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Beckwitli. 12341 23 456 --:fe-0- ^^PiESi "T 5- :o o -p- H^Hig^ ZpZI , -*!= 3 4 r-^- ^ -Pi o ^: o & i^Miii^iM -#- 43. 12 3 4 o -oE:or-g-H I ^, -o LZ I' Greg^orian. 4 5 6 ~i — r o-r — p-p I I I io B± a nO- i— p- I \ E rpininT: o- o_eI ,- :p: ii ji. 1__ 2 3_ 4 filpz.^feJiS O C5 lO ncT ■tt- rp- p X5iro I ^--JOl. zn^no-izr— :^ •p- F in r i 22 EXPLANATORY PREFACE. The foregoing selection of Chants has been made with a view to congregational use ; on which account the Melody has loeen more an object, than otherwise might have been desirable. The Harmony, it will be perceived, is not that of a full organ- part, but an arrangement of the ordinary vocal parts, from which it will be easy to select the Alto and Tenor ; the Treble and Bass being sufficiently distinct as they stand. This part of the work has been prepared by Mr. J. Hodges, Organist of the Church of the Holy Communion. Most of the Chants, however, have been reprinted, without alteration, from English works of good authority. Some three or four have been taken at second hand, from the "Daily Service," edited by Mr. Warren, of Troy, to which those are referred, who desire to possess the whole service, as sung in the English Cathedrals, and the best collection of pure ecclesiastical chants yet published in this country. MORIIIG PRAYER. \)m\U, a'ultcmus JDomino. f^ COME, let us sing iin-^to ^tlie ^Lord : let us ^^^ heartily rejoice in the ^strength ^ of ^ our ^sal- ivation. Let us come before his presence -with ^thanks- "* giving : and show ourselves -glad ^in ^him ^with ^psalms. For the Lord is a -^great ^God : and a great ^King ^a-^bove ^all ^gods. Li his hand are all the corners ^of ^the ^ earth : and the strength of the "hills ^is ^^his *^also. The sea is his, -and ^he ^made it : and his hands pre- -pared ^the ^^dry Maud. O come, let us worship ~and ^fall ^down : and kneel be- ^ fore ^the ^Lord ^our ^ Maker. For he is the -Lord ^our '^God : and we are the people of his pasture, and the ^^ sheep ^of ^his ^hand. O worship the Lord in the beauty of ^ho-^li- ^ness : let the whole earth -stand ^in ^awe ^of ^him. For he cometh, for he cometh to ^judge ^the ^ earth : and with righteousness to judge the world, and the ^peo-^ple ^with ^his "^ truth. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and 2to=^the^Ho-My« Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ^be : world with- out -^ end. ^^A-^men. 24 MORNING PRAYER. "Vl/^E praise ~thee, ^O ^God : we acknowledge ^^ Hhee Ho 'he 'the ^Lord. All the earth doth "wor-^ship ^thee : the ^ Fa- rther ^ ever- ^ last- ^ing. To thee all Angels ~cry ^a-^loud : the Heavens, and ^all ^the ^Powers ^ there- ^ in. To thee Cheruhim, and '~Se-^rapli-^im : con-^tin- ^ual-Mj ^do ^cry : Holy, Ho- ly, Holy, Lord God of^Sa-^ba- ^oth : Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty ^of ^thy ^^Glo-^ry. The glorious company of the Apostles ^ Upraise ^thee : The goodly fellowship of the ^Pro-^phets ^ Upraise ^thee. The noble army of Martyrs -Upraise ^thee : The holy Church throughout all the world ^doth ^ ac-^ know- ^ ledge ^thee : The 2=^Fa-nher : of an ^in-^iinite ^Ma-^jes-'ty : Thine adorable, true, and ^on-^Iy ^Son : Also the Holy ^ Ghost, ^the ^ Com- ^ fort- ^er. Thou art the King of Glory, ~=^0 ^Christ : Thou art the ever- ^ last- ^ing ^Son ^of the ^Fa- ther. When thou tookest upon thee to de-^liv-^er ^man : thou didst humble thyself to be ^^born ^of ^a ^Virgin. When thou hadst overcome the ^ sharp- ^ness of ^ death : thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to ^all ^^be-'^^liev-'^ers. Thou sittest at the right ^hand ^of ^God : in the 2Glo-=^ry ^ of ^ the ^Father. MORNING PRAYER. 25 We believe that thou shalt come to ~be ^our * Judge : We therefore praj thee, help thy servants, whom thou hast redeemed ~with ^thy "^pre-^cious ^ blood. Make them to be numbered ~with ^thy '^ Saints : in - glo- ^ ry ^ ev- ^ er- ^ lasting. O Lord, -save ^thy ^people : and^bless ^thine ^her-^it-^age. G-^ov-^ern "^them : and ~lift ^them hip ^for ^ever. Day by day we ~magni-^fy ^thee : And we worship thy Name ever, ^ world ^with- '^^out ^end. Vouch- ~ safe, ^O ^Lord : to keep us this ^day ^ with- ^^ out ^sin. O Lord, have '~mer-^cy up-'^on us : have ^mer-^cy up-'*^on ^us. O Lord, let thy mercy be up-^^on ^us : as our ^ trust ^is ^^in "^thee. O Lord, in thee ^have ^I trusted : let me never ^be ^ con- ^^ found- ^ed. JJencbiiite, omnia opera SDomini. ^^ ALL ye Works of the Lord, -bless ^ye the ^^^ ^Lord : praise him, and -magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Angels of the Lord, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and -magni- "^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Heavens, -bless ^ye the '^Lord : praise him, and ^magni-^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Waters that be above the firmament, -bless ^ye the ''Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy "^him ^for ^ ever. O all ye Powers of the Lord, -bless ^ye the *Lord : praise him, and ^magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. C 26 MORNING PRAYER. O ye Sun and Moon, ~ bless ^ye the '^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-"fy ''him ^for *^ever. O ye Stars of Heaven, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Showers and Dew, ^bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Winds of God, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Fire and Heat, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy ^him ^for *^ever. O ye Winter and Summer, ^bless ^ye the '^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Dews and Frosts, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy '^him ^for '^ever. O ye Frost and Cold, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ^magni-^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Ice and Snow, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and -magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Nights and Days, ~bless ^ye the ^Lord praise him, and ~magni- ^fy ^him ^for '^ever. O ye Light and Darkness, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord praise him, and -magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Lightnings and Clouds, -bless ^ye the ^Lord praise him, and -magni- ^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O let the Earth -bless ^the ^Lord : yea, let it praise him, and -magni- ^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Mountains and Hills, -bless ^ye the "^Lord : praise him, and -magni- ^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O all ye Green Things upon the earth, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and -magni-"fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye Wells, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ^magni-^f)^ ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Seas and Floods, -bless ^ye the '^Lord : praise him, and -magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Whales, and all that move in the waters, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ^magni-^fy *hiin ^for ^ever. MORNING PRAYER. 27 O all ye Fowls of the Air, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni- ^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O all ye Beasts and Cattle, ~ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~magni-^fy Miim ^for *^ever. O ye Children of Men, ~ bless ^ye the ^Lord praise him, and ~magni-^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O let Israel -bless ^the ^Lord : praise him, and ~ magni- ^ fy ^ him ^ for ^ ever. O ye Priests of the Lord, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ~ magni- ^fy ^him ^for ^ever. O ye Servants of the Lord, -bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and ^ magni- ^fy ''him ^for ^ever. O ye Spirits and Souls of the Righteous, '^ bless ^ye the "^Lord : praise him, and - magni- ^fy Miim ^for ^ever. O ye holy and humble Men of heart, ^ bless ^ye the ^Lord : praise him, and - magni- ^fy ^him ^for ^ever. Glory be to the Father, -and ^to the ^Son : and Ho ^ the ^ Ho- My « Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ^be : world with- out~^end. ^^A-^men. lubliate JDco. O BE joyful in the Lord, -all ^ye ^ lands : serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his ^pres-^ence ^with ^a ^song. 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 Miis ^pasture. 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. P^or the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ^ev-^er- 28 MORNING PRAYER. ^lasting : and his truth ejidureth from gener-^ation ^to ^ gen- ^e-^ ration. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and Ho ^the^Ho-My ^Gliost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ~ever ^ shall ^be : world with- out ~^ end. ^^A-'^men. 33cncliictu0. "OLESSED be the Lord ^^God ^of ^Israel : for he -^ hath visited ~and ^ re- ^deemed ^his ^people : And hath raised up a mighty sal-^va-^tion ^for us : in the house ^of ^his '^ser-'^vant ^ David : As he spake by the mouth of his ~ho-^ly ^Proph- ets : which have been ^ since ^ihe "^ world ^be-^gan : That we should be saved -from ^our ^enemies : and from the ^hand ^of ^all ^that '^hate us. Glory be to the Father, ~and ^to the ^Son : and no'^the^Ho-^ly ^Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall "^be : world with- out^end. ^^A-^men. EYENIIG PEAYER (Hantate SDommo. /^ SING unto the Lord a ^^new ^song : for lie ^^^ hath ~^done ^niar-^vellous ^things. With his own right hand, and with his ^ho-^lj ^arm : hath he gotten him- ^^ self '^^the ^victory. Tiie Lord declared ^his ^sal-ovation : his right- eousness hath he openly showed ^in ^the ^ sight ^of the Mieathen. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the "house ^of ^Israel : and all the ends of the world have seen the sal-^va-^tion ^of^our ^God. Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, ~all ^ye lands : sing, re-~joice, ^and ^^give ^thanks. Praise the Lord up-^on ^the Miarp : sing to the harp with a ^ psalm ^of ^^ thanks- ^giving. With trumpets ~also ^and ^ shawms : O show your- selves joyful be-^fore ^the ^Lord, ^the ^King. Let the sea make a noise, and all that ~ there- ^in '^is : the round world, and ^they ^that ^ dwell ^there- ^in. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together be- ^ fore ^the ^Lord : for he cometh to '-^judge O'^the ^ earth. With righteousness shall he "judge ^the ^ world : and the ^peo-^ple w^ith ^eq-^ui-^ty. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and nonhe^Ho-My ^Ghost: 30 EVENING PRAYER. As it was in the beginning, is now, and -ever ^ shall ^ be : world with- ^ out ^ end. ^ ^ A- ^ men. Uonum est confitm. TT is a good thing to give thanks un-^to ^the ^LoRD : and to sing praises unto thy Name, ~^0 ^^Most ^Highest : To tell of thy loving-kindness early ^in ^ the ^morn- ing : and of thy truth ^in ^the ^^ night ^season : Upon an instrument of ten strings, and up-~on ^the ^lute : upon a loud instrument, ^and ^up-^on ^the ^liarp. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad ^through ^thy ^ works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the oper-^a-^tions ^of ^tliy ^ hands. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and 2to^the^Ho-My ^Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ^be : world with- out^^end. ^^A-^men. JBnts misertatur. ^ OD be merciful unto us, and^^bless ^us : and ^^ show us the light of his countenance, and be ^merci-^ful ^un-^to ^us : That thy way may be ^ known up-^on ^ earth : thy saving ^health ^a-^mong ^all ^nations. Let the people -praise thee, ^O ^God : yea, let ^all ^the ^peo-^ple Upraise thee. O let the nations rejoice -and ^be ^glad : for thou shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the ^na- ^tions up-^^on ^ earth. EVENING PRAYER. 31 Let the people Upraise thee, ^O ^God : yea, let ^all "the ^peo-^ple ^'praise thee. Then shall the earth bring ~ forth ^her ''increase : and God, even our own God, shall ^^give ^us ^his ^blessing. God shall ^^ bless His : and all the ends of the "world ^ shall ''^fear ^him. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and Ho Hhe ^Ho-My ^ Ghost: As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ''be : world with- ouf^^end. ^^A-^men. Brnebk, anima mea. ■pPtAISE the Lord, ^O^my Hsoul : and all that is -^ within me, Upraise ^his ^ho-^ly ^Name. Praise the Lord, ~0 ^my ^soul : and forget not *all ^his ^ ben- ^e-^ fits: Who forgiveth ^all ^thy ^sin : and healeth all ^ thine ^in-'^fir-^mi-^ties : Who saveth thy life ^from ^de-^struction : and crowneth thee with mercy and ^lov- ^ing- ''^kind- ^ness. O praise the Lord, ye Angels of his, ye that ex- ^cel ^in ^strength : ye that ftdfil his commandment, and hearken unto the ^^ voice ''of ^his ^word. O praise the Lord, all ~ye ^his ^ hosts : ye ser- vants of his that ~do ^his ''•^ pleas- ^ure. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of ~his ^do-hninion : praise thou the ^^Lord, ^O ^my ^soul. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ''Son : and 2toHhe^Ho-My ^ Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ^be : world with- out ^^ end. ^^A-^men, OCCASIOIAL SEEYICES, faster Pag. Instead of the " Vemte^ exultemus Domino P I^HRIST our Passover is ~sacri-^ficed ^for us : therefore ^let ^us "^keep ^the ^ feast : Not with the old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and "wick-^ed-'^ness : but with the un- leavened bread of sin-~cer-^i-^tj ^and ^ truth. ^HRIST being raised from the dead, ^dieth ^no "^more : death hath no more do-~min-^ion ^o- ^ver ^him. For in that he died, he died unto ~^sin ^once : but in that he liveth, he ^liv-^eth hm-^to ^God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead in- deed ^un-^to ^sin : but alive unto God through ~Je- ^sus ^Christ ^our ^Lord. I^HRIST is risen ^from ^the ^dead : and become ^^ the first- "fruits ^of ^them ^that ^ slept. For since by ~man ^came ^ death : by man came also the resur-^rec-^tion ^of ^the ^dead. For as in Adam "^all ^die : even so in Christ shall ^all ^be ^made ^a-^live. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and ^to^the^Ho-My ^Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ~ever ^ shall ^be : world with- ^ out ^end. ^^A-^men. OCCASIONAL SERVICES. ©ffice of jJnstitutlon of ilTlnbUra. Laudate nomen. /^ PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name ^of ^the ^^^ ^LoRD : praise it, O ye '~ser-^vants ^of ^the ^LORD. Ye that stand in the house ~of ^the "^Lord : in the courts of the '~^ house "^of ^our ^God. O praise the Lord, for the ~Lord ^is ^gracious : O sing praises unto his Name, ^^for ^it ^is *^ lovely. The Lord is gracious and ^mer-^ci-^ful : long- suffering, -and ^of ^^great ^goodness. The Lord is loving unto ^eve-^ry ^man : and his mercy is ^o-^ver ^all ^his ^ works. All thy works praise ~thee, '^O ^Lord : and thy saints give ^"thanks ^un-^to ^thee. The Lord doth build up Je-^ru-^sa-^lem : and gather together the ^^ out- ^ casts ^of *^ Israel. He healeth those that are -broken ^in ^ heart : and giveth medicine to ^heal ^ their ^^sick-^ness. The Lord's delight is in ^them ^that ^fear him : and put their ^^ trust "^in ^his ^ mercy. Praise the Lord, -O ^Je-'^rusalem : praise thy 23God, ^^O^Sion. For he hath made fast the bars ^of ^thy Agates : and hath blessed thy ~chil-^dren ^ with- ^ in ^thee. He maketh peace -in ^thy ^borders : and fiUeth thee -with ^the '^ flour ^of ^ wheat. He is our God, even the God of whom -cometh ^sal-"* vation : God is the Lord, by ^whom ^we es- ^^cape ^ death. O God, wonderful art thou in thy -ho-^ly ^places : even the God of Israel,* he will give strength and power unto his people.* ^^ Bless- ^ed ^be ^God. D 34 OCCASIONAL SERVICES. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and ^to=^the^Ho-My ^Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ~ever ^ shall ^be : world with-- out ^end. ^^A-^men. ^IjanksgltJmg Slag. Instead of the ^'Venite, eocultemus Do7nino" ORAISE ye the Lord ; for it is good to sing praises un-^to ^our ^God : for it is pleasant, ^^and 'Upraise ^is ^comely. The Lord doth build up Je-^ru-^sa-Mem : he gathereth together the ~^ out- ^ casts ^of *^ Israel. He healeth those that are ^broken ^in ^ heart : and ~bind-^eth ^up ^ their ^wounds. He covereth the heaven with clouds,* and pre- pare th rain -for ^the ^ earth : he maketh the grass to -grow ^up-^on ^the ^mountains. He giveth to the -beast "^his ^food : and to the young ~ra-^vens ^^ which ""cry. Praise the Lord, -O ^Je-^rusalem : praise thy 2^God, ^-^O ^Sion. For he hath strengthened the bars ^of ^thy Agates : he hath blessed thy -chil-^dren ^ with- ^ in ^thee. He maketh peace ^in ^thy ^borders : and fiUeth thee with the -fi-^ nest ^of ^the Svheat. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and no ^ the ^ Ho- My « Ghost : As it was in the beginning, is now, and ^ever ^ shall ^be : world with- ^ out ^end. ^^A-^men. OCCASIONAL SERVICES. 35 Burial of tl)c IDmir. T ORD, let me know my end, and the number -*-^ ^of ^my Mays : 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 re-^spect ^of ^thee : and verily every man living is ^al-^to- ^geth-'^er '^vanity. For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquiet- eth him- -self ^in ^vain : he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell ~who ^ shall ^gath-^er ^them. And now. Lord, ^what is ^my ^hope : Truly my hope is ~e-^ven ^^in ^thee. Deliver me from all ^mine "^ of- ^ fences : and make me not a re-^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 ~ fretting ^a ^garment : every man ~ there- ^ fore Ms ^but ^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 ^so-^journ- '*er : as ^all '^my ^fa-^thers ^were. O spare me a little, that I may re- ^ cover ^my ^strength : before I go hence, ^and ^be ^no ^more ^seen. Lord, thou hast ^been ^our h'efuge : from one gener-^a-^tion "^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 ^de-^struction : again thou sayest, Come a- ^ gain, ^ye '* children ^of ^men. 36 OCCASIONAL SERVICES. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as ^yes- ^ter-^day : seeing that is past ~as "a ^ watch ^in the ^ night. As soon as thou scatterest them they are even ^as ^a ^ sleep : and fade away ~ sudden- ^ly Mike ^the ^ grass. In the morning it is green, and ^grow-^eth ^up : but in the evening it is cut down, ^^ dried "^up, ^and ^withered. For we consume away in ^thy ^dis- ^pleasure : and are afraid at thy ~ wrath- ^ful Mn-^ dig- ^nation. Thou hast set our mis- ^ deeds ^ be- ''fore thee : and our secret sins in the hght ~of ^thy "^coun-^te- ^ nance. 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 Mays : that we may apply our ^^ hearts ^un-^to ^wisdom. Glory be to the Father, ^and ^to the ^Son : and ^to ^ the ^ Ho- My 6 Ghost : As it w^as in the beginning, is now% and ~ever ^ shall ^be : world with- ~' out ^end. ^^A-Miien. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS, TO BE USED INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER. Selection IivBt Psalm xix. CobU enarrant. n|^HE heavens declare the ~ glory ^ of ^ God : and the firmament ^show-^eth his '^han-^dy-^vvork. One day ^telleth ^ an- ^ other : and one night ^cer- ^ti-^fieth ^ an- '^ other. There is neither ^speech ^nor ^language : but their voices 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 cham- ber,* and rejoiceth as a -gi-^ant to '^run ^his *^ course. It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heav- en,* and runneth 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- averting "^the ^soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, and givetli ^wis-^dom ^un-^to the "^ simple. The statutes of the Lord are right,* and re-~joice ^the '^ heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure,* and giveth -light ^un-^to ^the ""eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean,* and en-^dureth ^for ^ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and '^ right- ^ eous ^ al- ^ to- ^ gether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than ^much ^fine ^gold : sweeter also than honey, ^and ^the Mion- ^ ey- ^ comb. 2 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 1. Moreover, by them is thy ~ser-^vant ^taught : and in keeping of them ^ there ^is '^ great ^ re- ^ ward. Who can tell how oft "he ^of-^fendeth : O cleanse thou me -from ^mj "^se-^cret ^faults. Keep thy servant also from pre- ^ sump- ^tuous ^sins : lest they get the do-~min-'^ion ^o-^ver ^me. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation ^of "my Mieart : he alway ac-~cept-^able ^in ^thy ^ sight, O -Lord, ^my ^strength : and ~my ^re-^^deem-^er. T Psalm xxiv. Domini est terra. HE earth is the Lord's, and all that ^ there- ^in Ms : the compass of the world, and ^they ^that For he hath founded it up- -on ^the ^seas : and prepared ~it ^up-'^on ^the *^ floods. Who#shall ascend into the hill ~of ^the ^Lord : or who shall rise up ^in "^his ^ho-^ly ^ place ? Even he that hath clean hands, and a ^^pure Mieart : and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity,* nor ^ sworn ^to dc-'^ceive ^his *^ neighbour. He shall receive the blessing -from ^the ^Lord : and righteousness from the ~God ^of "^his ^sal-ovation. This is the generation of ^them ^that ^seek him : even of them that -seek ^thy ^face, ^0 ^ Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever-- last- ^ing ^ doors : and the King of ^glo-^ry ^ shall ^come ^in. Who is the -King ^of ^ glory : It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the ^^Lord ^migh-^ty in ^battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever- ^ last- ^ing Moors : and the King of ^glo-^ry ^ shall '"^come ^in. Who is the ^King ^of ''glory : Even the Lord of hosts, ^he ^is the ^King ^of ^ glory. Sel. 1. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 3 Psalm ciii. Benedic, ani?na mea. T)RAISE the Lord, ^O ^my ^soul : and all that is within me, Upraise ^liis Mio-^lv ^Nanie. Praise the Lord, ~0 ^mj ^soul : and forget not ^all Miis^ ben- -^e-*^ fits: Who forgiveth ^all ^thj ^sin : and healeth ^all ^ thine in- ^ firm- ^i-^ ties : Who saveth thy life -from ^de-^struction : and crowneth thee with ^mer-^cy and ^lov-^ing- ^kind- ness : Who satisfieth thy mouth ~with ^good ^things : making thee young and ~lus-^ty '^as ^an ^ eagle. The Lord executeth righteousness and ^"^judg- "^ment : for all them that ^'are ^op-*pressed ^with *^ wrong. He showed his ways ^un-^to ^ Moses : his works unto the ^chil-^dren of ^Is-^ra-^el. The Lord is full of compassion and ^^mer-^cy : long-suffering, ~and ^of ^^ great ^goodness. He will not ^alway ^be ^chiding : neither keepeth he his ~^an-'*ger ^for ^ever. He hath not dealt with us ^ after ^our ^sins : nor rewarded us according ~to ^our ^wick-'^ed-*^nesses. For look how high the heaven is in comparison -of ^the ^ earth : so great is his mercy also toward -them ^that ^^fear ^liim ! Look how wide also the east is ^from ^the ^west : so far hath he ^set ^our ^^sins ^from us. Yea, like as a father pitieth his ^^own ^children : even so is the Lord merciful unto ^them ^that ^^fear ^him. For he knoweth whereof ^we ^are ^made : he re- membereth ^that ^we ^are ^but ^dust. The days of man are -but "^as ^ grass : for he flour- isheth as a ^flow-^er ^of ^the Afield. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, ^it ^is 4 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 2. ^gone : and the place thereof shall ^know "^it ^^no ^more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever* upon ^them ^that ^fear him : and his righteousness upon ~chil-^dren's ^^chil-^dren : Even upon such as ~keep "his ^covenant : and think upon his com-^^mand-'^ments ^to ^do them. The Lord hath prepared his ^seat ^in ^heaven : and his kingdom '~ru-^leth ^o-^ver ^all. O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that ex- ^cel ^in ^strength : ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the ^^ voice ^of ^his ^word. O praise the Lord, all ~ye ^liis ^ hosts : ye ser- vants of his that ^do ^his ^^pleas-^ure. O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of ^his ^ do- ^minion : praise thou the ^^LoRD, ^O ^my ^soul. Selection Qeronir. From Psalm cxxxix. Domine, prohasti. f\ LORD, thou hast searched me out, and ~^ known ^^^ ^me : Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising;* thou understandest my -^thoughts ^long ^ be- *^ fore. Thou art about my path, and a-~bout ^my ^bed : and spiest out ~^all ^^my ^ways. For lo, there is not a w^ord ^in ^my ^tongue : but thou, O Lord, ^knowest ^it ^al-^to-^gether. Thou hast fashioned me behind ~and ^be-^fore : and ^laid ^ thine '^hand ^up-^on me. Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent ^^for ^me : I cannot at- ^^ tain ^un-^to ^it. Whither shall I go then -from ^thy ^Spirit : or whither shall I ^go ^then ^from ^thy ^presence ? Sel 2. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 5 If I climb up into heaven, ~thou ^art '^ there : if I go down to hell, ~thou ^art "^^ there ^'also. If I take the wings ~of ^the '^ morning : and re- main in the uttermost ^^ parts ^of ^the ^sea : Even there also shall thy ~^hand Mead me : and thy ^'^ right Miand ^ shall Miold me. If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall ~co-^ver Mne : then shall my 'night ^be turned ^to *^day. 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. For my ^ reins ^are ^ thine : thou hast covered me *in ^my ^mo-^ther's '^womb. I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and -wonder-^ fully '^made : marvellous are thy works, and that my soul ^know-^eth ^^ right *^well. My bones are not ~hid ^from ^thee : though I be made secretly, and fashioned be-~hieath Mn ^the ^ earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet -being ^im- ^perfect : and in thy book were '~all ^my ^mem-^bers ^written : Which day by day were ~ fash- ^ ion- ^ed : when as yet - there ^was ^none ^of "^them. How dear are thy counsels un-^to ^me, ^O God : O how great ~is ^the '^sum ^of ^them ! If I tell them, they are more in number ~than ^the ^sand : when I wake up, I am ^ pre- ^ sent ^^with ^thee. Try me, O God, and seek the ground ^of ^my Mieart : prove me, ^and ^ ex- ^ amine ^my ^thoughts. Look well if there be any way of wickedness "^in ^me : and lead me in the ~^way ^ev-^er-^ lasting. Psalm cxlv. Exaltaho te, Deus. T WILL magnify thee, O ^God, ^my ^King : and I will praise thy ^Name ^for ^ever ^and ^ever. 6 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 2. Every day will I give thanks ^un-^to ^thee : and praise thy ~Narne ^for ^ever ^and ^ever. Great is the Lord, and marvellous* worthy ~to ^be Upraised : there is no ~^end ^of ^his *^ greatness. One generation shall praise thy works un-~to ^an- ^ other : and de-~^clare ^^thy ^ power. As for me, I will be talking ^of ^thy ^worship : thy glory, thy praise, ~^and ^won-^drous ^ works : So that men shall speak of the might of thy ~mar- ^velloLis ^acts : and I will also ~^tell ^of ^thy ^great- ness. The memorial of thine abundant kindness ^shall ^be ^showed : and men shall sing ~of ^thy ^right- The Lord is gracious and ^mer-^ci-^ful : long- suffering, ^and ^of ^^ great ^goodness. The Lord is loving unto ~eve-^ry ^man : and his mercy is ^o-^ver ^all ^his ^ works. All thy works praise ~thee, ^O ^Lord : and thy saints give ^^ thanks ^un-^to ^thee. They show the glory ^of ^thy "* kingdom : and ^^talk ^of ^thy ^power: That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness "of ^ thy ^kingdom : might be ~^ known ^un-^to ^men. Thy kingdom is an ever-^last-^ing ^kingdom : and thy dominion endureth through- ^^ out '^^all ^ages. The Lord upholdeth all ~such ^as '^fall : and lifteth up all -^ those ^that ^are ^down. The eyes of all wait upon ^thee, ^O ^Lord : and thou givest them their ^meat ^in ^^due '^season. Thou openest ~^ thine Miand : and fillest all things ^living ^witli ^^plen-^teousness. The Lord is righteous in ~all ^his ^ways : and holy in ^^all "^^his ^ works. The Lord is nigh unto all them that ~call ^up- ^on him : yea, all such as call up-^on ^him ^faith- ^ful-^ly. SiiL. 3. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 7 He will fulfil the desire of ~them ^tliat ^fear him : he also will hear their cry, ~and ^will "^^help ^them. The Lord preserveth all ~them ^that Move him : but scattereth abroad ~^all Mhe ^un-^godly. My mouth shall speak the praise ~of ^the ^Lord : and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name ^^for ^ever ^and ^ever. Sflcrtion Sljir^. From Psalm 11. Miserere mei, Deus. AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great ~^good-^ness : according to the multitude of thy mercies ^do ^a-^'way ^mine of- ^fences. Wash me throughly from my ^wick-^ed-^ness : and ~ cleanse ^me ^from ^my ^sin. For I ac-~ knowledge ^my ^faults : and my sin is ^ev-^er be- "^^ fore ^me. 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. Behold, I was shapen in ~wick-^ed-^ness : and in sin hath my ~mo-^ther con-^ceiv-^ed ^me. But lo, thou requirest truth in the ^ in- ^ ward ^ parts : and shalt make me to understand ^wis-^dom ^se--^cret-'^ly. Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I ^shall ^be ^ clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be ~^whi- ^ter ^than ''snow. Thou shalt make me hear of ^joy ^and ^gladness : that the bones which thou hast ~bro-^ken ^may ^re-'^joice. Turn thy face ^from ^my ^sins : and put out ^^all ^my ^ mis- '^ deeds. Make me a clean heart, ^^O ^God : and renew a right ^spir-^it with- ^^ in ^me. 8 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 3. Cast me not away ^from ^thj '^ presence : and take not thy ~ Ho- ^ly ^Spir-^it ^from me. O give me the comfort of thy -help ^a-^gain : and stablish me ^with ^ thy ^^ free ^Spirit. Then shall I teach thy ways un-~to ^the ^wicked : and sinners shall be con- '~ vert- ^ed ^im-^to ^thee. Dehver me from blood-guiltiness,* O God, thou that art the God ^of ^my ^health : and my tongue shall sing ^of ^thy ^ right- ^eous-*^ness. Thou shalt open my lips, ~^0 ^Lord : and my mouth shall ^^show '^^thy Upraise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I "give ^it ^thee : but thou delightest ^not ^in ^^ burnt- '^ offer- ings. The sacrifice of God is a ^trou-^bled ^spirit : a broken and contrite heart, O God, ^ shalt ^thou ^not ^de-^spise. From Psalm xlii. Quemadmodum. T IKE as the hart desireth the ^wa-^ter-^ brooks : -^ so longeth my soul ~af-^ter ^thee, ^O ^God. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the ~hv- ^ing ^God : when shall I come to appear before the ^pres-^ence ^^of ^God ? My tears have been my meat ^day ^and ^ night : while they daily say unto me, "Where ^is ^now ^thy ^God? Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart ^by ^ my- ^ self : for I went with the multitude, and broudit them forth in-^to ^the Miouse ^of ^God : a In the voice of praise and -^thanks- ^giving : among such as ~^keep Mio-^ly-^day. Why art thou so full of heaviness, ~0 ^my ^soul : and why art thou so dis-~ quiet- ^ed ^ with- ^ in ^me ? Put thy ^ trust ^in ^God : for I will yet give him thanks for the ~help ^of his ^coun-^te-^^ nance. The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness ^in Sel. 4. SELECTIONS OF PSALxMS. 9 ^the ^daj-tiiiie : and in the night-season did I sing of him, and made my prayer un-"to "'the ^God ^of my *^\h'e. I will say unto the God of my strength, Wliy hast thou for- ^ got- "^ ten ^me : why go I thus heavily, while the enemy op- '-" press- '^^eth '^me I Namely, while they say daily '~un-"to hue : Where is ~^now ^nhy 'God I Why art thou so vexed, ~0 ^my ^soul : and why art thou so dis-~ quiet- ^ed "^ with- ^ in ^me 1 O put thy -trust ^in ^God : for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, '^^and ■'^my 'God. Selection Jourtl). * Psalm xxxvii. Noli cBmulari. T^RET not thyself because of the un-^^god-^ly : -^ neither be thou envious a- Against ^the ^e-^vil 'doers. For they shall soon be cut down ~like ^the ^ grass : and be withered even ~as ^the ^^ green 'herb. Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be ^do-^ing "^good : dwell in the land, and ~veri-^ly '^thou ^shalt be 'fed. DeUght thou ~in ^tlie ^Lord : and he shall give thee ~=^thy Mieart's Me- 'sire. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy ^ trust ^in ^him : and ^he ^ shall "^ bring it ^to 'pass. He shall make thy righteousness as clear ~as ^the Might : and thy just ~deal-Mng '^as ^the 'noon-day. Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently up-~^on '^him : but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper,* against the man that doeth ~af- ^ter ^e-^vil 'counsels. Leave off from wrath, and let ~go ^dis-^ pleasure : 2 10 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 4. fret not thyself, else siialt thou he ^mov-^ed ^to ^do ^evil. Wicked doers shall be ~root-^ed ^out : and they that patiently abide the Lord, ^ those ^ shall in-^herit ^the Mand. Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall ~be ^ clean ^gone : thou shalt look after his place, ^and ^he shall "^be ^a-^way. But the meek-spirited shall pos-~sess ^the '^ earth : and shall be refreshed in the ^mul-^ti-^tude ^of ^peace. The ungodly seeketh counsel a- -gainst "^the ^just : and gnasheth up-^on ^hini ^with ^his "^ teeth. The Lord shall laugh ~hini ^to ^ scorn : for he hath seen ~that ^his May ^is *^ coming. 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 "^con-^ver-^sa- tion. Their sword shall go through -their ^own ^ heart : and their ~^bow "^ shall ^be ^broken. A small thing that the -right- ^eous Miath : is bet- ter than great riches -^of ^the ^un-^ godly. For the arms of the ungodly -shall ^be ^broken : and the Lord up-"-^hold-^eth ^the ^righteous. The Lord knoweth the days -of ^the ^godly : and their inheritance -shall ^ en- Mure ^for ^ever. They shall not be confounded in the - peril- ^ous ^time : and in the days of dearth ^they ^ shall ^have ^e-^nough. As for the ungodly, they shall perish,* and the ene- mies of the Lord shall consume as the -fat ^of ^ lambs : yea, even as the smoke shall -they ^con- ^sume ^a-^way. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth -not ^a-^gain : but the righteous is ~ mer- ^ ci- ^ ful ^and ^liberal. Such as are blessed of God, shall pos-^sess ^the Sel. 4. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 11 Mand : and they that are cursed of him, -shall ^be h-oot-^ed '^out. The Lord ordereth a -good ^ man's Agoing : and maketh his way ac-'~cept-^able ^to ^ him- ^ self. Though he fall, he shall not be ~cast ^a-'^way : for the Lord upholdeth ~^him ^with ^his ^hand. I have been young, and -now ^am '^old : and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his ^^seed ^ begging ^ their *^ bread. The righteous is ever merciful, and ^^lend-'^eth : and his -^seed '*^is '^blessed. Flee from evil, and do the thing -that ^is ^good : and -dwell ^for '^ev-^er-^more. For the Lord loveth the thing -that ^is '^ right : he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are pre- ^serv-^ed "^^for ^ever. The unrighteous shall be ^pun-^ish-^ed : as for the seed of the ungodly, it -shall ^be h'oot-^ed ^out. The righteous shall in--herit ^the ^land : and ^ dwell ^ there- Mn ^for ^ever. The mouth of the righteous is exercised in ^^wis- ^dom : and his tongue will be -talk-^ing of ''^judg- ement. The law of his God is -in ^his Mieart : and his ^go-^ings ^ shall ^not ^ slide. The ungodly -seeth ^the ''righteous : and seeketh oc--ca-^sion to ^^slay ^him. The Lord will not leave him ^in ^his Miand : nor condemn him ^^when ^he ^is '^judged. 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. I myself have seen the ungodly -in ^ great ^ power : and flourishing ^like ^a ^ green ^ bay- ^ tree. I went by, and -lo, ^he was ^gone : I sought him, but his place ^ could ^no ^ where ^be ^ found. 12 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 5. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the ^ thing ^that is ^ right : for that shall bring a man ~'^peace ^at HheMast. As for the transgressors, they shall -perish ^to- ^gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be "root-^ed "^out ^at the Mast. But the salvation of the righteous cometh ^of ^the ^LoRD : who is also their strength ^in ^the ^time ^of ^trouble. And the Lord shall stand by them, and ~^save ^them : he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they '^put ^ their ''trust ^in Miim. Sacctlon Jiftl). Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. "OLESSED is the man that hath not walked in -^ the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the ^way ^of ^sinners : and hath not sat in the ~^seat ^of ^the *^ scornful. But his delight is in the law ^ of ^ the ^ Lord : and in his law will he exercise him- ~^ self ^day ^and *^ night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the ~ wa- iter- ^ side : that will bring forth his ~^ fruit ^in ^due ^season. His leaf also -shall ^not ''wither : and look, what- soever he doeth, ^it ^ shall ^ ^ pros- ^ per. 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. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand ^in ^the ^judgment : neither the sinners in the con- gre-^ga-^tion ^of ^the ^righteous. But the Lord knoweth the way ~of ^the ^right- eous : and the way of the un-^god-^ly ^^ shall ^per- ish. Sel. 5. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 13 Psalm XV. Domine, quis hahitahit ? T ORD, who shall dwell in thy -tab-^er-^'nacle : ^-^ or Avho shall rest up-~oii ^thj ^ho-^ly ^hill I Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing -which ^is ^ right : and speaketh the ^^ truth "^from ^his *^ heart. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil ~to ^his ^neighbour : and hath not ~slan-^dered "^^his ^neighbour. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in ^his ^own ^eyes : and niaketh much of ^them ^that ^fear ^the ^LoRD. He that sweareth un-^to ^his ^neighbour : and disappointeth him not, though it ^were ^to ^his ^own ^hindrance. He that hath not given his money upon ~u-^su- "^ry : nor taken reward a- Against ^the ^in-^no-^cent. Whoso doeth ~^ these ^things : shall ^^nev-^^er ^fall. Psalm xci. Qui habitat. X^HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the ▼ ▼ ^^Most ^High : shall abide under the ^shad- ^ow of ''the ^Al-^ mighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and ^my ""^strong ^hold : my God, in ~^him ^will ^I ^trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare ~of ^the ^hunter : and from the ~noi-^some ^pes-^ti-^lence. 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. Thou shalt not be afraid for any ~ terror ^by ^ night : nor for the ~ar-^row that ^flieth ^by ^day : For the pestilence that walketh in ~^dark-^ness : nor for the sickness that destroyeth ^in ^the ^^ noon- May. 14 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 6. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at ^thy ^ right ^hand : but it shall ~not ^come ^^nigh ^thee. Yea, with thine eyes shalt ^thou ^ be- ^ hold : and see the re- -ward ^of ^the ^un-^ godly. For thou. Lord, 'art ^niy ^hope : thou hast set thine house of de--^fence "^ve-^ry ^high. There shall no evil happen ~un-^to "^thee : neither shall any -plague ^come '^nigh ^thy ^dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge ^o-^ver ^thee : to ^keep ^thee in ^all ^thy ^ways. They shall bear thee -in ^ their ^ hands : that thou hurt not thy ^foot ^ a- Against ^a ^ stone. Thou shalt go upon the -lion ^and ^ adder : the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread -^un-^der ^thy ^feet. Because he hath set his love upon me,* therefore will I de-^liv-^er Miim : I will set him up, because ^he ^hath ^ known ^my ^Name. He shall call upon me, and ^I ^will '^hear him : yea, I am with him in trouble ;* I will deliver him, and -^ bring '^him ^to ^honour. With long life will I ^sat-^is-^fy him : and ^show ^him ^my ^sal-ovation. B Sdection Qii-tlj. From Psalm xxxii. Beati, quorum. LESSED is he whose unrighteousness ^is ^for- given : and whose -sin ^is ^cov-^er-^ed. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im-^pu- teth ^no "^sin : and in whose spirit -there ^is ^^no ''guile. I wall acknowledge my sin -un-'^to ^thee : and mine unrighteousness -have ^I ^^not ^hid. Lsaid, I will confess my sins un--to ^the ^Lord : Sel. 6. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 15 and so thou forgavest the ~ wicked- ^ness ^of ^iny ^sin. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee,* in a time when thou ^ may est ^be '^ found : but in the great water-floods they ^shall ^not '^come ^nigh ^him. Thou art a place to hide me in ;* thou shalt pre- serve ~me ^from ^trouble : thou shalt compass me about with ^ songs ^of de-^liv-^er-^ance. I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein ^ thou ^ shalt ^ go : and I will ^ guide ^thee ^ with ^mine ^eye. Great plagues remain for ~the ^un-'* godly : hut whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy em-"^ braceth ^him ^on ^eve-^ry ^side. Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice ^in ^the ^LoRD : and be joyful, all ye ~that ^are '^true ^of ^ heart. Psalm cxxx. De profundis. ^UT of the deep have I called unto thee, -^O ^-^ ^LoRD : Lord, ^^hear ^^my ^voice. let thine ears con-^sid-^er ^well : the ^ voice ^of ^my ^ com- ^plaint. If thou. Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is ^done ^a-^miss : O Lord, ~^who ^may ^a-*^bide it 1 For there is mercy ^^with ^thee : therefore ^^shalt ^thou ^be ^feared. 1 look for the Lord ; my soul doth ~wait ^for '^him : in his ~^word Ms ^my ^ trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the ^morn- ^ing '^ watch : I say, be- -fore ^the ^morn-^ing ^ watch. O Israel, -trust ^in the ^Lord : for with the Lord there is mercy,* and with him is ^plente-^ous re- '^^demp-^tion. And he shall redeem ^Is-^ra-^el : from ^^all ^^his ^sins. 16 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 7. Psalm cxxi. Levavi oculos meos. T WILL lift up mine ejes un-~to ^the ^hills : from -^whence ^cometli ^my ^help. My help cometh even -from ^the ^Lord : who hath ^^made ^heaven ^and ^ earth. He will not suffer thy foot ^to ^be ^ moved : and he that keepeth thee ^^will ^^not ^sleep. Behold, he that keepeth ^Is-^ra-^el : shall neither ^slum-^ber ^^nor ^ sleep. The Lord himself '^is ^thy ^keeper : the Lord is thy defence up-^on "thy ^^ right ^hand : So that the sun shall not ^burn ^thee by May : neither the ^^moon ^^by ^ night. The Lord shall preserve thee ^from ^all ^evil : yea, it is even he ~that ^ shall ^keep ^thy ^soul. The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy ^com-^ing ^in : from this time ~ forth ^for ^ev-^er- ^more. 0flcctlOn 0CD£UtIj. Psalm xxiii. Dominus 7^egit me. npHE Lord ^is ^my ^shepherd : therefore ^can ^I ^^lack ^nothing. He shall feed me in a ~^ green ^pasture : and lead me forth beside the ^wa-^ters ^^of ^comfort. He shall con- ~ vert ^my ^soul : and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness ^for ^his ^^ Name's ^sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will ^fear ^no ^evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy ~^ staff " ^fort ^me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that ~trou-^ble ^me : thou hast anointed my head with oil, -and ^my Mup ^ shall be ^full. Sel. 7. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 17 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow nie all the days ~of ^my "^life : and I will dwell in the house ^of ^the '^Lord ^for ^ever. Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domino. T WILL alway give thanks un-~to ^the ^Lord : -^ his praise shall ^ev-^er ^be in ^my ^ mouth. My soul shall make her boast ^in ^the ^Lord : the humi3le shall ~hear ^ there- ^ of, ^and be ^glad. praise the ~Lord ^with ^me : and let us mag- ni-~fy ^his '^Name ^to-^gether. 1 sought the Lord, ~and ^he ^ heard me : yea, he delivered me ^out ^of ^all ^my ^fear. They had an eye unto him, "and ^were ^light- ened : and their faces ^^were ^not ^ a- ^shamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord ^hear-^eth ^him : yea, and saveth him ~out ^of '^all ^his ^trou- bles. The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about ~them ^that Mear him : and de-^Miv-^er-^eth ^them. O taste, and see, how gracious the ^^Lord ^is : blessed is tlie man that ~ trust- ^eth ^^in ^him. O fear the Lord, ye that ^are "his ^saints : for they that -fear^him ^^lack ^nothing. The lions do lack, and ^suf-^fer ^hunger : but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of -thing ^that '^Ms ^good. Come, ye children, and hearken ^un-^to ^me : I will teach you the ^^fear ^of ^the ^Lord. What man is he that ^lusteth ^to ^live : and would -fain ^see ^^good ^days l Keep thy -tongue ^from ^evil : and thy lips, ^that ^they "* speak ^no ^guile. Eschew evil, ^and ^do ''good : seek peace, ^and< ^en-^^sue ^"it. The eyes of the Lord are over the ^^right-^eous : and his ears are open ^^un-^to ^ their Sprayers. 3 ] 8 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 7. The countenance of the Lord is against them that "^do "^evil : to root out the remembrance ^of ^them ^from ^the ^ earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord ~hear-^eth ^them : and delivereth them ^out ^of ^all ^ their ^troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a ^con- ^ trite Mieart : and will save such as be ~of ^an Mium- ^ble ^spirit. Great are the troubles ^of ^the "* righteous : but the Lord de-^livereth Miim '^out ^of Sll. He keepeth ^all ^his ^ bones : so that not ~one ^of ^theni ^is *^ broken. But misfortune shall slay ^the ^un-^ godly : and they that hate the righteous ^ shall ^be Mes-'^o-^late. The Lord delivereth the souls ^of ^his ^servants : and all they that put their trust in him shall ~not ^be Mes-^ti-^tute. Psalm Ixv. Te decet hymnus. rjlHOU, O God, art -praised Mn ^Sion : and unto -*- thee shall the vow be per- ~ form- ^ed Mn ^Je- ^rusalem. Thou that ^hearest ^the Sprayer : unto ^thee ^ shall ^all ^ flesh ^come. My misdeeds pre- ^ vail ^ a- Against me : O be thou merciful ^^un-^to ^our ^sins. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and re- ceivest ~un-^to ^thee : he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even ~of ^thy ^ho-^ly ^temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy right- eousness, O God of ^our ^sal-ovation : thou that art ithe hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that re- ^ main ^in the ^^ broad ^sea. Who in his strength setteth ^fast ^the ^ mountains : and is ^gird-^ed a-"* bout ^with ^ power. I Skl. 8. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 19 Who stilleth the raging ~of ^the ''sea : and the noise of his waves, and the ~inad-^ness ''of ^the ^people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall he afraid ~at ^thy ^tokens : thou that makest the out-goings of the morning and -even- ting ''to ^'praise ^thee. Thou visitest the earth, and ~ bless- ^ est ^it : thou makest it ~ve-^ry ^plen-^te-^ous. The river of God is ^full ^of ^ water : thou pre- parest their corn, for so thou pro-~vid-^est ^for ^the ^ earth. Thou waterest her furrows ; thou sendest rain into the little ~ valleys ^ there- ^ of : thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and ^blessest ^the ^in- crease of it. Thou crownest the year ^with ^thy ^goodness : and thy ^^ clouds ^^drop ^fatness. They shall drop upon the dwellings of the ^wil- ^der-^ness : and the little hills shall re-^joice ^on '*eve-^ry ^side. The folds shall be ^full ^of ^ sheep : the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, ^that ^they shall ^ laugh ^and ^sing. I Selection €igi)tl). From Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta t f\ HOW amiable ^are ^thy ^dwelhngs : thou ^^ ^^LoRD ^^of ^hosts! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts ^of ^the ''Lord : my heart and my flesh rejoice ^in ^the ''liv-^ing ^God. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where she may ^lay ^her ^ young : 20 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 8. even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my ^^King ^and ^my ^God. Blessed are they that dwell ~in ^thy Miouse : they will be ^al-^way "^prais-^ing ^thee. Blessed is the man whose strength ~is ^in "^thee : in whose ^^ heart ^are ^tliy ^ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it ^for ^a Hvell : and the Spools ^are ^filled ^with ^ water. They will go from -^strength, ^to "* strength : and unto the God of gods appeareth every ~one ^of ^them ^in ^Sion. Lord God of hosts, ^hear ^my Sprayer : heark- en, ^^O ^God ^of ^Jacob. For one day ~in ^thy ^courts : is better ^than ^a ^^ thou- ^ sand. 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house ^of ^my ^God : than to dwell in the tents ^of ^un-^god- 'Mi-^ness. For the Lord God is a light and defence ;* the Lord will give ^ grace ^and "^ worship : and no good thing shall he withhold from them that ^live ^a ^god- ^ly ^life. O Lord '~God "of ^ hosts : blessed is the man that putteth his ~^ trust ^^in ''thee. Psalm Ixxxv. Benedixisti, Domine, T ORD, thou art become gracious un-~to ^thy -^ '^land : thou hast turned away the cap-^tivi- ^ty ^^of '^ Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence ~of ^thy ^people : and ^ cover- ^ed ^all ^ their ^sins. Thou hast taken away all ^thy ^dis-^ pleasure : and turned thyself from thy ^ wrath- ^ful Mn-^dig- ^ nation. Turn us, then, O ^God ^our ^Saviour : and let thine "an-^ger '* cease ^from ^us. Wilt thou be displeased at us ^ ^ for- ^ ever : and Sel. 8. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 21 wilt thou strctcli out thy wrath from one gene-~ra- ^tion Ho ^ an- ^ other 1 Wilt thou not turn again, and ~ quick- ^ en ^us : that thy people '~niay ^re- 'joice ^in ^thee ? Show us thy mercy, ~^0 ^Lord : and -grant ^us Hhy ^sal-'^vation. I will hearken what the Lord God will say con- -cern-'^ing ^me : for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, ~that ^they ^turn ^not a- ^gain. For his salvation is nigh "them ^that '^fear him : that glory may ~^ dwell ^in ^our ^land. Mercy and truth are ~met ^ to- ^ gather : righteous- ness and ^ peace ^have ^kissed '^each ^ other. Truth shall flourish out ^of ^the ^ earth : and righteousness hath 'look-^ed ^down ^from ^heaven. Yea, the Lord shall show -lov-^ing ''kindness : and our ~land ^ shall ^give ^her ^increase. Righteousness shall '~go ^ be- ^ fore him : and he shall direct his ~go-^ing ^in ^the ^way. Psalm xciii. Dominus regnavit, npHE Lord is King, and hath put on '~gIori-^ous -^ ap-^parel : the Lord hath put on his apparel, and -girded '^lim-'^self ^with ^strength. He hath made the round world ~^so ^sure : that it -^can ^not ^be "^ moved. Ever since the world began hath thy seat ~been ^ pre- 'Spared : thou -art ^from ^ev-^er-*^ lasting. The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift ^up Hheir ''voice : the -floods ^lift Hip ^their ^waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and -"^rage Mior- ribly : but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on -high, ^is ^ might- H-^er. Thy testimonies, O Lord, are -ve-^ry "^sure : ho- liness becometh thine ^^ house '^^for ^ever. 22 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 8. Psalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit. npHE Lord is King, the earth may be "glad ^there- -^ ''of : yea, the iiuiltitude of the isles ^may "^be ^glad nhere-^of. Clouds and darkness are ^ round ^a-'^bout him : righteousness and judgment are the habi-^ta-^tion ^of ^his ^seat. There shall go a -fire ^be-^fore him : and burn up his ~ene-^mies on ^eve-^ry *^side. His lightnings gave shine un-~to ^the ^ world : the earth ~saw it, '^and ^was ^ a- Afraid. The hills melted like wax at the presence ^of^the ^LoRD : at the presence of the Lord ~of ^the ''^ whole ^ earth. The heavens have declared his ^ right- ^eous- ^ness : and all the ~peo-"ple have ^seen ^his ^ glory. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in ^^vain ^gods : worship ^Miim, ^alPye^gods. Sion heard of it, ~and ^re-^joiced : and the daugh- ters of Judah were glad, because of thy ~judg-^ments, ^^O^LORD. For thou. Lord, art higher than all that are ^in ^the ^ earth : thou art exalted -far ^a-^bove ^all ^gods. O ye that love the Lord, see that ye hate the thing -which ^is ^evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints ; he shall deliver them from the ^hand ^of ''the ^un-^ godly. There is sprung up a light ~for ^the ^righteous : and joyful gladness for ~such ^as ^are ^ true- ^hearted. Rejoice in the Lord, ye ^right-^e-^ous : and give thanks for a remembrance ~of ^his ^ho-^li-^ness. Sel, 9. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 23 Selection 2fintl). Psalm viii. Domine^ Dominus noster. £\ LORD, our Governor, how excellent is thy ^~^ Name in ~ali "the ^ world : thou that hast set thy ^glo-^ry a-M)ove ^the ^heavens ! Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou or-^dain-^ed ^strength : because of thine ene- mies, that thou mightest still the ^ene-^my ^and ^the a-^venger. For I will consider thy heavens, even the works ^of ^thy ^fingers : the moon and the stars ^ which ^thou Miast ^or-^dained. What is man, that thou art ^mind-^ful of ^him : and the son of man, ^that ^thou '^ visit- "^ est ^him 1 Thou madest him lower ~than ^the ^angels : to crown him with ~glo-^ry ^^and "^worship. Thou makest him to have dominion of the works ^of ^thy ^ hands : and thou hast put all things in sub- ^Jec-^tion ^ under ^his ^feet : All -sheep ^and ^oxen : yea, and the ^^ beasts ^of ^the Afield: The fowls of the air, and the jfishes ^of ^the ^sea : and whatsoever walketh ^through ^the '* paths ^ of the ^seas. O ^LoRD, ^our ^Governor : how excellent is thy ^Name ^in ^all ^the ^ world ! , From Psalm xxxiii. ExuUate, justL "OEJOICE in the Lord, ^O '^ye ^righteous : for -*-^ it becometh well the ^^just ^to ^be ^thankful. Praise the ^Lord ^with Miarp : sing praises unto him with the lute, and ^instru-^ment ^of ^ten ^strings. Sing unto the Lord a ^^new ^song : sing praises unto him ^with ^a ^^good ^courage. 24 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 9. For the word of the ~Lord ^is ''true : and ^ all ^his ^ works ^are ^faithful. He loveth righteousness and ~^jiidg-^ment : the earth is full of the ~good-^ness ^of ^the ^Lord. By the word of the Lord were the ^^ heavens ^made : and all the hosts of them by the ^^ breath ^of ^his *^ mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were up-^on ^an Mieap : and layeth up the deep, as ^in ^a Hreas-^ure-^ house. Let all the earth '-^fear ^the ^Lord : stand in awe of him, all ^ye ^that ^ dwell ^in the ^ world. For he spake, and ~it ^was ^done : he command- ed, ~and ^it ^^ stood ^fast. From Psalm cxivii. Laudate Dominum. f\ PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to ^~^ sing praises un-~to ^our ^God ; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it ~^is ''to ^be ^thankful. The Lord doth build up Je-~ru-^sa-^lem : and gather together the '^ out- ^ casts of '^ Is- ^ ra- ^ el. He healeth those that are ^broken ^in ^ heart ; and giveth medicine to ~heal ^ their ^^sick-^ness. He telleth the number "of ^the ^ stars : and calleth them ~^all ''by ^' their "^ names. Great is our Lord, and great ^is ^his ^power : yea, and his ^wis-^dom is ^in-^fi-^nite. The Lord setteth ^up ^the ^nieek : and bringeth the ungodly -^down ^to ^the Aground. O sing unto the Lord with ^^ thanks- ^giving : sing praises upon the ~harp ^un-^to ^onr ""God : Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and pre- pareth rain ^for ^the ^ earth : and inaketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and ^herb ^for the ^use ^of Snen: Who giveth fodder un-^to ^the ^cattle : and feed- eth the young ravens ^^that ^call ^iip-^on him. Sel. 9 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 25 The Lord's delight is in ^them "^that '^fear him : and put their ~^ trust Mn '^his ^ mercy. Praise the Lord, ~0 ^Je-^rusalem : praise thy 23 God, ^^O ^Sion. For he hath made fast the bars "of ^thy Agates : and hath blessed thy -chil-^dren ^ with- ^ in ^thee. He maketh peace ~in ^thy ^borders : and filleth thee -with ^the ^ flour ^ of ^ wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment up-^^on ^ earth : and his word -run-^neth ^ve-^ry ^swiftly. He giveth ^snow ^like ^wool : and scattereth the ~ hoar- ^ frost '^^hke ^ ashes. He casteth forth his ^ice ^like ^morsels : who is able ^to 3 a- ^ bide Miis ^ frost 1 He sendeth out his w^ord, and -melt-^eth ^them : he bloweth wdth his wind, ~and ^the ^wa-^ters ^flow. He showeth his word ~un-^to ^ Jacob : his statutes and ordinances ^un-^to ^Is-^ra-*^el. He hath not dealt so with -a-^ny ^nation : neither hath the heathen ~ know- ^ ledge ^of ^his ^laws. From Psalm Ivii. Miserere ?nei, Deus. ^ET up thyself, O God, a-^bove ^the ^heavens : ^ and thy glory a-^^bove ^all ^the ^ earth. My heart is fixed, O God, my ^ heart ^is ^ fixed : I will -sing ^and "^^give Upraise. Awake up, my glory ; awake, ^lute ^and ^harp : I myself ^ will ^a-Hvake ^ right "^ early. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, a-~mong 3 the ^people : and I will sing unto Hhee ^a-^mong ^the ^nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth un-^to ^the ^heavens : and thy ^ truth ^un-^to ^the ^clouds. Set up thyself, O God, a- ~ hove ^the ^heavens : and thy glory a-^^bove ^all ^the ^ earth. 26 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 10. Selection (^cntl). From Psalm xcvi. Cantate Domino. i~\ SING unto the Lord a ~^new '^song : sing ^^ unto the Lord, ~all ^the ^^ whole ^ earth. Sing unto the Lord, and -praise ^his ^Name : be telHng of his sal-~va-^tion from ^daj ^to ^day. Declare his honour un-^ to ^the Mieathen : and his wonders ^un-^to "^^all ^people. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be ~^prais-^ed : he is more to be ^feared ^than ^^all ^gods. Psalm cxlviii. Laudate Dominum. r\ PRAISE the ^Lord ^of Mieaven : praise ~^him ^^ Mn 5 the ^height. Praise him, all ye ~ angels ^of Miis : praise him, 2 3 all ^Miis ^ hosts. Praise him, ^sun ^and ^moon : praise him, ^all ^ye ^ stars ^and ^ light. Praise him, ^all ^ye Mieavens : and ye waters that 2 are ^a-^bove ^the *^ heavens. Let them praise the Name ~of ^the ^Lord : for he spake the word, and they were made ;* he command- ed, -and 3 they ^were ^cre-^ated. He hath made them fast for "^ever ^and ^ever : he hath given them a law -which ^ shall ^not ^be ^bro- ken. Praise the Lord -up-^on ^ earth : ye dragons, ^^and^^all^deeps: Fire and hail, -snow ^and ^vapours : wind and storm, ful--fill-3ing ^^his ^word : Mountains ^and ^all ^ hills : fruitful ^ trees ^and ^^all ^cedars : Beasts ^and ^all ^cattle : worms ^^ and ^feath-^er- ed ^ fowls : Sel. 10. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. 27 Kings of the earth -and ^all ^people : princes and all ~jadg-^es ''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 Upraise him : even the children of Is- rael, even the ~peo-^ple that ^serv-^eth ^him. From Psalm cxlix. Cantate Domino. o SING unto the Lord a ^^new ^song : let the congregation of ^^ saints ^ Upraise ^him. Let Israel rejoice in ^him ^that ^made him : and let the children of Sion be ^joy-^ful ^in ^ their ^King. Let them praise his 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 cl. Laudate Dominum, r\ PRAISE God in his ^ho-Mi-^ness : praise him ^^^ in the ^firma-^ment ''of^his ^power. Praise him in his ^no-^ble ^acts : praise him ac- cording to his ~ excel- ^ lent ^^ great- ^ness. Praise him in the sound ^of ^the ^trumpet : praise him up-^on ^the ^lute ^and ^harp. Praise him in the ^cymbals ^and ^dances : praise him up-^on ^the ^strings ^and ^pipe. Praise him upon the ~w ell- '^ tuned '^cymbals : praise him up-^on ^the ^^loud ^cymbals. Let every thing ^that ^hath ^breath : ^^ Upraise ^the ^Lord. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS ^ Portions of Psalms, to he sung or said, at Morning Prayer, on cer- tain Feasts and Fasts, instead of the Venite Exullemus, lohen any of the foregoing Selections are to follow instead of the Psalms, as in the table. From Psalms xlv. Ixxxix. ex. ^T^HY seat, O God, en-'^dureth ^for ^ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom ^is "^a ^^ right ^sceptre. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated in-^i- ^qui-^tj : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anoint- ed thee with the oil of ^glad-^ness a- ^ hove ^thy ^fellows. My song shall he alway of the loving-kindness ^of ^the ^LoRD : with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from one gener-~a-^tion ^to ^an- ^ other. For I have said, Mercy shall be set ^up ^for ^ever : thy truth shalt thou ~stab-^lish 4n ^the ^heavens. The Lord is ^our ^de-^ fence : the Holy One of ~Is-^rael Ms ^our *^King. Thou spakest sometime in visions unto thy saints, and saidst,* I have laid help upon One -that ^is ^nighty : I have exalted One chosen ~^out '^of ^the ^people. I will set his dominion ^in ^the ^sea : and his ^ right ^hand Mn ^the ^floods. And I will make ~him ^my ^First-born : higher than the ~^ 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 ^ en- ^ e- ^ mies. In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee FOR HOLY DAYS. 29 free-will offerings with an ^lio-Mj ^worship : the dew of thy birth is of the -Hvomb ^of ^the ^morn- ing. The Lord sware, and wdll ^not ^ re- ^ pent : Thou art a Priest for ever, after the order ~of ^Mel-^chiz- ^e-Mech. From Psalms xxxii. xxxviii. cxxx. T>LESSED is he whose unrighteousness ~is ^for- -■-^ ^ given : and whose ^ sin ^is "^cov-^er-^ed. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth ^^no ^sin : and in whose spirit ^ there ^is ^^no ^ guile. Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, ^in ^ thine ^ anger : neither chasten me in thy ~hea-^ vy d is- ^ ^ pleas- ^ure : For thine arrows stick ^ fast ^ in ^me : and thy hand ^press-"eth ^^me *^sore. My wickednesses are gone ^over ^my Miead : and are like a sore burden, too ^ heavy ^for "^me ^to ^bear. I will confess my ^wick-^ed-^ness : and be ~sor- ^ry ^for ^my ^sin. Haste thee to ^Mielp ^me : O Lord ~God ^of ^my ^sal-ovation. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, ^^O ^Lord : Lord, ~^hear ^^my ^ voice. Let thine ears be at-^^ten-'^tive : to the voice ^of ^my ^ sup- ^pli-O cations. If thou, Lord, shouldest be extreme to mark what is ^done ^a-^miss : O Lord, ^^who ^^shall ^stand 1 But there is forgiveness ^^with ^thee : that thou ^^ may est "^^be ^ feared. 30 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS From Psalms xxii. Ixix. xl. IVrY God ! my God ! look upon me ; why hast -^ thou for-~sa-^ken ^me : and art so far from my health, and from the ^ words ^of ^my ^com- ^plaint ? But thou art "^ho-My : O Thou that inhabitest the ~prais-^es of ^Is-^ra-^el. I am a worm, and ^^no ^man : a reproach of men, and des-^pis-^ed ^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-^liv-^er ^him : let him deliver him, ^if ^he ^^will ^have him. The counsel of the wicked layeth ^ siege ^ a- Against me : they pierced my ~^ hands ^and ^my ^feet. They part my garments a-^^mong ^them : and cast ^lots ^up-^on ^my ^vesture. But be not thou far from ~me, ^O ^Lord : O my strength, ^ haste ^thee to ^^help ^me. Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ; I am full of ^heav-^i-^ness : I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I ^a-^ny to ^ com- ^ fort ^ me. They gave me ^gall ^to ^eat : and when I was thirsty they gave me ~vin-^e-^gar ^to ^ drink. Sacrifice and meat-offering thou ^ would- ^ est ^not : but mine ears ^hast ^thou ^o-^pen-^ed. Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou ^not ^ re- Squired : then said I, ~^Lo, ^^I '^come : In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, ~0 ^my ^God : I am content to do it ; yea, thy law ~is ^ with- ^ in ^my ^ heart. FOR HOLY DAYS. 31 Ascension- ?I)ai3. From Psalms xxiv. xlvii. T IFT up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift -^ up, ye ever- ^ last- ^ing ^ doors : and the King of "glo-^ry ^ shall ^come ^in. Who is the ~King ^of "^ glory : The Lord strong and mighty ; even the ^^Lord ^migh-^ty in ^battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever- '~ last- ^ing '^ doors : and the King of ^glo-^ry ^ shall ^come ^in. Who is the ^King ^ of ^ glory : Even the Lord of hosts, ~lie ^is the '^King ^of ^ glory. O clap your hands together, "all ^ye ^people : shout unto God ~vvith ^the ^ voice ^of ^triumph. For the Lord most ^high ^is ''terrible : he is a great King ^o-^ver ^ali "^the *^ earth. God is gone up ~with ^a ^ shout : the Lord ~witli ^the ''sound ^of a ^trumpet. Sing praises to God, ^^sing Upraises : sing praises unto our ~^King, ^^sing Upraises. God reigneth -over ^the ^heathen : God sittetli upon the -throne ^of his Mio-^li-^ness. The princes of the people are gathered together,* even the people of the God of ^A-^bra-^ham : for the shields of the earth belong unto God : ^he ^is ^ great- ^ly ex-^alted. It)l)lt-0uttlraa. From Psalms ii. Ixviii. T WILL declare the decree : the Lord hath said -^ ^un-^to ^me : Thou art my Son, this day have ^I ^ be-'' got- ^ ten ^thee. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen 32 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. for thine in-^her-^it-^ance : and the utmost parts of the ^ earth ^for ^thy ^pos-^ session. Be wise now, therefore, '~0 ^ye ^ kings : be in- structed, ye ~judg-^es ^of ^the ^ earth. Serve the ~Lord ^with ^fear : and re-~^joice ^^with ^trembling. Sing unto God, sing praises ^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-^her-^it-^ance : and refreshedst it ~^when Mt ^was ^ weary. The Lord ^gave ^the ^word : great was the com- pany of ^ those ^that ^ publish- ^ed ^it. Though ye have lain a-^mong ^the ^pots : yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with sil- ver,* and her ~feath-^ers with ^yel-^low ^gold. Thou hast ascended on high ; thou hast led cap- tivity captive;* thou hast received ^ gifts ^for ^men : yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord ^God ^ might ^ dwell ^a-^mong them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with ^ben-^e-^fits : even the ~God ^of '^our ^sal-ovation. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms ^of ^the ^ earth : O sing ^prais-^es ^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 ^migh-^ty ^ voice. Ascribe ye strength ^un-^to ^God : his excellency is over Israel, and his ^strength ^is '^in ^the ^ clouds. O God, thou art terrible out of thy ~ho-^ly ^places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people.* ^^ Bless- ^ed ^be ^God. THE PSALTER, OR PSALMS OF DAVID THE FIRST DAY. ilTornlng |3raj3fr. Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. DLESSED is the man that hath not walked in -^ the 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 ^ wa- iter- '^ side : that will bring forth his ~^ fruit ^in ^due ^season. 4 His leaf also -shall ^not ^wither : and look, whatsoever he doeth, ~it ^ shall ^ ^ pros- ^ per. 5 As for the ungodly, it is not ^so ^witli ^them: but they are like the chaff, which the wind scatter- eth a-"^way ^from the ^face ^ of the *^ earth. 6 Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand ~in ^the ^judgment : neither the sinners in the con- gre-~ga-^tion '^of ^the *^ righteous. 7 But the Lord knoweth the way of the ^^right- ^eous : and the way of the un-'~god-^ly '*^ shall ^perish. Psalm ii. Quare fremuer'unt gentes ? 'V1/"HY do the heathen so furiously ^rage ^to- ^gether : and why do the people im-~agine ^a *^vain Hhing? 34 THE PSALTER. Day 1. 2 The kings of the earth stand up,* and the ru- lers take ~coun-^sel to-^gether : against the Lord, and a-~gainst ^his A-^^noint-^ed : 3 Let us break their -bonds ^ a- ^sunder : and cast a- -way ^ their ^^cords ^from us. 4 He that dwelleth in heaven shall laugh -them ^to ^scorn : the Lord shall ^have ^thetn ^in ^de-^rision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them -in ^his ^ wrath : and vex them in his ^sore ^ dis-^^ pleas- ^ure. 6 Yet have I -set ^my ^King : upon my ^ho-^ly MiilPof ^Sion. 7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath ^said ^unto ^me : Thou art my Son, this day have ^I ^be-^got-^ten '^thee. 8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine in-^her-^it-^ance : and the utmost parts of the "^ earth ^for ^thy ^pos-^ session. 9 Thou shalt bruise them with a ~rod ^of ^iron : and break them in pieces ^hke ^a ^pot-^ter's ^ves- sel. 10 Be wise now therefore, -O ^ye ^ kings : be learned, ye that are ^judg-^es ^of ^the ^earth. 11 Serve the ^Lord ^in ^fear : and rejoice unto ^him ^with ^rev-^er-^ence. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry,* and so ye per- ish from the ^^riglit ^way : if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little.* Blessed are all they that -put ^ their ^ trust ^in ^him. Psalm iii. Domine, quid midtijjlicati ? T ORD, how are they increased that -trou-^ble "^ ^me : many are they that -rise ^ a- ^ Against ^me. 2 Many one there be that say -of ^my ^soul : There is no help -for ^him ^in ^his ^God. 3 But tbou, O Lord, art -my ^de-^ fender : thou art my worship, and the lifter ^^up '^of ^my ^head. Day 1. THE PSALTER. 35 4 I did call upon the Lord ^with ^my ^voice: and he heard me out ~of ^his Mio-^lj ^hill. 5 I laid me down and slept, and rose ~up ^a- ^gain : for the ~Lord ^sus-^tain-^ed ^me. 6 I will not he afraid for ten thousands ~of ^the ^people : that have set themselves a-~gainst ^me ^ round ^a-^hout. 7 Up, Lord, and help me, ~0 ^mj ^God : For thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone ;* thou hast broken the ~ teeth ^of ^the ^un-*^ godly. 8 Salvation belongeth un-'*^to ^the ^Lord : and thy blessing ~is ^up-'*on ^thy ^people. H Psalm iv. Cum invocarem. EiVR me, when I call, O God of my ^ right- ^eous- ^ness : thou hast set me at liberty, when I was in trouble;* have mercy upon me, and ^heark-^en un-'^to ^my "Sprayer. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blas-~pheme ^mine ^honour : and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek ~af-^ter ^^ false- ^ hood \ 3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man ^that ^is ^ godly : when I call upon the Lord ^he ^will ^Miear ^me. 4 Stand in awe, and ^^sin ^not : commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, ^^and ^^be ^ still. 5 Offer the sacrifice of ^ right- ^eous-^ness : and put your ^^ trust ^in ^the ^Lord. 6 There be ^many ^that "^say : Who will -show "us ^a-^ny ^good \ 7 Lord, ~lift ^thou ^up : the light of thy ^coun- ^te-'^ 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 36 THE PSALTER. Day 1. ^rest : for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me ^ dwell ^ in ^ ^ safe- ^ ty. Psalm V. Ve7'ba mea auribus. "pONDER my ^ words, ^O ^Lord : con-~sider ^my ^me-^di-^tation. 2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calhng,* my King, ^and ^my ^God : for unto thee ^will ^I ^make ^my Sprayer. 3 My voice shalt thou hear hetimes, ^^O ^Lord : early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, ~^and ^will ^look ^up. 4 For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in ^wick-^ed-hiess : neither shall any ~e-^vil ^ dwell ^with ^thee. 5 Such as be foolish shall not stand ^in ^thy ■* sight : for thou hatest all ^them ^that ^^work *^van- itj. 6 Thou shalt destroy them ^that ^ speak ^lies : the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty ~and ^de- *ceit-^ful ^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- ^ ward ^thy ^ho-^ly ^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 parts are ^ve-^ry ^ wick- ^ed-*^n ess. 10 Their throat is an ^o-^pen ^sepulchre : they ^flat-^ter ^with ^ their ^tongue. 11 Destroy thou them, O God ;* let them perish through their own im-^ag-^i-^ nations : cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness ;* for they have re- ^belled ^ a- '^ Against ^thee. 12 And let all them that put their trust in ~thee ^re-^joice : they shall ever be giving of thanks, be- Day L the PSALTER. 37 cause thou defendest them ;* thej that iove thy Name shall be ~^joj-^ful ^in ^thee; 13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing un-~to ^the ^righteous : and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend ~him, ^as ^with ^a ^shield. O Psalm vi. Dominc, ne in furore. LORD, rebuke me not in thine ^ in- ^ dig- ^na- tion : neither chasten me in ~thy ^dis-^^pleas- 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for ~I ^am '^weak : O Lord, heal me, -for ^my ^ bones ^are ^ vexed. 3 My soul also is ^^sore ^troubled : but, Lord, how long -wilt ^thou ^pun-^ish ^me \ 4 Turn thee, O Lord, and de-- liver ^my ^soul : O save me, ~for ^thy ^mer-^cy's ^sake. 5 For in death no man re-'meni-^bereth ^thee : and who will give thee -^^thanks ^in ^the ^pit? 6 I am weary of my groaning ; every night wash 2 1 "^Yny ^bed : and water my -^ couch ^with ^my ^ tears. 7 My beauty is gone for -ve-^ry ^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 ^weep- ino^. 9 The Lord hath heard -my ^pe-^tition : the Lord -will ^re-^ceive ^my Sprayer. 10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, ^and ^sore ''vexed : they shall be turned back, and put to ^^ shame ^sud-^den-^ly. 38 THE PSALTER. Day 1. Psalm vii. Dominey Deus metis. jp^ LORD, my God, in thee have I ^put ^mj ^ trust : ^"^ save me from all them that persecute me, -and ^de-^liv-^er ^me ; 2 Lest he devour my soul hke a lion, and ~tear it ^in ''pieces : while -there ^is ^none ^to ^help. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done ~any ^such ^ thing : or if there be any ^ wicked- ^ness ^in ^my ^ hands : 4 If I have rew^arded evil unto him that dealt ^friendly ^with ^me : yea, I have delivered him that without any cause ~is ^mine ^en-^e-^my : 5 Then let mine enemy persecute my ^soul, ^and ^take me : yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine ^hon-^our ^in ^the Must. 6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself,* because of the indignation ^of ^mine '* ene- mies : 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- ^ self ^ a- ^ gain. 8 The Lord shall judge the people ;* give sen- tence w^ith me, ~^0 ^Lord : according to my right- eousness,* 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 ^ right- "^eous ^God : trieth the ^ve-^ry ^hearts ^and *^ reins. 11 My help ~cometh ^of ^God : who preserveth them ^that ^are ^true ^of ^ heart. 12 God is a righteous Judge, -strong, ^and ^pa- tient : and God is pro-~vo-^ked ^ev-^ery ^day. 13 If a man will not turn, he will ^whet ^his Day 1. THE PSALTER. 39 '* sword : he hath bent his bow, ~^ancl ^made ^it ^ ready. 14 He hath prepared for him the instruments ^^of ^ death : he ordaineth his arrows a- against ^the ^ per- use- ^'cu tors. 15 Behold, he travaileth with ^^ mis- ^ chief : he hath conceived sorrow, and brought ~ forth "Hm-^god- ^U-*^ness. IG He hath graven and digged ^up ^a ^pit : and is fallen. himseh' 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. 18 I will give thanks unto the Lord,* according to his - right- ^eous-'^ness : and I will praise the Name ^of ^the '^LoRD ^most ^high. Psalm viii. Domine, Dominus noster. f\ LORD, our Governor,* how excellent is thy ^^^ Name in ~all ^the Hvorld : thou that hast set thy ~glo-^ry a-^bove ^the ^heavens! 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings* hast thou ordained strength,* because ~of ^ thine ^en- emies : that thou mightest still the enemy ^^and ^the ^a-^venger. 3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works ^of ^thy ^fingers : the moon and the stars ~ which ^thou Miast ^or-*^dained. 4 What is man, that thou art ^mindful ^of ^him : and the son of man, '^that ^thou ^ visit- ^ est ^him? 5 Thou madest him lower -than ^the ^angels : to crown him with ~glo-^ry and ^^wor-^ship. 6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works ^of ^thy brands : and thou hast put all things in sub-~jec-^tion ^ under ^his ^feet; 40 THE PSALTER. Day 2. 7 x411 -sheep ^and ^oxen : jea, and the -^beasts ^of ^ the Afield : 8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes ^of ^the ^sea : and whatsoever walketh ~ through ^the ^ paths ^of the ^seas. 9 O -Lord, ^our ^Governor : how excellent is thy ^Name ^in '^all nhe Svorld ! I THE SECOx\D DAY. illoruhtg IJrager. Psalm ix. Confitehor tihi. WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my -^ whole Mieart : I will speak of ^all ^thy ^ mar- vel- ^lous Svorks. 2 I will be glad and re--joice ^in '^tliee : yea, my songs will I make of thy Name, -O ^thou "^^Most ^Highest. 3 While mine enemies are ~dri-^ven ^back : they shall fall and ~per-^ish ^at ^thy "^presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right ~and ^my ^ cause : thou art set in the -throne ^that ^judg-^est ^ right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and de--stroyed ^the un-'* godly : thou hast put out their -name ^for and ever "ana "ever. 6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a per-~pet-^ual ^end : even as the cities which thou hast destroyed, their me--morial ^is ^ perish- ^ed ^with them. 7 But the Lord shall en- -dure ^for ^ever : he hath also pre- -pared ^his ''seat ^for ^Judgment. 8 For he shall judge the world in - right- ^eous- ^ness : and minister true -judg-^ment ^un-^to the ^people. Day 2. THE PSALTER. 41 9 The Lord also will be a defence for the op- "^prcss-^ed : even a refuge in ~^due ^dme ^of ^trou- ble. 10 And thej that know thy Name will put their -trust '^in khee : for thou, Lord, hast never "fail-^ed nheni ^that ^seek thee. 11 O praise the Lord which -dwelleth ^in ''Sion : show the ~peo-^ple ^of ^his ^doings. 12 For when he maketh inquisition for blood,* he re-~meni-^bereth ^them : and forgetteth not the coni- ^^ plaint ^of ^the ^poor. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ;* consider the trouble whicli I suffer of ^ them ^that ^hate me : thou that liftest me up ^from ^the Agates ^of ^ death : 14 That I may show all thy praises within the ports of the -daughter ^of ^Sion : I will re-^joice •4n ^thy ^sal-ovation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit ~that ^they ^made : in the same net which they hid priv- ily, 2 is ^ their ^^foot ^ taken. 