22 The same stone which the builders re | fused is become the head-stone | in the corner.

23 This is the | Lord's | doing and it is | marvellous |

24 This is the day which the | Lord hath | made: we will rejoice | and be | glad in | it.

25 Help me now, O Lord: O Lord, send us | now prosperity.

26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name | of the | Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord.

27 God is the Lord who hath | shewed us | light bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the | horns of the | altar.

28 Thou art my God, and I will thank | thee thou art my God, and I will praise | thee.

29 O give thanks unto the Lord, for | he is gracious : and his mercy en | dureth for | ev | er.

Evening Prayer,

PSALM 119. Beati immaculati.

DAY 24.

LESSED are those that are undefiled | in the | way : and walk in the law of the

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Lord.

2 Blessed are they that keep his | testimonies : and seek him with their | whole heart.

3 For they who do no wicked | ness : walk in his ways.

4 Thou hast charged: that we shall diligently keep | thy commandments.

5 O that my ways were made | so di | rect : that I might keep thy sta| tutes!

6 So shall I not | be con | founded while I have respect unto all thy command | ments.

7 I will thank thee with an un feigned | heart when I shall have learned the judgments | of thy | righteous |

ness.

8 I will keep thy | ceremonies: O for | sake me not | utter | ly.

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In quo corriget?

HEREWITHAL shall a young man | cleanse his | way even by ruling himself | after | thy | word. 10 With my whole heart | have I sought thee: O let me not go wrong out of | thy com | mand | ments.

II Thy words have I hid with | in my heart : that I should not sin against | thee.

12 Blessed art thou, O Lord O| teach me thy |

statutes.

13 With my lips have I been | telling of all the | judgments of thy | mouth.

14 I have had as great delight in the way of thy | testimonies as in all | manner of | rich | es.

15 I will talk of thy commandments spect unto thy | ways.

16 My delight shall be in thy | statutes not forget thy | word.

Retribue servo tuo.

and have re |

and I will |

DO well unto thy servant that I may live, and keep thy | word.

18 Open thou mine eyes that I may see the wondrous things of thy | law.

19 I am a stranger | upon | earth : O hide not thy com | mandments | from | me.

20 My soul breaketh out for the very | fervent de | sire: that it hath alway | unto thy | judgments.

21 Thou hast re | buked the proud and cursed are they that do err from | thy com | mand | ments.

22 O turn from me shame | and re | buke: for I have | kept thy testimonies.

23 Princes also did sit and speak against me : but thy servant is occupied | in thy | statutes.

24 For thy testimonies are | my de light and my | counsellors.

Adhesit pavimento.

MY

Y soul cleaveth | to the dust : O quicken thou me, according to thy | word.

26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou | heardest | me O teach me thy | sta | tutes.

27 Make me to understand the way of thy com | mandments and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28 My soul melteth away for very | heaviness: comfort thou me ac | cording | unto thy | word.

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29 Take from me the way of lying and cause thou me to make much of thy | law.

30 I have chosen the way of | truth and thy judgments have I laid before me.

31 I have stuck unto thy | testimo | nies: 0 | Lord, con found me | not.

32 I will run the way of thy com | mandments

thou hast set my | heart at | liber | ty.

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THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY.

Morning Prayer.
Legem pone.

when

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EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy | statutes and
I shall keep it | unto the | end.

34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy | law: yea, I shall keep it with my whole | heart.

35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments for there | in is | my de | sire.

36 Incline my heart unto thy | testimonies

not to covetousness.

and |

37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold | vani | ty : and quicken thou | me in thy | way.

38 O stablish thy word in thy | servant : that | I may fear thee.

39 Take away the rebuke that I am a fraid of: for thy | judgments are good.

40 Behold, my delight is in | thy commandments : O quicken me | in thy | righteousness.

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Et veniat super me.

ET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O | Lord : even thy salvation, ac | cording | unto thy | word.

42 So shall I make answer unto | my blas | phemers : for my trust is in thy | word.

43 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth for my hope is in thy | judg | ments.

44 So shall I alway keep thy | law: yea, for | ever and ever.

45 And I will walk at | liber | ty: for I seek | thy commandments.

46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before | kings and will not be a shamed.

47 And my delight shall be in | thy com | mandments : which I have | lov | ed.

48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have | lov | ed and my study shall | be in thy |

statutes.

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trust.

Memor esto servi tui.

THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy word wherein thou hast caused me to put my

50 The same is my comfort | in my | trouble for thy word hath quickened | me.

51 The proud have had me exceedingly | in de | rision : yet have I not | shrinked | from thy | law.

52 For I remembered thine everlasting judgments, | O | Lord and received | com | fort.

53 I am horri | bly a | fraid for the ungodly | that forsake thy law.

54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the | house of my pilgrim | age."

55 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night | sea | son and have kept thy | law.

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56 This I had because I kept | thy com | mand |

ments.

Portio mea, Domine.

HOU art my portion, | O | Lord : I have promised to keep thy | law.

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58 I made my humble petition in thy presence with | my whole heart: O be merciful unto me, ac | cording to thy word.

59 I called mine own ways to re | mem | brance and turned my feet | unto thy | testimonies.

60 I made haste, and prolonged not the time to keep thy com | mand | ments.

61 The congregations of the ungodly have | robbed | me but I have not for | gotten thy | law.

62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks | unto thee: because of thy | righteous | judgments.

63 I am a companion of all them that fear | thee: and keep thy commandments.

64 The earth, O Lord, is | full of thy | mercy: O each me thy | sta | tutes.

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Bonitatem fecisti.

LORD, thou hast dealt graciously | with thy | servant according | unto thy | word.

66 O learn me true understanding and | know | ledge : for I have believed | thy com | mand | ments.

67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong but now | have I kept thy | word.

68 Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy | statutes.

69 The proud have imagined a | lie a | gainst me but I will keep thy commandments | with my whole | heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as | brawn but my delight

hath been in thy | law.

71 It is good for me that I have | been in | trouble: that I may learn thy | sta | tutes.

72 The law of thy mouth is dearer | unto | me than thousands of gold and | sil | ver.

THY

Evening Prayer,

Manus tuæ fecerunt me.

DAY 25.

HY hands have made me and fashioned me: O give me understanding, that I may learn | thy com | mandments.

74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me because I have put my trust in thy | word.

75 I know, O Lord, that thy | judgments are | right: