The Psalter and canticles in the morning and evening services of the Church ...

5 Offer the sacrifice' of righteousness: and put | your' trust in' the Lord.

6 There be many that | say: Who will | shew' us any good?

7 Lord, lift thou | up the light of thy | coun'tenance' upon us.

8 Thou hast put gladness | in' my heart since the time that their corn, and | wine,' and | oil,' in-| creased.

9 I will lay me down in peace, and | take' my | rest for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest' me | dwell' in safety.

PSALM V. Verba mea auribus.

PONDER my words,' O | Lord : con|sider my |

me'di tation.

2 O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, | and' my | God for unto thee | will' I| make' my prayer.

3 My voice shalt thou hear be|times,' O | Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto | thee,' and will' look | up.

thee.

6 Thou shalt destroy them that' speak | leasing: the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty | and' deceit'ful man.

7 But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude | of' thy | mercy and in thy fear will I worship to ward' thy | holy | temple.

8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because | of mine enemies make thy way | plain' before' my face.

9 For there is no faithfulness | in' his | mouth : their inward parts' are | ve'ry | wickedness.

10 Their throat is an open | sepulchre they | flat'ter with their tongue.

11 Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have rebell'ed against | thee.

12 And let all them that put their trust in | thee' rejoice they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they that love thy Name | shall' be joyful in thee;

13 For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing un to' the righteous and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend | him' as | with' a | shield.

DAY 1.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM VI. Domine, ne in furore.

LORD, rebuke me not in thine | in'dignation: neither chasten | me' in | thy' displeasure.

2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I' am weak: O Lord, heal me, | for my bones' are | vexed.

3 My soul also | is' sore | troubled but, Lord, how long wilt thou | punish me?

4 Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver' my soul : O save me for thy | mer'cy's sake.

5 For in death no man re member'eth | thee: and who will give thee' thanks | in' the | pit?

6 I am weary of my groaning; every night | wash I' my bed and water' my couch' with my tears.

7 My beauty is gone for | ve'ry | trouble and worn away because' of all' mine | enemies.

9 The Lord hath heard | my' petition : the Lord | will' receive my prayer.

10 All mine enemies shall be confounded, | and' sore vexed they shall be turned back, and | put' suddenly.

to shame

LORD

PSALM VII. Domine, Deus meus.

0 my God, in thee have I put my | trust :

save me from all them that perse cute' me, | and'

deliver me;

2 Lest he devour my soul, like a lion, and | tear it' in pieces while there' is none' to help. |

3 O Lord my God, if I have done | any such thing or if there be any | wickedness | in' my | hands;

4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt |

friend'ly with me: yea, I have delivered him that without any cause | is' mine | enemy;

5 Then let mine enemy persecute my soul,' and | take me : yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine | hon'our | in' the |

dust.

6 Stand up, O Lord, in thy wrath, and lift up thyself, because of the indignation | of' mine | enemies arise up for me in the judgement | that' thou hast' commanded.

7 And so shall the congregation of the people | come' about thee: for their sakes therefore lift | up' thy self' again.

8 The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O Lord according to my righteousness, and according to the innocency | that' is | in

me.

9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly come | to'

an | end: but | guide - | thou' the | just.

10 For the right'eous | God: trieth the | ve'ry | hearts' and reins.

11 My help cometh' of God: who preserveth them that' are | true' of | heart.

12 God is a righteous Judge, | strong,' and | patient and God is provok'ed | eve'ry | day.

13 If a man will not turn, he will whet' his sword he hath bent his | bow,' and | made' it | ready.

14 He hath prepared for him the instruments' of | death he ordaineth his arrows against' the | per'se-|

cutors.

15 Behold, he travailleth' with | mischief: he

hath conceived sorrow, | and' brought | forth' un godliness.

16 He hath graven and digged | up' a | pit : and is fallen himself into the destruction | that he | made' for other.

17 For his travail shall come upon his own | head and his wickedness shall | fall' on | his' own pate.

18 I will give thanks unto the Lord, according | to' his righteousness and I will praise the Name of the Lord' most | High.

PSALM VIII. Domine, Dominus noster.

LORD our Governour, how excellent is thy Name in all the world thou that hast set thy glory' above' the heavens !

2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because | of' thine | enemies that thou mightest still the enemy,' and | the' avenger.

3 For I will consider thy heavens, even the works | of thy fingers : the moon and the stars, | which' thou hast ordained.

4 What is man, that thou art | mindful' of and the son of man, that' thou | visit'est |

him him?

5 Thou madest him lower | than' the angels: to crown him' with | glory' and worship.

6 Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands and thou hast put all things in subjec'tion | under his feet;

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