5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disap | pointeth him not though it were to his own | hindrance. 6 He that hath not given his money upon | usu | ry: nor taken reward against the innocent. 7 Whoso | doeth these PSALM 16. things: shall | ne | ver | fall. Conserva me, Domine. RESERVE me, | O | God: for in | thee have I | put my trust. PRE 2 O my soul, thou hast said | unto the Lord : Thou art my God, my goods are nothing unto thee. 3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are | in the | earth and upon such as ex | cel in | vir | tue. 4 But they that run after an | other | God shall | have great trouble. 5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not | offer : neither make mention of their names with | in my lips. 6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup : thou shalt main | tain my | lot. 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a | fair | ground: yea, I have a goodly | herit | age. 8 I will thank the Lord for giving me | warning: my reins also chasten me in the | night | sea | son. 9 I have set God always be | fore | me: for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not | fall. 10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory re | joiced my flesh | also shall | rest in | hope. II For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell: neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see cor rup | tion. 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy and at thy right hand there is pleasure for ever | more. PSALM 17. Exaudi Domine EAR the right, O Lord, consider my not out of feigned | lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth | from thy | presence: and let thine eyes look upon the | thing that is equal. 3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the nightseason; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no | wickedness : in me for I am utterly purposed that my | mouth shall not of | fend. 4 Because of men's works, that are done against the | words of thy lips : I have kept me from the ways of | the destroyer. 5 O hold thou up my goings | in thy | paths that my | footsteps slip | not. 6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt | hear me incline thine ear to me, and | hearken | unto my | words. 7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in | thee from such as resist thy | right hand. 8 Keep me as the apple of an | eye : hide me under the shadow of thy | wings, 9 From the ungodly that | trouble | me mine enemies compass me round about to take a way my soul. 10 They are inclosed in their mouth speaketh | proud | things. own fat and their II They lie waiting in our way on | every | side: turning their eyes down | to the ground; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy | of his prey and as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in [ secret | pla | ces. 13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him | down: deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a | sword of thine; 14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and from the evil | world which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with | thy hid | treasure. 15 They have children at | their desire and leave the rest of their substance | for their | babes. 16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in | righteousness and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satis | fied with | it. I I Evening Prayer. PSALM 18. Diligam te, Domine. DAY 3. WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength; the Lord is my stony rock, and | my de | fence my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my | re | fuge. 2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be prais ed: so shall I be safe | from mine | ene | mies. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me overflowings of ungodliness | made | me a | fraid. : and the 4 The pains of hell | came a | bout me: the snares of death | over | took | me. | 5 In my trouble I will call up on the Lord and com | plain un❘ to my God. 6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy | temple : and my complaint shall come before him, it shall enter | even | into his | ears. 7 The earth trembled and | quaked the very foundations also of the hills shook, and were removed, be | cause | he was wroth. 8 There went a smoke out in his presence and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that | coals were | kindled at it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, | and came | down : and it was dark under his feet. and did | fly he 10 He rode upon the cherubims, came flying upon the wings of the wind. II He made darkness his secret place his pavilion round about him with dark water, and thick | clouds to | cover | him. 12 At the brightness of his presence his | clouds re moved hail | stones, and | coals of fire. 13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his | thunder: hail | stones, and | coals of | fire. 14 He sent out his arrows, and | scattered | them : he cast forth lightnings, | and de | stroyed | them. 15 The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered, at thy chiding, | O Lord at the blasting of the breath of thy dis | pleasure. 16 He shall send down from on | high to | fetch me : and shall take me out of many | wa | ters. 17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them which | hate me for they are too | mighty for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my | trouble : but the Lord was my up | hold | er. 19 He brought me forth also into a place of | liber | ty : he brought me forth, even because he had a favour | unto me. 20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing according to the cleanness of my hands | shall he recompense | me. and will not 21 Because I have kept the ways of the | Lord and have not forsaken my God, | as the wicked | doth. 1 22 For I have an eye unto all his | laws cast out his commandments | from | me. 23 I was also uncorrupt before him chewed mine own | wicked | ness. 24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me righteous dealing and according unto the my | hands in | his eye | sight. 25 With the holy thou shalt be | holy perfect man | thou shalt be| per | fect. 26 With the clean | thou shalt be clean froward thou shalt | learn | froward | ness. and es after my | cleanness of and with a and with the 27 For thou shalt save the people that are in ad | versi | ty and shalt bring down the | high looks | of the | proud. 28 Thou also shalt | light my candle the Lord my God shall make my darkness to be light. 29 For in thee I shall discomfit an host of | men: and with the help of my God I shall | leap | over the | wall. 30 The way of God is an unde | filed | way : the word of the Lord also is tried in the fire; he is the defender of all them that put their | trust in | him. 31 For who is God, but the | Lord or who hath any | strength, except our | God? 32 It is God, that girdeth me with | strength of | war: and maketh my way | perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like | harts' | feet and | setteth me up on | high. 34 He teacheth mine | hands to | fight and mine arms shall break even a bow of steel. 35 Thou hast given me the defence of | thy sal | vation : thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy loving correction shall make me great. 36 Thou shalt make room enough under me | for to | go that my | footsteps | shall not slide. 37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and over | take them neither will I turn again till I have destroyed | them. 38 I will smite them, that they shall not be able to | stand but fall under my feet. 39 Thou hast girded me with strength | unto the | battle thou shalt throw down mine | enemies | under | me. 40 Thou hast made my enemies also to turn their | backs up on me and I shall destroy them that hate me. 41 They shall cry, but there shall be | none to help them yea, even unto the Lord shall they cry, but he [ shall not hear | them. 42 I will beat them as small as the dust be | wind I will cast them out as the | clay | in the 43 Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings people and thou shalt make me the head heathen. fore the | streets. of the of the 44 A people whom I have not known shall | serve me. 45 As soon as they hear of me, they | shall o | bey me : but the strange children shall dis semble with me. I 46 The strange | children shall | fail and be afraid | out of their prisons. 47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my | strong | helper: and praised be the God of | my sal | vation. 48 Even the God that seeth that I be a venged and subdueth the | people | unto | me. 49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and setteth me up above mine | adversaries : thou shalt rid me from the | wicked | man. 50 For this cause will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord among the Gentiles and sing | praises | unto thy Name. |