feathers his faithfulness and truth 1 be safe under his 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for any | terror by | night. nor for the arrow that | flieth by | day; 6 For the pestilence that walketh in | darkness: for the sickness that destroyeth | in the noon | day. nor 7 A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come | nigh | thee. 8 Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou be | hold and see the reward of the un god | ly. 9 For thou, Lord, | art my hope thou hast set thine house of defence | very high. 10 There shall no evil happen | unto thee: neither shall any plague come | nigh thy dwell | ing. II For he shall give his angels charge over | thee to keep thee in all thy | ways. 12 They shall bear thee in their hands that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder the young lion and the dragon shalt thou | tread | under thy | feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I de | liver | him I will set him up, because | he hath | known my Name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will | hear | him : yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and | bring him to honour. 16 With long life will I | satisfy | him my salvation. IT and shew him | PSALM 92. Bonum est confiteri. T is a good thing to give thanks | unto the and to sing praises unto thy Name, | O High est; 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the ing and of thy truth in the night | sea | son; 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and up lute upon a loud instrument, | and up on the 4 For thou, Lord, hast made. me glad thy works and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy | hands. 5 O Lord, how glorious | are thy works: thy | thoughts are very | deep. 6 An unwise man doth not well consider | this and a fool doth not | under | stand | it. 7 When the ungodly are green as the grass, and when all the workers of wickedness do | flour | ish: then shall they be destroyed for ever; but thou, Lord, art the most | Highest for ever | more. 8 For lo, thine enemies, O Lord, lo, thine enemies shall! perish and all the workers of wickedness shall be destroyed. 9 But mine horn shall be exalted like the horn of an | unicorn for I am a nointed | with fresh | oil. 10 Mine eye also shall see his lust of mine | ene | mies: and mine ear shall hear his desire of the wicked that arise | up against | me. II The righteous shall flourish like a | palm tree : and shall spread abroad like a | cedar in | Liba | nus. 12 Such as are planted in the house of the Lord: | shall flourish in the courts of the | house of | our | God. 13 They also shall bring forth more fruit in their | age and shall be fat and well liking. 14 That they may shew how true the Lord my | strength | is and that there is no un righteous | ness in | him. DAY 18. THE Ebening Prayer. PSALM 93. Dominus regnavit. HE Lord is King, and hath put on and | girded him | self with | strength. glorious ap apparel, 2 He hath made the round | world so sure cannot be mov | ed. that it | 3 Ever since the world began hath thy seat | been pre | pared thou art from | ever | last | ing. 4 The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift | up their voice the floods lift | up their | waves. 5 The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage | horri | bly: but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on | high, is | mighti | er. 6 Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure holiness becometh thine | house for | ever. PSALM 94. Deus ultionum. LORD God, to whom vengeance be | long eth: thou God, to whom vengeance be | longeth, shew thyself. 2 Arise, thou Judge of the world and reward the proud after their de serv | ing. 3 Lord, how long shall the un god | ly: how long shall the ungodly | tri | umph ? 4 How long shall all wicked doers speak so dis | daînfully and make such | proud | boasting? 5 They smite down thy trouble thine | heritage. people, O Lord : and | 6 They murder the widow, and the stranger put the father | less to death. and 7 And yet they say, Tush, the Lord | shall not | see: neither shall the God of Jacob regard | it. 8 Take heed, ye unwise among the people : O ye fools, when will ye | under | stand? 9 He that planted the ear, shall | he not | hear or he that made the | eye, shall | he not | see? IO Or he that nurtureth the hea then it is he that teacheth man knowledge, | shall not he | pun | ish ? II The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man they are but | vain. that | 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, | O Lord and teachest him | in thy | law; 13 That thou mayest give him patience in time of adversity until the pit be digged up | for the un | godly. 14 For the Lord will not fail his people neither will he forsake | his in | heri | tance; 15 Until righteousness turn again | unto | judgment : all such as are true in | heart shall | follow | it. 16 Who will rise up with me against the | wicked: or who will take my part against the | evil | doers? 17 If the Lord had not | helped me it had not failed but my soul had been | put to | silence. 18 But when I said, My O Lord, held me up. foot hath | slipt : thy mercy, 19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had | in my | heart thy comforts | have re | freshed my soul. 20 Wilt thou have anything to do with the stool of| wickedness which imagineth | mischief as a law? 21 They gather them together against the soul of the | righteous and condemn the innocent | blood. 22 But the Lord | is my | refuge and my God is the strength of my confidence. 23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own | malice : yea, the Lord our God shall de | stroy | them. 19 tion. THE NINETEENTH DAY. Morning Prayer. PSALM 95. Venite, exultemus. COME, let us sing unto the Lord let us our sal | va | 2 Let us come before his presence with thanks | giving : and shew ourselves | glad in | him with | psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great | God: and a great | King above all gods. 4 In his hand are all the corners of the earth and the strength of the hills is | his al | so. 5 The sea is his, and he made it pared the | drý | land. and his hands pre 6 O come, let us worship and | fall | down : and kneel before the Lord our | Maker. 7 For he is the | Lord our God and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. 8 To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden | not your | hearts as in the provocation, and as in the day of tempta tion in the wilder | ness; | : 9 When your fathers | tempted me proved | me, and saw my works. 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, | and said: It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways; II Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my | rest. PSALM 96. Cantate Domino. SING unto the Lord a new | song sing unto the 2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his | Name: be telling of his şal | vation from day to day. 3 Declare his honour unto the heathen and his wonders unto all | peo | ple. 4 For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be | prais | ed: he is more to be | feared than | all | gods. 5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but | i | dols but it is the Lord that made the heavens. : 6 Glory and worship are before him power and honour are in his | sanctuary. 7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the | people: ascribe unto the Lord | worship and | pow | er. 8 Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due | unto his Name: bring presents, and | come in to his | courts. 9 O worship the Lord in the beauty of | holi | ness let the whole earth | stand in | awe of | him. 10 Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people | righteous | ly. II Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be | glad ;: let the sea make a noise, and all that therein | is." 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that | is in shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the it: then Lord. 13 For he cometh, for he cometh to | judge the | earth: and with righteousness to judge the world, and the | people | with his truth. |