handle not; teet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they through their throat. 15 They that make them shall be like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them. 16 O Israel, trust thou in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. 17 O house of Aaron, trust ye in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. 18 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: he is their help and their shield. 19 The Lord hath been mindful of us; he will bless us: 20 He will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron. 21 He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great. 22 The Lord increase you more and more, you and your children. 23 Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 24 The heavens are the heavens of the Lord; but the earth hath he given to the children of men. 25 The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence; 26 But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise ye the Lord. SELECTION 28 PSALM 40 I I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay; 3 And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 4 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: 5 Many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. 6 Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, 7 And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. 8 Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to usward: 9 They cannot be set in order unto thee; if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. 10 Sacrifice and offering thou hast no delight in; II Mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. 12 Then said I, Lo, I am come; in the roll of the book it is written of me: 13 I delight to do thy will, O my God; yea, thy law is within my heart. 14 I have published righteousness in the great congregation; 15 Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, thou knowest. 16 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; 17 I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: 18 I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 19 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord: 20 Let thy lovingkindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 21 For innumerable evils have compassed me about, mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; 22 They are more than the hairs of mine head, and my heart hath failed me. 23 Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord. 24 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: 25 Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified. 26 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. SELECTION 29 PSALMS 61, 62 I Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: 3 Lead, me to the rock that is higher than I. 4 For thou hast been a refuge for me, a strong tower from the enemy. 5 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever: I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings. 6 For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 7 Thou wilt prolong the king's life; his years shall be as many generations. 8 He shall abide before God for ever: 9 O prepare lovingkindness and truth, that they may preserve him. 10 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows. II My soul waiteth in silence for God only: from him cometh my salvation. 12 He only is my rock and my salvation: 13 He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved. 14 My soul, wait thou in silence for God only; for my expectation is from him. 15 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my high tower; I shall not be moved. 16 With God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 17 Trust in him at all times, ye people; pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. 18 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: 19 In the balances they will go up; they are together lighter than vanity. 20 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: 21 If riches increase, set not your heart thereon. 22 God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this, that power belongeth unto God. 23 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth lovingkindness; 24 For thou renderest to every man according to his work. SELECTION 30 PSALM 51 I Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: 2 According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 3 Wash me mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. 4 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. 5 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done that which is evil. in thy sight: 6 That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. 7 Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. 8 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 9 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: 10 Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. II Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 12 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. 13 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. 14 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. 15 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation: and uphold me with a willing spirit. salvation; on thee do I wait all the 16 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall day. be converted unto thee. 17 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; 18 And my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 19 O Lord, open thou my lips; 20 And my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 21 For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: 22 Thou hast no pleasure in burnt offering. 23 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: 24 A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. SELECTION 31 PSALM 25 9 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. 10 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: II According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. 12 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. 13 The meek will he guide in justice; and the meek will he teach his way. 14 All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 15 For thy name's sake, O Lord, 1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. up my soul. 2 O my God, in thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; 3 Let not mine enemies triumph over me. 4 Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: 5 They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. 6 Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 7 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; 8 For thou art the God of my 16 What man is he that feareth the Lord? 17 Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose. 18 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the land. 19 The friendship of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. 20 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 21 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 22 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses. 23 Consider mine affliction and my travail; and forgive all my sins. 24 Consider mine enemies, for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 6 I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 7 For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: 8 Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him. 9 Thou art my hiding-place; thou 25 O keep my soul, and deliver wilt preserve me from trouble; me: 10 Thou wilt compass me about 26 Let me not be put to shame, with songs of deliverance. for I put my trust in thee. 27 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait on thee. 28 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. SELECTION 32 PSALMS 32, 130 I Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed as with the drought of summer. 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid: II I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: 12 I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee. 13 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: 14 Whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, else they will not come near unto thee. 15 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; 16 But he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 17 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; 18 And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 19 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 20 Lord, hear my voice: Let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. |