founded, and sore vexed: they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly. PSALM VII. Domine, Deus meus. LORD my God, in Thee have I put my trust save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me; 2 Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and tear it in pieces: while there is none to help. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done any such thing or if there be any wickedness in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me: yea, I have delivered him that without any cause is mine enemy; 5 my Then let mine enemy persecute tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. 6 Stand up, O Lord, in Thy wrath, and lift up Thyself, because of the indignation of mine enemies arise up for me in the judgement that Thou hast commanded. 7 And so shall the congregation of the people come about Thee for their sakes therefore lift up Thyself again. 8 The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O Lord: according to my righteousness, and according to the innocency that is in me. 9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end but guide Thou the just. 10 For the righteous God: trieth the very hearts and reins. 11 My help cometh of God: Who preserveth them that are true of heart. 12 God is a righteous Judge, strong, and patient and God is provoked every day. 13 If a man will not turn, He will whet His sword: He hath bent His bow, and made it ready. 14 He hath prepared for him the instruments of death: He ordaineth His arrows against the persecutors. 15 Behold, he travaileth with mischief: he hath conceived sorrow, and brought forth ungodliness. 16 He hath graven and digged up a pit and is fallen himself into the destruction that he made for other. : 17 For his travail shall come upon his own head and his wickedness shall fall on his own pate. 18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to His righteousness: and I will praise the Name of the Lord most High. PSALM VIII. Domine, Dominus LORD our Governor, holl ex world: Thou that hast set Thy glory above the heavens ! 2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast Thou ordained strength, because of Thine enemies: that Thou mightest still the enemy, and the avenger. 3 For I will consider Thy heavens, even the works of Thy fingers : the moon and the stars, which Thou hast ordained. 4 What is man, that Thou art mindful of him and the son of man, that Thou visitest him? : 5 Thou madest him lower than the angels to crown him with glory and worship. 6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of Thy hands: and Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet; 7 All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the seas. 9 O Lord our Governour: how excellent is Thy Name in all theworld! Theeyea, my songs will I make While mine enemies are driven back: they shall fall and perish at Thy presence. 4 For Thou hast maintained my right and my cause: Thou art set the throne that judgest right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the ungodly: Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 60 thou enemy, destructions are Come to a perpetual end even as the cities which thou hast destroyed; their memorial is perished with them. But the Lord shall endure for ever : He hath also prepared His seat for judgement. For He shall judge the world in righteousness 18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten: the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever. and minister true judgement unto the people. The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed: even a refuge in dae time of trouble. 19 Up, Lord, and let not man have the upper hand let the heathen be judged in Thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O Lord: that the heathen may know themselves to be but men. PSALM X. Ut quid, Domine? Word and hidest Thy face HY standest Thou so far off, in the needful time of trouble? doth persecute the poor: let them 3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire and speaketh good of the covetous, whom God abhorreth. careth not for God: neither is God 4 The ungodly is so proud, that he in all his thoughts. And they that know Thy Name Then, Lord, hast never failed them all his enemies. put their trust in Thee for eth in Sion: shew the people of His there shall no harm happen unto O praise the Lord Which dwell- Tush, I shall never be cast down: Thy judgements are far above out 5 His ways are alway grievous of his sight, and therefore defieth he 6 For he hath said in his heart, that seek Thee. doings 12 For, when He maketh inqui me. sition for blood, He remembereth ceit, and fraud: under his tongue is 7 His mouth is full of cursing, de them: and forgetteth not the com plant of the poor. ungodliness and vanity. 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; ish corners of the streets and consider the trouble which I suffer privily in his lurking dens doth he of them that hate me: Thou that murder the innocent; his eyes are Eftest me up from the gates of set against the poor. death. 14 That I may shew all Thy praises even as a lion lurketh he in his den: within the ports of the daughter of that he may ravish the poor. 9 For he lieth waiting secretly, the pit that they made in the same himself: that the congregation of set which they hid privily, is their the poor may fall into the hands of 10 He doth ravish the poor: when he getteth him into his net. 11 He falleth down, and humbleth : the ungodly is trapped God hath forgotten: He hideth a 12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, the work of his own hands. way His face, and He will never see it. DAY 2. PSALM XI. In Domino confido. N the Lord put I my trust: how In my tl, that she 13 Arise, O Lord God, and lift up Thine hand forget not the poor. 14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme God while he doth say in his heart, Tush, Thou God carest not for it. 15 Surely Thou hast seen it for Thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong. : 16 That Thou mayest take the matter into Thine hand the poor committeth himself unto Thee; for Thou art the helper of the friendless. 17 Break Thou the power of the ungodly and malicious: take away his ungodliness, and Thou shalt find should fee as a bird unto the hill? 2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart. 3 For the foundations will be cast down: and what hath the righteous done? 4 The Lord is in His holy temple : the Lord's seat is in heaven. 