5 As for all the gods of the hea- 5 The hills melted like wax at then, they are but idols; but it is the presence of the Lord; at the the Lord that made the heavens. presence of the Lord of the 6 Glory and worship are before whole earth. him; power and honour are in his sanctuary. 6 The heavens have declared his righteousness, and all the peo 7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye ple have seen his glory. kindreds of the people, ascribe 7 Confounded be all they that unto the Lord worship and power. worship carved images, and that 8 Ascribe unto the Lord the delight in vain gods: worship him, honour due unto his name; bring all ye gods. presents, and come into his courts. 8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; 90 worship the Lord in the and the daughters of Judah were beauty of holiness; let the whole glad, because of thy judgments, earth stand in awe of him. O Lord. 10 Tell it out among the hea- 9 For thou, Lord, art higher then, that the Lord is King; and than all that are in the earth; thou that it is he who hath made the art exalted far above all gods. round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously. 10 O'ye that love the Lord see that ye hate the thing which is evil: the Lord preserveth the 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and souls of his saints; he shall delilet the earth be glad; let the sea ver them from the hand of the make a noise, and all that there- ungodly. in is. 11 There is sprung up a fight 12 Let the field be joyful, and for the righteous, and joyful glad all that is in it; then shall all the ness for such as are true-hearted. trees of the wood rejoice before 12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye the Lord. righteous, and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. 13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his fruth. Psalm 97. Dominus regnavit. THE Lord is King, the earth may be glad thereof; yea, the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. EVENING PRAYER. Sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done mar vellous things. 2 With his own right hand, and with his holy arm, hath he gotten himself the victory. 2 Clouds and darkness are 3 The Lord declared his salvaround about him; righteousness tion; his righteousness hath he and judgment are the habitation openly showed in the sight of the of his seat. heathen. 3 There shall go a fire before him, and burn up his enemies on every side. 4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel, and all the ends of the 4 His lightnings gave shine upto world have seen the salvation of the world; the earth saw it, and our God. was afraid. 5 Show yourselves joyful unto the Lord, all ye lands; sing, re-O God, and punishedst their own inventions. joice, and give thanks. 6 Praise the Lord upon the 9 O magnify the Lord our harp; sing to the harp with a God, and worship him upon his psalm of thanksgiving.. holy hill, for the Lord our God is 7 With trumpets also and holy. shawms, O show yourselves joyful before the Lord the King. 8 Let the sea make a noise. and all that therein is; the round world, and they that dwell therein. Psalm 100. Jubilate Deo. Be ye joyful in the Lord, all ye lands; serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. 2 Be ye sure that the Lord he 9 Let the floods clap their is God; it is he that hath made hands, and let the hills be joyful us, and not we ourselves; we are together before the Lord; for he his people, and the sheep of his is come to judge the earth. pasture. 10 With righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. Psalm 9. Dominus regnavit. THE Lord is King, be the people never so impatient; he sitteth between the Cherubim, be the earth never so unquiet. 2 The Lord is great in Sion, and high above all people. 3 They shall give thanks unto thy name, which is great, wonderful, and holy. 4 The King's power loveth 30 go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name; 4 For the Lord is gracious; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Psalm 101. Misericordiam et judicium. 20 let me have understanding judgment; thou hast prepared in the way of godliness. equity; thou hast executed judg- 3 When wilt thou come unto ment and righteousness in Jacob. me? I will walk in my house 50 magnify the Lord our with a perfect heart. God, and fall down before his footstool; for he is holy. 6 Moscs and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call upon his name: these called upon the Lord, and he heard them. 7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar; for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave them. 8 Thou heardest them, O Lord God; thou forgavest them, 4 I will take no wicked thing in hand; I hate the sins of unfaithfulness; there shall no such cleave unto me. 5 A froward heart shall depart from me; I will not know a wicked person. 6 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I destroy. 7 Whoso hath also a proud look and high stomach, I will not suffer him. 8 Mine eyes look upon such as are faithful in the land, that they 11 My days are gone like a may dwell with me. shadow, and I am withered like 9 Whoso leadeth a godly life, grass. he shall be my servant. 12 But thou, O Lord shalt en 10 There shall no deceitful per-dure for ever, and thy remem son dwell in my house; he that brance throughout all genera. telleth lies shall not tarry in my tions. sight. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have 11 I shall soon destroy all the mercy upon Sion; for it is time ungodly that are in the land; that that thou have mercy upon her; I may root out all wicked doers yea, the time is come. 14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones. and it pitieth them to see her in the dust. 15 The heathen shall fear thy name, O Lord; and all the kings of the earth thy majesty. EAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my crying come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble; incline thine ear unto me when I call; Ojappear; hear me, and that right soon: 16 When the Lord shall build up Sion, and when his glory shall 17 When he turneth bim unto 3 For my days are consumed the prayer of the poor destitute, away like smoke and my bones are and despiseth not their desire; burnt up as it were a fire-brand. 