Evening Prayer.
Psalm 104. Benedic, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul:
*
O LORD my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with
majesty and honour.
2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with
a garment, * and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.
3 Who
layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, * and maketh the clouds
his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
4 He maketh his
angels winds, * and his ministers a flaming fire.
5 He laid the
foundations of the earth, * that it never should move at any time.
6
Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment; * the waters
stand above the hills.
7 At thy rebuke they flee; * at the voice of
thy thunder they haste away.
8 They go up as high as the hills, and
down to the valleys beneath; * even unto the place which thou hast
appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set them their bounds, which they
shall not pass, * neither turn again to cover the earth.
10 He
sendeth the springs into the rivers, * which run among the hills.
11
All beasts of the field drink thereof, * and the wild asses quench their
thirst.
12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their
habitation, * and sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills
from above; * the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14 He
bringeth forth grass for the cattle, * and green herb for the service of
men;
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 strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of the LORD also are
full of sap; * even the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17
Wherein the birds make their nests; * and the fir-trees are a dwelling
for the stork.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; *
and so are the stony rocks for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon
for certain seasons, * and the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou
makest darkness that it may be night; * wherein all the beasts of the
forest do move.
21 The lions, roaring after their prey, * do seek
their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away
together, * and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to
his work, and to his labour, * until 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; *
wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great
beasts.
26 There go the ships, and there is that leviathan, * whom
thou hast made to take his pastime therein.
27 These wait all upon
thee, * that thou mayest give them meat in due season.
28 When thou
givest it them, they gather it; * and when thou openest thy hand, they
are filled with good.
29 When thou hidest thy face, they are
troubled: * when thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned
again to their dust.
30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they
shall be made; * and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31 The
glorious majesty of the LORD shall endure for ever; * the LORD shall
rejoice in his works.
32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him;
* if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke.
33 I will sing unto
the LORD as long as I live; * I will praise my God while I have my
being.
34 And so shall my words please him: * my joy shall be in the
LORD.
35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, *
and the ungodly shall come to an end.
36 Praise thou the LORD, O my
soul. * Praise the LORD.
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BOOK III.
Evening Prayer.
Psalm 73. Quam bonus Israel!
TRULY God is loving unto Israel: *
even unto such as are of a clean heart.
2 Nevertheless, my feet were
almost gone, * my treadings had well-nigh slipt.
3 And why? I was
grieved at the wicked: * I do also see the ungodly in such
prosperity.
4 For they are in no peril of death; * but are lusty and
strong.
5 They come in no misfortune like other folk; * neither are
they plagued like other men.
6 And this is the cause that they are so
holden with pride, * and cruelty covereth them as a garment.
7 Their
eyes swell with fatness, * and they do even what they lust.
8 They
corrupt other, and speak of wicked blasphemy; * their talking is against
the Most High.
9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven,
* and their tongue goeth through the world.
10 Therefore fall the
people unto them, * and there-out suck they no small advantage.
11
Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? * is there knowledge in the
Most High?
12 Lo, these are the ungodly, * these prosper in the
world, and these have riches in possession:
13 And I said, Then have
I cleansed my heart in vain, * and washed my hands in innocency.
14
All the day long have I been punished, * and chastened every
morning.
15 Yea, and I had almost said even as they; * but lo, then I
should have condemned the generation of thy children.
16 Then thought
I to understand this; * but it was too hard for me,
17 Until I went
into the sanctuary of God: * then understood I the end of these
men;
18 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippery places, * and
castest them down, and destroyest them.
19 O how suddenly do they
consume, * perish, and come to a fearful end!
20 Yea, even like as a
dream when one awaketh; * so shalt thou make their image to vanish out
of the city.
21 Thus my heart was grieved, * and it went even through
my reins.
22 So foolish was I, and ignorant, * even as it were a
beast before thee.
23 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee; * for thou
hast holden me by my right hand.
24 Thou shalt guide me with thy
counsel, * and after that receive me with glory.
25 Whom have I in
heaven but thee? * and there is none upon earth that I desire in
comparison of thee.
26 My flesh and my heart faileth; * but God is
the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
27 For lo, they
that forsake thee shall perish; * thou hast destroyed all them that are
unfaithful unto thee.
28 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 daughter of Sion.
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118 Confitemini
Domino.
O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for
he is gracious; * because his mercy endureth for ever.
2 Let Israel
now confess that he is gracious, * and that his mercy endureth for
ever.
3 Let the house of Aaron now confess, * that his mercy endureth
for ever.
