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6 The heathen make much ado,

Psalm 48. Magnus Dominus.
NREAT is the Lord, and high-

and the kingdoms are moved; but Gly to be praised in the city of GRE

God hath showed his voice, and the earth shall melt away.

7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

our God, even upon his holy hill. 2 The hill of Sion is a fair place, and the joy of the whole earth; up8 O come hither, and behold on the north side lieth the city of the works of the Lord, what de- the great King: God is well known struction he hath brought upon in her palaces as a sure refuge. the earth. 3 For lo, the kings of the earth

9 He maketh wars to cease in all are gathered, and gone by together. the world; he breaketh the bow, 4 They marvelled to see such and knappeth the spear in sunder, things; they were astonished, and and burneth the chariots in the suddenly cast down.. 5 Fear came there upon them; 10 Be still then, and know that and sorrow, as upon a woman in I am God: I will be exalted among her travail. the heathen, and I will be exalted in the earth.

fire.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.

EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 47. Omnes gentes, plaudite. CLAP your hands together, all ye people: O sing unto God

with the voice of melody.

6 Thou shalt break the ships of the sea through the east wind.

7 Like as we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God; God upholdeth the same for ever.

8 We wait for thy loving kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

2 For the Lord is high, and to 9 O God, according to thy name, be feared; he is the great King up-so is thy praise unto the world's on all the earth. end; thy right hand is full of right

3 He shall subdue the people eousness. under us, and the nations under our feet.

4 He shall choose out an heritage for us, even the worship of Jacob, whom he loved.

5 God is gone up with a merry noise, and the Lord with the sound of the trump.

6 O sing praises, sing praises unto our God; O sing praises, sing praises unto our King.

7 For God is the King of all the earth; sing ye praises with understanding.

8 God reigneth over the heathen; God sitteth upon his holy seat.

10 Let the mount Sion rejoice, and the daughter of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments.

11 Walk about Sion, and go round about her; and tell the towers thereof.

12 Mark well her bulwarks, set up her houses, that ye may tell them that come after.

13 For this God is our God for ever and ever: He shall be our guide unto death.

Psalm 49. Audite hæc, omnes. HEAR ye this, all ye people ponder it with your ears, all ye that dwell in the world;

9 The princes of the people 2 High and low, rich and poor, are joined unto the people of one with another.

the God of Abraham; for God, 3 My mouth shall speak of wiswhich is very high exalted, doth dom, and my heart shall muse of defend the earth as it were with a understanding.

shield.

4 I will incline mine ear to the

parable, and show my dark speech self, men will speak good of thee. upon the harp. 19 He shall follow the genera5 Wherefore should I fear in tion of his fathers, and shall never the days of wickedness, and when see light.

the wickedness of my heels com- 20 Man being in honour hath passeth me round about? no understanding, but is compared 6 There be some that put their unto the beasts that perish. trust in their goods, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;

7 But no man may deliver his brother, nor make agreement unto God for him:

The tenth Day.
MORNING PRAYER.
Psalm 50. Deus deorum.
HE Lord, even the most migh-
ty God, hath spoken, and

THE

8 For it cost more to redeem called the world, from the rising their souls ; so that he must let up of the sun unto the going down that alone for ever;

9 Yea, though he live long, and

see not the grave.

thereof.

2 Out of Sion hath God appeared in perfect beauty.

10 For he seeth that wise men 3 Our God shall come, and also die and perish together, as shall not keep silence; there shall well as the ignorant and foolish, go before him a consuming fire, and leave their riches for other. and a mighty tempest shall be stir11 And yet they think that their red up round about him. houses shall continue for ever, and 4 He shall call the heaven from that their dwelling places shall above, and the earth, that he may endure from one generation to judge his people.

another; and call the lands after 5 Gather my saints together their own names. unto me; those that have made a

12 Nevertheless, man will not covenant with me with sacrifice. abide in honour, seeing he may 6 And the heavens shall declare be compared unto the beasts that his righteousness; for God is judge perish; this is the way of them. himself.

