^mM^m^^^mmmmmimmmmm &. Proposed Amendments To The ^txt of tlje ^s^altet Prepared by the Committee on the Psalter Text of the Prayer Book Commission To be Presented to the Convention of 1922 Company '^\ m f'\ BX 5946 .A3 1921 Episcopal Church. Prayer Book Commission. Committee Proposed amendments to the text of the Psalter PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE PSALTER THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW YORK • BOSTON • CHICAGO • DALLAS ATLANTA • SAN FRANCISCO MACMILLAN & CO., Limited LONDON • BOMBAY • CALCUTTA MELBOURNE THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd. TORONTO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE PSALTER * PREPARED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE PSALTER TEXT OF THE PRAYER BOOK COMMISSION TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CONVENTION OF igzZ Nmfork THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1921 All rights reserved Copyright, iq2i. By the MACMILLAN COMPANY Set up and clectrotyped. Published July, 1921 Printed in the United States of America THE COMMITTEE The Rt. Rev. William Cabell Brown The Rev. Lucien M. Robinson The Rev. John W. Suter Mr. George Zabriskie Mr. C. S. Baldwin of the Commission; and The Rt. Rev. A. C. A. Hall The Rt. Rev. William F. Faber The Rev. Hughell E. W. Fosbroke The Rev. E. De S. Juny CvH THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONVENTION of 1919 Resolved, That the revision of the text of the Psalter, as presented on pages 233 to 282 of the Report of the Joint Commission on the Book of Common Prayer, be approved so far as principle, method and general result are concerned, and that the amendments in the text therein presented be recommitted to said Commission, together with the whole subject of textual revision of the Psalter, for further study, correction and final revision, the result to be presented to the next General Convention. Resolved, That said Commisssion be directed to publish such final revision of the Psalter at least one year before the meeting of the next Convention, in a pamphlet by itself, for general distribution in the Church. Cvii] PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXT OF THE PSALTER THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS IN THE TEXT OF THE PSALTER Psalm 2, verse 7. Verse 8. Verse 10. Verse 12. I will declare the decree, whereof the Lord hath said unto me: Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Desire of me, and I shall give thee the nations for thine inheri- tance: and the utmost parts of the earth for thy possession. P. B. preach law. P. B. heathen. Be wise now therefore, O ye P- B. kings: be instructed, ye that are ^^^^'^ed. judges of the earth. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little: Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Psalm 4, vei>e 8. Prayer Book Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way: if his wrath be kindled, yea but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Thou hast put gladness in my heart: yea, more than when their corn and wine and oil increase. Psalm 5, verse 7. Verse 9. Psalm 6, verse 6. Verse 8. Psalm 7, verse 4. Verse 7. Prayer Book -A Thou hast put gladness in my heart: since the time that their corn and wine and oil increased. But as for me, in the multitude of thy mercy I will come into thine house: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy tem- ple. Prayer Book But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. For there is no faithfulness in ?: B. their mouth: their inward parts ^"• are very wickedness. I am weary of mv groaning: P. B. every night wash I^ my bed and if^"" ^^^^"^ water my couch with my tears. Away from me, all ye that work P- B. iniquity: for the Lord hath heard ^'^"'^>'- the voice of my weeping. If I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me: (nay, I have delivered him that without any cause is mine en- emy;) And so shall the congregation P of the peoples come about thee: for their sakes therefore lift up thyself again. 1:21 P. B. no pareti' theses. P. B. yea Verse 8. Verse 15. Psalm 8, verse 3. Psalm 9, verse 6. Psalm 9, verse 14. The Lord shall judge the P- B. peoples; give sentence with me, '^^^'^ ^' O Lord: according to my right- eousness, and according to the innocency that is in me. Behold, he travaileth with ^-.B- iniquity: he hath conceived mis- ^I'^fj' chief, and brought forth false- ungodli- hood. ness. When I consider thy heavens, even the work of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained; Prayer Book For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers: the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. thou enemy, thy destruc- tions are come to a perpetual end: even as the cities which thou hast destroyed, whose memorial is perished with them. Prayer Book thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: even as the cities which thou hast destroyed, their memorial is per- ished with them. That I may show all thy P- B. praises within the gates of the ^°^^^- daughter of Sion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 1:33 Psalm 9, The Lord hath made himself verse i6. known, he hath executed judg- ment: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. Prayer Book The Lord is known to execute judgment: the ungodly is trapped in the work of his own hands. Verse 17. The wicked shall be turned P- B. to destruction: and all the people *^^° ^^^^• that forget God. Psalm 10, 15. Surely thou hast seen it: verses 15-16. f^j. ^j^qjj beholdcst ungodliness and wrong, that thou mayest take the matter into thy hand. 16. The poor committeth him- self unto thee: for thou art the helper of the friendless. Prayer Book 15. Surely thou hast seen it: for thou beholdest ungodliness and wrong, 16. That thou mayest take the matter into thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; for thou