they that hate me wrongfully are many in

number.

They also that reward evil for good are against me because I follow the thing that good is.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God be not Thou far from me.

Haste Thee to help me : O Lord God of my salvation.

GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, &c.

Wednesday.

PSALM li. Miserere mei, Deus.

HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after Thy great goodness: according to the multitude of Thy mercies do away mine offences.

Wash me throughly from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.

For I acknowledge my faults: and my sin is ever before me.

Against Thee only have I sinned, and done this evil in Thy sight: that Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged.

Behold, I was shapen in wickedness: and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

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Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladthat the bones which Thou has broken may rejoice.

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Turn Thy face from my sins and put out all my misdeeds.

Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from Thy presence and take not Thy holy Spirit from me.

O give me the comfort of Thy help again : and stablish me with Thy free Spirit.

Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness.

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Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew Thy praise.

For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it Thee: but Thou delightest not in burntofferings.

The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise.

O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.

Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young bullocks upon Thine altar.

GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, &c.

Thursday.

PSALM cii. Domine, exaudi.

HEAR my prayer, O Lord: and let my crying come unto Thee.

Hide not Thy face from me in the time of my trouble: incline Thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.

For my days are consumed away like smoke: and my bones are burnt up as it were a firebrand.

My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass so that I forget to eat my bread.

For the voice of my groaning: my bones will scarce cleave to my flesh.

I am become like a pelican in the wilderness and like an owl that is in the desert.

I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow that sitteth alone upon the housetop.

Mine enemies revile me all the day long: and they that are mad upon me are sworn together against me.

For I have eaten ashes as it were bread : and mingled my drink with weeping;

And that because of Thine indignation and wrath for Thou hast taken me up, and cast me down.

My days are gone like a shadow and I am withered like grass.

But Thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever:

and Thy remembrance throughout all genera- ·

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Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion for it is time that Thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.

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And why? Thy servants think upon her stones and it pitieth them to see her in the dust.

The heathen shall fear Thy name, O Lord: and all the kings of the earth Thy Majesty; When the Lord shall build up Sion : and when His glory shall appear;

When He turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute and despiseth not their desire.

This shall be written for those that come after; and the people which shall be born shall praise the Lord.

For He hath looked down from His sanctuary: out of the heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

That He might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity: and deliver the children appointed unto death;

That they may declare the Name of the Lord in Sion and His worship at Jerusalem; When the people are gathered together: and the kingdoms also, to serve the Lord.

He brought down my strength in my journey and shortened my days.

But I said, O my God, take me not away in

the midst of mine age: as for Thy years, they endure throughout all generations.

Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of Thy hands.

They shall perish, but Thou shalt endure: they all shall wax old as doth a garment;

And as a vesture shalt Thou change them, and they shall be changed: but Thou art the same, and Thy years shall not fail.

The children of Thy servant shall continue : and their seed shall stand fast in Thy sight. GLORY BE TO THE FATHER, &c.

Friday.

PSALM CXXX. De profundis.

OUT of the deep have I called unto Thee, O Lord Lord, hear my voice.

O let Thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint.

If Thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may abide it? For there is mercy with Thee: therefore shalt Thou be feared.

I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for Him in His word is my trust.

My soul fleeth unto the Lord before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch.