17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him : And upon them that put their trust in his mercy ;

18 To deliver their soul from death:

And to feed them in the time of dearth.

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the Lord: For he is our help, and our shield.

20 For our heart shall re-joice in him :

Because we have hoped in his ho-ly Name. 21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, be up-onus · Like as we do put our trust in thee.

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PSALM XXXIV. Benedicam Domino.

WILL alway give thanks un-to the Lord:
His praise shall ever be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord:
The humble shall hear there-of, and be glad.
3 O praise the Lord with me:

And let us magni-fy his Name to-gether. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me :

Yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.

5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened: And their faces were not a-shamed.

6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord hear-eth him:

Yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him:

A nd de-liver-eth them.

8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is:

Blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

9 O fear the Lord, ye that are his saints : For they that fear him lack nothing.

10 The lions do lack, and suf-fer hunger:

But they who seek the Lord shall want no manner of thing that is good.

11 Come, ye children, and hearken un-to me :

I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that lusteth to live:

And would fain see good days?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil:

And thy lips, that they speak no guile.

14 Eschew evil, and do good:

Seek pea'ce, and en-sue it.

15 The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous: And his ears are open un-to their prayers.

16 The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil : To root out the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the Lord hear-eth them:

And delivereth them out of all their troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a con-trite heart: And will save such as be of an hum-ble spirit.

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous:

But the Lord de-livereth him out of all.

20 He keepeth all his bones:

So that not one of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall slay the un-godly :

And they that hate the right-eous shall be desolate.

22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants :

And all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute.

DAY 7.]

Morning Prayer.

PSALM XXXV. Judica, Domine.

LEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me:
And fight thou against them that fight against me.

2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler:

And stand up to help me.

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that perse-cute me :

Say unto my soul, I am thy sal-vation.

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul:

Let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that i-ma-gine mis-chief for me.

5 Let them be as the dust be-fore the wind:

And the angel of the Lord scatter-ing them.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery :

And let the angel of the Lord perse-cute them.

7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me with-out

a cause:

Yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul. 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, catch him-self:

That he may fall in-to his own mischief.

9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord:

It shall re-joice in his sal-vation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him:

Yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoil-eth him?

11 False witnesses did rise up :

They laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good:

To the great dis-com-fort of my soul.

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting:

And my prayer shall turn in-to mine own bosom.

14 1 behaved myself as though it had been my friend, or my brother:

I went heavily, as one that mourn-eth for his mother.

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered them-selves to-gether:

Yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceas-ed not. 16 With the flatterers were bu-sy mockers: Who gnashed up-on me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this:

O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my dar-ling from the lions.

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great con-gre-gation : I will praise thee a-mong much people.

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me un-godly:

Neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me with-out

a cause.

20 And why? their communing is not for peace:

But they imagine deceitful words against them that are qui-et in the land.

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and said:

Fie on thee, fie on thee, we saw it with our eyes.

22 This thou hast seen, O Lord :

Hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord.

23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel:

Avenge thou my cause, my God, and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteous

ness:

And let them not tri-umph o-ver me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, so would we

have it:

Neither let them say, We have de-voured him.

26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble:

Let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that boast

them-selves a-gainst me.

27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my right-eous dealing: Yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the pros-peri-ty of his servant.

28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness: And of thy praise all the day long.

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PSALM XXXVI. Dixit injustus.

Y heart sheweth me the wickedness of the un-godly :
That there is no fear of God be-fore his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himself in his own sight:

Until his abominable sin be found out.

3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and full of de-ceit: He hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. 4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way:

Neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth un-to the heavens : And thy faithful-ness un-to the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: Thy judgements are like the great deep.

7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; how excellent is thy mercy, O God:

And the children of men shall put their trust under the sha-dow of thy wings.

8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house: And thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of

the river.

9 For with thee is the well of life:

And in thy light shall we see light.

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee: And thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart.

11 O let not the foot of pride come a-gainst me :

And let not the hand of the un-god-ly cast me down.

12 There are they fallen, all that work wickedness : They are cast down, and shall not be able to stand.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM XXXVII. Noli æmulari.

FLET not you enviure against the e-vil doers.

RET not thyself because of the un-godly:

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass : And be withered even as the green herb.

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be do-ing good: Dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

4 Delight thou in the Lord:

And he shall give thee thy heart's de-sire.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him : And he shall bring it to pass.

6 He shall make thy righteousness as clear as the light: And thy just deal-ing as the noon-day.

7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently up-on him:

But grieve not thyself at him, whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth af-ter e-vil counsels. 8 Leave off from wrath, and let go dis-pleasure:

Fret not thyself, else shalt thou be mo-ved to do evil.

9 Wicked doers shall be root-ed out:

And they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall in-herit the land.

10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone : Thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be a-way. 11 But the meek-spirited shall pos-sess the earth:

And shall be refreshed in the mul-ti-tude of peace. 12 The ungodly seeketh counsel a-gainst the just: And gnasheth up-on him with his teeth.

13 The Lord shall laugh him to scorn:

For he hath seen that his day is coming.

14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their

bow:

To cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right con-ver-sation.

15 Their sword shall go through their own heart :

And their bow shall be broken.

16 A small thing that the right-eous hath :

Is better than great riches of the un-godly. 17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken: And the Lord up-holdeth the righteous.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly:

And their inheritance shall en-dure for ever.

19 They shall not be confounded in the peril-ous time : And in the days of dearth they shall have e-nough. 20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs:

Yea, even as the smoke, shall they con-sume a-way.