me, and take their counsel to | est the voice of my prayer: take away my life. when I cried unto thee. 16 But my hope hath been in thee, O Lord I have said, Thou art my God. 17 My time is in thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies : and from them that persecute me. 18 Shew thy servant the light of thy countenance : and save me for thy mercy's sake. 19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the grave. 20 Let the lying lips be put to silence which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully, speak against the righteous. 21 O how plentiful is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee and that thou hast : prepared for them that put their trust in thee, even before the sons of men! 22 Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues. 23 Thanks be to the Lord: for he hath shewed me marvellous great kindness in a strong city. 24 And when I made haste, I said I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes. 25 Nevertheless, thou heard 26 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer. 27 Be strong, and he shall establish your heart: all ye that put your trust in the Lord. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 32. Beati, quorum. BLESSED is he whose un righteousness is forgiven: and whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 For while I held my tongue : my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. 4 For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night : and my moisture is like the drought in summer. 5 I will acknowledge my sin unto thee and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. Lord. 8 Thou art a place to hide | full of the goodness of the me in, thou shalt preserve me from trouble: thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go and I will guide thee with mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord: and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. PSALM 33. Exultate, justi. EJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous for it becometh well the just to be thankful. 2 Praise the Lord with harp sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song sing praises lustily unto him with a good cou rage. 4 For the word of the Lord is true and all his works are faithful. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgement: the earth is : 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an heap and layeth up the deep, as in a treasurehouse. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world. 9 For he spake, and it was done: he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes. 11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that he hath chosen to him to be his inheritance. 13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all them that dwell on the earth. 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them and understandeth all their works. 15 There is no king that him, and were lightened : can be saved by the multi-and their faces were not tude of an host neither is ashamed. any mighty man delivered by much strength. 16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength. 17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him and upon them that put their trust in his mercy; : 18 To deliver their soul from death and to feed them in the time of dearth. 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord: for he is our help, and our shield. 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him and delivereth them. : 8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints for they that fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good. 11 Come, ye children, and 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him because we have hoped in his holy Name. 21 Let thy merciful kind-hearken unto me: I will ness, O Lord, be upon us teach you the fear of the like as we do put our trust in Lord. thee. 12 What man is he that lusteth to live and would fain see good days? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips, that they speak no guile. 14 Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and ensue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayers. 16 The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil to root out the re membrance of them from the | and put to shame, that seek earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart and will save such as be of an humble spirit. 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth all his bones so that not one of them is broken. 21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate, 22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants: and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. PLEA MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 35. Judica, Domine. LEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me and fight thou against them that fight against me. 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler and stand up to help me. Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded, after my soul let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me. 5 Let them be as the dust before the wind: and the angel of the Lord scattering them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. 7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause: yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul. 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, catch himself : that he may fall into his own mischief. 9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him? 11 False witnesses did rise up they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the great discomfort of my soul. 13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sack cloth, and humbled my soul | Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes. with fasting and my prayer shall turn into mine own bo 22 This thou hast seen, O Lord hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord. 23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel avenge thou my cause, my God, and my Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness and let them not triumph over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we have it: neither let them say, We have devoured him. 26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast themselves against me. 27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my righteous dealing: yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. peace: but MY PSALM 36. Dixit injustus. Y heart sheweth me the wickedness of the unthat there is no fear of God before his eyes. 20 And why? their communing is not for they imagine deceitful words godly against them that are quiet in the land. 21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and said: 2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight until his abominable sin be found out. |