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36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go: that my footsteps fhall not flide 37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them: neither will I turn again till I have deftroyed them.

38 I will fmite them that they fhall not be able to ftand: but fall under my feet.

39 Thou haft girded me with trength unto the battle: thou thalt throw down mine enemies under me.

40 Thou haft made mine enemies alfo to turn their backs upon me and I fhall deftroy them that hate me.

41 They fhall cry, but there fhall be none to help them: yea, even unto the Lord fhall they cry, but he shall not hear them.

42 I will beat them as fmall as the duft before the wind: I will caft them out as the clay in the ftreets.

43 Thou shalt deliver me from the trivings of the people: and thou shalt make me the head of the heathen.

44 A people whom I have not known fhall ferve me.

45 As foon as they hear of me, they fhall obey me but the ftrange children shall diffemble with me.

46 The ftrange children fhall fail and be afraid out of their prifons.

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47 The Lord liveth, and bleffed be my strong helper: and praised be the God of my falvation;

48 Even the God that feeth that be avenged and fubdueth the people unto me.

49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and fetteth me up above mine adversaries : thou fhalt rid me from the wicked man.

50 For this caufe will I give

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5 In them hath he fet a tabernacle for the fun which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his courfe.

6 It goeth forth from the uttermoft part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the foul the teftimony of the Lord is fure, and giveth wifdom unto the fimple.

8 The ftatutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever: the judgements of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold fweeter alfo than honey, and the honey-comb.

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11 Moreover by them is thy fervant-taught and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth O cleanfe thou me from my fecret faults!

13 Keep thy fervant alfo from prefumptuous fins, left they get the dominion over me: fo fhall I be undefiled and innocent from the great offence.

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in thy fight,

15 O Lord: my ftrength, and my redeemer.

PSAL, 20, Exaudiat te Dominus. TH HE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble: the Name of the God of Jacob defend thee; 2 Send thee help from the fanctuary and fèrengthen thee out of Sion.

3 Remember all thy offerings: and accept thy burnt-facrifice. 4 Grant thee thy heart's defire and fulfil all thy mind.

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5 We will rejoice in thy falvation, and triumph in the Name of the Lord our God: the Lord perform all thy petitions.

6 Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his Anointed, and will hear him from his holy heaven: even with the wholfome ftrength of his right hand,

7 Some put their truft in chariots, and fome in horfes: but we will remember the Name of the Lord our God.

8 They are brought down and fallen but we are rifen, and ftand upright.

9 Save, Lord, and hear us, O King of heaven when we call upon thee.

PSAL.21. Domine, in virtute tua.

THE King fhall rejoice in

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2 Thou haft given him s heart's defire and haft not denied him the request of his li

3 For thou fhalt prevent him with the bleffings of goodne" : and fhalt fet a crown of purc gold upon his head.

4 He afked life of thee, a thou gaveft him a long li even for ever and ever,

5 His honour is great in ty falvation: glory and great worfhip fhalt thou lav upon him.

For thou fhalt give him everlafting felicity and make him glad with the joy of thy

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8 All thine enemies fhall feel thy hand thy right hand fhall find out them that hate thee.

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9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy wrath: the Lord fhall defroy them in his difpleasure, and the fire fhall confume them.

10 Their fruit fhalt thou root out of the earth : and their feed from among the children of men.

I For they intended mifchief against thee and imagined fuch a device as they are not able to perform.

12 Therefore fhalt thou put them to flight and the ftrings of thy bow fhalt thou make ready against the face of them.

thine own ftrength: fo will we 13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in fing and praife thy power.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 22. Deus, Deus meus.

ceeding glad fall he be of thy MY God, my God, look

falvation.

upon me; why haft thou forfaken me and art fo far from

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my health, and from the words of my complaint?

2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not: and in the night feafon alfo I take no rest.

3 And thou continueft holy: O thou Worship of ifrael.

4 Our fathers hoped in thee: they trufted in thee, and thou didit deliver them.

5 They called upon thee, and were holpen they put their truft in thee, and were not confounded.

6 But as for me, I am a worm, and no man : a very fcorn of men, and the out-caft of the people.

7 All they that fee me, laugh me to fcorn: they fhoot out their lips, and shake their heads, faying,

8 He trufted in God, that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, if he will have him.

9 But thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb: thou wait my hope when I hanged yet upon my mother's breafts.

10 I have been left unto thee ever fince I was born: thou art my God even from my mother's womb.

O go not from me, trouble is hard at hand there is none to help me.

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12 Many oxen are come about me: fat bulls of Bafan close me in on every fide.

13 They gape upon me with their mouths : as it were a ramping and a roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint my heart alfo in the midft of my body is even like melting wax.

15 My ftrength is dried up like a potfherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums and thou fhalt bring me into the duft of death..

16 For many dogs are come about me: and the counfel of the wicked, layeth fiege against me.

17 They pierced my handsand my feet; I may tell all my bones they ftand ftaring and looking upon me.

18 They part my garments among them; and caft lots upon my vefture.

19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord thou art my fuc cour; hafte thee to help me.

