s* CO UCSB LIBRARY JESSE W. MARSHALL, , N. Y. SELECT PSALMS ARRANGED FOR THE USE OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH BY JOHN WESLEY WITH OTHER SELECTIONS AND THE ORDER FOR THE SACRAMENTS AND OCCASIONAL SERVICES OF THE CHURCH EDITED BY CHARLES S. HARROWER, DJX NEW YORK: EATON & MAINS CINCINNATI : JENNINGS & PYE Copyright, 1891, by dfc NEW YORK. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PAGE THE PREFACE i THE EPISCOPAL NOTE 3 TABLE SHOWING THE DAYS ON WHICH EASTER WILL FALL TILL IQ44 5 PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS 5 PROPER LESSONS FOR PARTICULAR DAYS 5 THE ORDER OF PUBLIC WORSHIP ESTABLISHED BY THE GEN- ERAL CONFERENCE OF 1896 6 SELECT PSALMS IN REGULAR ORDER FOR EVERY DAY OF THE MONTH , 7 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS AND OTHER SCRIPTURES TO BE READ AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY 138 THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND RESPONSES FROM WESLEY'S LITURGY, WITH THE SUMMARY OF THE LAW 206 THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER 209 THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM OF INFANTS 218 THE MINISTRATION OF BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS.. 222 THE CATECHISM APPOINTED TO BE LEARNED BY BAPTIZED CHILDREN 226 THE FORM FOR RECEIVING PERSONS INTO THE CHURCH AS PROBATIONERS 240 THE FORM FOR RECEIVING PERSONS INTO THE CHURCH AFTER PROBATION 241 THE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY 245 THE FORM FOR THE BURIAL OF THE DEAD 249 THE ARTICLES OF RELIGION 255 THE GENERAL RULES OF THE METHODIST SOCIETIES 262 THE APOSTLES' AND NICENE CREEDS. 265 PRAYERS AND COLLECTS, MAINLY FROM THE SUNDAY SERVICE. 266 TE DEUM, BENEDICTUS, MAGNIFICAT 275 OUTLINES OF MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER AND OF THE COMMUNION SERVICE OF 1784 280 WESLEY'S TABLE OF PROPER LESSONS ON SUNDAYS THROUGH- OUT THE YEAR 283 CONTENTS. CONTENTS OF THE NUMBERED SELECTIONS TO BE READ AT DIS- CRETION INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY: FACE Psalms i, gi 138 Psalms 19 and 119, v. 97 140 Psalms 23, 65, 107, v. 31 142 Psalms 32, 130, 121 145 Psalms 51, 42 147 Psalms 66, 107, v. 21 150 Psalms 72, 96 152 Psalm 80 154 Psalms 81, 82 156 Psalms 84, 122 158 Psalms 85, 93, 97 159 Psalms 148, 149, 150 162 Job 28 163 From Proverbs 3, 4 165 Proverbs 8 168 From Isaiah n, 42 170 From Isaiah 35, 40 172 Isaiah 52 175 Isaiah 53 177 Isaiah 55 178 Isaiah 60 180 From St. Matthew 5 182 From St. John 14 184 From Romans 8, Revelation 7 187 From St. John 15, I Corinthians 13 189 From I John 3, 2 Corinthians 4, Revela- tion 21 192 Revelation 22 194 Children's Service 197 The Sabbath 199 Temperance 203 Ten Commandments and Responses 206 FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH, EIGHTH, NINTH, TENTH, ELEVENTH, TWELFTH, THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH, FIFTEENTH, SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH, EIGHTEENTH, NINETEENTH, TWENTIETH, TWENTY-FIRST, TWENTY-SECOND, TWENTY-THIRD, TWENTY-FOURTH, TWENTY-FIFTH, TWENTY-SIXTH, TWENTY-SEVENTH, TWENTY-EIGHTH, TWENTY-NINTH, THIRTIETH, THIRTY-FIRST, PREFACE. 'THE SELECT PSALMS constitute what may be called the Shortened Psalter in Mr. Wesley's SUNDAY SERVICE, published in 1784. It is a skillful abbreviation of the Psalms of David, as used for congregational read- ing by the Church of England. No Psalm is robbed of its identity ; and yet whole Psalms and parts of others are freely omitted to secure a more perfect aid to Christian Worship. The present edition is in response to a demand for the work, which has become quite decided since the merits of Mr. Wesley's arrangement have been more clearly re- called. In preparing it, the substitution of King James's Version for that of the English Prayer-Book was consid- ered imperative. Notwithstanding this change of version, the marks of Mr. Wesley's rare judgment are effectually preserved. The Psalms are divided into Morning and Evening Lessons for every day in the Month ; those for the thirtieth day being also appointed for use when service falls on the thirty-first. The Minister has, there- fore, only to remember the Day of the Month, and suit- able Lessons for this part of the service are always at hand. Following the PSALMS for Morning and Evening, will 2 PREFACE. be found thirty additional SELECTIONS OF PSALMS AND OTHER SCRIPTURES, including certain valued parts of the Psalter omitted by Mr. Wesley; from which, at times, the Minister will prefer to read instead of the Psalms for the Day. These are for the most part integral portions of Script- ure, and adapted to a wide diversity of occasions. Mr. Wesley's urgency to have the GREAT FESTIVALS of the Christian Year observed in the Church has not been forgotten. His tables of Proper Psalms on Certain Days, and Proper Lessons for Particular Days, will greatly facilitate this object. Attention is also invited to the Catechism, now pub- lished for the first time in its true relation to the Ritual and Economy of the Church. Some valuable extracts, mainly from the SUNDAY SERVICE, complete the volume ; and altogether the Editor hopes the Compilation will prove a useful Hand-book of Methodist Worship. He counts it a great honor to have the cordial appro- bation of Bishop Edward G. Andrews, D.D., LL.D.; and he also returns thanks to a number of brethren who are aware of the aid their judgment has afforded him. CHARLES S. HARROWER. EPISCOPAL NOTE. HTHOUGH marked throughout by excellent judg- ment and taste, the SUNDAY SERVICE prepared by Mr. Wesley in 1784 for American Methodists never gained general acceptance among them, and soon fell entirely out of use. The simple order of worship to which they were accustomed better suited the conditions of the rising Church, and for nearly a century was almost uniformly observed among us. Recently a natural desire to dignify and enrich public worship has arisen in many quarters. It has led not only to a bewildering diversity in the services of our Church, but often also to the substitution of unseemly and even grotesque individual conceits for a harmonious, reasonable, and historic order. Caprice, unrestrained by knowledge or experience, seems often to fix the succession of hymn, doxology, lesson, and prayer. The General Conference of 1888, taking note of the desire above spoken of, and also of these evils, after due deliberation established and enjoined a uni- form order of public worship. This order adopts EPISCOPAL NOTE. some of the better usages recently risen among us. It does not forbid particular churches to inter- weave with its own unchangeable frame-work of worship additional matter, as the Creed, the Gloria Patri, and the Anthem. And it expressly permits the use of responsive reading. Fortunately, at this point the Church can avail it- self of the wisdom of its venerated founder, Mr. Wesley. In this volume are set forth his admirable selections of psalms for every day of the month, together with other selections for special occasions. With these are associated other valuable matter, drawn in part from the SUNDAY SERVICE, and in part from the authorized standards of the Church. The editorial work has been done wisely and with a just valuation of the characteristics both of our particular church life and of that larger church life of which we are part. The volume may therefore be warmly commended to all who prize order, dig- nity, and a not too inflexible uniformity in the service of the sanctuary. EDWARD G. ANDREWS. A TABLE SHOWING THE DAYS ON WHICH EASTER WILL FALL FROM THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1891 TO THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1944, BOTH INCLUSIVE. YEAR OF OUR LORD. EASTER-DAY. YEAR OF OUR LORD. EASTER-DAY. YEAR OF OUR LORD. EASTER-DAY. l8gl March 29 1909 April il 1927 April 17 l892 April 17 IglO March 27 1928 8 1893 " 2 igll April 16 1929 March 31 1894 March 25 IgI2 7 1930 April 20 1895 April 14 1913 March 23 1931 April 5 1896 5 1914 April 12 1932 March 27 1897 " 18 I9 T 5 4 1933 April 16 1898 " 10 1916 23 1934 I 1899 2 1917 8 1935 " 21 1900 " 15 1918 March 31 1936 " 12 igOI 7 1919 April 20 1937 March 28 1902 March 30 1920 4 1938 April 17 1903 April 12 1921 March 27 1939 " 9 1904 3 1922 April 16 1940 March 24 I9 5 23 1923 " I 1941 April 13 I9O6 " 15 1924 " 20 1942 5 1907 March 31 1925 " 12 1943 " 25 I908 April 19 1926 " 4 1944 " 9 Ascension-day. . Whitsunday.. . . Trinity Sunday f Forty Days -< Seven Weeks. . . [ Eight Weeks . . After Easter. PROPER PSALMS ON CERTAIN DAYS. Christmas day.. Morning. 19. 45, 85 Evening. 89 Ascension-day . Morning. 8, 15 Evening. 24, 47 Good-Friday. . . . 22, 40 69 Whitsunday... . 48, 68 104, 145 Easter-day.. . . 2, 57, "I 113, 114, 118 Trinity Sunday 2 9, 33 93, 97, 150 PROPER LESSONS FOR PARTICULAR DAYS. MORNING. EVENING. Nativity of Christ. Isaiah-7 v. 10 to v. 17 Good Friday. Genesis 22 to v. 20 Ascension Day. Luke 24 v. 44 Book of Discipline^ ^[ 121. 10. Always avail yourself of the Great Festivals by preaching on the occasion. Edition 1888. rber of public Worship. ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL CONFERENCE, MAY, 1896. [Parts in brackets may be omitted.] 1. [VOLUNTARY.] 2. SINGING FROM THE HYMNAL, the People standing. 3. [THE APOSTLES' CREED.] I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life ever- lasting. Amen. 4. PRAYER, the Minister and People kneeling, concluding with the Lord's Prayer, repeated audibly by all. 5. [ANTHEM.] 6. LESSON FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT, which, if from the Psalms, may be read responsively. 7. [THE GLORIA PATRI.] Glo - ry be to the Fa - tber, and to the Son, and to the Ho - ly Ghost, as it was in the be-gin-ning, is now, and e v-cr shall be, world without end. A - men, A - men. 8. LESSON FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT. 9. COLLECTION AND NOTICES. 10. SINGING FROM THE HYMNAL, the People standing. 11. SERMON. 12. SHORT PRAYER, for a blessing on the Word. 13. SINGING, the People standing, closing with a Doxology. 14. THE APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION. MOTE. In the Afternoon or Evening service either Lesson may be omitted. The 1st Day. PSALMS. SELECT PSALMS. THE FIRST DAY. XUoruing |Jraner. PSALM 1. DLESSED is the man that walketh not in the *~* counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the right- eous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM 2. A17HY do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the 8 PSALMS. The 1st Day. rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his Anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree : the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son ; this day have I begot- ten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings : be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. (ffoening PSALM 3. T ORD, how are they increased that trouble me ! *~* many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. The 1st Day. PSALMS. 9 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me ; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. I laid me down and slept ;. I awaked ; for the LORD sustained me. I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Arise, O LORD ; save me, O my God : for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. Salvation belongeth unto the LORD : thy blessing is upon thy people. PSALM 4. IT EAR me when I call, O God of my righteous- ness : thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame ? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. There be many that say, Who will show us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy coun- tenance upon us. 10 PSALMS. The 1st Day. Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine in- creased. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. PSALM 6. IVE ear to my words, O LORD ; consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God : for unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD ; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness : neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing : the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies ; make thy way straight before my face. For there is no faithfulness in their mouth ; their inward part is very wickedness ; their throat is an open sepulcher ; they flatter with their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God ; let them fall by their own counsels ; cast them out in the multitude The 3d Day. PSALMS. 11 of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them : let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favor wilt thou compass him as with a shield. THE SECOND DAY. HHorning fJrager. PSALM 6. LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me ; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed : but thou, O LORD, how long? Return, O LORD, deliver my soul : oh save me for thy mercies' sake. For in death there is no remembrance of thee : in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? I am weary with my groaning ; all the night make I my bed to swim ; I water my couch with my tears. Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity ; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. 12 PSALMS. The 2d Day. The LORD hath heard my supplication ; the LORD will receive my prayer. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed : let them return and be ashamed suddenly. PSALM 7. LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust : save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. O LORD my God, if I have done this ; if there be iniquity in my hands ; If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy;) Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it ; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honor in the dust. Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies : and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about : for their sakes therefore return thou on high. The LORD shall judge the people : judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and accord- ing to mine integrity that is in me. Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins. The 3d Day. PSALMS. 13 My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. If he turn not, he will whet his sword ; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death ; he ordaineth his arrows against the per- secutors. Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. I will praise the LORD according to his right- eousness : and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high. PSALM 8. LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; 14 PSALMS. The 2d Day. What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! I PSALM 9. WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart ; I will show forth all thy marvelous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. For thou hast maintained my right and my cause ; thou satest in the throne judging right. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast de- stroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. O thou enemy, destructions are come to a per- petual end : and thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them. But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he The 2d Day. PSALMS. 15 shall minister judgment to the people in upright- ness. The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee : for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion : declare among the people his doings. When he maketh inquisition for blood, he re- membereth them : he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Have mercy upon me, O LORD ; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death : That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion : I will rejoice in thy sal- vation. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made : in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth : the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten : the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever. Arise, O LORD ; let not man prevail : let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O LORD : that the nations may know themselves to be but men. 16 PSALMS. The 3d Day. THE THIRD DAY. ^Horning |)roger. PSALM 10. \X7"HY standest thou afar off, O LORD ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. The wicked, through the pride of his counte- nance, will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts. His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight : as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. Arise, O LORD ; O God, lift up thine hand : for- get not the humble. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand : the poor committeth himself unto thee ; thou art the helper of the fatherless. Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man : seek out his wickedness till thou find none. The LORD is King for ever and ever : the heathen are perished out of his land. LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : The 3d Day. PSALMS. 17 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. PSALM 11. TN the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven : his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. The LORD trieth the righteous : but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest : this shall be the portion of their cup. For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness ; his countenance doth behold the upright. PSALM 12. T T ELP, LORD ; for the godly man ceaseth ; for * * the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbor : with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things : 18 PSALMS. The 3d Day. Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; our lips are our own : who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD ; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. The words of the LORD are pure words : as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt pre- serve them from this generation forever. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. PSALM 13. T_T O W long wilt thou forget me, O LORD ? for * * ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? Consider and hear me, O LORD my God : lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death ; Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him ; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. But I have trusted in thy mercy ; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. The 3d Day. PSALMS. 19 PSALM 15. T ORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle ? who ** shall dwell in thy holy hfll ? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh right- eousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; but he honoreth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. PSALM 16. PRESERVE me, O God: for in thee do I put * my trust. my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord : my goodness extendeth not to thee ; But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. Their sorrows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god : their drink-offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 1 will bless the LORD, who hath given me coun- sel : my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 20 PSALMS. The 4th Day. I have set the LORD always before me : because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoic- eth : my flesh also shall rest in hope. For thou will not leave my soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy pres- ence is fullness of joy ; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. THE FOURTH DAY. proper. PSALM 17. T_J EAR the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry ; * * give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing: I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my foot- steps slip not. I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God : incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. The 4th Day. PSALMS. 21 Show thy marvelous loving-kindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. Keep me as the apple of the eye ; hide me under the shadow of thy wings. Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down : deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword : From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treas- ure : they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. As for me, I will behold thy face in righteous- ness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. PSALM 18. Part 1. T WILL love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God : he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 22 PSALMS. The 4th Day. Then the earth shook and trembled ; the founda- tions also of the hills moved and were shaken, be- cause he was wroth. There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured : coals were kindled by it. He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet. And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. He made darkness his secret place ; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice ; hailstones and coals of fire. Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them ; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me : for they were too strong for me. They prevented me in the day of my calamity : but the LORD was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place ; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. The 4th Day. PSALMS. 23 The LORD rewarded me according to my right- eousness ; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me ac- cording to my righteousness, according to the clean- ness of my hands in his eyesight. PSALM 18. Part 2. '"THOU wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried : he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. For who is God save the LORD ? or who is a rock save our God ? It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salva- 24 PSALMS. The 4th Day. tion : and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. The LORD liveth ; and blessed be my Rock ; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me : thou hast delivered me from the violent man. . Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. PSALM 19. 'T'HE heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul : the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The 5th Day. PSALMS. 25 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart : the commandment of the LORD is pure, en- lightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the honey comb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned : and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins ; let them not have dominion over me : then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. THE FIFTH DAY. PSALM 20. '"FHE LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion ; We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name 26 PSALMS. The 5th Day. of our God we will set up our banners : the LORD fulfill all thy petitions. Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed ; he will hear him from his holy heaven with th!".. sav- ing strength of his right hand. Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. They are brought down and fallen : but we are risen, and stand upright. Save, LORD : let the king hear us when we call. PSALM 22. Part 1. JVA Y God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? * * why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou near- est not ; and in the night season, and am not silent. But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, and thou didst deliver them. They cried unto thee, and were delivered : they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. But I am a worm, and no man ; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. All they that see me laugh me to scorn : they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, He trusted on the LORD that he would deliver him : let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him." Be not far from me ; for trouble is near ; for there is none to help. 1 am poured rut like water, and all my bones are The 5th Day. PSALMS. 27 out of joint: my heart is like wax; it !s melted in the midst of my bowels. My strength is dried up like a potsherd ; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws ; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. For dogs have compassed me : the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. I may tell all my bones: they look and stare upon me. They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my vesture. But be not thou far from me, O LORD : O my strength, haste thee to help me. Deliver my soul from the sword ; my darling from the power of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. f)rager. PSAXM 22. Part 2. T WILL declare thy name unto my brethren : in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the LORD, praise him ; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the afflic- tion of the afflicted ; neither hath he hid his face from him ; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 36 28 PSALMS. The 5th Day. My praise shall be of thee in the great congrega- tion : I will pay my vows before them that fear him. The meek shall eat and be satisfied : they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live forever. All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD : and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee. For the kingdom is the LORD'S : and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and wor- ship : all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him : and none can keep alive his own soul. A seed shall serve him ; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation. They shall come, and shall declare his righteous- ness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this. PSALM 23. T"HE LORD is my shepherd ; I shall not want. * He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil ; my cup runneth over. The 5th Day. PSALMS. 