The Twenty-fourth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 116. Dilexi, quoniam.
MY delight is in the LORD; *
because he hath heard the voice of my prayer;
2 Because he hath
inclined his ear unto me; * therefore will I call upon him as long as I
live.
3 The snares of death compassed me round about, * and the pains
of hell gat hold upon me.
4 I found trouble and heaviness; then
called I upon the Name of the LORD; * O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my
soul.
5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; * yea, our God is
merciful.
6 The LORD preserveth the simple: * I was in misery, and he
helped me.
7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul; * for the LORD
hath rewarded thee.
8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from
death, * mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 I will
walk before the 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,
All men are liars.
11 What reward shall I give unto the LORD * for
all the benefits that he hath done unto me?
12 I will receive the cup
of salvation, * 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 death of his saints.
14 Behold, O LORD, how that I am
thy servant; * I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; thou
hast broken my bonds in sunder.
15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice
of thanksgiving, * 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.
Praise the LORD.
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Psalm 91. Qui habitat.
WHOSO dwelleth under the defence
of the Most High, * shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I
will say unto the LORD, Thou art my hope, and my stronghold; * my God,
in him will I trust.
3 For he shall deliver thee from the snare of
the hunter, * and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall defend thee
under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; * his
faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt
not be afraid for any terror by night, * nor for the arrow that flieth
by day;
6 For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, * nor for the
sickness that destroyeth in the noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall
beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; * but it shall not come
nigh thee.
8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, * and see the
reward of the ungodly.
9 For thou, LORD, art my hope; * thou hast set
thine house of defence very high.
10 There shall no evil happen unto
thee, * neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
11 For he
shall give his angels charge over thee, * to keep thee in all thy
ways.
12 They shall bear thee in their hands, * that thou hurt not
thy foot against a stone.
13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: *
the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
14
Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; * I
will set him up, because 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 satisfy him, *
and show him my salvation.
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Psalm 145. Exaltabo te, Deus.
I WILL magnify thee, O God, my
King; * and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
2 Every day
will I give thanks unto thee; * and praise thy Name for ever and
ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and marvellous worthy to be praised; *
there is no end of his greatness.
4 One generation shall praise thy
works unto another, * and declare thy power.
5 As for me, I will be
talking of thy worship, * thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous
works;
6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts;
* and I will also tell of thy greatness.
7 The memorial of thine
abundant kindness shall be showed; * and men shall sing of thy
righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and merciful; * long-suffering,
and of great goodness.
9 The LORD is loving unto every man; * and his
mercy is over all his works.
10 All thy works praise thee, O LORD; *
and thy saints give thanks unto thee.
11 They show the glory of thy
kingdom, * and talk of thy power;
12 That thy power, thy glory, and
mightiness of thy kingdom, * might be known unto men.
13 Thy kingdom
is an everlasting kingdom, * and thy dominion endureth throughout all
ages.
14 The LORD upholdeth all such as fall, * and lifteth up all
those that are down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord; * and
thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine
hand, * and fillest all things living with plenteousness.
17 The LORD
is righteous in all his ways, * and holy in all his works.
18 The
LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him; * yea, all such as call
upon him faithfully.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear
him; * he also will hear their cry, and will help them.
20 The LORD
preserveth all them that love him; * but scattereth abroad all the
ungodly.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; * and let
all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever.
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Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul; * and
all that is within me, praise his holy Name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my
soul, * and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thy sin,
* and healeth all thine infirmities;
4 Who saveth thy life from
destruction, * and crowneth thee with mercy and loving-kindness;
5
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, * making thee young and lusty
as an eagle.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment * for
all them that are oppressed with wrong.
7 He showed his ways unto
Moses, * his works unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is full of
compassion and mercy, * long-suffering, and of great goodness.
9 He
will not alway be chiding; * neither keepeth he his anger for
ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; * nor rewarded us
according to our wickednesses.
11 For look how high the heaven is in
comparison of the earth; * so great is his mercy also toward them that
fear him.
12 Look how wide also the east is from the west; * so far
hath he set our sins from us.
13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his
own children; * even so is the LORD merciful unto them that fear
him.
14 For he knoweth whereof we are made; * he remembereth that we
are but dust.
15 The days of man are but as grass; * for he
flourisheth as a flower of the field.