4 Yea, let them now that fear the LORD confess, * that his
mercy endureth for ever.
5 I called upon the LORD in trouble; * and
the LORD heard me at large.
6 The LORD is on my side; * I will not
fear what man doeth unto me.
7 The LORD taketh my part with them that
help me; * therefore shall I see my desire upon mine enemies.
8 It is
better to trust in the LORD, * than to put any confidence in man.
9
It is better to trust in the LORD, * than to put any confidence in
princes.
10 All nations compassed me round about; * but in the Name
of the LORD will I destroy them.
11 They kept me in on every side,
they kept me in, I say, on every side; * but in the Name of the LORD
will I destroy them.
12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct
even as the fire among the thorns; * for in the Name of the LORD I will
destroy 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 become my salvation.
15 The voice of joy and health is in the
dwellings of the righteous; * the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty
things to pass.
16 The right hand of the LORD hath the preeminence; *
the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass.
17 I shall
not die, but live, * and declare the works of the LORD.
18 The LORD
hath chastened and corrected me; * but he hath not given me over unto
death.
19 Open me the gates of righteousness, * that I may go into
them, and give thanks unto the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD,
* the righteous shall enter into it.
21 I will thank thee; for thou
hast heard me, * and art become my salvation.
22 The same stone which
the builders refused, * is become the headstone in the comer.
23 This
is the LORD'S doing, * and it is marvellous 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, O LORD: * O LORD, send us now prosperity.
26
Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the LORD: * we have wished you
good luck, we that are of the house of the LORD.
27 God is the LORD,
who hath showed 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 will praise thee.
29 O give thanks
unto the LORD; for he is gracious, * and his mercy endureth for
ever.
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Psalm 7. Domine, Deus meus.
O LORD my God, in thee have I put
my trust:
* save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver
me;
2 Lest he devour my soul like 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 wickedness in my hands;
4 If I have
rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me; * (yea, I have
delivered him that without any cause is mine enemy;)
5 Then let mine
enemy persecute my soul, and take me; * yea, let him tread my life down
upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.
6 Stand up, O LORD,
in thy wrath, and lift up thyself,
because of the indignation of mine
enemies; * arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast
commanded.
7 And so shall the congregation of the peoples come about
thee: * for their sakes therefore lift up thyself again.
8 The LORD
shall judge the peoples: give sentence with me, O LORD, * according to
my righteousness, and according to the innocency that is in me.
9 O
let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end; * but guide thou the
just.
10 For the righteous God * trieth the very 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 patient; * and God
is provoked every day.
13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his
sword; * he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
14 He hath prepared
for him the instruments of death; * he ordaineth his arrows against the
persecutors.
15 Behold, the ungodly travaileth with iniquity; * he
hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
16 He hath
graven and digged up a pit, * and is fallen himself into the destruction
that he made for other.
17 For his travail shall come upon his own
head, * and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate.
18 I will give
thanks unto the LORD, according to his righteousness; * and I will
praise the Name of the LORD Most High.
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Psalm 16. Conserva me, Domine.
PRESERVE me, O God; * for in thee
have I put my trust.
2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, *
Thou art my God; I have no good like unto thee.
3 All my delight is
upon the saints that are in the earth, * and upon such as excel in
virtue.
4 But they that run after another god * shall have great
trouble.
5 Their drinkofferings of blood will I not offer, * neither
make mention of their names within my lips.
6 The LORD himself is the
portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; * thou shalt maintain my
lot.
7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground; * yea, I have a
goodly heritage.
8 I will thank the LORD for giving me warning; * my
reins also chasten me in the night season.
9 I have set the LORD
alway before me; * for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not
fall.
10 Wherefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: * 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
corruption.
12 Thou shalt show me the path of life: in thy presence
is the fulness of joy, * and at thy right hand there is pleasure for
evermore.
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Psalm 17. Exaudi, Domine.
HEAR the right, O LORD, consider
my complaint, *
and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of
feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; * and
let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal.
3 Thou hast proved
and visited mine heart in the night season; thou hast tried me, and
shalt find no wickedness in me; * for I am utterly purposed that my
mouth shall not offend.
4 As for the works of men, * by the word of
thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.
5 O hold thou
up my goings in thy paths, * that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have
called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: * incline thine ear to
me, and hearken unto my words.
7 Show thy marvellous loving-kindness,
thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee, * from
such as resist thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of an eye; *
hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the ungodly, that
trouble me; * mine enemies compass me round about, to take away my
soul.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat, * and their mouth
speaketh proud things.
11 They lie waiting in our way on every side,
* watching to cast us down to the ground;
12 Like as a lion that is
greedy of his prey, * and as it were a lion's whelp lurking in secret
places.
13 Up, LORD, disappoint him, and cast him down; * deliver my
soul from the ungodly, by thine own sword;
14 Yea, by thy hand, O
LORD; from the men of the evil world; * which have their portion in this
life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.
15 They have
children at their desire, * and leave the rest of their substance for
their babes.
16 But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in
righteousness; * and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be
satisfied.
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Psalm 25. Ad te, Domine, levavi.
UNTO thee, O LORD, will I lift up
my soul; my God, I have put my trust in thee:
* O let me not be
confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me.
2 For all they
that hope in thee shall not be ashamed; * but such as transgress without
a cause shall be put to confusion.
3 Show me 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 tender mercies, * and thy
loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old.
6 O remember not the
sins and offences of my youth; * but according to thy mercy think thou
upon me, O LORD, for thy goodness.
7 Gracious and righteous is the
LORD; * therefore, will he teach sinners in the way.
8 Them that are
meek shall he guide in judgment; * and such as are gentle, them shall he
learn his way.
9 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, *
unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
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
inherit the land.
13 The secret of the LORD is among them that fear
him; * and he will show them his covenant.
14 Mine eyes are ever
looking unto the LORD; * for he shall pluck my feet out of the
net.
15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; * for I am
desolate, and in misery.
16 The sorrows of my heart are enlarged: * O
bring thou me out of my troubles.
17 Look upon my adversity and
misery, * and forgive me all my sin.
18 Consider mine enemies, how
many they are; * and they bear a tyrannous hate against me.
19 O keep
my soul, and deliver me: * let me not be confounded, for I have put my
trust in thee.
20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me;
* for my hope hath been in thee.
21 Deliver Israel, O God, * out of
all his troubles.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 32. Beati quorum.
BLESSED is he whose
unrighteousness is forgiven, * and whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is
the man unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin, * and in whose spirit there
is no guile.
3 For whilst I held my tongue, * my bones consumed away
through my daily complaining.
4 For thy hand was heavy upon me day
and night, * and my moisture was like the drought in summer.
5 I
acknowledged my sin unto thee; * and mine unrighteousness have I not
hid.
6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the LORD; * and SO thou
forgavest the wickedness of my sin.
7 For this shall every one that
is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found;
* surely the great water-floods shall not come nigh him.
8 Thou art a
place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; * thou shalt
compass me about with songs of deliverance.
9 I will inform thee, and
teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; * and I will guide thee
with mine eye.
10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no
understanding; * whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, else
they will not obey thee.
11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly; *
but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD, mercy embraceth him on every
side.
12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the LORD; * and be
joyful, all ye that are true of heart.
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Psalm 31. In te, Domine, speravi.
IN thee, O LORD, have I put my
trust; let me never be put to confusion;
* deliver me in thy
righteousness.
2 Bow down thine ear to me; * make haste to deliver
me.
3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence, * that thou
mayest save me.
4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: * be
thou also my guide, and lead me for thy Name's sake.
5 Draw me out of
the net that they have laid privily for me; * for thou art my
strength.
6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit; * for thou hast
redeemed me, O
7 I have hated them that hold of lying vanities, *
and my trust hath been in the LORD.
8 I will be glad and rejoice in
thy mercy; * for thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul
in adversities.
9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the
enemy; * but hast set my feet in a large room.
10 Have mercy upon me,
O LORD, for I am in trouble, * and mine eye is consumed for very
heaviness; yea, my soul and my body.
11 For my life is waxen old with
heaviness, * and my years with mourning.
12 My strength faileth me,
because of mine iniquity, * and my bones are consumed.
13 I became a
reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours; *
and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me; and they that did see
me without, conveyed themselves from me.
14 I am clean forgotten as a
dead man out of mind; * I am become like a broken vessel.
15 For I
have heard the blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side; *
while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take
away my life.
16 But my hope hath been in thee, O LORD; * I have
said, Thou art my God.
17 My times are in thy hand; deliver me from
the hand of mine enemies, * and from them that persecute me.
18 Show
thy servant the light of thy countenance, * and save me for thy mercy's
sake.
19 Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon
thee; * let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in
the grave.
20 Let the lying lips be put to silence, * which cruelly,
disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous.
21 O how
plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear
thee, * and that thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in
thee, even before the sons of men!
