and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me | to be | troubled.

76 O let thy merciful kindness | be my | comfort : according to thy word | unto thy | ser | vant.

77 Ŏ let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may | live for thy | law is | my de | light.

78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me but I will be occupied in thy commandments.

79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy | testimo | nies be turned | unto | me.

80 O let my heart be sound | in thy | statutes that I be not a sham | ed.

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Deficit anima mea.

Y soul hath longed for thy sal | vation and I have a good hope be | cause of | thy | word.

82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word saying, Q when wilt thou comfort | me?

83 For I am become like a bottle | in the | smoke yet do I not forget thy | sta | tutes.

84 How many are the days of thy | servant : when wilt thou be avenged of | them that persecute | me?

85 The proud have digged | pits for | me which | are not after thy | law.

86 All thy com | mandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.

87 They had almost made an end of me upon | earth: but I forsook not | thy com | mand | ments.

88 O quicken me after thy | loving | kindness and so shall I keep the | testimonies | of thy mouth.

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In aternum, Domine.

LORD, thy | word en dureth for ever in | heaven.

90 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation | to an other thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and | it a bideth.

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91 They continue this day according to thine | ordi | nance for all things | serve | thee.

92 If my delight had not been | in thy | law: I should have perished in my trouble.

93 I will never forget | thy com | mandments for with them thou hast | quickened | me.

94 I am thine, O| save | me : for I have sought | thy command | ments.

95 The ungodly laid wait for me | to des | troy me : but I will consider thy | testimonies.

96 I see that all things come to an end commandment | is ex | ceeding | broad.

Quomodo dilexi!

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ORD, what love have I | unto thy | law all the day

98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine | ene | mies: for they are | ever | with |

me.

99 I have more understanding | than my | teachers for thy testimonies | are my | study.

100 I am wiser than the aged because I keep | thy commandments.

Io I have refrained my feet from every | evil | way : that I may | keep thy | word.

102 I have not shrunk from thy | judgments for | thou teachest me.

103 O how sweet are thy words | unto my | throat : yea, sweeter than honey un | to my mouth.

104 Through thy commandments I get under | standing therefore I hate all | evil ways.

THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY.

Morning Prayer.

Lucerna pedibus meis.

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HY word is a lantern | unto my feet and a | light

ΤΗ un to my paths.

106 I have sworn, and am stedfastly | purposed keep thy righteous | judgments.

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107 I am troubled above mea | sure quicken me, O

Lord, according to thy | word.

108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please | thee, O Lord and | teach me thy | judgments.

109 My soul is alway | in my | hand yet do I not for get thy law.

110 The ungodly have laid a | snare for me but yet I swerved not from | thy com | mand | ments.

III Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever and why? they are the very | joy | of my | heart.

112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy | statutes | alway: e ven un to the | end.

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Iniquos odio habui.

HATE them that imagine | evil | things: but thy | law do I love.

114 Thou art my de | fence and shield and my trust is in thy | word.

115 Away from me, ye | wick | ed I will commandments | of my God.

keep the 116 O stablish me according to thy, word, that I may | live and let me not be disappointed | of my | hope.

117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: yea, my delight shall be ever in thy | statutes.

118 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart | from thy | statutes for they i | magine | but de | ceit.

119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross therefore I love thy testimonies.

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120 My flesh trembleth for | fear of | thee : and I am afraid of thy | judgments.

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Feci judicium.

DEAL with the thing that is | lawful and | right : O give me not over unto | mine op | pres | sors.

122 Make thou thy servant to delight in | that which is | good that the | proud do me no | wrong.

123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy | health and for the word of thy righteousness.

124 O deal with thy servant according unto thy | loving | mercy and teach me thy | sta | tutes.

125 I am thy servant, O grant me | under | standing : that I may know thy | testimonies.

126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay | to thine | hand : for they have destroyed | thy | law.

127 For I love thy com | mandments above | gold and precious | stone.

128 Therefore hold Istraight all | thy com | mandments : and all false ways I utterly ab hor.

Mirabilia.

THY HY testimonies are | wonder | ful: therefore doth my soul keep them. |

130 When thy word | goeth | forth it giveth light and understanding | unto the | sim | ple.

131 I opened my mouth, and drew | in my breath for my delight was in thy com | mand | ments.

132 O look thou upon me, and be merciful | unto | me : as thou usest to do unto those that | love thy | Name. 133 Order my steps in thy | word and so shall no wickedness have dominion | over | me.

134 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of | men : and so shall I keep | thy com | mandments.

135 Shew the light of thy countenance up on thy | servant and teach me thy | sta | tutes.

136 Mine eyes gush out with | wa | ter because men | keep not thy | law.

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Justus es, Domine.

IGHTEOUS art | thou, O | Lord and | true is thy | judgment.

138 The testimonies that thou hast com | manded are exceeding right | eous and | true.

139 My zeal hath even consumed | me because mine enemies have for gotten thy words.

140 Thy word is tried to the utter | most and thy | servant loveth | it.

141 I am small, and of no | reputation yet do I not forget thy com | mand | ments.

142 Thyrighteousness is an everlasting | righteous | ness : and thy law is the truth.

143 Trouble and heaviness have taken | hold up on me : yet is my delight in | thy com | mand | ments.

144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is | ever | lasting: O grant me understanding, | and | I shall | live.

DAY 26.

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Evening Prayer.

Clamavi in totocorde meo.

CALL with my whole | heart hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy statutes.

146 Yea, even unto thee | do I call help me, and I shall | keep thy | testimonies.

147 Early in the morning do I cry | unto thee for in thy word is my | trust.

148 Mine eyes prevent the night | watches : that I might be occupied | in thy | words.

149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy | loving | kindness quicken me, ac | cording as thou art | wont. 150 They draw nigh that of malice | persecute | me : and are | far from | thy | law.

151 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord : for all thy com | mandments are | true.

152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since that thou hast grounded | them for | ev | er.

Vide humilitatem.

CONSIDER mine adversity, and deliver me for I do not for | get thy | law.

154 Avenge thou my cause, and de | liver | me quicken me, according to thy | word.

155 Health is far from the ungodly for they regard | not thy statutes.

156 Great is thy | mercy, O | Lord : quicken | me, as | thou art wont.

157 Many there are that trouble me, and persecute | me yet do I not swerve | from thy | testimonies.

158 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors : because they keep not | thy | law.

159 Consider, O Lord, how I love | thy com | mandments: O quicken me, according to thy | loving | kind |

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160 Thy word is true from ever | lasting all the judgments of thy righteousness en | dure for | ever | more.