Daily Office

¹Lord, I call upon you; hasten to me, *
and consider my voice when I cry to you.

²Let my prayer be set forth in your sight as the incense; *
and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.

³Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth, *
and keep the door of my lips.

²³Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep waters;

²⁴They beheld the works of the Lord *
and his wonders in the deep.

²⁵Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.

²⁶They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their peril.

²⁷They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits’ end.

²⁸Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.

²⁹He stilled the storm to a whisper *
and quieted the waves of the sea.

³⁰Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.

³¹Let them give thanks to the Lord for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.

³²Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in the council of the elders.

²¹When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss. ²²Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life amongst you, but only of the ship. ²³For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve, ²⁴saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’ ²⁵Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.

¹O sing to the Lord a new song, *
for he has done marvelous things.

²With his own right hand and with his holy arm *
he has won himself the victory.

³The Lord declared his salvation; *
his righteousness he has openly shown in the sight of the nations.

⁴He has remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel, *
and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

⁵Show yourselves joyful to the Lord, all you lands; *
sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

⁶Praise the Lord upon the harp; *
sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

⁷With trumpets also and the sound of the horn, *
O show yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

⁸Let the sea make a noise, and all that is in it, *
the round world, and those who dwell therein.

⁹Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, *
for he has come to judge the earth.

¹⁰With righteousness shall he judge the world, *
and the peoples with equity.