as for my tongue, it shall be talking of thy righteousness and of thy M + heart sheweth me the wickedness of the ungodly that there is no fear of God before his eyes. + 2. For he flattereth himself in his own mouth are unrighteous, and full of deceit he hath left off to behave himself wisely, and to do good. 4. He imagineth mischief upon his bed, and hath set himself in no good way: neither doth he abhor any thing that is evil. + 5. Thy mercy, O Lord, reacheth unto the heavens: and thy faithfulness unto the clouds. 6. Thy righteousness standeth like the strong mountains: thy judgements are like the great deep. 7. Thou, Lord, shalt save both man and beast; How excellent is thy mercy, O God and the children of men shall put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. 8. They shall be satisfied with the plenteousness of thy house and thou shalt give them drink of thy pleasures, as out of the river. 9. For with thee is the well of life and in thy light shall we + see light. 10. O continue forth thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee and thy righteousness unto them that are true of heart. 11. O let not the foot of pride come against me and let not the hand of the ness they are cast down, and shall not be able to stand. the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost: Glory be to As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be world without end. Amen. EVENING PRAYER. PSALM 37. Noli æmulari. 1ST TONE. (4TH ENDING.) F RET not thyself because of the ungodly neither be thou envious against the evil doers. 2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass: and be withered even as the green herb. 3. Put thou thy trust in the + Lord, and be doing good: dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. b 4. Delight thou in the Lord and he shall give thee thy heart's : desire. 5. Commit thy way unto the Lord, and put thy trust in him : and he shall bring it to pass. 6. He shall make thy righteousness as b clear as the light and thy just dealing as the noon-day. 7. Hold thee still in the Lord, and abide patiently upon him but grieve not thyself + at him, whose way doth prosper, against the man that doeth after evil b 車 counsels. 8. Leave off from wrath, and let go displeasure: fret not thyself, else shalt thou be moved to do evil. b 9. Wicked doers shall be rooted out and they that patiently abide the Lord, those shall inherit the land. 10. Yet a little while, and the ungodly shall be clean gone : thou shalt look after his place, and he shall be away. 11. But the meek spirited shall possess the earth and shall be refreshed in the multitude of peace. 12. The ungodly seeketh counsel against the just and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13. The Lord shall laugh him to scorn for he hath seen that his day is coming. 14. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of a right conversation. 15. Their sword shall go through their own heart and their bow shall be broken. 16. A small thing that the righteous hath is better than great riches of the b ungodly. 17. For the arms of the ungodly shall be broken and the 开 Lord upholdeth the righteous. 18. The Lord knoweth the days of the 表 godly and their inheritance shall endure for ever. 19. They shall not be confounded in the perilous time and in the days of dearth they shall have enough. 20. As for the ungodly, they shall perish; and the b enemies of the Lord shall consume as the fat of lambs: yea, even as the 型 smoke, shall they consume away. + 21. The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not again but the righteous is merciful, and liberal. 22. Such as are blessed of God shall possess the land and they that are cursed of him maketh his way acceptable to himself. 24. Though he fall, he shall not be cast a-way for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25. I have b been young, and now am old and yet saw I never the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread. 26. The righteous is ever merciful, and lendeth and his seed is blessed. 27. Flee from evil, and do the thing that is good and dwell for evermore. 28. For the Lord loveth the thing that is right he forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are b + preserved for ever. 29. The unrighteous shall be punished as for the righteous is ex-er-cis-ed in wisdom and his tongue will be talking of judgement. 32. The law of his God is in his heart and his goings b shall not slide. 33. The ungodly seeth the righteous and seeketh occasion to slay him. b 34. The Lord will not leave him in his hand : nor condemn him when he is judged. 35. Hope thou in the Lord, and keep b his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt possess the land when the ungodly shall perish, thou shalt see it. 36. I myself have seen the ungodly in great power: and flourishing like a green bay-tree. 37. I went by, and lo, he was gone I sought him, but his place could no where be 車 b found. 38. Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right : 車 for that shall bring a man peace at the last. b 39. As for the transgressors, they shall perish together and the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last. 車 40. But the salvation of the righteous cometh of |