me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name.

5 Order my steps in thy word, and so shall no wickedness have dominion over me.

6 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men, and so shall I keep thy commandments.

7 Shew the light of thy countenance upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.

8 Mine eyes gush out with water, because men keep not thy law.

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IGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, and true are thy judgments.

2 The testimonies that thou hast commanded are exceeding righteous and true.

3 My zeal hath even consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

4 Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and thy servant loveth it.

5 I am small and of no reputation, yet do I not forget thy commandments.

6 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

7 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold upon me, yet is my delight in thy commandments.

8 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: O grant me understanding, and I shall live. CALL with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy statutes.

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2 Yea, even unto thee do I call: help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

3 Early in the morning do I cry unto thee, for in thy word is my trust.

4 Mine eyes prevent the night-watches, that I may be occupied in thy words.

5 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy loving kindness: quicken me according as thou art

wont.

6 They draw nigh that of malice persecute me, and are far from thy law.

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7 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord; for all thy commandments are true.

8 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since, that thou hast founded them for ever.

CONSIDER mine adversity and deliver me, for I do not forget thy law.

2 Avenge thou my cause, and deliver me; quicken me according to thy word.

3 Health is far from the ungodly, for they regard not my statutes.

4 Great is thy mercy, O Lord: quicken me as thou art wont.

5 Many there are that trouble me, and persecute me; yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. 6 It grieveth me when I see the transgressors, because they keep not thy law.

7 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy commandments: O quicken me according to thy lovingkindness.

8 Thy word his true from everlasting: all the judgments of thy righteousness endure for ever

more.

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EVENING PRAYER.

RINCES have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 2 I am as glad of thy word, as one that findeth great spoils.

3 As for lies, I hate and abbor them, but thy law do I love.

4 Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.

5 Great is the peace that they have who love thy law, and they are not offended at it.

6 Lord, I have looked for thy saving health, and done after thy commandments.

7 My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly.

8 I have kept thy commandments and testimonies, for all my ways are before thee.

ET my complaint come before thee, O Lord:

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2 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

3 My lips shall speak of thy praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.

4 Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteous.

5 Let thine hand help me, for I have chosen thy commandments.

6 I have longed for thy saving health, O Lord: and in thy law is my delight.

7 O let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and thy judgments shall help me.

8 I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: O seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy command

ments.

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PSALM CXXI.

WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

2 My help cometh even from the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.

3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved; and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

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

6 So that the sun shall not smite thee by day, neither the moon by night.

7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil : yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.

8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth for evermore.

MORNING PRAYER.

PSALM CXXIII.

NTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

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2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress, even so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until he have mercy upon us.

3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we are utterly despised.

4 Our soul is filled with the scornful reproof of the wealthy, and with the despitefulness of the proud.

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PSALM CXXIV.

F the Lord himself had not been on our side,

now may Israel say; if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; 2 They had swallowed us up quick, when they were so wrathfully displeased at us:

3 Yea, the waters had drowned us, and the stream had gone over our soul.

4 The deep waters of the proud had gone even over our soul.

5 But praised be the Lord, who hath not given us over for a prey unto their teeth.

6 Our soul is escaped, even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the snare is broken, and we are delivered.

7 Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord, who hath made heaven and earth.

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PSALM CXXV.

HEY that put their trust in the Lord, shall be even as the mount Sion, which cannot be removed, but standeth fast for ever.

2 The hills stand about Jerusalem: even so standeth the Lord round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

3 For the rod of the ungodly shall not rest upon

the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.

4 Do well, O Lord, unto those that are good and true of heart.

5 As for such as turn back unto their own wickedness, the Lord shall lead them forth with the evil doers; but peace shall be upon Israel.

PSALM CXXVI.

THEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that

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dream.

2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with joy.

3 Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we rejoice.

5 Turn our captivity, O Lord, as the rivers in the south.

6 They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.

7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth forth good seed, shall doubtless come again with joy, and bring his sheaves with him.

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EVENING PRAYER.

PSALM CXXVII.

XCEPT the Lord build the house, their labour is but vain that build it.

2 Except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

3 It is but lost labour that ye haste to rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of carefulness for so he giveth his beloved sleep.

4 Lo, children and the fruit of the womb are an heritage and gift that cometh of the Lord.

5 Like as the arrows in the hand of the giant, even so are the young children.

6 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of