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18 But when I said, My foot hath slipt : thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

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19 In the multitude of the sorrows that I had in my heart: thy comforts have refreshed my soul.

20 Wilt thou have any thing to do with the stool of wickedness which imagineth mis

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21 They gather them together against the soul of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.

22 But the Lord is my refuge and my God is the strength of my confidence.

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23 He shall recompense them their wickedness, and destroy them in their own malice : yea, the Lord our God shall destroy them.

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MORNING PRAYER.

Venite, exultemus.

PSAL. XCV.
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unto the Lord : let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.

3 For the Lord is a great God: and a great King above all gods.

4 In his hand are all the corners of the and the strength of the hills is his

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5 The sea is his, and he made it and his hands prepared the dry land.

6 O come, let us worship and fall down : and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

7 For he is the Lord our God: and we are

the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

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8 To-day life, will hear his voice, harder not your hearts as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness; 9 When your fathers tempted me proved and saw my works. lamentdyrt S10090 310-Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said It is a people that de err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways be Judzej of Kuit 9{1 19] £! 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath: that they should not enter into my rest,

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PSAL Xevi Cantate Domino, Li SING unto the Lord a new song unto the Lord, all the whole earth. 2 Sing unto the Lord, and praise his Name : be telling of his salvation from day to day

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5 As for all the gods of the heathen, they are but idols: but it is the Lord that made the heavens. 199 !»! A 6 Glory and worship are before him: power and honour are in his sanctuary.zaran Ta 7 Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of the people ascribe unto the Lord worship and power. bone gab omad aras

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8 Ascribe unto, the Lord the honour due unto his Name; bring presents, and come into his courts. Job də Dan jan

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10 Tell it out among the heathen that the Lord is King and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the people righteously.

11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is.

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12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord.

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13 For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth. Dominus regnavit.

PSAL. XCVII.

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HE Lord is King, the earth may be glad
thereof yea, the multitude of the isles
may be glad thereof.

2 Clouds and darkness are round about him righteousness and judgement are the habitation of his seat.

3 There shall go a fire before him and burn up his enemies on every side.

4 His lightnings gave shine unto the world : the earth saw it, and was afraid.

5 The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.

6 The heavens have declared his righteousness and all the people have seen his glory. 7 Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: worship him, all ye gods..

8 Sion heard of it, and rejoiced and the daughters of Judah were glad, because of the judgements, O Lord.

9 For thou, Lord, art higher than all the are in the earth: thou art exalted far abov all gods.

10 O ye that love the Lord, see that y hate the thing which is evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints; he shall deliver them from the hand of the ungodly.

11 There is sprung up a light for the righteous and joyful gladness for such as are true-hearted.

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous: and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness

EVENING PRAYER.

PSAL. xcviii. Cantate Domino.

SING unto the Lord a new song: for he hath done marvellous things.

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2 With his own right hand, and with his holy arm hath he gotten himself the victory. 3 The Lord declared his salvation: hirighteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.

4 He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel: and all the ends of the world have seen the salvation of our God.

5 Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord all ye lands sing, rejoice, and give thanks.

6 Praise the Lord upon the harp sing to the harp with a psalm of thanksgiving.

7 With trumpets also, and shawms: O shew yourselves joyful before the Lord the King.

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8 Let the sea make a noise, and all that therein is the round world, and they that dwell therein.

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9 Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together before the Lord: for he is come to judge the earth.

10 With righteousness shall he judge the world and the people with equity.

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3 They shall give thanks unto thy Name: which is great, wonderful, and holy.

4 The King's power loveth judgement; thou hast prepared equity thou hast executed judgement and righteousness in Jacob.

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5 O magnify the Lord our God and fall down before his footstool, for he is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call upon his Name : these called upon the Lord, and he heard them.

7 He spake unto them out of the cloudy pillar for they kept his testimonies, and the law that he gave them.

8 Thou heardest them, O Lord our God: thou forgavest them, O God, and punishedst their own inventions.

9 O magnify the Lord our ship him upon his holy hill our God is holy.

God, and worfor the Lord

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