16 The Lord is known to execute ^^judg-^'ment : the ungodly is trapped in the ^work ^of ^his ^own ^ hands. 17 The wicked shall be turned ~in-^to Miell : and all the people -that ^ for- ^^ get ^God. 18 For the poor shall not alway ~be ^ for- ^gotten : the patient abiding of the meek ^ shall ^not '^perish ^for ^ever. 19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the -up-^per ^hand : let the heathen be ^judg-^ed ^in ^thy ^ sight. 20 Put them in fear, ^^O ^Lord : that the hea- then may know them- ~ selves ^to ^be ^but ^men. Psahn X. Ut quid, Domine ? \\/^HY standest thou so far off, ^^O ^Lord : and hidest thy face in the ~need-^ful ^time ^of trouble I 42 THE PSALTER. Day 2. 2 The ungodly, for his own lust, doth persecute 2^ the '^poor : let them be taken in the crafty vviliness ^that ^they ^have ^im-^agined. 3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own ^heart's ^de-^sire : and speaketli good of the covet- ous, ^^whom ^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 ~al-^way ^grievous : thy judg- ments are far above out of his sight, and therefore defieth he ^all ^his ^en-^e-^mies. 6 For he hath said in his heart,* Tush ! I shall never ^be ^cast '^down : there shall no harm ^hap- ^pen *un-^to ^me. 7 His mouth is full of cursing, de-^ceit, ^and ^ fraud : under his tongue is un-~god-^li-^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- Against ^the ^poor. 9 For he lieth waiting secretly;* even as a lion lurketh he ~in ^his '^den : that ~he ^may "^ ravish ^the ^poor. 10 He doth -ravish ^the ^poor : when he getteth ^him ^in-^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. 12 He hath said in his heart, Tush! God "hath ^ for- ^gotten : he hideth away his face, and ^he ^will ^nev-^er *^see it. 13 Arise, O Lord God, and lift ^up ^ thine Miand : for- 2^ get ^not ^the ^poor. 14 Wherefore should the wicked ~blas-^pheme ^God : while he doth say in his heart, Tush! thou God ~ca-=^rest ^not ^for ^it? Day 2. THE PSALTER. 43 15 Surelj ~tliou ^liast ''seen it : for thou behold- cst un-~god-^li-^uess ^'and ^' wrong, 16 That thou majest take the matter in-~to ^thy ■*hand : the poor connnitteth himseh unto thee;* for thou art the '~help- ^er ^of ^the *" friendless. 17 Break thou the power of the ungodly ~and -'nia-^licious : take away his ungodliness, ~and ^thou ^shalt ^find ^none, 18 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 ^heark-"^en--eth ^ there- Ho: 20 To help the fatherless and poor un-~to ^ their ^ right : that the man of the earth be no more ex- ~aked ^ a-"* Against ^them. Psalm xi. In Domino corifido, TN the Lord put ^I ^my ^ trust : how say ye thea to my soul,* that she should flee as a ^bird ^un- Ho Hhe niiWt 2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow,* and make ready their arrows with-^in ^the ^quiver : that they may privily shoot at them -which ^are ^true ^of ^heart. 3 For the foundations will ~be ^cast ^down : and what ^hath ^the ^ right- ^eous ^done ? 4 The Lord is in his ~ho-^ly ^temple : the Lord's ^^seat ^is ^in ^heaven. 5 His eyes con-~sider ^the ^poor : and his eye- lids -try ^the ''children ^of ^men, 6 The Lord alloweth the -^ right- "* eous : but the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness,* -doth Miis "soul ^ab-«hor. 7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares,* fire and brimstone, ~ storm ^and ''tempest : this shall be their ~^por-"tion ^to MrinL 44 THE PSALTER. Day 2. 8 For the nghteous Lord lovetli ~ right- ^eous- ^ness : his countenance will be- ^ hold ^the ^ thing nhat is ^jtist. H Psalm xii. Salvum me fac. ELP me, Lord, for there is not one ~godIy ^man ^left : for the faithful are minished* from among the "^^chil-^dren ''of ^men. 2 They talk of vanitj every one -with ^his ^neigh- bour : they do but flatter with their lips,* and dissem- ble ^in ^ their ^dou-^ble ^heart. 3 The Lord shall root out all de-^ceit-^fid Mips : and the tongue that ^speak-^eth ^^proud ^things: 4 Which have said, With our tongue will ~Vv'e ^pre-Sail : we are they that ought to speak:* who is ~^lord ^o-^ver ^us ? 5 Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake ^of ^the ^needy : and because of the deep '^sigh-^ing ^of ^the ^poor, 6 I will up, -saith ^the ^Lord : and will help every one from him that swelleth against him,* and will 2^ set Miim ^at *^rest. 7 The words of the Lord are ^^pure ^w^ords : 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 shall preserve him from this ~gen-^er-^ation ^for '^ever. 9 The ungodly walk on ~eve-^ry "^side : when they are exalted,* the children of men are ^^put ^to ^re-^buke. Psalm xiii. Usqice quo, Dojnine 1 TTOW long wilt thou forget me, O Lord; ^^for ■*--*- ^ever r how long wilt thou 'hide ^thy ^^face ^from me \ I Day 2. THE PSALTER. 45 2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul,* and be so vexed ~in '[my Mieart : how long shall mine enemies ~tn-^umph ^o-^ver ^me ? 3 Consider, and hear me, O ~Lord ^my ^God : lighten mine eyes, that I ^^ sleep ^not ^in ^ death : 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have pre- ^vailed ^a- ^ gainst him : for if I be cast down, they that trouble me -will ^re-^joice ^at "^it. 5 But my trust is in thy ~^mer-^cy : and my heart is ^joy-^ful in ^tliy ^sal-ovation. 6 I will sing of the Lord,* because he hath dealt so ~ loving- ^ly '^with me : yea, I will praise the Name ~of ^the ^Lord ^niost ^Highest. Psalm xiv. Dixit insipiens. rpHE fool hath said "in Miis Mieart : There ^^\s -*- ^^no^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 ~children ^of hnen : to see if there were any that would understand,* and ~^seek ^af-^ter ^God: 4 But they are all gone out of the way,* they are altogether become a-^bom-^i-^nable : there is none that doeth good, ^^no ^^not *^one. 5 Their throat is an open sepulchre ;* with their tongues have ~they ^de-^ceived : the poison of ^asps ^is "^ under ^ their "^lips. 6 Their mouth is full of cursing and ^bit-^ter- ^ness : their feet are ~^ 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- More ^ their "^eyes. 8 Have they no knowledge,* that they are all such workers of ^^ mis- ^ chief : eating up my people as it were bread,* and call ^not ^up-^on ^the ^Lord ? 46 THE PSALTER. Day 3. 9 There were they brought in great fear,* even where ^no ^fear ^was : for God is in the gener-^a- ^tion ^of ^the ^righteous. 10 As for jou, ye have made a mock at the coun- sel ^of ^the ^poor : because he putteth his ~^ trust Mn ^the ^LoRD. 11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion 1* When the Lord turneth the captivity ~of ^liis ^people : then shall Jacob rejoice, and ~Is-^rael ^shall ^be *^glad. THE THIRD DAY. iKoniing Jpra^er. Psalm XV. Dojjiine, quis Jiahitahit ? T ORD, who shall dwell in thy ^tab-^er-'*nacle : -^ or who shall rest up-~on ^thy ^ho-^ly ^hill \ 2 Even he that leadeth an ~uncor-^rupt ^life : and doeth the thing which is right,* and speaketh the ^^ truth '^from ^his ^ heart. 3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue,* nor done evil ~to ^his ^neighbour : and hath not ^^slan- ^dered ^his *^ neighbour. 4 He that setteth not by himself,* but is lowly in ^his ^own ^eyes : and maketh much of ~them ^that ^fear nhe *^Lord. 5 He that svveareth unto his neighbour,* and dis- ap-^pointeth ^him '^not : though it were to his ^^own ^ ^ bin- *^d ranee. 6 He that hath not given his money upon ~u-^su- ^ry : nor taken reward a- against ^the "^in-^no-^cent. 7 Whoso doeth ^^ these '^things : shall ^^nev-^^er «fall. Psalm xvi. Conserva me, Domine. PRESERVE me, ^^O ^God : for in ^thee =^have I -*■ ^put ^ my ^ trust. DxY 3. THE PSALTEIL 47 2 O my soul, thou hast said un-^to ^the *Lord : Thou art my God; my goods are ~noth-^ing ^un- ^to ^thee. 3 Ail my delight is upon the saints that are Hm ^the ^ earth : and upon such as ex- ~ eel ^in ^^vir-^tue, 4 But they that run after an-"oth-"er ^god : shall ^'^have "^^ great ^trouble. 5 Their drink-offerings of blood will ~I ^not ^of- fer : neither make mention of their -names ^ with- ^ in "'my *^lips, 6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inher- itance,* and ^of ^my ''cup : thou shalt main- ~^ tain '*'^my ^lot 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a ^^fair Aground : yea, I have a ^good-^ly ^her-^it-^age, 8 I will thank the Lord for ^giving ^me * warn- ing : my reins also chasten me ~in ^the ^^night- *^ season, 9 I have set God always be-~^fore ^me : for he is on my right hand, -there- ^fore I ^shall ^not ^fall. 10 Wherefore my heart was glad,* and my glory re-~^joic-^ed : my flesh also shall ^^rest ^^in ^hope. 11 For why ? thou shalt not leave my ^soul ^in ^hell : neither shalt thou suffer thy ~Holy One ^to ^see ^cor-^ruption. 12 Thou shalt show me the path of Hfe :* in thy presence is the -fulness ^of ^joy : and at thy right hand there is ^ pleas- ^ure for ^ev-^er-^more. Psalm xvii, Exaudi, Domine, XJTEAR the right, O Lord, consider ^my ^com- ^plaint : and hearken unto my prayer,* that go- eth not ^out ^of ^ feign- ^ed ^lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth ^from ^thy ^pres- ence : and let thine eyes look up-^on ^the ^ thing ^that is ^ equal. 3 Thou liast proved and visited mine heart in the 48 THE PSALTER. Day 3. night-season ;* thou hast tried me, and shalt find no ^wicked- ^ness Mn me : for I am utterly purposed that my ^ mouth ^ shall ^not ^ of- ^' fend. 4 Because of men's works* that are done against the words ^of ^thy ^hps : I have kept me from the ^ways ^of ^the ^de-^stroyer. 5 O hold thou up my goings ^in ^thy "^ paths : that my ~ foot- ^ steps ^^slip ^"not. 6 I have called upon thee, O God, for ^thou ^ shalt ^hear me : incline thine ear to me, and ^hearken ^un-'^to ^my ^ 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 ~shad-^ow ^of ^thy ^ wings, 9 From the ungodly, that ~trou-"^ble ^me : mine enemies compass me round about,* to ^take ^a-^way ^my ^soul. 10 They are inclosed in -their ^own ^fat : and their mouth ^ speak- ^eth ^^ proud ^things. 11 They lie waiting in our way on ^eve-^ry ^side : turning their eyes ~^down ^to ^the Aground : 12 Like as a lion that is greedy ^of ^his ^prey : and as it were a lion's whelp ^lurking ^in ^se-^cret ^places. 13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and ~cast ^him ^down : deliver my soul from the ungodly,* which is a ~^^ sword '^^of *' thine : 14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord,* from the men, I say, and from the ~e-^vil ^ world : which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou ~fillest ^wdth ^thy ^hid ^treasure. 15 They have children at ^their ^de-^sire : and leave the rest of their ^ sub- ^stance ^for ^ their ^ babes. 16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in / Day 3. THE PSALTER. 49 ^ right- ^ eons- ^ness : and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be ~sat-^is-^fiecl ^with ^it. (Etjcning IJrager. Psalm xviii. Diligam te, Domine. T WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength.* The Lord is my stony rock, and ~my ^de-Mence : my Saviour ; my God, and my might, in whom I will trust ;* my buckler, the horn also of my sal-~va-^tion, ^and ^my *^ refuge. 2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy -to ^be * praised : so shall I be safe -from ^mine "^en-^e- ^mies. 3 The sorrows of death ^ compass- ^ed ''me : and the overflowings of ungodliness ^^made ^me ^a-^fraid. 4 The pains of hell -came ^ a-'* bout me : the snares of ~^ death '^o-^ver-^took me. 5 In my trouble I will call up-~on ^the ''Lord : and com- ^ plain ^un-^'to ^my ^God : 6 So shall he hear my voice out of his ~ho-^ly ^temple : and my complaint shall come before him ;* it shall enter ~e-^ven ^in-^to his ^ears. 7 The earth ^trembled ^and ^quaked : the very foundations also of the hills shook,* and were re- moved, be- -^ cause ^he ^was ^ wroth. 8 There went a smoke out ~in ^his ''presence : and a consuming fire out of his mouth,* so that ^ coals ^ were ^ kin- ^ died ^at it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, -and ^came ''down : and it was ~^dark ''under Miis ^feet. 10 He rode upon the Cherubim, -and ^did ^fly : he came flying upon the -^ wings ^of ^the ^wind. 11 He made darkness his '~se-^cret ^ place : his pavilion round about him with dark water,* and thick ^clouds ^to ''coy-^er ^him. 7 50 THE PSALTER. Day 3. 12 At the brightness of his presence his ^clouds ■^re-^ moved : hailstones and ~^ coals '^^of *^fire. 13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven,* and the Highest -gave ^his ^thunder : hailstones and ^^coals '^^of ^fire. 14 He sent out his arrows, and ~ scatter- ^ed ^them : he cast forth ^ light- ^nings, ^ and ^de-^stroyed them. 15 The springs of waters were seen,* and the foun- dations of the round world* were discovered at thy ^chiding, ^O ^Lord : at the blasting of the ~ breath ^of '^thy ^dis-^ pleasure. 16 He shall send down from on ~high ^to ^ fetch me : and shall take me ^out ^of ^ma-^ny *^ waters. 17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy,* and from ^them ^ which Miate me : for they are too ^migh-^ty ^^for *^me. 18 They prevented me in the day ~of ^my "^ trou- ble : but the ~Lord ^was '^my ^ up- ^holder. 19 He brought me forth also into a place of ^ lib- ber- ^ty : he brought me forth, even because he had a ^fa-^vour "^un-^to "^me. 20 The Lord shall reward me after my ~right- ^eous "* dealing : according to the cleanness of my hands shall he ~rec-^om-^ 'pense "^me. 21 Because I have kept the ways ^of ^the ^Lord : and have not forsaken my God, ^as ^the ^wick-^ed Moth. 22 For I have an eye unto ~all ^his Maws : and will not cast out his com-^mand-^ments ^^from ^me. 23 I was also uncorrupt be- ^^ fore ^him : and es- chewed ^mine ^own ^wick-^ed-^ness. 24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my ^ right- ^eous '^ dealing : and according unto the clean- ness of my ^ hands ^in ^his ^ eye- ^ sight. 25 With the holy thou ^shalt ^be Mioly : and with a perfect man ^^thou ^shalt ^be ^perfect. / Day 3. THE PSALTER. 51 26 With the clean thou ^shaU ^be ''clean : and with the fro ward thou shah '~^ learn ^fro-^vvard- ^ness. 27 For thou shalt save the people that are in ad- " ver- ^ si- '' ty : and shalt bring down the -high ^ looks ^of ^the ^ proud. 28 Thou also shalt -light ^my ''candle : the Lord my God shall make my - dark- ^n ess ''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 Svall. 30 The way of God is an unde-^fil-^ed ^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. 31 For who is God, -but ^the ''Lord : or who hath any ^strength, ^ex-^cept ^our ''God ? 32 It is God that girdeth me with -strength ^of ^war : and -ma-^keth ^my ^way *^perfect. 33 He maketh my -feet ^like ''harts' feet : and ^setteth ^me ^up ^on '^high. 31 He teacheth mine -hands ^to ^ fight : and mine arms shall break -even ^a ^bow ^of ^ steel. 35 Thou hast given me the defence of -thy ^sal- ivation : thy right hand also shall hold me up,* and thy loving cor--rection ^ shall ''make ^me '^ great. 36 Thou shalt make room enough under me ^for ^to ^go : that my - foot- ^ steps ^ shall ^not '^ slide. 37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and ^o-^ver- ^take them : neither will I turn again -till ^I Miave ^de-'^stroyed 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 ^ene-^mies '^un-^der ^me. 40 Thou hast made mine enemies also to turn 52 THE PSALTER. ' Day 3. their ^ hacks ^np-'^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 ^wind : I will cast them out as the ^^clay ^in ^the ^streets. 43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings ~of ^the ^people : and thou shalt make me the -^^head '^of ^the ^heathen. 44 A people whom 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-~sem-^ble ^^with ^me. 46 The strange children -"^ shall ^fail : and be afraid ~^out "^of ^ their ^prisons. 47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be ^my ^strong ^helper : and praised be the ~God ^of "^my ^sal-^va- tion : 48 Even the God that seeth that I '~be "^a-"^ venged : and subdueth the ~peo-"ple ^un-^to ^me. 49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel ene- mies, and setteth me up above mine ^ad-^ver-^sa- ries : thou shalt rid me -from ^the '^wick-^ed ^man. 50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, a- ^ mong ^ the ^Gentiles : and sing praises ~un- ^to '^nhy "Name. 51 Great prosperity giveth he un-^to ^his ^King : and sheweth loving-kindness unto David, his Anoint- ed, and unto his ^seed ^for ^ev-^er-"more. Day 4. THE PSALTER. 53 THE FOURTH DAY. iltorning |3ra2cr. Psalm xix. Cce/z enarrant. "^HE heavens declare the -glory ^ of ^ God : and the firmament ^showeth ^liis ^han-^dy-^work. 2 One day '^telleth ^ an- ^ other : and one night T 3 There is neither ^speech ^nor ''language : but their voices are -heard ^a-^^mong ^them. 4 Their sound is gone out into -^all ''lands : and their words into the ~^ends ^of ^the ^ world. 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle ~ for ^ the ^ sun : w hich cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his cham- ber,'' 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- averting "^the ^soul : the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth -wis-^dom un-'^to ^the *^ simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right,* and re- -joice ^the ''heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure,* and giveth ^ light ^un-*to ^the ^eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean,* and en--dureth ^for ^ever : the judgments of the Lord are true, and - right- ^ eous '^ al- ^ to- ^ gether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than -much ^fine ^gold : sweeter also than honey, -and ^the ^hon-'^ey-^comb. 11 Moreover, by them is thy -ser-^vant ^taught : and in keeping of them ^ there ^is ^ great ^ re- ^ ward. 12 Who can tell how ^oft Mie of-^fendeth : O cleanse thou me -from ^my ^se-^cret ^faults. 13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins. 54 THE PSALTER. Day 4. lest they get the dominion ^o-^ver ^me : so shall I be undefiled, and innocent ^from ^the ^ great ^of- ^ fence. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the medita- tion ^of ^my ^ heart : be alway acceptable ^^in ^^thy ® sight : 15 ~^0 ^LoRD : my ^strength ^and ^my ^re- ^deemer. Psalm XX. Exaudiat. te, Dominus. npHE Lord hear thee in the ^day ^of ^trouble : the Name of the God of ^ Jacob ^de-^^fend ^thee : 2 Send thee help from the ~sanc-^ta-'*ary : and strengthen thee ^out ^of ^^Si-^on : 3 Remember ^all ^thy ^offerings : and accept ^ thy ^ burnt-^ sac- ^ ri- ^ fice : 4 Grant thee thy -heart's ^de-^sire : and fal-^^fil ^all ^thy ^mind. 5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in , the Name of the ^Lord ^our ^God : the Lord per- ^form '^all '^thy ^pe-^titions. 6 Now know I that the Lord helpeth his Anoint- ed, and will hear him from his ^ho-^ly ^heaven : even with the wholesome "strength ^of ^his ^ right ^hand. 7 Some put their trust in chariots, and ~some ^in ^horses : but w^e will remember the '^Name ^of the ^Lord ^our *^God. 8 They are brought ^down ^and ^fallen : but we are ^ risen, ^and ^^ stand ^upright. 9 Save, Lord ; and hear us, O ~ King ^ of ^heaven : when we ~call ^up-^^on ^thee. Psalm xxi. Domine, in virtute tua. nnilE King shall rejoice in thy -strength, ^O -*- ^LoRD : exceeding glad shall he ^be ^of ^thy ^sal-ovation. Day 4. THE PSALTER. • 55 2 Thou hast given him his -heart's ^de-^sire : and hast not denied him the re- ~"^ quest ^of ^his ^Hps. 3 For thou shak prevent him with the blessings of ~^good-^ness : and shak set a crown of pure ^gold ^up-^on ^his ^'head. 4 He asked hfe of thee ; and thou gavest him a ~^long ^hfe : even for ~ever ^and ^^ev-^er. 5 His honour is great in ~thy ^sal-ovation : glory and great worship *~shalt ^'thou ^lay ^up-^on him. 6 For thou shak give him everlasting fe-~li-^ci- ^ty : and make him glad with the joy ^of ^ thy ^ conn- ate- "^ nance. 7 And why ? because the King putteth his trust ~in ^the ^Lord : and in the mercy of the Most High- est ~he ^ shall ^not ^ mis- ^ carry. 8 All thine enemies shall -feel ^ thy ^ hand : thj right hand shall find out ~them "that ^Miate *^thee. 9 Thou shak make them like a fiery oven in time ~of ^thy ^ wrath : the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the ~^fire "^shall ^con-^sume them. 10 Their fruit shak thou root out ~ of ^ the ^ earth : and their seed from a--mong ^the ^ children ^of ^men. 11 For they intended mischief a- -Against '^thee : and imagined such a device as they are not -a-^ble ^to "'^ per- "^ form. 12 Therefore shak thou put -them ^to ^ flight : and the strings of thy bow shak thou make ready a- -gainst ^the ^face ^of ^them. 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in -thine ^own ^strength : so will we sing, and -Upraise ^^thy •^ power. I 56 THE PSALTER. Day 4. Psalm xxii. Deus, Deus mens ! IV/rY God ! my God ! look upon me ; why hast ■^ thou for- ^sa-^ ken ^me : and art so far from my heahh, and from the ~ words ^of ^my ^com- ^plaint ? 2 O my God, I cry in the day-time : but thou ^hear-^est ^not : and in the night-season also I ~^take 3 And thou continuest"^lio-^ly : O thou -Worship ^of ns-^ra-^el. 4 Our fathers ^hoped ^in ^thee : they trusted in thee, and thou ~ didst ^de-'^liv-^er ^ihem. 5 They called upon thee, ~and ^were ''holpen : they put their trust in thee, ~and ^were ^not ^con- ^ founded. 6 Bat as for me, I am a worm, and ~^no ^man : a very scorn of men, and the ~ out- ^ cast ^ 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-~liv-^er ^him : let him deliver him, ^if ^he ^^will ^have him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of my ^moth- ^er's '^womb : thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet up-~on ^my ^moth-^er's ^breasts. 10 I have been left unto thee ever since ^I ^was ^born : thou art my God even ^from ^my ^moth-^er's ^womb. 11 O go not from me ; for trouble is ~hard ^at Miand : and there is ^none ^to ^^help ^me. 12 Many oxen are ^come ^ about ^me : fat bulls of Basan close me ~in ^on ^eve-^ry ^side. 13 They gape upon me ^with ^ their ^mouths : as it were a ramping ~and ^a ^ roar- ^ nig ^lion. Day 4. THE PSALTER. 57 14 I am poured out like water, and all my hones are ~out ^of ^joint : my heart also in the midst of my hod J* is even like '~^melt-^^ing ^wax. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd,* and my tongue cleaveth ~to ^my ^gums : and thou shalt hring me in-'~to ^the ^dust ^of *^ death. 16 For many dogs are come a-~^hout ''me : and the council of the wicked layeth ~ siege ^ a- '^ Against ^ me. 17 They pierced my hands and my feet;* I may tell -alP my '^ bones : they stand staring and ^look- ^ing "^up-^on ''me. 18 They part my garments a-~^mong ^them : and cast lots up-~on ^my ^^ves-^ture. 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 dar- ling from the ^pow-^er ^of ^the '^dog. 21 Save me from the ~li-^on's hnouth : thou hast heard me also from among the ^ horns ^of the ^u-^ni- ^ corns. 22 I will declare thy Name un-^to ^my ^brethren : in the midst of the congregation ~will ^I ''^praise ^thee. 23 O praise the Lord, ^ye ^that ^fear him : mag- nify 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 estate ^of ^the ^poor : he hath not hid his face from him ;* but when he called unto him ^^lie ^^ heard ^him. 25 My praise is of thee in the great ~con-^gre- ''gation : my vows will I perform in the ^ sight ^of Hhem -Hhat '^fear him. 26 The poor shall eat, and be ~sat-^is-^fied : they that seek after the Lord, shall praise him ;* your ^ heart ^ shall Mive ^for ^ever. 8 58 THE PSALTER. Day 4. 27 AH the ends of the world shall remember them- selves, and be turned un-^to ^the ^Lord : and all the kindreds of the nations shall ^worship ^ be- ^^ fore ^him. 28 For the kingdom ~is ^the ^Lord's : and he is the Governor a-^mong ^the ^^peo-''ple. 29 All such as be fat up-~^on ^ earth : have eaten, and ^^wor-'^^ship-^ped. 30 All they that go down into the dust shall ^ kneel ^ be- ^ fore him : and no man hath ^ quicken- ^ed ^his ^ow^n ^soul. 31 My seed shall ~^ serve ^him : they shall be counted unto the ~Lord ^for a ^gen-^er-*^ation. 32 They shall come, and the heavens shall de- clare his ^ right- ^eous-^ness : unto a people that shall be born, -whom ^the ^Lord ^hath ^made. Psalm xxiii. Dominus regit me. ^T^HE Lord is my ~^shep-^herd : therefore ^can ^I ^^lack ^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 and thy staff ~^com-^^fort ^me. 5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that -trou-^ble "^me : thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my '-^cup '^ shall ^'be *^full, 6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days -of ^my ^life : and I will dwell in the i ^ house ^of the '^Lord ^for ^ever. / Day 5. THE PSALTER. 59 THE FIFTH DAY. illocniug JJrager. Psalm xxiv. Do?nini est terra. HE earth is tlie Lord's, and all that ~ there- ^ in Ms : the compass of the world, and -they ^that T '^ dwell ^ there- *^ in. 2 For he hath founded it up-~on ^the ^seas : and pre- '"Spared ^it np-^on ^the ^floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill ^of "^the ^Lord : or who shall rise up ^in ^his Mio-^ly "^ place \ 4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a ^^pure Mieart : 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-^va- tion. 6 This is the generation of ^them ^that ^seek him : even of them that ^seek ^thy ^face, ^O ^ Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever- ~ last- ^ing ^doors : and the King of ~glo- ^ry ^ shall ^come *^in. 8 Who is the "King ^of ^ glory I It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the ^^Lord ^mighty ^in ^battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, ye ever-- last- ^ing ^ doors : and the King of ^glo- ^ry ** shall '^come ^in. 10 Who is the -King ^of '* glory ? Even the Lord of hosts, ~he ^is the '^King ^of ^ glory. Psalm XXV. Ad te, Domine, levavi. TTNTO 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 ^tri- umph ''o-^ver ^me. I 60 THE PSALTER. Day 5. 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- "^ fusion. 3 Shew nie thy ~ways, ^O ^Lord : and ~^ teach ^me '^thy ^ paths. 4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and ~^ learn ^me : for thou art the God of my salvation ;* in thee hath been my -hope ^all the ^^day ^long. 5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy ^ten-^der ^mercies : and thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ^ev-^er ^^of ^old. 6 O remember not the sins and offences ~of ^my ^youth : but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, -for ^thy ^ '^ good- ^n ess. 7 Gracious and righteous -is '^the '^Lord : there- fore will he teach -sin-^ners Mn ^the ^way. 8 Them that are meek shall he -guide ^in \judg- xnent : and such as are gentle, -them ^ shall he ^ learn ^his ^w^ay. 9 All the paths of the Lord are -mercy ^and ^ truth : unto such as keep his covenant, ~and ^his '^tes-^ti- 10 For thy Name's sake, ^^O '*Lord : be merciful unto my sin, ~^for ^it ^is *^ great. 11 What man is he that -feareth ^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-^herit ^the ^land. 13 The secret of the Lord is among -them ^that ^fear him : and he will shew -them ^his ^cov-^e- ^nant. 14 Mine eyes are ever looking un-~to ^the ^Lord : for he shall pluck my feet -'^out ^of ^the/1 ^net. 15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy up-^^on *me : for I am desolate, ^and ^in ^mis-^e-^ry. Day 5. THE PSALTER. 61 16 The sorrows of my heart are cn-~^Iarg-'*ed : O bring thou me out '~of ^mj ^^trou-^bles. 17 Look upon my adversity and ^mis-^e-^ry : and for- ^ give "^me ^al) ^my "^sin. 18 Consider mine enemies, how ^many ^they ^are : and they bear a tyrannous ~hate ^ a- ^ Against ^me. 19 O keep my soul, and de-^Iiv-^er ''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. Psalm xxvi. Judica me, Domine. T>E thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked -^ -in-^no-'^cently : 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 Mn ^thy ^ truth. 4 I have not dwelt with ~^vain ^persons : neither w^ill I have fellowship ^with ^the de-^^ceit-^ful. 5 I have hated the congregation of the ^^wick- '^ed : and will not '~sit ^a-^mong ^the un-^ godly. 6 I will wash my hands in innocency, ~^0 ^Lord : and so will I ^^go ^to ^ thine ^ altar : 7 That I may shew the voice of -^thanks- ''giv- ing : and tell of -^all ^thy Hvon-^drous ^ works. 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation ^of ^thy ** house : and the place -where "thine ^hon-^our ^dwelleth. 9 O shut not up my soul -with ^the ^sinners : nor my life -with ^thc ^ ""'blood-'' thirsty : 10 In whose hands is -^wick-^ed-^ness ; and their right '-^hand Ms ^full ^of ^ gifts. 62 THE PSALTER. Day 5. 11 But as for me, I will walk ~iii-^no-'*cently : O deliver ine, and be -merci-^ful '^un-^to ^me. 12 My foot ^ stand- ^eth ^ right : I will praise the ^LoRD ^in the ^con-^gre-^gations. T Psalm xxvii. Dominus illuminatio. HE Lord is my light and my salvation ;* whom then ^ shall ^I ^fear : the Lord is the strength of my life ;* of whom then ^ shall ^I ^be ^ a- Afraid ? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat ^'up ^my '^ flesh : they ^stum-^bled ^^and ^fell. 3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my ^ heart ^be a- Afraid : and though there rose np w^ar against me, yet will I -put ^m}^ ^ trust ^in ^him. 4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I ^will ^re- Squire : 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 S^isit Miis ^temple. 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his ^tab-^er-^nacle : 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 lift ~up ^mine ^head : above mine enemies ~ round ^a-^^bout ^me. 7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an obla- tion, ~with ^ great "* gladness : I will sing and speak ^prais-^es ^un-^to the ^Lord. 8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I ^cry "unto ^thee : have mercy upon me, ~^and ^^hear ^me. 9 My heart hath talked of thee, ^Seek ^ye my *face : Thy face, ~^Lord, ^will ^I ^seek. Day 5. THE PSALTER. 63 10 O hide not thou thy -face ^from '^me : nor cast thy servant a-'~way ^in '^dis-^ pleas- *^ure. 11 Thou hast -been ^my ^succour : leave me not, neither forsake me, O ~God ^of ^my ^sal-ovation. 12 When my father and my mother for- ~^ sake '^me : the ~-^Lord ^taketh ^me ^up. 13 Teach me thy way, ~^0 ^Lord : and lead me in the right way, because "of ^mine '^en-^e-^mies. 14 Deliver me not over into the wdll of mine ~ad- "ver-'^saries : for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and ~^such "^as ^ speak ^ wrong. 15 I should utterly have ~^ faint- *ed : but that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord ~in ^the ^land ^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. Psalm xxviii. Ad te, Domine. TTNTO thee Avill I cry, O "Lord, ^my ^strength : ^ think no scorn of me ;* lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go -down ^in-'^to ^the ^pit. 2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I -cry ^unto ^thee : when I hold up my hands towards the mercy-seat ~of ^thy ^ ho- ^ly ^ temple. 3 O pluck me not away,* neither destroy me with the ungodly and ^wick-^ed ^ doers : which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine ~mis-^chief Mn Uheir ^ hearts. 4 Reward them according -to ^ their ^ deeds : and according to the wickedness -of ^ their ^own ^in- ^ventions. 5 Recompense them after the work ~of ^ their ^ hands : pay them -that ^they ''have ^de-^ served. 6 For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the operation -of ^his '^ hands : there- 64 THE PSALTER. Day 5. fore shall he break them down, and ~^not ^ build ^them *^up. 7 Praised ^be ^the ^Lord : for he hath heard the voice '-^of ^mj ^humble ^pe-^titions. 8 The Lord is my strength, and my shield ; my heart hath trusted in him, and ^I ^am ^helped : there- fore my heart danceth for joy, and in my ^song ^will I ^ Upraise *^him. 9 The Lord ~is ^my ^strength : and he is the wholesome de-^ 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. Psalm xxix. Afferte Domino. "ORING unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young ■^ rams un-^to ^the "^Lord : ascribe unto the Lord ^wor-^ship ^^and ^strength. 2 Give the Lord the honour due un-~to ^his "^Name : worship the ~Lord ^with ^ho-^ly ^wor- ship. 3 It is the Lord that com-^mandeth ^the ^wa- ters : it is the glorious ~God ^that ^maketh ^the ^thunder. 4 It is the Lord that ruleth the sea ;* the voice of the Lord is mighty in ^op-^er-'^ation : the voice of the Lord ^is ^a Vlo-^rious ^ voice. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the ~ce-^dar- ^ trees : yea, the Lord ^breaketh ^the '^cedars ^of ^Libanus. 6 He maketh them also to -skip ^like a '^calf : Libanus also, and Sirion, ~like a ^young ^u-^ni- ^corn. 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire;* the voice of the Lord ~shaketh ^the ^wilder- ness : yea, the Lord shaketh the ^wil-^der-'^ness ^of^ Cades. Day 6. THE PSALTER. 65 8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young,* and disco vereth ~the ^ thick ^bush- es : in his temple doth every man ~^speak ^of ^his ^honour. 9 The Lord sitteth above the ^wa-^ter-^ flood : and the Lord re-^maineth ^a '^King ^for ^ever. 10 The Lord shall give strength un-^to ^his ^people : the Lord shall give his ^people ^the ^bless- ing ^of ^peace. I THE SIXTH DAY. iHorning l^ra^er. Psalm XXX. Exaltaho te, Domine. WILL magnify thee, O Lord ; for thou hast ^set ^me'^up : and not made my foes to ~tri-^umph ^o-^ver ^me. 2 O Lord, my God, I cried ^un-^to ^thee : and -thou ^hast '*heal-^ed ^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, O ye ^saints ^of ^his : and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance ^of ^his Mio-^li-^ness. 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 ^com-^eth ^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 ^strong. 7 Thou didst turn thy ^face ^from ^me : and ^I ^was ^^trou-4)led. 8 Then cried I unto ~thee, ^O ^Lord : and gat me to my -^Lord ^^ right '^humbly. 66 THE PSALTER. Day 6. 9 What profit is there ^in ^my ^ blood : when I go 2^ down ^to ^the ^pit ? 10 Shall the dust give thanks ^un-^to ^thee : or shall it de-^^clare ^^thy ^ truth ? 11 Hear, O Lord, and have ^mer-^cy up-^on me : Lord, be ^^thou ^^my ^helper. 12 Thou hast turned my heaviness ^in-^to ^joy : thou hast put off my sackcloth, and ~gird-^ed ^me ^witli ^gladness. 13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise ^ with- ^ out ^ceasing : O my God, I will give thanks ^un-^to ^thee ^for ^ever. Psalm xxxi. In te, Domine, speravi. TN thee, O Lord, have I ^put ^my ^ trust : let me never be put to confusion; dehver me ^in ^thy ^ right- ^ eous- ^ness. 2 Bow down thine ^ear ^to ^me : make haste ^to ^de-^liv-^er ^me. 3 And be thou my strong rock, and house ^of ^de-^ fence : that ^tliou ^ may est ^^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 privil}^ ~^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 I have hated them that hold of superstitious ^van- ^i-^ties : and my trust hath ^^been Mn ^the ^Lord. 8 I will be glad, and rejoice ~in ^thy ^ mercy : for thou hast considered my trouble,* and hast known my ^soul ^in ad-^ver-^si-^ties. 9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the ^en-^e-hny : but hast set my feet ^in ^a ^^ large ^room. / Day 6. THE PSALTER. 67 10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I ~am ^in ^trouble : and mine eye is consumed for very heavi- ness ;* yea, my ~^soul ^and ^my ^body. 11 For my life is waxen old with ~heav-^i-'*ness : and my -years ^with ^^ mourn- ^ing. 12 My strength faileth me, because of mine in-^i- ^qui-^ty : and my ^^ bones ^are ^con-^sumed. 13 1 became a reproof among all mine enemies,* but especially a-~mong '^my ^neighbours : and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me ;* and they that did see me without, con-^veyed ^ them- ^selves ^from ^Mne. 14 I am clean forgotten as a dead man ~out ^of ^mind : I am become ^like^a ^bro-^ken ^vessel. 15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the ^mul- ^ti-'^tude : and fear is on every side ; while they con- spire together against me,* and take their counsel to ^take ^a-'^way "^my *^life. 16 But my hope hath been in ~thee, ^O ^Lord : 1 have said, ~^Thou ^art ^my ^God. 17 My time is in thy hand ;* deliver me from the hand of mine ^en-^e-^mies : and from ^them ^that "* perse- ^ cute ^me. 18 Show thy servant the light of thy ^coun-^te- ^ nance : and save me ~for ^thy '^mer-^cy's ^sake. 19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have -called ^up-^on thee : let the ungodly be put to con- fusion, and be put to ~si-^lence ''in ^the ^ grave. 20 Let the lying lips be ^put ^to ^silence : which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak a- Against ^the *^ right- ^eous. 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 ! 22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence* from the provoking of ^^all ^men : thou 68 THE PSALTER. Day r,. shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle ^froni "^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 "^^ sight ^of ^ thine ^eyes. 25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice ~of ^my 'Sprayer : when I '~^ cried ^un-^to ^thee. 26 O love the Lord, all ^ye ^his "^ saints : for the Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plente- ously re-^wardeth ^the '^^ proud ^doer. 27 Be strong, and he shall es-^tablish ^your Mieart : all ye that put your ^^trust ^in ^the ^Lord. Psalm xxxii. Beati, quoiiim. "OLESSED is he whose unrighteousness ~is ^for- ■^-^ ^ given : and whose ^sin ^is ^cov-^er-^ed. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord im- puteth ~^no ^sin : and in whose spirit ~ there ^is ^'^\\o *^ guile. 3 For whilst I -held ^my ^tongue : my bones con- sumed away through my -daily '^ com- ^^ plain- ^ing. 4 For thy hand is heavy upon 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 w^ill confess my sins un-~to ^the '^Lord : and so thou forgavest the ^ wicked- ^ness ^of ^my ^sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee,* in a time when thou ~mayest ^be Day 6. THE PSALTER. 69 '^ found : but in the great water-floods they -shall ^not ^conie ''nigh ^him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in ;* thou shalt pre- serve ~me ^froni '* trouble : thou shalt compass me about with ~ songs ^of de-Miv-^er-^ance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein ~tliou ^ shalt ''go : and I will ^ guide ^thee '^witli 'mine ^eye. 10 Be ye 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 : but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord,* mercy em- braceth ~him ^on '^eve-^ry ^side. 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and re-~joice ^in the ^LoRD : and be joyful, all ~ye ^that are ^true ^of *^ heart. Psalm xxxiii. Exultate, justi. T>EJOICE in the Lord, ~0 ^ye ^righteous : for it becometh well the ~^just ^to ^be *^thankful. 