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PSAL. 134. Ессе пипс. EHOLD now, praise the Lord: all ye fervants of the Lord;

2 Ye that by night ftand in the house of the Lord: even in the courts of the house of our God.

3 Lift up your hands in the fanctuary and praise the Lord. 4 The Lord that made heaven and earth: give thee bleffing out

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

2 Ye that stand in the house of the Lord in the courts of the house of our God.

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

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

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

6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, 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 winds our of his treatures.

8 He finote the firftborn of Egypt: both of man and beaft.

9 He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midit of thee, O thou land of Egypt upon Pharaoh and all his tervants.

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

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

14 For the Lord will avenge his people and be gracious unto his fervants.

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

speak 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 trust in them.

19 Praise the Lord, ye house of Ifrael praise the Lord, ye house of Aaron.

20 Praise the Lord, ye house of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, praife the Lord.

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

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of trouble, yet fhalt thou refresh me thou shalt ftretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand thall fave me.

8 The Lord thall make good his lovingkindness toward me: yea, thy mercy. O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.

MORNING PRAYER.

PSAL. 139. Domine, probafti.

LORD, thou haft searched me out, and known me: thou knoweit my downfitting, and mine uprising, thou un derstandeft my thoughts long before.

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, 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 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 alfo.

8 If I take the wings of the morning and remain in the uttermoft parts of the fea;

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

10 If I fay, Peradventure the darkness thall cover me: then thall my night be turned to day. 11 Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee, but night is as clear as the day darknefs and light to thee both alike.

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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 weid.

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

15 Thine eyes did see my fubstance, 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 counsels unto me, O God: O how great is the fum of them!

18 If I tell them, they are more in number than the fand : when I wake up, 1 am present with thee.

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

20 For they speak 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 feelk 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. PSAL. 140. Eripe me, Domine. Eliver me, O Lord, from the evil man and preserve me from the wicked man;

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2 Who imagine mischief in their hearts: and stir up ftrife all the day long.

3 They have sharpened 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 fpread a ner abro d with cords: yea, and fet traps in my way.

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

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

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

9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them that compass me about.

IC Let hot burning coals fall upon them: let them becaft into the fire, and into the pit, that they never rise up again.

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

12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor and maintain the cause of the helpless.

13 The righteous alfo shall give thanks unto thy Name: and the juft shall continue in thy fight. PSAL. 141. Domine, clamavi. ORD, I call upon thee, hafte

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thee unto me and confider my voice, when I cry unto thee. a 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 itps.

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 smite me friendly and reprove me.

6 But let not their precious balms break my head yea, I will pray yet against their wick

edneïs.

7 Let their judges be over thrown in ftory places that they may hear my words, for they

are fweer.

8 Our bones lie scattered 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 snare that

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.

and confider my defire: HEAR my prayer, O Lord, hearken unto me for thy truth and righteousness' take.

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

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

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

5 Yet do I remember the time past, I mule upon all thy work6

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works: yca, I exercise myself in the works of thy hands.

6 I ftretch forth my hands unto thee: my foul gaspeth unto thee as a thirity land.

7 Hear me, O Lord, and that foon, for my fpirit waxeth faint: hide not thy face from me, lett 1 be like unto them that go down into the pit.

8 O let me hear thy loving. kindness betimes in the morn ing, for in thee is my truft : fhew thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my foul unto thee.

9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies for I flee unto thee to hide me.

10 Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee, for thou art my God: let thy loving spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness.

11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's fake and for thy righteousness' fake bring my foul out of trouble;

12 And of thy goodness flay mine enemies and destroy all them that vex my foul, for I am thy fervant.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 144. Benedictus Dominus. LESSED be the Lord my : who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight;

2 My hope and my fortress: my caftle and deliverer, my defender in whom I truft who fubdueth my people that is under me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou haft fuch refpect unto him: or the fon of man, that thou so regardeft him!

4 Man is like a thing of nought his time paffeth away like a shadow.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Caft forth thy lightning, and tear them shoot out thine arrows, and confume them.

7 Send down thine hand from above: deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the

hand of strange children;

8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness.

9 I will fing a new fong unto thee, O God and fing praifes unto thee upon a ten ftringed lute.

10 Thou haft given victory unto kings and haft delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword.

11 Save me and deliver me from the hand of strange children whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity.

12 That our fons may grow up as the young plants: and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple.

13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store: that our theep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our ftreets.

14 That our oxen may be ftrong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets.

15 Happy are the people that are in such a cafe: yea, blessed are the people who have the Lord for their God. PSAL. 145. Exaltabo te, Deus. WILL magnify thee, O

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Name for ever and ever.

2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praise thy Name for ever and ever..

3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised : there is no end of his greatness.

4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another: and declare thy power.

5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worship: thy glory, thy praife, and wondrous works;

6 So that men shall speak of the might of thy marvellous acts and I will also tell of thy greatness.

7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness shall be shewed and men shall fing of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious and