But you, O Lord, have mercy on me, and raise me up again. And I will requite them.
This is the generation that seeks him, that seeks the face of the God of Jacob.
Your hand dispersed the Gentiles, and you transplanted them. You afflicted a people, and you expelled them.
For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.
For he is my God and my Savior. He is my helper; I will not be expelled.
For you are great, and you perform wonders. You alone are God.
Before the mountains became, or the land was formed along with the world: from ages past, even to all ages, you are God.
Mercy and truth guard the king, and his throne is strengthened by clemency.
It is Christ who, in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offered prayers and supplications to the One who was able to save him from death, and who was heard because of his reverence.