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my defender; thou art my glory, and the lifter up of my head.

I did call upon the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill.

I laid me down and slept, and rose up again; for the Lord sustained me. Salvation belongeth unto the Lord, and thy blessing is upon thy people.

PSALM 4.

HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness; thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame, and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after falsehood?

Know this, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man who is godly; when I call upon the Lord he will hear me.

Stand in awe, and sin not; commune with your own heart, and in your

chamber, and be still.

Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and put vour trust in the Lord.

There be many who say, Who will show us any good?

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than when their corn, and wine, and oil, increased.

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest, for it is thou, O Lord, only, who makest me dwell in safety.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM 5.

GIVE ear unto my words, O Lord; consider my meditation.

O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King and my God; for unto thee will I make my prayer.

My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord; early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For thou art a God who hast no pleasure in wickedness; neither shall any evil dwell with thee.

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight; for thou hatest all those who work vanity.

Thou shalt destroy those who speak falsehood; the Lord will abhor both the bloodthirsty and deceitful

man.

But as for me, I will come into thy house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face.

Let all those who put their trust in thee rejoice; they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they who love thy name shall be joyful in thee.

For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous; and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a shield.

PSALM 7.

O LORD my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me from all those who persecute me, and deliver

me;

Lest he devour my soul like a lion, and tear it in pieces, while there is none to help.

O Lord my God, if I have done this thing; or if there be any wickedness in my hands;

If I have rewarded evil unto him who dealt friendly with me; (yea, I have delivered him who without any cause is mine enemy ;)

Then let mine enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust.

The Lord shall judge the people; give sentence with me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to the innocency that is in me.

O let the wickedness of the ungodly come to an end; but guide thou the just.

For the righteous God trieth the very hearts and

reins.

My help cometh of God, who preserveth those who are true of heart.

God is a righteous judge; and God is provoked every day.

I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to his

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And he shall judge the world in righteousness, and minister true judgment unto the people.

The Lord also will be a defence for the oppressed, even a refuge in time of trouble.

And they who know thy name, will put their trust in thee; for thou, Lord, hast never failed those who seek thee.

O praise the Lord who dwelleth in Sion; show the people of his doings.

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the

poor.

The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the same net which they hid privily, is their own foot taken.

The Lord is known to execute judgment; the ungodly is ensnared in the work of his own hands.

The wicked shall be turned into the pit, and all the people who forget God. For the poor shall not always be forgotten; the patient abiding of the meek shall not perish for

ever.

Arise, O Lord, and let not man prevail; let the

heathen be judged in thy sight.

Put them in fear, O Lord; that the heathen may know themselves to be but men.

Now unto the King eternal, &c.

Be honour and glory, &c.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM 11.

IN the Lord put I my trust; how say ye then to my soul, that she should flee as a bird unto the hill?

For lo the ungodly bend their bow, and make ready their arrows within the quiver, that they may pri-" vily shoot at those who are true of heart.

If the foundation be cast down, what can the righteous do?

The Lord is in his holy temple; the Lord's throne is in heaven.

His eyes consider the poor; and his eyelids try the children of men.

The Lord trieth the righteous; but the ungodly and him who delighteth in wickedness, doth his soul abhor.

Upon the ungodly he

shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, storm and tempest; this shall be the portion of their cup.

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance will behold the thing that is just.

PSALM 12.

HELP, Lord, for the godly man ceaseth, for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour; they do but flatter with their lips, and dissemble in

their double heart.

The Lord shall root out all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things;

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; we are they who ought to speak; who is lord over us?

Now for the oppression of the needy, and because of the deep sighing of the

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earth is tried, and purified seven times in the fire.

Thou shalt keep them, O Lord; thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

PSALM 15.

LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill?

Even he who leadeth an

uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.

He who hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, nor slandered his neighbour.

He who despiseth a worthless person, but honoureth those who fear the Lord.

He who sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance.

He who hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken a bribe against the innocent.

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Whoso doeth these things shall never fall.

PSALM 16. PRESERVE me, O God; for in thee have I put my trust.

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