16 For as soon as the wind
goeth over it, it is gone; * and the place thereof shall know it no
more.
17 But the merciful goodness of the LORD endureth for ever and
ever upon them that fear him; * and his righteousness upon children's
children;
18 Even upon such as keep his covenant, * and think upon
his commandments to do them.
19 The LORD hath prepared his seat in
heaven, * and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 O praise the LORD, ye
angels of his, ye that excel in strength; * ye that fulfil his
commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his word.
21 O praise the
LORD, all ye his hosts; * ye servants of his that do his pleasure.
22
O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places of his
dominion: * praise thou the LORD, O my soul.
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Psalm 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 119:113-128
XV.
Iniquos odio habui.
I HATE them that imagine evil
things; * but thy law do I love.
114 Thou art my defence and shield;
* and my trust is in thy word.
115 Away from me, ye wicked; * I will
keep the commandments of my God.
116 O stablish me according to thy
word, that I may live; * and let me not be disappointed of my
hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; * yea, my delight
shall be ever in thy statutes.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them
that depart from thy statutes; * for they imagine but deceit.
119
Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross; * therefore I
love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; * and
I am afraid of thy judgments.
XVI. Feci
judicium.
I DEAL with the thing that is
lawful and right; * O give me not over unto mine oppressors.
122 Make
thou thy servant to delight in that which is good, * that the proud do
me no wrong.
123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy
health, * and for the word of thy righteousness.
124 O deal with thy
servant according unto thy loving mercy, * and teach me thy
statutes.
125 I am thy servant; O grant me understanding, * that I
may know thy testimonies.
126 It is time for thee, LORD, to lay to
thine hand; * for they have destroyed thy law.
127 For I love thy
commandments * above gold and precious stones.
128 Therefore hold I
straight all thy commandments; * and all false ways I utterly abhor.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 126. In convertendo.
WHEN the LORD turned again the
captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream.
2 Then was
our mouth filled with laughter, * and our tongue with joy.
3 Then
said they among the heathen, * The LORD hath done great things for
them.
4 Yea, the LORD hath done great things for us already; *
whereof we rejoice.
5 Turn our captivity, O LORD, * as the rivers 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.
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Psalm 128. Beati omnes.
BLESSED are all they that fear the
LORD, * and walk in his ways.
2 For thou shalt eat the labours of
thine hands: * O well is thee, and happy shalt thou be.
3 Thy wife
shall be as the fruitful vine * upon the walls of thine house;
4 Thy
children like the olive-branches * round about thy table.
5 Lo, thus
shall the man be blessed * that feareth the LORD.
6 The LORD from out
of Sion shall so bless thee, * that thou shalt see Jerusalem in
prosperity all thy life long;
7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy
children's children, * and peace upon Israel.
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The Twentieth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O LORD, * and let
my crying come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of
my trouble; * incline thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that
right soon.
3 For my days are consumed away like smoke, * and my
bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand.
4 My heart is smitten
down, and withered like grass; * so that I forget to eat my bread.
5
For the voice of my groaning, * my bones will scarce cleave to my
flesh.
6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, * and like an
owl that is in the desert.
7 I have watched, and am even as it were a
sparrow, * that sitteth alone upon the housetop.
8 Mine enemies
revile me all the day long; * and they that are mad upon me are sworn
together against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, * and
mingled my drink with weeping;
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 withered like
grass.
12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever, * and thy
remembrance throughout all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have
mercy upon Sion; * for it is time that thou have mercy upon her, yea,
the time is come.
14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones, *
and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.
15 The nations shall fear
thy Name, O LORD; * and all the kings of the earth thy majesty;
16
When the LORD shall build up Sion, * and when his glory shall
appear;
17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute,
* and despiseth not their desire.
18 This shall be written for those
that come after, * and the people which shall be born shall praise the
LORD.
19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary; * out of the
heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
20 That he might hear the
mournings of such as are in captivity, * and deliver them that are
appointed unto death;
21 That they may declare the Name of the LORD
in Sion, * and his worship at Jerusalem;
22 When the peoples are
gathered together, * and the kingdoms also, to serve the LORD.
23 He
brought down my strength in my journey, * and shortened my days.
24
But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine age; * as
for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.
25 Thou, Lord,
in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth, * and the
heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou
shalt endure: * 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 continue, * and their seed shall stand fast in thy
sight.
