heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness. E

5. O turn away

mine eyes, lest they behold vanity and quicken thou mé in thy way.

6. O stablish thy wórd in thy servant: that I ́may fear thee. 7. Take

away the rebuke that I am afraid of: for thý judgements are good. 8. Behold, my delight ís in thy commandments: O quicken me ín thy

righteousness.

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Et veniat super me.

thy loving mercy come also unto me, O Lord: even thy salvation,

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accórding unto thy word. 2. So shall I make answer unto my blas

phemers for my trust is in thy word.

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3. O take not the word of thy

truth útterly out of my mouth for my hope is ín thy judgements. 4. So

shall I álway keep thy law: yea, for éver and ever. 5. And I will

walk at liberty: for I seek thy commandments. 6. I will speak of thy

testimonies also, éven before kings: and will not be ashamed.

delight shall bé in thy commandments: which I ́have loved.

7. And my

8. My

hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved : and

my study shall be in thy statutes.

Memor esto servi tui.

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THINK upon thy servant, ás concerning thy word: wherein thou

hast caused mé to put my trust. 2. The same is my cómfort in my

trouble for thy wórd hath quickened me. 3. The proud have had me

4. For

exceedingly in derision: yet have I not shrínked from thy law.

I remembered thine everlasting judgements, O Lord: and received comfort.

5. I am hórribly afraid for the ungodly that forsake thy law.

6. Thy

statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. 7. I have

thought upon thy Name, O Lord, ín the night-season and have kept thy

law.

8. Thís I had because I kept thý commandments.

Portio mea, Domine.

HOU art my pórtion, O Lord I have promised to keep thy law.

2. I made my humble petition in thy présence with my whole heart : 0 be

merciful unto me, according to thy word.

3. I called mine own ways to

remembrance: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

and prolonged not the time: to keep thý commandments.

4. I made haste,

5. The congre

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gations of the ungodly have robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law.

6. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee : because of thy righteous judgements. 7. I am a companion of áll them that fear thee and keep

thy commandments. 8. The earth, O Lord, is full of thy mercy: O teach

mé thy statutes.

Bonitatem fecisti.

LORD, thou hast dealt gráciously with thy servant : accórding unto

thy word.

2. O learn me true únderstanding and knowledge: for I have

believed thy commandments.

3. Before I was troubled, I went wrong:

but now have I kept thy word. 4. Thou art good and gracious: O teach

mé thy statutes. 5. The proud have imagined a lie against me : but I will

keep thy commandments with my whole heart. 6. Their heart ís as fat as

brawn but my delight hath been in thy law.

7. It is good for me that I ́.

have been in trouble that I may léarn thy statutes.

8. The law of thy

mouth is dearer unto me: than thousands of gold and silver.

the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

Glory be to

As it was in the

beginning, is nów, and ever shall be world without énd. Amen.

EVENING PRAYER.

Manus tuæ fecerunt me.

7TH TONE. (5TH ENDING.)

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hands have made me and fashioned me: O give me understanding,

that I may learn thy commandments. 2. They that fear thee will be glad

when they see me : because I have put my trust in thy word. 3. I know,

O Lord, that thy judgements are right: and that thou of very faithfulness

hast caused me to be troubled. 4. O let thy merciful kindness be my

comfort according to thy word unto thy servant. 5. O let thy loving

mercies come unto me, that I may live for thy law is my delight.

6. Let

the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to destroy me : but I

will be occupied in thy commandments. 7. Let such as fear thee, and have

known thy testimonies: be turned unto me.

8. O let my heart be sound

in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed.

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Defecit anima mea.

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soul hath longed for thy salvation: and I have a good hope because

of thy word. 2. Mine eyes long sore for thy word: saying, O when

wilt thou comfort me? 3. For I am become like a bottle in the smoke.

yet do I not forget thy statutes. 4. How many are the days of thy

servant when wilt thou be avenged of them that persecute me? 5. The

proud have digged pits for me which are not after thy law.

6. All thy

commandments are true: they persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.

7. They had almost made an end of me upon earth but I forsook not thy

commandments.

8. O quicken me after thy loving kindness: and so shall