P. Let them not have dominion over me; then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. S. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,

P. Be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer!

LESSON IX.

JOYFUL WORSHIP.

S. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.

P. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing.

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S. Know ye that the Lord, he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves:

P. We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

S. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise.

P. Be thankful unto him, and bless his

name.

S. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting,

P. And his truth endureth to all generations.

S. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.

P. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.

S. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
P. They shall prosper that love thee.
S. Peace be within thy walls;

P. And prosperity within thy palaces.
S. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O
Lord of Hosts! My soul longeth, yea,
even fainteth, for the courts of the Lord:
P. My heart and my flesh crieth out for
the living God.

S. Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young:

P. Even thine altars, O Lord of Hosts, my King and my God.

S. A day in thy courts is better than a thousand:

P. I would rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

S. For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord will give grace and glory: P. No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

S. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be still praising thee:

P. O Lord of Hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee.

LESSON X.

REJOICING IN GOD.

S. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever:

P. With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

S. And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord:

P. Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.

S. For who, in the heaven, can be compared unto the Lord?

P. Who, among the sons of the mighty, can be likened unto the Lord?

S. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of his saints:

P. And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.

S. O Lord God of Hosts, who is a strong Lord, like unto thee?

P. Or to thy faithfulness round about thee? S. Thou rulest the raging of the sea:

P. When the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.

S. The heavens are thine, and the earth also is thine:

P. As for the world, and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them.

S. The north and the south, thou hast created them:

P. Thou hast a mighty arm, and high is thy right hand.

S. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne:

P. Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. S. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound:

P. They shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance.

S. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day:

P. And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

S. For the Lord is our defence:

P. And the Holy One of Israel is our king.

S. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good:

P. For his mercy endureth for ever.