13 But within a while they for-jand the plague was great among gat his works, and would not abide them. his counsel. 30 Then stood up Phinees, and 14 But lust came upon them in prayed; and so the plague ceased. the wilderness, and they tempted 31 And that was counted unto God in the desert. him for righteousness, among all 15 And he gave them their de-posterities for evermore. sire, and sent leanness withal into 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that he punish16 They angered Moses also ined Moses for their sakes; their tents, and Aaron the saint of the Lord. their soul. 17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the congregation of Abiram. 33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 34 Neither destroyed they the heathen, as the Lord commanded 18 And the fire was kindled in them: their company; the flame burnt up the ungodly. 35 But were mingled among the heathen, and learned their works. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, 36 Insomuch that they worship. and worshipped the molten image. ped their idols, which turned to 20 Thus they turned their glory their own decay; yea, they offerinto the similitude of a calf that ed their sons and their daughters eateth hay. unto devils; 21 And they forgat God their 37 And shed innocent blood, Saviour, who had done so great even the blood of their sons and of things in Egypt; their daughters, whom they offered unto the idols of Canaan; and the land was defiled with blood. 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham; and fearful things by the Red Sea. 38 Thus were they stained with their own works, and went a whor ing with their own inventions. 23 So he said he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the gap, 39 Therefore was the wrath of to turn away his wrathful indigna- the Lord kindled against his peotion, lest he should destroy them, ple, insomuch that he abhorred his 24 Yea, they thought scorn of own inheritance. that pleasant land, and gave no credence unto his word; 25 But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 40 And he gave them over into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them were lords over them. 41 Their enemies oppressed 26 Then lift he up his hand against them, and had them in subjection. them, to overthrow them in the 42 Many a time did he deliver wilderness; them; but they rebelled against 27 To cast out their seed among him with their own inventions, and the nations, and to scatter them in were brought down in their wickthe lands. edness. 28 They joined themselves unto Baal-peor, and ate the offerings of the dead. 43 Nevertheless, when he saw their adversity, he heard their complaint. 29 Thus they provoked him to 44 He thought upon his coveanger with their own inventions;nant, and pitied them, according anto the multitude of his mercies; ¡ 12 He also brought down their yea, he made all those that led them heart through heaviness; they fell away captive to pity them. down, and there was none to help 13 So when they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, he delivered them out of their distress. 45 Deliver us, O Lord our God,] them: and gather us from among the heathen; that we may give thanks unto thy holy name, and make our boast of thy praise. 46 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, from everlasting, and world without end; and let all the people say, Amen. The twenty-second Day. Psalm 107. Confitemini Domino. 14 For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and brake their bonds in sunder. 15 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 16 For he hath broken the gates Give thanks unto the Lord; of brass, and smitten the bars of for he is gracious, and his mer-iron in sunder. cy endureth for ever. 17 Foolish men are plagued for 2 Let them give thanks, whom the their offence, and because of their Lord hath redeemed, and delivered wickedness. from the hand of the enemy; 18 Their soul abhorred all manner of meat, and they were even hard at death's door. 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west; from the north, and from the 19 So when they cried unto the south. Lord in their trouble, he delivered 4 They went astray in the wil-them out of their distress. derness out of the way, and found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 7 He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to the city where they dwelt. 80 that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; 20 He sent his word, and healed them; and they were saved from their destruction. 21 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 22 That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with glad. ness! 23 They that go down to the sea and declare the wonders that he in ships, and occupy their business doeth for the children of men! in great waters; 9 For he satisfieth the empty soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness; 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being fast bound in misery and iron; 24 These men see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. 25 For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 11 Because they rebelled against 26They are carried up to the the words of the Lord, and lightly heaven, and down again to the deeps regarded the counsel of the Most their soul melteth away because of Highest. the trouble. 27 They reel to and fro, and this, and rejoice; and the mouth of stagger like a drunken man, and all wickedness shall be stopped. are at their wit's end. 43 Whoso is wise, will ponder 28 So when they cry unto the these things; and they shall underLord in their trouble, he delivereth stand the loving-kindness of the them out of their distress. Lord. 29 For he maketh the storm tol EVENING PRAYER. cease, so that the waves thereof Psalm 108. Paratum cor meum. are still. God, my heart is they are at rest; and so he bring-give praise with the best member eth them unto the haven where that I have. they would be. 31 O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness; and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 2 Awake, thou lute and harp; I myself will awake right early. 3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people; I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 32 That they would exalt him 4 For thy mercy is greater than also in the congregation of the peo-the heavens, and thy truth reachpie, and praise him in the seat of eth unto the clouds. the elders! 5 Set up thyself, O God, above 33 Who turneth the floods into the heavens, and thy glory above a wilderness, and drieth up the all the earth, water-springs. 6 That thy beloved may be de. 34 A fruitful land maketh helivered: let thy right hand save barren, for the wickedness of them them, and hear thou me. that dwell therein. 