Morning prayer. 8 So that they which go by, fay not fo much as the Lord profper you: we wish you good luck in the name of the Lord. De profundis PSL. 130. 2 Oh let thine eares confider well; the voice of my complaint. 3 If thou Lord wilt be extream to mark what is done amiffe: O Lord, who may abide it? Lproud looks. z I do not exercife my felf in great matters: which are too high for me. 3 But I refrain my foul, and keep it low, like as a childe that is weaned from his mother: yea, my foul is even as a weaned childe. 4 OIfrael truft in the Lord: from this time. forth for evermore. Memento, Domine. PsAL, 132. Ord remember David:and all his trouble. 2 How he fware unto the Lord and vowed a vove unto the Almighty God of Jacob. 3. I will not come within the tabernacle of my houfe: nor climbe up into my bed. 4 I will not fuffer mine eyes to fleep, nor mine eye-lids to flumber : neither the temples of my head to take any reft. 5 Untill I finde out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 14 For the Lord hath chofen Sion to be an habitation for himself; he hath longed for her. 15 This fhall be my reft for ever: here will I dwell, for I have a delight therein. 16 I will bleffe her victuals with increase: and will fatisfic her poore with bread. 17 I will deck her priefts with health: and her faints fhall rejoyce and fing. 18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish: I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed. 19 As for his enemies, I fhall cloath them with fhime; but upon himself shall his crown flourish. B Ecce quam bonum. PA. 133. Ehold how good and joyfull a thing it is: brethren to dwell together in unitie. 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head,that ran down unto the beard: even unto Aarons beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. 3 Like as the dew of Hermon: which fell upon the hill of Sion. 4. For there the Lord promifed his bleffing: and life for evermore. Eccenunc. PSA L. 134. Bhold (now) praife the Lord: all ye ser 6 Lo, we heard of the fame at Ephrata: Lord:praife it, Oye fervants of the Lord. and found it in the wood. 7 We will go into his tabernacle: and fall low on our knees before his footstool. 8 Arife, O Lord, into thy refting place: thou and the ark of thy ftrength. 9 Let thy priefts be clothed with righte 2 Ye that ftand in the houfe of the Lord: in the courts of the houfe of our God. 3 Opraife the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: Ofing praises unto his name, for it is lovely. 4 For Evening prayer. 4 For why? the Lord hath chofen Jacob unto himself; and Ifrael for his own poffef fion. 5 For I know that the Lord is great: and that our Lord is above all gods, 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he in heaven and in earth : and in the fea,and in all deep places. 7 He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the world: and fendeth forth lightnings with the rain, bringing the windes out of his treasures. 8 He fmote the firft-born of Egypt: both of man and beaft. 9 He hath fent tokens and wonders into the mids of thee, Othou land of Egypt: upon Pharaoh and all his fervants. 10 He fmote divers nations: and flew mighty kings. 11 Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Bafan: and all the kingdomes of Canaan, 12 And gave their land to be an heritage: even an heritage unto Ifrael his people. 13 Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever: fo doth thy memoriall, O Lord,from one ge neration to another. 14 For the Lord will avenge his people: and be gracious unto his fervants. 15 As for the images of the heathen, they are but filver and gold: the work of mens hands. 16 They have mouthes and speak not:eyes have they, but they see not. 17 They have eares, and yet they heare not: neither is there any breath in their mouthes. 18 They that make them, are like unto them: and fo are all they that put their truft in them. 19 Praise the Lord, ye houfe of Ifrael: praife the Lord,ye houfe of Aaron. 20 Praise the Lord, ye houfe of Levi: ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord. 21 Praised be the Lord out of Sion: which dwelleth at Jerufalem. Confitemini. PS AL. 136, 6 Which laid out the earth above the waters: for his mercy endureth for ever. 7. Which hath made great lights: for his mercy endureth for ever. 8 The funne to rule the day: for his mercy endureth for ever. 9 The moon and the starres to govern the night: for his mercy endureth for ever. 10 Which fmote Egypt with their firft born: for his mercy endureth for ever. 11 And brought out Ifrael from among them for his mercy endureth for ever. 12 With a mighty hand and a ftretched out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 13 Which divided the Red fea in two parts; for his mercy endureth for ever. 14 And made Ifrael to go through the midft of it: for his mercy endureth for ever. 15 But as for Pharaoh and his hoft, he overthrew them in the Red fea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 16 Which led his people through the wilderneffe: for his mercy endureth for ever. 17 Which smote great kings: for his mercy endureth for ever. 18 Yea, and flew mighty kings: for his mercy endureth for ever. 19 Schon king of the Amorites: for his mercy endureth for ever. 20 And Og the king of Bafan: for his mercy endureth for ever. 21 And gave away their land for an heritage: for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 Even for an heritage unto Ifrael his fervant: for his mercy endureth for ever. 23 Which remembred us when we were in. trouble: for his mercy endureth for ever. 24 And hath delivered us from our enemies: for his mercy endureth for ever. 25 Which giveth food to all flefh: for his. mercy endureth for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever. 27 Ogive thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. Y Super flumina. PSAL. 137. waters of Babylon we fat down and Give thanks unto the Lord, for Bwept: when we remembred (thee). O he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. 