* ' ■ - THE BENSON LIBRARY OF HYMNOLOGY Endowed by the Reverend Louis Fitzgerald Benson, d.d. LIBRARY OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from Princeton Theological Seminary Library http://archive.org/details/sarraOOnewy TOK ^ Fhb 27 ^/cal avfi rA BOOK OF PSA AREA NG ED ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL PARALLELISMS RESPONSIVE READING. New York : TAINTOR BROTHERS, MERRILL & CO., 758 BROADWAY. In tliis edition of the Psalms the current ver- sion is strictly followed. The only peculiarity is the arrangement according to parallelisms, for con- venience in responsive reading in the sanctuary, sabbath school, family, or elsewhere. Lines printed in Italics should be read by the minister or leader : those in Roman letter by the people. Lines printed in Capitals are to be read together by leader and people. Stereotyped by 8mith «& McDougal, 84 Beekman St , New Y or*. (Tlif |[oofe of Jsalmi Psalm 1. BLESSED is the man that icalketh not in the c>un- 00J p/tfa ungodly, Xor gtati Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 1 i?ttf is in the la ' . .id ; And in his law doth he meditate day and night. 1 And he shaU be like a tret planted rs oj ICO That bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; 7Kb And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. ire not so : But are like the chaif which the wind driveth away, 1 Tfo judg incut, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 1 Fbr the Lord k way of flu righteous: But the v. . :isli, i THE BOOK OF PSALMS [Ps. » flsalm 2. WHY do the heathen ra r je, And the people imagine a vain thing? s The king* of the earth set themselves, • And the rulers take counsel together, Against the Lord, And against his Anointed, 8 Saying, let us break their bands asunder, And cast away their cords from us, 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh ; The Lord shall have them in derision. * Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, And vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my King Upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 / will declare the decree : The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art m,y Son ; This day have I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and 1 shall give thee the heathen for tldni inheritance, And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy posses- sion. 1 Thou shall break them icith a rod of iron ; Thou shalt dash their in pieces like a potter's vessel 10 Be wise now therefore, ye kings : Be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Ps. 3.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. % r' the Lord wUhfea/r t And rejoice with trembling. '- Kiss the Son, lest he he angry, and ye perish from ray, When his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trest IN HIM. Psalm 3. A Psalm of David when he fled from Absalom his son. LOUD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. : Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. [Selah/j 2 Tut thou, Lord, art a shield for me; My glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 4 I cried, unto the Lord with my xoice, And he heard me out of his holy hilL [Selah.] 5 / laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid often thousands of people , That have set themselves against me round about 1 Arise, Lord; Save me, my God For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek ban Thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 6 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 4 8 Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : Thy blessing is upon thy people. [Selah.] Psalm 4. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. HEAR me when I call, God of my righteousness . Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; Have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. * ye sons of men, hoio long tcill ye turn my glory into shame ? How long will ye love vanity, and seek after leas- ing? [Selah.] 1 But know that the Lord hath set apart him that u godly for himself : The Lord will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not : Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be Still. [Selah.] * Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the Lord. * There be many that say, Who icill shew us any good ? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. TJtou hast put gladness in my heart, Wore than in the time that their corn and theij wine increased. Ps 5.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 7 s 1 wiU both lay me down For thou, Lord, only makes! me dwell in safety Psalm 5. To the chief Musician uv A Pnlm of David. Gl I Lord ; Consider my meditation. 1 Hearh of my cry, my King, ana my Q For unto thee v.ill I pray. 1 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, Lord ; In the morning will I direct my prayer unto tHee and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wick- edi Neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The >U not stand in thy si Thou hatest all workers of iniquity. • Thou shall dsstroy them that speak leasing : The Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitfnl man. T But . I will come into thy house in the mut- rcy : Ajid in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 1 Lead me, Lord, in thy righteousness because oj Maku thy way straight before my face. 8 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 6 * For there is no faithfulness in their mouth , Their inward part is very wickedness. , Their throat is an open sepulchre ; They flatter with their tongue. 11 Destroy thou them, God; Let them fall by their own counsels ; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgres sions ; For they have rebelled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice . Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defend- est them : Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous ; With favour' wilt thou compass him as with a shield. Psalm 6. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger. Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 1 Have mercy upon me, Lord ; for I am weak 4 O Lord, heal me ; for my bones are vexed. 1 My soul is also sore vexed : But thou, O Lord, how long? 4 Return, Lord, deliver my soul: Oh save me for thy mercies' sake Ps. 7.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 6 For in death I f thiet : In the grave who shall give thee thanks ? • lam weary witf, '"9 ; All the night make I my bed to swim ; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mi >ffft ief; It waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity ; For the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping • The Lord hath heard my supplication ; The Lord will receive my prayer. 10 L> id sore vexed : Let them return and be ashamed suddenly. Psalm 7. Bhiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Loed, concerning thi words of Cush the Benjamite. LORD my God, in thee do 1 pat my trust : Save me from all them that persecute me, and d& liver me : ' Lest he tear my soul like a lio?i, "Rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 1 Lord my God, if I ■■ 1 done this ; If there be iniquity in my hands ; 10 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 7. 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me ; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy :) * Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it ; Yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth. And lay mine honour in the dust. [Seiah.] 6 Arise, Lord, in thine anger, Lift up thyselfhecav.se of the rone of mine enemies . And awake for me to the judgment that thou has! commanded. 7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about : For their sakes therefore return thou on high. 8 The Lord shall judge the people : Judge me, Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to mine integrity that is in me. 9 let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end ; But establish the just : For the righteous God trieth the hearts and reixs M My defence is of God, Which sayeth the upright in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, And God is angry with the wdcked every day. 13 If he turn not, he will whet his sword ; He haLh bent his bow, and made it ready. Pi 8.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 11 11 He hath also prepared for him the insti u merits oj 'h ; He ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 7 "Id, he trot "ity, And hath conceived mischief, and Drought forth falsehood. ,b He made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. His mischief shall return upon his q And his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate. 1 I itill praise tloe Lord according to Ms right ■• 'sness : And will sing praise to the name of the Lord most high. Psalm 8. To the chief Musician upon Gittith. A Psalm of David. LOUD out Lord, How thy name in all the earth! Who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength Because of thine enemies, That thou mightest still the enemy and the a^en^er. 1 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thyfngers, The moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained 13 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 9. 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? And the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 1 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, And hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to hace dominion over the work of thy hands ; Thou hast put all things under his feet : * All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field ; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. * Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name ix all the earth i flsalm 9. To the chief Musician upon Mutk-labben, A Psalm of David. / WILL praise thee, Lord, with my whole heart ; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. * I mil he glad and rejoice in thee : I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 1 When mine enemies are turned back', They shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou satest in the throne judging right. 1 Them hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, Thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. Ps. 9.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. la I thou enemy ! destructions are come to a perpetual And thou hast destroyed cities ; their memorial is shed with them. 1 But the LORD 8? He hath prepared his throne for judgment. 'dye the icorld in righteousness. He shall minister judgment to the people in up- right] 9 Th ' be a refuge for the oppressed, A refuge in times of trouble. 10 And ■' know thy name will put their trust in V For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. II Sing praises to the Lord, which dweUeth in Zion : Declare among the people his doings, 15 Wh< t> hi maketh inquisition for blood, he ieme-m- b< /■• th them : He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, Lord : consider my trouble h L suffer of them Thou that lift est me up from the gates of death : ' A TJiat I , '•th nil thy praise in the gates oj • ught< r of Zion : I will rejoice in thy salvation. 14 THE BOOK 3F PSALMS. [Ts. ia 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made : In the net which they hid is their own foot taken. I€ The Lord is known by the judgment which ht execuieth : The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. [Iliggaion. Selah.] n The wicked shall be turned, into hell, And all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten : The expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever 19 Arise, Lord ; let not man prevail : Let the heathen be judged in thy sight 10 Put them in fear, Lord: That the nations may know themselves to be brtf men. [Selah.] Psalm 10. WRY standest thou afar of, Lord? Why hidest thou thv.elf in times of trouble ? The wicked in his jyrWe cL.th persecute the poor : Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. a For the wicked boas eth of his hearVs desire, And blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord ab horreth. 4 TJie wicked, through the pride of Ms countenance will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts. Ps. 10.