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PSALME 103.

A thanksgiving to God for all his benefits and mercies.

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 Which forgiveth all thy sin: and healeth all thy infirmities.

4 Which saveth thy life from destruction: and crow∣neth thee with mercy and loving kindnesse.

5 Which satisfieth thy mouth with good things: ma∣king thee young and lusty as an eagle.

6 The Lord executeth righteousnesse and judgement: for all them that are oppressed with wrong.

7 He shewed his ways unto Moses: his works unto the children of Israel.

8 The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: long-suffering, and of great goodnesse.

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 rewar∣ded us according to our wickednesse.

11 For look how high the heaven is in comparison of ••he 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 mercifull unto them that fear him.

14 For he knoweth whereof we be made: he remem∣breth that we are but dust.

15 The days of man are but as grasse: for hee flouri∣sheth as a flower of the field.

16 For assoon as the winde goeth over it, it is gone:

and the place thereof shall know it no more.

17 But the mercifull goodnesse of the Lord endureth for ever and ever, upon them that fear him: and his righ∣teousnesse upon childrens children.

18 Even upon such as keep his covenant: and think upon his commandements to do them.

19 The Lord hath prepared his seat in heaven: and his kingdome ruleth over all.

20 O praise the Lord, ye angels of his, ye that excell in strength: ye that fulfill his commandement, and hearken unto the voyce of his words.

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.

The Prayer.

O Most merciful God, whose mercy is as high as the heavens, as great and many as the moments of eternity, thou hast opened thy hand wide to fill us with blessings, and the sweet effects of thy loving kindnesse, thou art pitifull as a Father, tender as a Mother, care∣full as a guardian, and exceeding mercifull to all them that fear thee: we pray thee to fill our souls with great apprehensions and impresses of thy unspeakable mercies, that our thankful∣nesse may be as great as our needs of mercy are, and let thy mercifull loving kindnesse en∣dure for ever and ever upon us all. Keep no anger in store for us, chide us not in thy dis∣pleasure, satisfie our mouths with good things,

remove all our sins from us as far as the east is from the west, heal all our infirmities and save our lives from destruction, for these are mer∣cies thou delightest in: and because we cannot praise thee accordingly to thy excellencies, take our souls in thy due time, into the land of everlasting praises, that we may spend a whole eternity in ascribing to thy name, praise, and honour, and dominion. Grant this for Jesus Christ his sake our Lord and onely Saviour. Amen.