Library of the Theological Seminary Princeton . New Jersey Presented by Archives of the Organ Historical Society Westminster Choir College ^(^^^^i-^^o ScS^'W'^^O Wftt W^ulttr, AND THE SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. POINTED FOR CHANTING. 'STJe ®ailp ^araperjS anti Hitanp. JAMES PEARCE, Mus. Bac. Oxon. Organist and Choirmaster ^ S. Mark^s Church, Philadelphia FOURTH EDITION. .PHILADELPHIA : R. M^CAULEY, i 3 i 4, CHESTNUT STREET- 1871. Also, by the same Author^ HYMN MUSIC. Adapted to the New Hymnal. THE SERVICE. Arranged to Music (complete), i Dollar 25 Cents. THE CANTICLES, WITH MUSIC. ( From the above. ) 50 Cents. CECILIA MUSIC. A New Organ Work. 60 Cents per Number. ORGAN ARRANGEMENTS. First Part, i Dollar 50 Cents ; or 60 Cents per Number. CHANTS AND RESPONSES. THE CANTICLES. Pointed for Chanting. HYMNS (New Collection.) THE WORDS OF ANTHEMS. Upwards of Two Hundred, appropriate to the days and seasons of the year. MAILED FREE BY R. M^CAULEY, 13143 CHESTNUT STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Entered according to Act of Congress ^ in the year 1870, by James Pearce, in the Clerfcs Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. CONTENTS, PAGE MORNING PRAYER 5 EVENING PRAYER 20 THE LITANY 28 INTROITS (arrangbd) 34 THE PSALMS 36 TEN SELECTIONS abi SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS 293 ANTHEM IN INSTITUTION OFFICE 298 PSALM IN BURIAL SERVICE 300 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS ?m The Author may now state that while he is well aware ol the defects of his Psalter, which was hurriedly issued, in 1870, to meet a want not then supplied, he believes that more has Deen done in it with the meagre material afforded by the present Chant form as a means of expression, than in similar works. As, for instance, where, in the same Psalm, both plaintive and joyous music is required, both the Minor and Major modes are alternately used, a simple variation which is no hindrance to congregational singing. Philadelphia, i87S. DIRECTIONS. Pause slightly at all stops, and on those syllables set in dark or heavy letter, in accordance with the following illustrations : — i Reciting note. They stand fast for and e - ver : $ m ^ He hath given meat un - to them that fear Him : i :i1: IN — ^ i w 22: Of the hand of the un - righ-teous and cru - el man. The Bars correspond with those in the Chants, except the Double Bar, instead of which is inserted, as most usual, a colon in the middle of the verse. The dot • , or with hyphen — , is to divide the Bar into equal portions where necessary. Presuming that the Chanting is antiphonal, each verse should be taken up immediately after the preceding one, producing a continuous effect, for the musical cadence being suffered to rest each time as if it were a final cadence; in other words, a pause recurring so often is monotonous. The music arranged to this Psalter will be found in the Author's new work, "Service with Hymnal," and it is believed that its absence here will not be disadvantageous for the following' reasons : — I. — That as the Chant is always known by ear (and good Chanting cannot be otherwise ensured), one glance at the notes should be sufficient, while in unison singing they are not required at all if the theme is given out clearly from the organ previous to each Psalm. 2. — That in this form it is more convenient for the hand, and at a price within the reach of all. 3. — That musical adaptations seem arbitrary, and seldom, if ever, meet with general approbation. THE ORDER FOR DAILY MORNING PRAYER. THE Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence before Him. Hab. ii. 20. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same. My Name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto My Name, and a pure offering : for My Name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts. Mai. i. II. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Re- deemer. Ps. xix. 14, 15. When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek, xviii. 27. I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Ps. li. 3. Hide Thy face from my sins ; and blot out all mine iniquities. Ps. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a con- trite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Ps. li. 17. Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God ; for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled agaiost Him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws which He set before us. Dan, ix. 9, 10. 6 MORNING PRAYER. Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24 ; Ps. vi. i. ^^ Repent ye ; for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. St. Matt. lii. 2. 1 will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him : Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. S. Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord ; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. Ps. cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not. in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from aH unrighteousness. I John i. 8, 9. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by His infinite good- ness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God ; yet ought we chiefly so to do, when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hands, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His most holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessary, as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying — \ A General Confession. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father ; We have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done ; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done : And there is no health in us. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us, miserable offenders. Spare Thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore MORNING PRAYER. 7 Thou those who are penitent ; According to Thy promises declared unto mankind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for His sake ; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life ; To the glory of Thy Holy Name. Amen, \ The Declaration of Absolution, or Remission of Sins. ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who desiieth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and com- mandment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, being penitent, the Absolution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe His holy gospel. Wherefore, let us beseech Him to grant us true repentance, and His Holy Spirit ; that those things may please Him which we do at this present, and that the rest of our life hereafter may be pure and holy ; so that at the last we may come to His eternal joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ Or this. ALMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of His great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith, turn unto Him ; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OUR Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our tres- passes, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil : For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. , O Lord, open Thou our lips ; Ans. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. \ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say, Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. ^ Min. Praise ye the I^ord. Ans. The Lord's Name be praised. B 2 MORNING PRAYER. ^ Then shall be said or sung the following Anthem ; except on those days for which other Anthems are appointed ; and except also, when it is used in the course of the Psalms, on the nineteenth day of the month. Ven'ite^ exultemus Domino. Psalm xcv. IE let us sing | un i to the | Lord heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal- / /^^ COME let us sing | un i to the | Lord : let us vation. 2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks- ] giving : and show ourselves | glad in | Him with | psalms. mf 3. For the Lord is a | great | God : and a great | King a - | bove all | gods. 4. In His hand are all the corners | of the | earth : and the strength of the | hills is | His | also. 5. The sea is His, and | He | made it : and His hands pre - | par -^ ed the | dry | land. 6. O come let us worship, | and fall | down : and kneel be - | fore the | Lord our | Maker. 7. For He is the | Lord our | God : and we are the people of His pasture, | and the | sheep of -^ His | hand. 8. O worship the Lord in the | beauty of | holiness let the whole earth [ stand in | awe of | Him. 9. For He cometh, for He cometh to | judge the | earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, and the | people I with His | truth. / Glory be to the Father, | and • to the | Son : and | to the I Holy | Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and | ever | shall be : world without end. | A - ] — ] men. Pause at the commas, and those words which are printed in heavy letter. MORNING PRAYER. PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. Christmas Day- Ash Wednesday . Good Friday . . Easter Day . . Ascension Day Whit Sunday . . M orning. Evening. i9>45'85 • 89, IIO, 132 6, zz, 38 . . 102, 130, 143 22, 40, 54 . 64, 88 2,57,111 .. . 113, 114, 118 8, 15, 21 .. . 24, 47, 103 48, 68 104, 145 One of the Selections [page 293) may be used instead of any one of the above Portions. (£a0te;r 3Dap. Instead of the '' Venite'' CHRIST our Passover, is sacri- | ficed | for us : therefore | let us | keep the | feast ; Not with the old leaven, nor with the leaven of | malice and | wickedness : but with the unleavened bread of sin - I ceri - | ty and | truth. CHRIST being raised from the dead | dieth no | more : death hath no | more do- | minion | over Him. For in that He died. He died | unto sin | once : but in that He liveth, He | liveth | unto | God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed | unto I sin : but alive unto God through | Jesus | Christ oui | Lord. CHRIST is risen | from the | dead : and become the first - ! fruits of \ them that | slept. lO MORNING PRAYER. / For since by | man came | death : (/) by man came also the resur - | rection | of the | dead. p For as in Adam | all | die : (/) even so in Clirist shaU I all be | made a - | live. w, Instead of the '' VeniteJ' J T) RAISE ye the Lord; for it is good to sing praises | jL . unto oui I God : for it is | pleasant, and | praise is | comely. nf The Lord doth build up Je - | rusa - | lem : He gathereth together the | out - | casts of | Israel. He healeth those that are | bro ^ ken in | heart : and | bindeth | up their | wounds. He covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain | for the | earth : He maketh the grass to | grow up - I on the | mountains. He giveth to the | beast His | food : and to the | young I ravens which | cry. Praise the Lord, Je - | rusa - ] lem : Praise | — thy | God, O I Sion. For He hath strengthened the bars [ of thy | gates : He hath blessed thy | chili dren with - | in | thee He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth thee with the I finest | of the | wheat. MORNING PRAYER. II Te Deum Laudamus. WE praise | Thee, O ] God! : we acknowledge | Thee to I be the [ Lord. 2. All the earth doth | worship | Thee : the | Father | ever - | lasting. 3. To Thee all Angels | cry a - j loud : the Heavens, and I all the | Powers there - | in. 4. To Thee Cherubim, and | Sera - | phim : eon - | tinual - I ly do I cry, 5. Holy! 1 Holy! | Holy!: Lord | God of | Saba- | oth; 6. Heaven and Earth are | full • of the | majesty : of Thy I Glo - I — I ly. 7. The glorious company | of the A - I postles : praise ] — | — | Thee. 8. The goodly fellowship | of the | Prophets : praise | — | — | Thee. 9. The noble | army of | Martyrs : praise | — | — | Thee. 10. The Holy Church throughout | all the j world : doth I — ac - I knowledge | Thee ; 11. The I Fa - I ther : of an | infinite | Majes - | ty. 12. Thine | — a - | dorable : true j and ] only | Son. 13. Also the I Holy | Ghost: the | Com - | — for - | ter. ^ Change, ) 1 4. Thou art the ) King of | Glory : O | — | — | Christ. 15. Thou art the^ ever - | lasting | Son : of | — | — the I Father. 12 MORNING PRAYER. 1 6. When Thou tookest upon Thee to de - | liver man : Thou didst humble Thyself to be | born | of a Virgin. 1 7. When Thou hadst overcome the | sharpness of death : Thou didst open the Kingdom of | Heaven to all be - I lievers. 1 8. Thou sittest at the right | hand of | God : in the Glory I of the | Father. 19. We believe that | Thou shalt | come : to | be our I Judge. [Change,) p 20. We therefore pray Thee | help Thy | servants whom thou hast redeemed | with Thy | precious | blood. 21. Make them to be numbered | with Thy | Saints : in glory I ever - | lasting. 22. O Lord, I save Thy | people : and | bless | thine heritage. 23. Gov - I — ern [ them : and | lift them | up for ever. / 24. Day I — by I day : we | magni - | fy | Thee ; 25. And we I worship Thy | Name : ever | world with - out I end. p 26. Vouch - 1 safe, O I Lord : to keep us this! day with - out I sin. 2 7. O Lord, have | mercy up - [ on us : have | mer - cy up - I on us. 28. O Lord, let Thy mercy | be up - | on us : as our trust I is in I Thee. / 29. O Lord, in | Thee • have I | trusted : let me | never be con - I founded. o MORNING PRAYER. I3 % Or this Canticle. Benedtcite^ omnia opera Dom'tnu ALL ye works of the Lord, | bless • ye the | Lord, : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | 2. O ye Angels of the Lord, | bless . ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 3. O ye Heavens, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and I magnify | Him for | ever. 4. O ye Waters that be above the Firmament, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for I ever. 5. O all ye Powers of the Lord, bless • ye the I Lord : praise Him, and | magnify ] Him for | ever. 6. O ye Sun and Moon, ] bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and [ magnify | Him for | ever. 7. O ye Stars of Heaven, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 8. O ye Showers and Dew, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 9. O ye Winds of God, | bless * ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 10. O ye Fire and Heat, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 1 1 . O ye Winter and Summer, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. * Both sides of the Choir should sing the words, " Praise Him, and magnify Him for ever." ^4 MORNING PRAYER. 12. O ye Dews and Frosts, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 13. O ye Frost and Cold, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 14. O ye Ice and Snow, [ bless • ye the | Lord praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 1 5. O ye Nights and Days, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever, 16. O ye Light and Darkness | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 17. O ye Lightnings and Clouds, | bless 'ye the | Lord: praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. p^ll 18. O let the Earth | bless the | Lord : yea, let it praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 19. O ye Mountains and Hills, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 20. O all ye Green Things upon the Earth, | bless • ye the I Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 21. O ye Wells, | bless • ye the ] Lord : praise Him, and I magnify | Him for | ever. 22. O ye Seas and Floods, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 23. O ye Whales, and all that move in the Waters, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and magnify | Him for I ever. 24. O all ye Fowls of the Air, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and [ magnify | Him for | ever. 25. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, | bless • ye the ] Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. MORNING PRAYER. 1 5 26. O ye Children of Men, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 27. O let Israel | bless the | Lord : praise Him, and,| magnify | Him for | ever. 28. O ye Priests of the Lord, | bless • ye the | Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 29. O ye Servants of the Lord, | bless • ye the [ Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. 30. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, | bless • ye the | Lord ; praise Him, and j magnify | Him for j ever. 31. O ye holy and humble Men of heart, | bless • ye the I Lord : praise Him, and | magnify | Him for | ever. Jubilate Deo. Psalm c. OBE joyful in the Lord, | all ye ] lands ; serve the Lord with gladness, and come before His | presence | with a | song. 2. Be ye sure that the Lord | He is | God : it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are His people, | and the | sheep of • His | pasture. 3. O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His | courts with | praise : be thankful unto Him, | and speak | good of • His | Name. 4. For the Lord \s gracious, His mercy is | ever - | lasting : and His truth endureth from gene - | ration to | gene - | ration. l6 MORNING PRAYER. If Or this Hymn. Benedictus. St. Luke i. 68. mf I3LESSED be the Lord I God of | Israel : for He JLJ hath visited, | and re - | deemed His | people ; 2. And hath raised up a mighty sal - | vation | for us : in the house [ of His j servant | David ; 3. As He spake by the mouth of His | holy | Prophets : which have been | since the | v/orld be - | gan; 4. That we should be saved | from our | enemies : and from the | hands of | all that | hate us. IF The Apostles' Creed. I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord ; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into Heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The Holy Catholic Church ; The communion of saints ; The forgiveness of sins ; The resurrection of the body. And the life everlasting. Amen. I" Or this. I BELIEVE in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker oi Heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible : And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, Begotten of His Father before all worlds ; God of God, Light of Light, Very God of very God, Begotten, not made, Being of one substance with the Father ; By Whom all things were made ; Who, for us men, and for our salvation, came down from Heaven, And MORNING PRAYER I7 was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, And was made man, and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilot. He suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again, according to the Scriptures ; And ascended into Heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father ; And He shall come again with glory, to judge both the quick and the dead ; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And 1 believe in the Holy Ghost, The Lord and Gi%'er of life ; Who proceedeth from the Father and the Son ; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified ; Who spake by the prophets. And I believe one Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins ; And I look for the resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world to come. Amen. The Lord be with you ; Ans. And with Thy spirit. \ Min. Let us pray. O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us ; Ans. And grant us Thy salvation. Min. O God, make clean our hearts within us ; Am. And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. H Then shall follow the Collect for the day, except when the Communion Service is read : and then the Collect for the day shall be omitted here. II A Collect for Peace, ^ OGOD, who art the author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of Whom standeth our eternal life, Whose service is perfect freedom ; defend us. Thy humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies ; that we, surely trusting in Thy defence, may not fear the power of any adversaries, through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ A Collect for Grace. OLORD, our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day ; defend us in the same with Thy mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our'doings, being ordered by Thy governance may be righteous in Thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. l8 MORNING PRAYER. IT A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ; most heartily we beseech Thee, with Thy favour to behold and bless Thy servant, The President of the United States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to Thy will, and walk in Thy way : Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and prosperity long to live ; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. % The following Prayers are to be omitted here, when the Litany is read. ^ A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of Thy grace ; and, that they may truly please Thee, pour upon them the continual dew of Thy blessing : Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. ^ A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech Thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that Thou wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them. Thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for Thy holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Chris- tians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to Thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate ; that it may please Thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several neces- sities; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen. MORNING PRAYER. 19 ^ A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we. Thine unworthy- servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving kindness to us, and to all men. We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but, above all^ for Thine inestimable love in the redemp- tion of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be un- feignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. % A Prayer of Si. C/irysosfom. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee ; and dost promise that when two or tliree are gathered together is Thy name. Thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen, 2 Cor xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. Here endeth the order of Morning Prayer. THE ORDER FOR DAILY EVENING PRAYER. THE Lord is in His holy temple ; let all the earth keep silence before Him. Hab. ii. 20. From the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same. My Name shall be great among the Gentiles ; and in every place incense shall be offered unto My Name, and a pure offering : for My Name shall be great among the Heathen, saith the Lord of Hosts. Mai. i. II. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be alway acceptable in Thy sight, O Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Ps. xix. 14. When the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Ezek. xviii. 27. I acknowledge my transgressions ; and my sin is ever before me. Ps. li. 3. Hide Thy face from my sins : and blot out all mine iniquities. Ps. li. 9. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit ; a broken and a con- trite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. Ps, li. 17. Rend your heart and not your garments, and turn unco the Lord your God ; for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. Joel ii. 13. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against Him ; neither have we obeyed the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in His laws which He set before us. Dan. ix. 9, 10. EVENING PRAYER. 21 Lord, correct me, but with judgment ; not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing. Jer. x. 24. Ps. vi. i. Repent ye 5 for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand. St. Alatt. iii. 2. 1 will arise, and go to my father, and will say unto him : Father, I have sinned against Heaven, and before thee, and am" no more worthy to be called thy son. St, Luke xv. 18, 19. Enter not into judgment with Thy servant, O Lord ; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. Ps. cxliii. 2. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us ; but if we confess our sins, God is fait^^ul and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John i. 8, 9. DEARLY beloved brethren, the Scripture moveth us, in sundry places, to acknowledge and confess our manifold sins and wickedness, and that we should not dissemble nor cloak them before the face of Almighty God, our heavenly Father, but confess them with an humble, lowly, penitent, and obedient heart ; to the end that we may obtain forgiveness of the same, by His infinite goodness and mercy. And although we ought, at all times, humbly to acknowledge our sins before God, yet ought we chiefly so to do when we assemble and meet together, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hands, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His most Holy Word, and to ask those things which are requisite and necessar)^ as well for the body as the soul. Wherefore, I pray and beseech you, as many as are here present, to accompany me with a pure heart and humble voice, unto the throne of the heavenly grace, saying — \ A General Confession. ALMIGHTY and most merciful Father ; We have erred and strayed from Thy ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Thy holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; And we have done those things which we ought -not to have done: And there is no health in us. But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us miserable offenders. Spare thou those, O God, who confess their faults. Restore Thou c 22 EVENING PRAYER. those who are penitent ; According to Thy promises declared unto manV-ind, in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, O most merciful Father, for His sake ; That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life ; To the glory of Thy Holy Name. Amen. 7 llie Declaxadon of Absolution. ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who desireth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live, hath given power and command- ment to His ministers to declare and pronounce to His people, being penitent, the ^^solution and Remission of their sins. He pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe His Holy Gospel Wherefore, let us beseech Him to grant us true repentance, and His Holy Spirit; that those things may please Him which we do at this present, and that the rest ot our life hereafter may be pure and Holy ; so that at the last we may come to His eternal )oy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Am^n. TOr this. ALMIGHTY God, our Heavenly Father, Who, of His great mercy, hath promised forgiveness of sins to all those who, with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto Him ; have mercy upon you, pardon and deliver you from all your sins, confirm and strengthen you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. OUR Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil ; For Thine is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, for ever and ever. Amen. O Lord, open Thou our lips ; Aru. And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise. \ Here, all standing up, the Minister shall say. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost ; Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Min. Praise ye the Lord. Ans. The Lord's Name be praised. EVEXIXG PR-WER. 23 Cantate Dorjiino. Psalm xcviii. OSING unto the Lord a | new ] song: for He ; hath done | marvellous | things. 2. With His own right hand, and with His | Holy | aiTn : hath He ' gotten Him - | self the [ victory. 3. The Lord declared ' His sal- | vation : His righteousness hath He openlv showed j in the | sight • of the I heathen. 4. He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward the | house of I Israel : and all the ends of the world have seen the sal - I vation | of our ] God. 5. Show yourselves joyful unto the Loid, | all ye | lands : sing, re - | joice, and | give j thanks. 6. Praise the Lord up - j on the | harp : sing to the harp with a j psalm of | thanks - | giving. 7. With ti-umpets also, | and | shawms : O shovv* your- selves joyful be - I fore the j Lord the ' King. 8. Let the sea make a noise, and all that | therein | is : the round world, and | they that j dwell there - | in. 9. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together be - j fore the | Lord: for He | comethto j judge die \ eanh. 10. With righteousness shall He | judge the | world : and the I people | with | equity. Bonum est conpterL Psalm xcii. IT is a good thing to give thanks ] un - to the ] Lord : and to sing praises unto Thy | Name, ] O Most | Highest. c 2 24 EVENING PRAYER. 2. To tell of Thy loving kindness early | in the | morning : and of Thy | truth • in the | night | season. 3. Upon an instrument often strings, and up - | on the | lute : upon a loud instrument, | and up - | on the | harp. 4. For Thou Lord, hast made me glad | through Thy ] works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the oper - | ations | of Thy | hands. Deus Misereatur. Psalm Ixvii. mf ^"^ OD be merciful unto | us, and | bless us : and show V_T us the light of His countenance, and be | merciful [ unto I us : 2. That Thy way may be | known upon | earth : Thy saving I health a - | mong all | nations. / 3. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God : yea, let | all the I people | praise Thee. mj 4. O let the nations rejoice | and be | glad : for Thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the | na - tions up - [ on j earth / 5. Let the people praise I Thee, O | God : yea, let | all the I people | praise Thee. mf 6. Then shall the earth bring | forth her increase : and God, even our own God, shall ] give us ] His | blessing. 7. God I — shall I bless us : and all the ends of the | world shall [ fear | Him. ^ Or this. Benedicy Anima mea. Psalm ciii. / T) RAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : and all that is , X within me I praise His | holy | Name. EVENING PRAYER. 2$ 2. Praise the Lord, | O my | soul : and for- | get not ( all His I benefits : 3. Who forgiveth | all thy | sins : and healeth | all | thine in - | firmities ; 4. Who saveth thy life | from de - | stmction : and crowneth thee with | mer-=-cy and | loving - | kindness ; 5. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that ex - | eel in I strength : ye that fulfil His commandment, and hearken nnto the | voice of | His | word. 6. O praise the Lord, all | ye His | hosts : ye servants of I His that I do His | pleasure. 7. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, in all places of I His do - | minion : Praise thou the | Lord, I O my | soul. ^ The Apostles' Creed. I BELIEVE in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and earth : And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lx)rd ; Who was con- ceived by the Holy Ghost. Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried ; He descended into hell ; The third day He rose from the dead ; He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; The Holy Catholic Church ; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body. And the life everlasting. Amen, The Lord be with you. Ans. And with Thy spirit Min. Let us pray. O Lord, show thy mercy upon us. Ans. And grant us Thy salvation. JMin. O God, make clean our hearts within us, Afu, And take not Thy Holy Spirit from us. 26 EVENING PRAYER. T Then shall be said the Collect for the day, and after that the Collects and Prayers following. ^ A Collect for Peace. OGOD, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed ; give unto Thy servants that peace, which the world cannot give ; that our hearts may be set to obey Thy commandments, and also that by Thee, we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. \ A Collect for Aid against Perils. OLORD, our heavenly Father, by whose Almighty power we have been preserved this day ; by Thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of Thy only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. \ A Prayer for the President of the United States, and all in Civil Authority. OLORD, our heavenly Father, the high and mighty Ruler of the universe, who dost from Thy throne behold all the dwellers upon earth ; most heartily we beseech Thee, with Thy favour to behold and bless Thy servant, The President of the United States, and all others in authority ; and so replenish them with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, that they may always incline to Thy will and walk in Thy way : Endue them plenteously with heavenly gifts ; grant them in health and prosperity long to live ; and finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy and felicity, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. \ A Prayer for the Clergy and People. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, from whom cometh every good and perfect gift, send down upon our Bishops and other Clergy, and upon the Congregations committed to their charge, the healthful spirit of Thy grace ; and, that they may truly please Thee, pour upon them the continual dew of Thy blessing : Grant this, O Lord, for the honour of our Advocate and Mediator, Jesus Christ. Amen. EVENING PRAYER. YJ ^ A Prayer for all Conditions of Men. OGOD, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind, we humbly beseech Thee for all sorts and conditions of men, that Thou wouldest be pleased to make Thy ways known unto them. Thy saving health unto all nations. More especially we pray for Thy holy Church universal ; that it may be so guided and governed by Thy good Spirit, that all who profess and call themselves Chris- tians, may be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit, in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we commend to Thy fatherly goodness all those who are any ways afflicted or distressed in mind, body, or estate : that it may please Thee to comfort and relieve them, according to their several necessities ; giving them patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions. And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen, ^ A General Thanksgiving. ALMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we. Thine unworthy servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving kindness to us and to all men. We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life ; but above all, for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glo^)^ And, we beseech Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holiness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen, \ A Prayer of St. Chrysostotn. ALMIGHTY God, Who has given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee ; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in Thy Name, Thou wilt grant their requests; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of Thy servants, as may be most expedient 28 THE LITANY. for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of Thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen. Here endeth the order of Evening Prayer. THE LITANY, Or General Supplication, to be used after Morning Service, on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. OGOD, the Father of Heaven ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. God, the Father of Heaven ; ha've mercy upon us miserable s'lnnets. O God the Son, Redeemer of the world ; have mercy upon us ■ miserable sinners. God the Son^ Redeemer of the ivorld ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners, O God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and th^ Son ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. God the Holy Ghost, proceeding from the Father and the Son / have mercy upon us miserable sinners. O holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persona and one God ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. holy, blessed, and glorious Trinity, three persons and one God ; have mercy upon us miserable sinners. Remember not. Lord, our offences, nor the offences of our fore- fathers ; neither take Thou vengeance of our sins : spare us, good Lord, spare Thy people, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy most precious blood, and be not angry with us for ever ; Spare us, good Lord. From all evil and mischief ; from sin ; from the crafts and assaults of the devil ; from Thy wrath, and from everlasting damna- tion ; Good Lordy deliver us. THE LITANY. 29 From all blindness of heart ; from pride, vain-glory, and hypocrisy; from envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitable- ness ; Good Lord, deliver us. From all inordinate and sinful affections ; and from all the deceits of the world, the flesh, and the devil ; Good Lord^ deliver us. From lightning and tempest ; from plague, pestilence, and famine ; from battle and murder, and from sudden death ; Good Lord, deliver us. From all sedition, privy conspiracy, and rebellion ; from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism ; from hardness of heart, and contempt of Thy Word and Commandment ; Good Lord, deliver us. By the mystery of Thy holy Incarnation ; by Thy holy Nativity and Circumcision ; by Thy Baptism, Fasting, and Temptation ; Good Lord, deliver us. By Thine Agony and Bloody Sweat ; by Thy Cross and Passion ; by Thy precious Death and Burial ; by Thy glorious Resurrection and Ascension ; and by the coming of the Holy Ghost ; Good Lord, deliver us. In all time of our tribulation ; in all time of our prosperity ; in the hour of death, and in the day of judgment ; Good Lord, deliver us. We sinners do beseech Thee to hear us, O Lord God ; and that it may please Thee to rule and govern Thy Holy Church universal in the right way ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to bless and preserve all Christian Rulers and Magistrates, giving them grace to execute justice, and to maintain truth ; IVe beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to illuminate all Bishops, Priests, and Deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of Thy Word ; and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and show it accordingly ; tVe beseech Thee to hear us^ good Lord. That it may please Thee to bless and keep all Thy people ; IVe beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. 30 THE LITANY. That it may please Thee to give to all nations unity, peace, and concord ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord, That it may please Thee to give us an heart to love and fear Thee, and diligently to live after Thy commandments ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to give to all Thy people increase of grace, to hear meekly Thy Word, and to receive it with pure affection, and to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to bring into the way of truth all such as have erred, and are deceived ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to strengthen such as do stand, and to comfort and help the weak-hearted, and to raise up those who fall, and finally to beat down Satan under our feet ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to succour, help, and comfort all who are in danger, necessity, and tribulation ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to preserve all who travel by land or by water, all women in the perils of childbirth, all sick persons and young children, and to show Thy pity upon all prisoners and captives ; We beseech Thee to hear usy good Lord. That it may please Thee to defend, and provide for, the fatherless children, and widows, and all who are desolate and oppressed ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to have mercy upon all men ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to give and preserve to our use the kindly fruits of the earth, so that in due time we may enjoy them ; We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord. That it may please Thee to give us true repentance, to forgive us all our sins, negligences, and ignorances, and to endue us with the grace of Thy Holy Spirit, to amend our lives according to Thy Holy Word ; THE LITANY. 3I We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord, Son of God, we beseech Thee to hear us. Son of God, ive beseech Thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; Grant us Thy peace. O Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world ; Have mercy upon us. % The Minister may, at his discretion, omit all that follows, to the Prayer, " We humbly beseech Thee, O Fattier,'' &c. [O Christ, hear us. Christ, hear us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. OUR Father, who art in heaven. Hallowed be Thy Name ; Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven ; Give us this day our daily bread ; And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us ; And lead us not into temptation ; But deliver us from evil. Amen. JlTtn. O Lord, deal not with us according to our sins. Ans. Neither reward us according to our iniquities. 1[ Let us pray. OGOD, merciful Father, who despisest not the sighing of a contrite heart, nor the desire of such as are sorrowful ; mercifully assist our prayers which we make before Thee in all our troubles and adversities, whensoever they oppress us ; and graciously hear us, that those evils which the craft and subtilty of the devil or man worketh against us, may, by Thy good providence, be brought to naught ; that we, Thy servants, being hurt by no persecutions, may evermore give thanks unto Thee in Thy holy Church, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Lord, arise, help us, and deliver us, for Thy Name's sake. 32 THE LITANY. OGOD, we have heard with our ears, and our fathers have declared unto us, the noble works that Thou didst in theii days, and in the old time before them. Lord, arise, help us, and deli'uer us, for Thine honour. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost Ans. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be. world without end. Amen. From our enemies defend us, O Christ. Graciously look upon our afflictions. With pity behold the sorrows of our hearts. Mercifully forginje the sins of Thy people. Favourably with mercy hear our prayers, Son of David, have mercy upon us. Both now and ever, vouchsafe to hear us, O Christ. Graciously hear us, Christ ; graciously hear us, Lord Christ, Min. O Lord, let Thy mercy be showed upon us. Ans. As we do put our trust in Thee. \ Let us pray.] WE humbly beseech Thee, O Father, mercifully to look upon our infirmities ; and, for the glory of Thy Name, turn from us all those evils that we most justly have deserved ; and grant that, in all our troubles, we may put our whole trust and confidence in Thy mercy ; and evermore serve Thee in holiness and pureness of living, to Thy honour and glory, through our only Mediator and Advocate, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen, ^ A General Thanksgiving. A LMIGHTY God, Father of all mercies, we Thine unworthy i. JL servants, do give Thee most humble and hearty thanks for all Thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men. We bless Thee for our creation, preservation, and all the bless- ings of this life ; but, above all, for Thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we beseech Thee, give us that due sense of all Thy mercies, that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful, and that we may show forth Thy praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives ; by giving up THE LITANY. 33 ourselves to Thy service, and by walking before Thee in holi- ness and righteousness all our days, through Jesus Christ our Lord ; to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen. % A Prayer of .S'^'. Chrysostoju. ALMIGHTY God, who hast given us grace at this time with one accord to make our common supplications unto Thee ; and dost promise that when two or three are gathered together in Thy Name, Thou wilt grant their requests ; fulfil now, O Lord, the desires and petitions of thy servants, as may be most expedient for them ; granting us in this world knowledge of thy truth, and in the world to come life everlasting. Amen. 2 Cor, xiii. 14. THE grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love ot God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all ever- mo:e. Amen, Here endeth the Litany. INTROITS. To be used instead of the Psalm in Metre, upon all Sundays and Holy days, at the Morning Service. Arranged according to the First Prayer Book of King Edward VI. I. Sunday in Advent Psalm i II. Sunday in Advent , Psalm 120 III. Sunday in Advent Psalm 4 IV. Sunday in Advent Psalm 5 Feast of the Nativity (ist and 2nd services) Psalm 98, 8 St. Stephen the Martyr Psalm 52 St. John the Evangelist Psalm 1 1 Holy Innocen Is Psalm 79 Sunday after Christmas Psalm 121 Circumcision Psalm 122 Epiphany Psalm 96 I. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 13 II. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 14 III. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 15 IV. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 2 V. