻧ ﺕﱪﺻ
LORD, my soul waits. e~peknomoc: a#l#
(Psa 130:3-5) . ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ

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As a father pities his Mv~r/] n~ouiwt
ﻰـﻠﻋ ﺏﻷﺍ ﻑﺃﺮﺘﻳ ﺎﻤﻛ
children, so the LORD efsenh/t qa nefs/ri:
pities those who fear pair/] afsenh/t n~je ﻰﻠﻋ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻑﺃﺮﺗ ﻚﻟﺬﻛ ﻪﻴﻨﺑ
Him. For as the P% qa n/e~terho] qa
ﺀﺎﻤﺴﻟﺍ ﻉﺎﻔﺗﺭﺍ ﻞﺜﻣ . ﻪﻴﻔﺋﺎﺧ
heavens are high above tefh/: kata p~[~ci n~t~ve
the earth, so great is e~bol ha p~kahi: a~P% ﻪﺘﲪﺭ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻱﻮﻗ ﺽﺭﻷﺍ ﻦﻣ
His mercy toward those tajre pefnai e~h~r/i
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﻪﻴﻔﺋﺎﺧ ﻞﻛ ﻰﻠﻋ
who fear Him. (Psa e~jen ouon niben
103:13,11) e~terho] qa tefh/: a#l#

Blessed is he whose Wouniatou n~n/e~tau
ﻢﳍ ﺖﻛﺮﺗ ﻦﻳﺬﻟﺍ ﻢﻫﺎﺑﻮﻃ
transgression is ,w n~noua~nomia nwou
forgiven, whose sin is e~bol: nem n/e~tauhwbc ﺕﺮﺘــﺳ ﻦﻳﺬــﻟﺍﻭ ﻢﻬﻣﺎــﺛﺁ
covered. Blessed is the e~bol e~jen nounobi:
ﻱﺬﻟﺍ ﻞﺟﺮﻠﻟ ﺎﺑﻮﻃ ﻢﻫﺎﻳﺎﻄﺧ
man to whom the w~ouniatf m~pirwmi e~te
LORD does not impute P% naepnobi e~rof an: ﻻﻭ ﺔﺌﻴﻄﺧ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻪﻟ ﺐﺴﳛ ﱂ
iniquity, and in whose ouoh m~mon ,~rof ,/ qen
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﺶﻏ ﻪﻤﻓ ﰲ
spirit there is no deceit. rwf: a#l#
(Psa 32:1-2)

I said, “I will guard Aijoc je ]naa~reh
ﻲـﻘﻳﺮﻃ ﻆﻔﺣﺃ ﱐﺃ ﺖﻠﻗ
my ways, lest I sin with e~pamwit es~tem ernobi
my tongue; I will qen palac: ai,w ﺖﻌـﺿﻭ ﱐﺎﺴﻠﺑ ﺊﻄﺧﺃ ﻼﺌﻟ
restrain my mouth with n~oua~reh hijen rwi qen
ﻒـﻗﻭ ﺫﺇ ﺎﹰﻈﻓﺎﺣ ﻲﻤﻓ ﻰﻠﻋ
a muzzle, while the p~jin y~re pirefernobi:
wicked are before me.” o~hie~ratf m~pam~yo e~bol: . ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﻲﻫﺎﲡ ﺊﻃﺎﳋﺍ
(Psa 39:1) a#l#

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Serve the LORD Aribwk m~P% qen
ﺡﺮﻔﻟﺎـﺑ ﺏﺮـﻟﺍ ﺍﻭﺪﺒﻋﺍ
with gladness; come ouounof: amwini
before His presence m~pefm~yo qen ouyel/l: ﺍﻮﻤﻠﻋ ﺍ ﻞﻴﻠﻬﺘﻟﺎﺑ ﻪﻣﺎﻣﺃ ﺍﻮﻠﺧﺩﺍ
with singing. Know a~pie~mi je P% n~yof pe
ﺎﻨﻌﻨـﺻ ﻮﻫ ﺎﻨﳍﺇ ﻮﻫ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻥﺃ
that the LORD, He is V]: n~yof afyamion ouoh
God; it is He who has a~non an pe: a~non de pe ﻢﻨﻏﻭ ﻪﺒﻌﺷ ﻦﳓﻭ . ﻦﳓ ﺲﻴﻟﻭ
made us, and not we peflaoc nem nie~cwou
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﻪﺘﻴﻋﺭ
ourselves; we are His n~te pefo~hi: a#l#
people and the sheep of
His pasture. (Psa
100:2-3)

