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19 But be not thou far from | me,' O | Lord: thou art my succour, | haste - | thee' to | help me.

20 Deliver my soul | from the | sword : my darling from the power | of' the | dog.

21 Save me from the lion's | mouth : thou hast heard me also from among the horns | of' the | u'ni corns.

22 I will declare thy Name un to' my | brethren : in the midst of the congrega'tion | will' I thee.

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23 O praise the Lord, | ye' that fear him: magnify him, all ye of the seed of Jacob, and fear him, | all' ye seed' of | Israel;

24 For he hath not despised, nor abhorred, the low estate of the poor: he hath not hid his face from him, but when he called | un'to | him' he | heard him.

25 My praise is of thee in the great | con'gregation: my vows will I perform in the sight of them' that fear him.

26 The poor shall eat, | and' be | satisfied: they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; your heart' shall live' for | ever.

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27 All the ends of the world shall remember themselves, and be turned unto the Lord and all the kindreds of the nations shall | wor'ship | be'fore him.

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28 For the kingdom | is' the | Lord's and he is the Governor' among' the people.

29 All such as be | fat up'on | earth have | eat'en, and worshipped.

30 All they that go down into the dust shall | kneel' before him and no man hath | quick'ened | his' own soul.

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31 My seed shall' serve | him they shall be counted unto the Lord | for a | gen'e ration.

32 They shall come, and the heavens shall declare his righteousness: unto a people that shall be born, | whom' the Lord' hath | made.

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PSALM XXIII. Dominus regit me.

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THE Lord is my shepherd; there|fore' can | I' lack nothing.

2 He shall feed me | in a green | pasture; and lead me forth be side' the | waters' of | comfort.

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3 He shall convert my soul and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness, | for his | Name's - | sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will | fear no evil : for thou art with me; thy rod and | thy' staff | com'fort | me.

5 Thou shalt prepare a table before me against | them' that trouble me thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup | shall be | full.

6 But thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord' for | ever. |

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PSALM XXIV. Domini est terra.

HE earth is the Lord's, and all that | there'in | is: they' that

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2 For he hath founded it up on' the seas and prepared it up on' the floods.

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3 Who shall ascend into the hill | of' the Lord : or who shall rise up | in' his | holy | place?

4 Even he that hath clean hands, and | a' pure | heart and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity, nor sworn to' deceive' his | neighbour.

5 He shall receive the blessing | from' the | Lord : and righteousness from the | God' of | his' salvation.

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6 This is the generation of them' that seek him even of them that | seek' thy | face,' O | Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever last'ing | doors and the King of | glory | shall' come in.

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8 Who is the King' of | glory it is the Lord strong and mighty, even the | Lord - | mighty' in | battle.

9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye ever last ́ing | doors and the King of | glo'ry | shall come | in.

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10 Who is the | King' of | glory : even the Lord of hosts, he' is the | King' of glory.

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PSALM XXV. Ad te, Domine, levavi.

NTO thee, O Lord, will I lift up my soul; my God, I have put my | trust' in | thee: O let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies | tri'umph over me.

2 For all they that hope in thee shall not | be' a shamed but such as transgress without a cause shall be put to confusion.

3 Shew me thy | ways,' O | Lord and teach' me thy paths.

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4 Lead me forth in thy | truth,' and | learn me : for thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope' all | the' day | long.

5 Call to remembrance, O Lord, thy ten'der | mercies and thy loving-kindnesses, which | have' been ever' of old.

6 O remember not the sins and offences | of' my | youth but according to thy mercy think thou upon me, | O' Lord, | for thy | goodness.

7 Gracious and righteous | is' the Lord: therefore will he teach | sin'ners | in' the way.

8 Them that are meek shall he | guide' in | judgement and such as are gentle, them | shall' he | learn' his way.

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9 All the paths of the Lord are | mercy' and | truth unto such as keep his | covenant, | and' his | testimonies.

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10 For thy Name's sake,' O | Lord be merciful unto my sin,' for | it' is | great.

11 What man is he, that | feareth' the Lord: him shall he teach in the | way' that he' shall | choose.

12 His soul shall | dwell' at | ease and his seed | shall' inherit the | land.

13 The secret of the Lord is among | them' that | fear him and he | will' shew them' his | covenant.

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14 Mine eyes are ever looking un to' the | Lord : for he shall pluck my | feet' out | of' the net.

15 Turn thee unto me, and have | mercy' upon me: for I am | desolate, | and' in | misery.

16 The sorrows of my heart | are' enlarged O bring thou | me out | of' my | troubles.

17 Look upon my adversity' and | misery and for give me all' my sin.

18 Consider mine enemies, how many' they | are : and they bear a | tyran'nous | hate' against me.

19 O keep my soul, | and' deliver me : let me not be confounded, for I have put my trust' in | thee.

20 Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait' up on me for my hope' hath been' in thee. 21 Deliver | Israel,' O | God : out | - ' of | all' his | troubles.

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PSALM XXVI. Judica me, Domine.

thou my judge, O Lord, for I have | walk'ed | innocently my trust hath been also in the Lord, there fore' shall | I' not | fall.

2 Examine me, O Lord,' and | prove me try out my reins | and' my heart.

3 For thy loving-kindness is ever before' mine | eyes and I will' walk | in' thy | truth.

4 I have not dwelt | with' vain | persons: neither will I have fellow ship' with | the' deceitful

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