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Psalm 90 in Russian. Basic prayers we need to know. About the Orthodox faith

This psalm has the following inscription: The praise of David's songs is not written by the Jews. And in the Psalter published by the Russian Bible Society, translated from the Hebrew language, it has the following inscription: “David’s Song of Praise,” to which the inscription of the Vulgate corresponds, i.e. Bible in Latin, without added words: not inscribed with Jew, but simply: “laus cantici David XC”, i.e. "David's song of praise." All this indicates that in the ancient Jewish collection of psalms no inscription was placed over the 90th psalm, and that the short inscription that now exists: “David’s Song of Praise” was entered into the book of psalms later, for example, during the creation of the Greek translation of the LXX interpreters , and was introduced, of course, not spontaneously, but on the basis of the ancient traditions of the Old Testament Church that reached the wise publishers, who attributed the composition of this psalm to David.

The peculiarity of this psalm is the rapid change of faces expressing their thoughts and feelings. Here either the prophet expresses his thoughts about the righteous man who lives in complete hope in God (vv. 1–2), or, turning to the righteous man, he reassures him with the blessings that are poured out on the one who trusts in God (vv. 3–8, 10–13) , or speaks on behalf of this righteous man, completely devoted to the will of God (vv. 2,9), or on behalf of God Himself, expressing His favor to the righteous man (vv. 14-16).

Some of the interpreters see in this psalm a general, abstract poetic image of a righteous man, in which all cases of deliverance are taken by the psalmist completely arbitrarily, without any historical relation, and who goes as much to David as to Hezekiah, and to any other righteous man. Others point out in him such features that almost all remarkably suit the face of the pious king of Judah Hezekiah and the circumstances of his time. Whoever is familiar with the history of this Hezekiah, it is absolutely clear that in the indicated image of the righteous man we have a poetic image of this story. In view of the clear similarity of the presented image of the righteous man with the story of Hezekiah, already Blessed. Theodoret, who generally attributed all the psalms to David, recognized Psalm 90 as a prophecy of David about Hezekiah.

He who lives in the help of the Most High will dwell in the shelter of the Heavenly God, says to the Lord: You are my intercessor and my refuge, mine, and I trust in Him.

The not entirely clear meaning of the sayings of verse 1, according to the Church Slavonic translation, becomes clear when reading other translations. So, translated from Hebrew it reads: “He who lives under the cover of the Most High (in the shelter of the Heavenly God) rests in the shadow of the Almighty”; and translated from Latin it reads like this: “Whoever lives with the help of the Most High (Allissimr) will abide in the protection of the Heavenly God. He will say to the Lord: You are my intercessor and my refuge: mine, I will trust in Him.” This expresses, on the one hand, the complete devotion to the will of God of a person who trusts in no one else but God, and on the other, the complete security of one who is in close communion with the Heavenly God, under His strong protection. In prayer he turns to God alone and boldly says to Him: You are my protector and You alone are my refuge; and not only in prayer, but also before others confesses: He is mine and in Him I trust.

For He will deliver you from the snare of the trap and from rebellious words: His lashes will overshadow you, and under His wing you will hope: His truth will surround you with weapons.

Here the prophet, turning his speech to the one most protected by God, says that the Lord will deliver you from the net of the fowler (bird catcher or trapper, from the network of catchers) and from any hostile word that could lead you into confusion ( rebellious at words), in general from any slander and conspiracy against you. He will cover you, will overshadow or protect you as if with his shoulders ( His splash will overshadow you), and you will have hope that under His protection you will remain safe ( and under the krill you hope). In the first expression, the image of speech is borrowed from those warriors who, during battle, stand in the front ranks and cover those behind them with their shoulders, and in the second expression, the similarity is taken from birds who cover their chicks with their wings. Thus, the psalmist’s thought can be expressed this way: the almighty power of God will protect you, and, being under the protection of Divine care, you will be completely safe. Herself true God will surround you on all sides weapons. Under by the truth of God One must understand here God's fidelity to the promises: He promises His help to all those who trust in Him, and really gives it. According to the translation from Hebrew, the last speech is expressed as follows: “His truth is a shield and a fence.”

Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the day, from the thing that passes in the darkness, from the debris and the demon of the midday.

Many people are susceptible fear at night time, with threatening danger, and sometimes without any danger at all, with just the idea of danger, due to the surrounding darkness. Some, in addition, brought up in various superstitions, experience some kind of unaccountable fear during so-called “meetings”. Although such superstitions about “meetings” are not universal and not acceptable to everyone, nevertheless they have always existed, one might say, from ancient times, and therefore they cannot be ignored. The psalmist, as if representing all such cases fear, calms a person who is under the protection of God, telling him: protected by the power of God, you will not be afraid of any dangers, neither obvious nor secret, neither day nor night, you will not have nightly fear, you will not be afraid and arrows flying during the day. You'll get rid of from any(hostile) things, which happens at night ( transient in darkness), from a dangerous “meeting” and from any accident unexpected during “meetings” ( from cartilage, i.e. from everything that happens to us accidentally), and from the evil spirit that attacks at noon. Under the name noon demon of course an evil spirit, on a clear day or at noon disease that causes various types of harm to a person, for example, pestilence and infection. Others, by the name of the midday demon, mean the heat of the sun, which burns intensely in Palestine and is deadly to travelers. And blzh. Jerome, in agreement with this, meant the pestilence, or deadly wind, known in the East, called Samum.

Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you: behold, behold your eyes and see the reward of sinners.

Dangers threaten people from all sides. On the one side thousand, or as translated from Hebrew: “A thousand will fall near you and darkness on your right hand” ( and darkness at your right hand), i.e. and thousands, and tens of thousands, and countless numbers of enemies will attack you, but they will not touch you ( won't come close to you). Or this: if a thousand enemies attack you on one side, and ten thousand or countless numbers on the other, then even then none of them will come close to you or destroy you. And you will not only not suffer any harm from the attacking wicked, but on the contrary, you will only look with your own eyes, and you yourself will see their reward from the Lord ( Look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners). So it was with the pious king of Judah Hezekiah. When Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, attacked him with a large army and besieged Jerusalem, then Hezekiah prayerfully cried out to the Lord God, placing all his trust in Him. And the Lord soon delivered Hezekiah from the terrible danger that threatened him, defeating in one night the entire large (185 thousand) army of the Assyrians ().

For You, O Lord, are my hope: You have made the Most High your refuge.

Trusting in God and always living in the help of the Almighty he says to himself with pleasure: You, Lord, are all my hope and support ( for you, O Lord, are my hope) and having said so, you have chosen one Most High ( you put it) your refuge, says the psalmist.

Evil will not come to you, and wound will not approach your body: as His angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot on a stone: you step on an asp and a basilisk and cross a lion and a serpent.