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 15 1 Hi* ">us ; 1%*/ judgments ut of his right : Afl . th at them. s He h Foi I shall never be in adversity. Hi* mg and deceit and fraud : I le is mischief and vanity. e He t 'ages: In His • ivily set against the poor. • He I 'it secretly a He \ '■■<: poor : He doth catch the poor, when he draweth him intc hi- : 10 He crouchetJi, a That the poor may fall by his strong ones. n //. fie hideth his face ; he will never see it. li Arise, Lord ; God, lift up thine hand: Forget not the humble. GoeJ t He hath said in his heart, thou wilt not require it. For thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite ii with thy hand : The . Thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Br mat Seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 16 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. n ls The Lord is King for ever and ever : The heathen are perished out of his laud. * Lord, thou hart heard the desire of the humble : Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear : 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may no more oppress. Psalm 11. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. IN 'the Lord put L my trust ; How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ? ' For lo, the 'wicked bend their bene, They make ready their arrow upon the string, That they may privily shoot at the upright iu heart. * If the foundations be destroyed, What can the righteous do ? 4 Tlie Lord is in his holy temple, The Lotrd's throne is in heaven : His eyes behold, His eyelids try the children ot men. 6 Tlie Lord trieth the righteous : But the wicked and him that loveth violence hi* soul hateth. 1 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brim- stone, and an horrible tempest : This shall be the portion of their cup. P 3 12.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS, 17 T For the righteous Lord loreth righteousness ; His countenance doth behold the upright. Wsalm 12. To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. HELP, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth, For the faithful fail from among the children of men. 1 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour : With nattering lips and with a double heart dc they speak. * The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaketh proud tilings : 4 Who hare said, With our tongue will ire pre rail; Our lips are our own : who is lord over us ? 1 For the oppression of the poor , for the sighing of the needy, \Uh the Lord ; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. 1 The words of the Lord are pure words : As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 1 Ttiou shaff keep them, Lord, Thou shalt preserve them from this generation foi ever. 1 The wicked walk on every side, When the vilest men are exalted. 18 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. [Ps. 14 flsolm 13. To the chief Musician, A I'salm of David. HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? for ever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me? * How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily f How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me ? £ Consider and hear me, Lord my God : Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death ; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him, And those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved 6 But Lhave trusted in thy mercy ; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me, Psalm 1.4. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE fool hath said in his heart, There is no God, They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, There is none that doeth good. 2 TJie Lord looked, doicnfrom heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy : There is none that doeth good, no, not one Ps. 15.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 19 the icorkers of iniquity no hnowL Who mi vp my people at they eat bread. And call not upon the Lord. 6 Thi re in rr they in great fear : For God is in the generation of the righteous. • Ye i Because the Lord is his refuge. 7 Oli that the tahation of Israel were come out ofZion } When the Lord bringeth back the captiviti of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, axd Israel shall be glad JJsalm 15. A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 1 He that irnlketh uprightly, and worketh righteoumett And speaketh the truth in his heart, 1 He that backbit tongue, Not doeth evU to his neighbour t Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In u But he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He > th to his own hurt, and thangefh not * He that putteth not out his money to usury, He that doeth these tilings shall never be moved SO THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. i& Psalm 16. Miehtam of David. PRESERVE me, God: For in thee do I put my trust. 2 my sou!, thou hast said unto the Lopd, thou art my Lord : My goodness extendetli not to thee ; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, And to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their sorrows shall he multiplied that hasten after another god : Their drink offerings of blood icill I not offer, Nor take up their names into my lips. 1 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and oj my cup : Thou maintainest my lot. 8 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places ; Yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7 Litill Hess the Lord, who hath given me counsel : My reins also instruct me in the night seasons. 8 Lhave set the Lord always before me : Because he is at my rig] it hand I shall not he moved * Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: My flesh also shall rest in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell ; Neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see cor ruption. Ps. i-.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 21 11 Th At thy right liand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 17. A Prayer of David HEAR the rigid, Lord. to my cry : Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out ol lipa. 1 L : thin ■ eyes behold the things that are equal. 8 The Thou hast visited me in the night ; The ' g : { am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress By the word of thy lips I ha n the >'• Eold up my goings in thy paths, That my footsteps slip not. 1 h Fur thou wilt hear me, God : peedk, ■ thou - j ht hand them which put their trust in t\ From those that rise up against them. * Keep m* as I Hide me under the shadow of thy wings, THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 18 • From the wicked that oppress me, From my deadly enemies, who compass me about. ,c They are inclosed in their own fat : With their mouth they speak proudly. 11 They have now compassed us in our steps : They have set their eyes bowing down to the earth 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places 13 Arise, Lord, disappoint him, Cast him down : Deliver my soul from the wicked, which is thy sicord . 14 From men which are thy hand, Lord, from men of the world, Which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fille.st with thy hid treasure : They are fall of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness : I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. Psalm 18. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lcsc who spake unto the Lokd the words of this song in the day that the Losd delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, I WILL love thee, Lord, my strength. 8 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my de liverer , Ps. 1 3.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. M }f\ tttengik, in whom IxriU tnut : My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my h tower. j ' I : So shall I be saved from mine enemies. * The sorrows of death And the floods of ungodly men made me afraid ':>ut: The snares of death prevented me. * In my d p.d } cried unto my God : H / And my cry came before him, even into his ears. The four M of the hills moved And were shaken, because he was wroth. - hu mouth devoured : "s were kindled by it. * He bowed th>. \ ■: doien : And darkness was under his :< Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 Ht His pavilion round about him were dark waters ana thick clouds of the skies. 24 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. iS 12 At the brightness that was before himhis thiek clovdi passed, Hail-stones and coals of fire. 18 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, And the Highest gave his wice ; Hail-stones and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows and scattered them ; And lie shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters were seen, And the foundations of the world were discovered At thy rebuke, Lord, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 19 He sent from above, he took me, He drew me out of many waters. 11 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them which hated me : for they were toe strong for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity : But the Lord was my stay. 19 He brought me forth also into a large place : He delivered me, because he delighted in me. * The Lord rewarded me according to my righteous- ness ; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. M For 1 have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God. Ps. 18.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 2* K For all h is j u dgm . fore m e, And I did not put away hia statutes from me 53 Iu And I kept myself from mine iniquity. u 7V, th the Lord sed me according > righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eye- sight 15 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful ; With an upright man thou wilt shew thyself up right ; 13 With the pure thou icilt shew thyself pure; And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself fro ward. 8 " For thou irili save the afflicted people ; But wilt bring down high looks. 98 For thou itilt light my candle : The Loed my God will enlighten my darkness. w For by thee Ihace run through a troop ; And by my God have I leaped over a wall. K As for God, his way is perfect : TJie word of the Lord is tried : He is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 51 For icho is God save the Lord? Or who is a rock save our God. ? 19 It is God that gird- \ strength, And maketh my way perfect. 2« THE BOOK OF 1'SALMS. [Fs. 18 13 He maketh my feet like hind's feet, And setteth me upon my high places. 84 He teacheth my hands to war, So that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 85 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, That my feet did not slip. 87 1 have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: Neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 53 1 have wounded them that they were not able to rise : They, are fallen under my feet. 3 * For tlwu hast girded me with strength unto the battle : Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 4) Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; That I might destroy them that hate me. 11 They cried, but there was none to save them : Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. 15 Then did Ibeat them small as the dust before the wind : I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets. 42 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people ; And thou hast made me the head of the heathen : A people whom I have not known shall serve ma u As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me : r She strangers shall submit themselves unto me : Ps 19.] TOE BOOK OF PSALMS. 27 45 T/<< And be afraid out of their close £>laces. 46 I7u i k; And let tlie God of my salvation be exalted. 41 It under me. 48 J I Yea, thou lifted me up above those that r.se \»p ag 1 Tliou hast delivered me from the violent man. 49 T7u Tgive thanks unto thec, Lord, amon$ th> And sing praises unto thy name. K Gn ?>e to Ms king; And - to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore. Psalm 19. To the ebief Musician. A Psalm of David. Till "' ; And the firmament sheweth his handy work, s Day And night unto night sheweth knowledge. There is no Where their voice is not hi 4 Th ill, And their words to the end of the world. lu i la in hath he net a tabernacle for the sun. 28 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 19 5 Which is as a bridegroom c Dining out of his chain ber, and rejoice th as a stiong man to run a race * His going forth is from the end of the heaven, And his circuit unto the ends of it : And there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. T Hie laic of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 Hie stat utes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the I The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlighten- ing the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever : The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. to 2f ore t oe desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : Sweeter also than honey and the honey-comb. 11 Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : And in keeping of them there is great reward. w Who can understand his errors? Cleanse thou me from secret faults. u Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins , Let them not have dominion over me : Then shall I be upright, And I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. Ps. 20.1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 29 Psalm £0. To the chief Musician. A Psulm of David. THE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble ; The name of the God of Jacob defend thee; the sanctuary, And strengthen thee out of Z'cn. J R :/*> And accep thy burnt sacrifice. [Selah.] 