2 O give thanks unto the God of all gods: for his mercy endureth for ever. 3 O thank the Lord of all lords: for his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Which onely doth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever. Which by his excellent wifdome made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever. Sion. 2 As for our harps, we hanged them up: upon the trees that are therein. 3 For they that led us away captive,required of us then a fong and melodic in our hea vineffe: fing us one of the fongs of Sion. 4 How fhall we fing the Lords fong: in a ftrange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerufalem: let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee,let my tongue cleave Morning prayer. cleave to the roof of my mouth: yea,if I pre- 7 Remember the children of Edom, O 8 O daughter of Babylon, wafted with miferie: yea, happy fhall he be that rewardeth thee as thou haft ferved us. 9 Bleffed fhall he be that taketh thy chil- Confitebor tibi. PS AL. 138. 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, 5 Yea, they fhall fing in the wayes of the beholdeth them afarre off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet fhalt thou refresh me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand upon the furiousneffe of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall fave me. 8 The Lord fhall make good his loving toving kindneffe toward me: yea, thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever, defpife not then the works of thine own hands. Domine, probafti. PSA L. 139. Lord, thou haft fearched path,and about my bed : and fpieft out all my wayes. remain in the uttermoft parts of the fea. 10 If I fay, Peradventure the darknesse fhall cover me: then shall my night be turned to day. 11 Yea, the darkneffe is no darkneffe with thee, but the night is as cleare as the day: the darkneffe and light (to thee) are both alike. 12 For my reins are thine: thou hast co vered me in my mothers wombe... 13 I will give thanks unto thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well. though I be made fecretly, and fashioned bes 14 My bones are not hid from thee: neath in the earth. 15 Thine eyes did fee my fubftance, yet being unperfect: and in thy book were all my members written. when as yet there was none of them. 17 How deare are thy counfels unto me, O God: Ohow great is the fumme of them! 18 If I tell them, they are moe in number then the fand: when I wake up, I am prefent with thee. 19 Wilt thou not flay the wicked, O God & depart from me ye bloud-thirsty men. 20 For they fpeak unrighteoufly against thee: and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee: and am not I grieved with those that rife up against thee? 22 Yea, I hate them right fore: even as though they were mine enemies. 23 Trie me, O God, and feek the ground of my heart: prove me and examine my thoughts. 24 Look well if there be any way of wickedneffe in me and leade me in the way everlafting. Eripe me, Domine. PsAL. 140. 3 For lo,there is not a word in my tongue: 5 Such knowledge is too wonderfull and : 6 Whither fhall I go then from thy Spirit a 3 They have fharpened their tongues like ferpent: adders poifon is under their lips. 4 Keep me, O Lord,from the hands of the ungodly preferve me from the wicked men, which are-purpofed to overthrow my goings. 5 The proud have laid a fnare for me, and fpread a net abroad with cords: yea, and fet traps in my way. I faid unto the Lord, Thou art my God: heare the voice of my prayers, O Lord. 70 Evening. prayer. 8 Let not the ungodly have his defire, O Lord: let not his mischievous imagination profper, left they be too proud. 9 Let the mifchief of their own lips fall up on the head of them: that compaffe me about. 10 Let hot burning coals fall upon them: let them be caft into the fire and into the pit, that they never rife up again. 11 A man full of words fhall not profper upon the earth: evil fhall hunt the wicked perfon to overthrow him. 12 Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poore: and maintain the cause of the helpleffe, 13 The righteous alfo fhall give thanks unto thy name: and the just shall continue in thy fight. Domine, clamavi. PSA L. 141. Land confider my voice, when I crie unto Ord,I call upon thee,hafte thee unto me: thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth in thy fight,as the incenfe:and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening facrifice. 3 Set a watch (O Lord)before my mouth: and keep the doore of my lips, 4 Olet not mine heart be enclined to any evil thing: let me not be occupied in ungodly works, with the men that work wickedneffe, kft I eat of fuch things as pleafe them. 5 Let the righteous rather finite me friendby: and reprove me. 6 But let not their precious balms break mine head: yea, I will pray yet against their wickedneffe. 7 Let their judges be overthrown in ftony places: that they may heare my words, for they are sweet. 