Here in verse 10, instead of the words: telesi to yours, – you need to read: your village, as this place was corrected in the footnote in the new (since 1890) editions of the Bible and Psalms, in accordance with the translation from the Hebrew, as well as the Greek and Vulgate (“village, dwelling,” Greek, Lat. tabemaculuni), And again the prophet continues to speak about the Providence of God, which protects a person who is completely devoted to Him, saying this: after you have chosen God as your refuge, no evil will come to you, and no blow will reach your dwelling (village) ( and the wound will not come near your body). And then he indicates the direct, immediate reason for such salvation from disaster or threatening evil: God, in whom you have placed all your trust, will send His angels and command them ( His angels commandment about you), to protect you in all your affairs ( keep you in all your ways). They, these angels, at the command of God, will take you, so to speak, into their arms and will support you so as not to trip your foot on a stone ( not when you dash your foot against a stone), i.e. so that you do not fall into temptation when you encounter any temptation on the path of moral life. In a word leg, says St. Athanasius of Alexandria, means "soul", and the word stone- "sin" . Verse 13, translated from the Hebrew, reads: “You will tread on the lion and the adder, you will trample the skimn and the dragon.” Asp, basilisk and dragon, although unknown to us, these are the most terrible snakes. This is how they are described in the famous “Interpretation of the Psalms of Palladius, Bishop of Sarapul.” “The writer of everyday life calls the venom of the asp “incurable” (); due to his ferocity, he resists all “spells” (); no less scary basilisk(spectacled snake): his fiery eyes have a dangerous effect on animals; its poison is fatal, and an animal stung by it dies soon; by invincible power and, as it were, by the power of life and death over other animals, basilisk in ancient times it was a symbol of terrible, royal power. The Dragon(boa constrictor, or boa) is the largest of all serpents, up to 30 or 40 feet long (about 12 m. - Red.), swallows people, bulls and oxen; due to his terrible power, he portrays himself as the “devil” (). Lion's power ( skimna) is known." The sayings of this verse, like the previous ones, express the idea that being protected by angels, you will repel the attacks of the most terrible enemies: you will be safe, harmless step on the asp and basilisk, you will trample(overcome) lion and dragon. These animals, as the most terrible, serve as an image of imminent danger or worst enemies. Here the idea is figuratively expressed that for a person protected by angels, nothing at all, even the most terrible, can be dangerous.

For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver, and I will cover, and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will overcome him and glorify him: I will fill him with long days and show him My salvation.

After reassuring the righteous man with comforting words about the angels sent by God to protect him from various troubles and misfortunes, the prophet introduces God Himself speaking about the righteous man in the following expressions: because he trusted in Me ( for I trust in Me), then I will deliver him and hide him from danger. And because he knew and believed in Me ( for I know my name), i.e. He served and worshiped me alone, not recognizing other gods. I will always help him and listen to his prayer ( I'll hear him). If any sorrow befalls him, then I will be with him in the sorrow ( I am with him in sorrow), I will deliver him ( I'll hate him) from all sorrowful and difficult circumstances, and I will not only deliver, but also I will glorify him, i.e. and I will direct the most unfortunate circumstances to his prosperity and glory. I will do for him what I once did for the long-suffering righteous Job, or what I did for the pious king of Judah Hezekiah. With the length of the days I will fulfill it, i.e. he will receive a long life on earth and will be honored with the eternally blissful life of the next century.

Psalm 90: Alive in the help of the Most High

Even in ancient times, every person knew the text of the main protective prayer Psalm 90 Alive in the help of the Most High. But most modern Orthodox people also remember his holy words by heart and wear a consecrated belt with the text.

How and where to read

Reading requires a special mood that allows the prayer word to reach every corner of human consciousness.

It is important that prayer comes from the depths of the soul. God does not like empty speech. He needs strong faith, a desire for the best.

Before starting psalm reading, it is necessary to repent of sins. This is the Sacrament of Confession, performed in an Orthodox church.
If it is not possible to confess (due to weakness or other valid reasons), then you need to remember your sins, repent, and ask Christ for forgiveness for the sinful acts you have committed.
It is advisable to ask for a blessing to read the Psalm from the priest of the local temple.
Typically, clergy bless parishioners for 40 days of prayer. At first, it is allowed to read the Psalm from the prayer book, but it must be learned by heart.

You need to say a prayer in the temple in front of the Face of Christ or at home in front of the iconostasis. The prayer book must be baptized in Orthodoxy and wear a cross on the body - the main symbol of the Orthodox faith.

Important! The main protective prayer is often read to free the mind from bad, sinful thoughts. Therefore, if a person feels that he is ready to break one of the Commandments of God, then it is urgent to read Living in the Help of the Most High.

This is one of the reasons why you need to know the text by heart, because at any moment you may need support from Heaven.

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God.

Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him.

Yako Toy will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words.

His cloak will cover you and you will hope under His wing: His truth will surround you with weapons.

Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days.

From things that pass away in the darkness, from clots and the midday demon.

Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand; he won't come close to you.

Look at your eyes and see the reward of sinners.

For You, O Lord, are my hope. You have made the Most High your refuge.

Evil will not come to you. And the wound will not come close to your body.

As His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways.

They will take you in their arms, but not when you dash your foot against a stone.

Tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent.

For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver; I will cover, and because I have known My name.

He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him, and I will glorify him.

I will fill him with long days, and show him My salvation.

Prayer Song Rules

Any prayer is a frank dialogue with God. She helps those who, with faith and true repentance, turn to the Almighty, asking Him for protection, peace of mind, and assistance in any difficulties.

Attention! Psalm 90 Alive in the help of the Most High cannot be read periodically, “for show,” otherwise “let it be done to you according to your faith.”

Reading it every day, preferably in the morning or before starting any task, the great meaning of the words of the Psalm, Divine truth, is revealed to a person. The man of prayer realizes that he is not alone in the world, the Heavenly Father, the Great Comforter and Intercessor is always next to him, and all trials are His great providence and an invaluable lesson for the soul.

Appeal to the Lord in the dialect of Psalm 90:

can protect from any troubles and even save from death;
cure serious illnesses;
protect from witchcraft influence;
all obstacles on the path to the cherished goal will be revealed to the one praying, he will be successful in everything, all controversial issues will be resolved.

In addition, the text of the prayer contains a prophecy - the coming of the Savior - the main Protector of the Orthodox Christian - a person who believes in Christ.

The modern world is the other side of spiritual reality, so a person does not always understand the reasons for the troubles that occur. Despite this, the Lord is invisibly present among people. He sends his grace through angels, archangels, saints, and ordinary people.

The meaning of prayer

In many difficult and difficult situations, the Psalm helps, saves from troubles and misfortunes, consoles in grief, guides on the right path, strengthens the spirit, and instills faith in the best.

With sincere prayer, the Almighty God hears each prayer book and, like a loving Father, sends help to his children. This is a reward, which is usually greater the more a person deserves it before Him. But God does not follow the principle “you give me - I give you.” It often happens that He helps great sinners who have strong faith and hope in Divine blessings so that the sinful servant of God becomes more and more strengthened in faith.

At the same time, people who believe in Christ and live according to His Commandments do not always receive blessings from Heaven. The Lord sometimes allows attacks from the devilish forces to admonish Christians, to strengthen their spirit, and makes it clear that the sins committed could have been avoided.

When a person understands this, his life path becomes smooth and calm. The Providence of God is present in everything, all tests are given to people according to their strength and for the good! But God’s Providence is not known to anyone in advance, people are not given the opportunity to know it before the allotted time, and there is no point in doing so.

The Lord is a Lover of Mankind, with faith in His help you can not be afraid of danger, because the Power of the Lord is great!

