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3. The Lord declared' his salvation : his righteousness hath he openly' shewed in the sight of the heathen.

4. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the' house of Israel : and all the ends of the world have seen the sal'vation' of our God.

5. Shew yourselves joyful unto the Lord,' all ye lands: sing, re'joice, and' give thanks.

6. Praise the Lord up on the harp : sing to the harp with a' psalm of' thanksgiving.

7. With trumpets' also, and shawms: O shew yourselves joyful be'fore the' Lord the King.

8. Let the sea make a noise, and all that' therein is the round world, and they that' dwell therein.

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9. Let the floods clap their hands, and let the hills be joyful together be'fore the Lord: for he is' come to judge the earth.

10. With righteousness shall he' judge the world and the people with equity.

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thou hast executed' judgement and' righteousness in Jacob.

5. O magnify the' Lord our God: and fall down before his' footstool, for he is holy.

6. Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among such as call up'on his Name : these called upon the' Lord, and' he heard them.

7. He spake unto them out of the' cloudy pillar for they kept his testimonies, and the' law' that he gave them.

8. Thou heardest them, O' Lord our God: thou forgavest them, O God, and punishedst their own inventions.

9. O magnify the Lord our God, and worship him upon his' holy hill : for the Lord our' God is holy.

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PSALM 100. Jubilate Deo.

BE joyful in the Lord, all ye lands serve the Lord with gladness, and come before his' presence' with a song.

2. Be ye sure that the Lord' he is God it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his' people, and the' sheep of his pasture.

3. O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his' courts with praise be thankful unto him, and speak' good' of his Name.

4. For the Lord is gracious, his mercy is everlasting and his truth

endureth from gene'ration to' generation.

PSALM 101. Misericordiam et judicium.

MY song shall be of' mercy and

judgement unto thee, O' Lord,'

will I sing.

2. O let me have' understanding : in' the' way of godliness.

3. When wilt thou' come unto me: I will walk in my house with a' perfect

heart.

4. I will take no wicked thing in hand; I hate the sins of unfaithfulness there shall' no such' cleave unto

me.

5. A froward heart shall depart from me I will not know a wicked person.

6. Whoso privily' slandereth his neighbour : him' will' I destroy.

7. Whoso hath also a proud look and' high stomach: I' will not' suffer him.

8. Mine eyes look upon such as are' faithful in the land that they may' dwell with me.

9. Whoso leadeth a' godly life: he'shall' be my servant.

10. There shall no deceitful person' dwell in my house he that telleth lies shall not' tarry' in my sight.

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11. I shall soon destroy all the ungodly that are' in the land: that I may root out all wicked doers from the' city' of the Lord.

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let my crying' come unto thee. 2. Hide not thy face from me in the time of my trouble: incline thine ear unto me when I call; O' hear me, and' that right soon.

3. For my days are consumed a'way like smoke and my bones are burnt' up as it' were a fire-brand.

4. My heart is smitten down, and' withered like grass so that I for'get to' eat my bread.

5. For the voice of my groaning : my bones will' scarce cleave' to my flesh.

6. I am become like a' pelican in the wilderness and like an' owl that is' in the desert.

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7. I have watched, and am even as it' were a sparrow that sitteth a'lone up'on the house-top.

8. Mine enemies revile me' all the day long and they that are mad upon me are sworn to'gether against

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have mercy upon her, yea, the time is come.

14. And why? thy servants think up'on her stones and it pitieth them to' see her in the dust.

15. The heathen shall fear thy' Name, O Lord and all the kings of the' earth thy Majesty;

16. When the Lord shall' build up Sion and when his' glory' shall appear;

17. When he turneth him unto the and de'

prayer of the' poor destitute spiseth not' their desire.

18. This shall be written for those that come after and the people which shall be born shall' praise the Lord.

19. For he hath looked' down from his sanctuary: out of the heaven did the' Lord behold the earth;

20. That he might hear the mournings of such as are' in captivity and deliver the children ap'pointed' unto death;

21. That they may declare the Name

of the Lord in Sion: and his' worship' at Jerusalem;

22. When the people are' gathered together and the kingdoms' also, to' serve the Lord.

23. He brought down my' strength in my journey: and' shortened my days,

24. But I said, O my God, take me not away in the' midst of mine age as for thy years, they endure through'out all' generations.

25. Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foun'dation of the earth: and the' heavens are the' work of thy hands.

26. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure they all shall wax' old as' doth a garment;

27. And as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they' shall be changed but thou art the same, and thy' years' shall not fail.

28. The children of thy servants' shall continue and their seed shall stand' fast in' thy sight.

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PSALM 103. Benedic, anima mea.

PRAISE the Lord, O my soul : and

all that is within me' praise his

holy Name.

2. Praise the Lord, O my soul and for get not' all his benefits;

3. Who forgiveth' all thy sin: anď healeth all' thine infirmities:

4. Who saveth thy' life from destruction and crowneth thee with' mercy and' loving-kindness;

5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with' good things making thee young and' lusty' as an eagle.

6. The Lord executeth' righteousness and judgement : for all them that' are op'pressed with wrong.

7. He shewed his' ways unto Moses : his works un'to the' children of Israel.

8. The Lord is full of com'passion and mercy long-suffering, and of' great goodness.

9. He will not' alway be chiding: neither keepeth' he his' anger for ever.

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10. He hath not dealt with us' after our sins nor rewarded us ac'cording' to our wickednesses.

11. For look how high the heaven is in comparison of the earth : so great is his mercy' also toward' them that fear him.

12. Look how wide also the east is' from the west so far hath he' set our sins from us.

13. Yea, like as a father pitieth his' own children: even so is the Lord' merciful unto' them that fear him.

14. For he knoweth whereof' we are made he re'membereth that we' are but dust.

15. The days of man are but as grass for he flourisheth as a flower' of the field.

16. For as soon as the wind goeth over it, it is gone and the place there' of shall' know it no more.

17. But the merciful goodness of the Lord endureth for ever and ever upon' them that fear him and his'

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