9 The princes of the people are joined unto the people of the God of Abraham. for God,ich is very high exalted, doth defend the earth as i vere with a shield Psalm 4 Magnus Dominus. REAF is the Lord, and highly to be praised in the city of ou. God, even upon his holy hill GRE 2 The hill o Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth; upon the north side lieth the city of the great King God is well known in her palaces as a sure refuge 3 For lo, the kings of the earth are gathered, and gone by together 4 They marvelled to see such things. they were astonished, and suddenly cast down 5 Fear came there upon thein; and sorrow, as upon a woman in her travail 6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea through the east wind 7 Likes we have heard. so have we seen in the ity of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God upholdeth the same or ever We want for thy loving kindness, God, in the midst of thy temple 9 God, according to thy name, so is thy praise unto the world's end; thy right hand is full o righteousness. 10 Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, because of thy indgments I Walk about Sion and go round about her and tell the towers thereof 12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses. that ye may tell them that come after 13 For this God is our God for ever and ver He shall be our guide unto death. Psalm 49. Audite hæc, omnes EAR ye this, all ye people; pon der it with your ears. all ye that dwell in the world: 2 High and low. rich and poor, one with another 3 My mouth shall speak wisdoni, and my heart shall muse of understanding. 41 will incline mine ear to the parable. and so my dark speech upon the harp 5 Wherefore should I fear m the days of wickedness, and when the wickedness of my heels compasseth me round about" 6 There be soine that put their trust in their goods, and boast themselves in the multitude of their rhes; 7 But no man may deliver his brother, Dor make agreement unto God for him: For it cost more to redeem their souls so that he must let that alone for ever 9 Yea, though he live long, and see not the grave 10 For he seeth that wise men also die and perish together, as well as the ignorant and foolish, and leave their riches for other. 11 And yet they think that their houses shall continue for ever. and that their dvelling places shall endure from one generation to another and call the lands after their o vn names 12 Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour, seeing he may be compared into the beasts that perish this is the way of them 1? This is their toolishness, and their posterity praise their saying 1 They lie in the hell like sheep; death gna veth upon them, and the right. eous shall have dominion over them in the morning their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling. 15 Bot God hath delivered my soul from the place of hell: for he shall receive me 16 Be not thou afraid, though one be made rich, or if the glory of his house be increased; 17 For he shall carry nothing away with him when he dieth. neither shall his pomp follow him 1 For while he lived, he counted himself an happy man, and so long as thou doest sell unto thyself, men will speak good of thee 19 He shall follow the generation of his fathers. nd shall never see light. 20 Man being in honour hath no understanding, but is compared unto the beasts that perich The tenth Day Psalm 50 Deus deorum. HE Lord, even the most mighty God, bath spoken, and called the world, in the rising up of the sun unto the going down thereo 2 Out of Ston hath God appeared in perfect beauty 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence, there shall go before him a consuming fire, and a mighty tempest shall be stirred up round about him. 4 He shall call the heaven from above, and the earth. that he may judge his people 5 Gather my saints together unto me, those that have inade a covenant with me with sacrifice 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak; I myself will testify against thee. O Israel for I am God, even thy God. I will not reprove thee because of thy sacrifices or for thy burnt-offerings; because they were not alway before me. 9 will take no bullock ont of thine house, nor he-goat out of thy folds; 10 For all the beasts of the forest are mine and so are the cattle upos, a thou. sand hills 11 know all the fow's upon the mountains, and the wild beasts of the field are in my sight. 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee; for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein 13 Thinkest thou that I would eat bull's flesh, and drink the blood of goals? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows unto the Most Highest. 15 And call upon me in the time of trouble, so will hear thee, and thou shal praise me 16 But unto the ungodly said God. Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth; 17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee? 18 When thou sawest a thier, thou con. sentedst unto him, and hast been partaker with the adulterers 19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness. and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 20 Thou sattest and spakest agamst thy brother, yea and hast slaudered thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thon done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one as thysel but I will reprove thee, and sel before thee the things tha: thou hast done 22 consider this, ye that forget God. lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me; and to him that ordereth his conversation right. will I show the salvation of God Psalm 51 Miserere mei, Deus. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, alter thy great goodness, according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin; 3 For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me 4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged 5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me. '6 But lo, tho. requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow 8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness. that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice 9 Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds 10 Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 12 O give me the comfort of thy help again, and stablish me with thy free Spirit 13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked. and sinners shall be convert. ed unto thee 14 Deliver me trom blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness 15 Thou shalt open my lips, Lord, and my mouth shall show thy praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee, but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart. O God. shalt thou not despise 18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion, build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness. with the burnt-offerings and oblations; then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine al tar 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness, and to talk of lies more than righteousness. 