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22 When the Lord heard this, he was wroth:

So the fire was kindled in Jacob, and there came up heavy dis-pleasure a-gai•nst Israel ;

23 Because they believed not in God:

And put not their trust in his help. 24 So he commanded the clouds a-bove:

And opened the doors of heaven.

25 He rained down manna also upon them for to eat:

And gave them food from heaven.

26 So man did eat an-gels' food:

For he sent them meat e-nough.

27 He caused the east-wind to blow und-er heaven:

And through his power he brought in the south-west-wind.

28 He rained flesh upon them as thick as dust:

And feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea.

29 He let it fall a-mong their tents :

Even round a-bout their ha-bi-tation.

30 So they did eat, and were filled; for he gave them their own de-sire:

They were not disap-point-ed of their lust.

31 But while the meat was yet in their mouths the heavy wrath of God came upon them, and slew the wealthi-est of them :

Yea, and smote down the chosen men that were in Israel.

32 But for all this they sinned yet more :

And believed not his won-drous works.

33 Therefore their days did he con-sume in vanity : And their years in trouble.

34 When he slew them, they sought him :

And turned them early, and en-quir-ed af-ter God. 35 And they remembered that God was their strength : And that the high God was their re-deemer.

36 Nevertheless, they did but flatter him with their mouth: And dissembled with him in their tongue.

37 For their heart was not whole with him:

Neither continued they stead-fast in his covenant.

38 But he was so merciful, that he forgave their mis-deeds: And de-stroyed them not.

39 Yea, many a time turned he his wrath a-way :

And would not suffer his whole dis-plea-sure to a-rise.

40 For he considered that they were but flesh:

And that they were even a wind that passeth away and

com-eth not a-gain.

41 Many a time did they provoke him in the wilderness:

And grieved him in the desert.

42 They turned back, and tempt-ed God: And moved the Ho-ly One in Israel.

43 They thought not of his hand:

And of the day when he delivered them from the hand of the enemy;

44 How he had wrought his miracles in Egypt:

And his wonders in the field of Zoan.

45 He turned their waters in-to blood:

So that they might not drink of the rivers.
46 He sent lice among them, and de-voured them up :
And fro gs to de-stroy them.

47 He gave their fruit un-to the caterpillar :
And their labour un-to the grashopper.
48 He destroyed their vines with hailstones :
And their mulberry-trees with the frost.
49 He smote the cattle al-so with hailstones :
And their flocks with hot thun-der-bolts.

50 He cast upon them the furiousness of his wrath, anger, dis-pleasure, and trouble:

And sent e-vil angels a-mong them.

51 He made a way to his indignation, and spared not their soul from death:

But

gave their life o-ver to the pestilence; 52 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt:

The most principal and mightiest in the dwellings of Ham. 53 But as for his own people, he led them forth like sheep: And carried them in the wilder-ness like a flock.

54 He brought them out safely, that they should not fear: And overwhelmed their ene-mies with the sea.

55 And brought them within the borders of his sanctuary:

Even to his mountain which he purchased with his right hand. 56 He cast out the heathen also be-fore them :

Caused their land to be divided among them for an heritage, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 57 So they tempted, and displeased the most high God: And kept not his tes-ti-monies;

58 But turned their backs, and fell away like their fore-fathers : Starting aside like a bro-ken bow.

59 For they grieved him with their hill-altars :

And provoked him to dis-plea-sure with their images.

60 When God heard this, he was wroth:

And took sore dis-pleasure at Israel.

61 So that he forsook the tabernacle in Silo:

Even the tent that he had pitch-ed a-mong men.

62 He delivered their power in-to cap-tivity:

And their beauty in-to the ene-my's hand. 63 He gave his people over also un-to the sword: And was wroth with his in-heritance.

64 The fire consumed their young men :

And their maidens were not given to marriage. 65 Their priests were slain with the sword:

And there were no widows to make la-ment-ation.
66 So the Lord awaked as one out of sleep:
And like a giant re-freshed with wine.

