thee in the way wherein thou shalt heaven, and beheld all the children go; and I will guide thee with mine of men; from the habitation of his eye. dwelling, he considereth all them 10 Be ye not like to horse and that dwell on the earth. mule, which have no understand- 14 He fashioneth all the hearts ing; whose mouths must be held of them, and understandeth all their with bit and bridle, lest they fall works. upon thee. 15 There is no king that can be 11 Great plagues remain for the saved by the multitude of an host; ungodly; but whoso putteth his neither is any mighty man delivered trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth by much strength. him on every side. 16 A horse is counted but a vain 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and thing to save a man; neither shall rejoice in the Lord; and be joyful, he deliver any man by his great all ye that are true of heart. strength. Psalm 33. Exultate, justi. 17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is REJOICE in the Lord, O ye upon them that fear him, and upon righteous; for it becometh well them that put their trust in his the just to be thankful. mercy; 2 Praise the Lord with harp; 18 To deliver their soul from sing praises unto him with the lute, death, and to feed them in the time and instrument of ten strings. of dearth. 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage; 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord; for he is our help and our shield. 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him; because we have hoped in his 4 For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful. 5 He leveth righteousness and holy name. judgment; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be upon us, like as we do put our trust in thee. Psalm 34. Benedicam Domino. WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord; his praise shall ever in my mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an be heap; and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house." 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord: stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world; 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble snall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name lo9 For he spake, and it was done;gether. he commanded, and it stood fast. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard 10 The Lord bringeth the coun-me; yea, he delivered me out of all sel of the heathen to nought, and my fear. maketh the devices of the people 5 They had an eye unto him, and to be of none effect, and casteth out were lightened; and their faces the counsels of princes. were not ashamed. 11 The counsel of the Lord shall 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the endure for ever, and the thoughts Lord heareth him; yea, and savetis of his heart from generation to him out of all his troubles. generation. 7 The Angel of the Lord tarrieth 12 Blessed are the people whose round about them that fear him God is the Lord Jehovah and and delivereth them. blessed are the folk that he hath 8 O taste, and see, how gracious chosen to him, to be his inheritance. the Lord is: blessed is the man tha 18 The Lord looked down from trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye that are cute me: say unto my soul, I am his Saints; for they that fear him thy salvation. lack nothing. 4 Let them be confounded, and 10 The lions do lack, and suffer put to shame, that seek after my hunger; but they who seek the Lord soul; let them be turned back, and shall want no manner of thing that brought to confusion, that imagine is good. mischief for me. Il Come, ye children, and heark- 5 Let them be as the dust before en unto me; I will teach you the the wind, and the Angel of the Lord fear of the Lord. scattering them. 12 What man is he that lusteth 6 Let their way be dark and to live, and would fain see good slippery, and let the Angel of the days? Lord persecute them. 13 Keep thy tongue from evil,| 7 For they have privily laid their and thy lips, that they speak no net to destroy me without a cause; guile. yea, even without a cause have they 14 Eschew evil, and do good; made a pit for my soul. seek peace, and ensue it. 8 Let a sudden destruction come 15 The eyes of the Lord are over upon him unawares, and his net the righteous, and his ears are open that he hath laid privily catch himarto their prayers. self; that he may fall into his own 16 The countenance of the Lord mischief. is against them that do evil, to root 9 And my soul be joyful in the out the remembrance of them from Lord; it shall rejoice in his salthe earth. vation. 17 The righteous cry, and the 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, Lord heareth them, and delivereth who is like unto thee, who deliver them out of all their troubles. Jest the poor from him that is too 18 The Lord is nigh unto them strong for him; yea, the poor, and that are of a contrite heart, and will him that is in misery, from him that rave such as be of an humble spirit. spoileth him? 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken. 21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.. 