4 He maketh his angels fpirits: and his minifters a flaming fire. 5 He laid the foundations of the earth that it never should move at any time. 6 Thou coveredft it with the deep, like as with a garment : the waters ftand in the hills. 7 At thy rebuke they flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid. 8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath even unto the place which thou haft appointed for them. 9 Thou haft fet them their bounds, which they fhall not pafs: neither turn again to cover the earth. 10 He fendeth his fprings into the rivers which run among the hills. 11 All beafts of the field drink thereof and the wild affes quench their thirf. 12 Befide them thall the fowls of the air have their habitation: and fing among the branches. 13 He watereth the hills from above the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. 14 He bringeth forth grafs for the cattle and green herb for the fervice of men; 15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man: and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to ftrengthen man's heart. 16 The trees of the Lord alfo are full of fap: even the cedars of Libanus, which he hath planted; 17 Wherein the birds make their nefts and the fir-trees are a dwelling for the ftork. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats and fo are the ftony rocks for the eonies. 19 He appointed the moon for certain feafons and the fun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makeft darkness, that it may be night: wherein all the beafts of the foreft do move, 21 The lions roaring after their prey do feek their meat from God. 22 The fun arifeth, and they get them. away together and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour: until the evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works in wifdom haft thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches! 25 So is the great and wide fea alfo: wherein are things creeping innumerable, bothfmall and great beafts. 26 There go the fhips, and there is that Leviathan whom thou haft made to take his paftime therein. 27 These wait all upon thee: that thou mayeit give them meat in due feafon. 28 When thou giveft it them, they gather it and when thou openeft thy hand, they are filled with good. 29 When thou hideft thy face, they are troubled when thou takeft away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust. 30 When thou letteft thy breath go forth, they fhall be made: and thou fhalt renew the face of the earth. 31 The glorious Majefty of the Lord thall endure for ever: the Lord thall rejoice in his works. 32 The earth thall tremble at the look of him: if he do but touch the hills, they fhall smoke. 33 I will fing unto the Lord, as long as I live: I will praise my God, while I have my being. 34 And fo fhall my words the Lord. pleafe him my joy fhall be in 35 As for finners, they fhall be confumed out of the earth, and the ungodly thall come to an end praife thou the Lord, O my foul, praife the Lord. MORNING PRAYER: Pfalm cv. Confitemini Domino. and call upon his Name: tell the people what things he hath done. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, 20 let your fongs be of him, and praise him and let your his houfe: and ruler of all his talking be of all his wondrous fubftance; works. 3 Rejoice in his holy Name: let the heart of them rejuice that feek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord and his firength feek his face evermore. 5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath done his wonders, and the udgements of his mouth; 60 ye feed of Abraham his fervant ye children of Jacob his chofen. 7 He is the Lord our God: his judgements are in all the world. 8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and promife: that he made to a 'thouíand generations, 9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham and the eath that he iware unto Ifaac; 10 And appointed the fame unto Jacob for a law and to Ifrael for an everlating tefia ment; 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan: the lot of your inheritance. 12 When they were yet but a few of them: and they firangers in the land; 13 What time as they went from one nation to another from one kingdom to another people; 14 He fuffered no man to do them wrong but reproved even kings for their fakes; 15 Touch not mine Anointed and do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover he called for a dearth upon the land and deftroyed all the provifion of bread. 17 But he had fent à man before them even Jofeph, who was fold to be a bond-fervant; 18 Whofe feet they hurt in the Rocks the iron entered into his foul; 19 Until the time came that his caufe was known the word of the Lord tried him. 20 The king fent, and delivered hin the prince of the people let him go free. 21 He made him lord alfo of 22 That he might inform his princes after his will and teach his fenators wifdom. 23 Ifrael alío came into Egypt: and Jacob was a stranger in the landi of Ham. 24 And he increased his people exceedingly: and made them ironger than their enemies, 25 Whofe heart turned fo, that they hated his people and dealt untruly with his fervants. 26 Then fent he Mofes his fervant and Aaron whom he had chofen; 27 And these thewed his tokens among them and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He fent darkness, and it was dark and they were not obedi ent unto his word. 29 He turned their waters into blood and flew their fith. 30 Their land brought forth frogs: yea, even in their king's chambers. 31 He fpake the word, and there came all manner of flies: and lice in all their quarters. 32 He gave them hailftones for rain and flames of fire in their land. 33 He fmote their vines allo and fig-trees; and deftroyed the trees that were in their coafts. 34 He fpake the word, and the grafshoppers caine, and caterpillars innumerable: and did eat up all the grafs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 35 He fmote all the firft-born in their land: even the chief of all their ftrength. 36 He brought them forth alfo with filver and gold there was not one feeble perfon among their tribes. 37 Egypt was glad at their departing for they were afraid. of them. 38 He fpread out a cloud to be a covering and fire to give light in the night-feafon. 39 At their defire he brought quails: and he filled them wi the bread of heaven. 40 He opened the rock of fto EVENING PRAYER. Pfalm cvi. Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is gracious and his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can exprefs the noble acts of the Lord or flew forth all his praife? 3 Bleffed are they that alway keep judgement and do righteoutnefs. 4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou beareft unto thy people: O vifit me with thy fafvation! 5 That I may fee the felicity of thy chofen and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance. 6 We have finned with our fathers we have done amifs, and dealt wickedly. 7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they thy great goodness in remembrance: but were difobedient at the fea, even at the Red Sea. 8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name's fake that he might make his power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red Sea alfo, and it was dried up: fo he led them through the deep, as through a wilderness; 10 And he faved them from the adverfaries' hand and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 11 As for thofe that troubled them, the waters overwhelmed them: there was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words: and fang praise unto him. 13 But within a while they forgat his works: and would not abide his counfel; 14 But luft came upon them in the wildernefs: and they tempted God in the defert. 