8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death : mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falla ing 9 I will walk before the Lord : in the land of the living 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled : I said in my haste, All men are liars. 11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord : for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of salvation : and call upon the Name of the Lord. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people : right dear in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. 14 Behold, O Lord, how that I am thy servant : I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid ; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving : and will call upon the Name of the Lord. 16 I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the sight of all his people : in the courts of the Lord's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lora. PSALM 117. Laudate Dominum. O PRAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : praise him, all ye nations. 2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us : and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. PSALM 118. Confitemini Domino. O GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now confess, that he is gracious : and that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now confess : that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Yea, let them now that fear the Lord confess : that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the Lord in trouble : and the Lord heard me at large. 6 The Lord is on my side : I will not fear what man doeth unto me. 7 The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon mine ene. mies. Аа 8 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to put any confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord : than to put any confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me round about : but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. 11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every side : but in the Name of the Lord will I destroy them. 12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the tire among the thorns : for in the Name of the Lord I will destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall : but the Lord was my help. 14 The Lord is my strength, and my song : and is become my salvation. 15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous : the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 16 The right hand of the Lord hath the preemi. nence : the right hand of the Lord bringeth mighty things to pass. 17 I shall not die, but live : and declare the works of the Lord. 18 The Lord hath chastened and corrected me : but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteousness : that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the Lord. 20 This is the gate of the Lord : the righteous shall enter into it. 21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me . and art become my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders refused : is become the head-stone in the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing : and it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Help me now, O Lord : 0 Lord, send us now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord : we have wished you good luck, ye that are of the house of the Lord. 27 God is the Lord who hath shewed us light : bind the sacrifice with cords, yea, even unto the horns of the altar. 28 Thou art my God, and I will thank thee :'thou art my God, and I will praise thee. 29 o give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. Band walk in the law of the Lord. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 119, Beati immaculati. LESSED are those that are undefiled in the way : 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies : and seek him with their whole heart. 3 For they who do no wickedness: walk in his ways. 4 Thou hast charged : that we shall diligently keep thy commandments. 50 that my ways were made so direct : that I ght ke thy statutes ! 6 So shall I not be confounded : while I have respect unto all thy commandments. 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart : when I shall have learned the judgements of thy righteousness. 8 I will keep thy ceremonies : 0 forsake me not utterly. In quo corriget ? W his way: even by ruling himself after thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: 0 let. me not go wrong out of thy commandments. 11 Thy words have I hid within my heart : that I should not sin against thee. 12 Blessed art thou, O Lord : 0 teach me thy statutes. 13 With my lips have I been telling : of all the judgements of thy mouth. 14 I have had as great delight in the way of thy testimonies : as in all manner of riches. 15 I will talk of thy commandments : and have re. spect unto thy ways. 16 My delight shall be in thy statutes : and I will not forget thy word. Retribue servo tuo. O DO well unto thy servant : that I may live, and keep thy word. 18 Open thou mine eyes : that I may see the wondrous things of thy law. 2 19 I am a stranger upon earth : 0 hide not thy commandments from me. 20 My soul breaketh out for the very fervent desire : that it hath alway unto thy judgements. 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud : and cursed are they that do err from thy commandments. 22 O turn from me shame and rebuke : for I have kept thy testimonies. 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant is occupied in thy statutes. 24 For thy testimonies are my delight : and my counsellors. Adhæsit pavimento. according to thy word. 26 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heard. est me: 0 teach me thy statutes. 27 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments : and so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 28 My soul melteth away for very heaviness : com. fort thou me according unto thy word. 29 Take from me the way of lying: and cause thou me to make much of thy law. 30 I have chosen the way of truth ; and thy judge. ments have I laid before me. 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies : 0 Lord, confound me not. 32 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou hast set my heart at liberty. M TEACH shall keep it unto the end. MORNING PRAYER. Legem pone. EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes : 34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law : yea, I shall keep it with my whole heart. 35 Make me to go in the path of thy command ments : for therein is my desire. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies; and not to covetousness. 37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity : and quicken thou me in thy way. 38 0 stablish thy word in thy servant : that I may fear thee. 39 Take away the rebuke that am afraid of : for thy judgements are good. 40 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments : O quicken me in thy righteousness. Et veniat super me. ET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord : 42 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers : for my trust is in thy word. 43 0 take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth : for my hope is in thy judgements. 44 So shall I alway keep thy law : yea, for ever and ever. 45 And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy commandments. 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings : and will not be ashamed. 47 And my delight shall be in thy commandments : which I have loved. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved : and my study shall be in thy statutes. Memor esto servi tui. O THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy word : wherein thou hast caused me to put my trust. 50 The same is my comfort in my trouble : for thy word hath quickened me. 51 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision : yet have I not shrinked from thy law. 52 For I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord : and received comfort. 53 I am horribly afraid : for the ungodly that forsake thy law. 54 Thy statutes have been my songs : in the house of my pilgrimage. 55 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-season : and have kept thy law. 56 This I had : because I kept thy commandments. Portio mea, Domine, 58 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart: O be merciful unto me, according to thy word. THo keep thy law. |