EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 22. Deus, Deus meus.

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16 For many dogs are come about me, and the council of the wicked layeth siege against me.

Y God, my God, look upon me! why hast thou forsaken 17 They pierced my hands and me, and art so far from my health, my feet: I may tell all my bones: and from the words of my com- they stand staring and looking plaint?

upon me.

2 O my God, I cry in the day- 18 They part my garments time, but thou hearest not: and in among them, and cast lots upon the night-season also I take no my vesture.

rest.

19 But be not thou far from me, 3 And thou continuest holy, O O Lord; thou art my succour, haste thou worship of Israel. thee to help me.

4 Our fathers hoped in thee; they trusted in thee, and thou didst deliver them.

20 Deliver my soul from the sword, my darling from the power of the dog.

5 They called upon thee, and 21 Save me from the lion's were holpen; they put their trust mouth; thou hast heard me also in thee, and were not confounded. from among the horns of the uni6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man; a very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people.

7 All they that see me, laugh me to scorn; they shoot out their lips, and shake their heads, saying,

8 He trusted in God, that he would deliver him; let him deliver him, if he will have him.

9 But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet upon my mother's breasts.

corns.

22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren; in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.

230 praise the Lord, ye that fear him; magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob; and fear him, all ye seed of Israel.

24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor; he hath not hid his face from him; but when he called unto him, he heard him.

25 My praise is of thee in the great congregation; my vows will perform in the sight of them that

10 I have been left unto thee ever since I was born; thou art my God even from my mother's womb. I 11 Ogo not from me; for trouble fear him. is hard at hand, and there is none to help me.

12 Many oxen are come about me; fat bulls of Basan close me in on every side.

13 They gape upon me with their mouths, as it were a ramping and a roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart also in the midst of my body is even like melting wax.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.

26 The poor shall eat, and be satisfied; they that seek after the Lord, shall praise him: your heart shall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord; and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's, and he is the Governor among the people.

29 All such as be fat upon earth have eaten, and worshipped.

30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel before him,

and no man hath quickened his that seek him; even of them that own soul. seek thy face, O Jacob.

31 My seed shall serve him; they shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.

8 Who is the King of glory? it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made. Psalm 23. Dominus regit me. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye THE Lord is my shepherd; gates; and be ye lift up, ye evertherefore can I lack nothing. lasting doors; and the King of 2 He shall feed me in a green glory shall come in. pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort.

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3 He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

10 Who is the King of glory? even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

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Psalm 25. Ad te, Domine, levavi. NTO thee, O Lord, will I lift 4 Yea, though I walk through the up my soul; my God, I have valley of the shadow of death, I put my trust in thee: O let me not will fear no evil; for thou art with be confounded, neither let mine me,thyrod and thy staff comfort me. enemies triumph over me.

5 Thou shalt prepare a table be- 2 For all they that hope in thee fore me against them that trouble shall not be ashamed; but such as me; thou hast anointed my head transgress without a cause, shall be with oil, and my cup shall be full. put to confusion.

6 But thy loving kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

The fifth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm 24. Domini est terra.

3 Show me thy ways, O Lord, and teach me thy paths.

4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me; for thou art the God of my salvation: in thee hath been my hope all the day long.

5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving HE earth is the Lord's, and all kindnesses, which have been ever that therein is; the compass of old.

of the world, and they that dwell therein.

6 0 remember not the sins and offences of my youth; but accord2 For he hath founded it upon ing to thy mercy think thou upon the seas, and prepared it upon the me, O Lord, for thy goodness. floods. 7 Gracious and righteous is the 3 Who shall ascend into the hill Lord; therefore will he teach sinof the Lord? or who shall rise up ners in the way. in his holy place?

4 Even he that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to deceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

6 This is the generation of them

8 Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment; and such as are gentle, them shall he learn his way.

9 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

10 For thy name's sake, O Lord, be merciful unto my sin; for it is great.

11 What man is he that feareth of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy the Lord? him shall he teach in the wondrous works.

way that he shall choose.

8 Lord, I have loved the habita12 His soul shall dwell at ease, tion of thy house, and the place and his seed shall inherit the land. where thine honour dwelleth. 13 The secret of the Lord is 9 O shut not up my soul with among them that fear him, and he the sinners, nor my life with the

will show them his covenant.

14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

blood-thirsty;

10 In whose hands is wickedness, and their right hand is full of gifts. 11 But as for me, I will walk

15 Turn thee unto me, and have innocently: O deliver me, and be mercy upon me; for I am desolate, merciful unto me.

and in misery.

12 My foot standeth right: I will 16 The sorrows of my heart praise the Lord in the congregaare enlarged: O bring thou metions. out of my troubles.

sin.

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EVENING PRAYER. 17 Look upon my adversity and Psalm 27. Dominus illuminatio. misery, and forgive me all my HE Lord is my light and my salvation, whom then shall I 18 Consider mine enemies how fear? the Lord is the strength of thy many they are; and they bear a life, of whom then shall I be afraid? tyrannous hate against me. 2 When the wicked, even mine

19 O keep my soul, and deliver enemies and my foes, came upon me: let me not be confounded, me to eat up my flesh, they stumfor I have put my trust in thee. bled and fell. 20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me; for my hope hath been in thee.

21 Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Psalm 26. Judica me, Domine. E thou my judge, O Lord, for I have walked innocently: my trust hath been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not fall.

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try out my reins and my heart.

3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be afraid; and though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in thee.

4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will require, even that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the fair beauty of the Lord, and to visit his temple.

5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his tabernacle; 3 For thy loving kindness is yea, in the secret place of his dwellever before mine eyes; and I will ing shall he hide me, and set me walk in thy truth. up upon a rock of stone.

4 I have not dwelt with vain 6 And now shall he lift up mine persons; neither will I have fel-head above mine enemies round lowship with the deceitful. about me.

5 I have hated the congregation 7 Therefore will I offer in his of the wicked; and will not sit dwelling an oblation, with great among the ungodly. gladness: I will sing and speak

6 I will wash my hands in inno-praises unto the Lord. cency, O Lord; and so will I go to 8 Hearken unto my voice, O thine altar. Lord, when I cry unto thee; have mercy upon me, and hear me.

7 That I may show the voice

9 My heart hath talked of thee, fore shall he break them down, Seek ye my face: thy face, Lord, and not build them up. will I seek. 7 Praised be the Lord; for he 10 O hide not thou thy face from hath heard the voice of my humble me, nor cast thy servant away in petitions. displeasure.

8 The Lord is my strength, and my shield; my heart hath trusted

11 Thou hast been my succour; leave me not, neither forsake me, in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my my song will I praise him.

O God of my salvation.

12 When my father and

mother forsake me, the Lord 9 The Lord is my strength, and taketh me up. he is the wholesome defence of his Anointed.

13 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in the right way, because of mine enemies.

14 Deliver me not over into the will of mine adversaries: for there are false witnesses risen up against me, and such as speak wrong.

10 O save thy people, and give thy blessing unto thine inheritance: feed them, and set them up for ever.

Psalm 29. Afferte Domino. BRING unto the Lord, O ye 15 I should utterly have fainted, mighty, bring young rams unbut that I believe verily to see the to the Lord; ascribe unto the goodness of the Lord in the land Lord worship and strength.

of the living.

16 O tarry thou the Lord's leisure; be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the Lord.

Psalm 28. Ad te, Domine.

UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord,

2 Give the Lord the honour due unto his name; worship the Lord with holy worship.

3 It is the Lord that commandeth the waters; it is the glorious God that maketh the thunder.

4 It is the Lord that ruleth the

my strength: think no scorn sea; the voice of the Lord is mighty of me; lest, if thou make as though in operation; the voice of the Lord thou hearest not, I become like is a glorious voice.

them that go down into the pit.

5 The voice of the Lord break

2 Hear the voice of my humble eth the cedar trees; yea, the Lord petitions, when I cry unto thee; breaketh the cedars of Libanus. when I hold up my hands towards 6 He maketh them also to skip the mercy-seat of thy holy tem-like a calf; Libanus also and Siple. rion like a young unicorn.

30 pluck me not away, neither 7 The voice of the Lord didestroy me with the ungodly and videth the flames of fire; the voice wicked doers, which speak friendly of the Lord shaketh the wilderto their neighbours, but imagine ness; yea, the Lord shaketh the mischief in their hearts. wilderness of Cades.

4 Reward them according to their 8 The voice of the Lord maketh deeds, and according to the wicked- the hinds to bring forth young, ness of their own inventions. and discovereth the thick bushes: 5 Recompense them after the in his temple doth every man speak work of their hands; pay them of his honour. that they have deserved.

6 For they regard not in their mind the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands; there

9 The Lord sitteth above the water flood, and the Lord remaineth a King for ever.

10 The Lord shall give strength

unto his people; the Lord shall give confusion; deliver me in thy righhis people the blessing of peace.

The sixth Day. MORNING PRAYER. Psalm 30. Exaltabo te, Domine. WILL magnify thee, O Lord; for thou hast set me up, and not made my foes to triumph over me. 2 O Lord, my God, I cried unto thee; and thou hast healed me.

teousness.

2 Bow down thine ear to me, make haste to deliver me.

3 And be thou my strong rock, and house of defence, that thou mayest save me;

4 For thou art my strong rock, and my castle: be thou also my guide, and lead me for thy name's sake.

3 Thou, Lord, hast brought my 5 Draw me out of the net that soul out of hell: thou hast kept they have laid privily for me; for my life from them that go down thou art my strength. to the pit.

4 Sing praises unto the Lord, O ye saints of his; and give thanks unto him, for a remembrance of his holiness.

6 Into thy hands I commend my spirit; for thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, thou God of truth.

7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities, and my 5 For his wrath endureth but trust hath been in the Lord. the twinkling of an eye, and in his 8 I will be glad, and rejoice in pleasure is life; heaviness may thy mercy; for thou hast considerendure for a night, but joy cometh ed my trouble, and hast known in the morning. my soul in adversities.

6 And in my prosperity I said, 9 Thou hast not shut me up I shall never be removed; thou, into the hand of the enemy, but Lord, of thy goodness, hast made hast set my feet in a large room. my hill so strong.

10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble, and mine eye is consumed for very heaviOness; yea, my soul and my body.

7 Thou didst turn thy face from me, and I was troubled.

8 Then cried I unto thee, Lord; and gat me to my Lord right humbly.

11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness, and my years with

9 What profit is there in my mourning. blood, when I go down to the pit?

12 My strength faileth me, be10 Shall the dust give thanks cause of mine iniquity, and my unto thee? or shall it declare thy bones are consumed.

13 I became a reproof among all

truth? 11 Hear, O Lord, and have mine enemies, but especially among mercy upon me; Lord, be thou my neighbours; and they of mine my helper. acquaintance were afraid of me; and they that did see me without, conveyed themselves from me.

12 Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness:

13 Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing: O my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. Psalm 31. In te, Domine, speravi. N thee, O Lord, have I put my trust; let me never be put to

14 I am clean forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am become like a broken vessel.

15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life.

16 But my hope hath been in