talking be of all his wondrous his houfe: and ruler of all his fubftance; works. 3 Rejoice in his holy Name : let the heart of them rejoice that feek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord and his rength feek his face evermore. 5 Remember the marvellcus works that he hath done: his wonders, and the judgements of his mouth; 60 ye feed of Abraham his fervant: ye children of Jacob his chofen. 7 He is the Lord our God: his judgements are in all the world. 8 He hath been alway mind. ful of his covenant and promife: that he made to a thoufand ge nerations; 9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham: and the oath that he fware unto Ifaac; 10 And appointed the fame un to Jacob for a law and to Ifrael for an everlasting reftament: 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan: the lot of your inheritance. 12 When there were yet but a few of them and they ftrangers in the land; 13 What time as they went from one nation to another : from one kingdom to another cople: 4 He fuffered no man to do 15 Touch not mine Anointed: and do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover he called for a dearth upon the land. and deftroyed all the provifion of bread. 17 But he had fent a man before them even Jofeph, who was fold to be a bondfervant; 18 Whefe feet they hurt in the flocks: the iron entered into his foul. 19 Until the time came that his caufe was known: the word of the Lord tried him. 20 The king fent, and delivered him the prince of the people let him go free. 21 He made him lord alfo of 22 That he might inform his princes after his will: and teach his fenators wifdom. 23 Ifrael also came into Egypt: and Jacob was a ftranger in the land of Ham. 24 And he increased his peopleexceedingly: and made them stronger than their enemies; 25 Whole heart turned fo, that they hated his people: and dealt untruly with his ferv ants. 26 Then fent he Mofes his fervant and Aaron whom he had chofen. 27 And thefe fhewed his tokens among them and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He fent darkness, and it was dark and they were not obedient unto his word. 29 He turned their waters into blood: and flew their fith. 30 Their land brought forth frogs: yea, even in their king's chambers. 31 He fpake the word, and there came all manner of Bies: and lice in all their quarters. 32 He gave them hailftones for rain and flames of fire in their land. 33 He fmote their vines alfo and fig trees: and deftroyed the trees that were in their coafts. 34 He fpake the word, and the graft oppers came, and ca terpillers innumerable: and did eat up all the grafs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 35 He fmote all the firftborn in their land: even the chief of all their strength. 36 He brought them forth alfo with filver and gold: there was not one feeble perfon among their tribes. 37 Egypt was glad at their departing for they were afraid of them." 38 He fpread out a cloud to be a covering and fire to give light in the night teafon. 39 At their defire he brought quails: and he filled them with the bread of heaven. 40 He 40 He opened the rock of ftone, and the waters flowed out: fo that rivers ran in the dry places. 41 For why? he remembered his holy promife: and Abraham his fervant. 41 And he brought forth his people with joy: and his chofen with gladnefs; 43 And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they took the labours of the people in pulfeffion; 44 That they might keep his Atatutes: and obferve his laws. EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 106. Confitemini Domino, GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can exprefs the noble acts of the Lord: or fhew forth all his praife! 3 Bleffed are they that alway keep judgement: and do rightcoulnefs. 4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou beareft unto thy people: O vifit me with thy falvation. 5 That I may fee the felicity of thy chofen and rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine inheritance. 6 We have finned with our fathers we have done amifs, and dealt wickedly. 7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they thy great goodness in remembrance: but were difobedient at the fea, even at the Red fea. 8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name's fake: that he might make his power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red fea alfo and it was dried up fo he led them through the deep as through a wilderness to And he faved them from the adverfaries' hand and delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 11 As for thofe that troubled them, the waters overwhelmed them there was not one of them lett. 12 Then believed they his words: and fang praife unto him. 13 But within a while they forgat his works and would not abide his counsel; 14 But luft came upon them in the wilderness and they tempted God in the defert. 15 And he gave them their defire and fent leannefs withal into their foul. 16 They angered Mofes alfo in the tents and Aaron the faint of the Lord. 17 So the earth opened and fwallowed up Dathan and covered the congregation of Abiram. 18 And the fire was kindled in their company: the flame burnt up the ungodly. 19 They made a calf in Horeb and worthipped the molten image. 20 Thus they turned their glory into the fimilitude of a calf that eateth hay. 21 And they forgat God their Saviour: who had done fo great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham: and fearful things by the Red fea. 23 So he faid, he would have dettroyed them, had not Mofes his chofen ftood before him in the gap to turn away his wrathful indignation, left he fhould deftroy them. 24 Yea, they thought fcorn of that pleafant land: and gave no credence unto his word. 25 But murmured in their tents and hearkened not unte the voice of the Lord. 26 Then lift he up his hand against them to overthrow them in the wilderness; 27 To caft out their feed among the nations and to scat ter then in the lands. 18 They joined themfelves unto Baal peor and ate the offerings of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their own inven tions: and the plague was great among them. 30 Then food up Phinees and K3 prayed: prayed: and fo the plague ceafed. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteoufnefs: among all pofterities for evermore. 32 They angered him alfo at the waters of ftrife: fo that he punished Mofes for their fakes. 33 Because they provoked his fpirit: fo that he fpake unadvifedly with his lips. may give thanks unto thy hely Name, and make our boat of thy praite. 46 Bleffed be the Lord God of Ifrael from everlafting, and world without end: and let all the p:ople fay, Amen. MORNING PRAYER. 34 Neither destroyed they the PSAL. 107. Confitemini Domino. heathen: as the Lord command-for he is gracious: and his thanks unto the Lords 35 But were mingled among the heathen: and learned their works. 36 Infomuch that they worthipped their idols, which turned to their own decay: yea, they offered their fons and their daughters unto devils; 37 And fhed innocent blood, even the blood of their fons and of their daughters: whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan, ard the land was defiled with blood. 38 Thus were they ftained with their own works: and went a whoring with their own inventions. 