ness and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. 20 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother : yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son. 21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, that I am even such a one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done. 22 O consider this, ye that forget God: lest I pluck you away, and there be none to deliver you. 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me : and to him that ordereth his conversation right will I shew the salvation of God. PSALM 51. Miserere mei, Deus. HAVE : AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. 2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness : and cleanse me from my sin. : 3 For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged. 5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me. 6. But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. : 9 Turn thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds. 10 Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence : and take not thy holy Spirit from me. 12 O give me the comfort of thy help again : and stablish me with thy free Spirit. 13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness. : 15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord : and my mouth shall shew thy praise. 16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit : a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise. 18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM 52. Quid gloriaris? WHY boastest thou HY boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant : that thou canst do mischief; 2 Whereas the goodness of God: endureth yet daily? 3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness and with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor. 4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness: and to talk of lies more than righteousness. 5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt: O thou false tongue. 6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever: he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living. 7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear: and shall laugh him to scorn; 8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength but trusted unto the multi : tude of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness. 9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever. 10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done : and I will hope in thy Name, for thy saints like it well. THE Evening Prayer. PSALM 53. Dixit insipiens. HE foolish body hath said in his heart: 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness: there is none that doeth good. 3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any, that would understand, and seek after God. 4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become abominable: there is also none that doeth good, no not one. 5 Are not they without understanding that work wickedness: eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not called upon God. 6 They were afraid where no fear was : for God hath broken the bones of him that besieged thee; thou hast put them to confusion, because God hath despised them. 7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion : Oh, that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity! : 8 Then should Jacob rejoice and Israel should be right glad. PSALM 54. Deus, in nomine. AVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake : and avenge me in thy strength. 2 Hear my prayer, O God and hearken unto the words of my mouth. 3 For strangers are risen up against me: and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul. 4 Behold, God is my helper : the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : destroy thou them in thy truth. 6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O Lord: because it is so comfortable. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble : and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. PSALM 55. Exaudi, Deus. EAR H thyself from my petition. my prayer, O God: and hide not 2 Take heed unto me, and hear me how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed. 3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast : for they are minded to do G |