8. Our bones lie fcattered before the pit: like as when one breaketh and heweth wood upon the earth. 9 But mine eyes look unto thee, O Lord God: in thee is my truft, Ocaft not out my foul. 10 Keep me from the fnare which they have laid for me: and from the traps of the wicked doers.. 11 Let the ungodly fall into their own nets together: and let me ever efcape them. Voce mea ad Dominum. PSA L. 142. 3 When my fpirit was in heavineffe, thou kneweft my path: in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a fnare for me. 4 I looked alfo upon my right hand: and faw there was no man that would know me. 5 I had no place to flee unto; and no man cared for my foul. 6 I cried unto thee, O Lord, and said: Thou art my hope and my portion in the land of the living. 7 Confider my complaint:for I am brought very low. 8 O deliver me from my perfecutours: for they are too strong for me. 9 Bring my foul out of prison, that I may give thanks unto thy name: which thing if thou wilt grant me, then fhall the righteous refort unto my company. H Domine, exaudi. PSAL, 143. Eare my prayer, O Lord, and confider my defire: hearken unto me for thy truth and righteoufneffe fake. 2 And enter not into judgement with thy fervant: for in thy fight fhall no man living be juftified. 3. For the enemy hath perfecuted my foul, he hath fmitten my life down to the ground: he hath laid me in the darkneffe, as the men that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my fpirit vexed within me: and my heart within me is defolate. 5 Yet do I remember the time paft,I muse upon all thy works: yea, I exercife my felf in the works of thy hands. 6. Iftretch forth my hands unto thee: my foul gafpeth unto thee as a thirsty land. 7 Heare me, O Lord,and that soon, for my fpiritwaxeth faint:hide not thy face from me, left I be like unto them that go down into the pit. 8 Olet me heare thy loving kindneffe be times in the morning, for in thee is my trust: fhew thou me the way that I should walk in, for I lift up my foul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord,from mine enemies: for I flee unto thee to hide me. 10. Teach me to do the thing that pleaseth thee,for thou art my God: let thy loving (piric leade me forth into the land of righteouf neffe. 11 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy names fake: and for thy righteoufneffe fake bring my foul out of trouble. 12 And of thy goodneffe flay mine enemics: and destroy all them that vex my foul, for I am thy fervant. Bene Morning prayer. Benedictus Dominus. Ps a L. 144. B Leffed be the Lord my ftrength: which teacheth my hands to warre, and my fingers to fight. 2 My hope and my fortreffe, my caftle and deliverer; my defender, in whom I trust: which subdueth my people that is under me. 3 Lord, what is man that thou haft fuch refpe&t unto him: or the fonne of man that thou fo regardeft him? 4 Man is like a thing of nought: his time paffeth away like a fhadow. Bowe the heavens, O Lord, and come down: touch the mountains, and they fhall fmoke. 6 Caft forth thy lightning, and tear them: fhoot out thine arrows, and confume them. 7 Send down thine hand from above: deliver me and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of ftrange children. 8 Whofe mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of wickedneffe. 9 Iwill fing a new fong unto thee, O God: and fing praifes unto thee upon a ten-ftringed lute. 10 Thou haft given victory unto kings: and haft delivered David thy fervant from the peril of the fword. 11 Save me and deliver me from the hand of ftrange children: whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 12 That our fonnes may grow up as the young plants: and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple. 13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of itore: that our theep may bring forth thousands,and ten thousands in our streets, 14 That our oxen may be ftrong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our ftreets. 15 Happy are the people that be in such a cafe: yea, bleffed are the people which have the Lord for their God. Exaltabo te, Deus. PSA L. 145. Will magnifie thee, O God,my King: and II will praife thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praifethy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous thy to be praised: there is no end of his effe. season, things living with plenteoufneffe. 16 Thou openeft thine hand:and filleft all and holy in all his works. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his wayes: call upon him: yea, all fuch as call upon him 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that faithfully. 19 He will fulfill the defire of them that fear him: he also will heare their cry,and will help them. love him: but fcattereth abroad all the un20 The Lord preferveth all them that godly. Lord:and let all flesh give thanks unto his ho21 My mouth fhall speak the praife of the ly name for ever and ever. Lauda, anima mea. P s ▲ L. 146. Paife the Lord, O my foul, while I live will I praife the Lord: yea, as long as I have any being, I will fing praifes unto my God. 2 O put not your truft in princes,nor in any childe of man: for there is no help in them. 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth, he thall turn again to his earth: and then all his thoughts perish. 4 Bleffed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help : and whofe hope is in the Lord his God. 5 Which |