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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 :
Tell the people what things he hath done.

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 :

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Evening Prayer.

PSALM CVI. Confitemini Domino.

GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious:
And his mercy en-dureth for ever.

2 Who can express the noble acts of the Lord:
Or shew forth all his praise?

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 :
And covered the congre-ga-tion of A-biram.
18 And the fire was kindled in their company :
The flame burnt up the un-godly.

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 :

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