and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence: and take not thy holy
Spirit from me.

12 O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with
thy free Spirit.

13 Then shall I teach thy ways unto the wicked: and sinners shall
be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, O God, thou that art the God
of my health: and my tongue shall sing of thy righteousness.

15 Thou shalt open my lips, O Lord: and my mouth shall shew thy
praise.

16 For thou desirest no sacrifice, else would I give it thee: but
thou delightest not in burnt-offerings.

17 The sacrifice of God is a troubled spirit: a broken and contrite
heart, O God, shalt thou not despise.

18 O be favourable and gracious unto Sion: build thou the walls of
Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifice of righteousness,
with the burnt-offerings and oblations: then shall they offer young
bullocks upon thine altar.

PSALM 52. _Quid gloriaris?_

Why boastest thou thyself, thou tyrant: that thou canst do mischief;

2 Whereas the goodness of God: endureth yet daily?

3 Thy tongue imagineth wickedness: and with lies thou cuttest like
a sharp rasor.

4 Thou hast loved unrighteousness more than goodness: and to talk
of lies more than righteousness.

5 Thou hast loved to speak all words that may do hurt: O thou false
tongue.

6 Therefore shall God destroy thee for ever: he shall take thee,
and pluck thee out of thy dwelling, and root thee out of the land
of the living.

7 The righteous also shall see this, and fear: and shall laugh him
to scorn;

8 Lo, this is the man that took not God for his strength: but
trusted unto the multitude of his riches, and strengthened himself
in his wickedness.

9 As for me, I am like a green olive-tree in the house of God: my
trust is in the tender mercy of God for ever and ever.

10 I will always give thanks unto thee for that thou hast done:
and I will hope in thy Name, for thy saints like it well.

DAY 10 EVENING PRAYER

PSALM 53. _Dixit insipiens_.

The foolish body hath said in his heart: There is no God.

2 Corrupt are they, and become abominable in their wickedness:
there is none that doeth good.

3 God looked down from heaven upon the children of men: to see if
there were any that would understand, and seek after God.

4 But they are all gone out of the way, they are altogether become
abominable: there is also none that doeth good, no