as they are born, they go astray, and speak lies. 4 They are as venomous as the poison of a serpent: even like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears; 5 Which refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer charm he never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O GOD, in their mouths; smite the jaw-bones of the lions, O LORD : let them fall away like water that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out. 7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman: and let them not see the mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doth hear? 8 But thou, O LORD, shalt have them in derision and thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn. 9 My strength will I ascribe unto thee: for thou art the GoD of my refuge. 10 GOD sheweth me his goodness plenteously: and GOD shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O LORD, our defence. 12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride and why? their preaching is of cursing and lies. 13 Consume them in thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish: and know that it is GOD that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world. 14 And in the evening they will return grin like a dog, and will go about the city. 15 They will run here and there for meat and grudge if they be not satisfied. 16 As for me, I will sing of thy power, and will praise thy mercy betimes in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. 17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing for thou, O GOD, art my refuge, and my merciful God. Ant. Are your minds set upon righteousness? Ant. O be Thou our help. Ps. lx. Deus, repulisti nos. GOD, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us abroad: thou hast also been displeased; O turn thee unto us again. 2 Thou hast moved the land, and divided it heal the sores thereof, for shaketh. 6 They go to and fro in the even-it ing they grin like a dog, and run about through the city. 7 Behold, they speak with their 3 Thou hast shewed thy people heavy things: thou hast given us a drink of deadly wine. Ant. O be Thou our help in time 4 Thou hast given a token for such as fear thee that they may triumph of trouble. because of the truth. 5 Therefore were thy beloved delivered help me with thy right hand, and hear me. 6 God hath spoken in his holiness, I will rejoice, and divide Sichem and mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver; 8 Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, be thou glad of me. 9 Who will lead me into the strong city: who will bring me into Edom? 10 Hast not thou cast us out, O GOD wilt not thou, O GOD, go out with our hosts? 11 O be thou our help in trouble : for vain is the help of man. 12 Through GoD will we do great acts for it is he that shall tread down our enemies. Ps. lxi. Exaudi, Deus. Ant. My soul truly. Ps. lxii. Nonne Deo? MY soul truly waiteth still upon salvation. 2 He verily is my strength and my salvation he is my defence, so that shall not greatly fall. : 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against every man ye shall be slain all the sort of you; yea, as a tottering wall shall ye be, and like a broken hedge. 4 Their device is only how to put him out whom GoD will exalt their delight is in lies; they give good words with their mouth, but curse with their heart. 5 Nevertheless, my soul, wait thou still upon GOD for my hope is in him. 6 He truly is my strength and my salvation he is my defence, so that I shall not fall. : 7 In GoD is my health and my HEAR my crying, O GOD give ear glory: the rock of my might, and in unto my prayer. 2 From the ends of the earth will I call upon thee: when my heart is in heaviness. 3 O set me up upon the rock that is higher than I: for thou hast been my hope, and a strong tower for me against the enemy. 4 I will dwell in thy tabernacle for ever and my trust shall be under the covering of thy wings. 5 For thou, O Lord, hast heard my desires and hast given an heritage unto those that fear thy Name. 6 Thou shalt grant the King a long life that his years may endure throughout all generations. 7 He shall dwell before God for ever: O prepare thy loving mercy and faithfulness, that they may preserve him. 8 So will I alway sing praise unto thy Name that I may daily perform my vows. GOD is my trust. 80 put your trust in him alway, ye people: pour out your hearts before him, for God is our hope. 9 As for the children of men, they are but vanity: the children of men are deceitful upon the weights, they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. 10 O trust not in wrong and robbery, give not yourselves unto vanity : if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 11 God spake once, and twice I have also heard the same: that power belongeth unto God; 12 And that thou, LORD, art merciful for thou rewardest every man according to his work. Ps. lxiv. Exaudi, Deus. HEAR my voice, O GOD, in my prayer preserve my life from fear of the enemy. 2 Hide me from the gathering | so that they went through the water together of the froward and from on foot; there did we rejoice thereof. the insurrection of wicked doers; 6 He ruleth with his power for 3 Who have whet their tongue like ever; his eyes behold the people : a sword and shoot out their arrows, and such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves. even bitter words; 4 That they may privily shoot at him that is perfect: suddenly do they hit him, and fear not. 5 They encourage themselves in mischief : and commune among themselves how they may lay snares, and say, that no man shall see them. 6 They imagine wickedness, and practise it that they keep secret among themselves, every man in the deep of his heart. 7 But God shall suddenly shoot at them with a swift arrow that they shall be wounded. 8 Yea, their own tongues shall make them fall insomuch that whoso seeth them shall laugh them to scorn. 9 And all men that see it shall say, This hath GOD done for they shall perceive that it is his work. 10 The righteous shall rejoice in the LORD, and put his trust in him: and all they that are true of heart shall be glad. 7 O praise our God, ye people : and make the voice of his praise to be heard; 8 Who holdeth our soul in life : and suffereth not our feet to slip. 9 For thou, O GOD, hast proved us : thou also hast tried us, like as silver is tried. 