39 Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled againft his people infomuch that he ab rred his own inheritance. 40 And he gave them over to the hand of the heathen: aid they hat hated them were lords over them. 41 Their enemies oppreffed them and had them in fubjcation. 42 Many a time did he deliver them but they rebelled against him with their own inventions, and were brought down in their wickedness. 43 Neverthelefs, when he faw their adverfity: he heard their complaint. 44 He thought upon his covenant and pitied them, accordine unto the multitude of his mercies: yea. he made all thofe that led them away captive to pity them. 45 Deliver us, O Lord our God, and ga her us from au.ong the hea hen: that we mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let them give thanks whom the Lord hath redeemed: and delivered from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the eaft, and from the weft: from the north, and from the fouth. 4 They went aftray in the wilderness out of the way; and found no city to dwell in; 5 Hungry and thirty: their foul fainted in them, 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: and he delivered them from their diflref. 7 He led them forth by the right way that they might go to the city where they dwelt. 8 O that men would therefore praife the Lord for his good. nefs and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 9 For he fatisfieth the empty foul: and filleth the hungry foul with goodnefs; 10 Such as fit in darkness, and in the thadow of death: being faft bound in mifery and iron. 11 Because they rebelled againft the words of the Lord: and Hghtly regarded the councel of the most Highett; 12 He also brought down their heart through heaviness: they fell down, and there was none to help them. 13So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he deli vered them out of their diftrefs. 14 For he brought them out of darknefs, and out of the fhadow of death and brake their bonds in funder. 15 O that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness: and declare the won ders that he doeth for the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates of brafs: and fmitten the bars of iron in funder. 17 Foolish men are plagued for their offence: and because of their wickedness. 18 Their foul abhorred all manner of meat and they were even hard at death's door. 19 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble: he dell vered them out of their distress. 20 He fent his word, and healed them and they were faved from their deftruction. 21 O that men would there fore praise the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 22 That they would offer un to him the facrifice of thankf giving and tell out his works with gladness. 23 They that go down to the fea in thics and occupy their bufinefs in great waters; 24 Thefe men fee the works of the Lord and his wonders in the deep. 25 For at his word the ftormy wind arifeth which lifteth up the waves thereof. 26 They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the deep thoir foul melteth away becaufe of the trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and Ragger like a drunken man: and are at their wits end. 32 That they would exalt him alfo in the congregation of the people and praife him in the feat of the elders! 33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness: and drieth up the waterfprings. 34 A fruitful land maketh he barren for the wickednefs of them that dwell therein. 35 Again, he maketh the wildernefs a ftanding water and waterfprings of a dry ground. 36 And there he fetteth the hungry that they may build them a city to dwell in: 37 That they may fow their land and plant vineyards to yield them fruits of increase. 38He blefleth them, fo that they multiply exceedingly: and fuffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 And again, when they are minithed, and brought low: through oppreffion, through any plague or trouble; 40 Though he fuffer them to be evil entreated through ty rants and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of mifery and maketh him houfholds like a flock of theep. 42 The righteous will confider this, and rejoice and the mouth of all wickedr.efs thall be ftopped. 43 Whofo is wife, will ponder thefe things and they fhall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord. EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 108. Paratum cor meum. is ready, 28 So when they cry unto the Omy heart is ready : Lawli Lord in their trouble: he delfvereth them out of their diftrefs. 29 For he maketh the form to ceafe fo that the waves thereof are ftill. 30 Then are they glad. because they are at reft: and fo he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. 31 O that men would therefore praife the Lord for his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth for the child ren of men! fing and give praife with the bent member that I have. 2 Awake, thou lute and harp: I myself will awake right early. 3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: I will fing praifes unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 5 Set up thyfelt, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered fet thy right hand fave them, and hear thou me. 7 God hath spoken in his holinefs I will rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine, and Manaffes is mine: Ephraim alfo is the ftrength of my head. 9 Judah is my lawgiver, Moab ia my wafhpot over Edom will I caft out my thoe, upon Philiitia will I triumph. 10 Who will lead me into the ftrong city and who will bring Te into Edom? 11 Hatt not thou forfaken us, O God and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hofts? 12 Ŏ help us against the enemy for vain is the help of 10 Let the extortioner confume all that he hath and let the franger spoil his labour. 11 Let there be no man to pity him nor to have compaffion upon his fatherless children. 12 Let his pofterity be deftroyed and in the next generation let his name be clean put out. 13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the fight of the Lord and let not the fin of his mother be done away. 14 Let them alway be before the Lord: that he may root out the memorial of them from off the earth; 15 And that, becaufe his mind was not to do good: but perfecuted the poor helpicis man, that he might flay him that was vexed at the heart. 16 His delight was in curfing, and it thall happen unto him: he loved not bleifing, thereture thall it be far from him. 17 He clothed himfelf with curfing like as with a raiment : and it thali come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 18 Let it be un'o him as the cloke that he hath upon him : and as the girdle that he is alway girded withal. 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies : and to thole that speak evil againft my ful. 20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, according unto thy Name: for fweet is thy mercy. 21 O deliver me, for am helpless and poor: and my heart is wounded within me. 22 I go hence like the thadow that departeth and am driven away as the grafshopper. 23 My knees are weak through fafting my Beth is dried up for want of fathef. 24 I became alfo a reproach unto them they that looked upon me thaked their heads. 25 Help me, O Lord my God: 0 fave me according to thy mercy. 46 And they thall know, how |