4 The LORD is high above all heathen : and his glory above the heavens. 5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, that hath his dwelling so high: and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth! 6 He taketh up the simple out of the dust : and lifteth the poor out of the mire; 7 That he may set him with the princes : even with the princes of his people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house : and to be a joyful mother of children. Evening Prayer. PSALM 114. In exitu Israel. Won of and the HEN Israel came out of Egypt: and the house 2 Judah was his sanctuary: and Israel his dominion. 3 The sea saw that, and fled: Jordan was driven back. 4 The mountains skipped like rams: and the little hills like young sheep. 5 What aileth thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest : and thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams : and ye little hills, like young sheep? 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord: at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing water: and the flint-stone into a springing well. PSALM 115. Non nobis, Domine. NOT unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy Name give the praise : for thy loving mercy, and for thy truth's sake. 2 Wherefore shall the heathen say : Where is now their God? 3 As for our God, he is in heaven: he hath done whatsoever pleased him. 4 Their idols are silver and gold: even the work of men's hands. 5 They have mouths, and speak not: eyes have they, and see not. 6 They have ears, and hear not: noses have they, and smell not. 7 They have hands, and handle not; feet have they, and walk not: neither speak they through their throat. 8 They that make them are like unto them: and so are all such as put their trust in them. 9 But thou, house of Israel, trust thou in the LORD: he is their succour and defence. 10 Ye house of Aaron, put your trust in the LORD: he is their helper and defender. 11 Ye that fear the LORD, put your trust in the LORD: he is their helper and defender. 12 The LORD hath been mindful of us, and he shall bless us : even he shall bless the house of Israel, he shall bless the house of Aaron. 13 He shall bless them that fear the LORD : both small and great. 14 The LORD shall increase you more and more : you and your children. 15 Ye are the blessed of the LORD : who made heaven and earth. 16 All the whole heavens are the LORD'S : the earth hath he given to the children of men. 17 The dead praise not thee, O LORD: neither all they that go down into silence. 18 But we will praise the LORD : from this time forth for evermore. Praise the LORD. I THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. Morning Prayer. PSALM 116. Dileri, quoniam. AM well pleased: that the LORD hath heard the voice of my prayer; 2 That he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The snares of death compassed me round about : and the pains of hell gat hold upon me. 4 I shall find trouble and heaviness, and I will call upon the Name of the LORD: O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous: yea, our God is merciful. 6 The LORD preserveth the simple : I was in misery, and he helped me. 7 Turn again then unto thy rest, O my soul : for the LORD hath rewarded thee. 8 And why? thou hast delivered my soul from death: mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 9 I will walk before the LORD: in the land of the living. 10 I believed, and therefore will I speak; but I was sore troubled : I said in my haste, All men are liars. 11 What reward shall I give unto the Lord : for all the benefits that he hath done unto me? 12 I will receive the cup of salvation : and call upon the Name of the LORD. 13 I will pay my vows now in the presence of all his people: right dear in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. 14 Behold, O LORD, how that I am thy servant : I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid; thou hast broken my bonds in sunder. 15 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving : and will call upon the Name of the LORD. 16 I will pay my vows unto the LORD, in the sight of all his people: in the courts of the LORD's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD. PSALM 117. Laudate Dominum. PRAISE the LORD, all ye heathen : praise him, all ye nations. 2 For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us : and the truth of the LORD endureth for ever. Praise the LORD. PSALM 118. Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious : because his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let Israel now confess that he is gracious : and that his mercy endureth for ever. 3 Let the house of Aaron now confess : that his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Yea, let them now that fear the LORD confess : that his mercy endureth for ever. 5 I called upon the LORD in trouble : and the LORD heard me at large. 6 The LORD is on my side : I will not fear what man doeth unto me. 7 The LORD taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon mine enemies. 8 It is better to trust in the LORD : than to put any confidence in man. 9 It is better to trust in the LORD : than to put any confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me round about: but in the Name of the LORD will I destroy them. 11 They kept me in on every side, they kept me in, I say, on every side: but in the Name of the LORD will I destroy them. 12 They came about me like bees, and are extinct even as the fire among the thorns: for in the Name of the LORD I will destroy them. 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me, that I might fall : but the LORD was my help. 14 The LORD is my strength, and my song : and is become my salvation. 15 The voice of joy and health is in the dwellings of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass. 16 The right hand of the LORD hath the preeminence: the right hand of the LORD bringeth mighty things to pass. 17 I shall not die, but live: and declare the works of the LORD. 18 The LORD hath chastened and corrected me : but he hath not given me over unto death. 19 Open me the gates of righteousness: that I may go into them, and give thanks unto the LORD. 20 This is the gate of the LORD: the righteous shall enter into it. 21 I will thank thee, for thou hast heard me : and art become my salvation. 22 The same stone which the builders refused: is become the head-stone in the corner. 23 This is the LORD'S doing: and it is marvellous in our eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made : we will rejoice and be glad in it. 25 Help me now, O LORD: O LORD, send us now prosperity. 26 Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the |