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They also that dwell in the Blessed are they that dwell uttermost parts of the earth in thy house; they will be alshall be afraid at thy tokens, way praising thee.

thou that makest the out-go- Blessed is the man whose ings of the morning and even-strength is in thee; in whose ing to praise thee, heart are thy ways.

Who going through the vale

Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; thou makest it of misery, use it for a well; and very plenteous.

the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength

The river of God is full of water thou preparest their to strength, and unto the God corn, for so thou providest for of gods appeareth every one the earth. of them in Sion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear

Thou waterest her furrows; thou sendest rain into the little my prayer; hearken, O God vallies thereof; thou makest it of Jacob. soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it.

Thou crownest the year

For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand.

I had rather be a door-keep

with thy goodness, and thyer in the house of my God, than

clouds drop fatness.

to dwell in the tents of ungod

They shall drop upon the liness. dwellings of the wilderness,

For the Lord God is a light

and the little hills shall rejoice and defence; the Lord will on every side. give grace and worship; and The folds shall be full of no good thing shall he withsheep; the vallies also shall hold from them that live a stand so thick with corn, that godly life. they shall laugh and sing.

SELECTION VIII.

From Psalm 1xxxiv. Quam

dilecta!

O Lord God of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

Psalm lxxxv. Benedixisti,
Domine.

O dwellings, thou Lord of L gracious unto thy land;

HOW amiable are thy ORD, thou art become

hosts!

thou hast turned away the cap

My soul hath a desire and[tivity of Jacob. longing to enter into the courts

Thou hast forgiven the ofof the Lord; my heart and my fence of thy people, and coflesh rejoice in the living God. vered all their sins.

Yea, the sparrow hath found Thou hast taken away all her an house, and the swallow thy displeasure, and turned a nest, where she may lay her thyself from thy wrathful inyoung; even thy altars, O Lord dignation..

of hosts, my King and my God. Turn us then, O God our

Saviour, and let thine anger the floods have lift up their cease from us. voice; the floods lift up their

Wilt thou be displeased at waves.

us for ever? and wilt thou The waves of the sea are stretch out thy wrath from one mighty, and rage horribly; generation to another? but yet the Lord, who dwelleth

Wilt thou not turn again, on high, is mightier.

and quicken us, that thy peo

ple may rejoice in thee?

Thy testimonies, O Lord,

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are very sure: holiness be

Show us thy mercy, O Lord, cometh thine house for ever.

and grant us thy salvation.

Psalm xcvii. Dominus reg

THE

navit.

I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto HE Lord is King, the his people, and to his saints, earth may be glad therethat they turn not again. of: yea, the multitude of the For his salvation is nigh isles may be glad thereof. them that fear him; that glory Clouds and darkness are may dwell in our land. round about him; righteousMercy and truth are metness and judgment are the hatogether; righteousness and bitation of his seat. peace have kissed each other. There shall go a fire before Truth shall flourish out of him, and burn up his enemies the earth, and righteousness on every side.

hath looked down from heaven. His lightnings gave shine Yea, the Lord shall show unto the world; the earth saw loving-kindness; and our land it, and was afraid.

shall give her increase.

The hills melted like wax Righteousness shall go be-at the presence of the Lord; fore him; and he shall direct at the presence of the Lord of his going in the way. the whole earth.

The heavens have declared

Psalm xciii. Dominus reg his righteousness; and all the

navit.

HE Lord is King, and

THE

people have seen his glory.

Confounded be all they that

hath put on glorious ap-worship carved images, and parel; the Lord hath put on that delight in vain gods: wor his apparel, and girded him-ship him, all ye gods.

self with strength.

He hath made the

Sion heard of it, and rejoicrounded; and the daughters of Juda

world so sure, that it cannot were glad, because of thy judg

ments, O Lord.

be moved. Ever since the world began. For thou, Lord, art higher hath thy seat been prepared Thou art from everlasting.

than all that are in the earth: thou art exalted far above all

The floods are risen, O Lord,lgods.

O ye that love the Lord, see the fishes of the sea; and that ye hate the thing which whatsoever walked through is evil: the Lord preserveth the paths of the seas. the souls of his saints; he O Lord, our Governor, how shall deliver them from the excellent is thy Name in all hand of the ungodly. the world!

There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are truehearted.

From Psalm xxxiii. Exultate, justi.

