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that this is thy hand and that thou, Lord, haft done it. 27 Though they curfe, yet blefs thou; and let them be confounded that rife up against me; but let thy fervant rejoice.

28 Let mine adverfaries be clothed with thame and let them cover themselves with their own confufion, as with a cloke.

29 As for me, I will give great tbanks unto the Lord with my mouth and praise him among the multitude.

30 For he thall ftand at the right hand of the poor to fave his foul from unrighteous judges.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 110.

Dixit Dominus.

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T Lord Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footitool.

his righteoufhefs endureth for

ever.

4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath fo done his marvellous works that they ought to be had in remembrance.

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

6 He hath thewed his people the power of his works: that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

7 The works of his hands are verity and judgement all his commandments are true. 8 They stand faft for ever and ever and are done in truth and cquity.

9 He fent redemption unto his people he hath commanded his covenant for ever; holy and is Name.

10 The Lord is

revere fear of th the beginning of wisdom: a 2 The Lord thall fend the rod good understanding have all they of thy power out of Sion: be that do thereafter; the praise of thou ruler even in the midft it endureth for ever. among thine enemies.

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the people offer thee freewill of ferings with an holy worthip: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning.

4 The Lord fware, and will not repent Thou art a prieft for ever after the order of Melchifedech.

5 The Lord upon thy right hand thall wound even kings in the day of his wrath.

6 He thall judge among the heathen, he thall fill the places with the dead bodies: and fmite in funder the heads over divers countries.

He fhall drink of the brook in the way therefore fhall he lift up his head,

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PSAL. 112. Beatus vir.
LESSED is the man-that fear-

Bth the Lord: he hath great
delight in his commandments.
2 His feed thall be mighty
upon earth the generation of
tlie faithful thall be bleiled.

3 Riches and plenteoufnefs fhall be in his house and his righteoufnefs endureth for ever.

4 Unto the godly there arifeth up light in the darknefs: he is merciful, loving and righteous.

5 A good man is merciful and lendeth: and will guide his words with difcretion.

6 For he thall never be moved: and the righteous fhall be had in everlafting remembrance.

7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings: for his heart ftandeth faft, and believeth in the Lord.

8 His heart is ftablithed, and upon will not fhrink until he tee his defire upon his enemies.

9 He hath difperfed abroad, and given to the poor and his righteoufnels remalneth for ever, his horn thall be exalted with honour.

10 The ungodly thall fee it. and it thall grieve him: he thall KS Knaib

rnath with his teeth, and confume away the defire of the ungodly thall perish.

PSAL. 113 Laudate pueri.

O praife theName of the Lord. 2 Bl fed be the Name of the Lord from this time forth for evermore.

3 The Lord's Name is praifed: from the rifing up of the fun unto the going down of the fame.

4 The Lord is high above all heathen: and his glory above the heavens.

5 Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling fo high and yet humbleth him felf to behold the things that are in heaven and earth?

6 He taketh up the fimple out of the dult and lifteth the poor out of the mire;

7 That he may fet him with the princes: even with the princes of his people.

8 He maketh the barren wo man to keep houfe: and to be a joyful mother of children.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 114. In exitu Ifrael. WH THEN Ifrael came out of Egypt and the houfe of Jacob from among the ftrange people;

2 Judah was his fanctuary: and Ifrael his dominion.

3 The fea faw that, and filed: Jordan was driven back.

4 The mountains fkipped like s: and the little hills like oung theep.

5 What aileth thee, O thou fca, that thou feddeft: and thou Jordan, that thou waft driven back?

6 Ye mountains, that ye fkip ped like rams: and ye little hills, like young theep?

7 'I'remble, thou earth, at the prefence of the Lord at the prefence of the God of Jacob;

8 Who turned the hard fock into a standing water; and the flint flone into a fpringing well. PSAL. 115. Non nobis, Domine. TOT unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praife: for thy

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loving mercy, and for thy truth's fake.

Wherefore fhall the heathen fay: Where is now their God?

heaven: he hath done whatfoever pleafed him.