4 Or inttl J to thine o heart And fulfil all thy counsel. 5 Wi ition, And in the name of our God we Trill set up oui banners : The Lord fulfil all thy petitions. 6 Now know I that the Lord saveth lis anointed ; He will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand. 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : But we will remember the name of the Lord otrJ God. 1 They are brought down and fallen : But we are risen, and stand upright. - , Lord : Let the king hear us when we call. 80 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fPs- « JJsaim 21. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE king shall joy in thy strength, Lorl ; And in tliy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice \ 8 Tlwu hast given him his heart's desire, And hast not withholden the request of his lips. [Selah.] 9 For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness : Thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it him. Even length of days for ever and ever. 6 His glory is great in thy salvation : Honour and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 8 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever : Thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance. 1 For the king trusteth in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. 8 TJiine hand shall find out aU thine enemies : Thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee 1 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time oj thine anger : The Lokd shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from anions the children of men. Ps. 22.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 31 11 For they intended e -" thee : They imagined a mischievioiis device, v>hich they not able to perform. 12 Therefore shalt ' them; turn their bar?-, When thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. n Be / ' 7 , Lord, in thine oxen strength : So wiil we sing and praise thy power. }3salm 22. To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. MY God, my God, why hast thou for Why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring ? * my God, I cry in the day-time t but thou hearest not ; And in the night season, and am not silent. 8 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee : They trusted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered : They trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 1 But Tarn a warm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people, 1 All they that see me laugh me to scorn : They shoot out. the lip, they shake the head, 32 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. fPs. a* 6 Baying, lie trusted on the Lord that he would de- liver him : Let him deliver him, seeing he delighted in him. * But thou art he that took me out of the womb : Thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breasts. :0 Twos cast upon thee from the womb : Thou art my God from my mother's belly. 11 Be not far from me ; for trouble is near ; For there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me : Strong bulls of Bashan have beset me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, As a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, And all my bones are out of joint ; My heart is like wax : It is melted in the midst of my bowels. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd ; And my tongue cleaveth to my jaics ; And thou hast brought me into the dust of deatfc w For dogs ham compassed me : The assembly of the wicked have inclosed me : They pierced my hands and my feet. 51 I may tell all my bones : They look and stare upon me. w TJiey part my garments among them, And cast lots upon my vesture. Ps. 22] THE BOOK OF PSALMS 33 If B> from mt\ L< i > ':. haste tin me. *° Deliver My darling from the power of the doir. nth : For thou hast heard me from the horns of the uni- corns. 22 dec 1 are thy name unto my brethren : In the midst of the tiQD will I praise I ?s Ye that fear Vu 1. Urn ; b % glorify him ; I fear him. all y ael N( But when he cried unto him, lie heard. I will pay my vows before them that fear him. Mm : Four heart shall live for ever. r ' A '.'. And all the kindreds of the nation shall wore! i| bee. * For the kingdom is the Lord's : And he is the governor among the nations. 84 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 23. 99 All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship : All they that go down to the dust shall bow before him : and none can keep alive his own soul 80 A seed shall serve him ; It shall be accounted to the Lokd for a generation 91 They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, That he hath done thi3. psalm 23. A Psalm of David. THE Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 5 Re maJceth me to lie down in green pastures : He leadeth me beside the still waters. 8 He restoreth my soul : He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness For his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, 1 wuifear no evil : for thou art with me ; Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 1 Thou preparest a table before me in t7ts presence of mine enemies : Thou anointest my head with oil ; My cup runneth over. Ps. 24.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 01 • Sorely goodness and mercy shall follow me all tlu days of my life : And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever Psalm 24. A Psalm of David. THE earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof; The world, anl they that dwell therein. 1 For I U upon the seas, And established it upon the floods. 8 Wlio sh ' * ' of the Lord f And who shall stand in his holy place ? 1 He I \ and a pure heart ; Who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, Nor sworn deceitfully. 1 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, And righteousness from the God of his salvation 1 Thu e ration of them that seek him, That seek thy face, Jacob. [Selah.] 1 Lift up your heads, ye g And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors ; AXD THE KlXG OF GLORY SHALL COME VS. • Who is this King of glory ? The Lord strong and mighty, The Lord mighty in battle. ■ ►in : ■■; ::: Sfl THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P«. if, 10 VHio is tMs King of glory f The Lord of hosts, HE IS THE KING OF GLORY. [Selah.] Psalm *25. A Psalm of David. rXTO thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul. 5 O my God, I trust in thee : IM me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies triumph over me. ! Tea let none that icait on thee be ashamed : Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 SJiew me thy icays, Lord ; Teach me thy paths. 6 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me : For thou art the God of my salvation ; On thee do I wait all the day. f - Remember, Lord, thy tender mercies wnd thy loring-kindnesscs J For they have been ever of old. f It member not the sins of my youth, nor my tram gressions : A ccording to thy mercy remember thou me For thy goodness' sake, Lord. s Good and upright is the Lord : Therefore will he teach sinners in the wav. Ps. 25.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS ft ' The meek will he guide in judgnu at : And the meek will lie teach his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testim 11 For thy , Lord, pardon mim For it is great. 11 What man is he that feareth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall cb 13 His soul shall dwell And his seed shall inherit the earth. M 7% :ro is with them that fear 7 < And he will shew them his covenant. : h7 • ye* an m r toward the Lord ; For he sliall pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ; For I am desolate and afflicted. 17 TJie troubles of my heart are enlarged : bring' thou me out of my distresses. !S L 1 '/.• upon mine affliction and my pain ; And forgive all my sins. li Consider mine 1 ' % ; for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. 50 keep my sotd, and deliver me : L",t me not he ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee 11 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; Fur I c • Redeem Israel, God, out of \ll his tkoi', 38 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. |Ps.2«. fJsnlm 26. A Psalm of David. JUDGE me, Lord ; for I have walked in mine integrity ; I have trusted also in the Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 8 Examine me, Lord, and prove me; Try my reins and my heart. 8 For thy loving-kindness is before mine eyes : And I have walked in thy truth. 4 1 have not sat icith vain persons, Neither will I go in with dissemblers. 1 1 have hated the congregation of evil doers; And will not sit with the wicked. 8 I will wash mine hands in innocency: So will I compass thine altar, O Lokd : I That I may publisJi icitJi the voice of thanksgiving, And tell of all thy wondrous works. 9 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, And the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with bloody men : •° In wliose hands is mischief, And their right hand is full of bribes. II But wfor me, I will walk in mine integrity: Redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 19 My foot standeth in an even place : In the congregations will I bless the Lokb, Pa. 27.I THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 89 Psalm 27. Im of David. THE Lord is my light and ray salvation ; whiorr, shall Ifea The Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom shall I be afraid ? WJicn the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, earn to eat up my fleshy They stumbled and fell. 8 Tl tough an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not / Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. 4 One thing \ red of the Lord, That will I seek after ; That Im - the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 8 For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pa- on : In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me ; He *l rock. * And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me : Therefore icill L offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of Joy; 1 will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord. 40 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 28 I Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice : Have mercy also upon me, and answer me. 8 When thou saidst. Seek ye my fa My heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek * Hide not thy face far from me; Put not thy servant away in anger : TJiou hast been my help ; leave me not, Neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 10 When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take me up. II Teach me thy /cay, Lord, And lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies, u Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies : For false witnesses are risen up against me, And such as breathe out cruelty. 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to sec the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord 2 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : Wait, I say, on the Lord. Psalm 28. A Psalm of David. UXTO thee will 1 cry, Lord my rock; Be not silent to me : Lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. Ps. 18.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 4 1 * Hear the voice of my suppUeati I cry ante When I lift up my hands toward thy huly oracle. 1 Draw me And with the workers of iniquity, W ir neighbours, But mischief is in their hearts. * Gi Tding to tl And according to the wickedness of their endea vours : Give than after the work of their hands; Render to them their desert 1 Because they regard not the works of the Lord, Nor the operation of his hands, He shall destroy them, And not build them up. Blessed be the Lord, Because he hath heard the voice of my supplication! The Lord is my strength, and my si I My heart trusted in him. and I am helped : Thi refore my heart greatly rejoiceth ; And with my song will I praise him. The Lord is their strength, And he is the saving strength of his anointed. 1 Save '.