long as the sun and moon endure, from one generation to another.

He shall come down like

rain upon the mown grass, even as the drops that water the earth.

In his time shall the righteous flourish, yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth.

His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other, and from the river unto the world's end.

They who dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him; his enemies shall lick the dust.

The kings of Tharsis and of the Isles shall give presents; the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.

All kings shall fall down before him; all nations shall do him service.

For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth, the needy also, and him who hath no helper.

He shall be favourable to the simple and needy, and shall preserve the souls of the poor.

He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and wrong; and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia; prayer shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

There shall be abundance of corn in the earth; its fruit shall wave like Lebanon; and they of the city shall flourish like the grass of the earth.

His name shall endure for ever; his name shall remain under the sun among the posterities which shall be blessed through him; and all the heathen shall praise him.

Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of Israel, who only doth wondrous things;

And blessed be the name of his majesty for ever; and all the earth shall be filled with his majesty. Amen, Amen.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM 73. TRULY God is good unto Israel, even unto such as are of a clean heart.

Nevertheless, my feet

were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

For I was envious at the wicked, when I saw the ungodly in such prosperity. For they are in no distress; but are firm and strong.

They come in no misfortune like other men; neither are they afflicted like other men.

And this is the cause that they are SO lifted up with pride, and filled with cruelty.

They are corrupt, and speak of wicked blasphemy; their talking is against the Most High.

For they set their mouth against the heaven, and their tongue goeth through the world.

Therefore his people fall into their hands, and water in full measure is wrung out of them.

For they say, How should God perceive it? Is there knowledge in the Most High?

Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and these have riches in possession; and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in inno

cency.

For all the day long have I been smitten, and chastened every morning.

Yea, and I had almost said even as they; but lo, then I should have condemned the generation of thy children.

Then thought I to understand this; but it was too hard for me;

Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I the end of these men..

Truly thou dost set them in slippery places, and castest them down, and destroyest them.

O, how suddenly do they consume, perish, and come to a fearful end!

Yea, even like as a dream. when one awaketh, so shalt thou destroy their splendour in thy wrath.

was

Thus my heart grieved, and my thoughts were troubled.

So foolish was I, and ignorant, even as it were a beast before thee.

Nevertheless, I am alway with thee; for thou hast holden me by my right hand.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and after that receive me to glory.

Whom have I in heaven

but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire in comparison of thee.

My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

For lo, they who forsake thee shall perish; thou hast destroyed all those who follow after other gods.

But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord God, and to speak of all thy glorious works.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

The Thirteenth Day.

MORNING PRAYER.

PSALM 75.

UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks; yea unto thee do we give thanks.

For that thy name is nigh, do thy wondrous

works declare.

When the promised time cometh, I shall judge according unto right.

The land is weak, and all the inhabitants thereof;

I will bear up the pillars of it.

I said unto the fools, Deal not so madly; and to the ungodly, Boast not of your strength.

Boast not of your strength, and speak not with a stiff neck.

For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor yet from the south.

And why? God is the Judge; he putteth down one, and setteth up another.

For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full mixed, and he poureth out of the same.

As for the dregs thereof, all the ungodly of the earth shall wring them out and drink them.

But I will magnify the God of Jacob, and praise him for ever.

PSALM 76.

IN Judah is God known; his name is great in Israel.

At Salem is his tabernacle, and his dwelling in Sion.

There broke he the arrows of the bow, the shield, the sword, and the battle..

Thou art the God who doest wonders, and hast declared thy power among the people.

Thou hast mightily delivered thy people, even the sons of Jacob and Joseph.

The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee, and were afraid; the depths also were troubled.

The clouds poured out water, the air thundered, and thine arrows went abroad.

The voice of thy thunder was heard round about; the lightnings shone upon the ground; the earth was moved and shook withal. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

Thou leddest thy people like a flock, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

PSALM 82.

GOD has come up into the judgment seat; he rebuketh the judges of the earth.

How long will ye give wrong judgment, and accept the persons of the ungodly?

Defend the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Deliver the outcast and poor; save them from the hand of the ungodly.

They will not know nor understand, but walk on still in darkness; all the foundations of the land are disturbed.

I have said, Ye are gods; and ye are all the children of the Most High.

But ye shall die like other men, and fall like tyrants.

Arise, O God, and judge thou the earth; for theu shalt take all nations to thine inheritance.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

The Fourteenth Day. MORNING PRAYER.

PSALM 84.

O HOW amiable are thy