Psalm 90

Psalm 90 – Alive in the help of the Most High

Living in the help of the Most High, he will settle in the shelter of the Heavenly God. Says the Lord: Thou art my Protector and my Refuge, my God, and I trust in Him. Yako Toy will deliver you from the snare of the trap, and from rebellious words. His cloak will overshadow you, and you will trust under His wing. His truth will surround you with a weapon, you will not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days, from the thing that passes in darkness, from the cloak and demon of the midday. Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come close to you. Look before your eyes, and you will see the reward of sinners. For You, O Lord, are my hope, You have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and wound will not come close to your body. As His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but not when you dash your foot against a stone. Tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent. For I have trusted in Me, and I will deliver; I will cover and because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow, I will destroy him and glorify him; I will fill him with long days, and show him My salvation.

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From the book of Archpriest Valentin Biryukov (Psalm 90):

In 1977, in Samarkand, I witnessed another case of amazing healing after prayers.

One day a mother brought two daughters to me, one of them suffered from seizures.

Father, perhaps you know how to cure Olya? She was completely tormented by seizures - she was beaten twice a day.

Is your daughter baptized? - I ask.

But what about - baptized.

Well, does she wear a cross?

Father. How can I tell you? Yes, only two weeks since they put a cross on her.

I shook my head: what kind of Christian is without a cross? It's like a warrior without a weapon. Completely defenseless. I started talking to them. He advised me to confess and take communion, and to read the 90th Psalm - “Alive in the help of the Most High” - 40 times every day.

Three days later this woman came with two daughters - Olya and Galya. They confessed, took communion and began to read Psalm 90 40 times daily, as I advised them (my parents taught me this prayer rule). And - a miracle - only two days later the whole family read the 90th Psalm before Olya stopped having seizures. We got rid of a serious illness without any hospitals. Shocked, my mother came to me and asked how much money was needed “for the work.”

“What are you doing, mommy,” I say, “it wasn’t me who did it, it was the Lord.” You see for yourself: what the doctors could not do, God did as soon as you turned to him with faith and repentance.

Another case of healing is associated with Psalm 90 - from deafness.

An elderly man named Nikolai came to our Ascension Church in Novosibirsk. He began to complain about grief:

Father, I have trouble hearing for a long time, since the 4th grade of school. And now it has become completely unbearable. In addition, both the liver and stomach hurt.

Do you keep fasts? - I ask him.

No, what kind of posts are there! At work, whatever they feed me, that’s what I eat.

It was the fifth week of Lent.

“Nicholas,” I tell him, “before Easter, eat only Lenten food and read “Alive in the Help of the Most High” 40 times daily.

After Easter, Nikolai comes in tears, and takes his brother Vladimir with him.

Father, God save you. At Easter they sang “Christ is Risen” - but I couldn’t hear it. Well, I think the priest said - fast, God will help, but as I was deaf, I remain deaf! As soon as I thought that, it was as if the plugs had popped out of my ears. Immediately, in an instant, I began to hear normally.

This is what fasting means, this is what prayer means. This is what it means to read “Alive in the Help of the Vyshnyago”, without any doubt. We really need pure, repentant prayer - more food and water. If the water in the glass is cloudy, we won’t drink it. So the Lord wants us to pour out not muddy, but pure prayer from our souls, and expects pure repentance from us. And for this we are now given both time and freedom. There would be zeal.

A lot of sick people come to the temple. I give advice to everyone - to confess your sins, take communion and read the 90th Psalm 40 times every day (“Alive in the help of the Most High”). This prayer is very powerful. My grandfather, father and mother taught me to pray this way. We read this prayer at the front - and there were such miracles with God’s help! I advise those who are sick to read this prayer as a memory. This prayer has special power to protect us.

My grandfather Roman Vasilyevich loved to pray. I knew many prayers by heart. He often read prayers over the possessed: Psalm 90, “To the King of Heaven” and others. I believed that holy prayers could help anyone, even the sickest person. Probably, due to his childish pure faith, the Lord gave him such a gift that he knew in advance when the demoniac would be brought to him. They would bring him into the hut, tied hand and foot, and the grandfather would read the prayers, sprinkle him with holy water - and the man who had just been screaming and raving, became calm, and immediately slept for 2 hours after the grandfather’s prayers.

It was grandfather Roman Vasilyevich who taught me how best to read the 90th Psalm - “Alive in the help of the Most High.” 40 times daily, and for sick people, especially those possessed by demons, it is better to read this psalm by heart. I have been convinced many times of the great power of this prayer if prayed with faith and contrition.

Psalm 90: text of the prayer and why it is read

Anyone who has heard at least once about “Psalm 90” (the text of the prayer will be given below) has probably wondered: why is it read? Psalm number 90 is a prayer endowed with enormous power: it can protect from all manifestations of evil and negativity, from unkind people, from evil spirits.

The ninetieth psalm is the strongest amulet. This prayer exhibits its protective properties not only when it is directly pronounced. The function of the amulet “Psalm 90” is well preserved when written by hand on a piece of paper, a piece of leather or fabric. If you carry this “letter” close to your body, it will protect you from any misfortunes and misfortunes, accidents, ill-wishers and enemies, magical and other types of energy influence from the outside.

Mention of “Psalm 90” is found even in the Gospel (Matthew – 4:6; Luke – 4:11). While the Savior was fasting for 40 days in the desert, Satan tempted him. In order not to succumb to demonic machinations, Christ read the 11th and 12th verses of this prayer.

In Western Christianity, the ninetieth psalm is read or sung during evening worship; in the Middle Ages it was a mandatory part of the readings on Good Friday.

The Eastern Church uses prayer at funerals and memorial services, and “Psalm 90” is an indispensable part of the 6th hour service.

“Psalm 90”: text of prayer

“Psalm 90” is recommended to be read in Church Slavonic, although there are also translations of the prayer into modern Russian. The reason lies in the fact that during translation it is impossible to convey with absolute accuracy the deep meaning and content of the prayer text, its key idea.

In Church Slavonic, “Psalm 90” reads as follows:

In the Synodal translation into modern Russian, the text of the prayer “Psalm 90” is as follows:

From the history of the origin of the prayer “Psalm 90”

“Psalm 90” originates from the biblical book “Old Testament: Psalms” - there it comes under number 90 (hence the name). However, in Masoretic numbering it is assigned number 91. In the Christian religion, this prayer is also known by its first words: in Latin - “Qui habitat”, in Old Slavonic (Church Slavonic) - “Alive in help”.

Regarding the origin of “Psalm 90,” researchers are of the opinion that its authorship belongs to the prophet David. He wrote it in honor of his deliverance from a three-day pestilence. This prayer is also called the “Song of Praise of David” - under this name it appears in the Greek Psalter.

Contents and main ideas of the prayer “Psalm 90”

“Psalm 90” is one of the most powerful prayers. The text of the psalm is permeated with the idea that the Lord is the protector and reliable refuge of all those who believe in him. He convinces us that a person who sincerely believes in God with all his heart may not be afraid of any danger. “Psalm 90” conveys the idea that faith in the Most High has irresistible power. Elements of prophecy can also be found in prayer - it points to the coming of the Savior, who is the most important protector of any believer.

“David’s Song of Praise” is distinguished by expressive poetic language. It has its own clear structure. It can be roughly divided into three parts:

The first part is verses one and two.
The second part is verses three to thirteen.
The third part is verses fourteen to sixteen.

Interpretation of the prayer “Psalm 90”

Unfortunately, not everyone understands “Psalm 90” without a full interpretation. If we analyze each verse of the prayer, we get the following:

The Lord hears everyone who says the prayer “Psalm 90” and never refuses his help. God is merciful, therefore he often helps a person who has sinned a lot in his life, if he, when reading a prayer, turns to the Lord with deep and sincere faith in his heart, with trust in Him.

