Put thou thy trust in the Lord My soul is athirst for God, yea,| even for the living God: When and be doing good; dwell in the shall I come to appear before the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. presence of God? Delight thou in the Lord, and My tears have been my meat he shall give thee thy heart's deday and night; while they daily sire. say unto me, Where is now thy Commit thy way unto the Lord, God? and put thy trust in him, and he shall bring it to pass. He shall make thy righteous Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; for I went with the multitude, ness as clear as the light; and thy and brought them forth into the just dealing as the noon-day. house of God, Hold thee still in the Lord, and In the voice of praise and thanks-abide patiently upon him; but giving, among such as keep holy-grieve not thyself at him whose day. way doth prosper, against the man Why art thou so full of heavi-that doeth after evil counsels. ness, O my soul? and why art! Leave off from wrath, and let thou so disquieted within me? go displeasure; fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. Wicked doers shall be rooted out; and they that patiently abide The Lord hath granted his lov-the Lord, those shall inherit the ing-kindness in the day-time; and land. Put thy trust in God; for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance. in the night-season did I sing of Yet a little while, and the unhim, and made my prayer unto godly shall be clean gone; thou the God of my life. shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. I will say unto the God of my strength, why hast thou forgotten me? why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me? But the meek-spirited shall pos sess the earth, and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. Namely, while they say daily The ungodly seeketh counsel unto me, where is now thy God? against the just, and gnasheth upWhy art thou so vexed, O my on him with his teeth. soul? and why art thou so disquieted within me? O put thy trust in God; for I will yet thank him, who is the help of my countenance and my God. SELECTION IV. FRET not thyself because of the The Lord shall laugh him to scorn; for he hath seen that bis day is coming. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of right conversation. a Their sword shall go through ungodly; neither be thou en-their own heart, and their bow shall be broken. vious against the evil doers: Forthey shall soon be cut down like the grass, and be withered even as the green herb. A small thing that the righteous hath, is better than great riches of the ungodly; edi sha de ett For the arms of the ungodly exercised in wisdom, and his shall be broken, and the Lord tongue will be talking of judgment. upholdeth the righteous. The law of his God is in his The Lord knoweth the days of heart, and his goings shall not the godly; and their inheritance slide. shall endure for ever. The ungodly seeth the righte They shall not be confounded ous, and seeketh occasion to slay In the perilous time; and in the him. days of dearth they shall have The Lord will not leave him in enough. his hand, nor condemn him when As for the ungodly, they shall he is judged. perish, and the enemies of the Hope thou in the Lord, and Lord shall consume as the fat of keep his way, and he shall prolambs; yea, even as the smoke mote thee, that thou shalt possess shall they consume away. the land when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again; but the righte ous is merciful and liberal. Such as are blessed of God, shall possess the land; and they that are cursed of him, shall be rooted out. The Lord ordereth a good man's going, and maketh his ways acceptable to himself. Though he fall, he shall not be cast away; for the Lord upholdeth him with his band. I have been young, and now am old, and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay-tree. I I went by, and lo, he was gone: sought him, but his place could no where be found. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last. As for the transgressors, they shall perish together: and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord, who is also their strength in the time of trouble. And the Lord shall stand by Flee from evil, and do the thing them, and save them; he shall that is good, and dwell for ever- deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they more. SELECTION V. For the Lord loveth the thing put their trust in him. that is right; he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are pre- Psalm 1. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. eserved for ever. -he BLESSED is the man that hath The unrighteous shall be punish- not walked in the counsel of ed; as for the seed of the un- the ungodly, nor stood in the way godly, it shall be rooted out. of sinners, and hath not sat in the The righteous shall inherit the seat of the scornful : land, and dwell therein for ever. But his delight is in the law of The mouth of the righteous is the Lord; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. I will say unto the Lord, Thou And he shall be like a tree art my hope, and my strong hold; planted by the water-side, that my God, in him will I trust. will bring forth his fruit in due season. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from His leaf also shall not wither; the noisome pestilence. and look, whatsoever he doeth, it He shall defend thee under his shall prosper. wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; his faithfulness and truth shall be thy shield and As for the ungodly, it is not so with them, but they are like the chaff which the wind scattereth buckler. away from the face of the earth. Thou shalt not be afraid of any Therefore the ungodly shall not terror by night, nor for the ar be able to stand in the judgment, row that flieth by day; neither the sinners in the congre- For the pestilence that walketh gation of the righteous. But the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous; and the way of the ungodly shall perish. Psalm 15. Domine, quis habitabit? LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart: He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbour: in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. A thousand shall fall beside thee, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. For thou, Lord, art my hope; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels He that setteth not by bimself, charge over thee, to keep thee in but is lowly in his own eyes, and all thy ways. maketh much of them that fear They shall bear thee in their hands; that thou hurt not thy the Lord: Thou shalt go upon the lion and though it were to his own hin- adder; the young lion and the dra drance: gon shalt thou tread under thy feet. Because he hath set his love He that hath not given bis money upon usury, nor taken re- upon me, therefore will I deliver ward against the innocent: him; I will set him up, because Whoso doeth these things, shall he hath known my name.. never fall. Psalm 91. Qui habitat. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour. With long life will I satisfy bim, and show him my salvation. how elli re SELECTION VI. From Psalm 32. Bcati, quorum. BLESSED is he whose unright teousness is forgiven, and whose sin is covered. doth wait for him; in his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in the Lord; for Blessed is the man unto whom with the Lord there is mercy, the Lord imputeth no sin, and in and with him is plenteous re whose spirit there is no guile. demption. I will acknowledge my sin unto And he shall redeem Israel thee; and mine unrighteousness from all his sins. have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. Psalm 121. Levuoi oculos meos. Will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. For this shall every one that is My help cometh even from the godly make his prayer unto thee, Lord, who hath made heaven in a time, when thou mayet beland earth. found; but in the great water He will not suffer thy foot to floods they shall not come nigh be moved, and he that keepeth him. thee will not sleep. Thou art a place to hide me in; Behold, he that keepeth Israel thou shalt preserve me from trou-shall neither slumber nor sleep. ble; thou shalt compass me about The Lord himself is thy keepwith songs of deliverance. er; the Lord is thy defence upon I will inform thee, and teach thy right hand: hee in the way wherein thou So that the sun shall not burn halt go; and I will guide thee thee by day; neither the moon with mine eye. by night. The Lord shall preserve thee Great plagues remain for the ingodly; but whoso putteth his from all evil; yea, it is even he rust in the Lord, mercy em-that shall keep thy soul. raceth him on every side. The Lord shall preserve thy Be glad, O ye righteous, and going out and thy coming in, from ejoice in the Lord; and be joy-this time forth for evermore. bul, all ye that are true of heart. Psalm 130. De profundis. OUT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, se ear my voice. unde البر த O let thine ears consider well he voice of my complaint. If thou, Lord, wilt be extreme SELECTION VII. THE Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. righteousness for his name's sake. He shall convert my soul, and O mark what is done amiss, O bring me forth in the paths of ord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee; berefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the Lord; my soul Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it. Thou shalt prepare a table be- The eyes of the Lord are over fore me against them that trouble the righteous, and his ears are me; thou hast anointed my head open unto their prayers. with oil, and my cup shall be full. The countenance of the Lord But thy loving-kindness and is against them that do evil, to mercy shall follow me all the days root ont the remembrance of of my life; and I will dwell in the them from the earth. Irouse of the Lord for ever. Psalın 54. Benedicam Domino. Will alway give thanks unto the Lord; his praise shall ever be in my mouth The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and deliver eth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite beart, and My soul shall make her boast will save such as are of an humin the Lord; the humble shall ble spirit. hear thereof, and be glad. Great are the troubles of the O praise the Lord with me; and righteous; but the Lord deliver. let us magnify his name together. eth him out of all. I sought the Lord, and he He keepeth all his bones, so heard me; yea, he delivered me that not one of them is broken. out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the Lord heareth him; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. The Angel of the Lord tarrieth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye that are his Saints; for they that fear him lack nothing. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls of his servants; and all they that put their trust in him shall not be destitute. Psalm 45. Te decet hymnus. THOU, O God, art praised in Sion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou The lions do lack, and suffer choosest, and receivest unto thee: hunger; but they who seek the he shall dwell in thy court, and Lord shall want no manner of shall be satisfied with the pleasures thing that is good. of thy house, even of thy holy Come, ye children, and heark-temple. en unto me; I will teach you the Thou shalt show us wonderful fear of the Lord. things in thy righteousness, O God What man is he that lusteth to of our salvation; thou that art live, and would fain see good days? the hope of all the ends of the Keep thy tongue from evil, and earth, and of them that remain in thy lips, that they speak no guile. [the broad sea, |
