dim Р 9 For there is no | faithfulness | in his mouth their | inward parts are very | wickedness. 10 Their throat is an with their tongue. open | sepulchre : | they | flatter | 11 Destroy Thou them, O God; let them perish through their own im | agin | ations : cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness; for they have re | belled a | gainst | Thee. 12 And let all them that put their | trust in | Thee re- | joice they shall ever be giving of thanks, because Thou defendest them; they that | love Thy | Name shall be | joyful in Thee. 13 For Thou, Lord, wilt give Thy | blessing | unto the | righteous and with Thy favourable kindness wilt | Thou de- | fend him as with a | shield. Evening Prayer. PSALM VI. A Prayer in trouble. Proper Psalm for Ash-Wednesday, and the first of the Penitential Psalms. The others are 32, 38, 51, 102, 130, 143. Single Chant, Purcell in G. W. 49. 1 O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine | indignation: minor neither | chasten | me in | Thy dis | pleasure. cres dim 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for | I am | weak: O Lord, | heal me, | for my | bones are | vexed. 3 My soul also is | sore | troubled but, | Lord, how | long wilt Thou | punish | me? 4 Turn Thee, O Lord, and de | liver my | soul: O | save me for Thy | mercy's | sake. 5 For in death no man remembereth | Thee : and | who will give Thee | thanks in the pit? 6 I am weary of my groaning; every | night wash | I my | bed and water my | couch | with my | tears. : 7 My beauty is gone for | very | trouble and worn a way be cause of all mine | enemies. 9. In their mouth. : 10. While they speak smoothly, their throat is like a yawning gulf. 5. In the pit; i.e., in Hades. 7. Mine cye is consumed for very heaviness. 8 Away from me, all ye that work | vanity for the | Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The Lord hath | heard my petition | the | Lord will receive my prayer. 10 All mine enemies shall be con | founded, and | sore | vexed they shall be turned | back, and put to | shame suddenly. PSALM VII. Р cres mf The righteous judgments of God; written by David under persecution from Saul. Double Chant, Elvey in D. 1 O Lord my God, in | Thee have I me from all them that persecute me, S. 100. put my | trust : save and deliver | me; 2 Lest he devour my soul, like a | lion, and | tear it in | pieces | while | there is 3 O Lord my God, if I none to | help. have | done | any such | thing: or if there be any | wickedness | in my | hands ; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto | him that dealt | friendly with me yea, I have delivered him that without any cause is mine | enemy; 5 Then let mine enemy | persecute my soul, and | take me yea, let him tread my life down upon the earth, and | lay mine honour in the dust. 6 ¶ Stand up, O Lord, in Thy wrath, and lift up Thyself, because of the indign | ation | of mine | enemies : arise up for me in the | judgement that | Thou hast commanded. 7 And so shall the congregation of the people come about Thee for their sakes | therefore lift up Thy | self again. : 8 The Lord shall judge the people; give | sentence with dim me, O Lord according to my righteousness, and ac- | cording to the innocency | that is in me. 9 O let the wickedness of the ungodly | come to an enderes but | guide | Thou the just. 3. i.e., any such thing as what follows. 4. Yea, rather, I have rescued him, &c. David twice spared Saul's life when he was pursuing him. 8. Give sentence with me; rather, judge me (i.e., as Thou judgest the people). 10 For the righteous | God: | trieth the very | hearts and reins. 11 My | help | cometh of | God: Who pre | serveth | them that are true of | heart. 12 ¶ God is a righteous | Judge, | strong, and | patient : and God is pro | voked every day. 13 If a man will not | turn, He hath bent His bow, and 14 He hath prepared for death cutors. him the instruments of | He ordaineth His | arrows against the perse 15 Behold, he | travaileth with | mischief he hath conceived | sorrow, and | brought | forth un | godliness. 16 He hath graven and | digged | up a | pit and is fallen himself into the de | struction that | he | made for | other. 17 For his travail shall | come upon his | own | head : and his wickedness shall | fall on his own pate. 18 ¶ I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to | His righteousness and I will | praise the name of the Lord most High. PSALM VIII. A Prophecy of the Incarnation. Proper Psalm for Ascension Day. Single Chant, Kelway in A. S. 48. 1 O Lord our Governour, how excellent is Thy Name in | all the | world : Thou that hast set. Thy | glory a- | bove the heavens ! 2 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. 3 For I will consider Thy heavens, | even the works of Thy fingers the moon and the stars, which | Thou hast or dained. 10. Reins; i.e., the inmost feelings. 13. Whet; i.e., sharpen. 13, 14. Spoken of God. 14. For him; i.e., for the wicked man. 15. Spoken of the wicked: travaileth with mischief; i.e., is full of it, busy with it. 16. Graven; i.e., hollowed out. 2. The avenger; i.e., the revengeful. dim cres ƒ 4 What is man, that Thou art | mindful of | him : and the son of man, that Thou | visitest | him? 5 Thou madest him | lower than the angels | to | crown him with glory and worship. 6 Thou makest him to have do minion of the works of Thy hands and Thou hast put all things | in sub- | jection | under his | feet; 7 All sheep and oxen | yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowls of the air, and the whatsoever walketh | through the fishes of the sea and paths of the seas. 9|0| Lord our | Governour: rall how | excellent is Thy | Name in all the world! Morning Prayer. PSALM IX. A Hymn of Praise to God for past help. 1 I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my whole | heart I will speak of all Thy | marvellous | f dim works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in | Thee: yea, my songs will I make of Thy | Name, O | Thou most | Highest. 3 ¶ While mine | enemies are | driven | back they shall | fall and perish at Thy | presence. 4 For Thou hast maintained my | right and my | cause : Thou art set in the throne that | judgest | right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, and destroyed the un godly Thou hast put out their | name for | ever and | ever. 6 0 thou enemy, destructions are | come to a perpetual | 4. And when I consider them, I say, what is man, &c. 5. This verse is claimed by the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews as a prophecy of our Saviour. 7. i.e., not cattle only, but the wild beasts of the forest as well. 6. As for the enemies, they are cut off, and made a perpetual ruin. The second Thou refers to God.-The very remembrance of them is perished. end even as the cities which Thou hast destroyed; their memorial is | perished | with them. 7¶ But the | Lord shall endure for ever he hath | also prepared His | seat for | judgement. 8 For He shall | judge the world in | righteousness : and minister | true | judgement | unto the | people. 9 The Lord also will be a de | fence | for the oppressed: even a refuge in | due | time of | trouble. 10 And they that know Thy Name will put their | trust in | Thee : for Thou, Lord, hast | never | failed | them that | seek Thee. 11 ¶ O praise the Lord Which | dwelleth in | Sion : | shew the people of | His | doings. 12 For, when He maketh inquisition for blood, | He re- | membereth them and forgetteth | not the complaint of the poor. : 13 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider the trouble which I suffer of them that | hate me : Thou that | liftest me up from the gates of death. 14 That I may shew all Thy praises within the ports of the daughter of | Sion | I will rejoice in | Thy salv- | ation. 15 ¶ The heathen are sunk | down in the pit that they | made in the same net which they hid | privily, | is their | foot taken. 16 The Lord is known to execute | judgement: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. 17 ¶ The wicked shall be turned | into | hell and | all the people that for | get | God. 18 For the poor shall not alway be forgotten : the patient abiding of the | meek | shall not | perish for | ever. 19 ¶ Up, Lord, and let not | man have the upper | hand : let the heathen be | judged in | Thy | sight. 20 | Put them in | fear, O | Lord that the heathen may | know them selves to be but | men. 9. In due time; i.e., in plenty of time to help them. 12. When He requires blood for blood; i.e., in the day of reckoning. 14. Within the gates of Jerusalem. 16. The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth. 17. Shall return to the unseen world; i.e., shall return to dust, and perish. |