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318 When thou sawest a thief, thou consentedst unto him: and hast been partaker with the Jadulterers.

19 Thou hast let thy mouth Tspeak wickedness and with thy tongue thou hast set forth deceit. T520 Thou satest, and spakest against thy brother: yea, and hast slandered thine own mother's son.

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21 These things hast thou done, and I held my tongue, and thou thoughtest wickedly, ✰ that I am even such a one as thyself but I will reprove thee, and set before thee the things that thou hast done. 3d 22 O consider this, ye that forget God: lest I pluck you saway, and there be none to deliver you.

tre 23 Whoso offereth me thanks and praise, he honoureth me: and to him that ordereth his Conversation right will I shew the salvation of God.

PSALM 51. Miserere mei, Deus.

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AVE mercy upon me, God, after thy great goodness according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness: and cleanse me 9 from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my faults and my sin is ever be9fore merw

wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts: and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast brokeu may rejoice.

9 Turn thy face from my sins and put out all my misdeeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, O God and renew a right spirit within me.

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11 Cast me not away from thy presence and take not thy holy Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again; and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord and my mouth shall shew thy praise.

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but thou delightest not in burntofferings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

18 O be favourable and gra4 Against thee only have Icious unto Sion: build thou the sinned, and done this evil in thy walls of Jerusalem. sight that thou mightest be e justified in thy saving, and clear when thou art judged. bica5y Behold, I was shapen in

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19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they

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2 Whereas the goodness of God endureth yet daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness and with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness: and to talk of lies more than righteousness.

ven upon the children of men : to see if there were any, that would understand, and seek

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5 Are not they without understanding that work wickedness eating up my people as if they would eat bread? they have not called upon God.

5 Thou hast loved to speak no fear was: for God hath 6 They were afraid where all words that may do hurt: Obroken the bones of him that thou false tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever he shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living.

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear and shall laugh him to scorn;

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength: but trusted unto the multitude

of his riches, and strengthened

himself in his wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God my trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done and I will hope in thy Name, for thy saints like it

well.

EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 53. Dixit insipiens. THE foolish body hath said in his heart: There is no God.

them to confusion, because God besieged thee; thou hast put hath despised them.

7 Oh, that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Sion Oh, that the Lord would deliver his people out of captivity!

8 Then should Jacob rejoice: and Israel should be right glad.

PSALM 54. Deus, in nomine..

SAVE me, O God, for thy Name's sake and avenge

me in thy strength.

2 Hear my prayer, O God: and hearken unto the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me: and tyrants, which have not God before their eyes, seek after my soul.

the Lord is with them that up4 Behold, God is my helper: hold my soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies destroy thon them in thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy Name, O Lord: because it is so comfortable.

7 For he hath delivered me of all my trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wick-out edness: there is none that doeth good..

PSALM 55. Exaudi, Deus.

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HEAR my prayer, O God of God as friends.

and hide not thyself from

my petition.

2 Take heed unto me, and hear me how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed.

3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast: for they are minded to do me some mischief; so maliciously are they set against me.

4 My heart is disquieted within me and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me : and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed

me.

6 And I said, O that I had wings like a dove for then would I flee away, and be at

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7 Lo, then would I get me away far off: and remain in the wilderness.

16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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17 As for me, I will call upon God and the Lord shall save me.

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly: and he shall hear my voice.

19 It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace from the bat tle that was against me for there were many with me.

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20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear me, and bring them down : for they will not turn, nor fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him : and he brake his covenant.

22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in his heart his words were smoother than oil, and yet Obe they very swords.

8 I would make haste to escape because of the stormy wind and tempest.

9 Destroy their tongues, Lord, and divide them: for I have spied unrighteousness and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about within the walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it.

11 Wickedness is therein : deceit and guile go not out of their

streets.

12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me this dishonour for then I could have borne it.

13 Neither was it mine adver

sary, that did magnify himself against me: for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him.

14 But it was even thou, my companion: my guide, and mine own familiar friend.

15 We took sweet counsel to

23 cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall nourish thee and shall not suffer the righteous to fall for ever.

24 And as for them: thou, O God, shalt bring them into the pit of destruction.

25 The blood-thirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days: nevertheless, my trust shall be in thee, O Lord."

MORNING PRAYER. PSALM 56. Miserere mei, Deus.

BE merciful unto me, O God,

for man goeth about to devour me he is daily fighting, and troubling me.

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6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close: and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness: thou, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down.

8 Thou tellest my flittings; put my tears into thy bottle are not these things noted in thy book?

9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight: this I know; for God is on my side.

10 In God's word will I rejoice : in the Lord's word will I comfort me.

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows unto thee will I give thanks.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before God in the light of the living.

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26 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite the jawbones of the lions, O Lord: let them fall away like water that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out.

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8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns: so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw. esvioumady 19 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly, the

10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth.

EVENING PRAYER. P541M 59. Eripe me de inimicis.

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