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DAY 4.

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Morning Prayer.

PSALM XIX. Cæli enarrant.

THE heavens declare the | glory' of | God: and the firmament sheweth' his | han'dy-work.

2 One day telleth' an other and one night | cer'ti fieth' an other.

3 There is neither | speech' nor | language: but their voices' are | heard' among them. 1

4 Their sound is gone out into | all - | lands: and their words into | the' ends of the world.

5 In them hath he set a tabernacle | for the | sun which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant' to run' his |

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6 It goeth forth from the uttermost part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it' a-| | gain and there is nothing hid | from the heat' there of.

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, and giveth wisdom' un]to' the simple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice' the heart the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light' un to' the | eyes.

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9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth' for ever the judgements of the Lord are true, and | righ'teous altogether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much' fine | gold: sweeter also than honey, | and' the honey-comb.

11 Moreover, by them is thy | ser ́vant | taught : and in keeping of them | there' is great' re ward.

12 Who can tell how | oft' he offendeth : O cleanse thou me | from' my | se'cret | faults.

13 Keep thy servant also from presumptuous sins, lest they get the do|min'ion | over me : so shall I be undefiled, and innocent from' the great' of fence.

14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable | in' thy | sight,

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15 O Lord: my strength,' and | my' redeemer.

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PSALM XX. Exaudiat te Dominus.

HE Lord hear thee in the | day' of | trouble: the
Name of the | God' of | Jacob' de fend thee;

2 Send thee help from the | sanctuary : and | strengthen' thee | out' of Sion;

3 Remember | all' thy offerings: and accept | thy' burnt-sacrifice;

4 Grant thee thy heart's' desire and fulfil | all' thy mind.

5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and triumph in the Name of the | Lord' our | God : the Lord per-| form' all thy' petitions.

6 Now know I, that the Lord helpeth his Anointed, and will hear him from his | holy | heaven : even with the wholesome | strength' of | his' right hand.

7 Some put their trust in chariots, and | some' in | horses but we will remember the | Name' of the Lord' our | God.

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8 They are brought | down,' and | fallen : but we are risen,' and stand' up right.

9 Save, Lord, and hear us, O | King' of | heaven : when we' call upon thee.

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PSALM XXI. Domine, in virtute tua.

THE King shall rejoice in thy | strength,' O | Lord exceeding glad shall he | be′ of | thy' salvation.

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2 Thou hast given him his | heart's' desire and hast not denied him the request' of | his - | lips.

3 For thou shalt prevent him with the | blessings' of goodness and shalt set a crown of pure | gold' uplon' his head.

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4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him | a' long | life: even' for | ever' and | ever.

5 His honour is great in thy' salvation : glory and great worship | shalt thou | lay' up|on him.

6 For thou shalt give him ever lasting' felicity: and make him glad with the | joy' of thy | coun

tenance.

7 And why? because the King putteth his trust | in' the Lord and in the mercy of the most Highest | he' shall not' mis carry.

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8 All thine enemies shall | feel' thy | hand thy right hand shall find' out | them' that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them like a fiery oven in time of thy | wrath the Lord shall destroy them in his displeasure, and the | fire - | shall' consume them.

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10 Their fruit shalt thou root out of the |

earth : and their seed from among the children' of men.

11 For they intended | mischief' against thee: and imagined such a device as they are not | a'ble | to' per form.

12 Therefore shalt thou put | them' to | flight : and the strings of thy bow shalt thou make ready against the face' of | them.

13 Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine' own strength: so will we sing,' and praise' thy power.

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Evening Prayer.

PSALM XXII. Deus, Deus meus.

My God, my God, look upon me; why hast thou for sak'en me and art so far from my health, and from the words' of | my' complaint?

2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou | hear'est not and in the night-season also' I take' no rest.

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3 And thou continu'est | holy: 0 thou | worship' of Israel.

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4 Our fathers

hoped' in | thee: they trusted in

and' thou didst deliver them.

5 They called upon thee, and' were | holpen : they put their trust in thee, | and' were | not' confounded.

6 But as for me, I am a worm, | and' no | man : a very scorn of men, and the | out'-cast | of' the | people.

7 All they that see me | laugh me' to | scorn: they shoot out their lips, and | shake' their | heads, - | saying,

8 He trusted in God, that he' would deliver him : let him deliver | him,' if | he' will | have him.

9 But thou art he that took me out of my mo'ther's womb thou wast my hope, when I hanged yet up on my mo'ther's | breasts.

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10 I have been left unto thee ever since I' was born: thou art my God even | from' my | mother's | womb.

11 O go not from me, for trouble is | hard' at | hand and there' is | none' to | help me.

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12 Many oxen are | come about me: fat bulls of Basan close me | in' on | eve'ry | side.

13 They gape upon me | with' their mouths as it were a ramping and' a roaring lion.

14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint my heart also in the midst of my body is even' like | melt ́ing | wax.

15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth | to' my gums and thou shalt bring me in to the dust' of death.

16 For many dogs are | come' about me and the council of the wicked | lay'eth | siege' against

me.

17 They pierced my hands and my feet; I may tell all' my bones: they stand | staring' and | looking' up on me.

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18 They part my garments' among them and cast | lots' up on my | vesture.

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