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Psalm 143. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O LORD, and
consider my desire; * hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness'
sake.
2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant; * for in thy
sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath
persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; * he
hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been long dead.
4
Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, * and my heart within me is
desolate.
5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all thy
works; * yea, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.
6 I
stretch forth my hands unto thee; * my soul gaspeth unto thee as a
thirsty land.
7 Hear me, O LORD, and that soon; for my spirit waxeth
faint: * hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go
down into the pit.
8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness betimes in the
morning; for in thee is my trust: * show thou me the way that I should
walk in; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD, from
mine enemies; * for I flee unto thee to hide me.
10 Teach me to do
the thing that pleaseth thee; for thou art my God: * let thy loving
Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.
11 Quicken me, O
LORD, for thy Name's sake; * and for thy righteousness' sake bring my
soul out of trouble.
12 And of thy goodness slay mine enemies, * and
destroy all them that vex my soul; for I am thy servant.
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Psalm 149. Cantate Domino.
O SING unto the LORD a new song; *
let the congregation of saints praise him.
2 Let Israel rejoice in
him that made him, * and let the children of Sion be joyful in their
King.
3 Let them praise his Name in the dance: * let them sing
praises unto him with tabret and harp.
4 For the LORD hath pleasure
in his people, * and helpeth the meek-hearted.
5 Let the saints be
joyful with glory; * let them rejoice in 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 nations, * and to rebuke the
peoples;
8 To bind their kings in chains, * and their nobles with
links of iron;
9 To execute judgment upon them; as it is written, *
Such honour have all his saints.
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BOOK IV.
The Eighteenth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 90. Domine, refugium.
LORD, thou hast been our refuge, *
from one generation to another.
2 Before the mountains were brought
forth, or ever the earth and the world were made, * thou art God from
everlasting, and world without end.
3 Thou turnest man to
destruction; * again thou sayest, Come again, ye children of men.
4
For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past,
* and as a watch in the night.
5 As soon as thou scatterest them they
are even as a sleep; * and fade away suddenly like the grass.
6 In
the morning it is green, and groweth up; * but in the evening it is cut
down, dried up, and withered.
7 For we consume away in thy
displeasure, * and are afraid at thy wrathful indignation.
8 Thou
hast set our misdeeds before thee; * and our secret sins in the light of
thy countenance.
9 For when thou art angry all our days are gone: *
we bring our years to an end, as it were a tale that is told.
10 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 away, and we are gone.
11
But who regardeth the power of thy wrath? * or feareth aright thy
indignation?
12 So teach us to number our days, * that we may apply
our hearts unto wisdom.
13 Turn thee again, O LORD, at the last, *
and be gracious unto thy servants.
14 O satisfy us with thy mercy,
and that soon: * so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our
life.
15 Comfort us again now after the time that thou hast plagued
us; * and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity.
16 Show
thy servants thy work, * and their children thy glory.
17 And the
glorious majesty of the LORD our God be upon us: * prosper thou the work
of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handy-work.
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Psalm 142. Voce mea ad Dominum.
I CRIED unto the LORD with my
voice; * yea, even unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
2 I
poured out my complaints before him, * and showed him of my
trouble.
3 When my spirit was in heaviness, thou knewest my path; *
in the way wherein I walked, have they privily laid a snare for me.
4
I looked also upon my right hand, * and saw there was no man that would
know me.
5 I had no place to flee unto, * and no man cared for my
soul.
6 I cried unto thee, O LORD, and said, * Thou art my hope, and
my portion in the land of the living.
7 Consider my complaint; * for
I am brought very low.
8 O deliver me from my persecutors; * for they
are too strong for me.
9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give
thanks unto thy Name; * which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall
the righteous resort unto my company.
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Psalm 146. Lauda, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul: while
I live, will I praise the LORD; *
yea, as long as I have any being, I
will sing praises unto my God.
2 O put not your trust in princes, nor
in any child of man; * for there is no help in them.
3 For when the
breath of man goeth forth, he shall turn again to his earth, * and then
all his thoughts perish.
4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob
for his help, * and whose hope is in the LORD his God:
5 Who made
heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is; * who keepeth his
promise for ever;
6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong; *
who feedeth 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 careth for the righteous.
9 The LORD careth for
the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow: * as for the way
of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down.
