ZSOLOZSMA

BAND NAME: Zsolozsma

GENRE: Doom/Death Metal

STATUS: Active

LOCATION: Budapest, Hungary

Lineup:

Gergely Kovács - Everything

Discography:

My Hiding Place (album, December 24, 2023, Abran Records) (Digital)

1. My Hiding Place 9:13

Blessed is the one

Whose transgressions are forgiven

Whose sins are covered

Blessed is the one

Whose sin the Lord does not count against them

And in whose spirit is no deceit

When I kept silent

My bones wasted away

Through my groaning

All day long

For day and night

Your hand was heavy on me

My strength was sapped

As in the heat of summer

Then I acknowledged my sin to you

And did not cover up my iniquity

I said, "I will confess

My transgressions to the Lord"

And you forgave

The guilt of my sin

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you

While you may be found

Surely the rising of the mighty waters

Will not reach them

You are my hiding place

You surround me with songs of deliverance

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go

I will counsel you with my loving eye on you

Many are the woes of the wicked

But the Lord's unfailing love

Surrounds the one

Who trusts in him

Rejoice in the Lord

And be glad, you righteous

Sing, all you who are

Upright in heart!

2. Silence My Enemies 8:36

Lord, hear my prayer

Listen to my cry for mercy

In your faithfulness and righteousness

Come to my relief

Do not bring your servant

Into judgment

For no one living is righteous

Before you

The enemy pursues me

He crushes me to the ground

He makes me dwell in the darkness

Like those long dead

So my spirit grows faint

Within me

My heart within me is

Dismayed

I remember

The days of long ago

I meditate on all your works

And consider what your hands have done

I spread out my hands to you

I thirst for you like a parched land

Answer me quickly, Lord

My spirit fails

Do not hide your face from me

Or I will be like those who go down to the pit

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love

For I have put my trust in you

Show me the way

I should go

For to you

I entrust my life

Rescue me

From my enemies, Lord

For I hide myself

In you

Teach me to do your will

For you are my God

May your good Spirit

Lead me on level ground

For your name's sake, Lord

Preserve my life

In your righteousness

Bring me out of trouble

In your unfailing love

Silence my enemies

Destroy all my foes

For I am your servant

Teach me to do your will

For you are my God

May your good Spirit

Lead me on level ground

3. The Rain And The Snow 9:08

Seek the Lord while he may be found

Call on him while he is near

Let the wicked forsake their ways

And the unrighteous their thoughts

Let them turn to the Lord

And he will have mercy on them

For my thoughts are not your thoughts

Neither are your ways my ways

As the rain and the snow come down from heaven

And do not return to it without watering the earth

So that it yields seed for the sower

And bread for the eater

So is my word that goes out from my mouth

It will not return to me empty

But will accomplish what I desire

And achieve the purpose for which I sent it

As the heavens are higher than the earth

So are my ways higher than your ways

You will go out in joy

And be led forth in peace

The mountains and hills

Will burst into song before you

And all the trees of the field

Will clap their hands

Come, all you who are thirsty

Come to the waters

Give ear and come to me

Listen, that you may live

You will go out in joy

And be led forth in peace

This will be

For the Lord's renown

For an everlasting sign

That will endure forever

Come, all you who are thirsty

Come to the waters

Give ear and come to me

Listen, that you may live

4. The Prayer Of The Destitute 13:02

Hear my prayer, Lord

Let my cry for help come to you

Do not hide your face from me

When I am in distress

Turn your ear to me

When I call, answer me quickly

For my days vanish

Like smoke

My bones burn

Like glowing embers

My heart is blighted and

Withered like grass

I lie awake; I have become

Like a bird alone on a roof

All day long my enemies taunt me

Those who rail against me use my name as a curse

For I eat ashes as my food

And mingle my drink with tears because of your great wrath

My days are like the evening shadow

I wither away like grass, but you, Lord, sit enthroned forever

You will arise and have compassion on Zion

For it is time to show favor to her

The nations will fear the name of the Lord

All the kings of the earth will revere your glory

For the Lord will rebuild Zion

And appear in his glory

He will respond to the prayer of the destitute

He will not despise their plea

Let this be written for a future generation

That a people not yet created may praise the Lord

The Lord looked down from his sanctuary on high

From heaven he viewed the earth

To hear the groans of the prisoners

And release those condemned to death

In the course of my life

He broke my strength

He cut short my days, so I said:

Do not take me away, my God, in the midst of my days

Your years go on through all generations

You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands

They will perish, but you remain

They will all wear out like a garment

Your years go on through all generations

You laid the foundations of the earth

And the heavens are the work of your hands

They will perish, but you remain

They will all wear out like a garment

Like clothing you will change them

And they will be discarded but you remain the same

And your years will never end

The children of your servants

Will live in your presence

Their descendants will be

Established before you

5. The Strength Of My Heart 6:27

Surely God is good to those

Who are pure in heart

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped

I had nearly lost my foothold

For I envied

The arrogant

When I saw

The prosperity of the wicked

Pride

Is their necklace

They clothe themselves

With violence

From their callous hearts comes iniquity

Their evil imaginations have no limits

They scoff, and speak with malice

They threaten oppression

Their mouths lay claim

To heaven

And their tongues take

Possession of the earth

They say

"How would God know?"

This is what

The wicked are like

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure

And have washed my hands in innocence

If I had spoken out like that

I would have betrayed your children

Till I entered the sanctuary of God

Then I understood their final destiny

Surely you cast them down to ruin

How suddenly are they destroyed

I am always with you

You hold me by my right hand

Whom have I in heaven but you?

God is the strength of my heart forever