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt. thou false tongue. 6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever he shall take thee, and pluck ther out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living 7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear, and shall laugh him to srom: Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength; but trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 9 As for me. I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever 10 will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done; and I will hope in thy name, for thy saints like it well. EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 53. Dixit insipiens. Theart. There is no God 2 Corrupt are they, and become abom. inable in their wickedness; there is none that doeth good 3 God 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 ecome abominable; there is also none that doeth good, no not one. 5 Are they not without understanding that work wickedness, eating up my peo. ple as if they would eat bread? they have bot called upon God 6 They were alraid, where no fear was; for God hath broken th. bones of him that besieged thee; thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath despised them Oh that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion! Oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity! 8 Then should Jacob rejoice, and Is rael should be right glad Psalm 54 Deus, in Nomine. AVE me. O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me in thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God, and hearken unto the words of my mouth 3 For strangers are risen up against me; and tyrants which have not God be fore their eye. seek after my soul 4 Behold. God is my helper, the Lord is with them that uphold my soul 5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: destroy thou them in thy truth. 6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy name, O Lord; be cause it is so comfortable 7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble and mine eye nath seen his desire upon mine enemies. Psalm 55 Ea audi. Deus Hot thyself from my petition. 2 Take heed unto me, and hear me, how I mourn in my prayer. and am vexed. 3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast; for they are minded to do me some mischief, so maliciously are they set against me 4 My heart is disquieted within me. and the fear of death is fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like dove, for then would I flee away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would get me away far off, and remain in the wilderness. I would n.ake haste to escape, because of the stormy wind and tempest 9 Destroy their tongues. O Lord and divide them, for I have spied unrighteousness and strife in the city 10 Day and night they go about with in the walls thereof; mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is therein; deceit and guile go not out of their streets. 12 For it is not an open enemy that hath done me this dishonour; for then I could have borne it 13 Neither was it mine adversary that did magnify himself against me; for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him: 14 But it was even thou, my compan. ion, my guide, and mine own familiar friend. 15 We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends 16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them 17 As for me, I will call upon God, and the Lord shall save me In the evening and morning, and at noon day, will I pray. and that instantly and he shall hear my voice 19 it is he that hath deavered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me for there were many with me 20 Yea, even God that endureth for ever, shail hear me, and bring them dowa; for they will not turn, nor lear God 21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him, and he brake his cov. The eleventh Day. MORNING PRAYER Psalm 56 Miserere mei Deus. BE merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour me; he is daily fighting and troubling me 2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up; for they be many that fight against ine. O thou Most Highest. 3 Nevertheless, though I am some times afraid, yet put I my trust in thee. 41 will praise God because of his word I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil. 6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close, and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul 7 Shall they escape for their wicked. ness? thou, O God. in thy displeasure, shalt cast them down 8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put my tears into tay bottle are not these things noted in thy book? 9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shal mine enemies be put to flight this I know; for God is on my side. 10 In God's word will I rejoice; in the Lord's word will I comfort me. Ε BE merciful unto me, O God, be mer iful unto me for my soul trusteth in thee and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this ty ranny be overpast. 2 I will call unto the most high God, even unto the God that shall perform the cause which have in hand 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up 4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth my soul is among lions. 5 And he even among the children of men, that are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword 6 Set up thyself, God, above the heavens. and thy glory above all the earth 7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul; they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves. 8 My heart is fixed. God, my heart is fixed; I will sing, and give praise 9 Awake up, my glory awake, lute and harp myself will awake right early 10 I will give thants unto thee, O Lord, among the people and I will sing unto thee among the nations 11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 12 Set up thyself. O God, above the heavens. and thy glory above all the earth Psalm 5 Si rere utique. ARE your minds set upon righteous ness. ye congregation and do ye judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men ? 