10 The LORD thy God, O
Sion, shall be King for evermore, * and throughout all generations.
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Psalm 66. Jubilate Deo.
O BE joyful in God, all ye lands;
* sing praises unto the honour of his Name; make his praise to be
glorious.
2 Say unto God, O how wonderful art thou in thy works! *
through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies bow down unto
thee.
3 For all the world shall worship thee, * sing of thee, and
praise thy Name.
4 O come hither, and behold the works of God; * how
wonderful he is in his doing toward the children of men.
5 He turned
the sea into dry land, * so that they went through the water on foot;
there did we rejoice thereof.
6 He ruleth with his power for ever;
his eyes behold the nations: * and such as will not believe shall not be
able to exalt themselves.
7 O praise our God, ye peoples, * and make
the voice of his praise to be heard;
8 Who holdeth our soul in life;
* and suffereth not our feet to slip.
9 For thou, O God, hast proved
us; * thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried.
10 Thou
broughtest us into the snare; * and laidest trouble upon our
loins.
11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads; * we went
through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy
place.
12 I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings, and will
pay thee my vows, * which I promised with my lips, and spake with my
mouth, when I was in trouble.
13 I will offer unto thee fat
burnt-sacrifices, with the incense of rams; * I will offer bullocks and
goats.
14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear God; * and I
will tell you what he hath done for my soul.
15 I called unto him
with my mouth, * and gave him praises with my tongue.
16 If I incline
unto wickedness with mine heart, * the Lord will not hear me.
17 But
God hath heard me; * and considered the voice of my prayer.
18
Praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, * nor turned his mercy
from me.
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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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Psalm 111. Confitebor tibi.
I WILL give thanks unto the LORD
with my whole heart, * secretly among the faithful, and in the
congregation.
2 The works of the LORD are great, * sought out of all
them that have pleasure therein.
3 His work is worthy to be praised
and had in honour, * and his righteousness endureth for ever.
4 The
merciful and gracious LORD hath so done his marvellous works, * that
they ought to be had in remembrance.
5 He hath given meat unto them
that fear him; * he shall ever be mindful of his covenant.
6 He hath
showed his people the power of his works, * that he may give them the
heritage of the heathen.
7 The works of his hands are verity and
judgment; * all his commandments are true.
8 They stand fast for ever
and ever, * and are done in truth and equity.
9 He sent redemption
unto his people; * he hath commanded his covenant for ever; holy and
reverend is his Name.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom; * a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; his
praise endureth for ever.
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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 119:129-144
XVII. Mirabilia.
THY testimonies are wonderful; *
therefore doth my soul keep them.
130 When thy word goeth forth, * it
giveth light and understanding unto the simple.
131 I opened my
mouth, and drew in my breath; * for my delight was in thy
commandments.
132 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, * as
thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name.
133 Order my steps in
thy word; * and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.
134 O
deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men; * and so shall I keep thy
commandments.
135 Show the light of thy countenance upon thy servant,
* and teach me thy statutes.
136 Mine eyes gush out with water, *
because men keep not thy law.
XVIII. Justus es, Domine.
RIGHTEOUS art thou, O LORD; * and
true are thy judgments.
138 The testimonies that thou hast commanded
* are exceeding righteous and true.
139 My zeal hath even consumed
me; * because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140 Thy word is
tried to the uttermost, * and thy servant loveth it.
141 I am small
and of no reputation; * yet do I not forget thy commandments.
142 Thy
righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, * and thy law is the
truth.
143 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me; * yet is my
delight in thy commandments.
144 The righteousness of thy testimonies
is everlasting: * O grant me understanding, and I shall live.
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Psalm 117. Laudate Dominum.
O PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations;
* praise him, all ye peoples.
2 For his merciful kindness is ever
more and more toward us; * and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever.
Praise the LORD.
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Psalm 121. Levavi oculos.
I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the
hills; * from whence cometh my help?
2 My help cometh even from the
LORD, * who hath made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot
to be moved; * and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
4 Behold, he
that keepeth Israel * shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD
himself is thy keeper; * the LORD is thy defence upon thy right
hand;
6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, * neither the
moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; * yea,
it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy
going out, and thy coming in, * from this time forth for
evermore.
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Psalm 122. Laetatus sum.
I WAS glad when they said unto me,
* We will go into the house of the LORD.