Be merciful to me, O Nain/i V] ouoh
ﻥﺈﻓ ﲏﲪﺭﺍ ﰒ ﷲﺎﻳ ﲏﲪﺭﺍ
God, be merciful to nain/i: je ac,ah~y/c
me! For my soul trusts e~rok n~je ta'u,/: ﻞـﻈﺑﻭ ﻚﻴﻠﻋ ﺖﻠﻛﻮﺗ ﻲﺴﻔﻧ
in You; and in the ]naerhelpic qat~q/ibi
ﱪـﻌﻳ ﻥﺃ ﱄﺇ ﻞﻜﺗﺍ ﻚﻴﺣﺎﻨﺟ
shadow of Your wings n~te nektenh: satec
I will make my refuge, cini n~je ]a~nomia: a#l# . ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﰒﻷﺍ
until these calamities
have passed by. (Psa
57:1)

Your face, LORD, I Aikw] n~ca pekho:
ﻚﻬﺟﻮﻟﻭ ﻚﻬﺟﻭ ﺖﺒﻠﻃ
will seek. Do not hide pekho P% pe ]nakw]
Your face from me; do n~cwf: m~pervwnh ﻑﺮﺼـﺗﻻ ﺲﻤﺘـﻟﺍ ﺏﺭﺎـﻳ
not turn Your servant m~pekho cabol m~moi:
ﺰﺟﺮﻟﺎـﺑ ﻞﲤ ﻻﻭ ﲏﻋ ﻚﻬﺟﻭ
away in anger; you ouoh m~perriki cabol
have been my help; do m~pekbwk qen oujwnt ﻻ ﺎﹰـﻨﻴﻌﻣ ﱄ ﻦﻛ ﻙﺪﺒﻋ ﻰﻠﻋ
not leave me nor swpi n/i n~oubo/~yoc
ﻲﺼﻠﳐ ﷲﺎﻳ ﲏﻀﻓﺮﺗ ﻻﻭ ﺾﻘﺗ
forsake me, O God of ouohm~perkat n~cwk:
my salvation. When oude m~perhip~ho m~moi ﺎﻣﺃﻭ ﱐﺎﻛﺮﺗ ﺪﻗ ﻲﻣﺃﻭ ﰊﺃ ﻥﺈﻓ
my father and my V] pacwt/r: je paiwt
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﲏﻠﺒﻘﻓ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ
mother forsake me, nem tamau netau ,at
then the LORD will n~cwou P% de
take care of me. (Psa petafsopt e~rof: a#l#
27:8-10)

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Teach me, O LORD, Cemne nomoc n/i
ﰲ ﺎﹰﺳﻮﻣﺎﻧ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﱄ ﻊﺿ
the way of Your hiv~mwit n~te tekmeym/i
statutes, and I shall ouoh eie~kw] n~cwf n~c/ou ﻞﻛ ﰲ ﻪﺒﻠﻃﺎﻓ ﻚﻗﻮﻘﺣ ﻖﻳﺮﻃ
keep it to the end. Give niben maka] n/i ouoh
ﺺﺤﻓﺎــﻓ ﲏــﻤﻬﻓ ﲔــﺣ
me understanding, and eie~qotqet n~capeknomoc:
I shall keep Your law. a#l# . ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﻚﺳﻮﺳﺎﻧ
(Psa 119:33-34)

