00:16the Lord Almighty grant us a quiet night and a perfect end Amen our help is in
00:27the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth
00:41most merciful God we confess to you before the whole company of heaven and one
00:47another that we have sinned in thought word and deed I did what we have failed
00:55to do forgive us our sins heal us by your spirit and raise us to new life in Christ
01:08Amen O Lord make speed to save us O Lord make haste to help us glory be to the Father
01:21and to
01:21the Son and to the Holy Spirit as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world
01:29without
01:30end Amen Alleluia
01:39Psalm 73 certainly God is good to Israel and to those whose motives are pure but as for me my
01:50feet almost
01:51slipped my feet almost slid out from under me for I envied those who are proud as I observe the
01:59prosperity of the wicked for they suffer no pain their bodies are strong and well fed they are immune
02:08to the common trouble to men they do not suffer as other men do arrogance is their necklace and violence
02:16covers them like clothing their prosperity causes them to do wrong and their thoughts are sinful
02:26they mock and say evil things they proudly threaten violence they speak as if they rule in heaven and lay
02:35claim to the earth
02:38therefore they have more than enough food to eat and even suck up the water of the sea they say
02:44how does God know
02:46what we do is the most high aware of what goes on take a good look this is what the
02:56wicked are like those who always have it so easy and get richer and richer
03:03I concluded surely in vain I have kept my motives pure and maintained a pure lifestyle I suffer all day
03:13long and I am punished every morning
03:18if I had publicized these thoughts I would have betrayed your people and when I tried to make sense of
03:25this it was troubling to me
03:29then I entered the precincts of God's temple and I understood the destiny of the wicked
03:38surely you put them in slippery places and you bring them down to ruin
03:44how desolate they become in a mere moment terrifying judgments make their demise complete
03:53they are like a dream after one wakes up
03:56O Lord when you awake you will despise them
04:01yes my spirit was bitter and my insides felt sharp pain
04:06I was ignorant and lacked insight I was as senseless as an animal before you
04:15but I am continually with you you hold my right hand
04:19you guide me by your wise advice and then you will lead me to a position of honor
04:26whom do I have in heaven but you
04:28I desire no one but you on earth
04:33my flesh and my heart may grow weak but God always protects my heart and gives me stability
04:41yes look those far from you die
04:44you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you
04:48but as for me God's presence is all I need
04:52I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter as I declare all the things you have done
04:59glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
05:03as it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be
05:07world without end
05:10Amen
05:14Psalm 74
05:17Why O God have you permanently rejected us
05:20Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture
05:28Remember your people whom you acquired in ancient times
05:32whom you rescued so that they could be your very own nation as well as Mount Zion where you dwell
05:41Hurry to the permanent ruins and to all the damage the enemy has done to the temple
05:48Your enemies roar in the middle of your sanctuary
05:51They set up their battle flags
05:54They invade like lumberjacks swinging their axes in a thick forest
06:00And now they are tearing down all its engravings with axes and crowbars
06:06They set your sanctuary on fire
06:09They desecrate your dwelling place by knocking it to the ground
06:15They say to themselves
06:16We will oppress all of them
06:20They burn down all the places where people worship God in the land
06:26We do not see any signs of God's presence
06:29There are no longer any prophets
06:31And we have no one to tell us how long this will last
06:36How long O God
06:37Will the adversary hurl insults
06:40Will the enemy blaspheme your name forever
06:44Why do you remain inactive
06:48Intervene and destroy him
06:51But God has been my king from ancient times
06:55Performing acts of deliverance on the earth
06:59You destroyed the sea by your strength
07:02You shattered the heads of the sea monster in the water
07:06You crushed the heads of the leviathan
07:09You fed him to the people who live along the coast
07:13You broke open the spring and the stream
07:16You dried up perpetually flowing rivers
07:20You established the cycle of day and night
07:23You put the moon and the sun in place
07:28You set up all the boundaries of the earth
07:31You created the cycle of summer and winter
07:35Remember how the enemy hurls insults, O Lord
07:38And how a foolish nation blasphemes your name
07:44Do not hand the life of your dove
07:46Over to a wild animal
07:49Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people
07:55Remember your covenant promises
07:57For the dark regions of the earth
07:59Are full of places where violence rules
08:03Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame
08:08Let the oppressed and the poor praise your name
08:12Rise up, O God
08:13Defend your honour
08:15Remember how fools insult you all day long
08:19Do not disregard what your enemies say
08:22Or the unceasing shouts of those who defy you
08:28Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
08:31As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
08:35World without end
08:38Amen
08:45You, O Lord, are in the midst of us
08:48And we are called by your name
08:51Leave us not, O Lord, our God
08:57Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit
09:02Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit
09:08For you have redeemed me, Lord God of truth
09:13I commend my spirit
09:18Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
09:23Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit
09:34Now, according to your word, Sovereign Lord
09:37Permit your servant to depart in peace
09:40For my eyes have seen your salvation
09:43That you have prepared in the presence of all peoples
09:48A light for the revelation to the Gentiles
09:52And for glory to your people Israel
09:57Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit
10:01As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
10:05World without end
10:07Amen
10:12Lighten our darkness, Lord, we pray
10:15And in your great mercy
10:17Defend us from all perils and dangers of this night
10:21For the love of your only Son, our Saviour
10:25Jesus Christ
10:27Amen
10:31Our Father who art in heaven
10:33Hallowed be thy name
10:35Thy kingdom come
10:37Thy will be done
10:39On earth as it is in heaven
10:43Give us this day
10:44Our daily bread
10:46And forgive us our trespasses
10:49As we forgive those who trespass against us
10:54Lead us not into temptation
10:56But deliver us from evil
10:59For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory
11:03Forever and ever
11:06Amen
11:10In peace will we lie down and sleep
11:14For you alone, Lord, make us dwell in safety
11:21Abide with us, Lord Jesus
11:24For the night is at hand
11:26And the day is now past
11:31As the night watch looks for the morning
11:34So do we look for you, O Christ
11:40Come with the dawning of the day
11:42And make yourself known in the breaking of the bread
11:50May the Lord bless us and watch over us
11:53The Lord make his face shine upon us
11:56And be gracious to us
12:00The Lord look kindly on us
12:03And give us peace
12:06Amen