2 Yea ve imagine mischief in your heart upon the earth. and your hands deal with ickedness 3 The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb; as soon as they are born. they go astray and speak lies 4 They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent, even like the deaf adder, that stoppeth her ears. 5 Which refoseth to hear the voice of the charmer. charm he never so wisely 6 Breas their teeth, O God. in their mouths smite the jaw-bones of the Ir ons. O Lord let them fall away like wa ter that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows, let them be rooted out. 7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman; and let them not see the sun Or ever you ots ve made hot with thorns, so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw 9 The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth the vengeance; be shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly. 10 So that a man shall say. Verily, there is reward for the righteous; doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 59 Eripe me de inimicis. DELIVER me from mine enemies, o God defend me from them that rise up against me 2 O deliver me from the wicked doers, and save me from the blood thirsty men. 3 For lo. they lie waiting for my soul; the mighty nien are gathered against me, without any offence or fault of me, O Lord 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. 5 Stand up, O Lord God o hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all the heathen, and be not merciful unto them that of fend of malicious wickedness 6 They go to and fro in the evening, they grin like a dog, and run about through the city 7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doth hear? But thou, O Lord, shalt have them in derision. and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn. 9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee; for thou art the God of my refuge. 10 God showeth me his goodness plenteously and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies 11 Slay them not. lest my people for get it but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O Lord, our defence. 12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be ta ken in their price and why their preaching is of cursing and lies" 13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish, and know that it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world 14 And in the evening they will return, grin like a dog, and will go about the city. 15 They will run her and there for meat, and grudge if they be net satisfied. 16 As for me. I will sing of thy pow. er, and will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning, for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble 17 Unto thee. O my strength, will I sing for thou, O God, art my refuge and my merciful God. Psalm 60. Deus, repulisti nos. GOD, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us abroad: thou hast also been displeased O turn thee unto us again. 2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh 3 Thou hast showed thy people heavy things; thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine. 4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee, that they may triumph because of the truth 5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered help me with thy right hand, and hear me 6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 lead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head Judah is my law-giver; 8 Moab is my wash pot; over Edom will cast out my shoe; Philistia, be thou glad of me 9 Who will lead me into the strong city? who will bring me into Edom? 10 fast not thou cast us out, O God? wilt not thou, O God, go out with our hosts ? HEA Exaudi, Deus. EAR my crying, O God. give ear unto my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee, when my heart is in heaviness 30 set me up upon the rock that is higher than 1; for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy 4 will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever, and my trust shall bender the covering of thy wings 5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires, and hast given ar heritage unto those that rear thy name 6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life, that his years may endure throughout all generations 7 He shall dwell before God for ever: Op O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him. 8 So will I always sing praise unto thy name, that I may daily perform my vows. The twelfth Day My soul truly waiteth still upon God; for of him cometh my salvation 2 He verity is my strength and my salvation, he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every man? ye shall be slam all the sort of you: yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge. 4 Their device is only how to put him out whom God will exalt then delight is in lies they give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. 5 Nevertheless, my soul wait thou still upon God, for my hope is in him 6 He truly is my strength, and my salvation; he is my defence, so that I shall not fail 7 In God is my health and my glory, the rock of my might; and in God is my trust O put your trust in him alway ye people; pour out your hearts before him; for God is our hope 9 As for the children of men. they are but vanity the children of men are deceitful upon the weights; they are alto gether lighter than vanity itself 10 trust not in wrong and robbery ; give not yourselves unto vanity if riches increase, set not your heart upon them 11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard the sat..e, that power belong eth unto God; 12 And that thou, Lord, art merciful; for thou rewardest every man according to his work Psalm 63 Deus, Deus meus. GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek thee 2 My soul thirsteth for thee; my flesh also longeth after thee, in a barren and dry land where no water is. 3 Thus have I looked for thee in holi ness, that I might behold thy power and glory; 4 For thy loving kindness is better than the life itself my lips shall praise thee. 5 As long as I live will I magnify thee in this manner, and lift up my hands in thy name 6 My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness, when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips. Have I not remembered thee in my bed, and thought upon thee when I was waking? 8 Because thou hast been my helper ; therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice 9 My soul hangeth upon thee; thy right hand hath upholden me 10 These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they shall go under the earth. 11 Let them fall upon the edge of the sword, that they may be a portion for foxes. 12 But the King snall rejoice in God; all they also that swear by him shall be commended for the month of them that speak lies shall be stopped Psalm 61. Exaudi, Deus. HEAR my voice, O God, in my pray er; preserve my life from fear of the enemy. |