I will sing, yes, I Eie~hwc ouoh
. ﺏﺮـﻠﻟ ﻞـﺗﺭﺃﻭ ﺢﺒﺳﺍ
will sing praises to the eie~er'alin e~P%: cwtem
LORD. Hear, O e~pa q~rwou e~taiws e~bol ﻪﺑ ﻱﺬﻟﺍ ﰐﻮﺻ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﻊﻤﺘﺳﺍ
LORD, when I cry with n~q/tf: nai n/i ouoh
ﺐﺠﺘـﺳﺍﻭ ﲏﲪﺭﺍ . ﻚﺗﻮﻋﺩ
my voice! Have mercy cwtem e~roi: je n~yok pe
also upon me, and t~apah/t joc nak: a#l# ﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﱯﻠﻗ ﻝﺎﻗ ﻚﻟ ﻥﺈﻓ ﱄ
answer me. My heart
.
said to You… (Psa
27:6-8)

Hear my cry, O God; Cwtem V] e~patwbh:
ﱃﺇ ﻎﺻﺃ ﱵﺒﻠﻃ ﷲﺎﻳ ﻊﻤﺘﺳﺍ
attend to my prayer. mah~y/k e~ta p~roc eu,/:
For You, O God, have n~yok V] akcwtem ﷲﺍﺎـﻳ ﺖـﻧﺃ ﻚﻧﻷ ﰐﻼﺻ
heard my vows; you e~naeu,/ ak]
ﺖـﻴﻄﻋﺃ ﰐﺍﻮﻠـﺻ ﺖﻌﻤﺘﺳﺍ
have given me the n~ouk~l/ronomia
heritage of those who n~n/e~terho] qat~h/ ﻚـﲰﺍ ﻥﻮﺒﻫﺮﻳ ﻦﻳﺬﻠﻟ ﺎﹰﺛﺍﲑﻣ
fear Your name. (Psa m~pekran: a#l#
. ﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
61:1,5)

Save Your servant Nohem m~pekbwk
ﻲـﳍﺇ ﺎـﻳ ﻙﺪﺒﻋ ﺺﻠﺧ
who trusts in You! Be panou] v/eterhelpic
merciful to me, O Lord, e~rok: nai n/i P% je ﺏﺭﺎـﻳ ﲏﲪﺭﺍ ﻚﻴﻠﻋ ﻞﻜﺘﳌﺍ
for I cry to You all day aiws e~p~swi harok
ﻪﻠﻛ ﺭﺎﻬﻨﻟﺍ ﻚﻴﻟﺇ ﺖﺧﺮﺻ ﱐﺈﻓ
long. Rejoice the soul m~pie~hoou t/rf:
of Your servant, for to map~ounof n~ta'u,/ ﺖﻌﻓﺭ ﱐﺈﻓ ﻙﺪﺒﻋ ﺲﻔﻧ ﺡﺮﻓ
You, O Lord, I lift up m~pekbwk: je aifai
ﺖﻧﺃ ﻚﻧﻷ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﻚﻴﻟﺇ ﻲﺴﻔﻧ
my soul. For You, n~ta'u,/ e~p~swi harok
Lord, are good. (Psa P%: je n~yok ou,#r#c# . ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﱀﺎﺻ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ
86:2-5) P%: a#l#

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God be merciful to V] efe~senh/t
ﺎﻨﻛﺭﺎﺒﻳﻭ ﺎﻨﻴﻠﻋ ﷲﺍ ﻑﺁﺮﺘﻴﻟ
us and bless us, and qaron: ouoh efe~c~mou
cause His face to shine e~ron: ouoh efeouwnh . ﺎﻨﲪﺮﻳ ﻭ ﺎﻨﻴﻠﻋ ﻪﻬﺟﻭ ﺮﻬﻈﻴﻟﻭ
upon us. That Your m~pefho e~h~r/i e~jwn
ﻚـﻘﻳﺮﻃ ﺽﺭﻷﺍ ﰲ ﻑﺮﻌﺘﻟ
way may be known on ouoh efe~nainan: e~p~jin
earth, your salvation couen pekmwit hijen . ﻚـﺻﻼﺧ ﻢﻣﻷﺍ ﻊﻴﲨ ﰲﻭ
among all nations. (Psa p~kahi: nem pekoujai
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
67:1-2) qen nieynoc t/rou: a#l#

