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CHANT 30.

SELECTION 84.

[Ps. lxi.]

1. Hear my | cry, O GOD;

Attend unto my prayer.

[heart doth faint:

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2. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when Lead me to the | Rock that is higher than I.

3. For thou hast been a shelter for me,

A strong tower from the enemy.

4. I will abide forever | in thy tabernacle: I will trust in the covert of thy wings.

5. For thou, O GOD, hast | heard my vows:

6 Thou wilt add days to the | days of the king;

[name.

Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy

His years as generation and generation.

7. He shall abide before | GOD forever:

O grant that mercy and truth may preserve him.

8. So will I sing praise unto thy | name forever ; That I may daily perform my vows.

SELECTION 85.

1. In thee, O JEHOVAH, do I put my trust;

Let me never be put to shame.

[Ps. lxxi.]

2. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: Incline thine | ear to me, and save me.

3. Be thou to me a | rock of refuge, Whereto I may continually resort:

4. Thou hast commanded to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.

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5. Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked,
From the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.
6. For thou art my hope, | Lord JEHOVIH :

Thou art my trust from my youth.

7. I am as a wonder to many;

But thou art my strong refuge.

8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, And with thy | honor all the day.

SELECTION 86.

1. O GOD, be not far from me :

O my GoD, make haste for my help.

2. For mine enemies | speak against me;

[Ps. lxxi. 12.]

And they that watch for my soul take counsel together. 3. But I will hope continually,

And will yet | praise thee more and more.

4. My mouth shall de clare thy righteousness, And thy salvation all the day;

4For I know not the numbers thereof.

5. I will go in the strength of the | Lord JEHOVIH :

I will make mention of thy | righteousness, of thine only.

6. O GOD, thou hast taught me from my youth:

And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 7. Thy righteousness also, O GOD, is very high;

For thou hast done great things: O| GOD, who is like to thee?

8. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I | sing to thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.

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SELECTION 87.

[Ps. Ixvii.]

1. God be merciful to | us, and bless us,
And cause his face to shine upon us;
2. That thy way may be | known upon earth,
Thy saving health among all nations.

3. Let the people | praise thee, O GOD;

Let all the people praise thee.

4. O let the nations be glad,

And let them sing for joy:

5. For thou shalt judge the people righteously,
And govern the | nations upon earth.

6. Let the people | praise thee, O God;
Let all the people praise thee.

7. The earth shall | yield her increase:
GOD, our own GOD, shall bless us.

8. GOD | shall bless us,

And all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

SELECTION 88.

1. Truly GOD is good to Israel,

To those who are pure in heart.

2. But as for me, my feet were | almost gone;
My steps had well nigh slipped.

3. Nevertheless I am | ever with thee:

Thou hast held me by my right hand. 4. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel,

And afterward shalt receive me into glory

[Ps. Ixxiii.]

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5. Whom have I in the heavens?

And none upon earth do | I desire beside thee.

6. My flesh and my | heart do fail :

GOD is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 7. For lo, they that are far from | thee shall perish :

But it is good for | me to draw near to GOD.

8. I have put my trust in the Lord JEHOVIH, That I may declare all thy works.

SELECTION 89.

1. Praise waiteth for thee, O | GOD, in Zion; And to thee shall the vow be performed.

2. O thou that | hearest prayer,

Unto thee shall all flesh come.

3. Blessed is he whom | thou dost choose,

[Ps. lxv.]

And cause to approach, that | he may dwell in thy courts: 4. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Even of thy holy temple.

5. By terrible things in righteousness

Wilt thou answer us, O GOD of our salvation;

6. The confidence of all the | ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

7. Who by his strength setteth | fast the mountains; Being girded with power:

8. Who stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, And the tumult of the people.

[thy tokens:

9. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at 4Thou makest the out-goings of the morning and evening

to rejoice.

1. O give thanks to JEHOVAH, call up on his name: Make known his | deeds among the people.

2. Sing unto him, sing | praises to him:

Chant ye of all his wondrous works.

3. Glory ye in his | holy name :

Let the heart of them rejoice that seek JEHOVAH. 4. Seek JEHOVAH, and his strength:

Seek his face forevermore.

[Ps. cv.]

5. Remember his wondrous works that he hath done; His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

6. O ye seed of | Abraham his servant,

Ye children of Jacob his chosen.

7. He is JEHOVAH our GOD :

His judgments | are in all the earth.

8. He remembereth his covenant forever,

The word he commanded, to a thousand generations.

SELECTION 91.

[Ps. cxiii.]

Praise ye JAH.

1. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise ye the name of JEHOVAH ; 2. Blessed be the name of JEHOVAH,

From this time | forth and forevermore. 3. From the rising of the sun to its setting, The name of JEHOVAH is to be praised.