7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found: but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me from trouble: thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go: and I will guide thee with mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding: whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD, mercy embraceth him on every side. 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the LORD: and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. R PSALM 33. Exultate, justi. be EJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous : for it cometh well the just to be thankful. 2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing praises lustily unto him with a good courage. 4 For the word of the LORD is true : and all his works are faithful. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an heap : and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house. 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD : stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world. 9 For he spake, and it was done : he commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought : and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes. 11 The counsel of the LORD shall endure for ever : and the thoughts of his heart from generation to generation. 12 Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord JEHOVAH : and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to him, to be his inheritance. 13 The LORD looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men: from the habitation of his dwelling, he considereth all them that dwell on the earth. 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them : and understandeth all their works. 15 There is no king that can be saved by the multitude of an host: neither is any mighty man delivered by much strength. 16 A horse is counted but a vain thing to save a man: neither shall he deliver any man by his great strength. 17 Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him: and upon them that put their trust in his mercy; 18 To deliver their soul from death : and to feed them in the time of dearth. 19 Our soul hath patiently tarried for the LORD: for he is our help and our shield. 20 For our heart shall rejoice in him: because we have hoped in his holy Name. 21 Let thy merciful kindness, O LORD, be upon us: like as we do put our trust in thee. PSALM 34. Benedicam Dominum. WILL alway give thanks unto the LORD : his I praise shall ever be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD : the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O praise the LORD with me: and let us magnify his Name together. 4 I sought the Lord, and he heard me : yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. 5 They had an eye unto him, and were lightened : and their faces were not ashamed. 6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him ; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the LORD tarrieth round about them that fear him: and delivereth them. 8 O taste, and see, how gracious the LORD is : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 9 O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints: for they that fear him lack nothing. 10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good. 11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 What man is he that lusteth to live : and would fain see good days? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy lips, that they speak no guile. 14 Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and ensue it. 15 The eyes of the LORD are over the righteous : and his ears are open unto their prayers. 16 The countenance of the LORD is against them that do evil : to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. 17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth them : and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart : and will save such as be of an humble spirit. 19 Great are the troubles of the righteous : but the LORD delivereth him out of all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: so that not one of them is broken. 21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly : and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. 22 The LORD delivereth the souls of his servants : and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. THE SEVENTH DAY. Morning Prayer. PSALM 35. Judica, Domine. PLEAD thou my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me: and fight thou against them that fight against me. 2 Lay hand upon the shield and buckler : and stand up to help me. 3 Bring forth the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded, and put to shame, that seek after my soul : let them be turned back, and brought to confusion, that imagine mischief for me. 5 Let them be as the dust before the wind : and the angel of the LORD scattering them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery : and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. 7 For they have privily laid their net to destroy me without a cause: yea, even without a cause have they made a pit for my soul. 8 Let a sudden destruction come upon him unawares, and his net that he hath laid privily catch himself: that he may fall into his own mischief. 9 And, my soul, be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him: yea, the poor, and him that is in misery, from him that spoileth him? 11 False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my charge things that I knew not. 12 They rewarded me evil for good: to the great discomfort of my soul. 13 Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting: and my prayer shall turn into mine own bosom. 14 I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother : I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together: yea, the very abjects came together against me unawares, making mouths at me, and ceased not. 16 With the flatterers were busy mockers: who gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look upon this : O deliver my soul from the calamities which they bring on me, and my darling from the lions. 18 So will I give thee thanks in the great congregation : I will praise thee among much people. 19 O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly : neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause. 20 And why? their communing is not for peace : |