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 20 VI. Sunday after Epiphany Psalm 20 Septuagesima Psalm 23 Sexagesima Psalm 24 Quinquagesima Psalm 26 Ash Wednesday Psalm 5 j I. Sunday in Lent Psalm 52 II. Sunday in Lent Psalm 130 III. Sunday in Lent Psalm 43 IV. Sunday in Lent Psalm 46 V. Sunday in Lent Psalm 54 Sunday next before Easter Psalm 61 Good Friday Psalm 130 Easter Even Psalm 88 Easter (ist and 2nd Services) Psalm 16, 3 Easter Monday Psalm 62 Easter Tuesday .•. . . Psalm t 13 I. Sunday after Easter Psalm no 1 1. Sunday after Easter Psalm 70 III. Sunday after Easter Psalm 75 IV. Sunday after Easter Psalm 82 V. Sunday after Easter Psalm 84 Ascension Psalm 47 INTROITS FOR THE YEAR. 35 Simdav after Ascension Psalm 93 \Vhitsun Day Psalm 33 Monday in Whitsun-week Psalm 100 Tuesday in Whitsrm-week Psalm loi Trinity Sunday Psalm 67 I. Sunday after Trinity. Psalm irg. Parti. Beati immaculati. II. Sunday after Trinity. ,, In quo corriget ? III. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Retribue servo tuo. IV. Sunday after Trinity. „ Adhaesit pavimento. V. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Legem pone. VI. Sunday after Trinity. „ Et veniat super me. VII. Sunday after Trinity. „ Memor esto serv'i tui. VIII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Portio mea, Domine. IX. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Bonitatem fecisti. X. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Manus tuae fecerunt me. XI. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Defecit anima mea. XII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, In aeternum, Domine. XIII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Quomodj dilexi. XIV. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Lucerna pedibus meis. XV. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Iniquos odio habui. XVI. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Feci judicium. XVII. Sunday after Trinity. „ Mirabilia. XVIII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Justus es, Domine. XIX. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Clamaviintotocorde meo. XX. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Vide humilitatem. XXI. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Principes persecuti sunt. XXII. Sunday after Trinity. ,, Appropinquetdeprecatio. XXIII. Sunday after Trinity. .. Psalm 123 XXIV. Sunday after Trinity. .. Psalm 125 XXV. Sunday after Trinity. . . Psalm 127 St. Andrew Psalm 129 St. Thomas Psalm 128 Conversion of St. Paul Psalm 138 Purification of St. Mary the Virgin Psalm 134 St. Matthias Psalm 140 Annunciation B. V. M Psalm 131 St. Mark -. Psalm 141 St. Philip and St. James Psalm 133 St, Barnabas Psalm 142 St. John Baptist Psalm 143 St. Peter Psalm 144 St. James Psalm 148 St. Bartholomew Psalm 115 St. Matthew Psalm 117 St. Michael and All Angels ^ Psalm 113 St. Luke Psalm 137 St. Simon and St. Jude Psalm 150 AH Saints Psalm 149 THE PSALMS OF DAVID. Day I. 9^ovnins prater. T> r> • • 7" Chant rsALM I. — neatus vir, qui non abut, j^ 05 mf T^LESSED is the man that hath not walked in the JLJ counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the | way of | sinners : and hath not sat in the | seat | of the | scornful. 2. But his delight is in the | law • of the | Lord : and in his law will he exercise him | self- | day and | night. 3. And he shall be like a tree planted by the | water | side : that will bring forth, his | fruit in | due | season. 4. His leaf also | shall not | wither ; and look, whatso- ever he I doeth, | it shall | prosper, p 5. As for the ungodly, it is not | so with | them : but they are like the chaff, which the wind scattereth away | from the | face • of the | earth. 6. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand | in the | judgment : neither the sinners in the congre- | gation I of the | righteous. cres. 7. But the Lord knoweth the | way • of the [ righteous ; and the way of the un | godly | shall - | perish. DAY I. THE PSALMS. 37 26 Psalm 2* — Quare fremuerunt gentes ? ^ yor. WHY do the heathen so furiously | rage to - | gether : and why do the people i - | ma - gine a | vain I tiling ? 2. The kings of the earth stand up, and the rulers take | coun — sel to - | gether : against the Lord, and a - | gainst | His A - I nointed. 3. Let us break their | bonds a - [ sunder : and cast a - I way their | cords | from us. 4. He that dwelleth in beaven shall [ laugh • them to ] scorn : the Lord shall | have them | in de - | rision. 5. Then shall He speak unto tbem | in His | wrath and vex tbem | in His | sore dis - | pleasure. 6. Yet have I | set my | King : upon my | Holy \ Hill of I Sion. 7. I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath | said unto ] me : Thou art my Son, this day have | I be - | gotten I thee. 8. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the beatben for | thine in - | heritance : and the utmost parts of the | earth for | thy pos - | session. 9. Thou shalt bruise them witb a | rod of | iron : and break them in pieces | like a | potter's | vessel. I o. Be wise now, therefore, | O ye | kings : be learned, ye that are | judges | of the | earth. II. Serve the | Lord in | fear : and rejoice [ unto | Him with I reverence. » Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm 57. m 38 THE PSALMS. DAY I. 12. Kiss the Son, lest He be angiy, and so ye perish from the I right | way : if His wrath be kindled (yea but a little), blessed are all they that | put their | trust in | Him. 26 Psalm 3. — Domtne, quid multipUcatt P , -.. LORD, how are they increased that | trouble j me : many are | they that | rise a - | gainst me. 2. Many one there be that | say of • my | soul : Tliere is no I help for | him * in his | God. (^Major.) nf 3. But Thou, O Lord, art | my de - I fender : Thou art my worship, and the | lifter j up of • my | head. 4. I did call upon the Lord | with my | voice : and He heard me | out of • His | Holy j Hill. 5. I laid me down and slept, and rose | up a - | gain : for the I Lord sus - | tained | me. 6. I will not be afraid for ten thousands | of the | people : that have set themselves a - | gainst me | round a - I bout. 7. Up Lord, and help me, | O my | God : for Thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone ; Thou hast broken the | teeth of I the un - | godly. j 8. Salvation belongeth | un -=- to the | Lord : and Thy blessing I is up - I on Thy | people. Psalm 4. — Cum invocarem, n/t p T T EAR me when I call, | God of * my | righteous- X X ness : Thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble ; have mercy upon me, and | hearken | unto my | prayer. DAY I. THE PSALMS. 39 2. O ye sons of men, how long will ye bias - | pheme mine | honour : and have such pleasure in vanity, | and seek | after | falsehood ? 3. Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the I man • that is | godly : when I call tipoil the | Lord, I He will | hear me. 4. Stand in awe, and | sin | not : commune with your own heart, and in your | chamber, | and be \ still. 5. Offer the sacri - | fice of | righteousness : and put your I trust I in the | Lord. 6. There be | many that | say : Who will | show U8 [ any | good ? 7. Lord, I lift Thou | up ; the light of Thy j counte - | nance up - | on us. 8. Thou hast put gladness [ in my | heart : since the time that their corn, and ] wine, and | oil, in - | creased. 9. I will lay me down in peace, and | take my | rest : for it is Thou Lord, only, that | makest me ] dwell in | safety. Psalm ij. — Verba mea auribus, PONDER my | words, O | Lord : con - | sider my [ medi - | tation. 2. O hearken Thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, I and my | God : for unto Th.ee | will I | make my | prayer. 3. My voice shalt Thou hear be - | times, O | Lord : early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto | Thee, and | will look j up. D 2 40 THE PSALMS. DAY I. 4. For Thou art the God that hast no | plea ^ sure in | wickedness : neither shall any | evil | dwell with | Thee. 5. Such as be foolish shall not stand | in Thy | sight : for Thou hatest | all them | that work | vanity. 6. Thou shah destroy them that | speak | lies : the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty | and de - | ceitful | man. 7» But as for me, I will come into Thine House, even upon the multitude | of Thy | mercy : and in Thy fear will I worship to - I ward Thy | Holy | Temple. 8. Lead me O Lord, in Thy righteousness, because | of mine | enemies : make Thy way | plain be - ] fore my | face. 9. For there is no faithfulness | in his | mouth : their inward I parts are | veiy | wickedness. 10. Their throat is an | open | sepulchre : they | flatter | with their | tongue. 1 1 . Destroy Thou them O God ; let them perish through their own i - | magi - | nations : cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ; for they have re - | bel -^ led a - | gainst | Thee. 12. And let all them that put their trust in | Thee re - | joice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, because Thou defendest them ; they that love Thy Name | shall be | joyful in | Thee. 13. For Thou Lord, wilt give Thy blessing | un -^ to the I righteous : and with Thy favourable kindness wilt Thou defend I him as I with a I shield. DAY I: THE PSALMS. 4.I Psalm 6.* — Domine^ tie in furore. Minor OLORD, rebuke me not in Thine | indig - | nation : neither chasten | me in | Thy dis - | pleasure. 2. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I am | weak ; Lord heal me, | for my ] bones are | vexed. 3. My soul also is I sore | troubled : but Lord, how long | wilt Thou I punish | me ? 4. Turn Thee O Lord, and de - | liver my | soul : O save me I for Thy | mercy's | sake. 5. For in death no man re - | membereth | Thee : and who will give Thee I thanks | in the | pit ? 6. I am weary of my groaning ; every night wash | 1 my I bed : and water my | couch | with my | tears. 7. My beauty is gone for | very | trouble : and worn away be - | cause of | all mine | enemies. 8. Away from me, all ye | that work | vanity : for the Lord hath heard the | voice | of my | weeping. (^Major.) 9. The Lord hath heard | my pe - | titlon : the Lord | will re - I ceive my | prayer. 10. All mine enemies shall be confounded, and | sore | vexed : they shall be turned back, and | put to | shame | suddenly. . 0/5 Psalm 7. — Domine, Deus mens. Minor, OLORD my God, in Thee have I | put my | trust : save me from all them that persecute me, | and de - | liver | me ; * Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 32. 42 THE PSALMS. DAY I. 2. Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and ] tear • it in j pieces : wMle | there is | none to | help. 3. O Lord my God, if I have done | any such | thing : or if there be any ] wickedness j in my | hands ; 4. If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt | friendly | with me ; yea I have delivered him that without any | cause | is mine | enemy ; 5. Then let mine enemy persecute my | soul, and | take me : yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine | honour | in the | dust. 6. Stand up O Lord in Thy wrath, and lift up Thyself, because of the indignation | of mine j enemies : arise up for me in the judgment | that Thou | hast com - | manded. 7. And so shall the congregation of the people | come a - | bout Thee : for their sakes therefore lift | up Thy - I self a - | gain. 8. The Lord shall judge the people ; give sentence with me, | O | Lord : according to my righteousness, and according to the innocency | that is | in | me. 9. O let the wickedness of the ungodly | come • to an | end : but | guide | Thou the | just. 10. For the I righteous | God : trieth the | very | hearts and | reins. 11. My help I Cometh of | God : Who preserveth | them that • are | true of | heart. 12. God is a righteous Judge, [ strong, and | patient : and God is pro - | voked j every | day. DAY I. THE PSALMS. 43 13. If a man will not turn, He will | whet His | sword : He hath bent His | bow, and | made it | ready. 1 4. He hath prepared for him the instru - [ ments of | death : he ordaineth his arrows a - | gainst the | perse - | cutors. 15. Behold he travail - | eth with | mischief : he hath conceived sorrow | and brought | forth un - | godliness. 16. He hath graven and digged | up a | pit : and is fallen himself into the destruction | that he | made for | other. 17. For his travail shall come upon his | own ] head : and his wickedness shall fall | on his | own | pate. ( Major. ) 18. I will give thanks unto the Lord, according | to His I righteousness : and I will praise the | Name • of the I Lord most | High. Psalm 8.* — Domlne, Dominus noster. 04 OLORD our Governor, how excellent is Thy Name in | all the I world : Thou that hast set Thy I glo -^ ry a - I bove the | heavens ! 2. Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength, because | of Thine | enemies : that Thou mightest still the | enemy, | and * the a - I venger. 3. For I will consider Thy heavens, even the works | * Proper for Ascension Day. The next is Psalm 15. 44 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. ot Thy I fingers : the moon and the stars, | which Thou | hast or - | dained. 4. What is man, that Thou art | mindful | of him : and the son of man, | that Thou | visitest | him ? 5. Thou madest him lower | than the | angels : to crown | him with | glory and | worship. 6. Thou makest him to have dominion of the works | of Thy I hands : and Thou hast put all things in subjection | under | his | feet; 7. All I sheep and | oxen : yea and the [ beasts [ of the I field ; 8. The fowls of the air, and the fishes [ of the | sea : and whatsoever walketh through the [ paths | of the | seas. / 9- I Lord our | Governor : how excellent is Thy | Name in | all the | world ! Day 2. St^orniuff draper* Psalm 9. — Confitehor t'lhi, 00 / T WILL give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my | X. whole I heart : I will speak of | all Thy | marvellous | works. 2. I will be glad and re - ] joice in | Thee : yea, my songs will I make of Thy | Name, O | Thou most | Highest. mf 3. While mine enemies are | driven | back : they shall fall and I perish | at Thy | presence. DAY 2. THE PSALMS. 45 4. For Thou hast maintained my right | and my | cause : Thou art set in the | throne that | judgest | right. 5. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed | the un - [ godly : thou hast put out their | name for | ever and | ever, 6. O thou enemy, destmctions are come to a per - | pet — ual I end : even as the cities which thou hast destroyed ; their me - | morial is | perished | with them. 7. But the Lord shall en - | dure for | ever : He hath also pre - I pared His | seat for | judgment. 8. For He shall judge the | world in | righteousness : and minister true | judgment [ un -?- to the | people. 9. The Lord also will be a defence | for the * op - | pressed : even a refuge | in due | time of | trouble. 10. And they that know Thy Name will put their | trust in | Thee : for Thou Lord, hast never failed | them that | seek ] Thee. 11. O praise the Lord which | dwell -^ eth in | Sion : show the I people | of His | doings. 12. For, when He maketh inquisition for blood, He re - I membereth | them : and forgetteth not the com - | plaint I of the ] poor. 13. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider the trouble which I suffer of | them that | hate me : Thou that liftest me up | from the | gates of | death. 1 4. That I may show all Thy praises within the ports of the I daughter of [^ Sion : I will re - | joice in | Thy sal - I vation. 15. The heathen are sunk down in the pit | that they | 46 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. made ; in the same net which they hid privily, [ is their | foot I taken. 1 6. The Lord is known to | execute | judgment : the ungodly is trapped in the | work of * his | own [ hands. 17. The wicked shall be turned | into | hell : and all the people I that for - | get | God. 18. For the poor shall not alway | be for - | gotte/i : the patient abiding of the meek | shall not | perish for | ever, 19. Up Lord, and let not man have the | upper | hand : let the heathen be | judged | in Thy | sight. 20. Put them in fear, | O | Lord : that the heathen may know them - | selves to | be but | men. 30 Psalm 10. — Ut qu'idj Domlne P Minor WHY standest Thou so far | off, O | Lord : and hidest Thy face in the | needful j time of | trouble ? 2. The ungodly for his own lust doth perse - | cute the I poor : let them be taken in the crafty wiliness | that fhey I have i - | magined. 3. For the ungodly hath made boast of his own | heart's de - | sire : and speaketh good of the covetous, | whom I God ab - | horreth. 4. The ungodly is so proud, that he careth | not for | God : neither is | God in | all his | thoughts. 5. His ways are | alway | grievous : Thy judgments are far above out of his sight, and therefore de - | fieth he { all his I enemies. DAY 2. THE PSALMS. 47 6. For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall never | be cast | down : there shall no harm | happen | unto ] me. 7. His mouth is full of cursing, de - | ceit, and | fraud : under his tonglie is un | godli - | ness and | vanity. 8. He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners | of the | streets : and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent ; his eyes are | set a - | gainst the | poor. 9. For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a lion lurketh he I in his den : that [ he may | ravish the | poor. 10. He doth I ravish the | poor : when he getteth | him in - I to his | net. 11. He falleth down, and | humbleth him - | self: that the congregation of the poor may fall into the | hands | of his | captains. 1 2. He hath said in his heart, Tush, God | hath for - | gotten : He hideth away His face, and | He will | never | see it. 13. Arise O Lord God, and lift | up Thine | hand : for - I get I not the | poor. 1 4. Wherefore should the wicked | blaspheme | God : while he doth say in his heart, Tush, Thou God | carest | not I for it. I 5. Surely I Thou hast | seen it : for Thou beholdest un - I godli - I ness and j wrong. 16. That Thou mayest take the matter | into Thine | hand : the poor committeth himself unto Thee ; for Thou art the | helper | of the | friendless. 1 7. Break Thou the power of the ungodly | and ma - | licious ; take away his ungodliness, | and Thou j shalt find | none. ( Major, ) 48 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 1 8. The Lord is King for [ ever and | ever : and the heathen are | perished | out • of the [ land. 19. Lord, Thou hast heard the desire | of the | poor : Thou preparest their heart, and Thine ear | hearkeneth | there - | to. 20. To help the fatherless and poor | unto their | right : that the man of the earth be no | more ex - | alted a - | gainst them. 30 Psalm II. — In Domino confido, ^.^ . ^ Major. mf T N the Lord put | I my | trust : how say ye then to my -L soul, That she should flee as a | bird | unto the | hill ? 2. For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows with - | in the | quiver : that they may privily shoot at them I which are | true of | heart. . 3. For the foundations will be | cast | down : and what I hath the | righteous | done \ f 4. The Lord is in His | Holy | Temple : the Lord's | seat [ is in I heaven. mf 5. His eyes con - [ sid -2- er the | poor : and His eyelids | try the | chil -^ dren of j men. 6. The Lord al - | low - eth the | righteous : but the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, | doth His | soul ab - I hor. 7. Upon the ungodly He shall rain snares, fire, and brimstone, | storm and | tempest : this shall | be their | portion to | drink. cres, 8. For the righteous Lord | loveth [ righteousness : His countenance will behold the | thing | that is | just. DAY 2. THE PSALMS. 49 (Ebenmg: i©raper> Psalm 12. — Salvum me fac, 31 HELP me Lord, for there is not one | godly man | left : for the faithful are minished. from a - | mong the | chil-=- dren of j men, 2. They talk of vanity every one | with his | neighbour : they do but flatter with their lips, and dis- semble I in their | double | heart. 3. The Lord shall root out all de - | ceitful | lips : and the tongue that | speaketh | proud | things, 4. Which have said, With our tongue will | we pre - | vail : we are they that ought to speak, | who is | lord over | us? 5. Now for the comfortless troubles' sake ] of the | needy : and because of the deep | sighing | of the | poor. 6. I will up, I saith the | Lord : and will help every one from him that swelleth against him, | and will | set • him at | rest. 7. The words of the Lord are | pure | words : even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified | seven times | in the | fire. 8. Thou shalt keep them, [ O | Lord : Thou shalt preserve Him from this | gener - | ation for | ever. 9. The ungodly walk on | every I side : when they are exalted, the cMldren of | men are | put • to re - | buke. (G. P. Major.) m H $0 THE PSALMS. DAY 2. 30 Psalm 13. — Usque quo, Domine P Minor OW long wilt Thou forget me, O Lord, | for | ever : how long wilt thou | hide Thy | face | from me ? 2. How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed | in my | heart : how long shall mine enemies | triumph | over | me ? 3. Consider, and hear me | Lord my | God : lighten mine eyes, that I | sleep | not in | death. 4. Lest mine enemy say, I have pre - | vail — ed a - | gainst him : for if I be cast down, they that trouble me | will re - I joice | at it. {Major,) cres. 5. But my trust is | in Thy | mercy : and my heart is | joy — ful in | Thy sal - | vation. 6. I will sing of the Lord, because He hath dealt so | lovingly | with me : yea I will praise the | Name • of the | Lord most | Highest. Psalm 1 4. — Dixit insipiens, iq z/ 'nr^HE fool hath said | in his | heart : There | is | no | 1 God. 2. They are corrupt, and become abominable | in their | doings : there is none that | doeth good, | no not | one. 3. The Lord looked down from heaven upon the | chil — dren of | men : to see if there were any that would understand, | and seek | after | God. 4. But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether be - | come a - | bominable : there is none that I doeth good, | no not | one. DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 5 1 5. Their throat Is an open sepulchre, with their tongues have I they de - | ceived : the poison of | asps is I under their | lips. 6. Their mouth is full of | curs — ing and | bitter- ness : their feet are I swift to | shed | blood. 7. Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of peace have | they not | known : there is no fear of | God be - I fore their | eyes. 8. Have they no knowledge, that they are all such | workers of | mischief : eating up my people as it were bread, and call | not up - | on the | Loid ? 9. There were they brought in great fear, even where | no fear | was : for God is in the gener - | ation | of the | righteous. 10. As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel | of the I poor : because he putteth Ms | trust | in the | Lord. 11. Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion ? When the Lord turneth the captivity | of His | people : then shall Jacob rejoice, and | Israel | shall be | glad. Day 3. Sl^orning draper* Psalm 15.* — Domine^ quis hahitahit ^ jg LORD, who shall dwell I in Thy | tabernacle : or who shall rest up - I on Thy | Holy | Hill ? 2. Even he, that leadeth an | uncorrupt | life : and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the | truth | from his | heart. * Proper for Ascension Day. The next is Psalm 21. 52 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 3. He that hath used no deceit In his tongue, nor done evil ] to his | neighbour : and | hath not | slandered his I neighbour. 4. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly In Ms | own I eyes : and maketh mucll of | them that | fear the | Lord. 5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour and disap- pointeth I him | not : though it | were to • his | own j hindrance. 6. He that hath not given his money up - | on | usury : nor taken re - | ward a - | gainst the | innocent. / 7. Whoso I doeth these [ things : shall ] nev - | er | fall. Psalm 16. — Conserva me. Domine, 16 p 73 RESERVE I me, O I God : for In \ Thee • have I | X put my I trust. 2. O my soul, thou hast said | un - to the | Lord : Thou art my God, my goods are | nothing | unto | Thee. 3. All my delight is upon the saints, that are | In the | earth : and upon such | as ex - | eel In | virtue. 4. But they that run after an - | other ] god : shall J have I great | trouble. 5. Their drink-offerings of blood will I | not | offer : neither make mention of their [ names with - | in my | lips. DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 53 6. The Lord himself is the portion of mine inherit- ance, and I of my I cup : thou | shalt main - | tain my | lot. 7. The lot is fallen unto me in a j fair | ground : yea I ] have a | goodly | heritage. 8. I will thank the Lord for | giving me | warning ; my reins also chasten me j in the | night - | season. 9. I have set God | al — ways be - | fore me : for He is on my right hand, | therefore I | shall not | fall. 10. Wherefore my heart was glad, and my | glory re - | joiced : my flesh also | shall | rest in | hope. 11. For why? Thou shalt not leave my | soul in | hell : neither shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy j One to | see cor - | ruption 12. Thou shalt show me the path of life; in Thy presence is the | fulness of | joy : and at Thy right hand there is | pleasure for | ever - | more. Psalm 17. — Ex audi ^ Dom'ine, «q HEAR the right, O Lord, consider | my com - ] plaint : and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not I out of I feigned | lips. 2. Let my sentence come forth | from Thy I presence : and let Thine eyes look upon the | thing | that is | equal. 3. Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night- season ; Thou hast tried me, and shalt find no | wicked- ness I in me : for I am utterly purposed that my | mouth shall I not of- | fend. £ 54 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 4. Because of men's works, that are done against the words I of Thy I lips : I have kept me from the | ways of I the des - j troyer. 5. O hold Thou up my goings | in Thy | paths : that my I footsteps | slip | not. 6. I have called upon Thee, O God, for | Thou shalt | hear me : incline Thine ear to me, and | hearken | unto my I words. 7. Show Thy marvellous loving -kindness. Thou that art the Saviour of them which put their | trust in | Thee : from such as re - | sist Thy | right | hand. 8. Keep me as the apple | of an | eye : hide me under the I shadow | of Thy | wings. 9. From the ungodly that | trouble ] me ; mine ene- mies compass me round about to | take a - | way my | soul. 10. They are enclosed in | their own | fat : and their mouth I speaketh | proud | things. ' 1 1 . They lie waiting in our way on | every | side : turning their | eyes | down to the | ground. 12. Like as a lion that is greedy | of his | prey : and as it were a lion's whelp, | lurk — ing in | secret | places. 13. Up Lord, disappoint him, and | cast him | down : deliver my soul from the ungodly | which is a | sword • of | Thine ; 1 4. From the men of Thy hand O Lord, from the men I say, and from the | evil | world : which have their por- tion in this life, whose bellies Thou | fillest with | Thy hid 1 treasure. DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 55 1 5. They have children at | their de - | sire : and leave the rest of their | substance | for their | babes. 16. But as for me, I will behold Thy |" presence in | righteousness : and when I awake up after Thy likeness, I shall be I satis - | fied | with it. CKiemng ^ra^er. Psalm 18. — DUigam te, Domine, I WILL love Thee, O Lord my strength ; the Lord is my stony rock, and | my de - | fence : my Saviour, my God and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my sal - | vation, | and my | refuge. 2. I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy | to be | praised : so shall I be | safe | from mine | enemies. 3. The sorrows of death | compassed | me : and the overflowings of ungodliness | made | me a - | fraid. 4. The pains of hell | came a - | bout me : the snares of I death | over - | took me. 5. In my trouble I will call up - | on the | Lord : and com - I plain | unto my | God. 6. So shall He hear my voice out of His ] Holy | Temple : and my complaint shall come before Him, it shall enter I even | into His | ears. 7. The earth | trembled and | quaked : the very foun- dations also of the hills shook, and were removed, be - | cause I He was | wroth. 8. There went a smoke out | in His j presence : and a F 2 6 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. consuming fire out of His mouth, SO that j coals were | kindled | at it. 9. He bowed the heavens also, | and came | down : and it was I dark | under His | feet. 10. He rode upon the cherubims, | and did | fly : He came flying upon the | wings | of the | wind. 1 1 . He made darkness His | secret | place : His pavi- lion round about Him with dark water, | and thick | clouds to I cover Him. 12. At the brightness of His presence His [ clouds re - I moved : hail - | stones, and | coals of | fire. 13. The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest I gave His j thunder : hail - | stones, and | coals of I fire. 1 4. He sent out His arrows, | and | scattered them : He cast forth | lightnings, | and des - | troyed them. 1 5. The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered at Thy | chiding, O | Lord : at the blasting of the | breath of | Thydis- | pleasure. 16. He shall send down from on | high to | fetch me : and shall take me | out of | many | waters. 17. He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from I them which | hate me : for they | are too | mighty | for me. 18. They prevented me in the day | of my | trouble ; but the I Lord was | my up - | holder. 1 9. He brought me forth also into a | place of | liberty : He brought me forth, even because He had a | favour | unto 1 me. DAY 3. THE PSALMS. 57 20. The Lord shall reward me after my | righteous ] dealing : according to the cleanness of my hands | shall He I recom | pense me. 21. Because I have kept the | ways • of the | Lord : and have not forsaken my God, | as the | wicked | doth. 22. For I have an eye unto | all His | laws : and will not cast out I His com - | mandments | from me. 23. I was also uncor - | rupt be- | fore Him : and es - I cliewed | mine own | wickedness. 24. Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my | righteous | dealing : and according unto the cleanness of my I hands | in His | eyesight. 25. With the holy Thou | shalt be | holy : and with a perfect I man Thou | shalt be | perfect. 26. With the clean Thou | shalt be | clean ; and with the I froward Thou | shalt learn | frowardness. 27. For Thou shalt save the people that are | in ad - | versity : and shalt bring down the | high looks | of the | proud. 28. Thou also shalt I light my | candle : the Lord my God shall make my | darkness | to be | light. 29. For in Thee I shall discomfit an | host of | men : and with the help of my God I shall | leap | over the | wall. 30. The way of God is an unde - | filed | way : the word of the Lord also is tried in the fire ; He is the defender of all them that ) put their | trust in | Him. (^Change,) a 31. For who is God, | but the | Lord : or who hath any I strength, ex - ] cept our | God ? 58 THE PSALMS. DAY 3. 32. It is God, that girdeth me with | strength of | war : and I maketh | my way | perfect. wf 33. He maketh my | feet like | harts' feet : and | setteth me | up on | high. 34. He teacheth mine | hands to | fight : and mine arms shall break | ev — en a | bow of | steel. 35. Thou hast given me the defence of | Thy sal- | vation : Thy right hand also shall hold me up, and Thy loving cor - I rec -5- tion' shall | make me | great. 36. Thou shalt make room enough under me | for to | ^ go : that my | footsteps | shall not | slide. 37. I will follow upon mine enemies, and | over - | take them : neither will I turn again | till I | have des - | troyed them. 38. I will smite them, that they shall not be | able to | stand : but | fall | under my | feet. 39. Thou hast girded me with strength | un -^ to the | battle : Thou shalt throw down mine | enemies | under | me. 40. Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn their | backs up - I on me : and I shall de - | stroy | them that | hate me. 41. They shall cry, but there shall be | none to | help them : yea, even unto the Lord shall they cry, | but He | shall not | hear them. 42. I will beat them as small as the dust be - | fore the I wind : T will cast them out | as the | clay • in the | streets. 43. Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings | of the | DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 59 people ; and Thou shalt make me the | head | of the | heathen. 44. A people whom I I have not | known : shall | — ] serve | me. 45. As soon as they hear of me, they | shall o - | bey me : but the strange children | shall dis - [ semble | with me. 46. The strange j children shall | fail : and be a - | fraid | out of • their | prisons. 47. The Lord liveth, and blessed be | my strong | helper : and praised be the | God of | my sal - | vation. 48. Even the God that seeth that I | be a - | venged : and subdlieth the | people | unto | me. 49. It is He that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up a- ] bove mine | adversaries : Thou shalt rid me | from the | wicked | man. 50. For this cause will I give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | mong the | Gentiles : and sing | praises | unto Thy I Name. 51. Great prosperity giveth He | unto His | king : and showeth loving-kindness unto David His Anointed, and unto His I seed for | ever - | more. Day 4. Q^orning; draper. T PsALM 19.* — Ccsli enarrant. ^^ HE heavens declare the | glo -^ ry of j God : and the firmament | showeth His | handy - | work. "Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm 45. 6o THE PSALMS. DAY 4. 2. One day I tell ^ eth an - | other : and one night | certi - I fi -2- eth an - | other. 3. There is neither I speech nor | language : but their | voi -^ ces are | heard a - | mong them. 4. Their sound is gone out | into all | lands : and their words into the ] ends | of the j world. nij 5. In them hath He set a tabernacle | for the | sun : which Cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a | giant to | run his | course. 6. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of | it a - | gain : and there is nothing hid | from the | heat there - | of. 7. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con - | vert -i- ing the | soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth | wisdom | un -^ to the | simple. 8. The statutes of the Lord are right, and re - | joice the I heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth I light I un -^ to the | eyes. 9. The fear of the Lord is clean, and en - | dureth for I ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and | righteous | alto - j gether. 10. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than | much fine | gold : sweeter also than honey | and the | honey - | comb. 11. Moreover, by them is Thy | servant | taught : and in keeping of them | there is | great re - | ward. 12. Who can tell how oft | he of - | fendeth : O cleanse Thou me | from my | secret | faults. 13. Keep Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 61 they get the do - j minion | over me : so shall I be undefiled, and innocent | from the | great of - ] fence. 1 4. Let the words of my mouth, and the medi - tation I of my j heart : be alway ac - | ceptable | in Thy I sight. •J". 15. I — I Lord : my | strength, and | my Re - | deemer. Psalm 20. — Exaudiat te Domtnus. ^i " ^T^HE Lord hear thee in the [ day of | trouble ; the -L Name of the | God of | Ja-^cob de - 1 fend thee ; 2. Send thee help | from the | sanctuary : and | strengthen thee | out of | Sion ; 3. Remember I all thy | off' rings ; and ac - | cept thy | burnt I sacrifice ; 4. Grant thee thy | heart's de - | sire : and | fulfil j all thy I mind. 5. We will rejoice in Thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the | Lord our | God ; the Lord per - | form all I thy pe - | titions. 6. Now know I, that the Lord helpeth His Anointed, and will hear him from His | Holy | Heaven : even with the wholesome | strength of | His right | hand. 7. Some put their tmst in chariots, and | some in | horses : but we will remember the | Name • of the | Lord our I God. 8. They are brought | down and | fallen : but we are | risen, and | stand up - J right. 9. Save Lord, and hear us, O | King of | Heaven : when we 1 call up - I on I Thee. 62 THE PSALMS. DAY 4. Psalm 2 1 .* — Domine. in vtrtute tua, 33 mf 'nr^HE King shall rejoice in Thy strength, | O | X Lord : exceeding glad shall He | be of | Thy sal - I vation. 2. Thou hast given him his | heart's de - | sire : and hast not denied him the re - | quest | of his | lips. 3. For Thou shalt prevent him with the | blessings of | goodness : and shalt set a crown of pure | gold up - | on his I head. 4. He asked life of Thee, and Thou gavest him a | long I life : ev - I en for | ever and | ever. 5. His honour is great in | Thy sal - | vation : glory and great worship | shalt Thou | lay up - | on him. 6. For Thou shalt give him ever | last - ing fe - | licity : and make him glad | with the | joy of • Thy | countenance. 7. And why ? because the King putteth his trust | in the | Lord : and in the mercy of the Most Highest | he shall [ not mis - | carry. 8. All Thine enemies shall | feel Thy | hand : Thy right hand shall | find out | them that | hate Thee. 9. Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time \ of Thy I wrath : the Lord shall destroy them in His displeasure, and the | fire | shall con - | sume them. 10. Their fruit shalt Thou root | out * of the | earth : and their seed from a - | mong the | chil — dren of | men, 11. For they intended mischief a - | gainst | Thee : * Proper for Ascension Day. DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 63 and imagined such a device as they are not | able | to per - | form. 12. Therefore shalt Thou | put • them to | flight : and the strings of Thy bow shalt Thou make ready a - | gainst the | face of | them. 13. Be Thou exalted Lord, in ] Thine own | strength : so will we [ sing, and | praise Thy | power. (Etienmg; ^rapcr. Psalm 22.* — Deus, Deus mens. Minor MY God, my God look upon me ; why hast Thou for - I saken | m^ : and art so far from my health, and from the | words of | my com - | plaint ? 2. O my God, I cry in the day-time, but Thon | hearest | not : and in the night-season also | I take | no | rest. 3. And Thou con - | tinuest j Holy : | Thou | worship of | Israel. 4. Our fathers | hoped in | Thee : they tnasted in Thee, | and Thou j didst de - | liver them 5. They called upon Thee, | and were | holpen : they put their trust in Thee, | and were | not con - | founded. 6. But as for me, I am a worm, | and no | man : a very scorn of men, and the | outcast | of the | people. 7. All they that see me | laugh * me to | scorn : they shoot out their lips, and | shake their | heads, | saying, 8. He trusted in God, that He | would de - | liver him : let Him deliver him, | if j He will | have him. * Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 4a 64 THE PSALMS. DAY 4. 9. But Thou art He that took me out of my | mother's | womb : Thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet up - | on my | mother's | breasts. 10. I have been left unto Thee ever since | I was | born : Thou art my God even | from my | mother's ] womb. 11. O go not from me, for trouble is [ hard at | hand : and I there is | none to | help me. 12. Many oxen are | come a - j bout me : fat bulls of Basan close me | in on | every | side. 13. They gape upon me | with their | mouths : as it were a ramping | and a | roaring | lion. 1 4. I am poured out like water, and all my bones are | out of I joint : my heart also in the midst of my body is j even like | melting | wax. 15. My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth | to my | gums : and Thou shalt bring" me | in ~ to the | dust of | death. 16. For many dogS are | come a - [ bout me : and the counsel of the wicked | layeth | siege a - | gainst me. 17. They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell | all my | bones : they stand | staring and | looking up - | on me. 18. They part my j garments a - | mong them : and cast I lots up - | on my | vesture. 19. But be not Thou far from | me, O ] Lord : Thou art my succour, | haste | Thee to | help me. 20. Deliver my SOul | from the | sword : my darling from the I power | of the | dog. DAY 4. THE PSALMS. 65 21. Save me from the [ lion's | mouth : Thou hast heard me also from among the | horns ] of the | uni - corns. (^Major.) 22. I will declare Thy Name | unto my | breth^*?!; * ''^ the midst of the congregation | will I | praise ] Thee. 23. O praise the Lord, | ye that | fear Him : magnify Him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear Him, | all ye | seed of | Israel. 24. For He hath not despised, nor abhorred the low es - | tate • of the | poor : He hath not hid His face from him, but when he called | unto | Him He | heard him. 25. My praise is of Thee in the great | congre - | gation : my vows will I perform in the | sight of | them that | fear Him. 26. The poor shall eat, | and be | satisfied : they that seek after the Lord shall praise Him ; your | heart shall [ live for | ever. 27. All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned | un — to the | Lord-: and all the kindreds of the nations shall I wor - ship be - | fore | Him. 28. For the kingdom ] is the | Lord's ; and He is the Gover - I nor a - | mong the | people. 29. All such as be I fat upon j earth : have [ eaten, | and I worshipped. 30. All they that go down into the dust shai. | kneel be - | fore Him ; and no man hath \ quicken - ed his I own I soul. 31. My I seed shall | serve Him : they shall be counted unto the Lord \ for a | gener - | ation. in 66 THE PSALMS. DAY 5. 32. They shall come, and the heavens shall de - | ciare His I righteousness : unto a people that shall be born, | whom the I Lord hath I made. Psalm 23. — Dominus regit me, OQ / 'nr^HE Lord | is my | Shepherd : therefore | can I | X lack I nothing. 2. He shall feed me in a | green | pasture : and lead me forth be - | side the | waters of | comfort. 3. He shall con - | vert my | soul : and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, | for His [ Name's | sake. 4. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will | fear no | evil : for Thou art with me ; Thy rod I and Thy | staff | comfort me. 5. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against | them that | trouble me : Thou hast anointed my head with oil, I and my | cup shall be • | full. 6. But Thy loving -kindness and mercy shall follow me all the I days of • my | life : and I will dwell in the | house • of the | Lord for | ever. Day 5. apDrmnjj f^ra^er^ Psalm 24.* — Domini est terra, iq mf ^nr^HE earth is the Lord's and all that | therein | is : -L the compass of the world, and [ they that | dwell there - | in. * Proper for Ascension Day.' The next is Psalm 47. DAY 5. THE PSALMS. 67 2. For He hath founded it Up - | on the | seas : and pre- pared I it up - I on the | floods. 3. Who shall ascend into the | hill • of the | Lord : or who shall rise up | in His | Holy | place ? 4. Even he that hath clean hands, | and a • pure | heart : and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor | sworn • to de - | ceive his | neighbour. 5. He shall receive the blessing | from the | Lord : and righteousness from the | God of | his sal - | vation. 6. This is the generation of | them that | seek him : even of them that | seek Thy | face, O | Jacob. . Lift uplyour heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever - I lasting | doors : and the King of | glory | shall come I in. 8. Who is the I King of | glory : it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the | Lord | mighty in j battle. 9. Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever - I lasting | doors : and the Kling of | glory | shall come I in. 10. Who is the I King of ] glory : even the Lord of hosts, I He • is the | King of | glory. 26 Psalm 2 c. — Ad te. Domine levavi. t,^- ^ ' Minor. UNTO thee O Lord, will I lift up my soul ; my God, I have put my | trust in | Thee : O let me not be confounded, neither let mine | enemies | triumph | over me. 2. For all they that hope in Thee shall | not * be a - | shamed : but such as transgress without a cause | shall be | put • to con - I fusion. 68 THE PSALMS. DAY 5. 3. Show me Thy ways, | O | Lord : and ] teach me | Thy I paths. 4. Lead me forth in Thy | truth, and | learn me : for Thou art the God of my salvation ; in Thee hath been my I hope | all the • day | long. 5. Call to remembrance O Lord, Thy | tender | mercies : and thy loving -kindnesses, which | have been | ever of ] old. 6. O remember not the sins and offences | of my | youth : but according to Thy mercy think Thou upon me, O I Lord, I for Thy | goodness. [Major,) 7. Gracious and righteous | is the | Lord : therefore will He teach | sinners | in the | way. 8. Them that are meek shall He | guide in | judgment : and such as are gentle | them • shall He | learn His | way. 9. All the paths of the Lord are | mer ^ cy and | truth : unto such as keep His covenant, ] and His | testi - I monies. 