18 This shall be written for 4 My heart is smitten down, those that come after, and the and withered like grass; so that people which shall be born shall I forget to eat my bread. praise the Lord. 5 For the voice of my groan- 19 For he hath looked down ing, my bones will scarce cleave from his sanctuary; out of the to my flesh. heaven did the Lord behold the earth. 6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, and like an owi that is in the desert. 20 That he might hear the mourning of such as are in capti 7 I have watched, and am even vity, and deliver the children apas it were a sparrow, that sitteth pointed unto death; alone upon the house-top. : 8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long and they that are mad upon me, are sworn together against me. 21 That they may declare the name of the Lord in Sion, and his worship at Jerusalem; 22 When the people are ga thered together, and the king sit doms also, to serve the Lord. 9 For I have eaten ashes were bread, and mingled my drink with weeping. 23 He brought down my strength in my journey, and 10 And that, because of thine shortened my days. indignation and wrath; for thou 24 But I said, O my God hast taken me up, and cast me me not away in the midst of mine down. lage; as for thy years, they ex ke DAY 20. dure throughout all generations. so great is his mercy also toward 25 Thou, Lord, in the begin-them that fear him! ning hast laid the foundation of 12 Look how wide also the the earth, and the heavens are the east is from the west; so far hath work of thy hands. he set our sins from us. 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; they all shall was old as doth a garmen 27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed; but thou art .he same, and thy years shall not fail. 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall stand fast in thy sight. Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea. 13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; even so is the Lord merciful unto 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 flower of the field. 16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; and the PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; place thereof shall know it no and all that is within me, more. praise his holy name. 17 But the merciful goodness 2 Praise the Lord, O my soul; of the Lord endureth for ever and and forget not all his benefits; ever upon them that fear him; 3 Who forgiveth all thy sin, and his righteousness upon chiland healeth all thine infirmities; dren's children; 4 Who saveth thy life from de- 18 Even upon such as keep his struction, and crowneth thee with covenant, and think upon his mercy and loving-kindness; commandments, to do them. 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth 19 The Lord hath prepared his with good things, making thee seat in heaven, and his kingdom young and lusty as an eagle. ruleth over all. 6 The Lord executeth righte- 20 O praise the Lord, ye angels ousness and judgment, for all of his, ye that excel in strength; them that are oppressed with ye that fulfil his commandment, wrong. and hearken unto the voice of his 7 He showed his ways unto words. Moses, his works unto the children of Israel. 21 O praise the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye servants of his that do 8 The Lord is full of compas-his pleasure. sion and mercy, long-suffering, and of great goodness. 22 Ospeak good of the Lord, all ye works of his, in all places 9 He will not alway be chid- of his dominion: Praise thou the ing; neither keepeth he his anger Lord, O my soul. for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us EVENING PRAYER. Psalm 104. Benedic, anima mea. after our sins; nor rewarded us PRAISE the Lord, O my soul; according to our wickednesses. O Lord my God, thou art be11 For look how high the hea- come exceeding glorious, thou art ven is in comparison of the earth ;'clothed with majesty and honour. 2 Thou deckest thyself with 16 The trees of the Lord also light as it were with a garment, are full of sap; even the cedars of and spreadest out the heavens Libanus, which he hath planted; like a curtain. 17 Wherein the birds make 3 Who layeth the beams of his their nests; and the fir-trees are, chambers in the waters, and mak- a dwelling for the stork. eth the clouds his chariot, and 18 The high hills are a refuge walketh upon the wings of the for the wild goats; and so are the wind. stony rocks for the conies. 4 He maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire. 5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it never should move at any 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. 19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons, and the sun knoweth his going down. it 20 Thou maketh darkness, that may be night; wherein all the beasts of the forest do move.. 21 The lions roaring after their prey, do seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, and lay them down in their dens. 8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the vallies be- 23 Man goeth forth to his work, neath; even unto the place which and to his labour, until the eventhou hast appointed for them. Jing. 9 Thou hast set them their bounds, which they shall not pass, neither turn again to cover the earth. 10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers, which run among the hills. 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 11 All the beasts of the field beasts. drink thereof, and the wild asses quench their thirst. 12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation, and sing among the branches. 26 There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast made to take his pas time therein. 27 These wait all upon thee, 13 He watereth the hills from that thou mayest give them meat above; the earth is filled with the in due season. fruit of thy works. 28 When thou givest it them, 14 He bringeth forth grass for they gather it; and when thou the cattle, and green herb for openest thy hand, they are filled the service of men. with good. 15 That he may bring food out 29 When thou hidest thy face, of the earth, and wine that mak-they are troubled: when thou eth glad the heart of man; and takest away their breath, they die oil to make him a cheerful coun- and are turned again to their tenance, and bread to strengthen dust man's heart. |