That we may

obtain

mercy,

and find grace

To help in time of need.

M. *And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,
Believing, ye shall receive.

P. If we abide in Him and his words abide in us,

We shall ask what we will, and it shall be done unto us. C. And when we stand praying, let us forgive,

If we have aught against any.

All. §Let us ask in faith, nothing wavering.

M. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, To all that call upon Him in truth.

All.

They that worship Him

Must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
M. **Then shall ye call upon Me,
And ye shall go and pray unto Me,

And I will hearken unto you.

P. ††Ask, and it shall be given you;

Seek, and ye shall find;

Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

C. For every one that asketh, receiveth;
And he that seeketh, findeth;

And to him that knocketh, it shall be opened.
All. For if ye, being evil, know how

To give good gifts unto your children,

How much more shall your Father, who is in heaven,
Give good things to them that ask Him?

M. §§Be careful for nothing; but in everything
By prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving,
Let your requests be made known unto God.
P. Let us continue in prayer,

And watch in the same with thanksgiving.
All. Let us pray without ceasing.

* Matt. xxi. 22. Psalm cxlv. 18. Matt. vii. 11.

+ John xv. 7. John iv. 24. §§ Phil. iv. 6.

Mark xi. 25.

** Jer. xxix. 12.
Il Col. iv. 2.

James i. 6.

++ Luke xi. 9, 10. TT 1 Thess. v. 17.

I

M. *Now know I that the Lord saveth his anointed:
He will hear him from his holy heaven,

With the saving strength of his right hand.
P. It is good for me to draw near to God.

I have put my trust in the Lord God,

That I may declare all his works.

C. As for me, my prayer is unto Thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time.

O God, in the multitude of thy mercy, hear me ;

In the truth of thy salvation.

M. §In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God:

He heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry came before Him, even into his ears..

P. ||I called upon the Lord in distress:

The Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

C. When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the Lord;

And my prayer came in unto Him in his holy temple.. M. **The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,

And delivereth them out of all their troubles..

All. I waited patiently for the Lord;

And He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

M. My voice shalt Thou hear in the morning, O Lord;
In the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee,
And will look up.

P. §§Evening, and morning, and at noon will I pray,
And cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.

C. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning :
For in Thee do I trust.

Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk;

For I lift up my soul unto Thee.

Psalm xx. 6.. + Psalm lxxiii. 28..

Psalm cxviii. 5. ¶ ‡‡ Psalm. v. 3.

Psalm lxix. 13.

§ Psalm xviii. 6.

§§ Psalm lv. 17.

Jonah ii. 7. ** Psalm xxxiv. 17.
Psalm cxliii. 8.

†† Psalm xl. 1.

All. *Be merciful unto us, O Lord;

For we cry unto Thee daily.

M. †Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness,
Because of my enemies.

Make thy way straight before my face.
P. ‡Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
For Thou art the God of my salvation;
On Thee do I wait all the day.

C. §Teach me thy way, O Lord,
And lead me in a plain path,
Because of mine enemies.
All. Show us thy ways, O Lord;
Teach us thy paths.

Amen.

XXII. MAN'S INSIGNIFICANCE.

M. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his

hand,

And meted out heaven with the span,

And comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, And weighed the mountains in scales,

And the hills in a balance?

P. Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord,

Or, being his counsellor, hath taught Him?
With whom took He counsel,

And who instructed Him,

And taught Him in the path of judgment,

And taught Him knowledge,

And shewed to Him the way of understanding?

Psalm lxxxvi. 3.

+ Psalm v. 8.

? Psalm xxvii. 11.

|| Psalm xxv. 4.

Psalm xxv. 5.
Isaiah xl. 12-18.

M. Behold, the nations are as a drop of the bucket,

And are counted as the small dust of the balance; Behold, He taketh up the isles as a very little thing. C. And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn,

Nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering. P. All nations before Him are as nothing;

And they are counted to Him less than nothing, and vanity.

All. To whom then will ye liken God?

Or what likeness will ye compare unto Him?

*Where wast thou when I laid the foundation of the earth ?

Declare, if thou hast understanding.

Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?
Or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?
Or who laid the corner-stone thereof?

When the morning-stars sang together;

And all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Or who shut up the sea with doors,

When it brake forth, as if it had issued from the womb?

When I made the cloud the garment thereof,

And thick darkness a swaddling-band for it,

And brake up for it my decreed place,

And set bars, and doors, and said,

Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further;

And here shall thy proud waves be stayed.

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days,
And caused the day-spring to know his place;
That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
That the wicked might be shaken out of it?

It is turned as clay to the seal,

And they stand as a garment.

And from the wicked their light is withholden,

*Job xxxviii. 4-41.

And the high arm shall be broken.

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea?
Or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
Have the gates of death been opened unto thee?

Or hast thou seen the doors of the Shadow of Death?
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth?
Declare if thou knowest it all.

Where is the way where light dwelleth ?

And as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof,

And that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born?
Or because the number of thy days is great?
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow?
Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail?

Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,
Against the day of battle and war?

By what way is the light parted,

Which scattereth the east wind upon the earth ?
Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing

of waters ?

Or a way for the lightning of the thunder?

To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is;

On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground;

And to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? Hath the rain a father?

Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Out of whose womb came the ice ?

And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

The waters are hid as with a stone,

And the face of the deep is frozen.

Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,
Or loose the bands of Orion?