2 Our feet shall stand in
thy gates, * O Jerusalem.
3 Jerusalem is built as a city * that is at
unity in itself.
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 Jerusalem; * they shall
prosper that love thee.
7 Peace be within thy walls, * and
plenteousness within thy palaces.
8 For my brethren and companions'
sakes, * I will wish thee prosperity.
9 Yea, because of the house of
the LORD our God, * I will seek to do thee good.
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Psalm 138. Confitebor tibi.
I WILL give thanks unto thee, O
Lord, with my whole heart; * even before the gods will I sing praise
unto thee.
2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy
Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth; * for thou hast
magnified thy Name, and thy word, above all things.
3 When I called
upon thee, thou heardest me; * and endueth my soul with much
strength.
4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD; *
for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5 Yea, they shall sing of
the ways of the LORD, * that great is the glory of the LORD.
6 For
though the LORD be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; * as for
the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7 Though I walk in the midst
of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; * thou shalt stretch forth thy
hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save
me.
8 The LORD shall make good his loving-kindness toward me; * yea,
thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of
thine own hands.
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The Twenty-ninth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 139. Domine, probasti.
O LORD, thou hast searched me out,
and known me. *
Thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine uprising;
thou understandest my thoughts long before.
2 Thou art about my path,
and about my bed; * and art acquainted with all my ways.
3 For lo,
there is not a word in my tongue, * but thou, O LORD, knowest it
altogether.
4 Thou hast beset me behind and before, * and laid thine
hand upon me.
5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me;
* I cannot attain unto it.
6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit?
* or whither shall I go then from thy presence?
7 If I climb up into
heaven, thou art there; * if I go down to hell, thou art there
also.
8 If I take the wings of the morning, * and remain in the
uttermost parts of the sea;
9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me,
* and thy right hand shall hold me.
10 If I say, Peradventure the
darkness shall cover me; * then shall my night be turned to day.
11
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 alike.
12 For my
reins are thine; * thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
13 I
will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: *
marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well.
14 My
bones are not hid from thee, * though I be made secretly, and fashioned
beneath in the earth.
15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being
imperfect; * and in thy book were all my members written;
16 Which
day by day were fashioned, * when as yet there was none of them.
17
How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God; * O how great is the sum of
them!
18 If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand: *
when I wake up, I am present with thee.
19 Wilt thou not slay the
wicked, O God? * Depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men.
20 For they
speak unrighteously against thee; * and thine enemies take thy Name in
vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? * and am not I
grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 Yea, I hate them
right sore; * even as though they were mine enemies.
23 Try me, O
God, and seek the ground of my heart; * prove me, and examine my
thoughts.
24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me; * and
lead me in the way everlasting.
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Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit.
THE LORD is King, the earth may be
glad thereof; *
yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad
thereof.
2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: * righteousness
and judgment are the habitation of his seat.
3 There shall go a fire
before him, * and burn up his enemies on every side.
4 His lightnings
gave shine unto the world: * the earth saw it, and was 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
righteousness, * and all the peoples have seen his glory.
7
Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in
vain gods: * worship him, all ye gods.
8 Sion heard of it, and
rejoiced; and the daughters of Judah were glad, * because of thy
judgments, O LORD.
9 For thou, LORD, art higher than all that are in
the earth: * thou art exalted far above 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 ungodly.
11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous, *
and joyful gladness for such as are truehearted.
12 Rejoice in the
LORD, ye righteous; * and give thanks for a remembrance of his
holiness.
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Evening Prayer.
Psalm 98. Cantate Domino.
O SING unto the LORD a new song; *
for he hath done marvellous things.
2 With his own right hand, and
with his holy arm, * hath he gotten himself the victory.
3 The LORD
declared his salvation; * his righteousness hath he openly showed in the
sight of the heathen.
4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward
the house of Israel; * and all the ends of the world have seen the
salvation of our God.
5 Show yourselves joyful unto the LORD, all ye
lands; * sing, rejoice, and give thanks.
6 Praise the LORD upon the
harp; * sing to the harp with a Psalm of thanksgiving.
7 With
trumpets also and shawms, * O show yourselves joyful before the LORD,
the King.
8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is; * the
round world, and they that dwell therein.
9 Let the floods clap their
hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the LORD; * for he is
come to judge the earth.
10 With righteousness shall he judge the
world, * and the peoples with equity.
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