15 And he gave them their defire and fent leannefs withal into their foul. 16 They angered Mofes alfo in the tents and Aaron, the faint of the Lord. 17 So the earth opened, and fwallowed up up Dathan and covered the congregation of Abiram. 18 And the fire was kindled in their company: the flame burnt up the ungodly. 19 They made a calf in Horeb; and worshipped the molten image. 20 Thus they turned their glory into the fimilitude of a calf that eateth hay. 21 And they forgat God their Saviour: who had done fo great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham and fearful things by the Red Sea. 23 So he faid, he would have deftroyed them, had not Mofes, his chofen, ftood before him in the gap the gap to turn away his wrathful indignation, left he fhould deftroy them. 24 Yea, they thought fcorn of that pleafant land and gave no credence unto his word; 25 But murmured in their tents and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Then lift he up. his hand against them: to overthrow them in the wilderness; 27 To caft out their feed among the nations and to fcatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor and ate the offerings of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their own inventions and the plague was great among them. 30 Then ftood up Phinees, and prayed and fo the plague ceafed 31 And that was counted unto and make our boaft of thy him for righteoufnefs among all pofterities for evermore. 32 They angered him alfo at the waters of ftrife: fo that he punished Mofes for their fakes. 33 Becaufe they provoked his fpirit: fo that he spake unadvifedly with his lips. 34 Neither deftroyed they the heathen as the Lord commanded them; 35 But were mingled among the heathen and learned their works. 36 Infomuch that they worthipped their idols, which turned to their own decay yes, they offered their fons and their daughters unto devils; 37 And fhed innocent blood, even the blood of their fons and of their daughters: whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan, and the land was defiled with blood. 38 Thus were they ftained with their own works : and went a whoring with their own inventions. 39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people: infomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 40 And he gave them over into the hand of the heathen: and they, that hated them, were lords over them. 41 Their enemies oppreffed them and had them in fubjection. 42 Many a time did he deliver them but they rebelled against him with their own inventions, and were brought down in their wickedness. 43 Nevertheless, when he faw their adverty: he heard their complaint. 44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them according unto the multitude of his mercies: yea, he made all thofe, that led them away captive, to pity them. 45 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen that we may give hanks unto thy holy Name, praife. 46. Bleffed be the Lord God of Ifrael from èverlafting, and world without end: and let all the people fay, Amen. for he is gracious mercy endureth for ever. and his 2 Let them give thanks, whom the Lord hath redeemed and delivered from the band of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the eaft, and from the weft: from the north, and from the fouth. 4 They went aftray in the wilderness out of the way and found no city to dwell in'; 5 Hungry and thirsty: their foul fainted in them. 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: and he deliver. ed them from their diftrefs. 7 He led them forth by the right way that they might go to the city where they dwelt. 80 that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 9 For he fatisfeth the empty foul: and filleth the hungry foul with goodness; 10 Such as fit in darknefs, and in the thadow of death: being faft bound in mifery and iron. 11 Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord and lightly regarded the counfel of the Moft Higheft; 12 He alfo brought down their heart through heaviness: they fell down, and there was none to help them. 13 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered them out of their diftrefs. 14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the fhadow of death and brake their bonds in funder. 15 0 that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men!" 16 For he hath broken the gates of brafs and fmitten the bars of iron in funder. 17 Foolish men are plagued for their offence and because of their wickedness. 18 Their foul abhorred all manner of meat: and they were even hard at death's door. 19 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivered them out of their diflrefs. 20 He fent his word, and healed them and they were faved from their deftruction, alfo in the congregation of the people and praife him in the feat of the elders! 33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness and drieth up the water-fprings. 34 A fruitful land maketh he barren for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 Again, he maketh the wildernefs a ftanding, water and water-fprings of a dry ground. 36 And there he fetteth the hungry that they may build them a city to dwell in; 37 That they may fow their land, and plant vineyards to yield them fruits of increase. 38 He bleffeth them fo, that they multiply exceedingly and fuffereth not their cattle to decreafe. 21 O that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness and declare the 39 And again, when they are wonders that he doeth for the minifhed and brought low: children of men! through oppreffion, through any plague or trouble; 22 That they would offer unto him the facrifice of thanksgiving: and tell out his works with gladness! 23 They that go down to the fea in fhips and occupy their bufinefs in great waters; 24 Thefe men fee the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. 25 For at his word the ftormy wind arifeth: which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep their foul melteth away because of the trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and ftagger like a drunken man: and are at their wits' end. 28 So when they cry unto the Lord in their trouble: he delivereth them out of their diftrefs. 29 For he maketh the ftorm to ceafe fo that the waves thereof are fill. 30 Then are they glad, becaufe they are at reft and fo he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. 31 0 that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness: and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 52 That they would exalt him 40 Though he fuffer them to be evil-intreated through tyrants: and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of mifery and maketh him houfeholds like a flock of theep. 42 The righteous will confider this, and rejoice: and the mouth of all wickednefs fhall be stopped. 43 Whofo is wife, will ponder thefe things and they fhall underftand the loving-kindnefs of the Lord. EVENING PRAYER. Pfalm cviii. Paratum cor meum. GOD, my heart is ready, my heart is ready: I will fing and give praife with the best member that I have. 2 Awake, thou lute and harp : I myfelf will awake right early. 3I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: I will fing praifes unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. |