The booke of common prayer, and administration of the sacraments and other rites and ceremonies of the Church of England.

In te Domine speraui. Psal. 71.

IN thee, * 1.1 O Lord, haue I put my trust, let me neuer be put to confu∣sion: but rid me, and deliuer me in thy rigteousnesse, encline thine eare vnto me, and saue me.

Be thou my strong hold, where∣unto I may alway resort: thou hast promised to helpe me, for thou art my house of defence, & my castle.

Deliuer me, O my God, out of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hand of the vngodly: out of the hand of the vnrighteous and cruell man.

For thou, O Lord God, art the thing that I long for: thou art my hope, euen from my youth.

Through thee haue I beene holden vp euer since I was borne: thou art he that tooke me out of my mothers wombe, my praise shalbe alway of thee.

I am become as it where a monster vnto many: but my sure trust is in thee.

O let my mouth be filled with thy praise: that I may sing of thy glory, and honour all the day long.

Caft me not away in the time of age: forsake me not when my stregth faileth me.

For mine enemies speake against me, & they that lay waite for my soule, take their counsell together, saying: God hath forsaken him, persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliuer him.

Go not far frō me, O God: my God, haste thee to helpe me.

Let them be confounded and perish, that are against my soule: let them bee couered with shame and dishonour, that seeke to doe me euill.

As for me, I will patiently abide alway: and will praise thee more and more.

My mouth shall daily speake of thy righteousnesse and sal∣uation: for I know no end thereof.

I will goe fooeth in the strength of the Lord God: and wil make mention of thy righteousnesse onely.

Thou, O God, hast taught mee from my youth vp vntill now: therefore will I tell of thy wondrous workes.

Forsake me not, O God, in mine old age, when I am gray headed: vntill I haue shewed thy stength vnto this genera∣tion, and thy power to all them that are yet for to come.

Thy righteousnes, O God, is very high: and great things are they that thou hast done, O God, who is like vnto thee?

O what great troubles and aduersities hast thou shewed me, and yet diddest thou turne and refresh me: yea, & brough∣test me from the deepe of the earth againe.

Thou hast brought me to great honour: and comforted me on euery side.

Therefore wil I praise thee and thy faithfulnes (O God) playing vpon an instrument of musicke: vnto thee will I sing vpon the Harpe, O thou holy one of Israel.

My lippes will be saine when I sing vnto thee: and so will my soule whom thou hast deliuered.

My tongue also shall talke of thy righteousnes all the day long: for they are confounded and brought vnto shame that seeke to doe me euill.

Deus iudicium. Psal. 72.

GIue the king thy iudge••ents (O God:) and thy righre∣ousnesse vnto the kings sonne.

Then shall he iudge the people according vnto right: and defend the poore.

The mountaines also shall bring peace: and the little hilles rightwousnes vnto the people.

Hee shall keepe the simple folke by their right: defend the children of the poore, and punish the wrong doer.

They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone en∣dureth: from one generation to another.

He shall come downe like the raine into a sleece of wooll: euen as the droppes that water the earth.

In his time shall the righteous flourish: yea, and aboun∣dance of peace, so long as the Moone endureth.

His dominion shall be also from the one Sea to the other: and from the flood vnto the worlds end.

They that dwell in the wildernes shall kneele before him: his enemies shall licke thy dust.

The kings of Tharsis and of the Iles shall giue presents: the Kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts.

All Kings shall fall downe before him: all nations shall doe him seruice.

For the shall deliuer the poore when hee cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.

He shall be fauourable to the sinple and needie: and shall preserue the soules of the poore.

He shall deliuer their soules from falsehoode and wrong: and deare shall their blood be in his sight.

He shall liue, and vnto him shalbe giuen of the gold of Ara∣bia: prayer shal be made euer vnto him, and dayly shall he be Praysed.

There shalbe an heape of corne in the earth high vpon the hilles: his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shalbe greene in the citie, like grasse vpon the earth.

His Name shall endure for euer, his Name shall remaine vnder the sunne among the posterities: which shall be blessed through him, and all the heathen shall praise him.

Blessed be the Lord God, euen the God of Israel: which onely doeth wonderous things.

And blessed be the Name of his Maiestie for euer: and all the earth shall be filled with his Maiestie. Amen, Amen.

Quàm bonus Israel. Psal. 73.