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righ-REJOICE in the Lord, O

ye righteous; for it beteous, and give thanks for a cometh well the just to be remembrance of his holiness. thankful.

SELECTION IX.

Psalm viii. Domine, Dominus,

noster.

Praise the Lord with harp; sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings.

Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing praises unto him excellent is thy Name in with a good courage.

LORD, our Governor, how

all the world; thou that hast set For the word of the Lord is thy glory above the heavens true, and all his works are Out of the mouth of very faithful.

avenger.

babes and sucklings hast thou He loveth righteousness ordained strength, because of and judgment; the earth is full thine enemies, that thou migh-of the goodness of the Lord. test still the enemy and the By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and For I will consider thy hea-all the hosts of them by the vens, even the works of thy breath of his mouth. fingers; the moon and the stars He gathereth the waters of which thou hast ordained. the seatogether, as it were up-What is man, that thou art on an heap; and layeth up the mindful of him? and the son deep, as in a treasure-house. of man, that thou visitest him? Let all the earth fear the Thou madest him lower Lord; stand in awe of him, all than the angels, to crown him ye that dwell in the world: with glory and worship. For he spake, and it was

Thou makest him to have done; he commanded, and it dominion of the works of thy stood fast. hands; and thou hast put all From Psalm cxlvii. Laudate things in subjection under his

feet;

Dominum.

All sheep and oxen; yea, OPRAISE foritis and the beasts of the field PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises, The fowls of the air, and unto our God; yea, a joyful

and pleasant thing it is to be He casteth forth his ice like thankful. morsels; who is able to abide

The Lord doth build up Je-his frost ? rusalem, and gather together He sendeth out his word, and melteth them; he bloweth

the outcasts of Israel.

He healeth those who are with bis wind, and the waters broken in heart, and giveth flow.

medicine to heal theirsickness He showeth his word unto He telleth the number of Jacob, his statutes and ordithe stars, and calleth them all nances unto Israel.

by their names.

Great is our Lord, great is his power; yea, his wisdom is infinite.

He hath not dealt so with and any nation; neither have the and heathen knowledge of his laws. From Psalm lvii. Miserere

The Lord setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground.

O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing praises upon the harp unto our God;

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

the use of men ;

Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him.

The Lord's delight is in those who fear him, and put their trust in his mercy.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion. For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates,and hath blessed thy children within thee.

mei, Deus.

SET up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise.

Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I my self will awake right early.

I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people, and I will sing unto thee among the nations.

For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens; and thy glory above all the earth.

SELECTION X.

He maketh peace in thy From Psalm xcvi. Cantate

borders, and filleth thee with the flour of wheat.

Domino.

OSING unto the Lord a

new song sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. Sing unto the Lord, and

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth, and his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar-frost praise his Name; be telling of This salvation from day to day.

like ashes.

Declare his honour unto the his Name only is excellent, heathen, and his wonders unto and his praise above heaven all people. and earth.

For the Lord is great, and He shall exalt the horn of cannot worthily be praised;his people: all his saints shall he is more to be feared than praise him; even the children all gods. of Israel, even the people that serveth him.

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SING unto the Lord a new song; let the congregation of saints praise him.

Praise him, all ye angels of his; praise him, all his host. Let Israel rejoice in him Praise him, sun and moon; that made him; and let the praise him, all ye stars and children of Sion be joyful in light. their king.

Praise him, all ye heavens, Let them praise his Name and ye waters that are above in the dance; let them sing the heavens. praises unto him with tabret

Let them praise the Name and harp.

of the Lord; for he spake the For the Lord hath pleasure word, and they were made; in his people, and helpeth the he commanded, and they were meek-hearted.

created,

He hath made them fast for Psalm cl. Laudate Dominum. ever and ever; he hath given

them a law which shall not be broken.

Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps;

PRAISE God in his holi

ness; praise him in the

firmament of his power.

Praise him in his noble acts;

Fire and hail, snow and praise him according to his vapours, wind and storm, ful-excellent greatness.

filling his word;

Praise him in the sound of

Mountains and all hills; fruit-the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp.

ful trees and all cedars;

Beasts and all cattle; worms

and feathered fowls;

Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon

Kings of the earth and all the strings and pipe.

people; princes and all judges Praise him upon the wellof the world; tuned cymbals; praise him

Young men and maidens, upon the loud cymbals. old men and children, praise Let every thing that hath the Name of the Lord; for breath praise the Lord.

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