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up -- until now therefore will I tell of -thy won--drous works.

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am -- gray | head-·-ed ; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that § are -- yet for

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17 Thy righteousness, O God, is very high and great things are they that thou hast done; O God, who is like un--to thee?

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18 0 what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me! and yet didst thou turn and -·refresh - me yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth 19 Thou hast brought me

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great | ho-and comforted me -- on every side. 20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument -- of mu--sic unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of | Is--rael.

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21 My lips will be fain when I sing -'- un | to -'thee and so will my soul whom thou li--vered.

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22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all -'the day long for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me -- · evil.

GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, AND -- TO | THE SON AND TO -- THE | HO--LY GHOST;

AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND E-'-VER SHALL -*- BE; WORLD WITH--OUT | END. AMEN.

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PSALM LXXII. Deus, judicium.

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7 In his time shall the right--eous | flour--ish: yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon en--dureth.

8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea the o--ther and from the flood un--to |

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9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him his enemies -- shall | lick -the dust.

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10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give pre--sents the kings of Arabia and { Sa--ba | shall bring gifts.

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13 He shall be favourable to nee--dy and shall preserve the the poor.

14 He shall deliver their souls from false--hood | wrong and dear shall their blood -- be | in -- his sight.

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15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of A--ra | bi--a prayer shall be made ever unto him, and daily { shall

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16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high up--on | the hills his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like { grass -- upon -- the earth.

17 His Name shall endure for ever ; his Name shall remain under the sun among the pos--teri-ties which shall be blessed through him; and all thehea--then | shall praise him.

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18 Blessed be the Lord God, even the God of -- Is | ra--el: which only do--eth | won--drous things;

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19 And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for e--ver and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. - Amen, Amen.

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GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, AND TO THE -'SON AND TO THE | HO--LY GHOST;

AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND E--VER | SHALL -'- BE: WORLD WITH--OUT | END. -' AMEN.

DAY XIV. Evening Prayer.

PSALM LXXIII. Quam bonus Israel!

TRULY God is loving unto Is ra--el even

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17 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippe--ry places and castest them down, and --destroy--est them.

18 Oh, how suddenly do -- they con--sume : perish, and come to -- a | fear--ful end!

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22 Nevertheless, I am al--way by thee: for thou hast holden me -*- by my -- right hand.

23 Thou shalt guide me with sel and after that receive glory.

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24 Whom have I in hea--ven | but and there is none upon earth that I desire in compa--ri | son -- of thee.

25 My flesh and my heart fail--eth but

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