preserve me from the wicked men, who are purposed - to o-ver-throw

- my-goings.

5 The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net - abroad - with cords: yea, - and set - traps - in my - way.

6 I said unto the Lord, Thou

voice of my prayers, - O - Lord. 7 O Lord God, - thou

strength

my head in the day- of- battle.

8 Let not the ungodly have his desire, - O Lord let not his mischievous imagination prosper, -lest - they - be- too - proud. 9 Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon

10 Let hot burning coals - fall - upon them let them be cast into the fire, and into the pit, that they ne

11 A man full of words shall not - prosper up-on the earth: evil shall hunt the wicked person to over- thro - w - him. 12 Sure I am that the Lord - will avenge - the - poor - maintain the - cause of the helpless.

13 The righteous also shall give thanks and the just shall continue - in thy sight.

2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight - as the - incense : and let the lifting up of my hands - be- an - evening - sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, - before my-mouth : and - keep

4 O let not not mine heart be inclined to any - e - vil - thing : let me not be occupied in ungodly works with the men that work wickedness, lest - I eat of such things as - please - them.

6 But let not their precious balms - break - my head: yea,

- I will pray - yet against their - wickedness.

7 Let their judges be overthrown in sto -ny places that my words, for they

8 Our bones lie scattered - before - the pit like as when one breaketh - and hew -eth - wood up - on the - earth.

9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord - God in thee is my trust, O cast not out my soul.

10 Keep me from the snare that they - have laid - for - me : and from the traps of the wicked - doers.

11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together

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Evening Prayer.

Psal. cxlii. Voce mea ad Dominum.

CRIED unto the Lord with my voice: yea, even unto the Lord did I make my - sup -pli- cation.

2 I poured out my complaints before him and - shewed - him- of- my - trouble.

3 When my spirit was in heaviness - thou knew - est my - path: in the way wherein I walked have they privily - laid - a

5 I had no place - to flee un to and no for my soul.

man

cared

6 I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said: Thou art my hope, and my portion - in the - land - of the - living.

7 Con-sider-my com-plaint: for-I-am-brought-very-low. 8 O deliver me from my per se - cutors: for - they are

9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks - un - to thy Name which thing if thou wilt grant me, then shall - the righteous re- sort un

EAR my prayer, O Lord, and consider - my de- sire : hearken unto me - for thy truth- and - righ - teousness' – sake. 2 And enter not into judgement - with thy servant

3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten

ground: he hath laid me in the darkness, been - long - dead.

4 Therefore is my spirit - vex ed with in me : and - my

heart with- in - me is - desolate.

5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon - all - thy - works: yea, I exercise - myself - in the - works - of thy - hands. 6 I stretch forth - my hands - unto thee my soul gaspeth - unto thee as a thirsty - land.

7 Hear me, O Lord, and that soon, for my spirit - wax - eth - faint hide not thy face from me, lest I be like - unto them - that go down into the - pit.

80 let me hear thy loving kindness betimes in the morning, - for in thee is my trust: shew thou me the way that I should

walk in, for I lift up my soul - 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 - righteous - ness.

11 Quicken me, O Lord, - for thy Name's sake and for thy righteousness' sake - bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy goodness - slay - mine - enemies all them that vex - my soul, - for- I-am thy - servant.

and destroy

B

Morning Prayer.

Psal. cxliv.

LESSED be hands to war, 2 My hope and

Benedictus Dominus.

the Lord my strength who teacheth my and my - fingers to fight;

my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender - in whom I trust who subdueth - my people that is - un der - me.

3 Lord, what is man, that thou hast such - respect - unto him: or the son of man, - that - thou - so -re - gardest him?

a thing of nought his time - pas - seth

shadow.

5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, - and - come mountains, - and - they shall - smoke.

6 Cast forth thy lightning, and tea - r

- thine arrows, - and

7 Send down - thine hand - from a -bove deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, - from the hand-of-stra-nge - children; 8 Whose mouth - talk - eth of - vanity and their right hand - is a right-hand of - wickedness.