art the helper of the friendless. Psalm 10, Break thou the power of the verse 17. ungodly and malicious: search out his ungodliness, until thou find none. n43 Prayer Book Break thou the power of the ungodly and mahcious: take away his ungodhness, and thou shalt find none. Psalm lo, Lord, thou hast heard the P. B. verse 19. desire of the poor: thou preparest ^^^^^^°y their heart, and thine ear heark- eneth. Psalm II, For the foundations will be verse 3. ^^^^ down: and what shall the righteous do? Prayer Book For the foundations will be cast down: and what hath the righteous done? Psalm 13, How long shall I seek counsel P. B. verse 2. Jjj j^y soul, and be so vexed in enemies. my heart: how long shall mine enemy triumph over me? Psalm 14, Who shall give salvation unto P. B. verse II. jgrael out of Sion: when the '^J""/^^^' Lord turneth the captivity of his ^^^^ ^* people, then shall Jacob rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. Psalm 16, O my soul, thou hast said unto verse 2. ^he Lord: Thou art my God; I have no good like unto thee. Prayer Book O my soul, thou hast said unto the Lord: Thou art my God; my goods are nothing unto thee. Psalm i6, Wherefore my heart is glad, P. B. verse lo. ^j^j j^y glory rejoiceth: my flesh "'^/. also shall rest in hope. rejoice . Psalm 17, Js for men's works that are P- B. verse 4. ^j^ne against the words of thy ^/^^«-^^ lips: I have kept me from the ways of the destroyer. Psalm 17, They lie waiting in our way verse 11. ^j^ every side: watching to cast us down to the ground; Prayer Book They lie waiting in our way on every side: turning their eyes down to the ground. Psalm 17, Up, Lord, disappoint him, verses 13, 14. ^j^ J cast him down: deliver my soul from the ungodly, by thine own sword; Yea, by thy hand, O Lord; from the men of the evil world: which have their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure. Prayer Book Up, Lord, disappoint him, and cast him down: deliver my soul from the ungodly, which is a sword of thine; From the men of thy hand, O Lord, from the men, I say, and from the evil world: which have n63 of- their portion in this life, whose bellies thou fillest with thy hid treasure. Psalm 17, But as for me, I will behold P.. B. verse 16. ^|^y presence in righteousness: ^^^^^^ and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied. Psalm 18, Make two verses of verse i, verse i. ^q j-g^j ^g follows, renumbering the following verses of the Psalm. 1. I will love thee, Lord, my strength: the Lord is my stony rock, and my defence; 2. My Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust: my buckler, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge. Prayer Book I. I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my stony rock, and my defence: my Saviour, my God, and my might, in whom I will trust; my buck- ler, the horn also of my salva- tion, and my refuge. Psalm 18, The springs of waters were P. B. verse 15. ^^^^^ ^^d the foundations of the ^'J,^/^'^' round world were discovered: at thy chiding, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy displeasure. 1:7: Psalm i8, verse i8. They came upon me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my upholder. P. B. prevented. Psalm i8, As soon as they hear of me, verse 45. they shall obey me: the strangers shall feign submission unto me. Verse 46. The strangers shall fail: and come trembling out of their strongholds. Prayer Book 45. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: but the strange children shall dissemble with me. 46. The strange children shall fail: and be afraid out of their prisons. Psalm 18, The Lord liveth; and blessed P- B. verse 47. [^^ j^y strong helper: and praised ^°|?" ^^ be the God of my salvation; Psalm 19, Make one verse, as follows: verses 14-15. j^ L^^. ^j^g words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart be alway acceptable in thy sight: O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. Prayer Book 14. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart: be alway acceptable in thy sight, 1183 15-0 Lord: my strength and my redeemer. Psalm 21, For thou shalt meet him P- ^^ verses. ^j^j^ ^j^g blessings of goodness: 'P^^^^^^- and shalt set a crown of pure gold upon his head. Psalm 22, Many oxen are come about P- B. verse 12. me: fat bulls of Bashan close ^^•^^«- me in on every side. Psalm 22, verse 26. The poor shall eat, and be satisfied; they that seek after the Lord shall praise him: your heart shall live for ever. Prayer Book The poor shall eat, and be satisfied: they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; your heart shall live for ever. Psalm 22, For the kingdom is the Lord's: P- B. verse 28. ^nd he is the Governor among P^^P^^- the nations. Psalm 23, Thou shalt prepare a table verse 5. before me in the presence of them that trouble me: thou hast anointed my head with oil, and my cup shall be full. P. B. against. Psalm 23, verse 6. Surely thy loving-kindness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. 1:93 P. B. But. Psalm 24, verse 6. This is the generation of them P. B. that seek him: even of them that ^ Jacob. seek thy face, God oj Jacob. Psalm 25, Lead me forth in thy truth, verse 4. ^^^ teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; in thee hath been my hope all the day long. P. B. learn. Psalm 25, verse 8. Psalm 29, verse i. Them that are meek shall he guide in judgment: and such as are gentle, them shall he teach his way. Ascribe unto the Lord, ye mighty: ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength. P. B. learn. Psalm 29, verse 2. Prayer Book Bring unto the Lord, O ye mighty, bring young rams unto the Lord: ascribe unto the Lord worship and strength. Ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name: worship the Lord with holy worship. P.B. Give unto. Psalm 29, The voice of the Lord break- verse 5. g^j^ |.j^g cedar-trees: yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. P.B. Libanus. Psalm 29, verse 6. He maketh them also to skip like a calf: Lebanon also, and Sirion, like a young unicorn. \ B. Atianus. Psalm 29, verse 7. Psalm 29, verse 8. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire; the voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness: yea, the Lord shaketh the wilder- ness of Kadesh. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and strippeth bare the forests: in his temple doth everything speak of his glory. Prayer Book The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to bring forth young, and discovereth the thick bushes: in his temple doth every man speak of his honour. P. B. Cades. Psalm 30, Thou, Lord, hast brought my P- B, verses. ^^^^ ^^^ ^f ^^11: thou hast kept ^^J'J^^ my life from among them that go down to the pit. Psalm 31, I have hated them that hold P. B. verse 7. ^f lying vanities: and my trust ^]!^^,Z',, hath been in the Lord. sntious. Psalm 31 verse 15. Psalm 31 verse 17. P. B. colon after multitude. For I have heard the blas- phemy of the multitude, and fear is on every side: while they con- spire together against me, and take their counsel to take away my life. My times are in thy hand; P- B. deliver me from the hand of ^^^'"• mine enemies: and from them that persecute me. Psalm 31, Thou shalt hide them In the verse 22. covert of thine own presence from the plottings of men: thou shalt keep them secretly in thy tabernacle from the strife of tongues. Prayer Book Thou shalt hide them privily by thine own presence from the provoking of all men: thou shalt keep them secretly in thy taber- nacle from the strife of tongues. Psalm 31, But in my haste I said: I am verse 24. ^.^gt out of the sight of thine eyes. Prayer Book And when I made haste, I said: I am cast out of the sight of thine eyes. Psalm 32, Be ye not like to horse and verse 10. mule, which have no under- standing: whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, else they will not obey thee. Prayer Book Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no under- standing: whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee. Psalm 33, By the word of the Lord were P. B. verse 6. ^he heavens made: and all the ^^•^^^• host of them by the breath of his mouth. Psalm 33, The LoRD looketh down from verse 13. heaven, and beholdeth all the chil- dren of men: from the habita- tion of his dwelHng, he consider- eth all them that dwell on the earth. P. B. looked beheld Psalm 35, verse 3. Psalm 35, verse 6. Psalm 35, verse 9. Bring forth the spear, and P- B. stop the way against them that P^^^ecute, pursue me: say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord pursue them. Prayer Book Let their way be dark and slippery: and let the angel of the Lord persecute them. And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation. Psalm 37, verse 14. Psalm 37, verse 33. Prayer Book And, my soul, be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salva- tion. The ungodly have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow: to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be upright in their ways. The ungodly watcheth the righteous: and seeketh occasion to slay him. P. B. are of a right con- versation. P. B. seeth. Psalm 39, verse 6. Behold, thou hast made my days as it were a span long, and mine age is even as nothing in respect of thee: and verily every man living is altogether vanity. P. B. colon after long. Psalm 40, verse 8. Psalm 40, verse 9. Sacrifice and offering thou P. B. wouldest not: but hast thou opened. mme ears meat- ofering. Burnt-offering and sacrifice for P- B. sin hast thou not required: then i^umt-offer- said I, Lo, I come; "^^■^* Psalm 41, verse 7. All mine enemies whisper to- gether against me: even against me do they imagine this evil, saying, Psalm 41, verse 12. Prayer Book All mine enemies whisper to- gether against me: even against me do they imagine this evil: And in my innocency thou upholdest me: and shalt set me before thy face for ever. Prayer Book And when I am in my health, thou upholdest me: and shalt set me before thy face for ever. Psalm 42, verse 7. O put thy trust in God: for I will yet thank him, which is the help of my countenance, and my God. 1:14a Psalm 42, verse 8. Prayer Book Put thy trust in God: for I will yet give him thanks for the help of his countenance. My soul is vexed within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan and the Hermons and the little hill Mizar. Prayer Book My God, my soul is vexed within me: therefore will I re- member thee concerning the land of Jordan, and the little hill of Hermon. Psalm 42, verse 9. Psalm 43, verse 3. Psalm 44, verse 2. One deep calleth another, be- P; B. cause of the noise of thy water- P^P^^- floods: all thy waves and storms are gone over me. O send out thy light and thy P. B. truth, that they may lead me: Period and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling; How thou hast driven out the P- B. heathen with thy hand, and planted them in: how thou hast destroyed the nations, and made them to flourish. cast them out. Psalm 44, verse 15. Thou makest us to be a by- P. B. word among the nations: and heathen. at us. P. B. that the peoples shake their heads p'gopie. Psalm 45, Make one verse, renumbering verses i and yerses which follow, namely: I. My heart overfloweth with a good matter; I speak the things which I have made concerning the King: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Prayer Book 1. My heart is inditing of a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made unto the King. 2. My tongue is the pen: of a ready writer. Psalm 45, Kings' daughters are among P. B. verse lo. ^j^y honourable women: upon thy ^^^^* right hand doth stand the queen ^^^ ' in a vesture of gold, wrought about with divers colours. Psalm 46, There is a river, the streams verse 4. whereof