5 His eyes consider the poor: and His eye-lids try the children of Evening Prayer. PSALM XII. Salvum me fac. Home godly man left: for the faithful are minished from among the children of men. 2 They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour: they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart. 3 The Lord shall root ont all de: ceitful lips and the tongue that speaketh proud things; 4 Which have said, With our tongue will we prevail we are they that ought to speak, who is lord over us? 5 Now for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy and because of the deep sighing of the poor, 6 I will up, saith the Lord and will help every one from him that swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. 17 The words of the Lord are pure words: even as the silver, which DAY 2. from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire. 8 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord: Thou shalt preserve him from this generation for ever. 9 The ungodly walk on every side: when they are exalted, the children of men are put to rebuke. PSALM XIII. Usque quo, Domine? How long wilt Thou forget me, Lord, for ever: how long wilt Thou hide Thy face from me? 2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart: how long shall mine enemies triumph over me? 3 Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death. 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prebe cast vailed against him: for if down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it. 5 But my trust is in Thy mercy : 6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood. 7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes. 8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief eating up My people as it were bread, and call not upon the Lord? fear, even where no fear was for 9 There were they brought in great God is in the generation of the righ teous. mock at the counsel of the poor: 10 As for you, ye have made a because he putteth his trust in the Lord. Israel out of Sion? When the Lord 11 Who shall give salvation unto turneth the captivity of His people: then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. Morning Prayer. PSALM XV. Domine, quis habitabil? DAY 3. ORD, who shall dwell in Thy the Lord: Thou art my God, my 2 O my soul, thou hast said unto tabernacle: or who shall rest goods are nothing unto Thee. pen Thy holy hill? Even he, that leadeth an uncorife and doeth the thing which ngit, and speaketh the truth from L-heart. 3 He that hath used no deceit in 3 All my delight is upon the saints, such as excel in virtue. that are in the earth and upon 4 But they that run after another god shall have great trouble. : a tongue, nor done evil to his neigh- I not offer neither make mention bor: and hath not slandered his of their names within my lips. 5 Their drink-offerings of blood will eighbour. bat is lowly in his own eyes and Thou shalt maintain my lot. 4 He that setteth not by himself, of mine inheritance, and of my cup: 6 The Lord Himself is the portion aketh much of them that fear the Lord. 7 The lot is fallen unto me in a 5 He that sweareth unto his neigh- heritage. bear, and disappointeth him not: fair ground yea, I have a goodly though it were to his own hindrance. He that hath not given his moey upon usury: nor taken reward against the innocent. 8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning my reins also chasten me in the night-season. 9 I have set God always before me for He is on my right hand, 7Whoso doeth these things: shall therefore I shall not fall. Sever fall. PSALM XVI. Conserva me, Domine. 10 Wherefore my heart was glad, PRESERVE me, O God: for in also shall rest in hope. and my glory rejoiced my flesh Thee have I put my trust. 11 For why? Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell neither shalt Thou suffer Thy Holy One to see corruption. 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in Thy presence is the fulness of joy and at Thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore. PSALM XVII. Exaudi, Domine. them which put their trust in Thee: from such as resist Thy right hand. 8 Keep me as the apple of at eye: hide me under the shadow of Thy wings, 9 From the ungodly that trouble me : mine enemies compass me round about to take away my soul. 10 They are inclosed in their own HEAR the right plaint; and fat: and their mouth speaketh proud hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from Thy presence and let Thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal. 3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season; Thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me : for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend. 4 Because of men's works, that are done against the words of Thy lips: I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer. 5 O hold Thou up my goings in Thy paths that my footsteps slip not. 6 I have called upon Thee, O God, for Thou shalt hear me incline Thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words. 7 Shew Thy marvellous loving-kindness, Thou that art the Saviour of PSALM XVIII. Diligam te, Domine. I WILL love Thee, O Lord, my strength; the Lord is my stony rock, and my defence my Saviour, my God, and my might, in Whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. 2 I will call upon the Lord, Which is worthy to be praised so shall I be safe from mine enemies. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid. 4 The pains of hell came about me the snares of death overtook me. 5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord and complain unto my : things. 11 They lie waiting in our way of every side turning their eyes down to the ground; : 12 Like as a lion that is greedy o his prey and as it were a lion' whelp, lurking in secret places. 13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down deliver my sou from the ungodly, which is a sword of Thine; 14 From the men of Thy hand, C Lord, from the men, I say, and from the evil world which have thei portion in this life, whose bellies Thou fillest with Thy hid treasure. 15 They have children at thei desire and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. 16 But as for me, I will behold Thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after Thy like ness, I shall be satisfied with it. 6 So shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple; and Tim, plaint shall come before Him, it shall enter even into His ears. 7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations also of the hills shook, and were removed, because He was wroth. 8 There went a smoke out in His presence and a consuming fire out of His mouth, so that coals were kindled at it. 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down and it was dark under His feet. 10 He rode upon the cherubims, and did fly: He came flying upon the wings of the wind. |