3 The words of his mouth are unrighteous, and | full of deceit: he hath left off to behave himself | wisely, and to do good. 4 He imagined mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way: neither doth he abhor anything that is evil. 5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens and thy | faithfulness | unto clouds. the 6 Thy righteousness standeth like the strong | mountains: thy | judgements are like the great deep. 7 Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God: and the children of men shall put their trust under the | shadow of thy | wings. 8 They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness | of thy house: and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river. 9 For with thee is the well of life: and in thy light shall we see | light. them . 10 O continue forth thy loving kindness unto | that know thee: and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart. 11 O let not the foot of pride | come against me: and let not the hand of the ungodly • me down. cast 12 There are they fallen, | all that work | wickedness: they are cast down, and shall not · be able to stand. EVENING PRAYER. Psalm xxxvii. Noli æmulari. RET not thyself because of the ungodly: Feither be thou envious against the e. doers. vil 2 For they shall soon be cut | down like the | grass and be withered | even | as the green herb. do 3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be ing good dwell in the land, and | verily · thou | shalt be fed. 4 Delight thou | in the Lord: and he shall give thee thy | heart's desire. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy in him and he shall | bring it to trust pass. 6 He shall make thy righteousness as | clear as the light: and thy just dealing as the noon | day. 7 Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide | patiently upon him: but grieve not thyself at him, whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil | counsels. 8 Leave off from wrath, and let go. dis | pleasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be mo ved to do evil. 9 Wicked doers shall be rooted | out: and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land. 10 Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall ( be clean gone: thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. 11 But the meek-spirited shall possess the earth and shall be refreshed in the multitude - of peace. 12 The ungodly seeketh counsel against the | just: and gnasheth up on him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall | laugh him to scorn: for he hath seen that his | day is coming. 14 The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow: to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are · of a | right . conversation. 15 Their sword shall go through their own | heart: and their | bow shall be broken. 16 A small thing that the righteous | hath: is better than great | riches of the ungodly. 17 For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken and the Lord up holdeth righteous the 18 The Lord knoweth the days of the godly: and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 19 They shall not be confounded in the peril ous time: and in the days of dearth they shall I have enough. 20 As for the ungodly, they shall perish; and the enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat · of lambs: yea, even as the smoke, shall they · consume a way. . 21 The ungodly borroweth, and | payeth not a gain: but the righteous is merciful and liberal. 22 Such as are blessed of God, shall possess • the land: and they that are cursed of him shall be rooted out. 23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going: and maketh his way acceptable to himself. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast away: for the Lord up | holleth him with his hand. 1 25 I have been young, and now am | old: and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his | seed begging their bread. 26 The righteous is ever | merciful, lendeth and his | seed is blessed. and 27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is | good: and dwell・ for ever | more. 28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is | right: he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are preserved · for | ever. 29 The unrighteous | shall be punished: as for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be | roo· ⚫ted | out. 30 The righteous shall inherit the | land: and | dwell there in for ever. 31 The mouth of the righteous is exer. cised in wisdom and his tongue will be talking. of judgement. 32 The law of his God is | in his | heart: and his goings shall not | slide. 33 The ungodly | seeth the seeketh occasion to | slay him. righteous: and | 34 The Lord will not leave him in his | hand: nor condemn. him when he is judged. 35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shall possess the land: when the ungodly shall | perish, | thou · shalt see it. . 36 I myself have seen the ungodly | in great power and flourishing like a green bay tree. 37 I went by, and | lo, he was gone: I sought him, but his place could | no where be found. 38 Keep innocency, and take head unto the thing that is right: for that shall | bring a manpeace at the last. 39 As for the transgressors, they shall | perish together: and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted | out at the last. 40 But the salvation of the righteous | cometh · of the Lord: who is also their strength · in the | time of trouble. 41 And the Lord shall stand by | them, and | save them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their | trust in him. DAY 8.] PUT MORNING PRAYER. Psalm xxxviii. Domine ne in furore. me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine | anger: neither chasten me in thy | heavy displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick | fast | in me: and thy | hand | presseth me | sore. 3 There is no health in my flesh, because of | thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my | sin. 4 For my wickednesses are gone head: and are like a sore burthen, too me to bear. 5 My wounds stink, and are · through my foolishness. over. my heavy for corrupt: 6 I am brought into so great trouble and | misery: that I go | mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease: and there is no whole | part in my body. 8 I am feeble, and | sore | smitten: I have roared for the very dis quietness of my | heart. 9 Lord thou knowest | all my desire: and my groaning is not | hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength · hath | failed me: and the sight of mine | eyes is gone | from me. |