22 Thou shalt hide them in the
covert of thine own presence from the plottings of men: * thou shalt
keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues.
23
Thanks be to the LORD; * for he hath showed me marvellous great kindness
in a strong city.
24 But in my haste I said, * I am cast out of the
sight of thine eyes.
25 Nevertheless, thou heardest the voice of my
prayer, * when I cried unto thee.
26 O love the LORD, all ye his
saints; * for the LORD preserveth them that are faithful, and
plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.
27 Be strong, and he shall
establish your heart, * all ye that put your trust in the LORD.
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Psalm 11. In Domino confido.
IN the LORD put I my trust; * how
say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the
hill?
2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their
arrows within the quiver, * that they may privily shoot at them which
are true of heart.
3 If the foundations be destroyed, * what can the
righteous do?
4 The LORD is in his holy temple; * the LORD'S seat is
in heaven.
5 His eyes consider the poor, * and his eyelids try the
children of men.
6 The LORD approveth the righteous: * but the
un-godly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, doth his soul
abhor.
7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone,
storm and tempest: * this shall be their portion to drink.
8 For the
righteous LORD loveth righteousness; * his countenance will behold the
thing that is just.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 12. Salvum me fac.
HELP me, LORD, for there is not
one godly man left; *
for the faithful are minished from among the
children of men.
2 They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour;
* they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double
heart.
3 The LORD shall root out all deceitful lips, * and the tongue
that speaketh proud things;
4 Which have said, With our tongue will
we prevail; * we are they that ought to speak; who is lord over us?
5
Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, * and because of
the deep sighing of the poor,
6 I will up, saith the LORD; * and will
help every one from him that swelleth against him, and will set him at
rest.
7 The words of the LORD are pure words; * even as the silver
which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the
fire.
8 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD; * thou shalt preserve them from
this generation for ever.
9 The ungodly walk on every side: * when
they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke.
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Psalm 112. Beatus vir.
BLESSED is the man that feareth
the LORD; * he hath great delight in his commandments.
2 His seed
shall be mighty upon earth; * the generation of the faithful shall be
blessed.
3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house; * and his
righteousness endureth for ever.
4 Unto the godly there ariseth up
light in the darkness; * he is merciful, loving, and righteous.
5 A
good man is merciful, and lendeth; * and will guide his words with
discretion.
6 For he shall never be moved: * and the righteous shall
be had in everlasting remembrance.
7 He will not be afraid of any
evil tidings; * for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the
LORD.
8 His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, * until he see
his desire upon his enemies.
9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to
the poor. *
and his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall
be exalted 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 ungodly shall perish.
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Psalm 113. Laudate, pueri.
PRAISE the LORD, ye servants; * O
praise the Name of the LORD.
2 Blessed be the Name of the LORD * from
this time forth for evermore.
3 The LORD'S Name is praised * from the
rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.
4 The LORD is
high above all nations, * and his glory above 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
princes of his people.
8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, *
and to be a joyful mother of children.
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Psalm 20. Exaudiat te Dominus.
THE LORD hear thee in the day of
trouble; * the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee:
2 Send thee help
from the sanctuary, * and strengthen thee out of Sion:
3 Remember all
thy offerings, * and accept thy burnt-sacrifice:
4 Grant thee thy
heart's desire, * and fulfil all thy mind.
5 We will rejoice in thy
salvation, and triumph in the Name of the Lord our God: * the LORD
perform all thy petitions.
6 Now know I that the LORD helpeth his
anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven, * even with the
wholesome strength of his right hand.
7 Some put their trust in
chariots, and some in horses; * but we 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 upon thee.
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Psalm 23. Dominus regit me.
THE LORD is my shepherd; *
therefore can I lack nothing.
2 He shall feed me in a green pasture,
* and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.
3 He shall convert
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 comfort me.
5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me in the
presence of them that trouble me; * thou hast anointed my head with oil,
and my cup shall be full.
6 Surely thy loving-kindness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life; * and I will dwell in the house
of the LORD for ever.
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Psalm 4. Cum invocarem.
HEAR me when I call, O God of my
righteousness: *
thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble;
have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.
2 O ye sons of men,
how long will ye blaspheme mine honour, * and have such pleasure in
vanity, and seek after falsehood?
3 Know this also, that the LORD
hath chosen to himself the man that is godly; * when I call upon the
LORD he will hear me.
4 Stand in awe, and sin not; * commune with
your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still.
5 Offer the
sacrifice of righteousness, * and put your trust in the LORD.
