11 For my life is waxen old with heaviness : and my years with mourning.

12 My strength faileth me, because of mine iniquity and my bones are consumed.

16 But my hope hath been in Thee, O LORD: I have said, Thou art my God.

17 My time is in Thy hand; deliver me from the hand of mine enemies: and from them that persecute me.

18 Shew Thy servant the light of Thy countenance: and save me for Thy mercy's sake.

21 O how plentiful is Thy goodness, which Thou hast laid up for them that fear Thee; and that Thou hast prepared for them that put their trust in Thee, even before the sons of men!

22 Thou shalt hide them privily by Thine own presence from the provoking of all men: Thou shalt keep them secretly in Thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues.

26 O love the LORD, all ye His saints: for the LORD preserveth them that are faithful, and plenteously rewardeth the proud doer.

27 Be strong, and He shall establish your heart: all ye that put your trust in the LORD. Glory be, &c.

XXXII.

Penitential.

1 BLESSED is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven and whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth no sin: and in whose spirit there is no guile.

3 For whilst I held my tongue: my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.

4 For Thy hand is heavy upon me day and night and my moisture is like the drought in

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summer.

5 I will acknowledge my sin unto Thee: and mine unrighteousness have I not hid.

6 I said, I will confess my sins unto the LORD: and so Thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin. 7 For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto Thee, in a time when Thou mayest be found: but in the great waterfloods they shall not come nigh Him.

8 Thou art a place to hide me in, Thou shalt preserve me from trouble: Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

9 I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go: and I will guide thee with Mine eye.

10 Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding: whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee.

11 Great plagues remain for the ungodly: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD, mercy embraceth him on every side.

12 Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the LORD and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.

Glory be, &c.

XXXIV.
Thanksgiving.

1 I WILL alway give thanks unto the LORD: His praise shall ever be in my mouth.

2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD : the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.

3 O praise the LORD with me: and let us magnify His Name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me: yea, He delivered me out of all my fear.

5 They had an eye unto Him, and were lightened and their faces were not ashamed.

6 Lo, the poor crieth, and the LORD heareth him yea, and saveth him out of all his troubles.

7 The angel of the LORD tarrieth round about them that fear Him: and delivereth them.

8 O taste, and see, how gracious the LORD is: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.

9 O fear the LORD, ye that are His saints: for they that fear Him lack nothing.

10 The lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of thing that is good.

11 Come, ye children, and hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

12 What man is he that lusteth to live: and would fain see good days?

13 Keep thy tongue from evil: and thy lips, that they speak no guile.

14 Eschew evil, and do good: seek peace, and

ensue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are over the righteous : and His ears are open unto their prayers.

16 The countenance of the LORD is against them that do evil to root out the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth them and delivereth them out of all their

troubles.

18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a contrite heart: and will save such as be of an humble spirit.

19 Great are the troubles of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of all.

20 He keepeth all his bones: so that not one of them is broken.

21 But misfortune shall slay the ungodly: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

22 The LORD delivereth the souls of His servants and all they that put their trust in Him shall not be destitute.

Glory be, &c.

XXXVIII.

Penitential.

1 PUT me not to rebuke, O LORD, in Thine anger: neither chasten me in Thy heavy displeasure.

2 For Thine arrows stick fast in me: and Thy hand presseth me sore.

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of Thy displeasure: neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.

4 For my wickednesses are gone over my head: and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt through my foolishness.

6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery that I go mourning all the day long.

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7 For my loins are filled with a sore disease: and there is no whole part in my body.

8 I am feeble, and sore smitten: I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart.

9 LORD, thou knowest all my desire: and my groaning is not hid from Thee.

10 My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me: and the sight of mine eyes is gone from

me.

11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble: and my kinsmen stood

afar off.

12 They also that sought after my life laid snares for me: and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

13 As for

me,

I was like a deaf man, and heard not and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

14 I became even as a man that heareth not: and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15 For in Thee, O LORD, have I put my trust: Thou shalt answer for me, O LORD my GOD.

16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me: for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.

17 And I, truly, am set in the plague: and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

18 For I will confess my wickedness: and be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.

20 They also that reward evil for good are against me because I follow the thing that

good is.

21 Forsake me not, O LORD my GoD: be not Thou far from me.

22 Haste Thee to help me: O LORD GOD of my salvation.

Glory be, &c.