ek counsel in my soul, and be so vexed in my
heart: how long shall mine enemies triumph over me?

3 Consider, and hear me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, that I
sleep not in death.

4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: for if I be
cast down, they that trouble me will rejoice at it.

5 But my trust is in thy mercy: and my heart is joyful in thy
salvation.

6 I will sing of the Lord, because he hath dealt so lovingly with
me: yea, I will praise the Name of the Lord most Highest.

PSALM 14. _Dixit insipiens_.

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

2 They are corrupt, and become abominable in their doings: there
is none that doeth good, no not one.

3 The Lord 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 none that doeth good, no not one.

5 Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues have they
deceived: the poison of asps is under their lips.

6 Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are
swift to shed blood.

7 Destruction and unhappiness is in their ways, and the way of
peace have they not known: there is no fear of God before their
eyes.

8 Have they no knowledge, that they are all such workers of
mischief: eating up my people as it were bread, and call not
upon the Lord?

9 There were they brought in great fear, even where no fear was:
for God is in the generation of the righteous.

10 As for you, ye have made a mock at the counsel of the poor:
because he putteth his trust in the Lord.

11 Who shall give salvation unto Israel out of Sion? When the
Lord turneth the captivity of his people: then shall Jacob rejoice,
and Israel shall be glad.

DAY 3 MORNING PRAYER

PSALM 15. _Domine, quis habitabit?_

Lord, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle: or who shall rest upon
thy holy hill?

2 Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life: and doeth the thing
which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart.

3 He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to
his neighbour: and hath not slandered his neighbour.

4 He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes:
and maketh much of them that fear the Lord.

5 He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not:
though it were to his own hindrance.

6 He that hath not given his money upon usury: nor tak