Quarterly Psalter

Also read at:

• Vespers

Also read at:

• Mid-hour of the 3rd Hour

This reading ends with v. 20, "My soul hath longed to desire Thy judgments at all times."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 21, "Thou hast rebuked the proud; cursed are they that decline from Thy commandments." It ends with v. 37, "Turn away mine eyes that I may not see vanity, quicken Thou me in Thy way."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 38, "Establish for Thy servant Thine oracle unto fear of Thee." It ends with v. 58, "I entreated Thy countenance with my whole heart: Have mercy on me according to Thy word."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 59, "I have thought on Thy ways, and I have turned my feet back to Thy testimonies." It ends with v. 72, "The law of Thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver." This ending is also the end of the first stasis of Ps. 118 according to the liturgical reading of the Psalter according to Kathismata which is usually followed by Glory/Both Now/Alleluia.

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 73 which is also the beginning of the second stasis of Ps. 118 according to the liturgical reading of the Psalter according to Kathismata, "Thy hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding and I will learn Thy commandments." It ends with v. 93, "I will never forget Thy statutes, for in them hast Thou quickened me." This is also the middle of Psalm 118.

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 94 which is the middle of Psalm 118, "I am Thine, save me; for after Thy statutes have I sought." It ends with v. 102, "From Thy judgments have I not declined, for Thou hast set a law for me."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 103, "How sweet to my palate are Thy sayings! more sweet than honey to my mouth." It ends with v. 117, "Help me, and I shall be saved; and I will meditate on Thy statutes continually."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 118, "Thou hast set at nought all that depart from Thy statutes, for unrighteous is their inward thought." It ends with v. 131, "I opened my mouth and drew in my breath, for I longed for Thy commandments." This ending is also the end of the second stasis of Ps. 118 according to the liturgical reading of the Psalter according to Kathismata which is usually followed by Glory/Both Now/Alleluia.

Also read at:

• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 132 which is also the beginning of the third stasis of Ps. 118 according to the liturgical reading of the Psalter according to Kathismata, "Look upon me and have mercy on me, according to the judgment of them that love Thy name." It ends with v. 149, "Hear my voice, O Lord, according to Thy mercy; according to Thy judgment, quicken me."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 150, "They have drawn nigh that lawlessly persecute me, but from Thy law are they far removed." It ends with v. 164, "Seven times a day have I praised Thee for the judgments of Thy righteousness."

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• The Midnight Service

This reading begins with v. 165, "Much peace have they that love Thy law, and for them there is no stumbling-block" Read to the end of the psalm, which is also the end of the third stasis of Ps. 118 according to the liturgical reading of the Psalter according to Kathismata which is usually followed by Glory/Both Now/Alleluia.

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• The Midnight Service

This reading ends with v. 14, "I have not concealed Thy mercy, nor Thy truth, from the great assemblage."

This reading begins with v. 15, "But Thou, O Lord, remove not Thy compassions far from me; let Thy mercy and Thy truth continually help me." Read to the end of the psalm.

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• Mid-hour of the 9th Hour
• Royal Hours 6th Hour

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• Vespers

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• Vespers

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• Royal Hours 1st Hour

This reading ends with v. 19, "But Thou, O Lord, remove not Thy help far from me; attend unto mind aid."

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• Royal Hours 1st Hour

This reading begins with v. 20, "Rescue my soul from the sword, even this only-begotten one of mine from the hand of the dog."  Read to the end of the psalm.

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• 3rd Hour
• Great Compline

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• Great Compline

Also read at:

• Great Compline

This reading ends with v. 14, "But as for me, I have hoped in Thee, O Lord; I said: Thou art my God; in Thy hands are my lots."

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• Great Compline

This reading begins with v. 15, "Deliver me from the hands of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me."  Read to the end of the psalm.

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• Royal Hours 3rd Hour

This reading ends with v. 17, "As though it had been a neighbor, as though it had been our brother, so sought I to please; as one mourning and sad of countenance, so humbled I myself."

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• Royal Hours 3rd Hour

This reading begins with v. 18, "Yet against me they rejoiced and gathered together; scourges were gathered together upon me, and I knew it not."  Read to the end of the psalm.

This is an extended reading only for February 28th, spread over 2 days on leap years.

This is an extended reading only for February 28th, spread over 2 days on leap years.

Psalm 83 is also read at:

• 9th Hour