Chapter XIV

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Like the eyes of a son on his father, So are my eyes, O Lord, continually towards thee; ² Because with thee are my breasts and my pleasure. ³ Turn not thy compassion away from me, O Lord, And take not thy kindness from me. ⁴ Stretch out thy right hand to me continually, O my Lord, And be a guide to me until the end because of thy good pleasure. ⁵ I shall ¹ These verbs may be optative rather than indicative. be pleasing before thee because of thy glory, And because of thy name I shall ¹ These verbs may be optative rather than indicative. be delivered from the evil one; ⁶ And thy gentleness, O Lord, will ¹ These verbs may be optative rather than indicative. abide with me, And the fruits of thy love. ⁷ Teach me the psalms of thy truth, That I may bear fruits in thee; ⁸ And open to me the harp of thy Holy Spirit, That I may praise thee, O Lord, with every melody. ⁹ And according to the abundance of thy compassion, so mayest thou grant me; And make haste to grant our requests. ¹⁰ And thou art sufficient for all our needs. Hallelujah.