29 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. PSALM 24. '"THE earth is the LORD'S, and the fullness there- of; the world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, and estab- lished it upon the floods. Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD ? or who shall stand in his holy place ? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory ? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory ? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. 30 PSALMS. The 6th Day. THE SIXTH DAY. iSlorning flraner. PSALM 25. T TNTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. ^ O my God, I trust in thee : let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed : let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. Show me thy ways, O LORD ; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : for thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses ; for they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions : according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD : therefore will he teach sinners in the way. The meek will he guide in judgment : and the meek will he teach his way. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testi- monies. For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniq- uity ; for it is great. What man is he that feareth the LORD ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease ; and his seed shall inherit the earth. The 6th Day. PSALMS. 31 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him ; and he will show them his covenant. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD ; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me for I am desolate and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged : O bring thou me out of my distresses. Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; and for- give all my sins. keep my soul, and deliver me : let me be not ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me ; for I wait on thee. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. PSALM 26. JUDGE me, O LORD ; for I have walked in mine ^ integrity : I have trusted also in the LORD ; therefore I shall not slide. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me ; try my reins and my heart. For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes : and I have walked in thy truth. 1 have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers. I have hated the congregation of evil doers ; and will not sit with the wicked. I will wash mine hands in innocency : so will I compass thine altar, O LORD : That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiv- ing, and tell of all thy wondrous works. 82 PSALMS. The Gth Day. LORD, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honor dwelleth. Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men. But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me. My foot standeth in an even place : in the con- gregations will I bless the LORD. (Cuening PSALM 27. '"THE LORD is my light and my salvation ; whom shall I fear ? the LORD is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stum- bled and fell. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear : though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me : therefore will I offer in The 6th Day. PSALMS. 33 his tabernacle sacrifices of joy ; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice : have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy ser- vant away in anger : thou hast been my help ; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation. When my father and my mother forsake me, then the LORD will take me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine ene- mies : for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the LORD. PSALM 28. T INTO thee will I cry, O LORD my rock ; be not ^ silent to me : lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry x unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbors, but mischief is in their hearts. 84 PSALMS. The 7th Day. Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. The LORD is my strength and my shield ; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped : therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; and with my song will I praise him. The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance : feed them also, and lift them up forever. THE SEVENTH DAY. iltorning prater. PSALM 29. IVE unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name ; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. The voice of the LORD is upon the waters : the God of glory thundereth: the LORD is upon many waters. The voice of the LORD is powerful ; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty. The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars ; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Leba- non and Sirion like a young unicorn. The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire. The 7th Day. PSALMS. 35 The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness ; the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to catve, and discovereth the forests : and in his tem- ple doth every one speak of his glory. The LORD sitteth upon the flood ; yea, the LORD sittcth King forever. The LORD will give strength unto his people ; the LORD will bless his people with peace. PSALM 30. T WILL extol thee, O LORD ; for thou hast lifted * me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave : thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment ; in his favor is life : weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. LORD, by thy favor thou hast made my mountain to stand strong : thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 1 cried to thee, O LORD ; and unto the LORD I made supplication. 36 PSALMS. The 7th Day. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth ? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me : LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into danc- ing : thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness ; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever. T PSALM 31. N thee, O LORD, do I put my trust ; let me never be ashamed : deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress ; there- fore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me : for thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit : thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy : for thou hast considered my trouble ; thou hast known my soul in adversities ; And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy : thou hast set my feet in a large room. The 7th Day. PSALMS. 37 But I trusted in thee, O LORD : I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand : deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that perse- cute me. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : save me for thy mercies' sake. Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men ! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy pres- ence from the pride of man : thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. love the LORD, all ye his saints : for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully re- wardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD. PSALM 32. DLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, *-* whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imput- eth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me : my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. 1 acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine 88 PSALMS. The 8th Day. iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD ; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found : surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding-place ; thou shalt preserve me from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding : whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. THE EIGHTH DAY. Morning Jfrager. PSALM 33. DEJOICE in the LORD, O ye righteous: for *^ praise is comely for the upright. Sing unto him a new song ; play skillfully with a loud noise. The 8th Day. PSALMS. 39 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth. He loveth righteousness and judgment : the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap : he layeth up the depth in store-houses. Let all the earth fear the LORD : let all the in- habitants of the world stand in awe of him. For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and it stood fast. The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought : he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth forever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. The LORD looketh from heaven ; he beholdeth all the sons of men. From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth. He fashioneth their hearts alike ; he considereth all their works. There is no king saved by the multitude of a host : a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. A horse is a vain thing for safety : neither shall he deliver any by his great strength. 40 PSALMS. The 8th Day. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. Our soul waiteth for the LORD : he is our help and our shield. For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. (Evening PSALM 34. T WILL bless the LORD at all times : his praise * shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. 1 sought the LORD, and he heard me, and de- livered me from all my fears. They looked unto him, and were lightened : and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. O taste and see that the LORD is good : blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints : for there is no want to them that fear him. The 8th Day. PSALMS. 41 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing. Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach you the fear of the LORD. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good ? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. He keepeth all his bones : not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked : and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. PSALM 35. DLEAD my cause, O LORD, with them that strive with me : fight against them that fight against me. 42 PSALMS. The 9th Day. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for mine help. Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD : it shall rejoice in his salvation. All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him ? I will give thee thanks in the great congregation : I will praise thee among much people. Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favor my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long. THE NINTH DAY. ittorning Prager. PSALM 36. '"PHY mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens ; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! The 9th Day. PSALMS. 43 therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fat- ness of thy house ; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light shall we see light. O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know thee ; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. There are the workers of iniquity fallen : they are cast down, and shall not be able to rise. PSALM 37. Part 1. CRET not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him ; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him : fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 47 44 PSALMS. The 9th Day. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evil-doers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be. But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace. The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. The Lord shall laugh at him : for he seeth that his day is coming. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken : but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. The LORD knoweth the days of the upright : and their inheritance shall be forever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time : and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs : they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again : but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth. For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off. The 9th Day. PSALMS. 45 (Soening PSALM 37. Part 2. 'T'HE steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD : and he delighteth in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down : for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed beg- ging bread. He is ever merciful, and lenjdeth ; and his seed is blessed. Depart from evil, and do good ; and dwell for evermore. For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints ; they are preserved forever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein forever. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his steps shall slide. The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged. Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land : when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay-tree. 46 PSALMS. The 9th Day. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I sought htm, but he could not be found. Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright ; for the end of that man is peace. But the transgressors shall be destroyed together : the end of the wicked shall be cut off. But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD : he is their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them : he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. PSALM 38. LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath : neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head : as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. I am troubled ; I am bowed down greatly ; I go mourning all the day long. I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before thee ; and my groan- ing is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me : as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore ; and my kinsmen stand afar off. The 10th Day. PSALMS. 47 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, O LORD, do I hope : thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. For I will declare mine iniquity ; I will be sorry for my sin. Forsake me not, O LORD : O my God, be not far from me. Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. THE TENTH DAY. Morning ffraser. PSALM 39. T SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin * not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good ; and my sorrow was stirred. My heart was hot within me ; while I was musing the fire burned : then spake I with my tongue, LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is ; that I may know how frail I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- breadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show : surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 48 PSAIJKS. The 10th Day. And now, Lord, what wait I for ? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. I was dumb, I opened not my mouth ; because thou didst it. Remove thy stroke away from me : I am con- sumed by the blow of thine hand. When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth : surely every man is vanity. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were. O spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go hence, and be no more. PSALM 40. T WAITED patiently for the LORD ; and he in- ^ clined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD. Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which th'ou hast done, and thy thoughts which are The 10th Day. PSALMS. 49 to us-ward : they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered. Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; mine ears hast thou opened : burnt-offering and sin-offer- ing hast thou not required. Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book it is written of me, I delight to do thy will, O my God : yea, thy law is within my heart. I have preached righteousness in the great con- gregation : lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD : let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; they are more than the hairs of mine head : therefore my heart faileth me. Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me: O LORD, make haste to help me. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say con- tinually, The LORD be magnified. But I am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer : make no tarrying, O my God. 50 PSALMS. The 10th Day. (Eoening PSALM 41. DLESSED is he that considereth the poor: the *-* LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth : and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing : thou wilt make all his bed in his sick- ness. I said, LORD, be merciful unto me : heal my soul ; for I have sinned against thee. By this I know that thou favorest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integ- rity, and settest me before thy face forever. Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlast- ing, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. PSALM 42. A S the hart panteth after the water brooks, so ** panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God ? My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the The 10th Day. PSALMS. 51 voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy day. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his counte- nance. Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou for- gotten me ? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. PSALM 43. JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against ^ an ungodly nation : O deliver me from the de- ceitful and unjust man. For thou art the God of my strength : why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? O send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy : yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why 52 PSALMS. The llth Day. art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my coun- tenance, and my God. THE ELEVENTH DAY. Corning Prager. PSALM 44. have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old. How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them ; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them : but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor unto them. Thou art my King, O God : command deliver- ances for Jacob. Through thee we will push down our enemies : through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. For I will not trust in my bow, neither shall my sword save me. But thou hast saved us from our enemies, and hast put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long, and praise thy name forever. The llth Day. PSALMS. 53 PSALM 45. ]\A Y heart is inditing a good matter : I speak of * * the things which I have made touching the King : my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than the children of men : grace is poured into thy lips : therefore God hath blessed thee forever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most Mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness ; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the King's enemies ; whereby the people fall under thee. Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever : the scep- ter of thy kingdom is a right scepter. Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. I will make thy name to be remembered in all generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. PSALM 46. D is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. 54 PSALMS. The llth Day. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the taber- nacles of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved : God shall help her, and that right early. The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he uttered his voice, the earth melted. The LORD of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Come, behold the works of the LORD, what deso- lations he hath made in the earth. He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. The LORD of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. oening PSALM 47. CLAP your hands, all ye people ; shout unto God with the voice of triumph. For the LORD most high is terrible ; he is a great King over all the earth. He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet. He shall choose our inheritance for us, the excel- lency of Jacob whom he loved. The llth Day. PSALMS. 55 God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth : sing ye praises with understanding. God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. For the shields of the earth belong unto God : he is greatly exalted. PSALM 48. REAT is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God : God will establish it forever. We have thought of thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of righteousness. Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. Walk about Zion, and go round about her : tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the generation following. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. 56 PSALMS. The llth Day. PSALM 49. TTEAR this, all ye people; give ear, all ye in- * * habitants of the world : Both low and high, rich and poor, together. My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; and the medi- tation of my heart shall be of understanding. They that trust in their wealth, and boast them- selves in the multitude of their riches; None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him : (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth forever :) That he should still live forever, and not see corruption. For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others. Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue forever, and their dwelling-places to all generations ; they call their lands after their own names. Nevertheless man being in honor abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish. This their way is their folly : yet their posterity approve their sayings. Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them ; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : for he shall receive me. The 12th Day. PSALMS. 57 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased ; For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : his glory shall not descend after him. Though while he lived he blessed his soul, (and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself,) He shall go to the generation of his fathers ; they shall never see light. Man that is in honor, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish. THE TWELFTH DAY. ^flowing flrajjer. PSALM 60. '"THE mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, * and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a fire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my saints together unto me ; those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness : for God is judge himself. 58 PSALMS. The 12th Day. Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I am God, even thy God. I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-offerings, to have been continually before me. I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he- goats out of thy folds : For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. I know all the fowls of the mountains : and the wild beasts of the field are mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof. Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats ? Offer unto God thanksgiving ; and pay thy vows unto the Most High : And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest my words behind thee. Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I show the salvation of God. PSALM 61. TTAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy * * loving-kindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. The 12th Day. PSALMS. 59 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justi- fied when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in 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. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. 58 60 PSALMS. The 12th Day. For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : thou delightest not in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. (ffuening fJraner. PSALM 55. IVE ear to my prayer, O God ; and hide not thyself from my supplication. Attend unto me, and hear me : I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise ; My heart is sore pained within me : and the ter- rors of death are fallen upon me. Tearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. And I said, O that I had wings like a dove ! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company. As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. The 12th Day. PSALMS. 