of the Lord.

Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children. Happy is the man who hath his quiver full of them; they shall not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the

gate.

PSALM 128. BLESSED is he who

and

feareth the Lord, walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands; O blessed art thou, and happy shalt thou be.

Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine upon the walls of thine house.

Thy children like the olive plants round about thy table.

Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, who feareth the Lord.

The Lord from out of Sion shall so bless thee, that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life long;

Yea, that thou shall see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel.

Now unto the King eter

nal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

I

MORNING PRAYER.

PSALM 130.

OUT of the deep have called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.

Olet thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint.

If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O Lord, who may abide it?

For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared.

I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord, before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch.

O Israel, trust in the Lord; for with the Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins.

PSALM 131.

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty.

I will not exercise myself in great matters, which are too high for me;

But will refrain my soul and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother; yea, my soul shall be even as a weaned child.

O Israel, trust in the Lord, from this time forth for evermore.

PSALM 132.

LORD, remember David, and all his troubles;

How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God of Jacob;

I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house, nor climb up into my bed:

I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber;

Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

We will go into his tabernacle, we will worship before his footstool.

Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength.

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints sing with joyfulness.

For thy servant David's

sake, tùrn not away the face of thine anointed.

The Lord hath made a faithful oath unto David, and he shall not shrink from it;

Of the fruit of thy body shall I set upon thy throne.

If thy children will keep my covenant, and my testimonies that I shall teach them, their children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore.

For the Lord hath chosen Sion; he hath desired it for his habitation.

This shall be my rest for ever; here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein.

I will bless her provision with increase; and will satisfy her poor with bread.

I will clothe her priests with salvation; and her saints shall rejoice and sing.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM 133. BEHOLD, how good and joyful a thing it is, for

brethren to dwell together in unity.

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing;

Like as the dew of Hermon, and the dew which falleth upon the hill of Sion.

For there the Lord promised his blessing, and life for evermore.

PSALM 134.

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord; Ye who by night stand in the house of the Lord, even in the courts of the house of our God.

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise the Lord.

The Lord who made heaven and earth, give thee his blessing out of Sion.

PSALM 135.

O PRAISE the Lord; praise ye the name of the Lord; praise it, O ye servants of the Lord.

Ye who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious; O sing praises unto his name, for it is lovely.

The Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his own possession.

For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods.

Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that doeth he in heaven and in earth, in the sea, and in all depths.

He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world, and sendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the winds out of his treasures.

Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another.

For the Lord will defend his people, and be gracious unto his servants.

As for the idols of the heathen, they are but silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

They have mouths, and speak not; eyes have they, but they see not.

They have ears, and yet they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.

They who make them

MORNING PRAYER.

PSALM 136.

O GIVE thanks unto the Lord; for he is gracious, and his mercy endureth for ever.

O give thanks unto the God of all gods; for his mercy endureth for ever.

O thank the Lord of all lords; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who only doeth great wonders; for his mercy endureth for ever.

Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens; for his mercy endureth for

ever.

Who laid out the earth

mercy endureth for ever.

Who giveth food to all flesh; for his mercy endureth for ever.

O give thanks unto the God of heaven; for his mercy endureth ever.

PSALM 138.

I WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; even before princes will I sing praise unto thee.

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name, because of thy loving kindness and truth; for thou hast magnified thy name and thy word above all things.

When I called upon thee,

thou heardest me, and enduedst my soul with much strength.

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they shall have heard the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing of thy ways, that great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me; thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

The Lord shall make good his loving kindness toward me; yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands. Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM 139. O LORD, thou hast bearched me out, and

known me; thou knowest my downsitting, and mine uprising; thou understandest my thoughts afar off.

Thou art about my path, and about my bed, and beholdest all my ways.

For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O Lord, knowest it altogether.

Thou dost encompass me behind and before, and layest thine hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful and excellent for me; I cannot attain unto it.

Whither shall I go then from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

If I climb up into heaven, thou art there; if I go down to the grave, thou art there also.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there also shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

If I say, Peradventure the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness is no darkness with thee; but