But yet I will call upon God: and the Lord shall save me. Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud and he shall hear my voice. : Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer those who seek him to fall. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THE EIGHTEENTH SELECTION. (Psalms 31 and 86.) TRUST IN GOD. In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: deliver me in thy righteousness. Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for an house of defence to save me. For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. O, how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou showest to them that trust in thee. Thou hidest them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man; thou shelterest them in thy pavilion from the strife of tongues. Blessed be the Lord: for he hath showed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. O, love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy. Preserve my soul; O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 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 supplication. 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. 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. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THE NINETEENTH SELECTION. (Psalms 133, 48, 112, and 123.) SOCIAL WORSHIP. BEHOLD, 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 descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for ever more. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holi ness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is Mount Zion, the city of the great King. God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 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 for ever. We remember thy loving-kindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple. As thy name, O God, so extends 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. For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide unto death. PRAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. Happy is the man who showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. His heart is established, he shall not be afraid. He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; he shall be exalted with honor. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest 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 he have mercy upon us. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. |