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changed: but thou art the same, and thy' years | shall' not | fail.

28 The children of thy servants | shall' continue : and their seed shall | stand' fast | in' thy | sight.

PRAISE

PSALM CIII. Benedic, anima mea.

RAISE the Lord, | O' my | soul: and all that is within me praise' his | ho ́ly | Name.

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2 Praise the Lord, | O' my soul and forget' not all' his benefits;

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3 Who forgiveth | all' thy | sins and healeth' all thine' in firmities;

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4 Who saveth thy life | from' destruction and crowneth thee with | mercy' and | lov'ing- kind

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5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with' good things: making thee young and | lus'ty | as' an eagle. 6 The Lord executeth righteousness' and | judgefor all them that are oppressed' with |

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7 He shewed his ways | un'to | Moses: his works un to' the children' of Israel.

8 The Lord is full of compassion' and mercy : long-suffering, and' of great | goodness.

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9 He will not alway' be chiding neither keepeth he' his | anger' for | ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us | after' our sins : nor rewarded us ac cord'ing | to' our | wickednesses.

11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth : so great is his mercy also | to'ward them' that | fear him.

12 Look how wide also the east is | from' the | west: so far hath he | set our | sins - | from us.

13 Yea, like as a father pitieth | his' own | children : even so is the Lord merciful | un' ́to | them’ that fear him.

14 For he knoweth whereof | we' are | made : he remembereth | that' we | are' but | dust.

15 The days of man are | but' as grass: for he flourisheth as a | flow'er | of' the | field.

16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, | it' is gone and the place there of shall know it' no |

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17 But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon | them' that | fear him and his righteousness | up'on | chil'dren's | children;

18 Even upon such as | keep' his | covenant : and think upon | his' commandments' to | do them. 19 The Lord hath prepared his | seat' in | heaven : and his kingdom | rul'eth | o'ver | all.

20 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excel' in strength : ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto | the' voice | of his | words.

21 O praise the Lord, all ye' his hosts ye servants of his' that | do' his | pleasure.

22 O speak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places of | his' dominion: praise thou the Lord, | O' my | soul.

DAY 20.

PRAISE

Evening Prayer.

PSALM CIV. Benedic, anima mea.

RAISE the Lord, | O' my | soul: O Lord my
God, thou art become exceeding glorious; thou

art clothed with | ma'jesty' and honour.

2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were | with a garment: and spreadest out the heavens | like' a curtain.

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers | in' the waters and maketh the clouds his chariot, and

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walketh upon | the' wings | of the | wind.

4 He maketh his angels | spirits and his | ministers' a flam'ing fire.

5 He laid the foundations

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of the earth: that it never should | move' at | a'ny | time.

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as | with' a garment: the | waters' stand | in' the | hills.

7 At thy rebuke' they | flee: at the voice of thy | thunder' they are afraid.

8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys' beneath even into the place which thou hast appoint'ed | for them.

9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they | shall' not pass: neither turn again' to | cover' the | earth.

10 He sendeth the springs in to' the rivers : which run' among' the hills.

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11 All beasts of the field drink' there of and the wild ass'es | quench' their | thirst.

12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation: and sing' among' the branches. |

13 He watereth the hills | from' above the earth is filled with the | fruit' of | thy - | works.

14 He bringeth forth grass | for the ❘ cattle : and green herb | for the | service' of | men ;

15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh glad the | heart' of | man and oil to make him a cheerful countenance, and | bread' to | strengthen' man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord also are | full' of | sap : even the cedars of Libanus' which | he' hath | planted;

17 Wherein the birds | make' their | nests and the fir-trees are a | dwell'ing | for the | stork.

18 The high hills are a refuge for the' wild | goats and so are the | stony' rocks | for the | conies. 19 He appointed the moon for | certain | seasons and the sun | knoweth' his | go'ing | down.

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20 Thou makest darkness that it may be | night wherein all the beasts of the | forest' do |

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21 The lions roaring | after their prey do seek' their meat' from | God.

22 The sun ariseth, and they get them alway' together and lay' them down in' their dens.

23 Man goeth forth to his work, and | to' his | labour: until' the evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold | are' thy | works: in wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth | is' full | of thy riches.

25 So is the great and | wide' sea | also: wherein are things creeping innumerable, | both' small and' great beasts.

26 There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan whom thou hast made to | take' his | pastime' there in.

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27 These wait all | up'on | thee: that thou mayest give them' meat | in' due | season.

28 When thou givest it them they | ga'ther | it: and when thou openest thy hand | they' are | filled' with good.

29 When thou hidest thy face | they' are | troubled when thou takest away their breath they die,

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and are turned' again' to their | dust.

30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they | shall be made and thou shalt re new' the the earth.

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31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en-| dure' for | ever: the Lord shall rejoice - | in' his | works.

32 The earth shall tremble at the | look' of | him if he do but touch the hills, - | they' shall | smoke.

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33 I will sing unto the Lord as | long as' I | live : I will praise my God | while' I have' my being. 34 And so shall my | words' please | him my joy shall be in' the | Lord.

35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come | to an | end praise thou the Lord, O | my soul, | praise' the Lord.

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