10. For Thy Name's sake, | O | Lord : be merciful unto my sin, | for | it is | great. 11. What man is he, that | fear-^-eth the | Lord : him shall He teach in the | way that | He shall | choose. 12. His soul shall | dwell at | ease : and his seed \ shall in - | her -^ it the ] land. 13. The secret of the Lord is among | them that | fear Him : and He will | show | them His | covenant. [Minor.) 1 4. Mine eyes are ever looking | un -^ to the Lord : for He shall pluck my ] feet out | of the | net. DAY 5. THE PSALMS. 69 1 5. Turn Thee unto me, and have | mer -2- cy up - [ on me : for I am | desolate, | and in | misery. 16. The sorrows of my heart | are en - | larged : O bring Thou | me | out of * my | troubles 1 7. Look upon my adversity | and | misery : and for - | give me | all my | sin. 18. Consider mine enemies, how [ many they [ are : and they bear a | tyrannous | hate a - | gainst me. 19. O keep my soul, | and de - | liver me ; let me not be confounded, for I have | put my | trust in | Thee. 20. Let perfectness and righteous dealing | wait up - | on me : for my | hope hath | been in | Thee. 21. Deliver Israel, | O | God : out | — of | all his ( troubles. (G, P. Majvr.) Psalm 26. — Judica me. Domine. 18 BE Thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have | walked | innocently : my trust hath been also in the Lord, | therefore | shall I • not | fall. 2. Examine me O Lord, and | prove | me : try out my | reins | and my | heart. 3. For Thy loving-kindness is ever be - | fore mine | eyes : and I will | walk | in Thy | truth. 4. I have not dwelt with | vain | persons : neither will 1 have I fellowship I with the • de - | ceitful. 5. I have hated the congregation | of the [ wicked : and will not I sit a - I mong the • un - | godly. 6. I will wash my hands in innocency, | O | Lord ; and so will I | go | to Thine | altar. F 70 THE PSALMS. DAY 5. 7. That I may show the | voice of j thanksgiving : and tell of I all Thy | wondrous | works. 8. Lord, I have loved the habitation | of Thy j house : and the place | where Thine | honour | dwelleth. 9. O shut not up my soul | with the j sinners : nor my life I with the I blood - | thirsty. 10. In whose I hands is | wickedness ; and their right | hand is | full of | gifts. 11. But as for me, I will | walk | innocently : O deliver me, and be | merciful | unto | me. mf 12. My foot I standeth | right : I will praise the Lord | in the | congre - | gations. (Etienms: ^rajer^ Psalm 27. — Domtnus tllumlnatio, q mf 'TT^HE Lord is my light, and my salvation ; whom JL then I shall I | fear : the Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom then | shall I | be a - | fraid ? 2. When the wicked, even mine enemies, and my foes, came upon me to | eat up * my | flesh : they | stumbled | and I fell. 3. Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart | be a - | fraid : and though there rose up war against me, yet will I | put my | trust in | Him. 4. One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I | will re - I quire : even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord, all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, | and to | visit His | temple. DAY S. THE PSALMS. 71 5. For in the time of trouble He shall Mde me | in His j tabernacle : yea, in the secret place of His dwelling shall He hide me, and set me up up - | on a | rock of | stone. 6. And now shall he Hft | up mine | head : above mine | enemies | round a - | bout me. 7. Therefore will I offer in His dwelling an oblation | with great | gladness : I will sing and speak | praises | un -2- to the | Lord. 8. Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I | cry unto I Thee : have mercy up - | on me, j and | hear me. 9. My heart hath talked of Thee, | Seek • ye my | face : Thy face, | Lord, | will I | seek. 10. O hide not Thou Thy | face from | me : nor cast Thy servant a - | way | in dis - | pleasure. 11. Thou hast I been my | succour : leave me not, neither forsake me, O | God of | my sal - | vation. 12. When my father and my | mother for - | sake me : the Lord | taketh | me | up. 13. Teach me Thy | way, O | Lord : and lead me in the right way, be - | cause | of mine | enemies. 1 4. Deliver me not over into the | will of • mine I adversaries : for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and | such as | speak | wrong. 1 5. I should utterly have | faint - | ed : but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the | land I of the | living. 16. O tarry thou the [ Lord's | leisure : be strong, and He shall comfort thine heart ; and put thou thy | trust | in the | Lord. F 2 72 THE PSALMS. DAY 5. Psalm 28. — Ad te^ Domtne, 28 Minor, p T TNTO Thee will I cry, O | Lord my j strength : V^ think no scorn of me ; lest, if Thou make as though Thou hearest not, I become like them that go | down I in -2- to the | pit. 2. Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry | unto I Thee : when I hold up my hands towards the mercy-seat | of Thy | Holy | Temple. 3. O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and | wicked | doers : which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine | mischief | in their | hearts. 4. Reward them according | to their | deeds : and ac- cording to the wickedness | of their | own in - | ventions. 5. Recompense them after the work | of their | hands : pay them I that they | have de - j served. 6. For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the operation | of His | hands : therefore shall He break them down, | and not | build them | up. {Major.) f 7. Praised I be the | Lord : for He hath heard the voice I of my I hum ^ ble pe - | titions. 8. The Lord is my strength, and my shield ; my heart hath trusted in Him, and | I am | helped : therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my | song | will I | praise Him. 9. The Lord I is my | strength : and He is the whole- some de - I fence of | His A - | nointed. 10. O save Thy people, and give Thy blessing unto | Thine in - | heritance : feed them, and | set them | up for | ever. 1 DAY 5. THE PSALMS. 73 Psalm 29. — Afferte Domino. 17 f T) RING unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young JD rams | un -2- to the | Lord : ascribe unto the | Lord I worship and | strength. 2. Give the Lord the honour due | unto His | Name : worship the | Lord with | holy | worship. 3. It is the Lord that com - | mand -s- eth the | waters : it is the glorious | God, that | male -=- eth the | thunder. 4. It is the Lord, that mleth the sea ; the voice of the Lord is mighty in | oper - | ation : the voice of the Lord | is a I glorious | voice. 5. The voice of the Lord breaketh the | cedar | trees : yea the Lord | break ^ eth the | cedars of | Libanus. 6. He maketh them also to | skip • like a | calf : Libanus also, and Sirion, | like a | young | unicorn. j 7. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire ; the voice of the Lord | shak -2- eth the | wilder -2. ness : yea the Lord shaketh the | wilder - | ness of | Cades. 8. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discovereth the | thick | bushes : in His temple doth every man | speak | of His | honour. 9. The Lord sitteth above the | water - | flood : and the Lord re - | main -j. eth a | King for | ever. 10. The Lord shall give strength | unto His | people : the Lord shall give His | peo - pie the \ blessing of | peace. End of Psalms for the Day. 74 THE PSALMS. DAY 6. Day 6. S^OVniltS ^Vdi^tV^ Psalm 30, — Exaltabo te, Dom'ine, mf T WILL magnify Thee, O Lord, for Thou hast | X set me | up : and not made my foes to | triumph | over I me. 2. O Lord my God, I cried | unto | Thee : and | Thou hast | healed | me. 3. Thou Lord, hast brought my soul [ out of | hell : Thou hast kept my life from them that | go down | to the | pit. 4. Sing praises unto the Lord, ye | saints of | His : and give thanks unto Him for a re - | membrance | of His I holiness. 5. For His wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in His | pleasure is | life : heaviness may endure for a night, but joy I cometh | in the | morning. 6. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never | be re - | moved : Thou, Lord, of Thy goodness hast [ made my | hill so I strong. t> 7. Thou didst turn Thy | face from | me : and | I [ was I troubled. 8. Then cried I unto | Thee, O | Lord : and gat me | to my I Lord right | humbly. 9. What profit is there I in my I blood : when I go | down I to the | pit ? 10. Shall the dust give thanks | unto | Thee : or | shall • it de - | clare Thy | truth ? 1 1. Hear O Lord, and have | mer -•- cy up - | on me : Lord, [ be Thou | my | helper. DAY 6. THE PSALMS. 75 12. Thou hast turned my heaviness | into | joy : Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and | gilded | me with | glad- ness. 13. Therefore shall every good man sing of Thy praise with- | out | ceasing : O my God, I will give thanks | unto | Thee for | ever. Psalm "^I, — In te^ Domine, speravi, ^ ^ 14 IN Thee, O Lord, have I | put my | trust : let me never be put to confusion, de - | liver me | in Thy | righteousness. 2. Bow down Thine | ear to | me : make | haste | to de - I liver me. 3. And be Thou my strong rock, and | house * of de- | fence : that | Thou mayest | save | me. 4. For Thou art my strong rock, | and my | castle : be Thou also my guide, and lead me | for Thy | Name's | sake. 5. Draw me out of the net, that they have laid | privily | for me : for | Thou | art my | strength. 6. Into Thy hands I com - | mend my | spirit : for Thou hast redeemed me, O | Lord, Thou | God of | truth. 7.1 have hated them that hold of super - | stitious | : vanities : and my trust hath | been | in the | Lord. 8. I will be glad, and rejoice | in Thy | mercy : for Thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my | soul I in ad - I versities. 76 THE PSALMS. DAY 6. 9. Thou hast not shut me up Into the hand | of the | enemy : but hast set my | feet 'in a | large | room. p 10. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I • am in | trouble : and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness ; yea, my I soul I and my | body. 11. For my life is waxen | old with | heaviness: and my I years | with | mourning. 12. My strength faileth me, because of | mine in- | iquity : and my | bones | are con - | sumed. 13. I became a reproof among all mine enemies but especially a - | mong my I neighbours : and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me ; and they that did see me without con - I veyed them - | selves | from me. 1 4. I am clean forgotten, as a dead man j out of | mind : I am become | like a | broken | vessel. 15. For I have heard the blasphemy | of the | multi- tude : and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to | take a- | way my | life. nif 16. But my hope hath been in | Thee, O | Lord : I have said, | Thou | art my | God. 17. My time is in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand | of mine | enemies : and from | them that | per- secute I me. 18. Show Thy servant the light | of Thy | counte- nance : and save me | for Thy | mercy's | sake. 19. Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have | call — ed up - I on Thee : let the ungodly be put to con- fusion, and be put to | silence | in the | grave. DAY 6. THE PSALMS. "Jf 20. Let the lying lips be | put to | silence : which cruelly, disdainfully, and despiteflilly, | speak a- | gainst the I righteous. 21. O how plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for | them that | fear Thee : and that Thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in Thee, even be - | fore the | sons of | men ! I 22. Thou shalt hide them privily by Thine own presence from the provoking of | all | men : Thou shalt keep them secretly in Thy tabernacle | from the | strife of | tongues. ( 23. Thanks | be • to the | Lord : for He hath showed ' me marvellous great kindness | in a | strong | city. 24. And when I made | haste, I | said : I am cast out of the I sight of | Thine | eyes. 25. Nevertheless, Thou heardest the voice | of my | prayer : when I | cried | unto | Thee. 26. O love the Lord, all | ye His | saints : for the Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously re - I ward — eth the | proud | doer. 27. Be strong, and He shall es - | tablish your | heart : all ye that put your | trust | in the | Lord. Cbemng: draper. Psalm 32.* — Beati, quorum. 15 1/ T) LESSED is he whose unrighteousness | is for- | JU given ; and | whose | sin is | covered. 2. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im - [ puteth no I sin : and in whose | spirit there | is no | guile. • Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 38. 78 THE PSALMS. DAY 6. 3. ForwMlel I held my | tongue : my bones consumed away | through my | daily com - | plaining. 4. For Thy hand is heavy upoil me | day and | night : and my moisture is | like the [ drought in | summer. 5. I will acknowledge my sin | unto | Thee : and mine unrighteousness | have I | not | hid. 6. I said, I will confess my sins | un - to the | Lord : and so Thou forgavest the | wickedness | of my | sin. 7. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto Thee, in a time when Thou | mayest be | found : but in the great water-floods | they shall | not come | nigh Him. 8. Thou art a place to hide me in, Thou shalt preserve | me from | trouble : Thou shalt compass me about with | songs I of de - | liverance. 9. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein | thou shalt I go : and I will | guide thee | with Mine | eye. 10. Be not like to horse and mule, which have no | under - | standing : whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, | lest they | fall up - | on thee. 11. Great plagues remain | for the • un - | godly : f but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth [ him on | every | side. 12. Be glad, O ye righteous, and re - | joice • in the | Lord : and be joyful, all | ye that • are | true of | heart. Psalm 33. — Exuhate justt. -^^ f 73 EJOICE in the Lord, | O ye | righteous : for it JLv becometh well the | just | to be | thankful. DAY 6. THE PSALMS. 79 2. Praise the [ Lord with | harp : sing praises unto Him with the lute, and | Instrument | of ten | strings. 3. Sing unto the Lord a | new | song : sing praises ^ lustily unto Him | with a | good | courage. 4. For the word of the | Lord is | true : a^d | all His | works are | faithful. 5. He loveth righteous - | ness and | 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. 7. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as It were up - | on an | heap : and layeth up the deep, as j in a I treasure - | house. 8. Let all the earth | fear the | Lord : stand in awe of Him, all I ye that ] dwell • in the | world. 9. For He spake, and | It was | done : He commanded | and It I stood | fast. I o. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the | heathen to | nought : and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth | out the | counsels of | princes. 11. The counsel of the Lord shall en - | dure for | ever : and the thoughts of His heart from gener - | ation to | gener - | ation. 1 2. Blessed are the people, whose God Is the | Lord Je - | hovah : and blessed are the folk, that He hath chosen to Him to I be I His in - | heritance. 13. The Lord looked down from Heaven, and beheld all the I children of | men : from the habitation of His dwelling He considereth all them that | dwell | on the | earth. I] So THE PSALMS. DAY 6. 1 4. He fashioneth all the | hearts of | them : and under - I standeth | all their | works. 15. There is no king that can be saved by the multitude I of an | host : neither is any mighty man de - | livered | by much | strength. 16. A horse is counted but a vain thing to | save a | man : neither shall He deliver any | man by | his great | strength. 17. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon | them that | fear Him : and upon them that put their | trust | in His | mercy. 18. To deliver their | soul from | death : and to feed them I in the | time of | dearth. 19. Our soul hath patiently tarried | for the | Lord : for He is our | help, | and our | shield. 20. For our heart shall re - | joice in | Him : because we have hoped | in His | Holy | Name. 21. Let Thy merciful kindness, O Lord, | be up - | on us : like as we do | put our | trust in [ Thee. Psalm 34. — Benedicam Domino, 34 / T WILL alway give thanks | un -^ to the | Lord : JL His praise shall | ever be | in my | mouth. 2. My soul shall make her boast | in the | Lord : the humble shall hear there - | of, | and be | glad. 3. O praise the | Lord with | me : and let us magni - | fy His I Name to - | gether. mf 4. I sought the Lord, | and He | heard me : yea, He delivered me | out of | all my | fear. DAY 6. THE PSALMS. 8 1 5. They had an eye unto Him, | and were | lightened : and their | faces were | not a - | shamed. 6. Lo the poor crieth, and the Lord | heareth | him : yea and saveth Mm | out of | all his | troubles. 7. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about | them that | fear Him : and | — de - | livereth | them. 8. O taste, and see how gracious the | Lord j Is : blessed is the | man that | trusteth | in Him. 9. O fear the Lord, ye that | are His | saints : for they that I fear | Him lack | nothing. 10. The lions do lack, and | suffer | hunger : but they who seek the Lord shall want no | manner of | thing • that is I good. 11. Come ye children, and hearken | unto | me : I will teach you the | fear | of the | Lord. 12. What man is he that | lust - eth to | live : and would I fain | see good | days ? 13. Keep thy I tongue from j evil : and thy lips, [ that they j speak no | guile. 1 4. Eschew evil | and do | good : seek | peace, | and en - | sue it. 15. The eyes of the Lord are | o - ver the | righteous : and His ears are | open | unto their | prayers. 16. The countenance of the Lord is against them | that do I evil : to root out the remembrance | of them | from the | earth. 1 7. The righteous cry, and the Lord | heareth | them : and delivereth them | out of | all their | troubles. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a | 82 THE PSALMS. DAY 7. contrite | heart : and will save such as j be • of an | humble | spirit. 19. Great are the troubles | of the | righteous : but the Lord delivereth | him | out of | all. 20. He keepeth I all his j bones : so that not | one of | them is | broken. 21. But misfortune shall | slay the • un - | godly : and they that hate the | righteous | shall be | desolate. 22. The Lord delivereth the souls | of His | servants : and all they that put their trust in | Him shall [ not be | destitute. Day 7. ^ovnins ^raper^ Psalm ac. — Judica, Domtne, mf T)LEAD Thou my cause, O Lord, with them that | X strive with | me : and fight Thou against | them that | fight a - | gainst me. 2. Lay hand upon the | shield and | buckler : and | stand I up to I help me. 3. Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that I persecute | me : say unto my soul, | I am [ Thy sal - | vation. 4. Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek I after my | soul : let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that i - | magine | mischief | for me. 5. Let them be as the dust be - | fore the | wind : and the angel of the ] Lord | scattering | them. DAY 7. THE PSALMS. S;^ 6. Let their way be | dark and j slippery : and let the angel of the | Lord | perse - | cute them. 7. For they have privily laid their net to destroy me with - I out a I cause : yea, even without a cause have they | made a | pit • for my | soul. 8. Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily | catch him - | self : that he may fall | into | his own | mischief. 9. And my soul, be joyful | in the | Lord : it shall re - | joice in | His sal - | vation. 10. All my bones shall say. Lord who is like untc Thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is | too strong | for him : yea, the poor and him that is h. misery, from | him that | spoileth | him ? 1 1 . False witnesses | did rise | up : they laid to my Charge | things | that I I knew not. 12. They rewarded me | evil for | good : to thp great dis - | comfort | of my | soul. 13. Nevertheless, when they were sick I put on sackcloth, and hmnbled my | soul with | fasting : and my prayer shall tum | into | mine own | bosom. 1 4. I behaved myself as though it had been my friend, | or my | brother : I went heavily, as one that | moumeth | for his I mother. 1 5. But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered them - I selves to - | gether : yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making months at | me, and | ceased | not. 16. With the flatterers were | busy ] mockers : who gnashed up - I on me I with their [ teeth. 84 THE PSALMS. DAY 7. 1 7. Lord, how long wilt thou | look up -2- on j this : O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my | darling | from the | lions. f 18. So will I give Thee thanks in the great | congre-| gation : I will praise | Thee a - | mong much | people. mf 1 9. O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over | me un - I godly : neither let them wink with their eyes, that I hate • me with - | out a | cause. 20. And why ? their communing is [ not for | peace : but they imagine deceitful words against them that are | quiet I in the | land. 21. They gaped upon me with their | mouths, and | said : Fie on thee, fie on thee, we | saw it | with our | eyes. 22. This Thou hast | seen, O | Lord : hold not Thy tongue then, go not | far from | me, O | Lord. 23. Awake, and stand up to | judge my | quarrel : avenge Thou my cause, my | God, | and my | Lord. 24. Judge me O Lord my God, according | to Thy | righteousness : and let them not | triumph | over | me. 25. Let them not say in their hearts. There, there, | so • would we I have it : neither let them say, | We • have de - I voured | him. 26. Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice | at my | trouble : let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that | boast them - | selves a - | gainst me. 27. Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my | righteous | dealing : yea let them say alway. Blessed be DAY 7. THE PSALMS. 85 the Lord, who hath pleasure in the pros - | perity | of His ) servant. 28. And as for my tongue, it shall be talking | of Thy | righteousness : and of Thy praise | all the | day | long. Psalm 36. — Dixit Injustus 28 Minor, MY heart showeth me the wickedness | of the un - j godly : that there is no fear of | God be - | fore his | eyes. 2. For he flattereth himself in his [ own | sight : until his abominable | sin be j found | out. 3. The w^ords of his mouth are unrighteous, and | full • of de - I ceit : he hath left off to behave himself j wisely, | and to * do | good. 4. He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in | no good | way : neither doth he abhor | any thing | that is | evil. i^Major.) 5. Thy mercy O Lord, reacheth | un - to the | heavens : and Thy | faithfulness | un — to the | clouds. 6. Thy righteousness standeth like the | strong | mountains : Thy judgments are | like the | great | deep. 7. Thou Lord, shalt save both man and beast ; how excellent is Thy mercy | O | God : and the children of men shall put their trust under the j shadow | of Thy | wings. 8 They shall be satisfied with the plentcousness | of Thy I house : and Thou shalt give them drink of Thy pleasures I as out | of the | river. G 86 THE PSALMS. DAY 7. 9. For with Thee Is the | well of [ life : and in Thy | light shall I we see | light. 10. O continue forth Thy loving-kindness unto | them that | know Thee : and Thy righteousness unto/ them that • are | true of | heart. 11. O let not the foot of pride | come a - | gainst me; and let not the hand of the un - | godly | cast me | down. 12. There are they fallen, all that work | wicked- | ness : they are cast down, and shall | not be ] a - ble to | stand. Psalm ^7. — Noli amularl. 17 mf 1 ^RET not thyself because I of the • un - | godly : jL neither be thou envious a - | gainst the | evil - | doers. 2. For they shall soon be cut down | like the | grass : and be withered even | as the [ green | herb. 3. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be | doing | good : dwell in the land, and verily | thou | shalt be j fed. 4. Delight thou I in the | Lord : and He shall give | thee thy | heart's de - | sire. 5. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy | trust in | him : and | He shall | bring • it to | pass. 6. He shall make thy righteousness as | clear • as the | light : and thy just dealing | as the | noon - | day. 7. Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently up - I on I Him : but grieve not thyself at him, whose DAY 7. THE PSALMS. S7 way doth prosper, against the man that doetli | after | evil I counsels. 8. Leave off from wrath, and let | go dis - | pleasure : fret not thyself, else shalt thou be | mov -i- ed to | do ] evil. 9. Wicked doers shall be | rooted | out : and they that patiently abide the Lord, | those • shall in - | her -^ it the I land. 10. Yet a httle while, and the ungodly shall be | clean j gone : thou shalt look after his place, and | he shall I be a - I way. 11. But the meek-spirited shall pos - | sess the | earth : and shall be refreshed in the | multi - | tude of | peace. 1 2. The ungodly seeketh counsel a - | gainst the | just : and gnasheth up - | on him | with his | teeth. 13. The Lord shall laugh | him to j scorn : for He hath seen | that his | day is | coming. 1 4. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have | bent their | bow : to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a | right | conver - | sation. I 5. Their sword shall go through their ] own | heart : and their I bow | shall be | broken. 16. A small thing that the | righteous | hath : is better than great 1 riches | of the • un - | godly. 17. For the arms of the ungodly | shall be | broken : and the I Lord up - | hold - eth the | righteous. J 8. The Lord knoweth the | days • of the | godly : and their inheritance [ shall en - | dure for | ever. 19. They shall not be confounded in the | perilous | G 2 88 THE PSALMS. DAY 7. time : and in the days of dearth | they shall | have e - I nough. 20. As for the ungodly, they shall perish ; and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the | fat of | lambs : yea even as the smoke, shall | they con - | sume a - | way. 21. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth | not a - | gain : but the righteous is | merci - | ful, and | liberal. 22. Such as are blessed of God shall pos - | sess the | land : and they that are cursed of him | shall be j rooted | out. ( Change, ) j^g 23. The Lord ordereth a | good man's | going : and maketh his way ac - | ceptable | to him - | self. 24. Though he fall, he shall not be | cast a - | way : for the Lord up - | holdeth him | with His | hand. 25. I have been young, and | now am | old : and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his | seed | beg- ging their | bread. 26. The righteous is ever merci - | ful, and | lendeth : and I — his I seed is | blessed. 27. Flee from evil, and do the | thing that • is | good : and I dwell for I ever - | more. 28. For the Lord loveth the | thing that • is | right : He forsaketh not His that be godly, but they | are pre - | ser - ved for | ever. 29. The unrighteous | shall be | punished : as for the seed of the ungodly, it | shall be | rooted | out. 30. The righteous shall in - | her -2- it the | land : and | dwell there - | in for | ever. 3 1 . The mouth of the righteous is exer - | cis — ed in | 89 talk- - ing of heart : and his 1 DAY 7. THE PSALMS. wisdom : and his tongue | will be judgment. 32. The law of his God is | in his goings I shall not | slide. 33. The ungodly | se -^ eth the | rigliteous : and seeketh oc - I ca - sion to | slay | him. 34. The Lord will not leave him | in his | hand : nor COndenm | him when I he is I judged. 35. Hope thou in the Lord, and keep His way, and He shall promote thee, that thou shalt pos - | sess the | land ; when the ungodly shall | perish, | thou shalt | see it. 36. I myself have seen the ungodly in | great | power : and flourishing j like a | green bay | tree. 37. I went by and lo, | he was | gone : I sought him, but his place | could no | where be | found. 38. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the ] thing that • is I right : for that shall bring a man | peace | at the | last. 39. As for the transgressors, they shall | per-^-ish to - | gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be | rooted | out • at the | last. 40. But the salvation of the righteous cometh | of the | Lord : who is also their strength | in the | time of | trouble. 41. And the Lord shall stand by them, and | save | them : He shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall sare them, because they | put their | trust in 1 Him. End of Psalms for the Day. 90 THE PSALMS. DAY 8. Day 8. ^oviiinQ ^tra^cH Psalm 38.* — Domine^ ne In furore* 27 PUT me not to rebuke, O Lord, | in Thine | anger : neither chasten me | in Thy [ heavy dis - | pleasure. 2. For Thine arrows stick | fast in | me : and Thy I hand | presseth me | sore. 3. There is no health in my flesh, because of | Thy dis - | pleasure : neither is there any rest in my bones, by | reason | of my | sin. 4. For my wickednesses are gone | over my | head ; and are like a sore burden, too | heavy for | me to | bear. 5. My wounds stink, and j are cor - j rupt : through | — my I foolish - | ness. 6. I am brought into so great trouble | and | misery : that I go I mourning j all the * day | long. 7. For my loins are filled with, a | sore dis - | ease . and there is no | whole part | in my | body. 8. I am feeble, and | sore | smitten : I have roared for the very dis - I quietness | of my | heart. 9. Lord, Thou knowest | all * my de - | sire : and my groaning | is not I hid from | Thee. 10. My heart panteth, my strength hath | failed | me : and the sight of mine | eyes is | gone | from me. 1 1. My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking up - | on my | trouble : and my kinsmen [ stood a - | far | off. * Proper for Ash Wednesday. DAY 8. THE PSALMS. Qf 12. They also that sought after my life | laid snares | for me ; and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined de - | ceit | all the • day | long. 13. As for me, I was like a deaf man, and | heard | not : and as one that is dumb, who | doth not | open his | mouth. 1 4. I became even as a man that | heareth | not : and in whose I mouth are | no re - | proofs. 1 5. For in Thee O Lord, have I | put my | trust : Thou shalt answer for me, | O | Lord my | God. 16. I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph | over | me : for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced | great -5- ly a - | gainst | me. 17. And I, truly, am | set • in the | plague : and my heaviness is | ever | in my | sight. 18. For I will con - ] fess my | wickedness : and be | sorry | for my | sin. 19. But mine enemies live, | and are | mighty : and they that hate me wrongfully | are | many in | number. 20. They also, that reward evil for good | are a - | gainst me : because I follow the I thing that I good | is. 21. Forsake me not, O | Lord my | God : be not ] thou I far from | me. 22. Haste I Thee to | help me : O Lord | God of ) my sal - | vation. Ix Psalm 39. — Dixi, custodlam. ^q SAID, I will take heed | to my | ways ; that of - I fend not | in my | tongue. m 92 THE PSALMS. DAY 8. 2. I will keep my mouth as it were | with a | bridle : while the un - | godly is | in my | sight. 3. I held my tongue, and | spake | nothing : I kept silence, yea even from good words ; but it was | pain and I grief to | me. 4. My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the | fire | kindled : and at the last I | spake I with my | tongue ; 5. Lord, let me know my end, and the number | of my I days : that I may be certified how | long I | have to | live. 6. Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a | span I long : and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is | alto - | gether | vanity. 7. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and dis- quieteth him - | self in | vain : he heapeth up riches, and cannot | tell | who shall | gather them. if 8. And now Lord, | what is • my | hope : truly my | hope is I even in | Thee. 9. Deliver me from all | mine of - | fences : and make me not a re - | buke | unto the | foolish. 10. I became dumb, and opened | not my | mouth : for I it was I Thy | doing. 11. Take Thy plague a - | way from | me : I am even consumed by the means | of Thy | heavy | hand. 12. When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as DAY 8. THE PSALMS. 93 it were a moth | fret -=- ting a | garment : every man | therefore | is but | vanity. 13. Hear my prayer O Lord, and with Thine ears con - I sider my | calhng : hold not Thy | peace | at my | tears. 1 4. For I am a stranger | with | Thee : and a sojourner, as | all my | fathers | were. 15.0 spare me a little that I may re - | cover my | strength ; before I go hence, | and be | no more | seen. Psalm 40.* — Expectans expectavi. 04 I WAITED patiently | for the | Lord : and He inclined unto | me, and | heard my | calHng. 2. He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the I mire and | clay : and set my feet upon the rock, and | order - | ed my | goings. 3. And He hath put a new song | in my | mouth : even a thanksgiving ] unto | our | God. 4. Many shall | see it, and | fear : and shall put their | trust | in the | Lord. 5. Blessed is the man that hath set his | hope • in the | Lord : and turned not unto the proud, and to such as | go a - I bout with | lies. 6. O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which Thou hast done, like as be also Thy thoughts which I are to | us-ward : and yet there is no man that | ordereth | them unto ] Thee. * Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 54. 94 THE PSALMS. DAY 8. 7. If I should declare them, and | speak of | them they should be more than I am | able | to ex - | press. 8. Sacrifice and meat-offering, Thou | wouldest | not : but mine | ears | hast thou | open'd. 9. Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast Thou j not re - | quired : then said | I | Lo, I | come. 10. In the volume of the book it is written of me that I should fulfil Thy will, | O my | God : I an content to do it ; yea Thy law | is with - | in my heart. 11. I have declared Thy righteousness in the great congre - | gation : lo I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and j that Thou | knowest. 12. I have not hid Thy righteousness with - | in my heart : my talk hath been of Thy truth, | and of Thy sal - | vation. 13. I have not kept back Thy loving ] mer -^ cy and truth : from the | great | congre - | gation. 1 4. Withdraw not thou Thy mercy from | me, O Lord : let Thy loving kindness and Thy truth al — way pre - | serve | me. 15. For innumerable troubles are come about me my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to I look I up : yea they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my | heart hath failed | me. 16. O Lord, let it be Thy pleasure | to de - liver me : make \ haste, O | Lord, to | help me. 17. Let them be ashamed, and confounded together DAY 8. THE PSALMS. 95 that seek after my soul | to de - | stroy It ; let them be driven backward, and put to re - | buke, that | wish me | evil. I 1 8. Let them be desolate, and re - | warded with | shame : that say unto me, Fie up - | on thee, | fie up - | on thee. 19. Let all those that seek Thee be joyful and | glad in | Thee : and let such as love Thy salvation say j al -i- way, The I Lord be | praised. cres 20. As for me, I am | poor and [ needy : but the ] Lord I careth | for me. f 21. Thou art my helper | and re - | deemer : make no long I tarrying, | O my | God. (Btiening; ^Sraper* Psalm 4I. — Beatus qui inteUigit, mj 13 LESSED is he that considereth the | poor and | JlJ needy : the Lord shall deliver him | in the | time of I trouble. 2. The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, that he may be blessed up - | on | earth : and deliver not Thou him into the | will | of his | enemies. 3. The Lord comfort him, when he lleth sick up - | on his I bed : make thou all his | bed | in his | sickness. p 4. I said. Lord be merciful | unto | me : heal my soul, for I have | sin -^ ned a - | gainst | Thee. 5. Mine enemies speak | e -^ vil of | me : When shall he die, j and his | name | perish ? 96 THE PSALMS. DAY 8. 6. And if he come to see me, he [ speaketh | vanity : and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself, and when he Cometh | forth he | telleth | it. 7. All mine enemies whisper together a - | gainst | me : even against me do | they i - | magine this | evil. 8. Let the sentence of guiltiness pro - | ceed a - | gainst him : and now that he lieth, let him | ri^e | up no | more. 9. Yea even mine own familiar friend, | whom I | trusted : who did also eat ot my bread, hath | laid great | wait I for me. 10. But be Thou merciful Tinto | me, O | Lord : raise Thou me up again, | and I | shall re - | ward them. cres. II. By this I know Thou | favourest | me ; that mine enemy | doth not | tri — umph a - | gainst me, 12. And when I am in my health, Thou up - | boldest | me : and shalt set me be - | fore Thy | face for | ever. / 13. Blessed be the Lord | God of | Israel : world without end. [ A - | — ] men. 26 Psalm 42. — Quemadmodum, j^^. mf T IKE as the hart desireth the | water - | brooks : so J J longeth my SOUl | after | Thee, O | God. 2. My soul is athirst for God, yea even for the | living | God : when shall I come to appear be - | fore the | presence of | God ? 3. My tears have been my meat | day and | night : while they daily say unto me, | Where is | now thy | God ? 4. Now when T think thereupon, I pour out my heart | DAY 8. THE PSALMS. 97 by my - | self : for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth I in -5- to the | house of | God ; ( Major. ) 5. In the voice of praise | and thanks - | giving : among such, as | keep | holy - | day. 6. Why art thou so full of heaviness, | O my j soul : and why art thou SO dis - | quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 7. Put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet give him thanks for the | help | of His | countenance. [Minor,) 8. My God, my soul is vexed with - | in | me : there- fore will I remember Thee concerning the land of Jordan, and the I little j hill of | Hermon. 9. One deep calleth another, because of the noise | of the I water-pipes : all Thy waves and storms are | gone I over | me. 10. The Lord hath granted His loving-kindness | in the | day-time : and in the night-season did I sing of Him, and made my prayer unto the | God | of my | life. 11. I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast | Thou for - I gotten me : why go I thus heavily, while the | ene - | my op - | presseth me ? 12. My bones are smitten asunder as | with a | sword : while mine enemies that trouble me | cast me | in the | teeth ; 1 3. Namely, while they say daily | unto | me : Where | — is I now thy | God ? [Major.) 1 4. Why art thou so vexed | O my | soul ; and why art thou so dis - | quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 15. O put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet thank Him, which is the help of my | countenance, | and my | God. m 98 THE PSALMS. DAY G 26 Psalm 4'^. — Jud'ica me, Deus. ,-.. ^^ Minor, if /^~^ IVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my V_T cause against the un - | godly | people : O deliver me from the de - | ceit -^ ful and | wicked | man. 2. For Thou art the God of my strength, Why hast thou I put me I from Thee : and why go I so heavily, while the I ene - | my op - | presseth me ? (Major.) cres. 3. O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that | they may | lead me : and bring me unto Thy holy | hill, and ] to Thy | dwelling. f 4. And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my | joy and | gladness : and upon the harp will I give thanks unto I Thee, O | God, my | God. 5. Why art thou so heavy | O my | soul : and why art thou so dis - I quiet - | ed with - | in me ? 6. O put thy I trust in | God : for I will yet give Him thanks, which is the help of my | countenance, j and my | God. Bay 9. S^ornirtB: draper. Psalm 44. — Deus^ auribus, 28 Major, if \ 7[ 7 E have heard with our ears, O God, our | V V fathers have | told us : what Thou hast done | in their | time of | old ; 2. How Thou hast driven out the heathen with Thy hand, and | plant - ed them | in : how Thou hast destroyed the | na ^ tions and | cast them | out. 3. For they gat not the land in possession through m DAY 9. THE PSALMS. 99 their | own | sword : neither was it their own | arm that [ helped | them ; 4. But Thy right hand, and Thine arm, and the light of Thy I counte - | nance ; because Thou hadst a | favour I unto | them. 5. Thou art my | King, O | God : send I help | unto I Jacob. 6. Through Thee will we Over - [ throw our | enemies : and in Thy Name will we tread them under, that ] rise • up a - I gainst | us. 7. For I will not trust | in my | bow : it is not my | sword I that shall | help me ; 8. But it is Thou that savest US | from our [ enemies : and puttest them | to con - | fusion that | hate us. 9. We make our boast of God [ all day | long : and will I praise Thy | Name for | ever. C Minor.) 10. But Thou art far oif, and puttest US | to con - | fusion : and goest not | forth | with our | armies. 11. Thou makest us to turn our backs up - | on our | enemies : so that they which | hate us | spoil our | goods. 12. Thou lettest us be eaten | up like | sheep : and hast scattered | us a - | mong the | heathen. 1 3^. Thou sellest Thy | people for | nought : and | takest no I money | for them. 1 4. Thou makest us to be rebuked | of our | neigh- bours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of them I that are | round a - | bout us. 15. Thou makest us to be a by-word a- | mong the | lOO THE PSALMS. DAY 9. heathen : and that the people | shake their | heads | at us. 1 6. My confusion is 1 dai -2- ly be - | fore me : and the shame of my | face hath | covered | me. 17. For the voice of the slanderer | and bias - J phemer : for the | enemy | and a - | venger. 18. And though all this be come upon us, yet do we | not for - I get Thee : nor behave ourselves | fro ward ly j in Thy | covenant. 19. Our heart is not | turned | back : neither our | steps gone [ out of • Thy | way ; 20. No, not when Thou hast smitten us into the [ place of I dragons : and covered US [ with the | shadow of | death. 21. If we have forgotten the Name of our God, and holden up our hands to | any strange | god : shall not God search it out ? for He knoweth the very | secrets [ of the I heart. 22. For Thy sake also are we killed | all the • day | long : and are counted as sheep ap - | pointed | to be | slain. 23. Up Lord, why | sleepest | Thou : awake and be not I ab — sent from | us for | ever. 24. Wherefore hidest | Thou Thy | face : and for- gettest our I mise - | ry and | trouble ? 25. For our soul is brought low, even | un - to the | dust : our belly | cleaveth | un -s- to the | ground. 26. Arise, and | help | us : and deliver US | for Thy | mercy's | sake. (G. P. Major,) DAY 9. THE PisALMS. lOI Psalm 4?.* — Eructavit cor meum. 21 MY heart is inditing I of a good | matter : I speak of the things which I have | made | unto the | Kmg. 2. My tongue | is the I pen : of | — a | ready | writer. 3. Thou art fairer than the | child -^ ren of | men : full of grace are Thy lips, because God hath | blessed | thee for I ever. 4. Gird Thee with Thy sword upon Thy thigh, O | Thou most I Mighty : according to Thy | worship | and re - I nown. 5. Good luck have Thou j with thine | honour : ride on because of the word of truth, of meekness and righteous- ness ; and Thy right hand shall | teach Thee | terrible | things. 6. Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people shall be subdued I unto | Thee : even in the midst a - | mong the I King^s | enemies. 7. Thy seat, O God, en - | dur -^ eth for [ ever : the sceptre of Thy kingdom | is a | right | sceptre. 8. Thou hast loved righteousness, and | hat — ed in - | iquity : wherefore God, even Thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of | glad - ness a - | bove thy | fellows. 9. All thy garments smell of myrrh, | aloes, and | cassia : out of the ivory palaces, whereby | they have | made thee ] glad. 10. Kings' daughters were among Thy | honourable [ women : upon Thy right hand did stand the queen in a * Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psaim 85. I02 THE PSALMS. DAY 9. vesture of gold, wrought a - | bout with | divers | colours. 11. Hearken O daughter, and consider, in - | cline thine | ear : forget also thine own people | and Thy | Father's | house. 