As a child, my mother always gave me a piece of paper with Psalm 90 written on it. At the time, of course, I didn’t understand what it was for, but now I made the same amulet for my children, only on a piece of cotton fabric, and sewed it into their clothes so that they would always be protected Gentlemen.

Thank you! I'll make the same amulet for myself. There will be a move to another country and a flight. I'm terribly afraid of flying on airplanes, panic is already starting...

Hello! My son drinks heavily.

Hello, Elena! If a son drinks, prayer is not always enough; it has long been clear that without the person himself recognizing the problem, it is difficult to help him. As far as I know, there is a prayer to St. Nicholas the Saint and others; you need to ask the priest who to pray for this.

Hello. Your son must want to stop drinking himself; he must have a DESIRE to get rid of alcohol addiction. Pray. Ask “Lord, in the name of Jesus Christ, I ask you to help your son get rid of alcohol addiction, give your son the strength to fight satanic temptations.” Like that. Prayer is the cry of your soul. With God blessing!

Your son should pray too. It is best if you two pray together, you say the prayer first, and then your son. The Bible says (New Testament) “Where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in the midst of them” (Matt. 18:20).

Can I get a tattoo on the back of this amulet?

Tattooing is considered a sin. Consult with a priest. After all, it is said that it works if you write it yourself by hand, only then will it work.

And where can I find a copy of the original in Latin?

Don't anger God. God sent the test, endure it

This is my favorite psalm, it really helps.

In my opinion, you need to read a prayer in a language that you know well and understand well what is said in this prayer. But in Old Church Slavonic, breaking your tongue and not understanding the meaning of the prayer, you are unlikely to convey your prayers to the Lord God. And being constantly distracted and correcting your pronunciation is also not good.

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Prayer for Living Help (Psalm 90) - read text in Russian

Text of the prayer Living help works miracles in the world. If a believer says these words, then even in the most difficult moments the Lord will tell you what needs to be done next. This sacred text can heal sick people, protect them from misfortunes, and be the best protection if it’s very scary. They say that this prayer appeared long before Christianity appeared in Rus'. This means that the current text has changed a little and has become more understandable, but the meaning has not undergone any innovation. In Rus', every person believed that the prayer for Living Help would definitely protect them from evil spirits.

Text of the prayer Alive for help in Russian

Alive in the help of the Most High, he will dwell in the blood of the Heavenly God. Says the Lord: My God is my protector and my refuge, and I trust in Him. For He will deliver you from the net of the trap, and from the words of rebellion, His splash will fall over you, and under His wing you hope: His truth will surround you with a weapon. Fear not from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies in the days, from the things that pass in the darkness, from the grime, and from the demon of the midday. A thousand will fall from your country, and darkness will be at your right hand, but it will not come near you, except with your eyes you will see, and you will see the reward of sinners. For You, Lord, are my hope, and have made the Most High your refuge. Evil will not come to you, and the wound will not come near your body, as His Angel commanded you about you, to preserve you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their arms, but when you hit your foot on a stone, you will step on the asp and the basilisk, and trample the lion and the serpent. Because I have trusted in Me, I will deliver you; I will cover you, because I have known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him: I am with him in tribulation, I will destroy him and glorify him, I will fill him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.

Translation of prayer into Russian

He who lives under the roof of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty, rests, says to the Lord: “My refuge and my defense, my God, in whom I trust!” He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, from the destructive plague, He will cover you with His feathers, and you will be safe under His wings; shield and fence - His truth. You will not be afraid of the terrors in the night, the arrow that flies by day, the plague that stalks in the darkness, the plague that devastates at noon. A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you: you will only look with your eyes and see the retribution of the wicked. For you said: “The Lord is my hope”; You have chosen the Most High as your refuge; no evil will befall you, and no plague will come near your dwelling; for He will command His angels about you - to guard you in all your ways: they will carry you in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone; you will step on the asp and basilisk; You will trample on the lion and the dragon. “Because he loved Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he has known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow; I will deliver him and glorify him, I will satisfy him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.”

How to read a prayer correctly

The main thing is the correct pronunciation of each word; there is no need to rush here. The intonation should be calm, and the voice should not be irritated and even. You can sit on your knees if the text is read in the presence of a sick person. In this case, it will be good if the person reading puts his hands on the place that hurts while reading.

To make the effect of prayer as powerful and strong as possible, you can take the Holy image of Jesus Christ in your hands. Another important rule is to say the prayer three times. After reading Living Help for the first time, you need to take a short pause, cross yourself three times and begin the second repetition.

If you follow this rule, then the effect of prayer to the Lord God will not be long in coming. Also, when reading the sacred text, you should definitely wear a cross on your body - this draws the Lord’s attention to the believer as much as possible. Priests say that you should believe in what a person says, because without faith in prayer nothing will happen. On the other hand, you should not rely only on prayer; it is only a text, the meaning of which cannot be touched. After reading Psalm 90, you need to think about how to cope with a hopeless situation, scroll through all the possible solutions in your head.

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What not to do when reading Psalm 90?

There are some principles that are still worth observing, even though prayers are miraculous.

Living help prayers are a real miracle that you can see with your own eyes. This is a text, after reading which there is grace in the soul. The text can be recited both at home in front of the icons and in church with a candle. Don’t forget that God helps everyone, you just need to turn to Him. Believe in the Lord - this is the best thing Christians have!

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From the book of Archpriest Valentin Biryukov (Psalm 90):

In 1977, in Samarkand, I witnessed another case of amazing healing after prayers.

One day a mother brought two daughters to me, one of them suffered from seizures.

Father, perhaps you know how to cure Olya? She was completely tormented by seizures - she was beaten twice a day.

Is your daughter baptized? - I ask.

But what about - baptized.

Well, does she wear a cross?

Father. How can I tell you? Yes, only two weeks since they put a cross on her.

Another case of healing is associated with Psalm 90 - from deafness.

An elderly man named Nikolai came to our Ascension Church in Novosibirsk. He began to complain about grief:

Father, I have trouble hearing for a long time, since the 4th grade of school. And now it has become completely unbearable. In addition, both the liver and stomach hurt.

Do you keep fasts? - I ask him.

No, what kind of posts are there! At work, whatever they feed me, that’s what I eat.

It was the fifth week of Lent.

“Nicholas,” I tell him, “before Easter, eat only Lenten food and read “Alive in the Help of the Most High” 40 times daily.

After Easter, Nikolai comes in tears, and takes his brother Vladimir with him.

Psalm 90 text of prayer in Russian: reading rules

Psalm 90 is a strong Orthodox prayer, the text of which helps in difficult life situations. This can be either a situation associated with danger and risk, or a severe stressful state due to psychological and emotional shocks.

Note! In order for your prayer to be heard by God and receive the desired response, you must approach the matter reverently and repeat the psalm at least 40 times. Be pure in soul and intentions and strong in faith, and God will help you overcome difficulties.

The prayer, passing through the centuries, has undergone changes in the text due to various interpretations, translations and changes in language. Despite these changes, no changes were made to the meaning of the psalm, and each line still has great power and helps.