61 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice. He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me. God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Because they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction : bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. PSAI.M 56. DE merciful unto me, O God: for man would **-* swallow me up ; he fighting daily oppress- eth me. What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know ; for God is for me. In God will I praise his word : in the LORD will I praise his word. In God have I put my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. Thy vows are upon me, O God : I will render praises unto thee. 62 PSALMS. The 13th Day. For thou hast delivered my soul from death : wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living? THE THIRTEENTH DAY. ittorning Proger. PSALM 57. DE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto ^ me : for my soul trusteth in thee : yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast. I will cry unto God most high ; unto God that performeth all things for me. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens ; let thy glory be above all the earth. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people : I will sing unto thee among the nations. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth. PSALM 69. T^vELIVER me from mine enemies, O my God : *" defend me from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men. The 13th Day. PSALMS. 63 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee : for God is my defence. The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies. But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning : for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble. Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing : for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. PSALM 61. LJ EAR my cry, O God ; attend unto my prayer. A A From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in thy tabernacle forever : I will trust in the covert of thy wings. For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. So will I sing praise unto thy name forever, that I may daily perform my vows. PSALM 62. HTRULY my soul waiteth upon God : from him * cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved. 64 PSALMS. The 13th Day. My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my ex- pectation is from him. He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; that power belongeth unto God. Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work. (Keening PSALM 63. GOD, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. The 13th Day. PSALMS. 65 Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fattness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joy- ful lips : When I remember thee upon my bed, and medi- tate on thee in the night watches. Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand upholdeth me. PSALM 65. DRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and * unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Iniquities prevail against me : as for our trans- gressions, thou shalt purge them away. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the good- ness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou an- swer us, O God of our salvation ; who art the con- fidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea: Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power : Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are 66 PSALMS. The 14th Day. afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing. THE FOURTEENTH DAY. Morning Prefer. PSALM 66. IVA AKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands : * * * Sing forth the honor of his name : make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works ! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee ; they shall sing to thy name. The 14th Day. PSALMS. 67 Come and see the works of God : he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land : they went through the flood on foot : there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power forever ; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt them- selves. bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard : Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net ; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 1 will pay thee my vows, which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was ex- tolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me : But verily God hath heard me ; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 68 PSALMS. The 14th Day. PSALM 67. OD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; and cause his face to shine upon us ; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. Then shall the earth yield her increase ; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. (fuelling PSALM 68. T ET God arise, let his enemies be scattered : let *-' them also that hate him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away : as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. The 14th Day. PSALMS. 69 God setteth the solitary in families : he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land. O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilder- ness; The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God : even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led cap- tivity captive : thou hast received gifts for men ; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. He that is our God is the God of salvation ; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death. Thy God hath commanded thy strength : strength- en, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; O sing praises unto the Lord ; To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens, which were of old ; lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. Ascribe ye strength unto God : his excellency is over Israel, and his strength is in the clouds. 70 PSALMS. The 14th Day. God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God. PSALM 69. AVE me,O God ; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 1 sink in deep mire, where there is no standing : I am come into deep waters, where the floods over- flow me. I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel. Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ; shame hath covered my face. I am become a stranger unto my brethren, and an alien unto my mother's children. For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up ; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me. When I wept, and chastened my soul with fast- ing, that was to my reproach. But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O LORD, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy sal- vation. Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink : let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters. The 14th Day. PSALMS. 71 Let not the water-flood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. Hear me, O LORD ; for thy loving-kindness is good : turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. And hide not thy face from thy servant ; for I am in trouble : hear me speedily. Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it : deliver me because of mine enemies. Thou hast known my reproach, and my shame, and my dishonor: mine adversaries are all before thee. Reproach hath broken my heart ; and I am full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none ; and for comforters, but I found none. They gave me also gall for my meat ; and in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. But I am poor and sorrowful : let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. The humble shall see this, and be glad : and your heart shall live that seek God. For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 72 PSALMS. The loth Day. THE FIFTEENTH DAY. iittorning proper. PSALM 70. JVA AKE haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste '^ to help me, O LORD. Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee : and let such as love thy salvation say con- tinually, Let God be magnified. But I am poor and needy ; make haste unto me, O God : thou art my help and my deliverer ; O LORD, make no tarrying. PSALM 71. TN thee, O LORD, do I put my trust : let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape : incline thine ear unto me, and save me. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given command- ment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress. Deliver me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man. For thou art my hope, O Lord GOD : thou art my trust from my youth. I am as a wonder unto many ; but thou art my strong refuge. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honor all the day. The 15th Day. PSALMS. 73 Cast me not off in the time of old age ; forsake me not when my strength faileth. For mine enemies speak against me ; and they that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, say- ing, God hath forsaken him. God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help. But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day ; for I know not the num- bers thereof. 1 will go in the strengthof the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. O God, thou hast taught me from my youth : and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not ; until I have showed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things : O God, who is like unto thee! Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee ; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. 74 PSALMS. The 15th Day. (t>emng PSALM 73. ""TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well-nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me ; Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then understood I their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places : thou castedst them down into destruction. How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment ! they are utterly consumed with terrors. As a dream when one awaketh ; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my reins. So foolish was I, and ignorant : I was as a beast before thee. Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and after- ward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion forever. The 16th Day. PSALMS. 75 PSALM 75. T TNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee ^ do we give thanks : for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare. When I shall receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn : Lift not up your horn on high : speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge : he putteth down one, and setteth up another. For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, and the wine is red ; it is full of mixture ; and he pour- eth out of the same : but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them. But I will declare forever ; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. THE SIXTEENTH DAY. Morning jprager. PSALM 76. PHOU, even thou, O God, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry ? 69 76 PSALMS. The 16th Day. Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven ; the earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God : let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared. He shall cut off the spirit of princes : he is terrible to the kings of the earth. PSALM 77. T CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God ^ with my voice ; and he gave ear unto me. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : my sore ran in the night, and ceased not : my soul re- fused to be comforted. I remembered God, and was troubled : I com- plained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times. I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart : and my spirit made diligent search. Will the Lord cast off forever ? and will he be favorable no more ? Is his mercy clean gone forever? doth his promise fail for evermore ? The 1C tli Day. PSALMS. 77 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? And I said, This is my infirmity : but I will remem- ber the years of the right hand of the Most High. I will remember the works of the LORD : surely I will remember thy wonders of old. I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary : who is so great a God as our God ? Thou art the God that doest wonders : thou hast declared thy strength among the people. Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons cf Jacob and Joseph. The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee ; they were afraid : the depths also were troubled. The clouds poured out water : the skies sent out a sound : thine arrows also went abroad. The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven : the lightnings lightened the world : the earth trembled and shook. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. (Euening PSALM 84. OW amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts 78 PSALMS. The 16th Day. of the LORD : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before 'od. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear, God of Jacob. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield : the LORD will give grace and glory : no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. PSALM 85. T ORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land: *^ thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people ; thou hast covered all their sin. The 17th Day. PSALMS. 79 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. Wilt thou be angry with us forever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints : but let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and right- eousness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good ; and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set us in the way of his steps. THE SEVENTEENTH DAY. ittorning fJroger. PSALM 86. DOW down thine ear, O LORD, hear me : for I *-* am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 80 PSALMS. The 17th Day. Be merciful unto me, O Lord : for I cry unto thee daily. Rejoice the soul of thy servant : for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. Give ear, O LORD, unto my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou wilt answer me. Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord ; neither are there any works like unto thy works. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O LORD ; I will walk in thy truth : unite my heart to fear thy name. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart : and I will glorify thy name for ever- more. For great is thy mercy toward me : and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me ; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid. The 17th Day. PSALMS. 81 Show me a token for good ; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed : because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. I PSALM 89. WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD forever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithful- ness to all generations. For I have said, Mercy shall be built up forever : thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant, Thy seed will I establish forever, and build up thy throne to all generations. And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, O LORD : thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD ? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. O LORD God of hosts, who is a strong LORD like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee? Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : as for the world and the fullness thereof, thou hast founded them. 82 PSALMS. The 17th Day. Thou hast a mighty arm : strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne : mercy and truth shall go before thy face. Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound : they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy coun- tenance. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. For thou art the glory of their strength : and in thy favor our horn shall be exalted. For the LORD is our defence ; and the Holy One of Israel is our King. PSALM 90. T ORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all *-' generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yes- terday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou earnest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which groweth up. In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. The 17th Day. PSALMS. 83 For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : we spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants. O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy glory unto their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. PSALM 91. T T E that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most * * High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 84 PSALMS. The 17th Day. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- ness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thou- sand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I The 18th Day. PSALMS. 85 will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. THE EIGHTEENTH DAY. flowing Jprager. PSALM 92. TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, * and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High : To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morn- ing, and thy faithfulness every night. For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O LORD, how great are thy works ! and thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knoweth not ; neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish ; it is that they shall be destroyed forever : But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore. For, lo, thine enemies, O LORD, for, lo, thine ene- mies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree : he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. 88 PSALMS. The 18th Day. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age ; they shall be fat and flourishing; To show that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. PSALM 93. '"THE LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, forever. (Eoening PSALM 95. COME, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our sal- vation. Let us come before his presence with thanks- giving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the LORD is a great God, and a great King above all gods. The 18th Day. PSALMS. 87 In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel before the LORD our maker. For he is our God ; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness : When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work. Forty years long was I grieved with this genera- tion, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways : Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest. PSALM 96. OSING unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name ; show forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised : he is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the nations are idols : but the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him : strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 88 PSALMS. The 19th Day. Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the people, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth : the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : he shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood, rejoice before the LORD : For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. THE NINETEENTH DAY. PSALM 97. ""THE LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- eousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his ene- mies round about. His lightnings enlightened the world: the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the The 19th Day. PSALMS. 89 LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens decjare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. Ye that love the LORD, hate evil : he preserveth the souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. PSALM 98. SING unto the LORD a new song ; for he hath done marvelous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. The LORD hath made known his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth : make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together before the LORD ; For he cometh to judge the earth : with righteous- ness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity. 90 PSALMS. The 19th Day. PSALM 99. TTHE LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubim ; let the earth be moved. The LORD is great in Zion ; and he is high above all the people. Let them praise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool ; for he is holy. Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill ; for the LORD our God is holy. Owning PSALM 100. JVAAKE a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye m lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves ; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations. The 19th Day. PSALMS. 91 PSALM 102. LJ EAR my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee. Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : in the day when I call answer me speedily. For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth. My heart is smitten, and withered like grass ; so that I forget to eat my bread. By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. I am like a pelican of the wilderness : I am like an owl of the desert. I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the housetop. Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. My days are like a shadow that declineth ; and I am withered like grass. But thou, O LORD, shalt endure forever; and thy remembrance unto all generations. Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : for the time to favor her, yea, the set time, is come. For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favor the dust thereof. 710 92 PSALMS. The 19th Day. So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall ap- pear in his glory. He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer. This shall be written for the generation to come : and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD. . For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth ; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death ; To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem ; When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. He weakened my strength in the way ; he short- ened my days. I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations. Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth : and the heavens are the work of thy hands. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment ; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed : But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end. The children of thy servants shall continue, aiid their seed shall be established before thee. The 20th Day. PSALMS. 93 THE TWENTIETH DAY. Morning Prajjer. PSALM 103. DLESS the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits : Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases ; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel. The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger forever. He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. 94 PSALMS. The 20th Day. For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his right- eousness unto children's children ; To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; and his kingdom ruleth over all. Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion : bless the LORD, O my soul. PSALM 104. LESS the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty : Who coverest thyself with light as with a gar- ment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain : Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the The 20th Day. PsAIiMS. 95 waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind : Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire : Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed forever. Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a gar- ment : the waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled ; .at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. They go up by the mountains ; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their thirst. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man : that he may bring forth food out of the earth ; And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. The trees of the LORD are full of sap ; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted ; 96 PSALMS. The 20th Day. Where the birds make their nests : as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats ; and the rocks for the conies. He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knovveth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night : wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor until the evening. O LORD, how manifold are thy works ! in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go the ships : there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. These wait all upon thee ; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created : and thou renewest the face of the earth. The glory of the LORD shall endure forever : the LORD shall rejoice in his works. Tho 21st Day. PSALMS. 97 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet : I will be glad in the LORD. Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY. morning fJraser. PSALM 107. Part 1. GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is good : for his mercy endureth forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy ; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way ; they found no city to dwell in. Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation. O that men would praise the LORD for his good- ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 98 PSALMS. The 21st Day. For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron ; Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High : Therefore he brought down their heart with la- bor ; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. O that men would praise the LORD for his good- ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses. He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions. O that men would praise the LORD for his good- ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanks- giving, and declare his works with rejoicing. The 21st Day. PSALMS. 99 (Keening PSALM 107. Part 2. '"FHEY that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the LORD, and his won- ders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. %, Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he.bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. O that men would praise the LORD for his good- ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground ; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wicked- ness of them that dwell therein. He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs. 100 PSALMS. The 22d Day. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation ; And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD. THE TWENTY-SECOND DAY. PSALM 111. T WILL praise the LORD with my whole heart, in * the assembly of the upright, and in the congre- gation. The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein. His work is honorable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth forever. He hath made his wonderful works to be remem- The 22d Day. PSALMS. 101 bered : the LORD is gracious and full of com- passion. He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he will ever be mindful of his covenant. The works of his hands are verity and judgment ; all his commandments are sure. They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in truth and uprightness. He sent redemption unto his people: he hath commanded his covenant forever : holy and reverend is his name. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom : a good understanding have all they that do his com- mandments : his praise endureth forever. PSALM 112. DLESSED is the man that feareth the LORD, that *J delighteth greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the genera- tion of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house : and his righteousness endureth forever. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the dark- ness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. A good man showeth favor, and lendeth : he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved forever : the right- eous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; 102 PSALMS. The 22d Day. his righteousness endureth forever ; his horn shall be exalted with honor. The wicked shall see it, and be grieved ; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : the desire of the wicked shall perish. PSALM 113. DRAISE, O ye servants of the LORD, praise the * name of the LORD. Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the LORD'S name is to be praised. The LORD is high above all nations, and his glory above the heavens. Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwell- sth on high, Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth ! He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; That he may set him with princes, even with the princes of his people. He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. PSALM 114. \17HEN Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; Judah was his sanctuary, and Israel his dominion. The 22d Day. PSALMS. 103 The sea saw it, and fled : Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleddest ? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams ; and ye little hills, like lambs ? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. PSALM 115. 1VTOT unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy * ^ name give glory, for thy mercy, and for thy truth's sake. Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God ? But our God is in the heavens: he hath done whatsoever he hath pleased. O Israel, trust thou in the LORD : he is their help and their shield. O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield. Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD : he is their help and their shield. The LORD hath been mindful of us : he will bless us ; he will bless the house of Israel ; he will bless the house of Aaron. He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great. 104 PSALMS. The 23d Day. The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children. Ye are blessed of the LORD which made heaven and earth. The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men. The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD. THE TWENTY-THIRD DAY. iflorning ^rager. PSALM 116. T LOVE the LORD, because he hath heard my * voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, there- fore will I call upon him as long as I live. The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me : I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the LORD ; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous ; yea, our God is merciful. The LORD preserveth the simple : I was brought low, and he helped me. Return unto thy rest, O my soul ; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee. The 23d Day. PSALMS. 105 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. I believed, therefore have I spoken : I was greatly afflicted : I said in my haste, All men are liars. What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me ? I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. LORD, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy serv- ant, and the son of thine handmaid : thou hast loosed my bonds. 1 will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD. I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people, In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 117. PRAISE the LORD, all ye nations : praise him, all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us : and the truth of the LORD endureth forever. Praise ye the LORD. 106 PSALMS. The 23d Day. (Eoening PSALM 118. GIVE thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : because his mercy endureth forever. Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth forever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth forever. Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth forever. ' I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. The LORD is on my side ; I will not fear : what can man do unto me ? The LORD taketh my part with them that help me : therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put con- fidence in man. It is better to trust in the LORD than to put con- fidence in princes. All nations compassed me about : but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them. They compassed me about ; yea, they compassed me about : but in the name of the LORD I will de- stroy them. They compassed me about like bees ; they are quenched as the fire of thorns : for in the name of the LORD I will destroy them. Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall : but the LORD helped me. The 23d Day. PSALMS. 107 The LORD is my strength and song, and is be- come my salvation. The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. The right hand of the LORD is exalted : the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. The LORD hath chastened me sore : but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD : This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter. I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, and art become my salvation. The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner. This is the LORD'S doing ; it is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the LORD hath made ; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Save now, I beseech thee, O LORD : O LORD, I beseech thee, send now prosperity. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD : we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD. God is the LORD, which hath showed us light : bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar. 811 108 PSALMS. The 24th Day. Thou art my God, and I will praise thee: thou art my God, I will exalt thee. O give thanks unto the LORD ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth forever. THE TWENTY-FOURTH DAY. Morning pragcr. PSALM 119. Part 1. DLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who *-* walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. that my ways were directed to keep thy stat- utes ! Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. 1 will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. I will keep thy statutes : O forsake me not utterly. \ WHEREWITHAL shall a young man cleanse his * * way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee : O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. The 21f.li Day. PSALMS. 109 Blessed art thou, O LORD : teach me thy stat- utes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not forget thy word. bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold won- drous things out of thy law. I am a stranger in the earth : hide not thy com- mandments from me. My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. Remove from me reproach and contempt ; for I have kept thy testimonies. Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes; Thy testimonies also are my delight, and my counselors. JVA Y soul cleaveth unto the dust : quicken thou me ' * * according to thy word. I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me : teach me thy statutes. 110 PSAIiMS. The 24th Day. Make me to understand the way of thy precepts : so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. My soul melteth for heaviness : strengthen thou me according unto thy word. Remove from me the way of lying : and grant me thy law graciously. I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. I have stuck unto thy testimonies : O LORD, put me not to shame. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. fhramr. PSALM 119. Part 2. T^EACH me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end. Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law ; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. Make me to go in the path of thy command- ments ; for therein do I delight. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ; and quicken thou me in thy way. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is de- voted to thy fear. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : quicken me in thy righteousness. The 24th Day. PSALMS. Ill T ET thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, ^ even thy salvation, according to thy word. So shall I have wherewith to answer him that re- proacheth me : for I trust in thy word. And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; for I have hoped in thy judgments. So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever. And I will walk at liberty : for I seek thy precepts. I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed. And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. My hands also will I lift up unto thy command- ments, which I have loved ; and I will meditate in thy statutes. DEMEMBER the word unto thy servant, upon *^ which thou hast caused me to hope. This is my comfort in my affliction : for thy word hath quickened me. The proud have had me greatly in derision : yet have I not declined from thy law. I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD ; and have comforted myself. Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage. I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law. This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 112 PSALMS. The 25th Day. '"THOU art my portion, O LORD : I have said that I would keep thy words. I entreated thy favor with my whole heart : be merciful unto me according to thy word. I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy com- mandments. The bands of the wicked have robbed me : but I have not forgotten thy law. At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy : teach me thy statutes. THE TWENTY-FIFTH DAY. ittorning JJraser. PSALM 119. Part 3. 'THOU hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, * according unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Thou art good, and doest good : teach me thy statutes. The proud have forged a lie against me : but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. The 25th Day. PSALMS. 113 Their heart is as fat as grease: but I delight in thy law. It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; that I might learn thy statutes. The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. '"THY hands have made me and fashioned me: * give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. They that fear thee will be glad when they see me ; because I have hoped in thy word. I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy serv- ant. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live : for thy law is my delight. Let the proud be ashamed ; for they dealt per- versely with me without a cause : but I will medi- tate in thy precepts. Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; that I be not ashamed. Y soul fainteth for thy salvation : but I hope in thy word. Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me ? 114 PSALMS. The 25th Day. For I am become like a bottle in the smoke ; yet do I not forget thy statutes. How many are the days of thy servant ? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. All thy commandments are faithful : they perse- cute me wrongfully ; help thou me. They had almost consumed me upon earth ; but I forsook not thy precepts. Quicken me after thy loving-kindness ; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. COREVER, O LORD, thy word is settled in * heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. They continue this day according to thine ordi- nances : for all are thy servants. Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. I will never forget thy precepts : for with them thou hast quickened me. I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy pre- cepts. The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : but I will consider thy testimonies. I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy commandment is exceeding broad. The 25th Day. PSALMS. 115 dfocning fl reiser. PSALM 119. Part 4. OHOW I love thy law ! it is my meditation all the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers : for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments : for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. Through thy precepts I get understanding : there- fore I hate every false way. '"THY word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light 1 unto my path. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. My soul is continually in my hand : yet I do not forget thy law. The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet I erred not from thy precepts. 116 PSALMS. The 25th Day. Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for- ever : for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes always, even unto the end. T HATE vain thoughts: but thy law do I love. Thou art my hiding-place and my shield : I hope in thy word. Depart from me, ye evil-doers : for I will keep the commandments of my God. Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live : and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross : therefore I love thy testimonies. My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; and I am afraid of thy judgments. T HAVE done judgment and justice : leave me not * to mine oppressors. Be surety for thy servant for good : let not the proud oppress me. Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes. I am thy servant ; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies. The 26th Day. PSALMS. 117 It is time for thee, LORD, to work : for they have made void thy law. Therefore I love thy commandments above gold ; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right ; and I hate every false way. THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY. JHorning ^rager. PSALM 119. Part 5. THY testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. The entrance of thy words giveth light ; it giveth understanding unto the simple. I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments. Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. Order my steps in thy word : and let not any in- iquity have dominion over me. Deliver me from the oppression of man : so will I keep thy precepts. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law. DIGHTEOUS art thou, O LORD, and upright IN are thy judgments. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. 118 PSALMS. The 26th Day. My zeal hath consumed me, because mine ene- mies have forgotten thy words. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. I am small and despised : yet do not I forget thy precepts. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me : yet thy commandments are my delights. The righteousness of thy testimonies is ever- lasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. T CRIED with my whole heart ; hear me, O LORD : I will keep thy statutes. I cried unto thee ; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried : I hoped in thy word. Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word. Hear my voice according unto thy loving-kind- ness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judg- ment. They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law. Thou art near, O LORD ; and all thy command- ments are truth. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them forever. The 26th Day. PSALMS. 119 CONSIDER mine affliction, and deliver me: for ^-^ I do not forget thy law. Plead my cause, and deliver me : quicken me ac- cording to thy word. Salvation is far from the wicked : for they seek not thy statutes. Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD : quicken me according to thy judgments. Many are my persecutors and mine enemies ; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved ; be- cause they kept not thy word. Consider how I love thy precepts : quicken me, O LORD, according to thy loving-kindness. Thy word is true from the beginning : and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth forever. (Etxrniug jJraner. PSALM 119. Part 6. DRINCES have persecuted me without a cause : * but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. I hate and abhor lying : but thy law do I love. Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. Great peace have they which love thy law : and nothing shall offend them. LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 120 PSALMS. The 26th Day. My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies : for all my ways are before thee. T ET my cry come near before thee, O LORD : give *-* me understanding according to thy word. Let my supplication come before thee : deliver me according to thy word. My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes. My tongue shall speak of thy word : for all thy commandments are righteousness. Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD ; and thy law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee ; and let thy judgments help me. I have gone astray like a lost sheep ; seek thy servant ; for I do not forget thy commandments. PSALM 121. T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 1 whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slum- ber nor sleep. The 27th Day. PSALMS. 121 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil : he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for ever- more. THE TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. Hlorning proper. PSALM 123. T INTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwell- M est in the heavens. Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress ; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with contempt. Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. PSALM 124. T F it had not been the LORD who was on our side, * now may Israel say; If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us : 122 PSALMS. The 27th Day. Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us : Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers : the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. PSALM 125. HP HEY that trust in the LORD shall be as mount * Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from hence- forth even forever. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : but peace shall be upon Israel. PSALM 126. V17HEN the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth rilled with laughter, and our The 27th Day. PSALMS. 123 tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bring- ing his sheaves with him. PSALM 127. XCEPT the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it : except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Lo, children are a heritage of the LORD : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man ; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. PSALM 128. DLESSED is everyone that feareth the LORD; *-* that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labor of thine hands: 9 12 124 PSALMS. The 27th Day. happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house : thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion : and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, and peace upon Israel. PSALM 130. OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand ? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniqui- ties. The 28th Day. PSALMS. 125 PSALM 131. T ORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes *-* lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me. Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and forever. PSALM 133. DEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard : that went down to the skirts of his garments ; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that de- scended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for ever- more. THE TWENTY-EIGHTH DAY. Morning |)rag*r. PSALM 135. PRAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the name of the LORD ; praise him, O ye servants of the LORD. Ye that stand in the house of the LORD, in the courts of the house of our God, praise the LORD ; For the LORD is good : sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 126 PSALMS. The 28th Day. For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the LORD is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the LORD pleased, that did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places. He causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. Thy name, O LORD, endureth forever ; and thy memorial, O LORD, throughout all generations. For the LORD will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants. Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron : Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD. Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. PSALM 138. T WILL praise thee with my whole heart : before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth : for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth. The 28th Day. PSALMS. 127 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD : for great is the glory of the LORD. Though the LORD be high, yet hath he re- spect unto the lowly : but the proud he knoweth afar off. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth forever: for- sake not the works of thine own hands. Jlrager. PSALM 139. OLORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising ; thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 128 PSALMS. The 28th Day. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonder- fully made : marvelous are thy works ; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being un- perfect ; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in num- ber than the sand : when I awake, I am still with thee. Search me, O God, and know my heart : try me, and know my thoughts : And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. The 29th Day. PSALMS. 129 THE TWENTY-NINTH DAY. morning Proper. PSALM 141. T ORD, I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; ^ give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as in- cense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the even- ing sacrifice. Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth ; keep the door of my lips. Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties. Let the righteous smite me ; it shall be a kind- ness : and let him reprove me. But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord : in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute. Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. PSALM 142. 1 CRIED unto the LORD with my voice ; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplica- tion. I poured out my complaint before him ; I showed before him my trouble. When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 130 PSALMS. The 29th Day. I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me : refuge failed me ; no man cared for my soul. I cried unto thee, O LORD : I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. Attend unto my cry ; for I am brought very low : deliver me from my persecutors ; for they are stronger than I. Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name : the righteous shall compass me about ; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. (Keening flraner. PSALM 143. TJ EAR my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my sup- * * plications : in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness. And enter not into judgment with thy servant : for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me ; my heart within me is desolate. I remember the days of old ; I meditate on all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Hear me speedily, O LORD ; my spirit faileth : hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morn- ing; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk ; for I lift up my soul unto thee. The 29th Day. PSALMS. 131 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will ; for thou art my God : thy Spirit is good ; lead me into the land of up- rightness. Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake : for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. PSALM 144. DLESSED be the LORD my strength, which teach- *-' eth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight : My goodness, and my fortress ; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust ; who subdueth my people under me. LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him ! Man is like to vanity : his days are as a shadow that passeth away. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. Send thine hand from above ; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children ; Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange 182 PSALMS. The 30th Day. children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth ; that our daughters may be as corner-stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: That our garners may be full, affording all man- ner of store ; that our sheep may bring forth thou- sands and ten thousands in our streets: That our oxen may be strong to labor ; that there be no breaking in, nor going out ; that there be no complaining in our streets. Happy is that people, that is in such a case : yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD. THE THIRTIETH DAY. ^Horning $Jraj}er. PSALM 145. T WILL extol thee, my God, O King ; and I will * bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee ; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised ; and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will declare thy greatness. The 30th Day. PSALMS. 133 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy right- eousness. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The LORD is good to all : and his tender mercies are over all his works. All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD ; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in trut.h. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him : he also will hear their cry, and will save them. The LORD preserveth all them that love him : but all the wicked will he destroy. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD : and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 134 PSALMS. The 80th Day. PSALM 146. pRAISE the LORD, O my soul. While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth ; in that very day his thoughts perish. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God : Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is : which keepeth truth forever : Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD loos- eth the prisoners: The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind : the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down : the LORD loveth the righteous : The LORD preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. The LORD shall reign lorever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. (Evening PSALM 147. pRAISE ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely. The LORD doth build up Jerusalem : he gather- eth together the outcasts of Israel. The 30th Day. PSALMS. 135 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. He telleth the number of the stars ; he calleth them all by their names. Great is our Lord, and of great power: his un- derstanding is infinite. The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God : Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- pareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse : he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem ; praise thy God, O Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed thy children within thee. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth : his word runneth very swiftly. He giveth sndw like wool : he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes. He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold ? PSALMS. The 30th Day. He sendcth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. He showeth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for his judgments, they have not known them. PSALM 148. ORAISE the LORD from the heavens: praise him A in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD : for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapor ; stormy wind fulfilling his word : Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars : Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl : Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children : The 30th Day. . PSALMS. 137 Let them praise the name of the LORD : for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints ; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. PSALM 150. DRAISE God in his sanctuary: praise him in the * firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him accord- ing to his excellent greatness. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. END OF SELECT PSALMS. 138 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. l. SELECTIONS OF PSALMS AND OTHER SCRIPTURES, TO BE READ, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MINISTER, INSTEAD OF THE PSALMS FOR THE DAY. Selection first. PSALM 1. DLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish. PSALM 91. LJ E that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most * High shall abide under the shadow of the Al- mighty. Sel. l. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 139 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress : my God ; in him will I trust. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- ness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon- day. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thou- sand at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample un- der feet. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him : I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I 1013 140 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 2. will be with him in trouble ; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation. Qeletlion Seconb. PSALM 19. HP HE heavens declare the glory of God; and the * firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his cham- ber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart : the commandment of the LORD is pure, en- lightening the eyes. The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than Sol. 2. AND OTHEB SCRIPTURES. 141 much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned : and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. FBOM PSALM 119. 97. f~\ HOW love I thy law 1 it is my meditation all >T the day. Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers : for thy testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word. I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. Through thy precepts I get understanding : there- fore I hate every false way. 142 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 3. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. Selection l)irb. PSALM 23. ""THE LORD is my shepherd ; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, thou I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. PSALM 65. DRAISE waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion : and unto thee shall the vow be performed. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. Sel. 3. AND OTHER SCBIPTTTKES. 143 Iniquities prevail against me : as for our trans- gressions, thou shalt purge them away. Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the good- ness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou an- swer us, O God of our salvation ; who art the con- fidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea : Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power: Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people. They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice. Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing. 144 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 3. FROM PSALM 107. 81. THAT men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water- springs into dry ground ; A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into water-springs. And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation ; And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase. He blesseth them also, so that they are multi- plied greatly ; and suffereth not- their cattle to de- crease. Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where there is no way. Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock. The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the LORD. Scl. 4. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 145 Selection PSALM 32. DLESSED is he whose transgression is forgiven, *-* whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imput- eth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me : my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine in- iquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD ; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found : surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. 148 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS 8el. 4. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. PSALM 130. T of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O LORD, who shall stand ? But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning. Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- tion. And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. PSALM 121. T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from * whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not slumber. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slum- ber nor sleep. Sel. 5. AND OTHEB SCBIPTUBES. 147 The LORD is thy keeper : the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for ever- more. Selection PSALM 51. TJAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy * * loving-kindness : according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justi- fied when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 148 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 5. Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in 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. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips ; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise. For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt-offering and whole burnt- offering : then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM 42. A S the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so ** panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when shall I come and appear before God? Sel. 5. AND OTHER SCRIPTUBES. 149 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted in me ? hope thou in God : for I shall yet praise him for the help of his counte- nance. my God, my soul is cast down within me : therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water- spouts : all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. Yet the LORD will command his loving-kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 1 will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou for- gotten me ? why go I mourning because of the op- pression of the enemy? As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies re- proach me ; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God ? Why art thou cast down, O my soul ? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. 150 SELECTIONS OF PSA T.MS Sel. 6. JVA * * Selection Si#l). PSALM 66. AKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honor of his name : make his praise glorious. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee ; they shall sing to thy name. Come and see the works of God : he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men. He turned the sea into dry land : they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. He ruleth by his power forever; his eyes behold the nations : let not the rebellious exalt themselves. bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard : Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. For thou, O God, hast proved us : thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Thou broughtest us into the net ; thou laidst af- fliction upon our loins. Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 1 will go into thy house with burnt-offerings : I will pay thee my vows, which my lips have ut- tered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. Sel. 6. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 151 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was ex- tolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me : But verily God hath heard me ; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me. O FKOM PSALM 107. 21. THAT men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiv- ing, and declare his works with rejoicing. They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of "the LORD, and his won- ders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is naelted because of trouble. They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end. Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. 152 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 7. Then are they glad because they be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. O that men would praise the LORD for his good- ness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! 0eUction Seoentl). PSALM 72. IVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass : as showers that water the earth. In his days shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him ; and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Sel. 7. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 153 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him : all na- tions shall serve him. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth ; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and vio- lence : and precious shall their blood be in his sight. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. There shall be a handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. His name shall endure forever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun : and men shall be blessed in him : all nations shall call him blessed. Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And blessed be his glorious name forever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. PSALM 96. OSING unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth. Sing unto the LORD, bless his name ; show forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people. For the LORD is great, and greatly to be praised : he is to be feared above all gods. 154 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 8. For all the gods of the nations are idols: but the LORD made the heavens. Honor and majesty are before him : strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Give unto the LORD, O ye kindreds of the peo- ple, give unto the LORD glory and strength. Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name : bring an offering, and come into his courts. O worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness : fear before him, all the earth. Say among the heathen that the LORD reigneth : the world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : he shall judge the people righteously. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof. Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD: For he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth : he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth. Qeiettion PSALM 80. IVE ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that lead- est Joseph like a flock ; thou that dwellest be- tween the cherubim, shine forth. Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us. Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved. Sel. 8. AND OTHEB SCHIPTUBES. 155 O LORD God of hosts, how long wilt thou be an- gry against the prayer of thy people ? Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ; and givest them tears to drink in great measure. Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbors : and our enemies laugh among themselves. Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river. Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her? The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts : look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine; And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself. It is burned with fire, it is cut down : they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 11 14 156 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 9. So will not we go back from thee : quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved. Selection Nintl). PSALM 81. O ING aloud unto God our strength : make a joy- ^ ful noise unto the God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt : where I heard a language that I understood not. I removed his shoulder from the burden : his hands were delivered from the pots. Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee ; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Hear, O my people, and I will testify unto thee : O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me ; There shall no strange god be in thee ; neither shalt thou worship any strange god. I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Sel. 9. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 157 But my people would not hearken to my voice ; and Israel would none of me. So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust : and they walked in their own counsels. that my people had hearkened unto me, and Israel had walked in my ways ! 1 should soon have subdued their enemies, and turned my hand against their adversaries. The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured forever. He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : and with honey out of the rork should I have satisfied thee. PSALM 82. OD standeth in the congregation of the mighty ; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked ? Defend the poor and fatherless : do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness : all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods ; and all of you are children of the Most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. 158 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Bel. 10. Selection enll). PSALM 84. LJOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of I hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD : my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them. Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer : give ear, O God of Jacob. Behold, O God our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is better than a thou- sand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wicked- ness. For the LORD God is a sun and shield : the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly. O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Sel. 11. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 159 PSALM 122. T WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go * into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jeru- salem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact to- gether : Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : they shall pros- per that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. Selection (Eleoentl). PSALM 85. T ORD, thou hast been favorable unto thy land : *-* thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people ; thou hast covered all their sin. Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine anger. Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 160 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 11. Wilt thou be angry with us forever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations ? Wilt thou not revive us again : that thy people may rejoice in thee ? Show us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. I will hear what God the LORD will speak : for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints : but let them not turn again to folly. Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him ; that glory may dwell in our land. Mercy and truth are met together ; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. Truth shall spring out of the earth ; and righteous- ness shall look down from heaven. Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good ; and our land shall yield her increase. Righteousness shall go before him ; and shall set us in the way of his steps. PSALM 93. HTHE LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; * the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he has girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. Thy throne is established of old : thou art from everlasting. The floods have lifted up, O LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. Sel. 11. AND OTHEK SCRIPTURES. 161 Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh thine house, O LORD, forever. PSALM 97. HTHE LORD reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- eousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne. A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his ene- mies round about. His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the LORD, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory. Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols : worship him, all ye gods. Zion heard, and was glad ; and the daughters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, O LORD. For thou, LORD, art high above all the earth : thou art exalted far above all gods. Ye that love the LORD, hate evil : he preserveth the souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart. Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous ; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 162 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 12. Selection uj*lftl). PSALM 148. DRAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from * the heavens : praise him in the heights. Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise" him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. Let them praise the name of the LORD : for he commanded, and they were created. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever : he hath made a decree which shall not pass. Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : Fire, and hail; snow, and vapor; stormy wind fulfilling his word : Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all cedars : Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and flying fowl : Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and all judges of the earth : Both young men, and maidens ; old men, and children : Let them praise the name of the LORD : for his name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth and heaven. He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints ; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the LORD. Sel. 13. AND OTHEB SCRIPTURES. 163 PSALM 149. OING unto the LORD a new song, and his praise ^ in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people : he will beautify the meek with salvation. Let the saints be joyful in glory : let them sing aloud upon their beds. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM 150. PRAISE God in his sanctuary: praise him in the * firmament of his power. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him accord- ing to his excellent greatness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the psaltery and harp. Praise him with the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instruments and organs. Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. Selection (Etyirteentl). JOB 28. URELY there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold where they fine it. Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 164 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 13. He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection : the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant ; even the waters forgotten of the foot : they are dried up, they are gone away from men. As for the earth, out of it cometh bread : and un- der it is turned up as it were fire. The stones of it are the place of sapphires : and it hath dust of gold. There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen : The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it. He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots. He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ; and his eye seeth every precious thing. He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. But where shall wisdom be found ? and where is the place of understanding? Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it found in the land of the living. The depth saith, It is not in me: and the sea saith, It is not with me. It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it : and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold. Sel. 14. AMD OTHEK SCBIPTUBES. 165 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls : for the price of wisdom is above rubies. The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. Whence then cometh wisdom ? and where is the place of understanding? Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air. Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears. God understandeth the way thereof, and he know- eth the place thereof. For he looketh to the ends of the earth, and seeth under the whole heaven ; To make the weight for the winds ; and he weigh- eth the waters by measure. When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder; Then did he see it, and declare it ; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out. And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; and to depart from evil is understanding. Selection FROM PKOVEKBS 3. JVA Y son, forget not my law; but let thine heart * * * keep my commandments : For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee. Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them 166 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 14. about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart : So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the LORD, and depart from evil. It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase : So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD ; neither be weary of his correction : For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth ; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding: For the merchandise of it is better than the mer- chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her left hand riches and honor. Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. Sel. 14. AND OTHEK SOKIPTTTHES. 167 FROM PROVERBS 4. \I7ISDOM is the principal thing; therefore get " * wisdom : and with all thy getting get under- standing. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall bring thee to honor, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace : a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. I have taught thee in the way of wisdom ; I have led thee in right paths. When thou goest, thy steps shall not be strait- ened ; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stum- ble. Take fast hold of instruction ; let her not go : keep her ; for she is thy life. Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. For they sleep not, except they have done mis- chief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall. For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 168 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 15. Selection 4Tifteentl). PKOVKBBS 8. F\OTH not wisdom cry ? and understanding put I"/ forth her voice ? She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors : Unto you, O men, I call ; and my voice is to the sons of man. ye simple, understand wisdom : and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. Hear ; for I will speak of excellent things ; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall speak truth ; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness ; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. For wisdom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 1 wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. The fear of the LORD is to hate evil : pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom : I am under- standing ; I have strength. Sel. 15. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 169 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. I love them that love me ; and those that seek me early shall find me. Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold ; and my revenue than choice silver. I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment : That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance ; and I will fill their treasures. The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. When there were no depths, I was brought forth ; when there were no fountains abounding with water. Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth : While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. When he prepared the heavens, I was there : when he set a compass upon the face of the depth : When he established the clouds above : when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment : when he appointed the foundations of the earth : Then I was by him, as one brought up with him : 170 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 16. and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; and my delights were with the sons of men. Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children : for blessed are they that keep my ways. Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall ob- tain favor of the LORD. But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul : all they that hate me love death. Selection FEOM ISAIAH 11. AND there shall come forth a rod out of the stem ** of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots : And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD ; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hear- ing of his ears : But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth : and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his Sel. 16. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 171 mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid ; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together ; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed ; their young ones shall lie down together : and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain : for the earth shall be full of the knowl- edge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. FBOM ISAIAH 42. DEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine ^ elect, in whom my soul delighteth ; I have put my Spirit upon him : he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smok- ing flax shaL he not quench : he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the 172 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 17. heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it ; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of theGentiles; To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. I am the LORD ; that is my name : and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images. Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare : before they spring forth I tell you of them. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein ; the isles, and the inhab- itants thereof. Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit : let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains. Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands. Selection ISAIAH 35. PHE wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them ; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. Sel. 17. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 173 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing : the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon ; they shall see the glory of the LORD, and the excellency of our God. Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not : behold, your God will come with venge- ance, even God with a recompense ; he will come and save you. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water : in the habita- tion of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes. And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness ; the unclean shall not pass over it ; but it shall be for those : the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there : And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads : they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. 174 SELECTIONS OP PSALMS Sel. 17. FROM ISAIAH 40. f'OMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your ^ God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her in- iquity is pardoned : for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low : and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain : And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, snd all flesh shall see it together : for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth ; because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand forever. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God ? Hast thou not known ? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding/ Sel. 18. AND OTHER SCEIPTUBES. 175 He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength ; they shall mount up with wings as eagles ; they shall run, and not be weary ; and they shall walk, and not faint. Selection (Pigljlccntlj. ISAIAH 52. v * A WAKE, awake, put on thy strength, O Zion ; *"* put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. Shake thyself from the dust ; arise, and sit down, O Jerusalem : loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive daughter of Zion. For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money. For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there ; and the Assyrian oppressed them without cause. Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD ; and my name continually every day is blas- phemed. Therefore my people shall know my name : there- 176 SELECTIONS OP PSALMS Sel. 18. fore they shall know in that day that I am he that doth speak : behold, it is I. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth 1 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the LORD shall bring again Zion. Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem : for the LORD hath comforted : his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing ; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD. For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight : for the LORD will go before you ; and the God of Israel will be your rearward. Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high. As many were astonied at thee ; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men : So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him : for that which had not been told them shall they see ; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Sel. 19. AND OTHER SCBIPTUKES. 177 Selection Nineteenth ISAIAH 53. \17HO hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed ? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeliness ; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men ; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him ; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities : the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way ; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth : he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment : and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living : for the trans- gression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and 178 SELECTIONS OF PSA T.MS Sel. 20. with the rich in his death ; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him ; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall pro- long his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied : by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their in- iquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death : and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Selection ISAIAH 55. LJO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the * * waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk with- out money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread ? and your labor for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlast- Sel. 20. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 179 ing covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou know- est not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel ; for he hath glorified thee. Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unright- eous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth : it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace : the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, 180 SELECTIONS OP PSALMS Bel. 21. and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle- tree : and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. Selection ISAIAH 60. A RISE, shine; for thy light is come, and the ** glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people : but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see : all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged ; because the abun- dance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah ; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and in- cense ; and they shall show forth the praises of the LORD. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee : they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. Sel. 21. AND OTHER SCBIPTUBES. 181 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their sil- ver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, be- cause he hath glorified thee. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee : for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee. Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night ; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, those nations shall be ut- terly wasted. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir-tree, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee ; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet ; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel. Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thou shaltalso suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings : and thou shalt know 182 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 22. that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron : I will also make thy officers peace, and thine ex- actors righteousness. Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. The sun shall be no more thy light by day ; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee : but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlast- ing light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down ; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourn- ing shall be ended. Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation : I the LORD will hasten it in his time. Selection FKOM ST. MATTHEW 5. A ND seeing the multitudes, he went up into a ** mountain : and when he was set, his disciples came unto him : Sel. 22. AND OTHEB SCRIPTURES. 183 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for right- eousness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under 184 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 23. a bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Selection ftDentB-t!)ir&. ST. JOHN 14. 1-27. T ET not your heart be troubled : ye believe in *-' God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to pre- pare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will Sel. 23. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 185 come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest ; and how can we know the way? Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also : and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for the very works' sake. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 186 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 23. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever ; Even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world can- not receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more ; but ye see me : because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : And he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest my- self to him. Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings : and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. Sel. 24. AND OTHEB SCRIPTURES. 187 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Selection ROMANS 8. 1-4, 14-18, 35-39. TPHERE is therefore now no condemnation to * them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, con- demned sin in the flesh : That the righteousness of the law might be ful- filled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God : And if children, then heirs ; heirs of God, and 1816 188 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 24. joint heirs with Christ ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than con- querors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. REVELATION 7. 9-17. A FTER this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, ** which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands ; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb. And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell be- fore the throne on their faces, and worshiped God, saying, Amen : Sel. 25. AND OTHEB SCRIP-TUBES. 189 Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiv- ing, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen. And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes ? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple : and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more ; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters : and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. Selection ST. JOHN 15. 1, 2, 8-17. T AM the true vine, and my Father is the hus- * bandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away : and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. 190 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 25. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you : continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my Father's com- mandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one an- other, as I have loved yo-u. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the serv- ant knoweth not what his lord doeth : but I have called you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain ; that what- soever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. These things I command you, that ye love one another. 1 CORINTHIANS 13. THROUGH I speak with the tongues of men and * of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and un- derstand all mysteries, and all knowledge ; and Sel. 25. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 101 though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not chanty, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing. Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; charity en- vieth not ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil ; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth : but whether there be proph- ecies, they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they shall cease ; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away. When I was a child, I spake as a child, I under- stood as a child, I thought as a child : but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then face to face : now I know in part ; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, chanty, these three ; but the greatest of these is charity. 192 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sei. 26. Selection 1 JOHN 3. 1-3. DEHOLD, what manner of love the Father hath *-* bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God : therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be : but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him ; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him puri- fieth himself, even as he is pure. FBOM 2 CORINTHIANS 4. 16. "COR which cause we faint not; but though our * outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a mo- ment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory ; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen : for the things which are seen are temporal ; but the things which are not seen are eternal. For we know that, if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. FEOM REVELATION 21. A ND I saw a new heaven and a new earth : for ** the first heaven and the first earth were passed away ; and there was no more sea. Sel. 26. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 193 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, neither sor- row, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain : for the former things are passed away. And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write : for these words are true and faithful. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. He that overcometh shall inherit all things ; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abomi- nable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcer- ers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone : which is the second death. And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me that great city, 194 SELECTIONS OP PSALMS Sel. 27. the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, Having the glory of God : and her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal ; And I saw no temple therein : for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it : for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it : and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day : for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomina- tion, or maketh a lie : but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. A ** Selection REVELATION 22. ND he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every Sel. 27. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 195 month : and the leaves of the tree were for the heal- ing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it ; and his servants shall serve him : And they shall see his face ; and his name shall be in their foreheads. And there shall be no night there ; and they need no candle, neither light of the sun ; for the Lord God giveth them light : and they shall reign for ever and ever. And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true : and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. Behold, I come quickly : blessed is he that keep- eth the sayings of the prophecy of this book. And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which showed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not : for I am thy fellow-servant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book : worship God. And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book : for the time is at hand. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still : and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still : and he that is holy, let him be holy still. And, behold, I come quickly ; and my reward is 196 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 27. with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whore- mongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whoso- ever loveth and maketh a lie. I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. For t testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book : And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly : Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. Sel. 28. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 197 (CHILDREN'S SERVICE.) PSALM 8. LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! ST. MATTHEW 21. 12-16. ND Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, A 198 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 28. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer ; but ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple ; and he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David ; they were sore displeased, And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise ? ST. MARK 9. 33-37. A ND he came to Capernaum : and being in the ** house he asked them, What was it that ye dis- puted among yourselves by the way? But they held their peace : for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me ; and whosoever shall re- ceive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. Sel. 29. AND OTHER SCRIPTUKES. 199 ST. MARK 10. 13-16. A ND they brought young children to him, that ** he should touch them ; and his disciples re- buked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not re- ceive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. Selection THE SABBATH. '"THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Gen. 2. 1-3.) A ND the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak ** thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep : For it is a sign between me and you throughout 200 SELECTIONS OP PSA T.MS Sel. 29. your generations ; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. (Exod. 31. 12, 13.) DEMEMBER the sabbath day, to keep it ^ holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God : In it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rest- ed the seventh day : wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it. (Exod. 20. 8-1 1.) O IX days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day ^ thou shalt rest : in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. (Exod. 34. 