The Standard Prayer Book - Simeon Singer

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and there is nothing hid from his heat.—The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of the Lord are truthful, righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. Moreover by them is thy servant warned: in keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be blameless, and I shall be clear from great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable before thee, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

      Psalm xxxiv.

      A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.

      I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

      My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the meek shall hear and rejoice.

      O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

      I sought the Lord, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

      They looked unto him. and shone with joy: and their faces shall not be confounded.

      This sufferer cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

      The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

      O taste and see that the Lord is good: happy is the man that taketh refuge in him.

      O fear the Lord, ye his holy ones: for there is no want to them that fear him.

      Young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good.

      Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord.

      What man is he that delighteth in life, and loveth many days that he may see good?

      Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile.

      Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

      The eyes of the Lord are towards the righteous, and his ears are towards their cry.

      The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

      (The righteous) cry, and the Lord hearkeneth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

      The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.

      Many are the evil fortunes of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

      He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken.

      Evil shall slay the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be condemned.

      The Lord setteth free the soul of his servants; and none that take refuge in. him shall be condemned.

      Psalm xc.

      A Prayer of Moses, the man of God. O Lord, thou hast been a dwelling place unto us in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou gavest birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. Thou turnest man back to dust, and sayest, Return, ye children of men. For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are in a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which sprouteth afresh. In the morning it bloometh and sprouteth afresh; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. For we are consumed by thine anger, and in thy wrath are we confounded. Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. For all our days have passed away in thy wrath, we bring our years to an end like a sound. The days of our years are threescore years and ten, or even by reason of strength fourscore years; yet is their pride but travail and nothingness; for it is soon gone by, and we fly away. Who knoweth the power of thine anger, and thy wrath according to the fear that is due unto thee? So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom. Return, O Lord; how long?—and repent thee concerning thy servants. O satisfy us in the morning with thy lovingkindness; that we may exult and rejoice all our days. Make us rejoice according to the days wherein thou hast afflicted us, the years wherein we have seen evil. Let thy work be made manifest unto thy servants, and thy majesty upon their children.

      And let the pleasantness of the Lord our God be upon us; and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.

      Psalm xci.

      He that dwelleth in the shelter of the Most High abideth under the shadow of the Almighty. I say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.—For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his pinions, and under his wings shalt thou take refuge: his truth shall be a shield and a buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flieth by day; of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor of the plague that ravageth at noon day. A thousand may fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; it shall not come nigh unto thee. Only .with thine eyes shalt thou look on, and see the retribution of the wicked.—For thou, O Lord, art my refuge.—Thou hast made the Most High thy dwelling place; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any scourge come nigh thy tent. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy . ways. They shall bear thee upon their hands, lest thou strike thy foot against a stone. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder; upon the young lion and the serpent shalt thou trample.—Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he knoweth my name. When he calleth upon me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him and honor him. With length of days will I satisfy him, and will let him see my salvation.

      Repeat the last verse.

      Psalm cxxxv.

      Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord: ye that stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Praise ye the Lord; for the Lord is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. For I know that the Lord is great, and that our Lord is above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleaseth, that doeth he, in heaven and in earth, in the seas and in all deeps. He causeth vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries. It is he who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast. He sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants. It is he who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings; Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan: and gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people. Thy name, O Lord, endureth for ever; thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations. For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself concerning his servants,

      The idols of the nations are silver and gold, the work of men's hands. They have mouths, but they speak. not; eyes have they, but they see not; they have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths. They that make them shall become like unto them; yea, every one that trusteth in them. O house of Israel, bless ye the Lord: O house of Aaron, bless ye the Lord: O house of Levi, bless ye the Lord: ye that fear the Lord, bless ye the Lord. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, who dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord.

      Psalm cxxxvi.

      O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

      O give thanks unto the God of gods: for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

      O give thanks unto the Lord of lords: for his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

      To him who alone doeth great marvels: for his lovingkindness endureth

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