Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

Lighten the sorrows of my heart; oh, bring thou me out of my distresses!

Look upon my affliction and my pain, and forgive all my sins.

Oh, keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed; for in thee do I put my trust.

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for on thee do I rest my hope.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory for ever and ever. AMEN.

SEVENTEENTH SELECTION.

ADORATION.

MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all

ye

lands.

Sing forth the honor of his name; make his praise glorious.

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee it shall celebrate thy name.

Come and see the works of God: how wonderful are his doings among the children of men!

By his power he ruleth forever; his eyes behold the nations; let not the rebellious exalt themselves.

Oh, bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard.

For he preserveth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to stumble.

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 now praise is upon my tongue.

If I had meditated wickedness in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me.

But verily God hath heard me he hath attended unto the voice of my prayer.

In him is my salvation and my glory: his name will I exalt with praise.

The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.

Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of his throne.

Before him goeth a fire: his lightnings illumine the world; the earth beholds and trembles.

The hills melt 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.

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, O ye righteous, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory for ever and ever. AMEN.

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EIGHTEENTH SELECTION.

MAJESTY OF GOD.

REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous; for praise is comely for the upright.

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 an heap; he layeth up the depth in store-houses. Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants 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 nations to nought; he maketh the devices of the kingdoms 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 the hearts of all; he observeth all their works.

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy.

To deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Our soul waiteth on the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice: we trust in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory for ever and ever.

AMEN.

NINETEENTH SELECTION.

HUMBLE CONFIDENCE IN GOD.

I WAITED patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God.

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and resorteth not to men of pride and falsehood.

Many, O Lord my God, are the wonderful works which thou hast done; many are thy gracious thoughts toward us: if we would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

Sacrifice and offering thou dost not desire : burnt-offering and sin-offering thou hast not required.

Therefore said I, Lo, I come to do according to thy word.

For my delight is in thy will, O God; yea, thy law is within my heart.

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O Lord; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me.

Let all those that seek thee be glad, and rejoice in thee; let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be praised.

God is our refuge and strength; a very present help in trouble.

Therefore will we not 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.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles 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; kingdoms were moved; He uttered his voice, the earth melted.

He causeth wars to cease to 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.

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God,

Be honor and glory for ever and ever.

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AMEN.