Ps. ix. Confitebor tibi.

I WILL give thanks unto thee, O

LORD, with my whole heart: I will speak of all thy marvellous works.

2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee yea, my songs will I make of thy Name, O thou most Highest.

3 While mine enemies are driven back they shall fall and perish at thy presence.

4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause: thou art set in the throne that judgest right.

5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the ungodly thou hast put out their name for ever and

ever.

6 0 thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: even as the cities which thou hast destroyed; their memorial is perished with them.

thou, LORD, hast never failed them that seek thee.

11 O praise the LORD which dwelleth in Sion: shew the people of his doings.

12 For, when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.

13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider the trouble which I suffer of them that hate me thou that liftest me up from the gates of death.

14 That I may shew all thy praises within the ports of the daughter of Sion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the same net which they hid privily, is their foot taken.

16 The LORD is known to execute judgement: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands.

17 The wicked shall be turned into hell and all the people that forget GOD.

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18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for ever.

19 Up, LORD, and let not man have the upper hand : let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the heathen may know themselves to be but men.

Here is not said, Glory, &c.

LORD and hidest thy face in the needful time of trouble?

2 The ungodly for his own lust doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the crafty wiliness that they have imagined.

3 For the ungodly hath made boast of his own heart's desire and speaketh good of the covetous, whom GOD abhorreth.

4 The ungodly is so proud, that he careth not for GOD: neither is GOD in all his thoughts.

5 His ways are always grievous: thy judgements are far above out of his sight, and therefore defieth he all his enemies.

6 For he hath said in his heart, Tush, I shall never be cast down : there shall no harm happen unto

me.

7 His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and fraud: under his tongue is ungodliness and vanity.

8 He sitteth lurking in the thievish corners of the streets and privily in his lurking dens doth he murder the innocent; his eyes are set against the poor.

9 For he lieth waiting secretly, even as a lion lurketh he in his den: that he may ravish the poor.

10 He doth ravish the poor : when he getteth him into his net.

11 He falleth down and humbleth himself that the congregation of the poor may fall into the hands of his captains.

12 He hath said in his heart, Tush, God hath forgotten: he hideth away his face, and he will never see it.

13 Arise, O LORD GOD, and lift up thine hand forget not the poor.

14 Wherefore should the wicked blaspheme GOD while he doth say in his heart, Tush, thou GOD carest not for it.

15 Surely thou hast seen it for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong.

16 That thou mayest take the matter into thine hand the poor committeth himself unto thee; for thou art the helper of the friendless.

17 Break thou the power of the ungodly and malicious: take away his ungodliness, and thou shalt find

none.

18 The LORD is King for ever and ever and the heathen are perished out of the land.

Ps. xi. In Domino confido. IN the LORD put I my trust: how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?

2 For lo, the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver that they may privily shoot at them which are true of heart.

3 For the foundations will be cast down and what hath the righteous done?

4 The LORD is in his holy temple : the LORD's seat is in heaven.

5 His eyes consider the poor and his eyelids try the children of men.

6 The LORD alloweth the righteous but the ungodly, and him that delighteth in wickedness, doth his soul abhor.

7 Upon the ungodly he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, storm and tempest this shall be their portion to drink.

8 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.

ADVENT. Ant. Strengthen ye the weak hands; be strong and say: Behold, our GOD shall come and save us. Alleluia.

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Ant. Rejoice and be glad together.
THROUGH THE YEAR. Ant. GOD is

righteous Judge, strong and patient: shall GOD be provoked every day?

Ant. Thou shalt keep us.

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Ps. xiii. Usque quo, Domine?

H OW long wilt thou forget me, O LORD, for ever: how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?

2 How long shall I seek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my heart how long shall mine enemies triumph over me?

3 Consider, and hear me, O LORD my GOD lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death.

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him for if I be cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

5 But my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is joyful in thy salvation.

6 I will sing of the LORD because he hath dealt so lovingly with me: yea, I will praise the Name of the LORD most highest.

7 Destruction and unhappiness is have they not known: there is no in their ways, and the way of peace fear of GOD before their eyes.

8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of mischief eating up my people as it were bread, and call not upon the Lord?

9 There were they brought in great fear, even where no fear was : for GOD is in the generation of the righteous.

10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor: because he putteth his trust in the LORD.

