Daily Bible Readings

VIN- - DI- - || cate | — | me, | O | God, *
    And plead my cause against an un- | god- | ly | na- | tion; -
|| Oh, deliver me from the deceitful | and | un- | just | man! *
    For You are the | God | of | my | strength; - (Psalm 43:1–2a)
|| Oh, send out Your | light | and | Your | truth! *
    Let them lead me; let them bring me to | Your | ho- | ly | hill. -
|| Then I will go to the | al- | tar | of | God, *
    To God my | ex- | ceed- | ing | joy. -
|| Why are you cast | down, | O | my | soul? *
    And why are you disquiet- | ed | with- | in | me? -
|| Hope in God; for I | shall | yet | praise | Him, *
    The help of my counte- | nance | and | my | God. - (Psalm 43:3a, 4–5)

(From Judica through Holy Saturday the Gloria Patri is omitted.)

|| Vindi- | cate | me, | O | God, *
    And plead my cause against an un- | god- | ly | na- | tion; -
|| Oh, deliver me from the deceitful | and | un- | just | man! *
    For You are the | God | of | my | strength; - (Psalm 43:1–2a)

Matins: Psalm 54

Vespers: Psalm 27

|| Deliver me, O Lord, from | my | en- | e- | mies; *
    Teach me | to | do | Your | will. -
|| He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who | rise | a- | gainst | me; *
    You have delivered me from the | vi- | o- | lent | man. - (Psalm 143:9a, 10a, 18:48)

Tract (From Septuagesima to Holy Saturday, the Tract replaces the Verse)

||“Many a time they have afflicted | me | from | my | youth,” *
    Let Is- | ra- | el | now | say -
|| —“Many a time they have afflicted | me | from | my | youth; *
    Yet they have not pre- | vailed | a- | gainst | me.” - (Psalm 129:1-2)