“PSALM 90”: TEXT OF PRAYER

In Church Slavonic, “Psalm 90” reads as follows:

In the Synodal translation into modern Russian, the text of the prayer “Psalm 90” is as follows:

FROM THE HISTORY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE PRAYER “PSALM 90”

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CONTENT AND MAIN IDEAS OF THE PRAYER “PSALM 90”

“David’s Song of Praise” is distinguished by expressive poetic language. It has its own clear structure. It can be roughly divided into three parts:

INTERPRETATION OF THE PRAYER “PSALM 90”

Unfortunately, not everyone understands “Psalm 90” without a full interpretation. If we analyze each verse of the prayer, we get the following:

Psalm 90 Alive in the help of Vyshnyago

Psalm 90 does not have any separate title, but in the Septuagint translation (III-II centuries BC - a collection of translations of sacred texts into Greek) it has the inscription “Song of Praise of David.”

This text has been endowed with protective, protective qualities since ancient times and is used as a prayer in dangerous situations. Moreover, the text of Psalm 90 is often placed on everyday objects to give them the properties of a protective talisman.

Officially, the church does not welcome this, however, in monasteries and small handicraft workshops, items such as belts, bracelets, amulet, etc. are made, containing the text of this particular psalm: embossed on the surface of the item; written on a tiny piece of paper, pasted into a seam, or sewn inside an object.

An example is a belt (belt) made in the Danilovsky stauropegial (i.e., subordinate directly to the Moscow Patriarchate) monastery. Wholesale department: Moscow, Lyusinovskaya street, building 70 in the building of the Danilovsky Trading House, 5th floor, office 8.

There are, however, strong doubts that the belts and accessories are made directly in the monastery, leather is cut, cast from brass and buckles and the monogram of Christ are polished... Most likely, all this is simply brought from Turkey. Well, that's none of our business. Let’s just take it as a fact - there are “official church” belts for sale with the 90th Psalm sewn into them. They supposedly make them right in the center of Moscow and sell them wholesale.

When read

In Orthodoxy, the 90th Psalm is read during the service of the 6th hour (according to the book of hours it corresponds to noon), as well as at a memorial service and funeral service.

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One of the most famous interpreters of the text of Psalm 90 is Athanasius the Great (c. 298-373 AD). In his interpretation, he writes about this psalm that persons are introduced in it:

“secretly led by Christ and conquering mental enemies by Him, i.e. principles and powers, the rulers of this darkness, the spirits of evil and the most hated Satan. And these enemies in this psalm are called differently: fear of the night, an arrow flying in the days, things passing in darkness, shitters and the midday demon, thousands and thousands, asp and basilisk, lion and serpent. And over all these enemies the psalm proclaims God’s victory to man.”

Despite the presence of a considerable number of interpretations, let’s also try to understand the meaning of this text, simultaneously comparing the ancient Church Slavonic version with the modern one, taken, by the way, from the Patriarchate website. There is, of course, an element of arrogance here. Well, so we are careful, quietly...

Text of Psalm 90

Interpretation

Let's compare the first stanzas. It is obvious that the modern version generally conveys the general meaning of the stanza. However, the modern version lacks an important keyword - “help”. In addition, in the old version the more holistic word “Vyshny” is used, rather than “Almighty” (superlative degree), which also seems important.

The second stanza in the modern version looks very similar to the ancient version, but it sounds completely different. Some melody disappears. Read both options and you will immediately understand what is going on.
The third stanza in the modern version is almost completely distorted. “Yako Toy will deliver me from the snare of the hunter, and from the word of rebellion.” This refers to protection from deception in a broad sense, including verbal deceit, outright lies and mental attack.
For some reason, a “disastrous ulcer” was added to the modern version, which in the ancient Church Slavonic version is not discussed at all, and not in a single stanza.
Protection against deception in a broad sense in the new version is reduced to a “catcher’s net”, i.e. Here we see an attempt at completely inappropriate specification.

In the fourth stanza of the ancient version, it is said that the Most High will cover the reader with his shoulders (shoulders) and take him under his wing. Not literally, of course. We are talking about protection, but in a somewhat allegorical sense. In the modern version, some strange “feathers” appear. Apparently, the logic of the translator from “ancient to modern” was extremely simple - since there are wings, then why not feathers?

Meaning of the phrase

“His truth will surround you with weapons” - the meaning is that the power of the Most High will manifest itself as a real weapon to protect the reader. According to some sources, the Jewish version of the psalm also names specific weapons - a sword and chain mail (armor). The sword is a weapon of active defense. But the shield indicated in the modern version is, you see, not at all the same as a sword. It is not clear why the shield was mentioned at all if it is not discussed at all either in the Church Slavonic version or (apparently) in the Jewish one.

Fifth stanza - “Do not be afraid from the fear of the night, from the arrow flying in the days.” Night terror - most likely, this refers to an attack, and not just fear or “horrors in the night”, as in the modern version. If we consider the stanza as a whole, it turns out that the reader of the psalm is promised protection from secret and overt attacks. It seems that “arrows flying in the days” are not at all the same as “arrows flying during the day.” An arrow can fly precisely on days, on some days, perhaps in the future.

In this regard, Anton Grigoriev’s blog seemed interesting, where we read:

“While leafing through an ancient astrological lexicon, I suddenly came across an article entitled Daemon Meridianus, or the Midday Demon. The same famous one from Psalm 90... It turned out that this was the name given to the constellation Sagittarius and its bright star (that is, the spectrum of Sagittarius) for its malignity...

It shows murder and loss of life. According to Ptolemy, the Sagittarius stars are of the nature of Mars and Venus. The current ecliptic longitude of the brightest star in this constellation - Gamma Sagittarius - is 7°12′ Aquarii."

What can they mean?

It seems that the passage “arrows flying in the days” can also mean an unfortunate coincidence of circumstances, a danger to life.

The sixth stanza is the most mysterious, and its modern version does not at all correspond to the semantic meaning of the Church Slavonic text.
Some kind of ulcer has again crept into the modern version, although it is said: “from things that pass away in darkness.” It can be assumed that some dangerous, “dark” objects are meant.
Maybe linings? “Sryashcha” is an unpleasant meeting, a sudden misfortune, misfortune, attack, blow. The word may also refer to predictive witchcraft.

“They listen to the voices of the kokosh and the crow, and other birds and foxes, and saying, “You are evil, you are good.”[Teachings against the pagans of the 16th century]

Those. pagans used to guess about the future by analyzing the appearance (meeting, hiding) with one or another bird or beast.

What is the noon demon? Athanasius the Great considers him the demon of laziness. Another author of the 4th century, Eugarius of Pontus, writes:

“The demon of despondency, which is also called “midday” (Ps. 90:6), is the most severe of all demons. He approaches the monk around the fourth hour and besieges him until the eighth hour.”

It would probably be a strong simplification to believe that the midday demon is just laziness or despondency. It is doubtful whether all this is serious enough to merit mention in the psalm. Most likely, the noon demon (remembering the constellation Arrow) should be understood as an unhappy lot (fate) imposed by a negative demonic entity. Those. – an attack with the aim of bringing destructive consequences to life and destiny.

The seventh stanza contains some numerical listings, which is very typical for the rules of plotting. “Thousands will fall from your country, and darkness will fall at your right hand, but it will not come near you” - i.e. on one side (the left country) a thousand will fall, and on the right ten thousand.
“Right” means on the right, on the right hand. In the modern version, they considered it appropriate to replace the word “darkness” with “ten thousand,” but for some reason they left “at the right hand.” There is no logic at all. In ancient times, a thousand and darkness were large numbers.
There was no point in considering anything beyond the concept of darkness. Those. The meaning of the stanza is the prohibition (which is again characteristic of the conspiracy rules) for any enemies to approach the reader of the psalm in any numbers and from any direction.

