3 The snares of death compassed me rounda | bout: and the pains of hellgat | hold up | on me. 4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord: O Lord I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and | righteous: yea, our God is | merciful. . 6 The Lord pre serveth the simple: I was in | misery, and he helped me. 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, | O my soul: for the Lord hath rewarded | thee. 8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul. from death: mine eyes from | tears, and my | feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the | Lord: in|·the| land. of the living. 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: I said in my | haste, All } men are liars. 11 What reward shall I give un | to the | Lord : for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the Name of the | Lord. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of | all his people: right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his | saints. 14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy | servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thine hand-maid; thou hast | broken my | bonds · in | sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks giving: and will call up on the Name of the Lord. 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people: in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Je rusalem. | Praise the | Lord. Psalm cxvii. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord, | all ye | heathen: praise |· him, all ye | nations. . For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards | us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. | Praise the | Lord. Psalm cxviii. Confitemini Domino. Give thanks unto the Lord, for he gracious because his | mercy forever. • endureth· . 2 Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious: and that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron | now confess that his mercy en | dureth · for | ever. 4 Yea, let them now that fear the | Lord con | fess that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the | Lord in trouble: and the Lord | heard me at large. 6 The Lord is on my side: I will not fear what man doeth | un to me. 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that | help me therefore shall I see my desire up | on mine enemies. 8 It is better to | trust in the | Lord: than to put any confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord: than to put any confidence in | princes. 10 All nations compassed me round · a | bout: but in the Name of the Lord will | I destroy them. 11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every | side: but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. 12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire among the thorns: for in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that | I might fall: but the | Lord | was my | help. 14 The Lord is my strength, and my song: and is become | my salvation. 15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 16 The right hand of the Lord hath the pre | eminence: the right hand of the Lord bringeth |mighty things to | pass. 17 I shall not die, but live: and declare · the works of the | Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected me: but he hath not given me | over | un·to death. 19 Open me the gates of righteousness: that I may go into them, and give | thanks · un | tv · the Lord. thou hast | heard 20 This is the gate of the | Lord: the righteous shall enter | into it. 21 I will thank thee for me and art become | my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders fused: is become the corner. head · stone | in 23 This is the | Lord's doing: marvellous in our eyes. re | the and it is 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 pros | perity. 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 light bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even | un to 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 | ever. DAY 24.] EVENING PRAYER. Psalm cxix. Beati immaculati. LESSED are those that are unde | filed in B way Lord. 2 Blessed are they that keep his | testimonies : and seek him with their | whole heart. 3 For they who | do no | wickedness: walk || in his ways. 4 Thou hast | charged: that we shall diligently keep thy commandments. 5 0 that my ways were made | so direct: that I might keep thy | statutes! 6 So shall not be confounded: while I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7 I will thank thee with an unfeign ed | heart: when I shall have learned the judge · ments of thy | righteousness. 8 will keep thy | ceremonies: O for sake. me not utterly. HEREWITHAL shall a young man | cleanse Whis way: even by ruling him | self after thy word. 10 With my whole heart | have I sought thee: O let me not go wrong out of thy command 11 Thy words have I hid with | in my heart: that I should not | sin· against thee. 12 Blessed art | thou, O Lord: 0 | teach | me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have | I been telling: of all the judgements of thy mouth. 14 I have had as great delight in the way of· thy testimonies: as | in all | manner · of | riches. 15 I will talk of thy commandments: and have respect unto thy ways. 16 My delight shall be in thy | statutes: and I will not for | get 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 commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketh out for the very | fervent · desire: that it hath | al way unto thy | judgements. 21 Thou hast rebuked cursed are they that do mandments. err the proud: and from | thy · com | and re | buke: for 22 O turn from me | shame | I have kept thy | testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit and me: but thy servant is | occu statutes. speak against pied in thy | 24 For thy testimonies are | my de | light: and ||my|counsellors. Adhesit pavimento. My cleaveholding to wor Y soul cleaveth to the dust: O quicken |