THE TWENTIETH SELECTION.

(Psalms 8, 144, and 115.)

THE DIGNITY AND FRAILTY OF MAN.

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! whose glory reaches above the heavens

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength to silence thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

Yet thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor.

Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

LORD, What is man, that thou art mindful of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him! Man is like a vapor: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

Nor unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake.

Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?

But our God is in the heavens; he hath done whatsoever he pleased.

The Lord hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

He will bless them that fear the Lord, both small and great.

The Lord shall increase you more and more, you children.

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Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE TWENTY-FIRST SELECTION.

(Psalms 89 and 111.)

THE MAJESTY OF GOD.

I WILL Sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever: thy truth shalt thou establish like the very heavens.

And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord thy truth also in the congregation of the holy. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord? who among the sons of God can be likened unto the Lord?

God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the holy, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

O Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord like unto thee? and thy faithfulness is round about thee?

Thou rulest the raging of the sea when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

Thou breakest in pieces the proud; thou scatterest thine enemies with thy strong arm.

The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world, and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

The north and the south, thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name.

Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

Justice and judgment are the foundation of thy throne: : mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy counte

nance.

In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

For thou art the glory of their strength; and in thy favor our heads shall be exalted.

For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our King.

PRAISE ye

the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.

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His work is honorable and glorious and his righteousness endureth for ever.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered the Lord is gracious and full of compassion.

He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.

He hath showed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the

The works of his hands are truth and justice; al his commandments are sure.

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness.

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He sent redemption unto his people he hath commanded his covenant for ever: holy and reverend is his name.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his commandments his praise endureth for ever.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE TWENTY-SECOND SELECTION.

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(Psalms 136, 147, and 85.)

UNIVERSAL PRAISE.

O, GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for mercy endureth for ever.

O, give thanks unto the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

• O, give thanks to the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.

To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever.