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4 Thou art good and gracious: O feach me thy ftatutes.

5 The proud have imagined a lie against me but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.

6 Their heart is as fat as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy

law.

It is good for me that I have been in trouble: that I may learn thy ftatures.

8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me: than thousands of gold and filver.

EVENING PRAYER. Manus tuæ fecerunt me.

THY

HY hands have made me, and fathioned me: O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

2 They tha: fear thee will be glad when they fe me: because I have put my truft in thy word. 3 I know, O Lord, that thy udgements are right and thar hou of very taithfulness haft aufed me to be troubled.

4 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort: according to thy word unto thy fervant. SO letthy loving mercies come Oletthyloving unto me, that may live for thy law is my delight."

6 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to deftroy me: but I will be oc cupied in thy commandments.

7 Let fuch as fear thee, and have known thy teftimonies: be turned unto me.

80 let my heart be found in thy ftatutes: that I be not adamed.

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good hope becaufe of thy word. 2 Mine eyes long fore for thy word: faying, O when wilt thou comfort me?

3 For I am become like a bottle in the fmoke: yet do I not forget thy ftatutes.

4 How many are the days of thy fervant: when wilt thou be avenged of them that perfecute

me?

5 The proud have digged pits for me which are not after thy law.

6 All thy commandments are true: they perfecute me falfely; O be thou my help.

7 They had almost made an end of me upon earth: but I forfook not thy commandments.

80 quicken me after thy lovingkindnefs: and fo thall I keep the teftimonies of thy mouth.

In æternum Domine.

LORD, thy word: endureth for ever in heaven.

2 Thy truth alfo remaineth from one generation to another: thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

3 They continue this day ac cording to thine ordinance': for all things ferve thee.

4 If my delight had not been in thy law: I thould have perished in my trouble.

5 I will never forget thy commandments: for with them thou haft quickened me.

6 am thine, O fave me : for I have fought thy commandments.

7 The ungodly laid wait for me, to deftroy me: but I will confider thy teftimonies.

81 fee that all things come to an end: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Quomodo dilexi!

ORD, what love have 1 unto thy law: all the day long is

my ftudy in it!

2 Thou through thy commandments haft made me wifer than mine enemies for they are ever with me.

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ever in thy ftatutes.

6 Thou haft trodden down all them that depart from thy ftatutes for they imagine but deceit.

7 Thou putteft away all the ungodly of the earth like drofs: therefore I love thy teftimonies. 8 My fleth trembleth for fear of thee: and I am afraid of thy judgements.

Feci judicium.

I DEAL with the thing that is lawful and right: O give me not over unto mine oppreffors.

2 Make thou thy fervant to delight in that which is good: that the proud do me no wrong.

Mine eyes are wafted away with looking for thy health: and for the word of thy righte oufnels.

40 deal with thy fervant ac cording unto thy loving mercy : and teach me thy ftatutes.

5 I am thy fervant; O grant me underfanding that I may know thy teftimonies.

6 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand; for they have deftroyed thy law.

7 For I love thy commandments: above gold and precious

Bone.

8 Therefore hold 1 ftraight all thy commandments and al falle ways I utterly abhor. Mirabilia.

7 Thy teftimonies have 1 claimed as mine heritage for ever and why? they are the T

very joy of my heart.

8I have applied my heart to fulfil thy ftatutes alway: even

unto the end.

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HY teftimonies are wonderful therefore doth my foul keep them.

2 When thy word goeth forth: it giveth light and understanding unto the fimple.

3 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath: for my de light was in thy commandments.

4 O look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me as thou ufeft to do unto thofe that love thy Name.

5 Order my fteps in thy word: and fo fhall no wickedness have dominion over me,

6 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men and fo fhall I keep thy command ments.

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and true is thy

2 The teftimonies that thou haft commanded: are exceeding righteous and true.

3 My zeal hath even confumed me: because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

4 Thy word is tried to the uttermoft and thy fervant lov

eth it.

51 am fmall, and of no reputation yet do I not forget thy commandments.

6 Thy righteoufnefs is an everlafting righteoufnefs and thy law is the truth.

7 Trouble and heavinefs have taken hold upon me yet is my delight in thy co.nmandments.

8 The righteoufnefs of thy teftimonies is everlafting: 0 grant me understanding, and I

ihall live.

EVENING PRAYER. Clamavi in toto corde meo. CALL with my whole heart: hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy ftatutes.

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2 Yea, even unto thee do I call help me, and I thail keep thy teftimonies.

3 Early in the morning do I ry unto thee: fer in thy word is ny truf.

4 Mine eyes prevent the night watches: that I might be occupied in thy words.

5 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy lovingkit dsef: quicken me according as thou art wont.

6 they draw nigh that of ma: lice per ecute me: and are far from thy law.

7 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord for all thy commandments are true.

8 As concerning thy teftimo nies, I have known long fince: that thou haft grounded them

for ever.

3 Health is far from the ungodly for they regard not thy

ftatutes.

4 Great is thy mercy. O Lord: quicken me as thou art wont.

me, and perfecute me: yet do I 5 Many there are that trouble not fwerve from thy teftimonies.

the tranfgreflors: because they
6 It grieveth me when I fee
keep not thy law.

love thy commandments: 0
7 Confider, O Lord, how I
lovingkindness.
quicken me according to thy

8 Thy word is true from everthy righteousness endure for lafting all the judgements of evermore.

Principes perfecuti funt. PRINCES have perfecuted me without a caufe: but my heart ftandeth in awe of thy word.

a I am as glad of thy word: as one that findeth great spoils.

them: but thy law do I love.
3 As for lies, I hate and abhor

thee: because of thy righteous
4 Seven times a day do I praise
judgements.

have who love thy law: and they 5 Great is the peace that they are not offended at it.

faving health: and done after thy 6 Lord, I have looked for thy commandments.

monies: and loved tliem exceed7 My foul hath kept thy teftiingly.

