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3. For the mountains shall bring forth peace to the people, And the hills, through righteousness.

4. He shall defend the oppressed of the people;

He shall save the needy, and break in pieces the oppressor. 5. He shall be like rain descending on the mown field,

Like showers which water the earth.

6. In his days shall the righteous flourish,

And great shall be their prosperity. 7. He shall spare the weak and needy, And save the lives of the poor.

8. He shall redeem them from deceit and violence; And their blood shall be precious in his sight.

9. His name shall endure forever;

His name shall be continued as long as the sun and the moon

shall endure.

By him shall men bless themselves;

All nations shall call him blessed.

(Ps. LXXII; 1-4, 6, 7.)

Whom shall I fear?

The LORD is the shield of my life;

Of whom shall I be afraid?

2. Though a host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear, Though war should rise against me, yet will I be confident. Hear my voice, O LORD! when I cry unto thee;

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Have pity upon me, and answer me!

4. When I think of thy precept, Thy face, LORD, do I seek.

"Seek ye my face!"

5. O hide not thou thy face from me;
Cast not thy servant away in displeasure!
Thou hast been my help, do not leave me;
Do not forsake me, O God, my helper !

6. For my father and

mother my

But the LORD will take me up.

may

forsake me;

7.

I trust that I shall see the goodness of the LORD
In the land of the living.

Hope thou in the LORD!

8. Be of good courage; let thy heart be strong; Hope thou in the LORD!

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(Ps. XXVII; 1, 3, 7, 10, 13, 14.)

2. REST ON GOD,

Truly my soul resteth on God alone;
From him cometh my deliverance !

He alone is my rock and my salvation;

He is my safeguard, I shall not wholly fall! (Ps. LXII; 1-2. )

In the multitude of anxieties within me,

Thy consolations revive my soul.

Praised be the LORD daily!

(Ps. XCIV; 79.)

Ps. XVIII; 4-5.

When we are heavy-laden the Mighty One is our help.

4. JOY AND SORROW.

Sing unto the LORD, O ye his servants!

And praise his holy name!

2. For his anger endureth but a moment, But his favor through life;

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In the evening sorrow may be a guest,
But joy cometh in the morning.

5. BE OF GOOD COURAGE.

(Ps. XXX; 1-5.)

I say, "Thou art my God! my destiny is in thy hand." 2. O how great is thy goodness, which thou treasurest up for them

that fear thee;

Which thou showest to them that trust in thec, before the sons of men!

3. Thou hidest them in the secret place of thy presence from the machinations of men!

Thou shelterest them in thy pavilion from the violence of tongues.

4. O love the LORD all ye his servants;

For the LORD preserveth the faithful,
And requiteth the proud in full measure!

5. Be of good courage; let your hearts be strong,
All ye who trust in the LORD!

(Ps. XXXI; 14, 19, 20, 23, 24.)

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6. SEEKING GOD,

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2. In the LORD doth my soul boast; Let the afflicted hear, and rejoice! 3. O magnify the LORD with me,

And let us exalt his name together! 4. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears, 5. Look up to him, and ye shall have light; Your faces shall never be ashamed.

6. This afflicted man cried, and the LORD heard,

And saved him from all his troubles.

7. The angels of the LORD encamp around those who fear him.

And deliver them.

8. O taste, and see how good is the LORD!

Happy the man who trusteth in him!

9. O fear the LORD, ye his servants!

For to those who fear him there shall be no want.

10. Young lions want, and suffer hunger;

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But they who fear the LORD want no good thing.

(Ps. XXXIV; 1-10.)

7. TRUST IN GOD'S PROVIDENCE.

Happy the nation whose God is the Eternal;
The people whom he hath chosen for his inheritance.

2. The LORD looketh down from heaven;

He beholdeth all the children of men;

3. From his dwelling-place he beholdeth all the inhabitants of the

earth,

4. He that formed the hearts of all,

And observeth all their works,

5. A king is not saved by the number of his forces, Nor a hero by the greatness of his strength.

6. The horse is a vain thing for safety,

Nor can he deliver his master by his great strength.

7. Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that trust in his goodness;

8. To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.

9. The hope of our souls is in the LORD;
He is our help and our shield.

10. Yea, in him doth our heart rejoice;
In his holy name we have confidence.
May thy goodness be upon us O LORD!
According

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as we trust in thee!

(Ps. XXXIII; 12-22.\

8. GOD OUR KEEPER.

I lift up mine eyes to the hills:
Whence cometh my help?

My help cometh from the LORD
Who made heaven and earth.

He will not suffer thy foot to stumble;
Thy guardian doth not slumber.

Behold, the guardian of Israel

Doth neither slumber nor sleep.

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He will preserve thy life.

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From this time forth for ever.

The LORD is thy guardian;

The LORD is thy shade at thy right hand.
The sun shall not smite thee by day,

Nor the moon by night.

The LORD will preserve thee from all evil;

The LORD will preserve thy going out and thy coming in,

(Ps., CXXI.)

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TIME AND ETERNITY.

1. THE ETERNITY OF GOD, AND THE FRAILTY OF MAN.

LORD! thou hast been our strong-hold in all generations!

2. Before the mountains were brought forth,

Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,
Even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God!

3. But man thou turnest again to dust,

And say'st, "Return, ye children of men !"

4. For a thousand years are, in thy sight,

As yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 5. Thou carriest him away as with a flood; he is a dream; In the morning he springeth up like grass,

6. Which flourisheth and shooteth up in the morning,
And in the evening is cut down, and withered:
We spend our years like a thought.

7. The days of our life are threescore years and ten,
And, by reason of strength, may be fourscore years:
Yet is the pride of them weariness and sorrow;
For it vanisheth swiftly, and we fly away.

8. Teach us so to number our days,
That we may apply our hearts to wisdom!

(Ps. XC; 1-6, 10, 12.)

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2. THE FLEETNESS OF TIME.

LORD make me to know mine end,

And the number of my days,

That I may know how frail I am!

Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth,
And my life is as nothing before thee;

Yea, every man in his firmest state is altogether vanity. 3. Surely every man walketh in a vain show;

Surely he disquieteth himself in vain;

He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. 4. What, then, O LORD, is my hope?

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My hope is in thee!

Deliver me from all my transgressions;
Let me not be the reproach of scoffers!

6. But remove from me thine infliction ;

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For I am perishing by the blow of thy hand.

When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for his iniquity, Thou causest his glory to waste away like a moth!

Surely every man is vanity.

8. Hear my prayer, O LORD! give ear to my cry; Be not silent at my tears!

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For I am but a stranger with thee,

A sojourner, as all my fathers were.

O spare me, that I may recover strength,
Before I go away, and be no more!

(Ps. XXXIX.)

3. THE SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY.

1. He that dwelleth in the covert of the Highest, Abideth in the shadow of the Almighty.

2. I say to the LORD: My refuge and my fortress, My God in whom I trust.

3. Yea, He saveth thee from the fowler's snare,

From noisome pestilence.

4. With His pinions He covereth thee,

And under his wings thou art safe;

His truth is shield and buckler.

5. Thou shalt not fear for the terrors by night,
The arrow that flieth by day;

6. The plague that stalketh in darkness,
The death that wasteth at noonday.
7. Though a thousand fall beside thee,
Ten thousand at thy right hand,
Unto thee it shall not come nigh.