his goodness and declare the wonders that he doeth for the children of men! 32 That they would exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the seat of the elders! : 33 Who turneth the floods into a wilderness and drieth up the water-springs. 34 A fruitful land maketh he barren: for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 35 Again, he maketh the wilderness a standing water and water-springs of a dry ground. 36 And there he setteth the hungry: that they may build them a city to dwell in; 37 That they may sow their land, and plant vineyards to yield them fruits of increase. 38 He blesseth them, so that they multiply exceedingly and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. : 39 And again, when they are minished, and brought low through oppression, through any plague, or trouble; 40 Though he suffer them to be evil intreated through tyrants and let them wander out of the way in the wilderness; 41 Yet helpeth he the poor out of misery and maketh him housholds like a flock of sheep. 42 The righteous will consider this, and rejoice: and the mouth of all wickedness shall be stopped. 43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things: and they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. Evening Prayer. PSALM CVIII. Paratum cor meum. God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready : I will sing and give praise with the best member that I have. 2 Awake, thou lute, and harp : I myself will awake right early. 3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. : 4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. : 5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: let thy right hand save them, and hear thou me. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will rejoice therefore, and divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head. 9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-pot: over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia will I triumph. 10 Who will lead me into the strong city and who will bring me into Edom? 11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God: and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 O help us against the enemy for vain is the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do great acts and it is he that shall tread down our enemies. HOLD PSALM CIX. Deus laudum. OLD not thy tongue, O God of my praise for the mouth of the ungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me. 2 And they have spoken against me with false tongues they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. 3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they take now my contrary part: but I give myself unto prayer. 4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good and hatred for my good will. 5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him : and let Satan stand at his right hand. 6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned and let his prayer be turned into sin. 7 Let his days be few and let another take his office. 8 Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread let them seek it also out of desolate places. 10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath : and let the stranger spoil his labour. 11 Let there be no man to pity him: nor to have compassion upon his fatherless children. : 12 Let his posterity be destroyed and in the next generation let his name be clean put out. 13 Let the wickedness of his fathers be had in remembrance in the sight of the Lord: and let not the sin of his mother be done away. 14 Let them alway be before the Lord: that he may root out the memorial of them from off the earth; 15 And that, because his mind was not to do good: but persecuted the poor helpless man, that he might slay him that was vexed at the heart. 16 His delight was in cursing, and it shall happen unto him : he loved not blessing, therefore shall it be far from him. 17 He clothed himself with cursing, like as with a raiment and it shall come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 18 Let it be unto him as the cloke that he hath upon him and as the girdle that he is alway girded withal. : 19 Let it thus happen from the Lord unto mine enemies and to those that speak evil against my soul. 20 But deal thou with me, O Lord God, according unto thy Name: for sweet is thy mercy. 21 O deliver me, for I am helpless and poor and my heart is wounded within me. 22 I go hence like the shadow that departeth: and am driven away as the grasshopper. 23 My knees are weak through fasting: my flesh is dried up for want of fatness. 24 I became also a reproach unto them they that looked upon me shaked their heads. 25 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy; 26 And they shall know, how that this is thy hand : and that thou, Lord, hast done it. 27 Though they curse, yet bless thou and let them be confounded that rise up against me; but let thy servant rejoice. 28 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame : and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloke. 29 As for me, I will give great thanks unto the Lord with my mouth and praise him among the multitude; 30 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor: to save his soul from unrighteous judges. Morning Prayer. PSALM CX. Dixit Dominus. THE Lord said unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy foot stool. 2 The Lord shall send the rod of thy power out of Sion be thou ruler, even in the midst among thine enemies. : 3 In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. 4 The Lord sware, and will not repent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedech. 5 The Lord upon thy right hand : shall wound even kings in the day of his wrath. 6 He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the dead bodies and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries. 7 He shall drink of the brook in the way therefore shall he lift up his head. I PSALM CXI. Confitebor tibi. Will give thanks unto the Lord with my whole heart secretly among the faithful, and in the congregation. 2 The works of the Lord are great all them that have pleasure therein. sought out of 3 His work is worthy to be praised, and had in honour and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 The merciful and gracious Lord hath so done his marvellous works: that they ought to be had in remembrance. 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he shall ever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He hath shewed his people the power of his works: that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 7 The works of his hands are verity and judgement : all his commandments are true. 8 They stand fast for ever and ever and are done in truth and equity. 9 He sent redemption unto his people he hath commanded his covenant for ever; holy and reverend is his Name. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; the praise of it endureth for ever. B PSALM CXII. Beatus vir. LESSED is the man that feareth the Lord: he hath great delight in his commandments. 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the faithful shall be blessed. 3 Riches and plenteousness shall be in his house : and his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 Unto the godly there ariseth up light in the darkness he is merciful, loving, and righteous. 5 A good man is merciful, and lendeth guide his words with discretion. and will 6 For he shall never be moved and the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. 7 He will not be afraid of any evil tidings: for his heart standeth fast, and believeth in the Lord. 8 His heart is established, and will not shrink: until he see his desire upon his enemies. 9 He hath dispersed abroad, and given to the poor : |