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Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children.

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE TWENTY-FIFTH SELECTION.

(Psalms 143, 142, and 57.)

PRAYER FOR STRENGTH AND COMFORT.

HEAR my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my supplications in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

For my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.

I remember the days of old, I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit faileth: hide not thy face from me.

Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my

soul unto thee.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land of upright

ness.

I CRY unto the Lord with my voice; with my voice unto the Lord do I make my supplication.

I pour out my complaint before him; I show before him my trouble.

When my spirit is overwhelmed within me, then thou knowest my path.

Refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.

I cry unto thee, O Lord: Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low.

Bring my soul out of darkness, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.

BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

He shall send from heaven, and save me: God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Awake, my soul; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy

truth unto the clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : let thy glory be above all the earth.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE TWENTY-SIXTH SELECTION.

(Psalm 139.)

GOD'S OMNIPRESENCE AND OMNISCIENCE.

O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Thou seest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

For before the word is on my tongue, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid

thine hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in the grave, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unformed; and in thy book was every thing written; my days were appointed when as yet there was none of them.

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen.

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH SELECTION.

(Psalm 104.)

GOD'S PROVIDENCE SEEN IN HIS WORKS.

BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.

He covereth himself with light as with a garment: he spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain :

He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters he maketh the clouds his chariot: he walketh upon the wings of the wind:

He maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

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