67 He smote his enemies in the hind-er parts:
And put them to a per-pe-tual shame.
68 He refused the tabernacle of Joseph:
And chose not the tribe of Ephraim;

69 But chose the tribe of Judah :

Even the hill of Si-on which he loved. 70 And there he built his temple on high :

And laid the foundation of it like the ground which he hath made con-tinually.

71 He chose David also his servant:

And took him a-way from the sheepfolds.

72 As he was following the ewes great with young ones he took him:

That he might feed Jacob his people, and Is-rael his in-heritance.

73 So he fed them with a faithful and true heart:

And ruled them prudently with all his power.

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Morning Prayer.

PSALM LXXIX. Deus, venerunt.

GOD, the heathen are come into thine in-heritance :

Thy holy temple have they defiled, and made Je-rusalem an heap of stones.

2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the air:

And the flesh of thy saints un-to the beasts of the land.

3 Their blood have they shed like water on every side of Je-rusalem:

And there was no man to bury them.

4 We are become an open shame to our enemies :

A very scorn and derision unto them that are round a-bout us. 5 Lord, how long wilt thou be angry:

Shall thy jealousy burn like fire for ever?

6 Pour out thine indignation upon the heathen that hath not known thee:

And upon the kingdoms that have not called up-on thy Name. 7 For they have de-vour-ed Jacob:

And laid waste his dwell-ing-place.

8 O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upon us, and that soon:

For we are come to great misery.

9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy Name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for thy Name's

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11 O let the vengeance of thy servants' blood that is shed: Be openly shewed upon the heath-en in our sight.

12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come be-fore thee: According to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou those that are ap-pointed to die.

13 And for the blasphemy wherewith our neighbours have blas-phe-med thee:

Reward thou them, O Lord, seven-fold into their bosom. 14 So we, that are thy people, and sheep of thy pasture, shall give thee thanks for ever:

And will alway be shewing forth thy praise from gene-ration to ge-ne-ration.

PSALM LXXX. Qui regis Israel.

ITEAR, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep:

Shew thyself also, thou that sittest up-on the cherubims. 2 Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Ma-nasses:

Stir up thy strength, and come, and help us.

3 Turn us a-gain, O God:

Shew the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole. 4 O Lord God of hosts:

How long wilt thou be angry with thy people that prayeth? 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears:

And givest them plenteous-ness of tears to drink.

6 Thou hast made us a very strife un-to our neighbours: And our enemies laugh us to scorn.

7 Turn us again, thou God of hosts:

Shew the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt:

Thou hast cast out the heathen and plant-ed it.

9 Thou madest room for it:

And when it had taken root it filled the land. 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it:

And the boughs thereof were like the good-ly ce-dar-trees. 11 She stretched out her branches un-to the sea:

And her boughs un-to the river.

12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedge: That all they that go by pluck off her grapes? 13 The wild boar out of the wood doth root it up: And the wild beasts of the field de-vour.it.

14 Turn thee again, thou God of hosts, look down from heaven: Be-hold, and visit this vine;

15 And the place of the vineyard that thy right hand hath planted: And the branch that thou madest so strong for thy-self.

16 It is burnt with fire, and cut down:

And they shall perish at the rebuke of thy coun-te-nance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand:

And upon the son of man, whom thou madest so strong for thine own self.

18 And so will not we go back from thee:

O let us live, and we shall call up-on thy Name.

19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts:

Shew the light of thy countenance, and we shall be whole.

PSALM LXXXI. Exultate Deo.

ING we merrily unto God our strength:

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2 Take the psalm, bring hither the tabret: The merry harp with the lute.

3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon :

Jacob.

Even in the time appointed, and up-on our solemn feast-day. 4 For this was made a statute for Israel:

And a law of the God of Jacob.

5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony:

When he came out of the land of Egypt, and had heard a strange language.

6 I eased his shoulder from the burden:

And his hands were de-livered from making the pots.

7 Thou calledst upon me in troubles, and I de-livered thee: And heard thee what time as the storm fell up-on thee.

8 I proved thee also:

At the wa-ters of strife.

9 Hear, O my people, and I will assure thee, O Israel : If thou wilt heark-en un-to me,

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