11 False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul." 13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and hum22 The Lord delivereth the souls bled my soul with fasting, and my of his servants; and all they that prayer shall turn into mine own put their trust in him shall not be bosom. destitute. The seventh Day. Psalm 35. Judica me, Domine. 14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother; 1.went heavily, as one that mourneth for his inother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together; yea, the very abjects with them that strive with me, came together against me unaand fight thou against them that wares, making mouths at me, and fight against me. ceased not. 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me. 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that perse 16 With the flatterers were busy mockers, who gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this? O deliver my soul from 4 He imagineth mischief upon the calamities which they bring on his bed, and hath set himself in no me, and my darling from the lions. good way; neither doth he abhor 18 So will I give thee thanks in any thing that is evil. the great congregation; I will 5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth praise thee among much people. Junto the heavens, and thy fai hful19 O let not them that are nine ness unto the clouds. enemies triumph over me ungodly; 6 Thy righteousness standelike neither let them wink with their the strong mountains: thy udg. eyes, that hate me without a cause. ments are like the great deep 20 And why? their communing 7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both is not for peace; but they imagine man and beast: how excell at is deceitful words against them that thy mercy, O God: and the chilare quiet in the land. dren of men shall put their trust 21 They gaped upon me with under the shadow of thy wing s. their mouths, and said, Fie on 8 They shall be satisfied with the thee, fie on thee, we saw it with plenteousness of thy house and thou shalt give them drink f thy 22 This thou hast seen, O Lord; pleasures, as out of the river. hold not thy tongue then; go not 9 For with thee is the wll of far from me, O Lord. life; and in thy light shall ve see our eyes. 23 Awake and stand up to judge light. my quarrel; avenge thou my cause, my God and my Lord." 10 O' continue forth thy fing kindness' unto them that know thee, 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, and thy righteousness unto hem according to thy righteousness, and that are true of heart. let them not triumph over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we have it; neither let them say, We have devoured him. 110 let not the foot of pride come against me; and let not the hand of the ungodly east me a wn. 12 There are they fallen, alt hat work wickedness; they are ast 26 Let them be put to confusion down, and shall not be able to and shame together, that rejoice at stand. let them be clothed my trouble; with, rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me. 27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing; yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. MY eyes. EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 37. Noli æmuları RET not thyself because the ungodly; neither be thou envious against the evil doers. 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb. 28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness, and 3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, of thy praise, all the day long. and be doing good: dwell the Psalm 36. Dixit injustus. land, and verily thou shalt be fed heart showeth me the wick- 4 Delight thou in the Lord, and edness of the ungodly, that he shall give thee thy heart's dethere is no fear of God before his sire Commit thy way unto the 2 For he flattereth himself in his Lord, and put thy trust in him, and own sight, until his abominable he shall bring it to pass. sin be found out. 6 He shall make thy righteous 3 The words of his mouth are ness as clear as the light, and thy unrighteous and full of deceit: he just dealing as the noon-day. hath left off to behave himself 7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and wisely, and to do good. labide patiently upon him: bul grieve not thyself at him whose 23 The Lord ordereth a good way doth prosper, against the man man's going, and maketh his way that doeth after evil counsels. acceptable to nimself. 8 Leave off from wrath, and let 24 Though he fall, he shall not go displeasure: fret not thyself, be cast away; for the Lord upelse shalt thou be moved to do evil. holdeth him with his hand. 9 Wicked doers shall be rooted 25 I have been young, and now out; and they that patiently abide am old, and yet saw I never the the Lord, those shall inherit the righteous forsaken, nor his seed land. begging their bread. 10 Yet a little while, and the un- 26 The righteous is ever mergodly shall be clean gone: thou ciful, and lendeth; and his seed is shalt look after his place, and he blessed. shall be away. 27 Flee from evil, and do the 11 But the meek-spirited shall thing that is good, and dwell for Dossess the earth, and shall be re-evermore. freshed in the multitude of peace. 28 For the Lord loveth the thing 12 The ungodly seeketh counsel that is right; he forsaketh not his against the just, and gnasheth upon that be godly, but they are prehim with his teeth. served for ever. 13 The Lord shall laugh him to 29 The unrighteous shall be puBcorn; for he hath seen that his nished: as for the seed of the unday is coming. godly, it shall be rooted out. 4 The ungodly have drawn out 30 The righteous shall inherit the sword, and have bent their bow, the land, and dwell therein for ever. to cast down the poor and needy, 31 The mouth of the righteous and to slay such as are of a right is exercised in wisdom, and his conversation. tongue will be talking of judgment. 45 Their sword shall go through 32 The law of his God is in his their own heart, and their bow shall heart, and his goings shall not be broken. slide. 16 A small thing that the righte- 33 The ungodly seeth the righous hath, is better than great riches teous, and seeketh occasion to slay of the ungodly; him. 17 For the arms of the ungodly 34 The Lord will not leave him shall be broken, and the Lord up-in his hand, nor condemn him when holdeth the righteous. he is judged. 18 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly; and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the 19 They shall not be confounded land: when the ungodly shall perin the perilous time; and in the ish, thou shalt see it. days of dearth they shall have 36 I myself have seen the unenough. godly in great power, and flourish20 As for the ungodly, they shall ing like a green bay-tree. perish, and the enemies of the Lord 37 I went by, and lo, he was ahall consume as the fat of lambs; gone; I sought him, but his place yea, even as the smoke shall they could no where be found. Consume away. 38 Keep innocency, and take 21 The ungodly borroweth, and heed unto the thing that is right; payeth not again; but the righte- for that shall bring a man peace at ous is merciful and liberal. the last. 22 Such as are blessed of God, 39 As for the transgressors, they hall possess the land; and they shall perish together; and the end that are cursed of him, shall be of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out. rooted out at the last. Lord, have I 40 But the salvation of the righte-heareth not, and in whose mouth ous cometh of the Lord, who is are no reproofs. also their strength in the time of 15 For in thee, trouble. put my trust; thou shalt answer for 41 And the Lord shall stand by me, O Lord, my God. them, and save them; he shall de- 16 I have required that they, even liver them from the ungodly, and mine enemies, should not triumph shall save them, because they put over me; for when my foot slipt, their trust in him. they rejoiced greatly against me. 17 And I truly am set in the plague, and my heaviness is ever in my sight: 18 For I will confess my wicked ness, and be sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies live, and The eighth Day. MORNING PRAYER. Psalm 38. Domine, ne in furore. me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger, neither chasten are mighty; and they that hate me me in thy heavy displeasure: wrongfully are many in number. PUT 2 For thine arrows stick fast in 20 They also that reward evil for me, and thy hand presseth me sore. good are against me; because I 3 There is no health in my flesh, follow the thing that good is. because of thy displeasure: neither 21 Forsake me not, O Lord, my is there any rest in my bones, by God; be not thou far from me. reason of my sin: 22 Haste thee to help me, O Lord, 4 For my wickednesses are gone God of my salvation. over my head, and are like a sore Psalm 39. Dixi, Custodiam. burthen, too heavy for me to bear.SAID, I will take heed to my 5 My wounds stink, and are cor rupt, through my foolishness. 6 I am brought into so great ways, that I offerd not my tongue. 2 I will keep my mouth as it were trouble and misery, that I go with a bridle, while the ungodly is mourning all the day long: in my sight., 7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease, and there is no whole part in my body." 8 I am feeble and sore smitten; I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart. 3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing: I kept silence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me. 4 My heart was hot within me: and while I was thus musing the 9 Lord, thou knowest all my de-fire kindled, and at the last I spake sire; and my groaning is not, hid with my tongue: 5 Lord, let me know my end, and 10 My heart panteth, my strength the number of my days, that I may hath failed me, and the sight of be certified how long I have to live. mine eves is gone from me. 6 Behold, thou hast made my from thee. 11 My lovers and my neighbours days as it were a span long, and did stand looking upon my trouble, mine age is even as nothing in reand my kinsmen stood afar off, spect of thee; and verily every man 12 They also that sought after living is altogether vanity: my life, laid snares for me; and 7 For man walketh in a vain they that went about to do me evil, shadow, and disquieteth himself in talked of wickedness, and imagined vain; he heapetn up riches, and deceit all the day long. cannot tell who shall gather them. 8 And now, Lord, what is my hope? truly my hope is even in thee. 13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not; and as one that is dumb, who doth not open 9 Deliver me from all mine offences, and make me not a rebuke his mouth. 14 I became even as a man that unto the foolish. |