9 I will sing a new song - unto thee, O God and sing praises unto thee - upon - a - ten - stringed - lute.

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

11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of stra - children whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand - is a right-hand of in- iquity.

13 That our garners may be full and plenteous - with all

ner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands - and ten thousands - in - our

14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be de - cay no leading into captivity, and no- com- plaining - in

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15 Happy are the people that are in such case : yea, blessed are the people - who have - the - Lord - for their - God.

Psal. cxlv. Exaltabo te, Deus.

WILL magnify thee, - O God,

my - King : and I will

ver and - ever.

2 Every day will I - give thanks - unto - thee : and praise - thy Name - for - e - ver 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- un- to an - other : and - decla - - re - thy - power.

5 As for me, I will - be talking - of thy - worship : thy glory, - thy praise, - and - won - drous - works ;

6 So that men shall speak of the might - of thy mar - vellous - acts : and I - will al - so - tell - of thy - greatness.

7 The memorial of thine abundant kindness - shall - be - shewed : and men - shall sing - of thy - righ - teous - ness.

8 The Lord - is gra - cious, and - merciful : long suffering, - and - of - gre - at - goodness.

9 The Lord is loving - unto e - very - man : and his mercy - is o - ver - all - his - works.

10 All thy works praise thee, - O

- give - thanks - unto - thee.

-

Lord : and - thy saints

11 They shew - the glory - of thy - kingdom : and - ta - lk - of - thy - power.

12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightiness - of thy - kingdom : might - be known - un - to - men.

13 Thy kingdom is an e - verlas - ting - kingdom : and thy dominion - endur - eth through - out - all - ages.

14 The Lord upholdeth - all - such as - fall : and lifteth up - all - those - that - are - down.

15 The eyes of all wait - upon thee, - O - Lord : and - thou givest - them their - meat - in due - season.

16 Thou - open - est thine - hand : and fillest all things - li - ving with - plent - eous - ness.

17 The Lord is righteous - in all - his - ways : and - ho - ly in - all - his - works.

18 The Lord is nigh unto all them - that call - upon -him : yea, all such - as call - up - on - him - faithfully.

19 He will fulfil the desire - of them - that - fear him : he also will hear their cry, - and - will - he - lp - them.

20 The Lord preserveth

scattereth - abroa - d - all - the un - godly.

21 My mouth shall speak - the praise - of the - Lord : and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy - Name - for e - ver and - ever.

PRAY

Psal. cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea.

RAISE the Lord, O my soul; while I live - will I praise - the Lord: yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing un - to my - God.

-prais - es

2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any - child - of - man : for there is no - help - in - them.

3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn - again - to his - earth: and then - all - his thoughts - perish.

4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob - for- his - help : and whose hope is in the Lord - his - God;

5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, - and all that therein - is who - keep - eth his - pro - mise for - ever;

6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer -feed-eth the-hu-n-gry.

wrong: who

7 The Lord looseth men - out - of- prison: the Lord - giv - eth - sight to the - blind.

8 The Lord helpeth - them that are fallen the Lord -careth-for-the- righteous.

9 The Lord careth for the strangers; he defendeth - the fatherless and - widow as for the way of the ungodly, - he turn - eth it up - side - down.

10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King - for e and - throughout - all - ge - ne - rations.

Evening Prayer.

Psal. cxlvii. Laudate Dominum.

ver-more:

PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises -un- to our - God: yea, a joyful - and pleasant - thing it - is - to be - thankful.

2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem and gather - together the - out - casts of - Israel.

3 He healeth those that are broken in - heart and giveth - medicine to heal their - sickness.

4 He telleth - the number of the stars and -cal- leth them - all by their names.

5 Great is our Lord, - and great - is his - power: yea, and -his wisdom is - in - fi- nite.

6 The Lord-setteth ungodly - down to the ground.

70 sing- unto the Lord - with thanks - giving: sing praises upon - the harp - un- to our - God;

8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth - rain - for the earth and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, - and herb - for the use of - men ;