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hath not flandered his neigh- in a fair ground; yea, I have bour :

4 He that fetteth not by himfelf; but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the Lord:

He that fweareth unto his neighbour, and difappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance :

6 He that hath not given. his money upon ufury, nor taken reward againft the inno

cent.

7 Whofodoeth these things fhall never fall.

Pfalm xvi. Conferva me,

Domine.

a goodly heritage.

8 I will thank the Lord for giving me warning; my reins also chaften me in the night season.

9 I have fet God always before me; for he is on my right hand, therefore I shall not fall.

10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory rejoiced; my flesh alfo fhall reft in hope.

11 For why? thou shalt not leave my foul in hell; neither fhalt thou fuffer thy Holy One to fee corruption.

12 Thoufhalt fhow me the

path of life in thy presence RESERVE me, O God; is the fulness of joy, and at

P for in thee have I put thy right hand there is pleaPRES

my trust.

2 O my foul, thou haft faid unto the Lord, Thou art my

God; my goods are nothing

unto thee.

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5 Their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, neither make mention of their names within my lips.

6 The Lord himself is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup; thou fhalt maintain my lot.

7 The lot is fallen unto me

fure for evermore.

Pfalm xvii. Exaudi, Domine.

Lord, confider my com

EAR the right, O

plaint, and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.

2 Let my fentence come forth from thy prefence, and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal.

3 Thou haft proved and vifited mine heart in the night feafon; thou haft tried ine, and fhalt find no wickedness in me; for I am utterly purpofed that my mouth shall not offend.

4 Because of men's works that are done against the words

of

filleft with thy hid treasure.

of thy lips, I have kept me this life, whofe bellies thou from the ways of the deftroyer.

5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps flip not.

6 I have called upon thee, O God, for thou shalt hear me: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.

7 Show thy marvellous loving kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their truft in thee, from fuch as refift thy right hand. 8 Keep me as the apple of an eye; hide me under the fhadow of thy wings,

9 From the ungodly, that trouble me; mine enemies compass me round about, to take away my foul.

10 They are inclosed in theirown fat, and their mouth fpeaketh proud things.

11 They lie waiting in our way on every fide, turning their eyes down to the ground. 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a lion's whelp lurking in fecret places.

13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and caft him down; deliver my foul from the ungodly, which is a sword of thine.

14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men I fay, and from the evil world; which have their portion in

15 They have children at their defire, and leave the rest of their fubftance for their babes.

16 But as for me, I will behold thy prefence in righteoufnefs; and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be fatisfied with it.

EVENING PRAYER.

Pfalm xviii. Diligam te, Domine.

I

Will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my ftony rock, and my defence, my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will truft; my buckler, the horn also of my falvation, and my refuge.

2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be praised; fo fhall I be fafe from mine enemies.

3 The forrows of death compaffed me, and the overflowings of ungodliness made me afraid.

4 The pains of hell came about me; the fnares of death overtook me.

5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God;

6 So fhall he hear my voice out of his holy temple, and my complaint fhall come be

fore

fore him; it fhall enter even on high to fetch me, and into his ears. fhall take me out of many waters.

7 The earth trembled and quaked, the very foundations alfo of the hills fhook, and were removed, because he was wroth.

8 There went a fmoke out in his prefence, and a confuming fire out of his mouth, fo that coals were kindled at it. 9 He bowed the heavens alfo, and came down, and it was dark under his feet.

10 He rode upon the Cherubim, and did fly; he came flying upon the wings of the

wind.

11 He made darkness his fecret place, his pavilion round about him with dark water, and thick clouds to cover him.

12 At the brightnefs of his prefence his clouds removed; hail-ftones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord alfo thundered out of heaven, and the Higheft gave his thunder; hail-ftones and coals of fire.

14 He fent out his arrows, and scattered them; he caft forth lightnings, and destroyed them.

15 The fprings of waters were feen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered at thy chiding, O Lord, at the blafting of the breath of thy difpleature.

16 He fhall fend down from

17 He fhall deliver me from my ftrongest enemy, and from them which hate me; for they are too mighty for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my upholder.

19 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty; he brought me forth, even because he had a favour unto me.

20 The Lord fhall reward me after my righteous dealing, according to the cleannefs of my hands fhall he recompenfe me.

21 Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not forfaken my God, as the wicked doth.

22 For I have an eye unto all his laws, and will not caft out his commandments from me.

23 I was alfo uncorrupt before him, and efchewed mine own wickedness.

24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing, and according unto the cleannefs of my hands in his eye-fight.

25 With the holy thou fhalt be holy, and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect.

26 With

26 With the clean thou that my footfteps fhall not fhalt be clean, and with the flide. froward thou fhalt learn frowardness.

27 For thou shalt fave the people that are in adverfity, and fhalt bring down the high looks of the proud.

28 Thou alfo fhalt light my candle; the Lord my God fhall make my darkness to be light.

29 For in thee I fhall difcomfit an hoft of men, and with the help of my God I fhall leap over the wall.

30 The way of God is an undefiled way; the word of the Lord alfo is tried in the fire: he is the defender of all them that put their trust in him.

31 For who is God, but the Lord? or who hath any ftrength, except our God?

32 It is God that girdeth me with strength of war, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like harts' feet, and fetteth me up on high.

34 He teacheth mine hands to fight, and mine arms shall break even a bow of steel.

35 Thou haft given me the defence of thy falvation; thy right hand also shall hold me up, and thy loving correction fhall make me great.

36 Thou shalt make room enough under me for to go,

37 I will follow upon mine enemies, and overtake them; neither will I turn again till I have destroyed them.

38 I will fmite them, that they fhall not be able to ftand, but fall under my feet.

39 Thou haft girded me with ftrength unto the battle; thou fhalt throw down mine enemies under me.

40 Thou haft made mine. enemies alfo to turn their backs upon me, and I fhall deftroy them that hate me.

41 They fhall cry, but there fhall be none to help them; yea, even unto the Lord fhall they cry, but he fhall not hear them.

42 I will beat them as fmall as the duft before the wind: I will caft them out as the clay in the streets.

43 Thou shalt deliver me from the ftrivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the heathen.

44 A people whom I have not known fhall ferve me.

45 As foon as they hear of me, they shall obey me; but the strange children fhall diffemble with me.

46 The ftrange children fhall fail, and be afraid out of their prifons.

47 The Lord liveth; and bleffed be my ftrong helper,

and

and praised be the God of my falvation :

48 Even the God that feeth that I be avenged, and fubdueth the people unto me.

49 It is he that delivereth me from my cruel enemies, and fetteth me up above mine adversaries: thou fhalt rid me from the wicked man.

50 For this caufe will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and fing praises unto thy Name.

51 Great profperity giveth he unto his King, and howeth loving kindness unto David, his Anointed, and unto his Seed for evermore.

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tabernacle for the fun, which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his courfe.

6 It goeth forth from the uttermoft part of the heaven, and runneth about unto the end of it again, and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of the Lord is an undefiled law, converting the foul; the teftimony of the Lord is fure, and giveth wisdom unto the fimple.

8 The ftatutes of the Lord are right, and rejoice the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, and giveth light unto the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean, and endureth for ever; the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.

10 More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; fweeter also than honey, and the honeycomb.

11 Moreover, by them is thy fervant taught; and in keeping of them there is great reward.

12 Who can tell how oft he offendeth? O cleanse thou me from my fecret faults.

13 Keep thy fervant also from prefumptuous fins, left they get the dominion over me; fo fhall I be undefiled,

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