■ And hi ess thine inheritance; Feed them also, and lift them up for ever. 42 THE BOOK OP PS ALMS. [Ps. 19 flealm 29. A Psalm of David. GIVE unto the Lord. ye mighty, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 1 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name f Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : The God of glory thundereth : The Lord is upon many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful ; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 6 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars : Yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf ; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire 8 The voice of the Lord shaktth the wilderness ; The Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. • The voice of the Linn maketh the hinds to calve, And discovereth the forests : And in his temple doth every one speak of hisg'ory 10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood ; Yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever |: The Lord u?U give strength uiv^ his people ; The Lord will bless his people with peace. ft. 30.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 49 psalm 30. A Psalm and Song 1 at the dedication of the honse of Da rid. / WILL extol thee, Lord ; fur thou Tiasi liflea me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. • Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and tJiou hast d me. 1 Lord, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave : % Thou hast lept me a ' That I should not go down to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord, ye mints of his, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. • For his anger endureth but a moment ; In his favour is life : Wi ping may endure for a ni(/ht, But joy cometh in the morning • And in my prosperity I said , I shall m : d. ' Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mount ail to stand strong: Thau didst hide thy face, And I was troubled. 1 I cried to th*e, Lord ; And unto the Lurd I made supplication. 44 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 31 * What profit is there in my blood, when I go doicn U the pit ? Shall the dust praise thee ? shall it declare thy *r*tb 1 w Hear t Lord, and have mercy upon me : Lord, be thou my helper. ' Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing . Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness ; * To the end that my glory may sing yraice to thee, and not be silent. O Lord, my God, I will gi*3 *4>aj>kp unto thee foi ever. Psalm 31. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. IN thee, Lord, do I put my trust ; Let me never be aphamed : Deliver me in thy righteousness. * Bow down thine ear to me ; deliver me speedily • Be thou my strong rock, For a hovse of defence to save me. 1 For thou art my rock and my fortress ; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me : Foi thou art my strength. Into thine hand I commit my spirit : Thou hast redeemed me, Lord God of truth. K jr.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 45 • / 1'tir, hated U gard lying uaniti : B\\\ I trust in the Lord. ' 7 M Tliou hast known my soul in adversities ; the enemy. Thou hast Bet my foot in a large room. ' Ha ponme, Lord, for I am in tro Mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my i 10 Far my lift is i /•//, And my years with sighing: My strength fait 'se of mine iniquity t And my bones are consumed. v I was ] > among aU mine em But especially among my neighbours, A/" : They that did see me without fled from me. 11 I am forgottevi \ man out of mind: I am like a broken v ofmany: Fear was on every side : While they igaimt me, They devised to take away my life. 14 But I trusted in then, Lord : I said, Thou art my God. 1 jfy times are in thy hand : deliver me from the kanc of i ies, And from tnem that persecute me. 48 THE BOOK OF PSALMS [Ps. 31 8 Make thy face to sJiiiie upon thy servant : Save me for thy mercies' sake. 17 Let me not be ashamed, Lord ; For I have called upon thee : Let the wicked be ashamed, And let tliem be silent in the grave. I? Let the lyi / ips be put to silence ; Which speak grievous things proudly and con temptuously against the righteous. n Oh hozc great is thy goodness, ichich thou hast laid vp for them that fear thee ; Which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men ! 80 Tliou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man : Thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues, 82 Blessed be tJte Lord : For he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. w For I said in my haste, lam cut off from before thine eyes : Nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my suppli cations when I cried unto thee. K love the Lord, all ye saints : For the Lord preserveth the faithful, And plnntUullv rou-J ;''^o.t Pn. 31.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. A * Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen ywr hearty AH ye that hope in the Loud, Psalm 3-2. A Psalm of David, Masctlfl. BLFSSPJD it : w given, Whose sin is covered. 1 Blessed is the n whom the Lord imputeth \ iniquity, And in whose spirit there is no guile. s Wh , my bone* waxed old Through my roaring all the day long. 4 For day and night thy hand icas heavy upon me : My m us: ure is turned into the drought of summer. [SMah.] * lack my sin unto thee, And mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, 1 ay transgressions unto the Lord , And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. [Selah. * For very one that is godly pray unto tltee In a time when thou mayest .'. Surely in the floods of great waters They shall not come nigh unto him. 1 Tlion art my hiding-. Thou shaU m trouble ; Thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliv era nee. 18 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Pa. 33 1 will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go : 1 will guide thee with mine eye. • Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have nc understanding : Whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle Lest they come near unto thee. 18 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : But he that trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall com- pass him about. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : And shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Psalm 33. HE JO ICE in the Lord, ye righteous : For praise is comely for the upright. * Praise the Lord with harp : Sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 8 Sing unto him a new song : Play skilfully with a loud noise 4 For the word of the Lord is right ; And all his works are done in truth. B He loveth righteousness and judgment : The earth is full of the goodness of the LoRl* Ps jj.] TnE BOOK OF PSALMS. 49 I all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 1 1L g 'th.. re th the wot lie layeth ap the depth in store-hom 1 Let all U d : Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in nwe of him. • For he spake, and it iras done : He commanded, and it stood fast. 10 T7ie Lord bring eth the counsel of the heathen tt nought: He maketh the devices of the people of none effect. • Lord ttandethfor The thoughts of his heart to all generations. :d ; And the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. " T L )rd V -' ' 7 < fr n heaven ; He beholdeth all the sons of men. 14 From the place of his habitation he holceth Upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 15 II their heart* He considereth all their works. 11 There is no king sated by the multitude of an host. A mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 17 A I 'in thingfrr safety : Neither shall he deliver any by his great strength 50 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 34. 18 Behold : the eye of the Lord is upon them t/tctfeaa him, Upon them that hope in his mercy • 11 To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine. w Our soul waiteth for the Lord : He is our help and our shield fl For our heart shall rejoice in Mm, Because we have trusted in his holy name. K Let thy mercy, Lord, be upon us, According as we hope in thee. Psalm 34. A Psalm of David, when he changed his hehaviour before kobcr elech ; who drove him away, and he departed. / WILL bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. * My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. * magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt his name together. 1 I sought the Lord, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. * Tliey looked unto him, and were lightened: .And their faces were not ashamed. 1 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard hirn^ And saved him out of all his troubles. Pi. 34.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS »] T The angd of the Lord eneampeth round aboif. that fear kirn, And delivereth them. 8 taste and see tluit the Lord is good : Blessed is the man that trusteth in him. ir the Lord, ye his saints : For there is no want to them that fear him. l * The gvttng Uons do lack, and suffer hunger: But they that seek the Lord shall not want am good thing. 11 Come, ye ■-' to me : I will teach you the fear of the Lord. K TT. And loveth many days, that he may see good ? i3 K 'il, And thy lips from speaking guile, rt front eri'L and do good ; Seek peace, and pursue it. u lite eyes of the Lord are upon the rightcou% And his ears are open unto their cry. * The face of the Lord is againM f 4a enl. To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth * The righttous cry, and the Lord he a nth. And delivereth them out of all their troubles. * The Lord is nigh unto th :m fh.-v h em ri And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. w Many »m -us : Bu f , the Lobd delivereth liim out oi them alL SB THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 3 * 90 He keepeth all his bones : Not one of them is broken. 11 Evil shall slay the tricked : And they that hate the righteous shall be desolate * 7 77*e Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate Psalm 35. A Psalm of David. PLEAD my cause, IjOrd, with them that strive with me : Ylght against them that fight against me. 1 Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for mine help. ' Draw out also the spear, and stop the way against them that persecute me : Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 4 Let them be confounded and put to sliame that seek after my soul : Let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. b Let them be as chaff before the wind : And let the angel of the Lord chase them. 8 Let their way be dark and slippery : And let» the angel of the Loud persecute them. 1 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, V, r hich without cause they have digged for my soul P*. 33.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 52 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares ; And Id his tut that he hath hid catch himxdf : Into that very destruction let him fall. • And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord : It shall rejoice in his salvation. * AU my bones sliaU say, Lord, who is like wnU thee, WJiich deliver est the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoil- eth him ? 1] False witnesses did rise up ; They laid to my charge things that I knew /iot. l * They rewarded me evil for good, To the spoiling of my soul. 18 But, as for mc, whtn they were sick, my clothing was , sackcloth : I humbled my soul with fasting ; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom. u I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother : I bowed down heavily as one that mouineth foi his mother. 11 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered themselves together : Yea, the abjects gathered themselve3 together against me, and I knew it not ; 5* THE BOOK OF PSALMS. f ft. 35 They did tear me, and ceased not : 11 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth, !7 Lord, how long wilt thou look on ? Rescue my soul from their destructions, My darling from the lions. 18 I trill give thee thanks in the great congregation : I will praise thee among much people. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully re- joice mer me : Neither let them wink with the eye that hate m« without a cause. 