TRuely God is loung vnto Israel: cuen vnto such as are of a cleane heart. * 1.2

Neuertheles, my feete were almost gone: my treadings had welning slipt.

And why? I was grieued at the wicked: I doe also fee the ungodly in such prosperitie.

For they are in no perill of death: but are lustie and strong.

They come in no misfortune like other folke: neither are they plagued like other men.

And this is the cause that they be so holden with pride: and ouerwhelmed with crurltie.

Their eies swel with fatnes: & they do euen what they lust.

They corrupt other, and speake of wicked blasphemy: their talking is against against the most highest.

For they stretch foorth their mouth vnto the heauen: and their tongue goeth through the world.

Therefore fall the people vnto them: and thereout sucke they no small aduantage.

Tush (say they) how should God perceiue it: is there know∣ledge in the most highest?

Loe, these are the vngodly, these prosper in the world, and these haue riches in possession: & I said, Then haue I clean∣fed my heart in vaine, and washed mine hands in innocencie.

All the day long haue I bene punished: and chastened eue∣ry morning.

Yea, and I had almost sayde euen as they: but loe, then should I haue condemned the generation of thy children.

Then thought I to vnderstand this: but it was too hard for me.

Vntill I went into the Sanctuarie of God: then vnder∣stood I the end of these men.

Namely how thou doest set them in slipperie places: and castest them downe, and destroyest them.

Oh how suddenly doe they consume: perish, and come to a fearefull end?

Yea, euen like as a dreame when one awaketh: so shalt thou make their image to vanish out of the citie.

Thus my heart was grieued: and it went euen through my reines.

So foolish was I and ignorant: euen as it were a beast before thee.

Neuerthelesse, I am alway by thee: for thou hast holden me by my right hand.

Thou shall guide me with thy counsaile: and after that re∣ceiue me with glory.

Whom haue I in heauen but thee: and there is none vpon earth that I desire in comparison of thee.

My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.

For loe, they that forsake thee shall perish: thou hast de∣stroyed all them that commit fornication against thee.

But it is good for mee to holde me fast by God, to put my trust in the Lord God: and to speake of all thy workes (in the gates of the daughter of Sion.)

Vt quid Deus. Psal. 74.

O God, wherefore art thou absent from vs so long: why is thy wrath so hote against the sheepe of thy pasture?

O thinke vpon thy Congregation: whome thou hast purchased and redeemed of olde.

Thinke vpon vpon the tribe of thine inheritance: and mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt.

Lift vp thy feete, that thou mayest vtterly destroy euery enemie: which hath done euil in thy Sanctuary.

Thine aduersaries roare in the middes of thy Congrega∣tious: and set vp their banners for to tokens.

Hee that hewed timber afore out of the thicke trees: was knowen to bring it to an excellent worke.

But now they breake downe all the carued worke therof: with axes and hammers.

They haue set fire vpon thy holy places: and haue defiled the dwelling place of thy Name, euen vnto the ground.

Yea, they said in their hearts, let vs make hauocke of them altogether: thus haue they burnt vp all the houses of God in the land.

We see not our tokens, there is not one Prophet more: no not one is there among vs that vnderstandeth any more.

O God, how long syall the aduersary doe this dishonour: holy long shall the enemie blaspheme thy Name, for euer?

Why withdrawest thou thy hand: Why pluckest not thou thy right hand out of thy bosome to consume the enemie?

For God is my king of olde: the helpe that is done vpon earth, he doeth it himselfe.

Thou diddest diuide the sea through thy power: thou bra∣kest the heads of the Dragons in the maters.

Thou sinotest the heads of Liuiathan in pieces: and ga∣uest him to be meate for the people in the Wildernesse.

Thou broughtest out fountains and waters out of the hard rockes: thou driedst vp mightie Waters.

The day is thine, and the night is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou haft made Sommer and Winter.

Remember this, O Lord, how the enemie hath rebuked: and how the foolish people hath blasphemed thy Name.

O deliuer not the soule of thy Turtle Doue vnto the mul∣titude of the enemies: and forget not the congregation of the poore for euer.

Looke vpon the couenant: for all the earth is full of dark∣nesse, and cruell habitations.

Oh let not the simple goe away ashamed: but let the poore and needie giue praise vnto thy Name.

Arise, O God, maintaine thine owne cause: remember how the foolish man blasphemeth thee dayly.

Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the presumption of them that hate thee, increaseth euer more and more.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Morning prayer.
• * 1.2

  Euening prayer.