16 The trees of the Lord also are full of sap: Even the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted; 17 Wherein the birds make their nests: And the fir-trees are a dwell-ing for the stork. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats: And so are the stony rocks for the conies. 19 He appointed the moon for cer-tain seasons : And the sun knoweth his go-ing down. 20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night: Wherein all the beasts of the forest do move. 21 The lions roaring after their prey: Do seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, and they get them a-way to-gether: And lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour: Un-til the evening. 24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works: In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is the great and wide sea also: Wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships, and there is that Le-viathan : Whom thou hast made to take his pastime there-in. 27 These wait all up-on thee: That thou mayest give them meat in due season. 28 When thou givest it them they gather it: And when thou openest thy hand they are filled with good. 29 When thou hidest thy face they are troubled: When thou takest away their breath they die, and are turned a-gain to their dust. 30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth they shall be made : And thou shalt re-new the face of the earth. 31 The glorious Majesty of the Lord shall en-dure for ever: The Lord shall rejoice in his works. 32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him: If he do but touch the hills, they shall smoke. 33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I will praise my God while I have my being. 34 And so shall my words please him: My joy shall be in the Lord. 35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end: Praise thou the Lord, O my soul, praise the Lord. DAY 21.] Morning Prayer. PSALM CV. Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, and call up-on his Name : 2 O let your songs be of him, and praise him : And let your talking be of all his won-drous works. 3 Rejoice in his ho-ly Name: Let the heart of them re-joice that seek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord and his strength: Seek his face ev-er-more. 5 Remember the marvellous works that he hath done: His wonders, and the judge-ments of his mouth, 60 ye seed of Abraham his servant : Ye children of Jacob his chosen. 7 He is the Lord our God: His judgements are in all the world. 8 He hath been alway mindful of his covenant and promise: That he made to a thou-sand ge-ne-rations ; 9 Even the covenant that he made with Abraham: And the oath that he sware un-to Isaac ; 10 And appointed the same unto Jacob for a law : And to Israel for an ev-er-lasting testament; 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan : The lot of your in-heritance; 12 When there were yet but a few of them: And they stran-gers in the land; 13 What time as they went from one nation to an-other: From one kingdom to an-oth-er people; 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: But reproved even kings for their sakes; 15 Touch not mine An-ointed: And do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover, he called for a dearth up-on the land: And destroyed all the pro-vision of bread. 17 But he had sent a man be-fore them: Even Joseph, who was sold to be a bond-servant ; 18 Whose feet they hurt in the stocks: The iron entered in-to his soul; 19 Until the time came that his cause was known: The word of the Lord tried him. 20 The king sent, and de-liver-ed him : The prince of the people let him go free. 21 He made him lord also of his house: And ruler of all his substance ; 22 That he might inform his princes after his will: And teach his sena-tors wisdom. 23 Israel also came in-to Egypt: And Jacob was a stranger in the land of Ham. 24 And he increased his people ex-ceedingly: And made them strong-er than their enemies; 25 Whose heart turned so, that they hated his people: And dealt un-tru-ly with his servants. 26 Then sent he Moses his servant : And Aaron whom he had chosen. 27 And these shewed his tokens a-mong them: And wonders in the land of Ham. 28 He sent darkness, and it was dark: And they were not o-be-dient unto his word. 29 He turned their waters in-to blood: And slew their fish. 30 Their land brought forth frogs: Yea, even in their king's chambers. 31 He spake the word, and there came all manner of flies : And lice in all their quarters. 32 He gave them hailstones for rain : And flames of fire in their land. 33 He smote their vines also and figtrees: And destroyed the trees that were in their coasts. 34 He spake the word, and the grashoppers came, and caterpillars in-numerable: And did eat up all the grass in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 35 He smote all the first-born in their land: Even the chief of all their strength. 36 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: There was not one feeble person a-mong their tribes. 37 Egypt was glad at their de-parting: For they were a-fraid of them. 38 He spread out a cloud to be a covering: And fire to give light in the night-season. 39 At their desire he brought quails : And he filled them with the bread of heaven. 40 He opened the rock of stone, and the waters flow-ed out: So that rivers ran in the dry places. 41 For why? he remembered his ho-ly promise : And A-bra-ham his servant. 42 And he brought forth his people with joy: And his cho-sen with gladness; 43 And gave them the lands of the heathen: And they took the labours of the peo-ple in pos-session ; 44 That they might keep his statutes : A nd ob-serve his laws. Evening Prayer. PSALM CVI. Confitemini Domino. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious: 2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lord: 3 Blessed are they that alway keep judgement : And do right-eous-ness. 4 Remember me, O Lord, according to the favour that thou bearest unto thy people: O visit me with thy sal-vation; 5 That I may see the felicity of thy chosen : And rejoice in the gladness of thy people, and give thanks with thine in-heritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers: We have done amiss, and dealt wick-ed-ly. 7 Our fathers regarded not thy wonders in Egypt, neither kept they thy great goodness in re-membrance: But were disobedient at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless, he helped them for his Name's sake: That he might make his power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dri-ed up: So he led them through the deep, as through a wilderness. 10 And he saved them from the adver-sary's hand: And delivered them from the hand of the enemy. 11 As for those that troubled them, the waters over-whelm-ed them: There was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words: And sang praise un-to him. 13 But within a while they for-gat his works: And would not a-bide his counsel. 14 But lust came upon them in the wilderness: And they tempted God in the desert. 15 And he gave them their de-sire: And sent leanness with-al in-to their soul. 16 They angered Moses also in the tents: And Aaron the saint of the Lord. 17 So the earth opened, and swallowed up Dathan : 19 They made a calf in Horeb : And worshipped the mol-ten image. 20 Thus they turned their glory : Into the similitude of a calf that eat-eth hay. 21 And they forgat God their Saviour: Who had done so great things in Egypt; 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham: And fearful things by the Red sea. 23 So he said, he would have destroyed them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the gap: To turn away his wrathful indignation, lest he should de-stroy them. 24 Yea, they thought scorn of that plea-sant land: And gave no credence un-to his word; 25 But murmured in their tents: And hearkened not un-to the voice of the Lord. 26 Then lift he up his hand a-gainst them : To over-throw them in the wilderness; 27 To cast out their seed a-mong the nations: And to scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined themselves unto Ba-al-peor : And ate the offer-ings of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their own in-ventions: And the plague was great a-mong them. 30 Then stood up Phinees and prayed: And so the plague ceased. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness : Among all pos-terities for ev-er-more. 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife: So that he punished Mos-es for their sakes; 33 Because they pro-voked his spirit: So that he spake unad-vised-ly with his lips. 34 Neither destroyed they the heathen: As the Lord com-mand-ed them ; 35 But were mingled a-mong the heathen: And learn-ed thei.r works. 36 Insomuch that they worshipped their idols, which turned to their own de-cay : |