The Psalter or Psalms of David
The Twenty-fifth Day.
Morning Prayer.
V. Legem pone.
TEACH me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes, * and I shall keep
it unto the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; * yea, I
shall keep it with my whole heart.
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; * for therein
is my desire.
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, * and not to covetousness.
37 O turn away mine eyes, lest they behold vanity; * and quicken
thou me in thy way.
38 O stablish thy word in thy servant, * that I may fear thee.
39 Take away the rebuke that I am afraid of; * for thy judgments
are good.
40 Behold, my delight is in thy commandments; * O quicken me
in thy righteousness.
VI. Et veniat super me.
LET thy loving mercy come also unto me, O LORD, * even thy salvation,
according unto thy word.
42 So shall I make answer unto my blasphemers; * for my trust
is in thy word.
43 O take not the word of thy truth utterly out of my mouth;
* for my hope is in thy judgments.
44 So shall I alway keep thy law; * yea, for ever and ever.
45 And I will walk at liberty; * for I seek thy commandments.
46 I will speak of thy testimonies also, even before kings, *
and will not be ashamed.
47 And my delight shall be in thy commandments, * which I have
loved.
48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which
I have loved; * and my study shall be in thy statutes.
VII. Memor esto verbi tui.
O THINK upon thy servant, as concerning thy word, * wherein thou
hast caused me to put my trust.
50 The same is my comfort in my trouble; * for thy word hath
quickened me.
51 The proud have had me exceedingly in derision; * yet have
I not shrinked from thy law.
52 For I remembered thine everlasting judgments, O LORD, * and
received comfort.
53 I am horribly afraid, * for the ungodly that forsake thy law.
54 Thy statutes have been my songs, * in the house of my pilgrimage.
55 I have thought upon thy Name, O LORD, in the night season,
* and have kept thy law.
56 This I had, * because I kept thy commandments.
VIII. Portio mea, Domine.
THOU art my portion, O LORD; * I have promised to keep thy law.
58 I made my humble petition in thy presence with my whole heart;
* O be merciful unto me, according to thy word.
59 I called mine own ways to remembrance, * and turned my feet
unto thy testimonies.
60 I made haste, and prolonged not the time, * to keep thy commandments.
61 The snares of the ungodly have compassed me about; * but I
have not forgotten thy law.
62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, * because
of thy righteous judgments.
63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, * and keep thy
commandments.
64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: * O teach me thy
statutes.
IX. Bonitatem fecisti.
O LORD, thou hast dealt graciously with thy servant, * according
unto thy word.
66 O teach me true understanding and knowledge; * for I have
believed thy commandments.
67 Before I was troubled, I went wrong; * but now have I kept
thy word.
68 Thou art good and gracious; * O teach me thy statutes.
69 The proud have imagined a lie against me; * but I will keep
thy commandments with my whole heart.
70 Their heart is as fat as brawn; * but my delight hath been
in thy law.
71 It is good for me that I have been in trouble; * that I may
learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is dearer unto me * than thousands of
gold and silver.
Evening Prayer.
X. Manus tuae fecerunt me.
THY hands have made me and fashioned me: * O give me understanding,
that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; * because
I have put my trust in thy word.
75 I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, * and that thou
of very faithfulness hast caused me to be troubled.
76 O let thy merciful kindness be my comfort, * according to
thy word unto thy servant.
77 O let thy loving mercies come unto me, that I may live; *
for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be confounded, for they go wickedly about to
destroy me; * but I will be occupied in thy commandments.
79 Let such as fear thee, and have known thy testimonies, * be
turned unto me.
80 O let my heart be sound in thy statutes, * that I be not ashamed.
XI. Defecit anima mea.
MY soul hath longed for thy salvation, * and I have a good hope
because of thy word.
82 Mine eyes-long sore for thy word; * saying, O when wilt thou
comfort me?
83 For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; * yet do I not
forget thy statutes.
84 How many are the days of thy servant? * when wilt thou be
avenged of them that persecute me?
85 The proud have digged pits for me, * which are not after thy
law.
86 All thy commandments are true: * they persecute me falsely;
O be thou my help.
87 They had almost made an end of me upon earth; * but I forsook
not thy commandments.
88 O quicken me after thy loving-kindness; * and so shall I keep
the testimonies of thy mouth.
XII. In aeternum, Domine.
O LORD, thy word * endureth for ever in heaven. go Thy truth
also remaineth from one generation to another; * thou hast laid
the foundation of the earth, and it abideth.
91 They continue this day according to thine ordinance; * for
all things serve thee.
92 If my delight had not been in thy law, * I should have perished
in my trouble.
93 I will never forget thy commandments; * for with them thou
hast quickened me.
94 I am thine: O save me, * for I have sought thy commandments.
95 The ungodly laid wait for me, to destroy me; * but I will
consider thy testimonies.
96 I see that all things come to an end; * but thy commandment
is exceeding broad.
XIII. Quomodo dilexi!
LORD, what love have I unto thy law! * all the day long is my
study in it.
98 Thou, through thy commandments, hast made me wiser than mine
enemies; * for they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than my teachers; * for thy testimonies
are my study.
100 I am wiser than the aged; * because I keep thy commandments.
101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, * that I may
keep thy word.
102 I have not shrunk from thy judgments; * for thou teachest
me.
103 O how sweet are thy words unto my throat; * yea, sweeter
than honey unto my mouth!
104 Through thy commandments I get understanding: * therefore
I hate all evil ways.
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