FROM

THE BOOK OF PSALMS.

First Day of the Month.

PSALM I.

Blessed 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 IV.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: 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; good? Lord, lift thou up tenance upon us.

Who will shew us any the light of thy coun

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety.

PSALM VIII.

O 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 honour.

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!

Now unto the King, Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, God only wise, be honour and glory, dominion and praise, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Second Day of the Month.

PSALM XI.

In 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.

For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness: his countenance doth behold the upright.

PSALM XVI.

Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my

trust.

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.

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.

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 rejoiceth my flesh also shall rest in hope.

For thou wilt not leave my soul in the grave: neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy: at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

PSALM XVIII.

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

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. Then the earth shook and trembled:

He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and darkness was under his feet.

He made darkness his secret place: his pavilion round about him were dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice.

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.

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful: with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright: With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure: and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward.

For thou wilt save the afflicted people: but wilt bring down high looks.

For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?