make glad the city of God : the holy place of the taber- nacle of the Most Highest. Prayer Book The rivers of the flood thereof shall make glad the city of God: the holy place of the tabernacle of the Most Highest. Psalm 47, He shall subdue the 'peoples P- B. verses. under us: and the nations under ^^°^^^' our feet. den Psalm 47, verse 4. Psalm 47, verse 8. Psalm 47, verse 9. Psalm 48, verse 10. Psalm 48, verse 12. Psalm 49, verse 5. Psalm 49, verse 7. Psalm 49, verse 8. He shall choose out an heritage P- B. for us: even the excellency of ^°^^"^^P- Jacob, whom he loved. God relgneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy seat. The princes of the peoples are joined unto the people of the God of Abraham: for God, which is very high exalted, doth de- fend the earth, as it were with a shield. Let mount Sion rejoice, and the daughters of Judah be glad: because of thy judgments. P. B. heathen. P. B. people. P. B. daughter. P. B. Mark well her bulwarks, con- sider her palaces: that ye may tell ^^ ^' them that come after. houses. Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil: when wickedness at my heels compasseth me round- about .'' Prayer Book Wherefore should I fear in the days of wickedness: and when the wickedness of my heels com- passeth me round about? But no man may deliver his P. B. brother: nor make agreement semicolon ^ J r 1 • ° at end. unto uod tor him. (For it cost more to redeem their souls: so that he must let that alone for ever;) CI?] p. B. No pa- rentheses. Psalm 49, That he should live alway: verse 9. ^^d not see the grave. Prayer Book Yea, though he live long: and see not the grave. Psalm 49, And yet they think that their P. B. verse II. houses shall continue for ever, ^°]°" ^"^"^ and that their dwelling-places shall endure from one generation to another: and call the lands after their own names. Psalm 49, Nevertheless, man being in verse 12. honour abideth not : seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; Verse 13. This their way is their folly: yet their posterity praise their saying. Prayer Book 12. Nevertheless, man will not abide in honour: seeing he may be compared unto the beasts that perish; this is the way of them. 13. This is their foolishness: and their posterity praise their saying. verse Psalm 49, They He in the grave like ^4^ sheep; death is their shepherd; and the righteous shall have domination over them in the morning: their beauty shall con- Psalm 49, verse 15. sume in the sepulchre, and have no abiding. Prayer Book They lie in the hell like sheep; death gnaweth upon them, and the righteous shall have domi- nation over them in the morning: their beauty shall consume in the sepulchre out of their dwelling. But God hath delivered my P- B. soul from the power of the grave: ^^^ °f for he shall receive me. hell. Psalm 49, verse 20. Psalm 50, verse 16. Psalm 50, verse 23. Psalm 52, verse 4. P.B. said. Man that is in honour and hath no understanding: is com- pared unto the beasts that per- ish. Prayer Book Man being in honour hath no understanding: but is compared unto the beasts that perish. But unto the ungodly saith God: Why dost thou preach my laws, and takest my covenant in thy mouth; Whoso offereth me thanks and P. B. praise, he honoureth me: and to [^^^'^-^i^ him that ordereth his way aright, will I show the salvation of God. Thou hast loved unrighteous- P- B. ness more than goodness: and f-Jf^ ^^ falsehood more than righteous- ness. Psalm 55, verse i6. Psalm 55, verse 19. Psalm 56, verse 2. Psalm 57, verse 10. Psalm 58, verse 6. Psalm 58, verse 6. P. B. tvith me. P. B. Let death come hastily upon P- B. them, and let them go down |J^^g^* alive into the pit: for wickedness ^J//^ * is in their dwellings, and among them. It is he that hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many that strove with me. Mine enemies are daily at hand to swallow me up: for they '^' be many that fight against me, O thou most Highest. I will give thanks unto thee, P. B. Lord, among the peoples: and ^^°P^^ 1 will sing unto thee among the nations. Make two verses, renumbering succeeding verses accordingly, namely: 6. Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths: smite the jaw- bones of the lions, O Lord. 7. Let them fall away like water that runneth apace: when they shoot their arrows, let them be rooted out. Prayer Book Break their teeth, O God, in their mouths; smite the jaw- bones of the lions, O Lord: let them fall away like water that Psalm 58, verse 8. Psalm 59, verse 12. Psalm 60, verse 6. Psalm 60, verse 7. Psalm 62, verse 9. runneth apace; and when they shoot their arrows let them be rooted out. Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns: he shall take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. Prayer Book Or ever your pots be made hot with thorns: so let indignation vex him, even as a thing that is raw. For the sin of their mouth, and for the words of their lips, they shall be taken in their pride: and why? their talk is of cursing and lies. God hath spoken in his holi- P- B. ness, I will rejoice, and divide Sachem. Shechem: and mete out the valley of Succoth. Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my law-giver; As for the children of men, they are but vanity; the children of men are deceitful: upon the weights they are altogether lighter than vanity itself. Prayer Book As for the children of men, they are but vanity: the children 1:213 P. B. preach' ing. P. B. Manasses. Psalm 63, verse 3. Psalm 66, verse 2. of men are deceitful upon the weights; they are^ altogether lighter than vanity itself. Thus have I looked for thee in the sanctuary: that I might be- hold thy power and glory. Say unto God, O how wonder- ful art thou in thy works: through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies bozo down unto thee. P. B. holiness. P. B. be found liars. Psalm 66, verse 6. He ruleth with his power for P. B. ever; his eyes behold the nations: P^^P'-^- and such as will not believe shall not be able to exalt themselves. Psalm 66, verse 12. Psalm 68, verse 4. I will go into thine house with burnt-offerings, and will pay thee my vows: which I promised with my lips, and spake with my mouth, when I was in trouble. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name; magnify him that rideth upon the heav- ens: praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him. Prayer Book O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name: magnify him that rideth upon the heavens, as it were upon a horse; praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him. 1:223 P. B. colon after offerings. Psalm 68, verse ii. Psalm 68, verse 13. Psalm 68, verse 15. Psalm 68, verse 16. Psalm 68, verse 18. Psalm 68, verse 22. Psalm 68, verse 25. The Lord gave the word: great was the company of them that bare the tidings. Prayer Book The Lord gave the word: great was the company of the preachers. Though ye have lain among P- B. the sheep-folds, yet shall ye be as ^°^•^• the wings of a dove: that is covered with silver wings, and her feathers like gold. As the hill of Bashan, so is P- B. God's hill: even an high hill, as ^^^^" the hill of Bashan. P. B. Basan. Why mock ye so, ye high hills? P- B. this is God's hill, in the which it ^^P ^ '°' pleaseth him to dwell: yea, the Lord will abide in it for ever. Thou art gone up on high, thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts from men: yea, even from thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them. The Lord hath said, I will bring my people again, as I did from Bashan: mine own will I bring again, as I did sometime from the deep of the sea. The singers go before, the minstrels follow after: in the midst of the damsels playing with the timbrels. 1231 P. B. for. P. B. for. P. B. Basan. P. B. are. Psalm 68, verse 26. Psalm 68, verse 27. Psalm 68, verse 30. Psalm 69, verse 20. Psalm 69, verse 21. Give thanks unto God the Lord in the congregation: ye that are of the fountain of Israel. Prayer Book Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the Lord in the congrega- tions: from the ground of the heart. There is little Benjamin their ruler, and the princes of Judah with their council: the princes of Zehulouy and the princes of Naphthali. Rebuke thou the dragon and the bull, with the multitude of the heathen, so that they humbly bring pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war; Prayer Book When the company of the spearmen and multitude of the mighty are scattered abroad among the beasts of the people, so that they humbly bring pieces of silver: and when he hath scattered the people that delight in war; Thou hast known my reproach, my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all in thy sight. Rebuke hath broken my heart; I am full of heaviness: I looked for some to have pity on me, 1:243 P. B. their council. P. B. Zabulon. P. B. Nephthali. P. B. reproof. P. B. Thy rebuke. but there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me. Psalm 71, In thee, O Lord, have I put P. B. verse i. j^y trust; let me never be put to '^•^"imas confusion: but rid me and deliver ^ ^f ^1 . , . .. me and me m thy righteousness; mchne deliver me. thine ear unto me, and save me. Psalm 71, Make two verses of 9 and re- verse 9. number the following verses, as follows : — 9. For mine enemies speak against me: and they that lay wait for my soul take their coun- sel together, saying, 10. God hath forsaken him: persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him. Prayer Book 9. For mine enemies speak against me; and they that lay wait for my soul take their coun- sel together, saying: God hath forsaken him; persecute him, and take him, for there is none to deliver him. Psalm 71, My lips will be glad when I P-.B. verse 21. gjj^g y^y^^^ thee: and so will my •^^'"• soul whom thou hast delivered. Psalm 72, He shall come down like the P- B. verse 6. j-^jj^ upon the mown grass: even ^'^^° ^ as the drops that water the earth. fleece of wool. n2s3 Psalm 72, verse 8. Psalm 72, verse 10. Psalm 72, verse 16. Psalm 72, verse 17. His dominion shall be also P- B. from the one sea to the other: fi^°'^' and from the River unto the world's end. The kings of Tarshish and of P- B. the isles shall give presents: the Tharsts. kings of Arabia and Saba shall bring gifts. There shall be abundance of corn in the earth, high upon the hills; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass upon the earth. Prayer Book There shall be an heap of corn in the earth, high upon the hills: his fruit shall shake like Libanus, and shall be green in the city like grass upon the earth. His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall remain under the sun among the pos- terities, which shall be blessed in him: and all the nations shall praise him. Prayer Book His Name shall endure for ever; his Name shall remain under the sun among the poster- ities: which shall be blessed through him; and all the heathen shall praise him. 1:263 Psalm 73, Make two verses and renum- versei2. ^er what follows: 12. Lo, these are the un/Todly: these prosper in the world, and these have riches in possession. 