21.) "THAT thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. (Deut. 5. 14.) HPHAT thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the * son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed. (Exod. 23. 12.) '"THUS saith the LORD ; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem ; Sel. 29. AND OTHEH SCRIPTTJBES. 201 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work, but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers. (Jer. 17. 21, 22.) DLESSED is the man that doeth this, and the son *-* of man that layeth hold on it ; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil. Also the sons of the stranger, that join them- selves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and tak- eth hold of my covenant ; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer : Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called a house of prayer for all people. (Isa. 56. 2, 6, 7.) SECOND PART. T F thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from * doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honorable ; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words : Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD ; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Ja- cob thy father : for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it. (Isa. 58. 13, 14.) 202 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS Sel. 29. A ND they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal ** on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out ? How much then is a man better than a sheep ? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. (Matt. 12. 10-12.) A ND it came to pass, that he went through the ** corn-fields on the sabbath day ; and his disci- ples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on the sabbath day that which is not lawful ? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was a hungered, he, and they that were with him ? How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high-priest, and did eat the show- bread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him ? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath : Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. (Mark 2. 23-28.) Sel. 30. AND OTHEB ScmpTiraES. 203 Selection QCIjirlicll). TEMPERANCE. A ND I set before the sons of the house of the ** Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups; and I said unto them, Drink ye wine. But they said, We will drink no wine : for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, say- ing, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever. (Jer. 35. 5, 6.) \17INE is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. (Prov. 20. I.) DE not among winebibbers ; among riotous eat- *~* ers of flesh : For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty : and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions ? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine. Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. Thine eyes shall behold strange women, and thine heart shall utter perverse things. Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the 14-17 204 SELECTIONS OP PSALMS Sel. 30. midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. They have stricken me, shalt thou say, and I was not sick ; they have beaten me, and I felt it not : when shall I awake ? I will seek it yet again. (Prov. 23. 20, 21, 29-35.) unto them that rise up early in the morn- ing, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them ! And the harp and the viol, the tabret and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts : but they regard not the work of the LORD, neither consider the opera- tion of his hands. Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink : Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him ! (Isa. 5. 11, 12, 22, 23.) "COR while they be folden together as thorns, and * while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry. (Nah. I. 10.) AI7OE unto him that giveth his neighbor drink, *" that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also. (Hab. 2. 15.) 1VTOW the works of the flesh are manifest, which * ^ are these, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, rev- elings, and such like : Of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things Sel. 30. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 205 shall not inherit the kingdom of God. (Gal. 5. 19, 21.) T ET us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure ; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offense. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. (Rom. 14. 19-21.) T ET us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in riot- ing and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. (Rom. I3-I3-) COR they that sleep sleep in the night ; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night. But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love ; and for a hel- met, the hope of salvation. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (i Thess. 5- 7-9-) 206 SELECTIONS OF PSAIIMS Sel. 31. Selection QTIjirtn-first. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS AND RESPONSES.* Minister. A ND God spake all these words, saying, I am the ** LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain : for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it * The Commandments with the responses, as here given, take the place of the Old Testament lesson in the communion service pre- pared by Mr. Wesley. The responses may be spoken or sung. (See Epworth Hymnal, page 223.) Or the response may be given after the fourth and the tenth commandments, and after the sum- mary of the law. Sel. 81. AND OTHER SCRIPTURES. 207 holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man- servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Honor thy father and thy mother ; that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not kill. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not commit adultery. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not steal. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minister. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor 208 SELECTIONS OF PSALMS. Sel. 81. his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy laws in our hearts, we beseech thee. Minister. Hear also what our Lord Jesus Christ saith : 'THOU shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and write all these thy words in our hearts, we beseech thee. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 209 THE LORD'S SUPPER. THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF l)e Corb's Supper. IT Whenever practicable, let none but the pure, unfermented juice of the grape be used in administering the Lord's Supper. 1 Let persons who have scruples concerning the receiving of the Sacrament of the Lord 's Supper kneeling be permitted to receive it either standing or sitting. 1T No person shall be admitted to the Lord's Supper among us "who is guilty of any practice for which we would exclude a member of our Church. 1 The Elder shall say one or more of these Sentences, during the reading of which the Persons appointed for that pur- pose shall receive the Alms for the Poor: T ET your light so shine before men, that they *-' may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5. 16.) Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal : but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. (Matt. 6. 19, 20.) Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets. (Matt. 7. 12.) Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 7. 21.) 210 THE LORD'S SUPPER. Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord ; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor ; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. (Luke 19. 8.) He which soweth sparingly shall reap also spar- ingly ; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he pur- poseth in his heart, so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9. 6, 7.) As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. (Gal. 6. 10.) Godliness with contentment is great gain ; for we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (i Tim. 6. 6, 7.) Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high-minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy ; that they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to commu- nicate ; laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life, (i Tim. 6. 17-19.) God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6. 10.) To do good and to communicate forget not ; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. (Heb. 13. 16.) Whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his THE LOBD'S SUPPER. 211 brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him ? (i John 3. 17.) He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (Prov. 19. 17.) Blessed is he that considereth the poor : the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. (Psa. 41. I.) Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor. (Deut. 15. II.) IT After which the Elder shall give the following Invitation, the People standing : TF any man sin, we have an advocate with the ^ Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : and he is the propitiation for our sins : and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. Wherefore ye that do truly and earnestly repent of your sins, and are in love and charity with your neighbors, and intend to lead a new life, following the commandments of God, and walking from hence- forth in his holy ways, draw near with faith, and take this Holy Sacrament to your comfort : and, devoutly kneeling, make your humble confession to Almighty God. IT Then shall this general Confession be made by the Minister in the name of all those who are minded to receive the Holy Communion, both he and all the People devoutly kneeling, and saying : A LMIGHTY God, Father of our Lord Jesus ** Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men : we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most griev- 212 THE LoBD's SUPPER. ously have committed, by thought, word, and deed, against thy Divine Majesty, provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do ear- nestly repent, and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past ; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 Then shall the Elder say : A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of ** thy great mercy hast promised forgiveness of sins to all them that with hearty repentance and true faith turn unto thee, have mercy upon us ; par- don and deliver us from all our sins ; confirm and strengthen us in all goodness ; and bring us to ever- lasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. <\The Collect. A LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts are open, ** all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid ; cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may per- fectly love thee, and worthily magnify thy holy name through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 1 Then shall the Elder say : do not presume to come to this thy table, O merciful Lord, trusting in our own righteous- ness, but in thy manifold and great mercies. We THE LORD'S SUPPER. 213 are not worthy so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy table. But thou art the same Lord, whose property is always to have mercy. Grant us, therefore, gracious Lord, so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ, and to drink his blood, that we may live and grow thereby; and that, being washed through his most precious blood, we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen. IT Then the Elder shall offer the Prayer of Consecration, as followeth : A LMIGHTY God, our heavenly Father, who of ** thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption ; who made there, by his oblation of himself once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction for the sins of the whole world ; and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to continue, a perpetual mem- ory of his precious death until his coming again : hear us, O merciful Father, we most humbly be- seech thee, and grant that we, receiving these thy creatures of bread and wine, according to thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ's holy institution, in re- membrance of his death and passion, may be par- takers of his most blessed body and , , , , . ., . , , .f . , (1) Here the blood ; who, in the same night that he ij er may was betrayed, took bread ; (1) and when he take the plate had given thanks, he broke it, and gave f bread in it to his disciples, saying, Take, eat ; this is my body which is given for you ; do this in re- membrance of me. 214 THE LORD'S SUPPER. Likewise after supper he took (1) the cup; and when (') Here he ^ e ^ ac ^ gi ven thanks, he gave it to them, may take the saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is my cup in his blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you, and for many, for the re- mission of sins ; do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Amen. shall the Minister receive the Communion in both kinds, and proceed to deliver the same to the other Ministers, if any be present ; after which he shall say : TT is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that * we should at all times, and in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, Almighty, Everlasting God. Therefore with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious name, evermore praising thee, and saying, HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, Lord God of hosts, heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Glory be to thee, Lord most high ! Amen. 1 The Minister shall then proceed to administer the Commun- ion to the People in order, kneeling, into their uncovered hands ; and when he delivereth the Bread, he shall say : HTHE body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was * given for thee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Take and eat this, in remembrance that Christ died for ttiee ; and feed on him in thy Iteart by faith, with thanksgiving. THE LORD'S SUPPER. 215 Minister that delivereth the Cup shall say : PHE blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which was shed for tkee, preserve thy soul and body unto everlasting life. Drink this in remembrance that Christ's blood was shed for thee, and be thankful. llf the Consecrated bread or wine be all spent before all have communed, the Elder may Consecrate more by repeating the Prayer of Consecration. T When all have communed, the Minister shall retitrn to the Lord's table and place upon it what remaineth of the Con- secrated elements, covering the same with a fair linen cloth. 1C Then shall the Elder say the Lord's Prayer ; the People kneeling, and repeating after him every petition. R Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us : and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and .the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 1 After -which shall be said asfolloweth : LORD our heavenly Father, we thy humble servants desire thy Fatherly goodness merci- fully to accept this our sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving ; most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that, by the merits and death of thy Son Je- sus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and thy whole Church may obtain forgiveness of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion. And 216 THE LORD'S SUPPER. here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, our- selves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy, and lively sacrifice unto thee ; humbly be- seeching thee that all we who are partakers of this Holy Communion may be filled with thy grace and heavenly benediction. And although we be un- worthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice, yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service ; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses, through Je- sus Christ our Lord ; by whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory be unto thee, O Father Almighty, world without end. A men. IT Then shall be said or sung : LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace, good-will toward men ! We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty ! O Lord, the only begotten Son Jesus Christ ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy ; thou only art the Lord ; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. THE LoED's SUPPER. 217 H Then the Elder, if he see it expedient, may put up an extem- porary Prayer ; and afterward shall let the People depart with this Blessing : '"THE peace of God, which passeth all understand- ing, keep your hearts and minds in the knowl- edge and love of God, and of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord : and the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, be among you, and remain with you always. Amen. T If the Elder be straitened for time in the usual adminis- tration of the Holy Communion, he may omit any part of the service except the Invitation, the Confession, and the Prayer of Consecration; and in its administration to the Sick, he may omit any part of the service except the Confession, the Prayer of Consecration, and the usual sentences in delivering the Bread and Wine, closing with the Lord's Prayer, extem- pore sitpplication, and the Benediction. 218 BAPTISM OF INFANTS. BAPTISM. THE ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF Baptism to Infants. T Let every adult person, and the parents of every child to be baptized, have the choice of either sprinkling, pouring, or immersion. 1T We will on no account whatever make a charge for admin- istering baptism. 7 The Minister, coming to the Font, which is to be filled with pure Water, shall use the following : pvEARLY BELOVED, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin, and that our Saviour Christ saith, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God; I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that having, of his bounteous mercy, redeemed this child by the blood of his Son, he will grant that he, being baptized with water, may also be baptized with the Holy Ghost, be received into Christ's holy Church; and become a lively Member of the same. T Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. A LMIGHTY and Everlasting God, who of thy great mercy hast condescended to enter into covenant relations with man, wherein thou hast included children as partakers of its gracious benefits, declaring that of such is thy kingdom ; and in thy ancient Church didst appoint divers baptisms, figuring thereby the renewing of the Holy Ghost ; and by thy well- beloved Son Jesus Christ gavest commandment to thy holy Apostles to go into all the world and disciple all nations, bap- tizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : we beseech thee, that of thine infinite mercy thou wilt look upon this child: wash him and sanctify him ; BAPTISM OP INFANTS. 219 that he, being saved by thy grace, may be received into Christ's holy Church, and being steadfast in faith, joyful through hope, and rooted in love, may so overcome the evils of this present world, that finally he may attain to everlasting life, and reign with thee, world without end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O merciful God, grant that all carnal affections may die in him, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in him. Amen. Grant that he may have power and strength to have victory, and to triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that whoever is dedicated to thee by our Office and Ministry may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and ever- lastingly rewarded through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Amen. A LMIGHTY, Everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood, regard, we beseech thee, our supplications. Sanctify this water for this Holy Sacrament ; and grant that this child, now to be bap- tized, may receive the fullness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IT Then shall the Minister address the Parents or Guardians as follows: r\EARLY BELOVED, forasmuch as this child is now presented by you for Christian Baptism, you must re- member that it is your part and duty to see that he be taught, as soon as he shall be able to learn, the nature and end of this Holy Sacrament. And that he may know these things the better, you shall call upon him to give reverent attendance upon the appointed means of grace, such as the ministry of the word, and the public and private worship of God; and further, you shall provide that he shall read the Holy Scrip- tures, and learn the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, 1618 220 BAPTISM OP INFANTS. the Apostles' Creed, the Catechism, and all other things which a Christian ought to know and believe to his soul's health, in order that he may be brought up to lead a virtuous and holy life, remembering always that Baptism doth represent unto us that inward purity which disposeth us to follow the example of our Saviour Christ ; that as he died and rose again for us, so should we, who are baptized, die unto sin and rise again unto righteousness, continually mortifying all corrupt affections, and daily proceeding in all virtue and godliness. Do you therefore solemnly engage to fulfill these duties, so far as in you lies, the Lord being your helper ? Ans. We do. H Then shall the People stand up, and the Minister shall say : Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. Mark. [Chap. 10. 13-16.] 'THEY brought young children to Christ, that he should touch them. And his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much dis- pleased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not ; for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 1 Then the Minister shall take the Child into his hands, and say to the friends of the Child, Name this child. *[And then, naming it after them, he shall sprinkle or pour Water upon it, or, if desired, immerse it in Water, saying, N., 1 BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. BAPTISM OF INFANTS. 221 1" Then shall the Minister offer the following Prayer, the people kneeling : C\ GOD of infinite mercy, the Father of all the faithful seed, be pleased to grant unto this child an understanding mind and a sanctified heart. May thy providence lead him through the dangers, temptations, and ignorance of his youth, that he may never run into folly, nor into the evils of an un- bridled appetite. We pray thee so to order the course of his life, that by good education, by holy examples, and by thy re- straining and renewing grace, he may be led to serve thee faithfully all his days ; so that, when he has glorified thee in his generation, and has served the Church on earth, he may be received into thine eternal kingdom, through Jesus ^Christ our Lord. Amen. A LMIGHTY and most merciful Father, let thy loving mercy and compassion descend upon these, thy servant and handmaid, the parents [or guardians] of this child. Grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy Holy Spirit, that they may, like Abraham, command their household to keep the way of the Lord. Direct their actions, and sanctify their hearts, words, and purposes, that their whole family may be united to our Lord Jesus Christ in the bands of faith, obedience, and charity ; and that they all, being in this life thy holy children by adoption and grace, may be admitted into the Church of the first-born in heaven, through the merits of thy dear Son, our Saviour and Redeemer. Amen. T Then may the Minister offer extemporary Prayer. Then shall be said, all kneeling : (")UR FATHER who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us : and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. 222 BAPTISM OF THOSE BAPTISM OF THOSE OF RIPER YEARS. ORDER FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF Baptism to cue!) as are of ftiper Bears. P\EARLY BELOVED, forasmuch as all men are conceived and born in sin ; and that which is born of the flesh is flesh, and they that are in the flesh cannot please God, but live in sin, committing many actual transgressions ; and our Sav- iour Christ saith, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God : I beseech you to call upon God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, that of his bounteous goodness he will grant to these persons that which by nature they cannot have ; that they, being bap- tized with water, may also be baptized with the Holy Ghost, and being received into Christ's holy Church, may continue lively Members of the same. IT Then shall the Minister say, Let us pray. A LMIGHTY and Immortal God, the aid of all that need, the helper of all that flee to thee for succor, the life of them that believe, and the resurrection of the dead : we call upon thee for these persons, that they, coming to thy Holy Baptism, may also be filled with thy Holy Spirit. Receive them, O Lord, as thou hast promised by thy well-beloved Son, saying, Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : so give now unto us that ask ; let us that seek, find ; open the gate unto us that knock ; that these persons may enjoy the everlasting benediction of thy heavenly washing, and may come to the eternal kingdom which thou hast promised, by Christ our Lord. Amen. OF RIPEB YEARS. 223 IT Then shall the People stand up, and the Minister shall say ; Hear the words of the Gospel, written by St. John. [Chap. 3. 