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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 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 counsel : the

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princes of Zabulon, and the princes of Nephthali. 28 Thy God hath 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

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.

EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 69. Salvum me fac. SAVE AVE me, O God for the waters are come in, even unto my soul.

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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

upon me.

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.

10 I wept, and chastened myself 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 sal

vation.

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.

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21 Thy rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heaviness I looked for some to have pity on 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.

16 Let not the water-flood drown me, neither let the deep swallow me up : and let

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 righteous

ness.

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 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.

34 For the Lord heareth the poor and despiseth not his prisoners.

35 Let heaven and earth praise him the sea, and all that moveth therein.

36 For God will save Sion, and build the cities of Judah: that men may dwell there, and have it in possession.

37 The posterity also of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his Name shall dwell therein. PSAL. 70. Deus in adjutorium. deliver me? make haste ASTE thee, O God, to thee, Chate

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to help 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, O God.

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

house of defence, and my castle.

ed with shame and dishonour that seek to do me evil.

12 As for me, I will pati

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.

7 O let my mouth be filled with thy praise that I may sing of thy glory and honour all the day long.

8 Cast me not away in the time of age forsake me not when my strength faileth

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 gray-headed 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

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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.

PSALM 72. Deus, judicium. IVE the King thy judgeGIV ments, 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 from falshood 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.

17 His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall remain under the sun among the posterities which shall be blessed through him; and all the heathen shall praise him.