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

Memento Domine. Psal. 132.

LOrde remember Dauid: and all his trouble.

How he sware vnto the Lord: and bowed a bowe vnto the Al∣mightie God of Iacob.

I will not come within the ta∣bernacle of mine house: nor clime vp into my bed.

I will not suffer mine eyes to sleepe, nor mine eye liddes to slumber: neither the temples of my head to take any rest.

Untill I finde out a place for the temple of the Lord: an habitation for the mightie God of Iacob.

Loe we heard of the same at Ephrata: and found it in the wood.

We will goe into his tabenacle: and follow on our knees before his foote stoole.

Arise, O Lord, into thy resting place: thou and the arke of thy strength.

Let thy Priests be clothed with righteousnesse: and let thy Saints sing with ioy fulnesse.

For thy seruant Dauids sake: turne not away the presence of thine anoynted.

The Lord hath made a faithfull othe vnto Dauid: and he shall not shrinke from it.

Of the fruite of thy body: shall I set vpon thy seate.

If thy children will keepe my couenant, and my testimo∣nies that I shal learne them: their children also shall sit vpon thy seate for euermore.

For the Lorde hath chosen Sion to bee an habitation for himselfe: he hath longed for her.

This shall bee my rest for euer: heere will I dwell, for I haue a delight therein.

I will blesse her vitailes with increase: and wil satisfie her poore with bread.

I will decke her Priests with healthy: and her saints shall reioyce and sing.

There shal I make the horne of Dauid to florish: I haue ordeined a lanterne for mine anointed.

As for his enemies, I shall clothe them with shame: but vpon himselfe shall his crowne florish.

Ecce quàm bonum. Psal. 133.

BEhold how good and ioyful a thing it is: brethren to dwell together in vnitie.

It is like the precious oyntment vpon the head, that ranne downe vnto the beard: euen vnto Aarons beard, and went downe to the skirtes of his clothing.

Like as the dewe of Hermon: which fell vpon the hill of Sion.

For three the Lord promised his blessing: and life for cuer∣more.

Ecce nunc. Psal. 134.

BEholde (nowe) praise the Lorde: all yee seruants of the Lord

Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord: euen in the courts of the house of our God.

Lift vp your hands in the sanctuarie: and praise the Lord.

The Lord that made heauen and earth: giue thee blessing out of Sion.

Laudate nomen. Psal. 135.

O Praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: praise it, O ye seruants of the Lord.

Yee that stand in the house of the Lord: in the courts of the house of our God.

O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises vnto his Name, for it is louely.

For why? the Lord hath chosen Iacob vnto himselfe: and Israel for his owne prossession.

For I knowe that the Lorde is great: and that our

Lord is aboue all gods.

Whatsoeuer the Lord pleased, that did he in heauen and in earth: and in the sea, and in all deepe places.

He bringeth forth the clouds from the endes of the world: and sendeth foorth lightenings with the raine, bringing the windes out of his treasures.

He smote the first borne of Egypt: both of man and beast.

He hath sent tokens and wonders into the middest of thee, O thou land of Egypt: vpon Pharao and all his seruants.

He smote diuers nations: and flew mightie kings.

Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan: and all the kingdomes of Chanaan.

And gaue their land to bee an heritage: euen an heritage vnto Israel his people.

Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for euer: doeth thy me∣moriall, O Lord, from one generation to another.

For the Lord wil auenge his people: and be gracious vnto his seruants.

As for the images of the heathen, they are but siluer and gold: the worke of mens hands.

They haue mouthes and speake not: eyes haue they, but they see not.

They haue eares, and yet thay heare not: neither is there any breath in their mouthes.

They that make them, are like vnto them: and so are all they that put their trust in them.

Praise the Lorde yee house of Israel: praise the Lorde yee house of Aaron.

Praise the Lorde ye house of Leui: ye that feare the Lord, praise the Lord.

Praised be the Lorde out of Sion: which dwelleth at Hie∣rusalem.

Confitemini. Psal. 136.

O Giue thankes vnto the Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercie endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the God of all gods: for his mercie endureth for euer.

O thanke the Lord of all lordes: for his mercie

endureth for euer.

Which onely doeth great woonders: for his mercie endu∣reth for euer.

Which by his excellent wisdome made the heauenens: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which laid out the earthy aboue the waters: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which hath made great lights: for his mercie endureth for euer.

The sunne to rule the day: for his mercie endureth for euer.

The moone and the starres to gouerne the night: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which sinote Egypt with their first borne: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And brought out Israel from among them: for his mercie endureth for euer.

With a mighty hand and a stretched out arme: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which diuided the redde Sea in two parts: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And made Israel to goe through the middest of it: for his mercie endureth for euer.

But as for Pharao and his hoste, hee overthrewe them in the red sea: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which ledde his people through the wildernesse: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which sinote great Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Yea, and slew mightie Kings: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Sehon King of the Amorities: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And Og the King of Basan: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And gaue away their lande for an heritage: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Euen for an heritage vnto Israel his seruant: for his mer∣cie endureth for euer.

Which remembred vs when wee were in trouble: for his mercie endureth for euer.

And hath deliuered vs from our enemies: for his mercie endureth for euer.

Which giucth foode to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the God of heauen: for his mercy endureth for euer.

O giue thankes vnto the Lord of lords: for his mercie en∣dureth for euer.

Super flumina. Psal. 137.

By the waters of Babylon we sate downe and wept: when we remembred (thee) O Sion.

As for our harpes, we hanged them vp: vpon the trees that are therein.

For they that; ledde vs away captiue, required of vs then a song and melodie in our heauinesse: sing vs one of the songs of Sion.

How shall we sing the Lords song: in a strange land?

If I forget thee, O Hierusalem: let my right hand forget her cunning.

If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleaue to y^e roofe of my mouth: yea, if I prferre not Hierusalem in my mirth.

Remember the children of Edom, O Lorde, in the day of Hierusalem: how they said, Downe with it, downe with it, euen to the ground.

O daughter of Babylon, wasted with miserie: yea, happie shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs.

Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children: and throweth them against the stones.

Confitebor tibi. Psal. 138.

I wil giue thanks vnto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: euen before the gods will I sing praise vnto thee.

I will worship toward thy holy Temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy louing kindnesse and trueth: for thou hast magnified thy Name, and thy word aboue all things.

When I called vpon thee, thou heardest me: and enduedst my soule with much strength.

All the Kings of the earth shall prayse thce, O Lord: for they haue heard the words of thy mouth.

Yea, they shall sing the wayes of the Lord: that great is the glorie of the Lord.

For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect vnto the lowly: as for the proude, he beholdeth them a farre off.

Though I walke in the middest to trouble, yet shalt thou refresh mee: thou shalt stretch foorth thine hand vpon the fu∣riousnesse of mine enemies, and thy right hand shal saue me.

The Lord shall make good his louing kindenesse toward mee: yea thy mercie, O Lord, eudureth for euer despise not then workes of thine owne hands.

Notes

• Morning prayer.
• Euening prayer.