20 F01 they speak not peace : But they devise deceitful matters against them that are quiet in the land. • 2l Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, And said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. -- 77iis thou hast seen, Lord : keep not silence : O Lord, be not far from me. 11 JStir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, Even unto my cause, my God and my Loud. * Judge me, Lord my God, according to thy right* eousness ; And let them not rejoice over me. a Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would iot ha r ce it : Let them not say, We have swallowed him up. P* 36.] THE BOOK OF p n ,6 Let thi m be at ' on to gcther t ; - Let them t> . • and dishonour That magnify then inst me. 91 Let them glad, thai favour my rig Fes, let them say continually. Let the Loud he magnified, Which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. ighteousnem And of thy praise all the day long. flsalm 36. To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lore* THE transgression of tft with within mi heart, That there is no r?ar of God before his eyes. * For he flatU retA te\ Lentil his iniquity be found to be hateful. * Tl ■ //is month are iniquity and dwelt : He hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 4 He dt viseth mischief upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is net good ; He abhorreth not evil. 1 Tlty mercy, Lord, is in the heavens; And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds* ' Tliy righteousness is like the great mountains): Thy judgments are a great deep : 56 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P«. 37 Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy loving-kindness, God ! Therefore the children of men put their trust andw the shadow of thy wings. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatnt*s of thy house ; And thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. For with tliec is the fountain of life : In thy light shall we see light. 10 continue thy loving -kindness unto them that know thee ; And thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, And let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen : They are cast down, and shall not be able to r?se. Psalm 37. A Psalm of David. FRET not thyself because of evil doers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 1 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. 1 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Ps 37.] THE BOOK OF P8ALM& 57 * D iu>; And lie shall give thee the desires of thine heart. nmit thy u o ; Trust also in him ; and he shall bring it to pass * Am g forth thy right as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday. 1 B**t in the Lord. And wait patiently for him : Fret not Viyeelj .f him whopraeperM in his IOOJf s Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 8 Cc y aim thai seek after my life 1/iy mares for me ; And they that seek my hnrt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. w But I, as a deaf man, heard, not ; And I was as a dumb man that openeth not his month. M T/ against me. 11 For I run ready to haU, And my sorrow is continually before me. * For I will declare mine iniquity ; I will be sorry for my sin. (Q THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 39. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong : And they that hate me wrongfully, are multiplied. •° They also tliai render evil for good Are mine adversaries : Because I follow the thing that good is. fI Forsake me not, Lord : O my God, be not far from me. n Make haste to help me, Lord my salvation. Psalm 39. To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Dtvtte 1 SAID, I icill take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue : I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me. f I was dumb with silence ; I held my peace, even from good ; And my sorrow was stirred. 1 My heart icas hot within me; While I teas musing the fire burned: Then spake I with my tongue. 4 Lord, make me to know mine end, And the measure of my days what it u; That I may know how frail I am. f% i9.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 63 1 Beliold, thou hast made my day* as an handbreadth ; and mine age is as nothing before thee : Verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. [ScWl] 1 Surely every man waUceth in a domi shew: Surety they ore tKsquit U d in sain : He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shalJ gather them. 7 And now, Lord, what icait I for? My hope is in thee. * Dettv r , " my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish. * I 'was dumb, I opened not my mouth; Because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from n*e: 1 am consumed by the blow of chioe han*. 1 n When thou with n bulces dost correct mm for u*o+Jt*}> thou makes! I*ts beauty to consume a:cay like a moth : Surely everv map is vanity. [Selah.] * Hear ray prayer, Lord, And ^ive ear unto my cry ; Hold not thy peace at my tears : For lam a stranger with thee And a sojourner, as all my fathers were. ri spare me, that I may r< xgth, Before I go hence, and be no more. 64 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. TPs. 40 Psalm 40, To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. / WAITED patiently for the Lord ; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. s He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, Out of the miry clay, And set my feet upon a rock, And established my goings. 8 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, Even praise unto our God : Many shall see it, and fear, And shall trust in the Lord. 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, And respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies. * Many, Lord my God, are thy wonderful work* which thou hast done, And thy thoughts which are to us-ward : They cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee : If I would declare and speak of them, They are more than can be numbered. * Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; Mine cars hast thou opened : Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not p& quired. Then said I, Lo ) I come : In the volume of the book it is written of me, Pi. 40.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 65 * I delight to do thy iriU, my God : Yea. thy law is within my heart. 1 I hi in the great congrega- Hon ; Lo, I have not refrained my lips, Lokd. thou knowest. 10 I have not hid thy righteousness irithin my heart ; 1 have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation. I have not concealed thy loving-kindness And thv truth from the great congregation. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me\ Lord : Let thy Loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 19 For innumerable evils have compasi ut : Mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up ; They are more than the hair* of mine luod>: Therefore my heart faileth me. M Be pleased, Lord, to deliver me : O Lord, make haste to help me. H LetU J and confound ■ that week a destroy it ; Let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil. u Let them ; or a reward of their shame That say unto me. Aha. aha. 66 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 41. ! * Let all those that seek tliee rejoice and be glad in thee : Let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Loed be magnified. r But I am poor and needy ; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me : Thou art my help and my deliverer ; Make no tarrying, my God. Psalm 41. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor : The Loud will deliver him in time of trouble. * The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive ; And he shall oe blessed upon the earth : And thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord vcUl strengthen him upon the bed of Ian Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness 4 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 : His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; When he goeth abroad, he telleth it P». *2.j TnE BOOK OF PSALMS. ffi I ATI that hate me whisper together against me: Against me do they devise my hurt. • An evil disease, say they, cleazeth fast unto him : And now that he lieth lie shall rise up no more. • Yea, mine own familiar fri> nd, in whom I trusted, Which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his he€* against me. 10 But thou, Lord, be merciful unto me, And raise me up, that I may requite them* II By this I know that thou fax our est me, Because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 19 And as for me, thou v.pl i mine integrity And settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel From everlasting, and to everlasting. Amex and Amex. J3salm 42. To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. AS the hart pantrth after the water-brook*, So panteth my soul after thee, God. 1 My soul thirsteth for God, for the licing God: When shall I come and appear before God ? • My tzars haze been my meat day and night, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 68 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fPs. 42 4 W?ien I remember these things, I pour out my soid in me : For I had gone tcith the mvltitv.de, I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and p raise, With a multitude that kept holy-day. • Why art thou east dotcn, my soul? And why art thou disquieted in me ? Hope thou in God : For I shall yet praise him for the help of his coun tenance. • my God, my soul is cast dotcn icithin me : Therefore will I remember thee From the land Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill of Mizar. 1 Deep catteth unto deep at the noise of thy waier* spouts : All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. h Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the day-time, And in the night his song shall be with me. cad my prayer unto the God of my life. • / wiU say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgot ten me ! Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy ? Ps.45-] THE BOOK OF PSALMS 69 10 As rd in my I While they say daily unto me, Where is thy God I 11 Why art U And why ar: thou disquieted within me? Hep For I shall yet praise him, Who is the health of my countenance, and m\ God Psalm 43. JUDGE . And plead my cause against an ungodly nation. 8 For thou art the God of my strength : Whj inning because of the oppression oi the enemy ': 1 Oi I . light and thy truth: letU Let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy taberar 4 The Unto God ngf i Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, God, my God m, my i And why art thou disquieted within me? 70 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 44 Hope in God : For I shall yet praise him, who is the health of mj countenance, and my God. Psalm 44. To the chief Mubician for the sons of Korah, Maschfl. WE have heard with our ears, God, Our fathers have told us. What work thou didst in their days. In the times of old. 1 How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand i and plant edst them ; How thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out. * For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, Neither did their own arm save them : But thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light rf thy countenance, Because thou hadst a favour unto them. 4 Thou art my King, God : Command deliverances for Jacob. 1 Through thee will we push down our enemies : Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. • For 1 will not trust in my bow, Neither shall my sword save me. Ps. 4+ .] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 71 * But thou hast mtoed us from our enemies, And hast put them to shame that hated us. • In God ire boast all the day long, And praise thy name for ever. [Selah.] • But thou hast east off, and put us to sfiame ; And goest not forth with our armies, 10 Thou makcst IM to turn back from the enemy : And they which hate us spoil for themselves. 11 Thou host given us like sheep appointed for meat ; And hast scattered us among the heathen. If Thou sdlest thy people for nought, • And dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, A scorn and a derision to them that are round about us. 14 Thou makest us a by-word among the heathen, A shaking of the head among the people. u My confusion is continually before me, And the shame of my face hath covered me, € For the voice of him that reproacheth and blas- pheme th ; By reason of the enemy and avenger. w All this is come upon us ; yet have vce not forgotten thee, Neither have we dwelt falsely in thy covenant. * Our heart is not turned hark, Neither have our steps declined from thy way; 72 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 45 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of dragons, And covered us with the shadow of death. *° If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or stretched out our hands to a strange god : 21 Shall not God search this out t For he knoweth the secrets of the heart. 22 Yea, for thy sake we are killed all the day long ; We are counted as sheep for the slaughter. * 3 Awake, tehy steepest thou, Lord ? Arise, her, And that right early. • The heathen raged, the kingdoms icere moved: He uttered his voice, the earth melted. T The Lord of hosts is with us ; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selab.] 1 Come, behold the works of the Lord, What desolations he hath made in the earth. 