apply our hearts unto wisdom. Turn thee again, O Lord, at the last, and be gracious unto thy ser vants. O satisfy us with thy mercy, and that soon; so shall we rejoice and be glad all the days of our life. Comfort us again, now after the time that thou hast afflicted us, and for the years wherein we have suffered adversity. Show thy servants thy work, and their children thy glory. And the glorious majesty of the Lord our God be upon us; prosper thou the work of our hands upon us; O prosper thou our handy work. PSALM 91. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the Lord, Thou art my hope, and my strong hold; my God, in whom I will trust. deliver For he shall thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noonday. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. But with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. For thou, Lord, art my hope; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands, that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; yea, I am with him in trouble; ; I will deliver him, and bring him to honor. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. unto thy name, O Most High; To tell of thy loving kindness early in the morning, and of thy truth in the night season. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy works; and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. O Lord, how glorious are thy works! thy thoughts are very deep! An unwise man doth not consider this; and a fool doth not understand it. When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of wickedness do flourish, then shall they be de Now unto the King stroyed for ever; but thou, eternal, &c. Lord, art the Most High Be honor and glory, &c. for evermore. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 92. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall perish; and all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon. Such as are planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of the house of our God. They shall bring forth fruit even in their age; and shall be full of sap and flourishing. That they may show how true the Lord my strength is, and that there is no unrighteousness in him. PSALM 93. THE Lord is king, and hath put on glorious apparel; the Lord hath put on his apparel, and girded himself with strength. Не He hath made the world so sure, that it cannot be moved. Ever since the world began, hath thy throne been prepared; thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. Thy testimonies, Lord, are very sure; holiness becometh thine house for ever. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honor and glory, &c. The Sixteenth Day. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 94. 0 LORD God, God, to whom vengeance belongeth; thou God, to whom vengeance belongeth, arise! Arise thou Judge of the world, and reward the proud after their deserving. Lord, how long shall the ungodly, how long shall the ungodly triumph? How long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully, and make such proud boasting? They smite down thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage. They murder the widow and the stranger, and put death. the fatherless to all such as are true in heart shall follow it. And yet they say, The Lord shall not see; neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Take heed, ye most foolish of men; O ye fools, when will ye understand? He who planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he who made the eye, shall he not see? He who chastiseth the heathen, shall he not correct you? or he who teacheth man knowledge, shall he not know? The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are but vain. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him in thy law; That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity, until the pit be digged up for the ungodly. For the Lord will not fail his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance; Until righteousness turn again unto judgment; and Who will rise up with me against the wicked? or who will take my part against the evil doers? If the Lord had not helped me, it had not failed but my soul had been put to silence. But when I said, I am fallen, thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart, thy comforts have refreshed my soul. Wilt thou have any fellowship with the throne of those wicked ones, who make mischief their law? They gather them together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. But the Lord is my refuge; and my God is the strength of my confidence. Now unto the King eternal, &c. &c. Be honor and glory, EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 96. O SING unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the Lord, and praise his name; be telling of his salvation from day to day. Declare his honor unto the heathen, and his wonders unto all the people. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised; he is more to be feared than all gods. As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols; but it is the Lord who made the heavens. Glory and worship are before him; power and honor are in his sanctuary. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye families of the people, ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. Ascribe unto the Lord the honor due unto his name; bring offerings, and come into his courts. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King; that it is he who hath made the world so fast that it cannot be moved; and that he shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is. Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; let all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord. For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. PSALM 97. THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every side. |