7 God hath spoken in his holi35 Again he maketh the wilderness; I will rejoice therefore, and ness a standing water, and water-divide Sichem, and mete out the springs of a dry ground. valley of Succoth. 36 And there he setteth the hungry, that they may build them a city to dwell in; 37 That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards, to yield them fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 And again, when they are minished and brought low through oppression, through any plague or trouble; 40 Though he suffer them to be evil-entreated through tyrants, and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery, and maketh him households like a flock of sheep. 8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine; Ephraim also is the strength of my head; 9 Juda is my law-giver; Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia will I triumph. 10 Who will lead me into the strong city? and who will bring me into Edom? 11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 O help us against the enemy; for vain is the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do great acts; and it is he that shall tread down our enemies. Psalm 109. Deus laudum. 42 The righteous will consider HOLD not thy tongue, O God of my praise; for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth offing like as with a raiment, and it the deceitful is opened upon me. shall come into his bowels like wa2 And they have spoken against ter, and like oil into his bones. me with false tongues; they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they take now my contrary part; but I give myself unto prayer. 4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my good-will. 5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him, and let Satan stand at his right hand. 6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin. 7 Let his days be few, and let another take his office. 8 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread; let them seek it also out of desolate places. 10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath; and let the stranger spoil his labour. 11 Let there be no man to pity him, nor to have compassion upon his fatherless children. 18 Let it be unto him as the cloak that he hath upon him, and as the girdle that he is always girded withal. 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemics, and to those that speak evil against my soul. 20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, according unto thy name; for sweet is thy mercy. 21 O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor, and my heart is wounded within me. 22 I go hence like the shadow that departeth, and am driven away as the grasshopper. 23 My knees are weak through fasting; my flesh is dried up for want of fatness. 24 I became also a reproach unto them: they that looked upon me shaked their heads. 25 Help me, O Lord my God; O save me, according to thy mercy 26 And they shall know how that this is thy hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it. 27 Though they curse, yet bless thou; and let them be confounded 12 Let his posterity be destroy-that rise up against me; but let thy ed; and in the next generation let servant rejoice. his name be clean put out. 13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of the Lord, and let not the sin of his mother be done away. 28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame; and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloak. 29 As for me, will give great 14 Let them alway be before the thanks unto the Lord with my Lord, that he may root out the me-mouth, and praise him among the morial of them from off the earth; multitude: 15 And that, because his mind 30 For he shall stand at the right was not to do good; but persecuted hand of the poor, to save his soul the poor helpless man, that he might from unrighteous judges. siay him that was vexed at the heart. 16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen unto him; he loved not blessing, therefore shall it be far from him. 17 He clothed himself with curs-1 The twenty-third Day. MORNING PRAYER. Psalm 110. Dixit Dominus. THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.people; he hath commanded his co2 The Lord shall send the rod venant for ever; holy and reverend of thy power out of Sion; be thou is his name. ruler even in the midst among thine enemies. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good un3 In the day of thy power shall derstanding have all they that do the people offer thee free-will offer- thereafter; the praise of it endureth ings with an holy worship: the dew for ever. of thy birth is of the womb of the Psalm 112. Beatus vir. morning. 4 The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedic. BLESSED is the man that feareth the Lord; he hath great delight in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon 5 The Lord upon thy right hand earth; the generation of the faithful shall wound even kings, in the day shall be blessed. of his wrath. -3 Riches and plenteousness shall 6 He shall judge among the hea-be in his house; and his righteousthen; he shall fil! the places withness endureth for ever. the dead bodies, and smite in sunder 4 Unto the godly there ariseth the heads over divers countries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up his head. Psalm 111. Confitebor tibi. Will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart, secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. 3 His work is worthy to be praised and had in honour, and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so 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 showed 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 judgment; all his commandments are true. up light in the darkness; he is merciful, loving, and righteous. 5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth, and will guide his words with discretion; 6 For he shall never be moved: and the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings; for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lord. 8 His heart is stablished, and will not shrink, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor, and his righteousness remaineth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 The ungodly shall see it, and it shall grieve him; he shall gnash with his teeth, and consume away; the desire of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 113. Laudate, peri. PRAISE the Lord, ye servants; O praise the name of the Lord. 2 Blessed be the name of the Lord, from this time forth for evermore. 3 The Lord's name is praised, 8 They stand fast for ever and from the rising up of the sun, unto ever, and are done in truth and the going down of the same. equity. 4 The Lord is high above all hea 9 He sent redemption unto his then, and his glory abovethe heavens, |