The eighth stanza contains a reinforcement - “look upon both your eyes, and see the reward of sinners.” Obache is “however” or “however”. In modern interpretation it is replaced by “only”. Those. after the prohibition of the seventh stanza, it is consolidated in the eighth by the statement that the reader himself does not need to do anything else.

How can one interpret

The ninth stanza seems interesting, since in it the Lord and the Most High are not seen as one: “For You, O Lord, are my hope: You have made the Most High your refuge.” It is difficult to imagine how this can be interpreted.

At the same time, we must remember that the psalm was written before the New Testament, thus, the word Lord - Christ is not meant.
In the Church Slavonic version, the appeal comes from the reader to the Lord, but in the modern version it is not clear who is addressing whom: “For you said: “The Lord is my hope.” And this seems to be a rather fundamental distortion.
In the tenth stanza there is again a special prohibition for evil and injury: “Evil will not come to you, and injury will not come near your body.”

The stanza is clear and does not need adaptation at all. Nevertheless, this stanza is also adjusted to the modern style, again including in it a certain notorious ulcer and for some reason replacing “telesi” (organism, body) with a dwelling. At the same time, the prohibition of injury (and in a broader sense, accident, injury) drops out of the text completely.

Promise of an Angel's Help

The eleventh stanza contains a consolidation, as well as a promise of help from Angels: “as His Angel commanded you, keep you in all your ways.” And it is also completely understandable to modern man.

Who is an asp

The thirteenth stanza lists specific entities that cannot harm the reader: “tread on the asp and the basilisk, and cross the lion and the serpent.” Asp is a horned poisonous snake. The basilisk is described in some detail in medieval literature; it is a monster with the body of a toad, the head of a rooster and the tail of a snake.

The lion and the snake are most likely allegories of evil power and dark deceit. Those. it turns out that the asp and basilisk are obvious evil spirits, and the lion and snake are implicit evil spirits.
All together - a listing of dark forces, an allegorical description of demons. In the modern version, for some reason the snake was replaced with a dragon and this completely violated the allegorical nature of the stanza.
In the following stanzas there is the direct speech of the Lord, promising protection (“I will cover him”) not in general, but in case of conversion: “He will call to Me, and I will hear him.”

Modern editing does not seem necessary, since the meaning of the ancient text is quite clear.

So what kind of text is Psalm 91? This is a prayer that is truly protective and truly helpful. But only when reading it in Old Church Slavonic. The psalm is actually used as a protective text in talismans, special objects and incense. And this, of course, is correct, since it is obvious, accessible and effective.

If you show this article to a narrow-minded Orthodox priest, he will probably get a pang. Simply from the impudence of attempts at interpretation.

Is it necessary to translate

There is still one thing left that I would like to clarify. There is no need to “translate” texts from Old Slavonic to modern. Look at the text of this psalm, written in Old Slavonic. You will be a little confused at first. Now turn off your head and turn on your ancestral memory, and you will understand that you can read Old Slavic fluently! The prayer and any text are clear and readable. Tune in and read:

Have you read it? Got it? And what is incomprehensible in the given ancient Slavic text? But there is a difference. The text, even in Old Church Slavonic, differs from those distributed on the Internet. There are subtleties here. Please note.

How to read Psalm 90 in Church Slavonic

After posting the article on the site, some attentive visitors nevertheless noticed that the text “Alive in the Help of Vyshnyago” replicated on the Internet (in which the old, ancient Slavic sound is conveyed in modern letters) is also distorted!
The differences in sound are small, but they are there. And we have already said that a prayer or conspiracy is not just text, but a sound code. Therefore, it should be read exactly as it has been read for centuries.
Following numerous requests from site visitors, we present the correct text of the psalm. This is how it should be read. The accents are highlighted in red, and the differences from the version replicated on the Internet are highlighted:

Correct text

Alive with the help of the Most High, in the blood of God the sky will be established.

The Lord says: He is my intercessor, and my refuge, my God and my trust. Nan.

His blanket is the autumn, and you sit under His wing.

Weapon The children and His truth will live, not fearing from the fear of the night, nor from the flying arrow of the day.

From the cabbage soup tme transitory, from the middle and the devil of the floor at the dennago.

A thousand thousand will fall from your country, and the darkness at your right hand will not come close to you.

About what och and ma svo and ma see about trishi, and the reward of a sinner from zrish.

Evil will not come to you, and no harm will come near your body.

I'll take you in my arms, but sometimes I'll hit the stone with my feet and your self .

On a speeda and vasil and ska nast write, and across the lion and snake and me.

He calls to Me, and I hear, and I am with him in sorrow, change and read his.

Longitude in days use about life and, and we show My salvation.

Notes

The notes indicate which replacement is usually found in texts replicated on the Internet:

How to make your own amulet with the text of Psalm 90

This question was asked on the website: “Will the psalm have protective power if I write it on paper or on a belt for my children?”

Yes, it will. And probably even greater than that made by someone unknown (Chinese or Turks) and unknown how it was consecrated.
You will probably put your whole soul into writing this text. What is invested in the production of hundreds of such products is unknown.
If the Danilovsky Stauropegic Monastery is not prohibited from selling belts with a psalm, and even in bulk, then what arguments can there be for prohibiting making one’s own protective talisman for a child or husband?

Print illustrations from this page with the text of the psalm in Church Slavonic.
Find a small sheet of good, or even better, unusual paper.
Mark the future text with a pencil using thin lines.
When everything is ready, wait for the moment when you can start working thoughtfully, without haste. No one should interrupt the writing of the psalm, so it is better to do it at night, when everyone is sleeping.
It will be beautiful if the text is written with a thin black ballpoint or gel pen. It would be nice, of course, to use ink, but such writing requires a certain skill. Draw each initial letter carefully and carefully, while thinking about what exactly and for whom you are doing it - a protective talisman.
When finished, let the text dry, then trim off the excess paper to make the psalm more compact. Do not throw away the cut pieces, but burn them.
Now the finished text can be folded and: sewn into a belt, put in an amulet bag, lining of clothing, etc. To prevent the text from getting wet, you can place it in a small, thick plastic bag sealed on all sides.

P.S. It is better to make such a talisman on the waxing Moon before the Full Moon.

About reading words where “e” is implied

A post came to the questions section that seems not only interesting, but also important.

Olga, Moscow (06/18/2017 20:38:39)

Hello, dear healers! After reading your article about Psalm 91, one question remained: what sound “E” or “E” should be pronounced in the words “mine”, “yours”, “will call”, “will fall”?

V.Yu.: The Church Slavonic language (and it is in it that services are conducted in the Orthodox tradition) is a kind of ancient “Esperanto”. Those. a language as if “artificial”, combining the vocabulary of several Slavic countries and regions: Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Russia.

Of course, there are differences between the civil languages (in each country) and the Church Slavonic language.
At the same time, these differences deepen over the years, as spoken languages develop - they absorb neologisms, spew out archaisms...
The Church Slavonic language, while continuing to become obsolete, does not change. Just like Latin, for example.

In the Church Slavonic language the sound (and letter) “ё” never existed. Therefore, all words where “e” seems to suggest itself should be read only as “e”. Those. - not “will call”, but “will call”.