12. So shall the King have pleasure | in Thy | beauty : for He is thy Lord | God, and | worship thou | Him. 13. And the daughter of Tyre shall be there | with a | gift : like as the rich also among the people shall make their | suppli - | ca — tion be - | fore thee. 1 4. The King's daughter is all | glori -^ ous witK - | in : her clothing | is of | wrought | gold. 1 5. She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of | needle - | work : the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company, and shall be | brought | unto | Thee. 16. With joy and gladness shall [ they be | brought : and shall enter | in — to the | King's | palace. 17. Instead of thy fathers thou | shalt have | children : whom thou mayest make | prin -^ ces in | all | lands. cres, 18. I will remember Thy name from one generation | to an - I other : therefore shall the people give thanks unto Thee, | world with - | out | end. Psalm 46. — Deus noster refugtum, ^^ / /^~^ OD is our I hope and | strength : a very | present | V_T help in | trouble. 2. Therefore will we not fear, though the | earth be | moved : and though the hills be carried into the | midst | of the I sea. DAY 9. THE PSALMS. I03 3. Though the waters thereof | rage and | swell : and though the mountains shake at the | tempest | of the | same. 4. The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the | city of I God : the holy place of the tabernacle | of the | Most I Highest. > 5. God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not | be re - I moved : God shall help her, | and that | right | early. 6. The heathen make much ado, and the | kingdoms are \ moved : but God hath showed his voice, and the | earth shall I melt a - | way. 7. The Lord of | hosts is | with us : the God of | Jacob I is our | refuge. 8. O come hither, and behold the | works • of the | Lord : what destruction He hath | brought up - | on the | earth. 9. He maketh wars to cease in | all the | world : He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder, and bumeth the | chariots | in the | fire. 10. Be still then, and know that | I am | God : I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be ex - | alted I in the | earth. 11. The Lord of | hosts is | with us : the God of | Jac6b 1 is our | refuge. (Etitning: draper. Psalm 47.* — Omnes genie s, plaudit e, « ^ CLAP your hands together | all ye | people : O sing unto God | with the | voice of | melody. * Proper for Ascension Day. The nex-t is Psalm 103. H 2 O I04 THE PSALMS. , DAY 9. 2. For the Lord Is high, and | to be | feared : He is the great | King up - on I all the | earth. 3. He shall subdue the people | under | us : and the | nations | under our | feet. 4. He shall choose out an | heritage | for us ; even the worship of I Jacob, | whom He | loved. / 5. God is gone up with a | merry | noise : and the Lord. | with the | sound • of the | trump. 6. O sing praises, sing praises | unto our | God . O sing praises, sing | praises | unto our | King. mf 7. For God is the King of | all the | earth : sing ye | prai — ses with | under - | standing. 8. God reigneth | ov - er the | heathen : God sitteth up - I on His I Holy | seat. 9. The princes of the people are joined unto the people of the | God of | Abraham : for God, which is very high exalted, doth defend the earth, | as it • were | with a I shield. Psalm 48.* — Magnus Domtnus, 14 / /^~^ REAT is the Lord, and highly | to be | praised : V_T in the city of our God, even up - | on His | Holy I hill. 2. The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the | whole I earth : upon the north -side lieth the city of the great King ; God is well known in her palaces | as a | sure I refuge. * Proper for Whitsun Day. The next is Psalm 68. DAY 9. THE PSALMS. IO5 3. For lo, the | Kings • of the | earth : are gathered, | and gone | by to - | gether. 4. They marvelled to | see such | things : they were astonished, and | suddenly | cast | down. 5. Fear came there upon them, | and | sorrow : as upon a | woman | in her | travail. 6. Thou shalt break the | ships • of the | sea : tlirougll | — the I east - j wind. 7. Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of Hosts, in the city | of our | God : God up - I hold — eth the | same for | ever. 8. We wait for Thy loving -kindness | O | God : in the I midst | of Thy | temple. 9. O God, according to Thy Name, so is Thy praise unto the I world's | end : Thy right hand is | full of | righteous - | ness. 10. Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of | Judah be | glad : be - | cause of | Thy | judgments. 11. Walk about Sion, and go | round a - | bout her : and I tell the I towers there - | of. 12. Mark well her bulwarks, set | up her | houses : that ye may | tell them | that come | after. 13. For this God is our God for | ev — er and | ever : He shall be our ] guide | unto 1 death. O Psalm 49. — Audits hcEC, omnes, 16 HEAR ye this, | all ye | people : ponder it with your ears, all ye that | dwell | in the | world : I06 THE PSALMS. DAY 9. 2. High and low, | rich and [ poor : one | — | with an - I other. 3. My mouth shall [ speak of | wisdom : and my heart shall | muse of | under - | standing. 4. I will incline mine ear | to the | parable : and show my dark | speech up - | on the | harp. 5. Wherefore should I fear in the | days of | wicked- ness : and when the wickedness of my heels compasseth | me I round a - | bout ? 6. There be some that put their trust [ in their [ goods : and boast themselves in the | multitude | of their | riches. 7. But no man may de - | liver his | brother : nor make agreement [ unto | God for | him. 8. For it cost more to re - | deem their | souls ; so that he must let | that a - | lone for | ever. 9. Yea though he | live | long : and | see | not the | grave. 10. For he seeth that wise men also die, and | pe -2- rish to - | gether : as well as the ignorant and foolish, and | leave their | riches for | other. 1 1 . And yet they think that their houses shall con - | tinue for | ever : and that their dwelling places shall endure from one generation to another ; and call the lands 1 after their | own | names. 12. Nevertheless, man will not a - | bide in | honour : seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish | this • is the | way of | them. 1 3. This I is their | foolishness : and their pos - | terity | praise their | saymg. DAY 10. THE PSALMS. I07 1 4. They lie in the hell like sheep, death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have dominion over them | in the | morning : their beauty shall consume in the | sepulchre | out of • their | dwelling. 15. But God hath delivered my soul from the | place of I hell : for | He | shall re - | ceive me. 16. Be not thou afraid, though one be | made | rich : or if the glory of his | house | be in - | creased ; 17. For he shall carry nothing away with him ] when he | dieth : neither shall h.is | pomp | follow | him. 18. For while he lived, he counted himself an | happy j man : and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, j men will | speak good | of thee. 19. He shall follow the generation | of his | fathers : and shall I never | see | light. 20. Man being in honour, hath no | under - | standing : but is compared | un -^ to the | beasts that | perish. Q^orning: draper* Day 10. Psalm ?0. — Deus deorum. ^^ ^ 23 THE Lord, even the most mighty | God, hath | spoken : and called the world, from the rising up of the sun, unto the | going | down there - | of. 2. Out of Sion hath | God ap - | peared : in [ perfect | beau - | ty. 3. Our God shall come, and shall | not keep | silence : there shall go before' Him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be | stirred up | round a - | bout Him. Io8 THE PSALMS. DAY Ip. 4. He shall call the heaven | from a - | bove : and the earth, that | He may | judge His | people. 5. Gather my saints together | unto | me : those that have made a covenant | with me | with | sacrifice. 6. And the heavens shall de - | clare His | righteous- ness : for I God is | Judge Him - | self. mf 7. Hear O my people, and | I will [ speak : I myself will testify against thee, O Israel ; for I am | God, I even thy | God. 8. I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices, or for I thy burnt - | off 'rings : because they | were not | al -i- way be - | fore me. 9. I will take no bullock | out of • thine | house : nor | he-goat I out of • thy | folds. 10. For all the beasts of the | forest are | mine : and so are the cattle up - | on a | thousand | hills. 1 1 . I know all the fowls up - | on the | mountains : and the wild beasts of the | field are | in my | sight. 12. If I be hungry, I | will not | tell thee : for the whole world is mine, and | all that | is there - | in. 13. Thinkest thou that I will | eat bulls' | flesh : and | drink the | blood of | goats ? 1 4. Offer unto | God thanks - | giving : and pay thy vows I un -^ to the | most | Highest. 1 5. And call upon me in the | time of | trouble : so will I hear thee, and | thou shalt | praise | me. 16. But unto the un - I godly said | God : Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my | covenant | in thy | mouth ; DAY 10. THE" PSALMS. I09 17. Whereas thou hatest to | be re - | formed ; and hast I cast my | words be - | hind thee ? 1 8. When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst | unto | him : and hast been par - | taker [ with • the a - | dulterers. 19. Thou hast let thy | mouth speak | wickedness : and with thy tongue thou | hast set | forth de - | ceit. 20. Thou satest, and spakest a - | gainst thy | brother : yea, and hast slandered | thine own | mother's j son. 21. These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one | as thy - I self : but I will reprove thee, and set before th.ee the I things that | thou hast | done. 22. O consider this, ye that for - | get | God : lest I pluck you away, and there be | none to de - | liver | you. 23. Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he | honoureth | me : and to him that ordereth his conversation right will I I show the • sal - 1 va - tion of | God. Psalm 51. — Miserere met, Deus, 31 HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after | Thy great | goodness : according to the multitude of Thy mercies, do a - | way | mine of- | fences. 2. Wash me throughly | from my | wickedness : and | cleanse me | from my | sin. 3. For I ac - I knowledge my | faults : and my | sin is | ev - er be - 1 fore me. no THE PSALMS. DAY la 4. Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil | in Thy | sight : that Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and | clear when | Thou art | judged. 5. Behold, I was | shapen in | wickedness : and in sin hath my | mother con - | ceived | me. 6. But lo, Thou requirest truth in the | inward [ parts : and shalt make me to understand | wisdom | secret - | ly. mf 7. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be | clean : Thou shalt wash me, and I | shall be | whiter than ] snow. 8. Thou shalt make me hear of [ joy and j gladness : that the bones which Then hast | broken | may re - | joice. p 9. Turn Thy face | from my | sins : and put | out all | my mis - [ deeds. 10. Make me a clean | heart, O | God : and re - j new a right | spirit with - | in me. 11. Cast me not away [ from Thy [ presence : and take not Thy | Holy | Spirit j from me. 12. O give me the comfort of Thy [ help a- [ gain : and stablish | me with ] Thy free | Spirit. 13. Then shall I teach Thy ways | un -s- to the j wicked : and sinners shall be con - [ verted | unto | Thee. 1 4. Dehver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the | God of • my | health : and my tongue shall I sing | of Thy | righteousness. mf 15. Thou shalt open my | lips, O | Lord : and my | mouth shall | show Thy | praise. 16. For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I I DAY la THE PSAIMS. Ill --■-" ':: ^ Thee : b..: Tr.:u ctUgiltcr. ' lc: id j burnt- | I-. Tr 1 • :t c: God ^: a I troubled I spirit : a ::-. c.:..c c:i::::c ':.z.:r:, Gcd, ^ slialt Thoa | not de - | Thou :-e -.vi;.: ::':r - :_i::-:;. 19. Tr.r: r:^ T :_ it eased widi the sacrifice of ri:r:r i-ri ::.z : - -off ::rrs | and ob- | ladons : then sh^ :-e;.- cfe: yoiing :_:^::':s up- | on Thine j altar. (G. P. Ms-r.) PiALv 52.— O.;.;^;:'-;--:;:^ _30 2. V\'r.e:eas ir.e ^::i -=- irfs ::' G.i : en - | dniedi | yet I daily ? 3. T:-.T tongne i - r:-.:::r.r:h ) ^sickednesB : and with lies tho- cut:rf: '.:'::- 1 :':.:.:-: riz-OT. ^ T:;:-. hi:: !:--vi ^-rieh: : : ^"rss ] more than f 5. Tnou r.:.:: '.:-■-.! :: :-:~:.'^: l^ woids :.hat ] may do | hurt : ^ — : : r : r:„e. ::Vr ::-...h G : :. ciestTOV :hfe for 1 ever: 6. T Ke -:i diy dwellingy ::;ce out ::" :r.-z [-.:. :: ::\z _ .y-.z^. 7. The ri^ : _ see I this^ an:: : ir : and ^::^'! ] laugh ;;•:- r:::n. S. Lo, -.■-.:: ir :.-.. -an that took r.c: God [ for his | 112 THE PSALMS. DAY lO. Strength : but trusted unto the muhitude of his riches, and strengthened him - | self | in his | wickedness. cres, 9. As for me, I am Hke a green olive tree in the | house of I God : my trust is in the tender mercy of | God for I ever and | ever. 10. I will always give thanks unto Th.ee for | that • Thou hast | done : and I will hope in Thy Name, for Thy I saints | like it | well. (Evening: draper. Psalm C-?. — Dixit insipiens. ^^ ^ 19 p 'T^HE foolish body hath said | in his | heart : -L There | is | no | God. 2. Corrupt are they, and become abominable | in their | wickedness : there is | none that | doeth | good. 3. God looked down from heaven upon the | chil — dren of | men : to see if there were any, that would understand, and | seek | after | God. 4. But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether be - | come a - | bominable : there is also none that doeth | good, | no not | one. 5. Are not they without understanding j that work | wickedness : eating up my people as if they would eat bread ? they have not | call — ed up - | on | God. 6. They were afraid | where no | fear was : for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee : thou hast put them to confusion, be - | cause God | hath de - I spised them. DAY lO. THE PSALMS. II3 res. 7. Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel | out of I Sion : Oh, that the Lord would deliver His | people I out of • cap - | tivity ! 8. Then should | Jacob re - | joice : and Israel | should be | right | glad. 30 Psalm C4.* — Deus In nomine, ,.. ^^ Minor. SAVE me, O God, | for Thy | Name's sake: and a - I venge me | in Thy | strength. 2. Hear my | prayer, O | God : and hearken unto the | words I of my I mouth. 3. For strangers are risen | up a - | gainst me : and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, | seek | after my | soul. [Major,) 4. Behold, I God is 'my [ helper : the Lord is with them I that up - I hold my | soul. 5. He shall reward evil | unto mine [ enemies : des- troy Thou I them I in Thy | truth. 6. An offering of a free heart will I give Thee, and praise Thy | Name, O I Lord : because it I is so _ comfort - I able. 7. For He hath deHvered me out of | all my | trouble : and mine eye hath seen His de - | sire up - | on mine | enemies. Psalm ?f. — Exaudi, Deus, t,^. EAR my I pjayer, O [ God : and hide not Thy - | self from | my pe - | tition. * Proper for Good Friday. Chant in F. H 114 THE PSALMS. DAY 10. 2. Take heed unto me, and | hear | me : how I mourn in my I prayer, | and am | vexed. 3. The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh | on so I fast : for they are minded to do me some mischief ; so maliciously | are they | set a - | gainst me. 4. My heart is disquiet - | ed with - | in me : and the fear of | death is | fallen up - | on me. 5. Fearfulness and trembling are | come up - | on me : and an horrible dread hath | over - | whelmed | me. 6. And I said, O that I had wings | like a | dove : for then would I flee a - | way, and | be at | rest. 7. Lo, then would I get me a - | way far | off: and re - 1 main | in the | wilderness. 8. I would make haste | to es - | cape : because of the | stormy | wind and | tempest. 9. Destroy their tongues, O Lord, | and di - | vide them : for I have spied unrighteousness and | strife | in the | city. 10. Day and night they go about within the | walls there - | of : mischief also and SOrrow are | in the | midst of I it. 11. Wickedness | is there - j in : deceit and guile | go not I out of • their | streets. 12. For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me | this dis - I honour : for | then I | could have | borne it. 13. Neither was it mine adversary, that did magnify him - I self a - | gainst me : for then peradventure I would have | hid my - | self from | him. 1 4. But it was even thou, | my com - | panion : my guide, and mine [ own fa - | miliar | friend. DAY 10. THE PSALMS. IIJ 15. We took sweet | coun -2- sel to - | gether : and walked in the | house of | God as | friends. 16. Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick | into | hell : for wickedness is in their | dwellings, | and a - | mong them. (^Major.) 17. As for me, I will | call upon | God : and the | Lord shall | save | me. 18. In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, | and that | instantly : and | He shall | hear my | voice. 19. It is He that hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that I was a - | gainst me : for | there were | many with | me. 20. Yea even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear me, and | bring them | down : for they wiU not | turn nor j fear | God. 2 1 . He laid his hands upon such as be at | peace with | him : and he | brake his | cove - | nant. 22. The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war | in his | heart : his words were smoother than oil, and yet | be they | very | swords. 23. O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall | nourish | thee : and shall not suffer the | right — eous to | fall for I ever. 24. And I as for | them : Thou, O God, shalt bring them into the | pit | of de - | struction. 25. The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out I half their [-days : nevertheless, my trust shall | be in | Thee, O | Lord. End of Psalms for the Day. B Il6 THE PSALMS. DAY II. Day II. a^ormng: ^rajer. Psalm 56. — Miserere mei, Deus. ^^ Minor, E merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about | to de - I vour me : he is daily | fight - ing and | troubling | me. 2. Mine enemies are daily in hand to | swallow me [ up : for they be many that fight against me, | O Thou | most [ Highest. mf 3. Nevertheless, though I am | some — time a - | fraid : yet put I I my I trust in | Thee. 4. I will praise God, be - | cause of • His | word : I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what | flesh can | do un - | to me. p 5. They daily mis - | take my | words : all that they imagine | is to | do me | evil. 6. They hold all together, and | keep them - selves | close : and mark my steps, when they | lay wait | for my | soul. 7. Shall they escape | for their | wickedness : Thou O God, in Thy dis - | pleasure shalt | cast them j down. 8. Thou tellest my wanderings ; put my tears | into Thy I bottle : are not these things [ noted ] in Thy | book ? cres, 9. Whensoever I call upon Thee, then shall mine enemies be | put to | flight : this I know; for | God is | on my | side, f Major. J mf 10. In God's word will | I re - | joice : in the Lord's word I will I I comfort I me. DAY II. THE PSALMS. 117 1 1 . Yea, In God have I | put my | trust : I will not be afraid what | man can | do un - | to me. 12. Unto Thee, O God, will I | pay my | vows : imto | Thee will | I give | thanks. 13. For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my I feet from | falling : thit I may walk before God | in the | light • of the j living. 28 Psalm 57.* — Miserere met, Deus, tut- BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul | trust - eth in | Thee : and under the shadow of Thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyran - | ny be | over - | past. 2. I will call unto the | most high | God : even unto the God that shall perform the cause | which I | have in | hand. 3. He shall I send from | heaven : and save me frorr the reproof of Mm | that would | eat me | up. 4. God shall send forth His | mer - cy and | truth my I soul is a - I mong | lions. 5. And I lie even among the children of men, that are [ set on I fire : whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their | tongue a | sharp | sword. {Major,) 6. Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the ( heavens : and Thy glory a - | bove | all the | earth. 7. They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed | down my | soul : they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the | midst of | it them - | selves. • Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm iii. Chant Major. I Il8 THE PSALMS. DAY II. / 8. My heart is fixed, O God, my [ heart is ] fixed : I will I sing, and | give | praise. 9. Awake up my glory, awake, | lute and | harp : I myself 1 will a - | wake right | early. 10. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | mong the | people : and I will sing unto | Thee a - | mong the I nations. 11. For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth | unto the | heavens : and Thy | truth un - | to the | clouds. 12. Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the | heavens : and Thy glory a - [ bove | all the | earth. 30 Psalm 58. — Si vere ut'tque. ^• p A RE your minds set upon righteousness, ye | -Zjl congre - ] gation : and do ye judge the thing that is right, | O ye | sons of | men ? 2. Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart up - | on the I earth : and your | hands | deal with | wickedness. 3. The ungodly are fro ward, even from their | mother's | womb : as soon as they are born, they go a - | stray, and | speak | lies. 4. They are as venomous as the poison [ of a | serpent ; even like the deaf adder that | stoppeth | her | ears ; 5. Which refuseth to hear the j voice * of the | charmer : charm | — he | never so | wisely. 6. Break their teeth O God, in their mouths ; smite the jaw-bones of the | lions, O ] Lord : let them fall away like water that runneth apace ; and when they shoot their arrows I let • them be I rooted I out. DAY II. THE PSALMS. II9 7. Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely | fruit • of a | woman : and | let them 'not [ see the | sun. 8. Or ever your pots be made | hot with | thorns : so let indignation vex him, even as a | thing | that is | raw. 9. The righteous shall rejoice when he | seeth the | vengeance : he shall wash his footsteps in the | blood | of the un - | godly. (Major.) 10. So that a man shall say. Verily there is a reward | for the I righteous : doubtless there is a | God that | judg - eth the | earth. (Etiening: ^raper^ 30 Psalm 59. — Eripe me de inimicis* ir- DELIVER me from mine enemies, | O | God : defend me from | them that ] rise -up a - | gainst me. 2. O deliver me from the j wicked | doers : and save me from the | blood - | thirsty | men. 3. For lo, they lie waiting | for my | soul : the mighty men are gathered against me, without any offence or | fault of I me, O | Lord. 4. They run and prepare themselves with - | out my | fault : arise thou therefore to | help me, | and be - | hold. 5. Stand up O Lord God of hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit | all the | heathen ; and be not merciful unto them that offend | of ma - | licious | wickedness. 6. They go to and "^ fro | in the | evening : they grin like a dog, and | run about | through the | city. I 2 I20 ' THE PSALMS. DAY II. 7. Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are | in their | lips : for | who | doth | hear ? ( Major.) yfif 8. But Thou O Lord, shalt have them | in de - | rision : and Thou shalt laugh. | all the [ hea - then to | scorn. 9. My strength will I ascribe [ unto | Thee ; for Thou art the I God I of my | refuge. 10. God showeth me His [ goodness | plenteously : and God shall let me see my de - | sire up - | on mine | enemies. p II. Slay them not, lest my | people for - | get it ; but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O I Lord, | our de - | fence. 12. For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of theii lips, they shall be taken | in their | pride : and why ? their preaching | is of | cursing and j lies. 13. Consume them in Thy wrath, consume them, that | they may | perish : and know that it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the | ends | of the | world. 1 4. And in the evening | they • will re - | turn : grin like a dog, and will | go a - | bout the [ city. 15. They will run here and | there for | meat : and grudge I if they I be not | satisfied. mf 16. As for me, I will sing of Thy power, and will praise Thy mercy betimes | in the | morning : for Thou hast been my defence and refuge | in the j day of • my | trouble. 17. Unto Thee O my strength, | will I | sing : for Thou O God, art my refuge | and my | merciful | God. DAY II. THE PSALMS. I2V Psalm 6o. — Deus^ r epulis tt nos. 32 OGOD, Thou hast cast us out, and scattered | us a - | broad : Thou hast also been displeased ; O turn Thee I unto | us a - | gain. 2. Thou hast moved the land, | and di - [ vided it ; heal the sores there - | of, | for it | shaketh. 3. Thou hast showed Thy people | heavy | things : Thou hast given US a | drink of | deadly | wine. 4. Thou hast given a token for | such as | fear Thee : that they may triumph be - | cause | of the I truth. 5. Therefore were Thy be - | loved de - | livered : help me with I Thy right | hand, and | hear me. 6. God hath spoken in His holiness, I will rejoice, and di - I vide | Sichem : and mete | out the [ valley of | Succoth. 7. Gilead is mine, and Ma - | nasses is | mine ; Ephraim also is the strength of my head ; | Judah | is my I lawgiver ; 8. Moab is my wash-pot ; over Edom will I cast | out my I shoe ; Philistia, | be thou | glad of | me. 9. Who will lead me into the | strong | city : who will I bring me | into | Edom .^ 10. Hast not Thou cast us | out, O | God : wilt not Thou O God, I go out | with our | hosts ? 11. O be Thou our | help in | trouble : for vain | is the I help of | man. ^ ;. 12. Through God will we | do great | acts : for it is He that shall i tread I down our I enemies. 122 THE PSALMS. DAY 12. Psalm 6i. — ExaudL Deus, 33 mf T T EAR my | crying, O [ God : give | ear | unto my [ X A prayer. 2. From the ends of the earth will I | call upon | Thee : when my | heart | is in | heaviness. 3. O set me up upon the rock that is | higher than | I : for Thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for | me a - I gainst the [ enemy. 4. I will dwell in Thy taber - | nacle for | ever : and my trust shall be under the | covering | of Thy | wings. 5. For Thou O Lord, hast heard | my de - | sires : and hast given an heritage unto | those that | fear Thy | Name. 6. Thou shalt grant the King a | long | life : that his years may endure through - | out all | gener - | ations. 7. He shall dwell before I God for | ever : O prepare Thy loving mercy and faithfulness, | that they | may pre - | serve Him. 8. So will I alway sing praise | unto Thy | Name : that I may | dai ^ ly per - | form my | vows. Day 12. igi^Drmno: praper> Psalm 62. — Nonne Deol 20 if 1\ /r Y soul truly waiteth | still up -i- on | God : for -LVx of Him I cometh | my sal - | vation. 2. He verily is my strength and | my sal- | vation : He is my defence, SO that I [ shall not | greatly | fall. m % DAY 12. THE PSALMS. I23 3. How long will ye imagine mischief against | every j man : ye shall be slain all the sort of you ; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and | like a | broken | hedge. 4. Their device is only how to put him out whom God | will ex - I alt ; their delight is in lies ; they give good words with their mouth, but | curse | with their | heart. 5. Nevertheless my soul, w^ait thou | still upon | God : for my I hope | is in [ Him. 6. He truly is my strength and | my sal - | vation : He is my defence, | so that • I | shall not | fall. 7. In God is my health, | and my | gloiy : the rock of my might, | and in | God is • my | trust. 8. O put your trust in Him | alway, ye | people : pour out your hearts before Him, for | God | is our | hope. 9. As for the children of men, they | are but | vanity ; the children of men are deceitful upon the weights, they are altogether lighter than | vani - | ty it - | self. 10. O trust not in wrong and robbery, give not yourselves 1 unto | vanity : if riches increase, set | not your | heart up - | on them. 1 1 . God spake once, and twice I have also | heard the j same : that power be - | longeth | unto | God ; 12. And that Thou, | Lord, art | merciful : for Thou rewardest every man ac - | cording | to his | work. o Psalm 63. — Deusy Deus mens, ^ GOD, Thou 1 art my | God : early | will I | seek | Thee. 2. My soul thirsteth for Thee, my flesh also longeth | 124 THE PSALMS. DAY 12. after j Thee : in a barren and dry land [ where no | water | is. 3. Thus have I looked for | Thee in | holiness : that I might be - I hold Thy | power and | glory. 4. For Thy loving-kindness is better than the | life it - | self : my | lips shall | praise | Thee. 5. As long as I live will I magnify Thee | in this | manner : and lift up my | hands | in Thy | Name. 6. My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with | mar — row and | fatness : when my mouth praiseth | Thee with | joyful | lips. 7. Have I not remembered Thee | in my | bed : and thought upon I Thee when | I was | waking ? 8. Because Thou hast | been my | helper : therefore under the shadow of Thy | wings will | I re - | joice. 9. My soul I hang - eth up - | on Thee : Thy | right hand | hath up - | holden me. I o. These also that seek the hurt | of my | soul : they shall I go I un - der the | earth. 11. Let them fall upon the edge | of the | sword : that they may I be a I portion for | foxes. 12. But the King shall rejoice in God ; all they also that swear by Him shall | be com - | mended : for the mouth of them that speak | lies | shall be | stopped. H PsALM 64.* — Exaudi, Deus. ^ EAR my voice, O God, | in my | prayer : preserve my | life from | fear • of the | enemy. * Proper for Good Friday. The next is Psalm 88. DAY 12. THE PSALMS. I25 2. Hide me from the gathering together | of the | froward : and from the insur - | rec - tion of | wicked | doers ; 3. Who have whet their tongne | like a | sword : and shoot out their arrows | even | bitter | words ; 4. That they may privily shoot at Mm | that is | perfect : suddenly do they | hit • him and | fear | not. 5. They encourage them - | selves in | mischief : and commune among themselves how they may lay snares, and say, I that no | man shall | see them. 6. They imagine wickedness, and | practise | it : that they keep secret among themselves, every man | in the | deep of • his | heart. 7. But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a j swift I arrow : that | they | shall be | wounded. 8. Yea, their own tonglies shall | make them | fall : insomuch that whoso seeth | them shall | laugh -=- them to | scorn. 9. And all men that see it shall say, | This hath | God done : for they shall perceive | that it | is his | work. 10. The righteous shall rejoice in the Lord, and put his I trust in | him : and all they that are true of | heart | shall be | glad. (Eticning: ^Sraper. Psalm 65. — Te decet hymnus, ^ THOU O God, art | prais - ed in | Sion ; and unto Thee shall the vow be per | formed | in Je - | rusalem. 126 THE PSALMS. DAY 12. 2. Thou that I hear ^ est the | prayer : unto | Thee shall I all flesh | come. 3. My misdeeds pre - | vail a- | gainst me : O be Thou I merciful | unto our | sins. 4. Blessed is the man, whom Thou choosest, and receivest | unto | Thee : he shall dwell in Thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of Thy house, even | of Thy I Holy | temple 5. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in Thy righteousness, O God of | our sal- | vation : Thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain | in the | broad I sea. 6. Who in His strength setteth [ fast the | mountains : and is I gird — ed a - | bout with | power. 7. Who stilleth the raging | of the | sea : and the noise of His waves, and the | madness | of the | people. 8. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid | at Thy | tokens : Thou that makest the out-goings of the morning and | even -2- ing to | praise |Thee. 9. Thou visitest the earth, and | blessest | it : Thou | makest it | very | plenteous. 10. The river of God is | full of | water : Thou preparest their corn, for so Thou pro - | videst | for the | earth. 1 1 . Thou waterest her furrows, Thou sendest rain into the little I valleys there - | of : Thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and | bless - est the | increase | of it. 12. Thou crownest the year | with Thy | goodness: and I Thy | clouds drop | fatness. DAY 12. THE PSALMS. 127 13. They shall drop upon the dwellings | of the | wilderness : and the little hills shall re - | joice on | every | side. 1 4. The folds shall be | full of | sheep : the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that | they shall | laugh and | sing. Psalm 66. — Jubilate Deo. 7 OBE joyful in God, | all ye | lands : sing praises unto the honour of His Name, j make His | praise • to be I glorious. 2. Say unto God, O how wonderful art Thou | in Thy I works : through the greatness of Thy power shall Thine enemies be found | liars | unto | Thee. 3. For all the world shall | worship | Thee : sing of [ Thee, and ] praise Thy | Name. 4. O come hither, and hehold the | works of | God : how wonderful He is in His doing to - | ward the ! children of | men. 5. He turned the sea | into | dry land : so that they went through the water on foot ; there did | we re- | joice there - | of. 6. He ruleth with His power for ever ; his eyes be - | hold the I people : and such as will not believe shall not be able I to ex - I alt them - | selves. 7. O praise our | God, ye | people : and make the voice of His | praise |^to be | heard ; 8. Who holdeth our | soul in | life : and suffereth | not our I feet to | slip. 128 THE PSALMS. DAY 12. 9. For Thou O God, hast | proved | us : Thou also hast tried us, | like as | silver is | tried. 10. Thou broughtest US | in — to the | snare : and laidest I trouble up - | on our | loins. 11. Thou sufFeredst men to ride | over our [ heads : we went through fire and water, and Thou broughtest us Ollt | in — to a I wealthy | place. 12. I will go into Thine house with | burnt | offerings : and will pay Thee my vows, which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, | when I | was in | trouble. 13. I will offer unto Thee fat burnt-sacrifices, with the | in - cense of | rams : I will | offer | bullocks and | goats. 14. O come hither, and hearken, all | ye that • fear | God : and I will tell you what | He hath | done • for my | soul. 15. I called unto Him | with my | mouth : and gave Him I praises | with my | tongue. 16. If I incline unto wickedness [ with mine | heart : the [ Lord I will not | hear me. 17. But I God hath I heard me : and considered the | voice I of my | prayer. 18. Praised be God who hath not cast | out my | prayer : nor | turned His | mercy | from me. Psalm 67. — Deus miser eatur. 34 mf /"^ OD be merciful unto | us, and [ bless us : and show V_T us the light of His countenance, and be | merci- ful I unto I us. DAY 13. THE PSALMS. 1 29 2. That Thy way may be | known up -^ on | earth : Thy saving | health a - | mong all | nations. 3. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God ; yea, let | all the I people | praise Thee. 4. O let the nations rejoice | and be | glad : for Thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the | na -s- tions up - I on I earth. 5. Let the people praise | Thee, O | God : yea, let | all the I people | praise Thee. 6. Then shall the earth bring | forth her | increase : and God, even our own God, shall | give us | His | blessing. 7. God I — shall I bless us : and all the ends of the | world shall I fear I Him. Day 13. Sl^ormng draper. Psalm 68.* — Exurgat Deus, LET God arise, and let His ene- | mies be | scattered : let them also that | hate Him | flee be - | fore Him. 2. Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt Thou | drive them a - | way : and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish | at the | presence of | God. 3. But let the righteous be glad and re - | joice before | God : let them | al - so be | merry and | joyful. 4. O sing unto God, and sing praises | unto His | Name • magnify Him that rideth upon the heavens, as it * Proper for Whitsun Day. Chant in B flat. m 130 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 3. were upon an horse ; praise Him in His Name JAH, | and re - | joice be - | fore Him. 5. He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause 1 of the I widows : even God in His | holy | habit - I ation. 6. He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out | of cap - | tivity : but letteth the runagates con - | tinue in [ scarce - | ness. if 7-0 God, when Thou wentest forth, be - | fore the | people : when Thou | wentest | through the | wilderness. 8. The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the | presence of | God : even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, Who | is the | God of | Israel. 9. Thou O God, sentest a gracious rain upon | Thine in - I heritance ; and refreshedst | it when | it was | weary. ^ 10. Thy congregation shall | dwell there - | in : for Thou O God, hast of Thy goodness pre - | pared | for the I poor. 1 1 . The Lord | gave the | word : great was the | company | of the | preachers. 12. Kings with their armies did flee, and | were dis - | comfited : and they of the | house -^ hold di - | vid ^ ed the | spoil. 13. Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the I wings -2- of a [ dove : that is covered with silver wings, | and her | feathers like | gold. 1 4. When the Almighty scattered kings | for their | sake : then were they as | white as | snow in [ Salmon. DAY 13. THE PSALMS. I3I 1 5. As the hill of Basan, | so is | God's hill : even an high hill, I as the | hill of | Basan. 16. Why hop ye so ye high hills? this is God's hill, in the which it pleaseth | Him to | dwell : yea the Lord will a - I bide in | it for | ever. 17. The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even | thous -?- ands of | angels : and the Lord is among them, as in the I holy | place of | Sinai. 18. Thou art gone up on high. Thou hast led captivity captive, and received | gifts for | men ; yea, even for Thine enemies, that the Lord | God might | dwell a - | mong them. 19. Praised be the | Lord | daily : even the God who helpeth us, and poureth His | bene - | fits up - | on us. 20. He is our God, even the God of Whom | comet h sal - I vation : God is the Lord, by ] Whom • we es - j cape I death. 21. God shall wound the head | of His [ enemies : and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth | on still | in his | wicked - | ness. 22. The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I I did from | Basan : mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime | from the | deep • of the | sea. 23. That thy foot may be dipped in the blood [ of thine | enemies : and that the tongue of thy dogS | may be | red • through the | same. 24. It is well seen, O God, [ how Thou | goest : how Thou, my God and King, | goest | in the | sanctuaiy. 25. The singers go before, the minstrels | follow | after; in the midst are the damsels | playing | with the | timbrels. 132 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 3. 26. Give thanks O Israel, unto God the Lord in the I congre - | gations : from the | ground | of the | heart. 27. There is Httle Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of I Judah their | counsel : the princes of Zabulon, [ and the I princes of | Nephthali. 28. Thy God has sent forth | strength for | thee : stablish the thing, O God, | that Thou | hast wrought | in us. 29. For Thy temple's sake ] at Je - | rusalem : so shall kings bring | presents | unto | Thee. 30. When the company of the spear-men, and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring j pieces of | silver : and when he hath scattered the people | that de - | light in | war ; 3 1 . Then shall the princes come | out of | Egypt : the Morians' land shall soon stretch out her | hands | unto I God. 32. Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms | of the | earth ; O sing I praises | un - to the | Lord. 33. Who sitteth in the heavens over all | from the • be - | ginning : lo he doth send out His voice, yea, and | that a | mighty | voice. 34. Ascribe ye the power to God | over | Israel : His worship, and | strength is | in the | clouds. 35. O God, wonderful art Thou in Thy | holy | places : even the God of Israel ; He will give strength and power unto His people | bless - | ed be | God. DAY 13. THE PSALMS. 133 no Psalm 6q. — Salvum me fac, _Tr ^ -^ Minor. SAVE I me, O I God : for the waters are come in, | even | unto my | soul. 2. I stick fast in the deep mire, | where no | ground is : I am come into deep waters | so • that the | floods run | over me. 3. I am weary of crying ; my | throat is | dry : my sight faileth me for waiting so | long up - | on my | God. 4. They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs | of my | head : they that are mine enemies, and would de - | stroy me | guiltless, are | mighty. 5. I paid them the things that I | never | took : God, Thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults | are not | hid from | Thee. 6. Let not them that trust in Thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed | for my | cause : let not those that seek Thee be confounded through me, | O Lord | God of I Israel. 7. And why ? for Thy sake have I | suffer'd re - | proof : shame | hath | cover'd my [ face. 8. I am become a stranger | unto my ( brethren : even an alien | unto my | mother's | children. 9. For the zeal of Thine house hath | even | eaten me . and the rebukes of them that rebuked | Thee are | fall - en up - I on me. - 10. I wept, and chastened my - | self with | fasting : and that was [ turned to | my re - | proof. K 134 THE PSALMS. DAY I3. 11. I put on I sackcloth | also : and | they | jes -•- ted up - | on me. 12. They that sit in the gate | speak a - | gainst me : and the drunkards | make | songs up - | on me. 13. But Lord, I make my prayer | unto | Thee; in I an ac - I ceptable [ time. 14. Hear me, O God, in the multitude | of Thy | mercy : even in the | truth of [ Thy sal - | vation. 15. Take me out of the mire, | that I | sink not : O let me be delivered from them that hate me, and | out • of the I deep | waters. 16. Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep I swallow me | up : and let not the pit | shut her | mouth up - I on me. 17. Hear me, O Lord, for Thy loving kindness | is | comfortable : turn Thee unto me according to the | multitude | of Thy | mercies. 18. And hide not Thy face from Thy servant, for I | am in | trouble : | haste | Thee, and | hear me. 19. Draw nigh unto my ] soul, and | save it : O deliver me, be - | cause | of mine | enemies. 20. Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and j my dis - | honour : mine adversaries | are all | in Thy | sight. 21. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am | full of | heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I | any to | comfort | me. 22. They gave me | gall to j eat : and when I was thirsty they gave me | vine - | gar to ) drink. DAY 13. THE PSALMS. 135 23. Let their table be made a snare to take them - | selves with - | al : and let the things that should have been for their wealth, be unto them | an oc - | ca - sion of | falling. 24. Let their eyes be blinded | that they | see not and ever | bow Thou | down their | backs. 25. Pour out Thine indig - | na^ tion up - | on them : and let Thy wratllful dis - | pleasure | take hold | of them. 26. Let their habit - | ation be ] void : and no man to | dwell I in their | tents. 27. For they persecute him whom | Thou hast | smitten : and they talk how they may vex | them whom | Thou hast | wounded. 28. Let them fall from one wickedness | to an - | other : and not | come in - | to Thy | righteousness. 29. Let them be wiped out of the book | of the | living : and not be | written a - | mong the | righteous. (Major.) 30. As for me, when I am poor | and in | heavi- ness : Thy help, O | God, shall | lift me | up. 31. I will praise the Name of God j with a | song : and magni - | fy it with ] thanks - | giving. 32. This also shall | please the | Lord : better than a bullock I that hath ] horns and | hoofs. 33. The humble shall consider this, | and be | glad : seek ye after God, | and your | soul shall | live. 34. For the Lord [ hear -2- eth the | poor : and des - | piseth I not His | prisoners. K 2 136 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 4. 3 5. Let heaven and earth | praise | Him : the sea, and | all that I moveth there - | in. 36. For God will save Sion, and build the | cities of | Judah : that men may dwell there, and | have it | in pos - I session. 