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7 For they have privily lai their net to deftroy me without a caufe yea, even without cause have they made a pit for my foul.

8 Let a fudden deftruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself that he may fall into his own mischief.

9 And, my foul be joyful in the Lord it fhall rejoice in his falvation.

10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, who delivereft the poor from him that is too ftrong for him: yea, the poor, and him that is in mifery, from him that spoileth him?

11 Falfe witneffes did rife up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not.

12 They rewarded me evil for good to the great difcomfort of my foul.

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13 Nevertheless, when they were fick, I put on fackcloth, and humbled my foul with fafting and my prayer shall turn into mire own bofom.

14 I behaved my felf as though it had been my friend or my brother I went heavily as one that mourneth for his mother.

15 But in mine adverfity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the very abjects came together againft me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not.

16 With the flatterers were bufy mockers : who gnafhed upon me with their teeth.

17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this: O deliver my

19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.

20 And why? their communing is not for peace: but they imagine deceitful words against them that are quiet in the land.

21 They gaped upon me with their mouths, and faid: Fie on thee, fie on thee, we faw it with our eyes.

22 This thou haft feen, O Lord: hold not thy tongue then, go not far from me, O Lord.

23 Awake, and stand up to judge my quarrel: avenge thou my caufe, my God, and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to thy righteousness: and let them not triumph over me.

25 Let them not fay in their hearts, There, there, fo would we have it neither let them fay, We have devoured him.

26 Let them be put to confufion and fhame together that rejoice at my trouble: let them be clothed with rebuke and difhonour that boast themselves against me.

27 Let them be glad and rejoice that favour my righteous dealing: yea, let them fay alway, Bleffed be the Lord who hath pleafure in the prosperity of his fervant.

28 And as for my tongue, it fhall be talking of thy righteoufnefs and of thy praife all the day long.

PSAL. 36. Dixit injuftus, heart fheweth me the

foul from the calamities which Mwickedness of the ungod

they bring on me, and my darling from the lions.

18 So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praife thee among much people.

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ly that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

2 For he flattereth himfelf in his own fight until his abominable fin be found out. 5 3 The

3. The words of his mouth are unrighteous and full of deceit : he hath left off to benave himfelf wifely, and to do good.

4 He imagineth_näfchief upon his bed, and hath fet himfelf in no good way neither doth he abhor any thing that is

evil.

5 Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens and thy faithfulness unto the clouds.

6 Thy righteousness standeth like the ftrong mountains: thy judgements are like the great deep.

7 Thou, Lord, fhalt fave both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God and the children of men fhall put their truft under the fhadow of thy wings.

8 They fhall be fatisfied with the plenteoufnefs of thy houfe : and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures as out of the river.

9 For with thee is the well of life and in thy light fhall we fee light.

10 O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee: and thy righteoufnefs unto them that are true of heart.

II O let not the foot of pride come against me and let not the hand of the ungodly caft me down.

12 There are they fallen, all that work wickedness: they are caft down, and shall not be able to stand.

EVENING PRAYER. PSAL. 37. Noli aemulari. RET not thyself because of

3 Put thou thy truft in the Lord, and be doing good: dwell the land, and verily thou fhalt be fed.

Delight thou in the Lord: and he fhall give thee thy heart's defire.

5 Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy truft in him: and he fhall bring it to pafs.

6 He fhall make thy righteoufnefs as clear as the light: and thy juft dealing as the noon-day.

7 Hold thee ftill in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him: but grieve not thyfelf at him whofe way doth profper, against the man that doeth after evil counfels.

8 Leave off from wrath, and let go difpleafure: fret not thyfelf, elfe fhalt thou be moved to do evil.

9 Wicked doers fhall be rooted out and they that patiently abide the Lord, thofe fhall inherit the land.

10 Yet a little while and the ungodly fhall be clean gone : thou fhalt look after his place, and he shall be away.

II But the meek-fpirited fhall poffefs the earth and fhall be refreshed in the multitude of 1. peace.

12 The ungodly feeketh counfel against the juft and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

13 The Lord fhall laugh him to fcorn: for he hath feen that his day is coming.

14 The ungodly have drawn out the fword, and have bent their bow to caft down the poor and needy, and to flay fuch as are of a right converfation. 15 Their fword fhall

F the ungodly: neither be thou through their own heart: and

envious against the evil-doers.

2 For they fhall foon be cut down like the grafs : and be withered even as the green herb,

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their bow fhall be broken.

16 A fmall thing that the righteous hath is better than great riches of the ungodly.

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19 They fhall not be conFounded in the perilous time and in the days of dearth they hall have enough.

20 As for the ungodly they hall perish, and the enemies of he Lord fhall confume as the fit of lambs: yea, even as the Inoke fhall they confume away. 21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous is merciful and liberal.

22 Such as are bleffed of God, inall poffefs the land and they that are curfed of him fhall be rooted out.

23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going and maketh his way acceptable to himself.

24 Though he fall he fhall not be caft away for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

25 I have been young, and now am old: and yet faw I never the righteous forfaken, nor his feed begging their bread.

26 The righteous is ever merciful and lendeth and his feed is bleffed.

27 Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good: and dwell

for evermore.

28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is right he forfaketh not his that be godly, but they are preferved for ever.

