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'Herewithal fhall a young man cleanse his way: even by ruling himself after thy word.

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2 With whole heart have I fought thee: O let me not go wrong out of thy commandments.

3 Thy words have I hid within my heart: that I fhould not fin against thee.

4 Bleffed art thou, O Lord: O teach me thy ftatutes.

5 With my lips have I been telling of all the judgments of thy mouth.

6 I have had as great delight in the way of thy teftimonies : as in all manner of riches.

7 I will talk of thy commandments: and have respect unto thy ways.

8 My delight fhall be in thy ftatutes: and I will not forget thy

word.

Retribue fervo tuo.

DO well unto thy fervant: that I may live and keep thy

O word.

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2 Open thou mine eyes: that I may see the wondrous things of thy law.

3 I am a ftranger upon earth: O hide not thy commandments from me.

4 My foul breaketh out for the very fervent defire: that it hath alway unto thy judgments.

5 Thou haft rebuked the proud: and curfed are they that do err from thy commandments.

6 O turn from me fhame and rebuke: for I have kept thy teftimonies.

7 Princes alfo did fit and speak against me: but thy fervant is occupied in thy ftatutes.

Open thou mine Eyes, that I may fee the wondrous, &c. As the Eye cannot fee the Sun without the light of the Sun; fo neither can the human Mind compre

hend the divine myfteries of heavenly Doctrine unless it be illuftrated by the light of God.

8 § For thy testimonies are my delight: and my counsellors. Adhæft pavimento.

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Y foul cleaveth to the duft: O quicken thou me according to thy word.

2 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardeft me: O teach me thy ftatutes.

3 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments: and fo fhall I talk of thy wondrous works.

4 My foul melteth away for very heavinels: comfort thou me according unto thy word.

5 Take from me the way of lying: and cause thou me to make much of thy law.

6 I have chosen the way of truth: and thy judgments have I laid before me.

7 I have ftuck unto thy teftimonies: O Lord, confound me

not.

8 I will run the way of thy commandments: when thou haft fet my heart at liberty.

MORNING PRAYER.

Legem pone.

EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy ftatutes: and I fhall

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2 Give me understanding, and I fhall keep thy law: yea, I fhall keep it with my whole heart.

3 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments: for therein is my defire.

4 Incline my heart unto thy teftimonies: and not to covetousness.

5 O turn away mine eyes, left they behold vanity: and quicken thou me in thy way.

6 O ftablish thy word in thy fervant: that I may fear thee.

For thy Teftimonies are my delight and my Counsel lors. King Alphonfus being asked who were the best U

Counsellors, reply'd, "the Dead; meaning Books, which flatter no Man, and teach the Truth pure and

7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thy judgments are good.

8 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments: O quicken me in thy righteousness.

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Et veniat fuper me.

ET thy loving mercy come alfo unto me, O Lord: even thy falvation, according unto thy word.

2 So fhall I make anfwer unto my blafphemers: for my trust is in thy word.

3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy judgments.

4 So fhall I alway keep thy law: yea, for ever and ever.

5 And 1 will walk at liberty: for I feek thy commandments. 6 I will fpeak of thy teftimonies alfo, even before kings: and will not be ashamed.

7 And my delight shall be in thy commandments: which I have loved.

8 My hands alfo will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved: and my study shall be in thy ftatutes.

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Memor efto fervi tui.

Think upon thy fervant, as concerning thy word : wherein thou haft caufed me to put my trust.

2 The fame is my comfort in my trouble: for thy word hath quickned me.

3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derifion : yet have I not shrinked from thy law.

4 For I remembered thine everlafting judgments, O Lord: and received comfort.

5 I am horribly afraid for the ungodly that forfake thy law. 6 Thy ftatutes have been my fongs: in the house of my pilgrimage.

unmixed. Far more properly might David term the Laws of God his Counsellors. Since they will faithfully fhew every Man to himself, who fincerely confults

their opinion and adminifter the most effectual advice for his welfare.

7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night-sea¬ fon : and have kept thy law.

8 This I had because I kept thy commandments.

Portio mea, Domine.

HOU art my portion, O Lord: I have promised to keep

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2 I made my humble petition in thy prefence with my whole heart: O be merciful unto me according to thy word.

3 I called mine own ways to remembrance: and turned my feet unto thy teftimonies.

4 I made hafte, and prolonged not the time: to keep thy commandments.

5 The congregations of the ungodly have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

6 At midnight I will rife to give thanks unto thee: because of thy righteous judgments.

7 I am a companion of all them that fear thee: and keep thy

commandments.

8 The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: Q teach me thy ftatutes.

Bonitatem fecifti.

Lord, thou haft dealt graciously with thy fervant: according unto thy word.

2 O learn me true understanding and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

3 * Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but now have I kept thy word.

4 Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy ftatutes.

5 The proud have imagined a lie against me: but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.

Before I was troubled I went wrong: but now, &c. It is too well known from common experience that whilft Men enjoy health and profperity, and all things go well with them in their worldly affairs, they

are too apt to grow careless and negligent in their Dut ty, and too readily give way to Temptations. Eut when the Rod of Affliction fall upon then it natu rally leads them to ieif exam.nation, and a reformá

Day xxv. 6 Their heart is as fat as brawn: but my delight hath been in thy law.

7 It is good for me that I have been in trouble: that I may learn thy ftatutes.

8 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me: than thousands of gold and filver.

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PRA Y E R.

Manus tuæ fecerunt me.

HY hands have made me and fashioned me: O give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.

2 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me : because I have put my trust in thy word.

3 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right: and that thou of faithfulness haft caufed me to be troubled.

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4 Ó let thy merciful kindness be my comfort: according to thy word unto thy fervant.

5 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, for thy law is my delight.

that I may live:

6 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to deftroy me but I will be occupied in thy commandments. 7 Let fuch as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies: be turned unto me.

8 O let my heart be found in thy ftatutes: that I be not afhamed.

Defecit anima mea.

Y foul hath longed for thy falvation: and I have a good hope because of thy word.

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2 Mine eyes long fore for thy word: faying, O when wilt thou comfort me ?

3 + For I am become like a bottle in the fmoke: yet do I not forget thy ftatutes.

tion of their Conduct. Happy are those who are sareful to make fuch ufe of the divine ebaftifements.

For Lam become like a Bottle in the fmoak: yet, &

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