-12 e ear to my words, O LORD, rmy meditation. arken unto the voice of my ✓ King, and my God: for ee will I pray. - voice shalt thou hear in rning, O LORD; in the mornII direct my prayer unto nd will look up. r thou art not a God that easure in wickedness: neith1 evil dwell with thee. e foolish shall not stand in ht: thou hatest all workers uity. hou shalt destroy them that leasing: the LORD will abhor body and deceitful man. ut as for me, I will come into ouse in the multitude of thy and in thy fear will I woroward thy holy temple. ead me, O LORD, in thy rightess because of mine enemies; thy way straight before my or there is no faithfulness in mouth; their inward part is wickedness; their throat is pen sepulchre; they flatter their tongue. Destroy thou them, O God; hem fall by their own councast them out in the multi of their transgressions; for have rebelled against thee. But let all those that put trust in thee rejoice: let them shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. PS. VI:1-10 10 LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. PS. XIII:1-6 1 How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. PS. XVII:1-15 1 Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouths shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak_proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps: they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth: 12 Like as a lion that is greedy lion lurking in secret places. of his prey, and as it were a young 13 Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sword: 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. V:1-22 o thee, O Lord, do I lift up 1. y God, I trust in thee: let 1, let none that wait on thee id me in thy truth, and vation; on thee do I wait day. member, O LORD, thy tender 14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies; for s and thy lovingkindnesses; they are many; and they hate me ey have been ever of old. emember not the sins of my nor my transgressions: acg to thy mercy remember me for thy goodness' sake, O ood and upright is the LORD: ore will he teach sinners in ay. he meek will he guide in ent: and the meek will he his way. All the paths of the LORD are and truth unto such as keep ovenant and his testimonies. For thy name's sake, O LORD, on mine iniquity; for it is What man is he that feareth ORD? him shall he teach in way that he shall choose. with cruel hatred. 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. PS. XXXVIII:1-22 10 LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone His soul shall dwell at ease; over mine head: as an heavy his seed shall inherit the earth. | burden they are too heavy for me. |