2 Praise the Lord ~^with Miarp : 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 : and all his -^ works ^^are *^ faithful. h He loveth righteousness and ^"^judg-^ment : the earth is full of the -good-^ness ^of ^the *^Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the "^^ heavens ^made : and all the hosts of them by the ^^breatli ^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 ^in ^a Hreas-^ure-^ house. 70 THE PSALTER. Day 6. 8 Let all the earth ^fear ^the ^Lord : stand in awe of him, all ye that ~^ dwell ''in ^the ^ world. 9 For he spake, and ~it ^was ^done : he com- manded, ~^and Mt ^ stood ^fast. 10 The Lord brin^eth the counsel of the ^hea- then ^to ^nought : and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the ^coun-^sels ^^of ^princes. 11 The counsel of the Lord shall en- -dure ^for ^ever : and the thoughts of his heart from gener- na- tion ^to ^gen-^er-^ation. 12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Je-^^ho-*vah : and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him, to ~be ^liis in-'^her-^it-^ance. 13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and be- held all the -children ^of ^men : from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all -them ^that ^ dwell ^on the ^ earth. 14 He fashioneth all the -hearts ^of ^them : and under-- stand- ^eth ^all ^ their ^ works. 15 There is no king that can be saved by the multitude -of ^an ^host : neither is any mighty man dehvered ^^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 -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 : be- cause we have hoped -in ^his ^ho-^ly ^Name. 21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, ^be ^up- ^on us : like as we do -put ^our ^ trust ^in ^thee. Day 6. THE PSALTER. 71 Psalm xxxiv. Benedicam Domino. T WILL alvvay give thanks un-~to ^the ^Lord : -^ his praise shall '~ever ^be ^in ^my ^ mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast ~iii ^the '^Lord : the humble shall hear there- ~^ of, ^and ^be ^glad. 3 O praise the ~Lord ^vvith ^me : and let us mag- ni-~fy ^his ^Name ^to-^gether, 4 I sought the Lord, and he ^^ heard ^ me : yea, he delivered me ~out ^of ^ali ^my ^fear. 5 They had an eye unto him, and were ^light- ''^en-'^ed : and their faces ~^were ^not ^ a- ^shamed. 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord ^hear-^etli ^him : yea, and saveth him ^out ^of ^all ^his ^trou- bles. 7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about ^them ^that ^fear him : and de-^^liv-^er-^eth ^them. 8 O taste, and see, how gracious the ^^Lord ^is : blessed is the man that ~ trust- ^eth ^^in ^him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye that ^are "his ^saints : for they that ^fear^him ^^lack ^nothing. 10 The lions do lack, and ^suf-^fer ^hunger : but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of ^ thing ^that ^Ms ^good. 11 Come, ye children, and hearken ^un-^to ^me : I will teach you the ^^fear ^of ^the ^Lord. 12 What man is he that lusteth ^^to ^live : and would ^fain ^see ^^good ^days ? 13 Keep thy -tongue ^from ^evil : and thy lips, that they ~^ speak '*^no ^ guile. 14 Eschew evil, and ^^do ^good : seek peace, ^and ^en-'^^sue *^it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are over the ^^right- ■^eous : and his ears are ^open ^un-^to ^ their ^^ prayers. 16 The countenance of the Lord is against them 72 THE PSALTER. Day 7. that ^^do '^evil : to root out the remembrance of ^^them ^from ^the ^ earth. 17 The righteous crj, and the Lord ^hear-^eth ^them : and dehvereth them* out of ^aJl ^ their ^nrou-^bles, 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a ~con-'Urite ^ heart : and will save such as be of an ^hum-^ble ^^spir-^it. 19 Great are the troubles ^of ^the ^righteous : but the Lord de-^livereth ^him ^out ^of '^all. 20 He keepeth ~all ^his ^ bones : so that not ^one ^of ^them ^is ^broken. 21 But misfortune shall ^slaj ^the un-^ godly : and they that hate the righteous -shall ^be '^des-'^o- ^late. 22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his ^^ser- ^vants : and all they that put their trust in him shall ^not ^be '^des-^ti-^tute. THE SEVENTH DAY, iHorning |3rager. Psalm XXXV. Judica me, Domine. "pLEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that -strive ^with ^me : and fight thou against them that -fight ^ a- ^ Against ^me. 2 Lay hand upon the -shield ^and ^buckler : and -^ stand Hip ^to ^help me. 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that -perse- ^ cute hne : say unto my soul, ^I ^am Hhy ^sal-ovation. 4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek -after ^my ^soul : let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that im--a-^gine ^mischief ^for ^me. Bay 7. THE PSALTER. 73 5 Let them be as the dust be- "fore ^the ^vvind : and the angel of the ~^Lord "^ scatter- ^ing ^them. 6 Let their way be -dark ^and ^sHpperj : and let the angel of the ~^^Lord ^ perse- '^ cute ^them. 7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me with- -out ^a '* cause : yea, even without a cause have they -made ^a ^pit ^for my ^soul. 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him una- wares,* and his net that he hath laid privily -catch ^ him-'* self : that he may fall in- -to ^his '^^own ^mis- chief 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 unto thee,* who deliverest the poor from him that is too ^strong ^for ^him : yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from -him ^that '^ spoil- ^eth ^him ? 11 False witnesses -did ^rise '^up : they laid to my charge -things ^that ^I ^knew ^not. 12 They rewarded me -evil '^for ^good : to the great dis-- com- "fort ^of ^my ^soul. 13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth,* and humbled my ^soul ^with ^fasting : and my prayer shall turn ~in-^to ^mine ^own ^ bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend ^or ^my ^brother : I went heavily, as one that ^mourn-^eth '^for ^his ^mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced,* and gath- ered them- -selves ^to-'^gether : yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares,* making mouths at me, ~^and ^ceas-^ed ^not. 16 With the flatterers were -bus-^y ^mockers : who gnashed up-^on ^me ^witli ^their ^teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou -look up-^on ^this : O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me,* and my ^dar-^ling ^from ^the ^ lions. 18 So will I give thee thanks in the great ^con- 10 74 THE PSALTER. Day 7. . * . ^gre-^gation : I will praise ^thee ^a-^mong ^much ^people. 19 O let not them that are mine enemies* triumph over -me ^ mi- ''godly : neither let them wink with their eyes, that "hate ^me with- ^ out ^a ^ cause. 20 And why ? their communing is ^not ^for ^ peace : but they imagine deceitful w^ords against them that are '~qui-^et ^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 ^uiy ^Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy ^ right- ^eous-'^ness : and let them not ~tri-^umph *^o-^ver *^me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, There ! there ! so -would ^we '^have it : neither let them say, We ^have "^de-^vour-^ed ^him. 26 Let them be put to confusion and shame to- gether,* that rejoice ^at ^my ^trouble : let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that ^ boast ^ them- ^selves ^ a- Against me. 27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my ^right-^eous ^dealing : yea, let them say alway. Blessed be the Lord,* who hath pleasure in the pros- -peri-^ty ^of ^his ^servant. 28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy - right- ^eous-^ness : and of thy Upraise, ^all ^the ^day ^long. Psalm xxxvi. Dixit injustus. IVrY heart showeth me the wickedness of the un- ±tX 23g^^j_4|^ . ^j^^|. ti^ere is no fear of ^God ^be- *fore ^his ^eyes. Bay 7. THE PSALTER. 75 2 For he flattereth himself in ^his ^own ^ sight : until his abominable ~sin ^be ^^^ found ^out. 3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous and ^full ^of de-^'ceit : he hath left off to behave himself 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 ^evii. 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 chil- dren of men shall put their trust under the ^shad-^ow ^of ^thy *^ wings. 8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness ^of ^thy ^ house : and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as ~^out ^of ^the ^ river. 9 For with thee is the ~ well ^of Mife : and in thy ^ light ^ shall '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- Against me : and let not the hand of the un-^god-"Iy ^cast '^me ^down. 12 There are they fallen, all that work ^wick- ^ed-^'ness : they are cast down, and shall not be ^a-^ble ^^to ^ stand. 76 THE PSALTER. Day 7. ®t)cmng |3raper. Psalm xxxvii. Noli cEinulari. "tj^RET not thyself because of the un-~^god-^Ij : neither be thou envious a- against ^the ^e-^vil ^ 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 ^ do- ling ^good : dwell in the land, and verily ~thou ^shalt^^be^fed. 4 Delight thou ^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 Miim : 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- May. 7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently up-~^on ^him : but grieve not thyself at him whose way doth prosper,* against the man that doetli ~af- ^ter ^e-^vil ''counsels. 8 Leave off from wrath, and let ~go ^dis-^pleas- ure : fret not thyself, else shalt thou be '^mov-^ed ^to Mo Mvil. 9 Wicked doers shall be ^root-^ed ^out : and they that patiently abide the Lord, ^those^shall in-^herit ^the Mand. 10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be ^^ clean '^gone : thou shalt look after his place, and ^he ^ shall '^be ^a-Svay. 11 But the meek-spirited shall pos-~sess ^the "* earth : and shall be refreshed in the ^nml-^ti-^tude ^of '^ peace. 12 The ungodly seeketh counsel a- Against ^the ^just : and gnasheth up-^on ^hajn ^with ^his ^ teeth. Day 7. THE PSALTER. 77 13 The Lord shall laugh ~hiin '^to ^ scorn : for he hath -seen ^that his ^daj ^is ^coming. 14 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 ^con-^ver- ^sation. 15 Their sword shall go through their ~^own ^ heart : and their ~^bow ^ shall ^be ® broken. 16 A small thing that the ^right-^eous ^hath : is better than great ~rich-^es of ^the ^un-*^ godly. 17 For the arms of the ungodly ^shall ^be ^bro- ken : and the Lord up-~^hold-^eth ^the ^righteous. 18 The Lord knoweth the davs ^of ^the Vod- ly : and their inheritance ^ shall ^en-^dure ^for ^ever. 19 They shall not be confounded in the ^peril- ^ous ^time : and in the days of dearth ^they ^ shall ^have ^e-*^nough, 20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish,* and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the ^fat ^of Mambs : 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 ^hb- ^er-^al. 22 Such as are blessed of God, shall pos-^sess ^the ^land : and they that are cm'sed of him, ^ shall ^be ^root-^ed *^out. 23 The Lord ordereth a ~good ^ man's Agoing : and maketli his way ac-~cepta-^ble ^to Miim-'^self 24 Though he fall, he shall not be ^cast ^a- ^way : for the Lord upholdeth "Miim ^with ^his ^hand. 25 I have been young, and ~now ^am ^old : and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his ^^seed Mjegging ^ their "^ bread. 26 The righteous is ever merciful, ^^and ^lend eth : and his ^^seed "^^is ^blessed. 78 THE PSALTER. Day 7. 27 Flee from evil, and do the thing ^that ^is ''good : and ^ dwell ^for ^ev-^er-^more. 28 For the Lord loveth the thing ^that ^is ^ right : he forsaketh not his that be godly,* but they are pre- ~serv-^ed ^^for *^ever. 29 The unrighteous ^ shall ^be ^punished : as for the seed of the ungodly, it ^ shall ^be h'oot-^ed ^out. 30 The righteous shall in-^herit ^the Maud : and ^ dwell ^ there- ^ in ^for ^ever. 31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in ^^wis-^dom : and his tongue will be ^talk-^ing of ^^judg-^ment. 32 The law of his God is ~in ^his ^ heart : and his ^go-^ings ^ shall ^not ^ slide. 33 The ungodly seeth the ^^right-^eous : and seeketh oc-^ca-^sion to^^slay ^him. 34 The Lord will not leave him ~in ^his Miand : nor condemn him ^^when ^he ''^is ^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 ~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 I -that "^is ^ right : for that shall bring a man ~^ peace ^at ^ the Mast. 39 As for the transgressors, they shall -perish ^to-^gether : and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be ~root-^ed ^out ^at the ^last. 40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh ^of ^the ^LoRD : who is also their strength ^in ^the ^time ^of Mrouble. 41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and ^^save Day 8. THE PSALTER. 79 ^them : he shall deliver them from the ungodly,* and shall save them, because they ^put ^theh* ^ trust ^in Miim. THE EIGHTH DAY. iHormng |]rapcr. Psalm xxxviii. Domine, ne in furore. "pUT me not to rebuke, O Lord, ~in ^ thine ^ anger : neither chasten me in thy ^heav-^y dis-'^^ pleas- *^ure : 2 For thine arrows stick -fast ^in ^me : and thy ^^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 -rea-^son '*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 ~are ^cor-^rupt : through my ^^ fool- '^^ish-^n ess. 6 I am brought into so great trouble and ^mis-^e- ^ry : that I go mourning -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-- quiet- ^ness ^of ^my ^ heart. 9 Lord, thou know^est all -my ^de-^sire : and my groaning -is ^not Miid ^from ^thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength hath ^fail-^ed '^me : and the sight of mine -eyes ^is ^^gone ^from me. 11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand look- ing up-^on ^my ^trouble : and my ^kins-^men ^stood a- 5 far-off. 80 THE PSALTER. Day 8. 12 Tliej also that sought after my Hfe laid ~ snares ^for ^me : and they that went ahout to do me evil talked of wickedness,* and imagined de-^ceit ^all '^the ^day *^long. 13 As for me, I was hke a deaf man, and ^^heard ^not : and as one that is dumb, who ~doth ^not ^open ^his ^ mouth. 14 I became even as a man that ^hear-^eth hiot : and in whose -mouth ^are ^no ^ re- ^proofs. 15 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 ^o-^ver ^me : for when my foot slipt, they re-^joic-^ed ^ great- ^ly a- Against me. 17 And I truly am set ~in ^the ^plague : and my heaviness is ^ev-^er "^in ^my *^ sight. 18 For I will confess my ~wick-^ed-^ness : and be ~sor-^ry ^for ^my ^sin. 19 But mine enemies live, ~and ^are ^mighty : and they that hate me wrongfully are ~ma-^ny in ^^num-^ber. 20 They also that reward evil for good ^are ^ a- Against me : because I follow the ^ thing ^that ^^good ^is. 21 Forsake me not, O ^Lord, ^my ^God : be not ^^thou ^^far ^from me. 22 Haste thee to ^Mielp ^me : O Lord "God ^of ^my ^sal-ovation. Psalm xxxix. Dixi, custodimn. T SAID, I will take heed ^to ^my Svays : that 1 of- ~ fend ^not Mn ^my ^ tongue. 2 I will keep my mouth as it were -with ^a ^bri- dle : while the un--god-^ly is Mn ^my ^ sight. 3 I held my tongue, and -^ spake ^nothing : I kept silence, yea, even from good words ;* but it was ^pain ^and ^ grief ^to ^me. Day 8. THE PSALTER. 81 4 My heart was hot within me ;* and while I was thus niusin": the ~^ fire '^kindled : and at the hist 1 ^^ spake ^with ''my '^tongue : 5 Lord, let me know my end, and the number ^of ^my ''days : that I may he certified how ^long ^I ^have ^to '^iive. 6 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 alto- ^ getli- ^ er ^ van- ^ i- ^ ty. 7 For man walketh in a vain shadow,* and disqui- eteth him- '~ self ^in ^vain : he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell ^who ^ shall ^gath-^er *^them. 8 And now, Lord, what ~is ^my Miope : Truly my ^hope ^is ''even ^in ^thee. 9 Deliver me from all ^mine ^ of- ^fences : and make me not a re-^buke ^un-^to ^the ^foolish. 10 I became dumb, and opened ~not ^my ^ mouth : for ^it ^was ^^thy ^ doing. 11 Take thy plague a-~way ^from ''me : I am even consumed by the means ~of ^thy ^heav-^y ^hand. 12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin,* thou makest his beauty to consume away,* like as it were a moth ^fretting ^a ^garment : every man ^ there- ^ fore ^is ^but *^ vanity. 13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears con-~sider ^my ^caUing : hold not thy ~^peace ^at ^my ^ tears : 14 For I am a stranger ~^with ^thee : and a so- journer, as ^all ^my ^fa-^thers ^were. 15 O spare me a little, that I may re- ^ cover ^my ^strength : before I go hence, and be ^^no ^^more ^seen. 11 82 THE PSALTER. Day 8. Psalm xl. Expectans expectavi. T WAITED patiently -for ^the ^Lord : and he inclined unto me, ^^and ^ heard ^my ^calling. 2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the ~mire ^and ^clay : and set my feet upon the rock, and ^or-^dered '^^my ^goings. 3 And he hath put a new song ~in ^my ^ mouth : even a thanksgivins: ~^un-^to ^our^God. 4 Many shall see it, ~^and Mear : 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-'* bout ^with ^lies. 6 O Lord my God,* great are the wondrous works which thou hast done,* like as be also thy thoughts, which ^are ^to ^us-ward : and yet there is no man that ^ordereth ^them ''un-^to ^thee. 7 If I should declare them, and ^ speak ^ of ^ them : they should be more than I am ^a-^ble ^to ^ex- ^ press. 8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou ~ would- ^ est ^not : but mine ears '*^hast ^thou "^o-^pen-^ed. 9 Burnt-offerings and sacrifice for sin hast thou ^not ^ re- Squired : then said I, ~^Lo, ^^I *^come : 10 In the volume of the book it is written of me,* that I should fulfil thy will, ~0 ^my ^God : I am content to do it;* yea, thy law ^is ^with-Mn ^my ^ heart. Ill have declared thy righteousness in the great ^con-^gre-^gation : lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and ^^tliat ^^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 ^ con- ^ gre- ^ gation. Day 8, THE PSALTER. 83 14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, ^^O ■Lord : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth ^ ai- rway pre- ^^ serve ^me. 15 For innumerahle troubles are come about me ;* my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able ~to ^look "^up : yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head,* and my -heart Miath ■^fail-^ed ^me. 16 O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to de-^Uv-^er ^me : make ^ haste, ^O "^Lord, ^to *^help me. 17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded togeth- er,* that seek after my soul ^to ^de-^stroy it : let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, ^^that ^wish '"^me ^evil. 18 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 alway, The ~^Lord ^^be Upraised ! 20 As for me, I am -poor ^and ^ needy : but the -^Lord ''car-^eth ^for me. 21 Thou art my helper ^and ^re-^deemer : make no long tarrying, ^^O ^^my ^God. Psalm xli. Beatus qui intelligit. "OLESSED is he that considereth the ^poor ^and ~^ "* needy : the Lord shall deliver him ^in ^the ^time ^of ^trouble. 2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive,* that he may be blessed up-^^on ^ earth : and dehver not thou him into the -will ^of his ^en-^e-^mies. 3 The Lord comfort him when he lieth sick up- 84 THE PSALTER. Day 8. ^on ^his ^bed : make thou all his ^^bed '^in ^his ^sickness. 4 I said, Lord, be merciful ~uri-^to ^me : heal my soul, for I have '~ sinned ^ a-'* Against ^thee. 5 Mine enemies speak ^evil ^of ^me : When shall he die, ~and ^his ^hiame *^ perish I 6 And if he come to see me, he ~ speak- ^eth ^vanity : and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself f and when he cometh "forth, ^he ^tell- ^eth ^it. 7 All mine enemies whisper to-~gether ^ a- Against me : even against me do they im-^a-^gine '^^this ^evil. 8 Let the sentence of guiltiness pro-^ceed ^a- ^ gainst him : and now that he heth, let him ~^rise ^up ^no ^more. 9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend -whom ^I '* trusted : who did also eat of my bread, hath '-'laid ^ great ^wait ^for '^me. 10 But be thou merciful unto -me, ^O ^Lord : raise thou me up again, and -I ^shall re- ^^ ward ^them. 11 By this I know thou -favour-^ est '^me : that mine enemy doth not -triumph ^ a- ^ Against ^me. 12 And when I am in my health, thou up-^hold- ^est hue : and shalt set me be- -fore ^thy ^face ^for "ever. 13 Blessed be the Lord God of ~Is-^ra-^el : w^orld with--^out ^end. ^A-^men. Psalm xlii. Quemadmodiim. T IKE as the hart desireth the ^wa-^ter-^ brooks : "^ so longeth my soul after ~^thee, ^^O ^God. 2 My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the ^liv-^ing ^God : when shall I come to appear be- ^fore ^the ^presence ^of ^God I 3 My tears have been my meat -day ^and ^ night : Day 8. THE PSALTER. 85 while they daily say unto me, ^ Where ^is ^now '^thy 'God I ^ 4 Now when 1 think thereupon, I pour out my heart ~by ^ my- ^ self : for I went with the multitude,* and brought them forth in-~to ^theMiouse ^of ^God: 5 In the voice of praise and -^thanks- '^giving : among such as -"^keep Mio-^ly-'^day. 6 Why art thou so full of heaviness, ~0 ^my *soul : and why art thou so dis-~ quiet- ^ed ^wdth- Mn'^me? 7 Put thy -trust ^in ^God : for I will yet give him thanks for the ^help ^of his ^coun-^te-^ nance. 8 My God, my soul is vexed ~ with- ^ in hue : therefore will I remember thee concerning the land of Jordan,* and the -^ lit- ^ tie Miill ^of ^Hermon. 9 One deep calleth another, because of the noise of the ^wa-^ter-^ pipes : all thy waves and storms are "~^gone ^o-^ver ''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 un-~to ^the ^God ^of my ^life. 11 I will say unto the God of my strength,* Why hast thou for- ~ got- '^ ten ^ me : why go I thus heavilj^, while the enemy op- ^^ press- ^^eth ^me ? 12 My bones are smitten asunder as -with ^a ^ sword : while mine enemies that trouble me ~cast ^me Mn ^the "^ teeth : 13 Namely, while they say daily ~un-^to ^me : Where is -^now '^nhy ^God t 14 Why art thou so vexed, ~0 ^my ^soul : and why art thou so dis-- quiet- ^ed Svith-^in ^me ? 35 put thy ~ trust 4n ''God : for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, ^^and ^^my'^God. 86 THE PSALTER. Day 9. Psalm xliii. Judica me, Dens. /^ IVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my ^^ cause against the un- "god- ^ly ^people : O de- liver me from the de-^ceit-^ful and ^wick-^ed *^man. 2 For thou art the God of my strength,* why hast thou ^put ^me ^from thee : and why go I so heavily, while the enemy op- ^^ press- ^^eth ^me l 3 O send out thy hght and thy truth, that ^thej ^may Mead me : and bring me unto thy holy hilJ, ^^and ^to ^thy ^dwelling. 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 thee, ~^0 ^God, ^my *^God. 5 Why art thou so heavj^, "^O ^my '^soul : and why art thou so dis-~ quiet- ^ed * with- ^ in ^me ? 6 O put thy -trust ^in ^God : for I will yet give him thanks,* which is the help of my countenance, ^^and^^my ^God. THE NINTH DAY. itlorning Jlrager. Psalm xliv. Deus, auribiis. "^^I7"E have heard with our ears, O God,* our ^ "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 -planted ^them Mn : how thou hast de- stroyed the nations, ~^and ^cast ^them ^out. 3 For they gat not the land in possession* through 2 their ^own ^ sword : neither was it their ~own ^arm that Mielp-^ed ^them : 4 But thy right hand, and thine arm,* and the Hght Day 9. THE PSALTER. 87 of thy -coun-^te-"* nance : because thou hadst a ~fa-^vour Hni-^to ''them. 5 Thou art my King, ~^0 'God : send ~^help ^un-'^to *^ Jacob. 6 Through thee will we over- -throw ^our ^ene- mies : and in thy Name will we tread them under that ~^rise '^iip ^a- ''gainst us. 7 For I will not -trust in ^my ^bow : it is not my ^^ sword ^that ^ shall ^help me : 8 But it is thou that savest us -from ^our ^en- emies : and puttest them to con--fu-^sion ^^that '^hate us. 9 We make our boast of God ^all ^day Mong : and will -praise ^thy ^Name ^for ^ever. 10 But now thou art far off, and puttest us ^to ^ con-'* fusion : and goest not -forth ^with *^our ^ar- mies. 11 Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our ^en-^e-hnies : 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 "^^hea-'^then. 13 Thou sellest thy -people ^for '^ nought : and takest no -mon-^ey "^^for ^them. 14 Thou makest us to be rebuked ~of ^our ^neigh- bours : to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of them -that ^are '^ round ^a-'^bout us. 15 Thou makest us to be a by- word a- -mong ^the '^heathen : and that the people -shake ^ their '^ heads ^at ^us. 16 My confusion is daily be- ^^ fore ^me : and the shame of my -face ^hatli '^ cover- ^ed '^me : 17 For the voice of the slanderer ^and ^blas- ^phemer : for the enemy -and ^a-'^^ven-^ger. 18 And though all this be come upon us, yet do w^e -not ^for-'^get thee : nor behave ourselves fro- wardly -in ^thy ^cov-^e-^nant. 88 THE PSALTER. Day 9. 19 Our heart is not ~turn-^ed ^back : neither our steps gone ~^out ^of ^thj ^\\a.y : 20 No, not when thou hast smitten us into the -place ^of "^dragons : and covered us ^vvith ^the ^shadow ^of ^ death. 21 It' we have forgotten the Name of our God,* and holden up our hands to any ^^ strange ^god : shall not God search it out I for he knoweth the very ^se-^crets "^of ^the "^ heart. 22 For thy sake also are we killed ^all the ^day ^long : and are counted as sheep ap-~point-^ed ^to ^be *^ slain. 23 Up, Lord, why ~ sleep- ^ est ^thou : awake, and be not absent -from ^us ^-^for ^ever. 24 Wherefore hidest ~thou ^thy ^face : and for- gettest our misery ~^and ^^trou-^ble ? 25 For our soul is brought low, even un-^to ^the ^dust : our belly ~cleav-^eth ^un-^to the Aground. 26 Arise, and '~^help ^us : and deliver us, -for ^thy ^mer-^cy's ^sake. Psalm xlv. Eructavit cor meum. IVTY heart is inditing of a ^^good ^matter : I -^ -^ speak of the things which I have -made ^un- ^ to ^ the ^ King. 2 My tongue ^is "^the ^pen : of a -rea-^dy ^^ wri- tten 3 Thou art fairer than the -children ^of ^men : full of grace are thy lips, because God hath ^bless- ^ed ^thee ^for ^ever. 4 Gird thee with thy sword upon thy thigh, O -thou ^ Most ^Mighty : according to thy ^wor-^ ship ^and ^re-^novvn. 5 Good luck have thou -with ^ thine ^honour : ride on, because of the word of truth, of meekness, and righteousness ;* and thy right hand shall ^ teach ^thee ^terri-^ble ^things. Day 9. THE PSALTER. 89 6 Thy arrows are very sharp, and the people shall he subdued ~un-^to ^tliee : even in the midst a- -niong ^the ^^ King's ^enemies. 7 Thy seat, O God, en-~dureth ^for ^ever : the sceptre of thy kingdom ~is ^a "^^ right ^sceptre. 8 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated in- ^i-"qui-^ty : wherefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of ~glad-^ness a- ^ hove ^thy ^fellows. 9 x411 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 ^honour- ^able Svomen : upon thy right hand did stand the queen in a vesture of gold,* wrought a- ^ bout ^with ^di-^vers ^colours. 11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider; in-~cline "^ thine '^ear : forget also thine own people, ~and ^thy ^fa-'''ther's ^ house. 12 So shall the King have pleasure ^in ^thy ^beau- ty : for he is thy Lord God, and ^wor-^ship ^^thou ^him. 13 And the daughter of Tyre shall be there ^witli ^a ^gift : like as the rich also among the people shall make their suppli-^ca-^tion be- ^^ fore ^ thee. 14 The King's daughter is all ~ glorious ^ with- ^ in : her clothing ~is ^of ^^wrought ^gold. 15 She shall be brought unto the King in raiment of ~ nee- ^ die-* work : the virgins that be her fellows shall bear her company,* and shall be ~^ brought *un- ^to ^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 ^^chil- *dren : whom thou mayest make ^prin-^ces *in ^all ^ lands. 12 90 THE PSALTER. Day 9. 18 I will remember thy Name from one genera- tion ~to ^an-^otlier : therefore shall the people give thanks unto thee, -world ^ with- ^^ out ^end. Psalm xlvi. Deus nosier refugium. 1^ OD is our ^hope ^and ^strength : a very ^pres- ^^ ^ent '^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 ^sea. 3 Though the waters thereof ^rage ^and ^ swell : and though the mountains shake at the ^tem-^pest ^of ^the *^same. 4 The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the ^city ^of ^God : the holy place of the tabernacle '^of ^the ^^Most ^Highest. 5 God is in the midst of her,* therefore shall she ^not ^be re- '^ 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 hiielt ^a-Svay. 7 The Lord of -hosts Ms Hvith us : the God of ~Ja-^cob ^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 w^ars to cease in -all ^the ^ world : he breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in sunder,* and burneth the ^cha-^ riots ^in ^the ^fire. 10 JBe still then, and know that -I ^am ^God : I will be exalted among the heathen, and I will be ex- ^alt-^ed Mn nhe ^ earth. 11 The Lord of ^ hosts ^is Svith us : the God of ^Ja-^cob Ms ^our ^refuge. Day 9. THE PSALTER. 91 ®» cuing IJrager. Psalm xlvii, Omnes gentes, plaudite. /^ CLAP jour hands together, ~all ^je ^people : ^~^ O sing unto God with the -voice ^of ''mel- ^o-^dy, 2 For the Lord is high, and to he ^^fear-^ed : he is the great King up-~^on '^all ^the *" earth. 3 He shall suhdue the people ~un-^der ^us : and the '~na-^tions '^ under ^our "^feet. 4 He shall choose out an ^herit-^age ^for us : even the worship of Jacob, ~^whoni ^^he ^loved. 5 God is gone up with a ~mer-"ry ^ noise : and the Lord ~with ^the ^ sound ^of the ^ trump. 6 O sing praises, sing praises ^ unto ^ our "^ God : O sing praises, sing ~prais-^es ^unto ^our *^King. 7 YoY God is the King of ^all ^the ^ earth : sing ye -praises ^with '^un-Mer- ^standing. 8 God reigneth over the -^hea-^then : God sitteth up-^on ^his ^ho-^Iy ^seat. 9 The princes of the people are joined unto the people of the God of ~A-^bra-Miani : for God, which is very high exalted,* doth defend the eartli, ^as ^it ^ were ^with a ^shield. Psalm xlviii. Magnus Dominus, /^REAT is the Lord, and highly -to ^be ^prais- ^^ ed : in the city of our God, even up- -on ^his Mio-^ly ^hill. 2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the ^^ whole ^ earth : upon the north side Heth the city of the great King ;* God is well known in her palac(;s -as -^a ''^sure ^refuge. 3 For lo, the kings ^of ^the ^ earth : are gathered, and -"'gone "^by ^to-^gether. 92 THE PSALTER. Day 9. 4 Thej marvelled to "see ^siicli '^thiDgs : they were astonished, and -siidden-^Ij ^^cast '^dovvn. 5 Fear came there upon them ; ~^and ^sorrow : as upon a ^vvoni-^an ^in ^her *^travail. G Thou shalt break the ^ ships ^of the "^sea : through the '-^ "^ ^ ^ east- ^ 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 upholdeth the ~^same ''^for ^ever. 8 We wait for thy loving-kindn€ss, ^^O ^God : in the '~^ midst ^of ^thy ^temple. 9 O God, according to thy Name, so is thy praise unto the ^^ world's '^end : thy right hand is ^full ^of ^ right- ^ eous- *^ ness. 10 Let the Mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of -Judah ^be ''glad : because ^of ^thy ^^judg- ^ ments. 11 Walk about Sion, and go ^ round ^a-^bout her : and ^tell ^the ^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 ~ever "^and ^ever : he shall be our ^^ guide ^un-^to ^ death. Psalm xlix. Audite licec^ omnes, HEAR ye this, ~all ^ye ^people : ponder it with your ears, all ^ye ^that ^ dwell ^in the Svorld : 2 High and low, -rich ^and '^poor : one ~^with ^ ^ an- ^' other. 3 My mouth shall ^ speak ^of ^wisdom : and my heart shall ~muse ^of ''un-^der-^standinfr. 4 I will incline mine ear ^to ^the Sparable : and show my dark -speech ^up-^on ^the ^harp. 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of ^wick- ^ed-^ness : and when the wickedness of my heels compasseth me ~^ round '^a-^bout? Day 9. THE PSALTER. 93 6 There be some that put their trust ~in ^ their "* goods : and boast themselves in the multitude ^of ^their ^^rich-^es. 7 But no man may deliver his ^^broth-^er : nor make agreement ~un-^to ^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 -per- ish ^to-^gether : as well as the ignorant and foolish, and ^ leave ^tiieir ^riches ^for ^ other. 11 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 ~af-^ter ^ their ^own ^ names. 12 Nevertheless, man will not a- ~ bide ^in ^hon- our : seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this ~is ^the ^way ^of ^tliem. 13 This is their -fool-^ish-^ness : and their pos- terity -"praise ^^their ''saying. 14 They lie in the hell like sheep ; death gnaw- eth upon them,* and the righteous shall have domin- ion 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 Miell : for he -shall ^re-^^ceive *^me. 16 Be not thou afraid, though one ^be ^made ^rich : or if the glorj- of his ^^ house ^be ^in- ^ creased : 17 For he shall carry nothing away with him ^when "^he ^dieth : neither shall his ^^pomp ^fol- ^low ^him. 18 For while he lived, he counted himself an ^hap-^py ^man : and so long as thou doest well unto thyself, men will ^^ speak ^good ^of ^thee. 94 THE PSALTER. Day 10. 19 He shall follow the generation ^of ^his ^fa- thers : and shall ~nev-^er '^^see ^ light. 20 Man heing in honour hath no ^un-^der- ^ standing : but is compared un-^to ^the ^beasts ^that ^perish. THE TENTH DAY. iltorning |3rager. Psalm 1. Deiis deorum. ^T^HE Lord, even the most mighty God, ^^hath ^spoken : and called the world, from the rising up of the sun* unto the 'go-^ing ^down ^ there- *^ of. 2 Out of Sion hath ~God ^ap- Speared : in ^per- ^fect '^^beau-^ty. 3 Our God shall come, and shall ~not ^keep ^si- lence : there shall go before him a consuming fire,* and a mighty tempest shall be ~ stirred ^up '^ round ^a-*^bout him. 4 He shall call the heaven -from ^a-M)ove : and the earth, that ^he ^may ^judge ^his ^people. 5 Gather my saints together ^un-^ to "^me : those that have made a covenant with me ~^with ^sac-^ri- ^iice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his ~ right- ^eous- "^ness : for ^God ^is ^ Judge ^ him- "^ self 7 Hear, O my people, and ^I ^will ^ speak : I my- self will testify against thee, O Israel ; for I am God, ^e-^ven '^^thy ^God. 8 I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices,* or for thy ~^ burnt- ^offerings : because they were not ^al-^way be- ^^ fore *^me. 9 I will take no bullock out ^of ^ thine ^ house : nor ^ he- ^ goat ^out of ^thy *^ folds. 10 For all the beasts of the ^forest ^are ^mine : and so are the cattle up-^on ^a ^ thou- ^ sand ^ hills. Day 10, THE PSALTER. 95 11 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 ? 14 Offer unto God -^thanks-'* giving : and pay thy vows un-~to ^the '^^Most ^Highest. 15 And call upon me in the ^time ^of ^trouble : so will I hear thee, and ~thou ^shalt ^ 'Upraise *^me. 16 But unto the ungodly ~^said ^God : Why dost thou preach my laws,* and takest my ^cove-^nant '^in ^thy ^ mouth : 17 Whereas thou hatest to ^ be ^ re- ^formed : and hast cast my -words ^ be- ^^ hind ^thee ? 18 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst ~un-^to ^him : and hast been partaker ^with ^the a-^dul-^ter-^ers. 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak ~wick-^ed- *ness : and with thy tongue thou ~ hast ^ set ^ forth ^de-^ceit. 20 Thou sattest,* and spakest a-^gainst ^thy ^bro- ther : yea, and hast slandered -thine ^own * mo- uther's ^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- ^ self : but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the ^ 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-^liv-^er ^you. 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he ^ honour- ^eth ''me : and to him that ordereth his conversation right, will I show the sal-^va-^tion ^^of ^God. 96 THE PSALTER. Day 10. Psalm li. Miserere mei, Deus. TTAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great JLX 2 3gQ^j^|_4j-jggg . according to the multitude of thy mercies do away -mine ^of-^^fen-^ces. 2 Wash me throughly from my ~wick-^ed-^ness : and ~ cleanse ^me Mrom ^my ^sin. 3 For I ac-'^ knowledge ^my ^faults : and my sin is ~ev-^er be- ^^ fore ^me. 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. b Behold, I was shapen in ^ wick-^ed-^ness : and in sin hath my ~nio-^ther con-'^ceiv-^ed ^me. 6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the ~ in- ^ ward ^ parts : and shalt make me to understand ^wis-^dom ^ se- ^ cret- ^ ly. 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I ^ shall ^be ^ clean : thou shalt wash me, and I shall be ^^whi-^ter ^than ^snow, 8 Thou shalt make me hear of ~joy ^and ^glad- ness : that the bones which thou hast ^bro-^ken '^may ^re-^joice. 9 Turn thy face "from ^my ^sins : and put out ~^all ^my ^ mis- *^ deeds. 10 Make me a clean heart, ^^O ^God : and re- new a right ~spir-^it with- ^^ in ^me. 11 Cast me ipt away -from ^thy '^ presence : and take not thy '~Ho-^ly ^Spir-^it '^from me. 12 O ^ive me the comfort of thy ^help ^a-^gain r and stablish me ^with ^thy ^^free ^Spirit. 13 Then shall 1 teach thy ways un--to ^the ^wicked : and sinners shall be con- ^ vert- ^ed ^un- ^to ^thee. 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God,* thou that art the God ~of ^my ^health : and my tongue shall sing ^of ^thy ^ right- ^eous-^ness. Day 10. THE PSALTER. 97 15 Thou shalt open my lips, ~^0 ''Lord : and my ^ mouth ^ shall ''show ^thy "praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I -give ^it ^thee : but thou delightest '~^not ^in ^burnt- ^ offerings. 17 The sacrifice of God is a ^trou-'^bled ^spirit : a broken and contrite heart, O God, ^ shalt ^thou ^not ^de-*^spise. 18 O be favourable and gracious ^un-^to ''Sion : build thou the ~^ walls ^of ^Je-"rusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness,* with the burnt-offerings ~and lob- ulations : then shall they offer young ^bullocks "^up- ^on ^ thine "altar. P s a 1 m 1 i i . Quid gloria ris ? T\/"HY boastest thou thyself, ~Hhou ^tyrant : that ' ' ^thou ^ canst ^^do "mischief : 2 Whereas the goodness ^^of ^God : en-^^dur- ^eth 5yet "daily? 3 Thy tongue imagineth ^wick-^ed-^ness : and with lies thou cuttest ^like ^a ^^ sharp "razor. 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness ~more ^than ''goodness : and to talk of lies ^more ^than ''riglit- ^eous-"ness. 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that ^may ^do Miurt : O ^^thou ^^^false "tongue. 6 Therefore shall God destroy ^thee ^for ^ever : he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling,* and root thee out of the ^^land ^of ^the "living. 7 The righteous also shall see this, ^^and ''fear : and shall ~^ laugh ''him ^to "scorn : 8 Lo, this is the man that took not God ^for "his ^strength : but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself ^in ^his ''wick-^ed- ^ness. 13 98 THE PSALTER. Day 10. 9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the ^ house ^of ^God : my trust is in the tender mercy of ^God ^for "^ever ^and ^ever. 10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that -thou ^hast ^ done : and I will hope in thy Name,* for thy -^saints Mike ^it ^w^ell. T (£t)cning |3ra2er. Psalm liii. Dixit insipiens. HE foolish body hath said ^in ^his '* heart : There '^ ^ is ^^ no •^God. 