20 Deliver my foul from the fword my darling from the power of the dog.

21 Save me from the lion's mouth thou haft heard me alfo from among the horns of the unicorns.

22 will declare thy Name unto my brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praife thee..

23 O praise the Lord, ye that fear him magnify him, all ye of the feed of Jacob, and fear him all ye feed of Ifrael;

24 For he hath not defpifed nor abhorred the low eftate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called unto him he heard him.

25 My praife is of thee in the great congregation: my vows will I perform in the fight of them that fear him.

26 The poor fhall eat, and be fatisfied they that feek after the Lord, fhall praise him; your heart fhall live for ever.

27 All the ends of the world fhall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before him.

28 For the kingdom is the Lord's and he is the governor among the people.

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29 All fuch as be fat upon earth have eaten and worfhipped. 14 30 All

30 All they that go down into the duft, hall kneel before him and no man hath quickened his own foul.

31 My feed fhall ferve him : they shall be counted unto the Lord for a generation.

32 They fhall come, and the heavens fall declare his righteoufnefs : unto a people that fhall be born, whom the Lord hath made.

PSAL. 23. Dominus regit me. THE Lord is my thepherd: therefore can I lack nothing.

2 He fhall feed me in a green pafture and lead me forth befide the waters of comfort.

3 He fhall convert my foul: and bring me forth in the paths of righteoufnefs for his Name's fake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the fhadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy ftaff comfort me.

5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me thou haft anointed my head with oil; and my cup fhall be full.

6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy fhall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 24. Domini eft terra. Tall that therein is "HE earth is the Lord's, and the compafs of the world, and they that dwell therein.

2 For he hath founded it upon the feas and prepared it upon the floods.

3 Who fhall afcend into the hill of the Lord : or who shall rife up in his holy place?

4 Even he that hath clean

hands, and a pure heart : that hath not lift up his med unto vanity, nor fworn to d ceive his neighbour.

5 He fhall receive the bles ing from the Lord and right eoufness from the God of his falvation.

6 This is the generation of them that feek him even of them that feek thy face, O Ja

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7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlafting doors: and the King of glory fhall come in.

8 Who is the King of glory: it is the Lord, ftrong and mighty, even the Lord, mighty in battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of glory fhall come in.

Io Who is the King of glory: even the Lord of hofts, he is the King of glory.

PSAL. 25. Ad te, Domine, levavi.
UNTO thee, O Lord, will I

lift up my foul; my God, I have put my truft in thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies triumph over me.

2 For all they that hope in thee fhall not be afhamed: but fuch as tranfgrefs without a caufe fhall be put to confufion.

3 Shew me thy ways, O Lord: and teach me thy paths.

4 Lead me forth in thy truth, and learn me for thou art the God of my falvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long.

5 Call to remembrance, 0 Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindneffes, which have been ever of old.

6 O remember not the fins and offences of my youth: but according to thy mercy think

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upon me, O Lord, for thy thanefs.

Gracious and righteous is, he Lord therefore will he teach finners in the way.

8 Them that are meek fhall e guide in judgement; and 1uch as are gentle, them fhall e learn his way.

9 All the paths of the Lord re mercy and truth: unto fuch keep his covenant and his teftimonies.

10 For thy Name's fake, O Lord be merciful unto my An, for it is great.

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II What man is he that feareth he Lord him shall he teach in he way that he fhall choose. 12 His foul fhall dwell at eafe: and his feed fhall inherit the land. 13 The fecret of the Lord is among them that fear him: and he will thew them his covenant. 14 Mine eyes are ever looking unto the Lord : for he fhall pluck my feet out of the net.

15 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am defolate and in mifery.

16 The forrows of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my troubles.

17 Look upon my adverfity and mifery: "and forgive me all my fin.

18 Confider mine enemies, how many they are: and they bear a tyrannous hate against me.

19 O keep my foul, and deliver me: let me not be confounded; for I have put my truft in thee.

20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me for my hope hath been in thee.

21 Deliver Ifrael, O God: out of all his troubles. PSAL. 26. Judica me, Domine.

Be thou my Judge, O Lord; for I have walked innocently: my truft hath been alfo in the Lord; therefore fhall I not fall,

2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me try out my reins and my heart.

3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes and I will walk in thy truth.

4 I have not dwelt with vain perfons: neither will I have fellowship with the deceitful. 5 I have hated the congregation of the wicked and will not fit among the ungodly.

6 I will wash my hands in innocency, O Lord: and fo will I go to thine altar;

7 That I may fhew the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works.

8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy houfe: and the place where thine honour dwelleth.

O fhut not up my foul with the finners nor my life with the blood-thirsty;

IO In whofe hands is wickednefs and their right hand is full of gifts.

11 But as for me, I will walk innocently: O deliver me, and be merciful unto me.

12 My foot standeth right: I will praise the Lord in the congregations.

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