37. The posterity also of His servants | shall in - | herit it : and they that love His | Name shall | dwell there - | in. 28 Psalm 70. — Deus in adjutorium, ^. p T T ASTE Thee, O God, | to de - | liver me : make A A haste to | help | me, O I Lord. 2. Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek | after my | soul : let them be turned backward and put to con - I fusion that | wish me | evil. 3. Let them for their reward be soon | brought to | shame : that cry | over me, | There, ] there. [Major,) 4. But let all those that seek Thee be joyful and | glad in | Thee : and let all such as delight in Thy salvation say | al ^ way, The | Lord be | praised. 5. As for me, I am poor | and in | misery : haste Thee | unto | me, O | God. 6. Thou art my helper, and | my re - | deemer : | Lord, make | no long | tarrying. Day 14. Sl^Drninfl: ^ra^er. Psalm 71^. — !n te, Domine, speravi. m 14 ver be put I to con - | fusion : but rid me, and deliver me ?/ T N Thee O Lord, have I put my trust, let me never DAY 14. THE PSALMS. 1 37 in Thy righteousness ; incline Thine ear | unto | me, and | save me. 2. Be Thou my strong hold, whereunto I may | al — way re - | sort ; Thou hast promised to help me, for Thou art my house of de - | fence, | and my | castle. 3. Deliver me O my God, out of the hand of the un - | god - | ly : out of the hand of the un - | right -^ eous and | cruel | man. 4. For Thou, O Lord God, art the thing | that I j long for : Thou art my hope, | even | from my | youth. 5. Through Thee have I been holden up ever since | I was I born : Thou art He that took me out of my mother's womb ; my praise | shall be | always | of Thee. 6. I am become as it were a monster | unto | many : but my I sure trust | is in | Thee. 7. O let my mouth be filled | with Thy | praise : that 1 may sing of Thy glory and | honour | all the • day | long. 8. Cast me not away in the | time of ] age : forsake me not | when my | strength | faileth me. 9. For mine enemies speak against me, and they that lay wait for my soul take their coiinsel to - ] gether, | saying : God hath forsaken him ; persecute him and take him, for there is | none | to de - | liver him. 10. Go not far from | me, O | God ; my God, | haste I Thee to | help me. 11. Let them be confounded and perish that are a- | gainst my | soul : let them be covered with shame and dishonour that | seek to | do me J evil. • See Directions, pa^c :;, third lllui,tration. 138 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 4. 12. As for me, I will patiently a - | bide | alway : and will I praise Thee | more and | more. 13. My mouth shall daily speak of Thy righteousness | and sal - | vation : for I | know no | end there - | of. 1 4. I will go forth in the strength of the | Lord | God : and will make mention [ of Thy | righteousness | only. 1 5. Thou O God, hast taught me from my youth up | until I now : therefore will I tell | of Thy | wondrous j works. 16. Forsake me not O God, in mine old age, when I | am gray - | headed : until I have showed Thy strength unto this generation, and Thy power to all them | that are | yet • for to ] come. 17. Thy righteousness O God, is | very | high : and great things are they that Thou hast done ; O God, | who is I like unto | Thee ? 18. O what great troubles and adversities hast Thou showed me ! and yet didst Thou turn | and re - | fresh me : yea, and broughtest me from the | deep • of the | earth a - | gain. 19. Thou hast brought me to | great | honour : and comforted I me on I every [ side. 20. Therefore will I praise Thee, and Thy faithfulness O God, playing upon an instru - | ment of | musick : unto Thee will I sing upon the harp, O Thou | Holy | One of | Israel. 21. My lips will be fain when I | sing unto | Thee : and so will my SOul | whom Thou [ hast de - | liver'd. DAY 14. THE PSALMS. 1 39 22. My tongue also shall talk of Thy righteousness | all the • day | lohg : for they are confounded and brought unto shame that | seek to | do me [ evil. Psalm 72. — Deus, judicium, 12 GIVE the King Thy judgments | O | God : and Thy righteousness | un - to the | King's | son. 2. Then shall He judge Thy people according | unto | right ; and | de - | fend the | poor. 3. The mountains also | shall bring | peace : and the little hills righteous - | ness un - [ to the | people. 4. He shall keep the simple folk | by their | right : defend the children ofthe poor, and [ pun-s-ishthe | wrong | doer. 5. They shall fear Thee, as long as the sun and | moon en - [ dureth : from one gener - | ation | to an- | other. 6. He shall come down like the rain into a | fleece of | wool : even as the j drops that | wa — ter the | eaith. 7. In his time shall the | righteous | flourish : yea, and abundance of peace, so long | as the | moon en - | dureth. 8. His dominion shall be also from the one sea | to the | other : and from the flood | un -^ to the | world's | end. 9. They that dwell in the wilderness shall | kneel be - | fore Him : his ene - j mies shall | lick the | dust. 10. The kings of Tharsis and of the isles | shall give | presents ; the kings of Arabia and | Saba | shall bring | gifts. 140 THE PSALMS. • DAY I4, 11. All kings shall fall | down be - | fore Him : all ( nations shall | do Him | service. 12. For He shall deliver the poor | when he | crieth : the needy also, and | him that | hath no | helper. ^ 13. He shall be favourable to the | simple and | needy : and shall preserve the | souls | of the | poor. 1 4. He shall deliver their souls from | false -^ hood and | wrong : and dear shall their | blood be | in His | sight. 15. He shall live, and unto Him shall be given of he gold I of A - I rabia : prayer shall be made ever unto Him, and | daily shall | He be | praised. 16. There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high up - I on the ] hills : his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like [ grass up - | on the I earth. / 17. His Name shall endure for ever; His Name shall remain under the Sim a - | mong the * pos - | terities : which shall be blessed through him ; and all the | heathen shall [ praise | Him. 18. Blessed be the Lord God, even the | God of | Israel : which only | doeth | wondrous | things ; 19. And blessed be the Name of His Majesty | for | ever : and all the earth shall be filled with His Majesty | Amen, | A - | men. (Etiening: ^raper^ Psalm 73. — Quam bonus Israeli ^. mf 'T'^RULY God is loving | unto | Israel : even unto jL such as I are - of a I clean | heart. DAY 14. THE PSALMS. I41 2. Nevertheless, my feet were | almost | gone : my j treadings had | well-nigh | slipt. 3. And why ? I was grieved | at the | wicked : I do also see the un - | godly in | such pros - | perity. 4. For they are in no | peril of | death : but | are | lusty and | strong. 5. They come in no misfortune Hke | other | folk : neither are they | plagued like | other | men. 6. And this is the cause that they are so | holden with | pride : and [ over - | whelmed with | cruelty. 7. Their eyes I swell with | fatness : and they do | even | what they | lust. 8. They corrupt other, and speak of | wicked | bias - phemy : their talking is a - | gainst the | most | High. 9. For they stretch forth their mouth | un -2- to the | heaven : and their tongue | goeth | through the | world. I o. Therefore fall the people | unto | them : and thereout suck I they no | small ad - | vantage. 1 1 . Tush say they, how should | God per - | ceive it : is there knowledge | in the | most | High ? 12. Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and these have riches | in pos - | session : and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed mine | hands in | inno - | cency. 1 3. All the day long have | I been | punish'd : and ] chastened | every | morning. 1 4. Yea, and I had almost said | even as | they : but lo, then I should have condemned the gener - | ation | of thy I children. 142 THE PSALMS. DAY I4 1 5. Then thought I to | understand | this : but it | was too I hard | for me, mf 16. Until I went into the sanctu - | ary of | God : then understood I the | end of | these | men ; p 17. Namely, how Thou dost set them in | slippery | places : and castest them down, | and de - | stroyest | them. 18. Oh how suddenly do | they con - | sume : perish, and I come — to a | fearful | end. 1 9. Yea, even like as a dream when | one a - | waketh : so shalt Thou make their image to | vanish | out - of the | city. 20. Thus my I heart was | grieved : and it went | even | through my | reins. 21. So foolish was I, | and | ignorant : even as it | were a | beast be - | fore Thee. mf 22. Nevertheless, I am | alway | by Thee : for Thou hast holden | me by | my right | hand. 23. Thou shalt guide me | with Thy | counsel : and after that re - | ceive | me with | glory. 24. Whom have I in | heaven but | Thee : and there is none upon earth that I desire in com - | pari [ - son of | Thee. 25. My flesh and my | heart | faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, | and my | por -=- tion for | , ever. 26. For lo, they that forsake | Thee shall | perish : Thou hast destroyed all them that commit forni - [ ca - . tion a - I gainst | Thee. DAY 14, THE PSALMS. I43 27. But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my tmst in the | Lord [ God ; and to speak of all Thy works in the gates | of the | daughter of | Sion. Psalm 74. — Ut quid, Deus P ^tr '^ ^ ' Minor, OGOD, wherefore art Thou absent | from us • so | long : why is Thy wrath so hot against the | sheep I of Thy | pasture ? 2. O think upon Thy | congre - | gation : whom Thou hast purchased, | and re - | deem - ed of old. 3. Think upon the tribe of | Thine in - | heritance : and mount Sion | wherein | Thou hast | dwelt. 4. Lift up Thy feet, that Thou mayest utterly destroy | every | enemy : which hath done | evil [ in Thy | sanctuary. 5. Thine adversaries roar in the midst of Thy | congre - | gations : and set | up their | banners for | tokens. 6. He that hewed timber afore out of the | thick | trees : was known to bring it [ to an | excellent | work. 7. But now they break down all the carved | work there - | of : with | ax - | es and | hammers. 8. They have set fire upon Thy | holy | places : and have defiled the dwelling-place of Thy Name, | even | un — to the | ground. 9. Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havoc ot them I alto - [ gether : thus have they burnt up all the houses of I God I in th'e | land. 10. We see not our tokens, there is not one | prophet | 144 THE PSALMS. DAY 14. more : no, not one is there among us, that under - | standeth | any | more. 11. O God, how long shall the adversary do | this dis - I honour : how long shall the enemy bias - | pheme Thy I Name, for | ever ? 12. Why withdrawest | Thou Thy | hand: why pluckest Thou not Thy right hand out of Thy bosom | to con - I sume the | enemy ? (Major.) mf 13. For God is my | King of | old : the help that is done upon earth He | doeth | it Him - | self. 1 4. Thou didst divide the sea | through Thy | power : Thou breakest the heads of the | dragons | in the | waters. 15. Thou smotest the heads of Levia - | than in | pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the | people | in the | wilderness. 16. Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the I hard | rocks : Thou | driedst up | mighty | waters. 1 7. The day is Thine, and the | night is | Thine : Thou hast prepared the | light | and the | sun. 18. Thou hast set all the borders | of the | earth: Thou| hast made | summer and | winter. [Minor,) p 19. Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy | hath re - I buked : and how the foolish people | hath bias - | phemed Thy | Name. 20. O deliver not the soul of Thy turtle-dove unto the multitude I of the | enemies : and forget not the congre- gation I of the I poor for | ever. DAY 15. THE PSALMS. I45 21. Look up - I on the | covenant : for all the earth is full of darkness, and | cruel | habit - | ations. 22. O let not the simple go a - | way a - | shamed : but let the poor and needy give | praise un - J to Thy J Name. 23. Arise, O God, maintain [ Thine own | cause i remember how the foolish | man bias - | phemeth Thee | daily. 24. Forget not the voice I of Thine | enemies : the presumption of them that hate Thee increaseth | ever | more and [ more. {G. P. Major,) Day 15. sl^Drning; draper* Psalm 75. — Confitebimur tibi, 7 UNTO Thee, O God, do | we give | thails ; yea unto | Thee do | we give | thanks. 2. Thy Name also | is so | nigh : and that do Tl y | wondrous | works de - | clare. 3. When I receive the | congre - | gation : 1 shall judge ac - I cording | unto | right. 4. The earth is weak, and all the inhabit - | ers there - j of : I bear | up the | pillars | of it. 5. I said unto the fools. Deal | not so | madly : and to the ungodly, | Set not | up your | horn. 6. Set not up your | horn on | high : and | speak not | with a • stiff | neck. 7. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor | from the [ west : nor | yet | from the | south. 146 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5 8. And why ? | God • is the | Judge : He putteth down one, and | setteth | up an - | other. 9. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the | wine is | red : it is full mixed, and He [ poureth | out • of the I same. 10. As for the I dregs there - | of : all the ungodly of the earth shall drink | them, and | suck them | out. 11. But I will talk of the I God of | Jacob : and | praise | Him for | ever. 12. All the horns of the ungodly also | will I | break : and the horns of the | righteous shall | be ex - ] alted. Psalm 76. — Notus in Judaa. 8 mf T N Jewry is | God | known : His | Name is | great in | X Israel. 2. At Salem I is His | taber-nacle : and His | dwell - | ing in | Sion. 3. There brake He the arrows | of the | bow : the shield, the | sword, | and the | battle. 4. Thou art of more | hon — our and | might : than the I hills I of the | robbers. 5. The proud are robbed, they have | slept their | sleep : and all the men whose hands were | migh- ty have | found I nothing. 6. At Thy rebuke, O | God of | Jacob : both the | chariot and | horse are | fallen. 7. Thou, even Thou | art to • be | feared : and who may stand in Thy | sight when | Thou art | angry ? DAY 15. THE PSALMS. I47 8. Thou didst cause Thy judgment to be | heard from | heaven : the earth | trembled, | and was | still. 9. When God a - | rose to | judgment : and to help | all the I meek up - on | earth, 10. The fierceness of man shall | turn to • Thy | praise : and the fierceness of j them shalt | Thou re - | frain. 11. Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, all ye that are | round a - | bout Him : bring presents unto | Him that ] ought to be | feared. 12. He shall refrain the | spirit of | princes : and is wonderful a - | mong the | kings • of the | earth. Psalm 77- — Voce mea ad Dom'tnum, 09 I WILL cry unto God | with my | voice : even unto God will I cry with my voice, and | He shall | heark — en un - | to me. 2. In the time of my trouble I | sought the | Lord : my sore ran, and ceased not in the night-season : my | soul re - I fused | comfort. 3. When I am in heaviness, I will | think up - on | God : when my heart is | vexed, I | will com - | plain. 4. Thou holdest I mine eyes | waking *: I am so feeble | that I I cannot | speak. 5. I have considered the | days of | old ; and the | years | that are | past. ^ 6. I call to remembrance | my | song : and in the night I commune with mine own heart, and | search | our my I spirits. 148 THE PSALMS. DAY 15. 7. Will the Lord absent Him - | self for | ever : and will He | be no | more in - | treated ? 8. Is His mercy clean | gone for | ever : and is His promise come utterly to an | end for | ever - | more ? 9. Hath God forgotten | to be | gracious : and will He shut up His loving - | kindness | in dis - | pleasure ? 10. And I said, It is mine | own in - | firmity : but I will remember the years of the Right | Hand • of the | most I Highest. mf II. I will remember the works | of the | Lord: and call to mind Thy | wonders of | old | time. 12. I will think also of | all Thy | works : and my talking | shall be | of Thy | doings. 1 3. Thy way, O | God, is | holy : who is so great a | God as I our | God. 1 4. Thou art the God that | doeth | wonders : and hast declared Thy | power a - | mong the | people. 1 5. Thou hast mightily de - | liver'd Thy | people : even the | sons of | Jacob and | Joseph. 16. The waters saw Thee, O God, the waters saw Thee, and | were a - | fraid ; the | depths al - | so were | troubled. 17. The cloucjs poured out water, the | air | thunder'd:. and thine | arrows | went a - | broad. : 1 8. The voice of Thy thunder was heard | round a - | bout : the lightnings shone upon the ground ; the earth was | mov — ed, and | shook with - | al. 19. Thy way is in the sea, and Thy paths in the | great | waters : and Thy | footsteps ] are not | known. DAY 15. THE PSALMS. I49 20. Thou leddest Thy \ people like [ sheep : by the | hand of I Moses and I Aaron. (Etiening; draper. Psalm 78. — Jlttendti^ popule, 32 HEAR my law, | O my | people : incline your ears unto the | words | of my | mouth. 2. I will open my month | in a j parable : I will declare hard | senten - | ces of | old. 3. Which we have | heard and | known : and such | as our 1 fathei's have | told us ; 4. That we should not hide them from the children of the gener - ] ations to | come : but to show the honour of the Lord, His mighty and wonderful ] works that | He hath | done. 5. He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Isra - j el a I law : which He commanded onr fore - | fathers to | teach their | children ; 6. That their posteri - | ty might | know it : and the children j which were | yet un - | born ; 7. To the intent that when | they came | up : they might I show their | chil -=- dren the | same ; 8. That they might put their | trust in '| God : and not to forget the works of God, but to | keep | His com - | mandments ; 9. And not to be as their forefathers, a faithless and stubborn I gener - | ation : a generation that set not their L 150 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5. heart aright, and whose spirit cleaveth not | steadfastly | unto I God ; 10. Like as the | chil -=- dren of ] Ephraim : who being harnessed, and carrying bows, turned themselves back | in the | day of | battle. 11. They kept not the | covenant of ] God : and would not I walk | in His | law. 12. But format what | He had | done : and the wonderful works that | He had | showed | for them. 13. Marvellous things did He in the sight of our fore- fathers, in the I land of | Egypt ; even | in the | field of | Zoan. 1 4. He divided the sea, and let | them go j through : He made the waters to | stand | on an ] heap. 15. In the day-time also He led them | with a | cloud : and all the night through. | with a | light of | fire. 16. He clave the hard rocks | in the | wilderness : and gave them drink thereof, as it had been | out * of the [ great | depth. 17. He brought waters out of the | stony | rock ; so that it gushed | out [ like the | rivers. 18. Yet for all this they sinned | more a - | gainst him : and provoked the most | Highest | in the | wilderness ? 1 9. They tempted God | in their | hearts : and required | meat | for their j lust. 20. They spake against God | also, | saying : Shall God prepare a [ table | in the | wilderness ? 21. He smote the stony rock indeed, that the water gushed out, and the streams ] flow - ed with - | al : DAY 15. THE PSALMS. I51 but can He give bread also, or pro - | vide flesh | for His | people ? 22. When the Lord heard this, | He was | wroth : so the fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came up heavy dis - | pleasure a - | gainst | Israel ; 23. Because they believed j not in | God : and put not their | trust | in His | help. 24. So He commanded the | clouds a - | bove : and | open - ed the | doors of | heaven. 25. He rained down manna also upon them | for to | eat : and I gave them | food from | heaven. 26. So man did eat | angels' | food : for He | sent them | meat e - | nough. 27. He caused the east wind to blow | under | heaven : and through His power He brought | in the | south-west | wind. 28. He rained flesh upon them as [ thick as | dust : and feathered fowls like | as the | sand * of the | sea. 29. He let it fall a - | mong their [ tents : even round a - | bout their | habit - | ation. 30. So they did eat, and were well filled ; for He gave them their I own de - | sire : they were not disap - | pointed | of their | lust. 31. But while the meat was yet in their mouths, the heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew the | wealthiest | of them :^ yea, and smote down the chosen | men that | were in | Israel. 32. But for all this they | sinned yet | more : and believed | not His | wondrous | works. L 2 152 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 5. 33. Therefore their days did He con - | sume in | vanity : and | their | years in [ trouble. 34. When He slew them, | they | sought him : and turned them early, and in - | quired | after | God. [Change.) 26 [in E Minor.) 35. And they remembered that God | was their | strength : and that the high God | was | their Re - | deemer. 36. Nevertheless, they did but flatter Him | with their \ mouth : and dissembled | with Him | in their | tongue. 37. For their heart was not | whole with | Him : neither continued they | steadfast | in His | covenant. 38. But He was so merciful, that He for - | gave their j misdeeds : and | — de - | stroyed them | not. 39. Yea, many a time turned He His | wrath a - | way : and would not suffer His whole dis - | pleasure | to a - I rise. 40. For He consideied that they [ were but [ flesh : and that they were even a wind that passeth away, and | cometh ) not a - | gain. 41. Many a time did they provoke Him ] in the | wilderness : and | grieved Him | in the [ desert. 42. They turned back, and | tempted | God : and moved the | Holy j One in | Israel. 43. They thought not | of His | hand : and of the day when He delivered them from the | hand | of the | enemy ; 44. How he had wrought His | miracles in j Egypt : and His wonders | in the | field of | Zoan. DAY 15. THE PSALMS. 1 53 45. He turned their waters | into | blood : so that they | might not | drink • of the | rivers. 46. He sent lice among them, and de - [ vour'd them | up : and I frogs | to de - [ stroy them. 47. He gave their fruit | un -^ to the | caterpillar ; and their [ labour | un - to the | grasshopper. 48. He destroyed their |" vines with | hailstones : and their mulberry - | trees | with the ] frost. 49. He smote their cattle | al - so with | hailstones : and their flocks | with hot | thunder - | bolts. 50. He cast upon them the furiousness of His wrath, anger, dis - | pleasure, and | trouble : and sent | evil | an — gels a - | mong them. 51. He made a way to His indignation, and spared not their | soul from | death : but gave their life | over | to the I pestilence ; 52. And smote all the first - [ born in | Egypt : the most principal and mightiest | in the | dwellings of [ Ham. (Major,) 53. But as for His own people. He led them | forth like I sheep : and carried them in the | wilderness | like a | Hock. 54. He brought them out safely, that they | should not [ fear : and overwhelmed their | enemies | with the I sea. 55. And brought them within the borders | of His | sanctuary : even to His mountain which He purchased | with His I right | hand. 56. He cast out the heathen | al - so be - | fore them : caused their land to be divided among them for an heri- 154 THE PSALMS. DAY 15. tage, and made the tribes of Israel to | dwell | in their | tents. (Minor.) 57. So they tempted, and displeased the | most high [ God : and kept I not His | testi - | monies ; 58. But turned their backs, and fell away | like their | forefathers : starting aside | like a | broken [ bow. 59. For they grieved Him with | their hill - | altars : and provoked Him to dis - | pleasure | with their | images. 60. When God heard this, | He was | wroth : and took I sore dis - | pleasure at | Israel. 61. So that He forsook the taber - | nacle in | Silo : even the tent that He had | pitched a - | mong | men. 62. He delivered their power | into cap - | tivity : and their beauty | in -=- to the | enemy's | hand. 63. He gave His people over also | un - to the | sword : and was I wroth with | His in - | heritance. 64. The fire consumed | their young | men : and their maidens | were not | given to | marriage. ' 65. Their priests were slain | with the | sword : and there were no widows to | make | lamen - | tation. 66. So the Lord awaked as one | out of | sleep : and like a I giant re - | freshed with | wine. 67. He smote His enemies in the | hinder | parts : and put them I to a per - | petual | shame. 68. He refused the taber - | nacle of | Joseph : and cbose I not the | tribe of | Ephraim ; 69. But chose the I tribe of | Judah : even the hill of | Sion I which He | loved. (Major,) 70. And there He built His | temple on | high : and DAY 1 6. THE PSALMS. 155 laid the foundation of it like the ground, which | He hath | made con - | tinually. 71. He chose David | also His | servant : and took him a - I way | from the | sheepfolds. 72. As he was following the ewes great with young ones I He | took him : that he might feed Jacob Hi? people, and | Israel | His in - | heritance. res, 73. So He fed them with a faithful | and true [ heart -. and mled them prudent - | ly with | all His | power. DAY 16. SBorning: ^ravtv. Psalm 79. — Deiis, venerunt. J7" Minor. OGOD, the heathen arc come into | Thine in - | heritance : Thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Jerusa - | lem an | heap of | stones. 2. The dead bodies of Thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls | of the | air : and the flesh of Thy saints I un -^ to the I beasts • of the | land. 3. Their blood have they shed like water on every side | of Je - I rusalem : and there was no | man to | bury | them. 4. We are become an open shame | to our | enemies : a veiy scorn and derision unto them | that are | round a - I bout us. 5. Lord, how long wilt | Thou be | angiy : shall Thy jealousy | burn like J fire for | ever? 6. Pour not Thine indignation upon the heathen that | have not | known Thee : and upon the kingdoms that have not I cal -=- led up - I on Thy | Name. 156 THE PSALMS. DAY 16. 7. For they have de - | voured [ Jacob : and laid | waste his | dwelhng - | place. 8. O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upoiX us I and that | soon : for we are | come to | great | misery. 9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory | oi Thy I Name : O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, | for Thy I Name's | sake. 1 0. Wherefore do the | heathen | say : Where I — is | now their | God ? 11. O let the vengeance of Thy servants' blood | that is [ shed : be openly showed upon the | heathen | in our | sight. 12. O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners | come be - I fore Thee : according to the greatness of Thy power, preserve Thou those that | are ap - | point -^ ed to | die. 13. And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours have bias - I phemed | Thee : reward Thou them, O Lord, I sevenfold | into their | bosom. (Major,) if 1 4. So we, that are Thy people, and sheep of Thy pasture, shall give Thee | thanks for | ever : and will alway be showing forth Thy praise from gener - | ation to I gener - | ation. Psalm 80. — Qui regis Israel. o-i p T T EAR, O Thou Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest JL i Joseph I like a | sheep : show Thyself also, Thou that sittest up - | on the | cheru - | bims. 2. Before Ephraim, Benjamin, | and Ma - ] nasses : stir up Thy strength, and | come, and | help | us. m DAY l6. TPIE PSALMS. 1 57 3. Turn US a - I gain, O | God : show the light of Thy countenance, | and we | shall be | whole. 4. O Lord [ God of [ hosts : how long wilt Thou be angry I with Thy | people that | prayeth ? 5. Thou feedest them with the | bread of [ tears : and givest them plenteous - | ness of | tears to | drink. 6. Thou hast made us a very strife | unto our | neigh- bours : and our | enemies ] laugh • us to | scorn. 7. Turn us again. Thou | God of | hosts : show the light of Thy countenance, | and we | shall be | whole. 8. Thou hast brought a vine | out of | Egypt : Thou hast cast out the | heathen, and | planted | it. 9. Thou madest | room for | it : and when it had taken ] root it | filled the ] land. 10. The hills were covered with the | shadow | of it : and the boughs thereof were like the | goodly | cedar- | trees. 1 1 . She stretched out her branches | un -^ to the ] sea : and her I boughs | un -^ to the | river. L 12. Why hast Thou then broken | down her | hedge : that all they that go | by pluck | off her | grapes. 13. The wild boar out of the wood doth | root it | up : and the wild beasts | of the | field de - | vour it. 1 4. Turn Thee again, Thou God of hosts, look | down from | heaven : be - | hold, and | visit this | vine ; 1 5. And the place of the vineyard that Thy right | hand hath | planted : and the branch that Thou madest so | strong I for Thy - | self. 16. It is burnt with fire, [ and cut | down : and they shall perish at the re - | buke | of Thy | countenance. m 158 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 6. 17. Let Thy hand be upon the man of Thy | right | hand : and upon the son of man, whom Thou madest so | strong for | Thine own | self. if 18. And so will not we go | back from | Thee : O let us Hve, and we shall | call up - | on Thy | Name. 19. Turn us again, O Lord | God of ] hosts ; show the light of Thy coimtenance | and we | shall be [ whole. Psalm 81. — Exultate Deo. 10 f ^^ ING we merrily unto | God our | strength : make a k3 cheerful noise | un - to the | God of | Jacob. 2. Take the psalm, bring | hither the j tabret : the merry I harp ] with the | lute. 3. Blow up the trumpet | in the • new | moon : even in the time appointed, and up - | on our | solemn | feastday. 4. For this was made a | statute for | Israel : and a | law • of the | God of | Jacob. 5. This he ordained in Joseph | for a | testimony : when he came out of the land of Egypt, and had | heard a | strange | language. 6. I eased his shoulder [ from the | burden : and his hands were de - | livered from | mak — ing the | pots. 7. Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I de - | livered | thee : and heard thee what time as the | storm | fell up - I on thee. 8. I [ proved thee | also : at the | waters | of [ strife. 9. Hear O my people, and I will assure | thee, O | Israel : if [ thou wilt | hearken un - [ to me. DAY 1 6. THE PSALMS. 159 10. There shall no strange god | be in | thee : neither shalt thou worship | any | other | god. 11. I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the I land of | Egypt : open thy mouth, j wide, and \ I shall I fill it. 12. But my people would not | hear my | voice : and Israel | would | not o - | bey me. 13. So I gave them up unto their | own hearts' | lusts : and let them follow their | own i - | magi - | nations. 14. O that my people would have hearkened | unto j me : for if Israel had | walked | in my | ways, 15. I should soon have put | down their | enemies : and turned my | hand a - | gainst their | adversaries. 16. The haters of the Lord should have been | found | liars : but their time ] should • have en - | dured for | ever. 17. He should have fed them also with the | finest wheat - ] flour : and with honey out of the stony rock should I I have | satis - ] fied thee. Ctienino: draper. Psalm 82. — Deus stetit. ^^ 16 1/ /^"^ OD standeth in the congre - | gation of | princes : VJT He is a | Judge a - | mong | gods. 2. How long will ye | give wrong | judgment : and accept the | persons | of the * un - | godly. 3. Defend the | poor and | fatherless : see that such as are in need ] and ne - [ cessity have | right. l6o THE PSALMS. DAY l6. 4. Deliver the I out — cast and | poor : save them from the I hand | of the • un - | godly. 5. They will not be learned nor understand, but walk on | still in I darkness : all the foundations of the | earth are | out of I course. 6. I have said, | Ye are | gods : and ye are all the | children | of the • most | Highest. 7. But ye shall | die like | men : and | fall like | one • of the | princes. . 8. Arise O God, and judge | Thou the | earth : for Thou shalt take all | hea - then to | Thine in - | heritance. Psalm 83. — Deus^ quls simiUs ^ ^„ HOLD not Thy tongue, O God, keep | not still | silence : refrain | not Thy - | self, O | God. 2. For lo. Thine enemies | make a | murmuring : and they that hate Thee have | lift | up their | head. 3. They have imagined craftily a - | gainst Thy j people : and taken counsel a - | gainst Thy | secret | ones. 4. They have said, Come and let us root them out, that they be no | more a | people : and that the name of Israel may be no | more | in re - | membrance. 5. For they have cast their heads together with | one con - | sent : and are con - | federate a - | gainst | Thee ; 6. The tabernacles of the Edomites, [ and the | Ishmaelites : the Moab - | ites, and | Hagar - | ens ; DAY l6. THE PSALMS. l6l 7. Gebal and Ammon | and | Amalek : the Philis- tines, with I them that ] dwell at | Tyre. 8. Assur also is | joined with | them : and have | holpen the | children of | Lot. 9. But do Thou to them as | un — to the ] Madianites : unto Sisera, and unto Jabin | at the | brook of | Kison ; 10. Who I perished at | Endor : and became ] as the | dung of the | earth. 1 1 . Make them and their princes like [ Or — eb and | Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as | Zeba | and Sal - I mana ; 12. Who say. Let us take ] to our - | selves : the houses of I God | in pos - | session. 13. O my God, make them like | un — to a j wheel : and as the [ stub — ble be - | fore the | wind ; 1 4. Like as the fire that burneth | up the | wood : and as the flame | that con - | sum- eth the | mountains. 1 5. Persecute them even SO | with Thy | tempest : and make them a - | fraid | with Thy | storm. 16. Make their faces a - | shamed, O | Lord : that [ they may | seek Thy | Name. 1 7. Let them be confounded and vexed ever - | more and I more : let them be | put to | shame, and ] perish. 18. And they shall know that Thou, whose Name | is Je - ( hovah : are only the most Highest | over | all the | earth. • T^2 ^ THE PSALMS. DAY l6. Psalm 84. — Quam dllecta! 25 mf r^ HOW amiable | are Thy | dwellings : Thou | V_y Lord I — of I hosts I 2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the | courts • of the | Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice | in the | living | God. 3. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest where she may | lay her | young : even Thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my | King | and my | God. 4. Blessed are they that dwell | in Thy | house : they will be I alway [ praising | Thee. 5. Blessed is the man whose strength | is in | Thee : in whose I heart | are Thy | ways. 6. Who going through the vale of misery use it | for a | well : and the | pools are | filled with | water. 7. They will go from | strength to | strength : and unto the God of gods appeareth every | one of | them in | Sion. 8. O Lord God of hosts, | hear my | prayer : hearken | O I God of I Jacob. 9. Behold O God I our de - | fender : and look upon the I face of | Thine A - | nointed. 10. For one day | in Thy | courts : is | better | th^n a I thousand. 1 1 . I had rather be a door-keeper in the | house of • my | God : than to dwell in the | tents | of un - | godliness. 12. For the Lord God is a light | and de - | fence : the Lord will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall He withhold from them that | live a | godly | life. DAY 1 6. THE PSALMS. 1 63 13. O Lord I God of | hosts : blessed is the man that | putteth his | trust in | Thee. Psalm Bc.* — BenedixtstL Domine. - 24 LORD, Thou art become gracious | unto Thy | land : Thou hast turned away the cap - | tivi - | ty of | Jacob. 2. Thou hast forgiven the offence ] of Thy | people : and I covered | all their | sins. 3. Thou hast taken away all | Thy dis - | pleasure : and turned Thyself from Thy | wrathful | indig - | nation. 4. Turn us then, O | God our | Saviour : and let Thine | anger I cease from | us. 5. Wilt Thou be displeased at ] us for | ever : and wilt Thou stretch out Thy wrath from one gener - | ation | to an - I other ? 6. Wilt Thou not turn a - | gain, and | quicken us : that Thy people | may re - | joice in | Thee ? 7. Show us Thy I mercy, O | Lord : and | grant us | Thy sal - | vation. 8. I will hearken what the Lord God will say con - [ cerning | me : for He shall speak peace unto His people, and to His saints, | that they [ turn not a - | gain. 9. For His salvation is nigh | them that | fear Him j that glory may | dwell | in our | land. 10. Mercy and truth, are | met to - | gether : right- eousness and I peace have | kissed each | other. * Proper for Christmas Day. 1 64 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 7. 11. Truth shall flourish | out • of the | earth : and righteousness hath | looked | down from | heaven. 12. Yea the Lord shall show | loving - | kindness : and our I land shall | give her | increase. 13. Righteousness shall | go be - | fore Him rand He shall direct His I going | in the | way. Day 17. a^ormng: draper. Psalm 86. — IncUna^ Dom'tne. 15 p T^ OW down Thine ear, O | Lord, and | hear me : for JLJ I am I poor, | and in | misery. 2. Preserve Thou my soul, for | I am | holy : my God, save Thy servant that | putteth his | trust in | Thee. 3. Be merciful unto [ me, O | Lord : for I will | call | dai-^ ly ^P - I on Thee. 4. Comfort the SOul | of Thy | servant : for unto Thee, O Lord, do | I lift | up my | soul. 5. For Thou Lord, art | good and | gracious : and of great mercy unto all | them that | call up - | on Thee. 6. Give ear Lord, | unto my | prayer : and ponder the voice I of my I humble de - | sires. 7. In the time of my trouble I will | call upon | Thee : for I Thou I hearest | me. cres. 8. Among the gods there is none like unto | Thee, O | Lord : there is not one that can | do as | Thou | doest. mf 9. All nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship I Thee, O | Lord : and shall | glori - | fy Thy | Name. DAY 17. THE PSALMS. 165 10. For Thou art great, and doest | wondrous | things : Thou I art I God a - | lone. • II. Teach me Thy way, O Lord, and I will walk [ in Thy | truth : O knit my heart unto Thee, that | I may | fear Thy | Name. 12. I will thank Thee, O Lord my God, with | all my | heart : and will praise Thy | Name for | ever - | more. 13. For great is Thy mercy to - | ward ] me : and Thou hast delivered my soul | from the | nethermost | hell. 1 4. O God, the proud are | ris- en a - | gainst me : and the congregations of naughty men have sought after my soul, and have not set | Thee be - | fore their | eyes. 15. But Thou O Lord God, art full of com - | pas- sion and I mercy : long-suffering, plenteous in | good- ness I and I truth. 1 6. O turn Thee then unto me, and have | mer-^ cy up - I on me : give Thy strength unto Thy servant, and help the I son | of Thine | handmaid. 1 7. Show some token upon me for good, that they who hate me may see it, and | be a - | shamed : because Thou Lord, hast holpen j me, and | comforted | me. Psalm 87. — Fundamenta ejus. - - HER foundations are upon the | holy | hills : the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than | all the | dwellings of | Jacob. - 2. Very excellent things are | spoken | of Thee : Thou | city I of I God. M l66 THE PSALMS. DAV^ IJ, 3. I will think upon | Rahab and | Babylon : With | them that | know | me. 4. Behold ye the | Philistines | also : and they of Tyre with the Morians ; lo, | there was [ he | born. 5. And of Sion it shall be reported, that he was | born in | her : and the Most | High shall | stablish | her. 6. The Lord shall rehearse it when He writeth | up the I people : that | he was | born | there. 7. The singers also and trumpeters shall | he re - | hearse : All my fresh | springs shall j be in | Thee. Psalm 88.* — Domine Deus, 29 p /^\ LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and | V_y night be - | fore Thee : O let my prayer enter mto Thy presence, incline Thine | ear un - | to my | calling. 2. For my soul is | full of | trouble : and my life | draweth [ nigh unto | hell. 3. I am counted as one of them that go down | in — to the [ pit : and I have been even as a | man that | hath no | strength. 4. Free among the dead, like unto them that are wounded, and | lie • in the | grave : who are out of remem- brance, and are | cut away | from Thy | hand. 5. Thou hast laid me in the | lowest | pit : in a place of | dark -S- ness and | in the | deep. 6. Thine indignation lieth | hard up - [ on me : and Thou hast vexed | me with | all Thy | storms. ♦ Proper for Good Friday. DAY 17. THE PSALMS. 1 67 7. Thou hast put away mine acquaintance | far from | me : and made me to | be ab - | horred | of them. 8. I am so I fast in | prison : that I | cannot | get | forth. 9. My sight faileth for | very | trouble : Lord, I have called daily upon Thee, I have stretched | forth my | hands unto [ Thee. 10. Dost Thou show wonders a - | mong the | dead : or shall the dead rise | up a - | gain, and | praise Thee ? 11. Shall Thy loving-kindness be showed | in the | grave : or Thy | faithfulness | in de - | struction ? 12. Shall Thy wondrous works be known | in the | dark : and Thy righteousness in the land where | all things | are for - | gotten ? 13. Unto Thee have I | cried, O | Lord •• and early shall my | prayer | come be - | fore Thee. 1 4. Lord, why abhorrest i Thou my | soul : and hidest | Thou Thy | face | from me ? 15. I am in misery, and like unto him that is at the [ point to I die : even from my youth up Thy terrors have I suffered | with a | troubled | mind. 16. Thy wrathful displeasure | goeth | over me : and the I fear of * Thee | hath un - | done me. 17. They came round about me | daily like | water : and compassed me to - J gether on | every | side. 18. My lovers and friends hast Thon | put a -s- way 1 from me : and hid mine acquaintance | out | of my | sight. End of Psalms for the Morning. 1 68 THE PSALMS. DAY l^ (Ebemng: draper. Psalm 89.* — Mlsericordias Domini, 1 mf 1\ /r Y song shall be alway of the loving -kindness | -LVA of the I Lord : with my mouth will I ever be showing Thy truth from one gener - | ation [ to an - | other. 2. For I have said, mercy shall be set | up for | ever : Thy truth shalt Thou | stablish | in the | heavens. 3. I have made a covenant | with my | chosen : I have sworn | unto | David my | servant. 4. Thy seed will I | stablish for | ever : and set up Thy throne from one gener - | ation | to an - | other. 5. O Lord, the very heavens shall praise Thy | wondrous | works : and Thy truth in the congre - | gation I of the | saints. 6. For who is he a - [ mong the | clouds : that shall be com - I pared | unto the | Lord \ 7. And what is he a - | mong the | gods : that shall be | like un - I to the | Lord ? 8. God is very greatly to be feared in the council | of the I saints : and to be had in reverence of all | them that • are | round a - | bout Him. 9. O Lord God of hosts, who is | like unto | Thee : Thy truth most mighty Lord, | is on | every | side. 10. Thou rulest the raging | of the | sea : Thou stillest the waves there - | of when | they a - | rise. 11. Thou hast subdued Egypt | and de - | stroyed it : * Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm iia DAY 17. THE PSALMS. 1 69 Thou hast scattered Thine enemies abroad | with Thy | mighty | arm. 1 2. The heavens are Thine, the earth [ al -i- so is | Thine : Thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and [ all that | therein | is. 13. Thou hast made the north. | and the [ south : Tabor and Hermon | shall re - [ joice in • Thy [ Name. 1 4. Thou hast a | mighty | arm : strong is Thy hand, and | high is | Thy right ] hand. 15. Righteousness and equity are the habitation | of Thy I seat : mercy and truth shall | go be - | fore Thy | face. 16. Blessed is the people O Lord, that can re - | joice in | Thee : they shall walk j in the | light * of Thy I countenance. 17. Their delight shall be daily | in Thy | Name : and in Thy righteousness | shall they | make their ] boast. 1 8. For Thou art the glory | of their | strength : and in Thy loving-kindness Thou shalt | lift | up our | horns. (^Change,) o 19. For the Lord is | our de - [ fence : the Holy One of I Israel | is our | King. 20. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto Thy ] saints, and [ saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one [ chosen | out * of the | people. 21. I have found | David my | servant : with my holy | oil have | I a - | nointed him. 22. My hand shall [ hold him [ fast : and my ) arm shall I strengthen [ him. m 170 THE PSALMS. DAY 17 23. The enemy shall not be able to [ do him | violence : the son of I wickedness [ shall not | hurt him. 24. I will smite down his foes be - | fore his | face : and I plague I them that | hate him. 25. My truth also and my mercy shall | be with | him : and in my Name shall Ms | horn | be ex - | alted. 