5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things: making thee young and lusty as an eagle.

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6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment : for all them that are op | pressed with | wrong. 7 He shewed his ways | unto

Moses his works unto

8 The Lord is full of compassion and | mer | cy: longsuffering, and of great | good | ness.

9 He will not alway be chid | ing neither keepeth he his anger for | ev | er.

10 He hath not dealt with us | after our sins nor rewarded us according to our wickedness | es.

II For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth so great is his mercy also toward | them that fear him.

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12 Look how wide also the east is | from the | west so far hath he set our sins from | us.

13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own child | ren : even so is the Lord merciful unto them that | fear | him. 14 For he knoweth whereof | we are made he remembereth that we are but | dust.

15 The days of man are | but as grass: for he flourisheth as a flower | of the | field.

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone : and the place there | of shall | know it no | more.

and his

17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon them that fear him righteousness upon children's child | ren;

18 Even upon such as keep his | covenant

upon his commandments to | do | them.

and think

19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in | heaven and

his kingdom | ruleth | over | all.

20 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that ex | cel in strength ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words.

21 O praise the Lord, all ye his | hosts: ye servants of his that do his | pleasure.

22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his do | min | ion praise thou the | Lord, | O my soul.

DAY 20.

PRA

Evening Prayer.

PSALM 104. Benedic, anima mea.

RAISE the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.

2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were | with a garment and spreadest out the heavens | like a | cur tain.

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers | in the | waters and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings | of the | wind.

4 He maketh his | angels | spirits: and his | ministers a | flaming | fire.

5 He laid the foundations of the should move at any time.

earth

that it never

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment the waters | stand | in the hills.

7 At thy're buke they | flee: at the voice of thy thunder they are afraid.

8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath: even unto the place which thou hast appointed | for | them.

9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass neither turn a gain to cover the | earth. 10 He sendeth the springs | into the rivers: which | run among the hills.

II All beasts of the field drink there | of: and the wild asses quench their | thirst.

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their | habitation and sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the hills from above: the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

14 He bringeth forth grass

herb for the service of men :

for the cattle and green

15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man: and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man's

heart.

16 The trees of the Lord also are | full of | sap: even the cedars of Libanus which | he hath | plant | ed;

17 Wherein the birds make their nests: and the fir-trees are a dwelling for the | stork.

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats and so are the stony | rocks for the | co nies.

19 He appointed the moon for | certain | seasons: and the sun knoweth his | going | down.

20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do

move.

21 The lions roaring | after their | prey: do | seek their | meat from | God.

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them a way to | gether and lay them | down | in their | dens.

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his | labour: until the evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold | are thy | works: in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy | rich | es. 25 So is the great and | wide sea also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, both | small and great | beasts.

26 There go the ships, and there is that Le [ via | than : whom thou hast made to take his | pastime | there | in. 27 These wait all upon thee: that thou mayest give them meat in due sea | son.

28 When thou givest it them they gather | it: and when thou openest thy hand | they are filled with good.

29 When thou hidest thy face they are | troubled : when thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned again | to their | dust.

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they | shall be made and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. 31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en | dure for | ever the Lord shall re | joice | in his works.

live: I will

32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him if he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke. 33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I praise my God while I have my being. 34 And so shall my words | please him be in the Lord.

shall

my | joy

Praise

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end thou the Lord, O my | soul, | praise the | Lord.

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THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY.

Morning Prayer.

PSALM 105. Confitemini Domino.

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GIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call up on his | Name : tell the people what | things | he hath | done. 2 O let your songs be of him, and praise him and let your talking be of all his | wondrous | works.

3 Rejoice in his | holy | Name: let the heart of them rejoice that | seek the Lord.

4 Seek the Lord and his strength seek his face | ever | more.

5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath | done his wonders, and the | judgments | of his | mouth, 6 O ye seed of Abraham his | ser | vant : ye children of Jacob his cho | sen.

7 He is the Lord our | God: his judgments | are in | all the world.

8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and | pro | mise that he made to a thousand | gene | ra | tions ;

9 Even the covenant that he made with | Abra | ham : and the oath that he sware | unto | I | saac ;

10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for a law: and to Israel for an ever | lasting | testa | ment;

II Saying, Unto thee will I give the | land of | Canaan: the lot of your in | heri | tance;

12 When there were yet but a few of them : and they strangers | in the | land;

13 What time as they went from one nation | to an | other from one kingdom to an | other | peo | ple;

14 He suffered no man to do them | wrong: but reproved even | kings for | their | sakes;

15 Touch not mine Anoint | ed and do my | prophets no harm.

16 Moreover, he called for a dearth up on the land: and destroyed all the pro | vi | sion of | bread.

17 But he had sent a man before | them even Joseph, who was sold to be a | bond | ser | vant;

18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks the iron entered into his soul;

19 Until the time came that his | cause was | known : the word of the | Lord | tried | him.

20 The King sent, and de | 'livered him the prince of the people | let him | go | free.

21 He made him lord also of his house and ruler of all his substance;

22 That he might inform his princes | after his | will: and teach his | senators | wis | dom.

23 Israel also came into | Egypt and Jacob was a stranger in the land of | Ham.

24 And he increased his people exceeding | ly: and made them stronger than their | ene | mies;

25 Whose heart turned so, that they | hated his | people: and dealt untruly with his servants.

26 Then sent he Moses his | ser | vant and Aaron | whom he had chosen.

27 And these shewed his tokens a | mong | them: and wonders in the | land of | Ham.

28 He sent darkness, and it was | dark: and they were not obedient | unto his | word.

29 He turned their waters | into | blood and slew their fish.

30 Their land | brought forth | frogs: yea, even in their | kings' chambers.

31 He spake the word, and there came all | manner of | flies and lice in all their quarters. |

32 He gave them hail | stones for | rain and flames of | fire in their | land.

33 He smote their vines | also and | fig-trees: and destroyed the trees that | were in their | coasts.

34 He spake the word, and the grasshoppers came, and caterpillars in | numera | ble and did eat up all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of their | ground.