In the midst of the congre-ga-tion will I praise thee. 23 O 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 un-to him he heard him.

25 My praise is of thee in the great con-gre-gation :

My vows will I perform in the sight of them that fear him. 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 un-to the Lord:

And all the kindreds of the nations shall wor-ship be--fore him. 28 For the kingdom is the Lord's :

And he is the Governour a-mong the people.

29 All such as be fat up-on earth:

Have eaten, and worshipped.

30 All they that go down into the dust shall kneel be-fore him : And no man hath quicken-ed his own soul.

31 My seed shall serve him :

They shall be counted unto the Lord for a gen-er-ation.

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall de-clare his righteousness:

Unto a people that shall be born, whom the Lord hath made.

PSALM XXIII. Dominus regit me.

THE Lord is my shepherd:

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There-fore can I lack nothing.

2 He shall feed me in a green pasture :

And lead me forth be-side the waters of comfort.

3 He shall con-vert my soul:

And bring me forth in the paths of righteous-ness for his
Name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil:

For thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort.me. 5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble-me:

Thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full.

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.

DAY 5.]

Morning Prayer.

PSALM XXIV. Domini est terra.

HE earth is the Lord's, and all that there-in is :

and dwell there-in.

2 For he hath founded it up-on the seas: And prepared it up-on the floods.

3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord: Or who shall rise up in his ho-ly 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 de-ceive his neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord:
And righteousness from the God of his sal-vation.

6 This is the generation of them that seek him :

Even of them that seek thy face, O Jacob.

7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlast-ing doors:

And the King of glo-ry shall come in.

8 Who is the King of glory:

It is the Lord strong and mighty, even the Lord mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlast-ing doors:

And the King of glo-ry shall come in.

10 Who is the King of glory:

Even the Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory.

UNTO

PSALM XXV. Ad te, Domine, levavi.

NTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul; my God, I have put my trust in thee:

O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies tri-umph o-ver me.

2 For all they that hope in thee shall not be a-shamed:

But such as transgress without a cause shall be put to con-fusion.

3 Shew 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 ten-der mercies : And thy loving-kindnesses, which have been ever of old. 6 O remember not the sins and offences of my youth : But according to thy mercy think thou upon me, O Lord, for thy goodness.

7 Gracious and righteous is the Lord:

Therefore will he teach sin-ners in the way.

8 Them that are meek shall he guide in judgement:
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 cove-nant, 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 the Lord:

Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 12 His soul shall dwell at ease:

And his seed shall in-herit the land.

13 The secret of the Lord is among them that fear him :
And he will shew them his covenant.

14 Mine eyes are ever looking un-to the Lord:
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
15 Turn thee unto me, have mercy up-on-me:
For I am deso-late, and in misery.

16 The sorrows of my heart are en-larged :
O bring thou me out of my troubles.

17 Look upon my adversity and misery : And for-give me all my sin.

18 Consider mine enemies, how many they are:

And they bear a tyran-nous hate a-gainst me.

19 O keep my soul, and de-liver me :

Let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust in thee. 20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait up-on-me: For my hope hath been in thee.

21 Deliver Israel, O God:

Out of all his troubles.

PSALM XXVI. Judica

me,

Domine.

E thou my Judge, O Lord, for I have walked in-no-cently:

B My trust hul been also in the Lord, therefore shall I not

3 For thy loving-kindness is ever be-fore mine eyes: And I will walk in thy truth.

4 I have not dwelt with vain persons:

Neither will I have fellowship with the de-ceitful. 5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked: And will not sit a-mong the un-godly.

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: And so will I go to thine altar;

7 That I may shew the voice of thanks-giving :
And tell of all thy won-drous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house :
And the place where thine hon-our dwelleth.
9 O shut not up my soul with the sinners:
Nor my life with the blood-thirsty;

10 In whose hands is wickedness:

And their right hand is full of gifts. 11 But as for me, I will walk in-no-cently: O deliver me, and be merci-ful un-to me. 12 My foot stand-eth right:

I will praise the Lord in the con-gre-gations.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM XXVII. Dominus illuminatio.

THE Lord is my light, and my salvation; whom then shall I

fear:

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be a-fraid?

2 When the wicked, even mine enemies, and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh :

They stumb-led and fell.

3 Though an host of men were laid against me, yet shall not my heart be a-fraid:

And though there rose up war against me, yet will I put my trust in him.

4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, which I will re-quire: 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: Yea, in the secret place of his dwelling shall he hide me, and set me up up-on a rock of stone.

6 And now shall he lift up mine head :

Above mine ene-mies round a-bout.me.

7 Therefore will I offer in his dwelling an oblation with great

gladness:

I will sing, and speak praises un-to the Lord. 8 Hearken unto my voice, O Lord, when I cry Have mercy up-on me and hear me.

un-to-thee:

9 My heart hath talked of thee, Seek ye my face: Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

10 O hide not thou thy face from me:

Nor cast thy servant a-wa'y in dis-pleasure.

11 Thou hast been my succour :

Leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my sal-vation. 12 When my father and my mother for-sake me :

The Lord taketh me up.

13 Teach me thy way, O Lord:

And lead me in the right way, be-cause 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.

15 I should utterly have fainted:

But that I believe verily to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

16 O tarry thou the Lord's leisure :

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Be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart; and put thou thy trust in the Lord.

PSALM XXVIII. Ad te, Domine.

NTO thee will I cry, O Lord my strength :

Think no scorn of me; lest, if thou make as though thou hearest not, I become like them that go down in-to the pit.

2 Hear the voice of my humble petitions, when I cry un-to thee: When I hold up my hands towards the mercy-seat of thy

ho-ly temple.

3 O pluck me not away, neither destroy me with the ungodly and wick-ed doers:

Which speak friendly to their neighbours, but imagine mis-chief in their hearts.

4 Reward them according to their deeds:

And according to the wickedness of their own in-ventions. 5 Recompense them after the work of their hands:

Pay them that they have de-served.

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

Therefore shall he break them down, and not build them up.