6 Yet have I set my | King: upon my holy | hill of| Sion.

7 I will preach the law, whereof the Lord hath said | unto | me Thou art my Son, this day have | I be | gotten thee.

8 Desire of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inherit | ance and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possess | ion.

9 Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron and break them in pieces like a | potter's | vessel.

10 Be wise now therefore, | O ye | kings: be learned, ye that are judges | of the | earth.

II Serve the Lord in | fear and rejoice unto | him with reverence.

12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way if his wrath be kindled, (yea, but a little), blessed are all they that | put their | trust in | him. PSALM 3. Domine, quid multiplicati?

ORD, how are they increased that | trouble | me : many are they that | rise against | me.

2 Many one there be that | say of my soul: There is no help for him in his | God.

3 But thou, O Lord, art | my de | fender thou art my worship, and the lifter | up of my head.

4 I did call upon the Lord with my voice heard me out of his | holy | hill.

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5 I laid me down and slept, and rose | up a | gain : for the Lord sus | tained | me.

6 I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the | people that have set themselves against me | round a | bout. 7 Up, Lord, and help me, | O my | God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheekbone; thou hast broken the teeth of the un god | ly.

8 Salvation belongeth | unto the Lord and thy blessing is up on thy | people.

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PSALM 4. Cum invocarem

EAR me when I call, O God of my | righteousness: thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and | hearken | unto my | prayer.

2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye blas | pheme mine honour and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing?

3 Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that is godly when I call upon the Lord, | he will hear me.

4 Stand in awe, and | sin | not commune with your own heart, and in your | chamber, | and be still.

5 Offer the sacrifice of righteousness and put your trust in the

Lord.

6 There be many that | say: Who will shew us | any good?

7 Lord, lift thou up the light of thy | countenance | upon us.

8 Thou hast put gladness | in my heart : since the time that their corn, and wine, and oil, in | creas | ed.

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9 I will lay me down in peace, and | take my | rest it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me | dwell in | safe | ty.

PONDER

PSALM 5. Verba mea auribus.

ONDER my words, O | Lord consider my | medi | ta tion.

2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, | and my God for unto thee will I make my prayer. 3 My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will | look

up.

4 For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in | wickedness: neither shall any evil | dwell with | thee. 5 Such as be foolish shall not stand | in thy | sight for thou hatest all them that work | vanity.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak | leasing the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty | and deceitful |

man.

7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy | mercy and in thy fear will I worship toward thy | holy | tem | ple.

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine | enemies: make thy way | plain be | fore my | face.

9 For there is no faithfulness | in his | mouth : their inward parts are | very | wicked | ness.

10 Their throat is an open | sepul | chre they | flatter | with their tongue.

II Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imagi | na | tions: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebelled a| gainst thee.

12 And let all them that put their trust in | thee re | joice: they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they that love thy Name | shall be | joyful in | thee; 13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing | unto the | righteous and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou de fend him as with a shield.

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Evening Prayer.

PSALM 6. Domine, ne in furore.

LORD, rebuke me not in thine indignation: neither chasten me in thy dis plea | sure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I am | weak : O Lord, heal me, for my bones are | vex | ed.

3 My soul also is sore | troubled but, Lord, how long wilt thou | punish | me?

4 Turn thee, O Lord, and de | liver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's | sake.

5 For in death no man remembereth | thee: and who will give thee | thanks | in the | pit?

6 I am weary of my groaning; every night wash | I my bed and water my couch with my | tears.

7 My beauty is gone for | very | trouble and worn away because of | all mine | enemies.

8 Away from me, all ye that work | vani | ty for the Lord hath heard the | voice of my weep | ing.

9 The Lord hath heard | my petition: the Lord | will receive my prayer.

IO All mine enemies shall be confounded, and | sore vexed they shall be turned back, and put to | shame sudden | ly.

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PSALM 7. Domine, Deus meus.

LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and de | liver |

2 Lest he devour my

pieces while there is

soul, like a lion, and | tear it in none to help.

3 O Lord my God, if I have done any such | thing : or if there be any | wickedness | in my hands;

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt | friendly | with me yea, I have delivered him that without any cause is mine | ene | my ;

5 Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and | take me yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour | in the dust.

6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself, because of the indignation of mine | ene | mies arise up for me in the judgment that thou hast com | mand | ed. | 7 And so shall the congregation of the people come a bout thee for their sakes therefore lift up thy | self again.

8 The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with | me, O Lord according to my righteousness, and according to the innocency | that is | in | me.

9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly | come to an end : but guide thou the | just.

10 For the righteous | God trieth the very | hearts and reins.

II My help cometh of God who perserveth | them that are true of | heart.

12 God is a righteous Judge, | strong, and | patient : and God is provoked every day.

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13 If a man will not turn, he will whet his sword he hath bent his bow, and made it | ready. 14 He hath prepared for hin the instruments of death he ordaineth his arrows against the | perse | cutors.

15 Behold, he travaileth with mis chief he hath conceived sorrow, and brought | forth un | godliness.

16 He hath graven and digged | up a pit and is allen himself into the destruction that he made for | o | thers.

17 For his travail shall come upon his own | head : and his wickedness shall | fall on his own pate.

18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his | righteousness : and I will praise the | Name of the Lord most | High.

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PSALM 8. Domine, Dominus noster.

LORD our Governour, how excellent is thy Name in all the world: thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens !

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine | ene | mies: that thou mightest still the enemy, | and the a | ven | ger.

3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars, which thou | hast or | dain | ed.

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4 What is man, that thou art | mindful | of him : and the son of man, that thou | visitest | him?

5 Thou madest him lower than the angels to crown him with glory and | wor | ship.

6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works | of thy hands and thou hast put all things in sub | jection under his feet;

7 All sheep and oxen yea, and the beasts | of | : | the field;

8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes | of the | sea: and whatsoever walketh through the | paths of the seas. 9 O Lord our | Gover | nour: how excellent is thy | Name in all the world!

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THE SECOND DAY.

Morning Prayer.

PSALM 9. Confitebor tibi.

WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole | heart I will speak of | all thy | marvellous | works. 2 I will be glad and re | joice in thee: yea, my songs will I make of thy name, O | thou most | High | est.

3 While mine enemies are driven back they shall 'all and perish | at thy | pre | sence.