sherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the Just 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.

1 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 am ng the horns of the unicorns.

22 will declare thy name unto ny brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

23 praise the Lord, ye that fear him; magnify him. all ye of the seed of Ja cob; and fear him, all ye seed of Israel.

24 For he hath not despised nor abhor. red 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 pra.se 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.

2 For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he is the Governor among the people. 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 generaticn.

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born. whoin the Lord hath made.

Psalm 23. Dominus regit me. Tanlar, nothing THE Lord is my shepherd; therefore

2 He sha.. seed 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 wil' fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff comfort me.

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

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

The fifth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 24. Domini est terra.

HE earth is the Lord's, and all that

There is the compass of the

world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath funded it upon the seas, and prepared it on the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord or who shall rise up in his holy pla e ?

1 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his min unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his ne ghb ur.

5 He snall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation

6 This is the generation of them that seek him; even of them that seek thy face, Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ve lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

Who is the King of glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads. O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

10 Who is the King of glory? even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Psalm 25. Ad te, Domine, levavi.

NTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my

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soul my God, I have put my trust in thee: O let me not be confoundeu, 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 confu sion..

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 salva tion in thee hath been my hope all the day long

5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving kindness. es, which have been ever of old

6 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 covenan and his testimonies.

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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 Iard 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 is 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 enlarg ed: 0 bring thou me out of my troubles. 17 Look upon my adversity and mise ry, and forgive me all my sin

18 Consider mine enemies how many they are and they bear a tyrannous hate against me

19 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 niv hope hath been in thee

21 Deliver Israel O God, out of all his troubles

Psalm 26. Judicn me, Domine. E thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not fail

2 Examine me. O Lord, and prove me; try out my reins and my heart.

3 For thy loving kindness is ever before mine eyes and I will walk in the truth. 4 I have not dwelt with vain persons; neither will have fellowship with the deceitful.

5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked and will not sit among the ungodly.

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord; and so will I go to thine altar. 7 That I may show the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of a thy wondrous

works

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 lite, 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 yes, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me 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.

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 yo my face: thy face, Lord, will I seek

10 hide not tho thy face from me, nor cast the 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. Lecause 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.

Psalm 29 Ad te, Domine. TNTO thee will cry, O Lord, my

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strength think no scorn of me; lest. if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down into the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry unto thee; when I hold up my hands towards the mercy. sea of thy holy temple.

3 pluck me not away, neither de stroy me with the ungodly and wicked doers, which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mischief in their hearts

4 Reward them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their own inventions.

5 Recompense them after the work of their hands pay them that they have deserved

6 For they regard not in their mind the

works of the Lord, nor the operation of bis hands, therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up

7 Praised be the Lord; for he hath heard the voice of my humble petitions. 8 The Lord is my strength, and my shield; my heart hath trusted in hin and I am helped; therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him.

9 The Lord is my strength. and he 18 the wholesome defence of his Anointed. 10 O save thy people, and give thy bles ng unto thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up for ever.

RING unto the Lord, O ye mighty,

ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength

2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his name: worship the Lord with holy worship.

3 It is the Lord that commandeth 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 Libanus

6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf, Libanus 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 Cades

8 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discov ereth the thick bushes in his temple doth every man speak of his honour

9 The Lord sitteth above the water Blood, and the Lord remaineth a King for ever

10 The Lord shall give strength unto bis people the Lord shall give his people the blessing of peace

The sixth Day

MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 30 Exaltabo te, Domine.

I WILL magnify thee,

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 hea'd me.

3 Thou. Lord, hast brought my soul. out of hell: thou hast kept my life from them that go down to the pit

4 Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance of his holiness

5 For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is

147 life; heaviness may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning

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 to 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 my God, I will give thanks unto thee for

ever.

Psalm 31. In te, Domine, sperav!. 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, chat 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 tha they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength.

6 Into thy hands I commend my spir. it for thou hast redeemed me. O Lord, thou God of truth.

7 I have hated them that hold of superstitions 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 scal 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 hea viness. and my years with mourning.

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquity, and my bones are con

sumed

13 I became a reproof 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 1 have heard the blasphemy of

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the multitude, and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me. and take their counsel to take away my life

16 Bu my hope hath been in thee, O Lord I have said. Thou art my God. 17 My time is in thy hand deliver me from the hand of mine eenues, and from them that persecute me

1 Show thy servant the sight of thy countenance, and save me for thy mercies sake

19 Let me not be confounded, 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 despite. fully speak against the righteous.

shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

9 I will inform the, 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, lest they fall upor thee

11 Great plagues remain for the ungod. ly but whoso putt th 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.

Psalm 33. Eaultate, justi.

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 privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men thou shalt keep them secret. ly in thy tabernacie from the strife of tongues

23 Thanks be to the Lord; for he hath showed me marvellous great kindness in a strong city.

24 And when I made haste, I said. I am cast out of the 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.

EVENING PRAYER.

Psalin 32. Beati, quorum LESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven. and whose sin is covered

2 Bles ed 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 is heavy upon me day and night, and my moisture is like the drought in summer

5 will acknowledge 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 us prayer unto thee. in a time. when thou mayest be found; but in the great water floods they shall not come nigh him.

8 Thou art a place to hide me in; thou

for it becometh well the just

to be thankful.

house.

Let all the earth fear the Lord stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world;

9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought, and maketh the devices of the people to be of none efect, and casteth out the counsels of princes.

1 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever. and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation

12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord Jehovah; and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him, to be his inheritance.

13 The Lord looked down from hea. ven, and beheld all the children of men ; from the habitation of his dwelling. he considereth all them that dwell on the earth.

14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them, and understandeth all their works

15 There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of an host, neither is any mighty man delivered by much. strength

16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man; neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength.

godly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, and upon them that put their trust in his mercy.

1 To deliver their soul from death. and to feed them in the time of dearth

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord: for he is our help and our shield

20 For our heart shall rejoice in him; because we have hoped in his holy name

22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants, and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute.

The seventh Day.

MORNING PRAYER

Psalm 35. Judica me, Domine. LEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with

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Psalm 34

Benedicum Domino

WILL alway give thanks unto the Lord his praise shall ever be in my month

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord the humble shall hear thereof. and be glad

30 praise the Lord with me, and let us magnify his name together

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

5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed

6 Lo the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him; yea, and saveth him out of all his trou les

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

8 taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him

9) fear the Lord, ye that are his saints for they that fear him lack nothing

10 The hons do lack, and suffer hun. ger but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good

11 Come, ye children, and hearken un to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord

12 What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

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

14 Esche evil. and do good; seek peace, and ensue it

15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous. and his ears are open unto their prayers

16 The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

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

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart, and will save such as be of an humble spirit

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous, but the Lord delivereth him out of all.

20 He keepeth all his bones, so that not one of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall slay the un

thon agunst them that fight against me. 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler, and stand up to help me

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say into my soul, I am thy salvation.

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul, let them be turned back and brought to confu sion, that imagine mischief for me

5 Let them be as the dust before, the wind, and the Angel of the Lord scattering then

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, and let the Angel of the Lord persecute them.

7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause; yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul

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Let a sudden destruction come upon nawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself: that he may fall into his own mischiet

9 And my soul be joyful in the Lord; it shall rejoice in his salvation

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from lum that is too strong for him: yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth hu

11 False witnesses did rise up they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good, to the great discomfort of my soul

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackeloth, and hmbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom

14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother. I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not

16 With the flaterers were busy mockers. ho gnashed upon me with their teeth

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the hons

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thes among much people.