When should Psalm 90 be read?

This prayer must be said by a person who has come into contact with temptations of the spirit, such as the desire to get rich at the expense of others. Or when lust arises for the wives or husbands of other people. And also at the moment when a person is attacked by devilish entities who want to push a Christian off the righteous path. Then Psalm 90 comes to the rescue, and it must be said until sinful thoughts disappear.

The main thing in reading a prayer is to feel your connection with the Lord, his protection and intercession. Psalm 90 gives all this.

Why do they read it forty times?

In order to eliminate confusion and disorder in thoughts and calm the soul. While a person reads a verse and carefully follows the content, doubts disappear and his faith in the Lord is revived.

How to read the prayer:

Psalm 90 as a talisman:

Psalm 90 is a very powerful amulet. He performs this function not only while reciting poetry, but also in writing. You can write it on a piece of paper or on a piece of cloth and put this text in your clothes. He will protect you from evil people, enemies and simply from manifestations of unfriendliness; will forever protect you from all the negative moments that abound in life.

In Western Christian churches, this prayer is used during evening services. The Eastern Christian Church uses Psalm 90 as part of the 6th hour service and also in funeral services for the dead.

In Orthodox churches, Psalms 26, 50, 90 are usually read in Church Slavonic. The reason is that it is considered impossible to express the meaning and key idea of these prayers if they are translated into another language. But it is still permissible to read Psalm 90 in Russian. The main thing is to sincerely cry out to the Lord.

Psalm 90 contains the idea that there is an irresistible force in faith in the Most High. There is an element of prophecy in prayer, this can be found in the reference to the coming of the Savior in the final 16th verse of Psalm 91. It is best to read and memorize the text in Church Slavonic. To deeply understand the meaning of the prayer, you need to get acquainted with a brief summary of the interpretation of each verse.

Interpretation of the prayer:

Its main content is as follows:

The Lord gave people the law of divine commandments; a person who fulfills them will always be under the protection of God.
A believer turns to the Lord with the words that only he is his hope and protection, only he trusts in him.
The Lord will deliver a person from an attack on his physical body or from committing a sin in passion, as well as from a bad word - from slander, which causes confusion in his soul.
The Lord will undoubtedly protect a person with the same love with which a hen hides her chicks with her wings. Because His Truth is a shield and a weapon for the preservation of the believer who recognizes this truth.

“You will not fear from the fear of the night, from the arrow that flies during the days.”

A person receiving God's help will not be afraid of robbers who can attack at night, thieves, bandits. He will not be afraid of the thing that will come in darkness, i.e. fornication, adultery. And also he will not be afraid of the midday demon, that is, laziness and carelessness, which corrupt people by the temptations of carnal passions.

A thousand on the left is a temptation to sin, ten thousand on the right is opposition to the godly deeds of man. But they will not harm a person who has deep faith in the Lord.

God will help you to see how your enemies will be punished.

Man completely relied on God with all his mind and heart, which is why the Lord’s protection is so strong.

Since man has made God his refuge, he will not experience any disasters, the house will not be destroyed, and the body will not suffer from illness.
“Like His angel for the story of you, to preserve you in all your ways.” The angels of God protect man on all his paths.
The hands of angels will preserve your soul in times of temptation and trouble.
Asp and basilisk - slander and envy, lion and serpent - cruelty and inhumanity, the Lord will protect the righteous believer from them.
It is not the person who recognizes the existence of God who knows the Name of God, but only the one who fulfills his commandments and his will; only he is worthy of God’s help.

A person who has entrusted himself to the Lord will turn to him in danger, and He will hear him and protect him, and glorify him in eternal life for his Faith.

This verse says that whoever trusts in God, He will give him eternal life, Salvation is Jesus Christ.

Psalm 90 – the best defense:

Psalm 90, created long before the Nativity of Christ, is one of the most popular prayers. Many Orthodox believers have a story that is associated with an amazing deliverance from any danger or misfortune with the help of the prayer “Alive in Help.”

The protective power of this prayer has nothing to do with superstition. You need to know the prayer by heart, it is advisable to read it before leaving home and before going on a long journey.

Examples of Power

Illustrative examples of the power of Psalm 90. There are amazing life stories about how this prayer protects a person. During the First World War, a British regiment fought under the command of Colonel Whittelsey. During the four years that the war lasted, not a single soldier died in this regiment. This happened because all the military men, having memorized the text, regularly repeated the words of the 90th Psalm; they called it “On Defense.”

Another case from a later time, which was told by a Soviet Afghan officer. During his conscription into the army, his mother asked him to take a small icon on which was the prayer of Psalm 90 and said that if it was difficult, let him read it three times.
He was sent to Afghanistan, where he was a reconnaissance company commander. The usual trips to the rear of the dushmans, ambushes on caravans with weapons, but one day they were ambushed themselves. They were surrounded on all sides.
The soldiers were dying, there was almost no ammunition left. He saw that they would not survive. Then he remembered his mother’s words; the small icon always lay in his breast pocket.

He took it out and began to read a prayer. And then a miracle happened: he suddenly felt that it had become very quiet, as if he had been covered with an invisible blanket or cap. He managed to gather the survivors, and they made a breakthrough and escaped the encirclement without losing anyone. After that, he believed in God and the power of prayer, read it before every foray behind enemy lines, fought until the end of the war, and returned home without a single scratch.

Such is the miraculous power of the prayer “Alive in Help” (Psalm 91).

Why do they read this amazing prayer?

Even non-believers will be able to feel all its power and protection.

The fact is that this number is magic. For exactly 40 days of fasting, Jesus himself repeated the lines of this prayer. Therefore, such a number of repetitions will undoubtedly help a person.

How and where to read

Reading requires a special mood that allows the prayer word to reach every corner of human consciousness.

It is important that prayer comes from the depths of the soul. God does not like empty speech. He needs strong faith, a desire for the best.

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Before starting psalm reading, it is necessary to repent of sins. This is the Sacrament of Confession, performed in an Orthodox church.
If it is not possible to confess (due to weakness or other valid reasons), then you need to remember your sins, repent, and ask Christ for forgiveness for the sinful acts you have committed.
It is advisable to ask for a blessing to read the Psalm from the priest of the local temple.
Typically, clergy bless parishioners for 40 days of prayer. At first, it is allowed to read the Psalm from the prayer book, but it must be learned by heart.

This is one of the reasons why you need to know the text by heart, because at any moment you may need support from Heaven.

Prayer Song Rules

Any prayer is a frank dialogue with God. She helps those who, with faith and true repentance, turn to the Almighty, asking Him for protection, peace of mind, and assistance in any difficulties.

Attention! Psalm 90 Alive in the help of the Most High cannot be read periodically, “for show,” otherwise “let it be done to you according to your faith.”

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Appeal to the Lord in the dialect of Psalm 90:

can protect from any troubles and even save from death;
cure serious illnesses;
protect from witchcraft influence;
all obstacles on the path to the cherished goal will be revealed to the one praying, he will be successful in everything, all controversial issues will be resolved.

In addition, the text of the prayer contains a prophecy - the coming of the Savior - the main Protector of the Orthodox Christian - a person who believes in Christ.

The meaning of prayer

In many difficult and difficult situations, the Psalm helps, saves from troubles and misfortunes, consoles in grief, guides on the right path, strengthens the spirit, and instills faith in the best.

With sincere prayer, the Almighty God hears each prayer book and, like a loving Father, sends help to his children.
This is a reward, which is usually greater the more a person deserves it before Him. But God does not follow the principle “you give me - I give you.”
It often happens that He helps great sinners who have strong faith and hope in Divine blessings so that the sinful servant of God becomes more and more strengthened in faith.

When a person is in pain, he intuitively calls for his mother. When a person is in despair, the situation seems hopeless and there is no one to hope for, he begins to pray, asking for help and seeking protection from the Lord. Psalm 90, popularly called “Living Help,” is endowed with enormous power that can protect from evil, bad people, and evil spirits. This text is located in the Psalter, one of the books of the Old Testament. It is believed that this Psalm was written in the 11th-10th centuries. BC. the prophet David - the second king of Israel - after delivering the country from a three-day pestilence.

On what occasions do they read “Living Help” (Psalm 91)?

Psalm 90, which has proven itself to be a reliable protection against enemies and diseases, attacks from evil spirits and disasters, has a deep history. In our Christian tradition, the text of the prayer “Living Help” in Russian was embroidered on protective belts, which people then girt with, thereby strengthening their faith in the protection of the Lord. It was believed that such a protective body belt would bring good luck to its owner, heal and protect against illness.

True, Christians themselves adopted the protective belts from the Old Slavic pagan tradition, which was not approved by the Orthodox Church (it is forbidden to wear any talismans and amulets, except for the pectoral cross). Over time, wearing protective belts faded into the background, their place was taken by other talismans, but “Living Aid” did not lose its relevance.

The Gospel of Matthew and Luke says that Psalm 91 is intended to protect people from the temptations to which the devil's forces expose them. At moments when a person is ready to break one of God’s ten commandments, it is very useful to read “Living Help” in Russian. Since it is customary to repeat it many times, during such intensive reading the temptation gradually disappears.

In addition, the “Living Help” prayer protects:

in case of direct attack by enemies and from their possible appearance
from malicious intent on the part of surrounding people, as well as from envy
during natural disasters and disasters (and also read to prevent them)
from any possible dangers during the day
from dangers and troubles when visiting unfamiliar places

Prayer also helps:

for diseases, especially intractable ones
get rid of fear for yourself and loved ones
get rid of manifestations of pride and anger
free yourself from doubts

There is a large number of eyewitness accounts confirming the effectiveness and miraculous power of this prayer. Thus, during the Second World War, the commander of one of the English regiments introduced among his soldiers and officers the practice of daily repetition of the 90th Psalm. They regularly repeated the prayer from memory, with the result that the words were deeply imprinted in their subconscious. Thanks to this, their faith in Divine protection and help became so strong that during the entire war the regiment did not lose a single soldier. The case is impressive.

During those same years, female workers at one of the Soviet weaving factories secretly sewed “Living Aid” into military uniforms around the waist. Then these clothes were sent to the front. Unfortunately, in this case there is no reliable evidence of the result of such work of the weavers. One can only assume and believe that our soldiers, wearing this powerful prayer on their bodies, avoided injury and, having defeated the enemy, returned to their families in good health. But there are real isolated stories from people that those warriors whose mothers sewed Psalm 91 into their outerwear or amulet, went through the entire war without injury.

On the Internet you can also find a lot of fresh reviews about the “Living Help” prayer. So, they tell the story that even an unbeliever man, whose wife sewed “Live Aid” into his neck, survived the plane crash. At the same time, the plane broke in half, and the man remained fastened in his seat and became entangled in the branches of a tree as he fell, which softened the blow.

Text of prayer and reading rules

The prayer must be read 40 times. It is best to memorize it and recite it by heart. This is especially useful in those moments when help is needed, but the text is not at hand. It is important not just to mechanically recite the text of the “Living Help” prayer, but to think about the content, the underlying meaning, the message embedded in this scripture. It is important to reflect, make efforts, thereby educating your soul.

The clergy read the prayer in the Old Russian language, but for printing, convenience and better understanding, its text is adapted (in compliance with church canons) to the rules of the modern Russian language:

He who lives under the roof of the Most High, under the shadow of the Almighty, rests, says to the Lord: “My refuge and my defense, my God, in whom I trust!” He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, from the destructive plague, He will cover you with His feathers, and you will be safe under His wings; shield and fence are His truth. You will not be afraid of the terrors in the night, the arrow that flies by day, the plague that stalks in the darkness, the plague that devastates at noon. A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you: you will only look with your eyes and see the retribution of the wicked. For you [said]: “The Lord is my hope”; You have chosen the Most High as your refuge; no evil will befall you, and no plague will come near your dwelling; for He will command His angels about you - to guard you in all your ways: they will carry you in their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone; you will step on the asp and basilisk; You will trample on the lion and the dragon. “Because he loved Me, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he has known My name. He will call to Me, and I will hear him; I am with him in sorrow; I will deliver him and glorify him, I will satisfy him with long days, and I will show him My salvation.”

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Interpretation of Psalm 90

This psalm is a wonderful poetic testimony that God is the guarantee of safety, help and comfort to everyone who trusts in Him. The author of this psalm is unknown.

Ps. 90:1-2. “Living under the shelter of the Most High” A shelter is a tent, a place of safety and rest for the traveler. Here the idea is figuratively expressed that he who trusts in the Almighty finds protection and peace in Him (“canopy” is a shadow).

Ps. 90:3-8. An allegorical description of a number of disasters, deliverance from which is sent by the Lord. “The catcher’s net” implies an unexpected danger or misfortune, arranged by a cunning, insidious enemy; "pernicious ulcer" is a disease that threatens death. In verse 4 we see the image of a bird keeping its young under its wings. In confessing God's truth, a person finds protection (“the fence of the vineyard” is an image of protection).

Verse 5 conveys images of danger that threatens both secretly and openly (“terrors in the night” and “an arrow flying by day”). “The plague that walks in the darkness” (verse 6) is synonymous with “terrors in the night.” By "the plague that devastates at noon" some are inclined to understand the effect of the destructive south wind in the desert.

Verse 7 contains poetic hyperbole: where a thousand and ten thousand would fall from one calamity or another, he who trusts in the Most High would be preserved by Him (verses 7-9).

Ps. 90:9-16. In verse 10 there is a promise of safety for the righteous and for his house. It is impossible not to notice the change in the author’s speech from verse to verse: first in verse 1 he speaks of the righteous man in the 3rd person, then in verse 2 he speaks on his behalf, and later the author addresses him on his own behalf (verses 3-8 ), and then in the name of the Lord, in verses 15-16.

The psalmist says that the Almighty resorts to His servants, the Angels, commanding them to protect the righteous in all his ways. Where a “stumbling block” or danger awaits him, the Angels are “commanded” to carry him in their arms, as it were. Matthew 4:6 describes how Satan quoted verses 11-12 of this psalm when he tempted Christ in the wilderness.

“Aspid” and “basilisk” are the names given to different types of poisonous snakes. It is believed that “basilisk” meant a cobra, and “dragon” meant a boa constrictor. All these are images of evil, troubles and diseases, protection from which God will send to those who trust in Him. He who knows the name of God and loves his Creator will be heard by God when he calls to Him. The phrase “I am with him in sorrow” indicates that the righteous is still not promised complete “protection from sorrow.” But he is promised support in grief, and peace of mind amid misfortunes. The Lord will “satisfy” the righteous with the length of earthly days, promising to “glorify” him.

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