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. I PSALM XXXIV. Benedicam Domino. WILL alway give thanks un-to the Lord: 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: 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: 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. Μ' PSALM XXXVI. Dixit injustus. Y heart sheweth me the wickedness of the un-godly : 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. |