8. But with thine eyes shalt thou look,

And behold the reward of the wicked. 9. Yea, Thou, () LORD, art my refuge. 10. Thou hast made the Highest thy defence, There shall no evil befall thee,

Nor plague come nigh thy dwelling.

11. For He giveth His angels charge of thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

12. "Because he loveth me, I will deliver him;

I will set him on high, because he knoweth my name. 13. When he calleth upon me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in trouble;

I will deliver him, and bring him to honor.

14. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation."

BLESS the LORD, O my soul !

And all that is within me, bless his holy name!

Bless the LORD O my soul!

(Ps. XCI.)

Who redeemeth thy life from the grave;

Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies;
Who satisfieth thine old age with good,

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And forget not all his benefits!

Who healeth all thy diseases;

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So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
The LORD executeth justice

And equity for all the oppressed.

He made known his ways to Moses,

His doings to the children of Israel.

The LORD is merciful and kind,

Slow to anger and rich in mercy.

He doth not always chide,

Nor doth he keep his anger for ever.

He hath not dealt with us according to our sins
Nor requited us according to our iniquities.
Even as a father pitieth his children,

So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
For he knoweth our frame,

He remembereth that we are dust.

As for man, his days are as grass;
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
The wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
And its place shall know it no more.

15. But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting to them that fear him,

And his righteousness to children's children.

(Ps. CIII; 1-10, 13-17.)

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VIII.

REPENTANCE AND FORGIVENESS.

1. OUT OF THE DEEP.

OUT of the depths do I cry to thee, O LORD!

2. O LORD! listen to my voice,

Let thine ears be attentive to my supplication! 3. If thou, LORD, shouldst mark iniquities Lord, who could stand?

4. But with thee is forgiveness,

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Yea, more than they who watch for the morning!

O Israel! trust in the LORD! for with the LORD is mercy, And with him is plenteous redemption.

8. He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

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2. THE TROUBLED HEART.

(Ps. CXXX.)

HEAR my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my supplications In thy faithfulness, and in thy righteousness, answer me !

2. Enter not into judgment with thy servant;

For before thee, no man living is righteous.

3. My spirit is overwhelmed within me;

My heart within me is desolate.

4. I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the deeds of thy hands.

5. I stretch forth my hands unto thee;

My soul thirsteth for thee, like a parched land. 6. Hear me speedily, O LORD! my spirit faileth; Hide not thy face from me,

Lest I become like those who go down to the pit!

3. THE GRACIOUS GOD.

1. BE gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness;

According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!

2. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin!

3. For I acknowledge my transgressions,
And my sin is ever before me.

4. Against thee, thee only have I sinned,
And in thy sight have I done evil;
5. So that thou art just in thy sentence,
And righteous in thy judgment.

6. Behold! thou desirest truth in the heart;
So teach me wisdom in my inmost soul!

7. Make me to hear joy and gladness,

So that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice!

8. Hide thy face from my sins,

And blot out all my iniquities!

9. Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit! 10. Cast me not away from thy presence,

And take not thy holy spirit from me! 11. Restore to me the joy of thy protection, And strengthen me with a willing spirit! 12. Then will I teach thy ways to transgressors, And sinners shall be converted to thee.

13. O LORD! open thou my lips,

That my mouth may show forth thy praise!

14. For thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I give it ;

Thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

15. The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit;

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A broken and contrite heart, O God! thou wilt not despise !

4. THE WAY OF GOD.

Cause me to know thy ways, O LORD!

Teach me thy paths!

2. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me!

For thou art the God from whom cometh my help;
In thee do I trust at all times!

3. Remember thy loving-kindness, O LORD!

(Ps. LI.)

And thy tender mercy, which thou hast exercised of old!

4. Remember not the faults and transgressions of my youth! According to thy mercy remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O LORD!

5. Good and righteous is the LORD;

Therefore showeth he to sinners the way. 6. The humble he guideth in his statutes, And the meek he teacheth his way.

7. All the doings of the LORD are mercy and truth To those who keep his covenant and his precepts. 8. For thy name's sake, O LORD,

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Pardon my iniquity; for it is great!

Who is the man that feareth the LORD?

Him doth he show the way which he should choose. 10. He shall himself dwell in prosperity,

And his offspring shall inherit the land.

11. The friendship of the LORD is with them that fear him, And he will teach them his covenant.

12. Mine eyes are ever directed to the LORD, For he will pluck my feet from the net. Look upon me, and pity me;

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For I am desolate and afflicted! 14. Lighten the sorrows of my heart, And deliver me from my troubles!

15. Look upon my affliction and distress, And forgive all my sins!

16. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

For on thee do I rest my hope!

17. Redeem Israel, O God! from all his troubles!

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(Ps. XX; 4-18,21, 22.)

5. THE HEARER OF PRAYER.

To thee belongeth trust, to thee praise, O God in Zion! And to thee shall the vow be performed!

2. O Thou that hearest prayer!

To thee shall all flesh come!

3. My iniquities are heavy upon me ;

But thou wilt forgive our transgressions!

4. Happy is he whom thou choosest,

And bringest near thee to dwell in thy courts!

May we be satisfied with the blessings of thy house.
Thy holy temple!

5. By wonderful deeds dost thou answer us in thy goodness,

O God, our salvation !

Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth,

And of the most distant seas!

(Ps. LXV; 1-5.).

7. Cause me to see thy loving-kindness speedily;
For in thee do I trust!

Make known to me the way which I should take;
For to thee do I lift up my soul !

(Ps. CXLIII; 1-2, 4-8.)

6. THE HAPPINESS OF HIM WHOSE SINS ARE FORGIVEN.

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Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!

2. Happy the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile !

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While I kept silence, my bones were wasted,

By reason of my groaning all the day long.

4. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me;

My moisture dried up, as in summer's drought.

5. At length I acknowledged to thee my sin,

And did not hide my iniquity.

I said, "I will confess my transgression to the LORD;'
And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin!

6. Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, while thou mayst be found;

Surely the floods of great waters shall not come near him.

7. Thou art my hiding-place; thou preservest me, from trouble; Thou compassest me about with songs of deliverance.

(Ps. XXXII; 1-7.)

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PROBLEMS OF LIFE.

1. THE WAYS OF PROVIDENCE.

TRULY God is good to Israel,

To those who are pure
in heart.

2. Yet my feet almost gave way;
My steps had well nigh slipped:

3. For I was envious of the proud,

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When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

For they have no pains even to their death; Their bodies are in full health.

5. They have not the woes of other men,

Neither are they smitten like other men.