day 22 : e v ening pray er
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Paratum cor meum

1  O God, my heart is fixed, my heart is firmly fixed; *
I will sing and give praise with the best that I have.
2  Awake, my soul; awake, lute and harp; *
I myself will awaken the dawn.
3  I will give thanks unto you, O Lord, among the peoples, *
and I will sing praises unto you among the nations,
4  For the greatness of your mercy reaches to the heavens, *
and your faithfulness to the clouds.

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5  Exalt yourself, O God, above the heavens; *
let your glory be over all the earth.
6  That your beloved may be delivered, *
save me by your right hand, and answer me.
7  God has spoken in his holiness: *
“I will rejoice and divide Shechem, and parcel out the valley 
of Succoth.
8  Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; *
Ephraim also is the helmet for my head; Judah is my scepter.
9  Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast my shoe; *
over Philistia will I triumph.”
10  Who will lead me into the strong city, *
and who will bring me into Edom?
11  Have you not forsaken us, O God? *
And will you not, O God, go forth with our hosts?
12  O help us against the enemy, *
for vain is the help of man.
13  Through God we shall do great acts, *
for it is he who shall tread down our enemies.