13 The Lord fhall laugh 23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his way acceptable to himself. him to fcorn; for he hath feen that his day is coming, ....14 The ungodly have 24 Though he fall, he fhall drawn out the fword, and have bent their bow, to caft down the poor and needy, and to flay fuch as are of a right conversation, 15 Their fword fhall go through their own heart, and their bow fhall be broken. 16 A fmall thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly; 17 For the arms of the ungodly fhall be broken, and the Lord upholdeth the righ not be caft away; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand tot 1 cs 524 25 I have been young, and now am old, and yet faw I ne ver the righteous forfaken, nor his feed begging their bread. 26 The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his feed is bleffed. 27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good, and dwell for evermoreo rot 28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is right, he forfak eth not his that be godly, but they are preserved for ever. 29 The unrighteous fhall be punished: as for the feed of the ungodly, it shall be rooted out, soll 21 onw 30 The righteous fhall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever Desi 1 31 The mouth of the righteous is exercifed in wifdom, and his tongue will be talking of judgment. 32 The law of his God is in his heart, and his goings shall not flide, resol 33 The ungodly feeth the righteous, and feęketh occafron to flay himasm T 34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. 35 Hope viii. Day. 35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he fhall promote thee, that thou fhalt poffefs the land: when the ungodly fhall perish, thou fhalt fee it..!u 36 I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree.h 37 I went by, and lo, he was gone; I fought him, but his place could nowhere be found. 38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the laft. 2 For thine arrows stick faft in me, and thy hand prefseth me fore. 3 There is no health in my wickedneffes are 39 As for the tranfgreffors, I they fhall perish together; and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the laftil 40 But the falvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord, who is also their strength in the time of trouble. 141 And the Lord fhall ftand by them, and fave them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall fave them, because they put their truft in him. The Eighth Day. ? UT me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger; neither chaften me in thy heavy displeasure : 5 My wounds ftink, and are corrupt, through my foolishnefs. 6 I am brought into fo great trouble and mifery, that go mourning all the day long: 7 For my loins are filled with a fore difeafe, and there is no whole part in my body. 8 I am feeble and fore fmitten; I have roared for the very difquietnefs of my heart. 9 Lord, thou knoweft all my defire; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my ftrength hath failed me, and the fight of mine eyes is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble, and my kinfmen ftood afar off.: 12 They alfo that fought after my life, laid fnares for me; and they that went about to do me evil, talked of wickednefs, and imagined deceit all the day long. 13 As 13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not; and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth, 14 I became even as a man that heareth not, and in whofe mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; thou fhalt anfwer for me, O Lord, my God. 16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me; for when my foot flipt, they rejoiced greatly against me. 17 And I truly am fet in the plague, and my heaviness is ever in my fight: 18 For I will confefs my wickedness, and be forry for my fin. 19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty; and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number. 20 They alfo that reward evil for good are against me; because I follow the thing that good is. 21 Forfake me not, O Lord, my God; be not thou far from me. 22 Hafte thee to help me, O Lord, God of my falvation. 2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle, while the ungodly is in my fight..... 3I held my tongue, and fpake nothing: I kept filence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me. 4 My heart was hot within me: and while I was thus mufing the fire kindled, and at the laft I fpake with my tongue :: 5 Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days, that I may be certified how long I have to live. 6 Behold, thou haft made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as no thing in refpect of thee, and verily every man living is als together vanity orbis. 7 For man walketh in a vain fhadow, and difquieteth himfelf in vain; he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who fhall gather them.sti nom 8 And now, Lord, what is my hope? truly my hope is even in thee.. 961 6 9 Deliver me from all mine offences, and make me not a rebuke unto the foolish. 10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth; for it was thy doing do 11 Take thy plague away. from me: I am even confue med by the means of thy hea Said, I will take heed to my ways, that I offend not in my tongue, blaga sig vele vy hand. Imy means of thy he 12 When ..12 When thou with re- are the wondrous works which thou haft done; like as be also thy thoughts, which are to us-ward; and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee. bukes doft chaften man for fin, thou makest his beauty to confume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment every man therefore is but vanity. 13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears confider my calling; hold not thy peace at my tears; 14 For I am a stranger with thee, and a fojourner, as all my fathers were. 15 O fpare me a little, that I may recover my ftrength, before I go hence, and be no more seen... } Pfalm xl. Expectans expectavi. Waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclinedunto me, and heard my calling. 2 He brought me alfo out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay, and fet my feet upon the rock, and ordered my goings. 3 And he hath put a new fong in my mouth, even a thanksgiving unto our God. -4 Many fhall fee it, and fear, and shall put their truft in the Lord. : Jig Bleffed is the man that hath fet his hope in the Lord, and turned not unto the proud and to fuch as go about with lies 1-1 6 O Lord, my God, great ་་ 7 If I should declare them, and speak of them, they fhould be more than I am! able to exprefs. 8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldeft not, but mine ears haft thou opened. 95 Burnt-offerings and facrifice for fin haft thou not required; then faid I, Lo I come. : 10 In the volume of the' book it is written of me, that! I should fulfil thy will, O my God: I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart. 11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and that thou knowest. 12 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart;" my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy falvation. 13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth from the great congregation. 14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord; let thy loving kindness and thy truth alway preferve me. 45For innumerable trou bles are come about me; my fins have taken fuch hold up 16 O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to deliver me; make hafte, O Lord, to help me. 17 Let them be ashamed, and confounded together, that seek after my foul to deftroy it; let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that with me evil. 18 Let them be defolate, and rewarded with fhame, that say unto me, Fie upon thee, fie upon thee. 19 Let all thofe that feek thee, be joyful and glad in thee; and let fuch as love thy falvation, fay alway, The Lord be praised. 20 As for me, I am poor and needy; but the Lord careth for me. 21 Thou art my helper and redeemer; make no long tarrying, O my God. EVENING PRAYER. Pfalm xli. Beatus qui intelligit. B 9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend whom I trufted, who did alfo eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me. 10 But be thou merciful unto me, O Lord; raife thou me up again, and I fhall reward them. 11 By this I know thou faLeffed is he that confider- voureft me, that mine enemy eth the poor and needy; doth not triumph againft me. the Lord fhall deliver him in 0.12 And when bam in my the time of trouble.health, thou upholdest me, 2 The Lord preferve him, and shalt fet me before thy and keep him alive, that he face for ever. 13. Bleffed |