26. I will set his dominions also | in the | sea : and his | right hand | in the | floods. 27. He shall call me, [ Thou • art my j father : my God, I and my | strong sal - | vation. 28. And I will make | him my | first-born : higher than the I kings | of the | earth. 29. My mercy will I keep for Mm for | ever - | more : and my covenant | shall stand ] fast with ] him. 30. His seed also will I make to en - | dure for | ever : and His tMone | as the | days of | heaven. 31. But if His cMldren for - | sake my | law : and | walk not | in my | judgments ; 32. If they break my statutes, and keep not | my com - | mandments : I will visit their offences with the rod, | and their | sin with | scourges. if 33. Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not ut- terly I take from | him ; nor | suffer my | truth to j fail. 34. My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone [ out • of my | lips : I have sworn once by my holiness ] that I | will not • fail J David. 35. His seed shall en - | dure for | ever : and his seat is | like • as the [ sun be - | fore me. DAY 17. THE PSALMS. I7I 36. He shall stand fast for evermore | as the ] moon : and as the | faithful | witness in | heaven. 37. But thou hast abhorred and foisaken [ thine A - I nointed : and [ art dis - | pleased | at him. 38. Thou hast broken the covenant | of Thy [ servant and I cast his ] crown • to the | ground. 39. Thou hast overthrown | all his | hedges : and j broken | down his | strongholds. 4C. All they that | go by | spoil him : and he is become a re - [ proach | to his | neighbours. 41. Thou hast set up the right hand | of his | enemies : and made all his adver - | saries | to re - | joice. 42. Thou hast taken away the | edge of • his [ sword : and givest him not | victory | in the | battle. 43. Thou hast put | out his | glory : and cast his | throne | down * to the | ground. 44. The days of his youth | hast Thou ] shortened : and I covered him ] with dis - | honour. 45. Lord, how long wilt Thou hide thy - | self, for | ever : and shall Thy [ wrath | burn like | fire ? 46. O remember how | short my | time is : wherefore hast Thou I made all [ men for | nought ? 47. What man is he that liveth, and shall | not see ] death and shall he deliver his soul | from the | hand of | hell ? 48. Lord, where are Thy old | loving - | kindnesses : which Thou swarest unto | David | in Thy | truth ? 49. Remember Lord, the rebuke that Thy [ servants | have : and how I do bear in my bosom the re - [ bukes of | many | people ; m 172 THE PSALMS. DAY 18. Ttif 50. Wherewith Thine enemies have blasphemed Thee, and slandered the footsteps of | Thine A - | nointed : Praised be the Lord for evermore. | Amen, | and A - | men. Day 18. Sl^ormng: draper* Psalm 90. — Domine, refugium. 28 Minor, if T ORD, Thou hast j been our | refuge : from one -I — J gener - | ation | to an - | other. 2. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the I world were | made : Thou art God from everlasting, and ] world with - | out | end. 3. Thou turnest man | to de - | struction : again Thou sayest. Come a - | gain, ye | children of | men. 4. For a thousand years in Thy sight are | but as | yesterday : seeing that is past | as a | watch • in the | night. 5. As soon as Thou scatterest them they are even | as a I sleep : and fade away | suddenly | like the | grass. 6. In the morning it is green, and | groweth | up : but in the evening it is cut down, | dried | up, and | wither'd. 7. For we consume away in | Thy dis - | pleasure : and are afraid at Thy | wrathful | indig - | nation. 8. Thou hast set our mis - | deeds be - | fore Thee : and our secret sins | in the | light of • Thy | countenance. 9. For when Thou art angry all our | days are | gone : we bring our years to an end, as it | were a | tale • that is I told. DAY l8. THE PSALMS. 173 I o. The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and though men be so strong that they come to [ four- score I years : yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon passeth it a - | way, and | we are | gone. 11. But who regardeth the power | of Thy [wrath : for even thereafter as a man feareth | so is | Thy dis - | pleasure. 12. So teach us to | number our ] days ; that we may apply our | hearts | unto | wisdom. 13. Turn Thee again, O Lord, | at the | last : and be | gracious | unto Thy | servants. 14. O satisfy us with Thy mercy, | and that | soon : so shall we rejoice and be glad | all the | days of • our | life. 15. Comfort us again now after the time that Thou hast I plagued | us : and for the years wherein | we have I suffer'd ad - | versity. 16. Show Thy I seiTants Thy | work : and their ] children | Thy | glory. 17. And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God | be up - I on us : prosper Thou the work of our hands upon us, O prosper | Thou our | handy - | work. Psalm 9 1 . — Qui habitat. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the | Most I High : shall abide under the [ shadow [ of the • Al - I mighty.^ 2. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and | my strong | hold : my God, | in Him | will I | trust. 174 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 8. 3. For He shall deliver thee from the snare | of the | hunter : and | from the | noisome | pestilence. 4. He shall defend thee under His wings, and thou shalt be safe | under His | feathers : His faithfulness and truth shall | be thy [ shield and | buckler. 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for any | terror by | night : nor for the | arrow that | flieth by | day. 6. For the pestilence that | walk - eth in | darkness : nor for the sickness that de - [ stroyeth | in the | noon- day. 7. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at [ Thy right | hand : but it shall | not come | nigh | thee. 8. Yea, with thine eyes shalt | thou be - | hold : and see the re - | ward | of the • un - | godly. 9. For Thou Lord, | art my | hope : Thou hast set Thine house of de - | fence | very | high. 10. There shall no evil happen | unto | thee : neither shall any | plague come | nigh thy | dwelling. 11. For He shall give His angels | charge | over thee ; to keep j thee in | all thy | ways. 1 2. They shall bear thee | in their | hands : that thou hurt not thy | foot a - | gainst a | stone. 13. Thou shalt go upon the | lion and | adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou | tread | under thy | feet. 1 4. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will | I de - I liver him : I will set him up, because [ he hath | known my ( Name. 15. He shall call upon me, and | I will j hear him : DAY iS. THE PSALMS. 175 yea, I am with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and | bring | him to | honour. 1 6. With long life I | satisfy | him : and i show him j my sal - | vation. Psalm 92. — Bonum est confiteru / T T is a good thing to give thanks | un — to the | -L Lord : and to sing praises unto Thy | Name, ) O most I Highest ; 2. To tell of Thy loving-kindness early | in the j morning : and of Thy | truth • in the | night - | season ; 3. Upon an instrument of ten strings, and up - | on the | lute : upon a loud instrument, | and up - | on the | harp. 4. For Thou Lord, hast made me glad | through Thy | works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the oper - I ations | of Thy | hands. 5. O Lord, how glorious | are Thy | works : Thy | thoughts are | very | deep. 6. An unwise man doth not | well con - | sider this : and a fool [ doth not | under - [ stand it. 7. When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of wicked - | ness do | flourish : then shall they be destroyed for ever ; but Thou, Lord, art the Most | High - est for | ever - | more. 8. For lo Thine enemies, O Lord, lo Thine ene • j mies shall | perish : and all the workers of wicked - j ness shall | be de - | stroyed. 9. But mine horn shall be exalted Hke the horn | of an I unicorn : for I am a - I nointed I with fresh I oil. 176 THE PSALMS. DAY 18, 10. Mine eye also shall see his lust | of mine | enemies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked | that a - I rise • up a - [ gainst me. 11. The righteous shall flourish ] like a | palm-tree : and shall spread abroad [ like a [ ce -=- dar in [ Libanus. 12. Such as are planted in the [ house * of the [ Lord : shall flourish in the courts j of the [ house of • our | God. 1 3. They also shall bring forth more fruit | in their | age : and shall be [ fat and | well - [ liking. 1 4. That they may show how true the Lord my | strength | is : and that there is [ no un - | righteousness | in Him. Psalm 93. — Dominus regnavit, f 'nr^HE Lord is King, and hath put on [ glori -2- ous ap - | JL pare! : the Lord hath put on His apparel, and | girded Him - [ self \^ith | strength. 2. He hath made the round [ world so j sure : that | it can - I not be [ moved. 3. Ever since the world began hath Thy seat | been pre - ^ pared : Thou | art from | ever - | lasting. 4. The floods are risen O Lord, the floods have lift up their | voice : the | floods lift | up their | waves. 5. The waves of the sea are mighty, and | rage \ horribly : but yet the Lord, Who | dwelleth on j high is | mightier. 6. Thy testimonies, O Lord, are | very | sure • holiness be - [ cometh Thine \ house for | ever. DAY 1 8. THE PSALMS. 177 Psalm Q4. — Deus ultionum. 14 OLORD God, to whom \ ven -^ geance be - j longeth : Thou God, to whom vengeance be - | longeth, I show Thy - [ self. 2. Arise, Thou Judge I of the [ world : and rewaid the proud I after | their de - | serving. 3. Lord, how long | shall the • un - | godly : how long j shall the • un - | godly | triumph ? 4. How long shall all wicked doers speak | so dis - [ dainfully : and | make such [ proud ] boasting ? 5. They smite down Thy people | O | Lord : and | trouble | Thine | heritage. 6. They murder the widow, | and the | stranger : and put the | father - | less to | death. 7. And yet they say Tush, the Lord | shall not | see : neither shall the | God of | Ja - cob re - | gard it. 8. Take heed, ye unwise a - | mong the | people : O ye fools when | will ye | under - | stand ^. 9. He that planted the ear, shall j He not | hear : or He that made the | eye, shall | He not | see ? 10. Or He that nUTtur - | eth the | heathen : it is He that teacheth man knowledge | shall not | He | punish ? 11. The Lord knoweth the | thoughts of | man : that | they I are but | vain. 12. Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest | O | Lord : and | teachest'him | in Thy | law ; 1 3. That Thou mayst give him patience in time | of ad - | versity : until the pit be digged | up * for the | un - | godly. 178 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 9. 1 4. For the Lord will not | fail His j people : neither will He for - I sake | His in - | heritance ; 1 5. Until righteousness turn again | unto | judgment : all such as are | true in [ heart shall | follow it. 1 6. Who will rise up with me a - | gainst the | wicked : or who will take my part a - j gainst the | evil - | doers ? 17. If the Lord I had not | helped me : it had not failed but my SOlll I had been | put to | silence. 18. But when I said, My | foot hath | slipt : Thy mercy O | Lord, | held me | up. 1 9. In the multitude of the sorrows that I had | in my | heart : Thy comforts | have re - | freshed my j soul. 20. Wilt Thou have anything to do with the | stool of I wickedness : which imagineth [ mischief j as a | law? 21. They gather them together against the | soul • of the I righteous : and con - | demn the | innocent | blood. / 22. But the Lord | is my | refuge : and my God is the | strength | of my | confidence. 23. He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in [ their own j malice : yea the Lord our | God I shall de - | stroy them. Day 19. aborning: i©ra?er^ Psalm 95. — Venite^ exult emus Domino, 8 I heartily rejoice in the | strength of | our sal - / /^^ COME let us sing | un-^-to the | Lord : let us vation. DAY 19. THE PSALMS. 1 79 2. Let us come before His presence | with thanks - | giving : and show ourselves | glad in [ Him with | psalms. 3. For the Lord is a | great | God : and a great | King a - I bove all | gods. 4. In His hand are all the corners | of the | earth : and the strength of the | hills is | His | also. 5. The sea is His, and | He | made it : and His hands pre - I par -^ ed the | dry | land. 6. O come let us worship | and fall | down : and kneel be - I fore the | Lord our | Maker. 7. For He is the | Lord our | God : and we are the people of His pasture | and the | sheep of * His [ hand. 8. To-day if ye will hear His voice, harden | not your | hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temp - | tation I in the | wilderness ; 9. When your fathers | tempted | me : proved | me, and I saw my | works. 10. Forty years long was I grieved with this gener - | ation, and | said : It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they I have not | known my | ways ; 11. Unto whom I sware | in my | wrath : that they should not I enter | into my | rest. Psalm 96. — Cantate Domino. .. ^ OSING unto the Lord a I new | song : sing unto the Lord, | all- the | whole | earth. 2. Sing unto the Lord, and | praise His | Name : be telling of His sal - | vation from | day to | day. l8o THE PSALMS. DAY 1 9. 3. Declare His honour | un - to the | heathen ; and His wonders | unto ] all'l people. mf 4. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthi - | ly be | praised : He is more to be | feared | than all | gods. 5. As for all the gods of the heathen, they | are but | idols : but it is the | Lord that | made the | heavens. 6. Glory and worship | are be - | fore Him : power and I honour are | in His | sanctuary, 7. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds | of the | people : ascribe unto the | Lord | worship and | power. 8. Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due | unto His | Name : bring presents, and | come | into His | courts. 9. O worship the Lord in the | beauty of | holiness : let the whole earth | stand in | awe of | Him. 10. Tell it out among the heathen that the | Lord is | King : and that it is He who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved ; and how that He shall | judge the | people | righteously. 11. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the | earth be | glad : let the sea make a noise, and | all that | therein | is. 12. Let the field be joyful, and | all * that is | in it : then shall all the trees of the wood re- | joice be - | fore the | Lord. 13. For He cometh, for He cometh to | judge the | earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, and the I people | with His [ truth. Psalm 97. — Dominus regnavit, THE Lord is King, the earth may be | glad there - | of : yea, the multitude of the isles | may be | glad there - ( of. DAY 19. THE PSALMS. 181 2. Clouds and darkness are | round a - | bout him : righteousness and judgment are the habi - | tation | of His I seat. 3. There shall go a | fire be - | fore Him ; and burn up His ene - I mies on | every | side. 4. His lightnings gave shine | un -^ to the | world : the earth | saw • it and | was a - | fraid. 5. The hills melted like wax at the presence | of the | Lord : at the presence of the Lord | of the | whole | earth. 6. The heavens have declared | His | righteousness : and all the | people have | seen His | glory. 7. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in | vain ] gods : worship | him, | all ye | gods. 8. Sion heard of it, | and re - | joiced : and the daugh- ters of Judah were glad, because of Thy | judgments | O | Lord. 9. For Thou, Lord, art higher than all that | are * in the I earth : Thou art exalted | far a - j bove all | gods. 10. O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing I which is | evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of His saints ; He shall deliver them from the | hand | of the • un - I godly. IT. There is sprung up a light | for the [ righteous : and joyful gladness for | such as | are true - | hearted. 12. Rejoice in the | Lord, ye | righteous : and give thanks for a re - | membrance | of His | holiness. End of Psalms for the Morning. l82 THE PSALMS. DAY 1 9. Psalm gS.^Caniate Domino -t f /^ SING unto the Lord a | new | song : for He | \^ hath done | marvellous | things. 2. With His own right hand, and with His | holy | arm : hath He | gotten Him - | self the | victory. mf 3. The Lord declared | His sal - | vation : His right- eousness hath He openly showed | in the | sight • of the | heathen. 4. He hath remembered His mercy and truth toward the I house of | Israel : and all the ends of the world have seen the sal - | vation | of our | God. ^ 5. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, | all ye | lands : sing, re - | joice, and | give | thanks. 6. Praise the Lord up - | on the | harp : sing to the harp with a I psalm | of thanks - | giving. 7. With trumpets also, | and | shawms : O show your- selves joyful be - I fore the | Lord the | King. 8. Let the sea make a noise, and all that j therein | is : the round world, and | they that | dwell there - | in. 9. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together be - | fore the [ Lord : for He is | come to I judge the | earth. cres, 10. With righteousness shall He | judge the ( world: and the I people | with | equity. Psalm 99. — Domtnus regnavli, a f ^nr^HE Lord is King, be the people never | so im - | X patient : He sitteth between the cherubims, be the earth | never [ so un - | quiet. DAY 19. THE PSALMS. 1 83 2. The Lord is | great In | Sion : and | high a - | bove all I people. 3. They shall give thanks | unto Thy | Name : which is great, | wonder - | fill, and | holy. 4. The king's power loveth judgment ; Thou hast pre - I pared | equity : Thou hast executed judgment and | righteous - | ness in | Jacob. 5. O magnify the | Lord our | God : and fall down before His footstool, | for | He is | holy. 6. Moses and Aaron among His priests, and Samuel among such as call up - | on His | Name : these called upon the I Lord, | and He | heard them. 7. He spake unto them out of the | cloudy | pillar : for they kept His testimonies, and the | law that j He | gave them. 8. Thou heardest them, O | Lord our | God : Thou forgavest them O God, and punishedst | their | own in - | ventlons. 9. O magnify the Lord our God, and worship Him upon His I holy I hill : for the | Lord our | God is | holy. Psalm 100. — Jubilate Deo, OBE joyful in the Lord, | all ye | lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before His | pre- sence I with a I song. 2, Be ye sure that the Lord [ He is | God : it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are His people, I and the ] sheep of * His | pasture. N 2 104 TITE PSALMS. DAY 19. 3. O go your way into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His I courts with | praise : be thankful unto Him, | and speak | good of • His | Name. 4. For the Lord is gracious. His mercy is [ ever - | lasting : and His truth endureth from gener - | ation to j gener - | ation. Psalm IOI. — Misericordiam et judicium, \ ■ 25 rnj ]\ /r Y song shall be of | mercy and | judgment : unto IVi Thee, O I Lord, | will I | sing. 2. O let me have I under - | standing : in the | way of I godli - I ness. 3. When wilt Thou come | unto j me : I will walk in my house I with a | perfect | heart. 4. I will take no wicked thing in hand ; I hate the sins I of un - I faithfulness : there shall [ no such | cleave un - I to me. 5. A fro ward heart shall de - | part from | me : I will not I know a | wicked | person. 6. Whoso privily slander - | eth his | neighbour : him | will I I de - I stroy. 7. Whoso hath also a proud look and | high | stomach ; I I will not I suffer | him. 8. Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful | in the | land : that | they may | dwell with | me. 9. Whoso leadeth a | godly | life : he | shall | be my | servant. 10. There shall no deceitful person dwell | in my | house : he that telleth lies shall not | tarry | in my | sight. DAY 20. THE PSALMS. 1 85 II. I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that | are * in the I land : that I may root out all wicked doers from the I city | of the | Lord. Day 20. Q^orning: draper* Psalm 102.* — Domine, exaudi, 26 Minor, HEAR my I prayer, O | Lord : and let my | crying | come un - I to Thee. 2. Hide not Thy face from me in the | time of • my | trouble : incline Thine ear unto me when I call ; O | hear • me and | that right | soon. 3. For my days are consumed a - | way like | smoke : and my bones are burnt up | as it | were a | fire-brand. 4. My heart is smitten down, and | withered like [ grass : so that I for - | get to | eat my | bread. 5. For the voice | of my | groaning : my bones will | scarce cleave ] to my | flesh. 6. I am become like a pelican | in the | wilderness : and like an | owl that | is • in the | desert. 7. I have watched, and am even as it | were a | spar- row : that sitteth a - | lone up - | on the | house-top. 8. Mine enemies revile me | all the • day | long : and they that are mad upon me are | sworn to - | gether a - | gainst me. 9. For I have eaten ashes | as it * were | bread : and | mingled my | drink with | weeping. * Proper for Ash W^ednesday. The next is Psalm 130. 1 86 THE PSALMS. DAY 20 10. And that because of Thine indig - | nation and | wrath : for Thou hast taken me | up, and | cast me | down. 1 1 . My days are gone | like a | shadow : and | I am | withered like | grass. (Major,] nj 12, But Thou O Lord, shalt en - | dure for | ever : and Thy remembrance through - | out all | gener - | ations. 13. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy up - | on | Sion : for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her, j yea the | time is | come. 1 4. And why ? Thy servants think up - | on her | stones : and it pitieth them to | see her | in the | dust. 15. The heathen shall fear Thy | Name, O | Lord : and all the kings | of the | earth Thy | Majesty ; 16. When the Lord shall | build up | Sion : and when His | glory I shall ap - | pear ; 17. When He turneth Him unto the prayer of the | poor I destitute : and despiseth | not [ their de - | sire. 18. This shall be written for those | that come | after : and the people which shall be | born shall | praise the | Lord. 19. For He hath looked down | from His | sanctuary : out of the heaven did the | Lord be - | hold the | earth ; 20. That He might hear the mournings of such as are | in cap - I tivity : and deliver the children ap - | pointed | unto I death ; 21. That they may declare the Name of the | Lord in | Sion ; and His | worship | at Je - | rusalem ; 22. Wlien the people are | gather - ed to - | gether : and the kingdoms | al — so to | serve the | Lord. DAY 20. THE PSALMS. I87 23. He brought down my strength | In my [ journey : and I shorten - | ed my | days. 24. But I said, O my God, take me not away in the | midst of • mine | age : as for Thy years, they endure through - I out all | gener - | ations. 25. Thou Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation | of the | earth : and the heavens are the | work I of Thy | hands. 26. They shall perish, but Thou ] shalt en - | dure : they all shall wax | old as | doth a | garment ; 27. And as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they I shall be | changed : but Thou art the same, and j Thy years | shall not | fail. 28. The children of Thy servants | shall con - | tinue : and their seed shall [ stand fast | in Thy | sight. Psalm 103.* — Benedic, antma mea. 17 PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : and all that is within me I praise His | holy | Name. 2. Praise the Lord, | O my | soul : and for - | get not | all His ] benefits ; 3. Who forgiveth | all thy | sin : and healeth | all [ thine in - | firmities ; 4. Who saveth thy life | from de - | struction : and crowneth thee with | mer - cy and | loving - | kindness. 5. Who satisfietll thy | mouth with | good things : making thee young and | lusty | as an | eagle. * Proper for Ascension Day. 1 88 THE PSALMS. DAY 20 6. The Lord executeth righteous - | ness and | judgment : for all them that | are op - | pressed with | wrong. 7. He showed His ways | unto | Moses : His works unto the I children | of | Israel. 8. The Lord is full of com - | passion and | mercy : long-suffering, | and of | great | goodness. 9. He will not I al - way be | chiding : neither keepeth | He His I anger for | ever. 10. He hath not dealt with us | after our | sins : nor rewarded us ac - | cording | to our | wickednesses. 11. For look how high the heaven is in comparison | of the I earth : so great is His mercy also to - | ward | them that | fear Him. 12. Look how wide also the east is | from the | west : so far hath He | set our | sins | from us. 13. Yea, like as a father pitieth his | own | children : even so is the Lord merciful | unto | them that | fear Him. 1 4. For He knoweth whereof | we are [ made : He remembereth | that we | are but | dust. 15. The days of man are | but as | grass : for he flourisheth as a | flower | of the | field. 16. For as soon as the wind goeth over it | it is | gone : and the place there - | of shall | know it no | more. f 17. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon | them that | fear him : and His righteousness up - | on | children's | children. 18. Even upon such as | keep His | covenant : and think upon His com - [ mand - | ments to | do them. DAY 20. THE PSALMS. 1 89 19. The Lord hath prepared His | seat in | heaven : and His kingdom | ruleth | over | all. 20. O praise the Lord, ye angels of His, ye that ex - | eel in I strength ; ye that fulfil His commandment, and hearken "imto the | voice of | His | word. 21. O praise the Lord, all | ye His | hosts: ye servants of I His that I do His | pleasure. 22. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of His, ill all places of I His do - | minion : praise thou the | Lord, I O my | soul. (Etiening: ^va^tv. Psalm 104.* — Benedic, anlma mea, PRAISE the Lord, | O my | soul : O Lord my God, Thou art become exceeding glorious : Thou art clothed with | majes - | ty and | honour. 2. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were | with a } garment : and spreadest out the | heavens | like a | curtain. 3. Who layeth the beams of His chambers | in the | waters : and maketh the clouds His chariot, and walketh upon the I wings | of the | wind. 4. He maketh His [ angels | spirits : and His minis - | ters a | flaming | fire. 5. He laid the foundations | of the | earth : that it never should | move at | any | time. 6. Thou coveredst it with the deep like as | with a [ garment : the waters | stand | in the | hills. ♦ Proper for Whitsun Day. The next is Psalm 145. 190 THE PSALMS. DAY 20. 7. At Thy re - | buke they [ flee : at the voice of Thy | thunder they [ are a - | fraid. 8. They go up as liigh as the hills, and down to the | valleys be - | neath : even unto the place which Thoil | hast ap - j pointed | for them. 9. Thou hast set them their bounds which they | shall not I pass : neither turn a - ] gain to | cover the | earth. 10. He sendeth the springs | in-^- to the | rivers : which I run a - | mong the [ hills. 1 1 . All the beasts of the field | drink there - | of : and the wild I asses | quench their | thirst. 12. Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their | habit - I ation : and | sing a - | mong the | branches. 13. He watereth the hills | from a - | bove : the earth is filled with the | fruit | of Thy | works. 14. He bringeth forth grass | for the | cattle : and green herb | for the | service of | men ; 1 5. That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the | heart of | man : and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and | bread to | strengthen man's | heart. 16. The trees of the Lord also are | full of | sap : even the cedars of Libanus | which ) He hath | planted ; 17. Wherein the birds | make their | nests : and the fir-trees are a | dwelling | for the | stork. 18. The high hills are a refuge | for the | wild goats ; and so are the | stony j rocks • for the | conies. 19. He appointed the moon for | certain | seasons : and the sun | knoweth his ( going | down. DAY 20. THE PSALMS. I9I 2 0. Thou makest darkness that it | may be | night : wherein all the beasts | of the [ forest do | move. 21. The lions roaring | after their | prey : do | seek their | meat from | God. f 22. The sun ariseth, and they get them a - | way to - | gether : and lay them | down | in their | dens. 23. Man goeth forth to his work, and | to his | labour : un - I — I til the | evening, 24. O Lord how manifold | are Thy | works : in wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is | full | of Thy I riches. 25. So is the great and | wide sea | also : wherein are things creeping innumerable, both | small and | great | beasts. 26. There go the ships, and there is | that Le - | via- than : whom Thou hast made to take his | pastime | there - | in. 27. These wait | all upon ] Thee : that Thou mayest give them I meat in | due | season. 28. When Thou givest it them they | gather | it : and when Thou openest Thy hand | they are | filled with | good. 29. When Thou hidest Thy face | they are | troubled : when Thou takest away their breath they die, and are tumed a - I gain | to their | dust. 30. When Thou lettest Thy breath go forth they | shall be | made : and Thou shalt re - | new the | face • of the I earth. 31. The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en - I 192 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. dure for [ ever : the Lord shall re - | joice | in His | works. 32. The earth shall tremble at the | look of | Him : if He do but touch the | hills, | they shall | smoke. 33. I will sing unto the Lord as | long as * I | live ; I will praise my God | while I | have my | being. 34. And so shall my | words | please Him : my joy | shall be | in the | Lord. mf 35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall | come * to an | end : praise Thou the Lord, my | soul, | praise the | Lord. Dav^ 21. a^ornmg; ^ra^er. Psalm 105. — Confitemini Domino, 7 OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call up - | on His I Name : tell the people what | things | He hath | done. 2. O let your songs be of | Him, and | praise Him : and let your talking be of | all His [ wondrous | works. 3. Rejoice in His | holy | Name : let the heart of them re - I joice that | seek the | Lord. 4. Seek the Lord | and His | strength : seek His | face I ever - | more. 5. Remember the marvellous works that | He hath | done : His wonders, and the | judgments | of His | mouth, 6. O ye seed of Abra ] - ham His | servant: ye children of I Jacob I His I chosen. » DAY 21. THE PSALMS. 1 93 7. He is the I Lord our | God : His judgments [ are in | all the | world. 8. He hath been alway mindful of His | covenant and | promise : that He made to a | thousand [ gener - | ations ; 9. Even the covenant that He | made with | Abraham : and the oath that He | sware | unto ] Isaac ; 10. And appointed the same unto Jacob | for a ] law : and to Israel for an | ever - | lasting | testament ; 11. Saying, Unto thee will I give the | land of | Ca- naan : the 1 lot of I your in - 1 heritance ; 12. When there were yet but a | few of | them : and they I strangers | in the | land ; 13. What time as they went from one nation | to ac - | other ; from one kingdom | to an - | other | people ; 1 4. He suffered no man to \ do them | wrong : but reproved even | kings | for their | sakes ; 1 5. Touch not I mine A - | nointed ; and | do my | prophets no | harm. 16. Moreover, He called for a dearth up - | on the | land : and destroyed ] all the • pro - | vision of | bread. 17. But He had sent a | man be - ] fore them : even Joseph, who was | sold to | be a | bond-servant; 1 8. Whose feet they hurt | in the [ stocks : the iron | entered | into his | soul; 1 9. Until the time came that his | cause was | known : the word I of tlie I L^rd | tried him. 20. The king sent, and de - | livered ] him : the prince of the | people | let him • go [ free. 194 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. 21. He made him lord also | of his [ house : and | ruler of | all his | substance ; 22. That He might inform his princes I after his | will : and | teach his j senators | wisdom. 23. Israel also came | into | Egypt : and Jacob was a stranger [ in the | land of | Ham. 24. And He increased His | people ex - | ceedingly : and made them | stronger | than their | enemies. 25. Whose heart turned so that they | hated His | people : and dealt un - | truly | with His | servants. 26. Then sent He | Moses His | servant : and | Aaron whom j He had | chosen. 27. And these showed His | tok -^ ens a - | mong them : and wonders | in the | land of | Ham. 28. He sent darkness | and it • was | dark : and they were not o - | bedient | unto His | word. 29. He turned their waters [ into | blood : and [ slew I — their [ fish. 30. Their land | brought forth | frogs : yea even | in their | kings' | chambers, 3 1 . He spake the word, and there came all | manner of | flies : and | lice in | all their [ quarters. 32. He gave them hail - | stones for | rain : and | flames of | fire • in their | land. 33. He smote their vines | also and | fig-trees : and destroyed the trees | that were | in their ( coasts. 34. He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came, and caterpillars in - | numer - [ able : and did eat up all the grass in their land, and devoured the jfiuit| of their | ground. DAY 21. THE PSALMS. 1 95 35. He smote all the first-born | in their | land : even the | chief of [ all their | strength. 36. He brought them forth also with | silver and | gold: there was not one feeble | per ^ son a - | mong their | tribes. 37. Egypt was glad at | their de - | parting : for they | were a - | fraid of | them. 38. He spread out a cloud to | be a | covering : and fire to give | light • in the | night | season. 39. At their desire | He brought | quails : and He filled them 1 with the | bread of | heaven. 40. He opened the rock of stone, and the waters | flowed ] out : so that rivers | ran • in the | dry | places. 41. For why? He remembered His | holy | promise : and I Abra - I ham His | servant. 42. And He brought forth His | people with | joy : and His | cho - | sen with | gladness. 43. And gave them the lands ] of the | heathen : and they took the labours of the | people | in pos - | session. 44. That they might | keep His | statutes : and ob - | serve | His | laws. Psalm 106. — Conjitemini Domino. ^n OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious : and His | mercy en - | dureth for | ever, 2. Who can express the noble acts | of the | Lord : or I show forth | all His | praise ? 3. Blessed are they that | alway keep | judgment : and | do I righteous - I ness. 196 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. 4. Remember me O Lord, according to the favour that Thou bearest | unto Thy | people : O visit | me with | Thy sal - I vation ; 5. That I may see the felicity | of Thy | chosen : and rejoice in the gladness of Thy people, and give | thanks with | Thine in - | heritance. 6. We have sinned | with our | fathers : we have done a -| miss, I and dealt | wickedly. 7. Our fathers regarded not Thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they Thy great goodness [ in re - | membrance : but were disobedient at the sea, ] even | at the • Red ( sea. 8. Nevertheless, He helped them | for His | Name's sake : that He might make His | power | to be | known. 9. He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was | dried | up : so He led them through the | deep, as | through a | wilderness. 10. And He saved them from the | adversaries' | hand : and delivered them from the | hand | of the | enemy. 1 1 . As for those that troubled them, the waters | over - I whelmed them : there | was not | one of • them | left. 12. Then believed ] they His [ words : and sang | praise | unto | Him. 13. But within a while they for - | gat His | works : and would I not a - | bide His | counsel. 1 4. But lust came upon them | in the | wilderness : and they tempted | God | in the | desert. 15. And He gave them | their de - | sire : and S'e-iit leanness with - I al I into their I soul. DAY 21. THE PSALMS. 197 1 6. They angered Moses also [ in the | tents : and Aaron the [ saint [ of the [ Lord. 1 7. So the earth opened, and | swallowed up [ Dathan ; and covered the congre - ] gation | of A - | biram. 18. And the fire was kindled | in their | company : the flame | burnt | up the • un - ] godly. 1 9. They made a I calf in | Horeb : and worship- ] ped the I molten [ image. 20. Thus they I turned their [ glory : into the similitude of a [ calf that [ eateth ] hay. 21. And they forgat | God their ] Saviour : Who had done so | great [ things in | Egypt. 22. Wondrous WOrks in the | land of ] Ham : and fearful [ things • by the \ Red | sea. 23. So He said, He would have destroyed them, had not Moses His chosen stood before Him | in the | gap : to turn away his wrathful indignation | lest He | should de - ] stroy them. 24. Yea, they thought scorn of that | pleasant J land : and gave no | credence [ unto His [ word ; 25. But murmured | in their | tents : and hearkened not unto the | voice | of the | Lord. 26. Then lift he up His | hand a - ] gainst them : to over - I throw them ] in the ] wilderness ; 27. To cast out their seed a - | mong the [ nations ; and to I scatter them | in the | lands. 28. They joined themselves unto | Baal - | peor : and ate the ] offerings | of the | dead. 29. Thus they provoked Him to anger with their I 198 THE PSALMS. DAY 21. own in - I ventions : and the | plague was | great a - | mong them. 30. Then stood up | Phinees and | prayed : and | so the I plague | ceased. 31. And that was counted unto | him for | righteous- ness : among all posterities | for | ever - | more. 32. They angered Him also at the | waters of | strife : so that he punished | Moses | for their | sakes ; 33. Because they pro - | voked his | spirit : so that he spake unad - | visedly | with his | lips. 34. Neither destroyed | they the | heathen : as the ] Lord com - | manded | them ; 35. But were mingled a - | mong the | heathen : and | learned | their | works. 36. Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, which turned to their | own de - | cay : yea, they offered their sons and their | daughters | unto | devils ; 37. And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and I of their | daughters : whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan ; and the land | was de - | filed with | blood. 38. Thus were they stained with their | own | works : and went a whoring | with their | own in - | ventions. 39. Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled a - | gainst His | people : insomuch that He ab - | horred His | own in - | heritance. 40. And He gave them over into the hand j of the | heathen : and they that hated | them were | lords | over them. DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 199 4I. Their enemies op - | pressed | them ; and i - had them \ in sub - | jection. ■ 42. Many a time did j He de - | liver them : but they T rebelled against Him with their own inventions, and were brought I down I in their | wickedness. 43. Nevertheless, when He saw | their ad - | versity : He I heard j their com - | plaint. 44. He thought upon His covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude | of His [ mercies : yea, He "made all those that led them away | cap — tive to | pity j them. 45. Deliver lis O Lord our God, and gather us from a - ' mong the | heathen : that we may give thanks unto Thy Holy Name, and make our | boast | of Thy | praise. 46. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and world with - | out | end : and let all the | people | say, A - I men. Day 22. Q^orning: draper. 3 Psalm 107. — Confitemtni Domino, 7,^ • ^ Major, OGIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is [ gracious : "and His | mercy en - ] dureth for | ever. 2. Let them give thanks whom the Lord | hath re - | deemed : and delivered from the | hand | of the | ene - | my ; 3. And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and I from the | west : from the | north, and | from the | south. [Minor,) o 2 200 THE PSALMS. DAY 22. p 4. They went astray in the wilderness | out • of the | way : and [ found no | city to | dwell in ; 5. Hungry I and j thirsty : their | soul | fainted | in them. 6. So they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble : [Major,) and He delivered | them from | their dis - | tress. 7. He led them forth by the | right | way : that they might go to the | city | where they | dwelt. Fu/I. 8. O that men would therefore praise the Lord ) for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth I for the J chil -^ dren of | men ! Full, 9. For He satisfieth the | empty | soul : and filleth the | hungry [ soul with [ goodness. ( Minor, ) f> 10. Such as sit in darkness, and in the | shadow of | death : being fast bound in [ mise - ] ry and | iron ; 1 1 . Because they rebelled against the | words • of the | Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel | of the | Most | Highest. 12. He also brought down their | heart through | heaviness : they fell down, and | there was ] none to | help them. 13. So when they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble : (Major,) He delivered them [ out of | their dis - | tress. 1 4. For He brought them out of darkness, and out of the I shadow of | death : and | brake their | bonds in | sunder. Full. 15. O that men would therefore praise the Lord I DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 201 for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth I for the | chil -^ dren of | men ! ull. 1 6. For He hath broken the | gates of | brass : and smitten the | bars of | iron in | sunder. (Minor,) m 1 7. FooHsh men are plagued for | their of - | fence : and be - I cause | of their | wickedness. 1 8. Their soul abhorred ail | manner of | meat : and they .were even | hard at | death's | door. 19. So when they cried unto the Lord | in their I trouble : (Major.) He delivered them | out of | their dis - I tress. 20. He sent His word, and | healed | them : and they were | saved from | their de - | struction. ull. 21. O that men would therefore praise the Lord | for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth I for the | chil -^ dren of | men I ulL 22. That they would offer unto Him the sacri - | fice of | thanksgh'ing : and tell | out His | works with I gladness . 23. They that go down to the | sea in | ships : and occupy their | business | in great | waters ; 24. These men see the | works • of the | Lord : and His | wonders | in the | deep. (Minor.) 125. For at His word the stormy | wind a - | riseth • which lifteth | up the | waves there - | of. 26. They are carried up to the heaven, and down again | to the | deep : their soul melteth away be - | cause I of the | trouble. 27. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a | drunken | man ; and are I at their I wit's | end. 202 THE PSALMS. DAY 22. 28. So when they cry unto the Lord | in their | trouble | (Major.) He deHvereth them | out of | their dis - | tress. 29. For He maketh the | storm to | cease : so that the I waves there - | of are | still. 30. Then are they glad, because they | are at | rest : and so He bringeth them unto the | haven | where they | would be. Full. 31. O that men would therefore praise the Lord | for His I goodness : and declare the wonders that He doeth | for the | chil -^ dren of | men ! FuIL 32. That they would exalt Him also in the congregation | of the I people : and praise Him in the | seat | of the | elders! (Minor.) p 33. Who turneth the floods | into a | wilderness : and drieth | up the | water - | springs. 34. A fruitful land | maketh He | barren : for the wickedness of | them that | dwell there - | in. (Major.) f 35- -^g^i"> H^ maketh the wilderness a | standing | water : and water-springs | of a | dry | ground. 36. And there He | setteth the | hungry : that they may build | them a | city to [ dwell in ; 37. That they may sow their land, and | plant | vineyards : to | yield them | fruits of | increase. 38. He blesseth them, so that they multi - | ply ex - | ceedingly : and suffereth not their | cattle | to de - | crease. (Minor.) p 39. And again, when they are minished, and | brought | low : through oppression, through | any | plague, or j^ trouble ; DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 203 40. Though He suffer them to be evil in - ] treated through I tyrants : and let them wander out of the | way | in the | wilderness ; [Major). 41. Yet helpeth He the poor | out of | misery : and maketh him households [ like a | flock of | sheep. 42. The righteous will consider this, | and re - | "oice ; and the mouth of all | wickedness | shall be | stopped. 43. Whoso is wise will I ponder these | things : and they shall understand the loving - ] kindness j of the | Lord. C^tjcning draper. Psalm 108. — Paratum cor meum, 16 OGOD, my heart is read}^, my ] heart is | ready . I will sing and give praise with the best | member | that I I have. 2. Awake, thou | lute, and | harp : I myself | will a - | wake right | early. 3. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, a - | mong the | people : I will sing praises unto | Thee a - | mong the | nations. 4. For Thy mercy is greater | than the j heavens : and Thy truth | reacheth | un -^ to the | clouds. 5. Set up Thyself, O God, a - | bove the j heavens : and Thy glory a - | bove | all the | earth. 6. That Thy beloved may | be de - | livered : let Thy right hand save | them, and j hear Thou | me. 7. God hath spoken [ in His | holiness : I v»ill 204 THE PSALMS. DAY 22. rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete | out the | valley of | Succoth. 8. Gilead is mine, and Ma - | nasses is [ mine : Ephraim also is the | strength | of my | head. 9. Judah is my law-giver, Moab | is my | wash-pot : over Edom will I cast out my shoe ; upon Phi - | listia | will I [ triumph. 10. Who will lead me into the | strong j city : &nd who will I bring me | into | Edom ? 1 1 . Hast not Thou forsaken | us, O | God : and wilt not Thou, O God, | go forth | with our j hosts ? 12. O help US a - I gainst the | enemy : for vain | is the I help of | man. / 13. Through God we shall | do great | acts : and it is He that 1 shall tread I down our 1 enemies. Psalm 109. — Z)eus laudum. 28 Minor. HOLD not Thy tongue, O | God of • my | praise : for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful | is | opened up - | on me. 2. And they have spoken against me with | false | tongue's : they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought a - | gainst • me with - [ out a | cause. 3. For the love that I had unto them, lo they take now my I contrary | part : but I give my - | self | unto ] prayer. 4. Thus have they rewarded me j e -i- vil for [ good : and I hatre^i | foi my | good will. DAY 22. THE PSALMS. 205 5. Set Thou an ungodly man to be ruler | over ] him 2 and let Satan | stand at | his right | hand. 6. When sentence is given upon him, let him | be con - ] demned : and let his prayer be | turned | into | sin. 7. Let his I days be | few : and let an - | other | take his | office. 8. Let his I chil -^ dren be | fatherless : and | his wife a I widow. 9. Let his children be vagabonds, and | beg their bread : let them seek it also | out of | desolate | places. 10. Let the extortioner consume | all that • he hath : and let the | stranger | spoil his | labour. 11. Let there be no man to | pity | him : nor to have compassion up - | on his | fatherless | children. P 12. Let his posterity | be de - | stroyed : and in the next generation let his | name be | clean put | out. 13. Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remem- uiancc- in the sight | of the | Lord : and let not the sin of his I mother be | done a - | way. 1 4. Let them alway be be - | fore the | Lord : that He may root out the memorial of | them from | off the | earth. 1 5. And that, because his mind was | not to • do | good : but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he might slay him that was | vexed [ at the | heart. 16. His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen j unto I him : he loved "not blessing, therefore | shall it | be far | from him. 17. He clothed himself with cursing, like as | with a I 2o6 THE PSALMS. DAY 22 raiment : and it shall come into his bowels like water, and like | oil | into his | bones. 1 8. Let it be upon him as the cloke that he | hath up - on him : and as the girdle that lie is | al way- girded with - I al. 19. Let it thus happen from the Lord | unto mine enemies : and to those that speak | e -i^- vil a - | gainst my soul. 20. But deal Thou with me, O Lord God, according unto Thy | Name : for | sweet | is Thy | mercy. 21. O deliver me, for I am | help ^ less and | poor and my heart is | wound - | ed with - | in me. 22. I go hence like the shadow | that de - | parteth and am driven a - | way | as the | grasshopper. 23. My knees are | weak through [ fasting : my flesh is dried | up for | want of | fatness. 24. I became also a reproach | unto | them : they that looked up - I on me I shaked their | heads. 25. Help me, O | Lord my | God : O save me ac - | cording | to Thy | mercy ; (31ajor.) 26. And they shall know, how that this is [ Thy | hand ; and that | Thou, | Lord, hast | done it. 27. Though they curse, yet [ bless | Thou : and let them be confounded that rise up against me ; but | let Thy I ser -^ vant re - | joice. 28. Let mine adversaries be | cloth -^ ed with | shame : and let them cover themselves with their own con - | fusion, as | with a | cloke. nif 29. As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord"* I DAY 23. THE PSALMS. 207 with my | mouth : and praise | Him a - | mong the | multitude ; 30. For He shall stand at the right hand | of the | poor : to save his SOUl | from un - | righteous | judges. Day 23. Q^Drnmg: ^ra^er* Psalm IIO.* — Dixit Domtnus. 26 Major. THE Lord said | unto | my Lord : Sit Thou on my right hand, until I make Thine | ene - | mies Thy | footstool. 2. The Lord shall send the rod of Thy power ] out of I Sion : be Thou ruler, even in the | midst a - | mong Thine | enemies. 3. In the day of Thy power shall the people offer Thee free-will offerings with, an | holy | worship ; the dew of Thy birth is | of the | womb • of the | morning. 4. The Lord sware, and will | not re - | pent : Thou art a Priest for ever after the | order [ of Mel - | chise- dech. 5. The Lord up - I on Thy | right hand : shall wound even kings in the | day | of His | wrath. 6. He shall judge among the heathen ; He shall fill the places I with the • dead | bodies : and smite in sunder the heads | over [ divers | countries. 7. He shall drink of the brook | in the | way : therefore shall | He lift | up His | head. * Proper for Christmas Day. The next is Psalm 132. 2o8 THE PSALMS. DAY 23. Psalm III.* — Conftehor t'lht ^f T WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my | whole | X heart : secretly among the faithful, and | in the | ' congre - | gation. 2. The- works of the | Lord are | great : sought out of all them I that have | pleasure there - | in. 3. His work is worthy to be praised, and | had in | honour : and His righteousness en - | dureth | for | ever. 4. The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done His | marvellous | works : that they ought to be | had | in re - | membrance. 5. He hath given meat unto | them that | fear Him : He shall ever be [ mindful | of His | covenant. 6. He hath showed His people the power | of His | works : that He may give them the | heritage | of the | heathen. 7. The works of His hands are veri - | ty and | judgment : all His com - | mand - | ments are | true. 8. They stand fast for | ever and | ever : and are | done in ] truth and | equity. i 9. He sent redemption [ unto His | people : He hath commanded His covenant for ever : holy and | reverend | is His I Name. 10. The fear of the Lord is the be- | ginning of | wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do thereafter ; the praise of it en - | dureth | for | ever. ♦ Proper for Easter Day. DAY 23. THE PSALMS. 209 Psalm 112. — Beatus 'vir. ^- BLESSED is the man that | fear-^-eth the | Lord : he hath great de - | light in | His com - | mandments. 2. His seed shall be mighty up - | on ] earth : the generation of the | faithful | shall be | blessed. 3. Riches and plenteousness shall be | in his ] house : and his righteousness en - | dureth | for | ever. 4. Unto the godly there ariseth up light | in the | darkness : he is | merciful, | loving, and | righteous. 5. A good man is nierci - | ful, and | lendeth : and will guide his I words | with dis - | cretion. 6. For he shall | never be | moved : and the righteous shall be had in | ever - | last • ing re - | membrance. 7. He will not be afraid of any | evil | tidings : for his heart standeth fast, and be - | lieveth | in the | Lord. 8. His heart is established, and | will not | shrink ; until he see his de - | sire up - | on his | enemies. 9. He hath dispersed abroad, and given | to the | poor : and his righteousness remaineth for ever ; his horn shall I be ex - I alt -^ ed with | honour. 10. The ungodly shall see it, and | it shall j grieve him : he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away ; the desire of the un - | god . | ly shall | perish. Psalm i 13.* — Laudate pueru - q PEAISE the I Lord, ye | servants : O praise the | Name | of the | Lord. * Proper for Easter Day The next is Psalm 114. 2IO THE PSALMS. DAY 23. 2. Blessed be the Name ] of the ] Lord : from this time I forth for | ever - | more. 3. The Lord's | Name is | praised : from the rising up of the sun unto the | going | down • of the | same. 4. The Lord is high a - | bove all ] heathen : and His | glory a - | bove the | heavens. 5. Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath His | dwelling so | high : and yet humbleth Himself to behold the things that | are in | heaven and | earth ? 6. He taketh up the simple | out • of the | dust : and lifteth the | poor | out • of the | mire ; 7. That He may set him | with the | princes : even with the I princes | of His | people. 8. He maketh the barren woman to | keep | house : and to be a | joyful | mo - ther of | children. (Btiening: draper. Psalm I I 4.* — In ex'itu Israel, 19 the house of Jacob from a - | mong the | strange | if TT THEN Israel came ] out of | Egypt : and the people, 2. Judah I was His | sanctuary : and | Israel | His do - I minion. 3. The sea saw | that, and | fled : Jor - | dan was | driven | back. 4. The mountains | skipped like | rams : and the little | hills I like young | sheep. * Proper for Easter Day. The next is Psalm 118. Chant No, 4. DAY 23. THE PSALMS. 211 5. What aileth thee, O thoa sea, | that thou j fleddest : and thou Jordan, that | thou wast | driven | back ? 6. Ye mountains, that ye | skipped like | rams : and ye little | hills, | like ^^oung [ sheep ? 7. Tremble thou earth, at the presence | of the | Lord : at the presence | of the | God of | Jacob ; 8. Who turned the hard rock into a | standing | water : and the flint-stone I in -^ to a | springing | well. Psalm 1 1 5. — Non nobis, Domine, 15 NOT unto us O Lord, not unto us, but unto Thy Name | give the | praise : for Thy loving mercy, and I for Thy | truth's | sake. 2. Wherefore shall the | heathen | say : Where | — is I now their | God ? 3 As for our God, | He • is in | heaven : He hath done whatso - [ ever ] pleased | Him. 4. Their idols are | sil - ver and | gold : even the | work of I men's | hands. 5. They have I mouths, and | speak not : eyes | have | they, and | see not. 6. They have | ears, and | hear not : noses j have | they, and | smell not. 7. They have hands, and handle not ; feet have | they, and | walk not : neither | speak they | through their | throat. 8. They that make them are like | unto | them : and so are all | such as | put their \ »rYist in them. 212 THE PSALMS. DAY 23. / 9. But thou house of Israel, trust I thou in the | Lord : He is their | succour | and de - | fence. 10. Ye house of Aaron, put your trust | in the ] Lord : He is their | helper | and de - | fender. 11. Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust | in the ] Lord : He is their | helper | and de - | fender. 12. The Lord hath been mindful of us, and | He shall | bless us : even He shall bless the house of Israel, He shall I bless the j house of | Aaron. 13. He shall bless them that | fear the | Lord: toth j small I and | great. 1 4. The Lord shall increase you | more and ] more : you I and | your | children. 1 5. Ye are the blessed | of the ] Lord : Who | made | heaven and [ earth. 16. All the whole heavens | are the | Lord's : the earth hath He given | to the j chil -2- dren of | men. mj 17. The dead praise not | Thee, O | Lord : neither all they that I go down | into | silence. f 18. But we will I praise the [ Lord : from this time forth for | evermore. | Praise the | Lord. Q^orning: draper* Psalm 1 1 6. — Dilex't, quoniam, / T I AM well I pleased : that the Lord hath heard the ] -L voice I of my | prayer. 2. That He hath inclined His ear | unto | me : there- fore will I call upon Him as | long | as I [ live. 3. The snares of death compassed me | round a - I bout : and the pains of j hell gat ] hold up - 'on mr DAY 24. THE PSALMS. 213 4. I shall find troubl? and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name I of the | Lord : O Lord, I beseech [ Thee, de - | liver my | soul. 5. Gracious is the | Lord, and | righteous : yea, | our | God is I merciful. 6. The Lord pre - | serv - eth the | simple ; I was in misery, | and He | helped | me. 7. Turn again then unto thy rest, | O my ] soul : for the Lord. I hath re - | warded | thee. 8. And why ? Thou hast delivered my | soul from | death : mine eyes from tears, | and my | feet from | falling. 9. I will walk be - I fore the | Lord : ill the | Lmd ] of the I living. 10. I believed, and therefore will I speak ; but I was | sore I troubled : I said in my haste \ All | men are | liars. 11. What reward shall I give | un -=- to the | Lord : for all the benefits that | He hath | done un - | to me ? 12. I will receive the CUp | of sal - | vation : and cill upon the I Name | of the | Lord. 13. I will pay my vows now in the presence of | all His I people : right dear in the sight of the Lord is the | death | of His | saints. 1 4. Behold, O Lord, how that | I am • Thy | sei*vant : I am Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid ; Thou hast I broken my | bonds in | sunder. 15. I will offer to Thee the sacri - | fice of | thanks- giving : and will call upon the | Name | of the | Lord; p 214 THE PSALMS. DAY 24. 16. I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of I all His I people : in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. | Praise | — the | Lord. Psalm 1 1 7. — Laudate Dom'inum, o / /^ PRAISE the Lord, | all ye | heathen : praise | V_>/ Him, I all ye | nations. 2. For His merciful kindness is ever more and | more to - | wards us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever | Praise | — the | Lord. Psalm 118.* — Confitemini Domino, ^ jIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious : because his | mer ■=■ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 2. Let Israel now confess, that | He is | gracious : and that His | mer -i- cy en - | dureth for ] ever. 3. Let the house of Aaron | nov/ con - | fess : that His i mer - cy en - | dureth for | ever. 4. Yea, let them now that fear the [ Loid con - | fess : that His | mer -2. cy en - | dureth for j ever. 5. I called upon the j Lord in | trouble : and the Lord | heard | me at | large. 6. The Lord is | on my | side : I will not fear what [ man doeth | unto | me. 7. The Lord taketh my part with [ them that | help me : therefore shall I see my de - | sire up - | on mine | enemies. • Proper for Easter Day. DAY 24. THE PSALMS. 21 5 8. It is better to trust | in the | Lord : than to put any | confi - | dence in | man. 9. It is better to trust | in the | Lord : than to put any | confi - | dence in | princes. 10. All nations compassed me | round a - [ bout : but in the Name of the | Lord will | I de - | stroy them. 1 1. They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on | every | side : but in the Name of the j Lord will I I de - I stroy them. 12. They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire a - | mong the | thorns : for in the Name of the I Lord I | will de - | stroy them. 13. Thou hast thrust sore at me, that | I might | fall : but the I Lord | was my j help. 1 4. The Lord is my strength, | and my | song : and is be - I come | my sal - | vation. 15. The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings | of the I righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth | mighty | things to | pass. 16. The right hand of the Lord hath the [ pre - | eminence : the right hand of the Lord bringeth | mighty | things to | pass. 1 7. I shall not I die, but | live : and declare the | works I of the | Lord. 18. The Lord hath chastened and cor - | rected | me : but He hath not given^me | over | unto | death. 19. Open me the | gates of | righteousness : that I may go into them, and give | thanks | un -to the | L^rd. P 2 2l6 THE PSALMS. DAY 24 20. This is the gate | of the j Lord : the righteous | shall [ enter | into it. 21. I will thank Thee, for | Thou hast | heard me : and art be - | come | my sal - | vation. 22. The same stone whicll the | build — ers re - | fused : is become the | head-stone | in the | corner. 23. This is the I Lord's | doing : and it is | marvel- lous I in our | eyes. f 24. This is the day which the | Lord hath | made : we will rejoice | and be | glad | in it. mf 25. Help me | now, O | Lord: O Lord, | send us | now pros - I perity. 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the [ Name • of the | Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the | house I of the | Lord. 27. God is the Lord who hath | shewed us j light : bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even untO the | horns | of the I altar. / 28. Thou art my God, and | I will | thank Thee : Thou art my | God, and | I will | praise Thee. 29. O give thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious : and His | mer-^cyen- | dureth for | ever. (Etienmg; draper. Psalm 1 1 9. — Beati immaculati. 35 mf 13 LESSED are those that are undeiRled | in the | way : -L/ and walk in the | law | of the | Lord. DAY 24, THE PSALMS. 217 2. Blessed are they that [ keep His | testimonies : and seek Him I with their | whole | heart. 3. For they who | do no | wickedness : walk | in | His I ways. 4. Thou [ hast [ charged ; that we shall diligently | keep I Thy com - | mandments. 5. O that my ways were made | so di - | rect : that | r might I keep Thy | statutes I 6. So shall I not | be con - | founded : while I have respect unto | all | Thy com - | mandments. 7. I will thank Thee with an UH - | feigned | heart : when I shall have learned the | judgments | of Thy | righteousness. 8. I will 1 keep Thy | ceremonies ; for - | sake | me not I utterly. In quo corriget ! HEREWITHAL shall a young man | cleanse his I way : even by ruling him - | self [ after | Thy word. 10. With my whole heart | have I | sought Thee : O ilet me not go wrong | out of | Thy com - | mandments. 1 1 . Thy words have I hid with - | in my | heart ; that 1 I should not | sin a - | gainst Thee. 12. Blessed art | Thou, O [ Lord : | teach | me Thy I statutes, 13. With my lips have | 1 been | telling : of all the | judgments | of Thy | mouth. 1 4. I have had as 'great delight in the way | of Thy | testimonies ; as I in all 1 manner of I riches. 21 8 THE PSALMS. BAY 24. 15. I will talk of [ Thy com - | mandments : and have re - I spect | unto Thy | ways. 16. My delight shall be | in Thy | statutes : and I will I not for - | get Thy | word. ;^ Retrihue servo tuo. ODO well I unto Thy | servant : that I may | live, and [ keep Thy | word. 18. Open I Thou mine j eyes : that I may see the wondrous I things | of Thy | law. 19. I am a stranger up - | on | earth : O hide not | Thy com - | mandments | from me. 20. My soul breaketh out for the very | fervent de - | sire : that it hath | alway | unto Thy | judgments. 21. Thou hast re - | buked the | proud : and cursed are they that do ] err from | Thy com - j mandments. 22. O turn from me shame | and re - | buke : for I have I kept Thy | testi - | monies. 23. Princes also did sit and | speak a - | gainst me : but Thy servant is | occupied | in Thy | statutes. cres. 24. For Thy testimonies are | my de - | light : and [ my I counsel - | lors. Adhc£sit pavmento , Y soul cleaveth | to the | dust : O quicken Thou me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 26. I have acknowledged my ways, and Thou | heardest | me : | teach | me Thy | statutes. M DAY 25. THE PSALMS. 219 27. Make me to understand the way of | Thy com - | mandments : and so shall I talk | of Thy | wondrous | works. 28. My soul melteth away for | very | heaviness : comfort thou me ac - | cording | unto Thy | word. 29. Take from me the | way of [ lying : and cause Thou me to I make much | of Thy | law. 30. I have chosen the | way of | truth : and Thy judgments | have I | laid be - | fore me. 31. I have stuck I unto Thy | testimonies : | Lord, con - | found me | not. s. 32. I will run the way of | Thy com - | mandments : when Thou hast | set my | heart at | liberty. Day 25. Sl^Drmng: draper.* Legem pone. TEACH me, O Lord, the way | of Thy | statutes : and I shall | keep it | unto the | end. 34. Give me understanding, and I shall | keep Thy | law : yea, I shall keep it [ with my | whole | heart. 35. Make me to go in the path of | Thy com- | mandments : for there - | in is | my de - | sire. 36. Incline my heart | unto Thy | testimonies : and | not to I covetous - | ness. 37. O turn away mine eyes, lest they be - | hold [ vanity : and quicken | Thou me ] in Thy | way. 38. O stablish Thy word | in Thy | servant : that [ I may | fear j Thee. ^ Chant No. 35 is to be sung to the whole of this Psalm. 220 THE PSALMS. DAY 2$. 39. Take away the rebuke that [ I 'am a- | frald of: for Thy I judgments | are | good. /" 40. Behold, my delight is in | Thy com - | mandments : O quicken I me I in Thy | righteousness. £t venlat super me. mf T ET Thy loving mercy come also unto | me, O | J y Lord : even Thy salvation, ac - | cording | unto Thy | word. 42. So shall I make answer unto | my bias - | phemers : for my I trust is | in Thy | word. 43. O take not the word of Thy truth utterly | out of' my [ mouth : for my | hope is | in Thy | judgments. 44. So shall I alway | keep Thy | law : yea, | for j ever and j ever. 45. And I will I walk at | liberty : for I | seek | Thy com - j mandments. 46. I will speak of Thy testimonies also, even be - | fore I kings : and [ will not [ be a - | shamed. 47. And my delight shall be in | Thy com - | mandments : which | I | have | loved. 48. My hands also will I lift up unto Thy command- ments which I I have | loved : and my study | shall be | in Thy | statutes. Memor esto servi tut, \ O THINK upon Thy servant, as con - | cerning Thy | word : wherein Thou hast caused [me to | put my I trust. 1 DAY 25. THE PSALMS. 221 50. The same is my comfort | in my | trouble : for Thy I word hath | quickened | me. 51. The proud have had me exceedingly | in de - | rision : yet have I not | shrinked | from Thy | law. 52. For I remembered Thine everlasting | judg- ments, O I Lord : and | re - | ceived | comfort. 53. I am horri - | bly a - | fraid ; for the ungodly | that for - I sake Thy | law. 54. Thy statutes have | been my | songs : in the [ house I of my | pilgrimage. 55. I have thought upon Thy Name, O Lord, in the | night - I season : and | have | kept Thy | law. 56. This I I I had : because I I kept | Thy com - | mandments. Portio mea^ Domine, THOU art my portion | O ] Lord : I have promis - | ed to I keep Thy | law. 58. I made my humble petition in Thy presence with my I whole | heart : O be merciful unto me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 59. I called mine own ways ] to re - | membrance : and turned my | feet un - | to Thy | testimonies. 60. I made haste, and prolonged | not the | time : to | keep I Thy com - | mandments. 61. The congregations of the ungodly have | robbed | me : but I have | not for - | gotten Thy | law. 62. At midnight SL will rise to give thanks | unto I Thee : because | of Thy | righteous I judgments. 222 THE PSALMS. DAY 25. 63. I am a companion of all [ them that | fear Thee : and I keep | Thy com - | mandments. dM cres, 64. The earth, O Lord, is full | of Thy | mercy : | teach I me Thy | statutes. Bonttatem fectsti, mf /^^ LORD, Thou hast dealt graciously | with Thy | \^ servant ; ac - | cording | unto Thy | word. 66. O learn me true under - | standing and | knowledge : for I have be - I lieved | Thy com - | mandments. 67. Before I was troubled | I went | wrong : but now | have I I kept Thy | word. 68. Thou art | good and [ gracious : | teach | me Thy | statutes. 69. The proud have imagined a | lie a - | gainst me : but I will keep Thy commandments | with my | whole | heart. 70. Their heart is as | fat as | brawn : but my delight hath 1 been | in Thy | law. 71. It is good for me that I have | been in | trouble that I I may | learn Thy | statutes. 72. The law of Thy mouth is dearer | unto [ me : than | thousands of | gold and | silver. (EbemuB: draper. Manus tua fecerunt me. m if ^ I ^HY hands have made me and | fashioned | me : O X give me understanding, that I may | learn | Thy com - | mandments. DAY 25. THE PSALMS. 223 74. They that fear Thee will be glad | when they | see me : because I have put my | trust | in Thy | word. 75. I know, O Lord, that Thy | judgments are | right : and that Thou of very faithfulness hast | caused me | to be I troubled. 76. O let Thy merciful kindness | be my j comfort ; according to Thy | word | unto Thy | servant. 77. O let Thy loving mercies come unto me, that | I may | live : for Thy | law is | my de - | light. 78. Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about I to de - I stroy me : but I will be OCcu - | pied in I Thy com - | mandments. 79. Let such as fear Thee, and have | known Thy | testimonies : be | turned | unto | me. 80. let my heart be sound | in Thy | statutes : that | I be I not a - | shamed. Defectt anima me a, MY soul hath longed for | Thy sal - | vation : and I have a good hope be - | cause | of Thy | word. 82. Mine eyes long sore | for Thy | word : saying, O when I wilt thou I comfort | me ? 83. For I am become like a bottle ] in the | smoke : yet do I not | for - | get Thy | statutes. 84. How many are the days | of Thy | servant : when wilt Thou be avenged of | them that | persecute | me ? 85. The proud have digged | pits for | me : which | are not | after Thy | law. 224 THE PSALMS. DAY 25. 86. All Thy com - | mandments are | tme : they persecute me falsely ; [ O be | Thou my [ help. 87. They had almost made an end of | me up — on | earth : but I for - | sook not | Thy com - | mandments. 88. O quicken me after Thy | loving - | kindness : and so shall I keep the testi - [ monies | of Thy | mouth. O In aturnuniy Domlne, I LORD, Thy I word : endureth for | ever | in j heaven. 90. Thy truth also remaineth from one generation | to an - I other ; Thou hast laid the foundation of the | earth, and I it a - I bideth. 91. They continue this day according | to Thine | ordinance : for | all things j serve | Thee. 92. If my delight had not been | in Thy | law : I should have ] perished | in my | trouble. 93. I will never forget | Thy com - | mandments: for with them I Thou hast | quickened | me. 94. I am I Thine, O | save me : for I have | sought | Thy com - | mandments. 95. The ungodly laid wait for me | to de - | stroy me : but I will con - I sider Thy | testi - | monies. 96. I see that all things come | to an | end : but Thy commandment | is ex - | ceeding | broad. L Quomodo dilext I ORD, what love have I | unto Thy | law : all the day long I is my I study | in it. I \ DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 225 98. Thou through Thy commandments hast made me wiser I than mine | enemies: for | they are | ever | with me. 99. I have more understanding | than my | teachers • for Thy testi - [ monies | are my | study. 1 00. I am wiser | than the | aged ; because I | keep | Thy com - | mandments. 1 01. I have refrained my feet from every [ evil | way : that ] I may | keep Thy | word. 102. I have not shruilk | from Thy | judgments : for | Thou I teachest ] me. 103. O how sweet are Thy words ] unto my | throat : yea, sweeter than | honey | unto my | mouth. 1 04. Through Thy commandments I get^| under - [ standing ; therefore I | hate all | evil | ways. Day 26. apornma: draper. Lucerna pedibus meis, THY word is a lantern | unto my | feet : and a | light I unto my | paths. 1 06. I have sworn, and am | stedfastly | purposed : to | keep Thy | righteous | judgments. 107. I am troubled a - | bove | measure : quicken me, Lord, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 108. Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please | Thee, O [ Lord : and | teach | me Thy | judgments. 109. My soul is alway | in my | hand : yet do I | not for - I get Thy | law. 1 10. The ungodly have laid a | snare for ] me : but yet 1 swerved I not from | Thy com - | mandments. 226 THE PSALMS. DAY 26. 111. Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage | for I ever : and why ? they are the very ] joy | of my | heart. 112. I have applied my heart to fulfil Thy ] statutes | alway : even j un - | to the | end. Iniquos od'io hahu'u I HATE them that imagine | evil | things : but | Thy law I do I I love. 1 1 4. Thou art my de - | fence and | shield : and my | trust is I in Thy | word. 115. Away from I me, ye | wicked : I will keep the com - ] mandments | of my | God. 116. O stablish me according to Thy word, that | I may | live : and let me not be disap - | pointed | of my | hope. 117. Hold Thou me up, and | I • shall be | safe : yea, my delight shall be | ever | in Thy | statutes. 118. Thou hast trodden down all them that depart | from Thy | statutes : for they i - | magine | but de - | ceit. 119. Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the | earth like I dross : therefore I [ love Thy | testi - | monies. 120. My flesh trembleth for | fear of | Thee : and I am a - ] fraid j of Thy | judgments. I JFeci judicium. DEAL with the thing that is | lawful and | right : O give me not over | unto | mine op - | pressors. DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 227 122. Make Thou Thy servant to delight In | that • which is I good : that the | proud do | me no | wrong. 123. Mine eyes are wasted away with looking | for Thy I health : and for the [ word | of Thy | righteousness. 124. O deal with Thy servant according unto Thy | loving I mercy : and | teach j me Thy | statutes. 125. I am Thy servant, O grant me | under - | standing : that I may | know Thy | testi - | monies. 126. It is time for Thee, Lord, to lay | to Thine | hand : for they | have de - | stroyed Thy | law. 127. For I love I Thy com - | mandments : above | gold and | precious | stone. 128. Therefore hold I straight all | Thy com - | mandments : and all false ways I | utter - | ly ab - | hor. Mirabtlta, THY testi - I monies are | wonderful : therefore | doth my | soul | keep them. 130. When Thy word | goeth | forth : it giveth light and under - | standing | unto the | simple. 131. I opened my mouth, and drew ] in my | breath : for my delight | was in | Thy com - | mandments. 132. O look thou upon me, and be merciful | unto | me : as Thou usest to do unto | those that | love Thy | Name. 133. Order my steps | in Thy | word : and so shall no wickedness | have do - | minion ] over me. 134. O deliver me Trom the wrongful | dealings of | men : and so shall I | keep | Thy com - | mandments. \ 228 THE PSALMS. DAY 20 135. Shew the light of Thy countenance up - | on Thy [ servant : and | teach | me Thy | statutes. 136. Mine eyes gush I out with | water : because | men keep | not Thy | law. Justus eSy Domine, RIGHTEOUS are | Thou, O | Lord : and [ true | is Thy I judgment. 138. The testimonies that Thou | hast com - | manded : are ex - | ceeding | righteous and | true. 139. My zeal hath even con - | sumed | me : because mine enemies | have for - | gotten Thy | words. 1 40. Thy word is tried | to the | uttermost : and Thy | servant | loveth | it. 141. I am small, and of | no repu - | tation : yet do I not for - I get I Thy com - | mandments. 1 42. Thy righteousness is an ever- | lasting j righteous- ness : and Thy I law | is the | truth. 1 43. Trouble and heaviness have taken | hold up- | on me : yet is my de - | light in | Thy com - | mandments , 1 44. The righteousness of Thy testimonies is | ever - | lasting : O grant me under- | stand -2- ing, and | I shall | live. (Etienino: |Bra?er. Clamavi in toto corde meo, I CALL with my | whole | heart : hear me, O Lord, | I will I keep Thy | statutes. 1 46. Yea, even unto Thee | do I | call : help me, and | 1 shall I keep Thy J testimonies. DAY 26. THE PSALMS. 229 1 47. Early in. the morning do I cry | unto | Thee : for in Thy I word | is my | trust. 1 48. Mine eyes prevent the | night - | watches : that I might be I occupied | in Thy | words. 1 49. Hear my voice O Lord, according unto Thy | loving - I kindness : quicken me, ac - ] cording as | Thou art | wont. 150. They draw nigh that of mahce | persecute | me : and are | far | from Thy | law. 151. Be Thou nigh at | hand, O | Lord : for all Thy com - I mandments | are | true. 152. As concerning Thy testimonies, I have | known long I since : that Thou hast | grounded | them foi | ever. Vide bumtlitatem, O CONSIDER mine adversity, and de - | liver ] me : for I do | not for - | get Thy | law. 154. Avenge Thou my cause, and de - | liver | me : quicken me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 155. Health is far | from the • un - | godly : for they re - I gard | not Thy | statutes. 156. Great is Thy mercy | O | Lord : quicken | me, as | Thou art | wont. 157. Many there are that trouble me, and | persecute | me : yet do I not | swerve | from Thy | testimonies. 158. It grieveth me when I | see the • trans - | gressors : because | they keep | not Thy | law. 159. Consider O Lord, how I love | Thy com - 230 THE PSALMS. DAY 26. mandments : O quicken me, according | to Thy | loving - I kindness. 160. Thy word is true from | ever - | lasting : all the judgments of Thy righteousness en- | dure for | ever- | more. Princtpes persecut'i sunt, PRINCES have persecuted me with - | out a | cause : but my heart standeth in | awe | of Thy [ word. 162. I am as glad | of Thy | word : as one that | findeth | great | spoils. 163. As for lies, I hate | and ab - | hor them : but | Thy law I do I I love. 164. Seven times a day | do I | praise Thee : because | of Thy I righteous | judgments. 165. Great is the peace that they have who | love Thy | law : and they are ] not of - | fended | at it. 166. Lord, I have looked for Thy | saving | health •: and done | after | Thy com - ] mandments. 167. My soul hath | kept Thy | testimonies : and \ loved I them ex - | ceedingly. 168. I have kept Thy commandments | and | testimo- nies : for all my | ways | are be - [ fore Thee. j4ppropinquet deprecatto. LET my complaint come before [ Thee, O | Lord ; give me understanding, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. 170. Let my supplication | come be - | fore Thee : deliver me, ac - | cording | to Thy | word. DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 23 1 171. My lips shall speak I of Thy | praise : \vhen Thou hast I taught | me Thy | statutes. 172. Yea my tongue shall sing" | of Thy | word : for all Thy com - | mand - | ments are | righteous. 173. Let Thine | hand | help me : fori have ] chosen j Thy com - | mandments. 174. I have longed for Thy saving [ health, O 1 Lord : and in Thy | law is | my de - | light. 175. O let my soul live, and | it shall | praise Thee : and Thy | judg - | ments shall | help me. 176. I have gone astray like a sheep | that is | lost : O seek Thy servant, for I do not for - | get | Thy com - | mandments. Day 27. Sl^orning; draper. Psalm 120. — Jld Dominum. 25 w/ TT THEN I was in trouble I called up- | on the | V V Lord : and | He | heard | me. 2. Deliver my soul O Lord, from | lying [ lips : and | from a ' de - [ ceitful [ tongue. 3. What reward shall be given or done unto thee, | thou false | tongue : even mighty and sharp arrows, | with hot I burning | coals. 4. Woe is me, that I am constrained to [ dwell with | Mesech : and to have my habitation a - 1 mong the | tents of I Kedar. " 5. My soul hath long | dwelt a - | mong them : that are | enemies ) unto | peace. 0,2 232 THE PSALMS. DAY 27. 6, I labour for peace, but when I speak unto | them there - | of : they | make them | ready to | battle. 26 Psalm 121. — Levavi oculos, jtj • nif T WILL lift up mine eyes | un ^ to the | hills : from | X whence | cometh my [ help. 2. My help cometh even | from the | Lord : who hath | made | heaven and | earth. 3. He will not suffer thy foot | to be ] moved : and He that I keepeth thee [ will not | sleep. 4. Behold, He that | keepeth | Israel : shall | neither | slumber nor | sleep. 5. The Lord Himself | is thy | keeper : the Lord is thy de - I fence up - | on Thy | right hand ; 6. So that the sun shall not | burn • thee by | day : nei - [ ther the | moon by | night. 7. The Lord shall preserve thee | from all | evil : yea^ it is even He | that shall | keep thy | soul. 8. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy | coming in : from this time | forth for | ever - | more. Psalm 122. — Lcetatus sum, ^. 24 mf T WAS glad when they | said unto | me ; We will X go into the I house | of the | Lord. 2. Our feet shall stand | in thy j gates : | — Je - | rusa - I lem. 3. Jerusalem is built [ as a | city : that is at | unity | in it - I self. 4. For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes | of the i DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 233 Lord : to testify unto Israel, to give thanks unto the | Name | of the ] Lord. 5. For there is the | seat of | judgment ; even the seat | of the I house of | David. 6. O pray for the peace | of Je - | rusalem ; they shall | prosper that | love | Thee. 7. Peace be with - [ in thy [ walls : and plenteous - 1 ness with - | in thy [ palaces. 8. For my brethren and com - | panions' | sakes : I will I wish [ thee pros - | perity. 9. Yea, because of the house of the | Lord our j God : I will I seek to | do thee | good. Psalm 123. — Ad te levavi oculos meos, ^ LTNTO Thee lift I | up mine | eyes ; O Thou that [ / dwellest [ in the | heavens. 2. Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand | of her | mistress ; even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until | He have | mer-cy up - | on us. 3. Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have | mer-cy up- | us : for we are | utter - | ly de - | spised. 4. Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof | of the | wealthy : and with the de - | spiteful ness | of the | proud. Psalm 124. — Nisi quia Dominus, ^- IF the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may | Israel | say : If the Lord himself had not been on our side, when | men rose | up a - | gainst us ; VI ^2,4- THE PSALMS. DAY 27. 2. They had swallowed | us up | quick : when they were so wrathful - | ly dis - | pleased [ at us. 3. Yea the waters had | drowned [ us : and the stream nad I gone ] over our | soul. 4. The deep waters [ of the | proud : had gone | even | over our | soul. 5. But praised [ be the | Lord : who hath not given us over for a ] prey | unto their | teeth. 6. Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare [ of the [ fowler : the snare is broken | and we | are de - | Hvered. 7. Our help standeth in the | Name • of the | Lord : who hath I made | heaven and | earth. Psalm 125. — Qui conjidunt. if ^nr^HEY that put their trust in the Lord shall be even | X as the • mount | Sion : which may not be removed, but I standeth | fast for [ ever. 2. The hills stand a - I bout Je - | rusalem : even so standeth the Lord round about His people, from this time I forth for I ever - j more. 3. For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot | of the I righteous : lest the righteous put their [ hand | unto I wickedness. 4. Do I well, O [ Lord : unto those that are | good and 1 true of | heart. 5. As for such as turn back unto | their own [ wicked- ness : the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers ; but I peace shall | be up - on | Israel. LAY 27. THE PSALMS. 235 (Kbeninij ^ravtv^ Psalm 126. — In convertendo, _ 4 / T T 7HEN the Lord turned again the captivi - | ty of | V V Sion : then were we like ] unto | them that | dream. 2. Then was our month | filled with ] laughter : and | our I tongue with | joy. 3. Then said they a - | mong tho | heathen : The Lord hath I done great | things | for 1.1 lem. 4. Yea, the Lord hath done great things for | us al - | ready : where - | of | we re - | joice. 5. Turn our captivity, | O | Lord : as the | rivers | in the [ south. 6. They that | sow in I tears : shall ] reap | in | joy. 7. He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth | forth good I seed : shall doubtless come again with joy, and I bring his | sheaves | with him. Psalm 127. — Nisi Dom'inus. 4 nf T~^XCEPT the Lord [ build the | house : their labour | A V is but I lost that | build it. 2. Except the Lord | keep the | city : the watchman | waketh [ but in | vain. 3. It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the | bread of | carefulness : for 30 He giveth I His be - | loved | sleep. 4. Lo, children and the frnit | of the | womb : are an .eritage and gift that | cometh j of the | Lord. 236 THE PSALMS. DAY 27. 5. Like as the arrows in the hand | of the | giant : even I so • are the [ young | children. 6. Happy is the man that hath his | quiver [ full of them : they shall not be ashamed, when they speak with their | enemies | in the | gate. Psalm 128. — Beatt omnes, ^ mf 13 LESSED are all they that | fear the | Lord : and | XJ walk [ in His | ways. 2. For thou shalt eat the labours | of thine ] hands : O well is thee, and | happy | shalt thou | be. 3. Thy wife shall be as the j fruitful | vine : upon the | walls I of thine | house. 4. Thy children like the | olive - [ branches : round a - I bout I thy | table. 5. Lo, thus shall the | man be | blessed : that | fear - | eth the ] Lord. 6. The Lord from out of Sion | shall so [ bless thee : that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity | all thy | life | long. 7. Yea, that thou shalt see thy j children's | children : and I peace upon [ Isra - | el. Psalm 129.- — Sc^pe expugnaverunt. ^^ lo w/ 1\ /r ANY a time have they fought against me from | my JLVX youth I up : may | Israel | now | say. 2. Yea, many a time have they vexed me from | my youth I up : but they have | not pre - | vail - ed a - [ gainst me. DAY 27. THE PSALMS. 237 3. The plowers plowed up - | on my | back : and | made | long | furrows. 4. But the I righteous | Lord : hath hewn the snares | of the • un - I godly in | pieces. 5. Let them be confounded and | turned j backward : as many as have | evil | will at ] Sion. 6. Let them be even as the grass growing up - | on the I housetops : which withereth afore | it be [ plucked | up. 7. Whereof the mower filleth | not his | hand : neither he that bindeth | up the | sheaves his | bosom. 8. So that they who go by say not so much as, The | Lord I prosper you : we wish you good luck in the | Name | of the I Lord. 26 Psalm l<^o.* — De profundis, ,,. -^ ^ ^ Minor. OUT of the deep have 1 called unto | Thee,0 [ Lord : Lord, I liear | my | voice. 2. O let Thine ears con - | sider | well : the | voice of I my com - | plaint. 3. If Thou Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is | done a - | miss : O Lord, | who | may a - | bide it ? 4. For there is | mercy | with Thee : there 1 fore shalt I Thou be | feared. {Major.) 5. I look for the Lord ; my SOul doth | wait for | Him : in His | word | is my | trust. 6. My soul fleeth | un — to the | Lord : before the morning watch, I say, be - | fore the | morning | watch • Proper for Ash Wednesday. The next is Psalm 143. 238 THE PSALMS. DAY 28. cres, 7. O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord | there is I mercy : and with | Him is | plen — teous re - | demption. 8. And He shall re - | deem | Israel : from ] all | his I sins. T^ 7-. . 26 JrsALM 131. — JJomme, non sst. ^^ . .nf T ORD, I am | not high - | minded : I | have no | J — y proud I looks. 2. I do not exercise myself in | great | matters : which. | aie too I high for | me. 3. But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned I from his | mother : yea my soul is even | as a I weaned | child. 4. O Israel, | trust • in the ] Lord : from this time | forth for | ever - | more. Day 28. ^ovnin^ ^va^zv. Psalm 132.* — Memento Dom'ine, 04 mf T ORD, re - | member | David : and | all | his | J — J trouble ; 2. How he sware | un - to the | Lord : and vowed a vow unto the Al - | mighty | God of | Jacob ; 3. I will not come within the tabernacle | of mine | house : nor climb | up in - | to my [ bed ; 4. I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine | eye- lids to I slumber : neither the temples of my head to | take I any | rest ; * Proper for Christmas Day. DAY 28. THE PSALMS. 239 5. Until I find out a place for the temple | of the | Lord ; an habitation for the | mighty | God of I Jacob. 6. Lo, we heard of the | same at | Ephrata : and | found it I in the | wood. 7. We will go I into His | tabernacle : and fall low on our I knees be - | fore His | footstool. 8. Arise O Lord, into Thy | resting - | place : Thou and the I ark | of Thy | strength. 9. Let Thy priests be | cloth — ed with | righteousness: and let Thy | saints | sing with | joyfulness. 10. For Thy servant j David's | sake : turn not away die presence of \ Thine A - | nointed. 