68 Thou art good and gracious: O teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have imagined a lie a-gainst me : But I will keep thy com-mandments with my whole heart. 70 Their heart is as fat as braun : But my delight hath been in thy law. 71 It is good for me that I have been in trouble: That I may learn thy statutes. 72 The law of thy mouth is dearer un-to me : Than thousands of gold and silver. Evening Prayer. Manus tuæ fecerunt me. hands have made me and fashion-ed me: THY haves me understanding, that I may learn thy com mandments. 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they seeme : Because I have put my trust in thy word. 75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgements are right: And that thou of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled. 76 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort: According to thy word un-to thy servant. 77 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live : For thy law is my de-light. 78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to de-stroy me : But I will be occupied in thy com-mandments. 79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies : Be turn-ed un-to me. 80 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes: That I be not a-shamed. Defecit anima mea. M'And I have a good hope be-cause of thy word. Y soul hath longed for thy sal-vation : 82 Mine eyes long sore for thy word: Saying, O when wilt thou com-fort me? 83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke : Yet do I not for-get thy statutes. 84 How many are the days of thy servant : When wilt thou be avenged of them that perse-cute me? 85 The proud have digged pits for me: Which are not after thy law. 86 All thy com-mandments are true : They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help. 87 They had almost made an end of me up-on earth : But I for-sook not thy com-mandments. 88 O quicken me after thy lov-ing-kindness: And so shall I keep the testi-monies of thy mouth. In æternum, Domine. LORD, thy word: En-dureth for ever in heaven. 90 Thy truth also remaineth from one generation to an-other : Thou hast laid the foundation of the earth, and it a-bideth. 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinance : For all things serve thee. 92 If my delight had not been in thy law: I should have perish-ed in my trouble. 93 I will never forget thy com-mandments : For with them thou hast quicken-ed me. 94 I am thine, O save me: For I have sought thy com-mandments. 95 The ungodly laid wait for me to de-stroy me : But I will con-sider thy testimonies. 96 I see that all things come to an end : But thy commandment is ex-ceed-ing broad. Quomodo dilexi! LORD, what love have I un-to thy law: All the day long is my study in it. 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser 103 O how sweet are thy words un-to my throat : Yea, sweeter than honey un-to my mouth. 104 Through thy commandments I get un-der-standing : Therefore I hate all e-vil ways. DAY 26.] Morning Prayer. Lucerna pedibus meis. HY word is a lantern un-to my feet: THY And a light un-to my paths. 106 I have sworn, and am steadfast-ly purposed: To keep thy right-eous judgements. 107 I am troubled a-bove measure: Quicken me, O Lord, ac-cord-ing to thy word. 108 Let the free-will offerings of my mouth please thee, O Lord: And teach me thy judgements. 109 My soul is alway in my hand: Yet do I not for-get thy law. 110 The ungodly have laid a snare for me: But yet I swerved not from thy com-mandments. 111 Thy testimonies have I claimed as mine heritage for ever: And why? they are the very joy of my heart. 112 I have applied my heart to fulfil thy sta-tutes alway: E-ven un-to the end. Iniquos odio habui. I HATE them that imagine e-vil things: 114 Thou art my de-fence and shield: And my trust is in thy word. 115 Away from me, ye wicked : I will keep the com-mand-ments of my God. 116 O stablish me according to thy word, that I may live : And let me not be disap-point-ed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: Yea, my delight shall be ev-er in thy statutes. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that depart from thy statutes: For they i-ma-gine but de-ceit. 119 Thou puttest away all the ungodly of the earth like dross : There-fore I love thy testimonies. 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee: I And I am a-fraid of thy judgements. Feci judicium. DEAL with the thing that is lawful and right: O give me not over un-to mine op-pressors. 122 Make thou thy servant to delight in that which is good: That the proud do me no wrong. M 123 Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health: And for the word of thy righteousness. 124 O deal with thy servant according unto thy lov-ing mercy : And teach me thy statutes. 125 I am thy servant, O grant me un-der-standing: That I may know thy testimonies. 126 It is time for thee, Lord, to lay to thine hand : For they have de-stroyed thy law. 127 For I love thy com-mandments : Above gold and pre-cious stone. 128 Therefore hold I straight all thy com-mandments : And all false ways I ut-ter-ly ab-hor. Mirabilia. THY testimonies are won-der-ful: THY Therefore doth my soul keep them. 130 When thy word go-eth forth: It giveth light and under-standing un-to the simple. 131 I opened my mouth, and drew in my breath : For my delight was in thy com-mandments. 132 O look thou upon me, and be merciful un-to me : As thou usest to do unto those that love thy Name. 133 Order my steps in thy word: And so shall no wickedness have do-min-ion over me. 134 O deliver me from the wrongful dealings of men : And so shall I keep thy com-mandments. 135 Shew the light of thy countenance up-on thy servant : And teach me thy statutes. 136 Mine eyes gush out with water : Because men keep not thy law. R IGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord : 138 The testimonies that thou hast com-manded: Are ex-ceed-ing righteous and true. 139 My zeal hath even con-su-med me : Because mine enemies have for-gotten thy words. 140 Thy word is tried to the uttermost : And thy ser-vant lov-eth it. 141 I am small, and of no re-pu-tation : Yet do I not forget thy com-mandments. 142 Thy righteousness is an ever-last-ing righteousness: And thy law is the truth. 143 Trouble and heaviness have taken hold up-on-me: Yet is my de-light in thy com-mandments. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is ev-er-lasting: O grant me under-standing, and I shall live. I Evening Prayer. Clamavi in toto corde meo. CALL with my whole heart: Hear me, O Lord, I will keep thy statutes. 146 Yea, even unto thee do I call: Help me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. 147 Early in the morning do I cry un-to thee: For in thy word is my trust. 148 Mine eyes pre-vent the night-watches : That I might be occu-pied in thy words. 149 Hear my voice, O Lord, according unto thy lov-ing-kindness : Quicken me, ac-cording as thou art wont. 150 They draw nigh that of malice perse-cute me : And are far from thy law. 151 Be thou nigh at hand, O Lord : For all thy com-mandments are true. 152 As concerning thy testimonies, I have known long since: That thou hast ground-ed them for ever: Vide humilitatem. CONSIDER mine adversity, and de-liver me : 154 Avenge thou my cause, and de-liver me: 155 Health is far from the un-godly: For they re-gard not thy statutes. 156 Great is thy mercy, O Lord : Quicken me, as thou art wont. 157 Many there are that trouble me, and perse-cute me : Yet do I not swerve from thy testimonies. 158 It grieveth me when I see the trans-gressors : Because they keep not thy law. 159 Consider, O Lord, how I love thy com-mandments : O quicken me, according to thy lov-ing-kindness. 160 Thy word is true from ev-er-lasting : All the judgements of thy righteousness en-dure for ev-er-more. |