The Lord-will perfect

That which-concern-eth | me:

Thy mercy, O Lord, en | dureth-for | ever: Forsake not the

works-of | thine-own |

hands.

50.

O LORD, thou hast | search-ed | me,
And know—n me.

Thou knowest my down-sitting and | mine-up | rising;

Thou understandest my thought—a | fa—r |

off.

Thou compassest my path and my | ly—ing | down,

And art acquainted-with | all-my | ways.
For there is not a | word in-my | tongue,
But, lo, O Lord, thou | knowest-it | al-to |
gether.

Thou hast beset me be | hind-and be | fore,
And laid-thine | hand-up | on me.
Such knowledge is too | wonder-ful | for me;
It is high, I cannot-at | tain-unto | it.

Whither shall I go from-thy | spirit:
Or whither shall-I

presence ?

flee from thy |

If I ascend up into heaven, | thou-art | there : If I make my bed in | hell,-be | hold-thou art | |

there.

If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the utter-most parts-of the |

sea,

Even there shall thy | ha-nd | lead me,
And thy-right | hand-shall | hold me.

If I say, Surely the darkness-shall | cover

me;

Even the night shall-be | light-a | bout me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee: but the night shineth-as the day:

The darkness and the light are both—a | like— to | thee.

For thou hast pos | sessed-my | reins:

Thou hast covered me | in-my | mo―ther's | womb.

I will praise | thee;

For I am fearfully and | won-der | ful—ly | made:

Marvellous are-thy | works:

And that my sou-1 | knoweth-right | well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made-in secret,

And curiously wrought in the

parts of the earth.

low-est |

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet | beingun | perfect;

And in thy book | all-my | members—were | written,

Which in continuance-were | fashioned, When as yet-there was no-ne | of them.

How precious also are thy thoughts unto | me,-O God!

How great is the | sum-of | them!

If I should count them they are more in number than the | sand:

When I awake, | I-am | still-with | thee.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked,-O | God; Depart from me, | therefore,―ye | bloo—dy |

men.

For they speak against-thee | wickedly ; And thine enemies | take-thy | name- -in | vain.

Do not I hate them, O Lord, that-hate | thee ?

And am not I grieved with those that | ri―se | up-against thee?

I hate them with | per-fect | hatred;
I count | them-mine | en-e | mies.

Search me, O God, and | know-my | heart:
Try | me,—and | know-my | thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked | way—in |

me,

And lead me | in-the | way-ever | lasting.

51.

Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my | sup-plications:

In thy faithfulness answer | me,—and | in—thy | righteousness.

And enter not into judgment | with-thy |

servant :

For in thy sight shall | no-man | living—be | justified.

For the enemy hath persecuted | m-y | soul; He hath smitten my | li-fe | down-to the | ground:

He hath made me to | dwell-in | darkness,
As those that have | been-long | dead.

Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed—with | in

me:

My heart-with | in me- -is | desolate.

I remember the | days-of old;

I meditate on all thy works; I muse-on the| work of-thy | hands.

I stretch forth my | hands-unto | thee: My soul thirsteth after thee | as-a | thirst-y land;

Hear me speedily,-O | Lord:

My spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that | go-down | into the pit.

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness | in-the| morning;

For in-thee | do-I trust:

Cause me to know the way where | in Ishould walk;

For I lift up-my | soul-unto thee.

Deliver me, O Lord, | from-mine | enemies:
I flee unto thee-to | hide me.
Teach me to do-thy | will;

For thou art-my | God:

Thy | spirit-is | good;

Lead me into the | land-of | uprightness. Quicken | me,-O | Lord,

For-thy na-me's sake:

For thy righteous-ness | sake

Bring my sou-1 out-of trouble.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict-my | soul: For-I am-thy | servant.

52.

I WILL extol thee, my | God,-O | king; And I will bless thy | name- for | ever-and |

ever.

Every day will-I | bless thee;

And I will praise thy | name-for | ever-and |

ever.