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''Theos Kyrios'' (Greek: Θέος Κύριος, "God is the Lord", or "The Lord is God") is a psalm response chanted near the beginning of the Matins service in the Rite of Constantinople, observed by the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches. It is based principally on Psalm 117 (Septuagint numbering), the refrain composed of verses v. 27a and 26a. ''Theos Kyrios'' comes after the Great Ektenia (litany) and precedes the apolytikion (troparion of the day), and is chanted in the tone of the week. While the Typicon (book of rubrics) prescribes that the verses should be chanted by the canonarch standing in the center of the nave, in the Byzantine practice the verses are intoned by the psalmist. In common Slavic practice they are chanted by the deacon standing before the icon of Christ on the iconostasis; if there is no deacon, the verses are commonly read by the priest. ==Text== The order of ''Theos Kyrios'', as served at Matins is as follows: :''Canonarch:'' (the tone of the proceeding troparion: ) God is the Lord and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. :''Verse 1:'' O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever. (Ps. 117:1; Greek practice, Ps. 104.1: O give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon His holy name.) :''Chanters:'' God is the Lord and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. :''Canonarch (Verse 2):'' Surrounding me they compassed me, and by the name of the Lord I warded them off. (Ps. 117:11) :''Chanters:'' God is the Lord and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. :''Canonarch (Verse 3):'' I shall not die but live, and I shall tell of the works of the Lord. (Ps. 117:17) :''Chanters:'' God is the Lord and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. :''Canonarch (Verse 4):'' The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes. (Ps. 117:22) :''Chanters:'' God is the Lord and hath revealed himself unto us. Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. They then begin immediately to chant the troparia of the day and the corresponding Theotokion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theos Kyrios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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