11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion? When the LORD turneth the captivity of his people : then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour and hath not slandered his neighbour.

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4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes maketh much of them that fear the LORD.

5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not: though it were to his own hindrance.

6 He that hath not given his money upon usury: nor taken reward against the innocent.

7 Whoso doeth these things: shall never fall.

ADVENT. Ant. Rejoice and be glad together for the LORD will come with vengeance, even GOD with a recompense; He will come and save us. Out of Sion hath GOD appeared in perfect beauty.

R. Our GoD shall come. THROUGH THE YEAR. Ant. Thou shalt keep us: O LORD; Thou shalt preserve us.

. I have thought upon Thy Name, O LORD, in the night season: R. And have kept Thy law. Lent. . He shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter:

R. And from the noisome pestilence.

Passion-tide. . Deliver my soul from the sword :

R. My darling from the power of the dog.

EASTER-TIDE. Ant. Alleluia: The stone is rolled away. Alleluia. From the door of the sepulchre. Alleluia. Alleluia.

. The LORD is risen from the tomb. R. Who for our sakes hung upon the tree. Alleluia.

After the . of every Nocturn, is said, Our FATHER, wholly in silence. . And lead us not into temptation: R. But deliver us from evil. Amen.

Absolution and Benediction, p. 2.
Lessons proper of the day.

SECOND NOCTURN.

ADVENT. Ant. Be glad and re

joice.

THROUGH THE YEAR. Ant. My

goods.

EASTER-TIDE. Ant. Alleluia.

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Ps. xvi. Conserva me, Domine.

PRESERVE me, O GOD : for in thee have I put my trust.

2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD: Thou art my God, my goods are nothing unto thee.

3 All my delight is upon the saints, that are in the earth and upon such as excel in virtue.

4 But they that run after another GOD: shall have great trouble.

5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer: neither make mention of their names within my lips.

6 The LORD himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou shalt maintain my lot.

7 The lot is fallen unto me in a fair ground : yea, I have a goodly heritage.

8 I will thank the LORD for giving me warning: my reins also chasten me in the night-season.

9 I have set GOD always before me: for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory rejoiced my flesh also shall rest in hope.

11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in hell neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. 12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore.

ADVENT. Ant. Be glad, and rejoice, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold thy King cometh unto thee: fear thou not, Sion, for thy salvation is at hand.

Ant. Our King.

THROUGH THE YEAR. My goods are nothing unto Thee: in Thee have I put my trust; preserve me, O GOD. Ant. For the words of Thy lips.

Ps. vii. Exaudi, Domine.

HEAR the right, O LORD, consider my complaint and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal.

3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.

4 Because of men's works, that are done against the words of thy lips : I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.

5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths that my footsteps slip not.

6 I have called upon thee, O GOD, for thou shalt hear me : incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee from such as resist thy right hand.

8 Keep me as the apple of an eye: hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

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9 From the ungodly that trouble me mine enemies compass round about to take away my soul. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat and their mouth speaketh proud things.

11 They lie waiting in our way on every side turning their eyes down to the ground;

12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey and as it were a lion's whelp, lurking in secret places.

13 Up, LORD, disappoint him, and cast him down : deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a sword of thine;

14 From the men of thy hand, O LORD, from the men, I say, and from the evil world which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.

15 They have children at their

desire and leave the rest of their substance for their babes.

16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.'

ADVENT. Ant. Our King CHRIST shall come Whom John predicted as the Lamb that was to come. Ant. Behold, I come.

THROUGH THE YEAR. Ant. For the words of Thy lips I have kept hard paths.

Ant. I will love Thee.

When the Antiphon begins with the first words of the Psalm, the Psalm is continued straight from the mediation, or cadence, of the Antiphon, as the case may be.

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Ps. xviii. Diligam te, Domine.

WILL love thee, O LORD, my

strength; the LORD is my stony rock and my defence my Saviour, my GOD, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.

2 I will call upon the LORD, which is worthy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.

3 The sorrows of death compassed me and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid.

4 The pains of hell came about me the snares of death overtook me.

5 In my trouble I will call upon the LORD and complain unto my GOD.

6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple and my complaint shall come before him, it shall enter

even into his ears.

7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations also of the hills