of Thy praise without ceasing : 0 my God, I will give thanks unto Thee for ever. PSALM XXXI. In te, Domine, speravi. liver me in Thy righteousness. 2 Bow down Thine ear to me make haste to deliver me. 3 And be Thou my strong rock, and house of defence: that Thou mayest save me. : 4 For Thou art my strong rock, and my castle be Thou also my guide, and lead me for Thy Name's sake. : 5 Draw me out of the net, that they have laid privily for me: for Thou art my strength. 6 Into Thy hands I commend my spirit: for Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, Thou God of truth. 7 I have hated them that hold of superstitious vanities: and my trust hath been in the Lord. 8 I will be glad, and rejoice in Thy mercy for Thou hast considered my trouble, and hast known my soul in adversities. 9 Thou hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: but hast set my feet in a large room. 10 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble and mine eye is consumed for very heaviness; yea, my soul and my body. 11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness and my years with mourning. 12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquity and my bones are consumed. 13 I became a reproof among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours and they of mine acquaintance were afraid of me; and they that did see me without conveyed themselves from me. 14 I am clean forgotten, as a dead man out of mind: I am become like a broken vessel. 15 For I have heard the blasphemy of the multitude: and fear is on every side, while they conspire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life. 16 But my hope hath been in Thee, O Lord I have said, Thou art my God. 17 My time is in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me. : 18 Shew Thy servant the light of Thy countenance and save me for Thy mercy's sake. 19 Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon Thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and be put to silence in the grave. 20 Let the lying lips be put to silence: which cruelly, disdainfully, and despitefully speak against the righteous. 21 O how plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee: and that Thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in Thee, even before the sons of men! 22 Thou shalt hide them privily by Thine own presence from the provoking of all men: Thou shalt keep them secretly in Thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues. 23 Thanks be to the Lord: for He hath shewed me marvellous great kindness in a strong city. 24 And when I made haste, I said: I am cast out of the sight of Thine eyes. 25 Nevertheless, Thou heardest the voice of my prayer: when I cried unto Thee. 26 O love the Lord, all ye His saints: for the Lord preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer. 27 Be strong, and He shall establish your heart: all ye that put your trust in the Lord. THIRD PORTION. PSALM XXXII. Beati, quorum. LESSED is he whose unrighteousness BLESSED is : 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin and in whose spirit there is no guile. : 3 For while I held my tongue : my bones consumed away through my daily complaining. 4 For Thy hand is heavy upon me day and night and my moisture is like the drought in summer. 5 I will acknowledge my sin unto Thee : and mine unrighteousness have I not hid. 6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord and so Thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto Thee, in a time when Thou mayest be found: but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him. 8 Thou art a place to hide me in, Thou shalt preserve me from trouble: Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. 9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go: and I will guide thee with Mine eye. 10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. 11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side. 12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. ᎡᎬ PSALM XXXIII. Exultate, justi. EJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for it becometh well the just to be thankful. 2 Praise the Lord with harp sing praises unto Him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. 3 Sing unto the Lord a new song: sing praises lustily unto Him with a good courage. 4 For the word of the Lord is true: and all His works are faithful. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 6 By the word of the Lord were the heavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breath of His mouth. 7. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon a heap and layeth up the deep, as in a treasure-house. 8 Let all the earth fear the Lord : stand in awe of Him, all ye that dwell in the world. 9 For He spake, and it was done : He commanded, and it stood fast. 10 The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought and maketh the devices of the people to be of none effect, and casteth out the counsels of princes. 11 The counsel of the Lord shall endure for ever and the thoughts of His heart from generation to generation. 12 Blessed are the people, whose God is the Lord Jehovah : and blessed are the folk, that He hath chosen to Him to be His inheritance. 13 The Lord looked down from heaven, and beheld all the children of men from the habitation of His dwelling He considereth all them that dwell on the earth. 14 He fashioneth all the hearts of them : and understandeth all their works. |