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C. A horse is a vain thing for safety;

Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.

All. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear
Him,

Upon them that hope in his mercy;
To deliver their soul from death,

And to keep them alive in famine.
M. Our soul waiteth for the Lord;
P. He is our help and our shield.
All. For our heart shall rejoice in Him ;
Because we have trusted in his holy name.
Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
According as we hope in Thee.

M. *Who is this that cometh from Edom,
With dyed garments from Bozrah ?
P. This that is glorious in his apparel,

Travelling in the greatness of his strength?
All. I that speak in righteousness,

Mighty to save.

M. Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel?

P. And thy garments like him that treadeth in the

wine-fat?

All. I have trodden the wine-press alone:

And of the people there was none with me;

For I will tread them in mine anger,

And trample them in my fury;

And their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments,

And I will stain all my raiment.

For the day of vengeance is in my heart,

And the year of my recompense is come.

And I looked, and there was none to help;

And I wondered that there was none to uphold:
Therefore my own arm brought salvation unto me;
And my fury, it upheld me.

*Isaiah lxiii. 1-16.

And I will tread down the people in my anger;
And make them drunk in my fury;

And I will bring down their strength to the earth.

M. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord;

According to all that the Lord hath bestowed upon us, And the great goodness to the house of Israel,

Which He hath bestowed upon them according to his mercies,

And according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. C. For He said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie:

So He was their Saviour.

P. In all their affliction He was afflicted,

And the angel of his presence saved them :

In his love and in his pity He redeemed them;

And He bare them, and carried them all the days of old.

All. But they rebelled, and vexed his Holy Spirit :
Therefore He was turned to be their enemy,

And He fought against them.

M. Then He remembered the days of old,
Moses, and his people, saying,

Where is He that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock?

Where is He that put his Holy Spirit within Him?

P. That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm,

Dividing the water before them, to make Himself an everlasting name?

C. That led them through the deep as a horse in the wilderness,

That they should not stumble ?

All. As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest :

So didst Thou lead thy people, to make Thyself a glorious name.

M. Look down from heaven,

And behold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory;

Where is thy zeal and thy strength,

The sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me?

P. Are they restrained ?

All. Doubtless Thou art our Father,

Though Abraham be ignorant of us,

And Israel acknowledge us not:

Thou, O Lord, art our Father, our Redeemer:
Thy name is from everlasting.

VI. THE WORD OF GOD.

M. *The heavens declare the glory of God:
P. And the firmament showeth his handywork.
M. Day unto day uttereth speech,

P. And night unto night sheweth knowledge.
C. There is no speech nor language,

Where their voice is not heard.

All. Their line is gone out through all the earth,
And their words to the end of the world.
M. In them hath He set a tabernacle for the sun,
Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
And rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.

C. His going forth is from the end of the heaven,
And his circuit unto the ends of it:

All. And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

M. The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul:

Psalm xix.

P. The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

C. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the

heart;

The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

M. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever:

P. The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

All. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:

Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

Moreover by them is thy servant warned;

And in keeping of them there is great reward.

M. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; P. Let them not have dominion over me:

C. Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

All. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart,

Be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my Strength, and my Redeemer.

*Blessed are the undefiled in the way,

Who walk in the law of the Lord.

M. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies,
And that seek Him with the whole heart.

P. They also do no iniquity:

They walk in his ways.

C. Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

All. O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes.
M. Then shall I not be ashamed,

P. When I have respect unto all thy commandments.
M. I will praise Thee with uprightness of heart,

*Psalm cxix. 1-72

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C. When I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. All. I will keep thy statutes;

O forsake me not utterly.

C. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way ?
M. By taking heed thereto according to thy word.
C. With my whole heart have I sought Thee;

O let me not wander from thy commandments.
P. Thy word have I hid in my heart,

That I might not sin against Thee. All. Blessed art Thou, O Lord :

Teach me thy statutes.

M. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

P. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies as much as in all riches.

C. I will meditate in thy precepts,

And have respect unto thy ways.
I will delight myself in thy statutes:
I will not forget thy word.

M. Deal bountifully with thy servant,
That I may live and keep thy word.
C. Open Thou mine eyes,

That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
P. I am a stranger in the earth:

Hide not thy commandments from me.

C. My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

M. Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed,
That do err from thy commandments.

C. Remove from me reproach and contempt;
For I have kept thy testimonies.

P. Princes also did sit and speak against me ;
But thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
All. Thy testimonies also are my delight,
And my counsellors.

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