3 But know, that for himself the Lord the godly man doth chuse :

The Lord, when I on him do call, to hear will not refuse.

4 Fear, and sin not; talk with your heart on bed, and silent be.

5 Off'rings present of righteousness,
and in the Lord trust ye.

60 who will shew us any good?
is that which many say:
But of thy countenance the light,
Lord, lift on us alway.

7 Upon my heart, bestow'd by thee,
more gladness I have found

Than they, ev'n then, when corn and wine
did most with them abound.

8 I will both lay me down in peace,
and quiet sleep will take;
Because thou only me to dwell
in safety, Lord, dost make.

PSALM V.

1 YIVE ear unto my words, O Lord, my meditation weigh.

2 Hear my loud cry, my King, my God; for I to thee will pray.

3 Lord, thou shalt early hear my voice:
I early will direct

My pray'r to thee; and, looking up,
an answer will expect.

4 For thou art not a God that doth
in wickedness delight;
Neither shall evil dwell with thee,
Nor fools stand in thy sight.

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All that ill-doers are thou hat'st;
Cutt'st off that liars be:

The bloody and deceitful man
abhorred is by thee.

7 But I into thy house will come
in thine abundant grace;

And I will worship in thy fear
toward thy holy place.

8 Because of those mine enemies,
Lord, in thy righteousness
Do thou me lead; do thou thy way
make straight before my face.

9 For in their mouth there is no truth, their inward part is ill;

Their throat 's an open sepulchre,
their tongue doth flatter still.

10 O God, destroy them; let them be
by their own counsel quell'd:
Them for their many sins cast out,
for they 'gainst thee rebell'd.

11 But let all joy that trust in thee, and still make shouting noise; For them thou sav'st: let all that love thy name in thee rejoice.

12 For, Lord, unto the righteous man thou wilt thy blessing yield: With favour thou wilt compass him about, as with a shield.

PSALM VI.

1 LORD, in thy wrath rebuke me not;

Nor in thy hot rage chasten me.

2 Lord, pity me, for I am weak: Héal me, for my bones vexed be.

3 My soul is also vexed sore;

But, Lord, how long stay wilt thou make? 4 Return, O Lord, my soul set free; O save me, for thy mercies' sake.

5 Because those that deceased are.
Of thee shall no remembrance have;
And who is he that will to thee
Give praises lying in the grave?
6 I with my groaning weary am,
I also all the night my bed
Have caused for to swim; and I
With tears my couch have watered.

7 Mine eye, consum'd with grief, grows old, Because of all mine enemies.

8 Hence from me, wicked workers all;
For God hath heard my weeping cries.
9 God hath my supplication heard,
My pray'r received graciously.

10 Sham'd and sore vex'd be all my foes,
Sham'd and back turned suddenly.

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thy great indignation,
O Lord, rebuke me not;

Nor on me lay thy chast'ning hand
in thy displeasure hot.

2 Lord, I am weak, therefore on me
have mercy, and me spare:

Heal me, O Lord, because thou know'st
my bones much vexed are.

3 My soul is vexed sore: but, Lord,
how long stay wilt thou make?

4 Return, Lord, free my soul; and save me, for thy mercies' sake.

5 Because of thee in death there shall
no more remembrance be:
Of those that in the grave do lie,
who shall give thanks to thee?
6 I with my groaning weary am,
and all the night my bed

I caused for to swim; with tears
my couch I watered.

7 By reason of my vexing grief
mine eye consumed is;
It waxeth old, because of all
that be mine enemies.

8 But now, depart from me all ye
that work iniquity:

For why? the Lord hath heard my when I did mourn and cry. [voice,

9 Unto my supplication

the Lord did hearing give:

When I to him my prayer make,

the Lord will it receive.

10 Let all be sham'd and troubled sore, that en'mies are to me; Let them turn back, and suddenly ashamed let them be.

PSALM VII.

LORD my God, in thee do I
my confidence repose:

Save and deliver me from all
my persecuting foes;

2 Lest that the enemy my soul
should, like a lion, tear,

In pieces rending it, while there
is no deliverer.

3 O Lord my God, if it be so
that I committed this;
If it be so that in my hands
iniquity there is:

4 If I rewarded ill to him

that was at peace with me; (Yea, ev'n the man that without cause my foe was I did free ;)

5 Then let the foe pursue and take my soul, and my life thrust Down to the earth, and let him lay mine honour in the dust.

6 Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself, for my foes raging be;

And, to the judgment which thou hast commanded, wake for me.

7 So shall th' assembly of thy folk about encompass thee:

Thou therefore, for their sakes, return unto thy place on high.

8 The Lord he shall the people judge:
my judge, JEHOVAH, be,

After my righteousness, and mine
integrity in me.

9 O let the wicked's malice end;
but stablish stedfastly

The righteous: for the righteous God the hearts and reins doth try.

10 In God, who saves th' upright in heart, is my defence and stay.

11 God just men judgeth, God is wroth with ill men ev'ry day.

12 If he do not return again,

then he his sword will whet;