f5 Thy mercy, O Lord, | is' in the | heavens ; || and thy faithfulness | reacheth unto the clouds." 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a | great | deep: || O Lord, thou pre- | servest | man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, | O | God: || therefore the children of men put their trust under the | shadow of thy | wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy | house; || and thou shalt make them drink of the | river of thy | pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: || in thy light | shall we' see light. IO O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; || and thy righteousness to the upright in | heart. II Let not the foot of pride | come a- | gainst me, and let not the | hand' of the wicked re- | move me. : 12 There are the workers of in- iquity | fallen || they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. Psalm xxxvii. PSALM XXXVII. A Psalm of David. J. TURLE. mf FRET not thyself because of evil- | doers, || neither be thou envious against the workers of in- | iquity. 2 For they shall soon be cut down' like the grass, || and wither | as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do and verily thou shalt be 4 Delight thyself also sires of thine heart. in the good; || so shalt thou dwell in the land, fed. 5 Commit thy way unto the shall | bring it' to pass. Lord; || and he shall give thee the de Lord; || trust also in him; and he 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness | as the light, and thy judgment as the noon- | day. 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth | in his way, || because of the man who bringeth | wicked de- | vices to pass. 8 Cease from anger, and for- | sake | wrath: || fret not thyself in anywise | to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: || but those that wait upon the Lord, they' shall in- | herit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: || yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it | shall not be. II But the meek shall in- | herit the earth; || and shall delight themselves in the a- | bundance' of peace. 12 The wicked plotteth a- | gainst the | just, || and gnasheth up- | on him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall | laugh at him: || for he seeth | that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have | bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of | upright conversation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their | own | heart, || and their | bows | shall be broken. 16 A little that a | righteous man | hath || is better than the | riches of | many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked | shall be | broken: || but the | Lord up- | holdeth the righteous. * 18 The Lord knoweth the | days' of the upright: || and their inheritLance shall be for | e- | ver. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil | time: || and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of lambs: || they shall consume; into smoke shall they con- | sume a- way. 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth | not a- | gain: || but the righteous sheweth | mercy, and giveth. * 22 For such as be blessed of him shall in- | herit the | earth; || and they that be cursed of him | shall be cut off. 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by the | Lord: || and he de- | lighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast | down: || for the Lord up-holdeth him with his | hand. 25 I have been young, and now am | old; || yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor | his seed | begging | bread. *26 He is ever merciful, | and | lendeth; || and | his | seed is blessed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good; || and | dwell for ever- | more. *28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are pre- | served for | ever: || but the seed of the wicked | shall be cut off. 29 The righteous shall in- | herit the land,|| and | dwell there-in for | ever. 30 The mouth of the righteous | speaketh | wisdom, || and his tongue | talketh of judgment. 31 The law of his God is in his when he is judged. heart; || none and of his steps shall | slide. seek- | eth to | slay him. hand,|| nor con- | demn him | * 34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the | land: || when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt | see it. * At verses 2, 18, 22, 26, 28, 34, and 38, the minims, G, to be chanted as a semibreve. 35 I have seen the wicked in | great | power, || and spreading himself | like a green | bay tree. 36 Yet he passed away, and, | lo, he was not: || yea, I sought him, | but he could not be found. 37 Mark the perfect man, and be- | hold the | upright: || for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the transgressors shall be de- stroyed to-gether: || the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous | is' of the | Lord: || he is their | strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord shall help them, and de- | liver them: || he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, be- cause they trust | | in | him. PSALM XXXVIII. A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. W. FELTON. * pp O LORD, rebuke me not | in thy | wrath: || neither chasten me | in thy hot dis- | pleasure. 2 For thine arrows | stick fast | in me, || and thy hand | presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh be- | cause of' thine | anger; || neither is there any rest in my | bones be- | cause of' my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone | over mine | head: || as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and | are cor- | rupt || be- | cause of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am | bowed down | greatly; || I go | mourning | all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled with a | loathsome dis- | ease: || and there is no soundness | in my | flesh. 8 I am feeble and | sore | broken: || I have roared by reason of the dis- quietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my desire | is be- | fore thee; || and my groaning | is not | hid from thee. 10 My heart panteth, my strength | faileth me: || as for the light of mine eyes, it also | is gone | from me. II My lovers and my friends stand a- | loof' from my sore; || and my kinsmen | stand a 'far off. 12 They also that seek after my life lay | snares | for me: || and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine de- ceits | all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, | heard | not; || and I was as a dumb man that open' eth | not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that | heareth | not, || and in whose | mouth are no re- proofs. * The small note only at these verses. Psalm xxxviii. from verse 15. (Major.) H. O. .(Altos divisi.) * : (f 15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: || thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should re- | joice over. me | when my foot slippeth, they magni- | fy them- | selves a-gainst me. 17 For I am ready to halt, || and my sorrow is con- tinually be- fore me. 18 For I will de- [ clare mine i- | niquity; || I will be sorry | for my sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are | strong || and they that hate me wrongfully | are | multi- | plied. 20 They also that render evil for good | are mine | adversaries; || because I follow the thing that good | is. 21 Forsake me not, O Lord: || O my God, | be not far | from me. 22 Make | haste to help me,|| O Lord | my sal- | vation. PSALM XXXIX. To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthum, A Psalm of David. *pp I SAID, "I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is be- fore me." * 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, | even from | good; |¦ and my sor- row was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire | burned: || then spake I with my tongue, 4 Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, | what it is; || that I may know how frail I am. * 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing be- | fore thee: || verily every man at his best state is | altogether vanity. * 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain | shew: || surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall | gather them. f 7 And now, Lord, what | wait I for? || my hope is in | thee. *8 Deliver me from all my trans-gressions: || make me not the Lre- proach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened | not my mouth; || be- | cause thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke a- way from me: || I am consumed by the blow of thine hand. * II When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume a- way' like a moth: || surely eve 'ry man is vanity. 12 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace' at my tears: || for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. 13 O spare me, that I may re- | cover | strength, || before I go | hence, and be no more." PSALM XL. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 8 (fI WAITED patiently | for the | Lord; || and he inclined unto me, and | heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the | miry | clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and e- | stablished my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: || many shall see it, and fear, and shall | trust' in the Lord. 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the | Lord his | trust, || and respecteth not the proud, nor such as | turn a- | side to | lies. * 5 Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which | are to us-ward: || they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are | more than can be | numbered. * 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine | ears hast' thou | opened: || burnt offering and sin offering | hast thou | not re- | quired. 7 Then said I, | Lo, I come: || in the volume of the | book 'it is | written of me, 8 I delight to do thy will, O my | God: || yea, thy | law' is with-in my heart. 9 I have preached righteousness in the great | congre- | gation: || lo, I have not refrained my lips, | O| Lord, thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy sal- | vation: || I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congre- gation. II Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, | O| Lord: || let thy lovingkindness and thy truth con- tinu' al- | ly pre- | serve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look | up; || they are more than the hairs of mine head: | therefore my heart | faileth me. 13 Be pleased, O Lord, to de- | liver me: ||O| Lord, make | haste to help me. 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul' to de-stroy it; || let them be driven backward and put to shame that | wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate for a re- | ward of' their | shame || that say unto me, "A- | ha, a- | ha.” * 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be | glad in | thee: || let such (as thy salvation say as love thy salvation say continually, "The | Lord be | magni- | fied." 17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord | thinketh up- | on me: || thou art my help and my deliverer; make no | tarry' ing, O my | God *The small note only at these verses. |