Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. : PRAISE PSALM 146. Lauda, anima mea. RAISE the Lord, O my soul; while I live will I praise the Lord: yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. 2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man for there is no help in them. 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to his earth : and then all his thoughts perish. 4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help : and whose hope is in the Lord his God; 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : who keepeth his promise for ever; 6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong who feedeth the hungry. 7 The Lord looseth men out of prison: the Lord giveth sight to the blind. 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen : the Lord careth for the righteous. 9 The Lord careth for the strangers; he defendeth the fatherless and widow : as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upside down. 10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations. Evening Prayer. PSALM 147. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God: yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : and gather together the out-casts of Israel. 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. : : 4 He telleth the number of the stars and calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is his power: yea, and his wisdom is infinite. 6 The Lord setteth up the meek: and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. 7 O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving : sing praises upon the harp unto our God; 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth: and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of men; 9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle : and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse : neither delighteth he in any man's legs. 11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear him and put their trust in his mercy. : 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem : praise thy God, O Sion. 13 For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. : 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth and his word runneth very swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool: and scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who is able to abide his frost? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. : 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob: his statutes and ordinances unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation : neither have the heathen knowledge of his laws. PSALM 148. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord of heaven : praise him in the height. : 2 Praise him, all ye angels of his praise him, all his host. 3 Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, ye stars and light. all : 4 Praise him, all ye heavens and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord : for he spake the word, and they were made; he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever he hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 7 Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons, and all deeps; 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind and storm, fulfilling his word; 9 Mountains and all hills: fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle: worms and feathered fowls; 11 Kings of the earth and all people : princes and all judges of the world; 12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord : for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth. 13 He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall praise him : even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. O PSALM 149. Cantate Domino. Sing unto the Lord a new song : let the congregation of saints praise him. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : and let the children of Sion be joyful in their 3 Let them praise his Name in the dance : let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. 4 For the Lord hath pleasure in his people : and helpeth the meek-hearted. 5 Let the saints be joyful with glory : let them rejoice in their beds. 6 Let the praises of God be in their mouth : and a two-edged sword in their hands; 7 To be avenged of the heathen: and to rebuke the people ; 8 To bind their kings in chains : and their nobles with links of iron. 9 That they may be avenged of them, as it is written: Such honour have all his saints. PSALM 150. Laudate Dominum. Praise God in his holiness : praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him in his noble acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him in the sound of the trumpet : praise him upon the lute and harp 4 Praise him in the cymbals and dances : praise him upon the strings and pipe. 5 Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : praise him upon the loud cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath : praise the Lord. |