great is his mercy toward those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so the Lord pitieth those who fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are but dust. The days of man are but as grass; he flourisheth as a flower of the field. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon those who fear him, and his righteousness children's children; upon Even upon such as keep his covenant, and think upon his commandments to do them. The Lord hath prepared his throne in heaven; and his kingdom ruleth over all. O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye who excel in strength, ye who fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice of his words. O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts, ye servants of his who do his pleasure. O praise the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of his dominion; praise thou the Lord, O my soul. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. The Eighteenth Day. MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 104. PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; O Lord my God, thou art exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour. Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment; and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain. Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind. He maketh the winds his messengers, his ministers the flaming fires. Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should never be moved. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the hills. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They sunk from the from the hills, down to the valleys beneath, even unto the place which thou hadst appointed for them. Thou hast set them their bounds which they shall not pass, neither turn again to cover the earth. Thou pourest out the springs into the rivers, which run among the hills. All beasts of the field drink thereof, and the wild asses quench their thirst. Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation, and sing among the branches. Thou waterest the hills from thy chambers; the earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. He bringeth orth grass for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men; That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and bread to strengthen man's heart. The lofty trees also are satisfied, even the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted; Wherein the birds make their nests; and the fir trees are a dwelling for the stork. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, and the stony rocks for the conies. He appointeth the moon for certain seasons; and the sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. The lions, roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, and lay them down in their dens. Then man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all the earth is full of thy riches. So is the great and wide sea also, wherein move creatures innumerable, both small and great. There go the ships, and there the leviathan, which thou hast made to take his pastime therein. These wait all upon thee, that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. Thou givest it them, and they gather it; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth. The glorious majesty of the Lord shall endure for ever; the Lord shall rejoice in his works. He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I will praise my God, while I have my being. And so shall my words please him; my joy shall be in the Lord. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end; praise thou the Lord, O my soul; praise the Lord. Now unto the King eter nal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 107. O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever. Let them give thanks, whom the Lord hath redeemed, and delivered from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way, and found no city to dwell in ; Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them forth by the right way, that they might go to an inhabited city. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! For he satisfieth the empty soul, and filleth the hungry soul with good ness. Such as sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death, being fast bound in misery and iron; Because they rebelled against the words of the Lord, and lightly regarded the counsel of the Most High; He brought down their heart through calamity; they fell down, and there was none to help them. So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distress. For he brought them out of darkness, and out of the shadow of death, and brake their bonds in sunder. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and smitten the bars of iron in sunder. ed for their offences, and because of their wicked ness. Their soul refuseth all manner of food, and they are even at death's door. So they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distress. He sent his word, and healed them; and they were saved from their destruction. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and for the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! That they would offer unto him the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and tell out his works with gladness! They who go down to the sea in ships, and pursue their business in the great waters, These men see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For at his word the stormy wind ariseth, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They are carried up to the heaven, and down again to the depths; their soul melteth away because Foolish men are afflict- of the trouble. PSALMS. So they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivereth them out of their distress. For he maketh the storm to cease, and the waves to be still. Then are they glad because they are at rest; and so he bringeth them unto the haven where they would be. O that men would therefore praise the Lord for his goodness, and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders! He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and watersprings into dry ground. A fruitful land maketh he barren, for the wickedness of those who dwell therein. Again he maketh the wilderness a standing water, and watersprings of a dry ground. And there he setteth the hungry, that they may build them a city to dwell in ; That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards, to yield them fruits of in crease. 189 not He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly, and suffereth their cattle to decrease. And again, when they are minished and brought low through oppression, through any plague or trouble; Though he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants, and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery, and maketh him households like a flock. sider this and rejoice ; and The righteous will conthe mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. Whoso is wise will ponder these things, and understand the loving kindness of the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, &c. Be honour and glory, &c. The Nineteenth Day. PSALM 111. I WILL give thanks un- |