1 He maketh tear* to cease unto the end of the earth ; He breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; He burneth the chariot in the fire, w Be still, and know thai lam God : I will be exalted among the heathen, I will b« exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with vs ; The God of Jacob is our refuge. [Selah.] 76 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. \P». 48 p3alm 47. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Kordh. CLAP your hands, all ye people, Shout unto God with the voice of triumph. 2 For the Lord Most High is terrible ; He is a great King over all the earth. ' He shall subdue the people under us, And the nations under our feet. 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, The excellency of Jacob whom he loved. [Selah.] * God is gone up with a shout, The Loud with the sound of a trumpet. 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises ; Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. T For God is the King of all the earth : Sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the heathen : God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness. f The princes of the people are gathered together, Even the people of the God of Abraham : For the shields of the earth belong unto God : He is greatly exalted. flsulm 48. A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah, GREAT i« the Lord, And gre&Uy to be praised Ps. +8.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 77 In the city of our Q In the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for the joy of the whole earth, I< Mount Zion, on the sides of the north. The city of the great King. 1 God m known in h< r palaces for a refuge. 4 For lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by together. * They saw it, and so they marvelled; They were troubled, and hasted away. • Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail. "' Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. 8 As ire have heard, so have ire seen In the city of the Lord of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. [Selah.] 9 We have thought of thy lovingldndness, God* In the midst of thy temple. 10 According to thy name, God, so is thy praise Unto the ends of the earth : Thy right hand is full of righteousness. 1 Let mount Zion rejoice, Let the daughters of Judah be glad, Because of thy judgments. - Walk about Zion, and go round about Jier • Tell the towers thereof 78 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 49 ,s Mark ye iccll her bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever : He will be our guide even unto death. {Jsalm 49. To the chief Musician, A Fsalni for the sons of Korah. HEAR this, all ye people ; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world : * Both low and high, Rich and poor, together. 1 My mouth shall speak of wisdom ; And the meditation of my heart shall be of under stauding. 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable : I will open my dark saying upon the harp. 1 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evi 1 , When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about ? 1 They that trust in their wealth, And boast themselves in the multitude of then riches , * None of them can by any means redeem his brother Nor give to God a ransom for him : 1 (For the redemption of their soul is precious. And it ceaseth for ever :) Pa. 49.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 79 • That he should still Jive for ever, And not Bee corruption. • Wot he teeth thai wiee men die. Likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, And leave their wealth to others. n Their inward thought is, that their houses slkiU continue for ever, And t/hir dwelling-places to all generations ; They call their lands after their own names. • Neoertheleti man being in honour abideth not : He is like the beasts that perish. 18 TJiis Voir way is their foUy : Yet their posterity approve their sayings. [Seiah.1 14 Like sheep the?/ are laid in the grace ; Death shall feed on them ; And the upright shall have dominion over them *n the morning ; And their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave : For he shall receive me. [Seiah.] 11 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, When the glory of his house is increased ; ■ For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away : His glory shall not descen : after him. 80 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 5 <* 9 Though while he lived he blessed his soul : (And men will praise thee, when thou do est well to thyself.) " He shall go to the generation of his fathers. They shall never see light. u Man that is in honour, and under standeth not % Is like the beasts that perish. $salm 50. A Psalm of Asaph. THE mighty God, even the Lord hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 8 Out ofZion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : A fire shall devour before him, And it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He sliall call to the heavens from above, And to the earth, that he may judge his people. * Gather my saints together unto me; Those that have made a covenant with me tvj sacrifice. 1 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness : For God is judge himself. [Seiah.] Hear, my people, and IiciU speak ; Israel, and Iicill testify against tliee: 1 am God, even thy God. Ps. 50.] THE BOOK OF PSALMft 81 • I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices Or thy burnt-o fieri ngs ; to have been continually before me. • I will take no bullock out of thy house, Nor he-goats out of thy folda 10 For every beast of the forest it mine, And the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the foicls of the mountains : And the wild beasts of the field are mine. 11 If I ice re hungry, I would not tell thee : For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13 Will leaf the flesh of bulls, Or drink the blood of goats ? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving ; And pay thy vows unto the Most High : 16 And call upon me in the day of trouble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But imto the tricked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, Or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth ? n Seeing thou hatest instruction, And castest my words behind thee. 13 When thou tamest a thief then thou consentedtt witl him, And hast been partaker with adulterers. 10 Thou givest thy mouth to evi 1 , And thy tongue frameth deceit 82 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 51 * Them sittcst and speakest against thy brother ; Tlam slanderest thine own mother's son. 81 TIicsc things hast thou done, and I kept silence; Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: But I xcill reprove thee, And set them in order before thine eves. 18 Now consider this, ye that forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver. K Whoso offer eth praise glorifieth me : And to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God. Psalm 51. To the chiefMusician, A Psalm of David, wliei^Nathan the prophet came unto him after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. HA YE mercy upon me, God, according to thy lov- ing-kindness : According unto the multitude of thy tendei mercies blot out my transgressions. 9 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin. 8 For I acknowledge my transgressions : And my sin is ever before me. * Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done this evil in thy sight : Pi. 51.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 83 Thai tpecJbe$t t And be clear when thou ■ Be) Uy; And in sin did my mother conceive me. I Z> ' parts: And in the hidden part thou shaft make me to kno-n • loin. 7 Purge 1 m : Wash me. and I shall be whiter than sm-w. % Mi ■ ladness; That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice • H'h thy faa from my % \ And blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Oreah i And renew a right spirit within me. II GaM ce ; And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. n IUxL ; And uphold me with thy free Spirit. And - aU be converted unto thee. 14 1) lit w, Gy, Because of the oppression of the wicked : Fur I iquity upon me, And ill wrath they hate me. 4 My / rithin me : And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. * Fea d trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. 1 And I said, thai I had a dove/ For then would I fly away, and be at rest, T Lo, then would I wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. [Selah..] 1 I would hasten mm tscape From the windy storm and tempest. • Destroy. Lord, and divide their tongues : For I have seen violence and strife in the city. 88 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 55 10 Bay and night they go about it upon the walk thereof : Mischief also and sorrow are in the midst of it. :1 Wickedness is in the midst thereof : Deceit and guile depart not from her streets. M For it teas not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither icas it lie that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. H We took sweet counsel together. And walked unto the house of God in company. 16 Bet death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell : For wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them. 4 * As for me, Iieill call upon God ; And the Lord shall save me, * Evening, and morning, and at noon, iciU I pray, and cry aloud : And he shall hear my voice. tt He hath delivered my soul in peace from the oattu that icas against me : For there were many with me. fs 56.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 9Q ,f God iht Wrf them, . be that tbideth <>f old ^Seiah.] Becau* they haw no tsha Therefore tliey feu not God, 10 He hath put forth his hands against such as be ax with him : He bath broken his covenant. " Th* words of his mouth were smoother th-in butter HL* words were softer than oiL yet were they drawn swords. e Cas* thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. n But thou. G the pit ofdestruct Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days : BUT I WILL TRUST En THEE. Psalm 06. To the chief Musician upon Jonath-eleni-rech'~>kim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath. BE merciful unto me, God : for man icould suxti P •' He fighting daily oppresseth me. 90 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. [Ps. 56 8 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : For they be many that fight against me, thou Most High. 8 What time I am afraid, I 'will trust in thee, 4 In God I will praise his word, In God I have put my trust ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me. 5 Every day they wrest my words : All their thoughts are against me for evil. 6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselxes l They mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. Shall they escape by iniquity ? In thine anger cast down the people, God. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle : Are they not in thy book ? 8 When I cry unto thee, then shall wine enemies turn back : This I know ; for God is for me. M In God will I praise his word : In the Lord will I praise his word 11 In God have I put my trust : I will not be afraid what man can do unto me. K Thy rows are upon me, God : I will render praises unto thee. ,J! For thou hast delivered, my soul from death : Wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, That 1 may walk before God in the light of the Jiving ? THE BOOK OF PSALMS 9i glsaliti 57. To the chief Musician, Al-tatcbitl Dfti Id, when he fLei from Saul in the cava BE\ ' • . God, Be merciful unto me. for my soul trusteth in thee: Tea, in t - of thy wings irill I make mi refuge, Until these calamities be overpast. • I trill cry i TRgh; Unto God that performeth all things for me. 4 He shnU gendf oaeh of him that would sir allow me up, rBeUh.] tiod shall send forth his mercy and his truth. • My And I lie even among them that are set on fire °ven the sons of men, Whose teeth are spears and arrows, And their tongue a sharp sword. • Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens; Let thy glory be above all the earth. • They have prepared a net for my steps; My soul is bowed down : They have digged a pit before me, Into the midst whereof they have fallen themselvea [Selak] 02 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 58 ' My heart is fixed, God, My heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise, 8 Awake up, my glory ; Awake, psaltery and harp : I myself will awake early. f 1 will praise thee, Lord, among the people : I will sing unto thee among the nations. M For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, And thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, God, above the heaven* : Let thy glory be above all the earth. psalm 58. