ВЕ Morning Prayer. PSALM LVI. Miserere mei, Deus. E merciful unto me, O God, for man goeth about to devour me he is daily fighting, and troubling me. 2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up for they be many that fight against me, O thou most Highest. 3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid : yet put I my trust in thee. 4 I will praise God, because of his word I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil. 6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close: and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape for their wickedness: thou, O God, in thy displeasure shalt cast them down. 8 Thou tellest my flittings; put my tears into thy bottle are not these things noted in thy book? 9 Whensoever I call upon thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight: this I know; for God is on my side. 10 In God's word will I rejoice: in the Lord's word will I comfort me. 11 Yea, in God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. 12 Unto thee, O God, will I pay my vows unto thee will I give thanks. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling: that I may walk before God in the light of the living. BE PSALM LVII. Miserere mei, Deus. E merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my soul trusteth in thee and under the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be over-past. 2 I will call unto the most high God: even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand. : 3 He shall send from heaven and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up. 4 God shall send forth his mercy and truth: my soul is among lions. 5 And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. : 6 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. 7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul: they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves. 8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, and give praise. 9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp : I myself will awake right early. 10 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people and I will sing unto thee among the nations. 11 For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens and thy truth unto the clouds. 12 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens and thy glory above all the earth. PSALM LVIII. Si vere utique. ARE your minds set upon righteousness, O ye congregation and do ye judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men? 2 Yea, ye imagine mischief in your heart upon the earth and your hands deal with wickedness. 3 The ungodly are froward, even from their mother's womb as soon as they are born, they go astray, and speak lies. 4 They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent: even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears; 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer: charm he never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite the jaw-bones of the lions, O Lord : let them fall away like water that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out. 7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman: and let them not see the sun. 8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns : so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw. 9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly. 10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth. Evening Prayer. PSALM LIX. Eripe me de inimicis. DELIVER me from mine enemies, O God: defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 O deliver me from the wicked doers and save me from the blood-thirsty men. : 3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soul: the mighty men are gathered against me, without any offence or fault of me, O Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault arise thou therefore to help me, and behold. 5 Stand up, O Lord God of hosts, thou God of Israel, to visit all the heathen: and be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness. 6 They go to and fro in the evening: they grin like a dog, and run about through the city. 7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doth hear? 8 But thou, O Lord, shalt have them in derision : and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn. 9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee for thou art the God of my refuge. 10 God sheweth me his goodness plenteously and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. : 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O Lord, our defence. 12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride why? their preaching is of cursing and lies. and 13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish and know that it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world. : 14 And in the evening they will return: grin like a dog, and will go about the city. 15 They will run here and there for meat and grudge if they be not satisfied. 16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing for thou, O God, art my refuge, and my merciful God. PSALM LX. Deus, repulisti nos. God, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us abroad thou hast also been displeased; O turn thee unto us again. 2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it: heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things: thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine. 4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee: that they may triumph because of the truth. 5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered: help me with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice, and divide Sichem and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver; 8 Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe Philistia, be thou glad of me. 9 Who will lead me into the strong city : who will bring me into Edom? 10 Hast not thou cast us out, O God: wilt not thou, O God, go out with our hosts? : 11 O be thou our help in trouble for vain is the help of man. 12 Through God will we do great acts: for it is he that shall tread down our enemies. PSALM LXI. Exaudi, Deus. HEAR my crying, O God give ear unto my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee: when my heart is in heaviness. 30 set me up upon the rock that is higher than I for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy. 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires: and hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy Name. 6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life: that his years may endure throughout all generations. 7 He shall dwell before God for ever: 0 prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him. 8 So will I alway sing praise unto thy Name: that I may daily perform my vows. MY Morning Prayer. PSALM LXII. Nonne Deo? Y soul truly waiteth still upon God : for of him cometh my salvation. 2 He verily is my strength and my salvation: he is my defence, so that I shall not greatly fall. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every man ye shall be slain all the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge. 4 Their device is only how to put him out whom God will exalt their delight is in lies; they give |