Let my soul live, and Ece~wnq n~je ta'u,/
ﻚﺤﺒﺴـﺗﻭ ﻲﺴـﻔﻧ ﺎﻴﲢ
it shall praise You; and ouoh ece~c~mou e~rok:
let Your judgments ouoh nekhap ﻞﺜﻣ ﺖﻠﻠﺿ ﲏﻨﻴﻌﺗ ﻚﻣﺎﻜﺣﺃﻭ
help me. I have gone eue~erbo/yin e~roi:
ﺐـﻠﻃﺄﻓ . ﻝﺎﻀـﻟﺍ ﻑﻭﺮﳊﺍ
astray like a lost sheep; Aicwrem m~v~r/]
seek Your servant, for I n~oue~cwou e~aftakokw] . ﺲﻧﺍ ﱂ ﻙﺎﻳﺎﺻﻮﻟ ﱐﺄﻓ ﻙﺪﺒﻋ
do not forget Your n~ca pekbwk
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
commandments. (Psa jenekenentol/ m~pier
119:175-176) pouwbs: a#l#

The heaven, even Tve n~te t~ve
ﺏﺮــﻠﻟ ﺀﺎﻤﺴــﻟﺍ ﺀﺎــﲰ
the heavens, are the yaP% te: pikahi de
LORD’S; but the earth aft/if n~nis/ri n~te ﺮﺸﺒﻟﺍ ﺀﺎﻨﺑﻷﺍ ﺎﻫﺎﻄﻋﺃ ﺽﺭﻷﺍﻭ
He has given to the nirwmi: n/refmwout an
ﻚﻧﻮﺤﺒﺴـﻳ ﺕﺍﻮﻣﻷﺍ ﺲﻴﻟ .
children of men. The eyna c~mou e~rok P%:
dead do not praise the oude ouon niben an ﰲ ﲔﻄﺑﺎـﳍﺍ ﻞﻛ ﻻﻭ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ
LORD, nor any who go eyna e~pec/t e~a~men]:
ﺀﺎـﻴﺣﻷﺍ ﻦﳓ ﻦﻜﻟ . ﻢﻴﺤﳉﺍ
down into silence. But alla a~non qan/etonq
we will bless the eyna c~mou e~rok P% ﻥﻵﺍ ﻦﻣ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﻚﻛﺭﺎﺒﻧ ﻦﻳﺬﻟﺍ
LORD from this time icjen ]nou nem sa
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﺮﻫﺪﻟﺍ ﱃﺇﻭ
forth and forevermore. e~neh: a#l#
(Psa 115:16-18)

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Let them exalt Him Marou [acf qen
ﻪﺒﻌﺷ ﺔﺴﻴﻨﻛ ﰲ ﻩﻮﻌﻓﲑﻠﻓ
also in the congregation t~ekk~l/cia n~te
of the people, and peflaoc: ouoh marou ﺥﻮﻴﺸﻟﺍ ﺮﺑﺎﻨﻣ ﻰﻠﻋ ﻩﻮﻛﺭﺎﺒﻴﻟﻭ
praise Him in the c~mou e~rof hit~kayedra
ﻑﺍﺮﳋﺍ ﻞﺜﻣ ﺓﻮﺑﺃ ﻞﻌﺟ ﻪﻧﻷ .
assembly of the elders. n~te nip~recbuteroc: je
He makes their families af,w n~oumetiwt m~v~r/] ﻥﻮﺣﺮﻔﻳﻭ ﻥﻮﻤﻴﻘﺘﺴﳌﺍ ﺮﺼﺒﻳ .
like a flock. The n~han e~cwou eue~nau n~je
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
righteous see it and n/etcoutwn ouoh
rejoice. (Psa eueounof: a#l#
107:32,41-42)

