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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:

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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

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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.

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Morning Prayer.

Lucerna pedibus meis.

HY word is a lantern un-to my feet:

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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.

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HATE them that imagine e-vil things:
But thy law do I love.

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:

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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.

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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:

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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.

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IGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord :
And true is thy judgement.

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.

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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 :
For I do not for-get thy law.

154 Avenge thou my cause, and de-liver me:
Quicken me, ac-cord-ing to thy word.

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.

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