5 I had no place to flee unto : and no man cared for my soul. 6 I cried unto Thee, O Lord, and said: Thou art my hope, and my portion in the land of the living. 7 Consider my complaint: for I am brought very low. 80 deliver me from my persecutors: for they are too strong for me. 9 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto Thy Name: which thing if Thou wilt grant me, then shall the righteous resort unto my company. PSALM CXLIII. Domine, exaudi. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and consider my desire: hearken unto me for Thy truth and righteousness' sake. 2 And enter not into judgement with Thy servant for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground: he hath laid me in the darkness, as the men that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me and my heart within me is desolate. DAY 30. : Morning Prayer. PSALM CXLIV. Benedictus Dominus. DAY 30. of the great waters, from the hand BLESSED. We the Theth my of strange children ta 2 My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in Whom I trust: Who subdueth my people that is under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that Thou hast such respect unto him: or the son of man, that Thou so regardest him? 4 Man is like a thing of nought his time passeth away like a shadow. 5 Bow Thy heavens, O Lord, and come down touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth Thy lightning, and tear them shoot out Thine arrows, and consume them. : 7 Send down Thine hand from above deliver me, and take me out 8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity: and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 9 I will sing a new song unto Thee, O God and sing praises unto Thee upon a ten-stringed lute. 10 Thou hast given victory unto kings: and hast delivered David Thy servant from the peril of the sword. : 11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 12 That our sons may grow up as the young plants: and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple. 13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth Z thousands and ten thousands in our streets. 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy are the people that are in such a case: yea, blessed are the people who have the Lord for their God. PSALM CXLV. Exaltabo te, Deus. I WILL magnify Thee, O God, my King and I will praise Thy Name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto Thee and praise Thy Name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised: there is no end of His greatness. 4 One generation shall praise Thy works unto another and declare Thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of Thy worship: Thy glory, Thy praise, and wondrous works; 6 So that men shall speak of the might of Thy marvellous acts and I will also tell of Thy greatness. 7 The memorial of Thine abundant kindness shall be shewed: and men shall sing of Thy righteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious, and merciful long-suffering, and of great goodness. 9 The Lord is loving unto every man and His mercy is over all His works. 10 All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord and Thy saints give thanks anto Thee. 11 They shew the glory of Thy kingdom: and talk of Thy power; 12 That Thy power, Thy glory, and mightiness of Thy kingdom: might be known unto men. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and Thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 14 The Lord upholdeth all such as fall and lifteth up all those that are down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon Thee, O Lord and Thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest Thine hand : and fillest all things living with plen teousness. 17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways and holy in all His works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him: yea, all such as call upon Him faithfully. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him He also will hear their cry, and will help them. 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love Him: but scattereth abroad all the ungodly. : 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto His holy Name for ever and ever. PSALM CXLVI. Lauda, anima mea. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; while live will I praise the Lord yea, as long as I have any being, I will sing praises unto my God. 2 O put not your trust in princes, nor in any child of man for there is no help in them. 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he shall turn again to his earth and then all his thoughts perish. 4 Blessed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help and whose hope is in the Lord his God; 5 Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : Who keepeth His promise for ever; 6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong: Who feedeth the hungry. 7 The Lord looseth men out of prison the Lord giveth sight to the blind. 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen : the Lord careth for the righteous. 9 The Lord careth for the strangers; He defendeth the fatherless and widow as for the way of the ungodly, He turneth it upside down. 10 The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations. DAY 30. Evening Prayer. PSALM CXLVII. Laudate Dominum. PRAISE the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God: yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem and gather together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth those that are broken in heart and giveth medicine to heal their sickness. 4 He telleth the number of the DAY 30. stars : and calleth them all by their PRAISE the Lord of heaven: names. 5 Great is our Lord, and great is His power: yea, and His wisdom is infinite. 6 The Lord setteth up the meek : and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. 70 sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving sing praises upon the harp unto our God; 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and herb for the use of men; 9 Who giveth fodder unto the cattle and feedeth the young ravens that call upon Him. : 10 He hath no pleasure in the strength of an horse neither delighteth He in any man's legs. 11 But the Lord's delight is in them that fear Him and put their trust in His mercy. 12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. 13 For He hath made fast the bars of thy gates and hath blessed thy children within thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. 15 He sendeth forth His commandment upon earth and His word runneth very swiftly. : 16 He giveth snow like wool: and scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth His ice like mor praise Him in the height. 2 Praise Him, all ye angels of His praise Him, all His host. : 3 Praise Him, sun and moon: praise Him, all ye stars and light. 4 Praise Him, all ye heavens : and ye waters that are above the heavens. 5 Let them praise the Name of the Lord for He spake the word, and they were made; He commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath made them fast for ever and ever: He hath given them a law which shall not be broken. 7 Praise the Lord upon earth: ye dragons, and all deeps; 8 Fire and hail, snow and vapours: wind and storm, fulfilling His word; 9 Mountains and all hills: fruitful trees and all cedars; 10 Beasts and all cattle: worms and feathered fowls; 11 Kings of the earth and all peoprinces and all judges of the ple world; 12 Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the Name of the Lord for His Name only is excellent, and His praise above heaven and earth. 13 He shall exalt the horn of His people; all His saints shall praise Him: even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth Him. PSALM CXLIX. Cantate Domino. song: let the congregation of |