Psalm 119, v. Bonitatem fecisti. LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant : according unto thy word.

O learn me true understanding and knowledge for I have believed thy commandments.

Before I was troubled, I went wrong: but now have I kept thy word.

Thou art good and gracious : O teach me thy statutes.

The proud have imagined a lie against me but I will keep thy commandments with my whole heart.

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Their heart is as fat as brawn but my delight hath been in thy law.

It is good for me that I have been in trouble that I may learn thy statutes. The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me than thousands of gold and silver. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me : O give me understanding, that I may learn thy command

ments.

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me : because I have put my trust in thy word.

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right and that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.

O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort according to thy word unto thy servant.

O let thy loving mercies come unto

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me, that I may live for thy law is my delight.

Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me : but I will be occupied in thy commandments.

Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies: be turned

unto me.

O let my heart be sound in thy statutes that I be not ashamed.

What follows is said kneeling :

Christ became obedient for us unto death.

Even the death of the Cross.

Our Father (secretly).

HAY

Psalm 51. Miserere mei, Deus.

AVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness: * according to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences.

Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my faults: * and my sin is ever before me.

Against thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight : * that thou mightest be justified in thy saying, and clear when thou art judged.

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness, * and in sin hath my mother conceived

me.

But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts: * and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean: * thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Turn thy face from my sins, * and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God; * and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from thy_presence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of thy help again; * and stablish me with thy free Spirit.

Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord; * and my mouth shall show thy praise. For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: * but thou delightest not in burnt offerings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled

spirit : * a broken and contrite heart, Ó God, shalt thou not despise.

O be favorable and gracious unto

Sion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt offerings and oblations : * then shall they offer young bullocks upon thine altar.

Let us pray is not said.

ALM

The Collect.

LMIGHTY God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

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Our Father and Hail Mary are said inaudibly: then straightway the following Psalms:

Psalm 119, vi. Defecit anima mea.

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Y soul hath longed for thy salvation : and I have a good hope because of thy word.

Mine eyes long sore for thy word: saying, O when wilt thou comfort me? For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: yet do I not forget thy statutes. How many are the days of thy servant : when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me?

The proud have digged pits for me: which are not after thy law.

All thy commandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.

They had almost made an end of me upon earth but I forsook not thy commandments.

O quicken me after thy loving-kindness and so shall I keep the testimonies of thy mouth.

O Lord, thy word : endureth for ever in heaven.

Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to another: thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.

They continue this day according to thine ordinance: for all things serve thee.

If my delight had not been in thy law: I should have perished in my trouble. I will never forget thy commandments: for with them thou hast quickened me. I am thine, O save me; for I have sought thy commandments.

The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me but I will consider thy testimonies.

I see that all things come to an end : but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Psalm 119, vii. Quomodo dilexi!

LORI

ORD, what love have I unto thy law: all the day long is my study in it.