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their -wdck-^ed-^ness : there is ^none ^that Mo-^eth ^good. 3 God looked down from heaven upon the ^chil- dren ^of ^men : to see if there w^ere any that would understand, and ~^seek ^af-^ter ^God. 4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become a- ^ bom- ^ in- ^ able : there is also none that doeth good, ~^no ^^not ^one. 5 Are not they without understanding that work ^wick-^ed-'*ness : eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not -called ^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,* because ^God ^hath de-^spis-^ed ^them. 7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel ^out ^of ^Sion : Oh, that the Lord would deliver his people ^out of ^cap-^tiv-^i-'^ty ! 8 Then should -Jacob ^re-^joice : and Israel ^should ^be ^^ right ^glad. Day 10. THE PSALTER. 99 Psalm liv. Deus, in nomine. ^AVE me, O God, for thy -^Name's ^sake : and ^ a-~venge ^iiie Mn ^tliy ^strength. 2 Hear iiij prayer, '"^^0 ^God : and hearken unto the ^^ words ^of ^my ^ mouth. 3 For strangers are risen ^up ^ a- Against me : and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, ~^seek ■^af-^ter my ^soul. 4 Behold, God ^is ^my ^helper : the Lord is with "them ^that up- ^ hold ^my *^soul. 5 He shall reward evil un-~to ^mine ^enemies : destroy thou ~^them Mn 'Hhy ^ truth. 6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee,* and praise thy ~Name, ^O ^Lord : because it ^is ^so ■* com- ^ fort- *^ able. 7 For he hath delivered me out of ~all ^mv ^trou- ble : and mine eye hath seen his desire up-~on ^mine ^en-^e-*^mies. Psalm Iv. Exaudi, Deus. XTEAR my prayer, ^^O ^God : and hide not thy- self ~^from ^my ^pe-^tition. 2 Take heed unto me, and ~^hear ^me : how I mourn in my prayer, ~and ^am ^^vex-^ed. 3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh ^on "SO ^fast : for they are minded to do me some mischief,* so maliciously ~are ^ they ^ set ^ a- Against me. 4 My heart is disquieted 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 ~o-^ver-''whelm- ^ed ^me. 6 And I said. Oh that I had wings ~hke ^a Move : for then would I flee away, ~'^and ^be ^at ^rest. 7 Lo, then would I get me away ^^far ^off : and remain ^in ^the Svil-^der-^ness. 100 THE PSALTER. Day 10. 8 I would make ^ haste ^to es-^cape : because of the ^ storm- ^ J ^wind ^and ^tempest. 9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord,* ~aiid ^di-'^vide them : for I have spied unrighteousness and ^^ strife Mn ^the ^city. 10 Day and night they go about within the ^ walls ^ there- ^ of : mischief also and sorrow are ~in ^the ^ midst ^of ^it. 11 Wickedness ^is ^ there- Mn : deceit and guile go not ~^out ^of ^ their ^streets. 12 For it is not an open enemy* that hath done me ^this ^dis-^ honour : for -then ^1 ^ could ^have ^ borne it : 13 Neither was it mine adversary* that did mag- nify him- ~ self ^ a- 'Against me : for then peradventure I would have ^hid ^ my- '^^ self *^from him : 1 14 But it was even thou, ~my ^com-^panion : my " guide, and mine "own ^ fa- ^ mil- Mar ^friend. 15 We took sweet counsel ~^to-^gether : and walked in the -house ^of ^God ^as ^friends. ^ 16 Let death come hastily upon them,* and let | them go down quick ~in-^to ''hell : for wickedness is in their dwellings, -and ^a-^^mong ^them. 17 As for me, I will -call up-^on ^God : and the ^LoRD ^shall '^^save ^me. 18 In the evening, and morning,* and at noon-day will I pray, ~and ^that Mnstantly : and ^he ^ shall ^hear ^my *^ voice. 19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace* from the battle that was a-^^gainst ^me : for there were ~ma-^ny "^^with '^me. 20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever,* shall hear me, and -bring ^them ^down : for they will not 2 turn, ^nor ^^fear ^God. 21 He laid his hands upon such as be at ^peace ^with "^him : and he -brake ^his ^cov-^e-^nant. 22 The words of his mouth were softer than Day 11. THE PSALTER. 101 butter,* having ^war ^in his ^ heart : his words were smoother than oil,* and jet they -"^be '^ve-^ry ^swords. 23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord,* and he shall ^nour-^ish ^thee : and shall not suffer the ^right- ^eous to '^fall ^for ^ever. 24 And -as =^fbr ^tlieni : thou, O God,* shalt bring them into the ~^pit ^of ^de-*^struction. 25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out ~half ^ their ^days : nevertheless, my trust shall -be ^m ^thee, ^O ^Lord. B THE ELEVENTH DAY. iltormng IJra^cr. Psalm Ivi. Miserere inei, Deus. E merciful unto me, O God,* for man goeth about to de-~^vour ^me : he is daily fighting, ~^and ^troub-^ling ^me. 2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to -swallow ^me ^up : for they be many that fight against me, O ~^thou ^^Most ^Highest. 3 Nevertheless, though I am -some- ^ time a- Afraid : yet put -J ^my ^ trust ^in ^thee. 4 I will praise God, because ^of ^his ^word : I have put my trust in God,* and will not fear what ^ flesh ^can ^do ^unto ^me. 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 -wick-^ed-^ness : thou, O God, in thy displeasure ^^ shalt ^cast ^them ^down. 102 THE PSALTER. Day 11. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings :* put my tears in- ^to ^thy ^bottle : are not these things ^no-^ted ^in ^thy ^book ? * 9 Whensoever I call upon thee,* then shall mine enemies be ^put ^to ^flight : this I know ; for ^God ^is ^on ^my ^side. 10 In God's word will ~I ^re-^joice : in the Lord's word ^will ^I ^ com- ^ fort ^me. 11 Yea, in God have I ~put ^my ^ trust : I will not be afraid what ^man ^can ^do ^unto ^me. 12 Unto thee, O God, will I ~pay ^my ^vows : unto thee -will ^I ^^give ^thanks. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death,* and my ^feet ^from ^falling : that I may walk before God in the ^^ light ^of ^the ^living. Psalm Ivii. Miserere mei, Deus. "OE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto -^ me ;* for my soul ~trusteth ^in ^thee : and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge,* until this ^tyran-^ny be ^o-^ver-^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 -send ^from "* heaven : and save me from the reproof of him ^that ^ would ''eat ^me ^up. 4 God shall send forth his ~ mercy ^and ^ truth : my soul ~is ^a-^^mong ^ lions. 5 And I he even among the children of men,* that are -set ^on ^fire : whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their ^tongue ^a '^^ sharp ^ sword. 6 Set up thyself, O God, a--bove ^the ^heavens : and thy glory a- ^^ hove ^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. Day 11. THE PSALTER. 103 8 JNIy heart, is fixed, O God, uij ^lieart ^is ^iixed : I will "^^siiig '^and ^give ^'praise. 9 Awake up, my glory ; awake, ^lute ^and Miarp : I myself -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 ^nations. 11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth un- ^to ^the ^heavens : and thy ^ truth ^un-^to ^the ^clouds. 12 Set up thyself, O God, a- ~ hove ^the ^heavens : and thy glory a- ~^ hove "^all ^the ^ earth. Psalm Iviii. Si vere utique. \ RE your minds set upon righteousness, O ye "^^ ^con-^gre-'^gation : and do ye judge the thing that is right, ~0 ^ye '^sons ^of ^men I 2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart up-~on ^the '^ earth : and your hands ~deal ^with ^wick-^ed- ^ness. 3 The ungodly are froward, even from their -mo- uther'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 ^ser- pent : even like the deaf adder, ^^that '^stoppeth ^her "^ears : 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the -^ charm- "^er : charm he ^ never ^so ^ ^ wise- ^ly. 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 let ^them ^be "^ root- led ^out. 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 : 104 THE PSALTER. Day U. SO let indignation vex him,* even as a ~ "^tiling ^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. 10 So that a man shall say,* Verily there is a re- ward for the ^^ right- ^eous : doubtless there is a~God ^that ^judgeth ^the ^ earth. Psalm lix. Eripe me de inimicis. T^ELIVER me from mine enemies, ^^O ^God : ■^^^ defend me from them that ^^rise ^up ^a- ^ gainst me. 2 O deliver me from the ~wick-^ed ^ doers : and save me from the ^ ^ blood-'* thirst- ^y ^men. 3 For lo, they lie waiting ^for ^my ^soul : the mighty men are gathered against me,* without any offence or ^ fault ^of ^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 mer- ciful unto them that offend of ma-^li-^cious ^wick- ^ed-^ness. 6 They go to and fro ~in ^the ^evening : they grin like a dog, and run a- ^^ bout ^through ^the ^city. 7 Behold, they speak with their mouth,* and swords are ~in ^ their Mips : for ^^vvho ^^doth ^hear 1 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 ~un-^to Mhee : for thou art the ~^God ^of ^my ^refuge. Day 11. THE PSALTER. 105 10 God showetli me his goodness ^plen-^teous- ■^ly : and God shall let nie see my desire iip-~on ^mine ^en-^e-^'mies. 11 Slay them not, lest my -people ^ for- '^ get it : but scatter them abroad among the people,* and pat them down, O ~^Lord ^our ^de-^ fence. 12 For the sin of their mouth,* and for the words of their lips,* they shall be taken ~in ^ their ''pride : and why r their preaching is of ~curs-^ing ^^and ^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. 14 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 if they ~be ^not '^sat-^is-^fied. 16 As for me, I will sing of thy power,* and will praise thy mercy be- ^ times ^in the ^morning : for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the ^^day '^of ^my ^trouble. 17 Unto thee, O my strength, ~will ^I ^sing : for thou, O God, art my refuge,* and my ^^mer-^ci-^ful ^God. Psalm Ix. Deusy repulisti nos. f\ GOD, thou hast cast us out,* and scattered ^us ^"^ ^ a- ''broad : thou hast also been displeased :* O turn thee ~un-'^to ^us ^a-^gain. 2 Thou hast moved the land, and di-~vi-^ded Mt : heal the sores thereof, ^for ^it ^^sha-^keth. 3 Thou hast showed thy people ^heav-^y ^things : thou hast given us a ~^ drink of ^dead-^ly ^wine. 4 Thou hast given a token for such as '~^fear Uhee : that they may triumph be- ^^ cause ''of ^the ^ truth. 14 106 THE PSALTER. Day 11. 5 Therefore were thy beloved de-~liv-^er-^ed r help me with thy right -hand, ^and ^^hear ^me. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness,* I will rejoice, and di-~^vide ^Sichem : and mete out the ^val-^ley of ^'Suc-'coth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Ma-^nasses ^is ^mine : Ephraim also is the strength of my head ;* ^Ju-^dah ^is ^my ^lawgiver : 8 Moab is my wash-pot ;* over Edom will I cast ^OQt ^my "^shoe : Phihstia, "be ^thou '^glad ^of ^me. 9 Who will lead me into the ^^ strong ^city : who will -bring ^me ^in-^to ^Edom ? 10 Hast not thou cast us out, ~^0 ^God : wilt not thou, O God, go ~^out ^with ^our ^ hosts I 11 O be thou our ^help ^in ^trouble : for ^vain ^is the ^help ^of ^man. . 12 Through God will we do ^^ great ^acts : for it is he that shall tread ^down ^our ^en-^e-^mies. Psalm Ixi. ExaudL Deus. H EAR my crying, ^^O ^God : give ^ear ^un-^to ^my Sprayer, 2 From the ends of the earth will I ^call ^up-^on thee : when my heart ^is ^in Mieav-^i-*^ness. 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- 'Against ^the ^en-^e-^my. 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle ~^for ^ever : and my trust shall be under the ~ cover- ^ing ^of ^thy ^wmgs. 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 Mife : that his years may endure throughout -^all ^ gen- ^cr- eations. 7 He shall dwell before God ^^for ^ever : O pre- ^ Day 12. THE PSALTER. 107 pare thy loving mercy and faithfulness,* that they ^may ^ pre- "^^ serve ^him. 8 So will I always sing praise un-~to ^thy "^Name : that I may ~dai-^ly per-Mbrm ^my ^vows. THE TWELFTH DAY. iHorning Jlra^er. Psalm Ixii. Nonne Deo ? IV/rY soul truly waiteth ^ still up-^on ^God : for -'-'-■- of him ~ com- ^ eth ^ my ^ sal- ^ vation. 2 He verily is my strength and '~my ^ sal- ^vation : he is my defence,* so that I ^ shall ^not '* great- ^ly «fall. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against ~ev- ^ery ''man : Ye shall be slain all the sort of you;* yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and ^like ^a ^bro- ^ken ^hedge. 4 Their device is only how to put him out whom -God ^will ex-'* alt : their delight is in lies;* they give good words with their mouth,* but ^^ curse ^with •^ their ^ heart. 5 Nevertheless, my soul,* wait thou ^ still up-^on ^God : for my ^^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 ''glory : the rock of my might,* and in ~^God ^is ^my ^ trust. 8 O put your trust in him alvvay, ^^ye ^people : pour out your hearts before him, for ^^God ''is ^our ^hope. 9 As for the children of men, they ^are ^but ^van- ity : the children of men are deceitful upon the weights;* they are altogether hghter than '~van-^i- ^y^it-^self. 108 THE PSALTER. Day 12. 10 O trust not in wrong and robbery ;* give not yourselves unto ~van-^i-^ty : if riches increase, set -not ^your Mieart ^up-^on them. 11 God spake once, and twice I have also ^ heard ^ihe ''same : that power be-^long-^eth '^un-^to ^God: 12 And that thou. Lord, art ^mer-Vi-^ful : for thou rewardest every man ac-~cord-Mng ^to ^his ^vvork. Psalm Ixiii. Devs, Deus mens. £\ GOD, thou -art ^my ^God : early ^vill ^I ^^seek ^^ ^thee. 2 My soul thirsteth for thee ;* my flesh also long- eth ^af-^ter ^thee : in a barren and dry land -where ^no '^wa-^ter ^is. 3 Thus have I looked for thee in -ho-^li-'^ness : that I might be- -hold ^thy '^ power ^and "^ glory. 4 For thy loving-kindness is better than the -life ^ it- ^ self : my ^lips ^ shall '^ Upraise ^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 ^marrow ^and '^ fatness : when my mouth praiseth ^thee ^with ^joy-^ful ^lips. 7 Have I not remembered thee -in ^my '*bed : and thought upon thee -^when ^I ^was ^waking? 8 Because thou hast -been ^my Mielper : there- fore under the shadow of thy wings -^will ''I ^re- ^joice. 9 My soul hangeth up-~'^on ^thee : thy right hand ^hath ^up-^hold-^en ^me. 10 These also that seek the hurt -of "^my ''soul : they shall go -^un-Mer ^the ^ earth. 11 Let them fall upon the edge ^of ^the ^ sword : that they may be a ~^por-^tion ^for ^ foxes. 12 But the King shall rejoice in God ;* all they Day 12. THE PSALTER, 109 also that swear bj him shall ~be "com-'* mended : for the mouth of them that speak ^^lies ^ shall ^be ^stopped. Psalm ixiv. Exaudi, Deus, TJTEAR my voice, O God, ^in ^my Sprayer : pre- serve my life from ^fear ^of the ^en-^e-^my. 2 Hide me from the gathering together ~of ^the ^froward : and from the insur-^rec-^tion of ''wick- ^ed ^ doers : 3 Who have whet their tongue ^like ^a ^ sword : and shoot out their arrows, ^e-^ven "^bit-^ter ^ words : 4 That they may privily shoot at him ~that ^is ** perfect : suddenly do they ^hit him, ^and ^^fear ^not. 5 They encourage themselves in ^^ mis- ^ chief : and commune among themselves, how they may lay snares ;* and say, that ~^no ''man ^ shall ^see them. 6 They imagine wickedness, and ^prac-^tise ^it : that they keep secret among themselves,* every man iu the ^^deep ''of ^his ^ heart. 7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a ^^ swift ''arrow : that they ^ shall ^be '^ ^ wound- ^ed. 8 Yea, their own tongues 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 ^ trust ^in ^him : and all they that are true of -Mieart ^shall ^ be 'glad. 110 THE PSALTER. Day 12. (ffreniiig ^Jragcr. Psalm Ixv. Te decet hymnus. ^HOU, O God, art Upraised ^in ^Sion : and unto -^ thee shall the vow be per- ^ form- ^ed ^in ^ Je-^ru- salem. 2 Thou that ^hearest ^the Sprayer : unto thee shall 2^all '^flesh •^come. 3 My misdeeds pre- ^ vail ^ a- Against me : O be thou merciful -^un-'^to ^our ^sins. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,*^ and receivest ^un-^to ^thee : he shall dwell in thy court,* and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house,* even ^of ^thy ^ho-^ly ^temple. 5 Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness,* O God of ^our ^sal-Hation : thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth,* and of them that re- -main "^in the ^^ broad *^sea. 6 Who in his strength setteth ^fast ^the ^moun- tains : and is ^gird-^ed a- ''bout ^with ^ power. 7 Who stilleth the raging ~of ^the ^sea : and the noise of his waves,* and the ~mad-^ness ^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 evening* ^^to ^ Upraise "^thee. 9 Thou visitest the earth, and ^ bless- ^ est '^it : thou makest it ~ve-^ry ^plen-^te-^ous. 10 The river of God is -full =^of ^vater : thou preparest their corn,* for so thou pro--vi-^dest ^for ^the ^ earth. 11 Thou waterest her furrows;* thou sendest rain into the little ^valleys ^ there- ^ of : thou makest it soft wdth the drops of rain,* and ^blessest ^the ^in- ^ crease ^of it. Day 12. THE PSALTER. Ill 12 Thou crownest the year -with ^thj '^ goodness : and thy '-^clouds "^^drop ^fatness. 13 They shall drop upon the dwelUngs of the ~wil-^der-^ness : and the httle hills shall re-^joice ^on ^eve-^ry *^side. 14 The folds shall be ^full ^of ^ sheep : the val- leys also shall stand so thick with corn,* that ^they ^ shall ^ laugh ^and ^sing. Psalm Ixvi. Jubilate Deo. f\ BE joyful in God, ^all ^ye ^ lands : sing praises ^^^ unto the honour of his Name ;* make his ^ Upraise ^to ^be ^glorious. 2 Say unto God,* O how wonderful art thou ^in ^tliy ^ works : through the greatness of thy power* shall thine enemies be found '^li-^ars "^un-^to ^thee. 3 For all the world shall ^wor-^ship ^thee : sing of thee, and ^ Upraise ^^thy ^Name. 4 O come hither, and behold 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 ^people : and such as will not believe* shall not be able to ex- -^ alt ^^ them- "^selves. 7 O praise our ~God, ^ye '^people : and make the voice of his -Upraise '^to ^be "^ heard : 8 Who holdeth our -soul ^in "^life : and suffereth -not ^our ^feet ^to ^slip. 9 For thou, O God, hast -prov-^ed ^us : thou also hast tried us, ^like ^as ^silver ^is ^ tried. 10 Thou broughtest us in-^to ^the ^ snare : and laidest -trou-^ble up-^on ^our ^ loins. 11 Thou sufferedst men to ride ^over ^our 112 THE PSALTER. Day 12. ^ heads : we went through fire and water,* and thou broughtest us out in-^to ^a ^weahh-^y *^ place. 12 I will go into thine house with ^^ burnt- ^offer- ings : 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 ^incense ^ of ^ rams : I will offer ^ bul-^ locks ^^ and ^ goats. 14 O come hither, and hearken,* all ye that ^^fear ^God : and I will tell you what he hath ^Mone ^for ^my ^soul. 15 I called unto him ~with ^my ^ mouth : and gave him ^prais-^es ^with ^my ^tongue. 16 If I incline unto wickedness -with ^mine "* heart : the ^^Lord Svill ^not ^hear me. 17 But God ^hatli ^ heard ^me : and considered the ^^ voice "^of ^my *^ prayer. 18 Praised be God, who hath not cast ^out ^my Sprayer : nor ^turned ^his ^mer-^'^cy ^from me. Psalm Ixvii. Deus miser eatur. ^ OD be merciful unto us, and ^^bless ^us : and ^^ show us the light of his countenance,* and be ^merci-^ful ''un-^to ^us : 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 ^peo-^ple Upraise thee. 4 O let the nations rejoice -and ^be ^glad : for thou shalt judge the folk righteously,* and govern the ^na-^tions up-^^on ^ earth. 5 Let the people praise -thee, ^O "^God : yea, let -all ^the ^peo-^ple Upraise thee. 6 Then shall the earth bring ^ forth ^her ^in- crease : and God, even our own God,* shall ^^give ^us ^his ^blessing. Day 13. THE PSALTER. 113 7 God shall ~^ bless '*us : and all the ends of the -world ^ shall ^^fear ^him. THE THIRTEENTH DAY. iSlornutig IJrager. Psalm Ixviii. Eocurgat Deus. T ET God arise, and let his enemies ^^be ^scatter- -*-^ ed : 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 be- ^fore ^God : let them also be ^merry ^and ^^joy- ^ful. 4 O sing unto God, and sing praises un-^to ^his ^Name : magnify him that rideth upon the heavens,* as it 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 ~of ^the ^widows : even God in his ^ho- Hy Miab-^i-^tation. 6 He is the God that maketh men to be of one mind in an house,* and bringeth the prisoners out of cap-~tiv-^i-^ty : but letteth the runagates con-^tinue ^in ^^ scarce- ^ness. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth be- ^ fore ^the '* people : when thou wentest ^through ^the ^wil- ^der-^ness : 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. 15 114 THE PSALTER. Day 13. 9 Thou, O God,* sentest a gracious rain upon thine in-^her-^it-^ance : and refreshedst it ^^vvhen ^it ^vvas *^ weary. 10 Thy congregation shall ^dwell ^there-Mn : for thou, O God,* hast of thy goodness pre-^par-^ed ^for ^the *^poor. 11 The Lord -gave ^the ^word : great was the ^conipa-^ny ^of ^the ^preachers. 12 Kings w^ith their armies did flee,* and -were ^dis-'^comfited : and they of the household di- ~^vi-^ded ^the ^ spoil. 13 Though ye have lain among the pots,* yet shall ye be as the wings -of ^a ^dove : that is cov- ered with silver wings, and her ~feath-^ers ^^like ^gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings -for ^ their ^sake : then were they as -white ^as ^snow ^in "^Sal- mon. 15 As the hill of Basan, so is -^ God's ^hill : even an high hill, -as ^the '^hill ^of ^ Basan. 16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills V this is God's hill,* in the which it pleaseth '~him ^to ^ dwell : yea, the Lord will a- ^ bide ^in ^it ^for *^ever. 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand,* even -thousands ^of ^angels : and the Lord is among them as in the -ho-^ly ^ place ^of ^ Sinai. 18 Thou art gone up on high,* thou hast led cap- tivity 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 - ben- ^e-^ fits ^up- ^on us. 20 He is our God,* even the God of whom ^com- eth ^sal-ovation : God is the Lord, by ^ whom ^ we es-O^cape ^ death. 21 God shall wound the head of his ^en-^e- Day 13. THE PSALTER. 115 ^mies : and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on ~ still ^in his ^ wick- "'eel- "^n ess. 22 The Lord hath said,* I will bring my people again, as I ^did ^froni ^Basan : mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime ^from ^the Meep ^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 ^sanc- ^tu-^ary. 25 The singers go before, the minstrels "fol-^low ^ after : in the midst are the damsels ^play-^ing ^with ^the ^timbrels. 26 Give thanks, O Israel,* unto God the Lord in the ~con-^gre-^gations : from the ^ Aground ^of ^the ^ heart. 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler,* and the princes of "Judah ^ their ^council : the princes of Zabulon, and the ^princes ^of ^Neph-^tha-*^li. 28 Thy God hath 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 ^pres-^ents ^un-^to ^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 pieces of ^^sil-^ver : and when he hath scattered the people ~that ^de- Might ^in ^war : 31 Then shall the princes come ^out ^of ^ Egypt : the Morians' land shall soon stretch ~out ^herMiands ^ unto ^ God. 32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms ^ of ^ the "* earth : O sing ^prais-^es un-^to ^the ^Lord : 33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all, ^from ^the 116 THE PSxlLTER. Day 13. ^beginning : lo, he doth send out his voice;* yea, aud -that ^a ^might-^y ^ voice, 34 Ascribe ye the power to God ~o-^ver ^Israel : his worship and ^strength ^is '4n ^the ^clouds. 35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy -ho-^ly ^pla- ces : even the God of Israel,* he will give strength and power unto his people. ~ Bless- ^ed '^^be ^God. S (£mnm^ Prater. Psalm Ixix. Salvum mefac. AVE me, ^^O ^God : for the waters are come in. unto ^my ^soul 2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where ~no Aground ^is : I am come into deep waters, so that the ^floods ^run ^o-^ver ^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 w^ould destroy me guiltless, ^^are ^^ might- ^y. 5 I paid them the things that I ^nev-^er ^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 '^Lsrael. 7 And why ? for thy sake have I ^suffered ^re- ^ proof : shame hath ~ cover- ^ed ^^my ^face. 8 I am become a stranger un-^to ^my ^brethren : even an ahen un--to ^my ^mo-'^ther's ^children. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath even "eat-^en Day 13. THE PSALTER. 117 ^me : and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are ^fallen ^up-^^on ^me. 10 I wept, and chastened my- ^ self ^with '^fast- mg : and that was ~ turned ^to ^mj ^ re- ^ proof. 11 I put on ~ sack- ^ cloth '^also : and they ^jested ^up-'^^on *^me. 12 They that sit in the gate ^ speak ^ a- Against me : and the drunkards ~^make ^songs ^up-*^on me. 13 But, Lord, I make my prayer -^un-^to Hhee : in ~an ^ac-^cept-^able ^time. 14 Hear me, O God,* in the multitude of thy ^^mer-'^cy : even in the ^ truth ^of ^thy ^sal-^va- tion. 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 ^deep ^waters. 16 Let not the water-flood drown me,* neither let the deep ^swallow ^me ^up : and let not the pit ~shut ^her ^ mouth ^up-^on me. 17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is ^ comfort-^ a- ''ble : turn thee unto me according to the multitude ~of ^thy ^'^mer-^cies : 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant ; for I ^am ^in ^trouble : O ^^ haste '^thee, ^and ^hear me. 19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and ^^save ^it : O deliver me, be- -cause of ^mine ^en-'^e-^mies. 20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and ^my ^dis-^ honour : mine adversaries are ^^all ^in ^thy ^ sight. 21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart ;* I am full of ~heav-^i-^ness : I looked for some to have pity on me,* but there was no man, neither found I ^any ^to "^ com- ^ fort ^me. 22 They gave me ^gall ^to ^eat : and when I was thirsty they gave me "vin-^e-^'gar ^to ^ drink. 23 Let their table be made a snare to take them- ^selves ^with-^al : and let the things that should 118 THE PSALTER. Day 13. have been for their weakh be unto them ^an ^oc- ^casion ^of ^falling. 24 Let their ejes be bUnded, that ~they ^see ^not : and ever ~bow ^thou ^down ^ their ^ backs. 25 Pour out thine indig-~ nation ^up-^on them : and let thy wratliful displeasure ^^take ^hold ^of ^them. 26 Let their habi-^tation ^be ^void : and no man to -"^ dwell "^in ^ their ^ tents. 27 For they persecute him whom ~thou ^hast ^smitten : and they talk hovi^ they may vex ^them ^whom ^thou ^hast *^w^ounded. 28 Let them fall from one wickedness ^to ^an- ^ other : and not come in-^to ^thy ^ right- ^eous- ^ness. 29 Let them be wiped out of the book ^of ^the ^living : and not be written a-^mong ^the ^^right- ^eous. 30 As for me, when I am poor and in ^heav-^i- ^ness : thy help, O ^God, ^ shall Mift ^me ^up. 31 Lwill praise the Name of God ^with ^a ^song : and magnify ^it ^with ^^thanks- ^giving. 32 This also shall ^please ^the ^Lord : better than a bullock 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 ^heareth ^the ^poor : and de- spiseth ^not ^his ^pris-^on-*^ers. 35 Let heaven and earth ~ Upraise ^hini : the sea, and all that ~mov-^eth ^ ^ there- ^ in. 36 For God will save Sion, and build the cities of ^"'^Ju-^dah : that men may dwell there, and -have ^it ^in ^pos-*^ session. 37 The posterity also of his servants shall in- ^her-^it ^it : and they that love his ^Name ^ shall ^ dwell ^ there- ^ in. I Day 14. THE PSALTER, 119 Psalm Ixx. Deus, in adjutorium, ■pTASTE thee, O God, to de-^liv-^er ^ne : make haste to ~^help ''me, "^O *^Lord. 2 Let them he ashamed and confounded that seek ^ after ^mj ''soul : let them he turned backward and put to confusion ~^that ''wish ^me ^evil. 3 Let them for their reward be soon ^brought ^to ^shame : that cry ^o-^ver ^me, ^ There ! ^there ! 4 But let all those that seek thee be jojful and -glad ^in ^thee : and let aU such as delight in thy salvation say alway, The ~^Lord ^^be Upraised. 5 As for me, I am poor and in "mis-^er-^'y : haste thee -unto ^me, "^-^O ^God. 6 Thou art my helper, and ^my ^re-^deemer : O Lord, ^^make ^no ^long ^tarrying. THE FOURTEENTH DAY. illormng IJrager. Psalm Ixxi. In te, Domine, speravL TN thee, O Lord, have I put my trust ;* let me never be put ^to ^ con- ^fusion : but rid me, and deliver me, in thy righteousness ;* incline thine ear unto me, ^^and ''^save ^me. 2 Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may ^ alway ^ 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 '*cru-^el ^man. 4 For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I ^Mong ^for : thou art my hope, ^e-^ven '^from ^my ^youth. 120 THE PSALTER. Day 14, 5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since ^I ^vvas ^born : thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb ;* my praise shall be ^^al-^ways ^of ^thee. 6 I am become as it were a monster ^un-^to ^many : but my sure ^^ trust ^is ^in ^thee. 7 O let my mouth be filled ~with ^thy Upraise : that I may sing of thy glory and honour ~all ^the ^^day ^long. 8 Cast me not away in the ^time ^of *age : for- sake me not when my ~^ strength ^fail-^eth ^me. 9 For mine enemies speak against me ;* and they that lay wait for my soul take their counsel to-~geth- ^er, "^saying : God hath forsaken him;* persecute him, and take him, for there is ^none ^to de-^liv-^er ^him. 10 Go not far from me, ^^O ^God : my Gody ^^ haste ^thee ^to ^help me. 11 Let them be confounded and perish that are a- Against ^my ^soul : let them be covered with shame and dishonour that ^seek ^to ^do ^me ^evil. 12 As for me, I will patiently a- ^^ bide ^alway : and will Upraise ^thee ^more ^and ^more. 13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteous- ness ^and ^sal-ovation : for I ^know ^no ^end ^ there- ^ of. 14 I will go forth in the strength of the ^^Lord ^GoD : and will make mention of ^^thy ^righteous- ^ness *^only. 15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up ^un-^til "^now : therefore will I tell ^of ^thy ^won-^drous ^ 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. Day 14. THE PSALTER. 121 17 Thy righteousness, O God, is ^ve-^ry Miigh : and great things are they that thou hast done f O God, who is ~^hke ^un-^to ^thee ! 18 O what great trouhles 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 Mionour : and comforted me ~^on ^eve-^ry ^side ; 20 Therefore will I praise thee, and thy faithful- ness, O God,* playing upon an instru-^ment ^ of ^mu- sic : unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou -Ho- My 4 One ^ of ^Israel. 21 My hps will be fain when I sing ~un-^to ^thee : and so will my soul whom thou ^hast ^de- ^liv-^er-^ed. 22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous- ness ^all the ^day ^long : for they are confounded and brought unto shame that ~seek ^to ^do ^me ^evil. Psalm Ixxii. Deus, judicium. r^IVE the King thy judgments, --^O 'God : and thy righteousness un-^to ^the '^King's ^son. 2 Then shall he judge thy people according ^un- ^to ''right : and de-"'^fend ''^the "^poor. 3 The mountains also -shall ^ bring 'peace : and the little hills righteousness ~"km-'to ^the ^people. 4 He shall keep the simple folk ~by ^ their 'right : defend the children of the poor, and -punish ^the '"^wrons ^doer. 5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and ^moon ^en-'dureth : from one gener--a-^tion 'to ^ an- ^ other. 6 He shall come down like the rain into a -fleece ^of 'wool : even as the ^ drops ^that 'water ^the ^ earth. 16 122 THE PSALTER. Day 14. 7 In his time shall the ^ right- ^eous ^flourish : jea, 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 enemies ^^ shall '^lick ^the ^dust. 10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall ~^give '* presents : the kings of Arabia and ^Sa-^ba ^ shall ^ bring ^ gifts. 11 All kings shall fall -down ^ be- ^ fore him : all nations shall "^do ^him '^^ser-^vice. 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 ^^need-^y : and shall preserve the ^^souls "^of ^the ^poor. 14 He shall deliver their souls from false- ^hood ^and '^ wrong : and dear shall their ^ blood ^be ^in ^liis ^ sight. 15 He shall live,* and unto him shall be given of the gold ~of ^A-^rabia : prayer shall be made ever unto him, and ^dai-^ly ^ shall he ^be Upraised. 16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth,* high up-~on ^the Miills : his fruit shall shake like Libanus,* and shall be green in the city like -grass ^up-^on ^the ^ earth. 17 His Name shall endure for ever ;* his Name shall remain under the sun amongst the pos-^ter-^i- ^ties : which shall be blessed through him;* and all the -heathen ^ shall ^ Upraise ^him. 18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the ^God ^of ^Israel : which only ~do-^eth Svon-^drous ^things : 19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty ^^for Day 14. THE PSALTER. 123 ^ever : and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. ~A-^men, ^^A-^men. Psalm Ixxiii. Quam bonus Israel ! 'T^RULY God is loving ^un-^to ^Israel : even -^ unto such as are ^of ^a ^^ clean ^ heart. 2 Nevertheless, my feet w^ere ^al-^most ^gone : my treadings ^^had '^w^ell-^nigh ^slipt. 3 And why I I was grieved ~at ^the ^wicked : I do also see the ungodly in -such ^ pros- ^ per- ^i-^ty. 4 For they are in no -peril ^of ^ death : but are ^^lust-^y ^and *^ strong. 5 They come in no misfortune like -oth-^er ^folk : neither are they ^plagued ^like '^oth-^er ^men. 6 And this is the cause that they are so -holden ^with '^ pride : and over- -whelmed ^with ^cru-^el-^ty. 7 Their eyes -swell ^with ^fatness : and they do ^e-Ven ^what ^they ^hist. 8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked ~blas- ^phe-^my : their talking is a- -gainst ^the ^^Most ^High. 9 For they stretch forth their mouth un--to ^the ^heaven : and their tongue -go-^eth ^through ^the ^ world. 10 Therefore fall the people ^un-^to ^them : and thereout suck they ~^no ^ small ^ ad- ^vantage. 11 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 w^ashed mine ^ hands ^in ''in-^no-^cency. 13 All the day long have ^I ^been ^punished : and chastened ^eve-^ry '^^morn-^ing. 124 THE PSALTER. Day 14. 14 Yea, and I had almost said ^even ^as ^they : but lo, then I should have condemned the gener-^a- ^tion '^of ^thj ^children. 15 Then thought I to under-^^stand ^this : but it ^was ^too ^^hard ^for me : 16 Until I went into the sanctu-~ary ^of ^God : then understood I the '~^end '*of '^ these ^men : 17 Namely, how thou dost set them in -slipper- ^y ^places : and castest them down, ^and ^de-^stroy- ^est ^them. 18 O how suddenly do ^they ^con-'^sume : per- ish, and -come ^to a ^fear-^ful ^end ! 19 Yea, even like as a dream when -one ^a-^wa- keth : so shalt thou make their image to -van-^ish ^out ^of the ^city. 20 Thus my -heart ^was ^grieved : and it went -e-^ven '^through ^my "^ reins. 21 So foolish was I, and -ig-^no-^rant : even as it were a -beast ^ be- "^^ fore "^thee. 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-~par- ^i-^son ^of ^thee. 25 My flesh and my heart -'fail-'eth : but God is the strength of my heart, -and ^my ''portion ^for ^ever. 26 For lo, they that forsake -thee ^ shall ^perish : thou hast destroyed all them that commit forni-^ca- ^tion a- ^ Against ^thee. 27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God,* to put my trust in the ~^Lord ^God : and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the -^daugh-^ter ^of ^Sion. Day 14. THE PSALTER. 125 Psalm Ixxiv. Ut quid, Deus ? f\ GOD, wherefore art thou absent from us '-'^so ^"^^ ^long : why is thy wrath so hot against the -^ sheep ^of ^thy ^pasture 1 2 O think upon thy ^con-^gre-^gation : whom thou hast purchased, ~and ^re-Meemed ^of ^old. 3 Think upon the tribe of thine in-^her-^it- ^ance : and Mount Sion, where- ~^ in ^thou ^hast ^ dwelt. 4 Lift up thy feet,* that thou mayest utterly de- stroy every ~en-^e-^my : which hath done evil ^in ^thy ^sanc-^tu-^ary. 5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy ~con- ^gre-^gations : and set up their ^^ban-^ners ^for ^tokens. 6 He that hewed timber afore out of the ^^ thick ■* trees : was known to bring it to an ^^ ex- ^ eel- ^ lent Svork. 7 But now^ they break down all the carved -work ^^ there- ^ of : with -ax-^es ^^and ^hammers. 8 They have set fire upon thy ^ho-^ly ^places : and have defiled the dwelling-place of thy Name,* ^e-^ven ^un-^to the Aground. 9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make havoc of them ^al-^to-^gether : thus have they burnt up all the houses of ^"^God ^in ^the ^land. 10 We see not our tokens ; there is not one ^proph-^et hiiore : no, not one is there among us, that under- ^ stand- ^eth ^a-^ny ^more. 11 O God, how long shall the adversary ^do ^this ^dishonour : how long shall the enemy blas-^pheme ^thy ^Name 1 ^for ^ever 1 12 Why withd rawest ^thou ^thy ^hand : why pluckest thou not thy right hand out of thy bosom to con-^sume ^the ^en-^e-^my 1 13 For God is my ^King ^of ^old : the help 126 THE PSALTER. Day 14. that is done upon earth, he ^do-^eth ^it ^him- ^self. 14 Thou didst divide the sea ^through ^thy ^ power : thou breakest the heads of the ^drag-^ons ^in ^the ^waters. 15 Thou smotest the heads of Leviathan ^^in ^pieces : and gavest him to be meat for the people ^in ^the ^wil-^der-^ness. 16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the ^^hard ^ rocks : thou driedst ^^up ^ might- ^y ^waters. 17 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. 19 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy ^hath ^re-^buked : and how the foolish people hath ^^blas- ^phemed ^thy ^Name. 20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove* unto the multitude ~of ^the ^enemies : and forget not the congregation ~of ^the ^poor ^for ^ever. 21 Look upon the ^cov-^e-^nant : for all the earth is full of darkness, and ^cru-^el ^hab-^i- Sta- tions. 22 O let not the simple go a-^way ^ a- ^shamed : but let the poor and needy give Upraise ^un-^to ^thy ^Name. 23 Arise, O God, maintain -thine ^own ^ cause : remember how the foolish man blas-^phe-^meth ^Hhee s daily. 24 Forget not the voice of thine ^en-^e-^mies : the presumption of them that hate thee increaseth ^ev-^er ^more ^and *^more. Day 15. THE PSALTER. 127 THE FIFTEENTH DAY. ilTornlnoi |3rai3er. Psalm Ixxv. Conjitehimur tihi. TTNTO thee, O God, ~do we ^give ^thanks : yea, ^ unto ~^thee ^do we ^give ^thanks. 2 Thy Name also ~is ^so ^nigh : and that do thy ^won-^drous "* works ^de-^clare. 3 When I receive the ~con-^gre-^gation : I shall judge ac-~cord-''^ing ^un-^to ^ right. 4 The earth is weak, and all the inhahiters "^ there- ^ of : I bear -up ^the ^pil-Mars ^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 Miigh : and speak not -with ^a ^^ stiff ^neck. 7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor ^from ^the ^west : nor ~^yet ^from ^the ^ south. 8 And why? ~God ^is the ^Judge : he putteth down one, and ^set-^teth *up ^ an- ^ other. 9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the ^wine ^is ^red : it is full mixt, and he ^pour- ^eth "^out ^of the "^same. 10 As for the ^ dregs ^ there- ^ of : all the ungodly of the earth shall drink them, ^^and ^suck ^them ^out. 11 But I will talk of the ^God =^of ^ Jacob : and "Upraise ^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 Ixxvi. Notus in JudcRa. TN Jewry is ^^God ^ known : his Name is ^ great ^in ^Is-^ra-^el. 2 At Salem is his ^tab-^er-^nacle : and his ^ dwell- ^ing ^^in ^Sion. 128 THE PSALTER. Day 15. 