Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King! The heavens are not too high, His praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing, The Church with psalms must shou: ; But, above all, the heart Must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing, GEORGE HERBERT. PSALMS AND CANTICLES. I. PSALM i. BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the | way of sinners nor sítteth in the seat of the | scornful; But his delight is in the láw | of the Lord : and in his láw doth he | meditate | day and I night. And he shall be like a tree, plánted by the rivers of water: that bringeth fórth his | fruit in | due season. : His leaf also | shall not | wither and whatsoéver he | doeth | it shall | prosper. The ungodly are not so but are like the cháff which the wind | driveth a- | way. Therefore the ungodly shall not stánd | in the | judgment: nor sinners in the côngre- | gation | of the righteous. For the Lord knoweth the wáy | of the | righteous but the way of the un- godly | shall | perish. B 2. PSALM V. GIVE éar to my words O Lord: con- | sider my medi- | tation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my Kíng | and my God: fór unto thee | will I pray. My voice shalt thou héar in the morning OI Lord in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee and will look | up. For thou art a God that hast nó | pleasure in | wickedness néither shall evil dwell with | thee. Lead me O Lord | in thy | righteousness: make thy way straight be- | fore my face. Let all those that put their trúst in | thee re- | joice let them ever shout for joy, because | thou de- | fendest | them. Let them álso that love thy name be | joy- | ful in | thee. : For thou Lord wilt | bless the righteous with favour wilt thou cômpass | him as | with a | shield. 3. PSALM viii. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy náme in all the earth who hast sét thy glory a- | bove the heavens. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings, hast thóu or- dained | strength that thou mightest still the enemy | and the a- | venger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of • thy fingers the moon and the stárs which | thou hast or- | dained; What is man, that thou art | mindful of him: and the son-of-man that thou | visitest | him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the | angels and hast crowned | him with | glory and | honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the wórks of thy hands: thou-hast-put | all things | under his feet; All sheep and oxen: yéa and the | beasts | of the field; The fowls of the air, and the fish | of the | sea : and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O Lord our | Lord: how éxcellent is thy [ name in all the earth. 4. PSALM XV. : LORD who shall abide | in thy | tabernacle who shall dwell in thy | holy hill? He that walketh úprightly and worketh | righteousness and spéaketh the truth | from his | heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour : nor taketh úp a re- | proach a- | gainst his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person | is con- | temned: but he honoureth | them that fear the | Lord. He that sweareth to his own húrt and | changeth | not he that putteth not out his money to usury, nor táketh re- | ward a- | gainst the | innocent. Hé that doeth these things: shall | nev- | er be moved. 5. PSALM XVI. PRESERVE | me O | God: fór in thee do I l put my trust. my soul thou hast said unto the Lord, Thóu | art my Lord I have nothing | good with- | out | thee. : The Lord is the portion of mine inhéritance and | of my cup: thou | shalt main- | tain my | I lot. The lines are fallen unto mé in pleasant | places yea I have a goodly | heritage. : | | I have set the Lórd | always be- | fore me: because he is at my right hand | I shall not be | moved. Therefore my heart is glád and my | glory re- | joiceth my flesh | also shall | rest in | hope. For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave : neither wilt thou suffer thine hôly | one to see cor- | ruption. |