EVENING PRAYER. Pfalm cxix. Beati immaculati. LESSED are thofe that are undefiled in the 5 With my lips have I been telling of all the judgments of thy mouth. 6 Í have had as great de B and walk in the law of the light in the way of thy teftimo Lord. way, 2 Bleffed are they that keep his teftimonies, and feek him with their whole heart. 3 For they who do no wickedness, walk in his ways. 4 Thou haft charged, that we fhall diligently keep thy commandments. 5 O that my ways were made fo direct, that I might keep thy ftatutes! 6 So fhall I not be con founded, while I have refpect unto thy commandments. 7 I will thank thee with an unfeigned heart, when I fhall have learned the judgments of thy righteousness. 8 I will keep thy ceremonies; O forfake me not utterly. In quo corriget? nies, as in all manner of riches. mandments, and have refpect 7 I will talk of thy comunto thy ways. thy ftatutes, and I will not 8 My delight shall be in forget thy word. Adbefit pavimento. Ma 4 Incline mine heart unto Y foul cleaveth to the thy teftimonies, and not to duft; O quicken thou covetoufnefs. me, according to thy word. 2 I have acknowledged my ways, and thou heardeft me: O teach me thy ftatutes. 3 Make me to understand the way of thy commandments; and fo fhall I talk of thy won drous works. 4 My foul melteth away for very heaviness; comfort thou me according unto thy word. 5 Take from me the way of lying, and cause thou me to make much of thy law. 6 I have chofen the way of truth, and thy judgments have I laid before me. 7 I have ftuck unto thy teftimonies; O Lord, confound me not. 8 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou haft fet my heart at liberty. The Twenty-Fifth Day. Legem pone. EACH me, O Lord, the way of thy ftatutes, and I fhall keep it unto the end. 2 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I fhall keep it with my whole heart. 3 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein is my defire. O turn away mine eyes, left they behold vanity; and quicken thou me in the way. 6 Oftablish thy word in thy fervant, that I may fear thee. 7 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; for thy judgments are good. 8 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments; Ŏquicken me in thy righteousness. L Et veniat fuper me. ET thy loving mercy come alfo unto me, O Lord, even thy falvation, according unto thy word. 2 So fhall I make answer unto my blafphemers; for my truft is in thy word. 3 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth; for my hope is in thy judgments. 4 So fhall I alway keep thy law: yea, for ever and ever. 5 And I will walk at liberty; for I feek thy commandments. 6 I will speak of thy teftimonies alfo, even before kings, and will not be ashamed. 7 And my delight fhall be in thy commandments, which I have loved. 8 My hands alfo will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and my study fhall be in thy ftatutes. Memor Memor efto fervi tui. Think upon thy fervant, as concerning thy word, wherein thou haft caufed me to put my truft. 2 The fame is my comfort in my trouble; for thy word hath quickened me. 3 The proud have had me exceedingly in derifion; yet have I not shrinked from thy law. 4 For I remembered thine everlafting judgments, O Lord and received comfort. 5 I am horribly afraid, for the ungodly that forfake thy law. 6 Thy ftatutes have been my fongs, in the house of my pilgrimage. 7 I have thought upon thy Name, O Lord, in the night season, and have kept thy law. 8 This I had, becaufe I kept thy commandments. Portio mea, Domine. ΤΗ to keep thy law. 2 I made my humble petition in thy prefence with my whole heart; O be merciful unto me, according to thy word. 3 I called mine own ways to remembrance, and turned my feet unto thy teftimonies. 4 I made hafte, and prolonged not the time, to keep thy commandments. 5 The congregations of the EVENING PRAYER. Manus tuæ fecerunt me. TH O bottle in the finoke; yet do I not forget thy ftatutes.. 4 How many are the days HY hands have made me, of thy fervant? when wilt and fashioned me: thou be avenged of them that give me understanding, that I perfecute me? may learn thy commandments. 2 They that fear thee will be glad when they fee me; becaufe I have put my truft in thy word. 3 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou of very faithfulness haft caufed me to be troubled. 5 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 6 All thy commandments are true: they perfecute me falfely; O be thou my help. 7 They had almost made an end of me upon earth; but I forfook not thy command ments. 8 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness; and fo fhall I keep the teftimonies of thy 4 Olet thy merciful kindnefs be my comfort, according to thy word unto thy fervant. 5 Olet thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may mouth. live; for thy law is my delight. 6 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly In aturnum, Domine. about to deftroy me; but I Lord, thy word endu will be occupied in thy commandments. 7 Let fuch as fear thee, and have known thy teftimonies, be turned unto me. 8 O let my heart be found in thy ftatutes, that I be not afhamed. reth for ever in heaven. 2 Thy truth alfo remaineth from one generation to another; thou haft laid the foundation of the earth, and it abideth. 3 They continue this day according to thine ordinance; for all things ferve thee. 4 If my delight had not been in thy law, I fhould have perifhed in my trouble. 5 I will never forget thy commandments; for with them thou haft quickened me. 6 I am thine: Ofave me, for I have fought thy command 3 For I am become like a ments. Cc 7 The 7 The ungodly laid wait for ftedfaftly purpofed, to keep me, to destroy me; but I will thy righteous iudgments. confider thy teftimonics. 8 I fee that all things come to an end; but thy commandment is exceeding broad. ments. 5 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I may keep thy word.. 6 I have not fhrunk from thy judgments; for thou teacheft me. Ohow fweet are thy words 7 unto my throat; yea, fweeter than honey unto my mouth! 8 Through thy commandments I get understanding: therefore I hate all evil ways. The Twenty-Sixth Day. MORNING PRAYER. Lucerna pedibus meis. HY word is a lantern unto my feet, and a light unto my paths. T 2 I have fworn, and am 3 I am troubled above meafure; quicken me, O Lord, according to thy word. 4 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, O Lord; and teach me thy judgments. 5 My foul is alway in my hand; yet do I not forget thy law. 2 Thou art my defence and shield; and my truft is in thy word. ed; I will keep the com3 Away from me, ye wickmandments of my God. 4 O ftablish me according to thy word, that I may live; and let me not be difappointed of my hope. 5 Hold thou me up, and I fhall be fafe; yea, my delight fhall be ever in thy ftatutes. |