8 I have kept thy commandmy ways are before thee. ments and teftimonies: for all

Appropinquet deprecatio. L ET my complaint come before thee, O Lord: give thy word. me underftanding according to

before thee: deliver me accord2 Let my fupplication come ing to thy word.

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WHEN I was in trouble, I called upon the Lord: and he heard me.

2 Deliver my foul, O Lord, from lying lips: and from a deceitful tongue,

3 What reward fhall be given or done unto thee, thou falfe tongue even mighty and tharp arrows, with hot burning coals. 4 Woe is me, that I am con

ftrained to dwell with Mefech: and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar!

5 My foul hath long dwelt among them: that are enemies unto peace.

61 labour for peace, But when I fpeak unto them thereof: they make them ready to battle.

PSAL. 111. Levavi oculos. WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh even from the Lord who hath made hea

ven and earth.

3 He will not fuffer thy foot to be moved: and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.

4 Behold, he that keepeth

Ifrael: thall neither fumber nor sleep. The

keeper:

6 So that the fun fhall not burn thee by day : neither the moon by night.

7 The Lord fhall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that thall keep thy foul.

8 The Lord fhall preferve thy going out and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore.

PSAL. 122. Latatus fum.

I WAS glad when they faid unto me: We will go into the houfe of the Lord.

2 Our feet thall stand in thy gates: O Jerufalem.

3 Jerufalem is built as a city: that is at unity in itself.

4 For thither the tribes go up, even the tribes of the Lord: to teftify unto Ifrael, to give thanks unto the Name of the Lord.

5 For there is the feat of judgement: even the feat of the house of David.

60 pray for the peace of Jerufalem: they thall profper that. love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls: and plenteoufnefs within thy pa.. laces.

8 For my brethren and companion takes: I whil with thee,

prosperity because of the house of

9 Yea,

the Lord our God: I will feek to do thee good. PSAL. 123. Ad te levavi oculos. INTO thee lift up mine 1 eyes: O thou that dwelleft in the heav.ns.

2 Behold, even as the eyes of fervants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of miftrefs: even to our eyes wait a maiden unto the hand of her upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.

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have mercy upon us: for we are, 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, utterly defpifed.

fcornful reproof of the wealthy: 4 Our foul is filled with the and with the defpitefulness of the proud.

PSAL. 124. Nifi quia Dominus. F the Lord himself had Ibeen our may Ifrael ay if the Lord himfeif

eeper the Lord is thy defence been on our fide, now not upon thy right hand,

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had not been on our fide, when men rofe up against us;

2 They had fwallowed us up quick: when they were fo wrathfully difpleafed at us.

3 Yea, the waters had drown ed us and the ftream had gone

over our foul.

4 The deep waters of the proud had gone even over our foul.

5 But praifed be the Lord: who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth.

6 Our foul is escaped even as a bird out of the fare of the fowler: the fare is broken, and

we are delivered.

7 Our help ftandeth in the Name of the Lord who hath made heaven and earth.

PSAL. 125. Qui confidunt. HEY that put their truft in THE the Lord, thall be even as the mount Sion: which may not be removed, but ftandeth faft for ever.

2 The hills ftand about Jerufalem: even fo ftandeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

3 For the rod of the ungodly

cometh not into the lot of the righteous left the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.

5 Turn our captivity. O Lord: as the rivers in the fouth.

6.They that fow in tears: fhall reap in joy.

7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good feed: thall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his fheaves with him.

PSAL. 127. Nifi Dominus.

EXCEPT the Lord build the

houfe: their labour is but loft that build it.

2 Except the Lord keep the city: the watchman waketh but in vain.

3 It is but loft labour that ye hafte to rife up early, and fo late take reft, and eat the bread of carefulness: for fo he giveth his beloved fleep.

the womb are an heritage and 4 Lo, children and the fruit of gift that cometh of the Lord.

hand of the giant: even fo are 5 Like as the arrows in the the young children.

his quiver full of them: they 6 Happy is the man that hath fhall not be ashamed when they peak with their enemies in the

gate.

PSAL. 128. Beati omnes.

Dowell, Lord unto B Lord: and walk in his ways.

thofe that are good and true of heart.

5 As for fuch as turn back unto their own wickednefs: the ord thall lead them forth with the evil doers; but peace thall be upon Ifrael.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 116. In convertendo. the Lord turned again

2 For thou thalt eat the labour of thine hands: O well is thee, and happy fhalt thou be.

3 Thy wife thall be as the fruitful vine: upon the walls of thine houfe:

4 Thy children like the olive branches: round about thy table.

5 Lo, thus thall the man be bleffed that feareth the Lord.

6 The Lord from out of Sion

W the captivity of Sion : then thall fo blefs thee: that thou shalt

were we like unto them that dream.

a Then was our mouth filled

with laughter and our tongue with joy.

3 Then faid they among the heathen The Lord hath done great things for them.

4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us already : whereof we rejoice.

fee Jerufalem in profperity all thy life long;

7 Yea, that thou shalt fee thy children's children: and peace

upon Ifrael

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