3 There brake he the arrows ^of ^the ^bow : the shield, the ^^ sword, ^and ^the ^battle. 4 Thou art of more ~ honour ^and ^ might : than the 2^ hills ^of ^the ^robbers. 5 The proud are robbed, they have ^ slept ^ their ^ sleep : and all the men whose hands were mighty ^^have ^^ found ^nothing. 6 At thy rebuke, O 'God =^ of ^ Jacob : both the ^chariot ^and Miorse ^are ^fallen. 7 Thou, even thou art ^to ^be ^feared : and who may stand in thy sight ^^when ^thou ^art ^ angry ? 8 Thou didst cause thy judgment to be ^ heard ^from Mieaven : the earth ^trem-^bled, ^and ^was « still: 9 When God a- ^ rose ^to ^judgment : and to help ^all ^the "^meek up-^on ^ earth. 10 The fierceness of man shall turn ~to ^thy Upraise : and the fierceness of 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 among the ^^ kings ^of ^the ^ earth. Psalm Ixxvii. Voce mea ad Dominum. T 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-^fu-^sed ^comfort. 3 When I am in heaviness, I will think up-^^on ^God : when my heart is vexed, I ~^will ^^com- ^ plain. 4 Thou boldest mine ^^eyes ^waking : I am so feeble '^that ^I ^ can- ^ not ^ speak. J Day 15. THE PSALTER. 129 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 '^out ^my ^spirit. 7 Will the Lord absent him- ^ self ^ for ^ever : and will he be no ^more ^^ in- ''^ treat- ^ed ? 8 Is his meiK^y clean ^gone ^for '*ever : and is his promise come utterly to an end ^^for ^ev-^er- ^more 1 9 Hath God forgotten to be ^^gra-^'cious : and will he shut up his loving-kindness ^in ^dis-^^pleas- ^ure] 10 And I said, It is mine ^own ^in-^firmity : but I will remember the years of the right hand ^of ^the ^^Most ^Highest. 11 I will remember the works ^of ^ the ^ Lord : and call to mind thy ^won-^ders ^of ^old ^time. 12 I will think also of ^all ^thy ^ works : and my talking shall ^^be ^of ^thy ^doings. 13 Thy way, O God, is ^^ho-My : who is so great a 'God =^as ^^our ^God ] 14 Thou art the God that 'do-^est ^wonders : and hast declared thy 'power ^a-^mong ^the ^people. 15 Thou hast mightily de-'hvered ^thy ^people : even the sons of 'Ja-^cob ^^and ^Joseph. 16 The waters saw thee, O God,* the waters saw thee, and 'were ^ a- Afraid : the 'depths ^al-^so^were ^troubled. 17 The clouds poured out water, the '^air ^thun- dered : and thine 'ar-^rows ^went ^ a- ^ broad. 18 The voice of thy thunder was heard 'round ^a-^bout : the lightnings shone upon the ground;* the earth was moved, '^and ^ shook ^with-^al. 19 Thy way is in the sea,* and thy paths in the '^ great Svaters : and thy ' foot- ^ steps ^are ^not ^ known. 17 130 THE PSALTER. Day 15. 20 Thou leddest thy people ~^Uke ^ sheep : by the ^hand ^of ^ Moses ^and ^ Aaron. I Psalm Ixxviii. Attendite, popule. TIXEAR my law, ^O ^my ^people : incline your ears unto the ~^ words ^of ^my *^ mouth. 2 I will open my mouth in a ^par-^a-^ble : I will | declare hard ^sen-^ten-'^ces ^of ^old : " 3 Which we have ^ heard ^and ^ known : and such as our ^^fa-^thers ^have ^told us : 4 That we should not hide them from the chil- dren of the gener-^ations ^to '*come : but to show I the honour of the Lord,* his mighty and wonderful works ^^that ^he ^hath ^done. 5 He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave ^Isra- ^el a ^law : which he commanded our forefathers to ^^ teach ^^ their ^children : 6 That their posterity might ^^know ^it : and the children -which ^were ^yet ^un-^born : 7 To the intent that when ^they ^came ^up : they might 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 ^gen-^er-'^ation : a generation that set not their heart aright,* and whose spirit cleaveth not ^stead-"fastly Hin-^to ^God : 10 Like as the children of ~E-^phra-^im : who being harnessed, and carrying bows,* turned them- selves back ^in ^the ^day ^of '^battle. 11 They kept not the covenant ~^of ^God : and would not ^^ walk Mn ^ his ^ law : Day 15. THE PSALTER. 131 12 But forgat what ^he ^had ^done : and the wonderful works that ^he ^had '^show-^ed ^for them. 13 Marvellous things did he in the sight of our forefathers,* in the -land ^of "* Egypt : even in the -Afield ^^of^Zoan. 14 He divided the sea, and let them ~^go ^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 ^iire. 16 He clave the hard rocks in the ^wil-^der- ^ness : and gave them drink thereof,* as it had been 2 out =*of ^the ^ great ^ depth. 17 He brought waters out of the ^sto-*^ny ^rock : so that it gushed ^^out Mike ^the ^rivers. 18 Yet for all this they sinned ^more ^ a- Against him : and provoked the Most Highest ^in ^the ^wil- ^der-^ness. 19 They tempted God ^in ^ their ^hearts : and required ~^meat ''for ^ their ^lust. 20 They spake against God ~al-^so, ^saying : Shall God prepare a table ~in ^the ^wil-^der-^ness ? 21 He smote the stony rock indeed,* that the wa- ter gushed out, and the streams -flowed ^with-^al : but can he give bread also, or provide -^ 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-~ pleas- ^ure a- ^ Against ^Israel : 23 Because they believed ^not ^in ^God : and put not their -^trust ^in ^his ^help. 24 So he commanded the -clouds ^a-M)ove : and opened the ^^ doors ^^of ^heaven. 25 He rained down manna also upon them ^for ^to '*eat : and -gave ^them ^food ^from ^heaven. 26 So man did eat ^ an- ^ gels' ^food : for he ^sent ^them '^meat ^e-^nough. 132 THE PSALTEU. Day 15. 27 He caused the east-wind to blow ^im-^der '^ 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 Miab-^i-^tation. 30 So they did eat, and were well filled ;* for he gave them their ^own ^de-^sire : they were not dis- ap- -point- ^ed ^of ^ their ^lust. 31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths,* the heavy wrath of God came upon them,* and slew the ^ wealth- ^iest ^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 Hvon-^drous ^ works. 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- ~ qui- ^ red ^af-^ter ^God. 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 ^stead-^fast ''in '^his ^cove- nant. 38 But he was so merciful,* that he forgave their ^^ mis- ^ deeds : and de--stroy-^ed '^^them ^not. 39 Yea, many a time turned he his -wrath ^a- ^way : and would not sufler his whole dis-^pleas- ^ure ^to ^a-^rise. 40 For he considered that they -were ^but ^flesh : and that they were even a wind that passeth away,* and ^ com- ^ eth ^ not ^ a- ^ gain. Day 15. THE PSALTER. 133 41 Many a time did they provoke him in the ^wil-^der-^ness : and -grieved '^him Mn ^the ^desert, 42 They turned back, and ~ tempt- ^ed ^God : and moved the '~Ho-'^ly ^One ^in ^Israel. 43 They thought not -of ^his ''hand : and of the day when he dehvered them from the ^^hand ^of ^the ^ enemy : 44 How he had wrought his miracles -"^in ^E- gypt : and his wonders ~in ^the Afield ^of ^Zoan. 45 He turned their waters ^in-^to ^ blood : so that they might not ^^ drink ^of ^the ^rivers. 46 He sent lice among them, and de-~voured ^them ^up : and -frogs ^to de-^^stroy ^them. 47 He gave their fruit unto the - cat- ^er-'* pillar : and their labour -^un-^to ^the ^grasshopper. 48 He destroyed their -vines ^with ^hailstones : and their -mul-^ berry- ^ trees ^with the ^ frost. 49 He smote their cattle ^also ^witli ^hailstones : and their -^flocks '^with ^hot ^thunderbolts. 50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his wrath,* anger, displeasure, ~^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 '^pes-^ti-^lence : 52 And smote all the - first- ^ born in ^ Egypt : the most principal and mightiest ~in ^the '^dwellings ^of ^Ham. 53 But as for his own people, he led them -forth ^like '* sheep : and carried them in the ^ wilder- ^ness Mike -^ a 6 flock. 54 He brought them out safely, that they ^should ^not ^fear : and overwhelmed their ^ene-^mies ^with ^the ^sea. 55 And broudit them within the borders of his ^sanc-^tu-^ary : even to his mountain, which he purchased ^with ^his ^^ right ^hand. 334 THE PSALTER. Day 15. 56 He cast out the heathen ^also ^ be- ^ fore them : caused their land to be divided among them for an heritage,* and made the tribes of Israel to ~^ dwell ^in ^ their ^ tents. 57 So they tempted and displeased the most ^^high ^God : and kept ~not ^his '^tes-^'ti-^ monies : 58 But turned their backs,* and fell away like their ^fore-^fa-'^thers : starting a- ^ side ^like a '*bro- ^ken ^bow. 59 For they grieved him with ^ their ^ hill- ^altars : and provoked him to dis-^ pleas- ^ure ^with ^ their ^images. 60 When God heard this, ^he ^was ^ wroth : and took ~sore ^dis-^ pleasure ^at ^Israel : 61 So that he forsook the tabernacle ^^in ^Silo : even the tent that he had -pitched ^a-^^mong ^men. 62 He delivered their power in-^to ^cap-^tivity : and their beauty in-~to ^the ^ene-^my's ^hand. 63 He gave his people over also un-~to ^the ^sword : and was ^ wroth ^with Miis ^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 ^ lam- ^ en- Sta- tion. 66 So the Lord awaked as ~one ^out of ^ sleep : and like a ^ giant ^ re-'* freshed ^with ^wine. 67 He smote his enemies in the ~hind-^er ^parts : and put them ~to a ^per-^pet-^ual ^ shame. 68 He refused the tabernacle of ^^Jo-^seph : and chose ^not ^the ^ tribe "^of ^Ephraim : 69 But chose the -tribe ^of ^Judah : even the hill of ^Si-^on ^ which ^he ^ loved. 70 And there he built his temple ^^on ^high : and laid the foundation of it like the ground which he ^^ hath ^ made ^ con- ^tinually. I Day 16. THE PSALTER. 135 71 He chose David also his ~^ser-^vant : and took him a-~way ^froni the ^ ^ sheep- ^ folds : 72 As he was following the ewes great with young ones ~lie ^took ^him : that he might feed Jacob his people, and '-'Isra-^el ^his ^in-^herit- ance. 73 So he fed them with a faithful and ^^tme ^ heart : and ruled them prudently ~^witli ^all ^liis ^power. O THE SIXTEENTH DAY. iEtlorning IJrager. Psalm Ixxix. Deus, venerunt. GOD, the heathen are come into ^ thine ^in- Mieritance : thy holy temple have they defiled,* and made Jerusalem 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 unto the ^^ beasts ^of ^the ^and. 3 Their blood have they shed hke water on every side ^of ^Je-^rusalem : and there was ^no ^man to ^bur-^y *^them. 4 We are become an open shame to our ^en-^e- ^mies : a very scorn and derision unto them ^that ^are ^ round ^a-^bout us. 5 Lord, how long wilt thou be ^^an-^gry : shall thy jealousy ^burn ^like ^fire ^for ^ever I 6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that have ^not ^ known '^thee : and upon the king- doms that have not -called ^up-^on -^thy ^Name. 7 For they have de-^vour-^ed ^ Jacob : and laid ^ waste ^his ^ dwell- ^ing-*^ place. 8 O remember not our old sins,* but have mercy 136 THE PSALTER. Day 16. upon us, and ~^that ^soon : for we are come to ^^ great "^mis-^er-^y. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation,* for the glory ^of ^thy ^Nanie : O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, -for ^thy ^^ Name's ^sake. 10 Wherefore do the ^hea-'^then ^say : Where is ^^now^^their^God? 11 O let the vengeance of thy servants' blood ^that ^is ^shed : be openly showed upon the ^hea- ^then, ^in ^our *^ sight. 12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners -come ^ be- ^ 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 neigh- bours have blas-~phe-^med ^thee : reward thou them, O Lord, seven-fold ~^in-^to ^ their ^ bosom. 14 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 Psalm Ixxx. Qui regis Israel. XTEAR, O thou Shepherd of Israel,* thou that leadest Joseph ^like ^a ^ sheep : show thyself also, thou that sittest up-^on ^the ^Cher-^u-^bim. 2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Ma-^^nas- ^ses : stir up thy strength, and ~conie, ^and ^^help ^us. 3 Turn us again, ^^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 with thy ^peo-^ple that ^^pray-^eth ? 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 un-~to ^our ^neighbours : and our enemies -^ laugh ^us ""to ^ scorn. Day 16. THE PSALTER. 137 7 Turn ns again, thou ~God ^of ^ hosts : show the Hght of thy countenance, ^and ^we "* shall ^be ^ whole. 8 Thou hast brought a vine ^out ^of ^ Egypt : thou hast cast out the heathen, ^^and ^plant- •^ed ^it. 9 Thou madest -room ^for ^it : and when it had taken "root, Mt ^filled ^the ^land. 10 The hills were covered with the ^shadow ^of ^it : and the boughs thereof were like the ~good-^ly ^ce-^dar-^ trees. 11 She stretched out her branches un-^to ^the ^sea : and her ^boughs ^un-'^to ^the ^ river. 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 Afield ^de-^^vour ^it. 14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts,* look -down ^from "^ heaven : behold, ^^and ^ visit ^this ^"vine : 15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right ^hand ^hath ^planted : and the branch that thou madest so -^strong ^for ^ thy- ^ self. 16 It is burnt with fire, ^and ^cut ^down : and ihey shall perish at the rebuke ^of ^thy ^coun-^te- ^nance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of -thy ^ right Miand : and upon the son of man,* whom thou madest so -strong ^for ^ thine ^own ^self. 18 And so will not we go ^back ^from ^thee ; O let us live, and we shall ^call ^up-^on ^thy ^Name. 19 Turn us again, O Lord ^God ^of ^ hosts : show the light of thy countenance, ^^and ^we ^ shall be Svhole. 18 138 THE PSALTER. Day 16. Psalm Ixxxi. Exultate Deo. ^ING we merrily unto ^God ^our ^strength : make ^^ a cheerful noise un-~to ^tlie ^God ^of ^ Jacob. 2 Take the psalm, bring ^hither ^the ^tabret : the merry ^^harp ^with ^the ^lute. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the ~^new-^moon : even in the time appointed, and up-~on ^our ^sol- ^emn ^feast-day. 4 For this was made a statute for ~Is-^ra-^el : and a ~law ^of the ^God ^of ^ Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a ~tes-^ti-^mo- ny : 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 delivered ^^from ^making ^the ^pots. 7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I de- ~ liver- ^ed '*thee : and heard thee what time as the ^^ storm '^fell ^up-^on thee. 8 I proved thee ^^al-^so : at the ^^wa-^ters ^of ^strife. 9 Hear, O my people ; and I will assure thee, ^^O ^Israel : if thou wilt ~heark-^en ^un-^to ^me : 10 There shall no strange god ~be ^in ^thee : neither shalt thou worship ^a-^ny ^oth-^er ^god. 11 I am the Lord thy God,* who brought thee out of the ^land '^of ^ Egypt : open thy mouth wide, 2=^and^I"^shall«fillit. 12 But my people w^ould not ^hear ^my ^ voice : and Israel w^ould ~not ^o-^^bey ^me : 13 So I gave them up unto their ~own ^hearts' ^ lusts : and let them follow their ^own ^im-^ a- ^gin- cations. 14 Oh that my people would have hearkened ^un-^to ^me : for if Israel had ^walk-^ed Mn ^my ^ ways : 15 I should soon have put ^down ^ their ^ene- Day 16. THE PSALTER. 139 mies : and turned my hand a- Against ^ their ^ad- ^ver-^saries. 16 The haters of the Lord should have been -■"^ found Miars : but then* time should have en-^^du- ■^red ^for ^ever. 17 He should have fed them also with the finest ^^ wheat-'* flour : and with honey out of the stony rock should I have ^sat-^is-'^^fied ^'thee. G' Psalm Ixxxii. Deus stetit. ,0D standeth in the congregation of ^^prin-^ces : he is a -^ Judge ^a-^^mong ^gods. 2 How long will ye give ^^ wrong ^judgment : and accept the persons of ^the ^un-^^god-^ly 1 3 Defend the poor and ^fa-^ther-^less : see that such as are in need and ne- ~ces-^ si- "^ ty ^ have ^ right, 4 Deliver the outcast ~^and ^poor : save them from the '^hand ^of ^the ^un-^ godly. 5 They will not be learned, nor understand,* but walk on ^ still ^in ^darkness : all the foundations of the -earth ^are ^out ^of ^course. 6 I have said, ~Ye ^are ^gods : and ye are all the children ~of ^he ^^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 heathen to ^ thine ^in-^her-^it- ^ ance. Psalm Ixxxiii. Deus, quis similis ? TJTOLD not thy tongue, O God, keep not still ^^si- Mence : refrain not thy- ~^ self, ^^O ^God. 2 For lo, thine enemies ^make ^a ^murmuring and they that hate thee have ^^lift ^up ^ their ^head. 140 THE PSALTER. Day 16. 3 Thej have imagined craftily a- Against ^tby ^people : and taken counsel a- against '^thy ^se-^cret ^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-*^mem- ^brance. 5 For they have cast their heads together with ^one "^ con- '^ sent : and are con- ^federate ^ a- '^ Against ^thee : 6 The tabernacles of the Edomites, and the ~Ish-^mael-Mtes : the Moabites, ^^and ^Ha-^ga- ^renes : 7 Gebal, and Amnion, and ^Am-^a-^lek : the Philistines, with "them ^that ^ dwell ^at *^Tyre. 8 Assnr also is "joined ^with ^them : and have holpen the ~^chil-'*dren ^of ^Lot. 9 But do thou to them as mito the ^Mid-^ian- ^ites : unto Sisera, and unto Jabin ^at ^the ^ brook ^of ^Kison : 10 Who perished at -"^En-^dor : and became as the "•'^dunor ^Qf 5^^^^ ^" earth. 11 Make them and their princes like ~Oreb ^and ^Zeb : yea, make all their princes like as "Ze-^ba *and ^Sal-^mana : 12 Who say. Let us take to "^ our- ^selves : the houses of ~^God ^in ^pos- ^session. 13 O my God, make them like un-"to ^a ^ wheel : and as the "stubble ^ be- ^ fore ^the ^wind : 14 Like as the fire that burneth "up ^the Svood : and as the flame that con-"^su-^meth ^the ^moun- tains. 15 Persecute them even so "with ^thy ^tempest : and make them a- "Afraid ^with ^thy ^ storm. 16 Make their faces ashamed, ^^O ^ Lord : that they may "^seek ^^thy ^Name. 17 Let them be confounded and vexed ever ^more Day 16. THE PSALTER. 141 ^and hnore : let them be put to ~^ shame, ^^arid ^perish. 18 And they shall know that thou, whose Name is Je-^^ho-^vah : art only the Most Highest ^o-^ver ^all Uhe *^ earth. Psalm Ixxxiv. Quam dilecta ! f\ HOW amiable -are "thy dwellings : thou ^^ ^^LoRD ^^of ^hosts! 2 My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the ^courts ^of the ^Lord : my heart and my flesh re-~joice ^in the ''liv-^ing ^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 Miouse : they will be ~al-^way ^prais-^ing ^thee. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength ^is ^in '^thee : in whose ^^ heart ^are ^thy ^ways. 6 Who going through the vale of misery use it 2 for ^a Svell : and the 'Spools ^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 Sprayer : hearken, -"^O ^God ^of « Jacob. 9 Behold, O God ~our ^de-^ fender : and look upon the ^face ^of ^ thine ^A-^nointed. 10 For one day in ~^thy ^courts : is ~bet-^ter ^than ^a ^thousand. Ill 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 142 THE PSALTER. Day 16. tiling shall he withhold from them that -live ^a ^god- '\y Mife. 13 O Lord ^God '^of Miosts : blessed is the man that putteth his ^^ trust ^"^in ^thee. Psalm Ixxxv. Benedixisti, Domine. T ORD, thou art become gracious un-^to ^thy "^ ^land : thou hast turned away the cap-^tiv-^i- ^ty ^of ^Jacob. 2 Thou hast forgiven the offence ^of ^thy ^peo- ple : and ^ cover- ^ed ^all ^ their ^sins. 3 Thou hast taken away all ~thy ^dis-^ pleasure : and turned thyself from thy ^ wrath- ^ful ^in-^dig- ^ nation. 4 Turn us then, O ^God ^our ^Saviour : and let thine ^an-^ger ^ cease ^from ^us. 5 Wilt thou be displeased at us ~^for ^ever : and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one gener-^a- ^tion ^to ^ an- ^ other I 6 Wilt thou not turn again, and ^ quick- "^ en ^us : that thy people may re-^^joice ^^in ^thee 1 7 Show us thy mercy, ^^O ^Lord : and ^grant "us ^thy ^sal-ovation. 8 I will hearken what the Lord God will say con- ^cern-^ing ^me : for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints,* that they ~^turn ^not ^a- Ogain. 9 For his salvation is nigh ^them ^ that ^ fear him : that glory may ~^ dwell ^in ^our ^land. 10 Mercy and truth are ~met ^to-^gether : right- eousness and peace ^^have ^kissed ^each ^ other. 11 Truth shall flourish out ~of "the ^ earth : and righteousness hath ~look-^ed ^down ^from ^ heaven. 12 Yea, the Lord shall show ^lov-^ing-^ kind- ness : and our -land ^ shall ^give ^her ^ increase. 13 Righteousness shall ^go ^ be- ^ fore him : and he shall direct his ^go-^ing ^in ^the ^way. Day 17. THE PSALTER. 143 THE SEVENTEENTH DAY. iKorniug JJra^^r. Psalm Ixxxvi. Inclina, Domine. OW down thine ear, O Lord, and ^^hear *me : B for I am poor, ~and ^in ^mis-^er-^y. 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-^Iy up-^^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, un-^to ^my 'Sprayer : and pon- der the voice ^of ^my ^humble ^de-^ sires. 7 In the time of my trouble I will ^call ^up-^on thee : for ~^ thou ^ hear- ^ est ^ me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto ~thee, ^O ^Lord : there is not one that can ~do ^as ^^thou ^doest. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship ^thee, ^O ^Lord : and shall ^glo-^ri-^fy ^thy ^Name. 10 For thou art great, and doest ^won-^drous * things : thou art ^^God ^^a-^lone. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord,* and I will w^alk ^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 '* ev- ^ er- ®more. 13 For great is thy mercy to-^^ward '*me : and 144 THE PSALTER. Day 17. thou hast delivered my soul ^from ^the ^nether- ^most ^hell. 14 O God, the proud are -risen ^ a- Against 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 compassion and ^^mer-^cy : long-suffering, plenteous in ~^good- ^ness ^and *^ truth. 16 O turn thee then unto me, and have mercy up-^'^on '^me : give thy strength unto thy servant, and help the ^^son *of ^ thine '^handmaid. 17 Show some token upon me for good ;* that they who hate me may see it, and ~be ^ a- ^shamed : be- cause thou. Lord, hast holpen me, and ^^com-^fort- ^ed ^me. Psalm Ixxxvii. Fimdamenta ejus. XXER foundations are upon the ~ho-^ly ^hills : the Lord loveth the gates of Sion more than -all ^the ''dwellings ^of ^ Jacob. 2 Very excellent things are -spoken ^of ^thee : thou ~^cit-\y ^^of ^God. 3 I will think upon Rahab and ^ Bab- ^y-^ Ion : with -them ^that ^^know ^me. 4 Behold ye the Philistines -^al-^so : and they of Tyre, with the Morians ;* lo, -^there ^was ^he ^born. 5 And of Sion it shall be reported that he w^as -born ^in Mier : and the Most -High ^ shall ^stab- ^hsh ^her. 6 The Lord shall rehearse it, when he writeth -up ^the ^people : that ~he ^was ^^born ^ there. 7 The sing^ers also and trumpeters shall -he "^re- ^ hearse : All my fresh ^springs ^ shall ^be ^in ^thee. Day 17. THE PSALTER. 145 Psalm Ixxxviii. Domine, Deus. f^ LORD God of my salvation,* I have cried day ^^^ and night be- ^^ fore ^thee : O let my prayer enter into thy presence,* incline thine ^ear ^un-^to ^my ^calling : 2 For my soul is -fall ^of ^trouble : and my life draweth ^'^nigh ^un-^to *^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 Miath ^no ^strength. 4 Free among the dead,* like unto them that are wounded, and lie ^in ^the ^ grave : who are out of remembrance, and are cut a-^^way ''from ^thy ^hand. 5 Thou hast laid me in the ^ low- ^ est ^pit : in a place of darkness, ^^and ^in ^the ^deep. 6 Thine indignation lieth ^hard ^up-^on me : and thou hast vexed me with ~^all ^^thy ^storms. 7 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance ^far ^from ^me : and made me to ~be ^ab-^'hor-^red ^of them. 8 I am so ^fast ^in ^prison : that I ^^can-^not ^get *^ forth. 9 My sight faileth for ^ver-^y ^trouble : Lord, I have called daily upon thee,* I have stretched forth my ^^ hands ^un-^to ^thee. 10 Dost thou show wonders a-~mong ^the "^dead : >Dr shall the dead rise ^up ^a-^gain, ^and Upraise thee ? 11 Shall thy loving-kindness be showed ~in ^the ^ grave : or thy faithfulness ^in ^de-^^struc-^tion ? 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 ^ Sprayer ^come ^ be- ^ fore thee. 14 Lord, why abhorrest ^thou ^my ^soul : and hidest ^thou ^thy ^face ^from ^me l 19 146 THE PSALTER. Day 17. 15 I am in misery,* and like unto him that is at the ^ point "^to ^die : even from my youth up thy terrors have I suffered "with ^a ^trou-^bled ^mind. 16 Thy wrathful displeasure goeth ~o-^ver ^me : and the fear of thee ^hath ^un-^Mone ^me. 17 They came round about me daily ^^like ^wa- ter : and compassed me to-^gether ^on ^eve-^ry ^side. 18 My lovers and friends hast thou put a-^way "^from ^me : and hid mine ac-^ quaint- ^ance ^out of ^my ^ sight. Psalm Ixxxix. Misericordias Domini. IVFY song shall be alway of the loving-kindness XT_a_ 2Qf ^x\iQ ^LoRD : with my mouth will I ever be showing thy truth from one gener-^a-^tion ^to ^ an- ^ other. 2 For I have said, Mercy shall be set ^up ^for '*ever : thy truth shalt thou ^stab-^lish ^in ^the *^ heavens. 3 I have made a covenant ^with ^my ^chosen : I have sworn unto ^^Da-^vid ^my ^servant: 4 Thy seed will I stablish for ^^ev-^er : and set up thy throne from one gener-^a-^tion ^to ^an- ^ other. 5 O Lord, the very heavens shall praise thy ^ won- ^drous '* works : and thy truth in the congre-^ga- ^tion ^of ^the ^saints. 6 For who is he a-^mong ^the ^clouds : that shall be com-^pared ^un-^to ^the ^Lord 1 7 And what is he a-^mong ^the ^gods : that shall be -like ^un-^to ^the ^Lord ? 8 God is very greatly to be feared* in the council Day 17. THE PSALTER. 147 ■'^of ^the ^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 ~un-^to ^thee : thy truth, most mighty Lord, ^is ^on ^eve- ^ry ^side. 10 Thou rulest the raging ~of ^the ^sea : thou stillest the waves thereof ~^when ^they ^a-^rise. 11 Thou hast subdued Egypt, and de-~stroy-^ed ^it : thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad ^with ^thy ^ might- ^y ^arm. 12 The heavens are thine, the earth ^also ^is ^ thine : thou hast laid the foundation of the round world,* and ~all ^tliat ^ there- ^ in ^is. 13 Thou hast made the north '^and ^the ^ south : Tabor and Hermon shall re-^^joice ^in ^thy^Name. 14 Thou hast a ~ might- ^y ^arm : strong is thy hand, and -high ^is ^thy ^ right ^hand. 15 Righteousness and equity are the habitation ^of ^thy ^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 in the light ^of ^thy "^coun-^te-^ nance. 17 Their delight shall be daily ^in ^thy ^Name : and in thy righteousness ~ shall ^they ^make ^ their ^boast. 18 For thou art the glory ^of ^ their ^strength : and in thy loving-kindness thou shalt ^^lift ^up ^our ^ horns. 19 For the Lord is ^our ^de-^ fence : the Holy One of ^Is-^rael ^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 ^^ser-^vant : with my holy oil have ^I ^a-^noint-^ed ^him. 148 THE PSALTER. Day 17. 22 My hand shall ^hold ^him ^fast : and my ^arm ^ shall ** strength-^ en ^him. 23 The enemy shall not be able to do him ~vi-^o- ^lence : the son of wickedness -shall ^not ^^hurt ^him. 24 I will smite down his foes be-^fore ^his ^face : and ^^ plague ^them ^that ^hate him. 25 My truth also and my mercy shall ^be ^with Miim : and in my Name shall his ^^horn ^be ^ex ^alted. 26 I will set his dominion also ~in ^the ^sea : and his ^' right ^hand Mn ^the ^floods. 27 He shall call me, Thou art my ^'Fa-'ther : my God, ~and ^my '* strong ^sal-'^vation. 28 And I will make him my ^^ First- ^ born : high- er than the ~^ kings ^of ^the ^ earth. 29 My mercy will I keep for him for ^ev-^er- ^more : and my covenant shall ^^ stand ^fast ^with ^him. 30 His seed also will I make to en- ^ dure ^for ^ever : and his throne ^as ^the Mays ^of ^heaven. 31 But if his children 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. 33 Nevertheless, my loving-kindness will I not utterly ^take ^from Miim : nor suffer my ^^ truth "^^to 6 fail. 34 My covenant will I not break,* nor alter the thing that is gone out ~of ^my ^hps : I have sworn once by my hohness, that I ^will ^not ^^fail ^David. 35 His seed shall en- ~ dure ^for ^ever : and his seat is like as the ^^sun ^^be-^fore nie. 36 He shall stand fast for evermore ^as ^the ^raoon : and as the faithful ^^wit-^ness ^in ^heaven. Day 17. THE PSALTER. 149 37 But thou hast abhorred and forsaken "thine ^A-'^nointed : and "art ^ dis-^ pleas- ^ed *^at him. 38 Thou hast broken the covenant ^of ^thy ^ser- vant : and cast his "^ crown ^to ^the Aground. 39 Thou hast overthrown "all ^his Miedges : and broken "^down ^his ^strong ^ holds. 40 All they that go by ^^ spoil Miim : and he is become a re-^^proach ^to ^his ^neighbours. 41 Thou hast set up the right hand ^of ^his ^ene- mies : and made all his ^adver-^saries ^to ^re-^joice. 42 Thou hast taken away the ^edge ^of his ^ sword : and givest him not "victo-^ry ^in ^the ^battle. 43 Thou hast put ^out ^his ^ glory : and cast his "^throne ^down ^to the Aground. 44 The days of his youth hast thou ^short-^en- ''ed : and covered him "with ^dis-''^hon-^our. 45 Lord, how long wilt thou hide thyself] for ^^ev-^er : and shall thy ^^ wrath ^burn ^like ^hre ? 46 O remember how short my ^^time ^is : wiiere- fore hast thou made "^all ^men ^for ^nought 1 47 What man is he that liveth, and shall ^not ^see ^ death : and shall he deliver his soul ^from ^the Miand ^of «hein 48 Lord, where are thy old loving- ^ kind- ^ness- ^es : which thou swarest unto ^Da-^vid ^in ^thy ^ truth ] 49 Remember, Lord, the rebuke that thy ^ser- ^vants Miave : and how I do bear in my bosom the re-"bukes ^of ^ma-^ny ^people : 50 Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee,* and slandered the footsteps of "thine ^ A- Anoint- ed : Praised be the Lord for evermore. ^A-^men, A and ^A-^men. 150 THE PSALTER. Day 18. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY. iHorning IJrager. Psalm xc. Doinine, refugium. T ORD, thou hast -been ^our h-efuge : from one -*-^ gener-~a-^tion ^to ^ an- ^ other. 2 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. 3 Thou turnest man ^to ^de-^struction : again thou say est. Come again, ye ^^chil-^dren ^of ^men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as ^yes-^ter-May : seeing that is past as a ^^ watch Mn ^the ^ night. 5 As soon as thou scatterest them they are even ^as ^a ^ sleep : and fade away suddenly ^Mike ^^the ^ grass. 6 In the morning it is green, and ^grow-^eth ^up : but in the evening it is cut down,* ^dri-^ed ^up, ^and ^withered. 7 For we consume away in ~thy ^dis-^ pleas- ure : and are afraid at thy ^ wrath- ^ful ^in-^dig- ^ nation. 8 Thou hast set our misdeeds be- ~^ fore "^thee : and our secret sins in the light ~of ^thy ^coun-^te- ^ nance. 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 ^told. 10 The days of our age are threescore years and ten ;* and though men be so strong that they come to ^ four- ^ score ^ years : yet is their strength then but labour and sorrow ;* so soon passeth it away, ^^and '^we ^are ^gone. 11 But who regardeth the power ^of ^thy ^ wrath : Day 18. THE PSALTER. 151 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 ^un-^to ^wisdom. 13 Turn thee again, O Lord, ^at ^the Mast : and be gracious un-~to ^thy ^^ser-^vants. 14 O satisfy us with thy mercy, and ~^that *soon : so shall we rejoice and be glad ^all ^the ^days ^of our ^hfe. 15 Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast ^pla-^gued ^us : and for the years wherein we have -suffered "^ad-^ver-^si-^ty. 16 Show thy servants ~^thy ^work : and their ~^chil-/dren ^thy ^ glory. 17 And the glorious Majesty of the Lord our God ~be ^up-^'on us : prosper thou the work of our hands upon us;* O prosper ~thou ^our ^hand-^y- ^ work. Psalm xci. Qui habitat. 'Vl/'HOSO dwelleth under the 'defence of the ▼ ▼ ^^Most ^High : shall abide under the shadow of the -=^Al-^^migh-^ty. 2 I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my -^strong ^hold : my God, in -^him ^will ^I ^ trust. 3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare ^of ^the ''hunter : and from the ~noi-^some ^pes-'^ti- ^lence. 4 He shall defend thee under his wings,* and thou shalt be safe under his ^"^feath-^ers : 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 walketh in ^^dark- '^ness : nor for the sickness that de-^stroy-^eth ^in ^the ^noon-day. 152 THE PSALTER. Day 18. 7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thou- sand at ^ thy ^ right "^ hand : but it shall ^not ^come ^^nigh ^thee. 8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt ^thou ^be-Miold : and see the re- ^ ward ^of ^the ^un-^ godly. 9 For thou. Lord, ^art ^iny ^hope : thou hast set thine house of de-^^fence ^ver-^y ^high. 10 There shall no evil happen ^un-^to ^thee : neither shall any ^plague ^coine ^nigh ^thy ^dwell- ing. 11 For he shall give his angels charge ^o-^ver ^thee : to keep thee ^^in ^all ^thy ^ways. 12 They shall bear thee ^ in ^ their Miands : that thou hurt not thy ^foot ^ a- Against ^a ^ stone. 13 Thou shalt go upon the ^lion ^and ^ adder : the young Hon and the dragon shalt thou ^^ tread ^ under '^thy ^feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me,* there- fore will I de-~liv-^er ^hini : I will set him up, be- cause he hath ^^ known ^^my ^Name. 15 He shall call upon me, and ^I ^will '^hear him : yea, I am with him in trouble ;* I will deliver him, and ^^ bring ^him ^to ^honour. 16 With long life will I ^sat-Ms-^fy him : and ^show ^him ^my ^sal-ovation. Psalm xcii. Bonum est confiteri. TT is a good thing to give thanks un-^to ^the -^ ^LoRD : and to sing praises unto thy Name, ^^O ^^Most ^Highest : 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early ^in ^the ^morning : and of thy truth ~in ^the ^^night-^sea- son : 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 Day 18. THE PSALTER. 153 ^thy ^ works : and I will rejoice in giving praise for the oper-~a-^tions ^of ^thy '^ hands. 5 O Lord, liow glorious ~are ^thy ^ works : thy -thoughts ^are ^ver-^y ®deep. 6 An unwise man doth not well con-~sid-^er ^this : and a fool ~doth ^not '^un-^der-^ stand it. 7 When the ungodly are green as the grass,* and when all the workers of wickedness do "^ flour- ish : then shall they be destroyed for ever;* but thou. Lord, art the Most Highest ^^for ^ev-^er- ^ more. 8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord,* lo, thine ene- mies ~^ shall ''perish : and all the workers of wick- edness ~^ shall ^be ^de-^stroyed. 9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of an ~u-^ni-^corn : for I am a-^noint-^ed ^with Afresh •^oil. 10 Mine eye also shall see his lust ~of ^mine ^en- emies : and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked that a- ^^ rise ^up ^ a- Against me. 11 The righteous shall flourish -like ^a ^palm- tree : and shall spread abroad ^hke ^a ^ cedar ^in ^Libanus. 12 Such as are planted in the house ^of ^the ^LoRD : shall flourish in the courts of the -^ house ^of ^our^God. 13 They also shall bring forth more fruit ^in ^ their ^age : and shall be ^fat ^and ^^well-^hking : 14 That they may show how true the Lord my ^"^ strength Ms : and that there is no un- ^ right- ^eous- ^ness ^in ^him. 20 1 54 THE PSALTER. Day 18, Psalm xciii. Dominus regnavit. nPHE Lord is King, and hath put on ^glorious -"- ^ap-^parel : the Lord hath put on his apparel, and ^girded ^ him- ^ self ^with ^strength. 2 He hath made the round ^ world ^so ^sure : that it ^^ can- ^ not ^.be ^ moved. 3 Ever since the v^orld began hath thy seat ^been ^ pre- 'Spared : thou -art ^from ''ev-^er-^ 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 ^high, ^is ^mightier. 6 Thy testiaionies, O Lord, are ^ver-^y ^sure : holiness becometh ^^ thine '^ house ^for ^ever. Psalm xciv. Deus ultionum. /^ LORD God, to whom vengeance be-^^long- ^^^ ^eth : thou God. to whom vengeance belong- eth, ~^^ show ^ thy- ^ self. 2 Arise, thou Judge ~of ^the ^ world : and reward the proud ~af-^ter ^ their ^de-^ serving. 3 Lord, how long shall ^the ^un-^ godly : how long shall -the ^un-'^ godly ^tri-^umph ? 4 How long shall all wicked doers speak ^so ^dis-^dainfully : and ~make ^such ''^ proud ^boast- ing? 5 They smite down thy people, ^^O ^Lord : and trouble ^^ thine ''her-^it-^age. 6 They murder the widow and the ~^stran-^ger : and put the -fa-^ther-^less ^to ^ death. 7 And yet they say, Tush, the Lord ^ shall ^not *see : neither shall the -God ^of ^ Jacob ^re-'^gard it. Day 18. THE PSALTER. 155 8 Take heed, ye unwise a-~inong ^the '^people : O ye fools, -when "^will ye ^un-^der-^ stand 1 9 He that planted the ear, shall '-^he ^ not ^ hear : or he that made the eye, ~^shall Mie ^not ^see? 10 Or he that nurtureth the ~^hea-^then : it is he that teacheth man knowledge ;* -shall ^not '*^he ^pun- ish I 11 The Lord knoweth the ^thoughts ^of ^man : that ^^they ^are ^but ^vain. 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, ~^0 ^LoRD : and teachest ^^him ^in ^thy *^law : 13 That thou mayest give him patience in time ^of ^ad-^versity : until the pit be digged ^up ^for ^the ^un-^ godly. 14 For the Lord will not ^fail ^his ^people : nei- ther will he for- -sake ^his in-^her-^it-^ance. 15 Until righteousness turn again ^un-^to \judg- ment : all such as are true in ^ heart ^ shall "^ fol- low ^it. 16 Who will rise up with me a- ^ gainst ^ the ^wick- "^ed : or who will take my part a- -gainst ^the ^e-^vil ^ doers ] 17 If the Lord had not -help-^ed ^me : it had not failed, but my soul ^had ^been ''put ^to ^silence. 18 But when I said. My '^foot Miath ^slipped : thy mercy, O ^^Lord, Mield ^me ^up. 19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had -in ^ my '^ heart : thy comforts have re- -^ fresh- ^ed ^my ^soul. 20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of ^wick-^ed-''ness : which imagineth ^mis-^chief ^as ^a ^law ? 21 They gather them together against the soul -of ^ the '^righteous : and con--demn ^the ^inno-^cent «blood. 22 But the Lord -is ^my ^refuge : and my God is the strength -of ^my ^con-^ii-^dence. 156 THE PSALTER. Day 19. 23 He shall recompense them their wickedness,* and destroy them in -their ^own ^malice : yea, the Lord our God ^ shall ^de-'^^stroy ^them. THE NINETEENTH DAY. iltormng |3rager. Psalm xcv. Venite, exultemus. f\ COME, let as sing un-^to ^the ^Lord : let us ^^^ heartily rejoice in the ^strength ^of ^our ^sal- ivation. 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-^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- -pared ^the ^^dry ^land. 6 O come, let us w^orship 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 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden ^not ^your ^hearts : as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation ~in ^the ^wil-^der-^ness : 9 When your fathers ^ tempt- ^ed ^me : proved me, ^^and ^saw ^my ^ works. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this gen- eration, ^^and ^said : It is a people that do err in their hearts,* for they have not -^ known ^^my ^ways : 11 Unto whom I sw^are ^in ^my ^ wrath : that they should not -enter ^in-^to ^my ^rest. Day 19. THE PSALTER. 157 Psalm xcvi. Cantate Do7?iino. /^ SING unto the Lord a ^^new ''song : sing ^^ unto the Lord, ~all ^the ^^ whole ^ earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, and -praise '^his ^Name : be telling of his sal-~va--Uion from ^day ^to ^day. 3 Declare his honour un-~to ^the Mieathen : and his wonders ~un-^to '^^all ^people. 4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be ~^prais-^ed : 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 honour are ~in ^his ^sanc-^tu-^ary. 7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds -of ^the ^people : ascribe unto the ~^Lord ^wor-'^ship and ^ power. 8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due un-"^to ^his ^Name : bring presents, and ~come ^in-ko ^his ^courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of ^ho-^li- ''ness : 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^pco-^ple^-ight-^eous-^ly. 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the -earth ^be ^glad : let the sea make a noise, and -all ^that ^tiiere- ^in ^is. 12 Let the field be joyful, and all ^that ^is Mn 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 ^peo-^ple ''with ^his ^ truth. 158 THE PSALTER. Day 19. Psalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit. ^T^HE Lord is King, the earth may be ^glad ^ there- ^ of : jea, the muhitude of the isles ^may ^be ^glad ^there-^of 2 Clouds and darkness are round a-~^bout Miim : righteousness and judgment are the habi-~ta-^tion ^of Ml is *^seat. 3 There shall go a fire be- ~^ fore Miim : and burn up his enemies ^^on ^eve-'^-y ^side. 4 His lightnings gave shine un-^to ^the ^ world : the earth ^saw it, ^and '^was ^ a- "Afraid. 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 ~ right- ^eous- ^ness : and all the people have -seen ^his ^-^glo-^ry. 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 daughters of Judah were glad, because of thy ~judg- ^ments, ^^O ^Lord. 9 For thou. Lord, art higher than all that are ^in ^the ^earth : thou art exalted ~far ^a-^bove ^all ^gods. 10 O ye that love the Lord,* see that ye hate the thing ^ which ^is ^evil : the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints ;* he shall deliver them from the ^hand ^of ^the ^un-^ godly. 11 There is sprung up a light ^for ^the ^right- eous : and joyful gladness for ~such ^as *are Hrue- ^ hearted. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye ~'^ right- ^eous : and give thanks for a remembrance ~of ^his ^ ho- ^ li- oness. J Day 19. THE PSALTER. 159 ®t)cning |3rai3cr. Psalm xcviii. Cantate Domino. f\ SING unto the Lord a ~^new ^song : for he ^^^ hath ~^done "* marvel- ^lous ^things. 2 With his own right hand, and with his ~ho-^ly *arm : hath he gotten him- ~^^ self ^the ^victory. 3 The Lord declared ~his ^ sal- Nation : his righteousness hath he openly showed in the ^^sighc ^of ^the ^heathen. 4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth to- ward the house of '~ Is- '^ ra- ^ el : and all the ends of the world have seen the sal-~va-^tion '^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 ~ psalm '^of '^^ thanks- ''giving. 7 With trumpets also ^^and ^shaw^ms : O show yourselves joyful be-^fore ^the ^Lord, '^the '^King. 8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that ^there- "in Ms : the round world, and ~they ^that Mwell ^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 ^ judge ^the "^ earth. 10 With righteousness shall he "judge ^the^w^orld : and the ~peo-"^ple ^with ^equi-^ty. Psaltn xcix. Dominus regnavit. npHE Lord is King, be the people never ~so ^im- -*- ^patient : he sitteth between the Cherubim, be the earth ^nev-^er tso ^un-^ quiet. 2 The Lord is ~ great ^in ^Sion : and -high ^a- ^bove ^all '^people. 3 They shall give thanks un-^to ^thy ^Name : which is great, ^won-^der-^ful, ^and ^holy. 160 THE PSALTER. Day 19. 4 The King's power lovetli judgment ;* thou hast pre- ~ pa- ^ red "^equity : thou hast executed judgment and ^ right- ^eous-^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 Sam- uel among such as call up-^on ^his '^Name : these called upon the Lord, -and ^he ^^ heard ^them. 7 He spake unto them out of the ' cloud- "y ''pil- lar : for they kept his testimonies, and the ^^law ^that ^he ^gave them. 8 Thou heardest them, O ~Lord ^our '^God : thou forgavest them, O God, and punishedst "^ their '^own ^in-^ventions. 9 O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his ^ho-^l}' ^hill : for the Lord our ^God ^is ^Mio-^ly. Psalm c. Jubilate Deo. f\ BE ye joyful in the Lord, ^all ^ye ^ lands : ^^^ serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his ^pres-^ence ^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 ^^pas-^ture. 3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiv- ing,* and into his -courts ^with Upraise : be thankful unto him, and speak '-^good ^of ^his ^Name. 4 For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is ^ev-^er- ^ lasting : and his truth endureth from gener-~a-^tion to ^gen-^er-^ation. Psalm ci. Misericordiam et judicium. IVTY song shall be of mercy and ^^judg-^ment : ■^^ unto thee, O ~^Lord, 'will ^I ^sing. 2 O let me have ^un-^der-' standing : in the ^ way ^ of ' god- ^ U- ^ ness ! Day 20. THE PSALTER. 16.1 3 When wilt thou come ~iin-^to "^me : I will walk in my house -with ^a ^ per- ^ feet ^ heart. 4 I will take no wicked thing in hand ;* I hate the sins of un-~ faith- ^ful-^ness : there shall no such ^^ cleave ^un-^to ^nie. 5 A fro ward heart shall de-~part ^from ^me : I will not ~know ^a Svick-^ed ^person. 6 Whoso privily slandereth his ~^ neigh- ^ hour : him ~^wiil ^I ^de-^stroy. 7 Whoso hath also a proud look and ^^high ^stom- ach : I ^will ^not ^suf-^fer ^him. 8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful ^in •"^the Mand : that -they ^may ^'dwell ^with ^me. 9 Whoso leadeth a ~god-My Mife : he shall ^ be ^my ^^ser-^vant. 10 There shall no deceitful person dwell -in ^my Miouse : he that telleth lies shall not ^tar-^ry Mn ^my ^ sight. ill shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are ^in ^the ''land : that I may root out all wicked doers from the -cit-^y ^of ^the ^Lord. THE TWENTIETH DAY. iHoruutg |)rager. Psalm cii, Domine, exaudi. TTEAR my prayer, ^^O ^Lord : and let my crying ■*^ ^^come\\n-Ho^\hee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time ^of ^my ^trouble : incline thine ear unto me when 1 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. 21 162 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 5 For the voice of my ~^ groan- Mng : my bones will scarce -^cleave ^to ^my ^ flesh. 6 I am become like a pelican in the '~wil-^der- ^ness : and like an owl that is ~in ^the ^^des-^ert. 7 I have watched, and am even as it ^were ^a '''sparrow : that sitteth alone np-~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- Against me. 9 For I have eaten ashes as ^it "^ were ^ bread : and mingled my ~ drink ^witli ^^weep-^ing : 10 And that, because of thine indignation ^^and "^ wrath : for thou hast taken me up, '^'^and "^cast ^me ^down. 11 My days are gone ^like ^a ''shadow : and I am ^ wither- ^ed ^^like '^ grass. 12 But thou, O Lord, shalt en- ~ dure ^for ^ever : and thy remembrance throughout ^^all ^ gen- ^er- Na- tions. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon ^^Si- ^on : for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, -yea, ^the ''time ^is *^come. 14 And why 1 thy servants think up-~on ^her ^stones : and it pitieth them to ~see ^her Mn ^the Must. 15 The heathen shall fear thy Name, ^^O ''Lord : and all the kings of the -earth ^thy ^Maj-^es-^ty : 16 When the Lord shall ~build ^up ^Sion : and when his ~glo-^ry ^ shall "'ap-^pear : 17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor ~des-^ti-^tute : and despiseth ~"not ^their ^de- ^sire. 18 This shall be written for those -that ^come ^ after : and the people which shaU be born shall ^^"^ praise ^the ^Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from his ^sanc-^tu- Day 20. THE PSALTER. 163 ^ary : oat of the heaven did the ^Lord ^ be- ''hold ^the ^ earth : 20 That he might hear the mourning of such as are in cap-'~tiv-^i-^tj : and dehver the children ap- -point-^ed ^un-^to ^ death : 21 That they may declare the Name of the 'Lord ^in ^Sion : and his worship ^at ^Je-^ru-^sa- *^Iem : 22 When the people are ^gathered ^to-^gether : and the kingdoms also, to ~^ serve ^Uhe ^Lord. 23 He brought down my strength ~in ^my ^jour- ney : and ~ short- -^ en- ^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 en- dure throughout ~^all ^gen-^er-^ations. 25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation '-^of ^the ^ earth : and the heavens are the 2^ work ''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 -shall ^be ''changed : but thou art the same, and 'thy ^years ''shall ^not ^fail. 28 The children of thy servants ^ shall ^con- tinue : and their seed shall stand ^^fast ^in ^thj ^ sight. Psalm ciii. Benedic, am?na mea. "P RAISE the Lord, ^O ^my ^soul : and all that is within me, upraise ^his ^ho-^ly ^Name. 2 Praise the Lord, ^O ^my ^soul : and forget not ^^all ^Miis '^benefits: 3 Who forgiveth ^all ^thy ''sin : and healeth ^^^ali ^ thine ^ in- ^ firmities : 4 Who saveth thy life ^from ^de-^struction : and crowneth thee with mercy and ^lov-^ing-''^kind- * ness : 164 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 5 Who satisfieth thy month with ~^good "^things : making thee young and ^lust-^y '^as ^an ^eagle. 6 The Lord execiiteth righteousness and ~^judg- ^ment : for all them that are op- ~^ press- ^ed ^with ^ wrong. 7 He showed his ways ~un-^to ^ Moses : his works un-^to ^the ^children ^of ^Israel. 8 The Lord is full of compassion and ^^mer-^cy ; long-suffering, and of ~^ great '^^good-^ness. 9 He will not ^alway ^be ^chiding : neither keep- eth he his ~^an- ^ger ^for '^ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us ^ after ^our '^sins ; nor rewarded us according ^to ^our Svick-^ed- ^nesses. 11 For look how high the heaven is in compari- son ^of ^the ^ 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 ^chil- dren : even so is the Lord merciful ^un-^to ^them ^that *^fear him. 14 For he know^eth whereof -we ^are ^made : he remembereth -that ^\ve '^are ^but ^dust. 15 The days of man are ~but ^as ^ grass : for he flourisheth as a -flow-"er ^of ^the ^held. 16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, -it ^is ^gone : and the place thereof shall -know ^it ^^no ^'more. 17 Btit the merciful goodness of the Lord en- dureth for ever and ever upon -them ^that ''fear him : and his righteousness upon ^chil-^dren's'^^chil- ^dren : 18 Even upon such as -keep ^his ^covenant : and think upon his com-~^mand-'*meuts ^to ^do them. 19 The Lord hath prepared his ^seat ^in ^heav- en : and his kingdom -ru-^leth ^o-^ver ^alL Day 20. THE PSALTER. 165 20 O praise the Lord, je angels of his,* ye that ex- ~ eel ^in ** strength : ye that fulfil his command- ment, and hearken unto the ~^ voice ^of ^his ^word. 21 O praise the Lord, all "ye ^his Miosts : ye ser- vants of his that '~do ^his '^^ pleas- *^ure. 22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his,* in all places of ^his ^ do- ^minion : praise thou the Lord, ~^0 ^^my ^soul. ®x)cning fPrager. Psalm civ. Benedic, anima mea. |> RAISE the Lord, ^O ^'my ^soul : O Lord my -^ Gocl, thou art become exceeding glorious ;* thou art clothed with '~maj-^es-^ty ^and '^honour. 2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were ^with ^a ^garment : and spreadest out the ^^ heavens ^like 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers ~in ^the '* waters : and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the ^^ wings ^of ^the "^wind. 4 He maketh his ~ an- ^ gels ^spirits : and his min- isters a ~^f]am-^^ing ^fire- 5 He laid the foundations ^of ^the "^ earth : that it never should -move ^at ^a-^ny ^time. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep* like as with a ^•^gar-Siicnt : the waters ~^ stand Mn ^the ^ hills. 7 At thy re-^buke ^they ^flee : at the voice of thy ^thunder ^they ^are ^ a- Afraid. 8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the -valleys ^be-^'neath : even unto the place which thou -hast ^ ap-^ point- ^ed ^for them. 9 Thou hast set them their hounds, which they ^ shall ^not ^pass : neither turn again to -^cov-^er Hhe ^ earth. 166 THE PSALTER. Day 20. 10 He sendeth the springs in-~to ^the ^rivers : which ^ run ^ a- ^ mong ^ the ^ hills. 11 All the beasts of the field Mrink ^ there- ^ of : and the wild ~ass-^es '^quench ''their '^thirst. 12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their ^hab-^i-^tation : 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 -^ser-'^vice ^of ^men : 15 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 ^ strength-^ en ^^ man's ^ heart. 16 The trees of the Lord also are ^full ^of ^sap : even the cedars of Libanus ~^ which Mie ^hath •^planted : 17 Wherein the birds ^make ^ their ^ nests : and the fir-trees are a ^ dwell- ^ing ^for ^the ^ stork. 18 The high hills are a refuge ^for the ^wild ^ goats : and so are the stony ~^ rocks ^for ^the ^co- nies. 19 He appointed the moon for ~cer-^tain ''sea- sons : and the sun ~knoweth ^his ^go-^ing ^down. 20 Thou makest darkness that it ^may ^be ^ night : wherein all the beasts ~of ^the ^forests ^do ^move. 21 The lions, roaring -after ^ their ^prey : do ^seek ^ their hiieat ^from *^God. 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-^til ^the ^evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold ~are ^thy ^ works : in wisdom hast thou made them all ;* the earth is ^^full ^of ^thy ^riches. 25 So is the great and wide -^sea ^also : where- Day 20. THE PSALTER. 167 in are things creeping innumerable, both -small ^and ^^ great ^beasts. 26 There go the ships, and there is that Le-^vi- ^a-^than : whom thou hast made to take his ^pas- ^time ^ ^ there- ^ in. 27 These wait all up-~^on ^tliee : that thou may- est give them ~meat ^in Mue ^ sea- ^ son. 28 When thou givest it them, they ^gath-^er ^it : and when thou openest thy hand, they are ^^fill-'^ed ^with ^good. 29 When thou hidest thy f;ice, they are ~^trou- ^bled : when thou takest away their breath, they die,* and are turned a- ^^ gain ^to ^ their ^dust. 30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they -shall ^be hiiade : and thou shalt renew the ^^face ^of nhe ^ earth. 31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en- -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 shalP^^beMn^the^LoRD. 35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth,* and the ungodly shall come ^to ^an ^end : Praise thou the Lord, O my -^soul. ^Praise ^the ^LORD. 168 THE PSALTER. Dxv 21. THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY. iHonnng |3ragcr. Psalm cv. Confitemini Doinino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call np-^on O ^his ^Name : tell the people what -^things ^he ^hath ^done. 2 O let your songs be of him, and ^^ praise ^him : and let jour talking be of ~all ^his ^won-^drous ^ works. 3 Rejoice in his ^ho-^lj ^Name : let the heart of them re-^joice ^that ^seek ^the '^Lord. 4 Seek the Lord ^and ^his ^strength : seek his ^^face ^ev-^er-^more. 5 Remember the marvellous works that "he ^hath ^done : his wonders, and the ^judg-"ments ^of ^his ^ mouth : 6 O je seed of Abraham his ^'^ser-S'ant : je chil- dren of ~Ja-^cob ''^his ^chosen. 7 He is the ^Lord ^our ^God : his judgments ^are ^in ^all ^the Svorld. 8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and ^^prom-Mse : that he made to a ~ thou- ^ sand ^gen-^er-^ations : 9 Even the covenant that he made with ~A-^bra- '^ham : and the oath that he ~^sware ^un-^to ^Isaac : 10 And appointed the same unto Jacob ^for "^a ^law : and to Israel for an ever- ~ last- ^ing ^tes-^ta- ^ment : 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the ^land ^of ^Canaan : the lot of -your Mn-^her-^it-^ance : 12 When there were yet but a ^few ^of Mhem : and they ^stran-'^gers '*in ^the ^land : 13 What time as they went from one nation '^to ^an-^ other : from one kingdom ~to ^an-^oth-^er ^people : Day 21. THE PSALTER. 169 14 He suffered no man to ~do •Hhem ^ wrong : but reproved even ~^ kings '^for ^ their ^sakes : 15 Touch not ^mine ^A-''nointed : and do my ^^proph-^ets ^no ^harm. 16 Moreover, he called for a dearth up-~on ^the Mand : and destroyed all the pro- ~ vis- ^ ion ^^of ^ bread. 17 But he had sent a ^man ^ be- ^ fore them : even Joseph, who was sold to ~be ^a ^^ bond- ^servant : 18 Whose feet they hurt ^in ^the ^stocks : the iron ~en-^tered ^into Miis ^soul : 19 Until the time came that his ^ cause ^was ^ known : the word of the ^^Lord ^tri-^ed ^him. 20 The king sent, and de-~liv-^ered Miim : the prince of the people ^let ^him ^^go ^free. 21 He made him lord also '^ of ^his ^ house : and ruler of ^^all ^^his ^substance : 22 That he might inform his princes ^ after ^his ^will : and ^ teach ^4iis '^sena-^tors ^wisdom. 23 Israel also came ~in-^to ^ Egypt : and Jacob was a stranger ^in ^the Mand ^of ^Ham. 24 And he increased his people ex-~ceed-^ing- ^ly : and made them strong^er ^than ^ their ^en-^e- ^mies : 25 Whose heart turned so, that they ^hated "^his ^people : and dealt un-~tru-^ly Svith ^his ^ser- vants. 26 Then sent he Moses his ^^ser-S^ant : and Aaron ^^whom ^he ^had ^chosen. 27 And these showed his tokens a-^^mong ''them : and wonders ~in ^the ^land ^of ""Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and ^it ^w^as ''dark : and they were not o-^be-^dient ^unto ^his ^word. 29 He turned their waters ^in-^to ''blood : and ^^slew ^^ their ^fish. 30 Their land ~ brought ^ forth ^ frogs : yea, even '^in ^ their ''^kings' ^chambers. 170 THE PSALTER. Day 21. 31 He spake the word, and there came all ^man- ner ^of ^ flies : and ~lice ^in ^all ^ their ^quarters. 32 He gave them ^hailstones ^for ^rain : and flames of ^^fire ^in ^ their ^land. 33 He smote their vines -also ^and ^fig-trees : and destroyed the trees -that ^vvere ^in ^ their ^coasts. 34 He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came,* and caterpillars in--nu-^mer-^able : and did eat up all the grass in their land,* and devoured the ^^ fruit '^of ^ their Aground. 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 Egjpt was glad ^t -their ^de-^ parting : for they -were ^ a- Afraid ^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 '^with ^the '* bread ^of ^heaven. 40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters -flow-^ed ^out : so that rivers -ran ^in the ^^dry ^places. 41 For why ? he remembered his ^ho-^ly ^prom- ise : and ^ A- ^ bra- Mia m ^ 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 ~peo-^ple ^in ^pos- ^ session : 44 That they might -keep ^his ^statutes : and ob-^^ serve ^^his ^laws. Day 21. THE PSALTER. 171 Psalm cvi. Conjitemini Domino. f\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is ^^gra- ^^ ^cious : and his mercy en-^^du-^reth ^for ^ever. 2 Who can express the noble acts ^of ^the ^Lord : or show forth ~^all ^^his Upraise \ 3 Blessed are they that alway keep ~^judg-^ment : and do ~ ^ right- ^^ eons- ^ness. 4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou bearest un-~to ^thy ^people : O visit ^ me ^vvith ^thy ^sal-ovation : 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 ^witii ^our Mathers : we have done amiss, and ^^dealt ^ wick-^ed-^ly. 7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt,* neither kept they thy great goodness ^in ^re-^mem- brance : 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 ~pow-^er ^to ^be ^ known. 9 He rebuked the Red Sea also, and it was ^dri- ^ed ^up : so he led them through the deep, as ^through ^a Hvil-^der-^ness. 10 And lie saved them from the adver-~sa-^ry's ^hand : and delivered them from the ~hand ^of the ^ en- ^ e- my. 11 As for those that troubled them, the waters over- ^ whelm- ^ed ^them : there was not ^^one ^of ^them ^left. 12 Then beheved ^they ^his ^ words : and sang ^ upraise ^un-^to ^him. 172 THE PSALTER. Day 21. 13 But within a while they for-^gat ^his^works : and would '~not ^a-^bide ^his ^counsel. 14 But lust came upon them in the ~wil-^der- ^ness : and they tempted ~^God ^in ^the ^desert. 15 And he gave them -their ^de-^sire : and sent leanness withal ~^in-^to ^ their ^soul. 16 They angered Moses also ^in ^the ^ tents : and Aaron the ~^saint '^of ^the ^Lord. 17 So the earth opened, and -swallowed ^up ^Dathan : and covered the congre-~ga-^tion "^of ^A-H)iram. 18 And the fire was kindled in their ~com-^pa- ^nj : the flame- ~^ burnt ^up ^the un-^ godly. 19 They made a ~calf ^in ^Horeb : and wor- shipped the ~^mol-^^ten ^ image. 20 Thus they turned their -^glo-'^ry : into the similitude of a ^calf ^that '^eat-^eth ^hay. 21 And they forgat God their ~^Sa-S'iour : 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 -pleas- ^ant "^land : and gave no credence -^un-^to ^his ^ word : 25 But murmured ~in ^their^tents : and heark- ened not unto the ~^ voice ^of ^the *^Lord. 26 Then lift he up his -hand ^ a- Against them : to overthrow them ^in ^the ^ wil-^der-^ness : 27 To cast out their seed a--mong ^the ^nations : and to scatter -^them Mn ^the ^ lands. 28 They joined themselves unto ^Ba-^al-^peor ; and ate the ^ offer- ^ings ^of ^the ^dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger wdth their Day 21. THE PSALTER. 173 -own ^in-^ventions : and the ^plague ^vvas '^ great ^a-*'mong them. 30 Then stood up Phinees, and *^praj-^ed : and ~so ^the ''^^ plague ^ceased. 31 And that was counted unto him for ~right- ^^eous-'^ness : among all posterities for ^^ev-'^^er- ^more. 32 They angered him also at the ^waters '"^of ^strife : so that he punished ~Mo-^ses ^for ^ their ^sakes : 33 Because they provoked his ^^^spir-^it : so that he spake unad-~ vised- ^ly ''with ^his ^lips. 34 Neither destroyed ~they ^the Mieathen : as the -Lord ^com-^mand-^ed ^them : 35 But were mingled a-^mong ^the ^heathen : and -^ learn- ^ed ^ their *^ works. 36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols,* which turned to their ^own ^de-^cay : yea, they offered their sons and their ^daugh-^ters ^un-^to '^devils : 37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and ~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 Hvorks : 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 -of ^the '' heathen : and they that hated them were ^^lords ^o-^ver ^them. 41 Their enemies op- -press- ^ed ^them : and ^had ^them Mn ^sub- Ejection. 42 Many a time did he de-^liv-^er ''them : but they rebelled against him with their own inven- 174 THE PSALTER. Day 22. tions,* and were brought ^down ^in their Svick-^ed- ^ness. 43 Nevertheless, when he ^saw ^ their ad-^versi- tj : he -^ heard ^ their ^ com- ^plaint. 44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them,* according unto the mukitude of his ~^mer- ^cies : jea, he made all those that led them away captive* to ~^pit-^^y ^them. 45 Deliver us, 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 Upraise. 46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from ever- lasting,* and world with- ^^ out ^end : and let all the ^peo-^ple ^say, ^A-^men. O THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY. iHormng IJrap^r. Psalm cvii. Coiifitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is ~^gra- ^cious : and his mercy en-^Mu-^reth ^for ^ever. 2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath re- ^^deem-^ed : and delivered from the ~hand ^of the ^en-^e-^my : 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and ^from ^the ^west : from the north, ^^and ^from ^the ^ south. 4 They went astray in the wilderness "^out of ^the ^way : and found ~^no ^city 'to ^dwell in. 5 Hungry and ~^ thirst- ^y : their '~^ soul ^ faint- ^ed ^in them. 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their ^^trou- ^ble : and he deUvered them ^^from ^ their ^dis- ^ tress. Day 22. THE PSALTER. 175 7 He led them forth by the ~^ right Hvay : that they might go to the '~cit-^y ^ where ^they ^dwelt. 8 O that men would therefore praise the Lord -for ^his ^goodness : and declare the wonders that he doeth for the '~^chil-'^dren '^of ^men ! 9 For he satisfieth the ~emp-^ty ^sotil : and fill- eth the ~hun-^gry ^soul ^with ^goodness. 10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the ^shadow ^of ^ death : being fast bound in ^mis-^er-^y ^and ^iron : 11 Because they rebelled against the words ~of ^the ^Lord : and lightly regarded the counsel of the -^Mosf^^ High- 'est: 12 He also brought down their heart through ^heav-^i-^ness : they fell down, and ^ there ^was '^none ^to Mielp them. 13 So when they cried unto the Lord in their ^^trou-M)le : he delivered them ^out ^of '^ their ^dis- ^ tress. 14 For he brought them out of darkness,* and out of the ^shadow ^of Meatli : and ~ brake ^ their ^ bonds ^in ^sunder. 15 O that men would therefore praise the Lord ^for ^his ^goodness : and declare the wonders that he doeth for the ^^chil-'^dren ^of ^men ! 16 For he hath broken the Agates ^of ^ brass : and smitten the -bars ^of ^iron ^in 'sunder. 17 Foolish men are plagued for ^ their ^ of- ^ fence : and because ~of ^ their ^ wick-^ed-'ness. 18 Their soul abhorred all ^manner ^of '^meat : and they were even ^^hard ^at ^death's 'door. 19 So when they cried unto the Lord ~in ^ their ^trouble : he deUvered them -out "of ^ their ^dis- ^ tress. 20 He sent his word, and -heal-"ed ^them : and they w^ere -saved ^from ^their ^de-'struction. 21 O that men would therefore praise the Lord 176 THE PSALTER. Day 22. ^for ^his ^goodness : and declare the wonders that he doeth for the -^chil-'^dren ^of ^nien ! 22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of ^^thanks-^giving : and tell ^out ^his^works ^with ^gladness ! 23 They that go down to the ~sea ^in ^ ships : and occupy their business in ^^ great ^^wa-^ters : 24 These men see the works '"^of "the ^Lord : and his ^won-^ders ^in ^the ^deep. 25 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 ^of ^the ^trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a ^drunk- ^en ^man : and are ^at ^ their ^^ wit's ^end. 28 So when they cry unto the Lord ~in^their^ trou- ble : he delivereth them ~out ^of "* their ^dis-^ tress. 29 For he maketh the ~ storm ^to ^ cease : so that the ^ 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. 31 O that men would therefore praise the Lord ^for ^his ^goodness : and declare the wonders that he doeth for the ^^chil-^dren ^of ^men ! 32 That they would exalt him also in the congre- gation ^of ^the ^people : and praise him in the ~^seat ^of ^the '^elders ! 33 Who turneth the floods into a "^wil-^der-^ness : and drieth ^up ^the ^wa-^ter-^ springs. 34 A fruitful land maketh he ~^bar-^ren : for the wickedness of ^them ^that ^ dwell ^ there- ^ in. 35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a ^ stand- ^ing ^ water : and water- springs ~of '^a ^^dry Aground. 36 And there he setteth the ^^hun-^gry : that they may build them a ~cit-^y ^to ^ dwell ^in : Day 22. THE PSALTER. 177 37 That they may sow their land, and ~^ plant '^ vineyards : to -yield ^theni '^fruits ''of ^increase. 38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply ex- ^ceed-^ing-My : and suffereth not their ^ cat- ^ tie ^to ^de-" crease. 39 And again, when they are minished and ^^ brought Mow : through oppression, through ~a-^ny ^plague ^or ^trouble : 40 Though he suffer them to be evil-entreated through ^^ty-h*ants : and let them wander out of the way ~in ^the '^wil-^der-^ness : 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of '^mis-^er-^y : and maketh him households ^like ^a ^ flock ^ of "^ sheep. 42 The righteous will consider this, ^and ^re- *joice : and the mouth of all wickedness ~ shall ^be ^•"^stop-^ped. 43 Whoso is wise, will ^ponder ^ these ^things : and they shall understand the loving- ^ kind- ^ ness ^ of ^the ^LoRD. O Psalm cviii. Paratum cor meum. GOD, my heart is ready, my ^ heart ^is ^ ready : I will sing, and give praise with the best ^mem- •^ber Mhat ^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 Mieavens : and thy truth reacheth '^^un-Mo ^the ^clouds. 5 Set up thyself, O God, a-^bove ^the ^heavens ; and thy glory a-~^bove ^all ^the ^ earth : 23 ] 78 THE PSALTER. Day 22. 6 That thy beloved may be de-^liv-^er-^ed : let thy right hand save them, and ~^hear ^^thou ^me. 7 God hath spoken in his ~ho-^li-'*ness : I will rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem,* and mete ~out ^the Salley ^of ^Saccoth. 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-^lis-^tia Svill ^I ^triumph. 10 Who will lead me into the ^^strong ^city : and w^ho will -bring ^me ^in-^to *^Edom l 11 Hast not thou forsaken us, ~^0 ^God : and wilt not thou, O God, go ^^ forth Hvith ^our "^ hosts ? 12 O help us a- -gainst ^the ^ enemy : for ~vain ^is the Mielp ^of ^man. 13 Through God we shall ^do ^great ''acts : and it is he that shall tread ~down ^our ^en-^e-^mies. Psalm cix. Deus laudum. XJOLD not thy tongue, O God ~of ^my Upraise : ■^-^ for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful is ~open-^ed '^up-^on ^me. 2 And they have spoken against me with ^^ false "* tongues : 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 ^con-^trary ^part : but I give my- -^ self ^un-^to Sprayer. 4 Thus have they rewarded me ~evil ^for 'good : and hatred ~^for ^my ^ good- ^ will. 5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler ^o-Ver Miim : and let Satan -stand ^at Miis ^right ^hand. 6 When sentence is given upon him, let him ^be ^con-Memned : and let his prayer be ^ turn- ^ed Mn- ^to ^sin. Day 22. THE PSALTER. 179 7 Let his -days ^be ^few : and let an-~oth-^er ^take ^his ^office. 8 Let his children be '~fa-'^ther-^Jess : and his ~^wife ^^a ^ widow. 9 Let his children be vagabonds, and ~beg ^ their ^ bread : let them seek it also ~out ^of ^deso-^late ^places. 10 Let the extortioner consume -all ^that he ^hath : and let the stranger ~^ spoil ^Miis ^labour. 11 Let there be no man to -pit-^y ^him : nor to have compassion upon his ^^fa-^'ther-^less ^children. 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 remembrance in the sight ~of ^the ^Lord : and let not the sin of his mother -^be "^done ^a-*^way. 14 Let them alway be be- ^ fore ^the ^Lord : that he may root out the memorial of them -^from ^off ^the ^ earth : 15 And that, because his mind was not -to ^do ^good : but persecuted the poor helpless man,* that he might slay him that was -vex-^ed ^at ^the ^ heart. 16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen ^un-^to ^him : he loved not blessing, therefore shall ^it ^be ^far ^from ^him. 17 He clothed himself with cursing like as with a -^rai-^ment : and it shall come into his bowels like water, and like ~oil ^in-^to ^his ^bones. 18 Let it be unto him as the cloak that he ~hath ^up-'*on him : and as the girdle that he is -al-^ways ^girded ^with-^al. 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine ^en-^e-^mies : and to those that speak -e-^vil a- ^ gainst "'^my ^soul. 20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, accord- ing un-^to ^thy ^Name : for ^^ sweet ^is ^thy ^ mercy 180 THE PSALTER. Day 23. 21 O deliver me, for I am helpless ^^and ^poor : and my heart is ~^ wound- ^ed ^ with- ^ in me. 22 I go hence like the shadow -that ^de-^'parteth : and am driven awaj ^as ^the "^ grass- ^ hop- ^ per. 23 My knees are ^weak ^through ^tasting : my flesh is dried ~up ^for ^want ^of ^fatness. 24 I became also a reproach ^un-^to ^them : they that looked upon me ~sha-^ked ^^ their ^ heads. 25 Help me, O ^Lord ^my ''God : O save me according ~to ^thy ^^mer-^cy : 26 And they shall know how that this is ~^thy ^hand : and that ^thou, ^Lord, ^hast ^done ^it. 27 Though they curse, yet ^^ bless ^thoti : and let them be confounded that rise up against me ; but let thy ^^ser-^vant ^re-*^joice. 28 Let mine adversaries be -clothed ^ with ^ shame : and let them cover themselves with their own con- fusion, ^^as Hvith ^a ^ cloak. 29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord ^with ^my ^ mouth : and praise him a-~mong ^the ^mul-^ti-^tude : 30 For he shall stand at the right hand ~of ^the ^poor : to save his soul ~from ^un-^ right- ^eous ^judges. THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY. JHorning IJra^fr. Psalm ex. Dixit Dominus. T HE Lord said un-~to ^my ^Lord : Sit thou on my right hand,* until I make thine ^ene-^mies ^thy ^ foot- ^ stool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power ^out ^of ^Sion : be thou ruler, even in the ~ midst ^a- ^mong ^ thine ^enemies. J Day 23. THE PSALTER. 181 3 In the day of thy power shaD the people offer thee free-will offerings with an '~ho-^ly ^worship : the dew of thy birth is of the ~womb ^of the ^'^morn- ^ing. 4 The Lord sware, and will ~not ^ re- ^ pent : Thou art a Priest for ever, after the order ~of ^Mel- ^chiz-^e-^dech. 5 The Lord upon th}^ ~^ right ^hand : shall wound even kings in the ~^day ^of ^his *^ wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen ;* he shall fill the places with the ~^dead ^bodies : and smite in sunder the heads ~o-^ver ^di-^vers ^countries. 7 He shall drink of the brook ~in ^the '^way : therefore shall he ~^hft ^up ^his ^head. Psalm cxi. Confitebor tihi. T WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my "^ whole ^ heart : secretly among the faithful, and ^in ^the '^con-^gre-^gation. 2 The works of the "Lord ^are ^ great : sought out of all them that have ~^ pleas- ^ure ^ there- ^ in. 3 His work is worthy to be praised and ^had ^in '* honour : and his righteousness en-^^du-^reth ^for ^ever. 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his ^ mar- ^vellous'' works : that they ought to be ^^had '^in ^re-^merabrance. 5 He hath given meat unto ^them ^that ^fear him : he shall ever be mindful ~of ^his ^cov-^e-^nant. 6 He hath showed his people the power ^of ^his ^ works : that he may give them the ^heri-^tage ^of ^the ^heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and ^^judg- '^ment : all his com-~^mand-^ments ^are ^true. 8 They stand fast for ^ever ^and ^ever : and are ^done ^in ^ truth ^and ^equity. 9 He sent redemption un-^to ^his ^people : he 182 THE PSALTER. Day 23. hath commanded his covenant for ever ;* holj and ^rev-^erend '*is ^his ^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-^^du-^reth ^for ^ever. Psalm cxii. Beatus vir. "DLESSED is the man that ^feareth ^the ^Lord : -^ he hath great delight in ^his ^com-^^mand- ^ments. 2 His seed shall be mighty up-^^on ^ earth : the generation of the ~ faith- ^ful ^ shall ^be *^ blessed. 3 Riches and plenteousness shall be ^in ^his ^ house : and his righteousness en-^^du-^reth ^for ^ever. 4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the ^^dark-^ness : he is merciful, ^lov-^ing, ^and ^right- ^eous. 5 A good man is merciful, and ^^lend-'^eth : and will guide his ^^ words ^with ^dis-^cretion. 6 For he shall never be ^^mov-^ed : and the righteous shall be had in ever- ^^ last- ^ing ^ re- ^mem- bran ce. 7 He will not be afraid of any ^e-^vil ^tidings : for his heart standeth fast, and be-^liev-^eth Mn ^the ^LORD. 8 His heart is stablished, and -will ^not ^shrink : until he see his desire up-^on ^his "^en-^e-^mies. 9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given ~to ^the ^poor : and his righteousness remaineth for ever;* his horn shall be ex-~^alt-^ed ^with *^ honour. 10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall ^^ grieve ^him : he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away;* the desire of the un-^^god-^ly ^shall ^per- ish Day 23. THE PSALTER. 183 Psalm cxiii. Laudate, pueri. T> RAISE the Lord, je ^^ser-^vants : O praise the ■^ -^Name^of ^ the « Lord. 2 Blessed be the Name ^of ^the ^Lord : from this time -forth ^for ^ev-^er-^more. 3 The Lord's Name is ^^prais-^ed : 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 ^glo-^ry 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 ~prin-^ces ^of ^his ^people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to "^keep ^ house : and to be a joyful ^^mo-^ther ^of ^children. €rening ^ra^er. Psalm cxiv. In exitu Israel. "Vl/'HEN Israel came ^out ^of ^ Egypt : and the ^ house of Jacob from a-^mong ^the ^^ strange ^people : 2 Judah was his ^sanc-^tu-^ary : and ^Is-^rael Miis ^ do- ^minion. 3 The sea saw that, ^^and ^fled : Jordan was ^^driv-^^en ^back. 4 The mountains ^skipped ^like ^rams ; and the httle hills ^Mike ^^ young ^ sheep. 184 THE PSALTER. Day 23. 5 What ailetli thee, O thou sea, ^that ^thou ^fled- dest : and thou Jordan, that ^thou ^vvast '^driv-^en ^back ? 6 Ye mountains, that ye ^skipped ^Uke ^rams : and ye Uttle hills, ^^like ^^ young ^ 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 ^ stand- ^ing ^ water : and the flint-stone in-^to ^a ^ spring- ^ing Svell. Psalm cxv. Non nobis, Domiiie. IVrOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us,* but unto thy Name ^give ^the Upraise : for thy loving mercy, and 2 for ^thy ^^ truth's ^sake. 2 Wherefore shall the '■'hea-^then '^say : Where is ^^now ^^their ^God? 3 As for our God, ^he is ^in '^ heaven : he hath done whatso-^ev-^er '^ pleas- ^ed ^him. 4 Their idols are ^silver ^and ^gold : even the ^work ^of ^^ men's ^ hands. 5 They have mouths, and ^^ speak ^not : eyes have they, ^^and "^^see ^not. 6 They have ears, and ~^hear ^not : noses 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 ^un-^to ^them : and so are all such as ~put ^ their "* trust ^in ^them. 9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou ^in ^the ^LoRD : he is their ^suc-^cour ^and ^de-^ fence. 10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust ^in ^the ^LoRD : he is their ~help-^er ^and ^de-^ fender. 11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust ^in ^the ^LoRD : he is their ^help-^er ^and ^de-^ fender. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and ^he Day 24. THE PSALTER. 185 ^ shall ^ bless ns : even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall ~ bless ^the '^ house ^of ^ Aaron. 13 He shall bless them that ^fear ^the ^Lord : both -^ small ^^and ^ great. 14 The Lord shall increase you -more ^and ^rnore : you and ^^your ^^chil-^dren. 15 Ye are the blessed ^ of ^ the ^ Lord : who^^made Mieaven ^and ^ earth. 16 All the whole heavens ^are ^the ^Lord's : the earth hath he given to the ^^chil-^dren ^of ^men. 17 The dead praise not thee, ^^O ^Lord : neither all they that go ^^down ^in-^to ^silence. 18 But we will upraise ^the ^Lord : from this time forth for evermore. ^^^ Praise ^the ^Lord. THE TVTENTY-FOURTH DAY. iHorning |)rager. Psalm cxvi. Dilexi, quoniam. T AM well "^pleas-^ed : that the Lord hath heard the -^ voice ^of ^my Sprayer : 2 That he hath incUned his ear ^un-^to '^me : therefore will I call upon him as ^^long "^as ^I ^live. 3 The snares of death compassed me ^ round ^a- ^bout : and the pains of hell gat ^hold ^up-^^on ^me. 4 I shall find trouble and heaviness,* and I will call upon the ^Name ^of the ^Lord : O Lord, I be- seech thee, de-~^liv-^er ^my ^soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and ^^ right- "^eous : yea, our ^God ^is ^mer-^ci-^ful. 6 The Lord pre-~serveth ^the ^simple : I was in misery, ^and ^he ^help-^ed ^me. 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, ~0 ^my ^soul : for the Lord ^hath ^re-^ward-^ed ^thee. 8 And why ? thou hast dehvered my ^soul ^from 24 186 THE PSALTER. Day 24. ^ death : mine eyes from tears, ^and ^mj ^feet ^from ^falling. 9 I will walk be- -fore ^tlie ^Lord : in the ^^land ^of ^the ^living. 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak ;* but I was ~^sore ^troubled : I said in my haste, ^^AU ^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-ovation : and call upon the ~^Name ^of ^the ^Lord. