Psalm 86, A Spiritual Psalter
St Ephraim the
Syrian
“May thy compassion be praised, O Christ our King, O Son of
God worshipped by all! Thou art our King, Thou art our God, Thou
art the author of our life and our great hope.
With one soul do both the heavenly hosts and the ranks below
praise Thee and sing unto Thee a song of thanks, for Thou Who wast concealed hast in the last days appeared in the flesh
of us mortals.
When Thy compassion was aroused and when it pleased Thy love
to do so, Thou didst come for our redemption and liberate our race.
Thou didst cure our afflictions, cleanse our sins and,
according to Thy compassion, Thou didst raise those who were dead.
Thou didst establish on earth the
But the hater of mankind, in his shameless impudence, attacketh
Her in the person of Her servers.
O Lord, do not leave Thy Holy Church without Thy care, that the promise that
Thou didst utter concerning Her invincibility may not
be shown false. Do not let Her majestic beauty be
disfigured or Her wealth be stolen.
Fulfil Thy promise that Thou didst make to Peter;
seal Thy words with deeds. Fortify Her gates,
strengthen Her bars, exalt Her horn, raise up Her head. Bless Her sons, preserve Her children, give peace to Her priests
and subdue those who wish Her evil.
May Thy peace dwell in Her, and drive away from Her
all evil schism. Grant that we may lead a calm, peaceful life in fear of Thee.
May we maintain our Faith, with great confidence and perfect love.
May our life be pleasing to Thee and may we find compassion in Thee in the day
of reckoning. May we ceaselessly bring praise to Thee, O Lord, and to Thy
Father and to Thy Holy Spirit. Amen.
From A Spiritual Psalter by our Holy Father St Ephraim
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