4 Their idols are filver and even the work of men's

gold hands.

5. 5 They have mouths, and fpeak not: eyes have they, and fee not.

6 They have ears, and hear not: nofes have they, and fmell not.

7 They have hands, and handle not feet have they, and walk not; neither fpeak they through their throat.

8 They that make them are like unto them and fo are all fuch as put their truit in them.

9 But thou, houfe of Ifrael, truft thou in the Lord: he is their fuccour and defence..

10 Ye houfe of Aaron, put your truft in the Lord: he is their helper and defender.

II Ye that fear the Lord, put your truft in the Lord: he is their helper and defender,

12 The Lord hath been mindful of us, and he thall blefs us: even he thall blefs the houfe of Ifrael, he thall blefs the house of Aaron.

13 He shall blefs them that fear the Lord: both fmall and great.

14 The Lord thall increase you more and more: you and your children.

15 Yearetheblessed of the Lord: who made heaven and earth.

16 All the whole heavens are the Lord's: the carth hath he given to the children of men.

17 The dead praife not thee, O Lord neither all they that go down into filence.

18 But we will praise the Lord: from this time forth for evermore. Praife the Lord.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 116. Dilexi, quoniam. Lord hath heard the voice of AM well pleafed that the my prayer;

2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

3'The fnares of death compaff ed me round about: and the pains of hell gat hold upon me.

4 I fhall find trouble and heainefs, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord : O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my foul. 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous: yea, our God is mer ciful.

6 The Lord preferveth the fimple: I was in mifery, and he helped me.

7 Turn again then unto thy reft, O my foul for the Lord hath rewarded thee.

8 And why thou haft delivered my foul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from failing.

9 I will walk before the Lord: in the land of the living.

10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was fore troubled I faid in my hafte,

All men are liars.

II What reward thall I give unto the Lord for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of falvation and call upon the

Name of the Lord.

13 I will pay my vows now in the prefence of all his people: right dear in the fight of the Lord is the death of his faints.

14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy fervant: I am thy fervant, and the fon of thine handmaid; thou haft broken my bonds in funder.

15 I will offer to thee the facrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the Lord.

16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the fight of all his people in the courts of the Lord's houfe, even in the midft of thee, O Jerufalem. Praife the

Lord.
PSAL. 117. Laudate Dominum.
PRAISE the Lord, all ye
heathen praife him, all ye

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2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praife the Lord.

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6 The Lord is on my fide: I will not fear what man doeth unto me.

7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore fhall I fee my delire upon mine enemies.

8 It is better to truft in the Lord: than to put any conndence in man.

9 It is better to truft in the Lord than to put any conndence in princes.

10 All nations compaffed me round about but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them.

11 They kept me in on every fide, they kept me in, fay, on every fide: but in the Name of the Lord will I deftroy them.

12 They came about me like bees, and are extinét even as the fire among the thorns: for in the Name of the Lord I wal destroy them.

13 Thou haft thruft forea me, that I might fall but tac Lord was my help.

14 The Lord is my ftrength and my fong and is become my falvation.

15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pafs.

16 The right hand of the Lord hath the preeminence: the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to país.

17 I thall not die, hut live: and dcclare the works of the Lord."

18 The Lord hath chaftened and corrected me: but he hath

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not given me over unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteoufnels: that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the

Lord.

20 This is the gate of the Lord: the righteous thall enter into it. 21 I will thank thee, for thou haft heard me and art become my falvation.

22 The fame ftone which the builders refufed: is become the head Rone in the corner.

23 This is the Lord's doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it.

25 Help me now, O Lord: O Lord, fend us now profperity.

26 Blefied be he that coincth in the Naine of the Lord: we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the houfe of the Lord.

27 God is the Lord, who hath fhewed us light: bind the facrifice with cords, yea, even unto the horn of the altar.

38 1hou art my God, andy will thank thee: thou art my God, and I will praife thee.

49 O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 119. Beati immaculati. LESSED are thofe that are undefiled in the way: and walk the law of the Lord. Blefled are they that keep teftimonics and feek him wish their whole heart.