6 There
be many that say, * Who will show us any good?
7 LORD, lift thou up *
the light of thy countenance upon us.
8 Thou hast put gladness in my
heart; * yea, more than when their corn and wine and oil increase.
9
I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest; * for it is thou, LORD,
only, that makest me dwell in safety.
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Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus noster.
O LORD our Governor, how excellent
is thy Name in all the world;
* thou that hast set thy glory above
the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings
hast
thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, * that thou
mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy
heavens, even the work of thy fingers; * the moon and the stars which
thou hast ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? *
and the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 Thou madest him lower
than the angels, * to crown him with glory and worship.
6 Thou makest
him to have dominion of the works of thy hands; * and thou hast put all
things in subjection under his feet:
7 All sheep and oxen; * yea, and
the beasts of the field;
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 the world!
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Psalm 13. Usquequo, Domine?
HOW long wilt thou forget me, O
LORD; for ever? * how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
2 How
long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart? * how
long shall mine enemy triumph over 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 prevailed against him: * for if I be cast down,
they that trouble me will rejoice at it.
5 But my trust is in thy
mercy, * and my heart is joyful in thy salvation.
6 I will sing of
the LORD, because he hath dealt so lovingly with me; * yea, I will
praise the Name of the Lord Most Highest.
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Psalm 14. Dixit insipiens.
THE fool hath said in his heart, *
There is 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 men, * to see if there were
any that would understand, and seek after God.
4 But they are all
gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable; * there is
none that doeth good, no not one.
5 Have they no knowledge, that they
are all such workers of mischief, * eating up my people as it were
bread, and call not upon the LORD?
6 There were they brought in great
fear, even where no fear was; * for God is in the generation of the
righteous.
7 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the
poor; * because he putteth his trust in the LORD.
8 Who shall give
salvation unto Israel out of Sion? * When the LORD turneth the captivity
of his people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be
glad.
The Third Day. Morning Prayer.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 18. Diligam te, Domine.
I WILL love thee, O LORD, my
strength. * The LORD is my stony rock, and my defence;
2 My Saviour,
my God, and my might, in whom I will trust; * my buckler, the horn also
of my salvation, and my refuge.
3 I will call upon the LORD, which is
worthy to be praised; * so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
4 The
sorrows of death compassed me, * and the over-flowings of ungodliness
made me afraid.
5 The pains of hell came about me; * the snares of
death overtook me.
6 In my trouble I called upon the LORD, * and
complained unto my God:
7 So he heard my voice out of his holy
temple, * and my complaint came before him; it entered even into his
ears.
8 The earth trembled and quaked, * the very foundations also of
the hills shook, and were removed, because he was wroth.
9 There went
a smoke out in his presence, * and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so
that coals were kindled at it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came
down, * and it was dark under his feet.
11 He rode upon the Cherubim,
and did fly; * he came flying upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made
darkness his secret place, * his pavilion round about him with dark
water, and thick clouds to cover him.
13 At the brightness of his
presence his clouds removed; * hailstones and coals of fire.
14 The
LORD also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his thunder; *
hailstones and coals of fire.
15 He sent out his arrows, and
scattered them; * he cast forth lightnings, and destroyed them.
16
The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world
were discovered, * at thy chiding, O LORD, at the blasting of the breath
of thy displeasure.
17 He sent down from on high to fetch me, * and
took me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strongest
enemy, and from them which hate me; * for they were too mighty for
me.
19 They came upon me in the day of my trouble; * but the LORD was
my upholder.
20 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty; *
he brought me forth, even because he had a favour unto me.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 27. Dominus illuminatio.
THE 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 afraid?
2 When the wicked, even mine
enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, * they stumbled
and fell.
3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not
my heart be afraid; * and though there rose up war against me, yet will
I put my trust in him.
4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, which
I will require; * even that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all
the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the LORD, and to visit
his temple.
5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his
tabernacle; * yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me,
and set me up upon a rock of stone.
6 And now shall he lift up mine
head * above mine enemies round about me.
7 Therefore will I offer in
his dwelling an oblation, with great gladness: * I will sing and speak
praises unto 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.
10 O hide
not thou thy face from me, * nor cast thy servant away in
displeasure.
11 Thou hast been my succour; * leave me not, neither
forsake me, O God of my salvation.
12 When my father and my mother
forsake me, * the LORD taketh me up.
13 Teach me thy way, O LORD, *
and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies.
14 Deliver me
not over into the will of mine adversaries: * for there are false
witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.
15 I should
utterly have fainted, * 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.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 22. Deus, Deus meus.
MY God, my God, look upon me; why
hast thou forsaken me?
* and art so far from my health, and from the
words of my complaint?
2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou
hearest not; * and in the night season also I take no rest.
3 And
thou continuest holy, * O thou Worship of Israel.
4 Our fathers hoped
in thee; * they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them.
5 They
called upon thee, and were holpen; * they put their trust in thee, and
were not confounded.
6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man; * a
very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people.
7 All they that see
me laugh me to scorn; * they shoot out their lips, and shake their
heads, saying,
8 He trusted in the LORD, that he would deliver him; *
let him deliver him, if he will have him.
9 But thou art he that took
me out of my mother's womb; * thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon
my mother's breasts.
10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was
born; * thou art my God even from my mother's womb.
11 O go not from
me; for trouble is hard at hand, * and there is none to help me.
12
Many oxen are come about me; * fat bulls of Bashan close me in on every
side.
13 They gape upon me with their mouths, * as it were a ramping
and a roaring lion.
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones
are out of joint; * my heart also in the midst of my body is even like
melting wax.
15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and
my
tongue cleaveth to my gums, * and thou bringest me into the dust
of death.
16 For many dogs are come about me, * and the council of
the wicked layeth siege against me.
17 They pierced my hands and my
feet: I may tell all my bones: * they stand staring and looking upon
me.
18 They part my garments among them, * and cast lots upon my
vesture.
19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD; * thou art my
succour, haste thee to help me.
20 Deliver my soul from the sword, *
my darling from the power of the dog.
21 Save me from the lion's
mouth; * thou hast heard me also from among the horns of the
unicorns.
22 I will declare thy Name unto my brethren; * in the midst
of the congregation will I praise thee.
23 O praise the LORD, ye that
fear him: * magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob; and fear him, all
ye seed of Israel.
24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low
estate of the poor; * he hath not hid his face from him; but when he
called unto him he heard him.
25 My praise is of thee in the
great-congregation; * my vows will I perform in the sight of them that
fear him.
26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied; they that seek
after the LORD shall praise him: * your heart shall live for ever.
27
All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto
the LORD; * and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before
him.
28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S, * and he is the Governor among
the nations.
29 All such as be fat upon earth * have eaten, and
worshipped.
30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before
him; * and no man hath quickened his own soul.
31 My seed shall serve
him: * they shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation.
32 They
shall come, and shall declare his righteousness * unto a people that
shall be born, whom the Lord hath made.
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Psalm 29. Afferte Domino.
ASCRIBE unto the LORD, O ye
mighty, * ascribe unto the LORD worship and strength.
2 Ascribe unto
the LORD the honour due unto his Name; * worship the LORD with holy
worship.
3 The voice of the LORD is upon the waters; * 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 operation; * the voice of
the LORD is a glorious voice.
5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the
cedar-trees; * yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
6 He
maketh them also to skip like a calf; * Lebanon also, and Sirion, like a
young unicorn.
7 The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire;
the voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness; * yea, the LORD shaketh
the wilderness of Kadesh.
8 The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to
bring forth young, and strippeth bare the forests: * in his temple doth
every thing speak of his honour.
9 The LORD sitteth above the
water-flood, * and the LORD remaineth a King for ever.
10 The LORD
shall give strength unto his people; * the LORD shall give his people
the blessing of peace.
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The Sixth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 30. Exaltabo te, Domine.
I WILL magnify thee, O LORD; for
thou hast set me up,
* and not made my foes to triumph over me.
2
O LORD my God, I cried unto thee; * and thou hast healed me.
3 Thou,
LORD, hast brought my soul out of hell: * thou hast kept my life, that I
should not go down into the pit.
4 Sing praises unto the LORD, O ye
saints of his; * and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance of his
holiness.
5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an
eye,
and in his pleasure is life; * heaviness may endure for a night,
but joy cometh in the morning.
6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall
never be removed: * thou, LORD, of thy goodness, hast made my hill so
strong.
7 Thou didst turn thy face from me, * and I was
troubled.
8 Then cried I unto thee, O LORD; * and gat me to my LORD
right humbly.
9 What profit is there in my blood, * when I go down
into the pit?
10 Shall the dust give thanks unto thee? * or shall it
declare thy truth?
11 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me; * LORD,
be thou my helper.
12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; * thou
hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:
13 Therefore
shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing. * O my God, I
will give thanks unto thee for ever.
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