me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Eschew evil, and do good; seek peace, and ensue it. Thou shalt prepare a table be- The eyes of the Lord are over fore me against them that trouble the righteous, and his ears are me; thou hast anointed my head open unto their prayers. with oil, and my cup shall be full. The countenance of the Lord But thy loving-kindness and is against them that do evi to mercy shall follow me all the days root out the remembrance of of my life; and I will dwell in the them from the earth. house of the Lord for ever. Psalın 34. Benedicam Domino. I Will alway give thanks unto the Lord; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth them, and deliver eth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto those who are of a contrite heart, and My soul shall make her boast, will save such as are of an bum in the Lord; the humble shall ble spirit. hear thereof, and be glad. Great are the troubles of the O praise the Lord with me; and righteous; but the Lord deliverlet us magnify his name together. eth him out of all. I sought the Lord, and he He keepeth all his bones, s0 heard me; yea, he delivered me that not one of them is broken. out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The Lord delivereth the souls Lo, the poor crieth, and the of his servants; and all they that Lord heareth him; yea, and saveth put their trust in him shall not be him out of all his troubles. destitute. The Angel of the Lord tarrieth Psalm 45. Te decet hymnus. round about them that fear him,THOU, O God, art praised in and delivereth them. O taste, and see, how gracious the Lord is blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the Lord, ye that are his Saints; for they that fear him lack nothing. Sion, and unto thee shall the vow be performed in Jerusalem. Thou that hearest the prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. My misdeeds prevail against me be thou merciful unto our sins. Blessed is the man whom thou The lions do lack, and suffer choosest, and receivest unto thee. hunger; but they who seek the he shall dwell in thy court, and Lord shall want no manner of shall be satisfied with the pleasures thing that is good. of thy house, even of thy holy Come, ye children, and heark-temple. en unto me; I will teach you the Thou shalt show us wonderful fear of the Lord. things in thy righteousness, O God What man is he that lusteth to of our salvation; thou that art live, and would fain see good days? the hope of all the ends of the Keep thy tongue from evil, and earth, and of them that remain in thy lips that they speak no guile. the broad sea. A WED in his strength setteth fast Blessed is the man whose The mountains, and is girded strength is in thee; in whose about with power. heart are thy ways. Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. Who going through the vale of misery, use it for a well; and the pools are filled with water. They also that dwell in the ut- They will go from strength to termost parts of the earth shall be strength, and unto the God of afraid at thy tokens, thou that gods appeareth every one of makest the out-goings of the morn-them in Sion. ng and evening to praise thee. O Lord God of hosts, hear my Thou visitest the earth, and prayer; hearken, O God of Jacob blessest it; thou makest it very For one day in thy courts is plenteous. better than a thousand. The river of God is full of wa- I had rather be a door-keeper ter thou preparest their corn, in the house of my God, than to for so thou providest for the earth. dwell in the tents of ungodliness. Thou watercst her furrows; For the Lord God is a light thou sendest rain into the little and defence; the Lord will give vallies thereof; thou makest it grace and worship; and no good soft with the drops of rain, and thing shall he withhold from blessest the increase of it. them that live a godly life. Thou crownest the year with O Lord God of hosts, Blessed is thy goodness, and thy clouds the man that putteth his trust in drop fatness. thee. They shall drop upon the dwell- Psalm 85. Benedixisti, Domine. ings of the wilderness, and the lit-ORD, thou art become gra tle hills shall rejoice on every side. cious unto thy land; thou hast The folds shall be full of sheep; turned awaythe captivity of Jacob. the vallies also shall stand so Thou hast forgiven the offence thick with corn, that they shall of thy people, and covered all laugh and sing. their sins. SELECTION VIII. Thou hast taken away all thy From Psalm 84. Quam delecta! displeasure, and turned thyself How amiable are thy dwell-from thy wrathful indignation. ings, thou Lord of hosts! Turn us then, O God our SaMy soul hath a desire and long-viour, and let thine anger cease ing to enter into the courts of the from us. Lord; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch Yea, the sparrow hath found out thy wrath from one gencraher an house, and the swallow a tion to another? nest, where she may lay her young; even thy altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be alway praising thee. 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 say concerning me; for him, and burn up his enemies on he shall speak peace unto his every side people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. His lightnings gave shine unto the world; the earth saw it, and For his salvation is nigh them was afraid. that fear him; that glory may The hills melted like wax at dwell in our land. the presence of the Lord; at the Mercy and truth are met to-presence of the Lord of the whole gether righteousness and peace earth. have kissed each other. The heavens have declared his Truth shall flourish out of the righteousness, and all the people earth, and righteousness hath have seen his glory. looked down from heaven. Confounded be all they that Yea, the Lord shall show lov-worship carved images, and that ing-kindness; and our land shall delight in vain gods: worship give her increase. him, all ye gods. Righteousness shall go before Sion heard of it, and rejoiced; him; and he shall direct his go-and the daughters of Juda were ing in the way. glad, because of thy judgments, ¡O Lord. Psalm 93. Dominus regnavit. THE Lord is King, and hath For thou, Lord, art higher than put on glorious apparel; the all that are in the earth; thou Lord hath put on nis apparel, and art exalted far above all gods. girded himself with strength. O ye that love the Lord, see that He hath made the round world ye hate the thing which is evil: so sure, that it cannot be moved. the Lord preserveth the souls of Ever since the world began, his saints; he shall deliver them hath thy seat been prepared from the hand of the ungodly. Thou art from everlasting. There is sprung up a light for the righteous, and joyful gladness : The floods are risen, O Lord, the floods have lift up their voice; for such as are true-hearted. the foods lift up their waves. Rejoice in the Lord, ye righ The waves of the sea are mighty,jteous, and give thanks for a re and rage horribly; but yet the Lord, who dwelleth on high, is mightier. Thy testimonies, O Lord, are very sure: holiness becometh thine house for ever. Psalın 97. Dominus regnavit. membrance of his holiness. SELECTION IX. Psalm 8. Domine, Dominus noster. Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy name in all the THE Lord is King, the earth world; thou that hast set thy glomay be glad thereof; yea, ry above the heavens! the multitude of the isles may be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his seat. Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. For I will consider thy hea There shall go a fire before vens, even the works of thy fin gers; the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. For he spake, and it was done, he commanded, and it stood fast From Psalm 147. Laudate Dominum What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of Praise the Lord, for it is a man, that thou visitest him? good thing to sing praises unThou madest him lower than to our God; yea, a joyful and the angels, to crown him with pleasant thing it is to be thankful. glory and worship. The Lord doth build up JeruThou makest him to have do-salem, and gather together the minion of the works of thy bands, outcasts of Israel. and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet; He healeth those who are broken in heart, and giveth medi. All sheep and exen; yea, and cine to heal their sickness. the beasts of the field; He telleth the number of the The fowls of the air, and the stars, and calleth them all by fishes of the sea; and whatsoever their names. walketh through the paths of the seas. Great is our Lord, and great is his power; yea, and his wisdom O Lord, our Governor, how is infinite. excellent is thy name in all the world! From Psalm 83. Exultate, justi. REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous; for it becometh well the just to be thankful. Praise the Lord with harp; sing praises unto him with the lute, and instrument of ten strings. The Lord setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground. O sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing 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 Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing praises unto him with a good herb for the use of men; courage. ful. Who giveth fodder unto the For the word of the Lord is cattle, and feedeth the young true, and all his works are faith-jravens that call upon him. The Lord's delight is in those He loveth righteousness and who fear him, and put their trust judgment; the earth is full of the in his mercy. goodness of the Lord. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together, as it were upon an heap; and layeth up the deer, as in a treasure-house. 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 bor. ders, and filleth thee with the flour of wheat. He sendeth forth his command. Let all the earth fear the Lord; ment upon the earth, and his stand in awe of him, all ye that word runneth very swiftly. dwell in the world · He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar-frost likel asbes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels; who is able to abide his frost? He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he bloweth with his wind, and the waters flow. Psalm 148. Laudate Dominum. O Praise the Lord of heaven praise him in the height. Praise him, all ye angels of his praise him, all his host Praise him, sun and moon praise him, all ye stars and light Praise him, all ye heavens, and He showeth his word unto Ja-lye waters that are above the cob, his statutes and ordinances heavens. unto Israel. Let them praise the name of He hath not dealt so with any the Lord; for he spake the word, nation; neither have the heathen and they were made; he com knowledge of his laws. manded, and they were created. From Psalm 57. Miserere mei, Deus. He hath made them fast for SET up thyself, O God, above ever and ever; he hath given them the heavens; and thy glory a above all the earth. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise. Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I myself will awake right early. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people, and will sing unto thee among the nations. For the greatness of thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. law which shall not be broken. Praise the Lord upon earth, ye dragons, and all deeps; Fire and hail, snow and vapours, wind and storm, fulfilling his word; Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars; Beasts and all cattle; worms and feathered fowls; Kings of the earth and all people; princes and all judges of the world; Young men and maidens, old men and children, praise the name of the Lord; for his name Set up thyself, O God, above only is excellent, and his praise the heavens; and thy glory above heaven and earth. above all the earth. SELECTION X. Sing unto the Lord a new song; sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth. Sing unto the Lord, and praise He shall exalt the horn of his people: all his saints shall praise him; even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him. From Psalm 149. Cantate Domino. 1 Sing unto the Lord a new song; let the congregation of his name; be telling of his salva-saints praise him. tion from day to day. Let Israel rejoice in him that Declare his honour unto the made him; and let the children heathen, and his wonders unto of Sion be joyful in their King. all people. For the Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised; he is more to be feared than all gods. Let them praise his name in the dance; let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp. For the Lord hath pleasure in |