29 The unrighteous fhall be punished: as for the feed of the ungodly it shall be rooted out.

30 The righteous fhall inherit the land and dwell therein

for ever.

31 The mouth of the righteous is exercised in wifdom: and his tongue will be talking of judgement,

32 The law of his God is in Kis heart and his goings shall not flide.

33. The ungodly feeth the righteous and feeketh occasion to lay him.

34 The Lord will not leave him in his hand : nor condemn him when he is judged.

35 Hope thou in the Lord, and keep his way, and he fhall promote thee that thou fhalt poffefs the land: when the ungodly fhall perish, thou fhalt fee it.

36 I myself have feen the un-" godly in great power: and flourifhing like a green bay-tree.

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went by, and lo, he was gone : I fought him, but his place could no where be found.

38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right: for that fhall bring a man peace at the laft.

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39 As for the tranfgreffors they fhall perish together and the end of the ungodly is, they fhall be rooted out at the last.

40 But the falvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord: who is alfo their strength in the time of trouble.

41 And the Lord fhall stand by them, and fave them he fhall deliver them from the ungodly, and fhall fave them, becaufe they put their truft in him.

MORNING PRAYER. PSAL. 38. Domine, ne in furore UT me not to rebuke, O P Lord, in thine anger neither chaften me in thy heavy difpleasure.

2 For thine arrows ftick faft in me and thy hand preffeth me fore.

3 There is no health in my fleih, because of thy difpleafure: neither is there any reft in my bones by reason of my fin.

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5 My wounds ftink, and are corrupt: through my foolishness. 6 I am brought into fo great trouble and mifery: that I go mourning all the day long.

7 For my loins are filled with a fore difeafe and there is no whole part in my body.

8 I am feeble and fore fmitten:

I have roared for the very difquietness of my heart.

9 Lord, thou knoweft all my defire and my groaning is not hid from thee.

10 My heart panteth, my ftrength hath failed me: and the fight of mine eyes is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my neighbours did ftand looking upon my trouble and my kinfmen ftood afar off.

12 They alfo that fought after my life, laid fnares for me: and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

13 As for me I was like a deaf man, and heard not: and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

14 I became even as a man that heareth not; and in whofe mouth are no reproofs.

15 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust thou fhalt anfwer for me, O Lord God.

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16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, fhould not triumph over me for when my foot flipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.

17 And I truly am fet in the plague : and my heavinefs is

ever is my fight.

18 For I will confefs my wickedness and be forry for my fin.

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20 They alfo that reward for good are against me: caufe I follow the thing t good is.

21 Forfake me not, O Lord my God: be not thou far from me. 22 Hafte thee to help me : Lord God of my falvation.

FSAL. 39. Dixi, cuftodiam.

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ways that I offend not i my tongue;

2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle: while the ungodly is in my fight.

I held my tongue and spake nothing: I kept filence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me.

4 My heart was hot within me; and while I was thus muf ing the fire kindled and at the laft I spake with my tongue;

5 Lord, let me know my end, and the number of my days: that I may be certified how long I have to live.

6 Behold, thou haft made my days as it were a fpan long; and mine age is even as nothing in refpect of thee; and verily every man living is altogether vanity.

7 For man walketh in a vain fhadow, and difquieteth himself. in vain he heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who fhall gather them.

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope truly my hope is even in thee.

9 Deliver me from all mine offences and make me not a

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rebuke unto the foolish.

10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth for it was thy doing.

11 Take thy plague away from me: I am even confumed

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by means of thy heavy hand. 12 When thou with rebukest is written of me, that I fhould fulfil thy will, O my God I am content to do it, yea, thy law is within my heart.

doth chaften man for fin, thou makeft his beauty to confume away, like as it were a moth fretting a garment: every man therefore is but vanity.

13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears confider my calling hold not thy peace at my tears;

14 For I am a ftranger with thee, and a fojourner: as all my fathers were.

15 Ofpare me a little, that I may recover my ftrength: before I go hence, and be no more feen.

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5 BI ffed is the man that hath fet his hope in the Lord and turned not unto the proud, and to fuch as go about with lies.

6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou haft done, like as be alfo thy thoughts, which are to us-ward: and yet there is no man that ordereth them unto thee.

7 If I should declare them, and fpeak of them: they fhould be more than I am able to exprefs.

8 Sacrifice and meat-offering thou wouldeft not but mine ears haft thou opened.

9 Burnt-offerings and facrifice for fin haft thou not required: then faid I, Lo, I come;

II I have declared thy righteoufnefs in the great congregation: lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and that thou knoweft.

12 I have not hid thy righte oufnefs within my heart my talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy falvation.

13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth: from the great congregation.

14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord : let thy loving-kindnefs and thy truth alway preferve me.

15 For innumerable troubles are come about me; my fins have taken fuch hold upon me, that I am not able to look up: yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

16 O Lord, let it be thy pleafure to deliver me: make hafte, O Lord, to help me.

17 Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that feek after my foul to destroy it: let them be driven backward, and put to rebuke, that with me evil.

18 Let them be defolate and rewarded with fhame: that fay unto me, Fie upon thee, fie upon thee.

19 Let all thofe that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: and let fuch as love thy falvation fay alway, The Lord be praised.

20 As for me, I am poor and needy: but the Lord careth for

me.

21 Thou art my helper and redeemer make no long tarrying, O my God.

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