My heart is sore pained within me:

And the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me,
And horror hath overwhelmed me.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!
Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off,
I would lodge in the wilderness.
I would hasten me to a shelter
From the stormy wind and tempest.
As for me, I will call upon God;

And the Lord shall save me.

Evening, and morning, and at noonday, will I complain, and

moan:

And he shall hear my voice.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee:

He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Put thou my tears into thy bottle;

Are they not in thy book?

In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid;
What can man do unto me?

Thy vows are upon me, O God:

I will render thank offerings unto thee.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death:

Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling?

That I may walk before God

In the light of the living.

Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me;
For my soul taketh refuge in thee:

Yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I take refuge,
Until these calamities be overpast.

I will cry unto God Most High ;

Unto God that performeth all things for me.

He shall send from heaven, and save me.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed:

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises.

Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp :
I myself will awake right early.

I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the peoples:
I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

For thy mercy is great unto the heavens,

And thy truth unto the skies.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let thy glory be above all the earth.

A SELECTION FROM PSALMS LXI., LXII., LXIII.

Hear my cry, O God;

Attend unto my prayer.

From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed :

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For thou hast been a refuge for me,

A strong tower from the enemy.

I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever:

I will take refuge in the covert of thy wings.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows:

Thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. My soul waiteth only upon God:

From him cometh my salvation.

He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.

My soul, wait thou only upon God;

For my expectation is from him.

He only is my rock and my salvation:

He is my high tower; I shall not be moved.

With God is my salvation and my glory:

The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times, ye people;

Pour out your heart before him :

God is a refuge for us.

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie:

In the balances they will go up;

They are together lighter than vanity.

Trust not in oppression,

And become not vain in robbery:

If riches increase, set not your heart thereon.

God hath spoken once,

Twice have I heard this;

That power belongeth unto God:

Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy:

For thou renderest to every man according to his work.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee:

My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee,
In a dry and weary land, where no water is.

So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary,
To see thy power and thy glory.

For thy lovingkindness is better than life;
My lips shall praise thee.

So will I bless thee while I live:

I will lift up my hands in thy name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness;
And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips;
When I remember thee upon my bed,

And meditate on thee in the night watches.

For thou hast been my help,

And in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul followeth hard after thee:

Thy right hand upholdeth me.

A SELECTION FROM PSALMS LXV., LXVI.

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion:

And unto thee shall the vow be performed.
O thou that hearest prayer,

Unto thee shall all flesh come.

Iniquities prevail against me:

As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to ap

proach unto thee,

That he may dwell in thy courts:

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,

The holy place of thy temple.

By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness,
O God of our salvation;

Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,
And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;

Being girded about with might:

Which stilleth the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their

waves,

And the tumult of the peoples.

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:

Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to

rejoice.

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it,

Thou greatly enrichest it;

The river of God is full of water:

Thou providest them corn, when thou hast so prepared the

earth.

Thou waterest her furrows abundantly;

Thou settlest the ridges thereof:

Thou makest it soft with showers;

Thou blessest the springing thereof.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;

And thy paths drop fatness.

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness:
And the hills are girded with joy.

The pastures are clothed with flocks;

The valleys also are covered over with corn;
They shout for joy, they also sing.

Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth :

Sing forth the glory of his name:

Make his praise glorious.

Say unto God, How terrible are thy works!

Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

All the earth shall worship thee,

And shall sing unto thee;

They shall sing to thy name.

Come, and see the works of God;

He is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

He turned the sea into dry land:

They went through the river on foot:

There did we rejoice in him.

He ruleth by his might for ever;

His eyes observe the nations:

Let not the rebellious exalt themselves.

O bless our God, ye peoples,

And make the voice of his praise to be heard:
Which holdeth our soul in life,

And suffereth not our feet to be moved.

For thou, O God, hast proved us:

Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

Come, and hear, all ye that fear God,

And I will declare what he hath done for my soul.

I cried unto him with my mouth,

And he was extolled with my tongue.