PSALM XXXVI.

THY mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds.

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep.

How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

They shall be satisfied with the abundance of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy joys.

For with thee is the fountain of life; in thy light shall we see light.

O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen.

The Seventh Day.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM XXXVII.

TRUST in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land,

and pursue righteousness.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart.

Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: be not disturbed because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices

to pass.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: be not provoked in any wise to do evil.

The meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be forever.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.

He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his children are blessed.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for ever

more.

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue uttereth that which is right.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright; for the end of that man is peace.

But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord; he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen.

LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.

Behold, thou hast made my days as an hand-breadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee; verily every man at his best state is only a vapor.

Surely every man walketh as a shadow; surely he is

disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

And now, Lord, what is my hope? truly my hope is in thee.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; make me not the reproach of the wicked.

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.

O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more.

PSALM XL.

I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

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.

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor the deceitful.

Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, many are thy gracious thoughts toward us: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Therefore, said I, Lo, I come to do what thy law commands.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have

not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

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.

Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me: O Lord, make haste to help me.

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, the Lord be magnified.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, forever and ever. Amen.

The Eighth Day.

EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM XLII.

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so pant

eth my soul after thee, O God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?