MIDNIGHT PRAYER (Matins)

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Psalm 30

1 I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up,
    and did not let my foes rejoice over me.
2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,
    and you have healed me.
3 O Lord, you brought up my soul from Sheol,
    restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.[a]

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his faithful ones,
    and give thanks to his holy name.
5 For his anger is but for a moment;
    his favour is for a lifetime.
Weeping may linger for the night,
    but joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,
    ‘I shall never be moved.’
7 By your favour, O Lord,
    you had established me as a strong mountain;
you hid your face;
    I was dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cried,
    and to the Lord I made supplication:
9 ‘What profit is there in my death,
    if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?
10 Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me!
    O Lord, be my helper!’

11 You have turned my mourning into dancing;
    you have taken off my sackcloth
    and clothed me with joy,
12 so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.
    O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you for ever.

Special Prayer

May our eyes behold Your return to Zion in mercy.
Blessed are You Adonai, who restores His Divine Presence to Zion.

We thankfully acknowledge that You are the Lord our God.
You are the strength of our life,
the shield of our salvation in every generation.
We will give thanks to You and recount Your praise,
evening, morning and noon,
for our lives which are committed into Your hand,
for our souls which are entrusted to You,
for Your miracles which are with us daily,
and for Your continual wonders and blessings.
You are the Beneficent One,
for Your mercies never cease;
the Merciful One,
for Your kindnesses never end;
for we always place our hope in You.
Amen.

Thanksgiving

Thank Him for 3 things that happened today (Good or Not!)

HASHKIVEINU

Lay us down to sleep, O LORD our God, in peace,
raise us erect, our King, to life;
and spread over us the shelter of Your peace.
Set us aright with good counsel from before Your Presence,
and save us for Your Name’s sake.
Shield us, remove from us foe, plague, sword, famine, and woe;
and remove spiritual impediment from before us
and behind us
and in the shadow of Your wings shelter us
For You are God who protects and rescues us;
the gracious and compassionate King.
Safeguard our going and coming
for life and for peace from now to eternity.
Blessed are You, O LORD,
Who protects His people forever.
Amen.

The Blessing

May God our Redeemer show us compassion and love.
Amen