Day 28 Evening Prayer

Psalm 136

Confitemini

1. O GIVE thanks unto the LORD, for he is gracious : and his mercy endureth for ever.
2. O give thanks unto the God of all gods : for his mercy endureth for ever.
3. O thank the Lord of all lords : for his mercy endureth for ever.
4. Who only doeth great wonders : for his mercy endureth for ever.
5. Who by his excellent wisdom made the heavens : for his mercy endureth for ever.
6. Who laid out the earth above the waters : for his mercy endureth for ever.
7. Who hath made great lights : for his mercy endureth for ever;
8. The sun to rule the day : for his mercy endureth for ever;
9. The moon and the stars to govern the night : for his mercy endureth for ever.
10. Who smote Egypt with their first-born : for his mercy endureth for ever;
11. And brought out Israel from among them : for his mercy endureth for ever;
12. With a mighty hand, and stretched out arm : for his mercy endureth for ever.
13. Who divided the Red sea in two parts : for his mercy endureth for ever;
14. And made Israel to go through the midst of it : for his mercy endureth for ever.
15. But as for Pharaoh and his host, he overthrew them in the Red sea : for his mercy endureth for ever.
16. Who led his people through the wilderness : for his mercy endureth for ever.
17. Who smote great kings : for his mercy endureth for ever;
18. Yea, and slew mighty kings : for his mercy endureth for ever;
19. Sehon king of the Amorites : for his mercy endureth for ever;
20. And Og the king of Basan : for his mercy endureth for ever;
21. And gave away their land for an heritage : for his mercy endureth for ever;
22. Even for an heritage unto Israel his servant : for his mercy endureth for ever.
23. Who remembered us when we were in trouble : for his mercy endureth for ever;
24. And hath delivered us from our enemies : for his mercy endureth for ever.
25. Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy endureth for ever.
26. O give thanks unto the God of heaven : for his mercy endureth for ever.
27. O give thanks unto the Lord of lords : for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 137

Super flumina

1. BY THE waters of Babylon we sat down and wept : when we remembered thee, O Sion.
2. As for our harps, we hanged them up : upon the trees that are therein.
3. For they that led us away captive required of us then a song, and melody in our heaviness : Sing us one of the songs of Sion.
4. How shall we sing the Lord's song : in a strange land?
5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem : let my right hand forget her cunning.
6. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth : yea, if I prefer not Jerusalem in my mirth.
7. Remember the children of Edom, O Lord, in the day of Jerusalem : how they said, Down with it, down with it, even to the ground.
8. O daughter of Babylon , wasted with misery : yea, happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou hast served us.
9. Blessed shall he be that taketh thy children : and throweth them against the stones.

Psalm 138

Confitebor tibi

1. I WILL give thanks unto thee, O Lord, with my whole heart : even before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2. I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy Name, because of thy loving-kindness and truth : for thou hast magnified thy Name and thy word above all things.
3. When I called upon thee, thou heardest me : and enduedst my soul with much strength.
4. All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord : for they have heard the words of thy mouth.
5. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : that great is the glory of the Lord.
6. For though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly : as for the proud, he beholdeth them afar off.
7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet shalt thou refresh me : thou shalt stretch forth thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
8. The lord shall make good his loving-kindness toward me : yea, thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever; despise not then the works of thine own hands.