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2 For they who do no wickednefa: walk in his ways.

4Thou hast charged: that we thall diligently keep thy commandments.

50 that my ways were made fo direct: that I might keep thy Ratutes 4

6 So thall I not be confound ed: while I have refpect unto all thy commandments.

71 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart: when I thall heart: whew it have learned the judgements of thy righteouinefs.

81 will keep thy ceremonies: O forfake me not utterly.

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5 With my lips have I been
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in the way of thy teftimonies : 6 I have had as great delight as in all manner of riches.

ments and have refpect unto 7 I will talk of thy commandthy ways.

ftatutes and 1 will not forget My delight thall be in thy thy word.

Retribue fervo tro. Dowellunto thy fervant

thy word.

2 Open thou mine eyes: that I may fee the wondrous things of thy law.

3 I am a flranger upon earth: from me. O hide not thy commandments

4 My foul breaketh out for the very fervent defire: that it hath alway unto thy judgements.

5 Thou haft rebuked the proud and curfed are they that do err from thy commandments.

60 turn from me thame and rebuke: for I have kept thy teftimonies.

7 Princes alfo did fit and fpeak againft me: but thy fervant is occupied in thy ftatutes.

8 for thy teftimonies are my delight and my counfellers.

Adhafit pavimento. MO quicken thou me accord

Y foul cleaveth to the duft:

ing to thy word.

21 have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardeft me: O teach me thy ftatutes.

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3 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments: and fo thall I talk of thy wondrous works.

4 My foul melteth away for very heavinefs: comfort thou me according unto thy word.

5 Take from me the way of lying and caufe thou me to make much of thy law.

6 I have chofen the way of truth and thy judgements kave I laid before me.

I have ftuck unto thy teftimonics O Lord, confound me

not.

8 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou haft fet my heart at liberty.

MORNING PRAYER. Legem pone. EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy ftatutes and I thail keep it unto the end.

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Give me understanding, and I thall keep thy law: yea, I fhall keep it with my whole heart.

3 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments: for therein is my defire.

4 Incline my heart unto thy teftimonies and not to covet

oufnel.

5 O turn away mine eyes, left they behold vanity: and quicken thou me in thy way.

60 ftablish thy word in thy fervant: that I may fear thee. 7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy judgements are good.

8 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments: O quicken me in thy righteousness.

Et veniat Juper me.

Lalfo unto me, O Lord: even ET thy loving mercy come thy falvation, according unto thy word.

2 So fhall I make anfwer unto my bla'phemers for my truft is in thy word.

5 And I will walk at liberty: for I feek thy commandments. 61 will speak of thy teftimonies alfo, even before kings: and will not be athamed.

30 take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy judge

ments.

4 So fhall I alway keep thy law: yea, for ever and ever.

7 And my delight thall be in thy commandments: which I have loved.

8 My hands alfo will 1 lift up unto thy commandments, which 1 have loved: and my ftudy thall be in thy ftatutes.

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Memor efto fervi tui. THINK upon thy fervant, as concerning thy word: wherein thou haft caufed me to put my truft.

2 The fame is my comfort in my trouble for thy word hath quickened me.

3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derifion yet have I not thrinked from thy law.

4 For I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord: and received comfort.

51 am horribly afraid : for the ungodly that forlake thy law. 6 Thy ftatutes have been my fongs in the houfe of my pilgrimage.

7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night feafon: and have kept thy law.

8 This I had : because I kept thy commandments.

Portio mea, Domine.
HOU art my portion, O
Lord I have pro.nifed to

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keep thy law.

a I made my humble petition in thy prefence with my whole heart: O be merciful unto me according to thy word.

31 called mine own ways to remembrance and turned my feet unto thy teftimonies.

4 I made hafte, and prolonged not the time: to keep thy com. mandments.

5 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me but I have not forgotten thy law.

6 At midnight I will rife to give thanks unto thee: because of thy righteous judgements.

7 i am a companion of all them that fear thee: and keep thy commandments.

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