Cable that : O fear the Lord, ye that hate the righteous shall be Dint are his Saints, for they that defolate. my fear him lack nothing. The Lord delivereth the The lions do lack, and fuf- fouls of his servants; and all and fer hunger; but they who they that put their trust in the feek the Lord shall want no him shall not be destitute. wil manner of thing that is good. Pfalm lxv. Te decet hymnus. n Come, ye children, and HOU, O God, art T praifed in Sions and ord | hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that luft- unto thee shall the vow be eth to live, and would fain fee good days? Keep thy tongue from evil, ife and thy lips, that they speak no guile. er Eschew evil, and do good; feek peace, and ensue it. The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. The countenance of the Lord is against them that do evil, to root out the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite heart, and will fave such as are of an humble spirit. Great are the troubles of the righteous; but the Lord delivereth him out of all. He keepeth all his bones, so that none of them is broken. But misfortune shall flay the ungodly; and they that T performed in Jerufalem. 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 choosest, and receivest unto thee: he shall dwell in thy court, and shall be fatisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteoufness, O God of our salvation; thou that art the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that remain in the broad fea. Who in his strength setteth faft the mountains, and is girded about with power. Who stilleth the raging of the fea, and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermoft parts of the earth shall hall be afraid at thy tokens, courts of the Lord; my heart thou that makest the out- and my flesh rejoice in the goings of the morning and living God. evening to praise thee. Thou visitest the earth, and blessest it; thou makest it very plenteous. The river of God is full of water: thou preparest their corn, for so thou providest for the earth. Thou waterest her furrows; thou sendest rain into the little vallies thereof; thou makeft it soft with the drops of rain, and blefssest the increase of it. Thou crowneft the year with thy goodness, and thy clouds drop fatness. They shall drop upon the dwellings of the wilderness, and the little hills shall rejoice on every fide. The folds shall be full of fheep; the vallies also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and fing. SELECTION VIII. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a nest, where the may lay her young; even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Bleffed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be alway praising thee. Blessed is the man whofe strength is in thee; in whose heart are thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery, use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water. They will go from strength to strength, and unto the God of gods appeareth every one of them in Sion. O Lord God of hofts, hear my prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness. For the Lord God is a light From Pfalm lxxxiv. Quam and defence; the Lord will dilecta! give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he with are How amiable are thy hold from them that live a of hofts ! O Lord God of hofts, bleff My foul hath a defire and ed is the man that putteth his longing to enter into the trust in thee. Pfalm Pfalm lxxxv. Benedixisti, hath looked down from hea L Domine. ORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou haft forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou haft taken away all thy difpleasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, O God our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou not turn again, and quicken us, that thy people may rejoice in thee? Show us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. I will hearken what the Lord God will fay concerning me; for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his faints, that they turn not again. For his falvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. Ever since the world began, hath thy feat been prepared : Thou art from everlasting. The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The waves of the sea are mighty, and rage horribly; leth on high, is mightier. but yet the Lord, who dwel Thy teftimonies, O Lord, are very fure: holiness becometh thine house for ever. Pfalm xcvii. Dominus regnavit. T Mercy and truth are met HE Lord is King, the earth may be glad together; righteousness and thereof: yea, the multitude of peace have kiffed each other. the isles may be glad thereof. Truth shall flourish out of Clouds and darkness are the earth, and righteousness round about him: righteoufT2 nefs ness and judgment are the habitation of his feat. SELECTION IX. There shall go a fire before Pfalm viii. Domine, Dominus him, and burn up his enemies on every fide. His lightnings gave shine unto the world; the earth faw it, and was afraid. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord; at the prefence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens have declared his righteousness, and all the people have seen his glory. Confounded be all they that worship carved images, and that delight in vain gods: worship him, all ye gods. Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; and the daughters of Juda were glad, because of thy judgments, O Lord. For thou, Lord, art higher than all that are in the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. nofter. Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world; thou that haft fet thy glory above the heavens ! Out of the mouth of very babes and fucklings haft thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. For I will confider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the fon of man, that thou visitest him? Thou madest him lower than the angels, to crown him with glory and worship. Thou makeft him to have dominion of the works of thy O ye that love the Lord, fee that ye hate the thing which is evil: the Lord pre- hands; and thou hast put all ferveth the fouls of his faints; things in subjection under his he shall deliver them from the feet; hand of the ungodly. There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness for such as are truehearted. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous, and give thanks for a remembrance of his holiness. All sheep and oxen; yea, and the beafts of the field; The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the fea; and whatsoever walketh through the paths of the feas. O Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy Name in all the world ! From F From Pfalm xxxiii. Exultate, joyful and pleasant thing it is jufti. REJOICE in the Lord, to be thankful. The Lord doth build up ye righteous; for it be- Jerufalem, and gather togecometh well the just to be ther the outcasts of Ifrael. thankful. He healeth those who are Praise the Lord with harp; broken in heart, and giveth fing praises unto him with medicine to heal their sickthe lute, and instrument of nefs. ten strings. He telleth the number of by their names. Sing unto the Lord a new the stars, and calleth them all fong; fing praises unto him with a good courage. For the word of the Lord is true, and all his works are faithful. Great is our Lord, and great is his power; yea, and his wisdom is infinite. The Lord fetteth up the He loveth righteousness meek, and bringeth the unand judgment; the earth is godly down to the ground. full of the goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hofts of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the fea together, as it were upon an heap; and layeth up the deep, as in a treasurehouse. Let all the earth fear the Lord; stand in awe of him, all ye that dwell in the world : For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast. From Pfalm cxlvii. Laudate 0 Praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to sing praises unto our God; yea, a O fing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; fing praises upon the harp unto our God; Who covereth the heaven with clouds, and prepareth rain for the earth; and maketh the grass to grow upon the mountains, and the herb for the use of men; Who giveth fodder unto the cattle, and feedeth the young ravens that call upon him. The Lord's delight is in those who fear him, and put their trust in his mercy. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Sion. For he hath made fast the bars of thy gates, and hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, |