The Lord has sworn Afwrk n~je P% ouoh
ﻚﻧﺇ ﻡﺪﻨﻳ ﱂﻭ ﺏﺮﻟﺍ ﻒﻠﺣ
and will not relent, n~nefouwm n~h~y/f: je
“You are a priest n~yok pe v~ou/b sa e~neh: ﺲﻘﻃ ﻰﻠﻋ ﺪﺑﻷﺍ ﻦﻫﺎﻜﻟﺍ ﻮﻫ
forever according to the kata t~taxic
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ . ﻕﺍﺩﺎﺼﻴﺸﻠﻣ
order of Melchizedek.” m~mel,icedek: a#l#
(Psa 110:4)

Save Your people, P% nohem m~peklaoc
ﻚﺒﻌـﺷ ﺺـﻠﺧ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ
and bless Your c~mou e~tekk~l/ronomia~:
inheritance; shepherd a~moni m~mwou [acou sa ﻢــﻬﻋﺭﺍ ﻚــﺛﺍﲑﻣ ﻙﺭﺎــﺑﻭ
them also, and bear e~neh: a#l#
. ﻩﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ ﺪﺑﻷﺍ ﱃﺇ ﻢﻬﻌﻓﺭﺍﻭ
them up forever. (Psa
28:9)

Whoever is wise will Nim pe picabe ouoh
ﻆﻔﺤﻴـﻓ ﻢﻴﻜﳊﺍ ﻮﻫ ﻦﻣ
observe these things, n~tefa~reh e~nai ouoh
and they will n~ceka] e~ni nai n~te P%: . ﺏﺮـﻟﺍ ﻢﺣﺍﺮﻣ ﻢﻬﻔﺘﻳﻭ ﻩﺬﻫ
understand the loving- a#l#
.ﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻟﺍ
kindness of the LORD.

(Psa 107:43)

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Bless me. Lo, the Cmou e~roi: ic
ﺔـﻴﻧﺎﻄﻣ ﺎﻫ . ﻰﻠﻋ ﺍﻮﻛﺭﺎﺑ
metanoia. Forgive me, ]meta~noia~ ,w n/i e~bol:
my fathers and naio] nem nac~n/ou ﻰﺗﻮـﺧﺍﻭ ﻰﺋﺎﺑﺁ ﺎﻳ ﱃ ﺍﻭﺮﻔﻏﺍ
brethren. Pray for me. s~l/l e~h~r/i e~jwi: qen
ﻢﻜﻟﺎـﺳﺍ ﺔﺒﶈﺎﺑ . ﻲﻠﻋ ﺍﻮﻠﺻ
In love I ask you to ouagap/ ]]ho e~rwten

remember me. a~ripameui~: .ﱏﻭﺮﻛﺫﺍ

Glory be to the Doxa Patri ke Uiw~
ﺡﻭﺮﻟﺍﻭ ﻦﺑﻻﺍﻭ ﺏﻼﻟ ﺪﻟﻤﺠﺍ
Father, and to the Son, ke Agiw~ p~neumati.
and to the Holy Spirit, ﺱﺪﻘﻟﺍ

Now and forever and Ke nun ke a~i~ ke
ﺮﻫﺩ ﱄﺇﻭ ﻥﺍﻭﺃ ﻞﻛﻭ ﻥﻻﺍ
to the age of all ages ictouc e~w~nac twn
Amen. e~w~nwn a~m/n. .ﲔﻣﺁ ﺭﻮﻫﺪﻟﺍ

Alleluia. Lord Have A#l# kurie~ e~le/~con
ﻢـﺣﺭﺍ ﺏﺭﺎـﻳ .ﺎﻳﻮﻠﻴﻠﻠﻫ
Mercy (3) (3)

.ﻢﺣﺭﺍ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ ﻢﺣﺭﺍ ﺏﺭﺎﻳ

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