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He fhall call the heaven from above: and the earth, that he may judge his people.

5 Gather my faints together unto me: thofe that have made a covenant with me with facrifice. 6 And the heavens fhall declare his righteoufnefs: for God is judge himself.

7 Hear, O my people, and I will fpeak: I myself will teftify againit thee, O Ifrael; for I am God, even thy God.

8 I will not reprove thee be caufe of thy facrifices, or for thy burnt-offerings: because they were not alway before me.!

9 I will take no bullock out of thine house : nor he-goat out of thy folds.

10 For all the beafts of the

foreft are mine: and fo are the cattle upon a thousand hills.

II I know all the fowls upon the mountains and the wild beafts of the field are in my fight. 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell thee: for the whole world is mine, and all that is therein.

13 Thinkeft thou that I will eat bulls flesh and drink the blood of goats?

14 Offer unto God thankfgiving and pay thy vows unto the most Highest;

15 And call upon me in the time of trouble fo will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me.

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16 But unto the ungodly faid God Why doft thou preach my laws, and takeft my covenant in thy mouth;

17 Whereas thou hateft to be reformed and haft cat my words behind thee?

18 When thou faweft a thief, thou confentedft unto him: and haft been partaker with the adulterers,

19 Thou hast let thy mouth fpeak wickedness : and with thy tongue thou haft fet forth deceit.

20 Thou fateft, and fpakest against thy brother: yea, and haft flandered thine own mother's fon.

21 These things haft thou done, and I held my tongue; and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even fuch a one as thy felf but I will reprove thee, and fet before thee the things that thou haft done.

22 O confider this, ye that forget God left I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you.

23 Whofo offereth me thanks and praife, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his converfation right will I fhew the falvation of God.

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PSAL. 51. Miferere mei, Deus. AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodnefs: according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

2 Wash me throughly from my wickednefs and cleanfe me from my fin.

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3 For I acknowledge my faults and my fin is ever before me.

4 Against thee only have I finned, and done this evil in thy fight that thou mightest be juftified in thy faying, and clear when thou art judged.

5 Behold, I was fhapen in wickednefs: and in fin hath my mother conceived me.

6 But lo, thou requireft truth in the inward parts: and fhalt make me to understand wifdom fecretly.

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyffop, and I fhall be clean: thou halt wash me, and I fhail

be whiter than fnow.

8 Thou thalt make me hear of joy and gladness: that the bones which thou haft broken may rejoice. -9 Tun

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14 Deliver me from bloodguiltinefs, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue fhall fing of thy righteoufnefs.

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord and my mouth fhall fhew thy praife.

16 For thou defireft no facrifice, elfe would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burntofferings.

17 The facrifice of God is a troubled fpirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, fhalt thou not defpife.

18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of Jerufalem;

19 Then fhalt thou be pleafed with the facrifice of righteoufnefs, with the burnt-offerings, and oblations then fhall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

PSAL. 52. Quid gloriaris ?

5 Thou haft loved to fpake all words that may do hurt: 0 thou falfe tongue.

6 Therefore fhall God deftroy thee for ever: he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living.

7 The righteous alfo fhall fee this, and fear: and shall laugh him to scorn;

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength: but trufted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the houfe of God: my truft is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

to I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou haft done and I will hope in thy Name, for thy faints like it well.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 53. Dixit infipiens. Tin his heart: There is no HE foolish body hath said

God.

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness: there is none that doeth good.

3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men : to fee if there were any that would understand, and seek after God.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether

W thou tyrant: that thou become abominable: there is HY boafteft thou thyfelf,

canft do mifchief;

2 Whereas the goodnefs of God endureth yet daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickednefs and with lies thou cutteft like a harp rafor.

4 Thou haft loved unrighteoufnefs more than goodnefs : and to talk of lies more than righteousness,

also none that doeth good, no not one.

5 Are not they without understanding, that work wickedpefs: eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not called upon God.

6 They were afraid, where no fear was for God hath broken the bones of him that

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PSALMS.

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befieged thee; thou haft put
them to confufion, because God
hath despised them.

7 Oh, that the falvation were
given unto Ifrael out of Sion:
Oh, that the Lord, would deli-
ver his people out of captivity!
8 Then thould Jacob rejoice:
and Ifrael fhould be right glad.
PSAL. 54. Deus in nomine.
AVE
for

S'Name's fake: and avenge

me in thy ftrength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.

3 For ftrangers are rifen up against me: and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, feek after my foul.

4 Behold, God is my helper: the Lord is with them that uphold my foul.

5 He fhall reward evil unto mine enemies deftroy thou them in thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praife thy Name, O Lord: because it is fo comfortable.

7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble: and mine eye hath feen his defire upon mine enemies.

PSAL. 55. Exaudi, Deus.
EAR my prayer, O God:

Hand hide not thyfelf from

my petition.

2 Take heed unto me, and hear me how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed.

3 The enemy crieth fo, and the ungodly cometh on fo faft: for they are minded to do me fome mischief, fo maliciously are they fet against me.

4 My heart is difquieted within me and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.

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wings like a dove for then 6 And I faid, O that I had would I flee away, and be at

rest.

away far off and remain in the 7 Lo, then would I get me wilderness.

