9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: for I flee unto thee to hide me. : 10 Teach me to do the thing that pleafeth thee, for thou art my God let thy loving Spirit lead me forth into the land of righteousness. II Quicken me, O Lord, for thy Name's fake : and for thy righteousness' fake bring my foul out of trouble. 12 And of thy goodness flay mine enemies and deftroy all them that vex my foul; for I am thy fervant. B Morning Prayer. PSALM cxliv. Benedictus Dominus. LESSED be the Lord my ftrength: who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight; 2 My hope and my fortrefs, my castle and deliverer, my defender in whom I truft who fubdueth my people that is under me. 3 Lord, what is man, that thou haft fuch respect unto him: or the fon of man, that thou fo regardest him? 4 Man is like a thing of nought : his time paffeth away like a fhadow. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lord, and come down touch the mountains, and they fhall fmoke. : 6 Caft forth thy lightning, and tear them: fhoot out thine arrows, and confume them. Send down thine hand from above : deliver me, and take me out of the great waters, from the hand of strange children; 8 Whose mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of wickednefs. 9 I will fing a new fong unto thee, O God and fing praises unto thee upon a ten-ftringed lute. : 10 Thou haft given victory unto kings: and haft delivered David thy fervant from the peril of the fword. II Save me, and deliver me from the hand of ftrange children whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity. 12 That our fons may grow up as the young plants: and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple. 13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store : that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our ftreets. 14 That our oxen may be ftrong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets. 15 Happy are the people that are in LI fuch fuch a cafe yea, bleffed are the people who have the Lord for their God. I PSALM cxlv. Exaltabo te, Deus. Will magnify thee, O God, my King: and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praife thy Name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised: there is no end of his greatness. 4 One generation fhall praife thy works unto another and declare thy power. 5 As for me, I will be talking of thy worthip thy glory, thy praife, and wondrous works; : 6 So that men fhall fpeak of the might of thy marvellous acts and I will alfo tell. of thy greatnefs. : 7 The memorial of thine abundant kindnefs fhall be fhewed: and men fhall fing of thy righteousness. 8. The Lord is gracious, and merciful : long-fuffering, and of great goodness. 9 The Lord is loving unto every man : and his mercy is over all his works. 10 All thy works praise thee, O Lord: and thy faints give thanks unto thee. II They fhew the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power; : 12 That thy power, thy glory, and mightinefs mightiness of thy kingdom might be known unto men. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom: and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 14 The Lord upholdeth all fuch as fall :· and lifteth up all thofe that are down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee, O and thou giveft them their meat Lord in due feafon. : 16 Thou openeft thine hand and fillest all things living with plenteoufnefs. 17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him yea, all fuch as call upon him faithfully. 19 He will fulfil the defire of them that fear him he alfo will hear their cry, and will help them. : : : 20 The Lord preferveth all them that love him but fcattereth abroad all the ungodly. 21 My mouth fhall speak the praise of the Lord and let all flesh give thanks unto his holy Name for ever and ever. PSALM cxlvi. Lauda, anima mea. RAISE the Lord, O my foul; while I live will I praife the Lord yea, as long as I have any being, I will fing praifes unto my God. PRAISE in 2 O put not your truft in princes, nor any child of man for there is no help in them: 3 For when the breath of man goeth forth he fhall turn again to his earth: and then all his thoughts perifh. 4 Bleffed is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help and whofe hope is in the Lord his God; 5 Who made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that therein is who keepeth his promife for ever; 6 Who helpeth them to right that suffer wrong: who feedeth the hungry. 7 The Lord loofeth men out of prison : the Lord giveth fight to the blind. 8 The Lord helpeth them that are fallen; the Lord careth for the righteous. 9 The Lord careth for the ftrangers; he defendeth the fatherlefs and widow : as for the way of the ungodly, he turneth it upfide down. To The Lord thy God, O Sion, shall be King for evermore and throughout all generations. OP Evening Prayer. PSALM cxlvii. Laudate Dominum. Praise the Lord, for it is a good thing to fing praises unto our God: yea, a joyful and pleasant thing it is to be thankful, |