5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous: yea, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me. 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul: for the LORD hath rewarded thee. 8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the LORD: in the land of the living. 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled: I said in my haste, All men are liars. 11 What reward shall I give unto the LORD: for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of salvation: and call upon the Name of the LORD. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 14 Behold, O LORD, how that I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving: and will call upon the Name of the LORD. 16 I will pay my VOWS unto the LORD, in the sight of all his people: in the courts of the LORD'S house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. the LORD. Praise PSALM 130. OUT of the deep have I De profundis. 5 I look for the LORD; called unto thee, O LORD: my soul doth wait for him: in his word is my trust. Lord, hear my voice. 2 O let thine ears consider well: the voice of my complaint. 3 If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? 4 For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared. 6 My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. 70 Israel, trust in the LORD, for with the LORD there is mercy: and with him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel: from all his sins. LORD, thou hast searched me out, and known me: thou knowest my downsitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long before. 2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed: and spiest out all my ways. 3 For lo, there is not a word in my tongue: but thou, O LORD, knowest it altogether. 4 Thou hast fashioned me behind and before: and laid thine hand upon me. 5 Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me: I cannot attain unto it. 6 Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit: or whither shall I go then from thy presence? 7 If I climb up into heaven, thou art there: if I go down to hell, thou art there also. 8 If I take the wings of the morning: and remain in the uttermost parts of the sea; 9 Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me. 10 If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me: then shall my night be turned to day. 11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day: 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. 14 My bones are not hid from thee: though I be made neath in the earth. secretly, and fashioned be 15 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect: and in thy book were all my members written; 16 Which day by day were when as fashioned: there was none of them. 17 How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God: O how great is the sum of them! yet 18 If I tell them, they are more in number than the sand: when I wake up, I am present with thee. 19 Wilt thou not slay the wicked, God: Depart from me, ye blood-thirsty men. 20 For they speak unrighteously against thee: and thine enemies take thy Name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee: my and am not I grieved with | seek the ground of those that rise up against heart: prove me, and exthee? amine my thoughts. 22 Yea, I hate them right sore: even as though they were mine enemies. 24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me: and lead me in the way 23 Try me, O God, and everlasting. X BENEDICTIONS. Ummit ourselves. The Lord bless us, and keep us; NTO God's gracious mercy and protection, we the Lord make his face to shine upon us, and be gracious unto us; the Lord lift up his countenance upon us, and give us peace, both now and evermore. Amen. The God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Jesus Christ, after that we have suffered awhile, make us perfect, stablish, strengthen, and settle us. To him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. The God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant; make us perfect in every good work to do his will, working in us that which is well pleasing in his sight; through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. B X Before Bible Readings. Amen. LESSED Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning; Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy holy Word, we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen. A ST. MATTHEW. CHAPTER V, 1-16. ND seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: 2 and he opened his mouth and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God. 10 Blessed are they that have been persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when men shall reproach you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets that were before you. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is. thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men 14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. 15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. 16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. ST. MATTHEW. CHAPTER VI, 5-15. W HEN ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites: for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto ye: Our Father who art in you, They have received heaven, Hallowed be thy their reward. 6 But thou, name. 10 Thy kingdom when thou prayest, enter come. Thy will be done, into thine inner chamber, as in heaven, so on earth. and having shut thy door, 11 Give us this day our pray to thy Father who is daily bread. 12 And forin secret, and thy Father give us our debts, as we also who seeth in secret shall have forgiven our debtors. recompense thee. 7 And in 13 And bring us not into praying use not vain repeti- temptation, but deliver tions, as the Gentiles do: from the evil one. 14 For for they think that they if ye forgive men their tresspeaking. 8 Be not there- passes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your tres shall be heard for their much fore like unto them: for ST. LUKE. CHAPTER VIII, 4–15. us AND when a great mul- and grew, and brought forth titude came together, and they of every city resorted unto him, he spake by a parable: 5 The sower went forth to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden under foot, and the birds of the heaven devoured it. 6 And other fell on the rock; and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 And other fell amidst the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. 8 And other fell into the good ground, fruit a hundredfold. As he said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9 And his disciples asked him what this parable might be. 10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God: but to the rest in parables; that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand. 11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. 12 And those by the way side are they that have |