1-8.] THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ; for no man can do these miracles that thou doest except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old ? Can he enter the sec- ond time into his mother's womb, and be born ? Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof; but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is born of the Spirit. IT Then the Minister shall speak to the Persons to be baptized on this wise : \X7ELL BELOVED, who have come hither desiring to re- ceive Holy Baptism, you have heard how the Congre- gation hath prayed that our Lord Jesus Christ would vouchsafe to receive you, to bless you, and to give you the kingdom of heaven, and everlasting life. And our Lord Jesus Christ hath promised in his holy word to grant all those things that we have prayed for: which promise he for his part will most surely keep and perform. Wherefore, after this promise made by Christ, you must also faithfully, for your part, promise in the presence of this whole Congregation, that you will renounce the devil and all his works, and constantly believe God's holy word, and obediently keep his commandments. 224 BAPTISM OF THOSE 1 Then shall the Minister demand of each of the Persons to be baptized: Question. 'PvOST thou renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that thou wilt not follow nor be led by them ? Answer. I renounce them all. Quest. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth ; And in Jesus Christ his only begotten Son our Lord ; and that he was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary; that he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried ; that he rose again the third day ; that he as- cended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty ; and from thence shall come again at the end of the world, to judge the quick and the dead ? And dost thou believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic* Church; the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body ; and everlasting life after death ? Ans. All this I steadfastly believe. Quest. Wilt thou be baptized in this faith ? Ans. Such is my desire. Quest. Wilt thou then obediently keep God's holy will and commandments, and walk in the same all the days of thy life? Ans. I will endeavor so to do, God being my helper. T Then shall the Minister say : C\ MERCIFUL GOD, grant that all carnal affections may die in these persons, and that all things belonging to the Spirit may live and grow in them. Amen. Grant that they may have power and strength to have vic- tory, and triumph against the devil, the world, and the flesh. Amen. Grant that they, being here dedicated to thee by our Office * The one universal Church of Christ. OF BIPEB YEABS. 225 and Ministry, may also be endued with heavenly virtues, and everlastingly rewarded, through thy mercy, O blessed Lord God, who dost live and govern all things, world without end. Amen. A LMIGHTY, Everliving God, whose most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of our sins, did shed out of his most precious side both water and blood ; and gave commandment to his disciples that they should go teach all nations, and baptize them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; regard, we beseech thee, our supplications; and grant that the persons now to be baptized may receive the fullness of thy grace, and ever remain in the number of thy faithful and elect children, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. IT Then shall the Minister ask the name of each Person to be baptized, and shall sprinkle or pour Water upon him (or, if he shall desire it, shall immerse him in Water), saying : M I BAPTIZE thee in the name of the Father, and of the * Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 7 Then shall be said the Lord's Prayer, all kneeling: OUR FATHER who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread : and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us : and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil : for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. T Then may the Minister conclude with extemporary Prayer. 226 THE CATECHISM. THE CATECHISM APPOINTED TO BE LEARNED BY ALL BAPTIZED CHILDREN AS SOON AS THEY ARE ABLE, WITH ADDITIONAL QUES- TIONS ON THE CREED AND BAPTISMAL COVENANT. I. GOD. I. HIS NATURE AND ATTRIBUTES. Question, \A7HO made you ? Answer. God. Quest. Who is God ? Ans. The Creator of all things. Quest. What is God ? Ans. An uncreated Spirit. Quest. Where is God ? Ans. God is every-where. Quest. What does God know ? Ans. God is all-wise ; he knoweth all things, even the thoughts of our hearts. Quest. What can God do ? Ans. God is almighty; he doeth whatsoever he will. Quest. How long has God existed ? Ans. God is eternal ; he has lived always, and will live for- ever. Quest. What is the character of God ? Ans. " God is love." Quest. Is God holy ? Ans. God is holy ; he hateth all workers of iniquity. THE CATECHISM. 227 Quest. Is God merciful ? Ans. " The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy." Quest. Is God just ? Ans. The Lord is just, rewarding the righteous and punish- ing the wicked. Quest. Is God true ? Ans. He is " the God of truth." He " cannot lie." 2. THE PERSONS OF GOD. Question. A RE there more Gods than one ? Answer. " There is none other God but one." Quest. Are there more persons in the Godhead than one ? Ans. There are three persons in the Godhead : the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; and these three are one. Quest. Is the Father God ? Ans. " To us there is but one God, the Father." Quest. Is the Son God ? Ans. Christ "is over all, God blessed forever." He Is the true God. Quest. Is the Holy Ghost God ? Ans. The Holy Ghost is " the Eternal Spirit." Quest. In what name are Christians baptized ? Ans. In the name of the Holy Trinity the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. II. OF CREATION. $ i. THE WORLD. Question. fAN you repeat the first verse of the Bible ? Answer. " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." Quest. Does God preserve all things which he has made ? Ans. He upholdeth all things by the word of his power. 228 THE CATECHISM. 2. MAN. Question. C\ what did God make man's body? Answer. " Of the dust of the ground." Quest. How did God make man's soul ? Ans. God " breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul." Quest. How did the soul and body differ ? Ans. The body is material and mortal, the soul is spiritual and immortal. Quest. Was man created good ? Ans. He was ; God created man in his own image. Quest. In what did this image of God consist ? Ans. " In righteousness and true holiness." Quest. What authority was given to man at the creation ? Ans. God gave him dominion over every living thing. Quest. Where did God place our first parents ? Ans. In the garden of Eden. Quest. What law was given them ? Ans. The law of perfect obedience. III. MAN'S FALL AND SINFUL STATE. I. SIN. Question. F\ID our first parents continue holy and happy ? Answer. They sinned against God, and fell into misery. Quest. What is sin ? Ans. Any transgression of the law of God. Quest. What was the sin of our first parents ? Ans. Their eating of the forbidden fruit. Quest. By whom were they tempted to sin ? Ans. By the devil in the form of a serpent. THE CATECHISM. 229 2, GUILT, PREVALENCE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF SIN. Question. '\X7HAT evil did their sin bring upon them ? Answer. They lost the image of God, were driven out of Eden, and became subject to pain and death. Quest. Did their sin harm any besides themselves ? Ans. " By the offense of one, judgment came upon all men to condemnation." Quest. In what state are mankind born ? Ans. In the image of fallen Adam, destitute of original righteousness. Quest. What are the miseries of this condition ? Ans. All mankind being born in sin, are by nature under the wrath of God. IV. SALVATION. I. THE SOURCE AND GROUNDS OF SALVATION, NAME- LY: THE LOVE OF GOD IN CHRIST AND REDEMPTION THROUGH CHRIST. Question. F\ID God leave mankind in sin and misery? Answer. No; "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Quest. What did the Son of God do to save sinners ? Ans. He became man, lived, suffered, died, and rose again. Quest. How did he become man ? Ans. Christ, though God, took upon him the form of a serv- ant, and was made in the likeness of man, having a human body and soul. Quest. What example does Christ's life afford us ? Ans. An example of perfect goodness and holiness. Quest. What did Christ suffer for us ? Ans. " He humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." 230 THE CATECHISM. Quest. Why did Christ thus suffer and die ? Ans. To offer to divine justice full atonement for the sins of the world. Quest. How are we benefited by Christ's resurrection ? Ans. He rose for our justification, and ascended to the right hand of God, where he ever liveth to make intercession for us. Quest. Did Christ make this atonement for all mankind ? Ans. By the grace of God he tasted death for every man. 2. CONDITIONS OF SALVATION. Question. \X7ILL all men therefore be saved ? Answer. No; "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God." Quest. Will those be saved who die in childhood before they know good and evil ? Ans. They will ; for Jesus said, " Of such is the kingdom of heaven." Quest. On what terms are those saved who know good from evil? Ans. On condition of " repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ." Quest. What is repentance ? Ans. A godly sorrow on account of sin. Quest. How is true repentance indicated ? Ans. By the forsaking of sin and a sincere turning to God. Quest. What is faith in Jesus Christ ? Ans. Faith in Jesus Christ is the act of receiving and trust- ing in him alone for salvation. Quest. Can we repent and believe of ourselves ? Ans. No ; the power to repent and believe is given us of God. Quest. How can we know when we believe in Jesus Christ ? Ans. " He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself." THE CATECHISM. 231 Quest. What witness is this ? Ans. " The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." 3. THE FRUITS AND EXTENT OF SALVATION. Question. \A7HAT fruits doth this faith produce? Answer. Justification, regeneration, sanctification. Quest. What is justification ? Ans. Justification is that act of God's free grace in which he pardons our sins and accepts us as righteous in his sight for the sake of Christ. Quest. What is regeneration ? Ans. It is the new birth of the soul in the image of Christ, whereby we become the children of God. Quest. What is sanctification ? Ans. Sanctification is that act of divine grace whereby we are made holy. Quest. May every believer be wholly sanctified in this life? Ans. Yes ; God's command is, " Be ye holy, for I am holy ;" and his promise is, that "if we confess our sins" he will " cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Quest. What is implied in being a perfect Christian, or in being wholly sanctified ? Ans. Loving God with all our heart and soul, mind and strength, and our neighbor as ourselves. Quest. Is it possible for a justified or a sanctified Christian to fall from grace and perish ? Ans. It is ; for even the apostle Paul feared lest, after having preached to others, he himself should be a cast- away. Quest. How shall we guard against the danger of falling from grace ? Ans. By watchfulness, prayer, and a life of faith in the Son of God. 232 THE CATECHISM. V. THE MEANS OF GRACE. I. THE CHURCH AND MINISTRY. Question, "\A7HAT are the principal means of grace ? Answer. The Church, the sacraments, the word of God, and prayer. Quest. In what two forms does the Church of God exist ? Ans. The visible and the invisible. Quest. What is the visible Church ? Ans. The visible Church of Christ is a congregation of faithful men, in which the pure word of God is preached and the sacraments duly administered according to Christ's ordinance. Quest. What is the invisible Church ? Ans. The whole body of God's true people in every period of time. Quest. Ought not all persons where the Gospel is preached to become believers in Christ and members of the Church ? Ans. They ought ; in order to have a visible union with Christ, the Head of the Church, and communion with his people. Quest. Who are to preach the word of God and administer the sacraments ? Ans. Faithful men, called of God and set apart by the Church to the office and work of the ministry. 2. THE SACRAMENTS. Question. OOW many sacraments has Christ ordained in his Church ? Answer. Two ; Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Quest. What is a sacrament ? Ans. An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. THE CATECHISM. 233 (l.) Baptism. Question. \A7HAT is the outward sign in baptism.? Answer. Water, applied in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Quest. What is the inward grace signified in baptism ? Ans. A death unto sin and a new birth unto righteous- ness. Quest. What advantages are secured to baptized per- sons? Ans. They are admitted to the visible Church of Christ, their relation to him as the Mediator of the new covenant, and their title to the spiritual blessings thereto belonging, are solemnly confirmed. (2.) The Lord's Supper. Question. \X7HY was the sacrament of the Lord's Supper ordained ? Answer. For the continual remembrance of the sacri- fice of Christ's death, and of the benefits that we thereby receive. Quest. What is the outward sign of the Lord's Supper? Ans. Bread and wine, received according to Christ's com- mand. Quest. What is the inward grace of this sacrament ? Ans. The communion of the body and blood of Christ, whereby we are reminded of his sacrificial death, and spirit- ually strengthened to do His will. 3. THE WORD OF GOD AND PRAYER. Question. "\A7HENCE do we derive all correct knowledge of religious truth and duty ? Answer. From the Holy Bible. Quest. What is the Bible ? Ans. It is the revelation of divine truth, and the record of God's will. Quest. What is the only sufficient rule of a Christian's faith and practice? 234 THE CATECHISM. Ans. The word of God, as contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Quest. How should we use the Scriptures ? Ans. We should seriously and diligently study God's holy word with prayer, that we may understand, believe, and prac- tice the same. Quest. What is prayer ? Ans. Prayer is the offering up of our desires unto God in the name of Christ. Quest. With what should prayer be always accompanied ? Ans. With humble confession of sin, with hearty thanksgiv- ing for God's mercies, and sincere faith in his promises. Quest. Where should we offer up our prayers ? Ans. Publicly in the house of God, and privately in our fam- ilies and in our closets. Quest. What special example of prayer is given us in Scripture ? Ans. The Lord's prayer. Quest. Can you repeat ,the Lord's prayer ? Answer. (~)UR FATHER who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil ; for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. VI. GOD'S LAW. DUTIES TO GOD AND MAN. Question. "\A7HAT does God require of man ? Answer. Obedience to his revealed will. Quest. What is the rule of our obedience ? Ans. The moral law. Quest. Where is the moral law given ? THE CATECHISM. 235 Ans. In the ten commandments. Quest. What is the first commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Quest. What is the second commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth : thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth genera- tion of them that hate me ; and showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Quest. What is the third commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain ; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Quest. What is the fourth commandment ? Ans. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is- within thy gates : for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hal- lowed it. Quest. What is the fifth commandment ? Ans. Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Quest. What is the sixth commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not kill. Quest. What is the seventh commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Quest. What is the eighth commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not steal. Quest. What is the ninth commandment ? Ans. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. 1619 236 THE CATECHISM. Quest. What is the tenth commandment ? Ans. Thou shall not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shall not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. Quest. What is our Saviour's summary of God's command- ments ? Ans. He said : " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets." Quest, How does our Saviour explain the commandments ? Ans. He teaches that they not only forbid sin in act, but in thought. Quest. What is our Lord's precept, commonly called the golden rule? Ans. " Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." Quest. Can any man be saved by keeping the law ? Ans. No; "by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified." Quest. What then is the use of the law ? Ans. It serves to show men their need of Christ : " For by the law is the knowledge of sin." Quest. Are all Christians under obligation to keep the law ? Ans. Yes; they are "not without law to God, but under the law to Christ." VII. DEATH, JUDGMENT, AND ETERNITY. Question. we remain long in this world ? D Answer. No; life is short and uncertain, and we all must die. Quest. Is it not a fearful thing to die ? Ans. It is to all but true Christians. THE CATECHISM. 237 Quest. Why should not true Christians fear to die ? Ans. Because the sting of death is removed, and they know that they shall go to heaven. Quest. How long will the bodies of men lie in the grave? Ans. Until the last day, when Christ shall come to raise the dead for judgment. Quest. Will all the dead be raised ? Ans. " There shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust." Quest. Will all men be judged at the last day ? Ans. "We must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ ; that every one may receive the things clone in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." Quest. What sentence will Christ pronounce on the wicked ? Ans. " Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, pre- pared for the devil and his angels." Quest. What will he say to the righteous ? Ans. " Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world." Quest. What will then take place ? Ans. " The world shall be destroyed by fire ; and the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal." THE CREED AND COVENANT.* Question. HAT are you who have been baptized expected to learn as soon as you are able ? Answer. This Catechism and the Apostles* Creed. Question. Let me hear, then, if you can repeat the Creed. Answer* T BELIEVE in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth : and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord ; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary ; suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried ; * Questions appended la the absence of a suitable chapter in the Catechism. 238 THE CATECHISM. the third day he rose from the dead ; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost ; the holy catholic Church ;* the communion of saints ; the forgiveness of sins ; the resurrection of the body ; and the life everlasting. Amen. Quest. What further must one accept before he becomes a member of the Church in full communion ? Ans. The Articles of Religion and the Rules of the Church. Quest. What promise must he renew ? Ans. The promise contained in the Baptismal Covenant. Quest. What did your Parents or Guardians promise at your Baptism ? Ans. That they would endeavor to bring me up to lead a virtuous and holy life. Quest. What is the first part of the promise which you must ratify and confirm ? Ans. That I will renounce the devil and all his works, the vain pomp and glory of the world, with all covetous desires of the same, and the carnal desires of the flesh, so that I will not follow nor be led by them. Quest. What is the second part of the promise ? Ans. That I will obediently keep God's holy will and com- mandments, and walk in the same all the days of my life, the Lord being my helper. 1T // is the duty of the Elder, Deacon, or Preacher who has the special charge of a Circuit or Station to catechize the chil- dren publicly in the Sunday-school and at special meetings appointed for that purpose. IT The preacher in charge shall organize the baptized chil- dren of the Church, at the age of ten years or younger, into Classes, and appoint suitable Leaders, whose duty it shall be to meet them in Class once a week, and instruct them in the nature, design, and obligations of Baptism, and the truths of religion necessary to make them " wise unto salvation ; " urge them to give regular attendance upon the means of grace ; * By the holy catholic Church is meant the Church of God in general. THE CATECHISM. 239 advise, exhort, and encourage them to an immediate consecra- tion of their hearts and lives to God, and inquire into the state of their religious experience ; provided, that children unbap- tiztd are not to be excluded from these Classes. I All children, by virtue of the unconditional benefits of the atonement, are members of the Kingdom of God, and therefore graciously entitled to Baptism ; but, as Infant Baptism con- templates a course of religious instruction and discipline, it is expected of all parents or guardians who present their chil- dren for Baptism that they will use all diligence in bringing them up in conformity to the word of God. 1 Whenever baptized children shall have attained an age sufficient to understand the obligations of religion, and shall give evidence of piety, they may be admitted into Full Mem- bership in the Church, on recommendation of a Leader, with whom they have met at least six months in Class, by publicly assenting before the Church to the Baptismal Covenant, and also to the usual questions on Doctrines and Discipline. 240 RECEPTION OP MEMBEKS. FORM FOR tteccitring fJer0ons into tljc CTIjurcl) aa Probationers. IT Those -who are to be received into the Church as Proba- tioners shall be called forward by name, and the Minis- ter, addressing the Congregation, shall say : PvEARLY BELOVED BRETHREN, that none may be admitted hastily into the Church, we receive all persons seeking fellowship with us on profession of faith into a prepara- tory membership on trial ; in which proof may be made, both to themselves and to the Church, of the sincerity and depth of their convictions and of the strength of their purpose to lead a new life. The persons here present desire to be so admitted. You will hear their answers to the questions put to them, and if you make no objection they will be received. It is needful, however, that you be reminded of your respon- sibility, as having previously entered this holy fellowship, and as now representing the Church into which they seek admission. Remembering their inexperience, and how much they must learn in order to become good soldiers of Jesus Christ, see to it that they find in you holy examples of life, and loving help in the true serving of their Lord and ours. I beseech you so to RECEPTION OF MEMBERS. 241 order your own lives that these new disciples may take no detriment from you, but that it may ever be cause for thanks- giving to God that they were led into this fellowship. IT Then addressing the Persons seeking Admission on Proba- tion, the Minister shall say : p\EARLY BELOVED, you have, by the grace of God, made your decision to follow Christ and to serve him. Your confidence in so doing is not to be based on any notion of fitness or worthiness in yourselves, but solely on the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, and on his death and intercession for us. That the Church may know your purpose, you will answer the questions I am now to ask you. Have you an earnest desire to be saved from your sins ? Ans. I have. % Will you guard yourselves against all things contrary to the teaching of God's word, and endeavor to lead a holy life, fol- lowing the commandments of God ? Ans. I will endeavor so to do. Are you purposed to give reverent attendance upon the ap- pointed means of grace in the ministry of the word, and in the private and public worship of God ? Ans. I am so determined, with the help of God. objection being offered, the Minister shall then an- nounce that the Candidates are admitted as Probationers and shall assign them to classes. 1T Then shall the Minister offer extemporary Prayer. THE FORM FOR Heceimng persons into the A a O4 - ftf\ f, _._ P 9 - f. . rS id 45 IJ Before Easter. 44 a 2 Lesson Easter Day. V. II V. 22 - 22 9C After Easter. TVir 'Fir-t Numbers , Deuteronomy Deuteronomy - 5 4 L After Ascension Day. Whitsunday. 9 V. 21 1922 284 PROPER LESSONS ON SUUDAYS. SUNDAYS. | MORNING. | EVENING. Trinity Sunday. 18 5 23 5 3 13 17 19 24 17 19 22 9 18 23 22 36 13 18 24 6 6 I 3 12 14 16 19 After Trinity Sunday. Thr P"iT"-t- , ,. n c , AD . . .. Q , v- i3 ~Y' - - g- T ' 1 iy 14 T A tr 1 !,:^! T Q 14 -- ^ . , *9 Joel Hnhilrlmlr . 23 24 I 3 25 "fi I 5 J3F~Let the Second Lesson in the Morning be a Chapter out of the Four Gospels, and the Acts of the Apostles ; and the Second Lesson in the Evening be a Chapter out of the Epistles, in regular Rotation ; excepting where it is otherwise provided. THE END. UCSB LIBRARY UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FACILITY A 000 792 228 9 \