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PSALM 129. Sæpe expugnaverunt.

ANY a time have they fought against me from my youth up: may | Isra | el now | say.

2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up but they have not prevailed against me. | 3 The plowers plowed up on my back and | made long furrows.

4 But the righteous | Lord hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in pie | ces.

5 Let them be confounded and | turned | backward : as many as have evil | will at | Si | on.

6 Let them be even as the grass growing up on the | house-tops which withereth a fore it be | plucked | up; 7 Whereof the mower filleth | not his hand neither he that bindeth up the | sheaves his | bo | sorn.

8 So that they who go by say not so much as, The Lord | prosper you we wish you good luck in the | Name | of the Lord.

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PSALM 130. De profundis.

UT of the deep have I called unto | thee, O | Lord :
Lord hear my voice.

2 O let thine ears con

complaint.

sider | well the | voice of | my

3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done a miss O Lord, | who may a | bide | it?

4 For there is | mercy with thee

thou be feared.

therefore shalt |

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

6 My soul fleeth | unto the Lord before the morning watch, I say, be | fore the morning | watch.

7 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy and with him is plenteous re | demp | tion. 8 And he shall redeem | Isra | el : from | all | his | sins.

PSALM 131. Domine, non est.

LORD, I am not high minded : I| have no | proud |

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looks.

2 I do not exercise myself | in great | matters : which | are too high for | me.

3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned | from his mother: yea, my soul is even | | as a weaned | child.

4 O Israel, trust | in the Lord from this time | forth forever | more.

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY.

Morning Prayer.

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PSALM 132. Memento, Domine.

ORD, re | member

David : and | all his | trou |

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2 How he sware | unto the Lord and vowed a vow unto the Almighty | God of | Ja | cob;

3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine | house nor climb | up in | to my bed;

4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eye-lids to | slumber : neither the temples of my head to | take | any | rest;

5 Until I find out a place for the temple | of the | Lord : an habitation for the mighty | God of | Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of the same at | Ephrata: and | found it in the wood.

7 We will go into his | taberna | cle and fall low on our knees before his | foot | stool.

8 Arise, O Lord, into thy | resting place thou, and the ark of thy | strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with | righteous | ness and let thy saints| sing with | joyfulness.

IO For thy servant | David's | sake: turn not away the presence of thine Anoint | ed.

II The Lord hath made a faithful oath | unto | David : and he shall not | shrink from | it;

12 Of the fruit of thy | body: shall I set up on thy |

seat.

13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall | learn | them their children also shall sit upon thy seat for | ever | more.

14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation | for himself he hath | longed | for | her.

15 This shall be my | rest for | ever for I have a de | light there | in.

here will I dwell,

16 I will bless her victuals with | in | crease : and will satisfy her poor with | bread.

17 I will deck her | priests with health : and her saints | shall re | joice and | sing.

18 There shall I make the horn of David to | flourish : I have ordained a lantern for | mine A | noint | ed.

19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with | shame but upon himself shall his | crown | flour | ish.

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PSALM 133. Ecce, quam bonum !

EHOLD, how good
brethren, to dwell to

and joyful a | thing it | is : | gether in | uni | ty!

2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the | beard even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the | skirts of his | cloth | ing.

3 Like as the dew of Hermon which fell upon the | hill of Sion.

4 For there the Lord | promised his | blessing : and | life for ever | more.

PSALM 134. Ecce nunc.

EHOLD now, | praise the | Lord: all ye | servants | of the Lord;

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2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord : even in the courts of the house of 3 Lift up your hands in the

praise the Lord.

our | God. sanctuary : and |

4 The Lord that made | heaven and | earth give thee blessing out of Si | on.

PRAISE the Lord, laud ye the Name of the | Lord: praise it, O ye | servants of the

Lord;

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord in the

courts of the house of | our | God.

3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto his Name, for | it is | love | ly.

4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob | unto him | self and Israel for his own pos | session.

5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods.

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth and in the sea, and in all deep. places.

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the | ends of the| world and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds | out of his | treasures.

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8 He smote the first-born of Egypt both man and beast.

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9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou | land of | Egypt upon Pharoah, and | all his | servants.

10 He smote divers | na | tions kings;

and | slew | mighty |

II Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the | king of | Basan and all the kingdoms of | Cana | an;

12 And gave their land to be an | heritage : even an heritage unto Isra | el his | pco | ple.

13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for | ev | er: so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation | to an | other.

14 For the Lord will a venge his people and be gracious unto his servants.

15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but | silver and gold the work of men's | hands.

16 They have mouths, and speak | not: eyes have they, but they | see | not.

17 They have ears, and yet they hear | not: neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them are like | unto them and so are all they that put their | trust in them.

19 Praise the Lord, ye | house of Israel: praise the Lord, ye house of | Aa | ron.

20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord.

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21 Praised be the Lord | out of | Sion: who dwelleth | at Jerusalem.

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DAY 28.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM 136. Confitemini.

GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for | he is
and his mercy endureth for ever.

gracious:

2 O give thanks unto the God of all | gods for his mercy endureth for | ev | er.

3 thank the Lord of all | lords for his mercy en dureth for ever.

4 Who only doeth great | wonders for his mercy en | dureth for ev

er.

5 Who by his excellent wisdom | made the heavens : for his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er.

6 Who laid out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for | ev | er.

7 Who hath made great | lights for his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er;

8 The sun to rule the day for his mercy endureth for ever;

9 The moon and the stars to | govern the | night for his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er.

IO Who smote Egypt | with their first-born for his mercy endureth for ever;

II And brought out Israel | from a | mong them : for his mercy endureth for | ever;

12 With a mighty hand, and | stretched out | arm : for his mercy endureth for | ever.

13 Who divided the Red Sea | in two | parts: for his mercy endureth for | ev | er;

14 And made Israel to go through the midst of | it : for his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er.

15 But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the Red sea for his mercy endureth for | ev | er. 16 Who led his people through the | wilder | ness: for his mercy endureth for ever.

17 Who | smote great | kings: for his mercy en | dureth forever;.

18 Yea, and slew | mighty | kings: for his mercy en | dureth for ever;