13 This is their foolishness, and 7 Hear, O my people, and I will their posterity praise their saying. speak; I myself will testify against 14 They lie in the hell like thee, O Israel; for I am God, even sheep; death gnaweth upon them, thy God.

and the righteous shall have do- 8 I will not reprove thee because minion over them in the morning of thy sacrifices, or for thy burnttheir beauty shall consume in the offerings; because they were not sepulchre out of their dwelling. alway before me.

15 But God hath delivered my 9 I will take no bullock out of soul from the place of hell; for he thine house, nor he-goat out of thy shall receive me.

folds;

16 Be not thou afraid, though 10 For all the beasts of the forest one be made rich, or if the glory are mine, and so are the cattle upon of his house be increased; a thousand hills.

17 For he shall carry nothing 11 I know all the fowls upon away with him when he dieth, the mountains, and the wild beasts neither shall his pomp follow him. of the field are in my sight.

18 For while he lived, he count- 12 If I be hungry, I will not tell ed himself an happy man; and thee; for the whole world is mine, so long as thou doest well unto thy-land all that is therein.

13 Thinkest thou that I would ned, and done this evil in thy sight, eat bull's flesh, and drink the blood that thou mightest be justified in of goats? thy saying, and clear when thou 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving, art judged. and pay thy vows unto the Most 5 Behold, I was shapen in wickHighest, edness, and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

15 And call upon me in the time of trouble; so will I hear thee, and thou shalt praise me.

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16 But unto the ungodly said God, Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth;

17 Whereas thou hatest to be reformed, and hast cast my words behind thee?

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly. 7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness, that the bones 18 When thou sawest a thief, which thou hast broken may rethou consentedst unto him; and joice.

hast been partaker with the adul- 9 Turn thy face from my sins, and put out all my misdeeds.

terers.

10 Make me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit

19 Thou hast let thy mouth speak wickedness, and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. within me. 20 Thou sattest and spakest 11, Cast me not away from thy against thy brother; yea, and hast presence, and take not thy Holy slandered thine own mother's son. Spirit from me.

21 These things hast thou done, 12 O give me the comfort of th and I held my tongue, and thou help again, and stablish me with thoughtest wickedly, that I am thy free Spirit.

even such a one as thyself; but I 13 Then shall I teach thy ways will reprove thee, and set before unto the wicked, and sinners shall thee the things that thou hast be converted unto thee.

done.

14 Deliver me from blood-guilti

22 O consider this, ye that for-ness, O God, thou that art the God get God, lest I pluck you away, of my health; and my tongue shall and there be none to deliver you. sing of thy righteousness.

23 Whoso offereth me thanks. 15 Thou shalt open my lips, O and praise, he honoureth me; and Lord, and my mouth shall show to him that ordereth his conversa-thy praise. tion right, will I show the salvation of God.

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Psalm 51. Miserere mei, Deus. JAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness, according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

2 Wash me thoroughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin;

3 For I acknowledge my faults, and my sin is ever before me. 4 Against thee only have I sin

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee; but thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and obla

tions; then shall they offer young come abominable; there is also bullocks upon thine altar. none that doeth good, no not one. Psalm 52. Quid gloriaris ? 5 Are they not without under VHY boastest thou thyself, standing that work wickedness, thou tyrant, that thou canst eating up my people as if they do mischief? would eat bread? they have not

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2 Whereas the goodness of God called upon God.

endureth yet daily.

6 They were afraid, where no 3 Thy tongue imagineth wicked-fear was; for God hath broken the ness, and with lies thou cuttest like bones of him that besieged thee; a sharp razor. thou hast put them to confusion,

4 Thou hast loved unrighteous-because God hath despised them. ness more than goodness, and to 7 Oh that the salvation were talk of lies more than righteous-given unto Israel out of Sion! Oh that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity!

ness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue.

8 Then should Jacob rejoice, and Israel should be right glad. Psalm 54. Deus, in Nomine. AVE me, O God, for thy name's sake, and avenge me

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6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever; he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of in thy strength. the living.

2 Hear my prayer, O God, and 7 The righteous also shall see hearken unto the words of my this, and fear, and shall laugh him mouth :

to scorn:

3 For strangers are risen up 8 Lo, this is the man that took against me; and tyrants, which not God for his strength; but trust-have not God before their eyes, ed unto the multitude of his riches, seek after my soul.

and strengthened himself in his 4 Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is with them that uphold

wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green my soul. olive-tree in the house of God; my

5 He shall reward evil unto mine

trust is in the tender mercy of God enemies: destroy thou them in thy for ever and ever.

truth.

10 I will always give thanks 6 An offering of a free heart will unto thee for that thou hast done; I give thee, and praise thy name, O and I will hope in thy name, for thy saints like it well.

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EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 53. Dixit insipiens. HE foolish body hath said in his heart, There is no God. 2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness; there is none that doeth good.

Lord; because it is so comfortable. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all my trouble; and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

Psalm 55. Exaudi, Deus. EAR my prayer, O God, and Hide not thyself from my

petition.

3 God looked down from hea- 2 Take heed unto me, and hear ven upon the children of men, to me, how I mourn in my prayer, see if there were any that would and am vexed.

understand, and seek after God. 3 The enemy crieth so, and the

4 But they are all gone out of ungodly cometh on so fast; for the way, they are altogether he- they are minded to do me some

mischief, so maliciously are they that was against me; for there set against me. were many with me. 4 My heart is disquieted within 20 Yea, even God that endureth me, and the fear of death is fallen for ever, shall hear me, and bring them down; for they will not turn, upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are nor fear God. come upon me, and an horrible 21 He laid his hands upon such dread hath overwhelmed me. as be at peace with him, and he brake his covenant.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove; for then would I flee away, and be at rest.

22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in 7 Lo, then would I get me away his heart; his words were smoother far off, and remain in the wilder-than oil, and yet they be very swords.

ness.

8 I would make haste to escape, 23 O cast thy burden upon the because of the stormy wind and Lord, and he shall nourish thee, tempest. and shall not suffer the righteous to

9 Destroy their tongues, O Lord, fall for ever. and divide them; for I have spied 24 And as for them, thou, O unrighteousness and strife in the God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction.

city.

10 Day and night they go about 25 The blood-thirsty and dewithin the walls thereof; mischief ceitful men shall not live out half also and sorrow are in the midst their days: nevertheless, my trust of it. shall be in thee, O Lord.

11 Wickedness is therein; deceit and guile go not out of their streets.

12 For it is not an open enemy that hath done me this dishonour; for then I could have borne it :

The eleventh Day. MORNING PRAYER. Psalm 56. Miserere mei, Deus. E merciful unto me, O God,

I could as mine adversa-B for a goth about to de

ry that did magnify himself against vour me; he is daily fighting and me; for then peradventure I would troubling me.

have hid myself from him:

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand 14 But it was even thou, my to swallow me up; for they be companion, my guide, and mine many that fight against me, O thou own familiar friend. Most Highest.

15 We took sweet counsel together, and walked in the house of God as friends.

3 Nevertheless, though I am sometimes afraid, yet put I my trust in thee.

16 Let death come hastily upon 4 I will praise God because of them, and let them go down quick his word: I have put my trust in into hell; for wickedness is in their God, and will not fear what flesh dwellings, and among them. can do unto me.

17 As for me, I will call upon 5 They daily mistake my words; God, and the Lord shall save me. all that they imagine is to do me evil. 18 In the evening, and morning, 6 They hold all together, and and at noon-day, will I pray, and keep themselves close, and mark that instantly; and he shall hear my steps, when they lay wait for my voice. my soul.

19 It is he that hath delivered 7 Shall they escape for their my soul in peace, from the battle wickedness? thou, O God, in thy

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