28 So when they cry unto the Lord | in their | trouble : he delivereth them out of their distress.

29 For he maketh the storm to cease so that the | waves thereof are | still.

30 Then are they glad, because they are at rest : and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be.

31 O that men would therefore praise the Lord | for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth | for the children of men!

32 That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the

the elders!

seat of 33 Who turneth the floods into a wilder | ness and drieth up the | water | springs.

34 A fruitful land | maketh he barren for the wickedness of them that dwell there in.

35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing | water and water-springs | of a | dry | ground.

36 And there he setteth the hungry that they may build them a city to dwell | in ;

37 That they may sow their land, and | plant | vineyards to yield them | fruits of increase.

38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply ex ceedingly and suffereth not their cattle to de

crease.

39 And again, when they are minished, and brought low through oppression, through any plague, or trouble;

40 Though he suffer them to be evil en | treated. through | tyrants and let them wander out of the way | in the wilderness;

41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery and maketh him households | like a flock of sheep.

42 The righteous will consider this, | and rejoice: and the mouth of all wickedness | shall be stop | ped.

43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things and they shall understand the loving | kindness of the [ Lord.

DAY 22.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM 108.

Paratum cor meum.

GOD, my heart is ready, my heart is

O will sing and give praise with the best

that I have.

ready: I member |

2 Awake, thou | lute, and harp : I myself will a | wake right early.

3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, a | mong the people I will sing praises unto thee a | mong the | na tions.

4 For thy mercy is greater than the thy truth reacheth | unto the clouds.

5 Set up thyself, O God, above the thy glory above all the earth.

6 That thy beloved may be deliver | ed hand save them, and | hear thou | me.

heavens and

heavens : and

let thy right

7 God hath spoken in his | holi | ness I will rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the Succoth.

valley of |

8 Gilead is mine, and Ma | nasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head.

9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab | is my | wash-pot: over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia | will I | tri | umph.

Io Who will lead me into the | strong | city: and who will bring me into | E | dom?

II Hast not thou forsaken us, | O| God and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

12 O help us against the | enemy for vain | is the | help of man.

13 Through God we shall | do great | acts and it is he that shall tread | down our | ene | mies.

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PSALM 109. Deus laudum.

OLD not thy tongue, O | God of my | praise : for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon | me.

2 And they have spoken against me with | false |

tongues they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me with | out a | cause.

3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they take now my contrary | part but I give myself | unto | prayer. 4 Thus have they rewarded me | evil for good and hatred for my | good | will.

5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler | over | him : and let Satan | stand at | his right | hand.

6 When sentence is given upon him, let him | be con | demned and let his prayer be | turned into | sin.

7 Let his days be few and let another take his | office.

8 Let his children be | father | less and his | wife a | widow.

9 Let his children be vagabonds, and | beg their | bread : let them seek it also out of | desolate | places.

IO Let the extortioner consume all that he | hath : and let the stranger | spoil his | la | bour.

II Let there be no man to | pity | him : nor to have compassion upon his fatherless chil dren.

12 Let his posterity | be destroyed and in the next generation let his | name be | clean put | out.

13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of the Lord : and let not the sin of his mother be done a way.

14 Let them alway be before the Lord : that he may root out the memorial of | them from | off the | earth; 15 And that, because his mind was not to do | good : but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he might slay him that was | vexed | at the heart.

16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen | unto him he loved not blessing, therefore | shall it be far from him.

17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as | with a | raiment and it shall come into his bowels like water, and like oil in to his bones.

him

18 Let it be unto him as the cloak that he | hath up | on and as the girdle that he is alway | girded with | al. 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine | ene | mies and to those that speak | evil a | gainst my soul.

20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, according unto thy Name for sweet is thy | mer | cy.

21 O deliver me, for I am | helpless and poor and my heart is wounded with in me.

22 I go hence like the shadow | that de | parteth : and am driven away as the grasshopper.

23 My knees are | weak through | fasting my flesh is dried up for want of fat | ness.

24 I became also a reproach | unto them they that looked up on me | shaked their | heads.

25 Help me, O Lord my | God: O save me according to thymer | cy;

26 And they shall know, how that this is thy | hand : and that thou, | Lord, hast | done | it.

27 Though they curse, | yet bless thou and let them be confounded that rise up against me; but | let thy | servant rejoice.

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28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own con | fusion, as | with a

cloak.

29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth and praise him a mong the multi tude;

30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the | poor : to save his soul from un | righteous | judges.

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stool.

HE Lord said unto my | Lord Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine ene | mies thy | foot |

2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power | out of | Sion: be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine | enemies.

3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy | worship: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morn | ing.

4 The Lord sware, and will not re | pent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of | Melchi | ze | dech.

5 The Lord upon | thy right hand kings in the day of his wrath.

shall wound even

6 He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the | dead | bodies and smite in sunder the heads over divers | countries.

7 He shall drink of the brook | in the way therefore shall he lift up his | head.

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PSALM 111. Confitebor tibi.

WILL give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation.

2 The works of the | Lord are great : sought out of all them that have | pleasure | there in.

3 His work is worthy to be praised, and | had in | honour and his righteousness en dureth for ever. 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works that they ought to be had in re membrance.

5 He hath given meat unto them that | fear | him he shall ever be mindful of his | cove | nant.

6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works: that he may give them the heritage of the | hea | then. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgment: all his commandments | are | true.

8 They stand fast for | ever and | ever : and are done in truth and equity.

9 He sent redemption | unto his | people: he hath commanded his covenant for ever; holy and reverend is his Name.

10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of | wis | dom: a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; the praise of it en | dureth for | ev | er.

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PSALM 112. Beatus vir.

LESSED is the man that feareth the Lord he hath great delight in | his command | ments.