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of ~all ^his people : right dear in the sight of the Lord is the ^^deatii ^of ^his ^saints. 14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy ^^ser- ^vant : I am thy servant, and the son of thy hand- maid ;* thou hast ^broken ^my '^ bonds ^in ^sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of ^^ thanks- ^ giv- ing : and will call upon the ^^Name ^of ^the ^Lord. 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of ^all ^his people : in the courts of the Lord's house ; even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. ^^0 Praise ^the ^Lord. Psalm cxvii. Laudate Dominum. /^ PRAISE the Lord, ^all ^ye Mieathen : praise ^^^ him, ~^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 cxviii. Conjitemini Domino. f\ GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is ^^gra- ^^^ ^cious : because his ^ mercy ^en-^dureth ^for ^ever. 2 Let Israel now confess that he is ^^gra-^cious : and that his -mercy ^en-^dureth ^for ^ever. Day 24. THE PSALTER. 187 3 Let the house of Aaron ~now ^con-*fess : that his -niercj ^eii-^dureth ^for ^ever. 4 Yea, let them now that fear the ^ Lord ^ con- ^ fess ; that his ^ mercy ^en-^dureth ^for ^ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in ~^trou-^ble : and the Lord ~^ heard ^me ^at ^ large. 6 The Lord is on ~^mj ''side : I will not fear what man ~do-^eth ^un-^to "^nie. 7 The Lord taketh my part with ^them ^that ^help me : therefore shall I see mj desire up-^on ^mine ^en-^e-^mies. 8 It is better to trust ^in ^the^LoRO : than to put any '~con-^fi-'*dence ^in ^man. 9 It is better to trust ~in ^the ^Lord : than to put any -con-^'h-Mence ^in ^princes. 10 All nations compassed me ^round ^a-^bout : but in the Name of the -Lord ^will ^I ^de-^stroy them. 11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on ^ev-^ery ^side : but in the Name of the ^Lord ^will ^I ^de-*^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 -Lord ^I ^ wilPde-^stroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that ^I ^might '*fall : but the -^ Lord '^ was ^ my ^ help. 14 The Lord is my strength, ~and ^my *song : and is be- ^^ come ^my ^sal-ovation. 15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings ^of ^the ^righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth ~migh-^ty ^things ^to ^pass. 16 The right hand of the Lord hath the pre- ^eni-^i-'^nence : the right hand of the Lord bringeth ^migh-^ty ''things ^to ^pass. 17 I shall not die, ~^but Mive : and declare the ^^works ''of Hhe ^Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened and cor-^rect-^ed 188 THE PSALTER. Day 24. '*nie : but he hath not given me -o-"ver ^un-^to ^ death. 19 Open me the gates of ^ right- ^eous-^ness : that I may go into them, and give -thanks ^un-^to ^the ^LORD. 20 This is the gate ~of ^the^LoRD : the righteous shall ^en-^ter ^in-^to ^it. 21 I will thank thee; for thou hast -^heard'^me : and art be-^^come^my ^sal-ovation. 22 The same stone which the builders re-~^fu- ^sed : is become the ^ head- ^ stone Mn ^the ^ cor- ner. 23 This is the ^^ Lord's ''doing : and it is ^mar- vel- ^lous ^in ^our *^eyes. 24 This is the day which the ~Lord ^hath ^made : we will rejoice ^and ^be ^glad ^in '^it. 25 Help me now, ~^0 ^Lord : O Lord, send us ^now^ ^pros-^per-^i-^ty. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the ^Name ^of the ^Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the ~^ house ^of ^the ^Lord. 27 God is the Lord, who hath ~show^ed ^us ^light: bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the ^^ horns "^of ^the ^ altar. 28 Thou art my God, and "I ^will ^ thank thee : thou art my God, ~^and ^I ^w^ill Upraise thee. 29 O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is ^^gra- ^cious : and his mercy en-^^du-^reth ^for ^ever. B Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati. LESSED are those that are undefiled ^in ^tbe * ^way : and walk in the ~^law ^of ^the ^Lord. Day 24. THE PSALTER. 189 2 Blessed are they that keep his ~tes-^ti-^ monies : and seek him ~with ^ their ^^ whole *^ heart. 3 For they who do no ^wick-^ed-^ness : walk 23 in '^Miis Svays. 4 Thoii hast "^charg-^ed : that we shall diligent- ly -keep ^thy com-^^mand-^ments. 5 O that my ways were made -so ^di-^rect : that I might -^keep ^^thy ^statutes ! 6 So shall I not '^he ^ con- "^ founded : while I have respect unto -^all ^thy ^com-^mandments. 7 I will thank thee with an un-~ feign- ^ed ^ heart : when I shall have learned the judgments ^of ^thy ^ right- ^ eous- ^ ness. 8 I will keep thy -cer-^e-'* monies : O for- ^^ sake *me ^not ^utterly. In quo corriget ? ■¥^HERE WITHAL shall a young man ^ cleanse 3 his ^way : even by ruling himself ^^af-^ter ^thy ^word. 2 With my whole heart have I -^sought ^thee : O let me not go wrong -out ^of ^thy^com-^mandaients ! 3 Thy words have I hid with-- in ^my ^ heart : that I should not ^sin ^a-^^gainst ^thee. 4 Blessed art thou, ^^O ^Lord : O -^teach ^me •■^thy ^statutes! 5 With my lips have ^I ^been ^telUng : of all the -judg-^ments '^of ^thy ^ mouth. 6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy - tes- 3 ti-^ monies : as in alP^man-^ner ^of ^riches. 7 I will talk of thy com--^mand-^ments : and have respect -^un-'^to ^thy ^ways. 8 My delight shall be in thy -^stat-^utes : and I will ^not ^ for- ^ get ^thy ^word. 190 THE PSALTER. Day 24. Ret7'ihue servo tuo. f\ DO well un-^to ^thy ^servant : that I may live, ^^ and^'keep ^^tby Svord. 2 Open ^thou ^niine ^eyes : that I may see the wondrous -^things ^of ^thy ^law. 3 I am a stranger up-~^on ^ earth : O hide not thy com-^mand-^ments ^"^from ^me ! 4 My soul breaketh out for the very ^fervent ^de- ^sire : that it hath ^al-^way un-^to ^thy ^judgments. 5 Thou hast re-^buked ^the ^ proud : and cursed are they that do ^err ^from ^thy '^com-^mandments. 6 O turn from me shame ^and ^re-^buke : for I have ^kept ^thy '^testi-^^ monies. 7 Princes also did sit and -speak ^ a- Against me : but thy servant is occupied ^in ^thy ^^stat-'^utes. 8 For thy testimonies are ^my ^de- Might : and my ^^coun-'^'^'sel-^lors. AdhcBsit pavimento. IVTY soul cleaveth ^to ^the ^dust : O quicken thou ±tX j^g^ ac-^cord-^ing ^to ^thy ^word. 2 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou ~heard- •*est ^me : O ^^ teach ^me ^thy '^statutes ! 3 Make me to understand the way of thy com- -^mand-Mnents : and so shall I talk ^of ^thy ^won- ^drous ^ works. 4 My soul melteth away for very ^heav-^i-^ness : comfort thou me according ^^un-^to ^thy ^word. 5 Take from me the ^way ^of Mying : and cause thou me to make ~^much ^of ^thy ^law. 6 I have chosen the ^way ^of ^ truth : and thy judgments "have ^I ^laid ^be-^fore me. 7 I have stuck unto thy ^tes-^ti-^ monies : O ^LoRD, ^con-^found ^me *^not! 8 I will run the way of ^thy ^com-^mandments : when thou hast ^set ^my ^ heart ^at liberty. Day 95 THE PSALTER, 191 THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. €lornlng Jpragcr. Legem pone. EACH me, O Lord, the way ^of ^thy ^statutes T and I shall -keep ^it ^lui-^to the ^end. 2 Give me understanding, and I shall ^keep ^thy ^law : yea, I shall keep it ~vvith ^my ^^ whole ^ heart. 3 Make me to go in the path of thy com-^^mand- ^ments : for there- ^ in ^is ^my ^de-^sire, 4 Incline mine heart unto thy ^tes-^ti- '^monies : and not to ^^cov-^et-^ous-^ness. 5 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold ^van- ^i-*ty : and quicken thou ^me ^in ^^thy ^way. 6 O stablish thy word ^in ^thy ^servant : that ^I ^may ^^fear '^thee, 7 Take away the rebuke that I am a- ^ Afraid ^of : for thy ^"^judg-^ments ^are ^good. 8 Behold, my delight is in ~thy ^com-'^mand- ments : O quicken me ^in ^thy ^ right- ^eous-^ness. Et veniat super me, T ET thy loving mercy come also unto me, '^^O -^ "^LoRD : even thy salvation, ac-^cord-^ing un- ^to ^thy ^word. 2 So shall I make answer unto ^my ^blas-'^phe- mers : for my ^ trust ^is ^in ^thy ^word. 3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out ^of ^my ^ mouth : for my ^hope ^is ^in ^thy ^judg- ments, 4 So shall I alway ^keep ^thy ^law : yea, for ^^ev- *er ^and ^ever. 5 And I will walk at ^ lib- ^ er- "* ty : for I ^seek ^thy com-*^mand-^ments. 6 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even be- ^ " fore * kings : and ^ will ^ not ^ be ^ a- ^shamed. 192 THE PSALTER. Day 25.. 7 And my delight shall be in thy com-^^mand- ^ments : which ^1 ^have ^^lov-^ed. 8 My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- ments, which ~I ^have '^ loved : and my study shall ^^be Mn ^thy ^statutes. Memor esto servi tui. £^ THINK upon thy servant, as concerning ~^thy ^-^ ^word : wherein thou hast caused ^ me ^ to ^ put ^my ^ trust. 2 The same is my comfort ^in ^my ^trouble : for thy ^word ^hath ^ quicken- ^ed "^me. 3 The proud have had me exce:edingly ^in ^de- ^rision : yet have I not ^shrink- ^ed ^from ^thy ^law. 4 For I remembered thine everlasting judgments^ ~^0 ^LoRD : and re-^ceiv-^ed ^^com-Mbrt. 5 I am horribly ^^ a- Afraid : for the ungodly -that ^ for- ^ sa ke ^ thy ^ la w. 6 Thy statutes have ^been ^my ^ songs : in the ^ house ^of my ''pil-^grim-^age. 7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the ^^ night- "^season : and have -^^kept '^^thy ^law. 8 This ~^I Miad : because I .~kept ^thy com-- ^^mand-^ments. Portio mea, Domine. nnHOU art my portion, ~^0 ^Lord : I have prom- ised to ~^keep ^^thy ^law. 2 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my -^ whole ^ heart : O be merciful unto me, ac- ~cord-^in2^ ^to ^thy ^word. 3 I called mine own ways to re-~^mem-^brance t and turned my feet un-~to ^thy ^tes-^ti-*^ monies. 4 I made haste, and prolonged ^not ^the ^time : to ^^keep ^thy ^com-*^mandments. 5 The congregations of the ungodly have ^rob- ^bed ^me : but I have not for- ^ got- ^ ten ''^thy ^law. Day 25. THE PSALTER. 193 6 At midnight I will rise to give thanks ^an-^to ^thee : because of thy ^^ right- '^^eous ^judgments. 7 I am a companion of all them ^that ^fear ^thee : and ^^keep ^thy ^com-^mandments. 8 The earth, O Lord, is full ^of Hhy "^ mercy : O ^^ teach '^me ^thy ^statutes ! O Bonitatem fecisti. LORD, thou hast dealt graciously -with ^thy ^servant : ac-~ cording ^un-^to ^thy ^word. 2 O learn me true understanding and -^know- pledge : for I have be-^liev-^ed *thy ^com-^mand- ments. 3 Before I was troubled, ^I ^went ^ wrong : but -now ^have I ^kept ^thy ^word. 4 Thou art good and -^gra-^cious : O ^^ teach ^me ^thy "^statutes ! 5 The proud have imagined a -lie ^ a- Against me : but I will keep thy commandments ^with ^my ^^ whole ^ heart. 6 Their heart is as ~fat ^as ^ brawn : but my de- light hath ~^been ^in ^thy ^law. 7 It is good for me that I have ^been ^in ^trouble : that I may -Mearn ^^thy ^statutes. 8 The law of thy mouth is dearer -un-^to ^me : than ^thousands ^ of ^ gold ^and ^silver. ®t)cning IJrager, Manus tucE fecerunt me. r|^HY hands have made me and ^ fashion- ^ed ^me : O give me understanding, that I may ^^ learn ^thy ^com-^mandments. 2 They that fear thee will be glad ^when ^they 26 194 THE PSALTER. Day 25. '^see me : because I have put my ^^ trust ^in ^thy ^ word. 3 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments ^^are * right : and that thou of very faithfulness hast ^caused ^me ^to ^be ^troubled. 4 O let thy merciful kindness ^be ^my ^comfort : according to thy ~word "un-^to ^thy ^servant. 5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that ^I "^may ^live : for thy ^law ^is ^my '^de-^ light. 6 Let the proud be confounded,* for they go wick- edly about to de-^^stroy ^me : but I will be occupied in ^'thy ^com-^^mand-^ments. 7 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy ^tes- ^ti-^ monies : be ^turn-^ed ^un-^to ^me. 8 O let my heart be sound ^in ^thy ''statutes : that I ^'^be ^not ^a-^shamed. Deficit anima mea. IVTY soul hath longed for '^thy ^sal-ovation : and I have a good hope be- ~^ cause ^of ^thy ^word. 2 Mine eyes long sore ^for ^thy ^word : saying, O when ^wilt ^thou ^ com- ^ fort ^me ? 3 For I am become like a bottle ~in ^the ^ smoke : yet do I not for- ^^ get ^^thy ^statutes. 4 How many are the days ^of ^thy ^ servant : when wilt thou be avenged of ^them ^that ^perse- ^cute '^me \ 5 The proud have digged ^pits ^for ^me : which are not ^^af-^ter ^thy ^law. 6 All thy commandments ^^are ^true : they per- secute me falsely; ^O ^be ^thou ^my ^help. 7 They had almost made an end of me up-^^on earth : but I for-^sook ^not ^thy ^com-^mand- ments. 8 O quicken me after thy ^lov-^ing-^ kindness : and so shall I keep the ^testi-^ monies ^of ^thy ^ mouth. Day 25. THE PSALTER. 195 In aternum, Domine. f^ LORD, ^^thj ^word : endureth for ~^ev-^er ^in ^^^ ^heaven. 2 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation ^to ^an-^other : thoa hast laid the foundation of the earth, ^^and Mt ^a-^bideth. 3 They continue this day according to thine ^or- ^di-'*nance : for ^alP things '^^ serve ^ thee. 4 If my dehght had not been ~in ^thy "^law : I should have ~ perish- "^ed ^in ^my ^trouble. 5 I will never forget thy com-^^mand-^ments : for with them ~thou ^hast ^ quick- ^ened ^me. 6 I am thine; O ^^save ^me : for I have -^sought ''thy ^com-^mandments. 7 The ungodly laid wait for me, to de-~^stroy *me : but I will consider ^^thy ''tes-^ti-^ monies. 8 I see that all things come ^to ^an ^end : but thy commandment ^is ^ex-^ceed-^ing ^ broad. Quomodo dilexi! T ORD, what love have I un-^to ^thy ^law : all the -^ day long is my ~^stud-^y "^in *^it. 2 Thou, through thy conmiandments, hast made me wiser ~than ^mine ^enemies : for they are ^ev- ^er ^^with ^me. 3 I have more understanding ^ than ^my ^teachers : for thy testimonies ^^are ^^my ^ study. 4 I am wiser ^than ^the ^aged : because I ^^keep Hhy ^com-^mandments. 5 I have refrained my feet from every ~e-^vil Svay : that I may ^^keep ^^thy ^word. 6 I have not shrunk ^from ^thy ^judgments : for 2^ thou "^ teach- ^ est ^me. 7 O how sweet are thy words un-^to ^my '^ throat : yea, sweeter than ~hon-^ey un-^to ^my ^ mouth ! 8 Through thy commandments I get ^un-^der- ^ standing : therefore I ^hate ^all ^e-^vil ^ways. 196 THE PSALTER. Day 26. THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY. ilTornlng Jprager. Lucerna pedibus meis. rpHY word is a lantern un-~to ^my ^feet : and a -light ^un-'^to ^niy ^ paths. 2 I have sworn, and am steadfastly ^par-^pos-^ed : to -keep ^thy ^ right- ^eous '^judgments. 3 I am trouhled above '~^meas-^ure : quicken me, O Lord, ac-~cord-^ing ^to ^thy ^word. 4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please ^thee, ^O '^LoRD : and ~^ teach ^me ^thy ^judgments. 5 My soul is alway -in ^my Miand : yet do I -not ^ for-'* get ^thy "^law. 6 The ungodly have laid a -snare ^for ^me : but yet I swerved -not ^from ^thy ^com-^mandments. 7 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heri- tage ~^for ^ever : and why \ they are the very ~^joy ^of ^mv ^ heart. 8 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy statutes ^^al-Svay : even ~^un-^to ^the ^end. I Iniqitos odio liabui. HATE them that imagine -e-^vil ^things : but thy ^MawMo ^I ^love. 2 Thou art my de-- fence ^and ^shield : and my ^ trust ^is ^in ^thy ^word. 3 Away from me, ~^ye ^wicked : I will keep the com-^mand-^ments ^of ^my ^God. 4 O stablish me according to thy word, that ^I 2 may Mive : and let me not be disap-^ point- ^ed ^of ^my ^hope. 5 Hold thou me up, and I -shall ^be ^safe : yea, my delight shall be -ev-^er Mn ^thy ^statutes. 6 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart Day 26. THE PSALTER. 197 ^from ^ th J ^ statutes : for they im-~ag-^ine ^but ^de- ^ceit. 7 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth ~^like '^ dross : therefore I "love ^thy ^tes-^ti-^ mo- nies. 8 My flesh trembleth for -fear ^of ^thee : and 1 am a- ^^ fraid ^ of ^ thy ^judgments. Feci judicium. T DEAL with the thing that is -lawful ^and '^ right : O give me not over-un-^to ^mine ^ op- ^ pressors ! 2 Make thou thy servant to delight in that ^ which ^is ^good : that the ~ proud ^do ^me ^no ^ wrong. 3 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking '~for ^thy Miealth : and for the word -of ^thy ^right- ^eous-^ness. 4 O deal with thy servant according unto thy ^lov-^ing ^ mercy : and -^ teach ^ me ^ thy '^statutes. 5 I am thy servant; O grant me ^un-^der-^ stand- ing : that I may -know ^thy ^tes-^ti-^ monies. 6 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay -to ^ thine ''hand : for they have de--stroy-^ed ^^thy *^law. 7 For I love thy com--^mand-^ments : above ^gold '^and ^pre-^cious ^stones. 8 Therefore hold I straight ^all ^thy com-^mand- ments : and all false ways I ^ut-^ter-^ly ^ab-^hor. Mirahilia. 'T^HY testimonies are -won-^der-'^ful : therefore -*- ^doth ^my ^^soul ^keep them. 2 When thy word ^go-^eth ^ forth : it giveth light and understanding -^un- Ho ^the *^ simple. 3 I opened my mouth, and drew ^in ^my ^breath : for my delight was in ^thy ^com-^^mand-*'ments. 4 O look thou upon me, and be merciful -un-^to ^me : as thou usest to do unto -those ^that Move ^thy ^Name. 198 THE PSALTER. Day 26. 5 Order my steps ^in ^thy ^word : and so shall no wickedness have do-^min-^ion ^o-^ver ^ine. 6 O dehver me from the wrongful ^dealings ^of ^men : and so shall I ~^keep ^thy ^com-^mand- ments. 7 Show the light of thy countenance up-~on ^tliy ^servant : and ~^ teach ^ me ^ thy ^statutes. 8 Mine eyes gush ~out ^with ^ water : because men ~^keep '^not ^thy ^law. Justus es, Domine. "DIGHTEOUS art thou, ^^O ^ Lord : and ^^true -^^ ^is ^thy ^judgment. 2 The testimonies that thou hast com-^^mand- ^ed : are exceeding ^^ right- ^eous ^and ^true. 3 My zeal hath even con- ~su-^med ^ me : because mine enemies have for- ^ got- ^ ten "*^thy ^ words. 4 Thy word is tried to the ^ut-^ter-^most : and thy ^ser-^vant ^lov-^eth ^it. 5 I am small and of ^no ^repu-^tation : yet do I not for- ^^ get ^thy ^com-^mandments. 6 Thy righteousness is an everlasting ^ right- ^ eous- ^ness : and thy ~^law ^is ^the ^ truth. 7 Trouble and heaviness have taken -hold ^up- '^on me : yet is my delight in ~thy ^com-^^mand- ^ments. 8 The righteousness of thy testimonies is ~ev-^er- '^ lasting : O grant me understanding, ^^and ^I ^ shall ^live. Clamavi in toto corde meo. T CALL with my ^^ whole Mieart : hear me, O Lord; I will ~^keep ''^thy ^statutes. 2 Yea, even unto thee ^do ^I ^call : help me, and I shall ^keep ^thy ^tes-^ti-^ monies. Day 26. THE PSALTER. 199 3 Early in the morning do I cry ~iin-^to '^tliee : for in thy '~^vvord ''is ^'my ^ trust. 4 Mine eyes prevent the -night ^ watch- ''es : that 1 might be occupied ~^in ^^thy ^ words. 5 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy ^jov-^ing-"^ kindness : quicken me, according ~^as ^thou "^art ^wont. 6 They draw nigh that of mahce ^perse-^cute ^me : and are ^^far ^from ^thy ^law. 7 Be thou nigh at hand, ~^0 ^Lord : for all thy com-^^mand-^ments ^are *^true. 8 As concerning thy testimonies, I have ^ known ^ long ''since : that thou hast Aground- ^ed ^ them ^ for Vide Immilitatem. r\ CONSIDER mine adversity, and de-Miv-^er ^-^ hue : for I do ^not ^ for- ''get ^thy ^law. 2 Avenge thou my cause, and de-^liv-^er ''me : quicken me ac-~cord-^ing ^to ^thy *^word. 3 Health is far from the un-^^god-My : for they re-^^gard ^not ^thy ^statutes. 4 Great is thy mercy, ^^O ^Lord : quicken me, ^^as hhou ^art ^wont. 5 Many there are that trouble me, and ^perse- ^cute ^me : yet do I not swerve ^from ^thy ^tes-^ti- ^ monies. 6 It grieveth me when I see the ^ ^ trans- ^gres- sors : because they ^^keep ^not ^thy ^law. 7 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy com-~^mand- ''ments : O quicken me, according to thy ^lov-^ing- ^^kind-^ness. 8 Thy word is true from ^ev-^er-'' lasting : all the judgments of thy righteousness en- ^ dure ^for ^ev- 200 THE PSALTER. Day 26. Principes 2^e?'secuti sunt. "ORINCES have persecuted me with-~out ^a '^ cause ; but my heart standeth in ^^awe ^of ^thy ^word. 2 I am as glad ^ of ^ thy ^ word : as one that ^find- ^eth ^^ great ^spoils. 3 As for Ues, I hate and ab-^^hor ^them : but thy ^Maw '^do ^I Move. 4 Seven times a day do I ^ Upraise ^thee : because ^of ^thy ^ right- ^eous "^judgments. 5 Great is the peace that they have who ^love ^thy ^law : and they are ~not ^of-'*fend-''^ed ^at it. 6 Lord, I have looked for thy ^sa-^ving ^health : and done after ^thy ^com-^^mand-^ments. 7 My soul hath kept thy ~tes-^ti-^ monies : and loved them ex-~^ceed-^^ing-^ly. 8 I have kept thy commandments and ~tes-^ti- ^ monies : for all my ways ^are ^ be- ^^ fore ^thee. Appropinquet deprecatio. T ET my complaint come before thee, ^^O ^Lord : ■^ give me understanding ac-~cord-^ing ^to ^thy ^ word. 2 Let my supplication ~come ^ be- ^ fore thee : de- liver me ac-~cord-^ing ^to ^thy ^word. 3 My lips shall speak ~ of ^ thy ''praise : when thou hast ^^ taught ^me ^thy ^statutes. 4 Yea, my tongue shall sing ~of ^thy ^word : for all thy com-~^mand-^ments ^are ^righteous. 5 Let thine hand ~^help ^me : for I have chosen "thy ^com-^^mand-^ments. 6 I have longed for thy saving health, ^^O ^Lord : and in thy ~law ^is ^my ^de-^ light. 7 O let my soul live, and ^it ^ shall Upraise thee : and thy -^judg-'^ments ^ shall "^help me. 8 I have gone astray like a sheep ^that ^is Most : Day 27. THE PSALTER. 201 O seek thj servant, for I do not for- -get ^thy com- ^^mand-'^ments. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. illorning IJraper. Psalm cxx. Ad Dominum. 'Vl/'HEN I was in trouble, I called up-^on ^the ^LoRD : and ~'^lie ^^heard ^me. 2 Deliver my soul, O Lord, from ~Iy-^ing ''lips : and from a de-^^ceit-^^ful ^tongue. 3 What reward shall be given or done unto thee, ^thou ^^ false ^tongue : even mighty and sharp arrows, with ~^hot ^burn-^ing ^ coals. 4 Woe is me, that I am constrained to ^ dwell ^with ^Mesech : and to have my habitation a-~mong ^the ^ tents ^of "^Kedar ! 5 My soul hath long dwelt a-~^mong ^them : that are ~ene-^mies ^un-'^to ^ peace. 6 I labour for peace ; but when I speak unto 2 them ^ there- ^ of : they make them ^^read-^y ^to ^battle. Psalm cxxi. Levavi ocuLos meos. T WILL lift up mine eyes un-^to ^the Miills : from whence ^^com-^eth ^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 keepeth thee ^^will ^^not ^sleep. 4 Behold, he that keepeth ^Is-^ra-^el : shall nei- ther ^^ slum- "^ her ^nor ^ sleep. 5 The Lord himself "is ^thy ^keeper : the Lord is thy defence up-^on ^thy ^'^ right ^hand : 6 So that the sun shall not burn ^thee ^by ^day : neither the ^^moon ^^by ^ night. 26 202 THE PSALTER. Day 27. 7 The Lord shall preserve thee ^from ^all ^evij : yea, it is even he ^that ^ shall ^keep ^thy ^soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out, and thy ^com-^ing ^in : from this time ~forth ^for ^ev-^er- ^rnore. Psalm cxxii. LcBtatus sum. T WAS glad when they said ^un-^to ^me : We will go into the ^^ house ^of ^the ^Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand ^in ^thy Agates : O Je- 3 Jerusalem is built ~as ^a ^city : that is at unity 23in^Mt-«self 4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes ^of ^the ^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 ^^ house ^^of ^ David. 6 O pray for the peace of Je-^ru-^sa-^lem : they shall prosper ^^that '^^love ^thee. 7 Peace be with- ^ in ^thy ^ walls : and plenteous- ness with- ~ in ^thy ^pal-^a-^ces. 8 For my brethren and com- ^ pan- ^ ions' ^sakes : I will ^wish ^thee pros- ^ per- ^i-^ty. 9 Yea, because of the house of the ~Lord ^our ^God : I will ~seek ^to ^do ^thee *^good. Psalm cxxiii. Ad f.e levavi oculos meos. TTNTO thee lift I nip ^mine ^eyes : O Thou that 1 ^ Mwell-^est Mn nhe Mieavens. \ 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 ^ mercy ^up-^on us : for we are ^ut-^ter-My ^de-^spised. 1 1 Day 27. THE PSALTER. 203 4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof ^of ^the '^ wealthy : and with the de-^ spiteful- ^ness ^of ^the ^ proud. Psalm cxxiv. Nisi quia Dominus. TF the Lord himself had not been on our side,* now may ^Is-^rael "^say : if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when ~men "^rose ^up ^ a- Against us : 2 They had swallowed ^us ^up ^qui^^k : when they were so wrathfully dis- ^^ pleas- ^ed "^at ^us. 3 Yea, the waters had ^ drown- ^ed ^us : and the stream had ^^gone ^over ^our ^soul. 4 The deep waters ^of ^the ^ proud ; had gone ~e-^ven ^over ^our *^soul. 5 But praised ^be ^the ^Lord : who hath not given us over for a ^prey ^un-^to ^ 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-^livered. 7 Our help standeth in the Name ^of ^the ^Lord : who hath made ^^ heaven ^^and ^ earth. Psalm cxxv. Qui conJidMnt. TllHEY that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the ^^Mount ^Sion : which may not be removed, but ^ stand- ^eth ^fast ^for ^ever. 2 The hills stand about Je-^ru-^sa-Mem : even so standeth the Lord round about his people,* from this time -forth ^for ^ev-^er-^more. 3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the -^right-^eous : lest the righteous put their hand ^un-^to ^wick-^ed-^ness. 4 Do well, ^^O ^LoRD : unto those that are ^good ^and ^true ^of ^ heart. 5 As for such as turn back unto their own ^wick- • 204 THE PSALTER. Day 27. ^ed-'^iiess : the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers ; but peace shall ^be up-^on ^Is-^ra-^el. Psalm cxxvi. In convertendo '\\/'HEN the Lord turned again the captivity of ^^Si-^on : then were we like ^un-^to ^theni ^that "^ dream. 2 Then was our mouth -filled ^with ^laughier : and our ^^ tongue '^^with ^joy. 3 Then said they a-~mong ^the Mieathen : The Lord hath -^done ^ great ^things ^for them. 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 ^riv- ^ers ^in ^the ^ south. 6 They that ~sow ^in '^ tears : shall "^reap ^^in 'joy- 7 He that now goeth on his way weeping,* and beareth forth ~^good "^seed : shall doubtless come again with joy, and -bring ^his ^^ sheaves ^with him. Psalm cxxvii. Nisi Domimis. "PXCEPT the Lord -build ^the Miouse : their ■^-^ labour -is =^but Most ^that *^ build it. 2 Except the Lord -keep ^the ^city : the watch- man ^wa-^keth ^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 -care- ^ful-^ness : for so he giveth ^his ^be-^lov-^ed ^ sleep. 4 Lo, children, and the fruit ^of ^the ^womb : are an heritage and gift that -com-^eth ^of ^the ^Lord. 5 Like as the arrows in the hand ~of ^the ^ giant : even ^so ^are the ^^ young ^children. Day 27. THE PSALTER. 205 6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver '^full ^of 'them : they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their ~ene-^mies ^in ^the ^gate. Psalm cxxviii. Beati omnes. "DLESSED are all they that ^fear ^the ^Lord : -*^ and ^^walk ^in ^his ^ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labour ~of ^ thine ^ hands : O well is thee, and ^hap-^py ^ shalt ^thou ^be ! 3 Thy wife shall be as the ^ fruit- ^ ful ^ vine : upon the ^^ walls ^of ^ thine ^ house. 4 Thy children hke the ^ol-^ive- ^branches : round a- ^^ bout ^^thy ^ table. 5 Lo, thus shall the man be ^^ bless- ^ed : that ~=^fear-''eth ^the ^Lord. 6 The Lord from out of Sion shall ^so ^ bless ^thee : that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity ^ alP thy ^Mife^ long. 7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy ^chil-^dren's ^chil- dren : and -peace ^up-^^on ^Israel. Psalm cxxix. S(Epe expugnavei-unt, IVrANY a time have they fought against me from XTX j^^ 2 3 youth ^up : may ^Is-^ra-^el ^now ^say : 2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my ^^ youth ^up : but they have ^not ^pre-^ vailed ^a- *^ gainst me. 3 The plowers plowed up-^on ^my ^back : and ^made ^long ^ ^ fur- ^ rows. 4 But the ^ right- ^eous ^Lord : hath hewn the snares of the un-^^god-My ^in ^pieces. 5 Let them be confounded and ^turn-^ed ^back- ward : as many as have ~e-^vil 'will ^at ^Sion. 6 Let them be even as the grass growing up-^on ^the 'house-tops : w4iich withereth a-~fore ^it be * pluck- ^ed ^up : 7 Whereof the mower filleth ^not ^his ^hand : 206 THE PSALTER. Day 27. neither he that bindeth ^up ^the ^sheaves ^his ^bo- som. 8 So that they who go by say not so much as, The Lord ^pros-^per ^you : we wish you good luck in the ^^Name ^of ^the ^Lord. Psalm cxxx. De profundis. /^UT of the deep have I called unto ~thee, ^O ^^^ ^LoRD : Lord, ^^ hear ^^ my ^ voice. 2 O let thine ears con-~sid-^er ^well : the ^ voice ^of ^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 : therefore ^^shalt ^thou ^be ^feared. 5 I look for the Lord ; my soul doth ^wait ^for ^him : in his ^^word Ms ^my ^ trust. 6 My soul fleeth un-^to ^the ^Lord : before the morning watch;* I say, be- ^ fore ^the ^morn-^ing ^ watch. 7 O Israel, trust in the Lord ;* for with the Lord there is ^^mer-^cy : and with him is ^plen-^te-^ous ^ re- Ademption. 8 And he shall redeem ~Is-^ra-^el : from ^^all Psalm cxxxi. Domine, non est. T ORD, I am not ^ high- ^ mind- ^ed : I have ^^no ■^ ^^ proud ^ looks. 2 I do not exercise myself in ^^ great ^matters : which are ^^too ^high ^for ^me. 3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low,* like as a child that is weaned ^from ^his ^mother : yea, my soul is even ^as ^a ^wean-^ed ^ child. 4 O Israel, -trust Mn the ^Lord : from this time ^ forth ^for ^ev-^er-^more. Day 28. THE PSALTER. 207 THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY. illorning JPrager. Psalm cxxxii. Memento, Domine. T ORD, remember ^^Da-^vid : and ^all ^his -*-^ ^^trou-^ble: 2 How he sware un-^to ^the ^Lord : and vowed a vow mito the Al-~migh-^ty ^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 eyelids to ~^slum-^ber : neither the temples of my head to ~^take ^a-^ny ^rest : 5 Until I find out a place for the temple ^of ^the *LoRD : an habitation for the ^migh-'^ty ^God ^of ^Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of the same at ^Eph-^ra-^ta : and -found ^it ^in ^the ^wood. 7 We will go into his ^tab-^er-^nacle : and fall low on our knees be- ^ fore ^his ^^ foot- ^ stool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy ^ rest- ^ing-^ place : thou, and the ^^ark ^of ^thy ^strength. 9 Let thy priests be clothed with ^ right- ^eous- ^ness : and let thy saints ^sing ^ with ^joy-^ ful- lness. 10 For thy servant ^Da-^vid's ^sake : turn not away the presence of ^ thine ^A-^^noint-^ed. 11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath ^un-"to ^ David : and he shall ^^not ^shrink ^from ^it : 12 Of the fruit ^of ^thy ^body : shall I ^set ^up- ^on ^thy ^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 ^ev-^er-^more. 14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habi- tation ^for ^ him- ^ self : he hath Mong-^ed ^^for ^her. 208 THE PSALTER. Day 28. 15 This shall be my -rest ^for ^ever : here will I dwell, for I ^have ^a de-^ light ^ there- ^ in. 16 I will bless her victuals with '^^ in- ^crease : and will satis- ^fy ^her ^poor ^with ^ bread. 17 I will deck her ^priests ^with ^health : and her ^saints ^ shall re-^joice ^and ^sing. 18 There shall I make the horn of "David ^to ^flourish : I have ordained a lantern for ^mine ^A- ^^noint-^ed. 19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe ^them ^with ^ shame : but upon himself -shall ^his ^^ crown ^flourish. Psalm cxxxiii. Ecce, quam honum ! "DEHOLD, how good and joyful a -thing =^it Ms : -^ brethren, to ^ dwell ^to-^gether ^in ^ unity ! 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head,* that ran down un-^to ^the ^ beard : even unto Aaron's beard,* and went down to the ^^ skirts ''of ^his ^cloth- ing. 3 Like as the ^dew ^of ^Hermon : which fell up-^on^^theMiilPof ^Sion. 4 For there the Lord promised his ^^ bless- ^ing : and ^life ^for ^ev-^er-^more. Psalm cxxxiv. Ecce nunc. "DEHOLD now, Upraise ^the ^Lord : all ye ^ser- -*^ ^vants ^of ^the '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 ^sanc-^tu-^ary : and ^ Upraise ^^the ^Lord : 4 The Lord, that made ^heaven ^and ^ earth : give thee ^ bless- ^ing ^out ^of ^Sion. Day 28. THE PSALTER. 209 Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Nomen. r\ PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the ^Name =^of the ^^^ ^LoRD : praise it, O ye ^ser-^vants ^of ^the ^LoRD : 2 Ye that stand in the ^ house ^of the ^Lord : in the courts of the ~^ house ^of ^our ^God. 3 O praise the Lord, for the ~Lord ^is ^gracious : O sing praises unto his Name, ^^for ^it ^is ^lovely. 4 For why 1 the Lord hath chosen Jacob un- ~to ^ him- ^ self : and Israel ^for ^his ^own ^pos- ^ session. 5 For I know that the ^Lord ^is ^ great : and that our Lord 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 -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 *^ servants. 10 He smote ^di-^ vers ^nations : and slew^^migh- ^•^ty ^ kings : 11 Sehon, king of the Amorites ; and Og, the -king ^of ^Basan : and all the ^^king-^doms ^of ^Canaan : 12 And gave their land to be an -her-^it-^age : even an heritage unto ^Is-^ra-^el ^his ^people. 13 Thy Name, O Lord, en-^dureth ^for ^ever : so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one gener-^a- ^tion ^to ^ an- ^ other. 14 For the Lord will a-~venge ^his ^people : and be ^gra-^cious un-^to ^his ^servants. 87 210 THE PSALTER. Day 28. 15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but ^silver ^and ^gold : the ~work ^of ^^nien's ^ hands. 16 They have mouths, and ^^ speak ^not : eyes have they, ^but ^they ^^see ^not. 17 They have ears, and ^yet ^they ^hear not : neither is there any ^'^ breath ^in ^ their ^mouths. 18 They that make them are ^hke ^unto Hhem : and so are all they that ^put ^ their ^ trust ^in ^them. 19 Praise the Lord, ye ^house ^of ^Israel : praise the ^LoRD, ^ye Miouse ^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-^ru-^sa-^lem. O RAISE the Lord, O my soul ;* while I Hve, will I -praise^ the ^Lord : yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing ~prais-^es ^un-^to 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 ^God : 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that ^ there- ^ in ^ is : who keepeth his ^ ^ prom- ^ ise ^ for ^ever : 6 Who helpeth them to right that ^ suf- ^ fer ^ wrong : who ^^feed-^eth ^the ^hungry. 7 The Lord looseth men ^out ^of ^prison : the Lord giveth ^^ sight ''to '^the ^blind. 8 The Lord helpeth them ^that ^are ^fallen : the Lord ^ca-^reth ^for ^the ^righteous. 9 The Lord careth for the strangers ;* he defend- eth the fatherless and ~^wid-^ow : as for the way of the ungodly, he ^turneth ^it ^ up- ^ side ^down. 10 The Lord thy God, O Sion,* shall be King for -ev-^er-'^more : and throughout ^^all ^ gen- ^cr- eations. 222 THE PSALTER. Day 30, Psalm cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. f\ PRAISE the Lord,* for it is a good thing to ^^^ sing praises un-^to ^our ^God : yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it ^is ^to be ^ ^ thank- ^ful. 2 The Lord doth build up Je-^ru-^sa-^lem : and gather together the " out- ^ casts of ^Is-^ra-^el. 3 He healeth those that are ^broken ^in Mieart : and giveth medicine to ^heal ^their ^^sick-^ness. 4 He telleth the number ^ of ^ the ^ stars : and call- eth them ^^all ^by ^ their ^ names. 5 Great is our Lord, and ~ great ^is his ^ power : yea, and his ^wis-^dom is ^in-^fi-^nite. 6 The Lord setteth ^up ^the ^meek : and bring- eth the ungodly ~^down ^to ^the Aground. 7 O sing unto the Lord with ^^ thanks- ^giving : sing praises upon the ^harp ^un-^to ^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 ravens that ^call ^up-^^on ^him. 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength ^of ^an ^ horse : neither delighteth he in ~a-^ny ^^ man's ^legs. 11 But the Lord's deHght is in -them ^that ^fear him : and put their ^^ trust ^in ^his ^ mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, ^O ^Je-h'usalem : praise thy ^^God, ^^O^Sion. 13 For he hath made fast the bars ^of ^thy Agates : and hath blessed thy ^chil-^dren ^ with- ^ in ^thee. 14 He maketh peace ^in ^thy ^borders : and fill- eth thee ^with ^the ^ flour ^of ^ wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his commandment up-^^on *earth : and his word ~run-^neth ^ve-^ry ^swiftly. 16 He giveth ^snow ^like ^wool : and scattereth the ~ hoar- ^ frost ''^like ^ ashes. Day 30. THE PSALTER. 223 17 He casteth forth his ^ice ^hke ^morsels : who is able ~to ^a-^bide ^his ^ frost 1 18 He sendeth out his word, and ~ melt- ^ eth ^ them : he bloweth with his wind, ~and ^the ^wa-^ters ^flow. 19 He showeth his word ^un-^to ''Jacob : his statutes and ordinances ^un-^to ^Is-^ra-^el. 20 He hath not dealt so with ~a-^ny ^nation : neither have the heathen ~ know- ^ ledge ^ of ^ his ^laws. Psalm cxlviii. Laudate Dominum. /^ PRAISE the ^Lord ^of ^heaven : praise ^^him ^^ Mn ^the ^height. 2 Praise him, all ye -angels ^of ^his : praise him, s^alHMiis^iosts. 3 Praise him, ^sun ^and ^moon : praise him, ^all ^je ^ stars ^and ^ light. 4 Praise him, -all ^ye ^heavens : and ye waters that -are ^a-^bove ^the ^heavens. 5 Let them praise the Name ^of ^the ^Lord : for he spake the word, and they were made ;* he com- manded, -and ^they ^were ^cre-^ated. 6 He hath made them fast for ^ever ^ and ''ever : he hath given them a law ^ which ^ shall hiot ^be ^broken. 7 Praise the Lord up-^^on ^ earth : ye dragons, ^^and ^^all ^deeps : 8 Fire and hail, ^snow ^and ^vapours : wind and storm, ful-^fil-^ling ^^his ^word : 9 Mountains ^and ^all Miills : fruitful -^ trees ^and ^all ^cedars : 10 Beasts and -^all ^cattle : worms ^^and ^feath- ^ered ^ fowls : 11 Kings of the earth and ^^all ^people : princes and all ^judg-^es ^of ^the ^ world : 12 Young men and maidens, old men and chil- dren,* praise the Name ^of ^the ^Lord : for his Name only is excellent,* and his praise a-^^bove ^heaven ^and ^ earth. 224 THE PSALTER. Day 30. 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people :* all his ^saints ^ shall Upraise him : even the children of Is- rael,* even the ^peo-^ple that ^serv-^etli ^him. Psalm cxlix. Cantate Domino. o SING unto the Lord a ^^new ^song : let the congregation of ^^ saints ^ Upraise ^him. 2 Let Israel rejoice in ^him ^that ^made him : and let the children of Sion be ~joy-"fal ^in ^ their ^King 3 Let them praise his Name ~in ^the ^ dance : let them sing praises unto ^him ^with ^tabret ^and ^harp. 4 For the Lord hath pleasure ^in ^his ^people : and ^help-^eth ^the ^ meek- ^hearted. 5 Let the saints be joyful with ^^glo-h*j : let them re-~^joice Mn ^ their ^beds. 6 Let the praises of God ^be in ^ their ^ mouth : and a two-edged ^^ sword "^in ^ their ^ hands : 7 To be avenged ~of ^the ^heathen : and to re- ^^buke ^the ^peo-^ple : 8 To bind their ^ kings ^in ^chains : and their ^nobles "^with Minks ^of ^iron. 9 That they may be avenged of them ; as '~it ^is ^written : Such honour ^^have ^all ^his ^saints. Psalm cl. Laudate Dominum. r\ PRAISE God in his Mio-^li-^ness : praise him ^^^ in the ^firma-^ment ^of ^his ^ power. 2 Praise him in his ^no-^ble ^acts : praise him according to his ^ex-^cellent ^^great-^ness. 3 Praise him in the ^ sound ^of the ^trumpet : praise him up-^on ^the Mute ^and ^harp. 4 Praise him in the -cymbals ^and ^dances : praise him up-~on ^the ^strings ^and ^pipe. 5 Praise him upon the ^ well- ^ tuned ^cymbals : pi'aise him up-^on ^the ^^loud ^cymbals. 6 Let every thing ^that ^hath ^breath : ^ Upraise ^the ^LoRD.