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. DO ye indeed speak righteousness, congregation f Do ye judge uprightly, ye sons of men? s Tea, in heart ye work wickedness ; Ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. * The wicked are estranged from the womb : They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. * Their poison is like the poison of a serpent : They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth hei ear * Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers. Charming never so wisely. 1 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth : Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Lobd. ft 59] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 98 T Let thrm melt away as water* which run contin udUy • When he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. I A 8 a maU which melteth, let every one of them pas\ away : Like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. • Before your pots can fed the. thorns, 1I»- shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, an 1 in his wrath. 10 Th> 3 rejoice when he seeth the ven> gem He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. II So that a man shall say, Verily there is a rcicardfof the righteous : Verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. Psalm 59. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David : when Saq| sent, and they watched the house to kill him. DELIVER me from mine enemies, my God : Defend me from them that rise up against me, • Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from bloody men. • For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul : The mighty are gathered against me ; 34 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. |"P* 59 Not for my transgression, Nor for my sin, Lord. 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault ; Awake to help me, and behold. ' Thou therefore, Lord God of hosts, The God of Israel, Awake to visit all the heathen : Be not merciful to any wicked transgressors. [Seiah.] • They return at evening : they make a noise Wet a dog, And go round about the city. * Behold, they belch out icith their mouth : Swords are in their lips : For who, say they, doth hear ? 8 But thou, Lord, shalt laugh at them ; Thou shalt have all the heathen in derision. • Because of hi* strength icill I wait upon thee : For God is my defence. !0 The God, of my mercy shall prevent me : God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget : Scatter them by thy power ; And bring them down, Lokd our shield. * For the sin of their mouth and the icords of thfif lips Let them even be taken in their pride : And for cursing and lying which they speak. Ps. 60.] Tl r E BOOK OF PSALMS. &5 13 Consume them in wrath ; Consume them, that they may not be: And ht thon know that God ruhth in Jacob Unto the ends of the earth. [Selnh.] H And at i * ning ht them return ; and let them make a noim like a dog, And go round about the city. n Lit them wander up and doicnfrr meat, And g 1 hey be not satisfied. M But I wUl ring of thy power ; Yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning : Tor thou host been my defence And refuge in the day of my trouble. 11 Unto tliee, my strength, uul I sing : For God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. Psalm 60. To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth. Michtam of Davii, to teach ; when he strove with Aram-naharaim and will) Arani- rohah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand. GOB, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scred us, Thou hast been displeased ; O turn thyself to us again. * TJiou hast made the earth to tremble ; thou haM broki n it : Heal the breaches thereof; for it shaketb. *6 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 60. • Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : Thou Last made us to drink the wine of astonish ment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, That it may be displayed because of the truth [Selah.] 8 That thy beloved may be delivered ; Save with thy right hand, and hear me. 1 God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice ; I will divide Shechem, And mete out the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseli is mine ; Ephraim also is the strenath of mine head, Judah is my lawgiver ; 8 Moab is my washpot ; Over Edom will I cast out my shoe : Philistia, triumph thou because of me. • Wlio will bring me into the strong city ? Who will lead me into Edom ? 10 Wilt not thou, God, which hadst cast us off? And thou, God, which didst not go out with otu armies ? 11 Give us help from trouble : For vain is the help of man. n Through Go^ we shall do valiantly : For he it is that shall tread down our enemies. Pi. 62.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS W pcalm 61. To the chief Musician upon Negiuah, A Psalm of I> .vidL HEAR my cry, Q Attend unto my prayer. From tki earth iriH I cry unto thee, when my heart it Lead me to the rock that is higher than L * Fur thou hast been a And a strong tower from the enemy. 4 / - I will trust in the covert of thy wings [jM*.] * For thou, Q Thou hast given me the heritage of those that feai thy name. 4 77 _:•'* "/ : And his yean as many genera* : T He thaU I for erer, prepare mercy and truth.which may preserve him 8 8 I Kill ring I thy name for ever, That I may daily perform my vows. Psalm 6-2. To the chief Musician, to Jed-. bq cf Davil TBCL Y From him cometh my salvation. •77 Ion ; He is my defence ; I shall not be greatly moved 88 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fPs. 61 • How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? Ye shall be slain all of you : As a bowing vail shall ye be, And as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him dozen from his excel lency : They delight in lies : They bless with their mouth, Bat they curse inwardly. -[Selah.] 8 My soul, wait thou only upon God ; For my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my saltation : He is my defence ; I shall not be moved, " In God is my salvation and my glory : The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God, 1 Trust in him at all times ; Ye people, pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. [Selah.] Surely mm of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie : To 1)2 laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity. * Trust not iii oppression, and become not vain in robbery : If riches increase, set not your heart upon them. J God hath spoken once ; Twice have I heard this ; that power belongetb unto GocL K. 63.] TnE BOOK OF PSALMS. W 18 Also unto thee, Lord, belongeth mercy : For thou renderest to every man according tc hip work. Psttim G3. A Psalm of David, when be ^as in the wilderness of ,Tudal_ GOD, thou art my God; Early will I seek thee : My soul I /• thee, my flesh Ion jet h for thee In a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; thy glory \ 80 as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. * Became thy loving-kindness is better than life, My lips shall praise thee. 4 Thus tcill I bless thee while 1 lice : 1 will lift up my hands in thy name. 1 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness , And my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : • When I remember thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night watches. T Because thou hast been my help, Therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice 9 My soul foUoweth hard after thee : Thy right hand upholdeth me. B"t those that seek my soul, to destroy tf, "^all go into the lower parts of the earth. 100 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 64 20 71 ey shaUfa.V. by the sword : They shall be a portion for foxes 11 But the king shall rejoice in God , Every one that siceareth by him shall glory : Bet the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. Psalm 64. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HEAR my voice, God, in my prayer : Pi serve my life from fear of the enemy. ■ H > me from the secret counsel of the wicked; I'r. m the insurrection of the workers of iniquity : 7 whet their tongue like a sword, I bond their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words : 1 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect : S . 1 lenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. v encourage themselves in an ecU matter: Th ■ y co m m u n e of lay in g sna res p r i 1 ily ; They say, Who shall see them ? They search out iniquities; t search : h r.h the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep. B ' God shall shoot at them with an arrow ; Suddenly shall they be wounded. Ps. 65.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 101 • 80 they shall make their own tongue to fall themselves : All that see them shall flee away. • And 'i J l 'men shall fear, and shall declare the of a For they shall wisely consider of his doing 1 . * The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and i in him ; And all the upright in heart shall glory. Psalm 66. To the chief Musician. A Psalm and Song of David. PRAISE waUeth for thee, God, in Zion : And unto thee shall the vow be performed. * thou that hut rest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come. ' Iniquities prevail against me : As for our transgressions, thou shalt purge away. i Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, And causest to approach unto thee, that he ma} dwell in thy courts : We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, Even of thy holy temple. * By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou a ttt, O God of our salvation ; 102 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 65 Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea : 8 Which by his strength setteth fast tlie mountains ; Being girded with power : Which stilleth the noise of the seas The noise of their waves, and the tumult of th* people. 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens : Thou makest the outgoings ■-•* the morning and evening to rejoice. • Thou Tidiest the earth, and waterest it : Thou greatly en rich est it with the river of God, which is full of water : Thou preparest them corn, When thou hast so provided for it. ie Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly ; Thou settlest the furrows thereof: Thou makest it soft with shcncers : Thou blessest the springing thereof. M TJwu crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness. li They drop upon the pastures of the wilderneu: And the little hills rejoice on every side. w Hie pastures are clotlied with flocks ; Tfie xalleys also are covered over with corn : They shout for joy, they also sing. P. 66.1 TI1E BOOK OF PSALMS. 103 Psalm 66. To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. MA . \d»: * Sing forth the honour of his name : Make his praise glorious. s > | rkif Through the greatness of tli; »haU thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 1 All the earth shall worMp tu< untc thee ; Thev shall sing to thy name. [SeJah.] ' >d : He is terrible in his doing toward the children ol men. 6 II turned (hi $ea into dry la Tlc(% I on foot : There did we rejoice in him. 1 lie ruleth by /•; U>' >s : Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Seiim.] 1 oh And make the voice of his praise to be heard: And suffereth not our feet to be moved, i* For thou, God, hast pr Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 104 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fPs. 67 11 Tfwu bvonglitest us into the net ; Thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 18 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads: We went through fire and through water : But thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. n I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings : I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, And my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble 16 1 will offer unto thee burnt-sacrifices of failings, With the incense of rams: I will offer bullocks with goats. [Selah.] 18 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, And I will declare what he hath done for my soul 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear me : ,f But verily God hath heard me ; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 10 Blessed be God, Which hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his mercy from me. {halm 67. To the chief Musician, on Neginoth, A P&Alm or Songi I GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us ; Ps. 68.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 100 1 Tliat thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving health among all nations. 