loveth righteousness: his countenance will behold the thing that is just.

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EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 12. Salvum me fac. ELP me, Lord, for there is not one godly man left for the faithful are minished from among the children of men.

2 They talk of vanity every one with his neighbour: they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in their double heart.

3 The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips and the tongue that speaketh proud things;

4 Which have said, With our tongue will we prevail: we are they that ought to speak, who is lord over us?

5 Now for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy:

6 I will up, saith the Lord: and will help every one from him that swelleth against him, and will set him at rest. 7 The words of the Lord are pure words: even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

.8 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord thou shalt preserve him from this generation for ever. 9 The ungodly walk on every side when they are

PSALM 14. Dixit insipiens. THE fool hath said in his Theart: There is no God.

2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings there is none, that docth good, no not one.

3 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that would understand, and seek after God.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are al

together become abominable: there is none that doeth good,

no not one.

5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues have they deceived: the poison of asps is under their lips.

6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood.

7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of peace have they not known there is no 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

2 Even he, that leadeth an uncorrupt life and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.

3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour and hath not slandered his neighbour.

4. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes and 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. PSALM 16. Conserva me, Domine. RESERVE me, O God:

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.

MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 15. Domine, quis habitabit?

ORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle or who

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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.

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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. PSALM 17. Eraudi, Domine. EAR the right, O Lord, consider my complaint: and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

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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

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 loving-kindness, 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,

9 From the ungodly that trouble me mine enemies compass me 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;

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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:

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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.

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 shook, and were removed, because he was wroth.

8 There went a smoke out in his presence and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down and it was dark under his feet.

10 He rode upon the cherubims, and did fly: he came flying upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place his pavilion round about him with dark water, and thick clouds to cover him.

12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds removed: hail-stones, and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his thunder : hail-stones, and coals of fire.

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