18. HEAR my cry,-O | God; From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, For thou hast been a | shel-ter | for me, For thou, O God, hast | heard-my | vows: Thou wilt prolong the | ki-ng's | life: He shall abide before | God-forever: O prepare mercy and | truth,-which | may— pre serve him. So will I sing praise unto thy | name—for | ever, That I may daily-per | form-my | vows. 19. O GOD, thou art my God: early | will-I | seek thee: My sou-1 thirst-eth | for thee: My flesh | long-eth | for thee In a dry and thirsty land, | where—no | wat er is; To see thy power | and-thy | glory, life, My | li-ps | sha-ll | praise thee. better-than | Thus will I bless thee | while-I | live: And my mouth shall | praise thee-with joyful | lips: When I remember thee up | on-my | bed, And meditate | on-thee | in the night | watches. Because thou hast | been-my | help, Therefore in the shadow of thy | wings-will | I―re | joice. My soul followeth hard | af-ter | thee: But those that seek my soul,-to de | stroy it, They shall fall-by the | sword: They shall be-a | portion-for | foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him-shall | glory : But the mouth of them that shall be stopped. speak-lies | 20. PRAISE waiteth for thee, O God,-in | Sion; And unto formed. thee-shall the vow-be per O thou that hear-est | prayer, Unto thee-shall | all-flesh | come. Iniquities prevail-a | gainst me': As for our transgressions | thou-shalt | purgethem a way. Blessed is the man | whom-thou choosest, And causest to approach unto thee, that | hemay dwell in-thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness | ofthy house, Even | of-thy | ho-ly | temple. By terrible things in righteousness | wilt-thou | answer us, O God-of our-sal | vation; Who art the confidence of all the | ends-of the | earth, And of them that are afar | off-up | on—the | sea: Which by his strength setteth | fast-the | mountains: Being | gir-d | ed-with | power: Which stilleth the noise-of the seas, The noise of their waves, and the | tu-mult | of-the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at-thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and | even-ing | to-re | joice. Thou visitest the | earth,-and | waterest it: Thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which-is | full-of | water : Thou preparest-them | corn, When thou hast | so-pro | vid-ed | for it. Thou waterest the ridges there | of-a | bundantly: Thou settlest-the | furrows-there | of: Thou crownest the | year-with thy | goodness; And thy | pa-ths | dro-p | fatness. They drop upon the pastures | of-the | wilder ness: And the little hills rejoice-on | ev-ery | side. The pastures are | clothed-with | flocks; corn; They shout-for | joy, They also sing. 21. GOD be merciful unto us,-and | bless us ; And cause his | face-to | shine-up | on us. That thy way may be | known up-on | earth, Thy saving health-a | mong-all | nations. | Let the people | praise thee,-O | God; And | si- | ng—for | joy : For thou shalt judge the | peo-ple | righteously, And govern the na-tions | up-on | earth. Let the people | praise thee,-Ō | God; Let all the peo-ple | praise thee. Then shall the earth | yield-her | increase; bless us. God-shall | bless-us; And all the ends of the | earth-shall | fear him. 22. GOD is our refuge-and | strength, Therefore will not we fear, though the earthbe removed, And though the mountains be carried | intothe midst of the | sea ; |