11. The Lord hath made a faithful oath | unto David : and He | shall not | shrink from | it. 12. Of the fruit I of thy | body : shall I | set up - | on thy I seat. 13. If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that | I shall | learn them : their children also shall sit upon thy | seat for j ever - | more. 1 4. For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation ] for Him - | self : He | hath | longed | for her. I 5. This shall be my | rest for | ever : here will I dwell, for I I have a de - | light there - | in. 16. I will bless her I victuals with | increase : and will satis - I fy her | poor with | bread. 17. I will deck her | priests with | health : and her saints | shall re - | jpice and | sing. 1 8. There shall I make the horn of ( Da -^ vid to | flourish : I have ordained a I lantern for | mine A - I nointed, 24O THE PSALMS. DAY 28.' 19. As for his enemies, I shall clothe j them with | shame : but upon himself ] shall his [ crown | flourish. Psalm 133. — Ecce^ quam honum I ^ mf T) EHOLD, how good and joyful a | thing it | is . XJ brethren, to | dwell to - | gether in [ unity. 2. It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down | un -2- to the | beard : even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the | skirts | of his [ clothing. 3. Like as the | dew of | Hermon : which fell up - | on the I hill of | Sion. 4. For there the Lord | promised His | blessing : and | life for I ever - | more. Psalm 134. — Ecce nunc, -^ / T^ EHOLD now, | praise the | Lord : all ye j servants | XJ of the I Lord; 2. Ye that by night stand in the house | of the | Lord : even in the courts of the | house | of our [ God. 3. Lift up your hands | in the | sanctuary : and j praise | — the | Loid. 4. The Lord that made | heaven and | earth : give thee I blessing I out of | Sion. Psalm 135. — Laudate Nomen, -- mf /^ PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the | Name • of the | V^^ Lord : praise it, ye [ servants | of the | Lord ; 2. Ye that stand in the house | of the | Lord : in the courts of the I house 1 of our I God. DAY 28. THE PSALMS. 241 3. O praise the Lord, for the | Lord Is | gracious : O sing praises unto His Name, [ for | it is [ lovely. 4. For why ? the Lord hath chosen Jacob | unto Him - | self : and Israel | for His J own pos - | session. 5. For I know that the | Lord is | great : and that our Lord I is a - | bove all | gods. 6. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He In heaven, | and in | earth : in the sea, | and in [ all deep | places. 7. He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends [ of the | world : and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the I winds out | of His | treasures. 8. He smote the first - | born of | Egypt : both | of | man and ] beast. 9. He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou | land of | Egypt : upon Pharaoh [ and | all his I servants. 10. He smote | divers | nations : and [ slew | mighty | kings ; 1 1. Sehon king of the Amorltes, and Og" the I king of | Basan : and | all the | king - doms of | Canaan ; 12. And gave their land to | be an | heritage : even an heritage unto | Isra - | el his | people. 13. Thy Name O Lord, en - |dur-ethfor| ever : so doth Thy memorial O Lord, from one gener - | ation I to an - I other. 1 4. For the Lord will a - | venge His | people : and be I gracious | unto His | servants. 1 5. As for the images of the heathen, they are but | silver and I gold : the I work of I men's I hands. 242 THE PSALMS. DAY 28- 16. They have I mouths, and | speak not : eyes ' have they, | but they | see not. 1 7. They have ears, and | yet they | hear not : neither is there any | breath | in their | mouths. 18. They that make them are | Hke unto | them and so are all they that | put their | trust in | them. f 19. Praise the Lord, ye | house of | Israel : praise the Lord, ye | house of | Aaron. 20. Praise the Lord, ye | house of | Levi : ye that fear the | Lord, | praise the | Lord. 21. Praised be the Lord | out of | Sion : who | dwelleth | at Je - | rusalem. Ctienmg: draper. Psalm 136. — Conjitemint, f /^~\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | He is | gracious ^^^ and His | mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever.* 2. O give thanks unto the God | of all | gods : for His | mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 3. O thank the Lord | of all | lords : for His | mer -^ cy en - [ dureth for | ever. 4. Who only I doeth great | wonders : for His | mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 5. Who by His excellent wisdom | made the | heavens ; for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 6. Who laid out the earth a - | bove the | waters ; for His I mer -2- cy en - | dureth for | ever. * Both sides of the Choir are requested to sing the words, "For His mercy endureth for ever." DAY 28. THE PSALMS. 243 7. Who hath I made great | lights : for His ] mer -=- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 8. The sun to 1 mle the | day : for His [ mer -^ cy en - I dureth for | ever. 9. The moon and the stars to | gov — ern the ] night : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. I o. Who smote Egypt | with their ] first-born : for His | mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 1 1 . And brought out Israel I from a - | mong them : for His I mer ^ cy en - j dureth for [ ever. 12. With a mighty hand, and | stretched-out | arm : for His I mer -=- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 13. Who divided the Red Sea j in two ] paits : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 1 4. And made Israel to go \ through the | midst of it : for His I mer ^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 1 5. But as for Pharoah and his host, he overthrew them I in the • Red | Sea : for His | mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 16. Who led His people | through the | wilderness : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 1 7. Who I smote great | kings : for His | mer — cy en - I dureth for | ever. 18. Yea and slew | mighty | kings ; for His [ mer - cy en - I dureth for | ever. 19. Sehon king I of the | Amorites : for His ] mer -^ cy en - | dureth- for ] ever. 20. x\nd Og the | king of | Basan : for His | mer -2- cy en - I dureth for [ ever. 244 THE PSALMS. DAY 28. 21. And gave away their land | for an | heritage : for His I mer -i- cy en - | dureth for | ever. 22. Even for an heritage unto Isra - ] el His | servant : for His I mer -^^ cy en - | dureth for | ever ; 23. Who remembered us when we | were in | trouble : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 24. And hath delivered US | from our | enemies : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 25. Who giveth food | to all | flesh : for His | mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever ; 26. O give thanks unto the ] God of | heaven : for His I mer -^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. 27. O give thanks unto the | Lord of | lords for His I mer ^ cy en - | dureth for | ever. Psalm I 37. — Super jlumina. 24 p TD^ the waters of Babylon we sat | down and | JD wept : when we re - | membered | thee, O | Sion. 2. As for our harps, we | hanged them | up : upon the [ trees that | are there - | in. 3. For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and melody, | in our | heaviness : Sing us one | of the I songs of | Sion. 4. How shall we sing the | Lord's | song : in | — a | strange | land ? 5. If I forget thee, | O Je - | rusalem : let my right | hand for - | get her | cunning. 6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave toi DAY 28. THE PSALMS. 245 the roof I of my I mouth : yea if I prefer not Je - | rusalem | in my | mirth. 7. Remember the children of Edom, O Lord in the day I of Je - I rusalem : how they said, Down with it, down with it, | even | to the | ground. 8. O daughter of Babylon, wast - | ed with | misery : yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as | thou hast [ served | us. 9. Blessed shall he be that | taketh thy [ children : and throweth | them a - | gainst the | stones. Psalm 138. — Confitebor tibL 00 I WILL give thanks unto Thee O Lord, with my | whole I heart : even before the gods will | I sing | praise un - | to Thee. 2. I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy Name, because of Thy loving - | kindness and | truth : for Thou hast magnified Thy Name, and Thy | word a - | bove all | things. 3. When I called upon Thee, Thou | heardest | me : and enduedst my | soul with | much | strength. 4. All the kings of the earth shall praise Thee, O | Lord : for they have heard the | words | of Thy | mouth. 5. Yea, they shall sing in the ways | of the | Lord : that great is the | glory | of the | Lord. 6. For though the Lord be high, yet hath He respect | un -^ to the | lowly : as for the proud, He be - | holdeth | them a ^ far | off. 7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt | & 246 THE PSALMS. DAY 29. Thou re - | fresh me : Thou shalt stretch forth Thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and | Thy right | hand shall | save me. 8. The Lord shall make good His loving - | kind -2- ness to - | ward me : yea Thy mercy O Lord, endureth for ever ; despise not then the [ works of | Thine own | hands. Day 29. ^ovnins ^raper^ Psalm 139. — Doming, probasti, 27 OLORD, Thou hast searched me | out, and | known me : Thou knowest my down -sitting, and mine up-rising ; Thou understandest my | thoughts | long be - I fore, 2. Thou art about my path, and a - | bout my | bed : and | spiest out | all my | ways, 3. For lo, there is not a word [in my | tongue : but Thou, O Lord, | knowest it | alto - | gether. 4. Thou hast fashioned me beMnd | and be - | fore : and j laid Thine | hand up - | on me. 5. Such knowledge is too wonderful and | excellent | for me : I cannot at - | tain | unto | it. 6. Whither shall I go then | from Thy | Spirit : or whither shall I | go then | from Thy | presence ? 7. If I climb up into heaven, | Thou art ] there : if I go down to hell, | Thou art | there | also. 8. If I take the wings | of the | morning : and remain in the uttermost | parts | of the ] sea ; DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 247 9. Even there also shall | Thy hand [ lead me : and | Thy right | hand shall | hold me. 10. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall | cover | me : then shall my | night be | turn - ed to ] day. 1 1 . Yea, the darkness is no darkness with Thee, but the night is as clear | as the | day : the darkness and light to | Thee are | both a - ] like. 12. For my I reins are | Thine : Thou hast covered me I in my I mother's | womb. 13. I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully and I wonderfully | made : marvellous are Thy works, and that my soul | knoweth | right | well. 14. My bones are not | hid from | Thee : though I be made secretly, and fashioned be - | neath | in the | earth. 1 5. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet | being im - | perfect : and in Thy book were | all my | members | written ; 16. Which day by | day were | fashioned : when as yet I there was | none of | them. 17. How dear are Thy counsels unto | me, O | God : O how great | is the I sum of | them ! 18. If I tell them, they are more in number | than the | sand : when I wake up | I am | present | with Thee. 19. Wilt Thou not slay the | wicked, O | God : depart from me, | ye blood - | thirsty | men. 20. For they speak unrighteously a - ) gainst | Thee : and Thine enemies | take Thy | Name in | vain. 21. Do not I hate- them O Lord, that | hate | Thee : and am not I grieved with those that | rise | up a - ) gainst Thee ? R 2 248 THE PSALMS. DAY 29. 22. Yea, I hate them | right | sore : even as | though they I were mine | enemies. 23. Try me O God, and seek the ground | of my | heart : prove me | and ex - | amine my | thoughts. 24. Look well if there be any way of | wickedness | in me : and lead me in the ] way | ever - [ lasting. Psalm I40. — Erlpe me^ Domine» 29 DELIVER me O Lord, from the | evil | man : and preserve me | trom the | wicked | man. 2. Who imagine mischief | in their | hearts : and stir up I strife | all the • day | long. 3. They have sharpened their tongues ] like a | serpent : adder's | poison is | under their | lips. 4. Keep me O Lord, from the hands | of the • un - | godly : preserve me from the wicked men, who are pur- posed to I over - I throw my | goings. 5. The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net a - [ broad with [ cords : yea, and | set traps | in my | way. 6. I said unto the Lord, Thou | art my | God : hear the voice I of my | prayers, O | Lord. 7. O Lord God, Thou strength | of my | health : Thou hast covered my head | in the | day of | battle. 8. Let not the ungodly have his de - | sire, O | Lord : let not his mischievous imagination prosper | lest they | be too I proud. 9. Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the | head of | them : that | compass | me a - | bout. •M DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 249 10. Let hot burning coals | fall up - | on them : let them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they | never | rise • up a - | gain. 1 1 . A man full of words shall not prosper up - | on the [ earth : evil shall hunt the wicked ] per - son to | over - I throw him. 12. Sure I am that the Lord will a - | venge the | poor : and maintain the | cause | of the | helpless. 1 3. The righteous also shall give thanks | wito Thy | Name : and the just shall con - | tinue ] in Thy | sight. Psalm I4I. — Domine. clamxivi, 34 LORD, I call upon Thee, haste Thee | unto | me : and consider my VOice | when I | cry un - | to Thee. 2. Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight | as the | incense : and let the lifting up of my hands | be an | evening | sacrifice. 3. Set a watch O Lord, be - | fore my | mouth : and keep the I door | of my | lips. 4. O let not mine heart be inclined to any | evil | thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that v/ork wickedness, lest I eat of | such | things as | please them. 5. Let the righteous rather | smite me | fi iendly : and | — re - I prove | me.- 6. But let not their precious balms | break my | head : yea, I will pray [ yet a - | gainst their | wickedness. 250 THE PSALMS. DAY 29. 7. Let their judges be overthrown in | stony ( places : that they may hear my | words, for | they are | sweet. 8. Our bones He scattered be - | fore the | pit : like as when one breaketh and heweth | wood up - | on the | earth. mf 9. But mine eyes look unto Thee, | O Lord | God : in Thee is my trust, O | cast not | out my | soul. 10. Keep me from the snare that they have | laid for | me : and from the traps | of the | wicked | doers. 11. Let the ungodly fall into their own | nets to - | gether : and | let me ] ever es - | cape them. (Ebemng: ^rapcr^ Psalm I42. — Voca mea ad Dominum, 27 p T CRIED unto the Lord | with my [ voice : yea, even X unto the Lord did I [ make my | suppli - | cation. 2. I poured out my com - | plaints be - | fore Him : and I showed Him | of my | trouble. 3. When my spirit was in heaviness Thou | knewest my I path : in the way wherein I walked have they privily I laid a | snare for [ me. 4. I looked also up - | on my | right hand : and saw there was | no man | that would | know me. 5. I had no place to | flee un - | to : and no man | cared | for my | soul. 6. I cried unto Thee, O | Lord, and | said : Thou art my hope, and my portion in the [ land | of the | living. 7. Consider | my com - | plaint : for I am | brought | very | low. DAY 29. THE PSALMS. 25 1 8. O deliver me from my | perse - | cutors : for | they are | too strong | for me. 9. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks | unto Thy [ Name : which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous re - | sort un - | to my | company. Psalm 1 4 3.* — Domine, exaud'u 29 HEAR my prayer O Lord, and consider | my da - | sire : hearken unto me for Thy | truth and | righteousness' | sake. 2. And enter not into judgment | with Thy | servant : for in Thy sight shall | no man | living be | justified. 3. For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath smitten my life | down • to the | ground : he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men | that have | been long | dead. 4. Therefore is my spirit | vex — ed with - | in me : and my heart with - [ in me | is | desolate. 5. Yet do I remember the time past ; I muse upon | all Thy | works : yea, I exercise myself in the | works | of Thy I hands. 6. I stretch forth my hands | unto | Thee : my soul gaspeth unto Thee | as a | thirsty | land. 7. Hear me O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit | waxeth | faint : hide not Thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go I down in - | to the | pit. 8. O let me hear Thy loving-kindness betimes in the morning, for in | Thee is • my | trust : show Thou me the * Proper for Ash Wednesday. 252 THE PSALMS. DAY 30. way that I should walk in, for I lift up my | soul | unto | Thee. 9. Deliver me O Lord, | from mine | enemies : for I flee I unto [ Thee to | hide me. 10. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth Thee, for TllOll I art my | God : let Thy loving Spirit lead me forth I into the | land of | righteousness. 11. Quicken me O Lord, | for Thy | Name's sake : and for Thy righteousness' sake bring my | soul | out of | trouble. 12. And of Thy goodness | slay mine | enemies : and destroy all them that vex my soul ; [ for I | am Thy | servant. Day 3u. Stporninff draper. Psalm I44. — Bened'tctus Domlnus, 11 mf T) LESSED be the | Lord my [ strength : who teacheth XJ my hands to war, [ and my j fin -^ gers to | fight ; 2. My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in ] whom I | trust : who subdueth my people | that is I under [ me. 3. Lord what is man, that Thou hast such respect [ unto I him : or the son of man, that Thou | so re - | gardest | him ? 4. Man is like a [ thing of | nought : his time passeth a - [ way | like a ] shadow. 5. Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, [ and come | down : touch the mountains [ and | they shall [ smoke. DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 253 6. Cast forth Thy light - ] ning and ] tear them : shoot out Thine ) arrows, ] and con - | sume them. 7. Send down Thine hand | from a - ) bove : deHver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the \ hand of | strange | children ; 8. Whose mouth | talketh of | vanity : and their right hand is a | right ] hand of ] wickedness. 9. I will sing a new song unto | Thee, O | God : and sing praises unto Thee up - [ on a ten - | stringed ) lute. 10. Thou hast given victory j unto ] kings : and hast delivered David Thy servant from the | peril | of the | sword. 1 1. Save me, and deliver me from the hand of | strange | children : whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a | right hand | of in - [ iquity. 12. That our sons may grow up as the [ young ] plants ; and that our daughters may be as the polished | corners | of the | temple. 13. That our garners may be full and plenteous with all I manner of [ store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten | thousands | in our | streets. 1 4. That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be | no de - [ cay : no leading into captivity, and no com - | plaining | in our [ streets. ) 15. Happy are the- people that are in | such a ] case : yea, blessed are the people who have the | Lord | for their I God. 254 THE PSALMS. DAY 30. Psalm 1 4 5.* — Exaltabo te, Deus, ^^ f T WILL magnify Thee, O | God, my | King : and 1 X will praise Thy | Name for | ever and ( ever. 2. Every day will I give thanks | unto | Thee . and praise Thy I Name for ] ever and | ever. 3. Great is the Lord, and mai*vellous, worthy ] to be | praised : there is no | end | of His | greatness. 4. One generation shall praise Thy works | un -2- to an - [ other : and | de - | clare Thy | power. 5. As for me, I will be talking | of Thy [ worship : Thy glory. Thy | praise, and | wondrous | works. 6. So that men shall speak of the might of Thy | marvellous | acts : and I will | also | tell of' Thy | greatness. 7. The memorial of Thine abundant kindness | shall be | showed : and men shall | sing | of Thy | righteousness. 8. The Lord is gracious | and | merciful : long- suffering I and of I great [ goodness. 9. The Lord is loving unto ] every | man : and His mercy is | over [ all His ] works. 10. All Thy works praise | Thee, O | Lord : and Thy saints give j thanks | unto | Thee. 11. They show the glory | of Thy ] kingdom : and | talk I of Thy | power ; 12. That Thy power, Thy glory, and mightiness | of Thy I kingdom : might be | known | unto | men. 13. Thy kingdom is an ever- | lasting | kingdom ; and Thy dominion en - | dureth through - | out all | ages. * Proper for Whitsun Day. I DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 255 1 4. The Lord upholdeth all | such as | fall : and lifteth up I all those | that are | down. 15. The eyes of all wait upon | Thee, O | Lord : and Thou givest them their | meat | in due ( season. 16. Thou open - | est Thine [ hand : and fillest | all things | living with | plenteousness. 17. The Lord is righteous in | all His | ways : and | holy in | all His | works. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that [ call up - | on Him : yea, all such as | call up - | on Him [ faithfully. 19. He will fulfil the desire of | them that [ fear Him : He also will hear their | cry, | and will | help them. 20. The Lord preserveth all | them that | love Him : but scattereth a - ] broad | all the • un - [ godly. 21. My mouth shall speak the praise | of the | Lord : and let all flesh give thanks unto His holy | Name for | ever and | ever. Psalm I46. — Lauda^ an'ima mea. -^ PRAISE the Lord, O my soul ; while I live will I | praise the | Lord : yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing I praises | unto my | God. 2. O put not your trust in princes, nor in any | child of ] man : for there | is no | help in | them. 3. For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again | to his | earth : and then | all his | thoughts | perish. 4. Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob [ for his | help : and whose hope is | in the | Lord his j God. m 256 THE PSALMS. DAY 30, 5. Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that | therein | is : Who | keepeth His | promise for | ever. 6. Who helpeth them to rlgllt that | suffer | wrong : Who I feed - I eth the | hungry. 7. The Lord looseth men | out of | prison : the Lord giveth I sight | to the | bHnd. 8. The Lord helpeth them [ that are | fallen : the Lord ] careth | for the | righteous. 9. The Lord careth for the strangers ; He defendeth the father - | less and | widow : as for the way of the ungodly. He [ turneth it | upside | down. 10. The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for | ever - j more : and through - | out all | gener - | ations, (Etienmo; ^rajer. Psalm 1 47. — Laudate Domtnum, -,- O PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises | unto our [ God : yea, a joyful and pleasant thing" it | is | to be | thankful. ?/ 2. The Lord doth build up Jer - | usa - | lem : and gather together the [ out - | casts of | Israel. 3. He healeth those that are ] brok -^ en in | heart : and giveth medi - | cine to [ heal their | sickness. 4. He telleth the nur ber ] of the | stars : and calleth them I all I by their [ names. 5. Great is our Lord, and great | is His | power : yea, | and His [ wisdom is | infinite. 6. The Lord setteth | up the | meek : and bringeth the ungodly I down | to the | ground. DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 257 7. O sing unto the Lord with | thanks - | giving : sing praises upon the | harp | unto our | God ; 8. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain | for the | earth : and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb | for the | use of | men. 9. Who giveth fodder | un -^ to the | cattle : and feedeth the young I ravens that | call up - | on Him. 10. He hath no pleasure in the strength | of an | horse : neither delighteth | He in | any man's | legs. 11. But the Lord's delight is in | them that [ fear Him : and put their | trust | in His | mercy. 12. Praise the Lord, | O Jer - | usalem : praise | — thy I God, O I Sion. 13. For He hath made fast the bars [ of thy | gates : and hath I blessed thy | child ^ ren with - [ in thee. 1 4. He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth thee I with the [ flour of | wheat. 15. He sendeth forth His commandment up - [ on | earth : and His word | runneth [ very | swiftly. 1 6. He giveth | snow like | wool : and scattereth the | hoar-frost | like | ashes. 17. He casteth forth His | ice like | morsels : who is able [ to a - I bide His | frost ? 18. He sendeth out His word, and [ melteth | them : He bloweth with His wind, | and the | waters | flow. 1 9. He showeth His word | unto | Jacob : His statutes and ordinances | unto | Isra - | el. 20. He hath not dealt SO with | any | nation : neither have the heathen [ knowledge | of His | laws. 25S THE PSALMS. DAY 30. Psalm I48. — Laudate Dominum. 11 O PRAISE the [ Lord of [ heaven : praise j — Him I in the | height. 2. Praise Him, all ye | an -2- gels of | His : praise | — Him, I all His | host. 3. Praise Him, | sun and | moon : praise Him, | all ye I stars and | light. 4. Praise Him, | all ye | heavens : and ye waters that j are a - | bove the | heavens. 5. Let them praise the | Name • of the | Lord ; for He spake the word, and they were made : He commanded | and they | were ere - [ ated. 6. He hath made them fast for | ev -2- er and | ever : He hath given them a law | which shall | not be | broken. 7. Praise the [ Lord up i on | earth : ye | dragons, | and all | deeps ; 8. Fire and hail, | snow and [ vapours : wind and | storm ful - I filling His | word ; 9. Mountains | and all | hills : fruitful | trees and [ all | cedars. 10. Beasts | and all | cattle : worms | — and | fea- thered I fowls. 11. Kings of the earth I and all | people : princes and all I judges | of the | world. 12. Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the | Name • of the | Lord : for His Name only is excellent, and His praise a - ] bove | heaven and | earth. 1 3. He shall exalt the horn of His people ; all His | DAY 30. THE PSALMS. 259 saints shall | praise Him : even the children of Israel, even the I people that | serveth | Him. Psalm 1 49. — Cantate Domino, ^ OSING unto the Lord a | new | song : let the con- gre - I ga — tion of | saints | praise Him. 2. Let Israel rejoice in | Him that | made him : and let the children of Sion be ] joyful | in their | King. 3. Let them praise His | Name • in the | dance : let them sing praises unto | Him with | tab ^ ret and | harp. 4. For the Lord hath pleasure [ in His | people : and | help -s- eth the | meek - | hearted. 5. Let the saints be | joyful with | glory : let them re - I joice | in their | beds. 6. Let the praises of God be ) in their | mouth : and a two-edged I sword | in their [ hands ; 7. To be avenged | of the | heathen : and | to re - | buke the | people ; 8. To bind their | kings in | chains : and their | no -2- bles with | links of | iron. 9. That they may be avenged of them, | as it • is I written : Such | honour have | all His | saints. Psalm I 50. — Laudate Domlnum. o O PRAISE God 1 in His | holiness : praise Him in the | firmament | of His [ power. 2. Praise Him in His | noble | acts : praise Him ac- cording I to His I excellent | greatness. 26o THE PSALMS. DAY 30. 3. Praise Him in the sound | of the | trumpet : praise Him up - I on the | lute and | harp. 4. Praise Him in the | cymbals and | dances : praise Him up - I on the | strings and ] pipe. 5. Praise Him upon the | well-tuned | cymbals : praise Him up - I on the | loud | cymbals. 6. Let every tMng | that hath | breath : praise | — | — the I Lord. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS, rO BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER. SELECTION I. From Psalm 19. — Cali enarrant. ^n THE heavens declare the | glory of | God : and the firmament | showeth His | handy work. One day | tell -=- eth an - | other : and one nigllt certi - I fi - eth an - ] other. There is neither | speech nor | language : but theij- ! voi — ces are | heard a - | mong them. Their sound is gone out | into all | lands : and their words into the | ends | of the | world. In them hath He set a tabernacle | for the | sun : which Cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a | giant to ] run his | course. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and i-unneth about unto the end of | it a - [ gain : and there is nothing hid | from the | heat there - [ of. The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, con - | vert - ing the | soul j the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth | wisdom | un -?- to the [ simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, and re - | joice the I s 262 THE SELECTIONS. FIRST heart : the commandment of the Lord Is pure, and giveth | light J un -^ to the [ eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, and en - | dureth for | ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and | righteous | alto - I gether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than | much fine | gold : sweeter also than honey, [ and the | honey - ] comb. Moreover, by them is Thy | servant | taught : and in keeping of them | there is | great re - | ward. Who can tell how oft | he of - | fendeth : O cleanse Thou me I from my | secret | faults. Keep Thy servant also from pre - | sumptuous | sins : lest they get the do - | minion | over | me. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation | of my I heart : be alway ac - | ceptable | in Thy | sight, cres, O I — I Lord ; my | strength, and | my Re - | deemer. Psalm 24. — Domini est terra. ^ the Lord, | all the | whole | earth. Sing unto the Lord, and | praise His | Name : be telling of His sal - I vation from | day to | day. Declare His honour | un -^ to the | heathen : and His wonders ] unto | all | people. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthi - | ly be | praised : He is more to be [ feared | than all | gods. Ps-ALM 1 48. — Laudate Dominum. -- / /^ PRAISE the I Lord of [ heaven : praise | ^^^ — Him ] in the | height. Praise Him, all ye | an -2- gels of | His : praise | — Him, I all His I host. TENTH. THE SELECTIONS. 29 1 Praise Him, | sun and | moon : praise Him, | all 3^e I stars and | light. Praise Him, | all ye ] heavens : and ye waters that | are a - [ bove the [ heavens. Let them praise the \ Name • of the | Lord : for He spake the word, and they were made : He commanded | and they | were ere - [ ated. He hath made them fast for | ev -^ er and ] ever : He hath given them a law | which shall | not be ] broken. Praise the | Lord up -^ on | earth : ye | dragons, | and all | deeps ; Fire and hail, [ snow and | vapours : wind and | storm ful - I filling His ( word ; Mountains I and all | hills : fruitful | trees and | all | cedars ; Beasts ] and all | cattle : worms | — and | feathered | fowls. Kings of the earth I and all | people : princes and all I judges I of the | world ; Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the | Name • of the | Lord : for His Name only is excellent, and His praise a - | bove ] heaven and | earth. He shall exalt the horn of His people ; all His | saints shall | praise Him : even the children of Israel, even the I people that | serveth | Him. O From Psalm I49. — Cantate Domino. q SING unto the Lord a [ new ] song : let the con- gre - I ga - tion of | saints | praise Him. 292 THE SELECTIONS. TENTH. Let Israel rejoice in | Him that | made him : and let the children of Sion be 1 joyful | in their ] King. Let them praise His I Name • in the | dance : let them sing praises unto | Him with | tab -^ ret and | harp. For the Lord hath pleasure [ in His | people : and | help -^ eth the [ meek - | hearted. Psalm i 50.' — Laudate Dominum, ^ O PRAISE God I in His | holiness : praise Him in the | firmament | of His [ power. Praise Him in His | noble | acts : praise Him ac- cording I to His I excellent | greatness. Praise Him in the sound | of the | trumpet : praise Him up - I on the | lute and | harp. Praise Him in the | cymbals and ] dances : praise Him up - I on the | strings and ] pipe. Praise Him upon the | well -tuned | cymbals : praise Him up - I on the | loud [ cymbals. Let every thing | that hath | breath : praise | — | — the I Lord. SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS, ^ Portions of Psalms, to be sung or said, at Morning Prayer, on certain Feasts and Fasts, instead of the Venite exidtejnus, when any of the foregoing Selections are to follow instead of the Psalms, as in the Table. Ctn^tmagf 2Dap. From Psalms 45, 89, IIO. THY seat, O God, en - | dur -*- eth for [ ever ; the sceptre of Thy kingdom | is a | right | sceptre. Thou hast loved righteousness, and | hat -^ ed in - | iquity : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of [ gjad -2- ness a - [ bove thy | fellows. My song shall be alway of the loving -kindness | of the [ Lord : with my mouth will I ever be showing Thy truth, from one gene - | ration | to an - | other. For I have said, Mercy shall be set | up for [ ever : Thy Truth shalt Thon es - | tablish | in the | heavens. The Lord is | our de - | fence : the Holy One of | Israel | is our ] King. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto Thy ) saints and j saidst : I have laid help upon one that is mighty, I have exalted one | chosen j out • of the | people. u 294 SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS I will set his dominion | in the | sea : and his | right hand | in the | floods. And I will make Mm j my first - | born : higher than the I kings | of the | earth. The Lord said | unto | my Lord : Sit Thou on my right hand, until I make Thine | ene - | mies Thy | footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of Thy power | out of | Sion : be Thou ruler, even in the [ midst a - [ mong Thine j enemies. In the day of Thy power shall the people oflFer Thee free -will -offerings with an | holy | worship : the dew of Thy birth is | of the [ womb • of the j morning. The Lord sware, and will | not re - | pent : Thou art a Priest for ever after the | order | of Mel - j chisedech. From Psalms 32, 38, 130. / T) LESSED is he whose unrighteousness | is for - [ jL) given : and | whose | sin is | covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im - | puteth no j sin : and in whose | spirit there J is no | guile. p Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, | in Thine | anger : neither chasten me | in Thy | heavy dis - | pleasure. For Thine arrows stick | fast in J me : and Thy j hand [ presseth me j sore. My wickednesses are gone | over my | head : and are like a sore burden, too | heavy for | me to ] bear. SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. 295 I will con - I fess my ] wickedness : and be | sorry | for my | sin. Haste I Thee to I help me : O Lord \ God of | my sal - | vation. Out of the deep have I called unto ] Thee O | Lord : Lord, I hear | my | voice. Let Thine ears | be at - | tentive : to the voice | of my I suppli - | cations. If Thou Lord, shouldest be extreme to mark what is | done a - | miss ; | Lord | who shall | stand ? cres But there is for - | giveness with | Thee : that [ Thou [ mayest be j feared. (Booti ifriUaj. From Psalms 22, 69, 40. mf 1\ /r Y God, my God, look upon me ; why hast Thou -LVX for - I saken | me : and art so far from my health, and from the | words of | my com - | plaint ? But I Thou art | holy : O Thou that inhabitest the | praises | of | Israel. /} I am a worm, | and no j man : a reproach of men, and des - I pised | of the | people. All they that see me | laugh * me to | scorn : they shoot out the lip, they | shake the | head | saying. He trusted in God, that He | would de - | liver him : let Him deliver hirn, | if | He will | have him. The counsel of the wicked layeth | siege a - | gainst me : they pierced my | hands | and my | feet. u 2 2g6 SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. They part my [ gar -^ ments a - j mong them : and cast | lots up - I on my j vesture. But be not Thou far from j me O | Lord : O my strength, [ haste | Thee to | help me. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am | full of | heaviness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man ; neither found I | any to | comfort | me. They gave me | gall to | eat : and when I was thirsty, they gave me | vine - | gar to | diink. Sacrifice and meat-offering Thou j wouldest [ not : but mine | ears I hast Thou | opened. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast Thou j not re - ] quired : Then said I, [ Lo, j I | come ; In the volume of the book it is written of me, that 1 should fulfil Thy | will O | God : I am content to do it ; yea Thy law | is with - | in my 1 heart. ag(cen0ion 3Dap. From Psalms 24, 47. LIFT up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up^ ye ever - | lasting | doors : and the King of | glory I shall come | in. Who is the I King of | glory : The Lord strong and mighty ; even the [ Lord | mighty in | battle. Lift up your heads O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever - [ lasting | doors : and the King of | glory [ shall come I in. SELECTIONS FOR HOLY DAYS. 297 Who is the j King of | glory : Even the Lord of hosts, [ He • is the j King of | glory. O clap your hands together, [ all ye [ people ; shout unto God I with the [ voice of | triumph. For the Lord most | high is | terrible : He is a great | King over | all the | earth. God is gone up ] with a [ shout : the Lord with the | sound I of a [ trumpet. Sing praises to God, [ sing | praises : sing praises unto our I King, | sing | praises. God reigneth [ o -^ ver the J heathen : God sitteth upon the I throne | of His | holiness. The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the | God of ] Abraham ; for the shields of the earth belong unto God ; [ He is [ great - ly ex - | alted. From Psalms 2, 68. I WILL de - I clare • the de - | cree : the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son, this day have | I be - I gotten | thee. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for j thine in - | heritance : and the utmost parts of the | earth for | thy pos - ] session. Be wise now, therefore, | O ye | kings : be instructed, ye | judges I of the | earth. Serve the | Lord with | fear, and re - ] jolce [ with | trembling. 298 INSTITUTION ANTHEM. Sing unto God, sing praises j to His | Name ; extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name J AH, ! and re - | joice be - | fore Him. Thou O God, sentest a gracious rain upon | Thine in - j heritance, and refreshedst | it when | it was ] weary. The Lord I gave the | word : great was the company of | those that [ pubHshed | it. Though ye have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove [ covered with [ silver : and her | feathers with ] yellow | gold. Thou hast ascended on high ; Thou hast led captivity cap- tive ; Thou hast received [ gifts for | men : yea, for the rebel- lious also, that the Lord | God might | dwell a - | mong them. Blessed ] be the | Lord : who daily loadeth us with benefits ; even the | God of | our sal - | vation. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms [ of the | earth : sing | praises | un — to the | Lord ; To Him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which | were of | old : Lo, He doth send out His voice, and | that a I mighty | voice. Ascribe the strength. | unto j God : His excellency is over Israel, and His [ strength is | in the | clouds. O God, Thou ai t terrible out of Thy | holy | places : the God of Israel is He that giveth strength and power unto His people | Bless - ] ed be • God. gjngftitution Sint^tm^ E the Lord, laud ye the | >s Lord : praise it, ye | servants | of the | Lord, nf /^ PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the | Name • of the ; INSTITUTION ANTHEM. 299 2. Ye that Stand in the house | of the ] Lord : in the courts of the 1 house | of our ] God. 3. O praise the Lord ; for the [ Lord is | gracious : O sing praises unto His Name I for | it is ] lovely. 4. The Lord is gracious | and \ merciful : long- suffering I and of I great ] goodness. 5. The Lord is loving unto | every | man : and His mercy is | over | all His | works. 6. All Thy works praise [ Thee, O | Lord : and Thy saints give | thanks | unto | Thee. 7. The Lord doth build up Je - ] rusa - | lem : and gather together the [ out - [ casts of | Israel. 8. He healeth those that are 1 bro -2- ken in | heart : and giveth medi - | cine to | heal their | sickness. 9. The Lord's delight is in | them that | fear Him : and put their | trust | in His | mercy. / 10. Praise the Lord, [ O Je - | rusalem : praise | — Thy I God, O I Sion. w/ II. For He hath made fast the bars | of thy ] gates : and hath [ blessed thy | chil — dren with - [ in thee. 12. He maketh peace | in thy | borders : and filleth thee ] with the I flour of | wheat. 13. He is our God, even the God of whom \ Cometh sal - [ vation : God is the Lord, by | whom we es - I cape | death. 1 4. O God, wonderful art Thou in Thy | holy | places even the God of Israel, He will give strength and powe^ unto His people ] Bless - | ed be | God. 300 BURIAL PSALM. f Glory be to the Father, \ and • to the | Son : and | to the I Holy | Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and j ever | shall be : ^vorld without end. | A - | — | men. Burial P0alm. ^ T ORD, let me know my end, and the number | of my | 1 — / days : that I may be certified how [ long I | have to | live. Behold, Thou hast made my days as it were a | span | long : and mine age is even as nothing in respect of Thee ; and verily every man living is j alto - | gether | vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth him - | self in I vain : he heapeth up riches, and cannot [ tell | who shall I gather them. mf And now Lord, | what is • my | hope : truly my | hope is I even in | Thee. p Deliver me from all | mine of - [ fences : and make me not a re - I buke un - | to the | foolish. When Thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, Thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth. I fret — ting a | garment : every man | therefore | is but I vanity. Hear my prayer O Lord ; and with Thine ears con - | sider my | calling : hold not Thy | peace | at my | tears. For I am a stranger ] with | Thee : and a sojourner , as I all my [ fathers | were. O spare me a little, that I may re - ] cover my I strength : before I go hence, | and be [ no more j seen. BURIAL PSALM. 30I Lord, Thou hast | been our [ refuge : from one gene - | ration | to an - | other. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever the earth and the | world were [ made : Thou art God from everlasting, and | world with - | out | end. Thou turnest man [ to des - ] truction : again Thou sayest. Come a - | gain, ye | chil - dren of | men. For a thousand years in Thy sight are [ but as | yesterday : seeing that is past | as a | watch • in the j night. As soon as Thou scatterest them, they are even | as a | sleep : and fade away ] suddenly | like the | grass. In the morning it is green, and | groweth | up : but in the evening it is cut down, | dried | up, and | withered. Foi we consume away in | Thy dis - | pleasure : and are afraid at Thy ] wrathful | indig - [ nation. Thou hast set our mis - | deeds be - | fore Thee : and our secret sins in the | light | of Thy | countenance. For when Thou art angry, all our | days are | gone : we bring our years to an end, as it ] were a | tale that • is | told. The days of our age are threescore years and ten ; and though men be so strong that they come to | fourscore | years : yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ; so soon passeth it a - | way, and | we are | gone. So teach us to | number our | days : that we may apply our I hearts ] unto | wisdom. Glory be to the Father, | and • to the | Son : and j to the I Holy | Ghost ; As it was in the beginning, is now, and [ ever | shall be : world without end. | A - | — | men. 302 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS. (BlDuia in (txtd0i&. J /^^ LORY be to | God on | high : and on earth peace | vJ good 1 will towards [ men. 2. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we | worship | Thee : we glorify Thee, we give thanks to | Thee for | Thy great | glory. 3. O Lord God, | Heavenly | King : God, the | Father | Al - | mighty. 4. O Lord, the only begotten Son, | Jesu | Christ : O Lord God, Lamb of God, | Son | of the j Father. In unison, p 5. That takest away the | sins • of the | world : have mercy up - | on [ us. 6. Thou that takest away the | sins • of the | world ; have mercy up - | on | us. 7. Thou that takest away the | sins * of the | world : receive | our | prayer. 8. Thou that sittest at the right hand of [ God the | Father : have mercy up - | on | us. In parts, f 9. For Thou I only art | holy : Thou | only | art the | Lord. 10. Thou only O Christ! with the | Holy | Ghost : art most high in the ] glory of | God the | Father. Amen. This pointing corresponds with the Chant to which the ** Gloria in ExcELSis " is usually sung ; also published with varied harmonies, together with the "Te Deum " adapted to chants by the Author. I