35 He smote all the first-born | in their | land: even the chief of all their strength. 36 He brought them forth also with | silver and | gold : there was not one feeble | person among their | tribes. 37 Egypt was glad at their de parting for they | were a | fraid of | them. 38 He spread out a cloud to be a cover | ing: and fire to give light in the night | sea | son. 39 At their desire he brought | quails: and he filled them with the bread of heaven. | 40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters | flowed | out so that rivers ran in the | dry | pla | ces. 41 For why? he remembered his | holy | promise: and Abra | ham his | ser | vant. 42 And he brought forth his | people with | joy and his chosen with | glad | ness; and ob | 43 And gave them the lands of the hea | then they took the labours of the people | in pos | ses | sion; 44 That they might keep his statutes: and serve his laws. DAY 21. Evening Prayer, PSALM 106. Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er. 2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lord: or shew forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that alway keep | judg | ment: and do righteousness. 4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou bearest | unto thy | people: O visit me with thy salvation; 5 That I may see the felicity | of thy | chosen : and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with | thine inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our | fathers: we have done amiss, | and dealt | wicked | ly. 7 Our fathers regarded not thy neither kept they thy great goodness but were disobedient at the sea, even wonders in Egypt, in remembrance: at the | Red | sea. 8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his | Name's sake: that he might make his power | to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried | up : so he led them through the deep, as | througha | wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the adversary's hand and delivered them from the | hand of the enemy. II As for those that troubled them, the waters over | whelmed them there was not | one of them | left. 12 Then believed they his words and sang | praise | unto him. 13 But within a while they for | gat his | works and would not a | bide his | coun | sel. 14 But lust came upon them in the wilder | ness : and they tempted | God in the | de | sert. 15 And he gave them their desire and sent leanness withal | into their | soul. 16 They angered Moses also in the | tents: and Aaron the saint of the | Lord. 17 So the earth opened, and | swallowed up | Dathan : and covered the congregation | of A | bi | ram. 18 And the fire was kindled in their | company the flame burnt up the un god | ly. 19 They made a calf in | Horeb and worshipped the molten im | age. 20 Thus they turned their | glory into the similitude of a calf that eateth | hay. 21 And they forgat | God their | Saviour: who had done so great things in | E | gypt; | 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham : and fearful things by the | Red | sea. 23 So he said, he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the gap to turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should destroy | them. 24 Yea, they thought scorn of that|pleasant| land: and gave no credence | unto his word; 25 But murmured in their | tents: and hearkened not unto the voice | of the Lord. 26 Then lift he up his hand against | them to overthrow them in the wilder | ness; 27 To cast out their seed among the nations: and to scatter them in the | lands. 28 They joined themselves unto | Baal | peor: and ate the offerings | of the | dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their own inventions and the plague was great among | them. 30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed and so the plague ceased. 31 And that was counted unto him for | righteousness: among all posterities for | ever | more. 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife : so that he punished | Moses for their sakes; 33 Because they provoked his | spirit : spake unadvisedly | with his lips. 34 Neither destroyed they the heathen Lord commanded | them ; so that he : as the 35 But were mingled among the heathen : learned their | works. and [ 36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, which turned to their | own de | cay: yea, they offered their sons and their daughters unto | de | vils; 37 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their | daughters whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan; and the | land was de | filed with | blood. 38 Thus were they stained with their own works : and went a whoring with their own in | ven | tions. 39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled a | gainst his people insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 40 And he gave them over into the hand | of the | heathen and they that hated them were | lords | over them. 41 Their enemies op | pressed | them: and had them | in subjection. 42 Many a time did he de | liver | them but they rebelled against him with their own inventions, and were brought down | in their | wicked | ness. 43 Nevertheless, when he saw their ad | versi | ty he | heard their com | plaint. 44 He thought upon his covenant, and pitied them, according unto the multitude of his mercies: yea, he made all those that led them away | captive to pity | them. 45 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and gather us from a | mong the heathen that we may give thanks unto thy I holy Name, and make our | boast of thy | praise. 46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and world without end and let all the | people | say, A men. THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY. Morning Prayer. PSALM 107. 22 Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er. 2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath re | deemed and delivered from the hand of the | ene | my; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and | from the west from the north, and | from the | south. 4 They went astray in the wilderness | out of the | way : and found no city to | dwell | in; 5 Hungry and thirsty their soul | fainted | in [ them. 6 So they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble and he delivered them from | their dis | tress. 7 He led them forth by the right | way that they might go to the city where they | dwelt. 8 O that men would therefore praise the Lord | for his | goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the children of men! 9 For he satisfieth the empty | soul and filleth the hungry soul with good | ness. 10 Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death being fast bound in | mise | ry and iron; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord and lightly regarded the counsel of the most | Highest ; 12 He also brought down their heart through | heavi they fell down, and there was none to help ness them. 13 So when they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble : he delivered them | out of their distress. 14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death and brake their | bonds in | sun der. 15 O that men would therefore praise the Lord | for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the children of | men! 16 For he hath broken the | gates of | brass : and smitten the bars of iron in | sun | der. 17 Foolish men are plagued for | their of | fence : and because of their wickedness. 18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat and they were even | hard at | death's | door. 19 So when they cried unto the Lord | in their | trouble he delivered them | out of | their dis | tress. 20 He sent his word, and healed | them and they were saved from their de | struction. 21 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the children of men! 22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice | of thanks giving and tell out his works with | glad | ness! 23 They that go down to the sea in | ships: and occupy their business | in great | wa | ters; 24 These men see the | works of the Lord and his | wonders in the deep. 25 For at his word the stormy | wind a | riseth : which lifteth up the | waves there | of. 26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down again | to the deep their soul melteth away because of the | trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a | drunken | man and are at their wit's end. |