The heavens de clare his righteousness, Zion heard, and was glad; glory. And the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy | judgments, O | Lord. For thou, Lord, art high above | all the earth: Ye that love the | Lord, hate | evil: He preserveth the sculs of his saints; he delivereth them | out of the | hand of the | wicked. Light is sown for the | righteous, And gladness for the upright in | heart. Rejoice in the Lord, ye | righteous; And give thanks at the remembrance of his { holiness. PSALM XCVII. 1,2,4-6,8-12. 31. MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, All | ye lands. Serve the Lord with | gladness: Come before his presence with | singing. Know ye that the Lord It is he that hath made us, and not | we our | selves: We are his people, And the sheep | of his | pasture. Enter into his gates | with thanks | giving, And in to his courts with praise: Be thankful unto | him, And bless his name. For the Lord is good; 32. BLESS the Lord, | O my | soul: PSALM C And all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, | O my | soul, And for get not | all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine in | iquities; Who redeemeth thy life | from destruction; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good | things; He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The Lord is merci | ful and gracious; Slow to anger, and | plente | ous in mercy, He will not always chide; Neither will he | keep his | anger for | ever. He hath not dealt with us | after our sins; fear him. As far as the east is from the west, from us. transgressions | Like as a father pitieth his | children, So the Lord pitieth | them that | fear him. For he knoweth our | frame; He remember eth that we are | dust, As a flower of the field, so he | flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; And his righteousness | unto | children's | children ;— To such as keep his | covenant, And to those that remember | his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; And his kingdom ruleth | over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels That excel in strength, That do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless the Lord, all ye his | hosts; Ye ministers of his, that do his | pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his do minion: Bless the Lord, O my soul. PSALM CIII, Omy soul. O Lord my God, thou art | very great, PART 2. He covereth himself with light,'as | with a garment: He maketh the winds his messengers, He founded the earth up on its bases, That it might not be removed for | ever and | ever, PART 3. Thou coveredst it with the deep, as with a garment, The waters stood a | bove the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they | hasted a way. They go up by the mountains, they go down | by the valleys, Unto the place which | thou hast PART 4. | founded | for them. may not pass | aver, cover the earth. He sendeth the springs in to the | valleys, They give drink to every beast of the field, G Near them shall the birds of the heavens have their habitations, Which sing among the branches. He watereth the hills | from his | chambers: The earth is satisfied with the | fruit | of thy | works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: He bringeth forth | fruit | out of the earth; And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, And bread which | strengthen | eth man's heart. The trees of the Lord are full of | sap The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath | planted; Where the birds | make their nests: As for the stork, the | fir trees are her | house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats i He appointed the moon for seasons; PART 5. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: Wherein all the beasts of the forest | do creep | forth. roar for their prey, The young lions And seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together! And lay them | down | in their | dens. Man goeth forth unto his work, And to his labour un til the evening. O Lord, how manifold | are thy | works! |