The Psalter or Psalms of David
The Twentieth Day.
Morning Prayer.
Psalm 102. Domine, exaudi.
HEAR my prayer, O LORD, * and let my crying come unto thee.
2 Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble; * incline
thine ear unto me when I call; O hear me, and that right soon.
3 For my days are consumed away like smoke, * and my bones are
burnt up as it were a firebrand.
4 My heart is smitten down, and withered like grass; * so that
I forget to eat my bread.
5 For the voice of my groaning, * my bones will scarce cleave
to my flesh.
6 I am become like a pelican in the wilderness, * and like an
owl that is in the desert.
7 I have watched, and am even as it were a sparrow, * that sitteth
alone upon the housetop.
8 Mine enemies revile me all the day long; * and they that are
mad upon me are sworn together against me.
9 For I have eaten ashes as it were bread, * and mingled my drink
with weeping;
10 And that, because of thine indignation and wrath; * for thou
hast taken me up, and cast me down.
11 My days are gone like a shadow, * and I am withered like grass.
12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever, * and thy remembrance
throughout all generations.
13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Sion; * for it is time
that thou have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.
14 And why? thy servants think upon her stones, * and it pitieth
them to see her in the dust.
15 The nations shall fear thy Name, O LORD; * and all the kings
of the earth thy majesty;
16 When the LORD shall build up Sion, * and when his glory shall
appear;
17 When he turneth him unto the prayer of the poor destitute,
* and despiseth not their desire.
18 This shall be written for those that come after, * and the
people which shall be born shall praise the LORD.
19 For he hath looked down from his sanctuary; * out of the heaven
did the LORD behold the earth;
20 That he might hear the mournings of such as are in captivity,
* and deliver them that are appointed unto death;
21 That they may declare the Name of the LORD in Sion, * and
his worship at Jerusalem;
22 When the peoples are gathered together, * and the kingdoms
also, to serve the LORD.
23 He brought down my strength in my journey, * and shortened
my days.
24 But I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of mine
age; * as for thy years, they endure throughout all generations.
25 Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the
earth, * and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: * they all shall
wax old as doth a garment;
27 And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be
changed; * but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.
28 The children of thy servants shall continue, * and their seed
shall stand fast in thy sight.
Psalm 103. Benedic, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul; * and all that is within me, praise
his holy Name.
2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, * and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thy sin, * and healeth all thine infirmities;
4 Who saveth thy life from destruction, * and crowneth thee with
mercy and loving-kindness;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, * making thee young
and lusty as an eagle.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment * for all them
that are oppressed with wrong.
7 He showed his ways unto Moses, * his works unto the children
of Israel.
8 The LORD is full of compassion and mercy, * longsuffering,
and of great goodness.
9 He will not alway be chiding; * neither keepeth he his anger
for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; * nor rewarded us
according to our wickednesses.
11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth;
* so great is his mercy also toward them that fear him.
12 Look how wide also the east is from the west; * so far hath
he set our sins from us.
13 Yea, like as a father pitieth his own children; * even so
is the LORD merciful unto them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth whereof we are made; * he remembereth that
we are but dust.
15 The days of man are but as grass; * for he flourisheth as
a flower of the field.
16 For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone; * and the
place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the merciful goodness of the LORD endureth for ever and
ever upon them that fear him; * and his righteousness upon children's
children;
18 Even upon such as keep his covenant, * and think upon his
commandments to do them.
19 The LORD hath prepared his seat in heaven, * and his kingdom
ruleth over all.
20 O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel in strength;
* ye that fulfil his commandment, and hearken unto the voice
of his word.
21 O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts; * ye servants of his
that do his pleasure.
22 O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in all places
of his dominion: * praise thou the LORD, O my soul.
Evening Prayer.
Psalm 104. Benedic, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul: * O LORD my God, thou art become
exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment,
* and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, * and maketh
the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
4 He maketh his angels winds, * and his ministers a flaming fire.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, * that it never should
move at any time.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment; * the
waters stand above the hills.
7 At thy rebuke they flee; * at the voice of thy thunder they
haste away.
8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath;
* even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set them their bounds, which they shall not pass,
* neither turn again to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers, * which run among
the hills.
11 All beasts of the field drink thereof, * and the wild asses
quench their thirst.
12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation,
* and sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from above; * the earth is filled with
the fruit of thy works.
14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, * and green herb for
the service of men;
15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh
glad the heart of man; * and oil to make him a cheerful countenance,
and bread to strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of the LORD also are full of sap; * even the cedars
of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; * and the firtrees are
a dwelling for the stork.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; * and so are
the stony rocks for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons, * and the sun knoweth
his going down.
20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night; * wherein all the
beasts of the forest do move.
21 The lions, roaring after their prey, * do seek their meat
from God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, * and lay
them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour, * until the
evening.
24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! * in wisdom hast thou
made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.
25 So is the great and wide sea also; * wherein are things creeping
innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships, and there is that leviathan, * whom thou
hast made to take his pastime therein.
27 These wait all upon thee, * that thou mayest give them meat
in due season.
28 When thou givest it them, they gather it; * and when thou
openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 When thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: * when thou
takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their
dust.
30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they shall be made;
* and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31 The glorious majesty of the LORD shall endure for ever; *
the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him; * if he do but
touch the hills, they shall smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; * I will praise
my God while I have my being.
34 And so shall my words please him: * my joy shall be in the
LORD.
35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, *
and the ungodly shall come to an end.
36 Praise thou the LORD, O my soul. * Praise the LORD.
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