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3 The words of his mouth | that work wickedness: they are unrighteous, and full of are cast down, and shall not deceit he hath left off to be able to stand. behave himself wisely, and to do good.

4 He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way: neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil.

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens: and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

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.

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them 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

EVENING PRAYER.
PSALM 37. Noli æmulari.

RET not thyself because Tof the ungodly neither be thou envious against the evil doers.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass and be withered even as the green herb.

3 Put thou thy trust in the Lord, and be doing 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 trust in him: and he shall bring it to 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 displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil.

9 Wicked doers shall be

let not the hand of the ungod-rooted out: and they that paly cast me down.

tiently abide the Lord, those

12 There are they fallen, all shall inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while, and | of the Lord shall consume as the ungodly shall be clean the fat of lambs: yea, even gone thou shalt look after as the smoke, shall they conhis place, and he shall be a

way.

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 upon 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 upholdeth the right

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21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again 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 upholdeth him with his hand.

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, and lendeth and his seed is blessed.

27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good and dwell for evermore.

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 rooted out.

30 The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell therein for ever.

31 The mouth of the right

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eous is exercised 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 righteous and seeketh occasion to slay him.

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 shalt 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

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them: he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 38. Domine, ne in furore.

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UT 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 over my head and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt through my foolishness.

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 disquietness 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 | because I follow the thing the sight of mine eyes is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble and my kinsmen stood afar off.

12 They also that sought after my life laid snares for me and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not: and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

14 I became even as a man that heareth not: and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God.

16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me: for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against

me.

17 And I, truly, am set in the plague and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

18 For I will confess my wickedness: and be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.

20 They also that reward evil for good are against me:

that good is.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord be not thou far

my God from me.

22 Haste thee to help me : O Lord God of my salvation. PSALM 39. Diri, Custodiam. Said, I will take heed to my ways that I offend not in my tongue..

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2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle while the ungodly is in my sight.

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3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing I kept silence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me.

4 My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the fire kindled and at the last I spake with my tongue;

5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live.

6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity.

7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth himself in vain he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall gather them.

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope truly my hope is even in thee.

9 Deliver me from all mine | fear and shall put their trust offences and make me not a in the Lord. rebuke unto the foolish.

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10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth it was thy doing.

11 Take thy plague away from me I am even consumed by the means of thy heavy hand.

12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment: every man therefore is but vanity.

13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears consider my calling hold not thy

peace at my tears. 14 For I am a stranger with thee and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

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15 O spare me a little, that

may recover my strength before I go hence, and be no

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5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the Lord and turned not unto the proud, and to such as go about with lies.

6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts which are to us-ward and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee.

7 If I should declare them, and speak of them they should be more than I am able to express.

8 Sacrifice, and meat-offering, thou wouldest not but mine ears hast thou opened.

9 Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast thou not required: then said I, Lo, I come,

10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, O my God I am content to do it; yea, thy law is within my heart.

11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great congregation lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and that thou knowest.

2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay and set my 12 I have not hid thy rightfeet upon the rock, and order-eousness within my heart: ed my goings.

3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth even a thanksgiving unto our God.

4 Many shall see it, and

my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy salvation.

13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth: from the great congregation.

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