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The ungodly seeketh coun-I have been young, and now sel against the just, and gnash-am old, and yet saw I never eth upon him with his teeth. the righteous forsaken, nor The Lord shall laugh him his seed begging their bread. to scorn; for he hath seen The righteous is ever merthat his day is coming. ciful, and lendeth; and his

The ungodly have drawn out seed is blessed.

the sword, and have bent their Flee from evil, and do the bow, to cast down the poor and thing that is good, and dwell needy, and to slay such as are for evermore.

of a right conversation.

For the Lord loveth the Their sword shall go through thing that is right; he forsatheir own heart, and their keth not his that be godly, but bow shall be broken. they are preserved for ever.

A small thing that the righ- The unrighteous shall be teous hath, is better than great punished; as for the seed of the riches of the ungodly; ungodly, it shall be rooted out. For the arms of the ungodly The righteous shall inherit shall be broken, and the Lord the land, and dwell therein upholdeth the righteous. for ever.

The Lord knoweth the days The mouth of the righteous of the godly; and their inhe-is exercised in wisdom, and ritance shall endure for ever. his tongue will be talking of They shall not be confound-judgment.

ed in the perilous time; and] The law of his God is in his in the days of dearth they heart, and his goings shall not shall have enough. slide.

As for the ungodly, they The ungodly seeth the righshall perish, and the enemies teous, and seeketh occasion of the Lord shall consume as to slay him.

the fat of lambs; yea, even The Lord will not leave as the smoke shall they con-him in his hand, nor condemn sume away. him when he is judged.

The ungodly borroweth, and Hope thou in the Lord, and payeth not again; but the righ- keep his way, and he shall teous is merciful and liberal. promote thee, that thou shalt Such as are blessed of God, possess the land: when the shall possess the land; and ungodly shall perish, thou they that are cursed of him, shalt see it.

shall be rooted out.

I myself have seen the unThe Lord ordereth a good godly in great power, and flou man's going, and maketh his rishing like a green bay-tree. ways acceptable to himself. I went by, and lo, he was

Though he fall, he shall not gone: I sought him, but his be cast away; for the Lord place could no where be found. npholdeth him with his hand. Keep innocency, and take Y

heed unto the thing that is

But the Lord knoweth the

right; for that shall bring a way of the righteous; and. man peace at the last.

the way of the ungodly shall

As for the transgressors, they perish. shall perish together: and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last.

Psalm xv. Domine, quis ha bitabit?

But the salvation of the righ-LORD, who shall dwell in

teous cometh of the

thy tabernacle? or who who is also their strength in shall rest upon thy holy hill? the time of trouble. Even he that leadeth an

And the Lord shall stand by uncorrupt life, and doeth the them, and save them; he shall thing which is right, and speakdeliver them from the ungodly, eth the truth from his heart: and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

SELECTION V.

Psalm i. Beatus vir, qui non abiit.

BLESSE

He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbour :

He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own LESSED is the man that eyes, and maketh much of hath not walked in the them that fear the Lord: counsel of the ungodly, nor He that sweareth unto his. stood in the way of sinners, neighbour, and disappointeth and hath not sat in the seat of him not, though it were to his the scornful: own hindrance:

But his delight is in the law He that hath not given his of the Lord; and in his law money upon usury, nor taken will he exercise himself day reward against the innocent: and night. Whoso doeth these things, shall never fall.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season.

Psalm xci. Qui habitat.

W

HOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most

His leaf also shall not wither; and look, whatsoever he do-High, shall abide under the eth, it shall prosper. shadow of the Almighty.

As for the ungodly, it is not I will say unto the Lord, so with them, but they are Thou art my hope, and my like the chaff which the wind strong hold; my God, in him scattereth away from the face will I trust.

of the earth.

For he shall deliver thee. Therefore the ungodly shall from the snare of the hunter, not be able to stand in the judg-and from the noisome pestiment, neither the sinners in the lence.

congregation of the righteous. He shall defend thee under

his wings, and thou shalt bel

SELECTION VI.

safe under his feathers; his From Psalm xxxii. Beati, faithfulness and truth shall be

thy shield and buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid of B

any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day

quorum.

LESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven,

and whose sin is covered.

For the pestilence that walk- Blessed is the man unto whom eth in darkness, nor the sick-the Lord imputeth no sin, and Dess that destroyeth in the in whose spirit there is no guile. 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.

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unrighteousness have I not hid.

I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my

sin.

For this shall every one that

For thou, Lord, art my is godly make his prayer unto hope; thou hast set thine house thee, in a time when thou of defence very high. mayest be found; but in the

There shall no evil happen great water floods they shall unto thee, neither shall any not come nigh him. plague come nigh thy dwelling. Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me For he shall give his angels from trouble; thou shalt comcharge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. pass me about with songs of deliverance.

They shall bear thee in their hands; that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.

Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.

I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will guide thee with mine eye.

Great plagues remain for the ungodly; but whoso putBecause he hath set his love teth his trust in the Lord, upon me, therefore will I de-mercy embraceth him liver him; I will set him up, every side.

on

because he hath known my and rejoice in the Lord; and Be glad, O ye righteous,

Name.

of heart.

He shall call upon me, and be joyful, all ye that are true I will hear him ; yea, I am with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.

Psalm cxxx. De profundis.

With long life will I satisfy Oc

him, and show him my tion.

UT of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord; Lord, hear my voice.

O let thine ears consider well The Lord shall preserve thy the voice of my complaint. going out and thy coming in, If thou, Lord, wilt be ex-from this time forth for ever> treme to mark what is done more. amiss, O Lord, who may

abide it?

For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared.

SELECTION VII.

Psalm xxiii. Dominus regit

I look for the Lord; my T

soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch;

me.

HE Lord is my shepherd; therefore can I lack no

thing.

He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth besay, before the morning watch. side the waters of comfort. O Israel, trust in the Lord; He shall convert my soul, for with the Lord there is and bring me forth in the mercy, and with him is plens paths of righteousness for his teous redemption. Name's sake.

And he shall redeem Israel

from all his sins.

Psalm cxxi.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Levavi oculos thou art with me; thy rod and rhy staff comfort me.

WILL lift up mine eyes unto

IV

Thou shalt prepare a table the hills, from whence before me against them that cometh my help. trouble me; thou hast anoint

My help cometh even from ed my head with oil, and my the Lord, who hath made hea-cup shall be full.

ven and earth.

But thy loving kindness and He will not suffer thy foot mercy shall follow me all the to be moved, and he that keep-days of my life; and I will eth thee will not sleep. dwell in the house of the Lord

Behold, he that keepeth Is- for ever. rael shall neither slumber nor Psalm xxxiv.

sleep.

The Lord himself is thy keeper; the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand :

de-I

Benedicam

Domino.

WILL always give thanks unto the Lord; his praise

So that the sun shall not shall ever be in my mouth. burn thee by day; neither the moon by night.

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord; the humble shall The Lord shall preserve hear thereof, and be glad. thee from all evil: yea, it is O praise the Lord with me; even he that shall keep thy and let us magnify his Name Itogether.

soul.

I sought the Lord, and he who are of a contrite heart, heard me; yea, he delivered and will save such as are of an me out of all my fear. humble spirit.

They had an eye unto him, Great are the troubles of and were lightened; and their the righteous; but the Lord. faces were not ashamed. delivereth him out of all.

Lo, the poor crieth, and He keepeth all his bones, so the Lord heareth him; yea, that none of them is broken. and saveth him out of all his But misfortune shall slay the troubles. ungodly; and they that hate

The Angel of the Lord tar-the righteous shall be desolate. rieth round about them that The Lord delivereth the fear him, and delivereth them. souls of his servants; and all O taste, and see, how gra-they that put their trust in him cious the Lord is: blessed is shall not be destitute. the man that trusteth in him.

Psalm lxv. Te decet hymnus.

O fear the Lord, ye that are his Saints; for they that THOU, O God, art praisfear him lack nothing. in Sion ; and unto The lions do lack, and suf-thee shall the vow be perform fer hunger; but they who seeked in Jerusalem.

the Lord shall want no manner Thou that hearest the of thing that is good. prayer, unto thee shall all

Come, ye children, and flesh come. hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

What man is he that lusteth to live, and would fain see good days?

My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou merciful unto our sins.

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and receivest Keep thy tongue from evil, unto thee: he shall dwell in and thy lips, that they speak thy court, and shall be satisfied with the pleasures of thy house,

no guile.

Eschew evil, and do good ;jeven of thy holy temple. seek peace, and ensue it. Thou shalt show us wonder-

The eyes of the Lord are ful things in thy righteousness, over the righteous, and his ears O God of our salvation; thou are open unto their prayers. that art the hope of all the The countenance of the Lordjends of the earth, and of them is against them that do evil that remain in the broad sea. to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, and is.

The righteous cry, and the girded about with power. Lord heareth them, and deli-f Who stilleth the raging of vereth them out of all their the sea, and the noise of his troubles. waves, and the madness ofï The Lord is nigh unto those the people..

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