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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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