DAY 13.

PSALM LXVIII.

Exurgat Deus. L ET God arise, and let his

enemies 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 rejoice before God: let them also be 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 Ŏ God, when thou wentest forth before the people: when thou wentest through the wilder

ness,

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.

10 Thy congregation shall dwell therein for thou, O God, hast of thy goodness prepared for the poor.

11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers.

12 Kings with their armies did flee, and were discomfited and they of the houshold 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: and the Lord is among them, as in the holy place of Sinai.

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.

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20 He is our God, even 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 wickedness.

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, Ŏ 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 the 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 council: 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 spear-men, 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 scatter

ed the people that delight in war; 31 Then shall the princes come

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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.

PSALM LXIX.

Salvum me fac. SAVE me, O God: for the wa

ters are come in, even unto my soul.

2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is I am come into deep waters, so that the floods

run over me.

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. 7 And why? for thy sake have I suffered reproof shame hath covered my face.

8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren: even an alien unto my mother's children.

9 For the zeal of thine house hath even eaten me: and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are fallen upon me.

self with fasting and that was turned to my reproof.

11 I put on sackcloth also: and they jested upon me.

12 They that sit in the gate speak against me: and the drunkards make songs upon me.

13 But, Lord, I make my prayer unto thee in an acceptable time.

14 Hear me, O God, in the multitude of thy mercy: even in the truth of thy salvation.

15 Take me out of the mire, that I sink not: O let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

17 Hear me, O Lord, for thy loving-kindness is comfortable : turn thee unto me according to the multitude of thy mercies.

18 And hide not thy face from thy servant, for I am in trouble: O haste thee, and hear me.

19 Draw nigh unto my soul, and save it O deliver me, because of mine enemies.

20 Thou hast known my reproof, my shame, and my dishonour mine adversaries are all in thy sight.

me, but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.

22 They gave me gall to eat : and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.

23 Let their table be made a snare to take themselves withal : and let the things that should have been for their wealth be unto them an occasion of falling.

24 Let their eyes be blinded, that they see not: and ever bow thou down their backs.

25 Pour out thine indignation upon them and let thy wrathful displeasure take hold of them.

26 Let their habitation be void : and no man to dwell in their tents.

27 For they persecute him

whom thou hast smitten and they talk how they may vex them whom thou hast wounded.

28 Let them fall from one wickedness to another and not come into thy righteousness.

29 Let them be wiped out of the book of the living and not be written among the righteous.

30 As for me, when I am poor and in heaviness: thy help, O God, shall lift me up.

31 I will praise the Name of God with a song and magnify it with thanksgiving.

32 This also shall please the Lord better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs.

33 The humble shall consider this, and be glad seek ye after God, and your soul shall live.

me, O Lord.

2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward and put to confusion that wish me evil.

3 Let them for their reward be soon brought to shame that cry over me, There, there.

4 But let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: and let all such as delight in thy salvation say alway, The Lord be praised.

5 As for me, I am poor and in misery: haste thee unto me, C God.

6 Thou art my helper, and my redeemer : O Lord, make no long tarrying.

Prayer.

of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man.

4 For thou, O Lord God, art

the thing that I long for: thou art my hope, even from my youth.

5 Through thee have I been holden up ever since I was born: thou art he that took me out of my mother's womb; my praise shall be always of thee.

6 I am become as it were a monster unto many: but my sure trust is in thee.

70 let my mouth be filled with thy praise that I may sing

10 Go not far from me, O God: my God, haste thee to help me.

Il Let them be confounded and perish that are against my soul let them be covered with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.

12 As for me, I will patiently abide alway and will praise thee more and more.

13 My mouth shall daily speak of thy righteousness and salvation for I know no end thereof. 14 I will go forth in the strength of the Lord God: and will make mention of thy righteousness only.

15 Thou, O God, hast taught me from my youth up until now : therefore will I tell of thy wondrous works.

16 Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am grayheaded until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

17 Thy righteousness, O God, is very high and great things are they that thou hast done; O God, who is like unto thee ?

18 O what great troubles and adversities hast thou shewed me! and yet didst thou turn and refresh me yea, and broughtest me from the deep of the earth again.

19 Thou hast brought me to great honour and comforted me on every side.

20 Therefore will I praise thee and thy faithfulness, O God, playing upon an instrument of musick :: unto thee will I sing upon the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel.

21/My lips will be fain when I

sing unto thee and so will my soul whom thou hast delivered.

22 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long : for they are confounded and brought unto shame that seek to do me evil.

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PSALM LXXII.

Deus, judicium. IVE the King thy judgments, O God: and thy righteousness unto the King's son. 2 Then shall he judge thy people according unto right: and defend the poor.

3 The mountains also shall bring peace and the little hills righteousness unto the people.

4 He shall keep the simple folk by their right: defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrong doer.

5 They shall fear thee, as long as the sun and moon endureth : from one generation to another.

6 He shall come down like the rain into a fleece of wool: even as the drops that water the earth.

7 In his time shall the righteous flourish : yea, and abundance of peace, so long as the moon endureth.

8 His dominion shall be also from the one sea to the other : and from the flood unto the world's end.

9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall kneel before him: his enemies shall lick the dust.

10 The kings of Tharsis and of the isles shall give presents : the kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.

11 All kings shall fall down before him : all nations shall do him service.

12 For he shall deliver the poor when he crieth the needy also, and him that hath no helper.

13 He shall be favourable to the simple and needy; and shall preserve the souls of the poor.

14 He shall deliver their souls from falsehood and wrong and dear shall their blood be in his sight.

15 He shall live, and unto him shall be given of the gold of Arabia: prayer shall be made ever

unto him, and daily shall he be praised.

16 There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth.

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PSALM LXXIII.
Quam bonus Israel!

TRULY God is loving unto Israel even unto such as are of a clean heart.

2 Nevertheless, my feet were almost gone my treadings had well-nigh slipt.

3 And why? I was grieved at the wicked: I do also see the ungodly in such prosperity.

4 For they are in no peril of death but are lusty and strong.

5 They come in no misfortune like other folk neither are they plagued like other men.

6 And this is the cause that they are so holden with pride : and overwhelmed with cruelty.

7 Their eyes swell with fatness : and they do even what they lust. 8 They corrupt other, and speak of wicked blasphemy: their talking is against the most High.

9 For they stretch forth their mouth unto the heaven and their tongue goeth through the world.

10 Therefore fall the people unto them and thereout suck they no small advantage.

11 Tush, say they, how should God perceive it is there knowledge in the most High?

12 Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and these have riches in possession : and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed mine hands in innocency.

13 All the day long have I been punished and chastened every morning.

14 Yea, and I had almost said even as they but lo, then I

should have condemned the generation of thy children.

15 Then thought I to understand this; but it was too hard for me,

16 Until I went into the sanctuary of God: then understood I the end of these men ;

17 Namely, how thou dost set them in slippery places: and castest them down, and destroyest them.

18 Oh, how suddenly do they consume perish, and come to a fearful end!

19 Yea, even like as a dream when one awaketh: so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the city.

20 Thus my heart was grieved: and it went even through my reins. 21 So foolish was I, and ignorant: even as it were a beast before thee.

22 Nevertheless, I am alway by thee for thou hast holden me by my right hand.

23 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and after that receive me with glory.

24 Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is hone upon earth that I desire in comparison of thee.

25 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

26 For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish thou hast destroyed all them that commit fornication against thee.

27 But it is good for me to hold me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord God: and to speak of all thy works in the gates of the daughter of Sion.