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4 But the righteous Lord hath hewn the fares of the ungodly in pieces.

5 Let them be confounded and turned backward as many as have evil will at Sion.

6 Let them be even as the grafs growing upon the houfetops which withereth afore it be plucked up;

7 Whereof the mower filleth not his hand neither he that bindeth up the theaves, his bofom.

8 So that they who go by fay not fo much as, The Lord prof per you: we with you good luck in the Name of the Lord.

PSAL. 130. De profundis. of the deep hard: Lord ed unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my voice.

2 O let thine ears confider well: the voice of my complaint.

3 If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amfís: O Lord, who may abide it? 4 For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt thou be feared. 51 look for the Lord, my foul doth wait for him: in his word is my truft.

6 My foul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I fay, before the morning watch.

70 Ifrael, trust in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mer cy and with him is plenteous redemption.

8 And he thall redeem Ifrael: from all his fins.

PSAL. 131. Domine, non ef. ORD, I am not highminded: I have no proud looks. 2 I do not exercife myself in great matters: which are too high for me;

3 But I refrain my foul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother: yea, my foul is even as a weaned child.

4 O Ifrael, truft in the Lord: from this time forth for ever. more.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 132. Memento, Domine. Lall his trouble; TORD, remember David: and L all his trouble;

2 How he fware unto the Lord and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob;

3 I will not come within the tabernacle of mine houfe: nor climb up into my bed;

4 I will not fuffer mine eyes to fleep, nor mine eyelids to flumber: neither the temples of my head to take any reft;

5 Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habita tion for the mighty God of Jacob.

6 Lo, we heard of the fame at Ephrata and found it in the wood.

"We will go into his tabernacle: and fall low on our knees before his footftool.

8 Arife, O Lord, into thy of the length, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priefts be clothed with righteoufnels: and let thy faints fing with joyfulness.

10 For thy fervant David's fake: turn not away the prefence of thine Ancinted."

11 The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David: and he fhall not shrink from it,

12 Of the fruit of thy body : fhall I fet upon thy feat.

13 If thy children will keep my covenant, and my teftimonies that I thall learn them their children alfo thall fit upon thy feat for evermore.

14 For the Lord hath chofen Sion to be an habitation for himfelf: he hath longed for her.

15 This thall be my reft for ever here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.

161 will blefs her victuals with increase: and will fatisfy her poor with bread.

17 I will deck her priests with health and her faints thall rejoice and fing.

18 There thall I make the hors of David to fourith: I have ordained a lantern for mine Anointed.

19 As for his enemies, I fhall cloche them with fhame: but.

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PSAL. 135. Laudate nomen. PRAISE the Lord, laud ve the Name of the Lord: praífe It, O ye fervants of the Lord

2 Ye that ftand in the houfe of the Lord in the courts of the houfe of our God.

30 praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O fing praises unto his Name, for it is lovely.

4 For why the Lord hath chofen Jacob unto himfelf: and ifrael for his own poffeffion.

5 For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord is above all gods.

6Whatfoever the Lord pleafed, that did he in heaven, and in earth: in the fea, and in all deep places.

7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world and fendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the wilds out of his treatures.

8 He fmote the firborn of Egypt: both of man and beaft.

9 He hath fent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt: upon Pharaoh and all his servants.

10 He fmote divers nations i and flew mighty kings;

11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Balan : and all the kingdoms of Ca

naan;

12 And gave their land to be an heritage: even an heritage unto Ifrael his people.

13 Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever: fo doth thy me morial, O Lord, from one generation to another.

his people: and be gracious unto

14 For the Lord will avenge

his fervants.

15 As for the images of the gold: the work of men's hands. heathen, they are but filver and

fpeak not: eyes have they, but 16 They have mouths, and they fee not.

17 They have ears, and yet breath in their mouths. they hear not: neither is there any

like unto them and fo are all 18 They that make them are they that put their truft in them.

19 Praile the Lord, ye houfe of Ifrael: praife the Lord, ye houfe of Aaron.

40 Praife the Lord, ye houfe of Levi ye that fear the Lord, praife the Lord.

21 Praifed be the Lord out of Sion: who dwelleth at Jerufalem.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 136. Confitemini. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever.

2 Ogive thanks unto the God of all gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.

30 thank the Lord of all lords: for his mercy enoureth fʊr ever.

4 Who only doeth great won. der: for his inercy endureth for ever.

5 Who by his excellent wifdom made the heavens : for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who laid out the earth above the water: for his mercy endureth for ever.

7 Who hath made great lights:

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his mercy endureth for ever;

9 The moon and the ftars to govern the night for his mercy endureth for ever;

10 Who fmote Egypt with their firstborn for his mercy

endureth for ever;

And brought out Ifrael from among them: for his mercy endureth for ever;

12 With a mighty hand, and ftretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever.

13 Who divided the Red fea in two parts: for his mercy endureth for ever;

14 And made Ifrael to go through the midft of it: for his mercy endureth for ever.

15 But as for Pharaoh and his hoft, he overthrew them in the Red fea for his mercy endureth

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we remembered thee, O 8ion.

2 As for our harps, we hanged them up: upon the trees that are

therein.

3 For they that led us away captive, required of us then a fong, and melody in our heavinels: Sing us one of the fongs of Sion.

