psalm-121:1-8-esv

Stand fast in the Lord. My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. The Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever. — The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The just shall live by faith: but if any man draw... Read More

The eyes of all wait upon thee. He giveth to all life, and breath, and all things. — The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. — Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heav-enly Father feedeth them. The same ... Read More

The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him. — The Lord is gracious and full of compassion. He will ever be mindful of his covenant. He that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither sl... Read More

A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest. Forasmuch ... as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same. — The man that is my fellow, saith the Lord of hosts. — I and my Father are one. He that dwelleth in the secr... Read More

Oh that thou wouldest keep me from evil. Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. — The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches, feed ... Read More

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee. The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. — Thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that k... Read More

He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. — There shall be a tabernacle f... Read More

I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes ... Read More

St Philotheos of Sinai (?9th-10th century) (Volume 3, pp. 15-31) Introductory Note 'It is not clear', states St Nikodimos, 'at what date our holy father Philotheos flourished and died.' He is known to us solely as the author of the present work Forty Texts on Watchfulness. From his name it is eviden... Read More

Introduction to the Philokalia Volume 1 The Philokalia is a collection of texts written between the fourth and the fifteenth centuries by spiritual masters of the Orthodox Christian tradition. It was compiled in the eighteenth century by two Greek monks, St Nikodimos of the Holy Mountain of Athos (1... Read More