promote thee, that thou shalt | and look, whatsoever he doeth, possess the land when the it shall prosper. ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. I myself have seen the ungodly in great power, and flourishing like a green bay tree. I went by, and lo, he was gone: I sought him, but his place could nowhere be found. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right; for that shall bring a man peace at the last. As for the transgressors, they shall perish together: and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the LORD, who is also their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall stand by them, and save them; he shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him. SELECTION V. PSALM 1. Beatus vir, qui non abiit. BLESSED is the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stood in the way of sinners, and hath not sat in the seat of the scornful: But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law will he exercise himself day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the water-side, that will bring forth his fruit in due season. His leaf also shall not wither; As for the ungodly, it is not so with them, but they are like the chaff which the wind scattereth away from the face of the earth. Therefore the ungodly shall not be able to stand in the judgment, neither the sinners in the congregation of the righteous. But the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous; and the way of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM 15. Domine, quis habitabit? LORD, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon thy holy hill? Even he that leadeth an un corrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart: 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 cyes, and maketh much of them that fear the LORD: He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance: He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent: Whoso doeth these things, shall never fall. PSALM 91. Qui habitat. WHOSO dwelleth under the defence of the Most High, shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say unto the LORD, Thou art my hope, and my him in trouble; I will deliver strong hold; my GoD, in him will I trust. For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the hunter, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall defend thee under his wings, and thou shalt be safe under his feathers; his him, and bring him to honour. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation SELECTION VI. FROM PSALM 32. Beati, quorum. faithfulness and truth shall be unrighteousness is forgiven, thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for any terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day; For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the sickness that destroyeth in the noon-day. and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin, and in whose spirit there is no guile. I will acknowledge my sin unto thee; and mine unright eousness have I not hid. I said, I will confess my sins A thousand shall fall beside unto the LORD; and so thou thee, and ten thousand at thy forgavest the wickedness of my right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Yea, with thine eyes shalt thou behold, and see the reward of the ungodly. For thou, LORD, art my hope; thou hast set thine house of defence very high. There shall no evil happen unto thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 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. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him up, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will hear him; yea, I am with sin. For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto a time when thou thee, in mayest be found; but in the great water floods they shall not come nigh him. Thou art a place to hide me in; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If thou, LORD, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss, O LORD, who may abide it ? For there is mercy with thee; therefore shalt thou be feared. I look for the LORD; my soul doth wait for him; in his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the LORD before the morning watch; I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust in the LORD; for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his sins. PSALM 121. Levavi oculos meos. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh even from the LORD, who hath made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved, and he that keepeth thee will not sleep. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD himself is thy keeper; the LORD is thy defence upon thy right hand : So that the sun shall not burn thee by day; neither the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for ever more. SELECTION VII. PSALM 23. Dominus regit me. THE LORD is my shepherd; therefore can I lack nothing. He shall feed me in a green pasture, and lead me forth beside the waters of comfort. He shall convert my soul, and bring me forth in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me. Thou shalt prepare a table before me against them that trouble me; thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. But thy loving kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. PSALM 34. Benedicam Domino I WILL alway give thanks unto the LORD; his praise shall ever be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD; the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O praise the LORD with me; and let us magnify his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me; yea, he delivered me out of all my fear. They had an eye unto him, and were lightened; and their faces were not ashamed. Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him; yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD tar- they that put their trust in him rieth round about them that shall not be destitute. fear him, 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. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger; but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good. Come, ye children, and 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? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips, that they speak no guile. Eschew evil, and do good; seek 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 save 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 not one of them is broken. But misfortune shall slay the ungodly; and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The LORD delivereth the souls of his servants; and all PSALM 65. Te decet hymnus. THOU, O God, art praised in 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: 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 satisfied with the pleasures of thy house, even of thy holy temple. Thou shalt show us wonderful things in thy righteousness, 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 sea. Who in his strength setteth fast the mountains, and is girded about with power. Who stilleth the raging of the sea, and the noise of his waves, and the madness of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts of the earth shall be afraid at thy tokens, thou that makest the out-goings of the morning and 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 valleys thereof; thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it. Thou crownest 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 side. The folds shall be full of sheep; the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn, that they shall laugh and sing. SELECTION VIII. FROM PSALM 84. Quam dilecta! O HOW amiable are thy dwellings, thou LORD of hosts! My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living GOD. Yea, the sparrow hath found her an house, and the swallow a 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. Blessed is the man whose 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 hosts, hear my prayer; hearken, O GOD of Jacob. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my GoD, than to dwell in the tents of ungod liness. For the LORD GOD is a light and defence; the LORD will give grace and worship; and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life. O LORD GOD of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee. PSALM 85. Benedixisti, Domine. LORD, thou art become gracious unto thy land; thou hast turned away the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the offence of thy people, and covered all their sins. Thou hast taken away all thy displeasure, and turned thyself from thy wrathful indignation. Turn us then, O GOD our Saviour, and let thine anger cease from us. Wilt thou be displeased at us for ever? and wilt thou stretch out thy wrath from one generation to another? 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 he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. For his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land, Mercy and truth are met |