8 I would make hafte to efcape: because of the stormy wind and tempeft.

Lord, and divide them, for I
ftrife in the city.
have fpied unrighteousness and

TO Day and night they go about within the walls thereof mifchief alfo and forrow are in the midst of it.

II Wickedness is therein: deceit and guile go not out of their streets.

12 For it is not an open enemy that hath done me this dif honour for then I could have borne it.

verfary that did magnify him13 Neither was it mine adfelf against me for then peradventure I would have hid myfelf from him.

14 But it was even thou, my companion my guide, and mine own familiar friend.

15 We took (weet counsel together and walked in the house of God as friends.

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16 Let death come haftily down quick into hell: for wickupon them, and let them go edness is in their dwellings, and among them.

17 As for me, I will call upon and the Lord fhall fave

God

me.

18 In the evening and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that inftantly : and he shall hear my voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered my foul in peace from the battle that was against me for there were many with me. 20 Yea,

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20 Yea, even God that endureth for ever shall hear me, and bring them down for they will not turn, nor fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon fuch as be at peace with him : and he brake his covenant.

22 The words of his mouth were fofter than butter, having war in his heart his words were fmoother than oil, and yet be they very fwords.

23 O caft thy burden upon the Lord, and he fhall nourish thee and fhall not fuffer the righteous to fall for ever.. : 24 And as for them thou, O God, halt bring them into the pit of deftruction.

25 The blood-thirity and deceitful men thall not live out half their days: nevertheless, my truft fhall be in thee, O Lord. MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 56. Miferere mei, Deus. merciful unto me, O God,

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8 Thou telleft my flittings; put my tears into thy bottle: are not thefe things noted in thy book?

9 Whenfoever I call upon thee, then fhall mine enemies be put to flight: this I know; for God is on my fide.

Io In God's word will I rejoice in the Lord's word will I comfort me.

II Yea, in God have I put my truft: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Unto thee, O God, will! pay my vows unto thee will I give thanks.

13 For thou haft delivered my foul from death, and my feet from falling that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

PSAL. 57. Miferere mei, Deus.
E merciful unto me, O God,

Bbe merciful unto me, for my

foul trufteth in thee: and under the fhadow of thy wings fhall

B for man guth about to de: be my refuge, until this tyranny

vour me

he is daily fighting

and troubling me.

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up for they be many that fight against me, O thou moft Higheft.

3 Nevertheless, though I am fometime afraid yet put I my truft in thee.

4 I will praife God because of his word: I have put my truft in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 They daily mistake my words all that they imagine is to do me evil.

6 They hold all together, and keep themselves clofe: and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my foul.

7 Shall they efcape for their wickednefs: thou, O God, in thy difpleafure fhalt caft them down.

be overpast.

2 I will call unto the moft high God: even unto the God that fhall perform the caufe which I have in hand.

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He shall fend from heaven:

and fave me from the reproof of him that would eat me up.

14 God fhall fend forth his mercy and truth: my foul is among lions;

5 And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp fword.

6 Set up thyfelf, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth.

7 They have laid a net for my feet, and preffed down my foul: they have digged a pit be fore me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves.

8 My heart is fixed, O God, my-heart is fixed: I will fing, and give praise.

9 Awake up my glory; awake lute and harp: I my. felf will awake right early.

10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people and I will fing unto thee among the nations.

11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens :

and thy truth unto the clouds. 12 Set up thyfelf, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth.

PSAL. 58. Si vere utique.
RE your minds fet upon

A righteoufnels, ye congre

gation and do ye judge the thing that is right, O ye fons of men?

2 Yea, ye imagine mifchief in your heart upon the earth: and your hands deal with wick

edness.

3 The ungodly are froward even from their mothers womb : as foon as they are born, they go aftray, and speak lies.

4 They are as venomous as the poifon of a ferpent : even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears;

5 Which refufeth to hear the

voice of the charmer: charm he never fo wifely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; fmite the jawbones of the lions, O Lord: let them fall away like water that runneth apace; and when they fhoot their arrows, let them be rooted out.

7 Let them confume away like a fnail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman and let them not fee the fun.

8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns: fo let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw.

9 The righteous fhall rejoice, when he feeth the vengeance: he fhall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly.

Io So that a man fhall fay, Verily there is a reward for the righteous doubtless, there is a God that judgeth the earth,

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 59. Eripe me de inimicis.

Dmies, O God: defend me from them that rife up against

Eliver me from mine ene

me.

2 O deliver me from the wicked does and fave me from the blood-thirfty men.

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my foul: the mighty men are gathered againft me without any offence or fault of me, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare themfelves without my fault: arife thou therefore to help me, and behold.

5 Stand up, O Lord God of hofts, thou God of Ifrael, to vifit all the heathen: and be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickednefs.

6 They go to and fro in the evening they grin like a dog, and run about through the city.

7. Behold, they speak with their mouth, and fwords are in their lips for who doth hear?

8 But thou, O Lord,' fhalt have them in derifion : and thou fhalt laugh all the heathen

to fcorn.

unto thee: for thou art the 9 My ftrength will I afcribe God of my refuge.

10 God fheweth me his goodnefs plenteously: and God fhall let me fee my defire upon mine enemies.

11 Slay them not, left my but fcatter people forget it:

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