which he commanded our fathers.-1 Kings viii. 57.

I pray thee let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.-2 Kings ii. 9.

Teach me, and I will hold my tongue; and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.Job vi. 24.

That which I see not teach thou me.-Job xxxiv. 32.

Teach me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.-Ps. v. 8.

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle, who shall dwell in thy holy hill?-Ps. xv. 1.

Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins, let them not have dominion over me; then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.-Ps.

xix. 12.

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths, lead me in thy truth and teach me ; for thou art the God of my salvation, on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Lord, thy ten

der mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, for they have been ever of old.

Remember not the sins

of my youth, nor my transgressions; according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.—Ps. xxv. 4, &c.

Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in mine integrity; I have trusted also in the Lord, therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes, and I have walked in thy truth.-Ps. xxvi. 1.

Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.-Ps. xxvii. 11.

Teach me thy way, O Lord, I will walk in thy truth; unite my heart to fear thy name. -Ps. lxxxvi. 11.

Remember me, O Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people. O visit me with thy salvation, that I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance. -Ps. cvi. 4.

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes; then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy commandments;

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I will keep thy statutes, O forsake me not utterly.-Ps. cxix. 4, &c.

With my whole heart have I sought thee; O let me not wander from thy commandments; blessed art thou, O Lord, teach me thy statutes, deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live and keep thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. I am a stranger in the earth; hide not thy commandments from me. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies; teach me good judgment and knowledge; give me understanding that I may learn thy commandments.-Ps. cxix. 10, 12, 17, 18, 19, 33, 34.

Art thou the Christ? tell us.-Luke xxii. 67.

FOR MERCY.

My punishment is greater than I can bear; behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth.-Gen. iv. 13.

O my Lord, let thy servant, I pray thee,

speak a word in my Lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant.-Gen. xliv. 18.

Let not the anger of my Lord wax hot. Exodus xxxii. 22.

Think upon me, my God, for good.-Neh. v. 19.

Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.-Neh. xiii. 22.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness; thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress, have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. - Ps. iv. 1.

Give ear to my words, O Lord; consider my meditation, hearken unto the voice of my cry, my king, and my God; for unto thee will I pray, my voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up, for thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee, the foolish shall not stand in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity, thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing, the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man, but as for me, I will come into thy

house in the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.-Ps. v. 1-7.

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure: have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed; my soul is also sore vexed, but thou, O Lord, how long? Return, O Lord, deliver my soul. O save me for thy mercies' sake, for in death there is no remembrance of thee; in the grave who shall give thee thanks? I am weary with my groaning all the night, I make my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears, mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.-Ps. vi. 1—7.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: that

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may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion; I will rejoice in thy salvation.-Ps. ix. 13, 14.

How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord, for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider