dy recourse to the rock which
is Christ.

Psalms Chapter 137

Confitebor tibi.

Thanksgiving to God for his benefits.

137:1. For David himself. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole
heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to
thee in the sight of the angels:

137:2. I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to
thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy
holy name above all.

137:3. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt
multiply strength in my soul.

137:4. May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have
heard all the words of thy mouth.

137:5. And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory
of the Lord.

137:6. For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he
knoweth afar off.

137:7. If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken
me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my
enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.

137:8. The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever:
O despise not the works of thy hands.

Psalms Chapter 138

Domine, probasti.

God's special providence over his servants.

138:1. Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and
known me:

138:2. Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up.

138:3. Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line
thou hast searched out.

138:4. And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my
tongue.

There is no speech, etc... Viz., unknown to thee: or when there is no
speech in my tongue; yet my whole interior and my most secret thoughts
are known to thee.

138:5. Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of
old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.

138:6. Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot
reach to it.

138:7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from
thy face?

138:8 If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell,
thou art present.

138:9. If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the
uttermost parts of the sea:

138:10. Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall
hold me.

138:11. And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be
my light in my pleasures.

138:12. But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night