10 Wherefore my heart was glad, and my glory rejoiced: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
11 For why? thou shalt not leave my soul in h.e.l.l: neither shalt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption.
12 Thou shalt shew me the path of life; in thy presence is the fulness of joy: and at thy right hand there is pleasure for evermore.
PSALM 17. _Exaudi, Domine_.
Hear the right, O Lord, consider my complaint: and hearken unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence: and let thine eyes look upon the thing that is equal.
3 Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night-season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me: for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.
4 Because of men"s works, that are done against the words of thy lips: I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer.
5 O hold thou up my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps slip not.
6 I have called upon thee, O G.o.d, for thou shalt hear me: incline thine ear to me, and hearken unto my words.
7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, thou that art the Saviour of them which put their trust in thee: from such as resist thy right hand.
8 Keep me as the apple of an eye: hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
9 From the unG.o.dly that trouble me: mine enemies compa.s.s me round about to take away my soul.
10 They are inclosed in their own fat: and their mouth speaketh proud things.
11 They lie waiting in our way on every side: turning their eyes down to the ground;
12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey: and as it were a lion"s whelp, lurking in secret places.
13 Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down: deliver my soul from the unG.o.dly, which is a sword of thine;
14 From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and from the evil world: which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure.
15 They have children at their desire: and leave the rest of their substance for their babes.
16 But as for me, I will behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.
DAY 3 EVENING PRAYER
PSALM 18. _Diligam te, Domine_.
I will love thee, O Lord, my strength; the Lord is my stony rock, and my defence: my Saviour, my G.o.d, and my might, in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.
2 I will call upon the Lord, which is worthy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
3 The sorrows of death compa.s.sed me: and the overflowings of unG.o.dliness made me afraid.
4 The pains of h.e.l.l came about me: the snares of death overtook me.
5 In my trouble I will call upon the Lord: and complain unto my G.o.d.
6 So shall he hear my voice out of his holy temple: and my complaint shall come before him, it shall enter even into his ears.
7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations also of the hills shook, and were removed, because he was wroth.
8 There went a smoke out in his presence: and a consuming fire out of his mouth, so that coals were kindled at it.
9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and it was dark under his feet.
10 He rode upon the cherubins, and did fly: he came flying upon the wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his secret place: his pavilion round about him, with dark water and thick clouds to cover him.
12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds removed: hail-stones, and coals of fire.
13 The Lord also thundered out of heaven, and the Highest gave his thunder: hail-stones, and coals of fire.
14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them: he cast forth lightnings, and destroyed them.
15 The springs of waters were seen, and the foundations of the round world were discovered, at thy chiding, O Lord: at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure.
16 He shall send down from on high to fetch me: and shall take me out of many waters.
17 He shall deliver me from my strongest enemy, and from them which hate me: for they are too mighty for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my upholder.
19 He brought me forth also into a place of liberty: he brought me forth, even because he had a favour unto me.
20 The Lord shall reward me after my righteous dealing: according to the cleanness of my hands shall he recompense me.
21 Because I have kept the ways of the Lord: and have not forsaken my G.o.d, as the wicked doth.
22 For I have an eye unto all his laws: and will not cast out his commandments from me.
23 I was also uncorrupt before him: and eschewed mine own wickedness.
24 Therefore shall the Lord reward me after my righteous dealing: and according unto the cleanness of my hands in his eye-sight.
25 With the holy thou shalt be holy: and with a perfect man thou shalt be perfect.
26 With the clean thou shalt be clean: and with the froward thou shalt learn frowardness.
27 For thou shalt save the people that are in adversity: and shalt bring down the high looks of the proud.
28 Thou also shalt light my candle: the Lord my G.o.d shall make my darkness to be light.