CHANT 35.

SELECTION 99.

[Ps. cvii.]

1. O give thanks to JEHOVAH, for he is good; For his mercy is forever.

2. For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron asunder.

3. Fools, from the way of their transgression, And from their iniquities, are afflicted.

4. Their soul ab horreth all food,

And they draw | near to the gates of death. 5. Then they cry to JEHOVAH | in their trouble; He saveth them | out of their distresses.

6. He sent his | word, and healed them,

And delivered them from their destructions. 7. O give thanks to JEHOVAH, for he is good; For his mercy is forever.

8. Let them confess to JEHOVAH his mercy,

And his wonderful | works to the children of men.

SELECTION 100.

1. O give thanks to JEHOVAH, for! he is good; For his mercy is forever.

[Ps. cvii.]

2. And let them sacrifice sacrifices | of thanksgiving, And declare his works with rejoicing.

3. They that go down to the sea in ships,

That do business in great waters;

4. These see the works of Jehovah,

And his wonders in the deep.

5. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, Which lifteth | up the waves thereof.

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6. They mount up to heaven, they go down again to the deeps: Their soul is melted because of trouble.

7. Then they cry to JEHOVAH | in their trouble,

And he bringeth them | out of their distresses.

8. He maketh the storm a calm,

And the waves thereof are hushed.

9. Then are they glad because they are quiet;

And he bringeth them to the | haven of their desire.

10.Let them confess to JEHOVAH his mercy,

And his wonderful | works to the children of men.

SELECTION 101.

1. O give thanks to JEHOVAH, for he is good;

For his mercy is forever.

[Ps. cvii.]

2. Let them exalt him also in the congregation | of the people, And praise him in the assembly of the elders.

3. He turneth rivers | into a wilderness,

Springs of water into dry ground;

4. A fruitful land into barrenness,

For the wickedness of | them that dwell therein.

5. He poureth contempt upon princes,

And causeth them to wander in a pathless waste.

6. Yet setteth he the poor on | high from affliction,
And maketh him | families like a flock.

7. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things,
Even they shall understand the | kindness of Jehovah,

8. Let them confess to JEHOVAH his mercy,

And his wonderful | works to the children of men.

CHANT 36.

SELECTION 102.

[Ps. xxxi.]

1. In thee, O JEHOVAH, do I trust; Let me never be ashamed:

2. Deliver me | in thy righteousness:

Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: 3. Be thou to me a rock of strength,

For an house of defence to save me.

4. For thou art my

Therefore for thy

rock and my fortress;

name's sake lead me and guide me.

5. Into thine hand I commit my spirit:

Thou hast redeemed me, O JEHOVAH, GOD of truth.

6. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy;

For thou hast considered my trouble.

7. But I trusted in thee, | O JEHOVAH :

I said, Thou art my God.

8. Make thy face to shine up on thy servant :

Save me for thy mercies' sake.

SELECTION 103.

[Ps. xxxi. 19.]

1. How great is thy goodness,

Which thou hast laid | up for them that fear thee;

2. Which thou hast wrought for them

That trust in thee before the sons of men.

3. In the secret of thy presence,

Thou shalt hide them from the pride of man :

4. Thou shalt | keep them secretly,

In a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

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5. Blessed be JEHOVAH ;

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For he hath showed me his marvellous | kindness in a strong

6. For I said in my haste,

I am cut off from before thine eyes:

7. Nevertheless when I cried to thee,

4Thou heardest the voice of my supplications.

8. O love JEHOVAH, all | ye his saints:

For JEHOVAH doth preserve the faithful.

9. Be of good courage, and he shall | strengthen your heart, All ye that hope in JEHOVAH.

SELECTION 104.

[Ps. xxxiv. 15.]

1. The eyes of JEHOVAH are up on the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry.

2. The face of JEHOVAH is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

3. The righteous cry, and JEHOVAH heareth,

And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

4. JEHOVAH is near to the | broken in heart,
And saveth such as | be of a contrite spirit.
5. Many are the afflictions | of the righteous;
But JEHOVAH doth deliver him out of them all.
6. He keepeth | all his bones:

Not one of them is broken.
7. Evil shall slay the wicked;
And they that hate the
8. JEHOVAH redeemeth the
And none of them that

righteous shall be punished.
soul of his servants;
trust in him shall be desolate

SELECTION 105.

1. Hear my prayer, | O JEHOVAH, And let my cry come unto thee.

2. Hide not thy | face from me,

In the day when I am in trouble.

3. Incline thine | ear to me ;

In the day when I call, | answer thou me speedily. 4. My days are like a declining shadow;

And I am withered like the grass.

5. But thou, O JEHOVAH, shalt en dure forever,

[Ps. cii.]

And thy remembrance to generation and generation.

6. Thou wilt arise, and have mercy on Zion;

For the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. 7. For thy servants take pleasure | in her stones, And favor the dust thereof.

8. And the nations shall fear the name of JEHOVAH ; And all the kings of the earth thy glory.

1. Thou, O JEHOVAH, shalt endure forever,

And thy remembrance to generation and generation.

2. When JEHOVAH shall | build up Zion,

He shall appear in his glory.

3. He will regard the prayer of the destitute,

And will not despise their prayer.

4. This shall be written for the generation to come;

And the people which shall be created shall praise JAH.