21 The ungodly borroweth, and payeth not a-gain :
But the righteous is mer-ci-ful, and liberal.
22 Such as are blessed of God shall pos-sess the land:
And they that are cursed of him shall be root-ed out.
23 The Lord ordereth a good man's going:

And maketh his way ac-cepta-ble to him-self. 24 Though he fall, he shall not be cast a-way: For the Lord up-holdeth him with his hand. 25 I have 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 e-ver-more.

28 For the Lord loveth the thing that is right:

He forsaketh not his that be godly, but they are pre-served for ever.

29 The unrighteous shall be punished:

As for the seed of the ungodly, it shall be root-ed out. 30 The righteous shall in-herit the land:

And dwell there-in for ever.

31 The mouth of the righteous is exer-cised in wisdom: And his tongue will be talking of judgement.

32 The law of his God is in his heart:

And his go-ings shall not slide.

33 The ungodly seeth the righteous:

And seeketh oc-casion to slay him.

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 his way, and he shall promote thee, that thou shalt pos-sess the land:

When the ungodly shall per-ish, 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 found.

38 Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right: For that shall bring a man peace at the last.

39 As for the transgressors, they shall perish to-gether:

And the end of the ungodly is, they shall be rooted out at the last.

40 But the salvation of the righteous cometh of the Lord: Who is also their strength in the time of trouble.

41 And the Lord shall stand by them, and save them : He shall deliver them from the ungodly, and shall save them, because they put their trust in him.

DAY 8.]

PUT

Morning Prayer.

PSALM XXXVIII. Domine, ne in furore.

UT me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger :
Neither chasten me in thy heavy dis-pleasure.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me:

And thy hand presseth me sore.

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy dis-pleasure: Neither is there any rest in my bones, by rea-son of my sin.

4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head:

And are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

5 My wounds stink, and are cor-rupt :

Through my fool-ish-ness.

6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery: That I go mourn-ing all the day long.

7 For my loins are filled with a sore dis-ease: And there is no whole part in my body.

8 I am feeble, and sore smitten :

I have roared for the very dis-quiet-ness of my heart. 9 Lord, thou knowest all my de-sire:

And my groaning is not hid from thee.

10 My heart panteth, my strength hath fail-ed me: And the sight of mine eyes is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking up-on my trouble:

And my kins-men stood afar off.

12 They also that sought after my life laid snares for me: And they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined de-ceit all the day long.

13 As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not:

And as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

14 I became even as a man that hear-eth not:

And in whose mouth are no re-proofs.

15 For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust :

Thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God.

16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not tri-umph over-me:

For when my foot slipped, they re-joi-ced greatly a-gainst me. 17 And I, truly, am set in the plague:

And my heaviness is ev-er in my sight.

18 For I will con-fess my wickedness . And be sor-ry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty:

And they that hate me wrongfully are·

many in number. 20 They also that reward evil for good are a-gainst.me : Because I follow the thing that good is.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God:

Be not thou far from me.

22 Haste thee to help me :

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O Lord God of my sal-vation.

PSALM XXXIX. Dixi, custodiam.

SAID, I will take heed to my ways:

That I of-fend not in my tongue.

2 I will keep my mouth as it were with a bridle : While the un-godly is in my sight.

3 I held my tongue, and spake nothing :

I kept silence, yea, even from good words; but it was pain and grief to me.

4 My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing the fire kindled :

And at the last I spake with my tongue;

5 Lord, let me know mine end, and the number of my days: That I may be certified how long I have to live.

6 Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long : And mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee; and verily every man living is al-to-ge-ther vanity.

7 For man walketh in a vain shadow, and disquieteth him-self in vain :

He heapeth up riches, and cannot tell who shall ga-ther them.

8 And now, Lord, what is my hope :

Truly my hope is even in thee.

9 Deliver me from all mine of-fences:

And make me not a re-buke un-to the foolish. 10 I became dumb, and opened not my mouth: For it was thy doing.

11 Take thy plague a-way from me :

I am even consumed by the means of thy hea-vy hand.

12 When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin, thou makest his beauty to consume away, like as it were a

moth fretting a garment:

Every man there-fore is but vanity.

13 Hear my prayer, O Lord, and with thine ears con-sider my

calling:

Hold not thy peace at my tears.

14 For I am a stranger with thee :

And a sojourner, as all my fa-thers were.

15 O spare me a little, that I may re-cover my strength : Before I go hence, and be no more seen.

PSALM XL. Expectans expectavi.

WAITED patiently for the Lord:

I And he inclined undone, and heard my calling.

2 He brought me also out of the horrible pit, out of the mire and clay :

And set my feet upon the rock, and or-der-ed my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth :

Even a thanks-giving un-to our God.

4 Many shall see it, and fear:

And shall put their trust in the Lord.

5 Blessed is the man that hath set his hope in the Lord: And turned not unto the proud, and to such as go a-bout

with lies.

6 O Lord my God, great are the wondrous works which thou hast done, like as be also thy thoughts which are to us-ward:

And yet there is no man that ordereth them un-to thee. 7 If I should declare them, and speak of them :

They should be more than I am a-ble to ex-press.

8 Sacrifice, and meat-offering, thou would-est not: But mine ears hast thou opened.

9 Burnt-offerings, and sacrifice for sin, hast thou not re-quired: Then said I, Lo, I come,

10 In the volume of the book it is written of me, that I should fulfil thy will, O my God:

I am content to do it; yea, thy law is with-in my heart. 11 I have declared thy righteousness in the great con-gregation:

Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Lord, and that thou

knowest.

12 I have not hid thy righteousness with-in my heart:

My talk hath been of thy truth, and of thy sal-vation. 13 I have not kept back thy loving mercy and truth: From the great con-gre-gation.

14 Withdraw not thou thy mercy from me, O Lord:

Let thy loving-kindness and thy truth alway pre-serve me.

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15 For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to look up:

Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

16 O Lord, let it be thy pleasure to de-liver-me: Make haste, O Lord, to help me.

17 Let them be ashamed and confounded together, that seek after my soul to de-stroy it :

Let them be driven backward and put to re-buke that wish me evil.

18 Let them be desolate, and re-warded with shame :

That say unto me, Fie up-on thee, fie up-on thee. 19 Let all those that seek thee be joyful and glad in thee: And let such as love thy salvation say alway, The Lord be praised.

20 As for me, I am poor and needy:

But the Lord ca-reth for me.

21 Thou art my helper and re-deemer : Make no long tarry-ing, O my God.

Evening Prayer.

PSALM XLI. Beatus qui intelligit.

BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and need.

The Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

2 The Lord preserve him, and keep him alive, that he may be blessed up-on earth:

And deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies. 3 The Lord comfort him, when he lieth sick up-on his bed: Make thou all his bed in his sickness.

4 I said, Lord, be merciful un-to me:

Heal my soul, for I have sinned a-gainst thee.

5 Mine enemies speak evil of me:

When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 And if he come to see me he speak-eth vanity :

And his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself, and when he cometh forth he tell-eth it.

7 All mine enemies whisper to-gether a-gainst me: Even against me do they i-magine this evil.

8 Let the sentence of guiltiness pro-ceed a-gainst him: And now that he lieth, let him rise up no more.

9 Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted:

Who did also eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me.