8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing water and the flint-stone into a springing well. : PSALM 115. Non nobis, Domine. NOT : OT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake.. 2 Wherefore shall the heathen say: Where is now their God? 3 As for our God, he is in heaven: he hath done whatsoever pleased him. 4 Their idols are silver and gold: even the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, and speak not: eyes have they, and see not. 6 They have ears, and hear not : noses have they, and smell not. 7 They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, and walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them: and so are all such as put their trust in them. 9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their succour and defence. 10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the Lord he is their helper and defender. : : 11 Ye that fear the Lord, put your trust in the Lord he is their helper and defender. 12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us : even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron. 13 He shall bless them that fear the Lord : both small and great. 14 The Lord shall increase you more and more: you and your children. 15 Ye are the blessed of the Lord : who made heaven and earth. 16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's: the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not thee, O Lord : neither all they that go down into silence. 18 But we will praise the Lord : from this time forth for evermore. Praise the Lord. Morning Prayer. PSALM 116. Dilexi, quoniam. Am well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer; 2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me : therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death compassed me round about: and the pains of hell gat hold upon 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 preserveth 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 unto 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 handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving: and will call upon 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 Jerusalem. Praise the Lord. PSALM 117. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord, all ye heathen: praise 2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. O PSALM 118. Confitemini Domino. Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious because his mercy endureth for ever. 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 endureth for ever. : 4. Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess : 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 unto me. 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me therefore shall I see my desire upon 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 about : 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 unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteousness : that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous shall enter into it. 21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me : and art become my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders refused: is become the head-stone in the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it. |