10 Thou broughtest us into the snare and laidest trouble upon our loins. 11 Thou sufferedst men to ride over our heads we went through fire and water, and thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 12 I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings and will pay thee my vows, which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. 13 I will offer unto thee fat burntsacrifices, with the incense of rams: I will offer bullocks and goats. 14 O come hither, and hearken, all ye that fear GoD and I will tell you what he hath done for my soul. 15 I called upon him with my mouth and gave him praises with my tongue. 16 If I incline unto wickedness with mine heart the LORD will not 3 For all the world shall worshipET GOD arise, and let his enemies thee sing of thee, and praise thy Name. 4 O come hither, and behold the works of GOD: how wonderful he is in his doing towards the children of men. 5 He turned the sea into dry land: be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. 2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive them away and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let the ungodly perish at the presence of GOD. 3 But let the righteous be glad and | and the LORD is among them, as in rejoice before GOD: let them also be the holy place of Sinai. merry and joyful. 4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name : magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon an horse; praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 He is a Father of the fatherless, and defendeth the cause of the widows: even GoD in his holy habitation. 6 He is the GOD that maketh men to be of one mind in an house, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity: but letteth the runagates continue in scarceness. 7 O GOD, when thou wentest forth before the people: when thou wentest through the wilderness, 8 The earth shook, and the heavens dropped at the presence of GOD : even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of GOD, who is the GoD of Israel. 9 Thou, O GOD, sentest a gracious rain upon thine inheritance and refreshedst it when it was weary. : great 10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein for thou, O GOD, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor. 11 The LORD gave the word was the company of the preachers. 12 Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited: and they of the household divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold. 14 When the Almighty scattered kings for their sake: then were they as white as snow in Salmon. 15 As the hill of Basan, so is God's hill even an high hill, as the hill of Basan. 16 Why hop ye so, ye high hills? this is God's hill, in the which it pleaseth him to dwell: yea, the LORD will abide in it for ever. 17 The chariots of GoD are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: 18 Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men yea, even for thine enemies, that the LORD GOD might dwell among them. 19 Praised be the LORD daily even the GOD who helpeth us, and poureth his benefits upon us. 20 He is our GoD, even the GoD of whom cometh salvation: GOD is the LORD, by whom we escape death. 21 GOD shall wound the head of his enemies and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his wicked ness. : 22 The LORD hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from Basan mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime from the deep of the sea. 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies and that the tongue of thy dogs may be red through the same. 24 It is well seen, O God, how thou goest how thou, my GoD and King, goest in the sanctuary. 25 The singers go before, the minstrels follow after in the midst are damsels playing with the timbrels. 26 Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the LORD in the congregations from the ground of the heart. 27 There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah their counsel the princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali. 28 Thy God hath sent forth strength for thee stablish the thing, O GOD, that thou hast wrought in us, : 29 For thy temple's sake at Jerusalem so shall kings bring presents unto thee. 30 When the company of the spearmen, and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring pieces of silver and when he hath scattered the people that delight in war; 31 Then shall the princes come out of Egypt the Morians' land shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 32 Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the LORD; 33 Who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning: lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye the power to GoD over Israel: his worship, and strength is in the clouds. 35 O GOD, wonderful art thou in thy holy places: even the GOD of Israel ; he will give strength and power unto his people; blessed be GOD. Ant. O praise our God, ye people. In Advent. . The LORD cometh out of His holy place : Ry. That He may save His people. Through the year. . O GOD, I have told Thee of my life: Ry. Thou hast set all my tears in Thy sight. In Lent. . His faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and buckler: Ry. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night. In Passion-tide. . O shut net up my soul with the sinners: Ry. Nor my life with the bloodthirsty. In Easter-tide. . Then were the disciples glad. Alleluia. R. When they had seen the LORD. Alleluia. Absolution and Benediction as in the 3rd Nocturn on Sunday. 3 I am weary of crying; my throat is dry my sight faileth me for waiting so long upon my GOD. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. 5 I paid them the things that I never took: GOD, thou knowest my simpleness, and my faults are not hid from thee. 6 Let not them that trust in thee, O LORD GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my cause let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O LORD God of Israel. |