Day XII : Evening Prayer

65 — Te decet hymnus

1   You, O God, are to be praised in Zion, *
        and unto you shall vows be performed in Jerusalem.

2   You who hear our prayer, *
        unto you shall all flesh come.

3   My misdeeds prevail against me; *
        O be merciful and blot out our sins.

4   Blessed is the man whom you choose and receive unto yourself; *
        he shall dwell in your courts, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of your house, even of your holy temple.

5   You shall show us wonderful things in your righteousness, O God of our salvation, *
        for you are the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the isles that are far away.

6   You in your strength set firm the mountains, *
        and are girded about with power.

7   You still the raging of the seas, *
        the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the peoples.

8   Those who dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be in fear of your wonders; *
        you make the morning and evening to shout with joy.

9   You visit the earth and bless it; *
        you make it very plenteous.

10  The river of God is full of water; *
        you prepare the grain, for so you provide for the earth.

11  You water its furrows; you send rain into the little valleys; *
        you make it soft with the drops of rain and bless the increase of it.

12  You crown the year with your goodness, *
        and your paths overflow with plenty.

13  The fields of the wilderness are rich in pasture, *
        and the little hills rejoice on every side.

14  The folds shall be full of sheep; *
        the valleys also shall stand so thick with grain that they shall laugh and sing.