THE PROKEIMENA, ALLELUIA, COMMUNION AND ENTRANCE VERSES

THE SUNDAY PROKEIMENA AND ALLELUIA VERSES FOR MATINS AND THE LITURGY IN THE EIGHT TONES

First Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 11:5,6, 7

    Now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set myself for salvation; I will speak boldly thereof.
    Verse: The wordsof the Lord are pure words.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm32:22, 1

    Let thy mercy be upon us, 0 Lord, as we have setour hope on thee.
    Verse: Rejoicein the Lord, ye righteous; praise becometh the upright.

Alleluia, Psalm 17:47, 50

    It is God who giveth me vengeance, and hath subjectedpeoples under me.
    Verse: Who magnifieththe salvations of his king, and showeth mercy to David his anointed andto his seed for ever.

Second Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 7:7,1

    Rise up, O Lord my God, in the precept which thouhast commanded, and the congregation of the people shall compass thee.
    Verse: O Lordmy God, in thee have I hoped; save me.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm1 1 7:14, 18

    My might and my song is the Lord, and He is becomemy salvation.
    Verse: The Lordhath sorely chastened me; but He hath not given me over unto death.

Alleluia, Psalm 19:2, 10

    The Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation; thename of the God of Jacob defend thee.
    Verse: O Lord,save the king and hearken unto us, in what day soever we shall call uponthee.

Third Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 95:10, 1

    Say it among the nations; that the Lord hath becomeKing; for He hath set aright the world, which shall not be moved.
    Verse: O singunto the Lord a new song; O sing unto the Lord, all the earth.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm46:6, 1

    Sing psalms unto our God, sing psalms; sing psalmsunto our King, sing psalms.
    Verse: All yenations, clap your hands; shout unto God with a joyful voice.

Alleluia, Psalm 30:1, 2

    In thee, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be ashamed.
    Verse: Be thouunto me as God defender, and a House of refuge in order to save me.

Fourth Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 43:26,1

    Arise, O Lord, help us, and redeem us for thy name'ssake.
    Verse: O God,we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared it unto us.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm103:24, 1

    How great are thy works become, 0 Lord; in wisdomhast thou made them all.
    Verse: Blessthe Lord, 0 my soul; 0 Lord my God, thou art become exceeding great.

Alleluia, Psalm 44:4, 7

    Draw thy bow, and prosper, and reign, because oftruth and meekness and righteousness.
    Verse: Thouhast loved righteousness and hated transgression.

Fifth Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 9:33,1

    Arise, O Lord my God, let thine hand be lifted up,for thou art King unto the ages.
    Verse: I willconfess thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will declare all thy wonders.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 11:8, 1

    Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us and guard us from thisgeneration and forevermore.
    Verse: Saveme, 0 Lord, for there is not one holy man left.

Alleluia, Psalm 88:2, 3

    Thy mercies, O Lord, I shall sing forever; from generationto generation shall I declare thy truth with my mouth.
    Verse: For thouhast said, Mercy shall be built up forever; thy truth shall be made readyin the heavens.

Sixth Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 79:2,1

    O Lord, arouse thy power, and come to save us.
    Verse: O Shepherdof Israel, attend, thou that guidest Joseph like a sheep.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm27:9, 1

    Save, O Lord, thy people; and bless thine inheritance.
    Verse: To thee,O Lord, have I cried; 0 my God, keep thou not silent toward me.

Alleluia, Psalm 90:1, 2

    He that dwelleth in the help of the Most High, underthe shelter of the God of heaven shall abide.
    Verse: He shallsay to the Lord, Thou art my succor, and my refuge, my God, and I shallhope in Him.

Seventh Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 9:33,1

    Arise, O Lord my God, let thine hand be lifted up;forget not thy needy ones till the end.
    Verse: I willconfess thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will declare all thy wonders.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm28:1 1, 1

    The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lordwill bless His people with peace.
    Verse: Bringunto the Lord, ye sons of God, bring young rams unto the Lord.

Alleluia, Psalm 91:1, 2

    It is good to confess to the Lord, and to sing psalmsto thy name, 0 Most High.
    Verse: To proclaimthy mercy in the morning and thy truth in the night.

Eighth Tone

At Matins, the Prokeimenon, Psalm 145:9,1

    The Lord shall be King forever, thy God, O Zion,from generation to generation.
    Verse: Praisethe Lord, O my soul; I will praise the Lord in my life.

At the Liturgy, the Prokeimenon, Psalm75: 1 1, 1

    Pray ye, and render unto the Lord our God.
    Verse: In Judeais God known; in Israel great is His name.

Alleluia, Psalm 94:1, 2

    O come, let us rejoice unto the Lord; let us shoutunto God our Savior.
    Verse: Let uscome before His presence in confession, and in psalms let us shout untoHim.
 


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