Deliver me from blood-guiltiness. O God, thou that art the God of my health; and my tongue shall sing of thy right.

eousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise.

For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

Fror. Psalm 42. Quemadmodum. LIKE as the hart desireth the water. brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: When shall I come to appear before the presence 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 myself; for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God,

In the voice of praise and thanksgiving. among such as keep holy-day.

Why art thou so full of heaviness. () my soul? and why art thou so disquieted within me ?

Put thy trust in God; for 1 will yet give hir. thanks for the help of his coun

tenance

The Lord hath granted his loving-kindness in the day-time; and in the nightseason did I sing of him, and made my prayer unto the God of my life.

I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast thou forgotten me ? why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?

Namely, while they say daily unto me, Where is now thy God?

Why art thou so vexed. O my soul ? and why art thou so disquieted within me ?

O put thy trust in God; for 1 will yet thank him, who is the help of my countenance and my God.

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SELECTION IV.

Psalm 37 Noli æmular. RET not thyself because of the un godly neither be thou envious against the evil 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 doing good; dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thou in the Lord, and he shall give thee thy heart's desire

Commit thy way unto the Lort, and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass.

He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light; and thy just dealing as the noon-day

Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil.”

Wicked doers shall be routed out; and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land.

Yet a little while, and the ungodly shail be clean gone; thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the mul titude of peace.

The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

The Lord shail laugh him to scorn; for he hath seen that his day 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 conversation.

Their sword shall go through their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly; For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken, and the Lord upholdeth the righteous.

The Lord knoweth the days of the godly; and their inheritance shal endure for ever.

They shall not be confounded in the perilous time; and in the days of dearth they shall have enough.

As for the ungodly, they shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall con sume as the at of lambs; yea, even as the smoke shall they consume away.

The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

Such as are blessed of God, shail pos sess the land; and they that are cursed of him, shall be rooted out.

The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his ways acceptable to himself

Though he fall, he shall not be cast away for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

I have been young, and now am old, and yet saw I never the righteous forsa ken, nor his seed begging their bread. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth and his seed is blessed.

Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermore.

For the Lord loveth the thing that is right; he forsaketh not his that be god. ly, but they are preserved for ever.

The unrighteous shall be punished; as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be

rooted out

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wisdom, and his tonge will be talk ing of judgment.

The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not slide.

The ungodly seeth the righteous, and Beeketh occasion to slay him.

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess 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 baytree

I went by, and lo, he was gone. I sought him, but his place could no where be found.

Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last.

As for the transgressors, they shall perish together and the end of the ungodly is. they shall be rooted out at the last.

But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord, who is also their strength in the time of trouble.

And the Lord shali stand by them, and save them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

SELECTION V.

Psalm 1. Beatus vir, qui non abuit.

LESSED is the man that hath not

Bled in the counsel of the ungod

ly, 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 himself day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season.

His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatsoever he doeth, it shall prosper.

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 fudgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the right

eous.

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 of any terror by night, for the arrow that fieth by day;

For the pesti ence that walketh in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day.

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 behold, and see the reward of the ungodly.

For thou, Lord, art my hope; thou hast set thine house of defence very high There shall no evil happer unto thee neither shall any plague come nigh th dwelling.

For he shall give his Angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee in their hands; that thou hurt not thy foot against a

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; and so thou forgavest the wick edness of my sin

For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found; but in the great water floods they shall not come nigh him

Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me froin trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

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 ungodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord. mercy embraceth him on every side Be glad, ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.

Psalm 130. De profundis

UT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared.

I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust

My soul fleeth unto the Lord be ore the morning watch: I say. before the morning watch

O Israel, trust in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him. is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.

Psalm 121 Lerari oculos meus

I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh 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 Israel shall nei. ther slumber nor sleep.

The Lord himself is thy keeper; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand: So that the sun shall not burn thee by day; neither the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evi. vea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.

The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, trom this time forth for evermore.

SELECTION VII.

Psalm 23. Dominus regit me. THE Lord is my shepherd; therefore can 1 lack nothing.

He shall convert 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 comfort me

Thou shalt prepare a table before ma against them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil. and my cup shall be full.

But thy loving kindness and nerey shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever

Psalm 34. Benedicam Domino.

WILL alw y give thanks unto the
Lord: his praise shall ever be in my

mouth.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad

O praise the Lord with me; and let us magnify his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me ; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.

They had an eye onto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed.

Lo, the poor creth, and the Lord heareth him; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles

The Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him, and delivereth

them.

O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that rusteth in him.

O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints; for they that fear him lack nothing.

The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thmg that is good

Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is be that fusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile.

Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and ensue it.

The eyes of the Lord are over the right eous, and his ears are open unto their prayers.

The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remem brance of them from the earth.

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite heart, and will save such as are of an bumble spirit

Great are the troubles of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken.

Psalm 45

THO

Te decet hymnus.

THOU. O God art praised in Sion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem

Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come

My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou merciful unto our sins.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest. and receivest unto thee he shall dwell in thy court and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple

Thou shalt show us wonderful things m thy righteousness, O God of our salvation; thon that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that reman in the broad sea.

Who in nis strength setteth fast the mountains. and is girded about with power

Who sulleth the raging of the sea, and the use of his waves, and the madness of the people.

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 praise

thee

Who going through the vale of misery, use it or a well; and the pools are filled

with water.

They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of gods appeareth ev ery one of them in Sion

O Lord Gd of hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob.

For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand

I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

For the Lord God is a light and de fence; the Lord will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from then that live a godly life. O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

Psalm 85 Benediaisti, Domine.

LORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins.

Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation.

Turn is then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us.

Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another?"

Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

1 will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again.

For his salvation is nigh them that fear him that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together: righteousness and peace have "kissed each other.

Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness hath looked down from heaven

Yea, the Lord shall show loving kindness; and our land shall give her in

rage horribly; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier.

Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure: holiness becometh thine house for ever.

Psalm 97 Dominus regnavit.

TH HE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof.

Clouds and darkness are round about him righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat.

There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every side.

His lightnings gave shine unto the world; the earth saw it, and was 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 righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory.

Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods worship him, all ye gods.

Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Juda were glad, because of thy judgments, O Lord.

For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth; thou art exalted far above 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 ungodly.

There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness.

SELECTION IX.

Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus noster.

LORD, our Governor, how excel

thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens !

Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, Decause of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy angers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained.

What is man. that thou art mindful of him and the son of man, that thou vis itest him ?

Thou madest hun lower than angels, to crown him with glory and worship.

Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet; All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field;

The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea; and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Governor, how excelent is thy name in all the world!

From Psalm 33. Exultate, justi. OEJOICE in the Lord, O ye right. eous; for it becometh well the Jus to be thankful.

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Praise the Lord with harp; sing praises unto him with the tute, and instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing praises unto him with a good courage." For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful.

He loveth righteousness and judg ment; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lor1.

By the word of the Lord were the hea vens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth.

He gathereth the waters of the sea to gether, as it were upon an heap; and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-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 com manded, and it stood fast.

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Psalm 147. Laudate Dominum. PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful.

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem, and gather together the outcasts of Israel. He healeth those that are broken in heart, and giveth medicine to heal their sickness.

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 wisdom is infinite. The Lord setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground.

Osing unto the Lord with thanksgiv ing; sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth, and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and the herb for the use of men ;

Who Kiveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.

The Lord's delight is in those who fear him, and put their trust in his mercy. Praise the Lord. O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion.

For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children

within thee.

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the flour of wheat.

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word runneth very swiftly.

He giveth snow like wool, and scatter eth the hoar-frost like ashes.