18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God - of- Israel : which only - doeth - wondrous - things;

19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for

ever: and

all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. - A - men, - A - - men.

Evening Prayer.

Psal. lxxiii. Quam bonus Israel!

RULY God - is loving - unto - Israel: even unto such - as

TRULY

are of a cle - an - heart.

2 Neverthless, my feet were al

- tread - ings had - well - nigh - slipt.

3 And why? - I was grieved at the - wicked: I do also see

4 For they are in no

and strong.

per - il of

death: but are lus - ty

5 They come in no misfortune - like other folk: neither

verwhelmed - with - cruelty.

7 Their eyes - swell - with - fatness and they do

8 They corrupt other, and speak - of wicked - blasphemy : their talking is - against - the

and their tongue - goeth - through - the - world. 10 Therefore fall - the people - unto

- suck - they - no - small advantage.

them and thereout

11 Tush, say they, how - should God - perceive it: is there

- knowledge - in - the most - High?

these

12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and have riches in possession: and I said, Then have I heart in vain, - and washed mine

hands

in

13 All the day long have I - been - punished : and

14 Yea, and I had almost said e ven as

should have condemned the generation

they but lo, then I of thy children.

this but it was

:

I went into the sanctuary of God: then

I the end of these - men;

17 Namely, how thou dost set them - in slip - pery - places : and castest them down, and destroy est - them.

thou make their image - to va - nish - out of the city.

22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee for thou hast - holden - me by - my - right - hand.

- that receive - me with glory

24 Whom have I in heaven - but thee: and there is none upon earth that I - desire - in com - pari - son of - thee.

25 My flesh- and my heart - faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and - my - por- tion for - ever.

26 For lo, they - that forsake thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all them - that commit - forni - ca- tion against thee. 27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord - God and to speak of all thy works - in the gates of the daughter of - Sion.

why is thy wrath so hot-against-the-sheep- of thy

3 Think upon the tribe of thine - in - heritance and mount - Si - on, where - in thou hast - dwelt.

4 Lift up thy feet, that thou mayest utterly destroy - every - enemy which hath done - e - vil - in - thy sanctuary.

5 Thine adversaries roar in the midst of thy con - gre - gations : and set up their - banners for tokens.

6 He that hewed timber afore - out of the thick - trees was known to bring it - to an

7 But now they break down all the carved - work there of :

8 They have set fire upon thy holy places and have defiled the dwelling place of thy Name, - e - ground.

9 Yea, they said in their hearts, Let us make - altogether: thus have they burnt up all the hou - God - in the land.

10 We see not our tokens, there is not one prophet - more : no, not one is there among us, that under- standeth - any

· more.

11 O God, how long shall the adversary - do- this dis - honour : how long shall the enemy blaspheme thy Name, for ever?

12 Why - withdrawest

thou thy hand: why pluckest thou

not thy right hand out of thy bosom to con - enemy ?

- sume

13 For God is my King - of- old: the help that is done earth he do eth it himself.

the

upon

power thou

14 Thou didst divide the sea - through thy brakest the heads of the dragons - in the waters.

15 Thou smotest the heads of Levia - than in - pieces: and to be meat for the people in the - wilderness. gavest him 16 Thou broughtest out fountains and waters - out of the hard - rocks thou driedst - up - mighty- waters. 17 The day is thine, and the night - is

the borders of the earth thou hast mer and winter.

19 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy - hath - re - buked : and how the foolish people - hath - blas - phemed - thy - Name. 20 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto - the multitude - of the - enemies and forget not the congregation - of the -poor - for

21 Look upon the covenant: for all the earth is full - of darkness, and cruel - habitations.

22 O let not the simple go away - a shamed but let the poor and needy - give - praise- un 23 Arise, O God, maintain thine own how the foolish man blasphem - eth - the- e - daily. 24 Forget not the voice of thine - enemies: the presumption of them that hate thee increaseth - ever more and more.

2 Thy Name also - is - so - nigh: and that - do thy wondrous

4 The earth is weak, and all - the inhabit

- bear up the pillars of it.

5 I said unto the fools, - Deal - not so madly and to the ungodly, - Set- not up your - horn.

7 For promotion cometh neither from the east, - nor - from the

ye - t - from the south.

8 And why? - God - is the - Judge: he putteth down one, - and setteth-up - an- other.

9 For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and - the wine

- is red it is full mixed, - and he pour - eth - out of the

same.

10 As for the dregs there of all the ungodly of the earth - shall drink them, and suck them

11 But I will talk of the God of Jacob and - prai - se -him- for ever.

12 All the horns of the ungodly also - will - I - break: and the horns - of the righ - teous shall - be ex alted.

3 There brake he - the arrows of the bow the shield, the

5 The proud are robbed, - they have slept - their - sleep and all the men whose hands - were mighty have found - nothing. 6 At thy rebuke, - O God - of- Jacob: both the cha- riot and horse

7 Thou, even thou art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight whe n - thou art - angry ?

8 Thou didst cause thy judgement to be heard - heaven the earth trembled, - and - was - still,

to - judgement and to help

to thy praise refrain.

and the

10 The fierceness of man- shall turn fierceness of them - shalt - thou

11 Promise unto the Lord your God, and keep it, all ye that are round - about him: bring presents - unto him - to be

12 He shall refrain - the spirit of princes and is wonderful

earth.

Voce mea ad Dominum.

ran, and ceased not in the night season, - my soul - re fus ed - comfort.

3 When I am in heaviness, - I will think my heart is vex

- that are past.

upon - God: when

I am so feeble, - that

: and - the yea - rs

6 I call to remembrance my - song: and in the night I commune with mine own heart, - and sea - rch - out - my - spirits. 7 Will the Lord absent himself for

8 Is his mercy clean - gone for ever and is his promise come utterly to an end for

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious and will he shut up his loving - kind - ness - in - dis - pleasure?

10 And I said, It is - mine own in- firmity

but I will remember the years of the right-hand - of the - mo - st - Highest. 11 I will remember the works of the Lord and call to

12 I will think also of all thy works and - my talk - ing shall be of thy - doings.

13 Thy way, O God, - is - holy who is so great - a - God our God?

as

14 Thou art the God - that do - eth - wonders: and hast - declared

- thy - power a mong the people.

15 Thou hast mightily delivered thy people even

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and

17 The clouds poured out water, the air thundered :

18 The voice of thy thunder - was heard - round a

lightnings shone upon the ground; the earth - was moved, and

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy paths - in the grea - t waters and thy footsteps are