9 For he spake, and it was done: he com | manded, and it | stood | fast.

10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the | counsels of princes.

11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure · for ever and the thoughts of his heart from gener ation to gen er | ation.

12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the | Lord Jehovah: and blessed are the folk, that he hath chosen to him to | be his in | heritance. 13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men: from the habitation of his dwelling he considereth all | them that dwell on the earth.

14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them: and under stan deth | all their works.

15 There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of an | host: neither is any mighty man delivered by much | strength.

16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength.

17 Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon | them that fear him: and upon them that | put their | trust in his mercy.

18 To deliver their | soul from | death: and to feed them in the time of dearth.

19 Our soul hath patiently tarried | for the | Lord: for he is our | help, and our shield. 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him: because we have hoped in his holy | Name.

21 Let thy merciful kindness, O Lord, | be up · onus: like as we do | put our | trust in | thee.

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Psalm xxxiv. Benedicum Domino. WILL alway give thanks un | to the | Lord: his praise shall ever be | in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her | boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O praise the Lord with me: and let us | magnify his Name together.

4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me: yea, he delivered me out of all my fear.

5 They had an eye unto him and · were | lightened and their faces were not a shamed. 6 Lo, the poor crieth and the | Lord | heareth him: yea, and saveth him out of | all・ his | troubles.

7 The angel of the Lord tarrieth round about | them that fear him: and | de | liver eth | them, 8 O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord | is: ! blessed is the man that | trusteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye that | are his | saints: for they that fear him | lack | nothing.

10 The lions do lack, and suffer | hunger : but they who seek the Lord shall want no manner • of thing that is | good.

11 Come, ye children, and | hearken unto | me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

12 What man is he that | lusteth to live: and would fain see· good | days?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy | lips, that they speak no | guile. 14 Eschew evil,

and do good: seek | peace,

15 The eyes of the Lord are | over · the | righteous and his ears are open

prayers.

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16 The countenance of the Lord is against | them that do evil: to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord | heareth them and delivereth them out of all their | troubles.

18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a con trite heart: and will save such as | be of an | humble spirit.

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: hut the Lord delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth | all his | bones: so that not | one of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall | slay the ungodly: and they that hate the righteous | shall be | desolate. 22 The Lord delivereth the souls of his | servants and all they that put their trust in him · shall not be | destitute.

DAY 7.]

MORNING PRAYER.

Psalm xxxv. Judica, Domine.

PLEAD thou my cause, O Lord, with them that

| strive with me: and fight thou against

| them that fight against me.

2 Lay hand upon the shield and and stand up to help me.

buckler:

3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I ・am | thy salvation.

4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul: let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that imagine | mis chief for me.

5 Let them be as the dust before the | wind: and the angel of the Lord | scattering them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord per se | cute them.

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7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause: yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul.

8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net, that he hath laid privily, | catch. himself: that he may | fall into his own | mischief.

9 And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord: it shali rejoice. in | his sal | vation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him: yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that | spoileth him!

11 False witnesses did | rise | up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

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12 They rewarded me | evil for | good: to the great discomfort of my soul.

13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with | fasting: and my prayer shall turn in to mine | own | bosom.

14 I behaved myself as though it had been my | friend, or my brother: I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered them selves · to | gether: yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not.

16 With the flatterers were | bu · sy | mockers: who gnashed up on me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou | look up on this: O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the | lions.

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great · congregation: I will praise | thee among · much people.

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly neither let them wink with their eyes that hate me without a cause.

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20 And why? their communing is not for | peace: but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the | land.

21 They gaped upon me with their and said: Fie on thee, fie on thee, we with our eyes.

mouths,

saw.

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22 This thou hast seen, O Lord: hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord. 23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel: avenge thou my cause, my God, and my | Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness: and let them not | triumph over me.

25 Let them not say in their hearts, There, there, 80 | would we have it: neither let them | say,· we have devoured him.

26 Let them be put to confusion and shame together, that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and dishonour, that | boast · themselves against me.

27 Let them be glad and rejoice, that favour my | righteous dealing: yea, let them say alway, Blessed be the Lord, who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

28 And as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness: and of thy | praise | all the · day long.

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Psalm xxxvi. Dixit injustus.

Y heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly: that there is no fear of God. before his eyes.

own sight:

2 For he flattereth himself in his until his abominable sin be found out.