13. And I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain: and washed my hands in innocency. Prayer Book Lo, these are the ungodly, these prosper in the world, and these have riches in possession: and I said, Then have I cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. Psalm 73y For lo, they that forsake thee verse 26. gj^^jj perish: thou hast destroyed all them that are unfaithful unto thee. Prayer Book For lo, they that forsake thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that commit fornication against thee. Psalm 74, O God, how long shall the verse 11. adversary do this dishonour: shall the enemy blaspheme thy Name for ever? Prayer Book O God, how long shall the adversary do this dishonour: how long shall the enemy blas- pheme thy Name.f* for ever.'' 1:273 Psalm 75, In the appointed time, saith verse 3. God: I shall judge according unto right. Prayer Book When I receive the congrega- tion: I shall judge according unto right. Psalm 76, In Judah is God known: his P. B. verse i. ]<[2im^ is great in Israel. Z^^^^- Psalm 76, Thou art glorious in might : verse 4. when thou comest from the hills of the robbers. Prayer Book Thou art of more honour and might: than the hills of the robbers. Psalm 77y verse 2. Psalm 77, verse 14. In the time of my trouble I sought the Lord : / stretched forth my hands unto him, and ceased not in the night season; my soul refused comfort. Thou art the God that doest wonders: and hast declared thy power among the peoples. P. B. my sore ran. P. B. people. Psalm 78, verse 42. Psalm 78, verse 46. They turned back, and tempted P- B. God: and provoked the Holy One ^°^^^- in Israel. He sent flies among them, and P. B. devoured them up: and frogs to ^^'^^' destroy them. 1:283 Psalm 78, verse 55, Psalm 78, verse 57. Psalm 78, verse 58. Psalm 78, verse 61. Psalm 78, verse 64. Psalm 78, verse dy. Psalm y%y verse 72. Psalm 80, verse i. And brought them within the borders of his sanctuary: even to this mountain, which he pur- chased with his right hand. Yet they tempted and dis- pleased the Most High God: and kept not his testimonies; P. B. his. P. B. They turned their backs, and P. B. fell away like their forefathers: ■^"^• starting aside like a broken bow. So that he forsook the taber- P- B. nacle in Shiloh: even the tent ^^^°' that he had pitched among men. The fire consumed their young P- B. men: and their maidens were ^°- not given in marriage. He drave his enemies backward: P. B. smou. and put them to a perpetual ^- ^•. ^J shame. parts. As he was following the ewes with their young he took him: that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. Prayer Book As he was following the ewes great with young ones he took him: that he might feed Jacob his people, and Israel his in- heritance. Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a fiock: show thyself also, 1:29] P. B. sheep. small r. thou that sittest upon the Cheru- bim. Psalm 80, She stretched out her branches P- B. verse II. ^^to the sea: and her boughs ^^'^^^^^'^^ unto the River, Psalm 81, The haters of the Lord should verse 16. have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured forever. Prayer Book The haters of the Lord should have been found liars: but their time should have endured for ever. Psalm 81, I would have fed them also verse 17. with the finest wheat-flour: and with honey out of the stony- rock would I have satisfied thee. Prayer Book He should have fed them also with the finest wheat-flour: and with honey out of the stony rock would I have satisfied thee. Psalm 82, They know not, neither do verse 5. they understand, but walk on still in darkness: all the founda- tions of the earth are out of course. Prayer Book They will not be learned, nor understand, but walk on still in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. Psalm 82, verse 8. Arise, O God, and judge thou P. B. the earth: for thou shalt take all h<^a^hen. nations to thine inheritance. Psalm 83, verse 8. Assyria also is joined with P- R- them: they have holpen the "^Z^' children of Lot. ^^ " Psalm 83, But do thou to them as unto P- B. verse 9. ^]^^ Midianites: unto Sisera, and ^^'^dianius. unto Jabin at the brook Kishon. xi^on. Psalm 83, verse 11. Psalm 83, verse 13. Psalm 83, verse 14. Make them and their princes P- B. Zeb. like Oreb and Zeeb: yea, make ^- ^^• all their princes like as Zebak p g" and Zalmunna; Salmana. O my God, make them like P- B. unto the whirling dust: and as (^^heel. the stubble before the wind; Like as the fire that bumeth P. B. up the forest: and as the flame ^°°^- that consumeth the mountains; period at end. Psalm 83, verse 15. Psalm 85, verse i. Psalm 85, verse 8. Pursue them even so with thy P- B. tempest: and make them afraid Persecute. with thy storm. Lord, thou hast been gracious P- B. unto thy land: thou hast turned ^^J^^^^^^ away the captivity of Jacob. I will hearken what the Lord God will say: for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again unto foolishness. Psalm 85, verse 13. Psalm 86, verse 14. Psalm 87, verse 3. Prayer Book I will hearken what the Lord God will say concerning me: for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again. Righteousness shall go before P- B. him : and shall direct his going in ^^ ^^^^^• the way. God, the proud are risen P- B. against me: and the congrega- 'haughty. tions of wicked men have sought after my soul, and have not set thee before their eyes. 1 will make mention of Egypt and Babylon: as among them that know me. Psalm 87, verse 4. Psalm 87, verse 5. Prayer Book I will think upon Rahab and Babylon: with them that know me. Behold, Philistia also; and Tyre, with Ethiopia: lo, in Sion were they born. Prayer Book Behold, yea the Philistines also: and they of Tyre, with the Morians; lo, there was he born. Yea, of Sion it shall be re- ported, these and these were born in her: and the Most High shall stablish her. C323 Psalm 87, verse 6. Prayer Book And of Sion it shall be re- ported that he was born in her: and the Most High shall stablish her. The Lord shall record it, when he writeth up the peoples: lo, in Sion were they born. The Prayer Book Lord shall rehearse it, when he writeth up the people: that he was born there. Psalm 87, verse 7. Psalm 88, verse 2. Psalm 88, verse 3. Psalm 88, verse 4. The singers also and trum- peters shall make answer: All my fresh springs are in thee. Prayer Book The singers also and trumpet- ers shall he rehearse: All my fresh springs shall be in thee. For my soul is full of trouble: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. P. B. hell. I am counted as one of them P- B. that go down into the pit: and ^l^^' I am even as a man that hath no strength. Cast off among the dead, like unto them that are slainy and lie in the grave: who are out of remembrance, and are cut away from thy hand. 1:333 P. B. Free. P. B. woundei. hell Psalm 89, What man is he that Hveth, P- B. verse 47. ^^^ sh^ll not see death: and {""J,^ "^f shall he dehver his soul from the power of the grave? Psalm 89, Make two verses, as follows: verse 50. 50. Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee: and slan- dered the footsteps of thine anointed. 51. Praised be the Lord for evermore: Amen, and Amen. Prayer Book 50. Wherewith thine enemies have blasphemed thee, and slan- dered the footsteps of thine anointed: Praised be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen. Psalm 90, For a thousand years in thy verse 4. gight are but as yesterday when it is past: and as a watch in the night. Prayer Book For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday: see- ing that is past as a watch in the night. Psalm 90, But who regardeth the power verse II. ^f ^^y wrath: or feareth aright thy indignation? 1:343 Psalm 92, verse 11. Prayer Book But who regard eth the power of thy wrath: for even thereafter as a man feareth, so is thy dis- pleasure. The righteous shall flourish hke a palm-tree: and shall spread abroad like a cedar in Lebanon. P.B. Lib anus. Psalm 94, verse 10. Or he that instnicteth the P. B. heathen: it is he that teacheth nurtureth. man knowledge; shall not he punish ? Psalm 94, verse 14. Psalm 96, verse 3. Psalm 96, verse 10. Psalm 96, verse 13. Psalm 97, verse 8. For the Lord will not fail his people: neither will he forsake his inheritance; Declare his honour unto the heathen: and his wonders unto all peoples. Tell it out among the heathen, that the Lord is King: and that it is he who hath made the round world so fast that it cannot be moved; and how that he shall judge the peoples righteously. For he Cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth. Sion heard of it and rejoiced, and the daughters of Judah were glad: because of thy judgments, O Lord. 1:353 P. B. period at end. P.B. people. P.B. people. P.B. people. P. B. colon after rrjoiced. Psalm 98, With righteousness shall he P. B. verse 10. j^^jg^ ^^g world: and the peoples ^^'^P^^' with equity. Psalm 99, Thou heardest them, O Lord verse 8. Q^J. Q^^ . ^j^q^ forgavest them, O God, though thou didst punish their wicked doings. Prayer Book Thou heardest them, O Lord our God: thou forgavest them, O God, and punishedst their own inventions. Psalm loi, Whoso hath also a haughty P- B. verse 7. Jq^]^ ^^d a pToud heart: I will not tl°l^\. cr ^ ' r. D. hii suffer him. ,i,^^,h^ Psalm 102, The nations shall fear thy P- B. verse 15. Name, O Lord: and all the kings ^'^ihen. of the earth thy majesty; Psalm 102, That he might bear the mourn- P. B. verse 20. jj^gg ^f g^-j^ ^g ^j-g jj^ captivity ^"-^ and deliver them that are ap pointed unto death; children. Psalm 102, When the peoples are gathered P- B. verse 22. together: and the kingdoms also, P^o'P^^- to serve the Lord. Psalm 104, He maketh his angels winds: P-.B- verse 4. ^j^^j j^jg ministers a flaming fire. -^P^^^J"- Psalm 104, The trees of the Lord also are P- B. verse 16. f^j^ ^f sap: even the cedars of Lihanus, Lebanon which he hath planted; n363 Psalm 104, verse 35. Psalm 106, verse 30. Psalm 106, verse 36. Psalm 108, verse 3. Psalm 108, verse 8. Verse 9. Make two verses, as follows: 35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth: and the ungodly shall come to an end. 36. Praise thou the Lord, my soul: praise the Lord. Prayer Book 35. As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, and the ungodly shall come to an end: Praise thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord. Then stood up Phinehas, and P. B. :ecuted judgt plague ceased. executed judgment: and so the -^^l"^^-^* P. B. frayed. Insomuch that they wor- P- B. shipped their idols, which became ^^''^^ . .1 ^u to their a snare unto them: yea, they (yuan decay. offered their sons and their daughters unto devils; I will give thanks unto thee, P- B. O Lord, among the peoples: I P^^V^^- will sing praises unto thee among the nations. Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head; Judah is my lawgiver; Moab is my wash-pot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: upon Philistia will I triumph. Prayer Book 8. Gilead is mine, and Manasses IS mine: Ephraim also is the strength of my head; 9. Judah is my lawgiver; Moab is my wash-pot: over Edom will I cast out my shoe; upon Philistia will I triumph. Psalm 109, Set thou an ungodly man to be P. B. verses. ^uler over him: and let an ad- ^^^^"• versary stand at his right hand. Psalm no, In the didiy of thy power shall verse 3. ^j^y people offer themselves will- ingly with an holy worship: thy young men come to thee as dew from the womb of the morning. Prayer Book In the day of thy power shall thy people offer thee free-will offerings with an holy worship: the dew of thy birth is of the womb of the morning. , Psalm no, He shall judge among the verse 6. heathen: he shall fill the places with the dead bodies, and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries. Prayer Book He shall judge among the heathen; he shall fill the places with the dead bodies: and smite in sunder the heads over divers countries. Psalm III, The fear of the Lord is the verse 10. beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; his praise endur- eth for ever. Prayer Book The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do thereafter; the praise of it endureth for ever. Psalm 113, The LoRD is high above all P- B- verse 4. nations: and his glory above the ^''''^^'''■ heavens. Psalm 116, My delight is in the Lord: verse i. because he hath heard the voice of my prayer. Prayer Book I am well pleased: that the Lord hath heard the voice of my prayer. Psalm 116, Because he hath inclined his P- B. verse 2. ^^j. ^^to me: therefore will I call '^'^^^^ upon him as long as I Hve. Psalm 116, I found trouble and heaviness; verse 4. ^j^g^ called I upon the Name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. n393 Prayer Book I shall find trouble and heavi- ness, and I will call upon the Name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. Psalm 117, O praise the Lord, all ye P- B. verse I. peoples: praise him, all ye na- heathen. tions. Psalm 118, verse 26. Blessed be he that cometh in the Name of the Lord: we have wished you good luck, we that are of the house of the Lord. P. B. ye. Psalm 119, I will keep thy statutes; O for- P- B. verse 8. g^ke me not utterly. ^^r^^'^" Psalm 119, verse 11. Psalm 119, verse 61. Thy word have I hid within my heart: that I should not sin against thee. The snares of the ungodly have compassed me about: but I have not forgotten, thy law. P. B. words. Prayer Book The congregations of the un- godly have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. Psalm 119, verse 66. O teach me true understanding P- B. and knowledge: for I have be- ^^^''^• lieved thy commandments. Psalm 119, Righteous art thou O Lord: P. B. verse 137. ^^^ ^^^^ ^^g ^y judgments. Uo] IS judgment. Psalm 119, verse 148. Psalm 119, verse 149. Psalm 119, verse 165. Psalm 120, verse 4. Psalm I2ij verse i. Psalm 124, verse 2. Psalm 125, verse 3. Mine eyes prevent the night P. B. watches: that I might be occu- "'°''^-^- pied in thy word. Hear my voice, O Lord, ac- P. B. cording unto thy loving-kind- ^^ ^^^"'^ • 1 1 • art wont. ness: quicken me, accordmg to thy judgments. Great is the peace that they have who love thy law: and they have none occasion of stumbling. Prayer Book Great is the peace that they have who love thy law: and they are not offended at it. Woe is me, that I am con- P- B. strained to dwell with Meshech: ^^^^^<=h. and to have my habitation among the tents of Kedar! I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from whence cometh my help? Prayer Book I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills: from whence cometh my help. They had swallowed us up alive: when they were so wrath- fuUy displeased at us. For the sceptre of the ungodly shall 7iot abide upon the lot of the righteous: lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness. P.B. quick. P.B. rod. P.B. cometh not into. Psalm 128, Thy wife shall be as the fruit- P- B. verse 3. f^i yi^e: upon the walls of thine Pf '°^ I '^ at end. house; Psalm 130, My soul fleeth unto the Lord verse 6. before the morning watch: I say, before the morning watch. Prayer Book My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. Psalm 132, Lo, we heard of the same at P- B. verse 6. Ephratah: and found it in the ^P^^^^^' wood. Psalm 132, For thy servant David's sake: P- B. verse 10. ^^^n not away the jace of thine P^'^'^'^'' anointed. Psalm 132, Of the fruit of thy body: shall P- B. verse 12. J get upon thy throne. ^^^^^ Psalm 132, If thy children will keep my P- B. verse 13. covenant, and my testimonies ^'^^• that I shall teach them: their j.^"^^* children also shall sit upon thy throne for evermore. Psalm 133, Behold, how good and joyful verse i. ^ thing it is: for brethren to dwell together in unity! Prayer Book Behold, how good and joyful a thing it is: brethren to dwell together in unity! 1:423 Psalm I33j verse 2. It is like the precious oil upon the head, that ran down unto the beard: even unto Aaron's beard, and went down to the skirts of his clothing. P. B. ointment. Psalm 135, verse 11. Sihouy king of the Amorites, and Og, the king of Bashan: and all the kingdoms of Canaan; P. B. Sehon. P. B. Basan. Psalm 136, Sihon, king of the Amorites: P. B. verse 19. jp^j. j^jg mercy endureth for ever; ^^^on. Psalm 136, And Og, the king of Bashan: P. B. verse 20. f^j. ^jg mercy endureth for ever; ^'''''''' Psalm 137, verse 6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth: yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. P. B. in my mirth. Psalm 138, Yea, they shall sing of the P. B. verses. ways of the Lord: that great is ^"• the glory of the Lord. Psalm 139, Thou art about my path, and P- B. verse 2. about mv bed : and art acquainted ^P[^^^ • T 11 out. with all my ways. Thou hast heset me behind P- B. and before: and laid thine hand f^J^^^ upon me. Let the righteous rather smite me friendly, and reprove me: yea, let not my head refuse their precious balms. 1:43] Psalm 139, verse 4. Psalm 141, verse 5. Verse 6. As for the ungodly : I will pray- yet against their wickedness. Prayer Book 5. Let the righteous rather smite me friendly: and reprove me. Psalm 144, verse 13. Psalm 148, verse i. Psalm 148, verse 7. Psalm 148, verse 10. Psalm 148, verse ii. 6. But let not their precious balms break my head: yea, I will pray yet against their wickedness. That our garners may be full P- B. and plenteous with all manner •^^'■^^^•^• of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands, and ten thousands in our fields. O praise the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights. Praise the Lord from the earth : ye dragons and all deeps; Beasts and all cattle: things and flying fowls; creeping Kings of the earth, and all peoples: princes, and all judges of the world; P. B. of heaven. P. B. height. P. B. upon. P. B. worms. P. B. feathered. P. B. people. Psalm 149, To be avenged of the heathen : P- B. verse 7. ^^d to rebuke the peoples; 'P'°^^'' Psalm 149, To execute judgment upon them, verse 9. ^g j^ jg written: Such honour have all his saints. n443 p. B. That they may be avenged of them. Psalm 150, O praise God in his sanctuary: !'• In- verse I. praise him in the hrmament ^'^^'^«^-f^- of his power. Psalm 150, Praise him in the timbrels and P. li. yerse4. dances: praise him upon the ^>""^«'-f strings and pipe. Us]