he poor out of misery: and maketh him households
like a flock of sheep.

42 The righteous will consider this, and rejoice: and the mouth of
all wickedness shall be stopped.

43 Whoso is wise will ponder these things: and they shall understand
the loving-kindness of the Lord.

DAY 22 EVENING PRAYER

PSALM 108. _Paratum cor meum_.

O God, my heart is ready, my heart is ready: I will sing and give
praise with the best member that I have.

2 Awake, thou lute, and harp: I myself will awake right early.

3 I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the people: I will
sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is greater than the heavens: and thy truth reacheth
unto the clouds.

5 Set up thyself, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above
all the earth.

6 That thy beloved may be delivered: let thy right hand save them,
and hear thou me.

7 God hath spoken in his holiness: I will rejoice therefore, and
divide Sichem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.

8 Gilead is mine, and Manasses is mine: Ephraim also is the strength
of my head.

9 Judah is my law-giver, Moab is my wash-pot: over Edom will I cast
out my shoe, upon Philistia will I triumph.

10 Who will lead me into the strong city: and who will bring me
into Edom?

11 Hast not thou forsaken us, O God: and wilt not thou, O God, go
forth with our hosts?

12 O help us against the enemy: for vain is the help of man.

13 Through God we shall do great acts: and it is he that shall
tread down our enemies.

PSALM 109. _Deus, laudem_.

Hold not thy tongue, O God of my praise: for the mouth of the
ungodly, yea, the mouth of the deceitful is opened upon me.

2 And they have spoken against me with false tongues: they compassed
me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a
cause.

3 For the love that I had unto them, lo, they take now my contrary
part: but I give myself unto prayer.

4 Thus have they rewarded me evil for good: and hatred for my good
will.

5 Set thou an ungodly man to be ruler over him: and let Satan stand
at his right hand.

6 When sentence is given upon him, let him be condemned: and let
his prayer be turned into sin.

7 Let his days be few: and let another take his office.

8 Let his children be fatherless: and his wife a widow.

9 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg their bread: let them seek
it also out of desolate places.

10 Let the extortioner consume all that he hath: and let