Thou mightest be justified in Thy saying, and clear when Thou art judged.

5 Behold, I was shapen in wickedness and in sin hath my mother conceived me.

6 But lo, Thou requirest truth in the inward parts and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.

sop, and I shall be clem. Thou shalt

7 Thou purge with

wash me, and I shall be whiter than

snow.

8 Thou shalt make me hear of joy and gladness that the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Turn Thy face from my sins: and put out all my misdeeds.

10 Make me a clean heart, O God: and renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from Thy presence and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of Thy help again and stablish me with Thy free Spirit.

13 Then shall I teach Thy ways unto the wicked and sinners shall be converted unto Thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, Thou that art the God of my health and my tongue shall sing of Thy righteousness.

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15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord and my mouth shall shew Thy praise.

16 For Thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it Thee: but Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit a broken and contrite heart, O God, shalt Thou not despise.

18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion build Thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt Thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness, with the burnt-offerings and oblations then shall they offer young bullocks upon Thine altar.

PSALM LII. Quid gloriaris?
HY boastest

W tyrants sht thou thy self, thou

mischief;

2 Whereas the goodness of God: endureth yet daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness and with lies thou cuttest like a sharp razor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness and to talk of lies more than righteousness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt : O thou false tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever: He shall take thee, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land of the living.

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear and shall laugh him to

5 Are not they without understand

5 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies destroy Thou them in Thy truth.

6 An offering of a free heart will I give Thee, and praise Thy Name, O Lord: because it is so comfortable. 7 For He hath delivered me out of all my trouble and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies.

PSALM LV. Exaudi, Deus.

12 For it is not an open enemy, that hath done me this dishonour: for then I could have borne it.

13 Neither was it mine adversary, that did magnify himself against me: for then peradventure I would have hid myself from him.

14 But it was even thou, my companion my guide, and mine own familiar friend.

15 We took sweet counsel together: and walked in the house of God as friends.

16 Let death come hastily upon them, and let them go down quick into hell for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

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tition.

hide not Thyself from my pe

2 Take heed unto me, and hear me: how I mourn in my prayer, and am vexed.

3 The enemy crieth so, and the ungodly cometh on so fast for they are minded to do me some mischief; so maliciously are they set against

me.

4 My heart is disquieted within me and the fear of death is fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me and an horrible dread hath overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, O that I had wings

18 In the evening, and morning, and at noon-day will I pray, and that instantly and He shall hear my voice.

19 It is He that hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me for there were many with me.

20 Yea, even God, that endureth for ever, shall hear me, and bring them down for they will not turn, nor fear God.

21 He laid his hands upon such as be at peace with him: and he brake his covenant.

22 The words of his mouth were softer than butter, having war in

PSALM LVI. Miserere mei, Deus.

DAY 11.

PSALM LVII. Miserere mei, Deus. unto me, O God, be

man goeth about to devour me: he is daily fighting, and troubling

me.

2 Mine enemies are daily in hand to swallow me up for they be many that fight against me, O Thou most Highest.

3 Nevertheless, though I am sometime afraid yet put I my trust in Thee.

4 I will praise God, because of His word I have put my trust in God, and will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 They daily mistake my words: all that they imagine is to do me evil. 6 They hold all together, and keep themselves close and mark my steps, when they lay wait for my soul.

7 Shall they escape for their wickedness Thou, O God, in Thy displeasure shalt cast them down.

8 Thou tellest my flittings; put my tears into Thy bottle: are not these things noted in Thy book?

9 Whensoever I call upon Thee, then shall mine enemies be put to flight this I know; for God is on my side.

10 In God's word will I rejoice: in the Lord's word will I comfort

me.

11 Yea, in God have I put my trust I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Unto Thee, O God, will I pay my vows unto Thee will I give thanks.

13 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, and my feet from falling that I may walk before God in

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trusteth in Thee and under the shadow of Thy wings shall be my refuge, until this tyranny be overpast.

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2 I will call unto the most high God even unto the God that shall perform the cause which I have in hand.

3 He shall send from heaven: and save me from the reproof of him that would eat me up.

4 God shall send forth His mercy and truth my soul is among lions.

5 And I lie even among the children of men, that are set on fire: whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

6 Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens and Thy glory above all the earth.

7 They have laid a net for my feet, and pressed down my soul they have digged a pit before me, and are fallen into the midst of it themselves.

8 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, and give praise.

9 Awake up, my glory; awake, lute and harp: I myself will awake right early.

10 I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, among the people and I will sing unto Thee among the nations.

11 For the greatness of Thy mercy reacheth unto the heavens and Thy truth unto the clouds.

12 Set up Thyself, O God, above the heavens and Thy glory above

mouths; smite the jaw-bones of the lions, O Lord let them fall away

like water that runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out.

7 Let them consume away like a snail, and be like the untimely fruit of a woman and let them not see the sun.

8 Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw.

9 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the ungodly.

10 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: doubtless there is a God that judgeth the earth.

PSALM LIX. Eripe me de inimicis.

ELIVER me from mine ene

Dies, O God: defend me from

them that rise up against me.

2 O deliver me from the wicked doers and save me from the bloodthirsty men.

3 For lo, they lie waiting for my soal: the mighty men are gathered against me, without any offence or fault of me, O Lord.

4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault: arise Thou therefore to help me, and behold.

5 Stand up, O Lord God of hosts, Thou God of Israel, to visit all the heathen and be not merciful unto them that offend of malicious wickedness.

6 They go to and fro in the evening they grin like a dog, and run about through the city.

7 Behold, they speak with their mouth, and swords are in their lips: for who doth hear?

8 But Thou, O Lord, shalt have them in derision: and Thou shalt laugh all the heathen to scorn.

9 My strength will I ascribe unto Thee for Thou art the God of my refuge.

10 God sheweth me His goodness

DAY 11.

plenteously and God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies.

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11 Slay them not, lest my people forget it but scatter them abroad among the people, and put them down, O Lord, our defence.

12 For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride and why? their preaching is of cursing and lies.

13 Consume them in Thy wrath, consume them, that they may perish: and know that it is God that ruleth in Jacob, and unto the ends of the world.

14 And in the evening they will return grin like a dog, and will go about the city.

15 They will run here and there for meat and grudge if they be not satisfied.

16 As for me, I will sing of Thy power, and will praise Thy mercy betimes in the morning for Thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

17 Unto Thee, O my strength, will I sing for Thou, Ŏ God, art my refuge, and my merciful God.

PSALM LX. Deus, repulisti nos.

and scattered us abroad: Thou

GOD, Thou hast cast us out,