1. Unto the end. A psalm for David.

2. May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.

3. May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.

4. May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burnt offering be made fat.

5. May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.

6. We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.

7. The Lord fulfil all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.

8. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will call upon the name of the Lord our God.

9. They are bound, and have fallen; but we are risen, and are set upright. O Lord, save the king: and hear us in the day that we shall call upon thee.





“Não queremos aceitar o fato de que o sofrimento é necessário para nossa alma e de que a cruz deve ser o nosso pão cotidiano. Assim como o corpo precisa ser nutrido, também a alma precisa da cruz, dia a dia, para purificá-la e desapegá-la das coisas terrenas. Não queremos entender que Deus não quer e não pode salvar-nos nem santificar-nos sem a cruz. Quanto mais Ele chama uma alma a Si, mais a santifica por meio da cruz.” São Padre Pio de Pietrelcina