As Written in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer
Today is Tuesday, December 10, 2024
The liturgical color of the day is PURPLE
The Psalter for Day 8, Evening
Psalm 41
The Forty-First Psalm
Beatus qui intelligit.
BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy; * the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.
The LORD preserve him, and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth; * and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies.
The LORD comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed; * make thou all his bed in his sickness.
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me; * heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, * When shall he die, and his name perish?
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity, * and his heart conceiveth falsehood within himself; and when he cometh forth, he telleth it.
All mine enemies whisper together against me; * even against me do they imagine this evil.
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; * and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.
Yea, even mine own familiar friend whom I trusted, * who did also eat of my bread, hath laid great wait for me.
But be thou merciful unto me, O LORD; * raise thou me up again, and I shall reward them.
By this I know thou favourest me, * that mine enemy doth not triumph against me.
And in my innocency thou upholdest me, * and shalt set me before thy face for ever.
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, * world without end. Amen.Psalm 42
The Forty-Second Psalm
Quemadmodum.
LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks, * so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: * when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?
My tears have been my meat day and night, * while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God?
Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself; * for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God;
In the voice of praise and thanksgiving, * among such as keep holy-day.
Why art thou so full of heaviness, O my soul? * and why art thou so disquieted within me?
O put thy trust in God; * for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.
My soul is vexed within me; * therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, from Hermon and the little hill.
One deep calleth another, because of the noise of thy water-floods; * all thy waves and storms are gone over me.
The LORD will grant his loving-kindness in the daytime; * and in the night season will I sing of him, and make my prayer unto the God of my life.
I will say unto the God of my strength, Why hast thou forgotten me? * why go I thus heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?
My bones are smitten asunder as with a sword, * while mine enemies that trouble me cast me in the teeth;
Namely, while they say daily unto me, * Where is now thy God?
Why art thou so vexed, O my soul? * and why art thou so disquieted within me?
O put thy trust in God; * for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.Psalm 43
The Forty-Third Psalm
Judica me, Deus
GIVE sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people; * O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man.
For thou art the God of my strength; why hast thou put me from thee? * and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me?
O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me, * and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling;
And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness; * and upon the harp will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.
Why art thou so heavy, O my soul? * and why art thou so disquieted within me?
O put thy trust in God; * for I will yet give him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God.