God's hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai. 18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men: yea, even for thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them. 19 Praised be the Lord daily even the God who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. 20 He is our God, even the God of whom cometh salvation : God is the Lord, by whom we escape death. 21 God shall wound the head of his enemies and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his wickedness. 22 The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from Basan: mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime from the deep of the sea. 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies : and that the tongue of thy dogs may be red through the same. 24 It is well seen, O God, how thou goest how thou, my God and King, goest in the sanctuary. 25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow after : in the midst are the damsels playing with the timbrels. 26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congregations: from the ground of the heart. 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah their counsel : the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali. 28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee stablish the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us, 29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem : so shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 When the company of the spear-men, and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring pieces of silver : and when he hath scattered the people that delight in war; 31 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt: the Morians' land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the Lord ; 33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning: lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye the power to God over Israel his worship, and strength is in the clouds. : 35 O God, wonderful art thou in thy holy places even the God of Israel; he will give strength and power unto his people; blessed be God. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM LXIX. Salvum me fac. AVE me, come in, even unto my soul. 2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is I am come into deep waters, so that the floods run over me. 3 I am weary of crying; my throat is dry my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. 5 I paid them the things that I never took: God, thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults are not hid from thee. 6 Let not them that trust in thee, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my cause : let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O Lord God of Israel. 7 And why? for thy sake have I suffered reproof shame hath covered my face. 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren: even an alien unto my mother's children. Ff 9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen upon me. 10 I wept, and chastened myself with fasting and that was turned to my reproof. 11 I put on sackcloth also: and they jested upon me. 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me: and the drunkards make songs upon me. 13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time. : 14 Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy even in the truth of thy sal vation. 15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: O let me be delivered from them that and out of the deep waters. hate me, 16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. 17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable: turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies. 18 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: O haste thee, and hear me. 19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it : O deliver me, because of mine enemies. 20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and my dishonour mine adversaries are all in thy sight. 21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. 22 They gave me gall to eat : and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink. 23 Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal: and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling. 24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not and ever bow thou down their backs. 25 Pour out thine indignation upon them: and let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them. : 26 Let their habitation be void and no man to dwell in their tents. 27 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded. 28 Let them fall from one wickedness to another and not come into thy right eousness. : 29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and not be written among the righteous. 30 As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness thy help, O God, shall lift me up. 31 I will praise the Name of God with a song and magnify it with thanksgiving. |