PSALM V.

1 GIVE ear to my words, O LORD, consider my | med- · -i- | -tation.

2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto

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3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look | up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall | e- · -vil dwell with thee.

5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of in- [-iquity. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and

de--ceit ful man.

7 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.

8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way | straight · be- | -fore my | face.

9 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou de- | -fendest them:

10 Let them also that love thy | name

joyful in thee.

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11 For thou, LORD, wilt | bless the righteous; 12 With favour wilt thou compass | him with a shield.

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PSALM VIII.

1 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

2 Who hast set thy glory a- | -bove the | heavens.

3 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength be- |-cause of thine enemies. |

4 That thou mightest still the | ene- · -my | and the a--venger.

5 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which | thou hast or- | -dained:

6 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou | visitest him?

7 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with | glory and honour.

8 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put | all things under his feet:

9 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; the fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

10 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy | name in | al! · the | earth !

PSALM XVI.

1 PRESERVE me, O God: for in thee do I put ⚫ my trust.

20 my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness ex- | ten--deth not to | thee;

3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my de- ! -light.

4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god: their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their | names · in- | -to · my | lips.

5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou main- |-tainest · my | lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a good--Îy | her

itage.

7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel: : my reins also instruct me in the | night seasons.

8 I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall

not be moved.

9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth my flesh also shall | rest in | hope.

10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see cor- |-ruption.

11 Thou wilt show me the path of life: 12 In thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are

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PSALM XIX.

1 THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his | han- · ́-dy | work.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and | night • unto night sheweth | knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the | world.

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun : which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to

6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing | hid · from the | heat there--of.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, con- |-vert

ing the soul:

8 The testimony of the Lord is | sure, · making wise the | simple.

9 The statutes of the Lord are right, re- |-joicing the heart:

10 The commandment of the Lord is pure, en- |-lightening the eyes.

11 The fear of the Lord is clean, en- |-during for ever: 12 The judgments of the Lord are true and | righteous · alto- | -gether.

13 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honey | comb.

14 Moreover, by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is | great · re- |-ward.

15 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from | se--cret | faults. 16 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not

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17 Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 18 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my re--deemer.

PSALM XXIII.

1 THE LORD is my shepherd; I shall not | want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me be- |-side the | still-waters. 3 He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's |

sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy | rod and thy | | comfort me.

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