4 How fhall we fing the Lord's fong: in a ftrange land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerufalem let my right hand forget her cunning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth: yea, if I prefer not Jerufalem in my mirth.

7 Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in the day of Jerufalem: how they faid, Down with it, down with it, even to the ground.

8 O daughter of Babylon, wafted with mifery: yes, happy thall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou haft ferved us.

9 Blefied fhall he be that taketh thy children: and throweth them against the ftones.

PSAL. 138. Confitebor tibi. Lord, with my whole heart: WILL give thanks unto thee, even before the gods will I fing praife unto thee.

2 I will worthlp toward thy holy temple, and praife thyName, because of thy loving kindnef and truth: for thou haft magnified thy Name, and thy word above all things.

3 When I called upon thee, thou heardedft me: and enduedit my foul with much ftrength.

4 All the kings of the earth thall praife thee, O Lord for they have heard the words of thy mouth.

5 Yea, they fhall fing in the ways of the Lord: that great is the glory of the Lord.

6 For though the Lord be high, yet hath he refpect unto the lowly: as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.

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2 Thou art about my path, and about my bed: and spielt out all my ways.

3 For, lo, there is not a word in my tongue: but thou, O Lord, knoweft it altogether.

4 Thou haft 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 thall I go then from thy Spirit: or whither thall I go then from thy prefence?

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 uttermoft parts of the fea;

9 Even there also shall thy hand Sead me and thy right hand thall hold me.

10 If I fay, Peradventure the darknefs thail cover me: then fhall my night be turned to day. Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but the night is as clear as the day: the darkness and light to thee are both alike.

12 For my reins are thine: thou haft covered me in my mother's womb.

131 will give thanks unto thee, for I am tearfully and wonderful ly made: marvellous are thy works, and that my foul knoweth right well.

14 My bones are not hid from thee though I be made fecret ly, and fashioned beneath in the earth.

15 Thine eyes did fee my fub. ftance, yet being imperfect: and in thy book were all my members written,

16 Which day by day were fashioned when as yet there was none of them.

17 How dear are thy counfels unto me, O God: O how great is the fum of them!

more in number than the fand: 18 if I tell them, they are more when I wake up, I am present with thee.

19 Wilt thou not flay the wicked, O God: de part from me, ye bloodthirty men.

20 For they fpeak unrighteoufly against thee and thine enemies take thy Name in vain.

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee and am I not grieved with these that rife up against thee?

22 Yea, I hate them right fore: even as though they were mine enemies.

23 Try me, O God, and feek the ground of my heart : prove me, and examine my thoughts.

24 Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me and lead me in the way everlafting.

PSA L. 140. Eripe me, Domine. Eliver me, O Lord, from the

Devil man and preserve me

from the wicked man;

2 Who imagine mifchief in their hearts and flir up ftrife all the day long.

3 They have fharpened their tongues like a ferpent: adder's poifon is under their lips.

4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the ungodly: preferve me from the wicked men, who are purposed to overthrow my goings.

5 The proud have laid a fare for me, and spread a nec abro d with cords: yea, and fet traps in my way..

61 faid unto the Lord. Then art my God hear the voice of my prayers, O Lord.

O Lord Gud, thou ftrength of my health thou haft covered my head in the day of battle.

Let not the ungodly have his defire, O Lord let not his mifchievous imagination profper, left they be too proud.

9 Let the mifchief of their own lips fall upon the head of

to Let le murning coals fall upon them: let them becaft into the fire, and into the pit, that they never rife up again.

1 A man full of words fhall not profper upon the earth: evil fhall hunt the wicked perfon to overthrow him.

1 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor; and maintain the caufe of the helplefs.

13 The righteous alfo fhall give thanks unto thy Name: and the juft fhall continue in thy fight. PSAL. 141. Domine, clamavi.

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ORD, I call upon thee, hafte thee unto me: and confider my voice, when I cry unto thee. á Let my prayer be fet forth in thy fight as the incenfe: and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening facrifice.

3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth: and keep the door of my ips.

40 let not mine heart be inclined to any evil thing: let me not be occupied in ungodly works, with the men that work wickedness, left I eat of fuch things as please them.

5 Let the righteous rather fmite me friendly and reprove me.

they have laid for me: and from the craps of the wicked doers."

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9 Bring my foul out of prifon, that I may give thanks unto thy Name: which thing if thou wilt grant me, then thall the righteous refort unto my company. PSAL. 143. Domine, exaudi.

6 But let not their precious HR my prayer, O Lord,

balms break my head yea, I will pray yet against their wick

ednels.

7 Let their judges be over. thrown in ftony places: that they may hear my words, for they are sweet.

8 Our bones lie fcattered before the pit like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth.

9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God in thee is my truft; O caft not out my foul. 10 Keep me from the fnare that

and confider my defire: hearken unto me for thy truth and righteoufnefs' take.

z And enter not into judgement with thy fervant: for in thy fight thall no man living be juntified.

3 For the enemy hath perfecuted my foul, he hath fmitten my life down to the ground: he hath laid me in the darknes, as the men that have been long dead.

4 Therefore is my fpirit vex. ed within me and my heart within me is defolate.

5 Yet do I remember the time past, I mule upon all thy worke

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