B LESSED are all they that fear · the | Lord: and walk in his | ways. 2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thine | hands: O well is thee, and hap· py | shalt thou I be. 3 Thy wife shall be as the fruit · ful | vine : upon the walls of thine | house. 4 Thy children like the round about thy | table. olive | branches : 5 Lo, thus shall the | man · be | blessed: that || feareth the Lord. 6 The Lord from out of Sion shall | so · bless thee: that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity | all thy lifelong. 7 Yea, that thou shalt see thy chil · dren's | children and peace up on | Israel. Psalm cxxix. Sæpe expugnaverunt. MANY a time have they fought against me from my youth up: may| Israel | now | say. 2 Yea, many a time have they vexed me from my youth up: but they have not prevailed. a Igainst me. 3 The plowers plowed up on my | back: and I made long furrows. 4 But the righteous | Lord: hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in | pieces. 5 Let them be confounded and turn ed | backward: as many as have e vil | willat | Sion. 6 Let them be even as the grass growing up on the house tops: which withereth a fore it be plucked up; 7 Whereof the mower filleth | not his hand: neither he that bindeth | up the sheaves his { bosom. 8 So that they who go by say not so much as, The Lord prosper you: we wish you good | luck in the Name of the | Lord. Psalm cxxx. De profundis. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O | Lord: Lord,|| hear my voice. 2 O let thine ears consider | well: the voice of my complaint. 3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O|Lord, who | may abide I it? 4 For there is mercy with | thee: therefore | shalt thou be feared. 5 I look for the Lord; my soul doth | wait · for | him: in his | word | is · my | trust. 6 My soul fleeth un | to the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning | watch. 7 O Israel, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy: and with | him · is | plenteous • redemption. 8 And he shall re | deem | Israel from | | all · his sins. L Psalm cxxxi. Domine non est. ORD I am not high | minded: I have no | proud looks. 2 I do not exercise myself in | great | matters: which are too | high for me. 3 But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother: yea, my soul is even as a weaned | child. in the Lord: from this 4 O Israel, | trust time forth for | ever | more. MORNING PRAYER. Psalm cxxxii. Memento Domine. LORD, remember David: and || all · his| trouble. 2 How he sware un | to the | Lord: and vowed a vow unto the Almighty | God of Jacob; 3 I will not come within the tabernacle of· mine | house nor climb up in to my bed; 4 I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine | eyelids to slumber: neither the temples of my head to take | any | rest; 5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of the same. at | Ephrata: and found it | in the wood. 7 We will go in | to his | tabernacle: and fall low on our knees before his footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy | resting | place: thou and the ark of thy | strength. . 9 Let thy priests be clothed with | righteousness and let thy | saints | sing with | joyfulness. 10 For thy servant | David's sake: turn not away the presence of thine Anointed. 11 The Lord hath made a faithful | oath unto | David: and he | shall not | shrink from | it; 12 Of the fruit of thy body: shall I upon thy seat. set · 13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall learn them: their children also shall sit upon thy | seat for | ev · er | more. 14 For the Lord hath chosen Sion to be an habitation for him | self: he hath | longed · for her: 15 This shall be my rest for I dwell, for I have a delight ever: here will there | in. and 16 I will bless her victuals with increase: and will satisfy her | poor with bread. 17 I will deck her | priests with | health her saints shall rejoice and sing. 18 There shall I make the horn of | David flourish: I have ordained a | lantern · for | mine · Anointed. to | 19 As for his enemies, I shall clothe them • with shame but upon himself shall his | crown | flourish. Psalm cxxxiii. Ecce quam bonum ! EHOLD, how good and joyful a | thing unity! 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down un to the beard: even unto Aaron's beard, and went | down to the | skirts · of his clothing. 3 Like as the | dew of Hermon: which fell up on the hill of Sion. 4 For there the Lord | promised his | blessing: and life forever | more. Psalm cxxxiv. Ecce nunc. B servants of the Lord. EHOLD now, praise the | Lord: all ye | 2 Ye that by night stand in the house of the| Lord: even in the courts of the | house of our God. 3 Lift up your hands | in the | sanctuary: and praise the Lord. 4 The Lord that made | heaven and | earth : give thee | blessing | out of | Sion. Psalm cxxxv. Laudate Nomen. Praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: praise it, O ye | servants | of • the | Lord; 2 Ye that stand in the house of the | Lord: in the courts of the house of our | God. 3 O praise the Lord, for the Lord.is | gracious: O sing praises unto his | Name, for it is | lovely. 4 For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob un | to · himself: and | Israel · for his | own · pos | session. 5 For I know that the Lord is great: and that our Lord is a | bove all | gods. 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven, and in | earth: and in the | sea, and in all deep places. 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends · of the world: and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the | winds | out of his | trea sures. 8 He smote the | first-born · of | Egypt: both |· of man and beast. 9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou | land of | Egypt: upon | Pharaoh, and | all his | servants. 10 He smote di · vers | nations: and | slew | mighty kings; 11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the | king of Basan: and all the Canaan; kingdoms of | 12 And gave their land to be an | heritage: even an heritage | un · to | Israel his | people. 13 Thy Name, O Lord, en | dureth for ever: so doth thy memorial, O Lord, from one genera. tion to an | other. 14 For the Lord will a venge his people: and be gracious unto his servants. |