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 true, and righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:

Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Moreover by them is thy servant warned:
In keeping of 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 perfect,

And I shall be clear from great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight,

O LORD, my rock, and my redeemer.

XVI.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

He restoreth my soul:

He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me: Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:

Thou hast anointed my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

XVII.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will 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 is a shield and a buckler.

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;

For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

A thousand shall fall at thy side,

And ten thousand at thy right hand;

But it shall not come nigh thee.

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold,

And see the reward of the wicked.

For thou, O LORD, art my refuge!

Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;

There shall no evil befall thee,

Neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
For He shall give His angels charge over thee,
To keep thee in all thy ways.

They shall bear thee up in their hands,
Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder:
The young lion and the serpent shalt thou
trample under feet.

Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him.

I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.

He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble:

I will deliver him, and honor him.
With long life will I satisfy him,
And shew him My salvation.

XVIII.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;

And all that is within me, bless His holy

name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,

And forget not all His benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;

Who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender mercies:

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
The LORD executeth righteous acts,
And judgments for all that are oppressed.
He made known his ways unto Moses,
His doings unto the children of Israel.
The LORD is full of compassion and gracious,
Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
He will not always chide;

Neither will He keep His anger forever.
He hath not dealt with us after our sins,

Nor rewarded us after our iniquities.

For as the heaven is high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward them that fear
Him.

As far as the east is from the west,

So far hath He removed our transgressions

from us.

Like 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.
For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone;
And the place thereof shall know it no more.
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting
to everlasting upon them that fear Him,
And his righteousness unto children's chil-
dren:

To such as keep His covenant,

And to those that remember His precepts to

do them.

The LORD hath established His throne in the heavens:

And His kingdom ruleth over all.

Bless the LORD, ye angels of His:

Ye mighty in strength, that fulfil His word, Hearkening unto the voice of His word.