2 Wash me throughly from my | wicked | ness : 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 | judg | ed.

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5 Behold, I was shapen in | wickedness hath my mother conceived | me.

and in sin

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward | parts : and shalt make me to understand | wisdom | secret | ly.

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 re | joice. 9 Turn thy face | from my sins and put out | all my mis deeds.

10 Make me a clean | heart, O| God and renew a right | spirit with | in | me.

II Cast me not away from thy | presence and take not thy | Holy | Spirit from | me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy | help a | gain : and stablish me with thy free | Spir | it.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways | unto the | wicked : and sinners shall be con | verted | unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall | sing of thy righteous | ness.

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15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord and my | mouth shall shew 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 des | pise.

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 ob | lations : then shall they offer young bullocks up on thine altar.

PSALM 52. Quid gloriaris?

WHY boastest thou thyself, thou | ty | rant that thou canst do | mischief;

WHY

2 Whereas the | goodness of | God en | dureth yet | daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth | wicked | ness and with lies thou cuttest like a | sharp | ra | zor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness | more than | goodness and to talk of lies | more than | righteous | ness.

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 thee 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 | scorn;

8 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 | wicked | ness.

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 ev er.

IO I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done and I will hope in thy Name, for thy | saints like it

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PSALM 53. Dixit insipiens.

HE foolish body hath said | in his | heart: There — is no God.

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2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable 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 become a | bomina | ble there is also none that || doeth good, no not | one.

5 Are not they without understanding that work | wickedness: eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not | called | upon | God.

6 They were afraid where | no fear | was for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee; thou hast put them to confusion, because | God hath des | pised | them.

7 O, that the salvation were given unto Israel | out of| Sion O, that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity!

8 Then should | Jacob rejoice and Israel | should be right glad.

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PSALM 54. Deus, in nomine.

AVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake : and a| venge 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 before their eyes, seek | after | my soul.

4 Behold, God is my | helper: the Lord is with them | that up | hold my | soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine | ene | mies : destroy thou | them in thy | truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O Lord because it is so comforta | ble.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all my | trouble : and mine eye hath seen his desire up | on mine | ene | mies.

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PSALM 55. Exaudi, Deus.

EAR my prayer, O God and hide not thyself from my peti | tion.

2 Take heed unto me, and hear | me how I mourn in my prayer, | and am | vex | ed.

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 a | gainst | me.

4 My heart is disquieted | within | me : and the fear of death is | fallen up | on | me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come up on and an horrible dread hath | over | whelmed | me.

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6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove for then would I flee a way, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I get me a way far off : and remain in the wilderness.

8 I would make | haste to escape because of the stormy wind and | tem | pest.

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 within the walls there | of : mischief also and sorrow are in the

midst of it.

II Wickedness is there in deceit and guile go not out of their | streets.

12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me | this dis | honour 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 my self from | him.

14 But it was even thou, | my companion : my guide, and mine own familiar | friend.

15 We took sweet | counsel to gether 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.

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17 As for me, I will call upon | God and the | Lord shall | save me.

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that | instant | ly: and he shall | hear my | voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered 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, shall hear me, and bring them down for they will not | turn, nor | fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with | him and he | brake his | cove | nant.

22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in his heart his words were smoother than oil, and yet be they | very | swords.

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23 O cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall | nourish thee and shall not suffer the righteous to | fall for ev er.

24 And as for them thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of des| truc | tion.

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their | days nevertheless, my trust shall | be

in thee, O

Lord.

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THE ELEVENTH DAY.

Morning Prayer.

PSALM 56, Miserere mei, Deus.

E merciful unto, me, O God, for man goeth about

BE 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 me, O | thou most | Highest.

3 Nevertheless, though I am some time a | fraid yet put 'I my trust in thee.

4 I will praise God, because of his | word : I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what | flesh can do unto me.

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5 They daily mis | take my | words all that they imagine is to do me | e | vil.

6 They hold altogether, and keep them | selves | close: and mark my steps, when they lay | wait for my soul. Shall they escape for their wickedness God, in thy displeasure | shalt | cast them down.

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8 Thou tellest my flittings; put my tears | into thy | bottle are not these things | noted | in thy | book?

9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight this I know; for God is on my side.