1 Let the people praise thee, God; Let all the people praise thee. 4 let the nations be glad and sing for joy : For thou shalt judge the people righteously, And govern the nations upon earth. [Selah.) 1 Let the people praise thee, God ; Let all the people praise thee. 1 Then shall the earth yield her increase ; And God, even our own God, shall bless us. 1 God shall bless us ; And all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Psalm 68. To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. LET God arise, let Jm enemies be scattered : Let them also that hate him flee before him. • As smoke is driven aicay, so drive them away : As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 1 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice befori God: Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto God Sing praises to his name : 106 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 68 Exto. him that rideth upon the heavens By his name JAR, And rejoice before him. 6 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows is God in his holy habitation. • God setteth the solitary in families: lie bringeth out those which are bound with chains But the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 1 God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wilderness [Selah.] 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at tlie presence of God : Even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. • Thou, God, didst send a plentiful rain, Whereby thou didst confirm tliine inheritance, when it was weary. 16 Thy congregation heath dwelt therein : Thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 11 TJie Lord gave the word : Great was the company of those that published it. 12 Kings of armies did flee apace : And she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the icings of a dove covered with silver, And her feathers with yellow gold. Ps 68.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 1(T 14 Whi n the Almighty scattered kings in it, It was white as snow in Salmon. " Tlte hill of God is as the lull of Baslian An high hill as the hill of Bashan. 11 Why hap ye, y<: high hi 2%M ohich God desireth to dicdl i?i: Yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. 11 The chariots of God art twenty thousand, even thou. setnds of angels : The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. w Thou hast ascended on high. Thou hast led captivity captive : Thou hast gifts for men ; Yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them, ,f Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, Even the God of our salvation. [Selah.] w He thai is our God is the God of scthation ; And unto God the Lord belong the issues from death. 91 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, And the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses. B TJie Lord said, Iicill bring again from Bas\an, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea : 108 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 68 ,3 That thy foot may be dipped in the Moo I of thins enemies, And the tongue of thy dogs in the same. 84 They have seen thy goings, God ; Even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. tt Tlie singers went before, the players on instrument* followed after ; Among them were the damsels playing with tim- brels. 16 Bless ye God in the congregations, Even the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 87 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, The princes of Jitdah and their council, The princes of Zebulun, and the princes of Naphtali. w Thy God hath commanded thy strength : Strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us. n Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Shall kings bring presents unto thee. K Rebuke the company of spearmen, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, Till every one submit himself with pieces of silver : Scatter thou the people that delight in war. n Princes shall come out of Egypt ; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God Ps. 69. J THE BOOK Ob i'SALMS. 10ft * Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth ; sing praises unto the Lord. [Selah.] n To him that rideth upon the heavens of hcivem wh irh icere of old ; Lo, he doth send out his voice, and that a mighty voice. M Ancribt ye strength unto God : Bis excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the clouds. u God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places : The God of Israel is he that giveth strength ana power unto hi3 people. Blessed be God. Psalm 69. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. 8 AYE me, God ; For the waters are come in unto my soul. 1 1 sink in deep mire, ichere there is no standing : 1 am come into deep waters, where the floods ovez« flow me. 1 lam iceary of my crying : my throat is dried : Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God 1 They that hate me idthout a cause are more than the hairs of mine head : Tliey that irould destroy me, being mine enemiei %cr on g fully, are mighty : Then I restored that which I took not away. 110 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 69 5 God, thou knowest my foolishness ; And my sins are not hid from thee. % Let not them that icait on thee, Lord God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake : Let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, God of Israel. T Because for thy sake I have borne reproach ; Shame hath covered my face. • Lam become a sir anger unto my brethren, And an alien unto my mother's children. 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; And the reproaches of them that reproached the* are fallen upon me. 10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach. 11 I made sackcloth also my garment ; And I became a proverb to them. ,s They that sit in the gate speak against me; And I was the song of the drunkards. 18 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, Lord, In an acceptable time : God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, In the truth of thy salvation. 14 Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink : Let me be delivered from them that hate me. And out of the c**p water* 8 Pb. 69.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. Ill u Trt ■'. r-flood overflow me, And let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. ,s Hear me, Lord ; for thy loving-k r iood , Turn unto me according to the multitude of thl tender mercies. 11 And t\y face from thy servant ; for I am in t Hoar me speedily. 18 Dr<' to my soul, and redeem it : Deliver me because of mine enemies. I !9 TJi wi my reproach, and my shame, and - are all before thee. 90 7? y heart ; And I am full of heavinec And [looked for some to take pity, hut there was n^>ne ; And for comforters, but I found none. bo gal 1 , for my meat ; And in mv thirst they gave me vinegar to drink, n Lei me a snare before them : And that which should have been for their welfare* let it become a trap. K Let their eyes be darkened, that they tot : And make their loins continually to shake, u P" \ on them, And let tkv wrathful anger take hold of theiii 112 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. T Ps - *9 w Let their habitation he desolate ; And let none dwell in their tents. w For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten ; And they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded. r Add iniquity unto their iniquity : And let them not come into thy righteousness. 18 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, And not be written with the righteous. 29 But I am poor and sorrowful : Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. 80 I icill praise the name of God with a song, And will magnify trim with thanksgiving. 1 This also shall please the, Lord better than an ox Or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 15 The humble shall see this, and be glad ; And your heart shall live that seek God. 13 For the Lord heareth the poor, And despiseth not his prisoners. M Let the heaven and earth praise him, The seas, and every thing that moveth therein u For God icill save Zion, And will build the cities of Judah : TJiat they may die ell there, And have it in possession. * The seed also of his servants shall inherit it : And they that love his name shall dwell therein Ps. 7i.1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 113 Psnlm 70. Tu the chief Musician, A Plata ©f David, to bring t3 reiuembianca MA R > help me, Lord. } Zt^ them be asltomed and confounded that seek after my i them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. 3 Let thi m for a reward of their shame . aha ! And let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. * But I am poor and nei dy : ke haste unto me, God : Thox \> and my deliverer : Lord, make no tarrying. Psalm 71. IN thee, Lord, do I put my trust; Let me never be put to confusion. • Dt i thy righteousness, and cav.u me ta Incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 1 Be thou my strong habitation, Whereunto I may continually resort : 114 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. (Ps. 71 Thou hast given commandment to save me ; For thou art my rock and my fortress. 4 Deliver me, my God, out of the hand of tlu wicked, Out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man I For thou art mine hope, Lord God : Thou art my trust from my youth. e By tliee have I been holden up from the womb : Thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels . My praise shall be continually of thee. 1 I am as a wonder unto many ; But thou art my strong refuge. 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise And with thy honour all the day. 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age ; Forsake me not when my strength faileth. » For mine enemies speak against me ; And they that lay wait for my soul take counsel to get her, II Baying, God, hath forsaken him : Persecute and take him ; for there is none to delivei him. 13 God, be not far from me . O my Gocl, make haste for my help. 18 Let them be confounded and consumed that are ad- versaries to my soul ; Let them be covered with, reproach and dishonow that seek my hurt. Ps. 71.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 115 14 But I will hope continually, And will yet praise thee mure and more. u My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness And thy salvation all the day ; for I know not .the numbers thereof. 11 Itcill go in the strength of the Lord God : I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 17 God, thou hast taught me from my youth ; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works M Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not ; Until I hate shewed thy strength unto this gener- ation, And thy power to every one that is to come. n Thy righteousness also, God, is very high, whc hast done great things : O God, who is like unto thee ! * Thou, which hast sJiewed me great and sore troubles • Shalt quicken me again, And shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 11 Thou shalt increase my greatness, And comfort me on every. side. n Ixdll also praise thee icith the psaltery, Even tin truth, my God. Unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. U« THE BOOK OP PSALMS. fPs 7* i? ' My lips shall greatly rejoice iclien I sing unto thee ; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 84 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all tht day long : For they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. ttsalm 72. A Psalm for Solomon. GIVE the Jdng thy judgments, God, And thy righteousness unto the king's son. s He shall judge thy people icith righteousness, And thy poor with judgment. 2 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the. little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people^ He shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 6 They shojl fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, Throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down Wee rain upon the mown grass : As showers that water the earth. T In his days shall the righteous flourish ; And abundance of peace so long as the moon en* dureth. P.. 72.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. Ii7 * 11 And from the riwr unto the ends of the earth. U shall bow ! his enemies shall lick the dust. I The kings of Ta/rshish and oj The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. him : All nations shall serve him. The poor also, and him that hath no helper, II He shall spare the poor and needy, And shall save the souls of the needy. 14 11 shall And precious shall their blood be in his sight. *Andhes) lam shall le gi gold Prayer also shall be made for him continually ; daily shall he be praised. 1 Thei an handful of corn in the earth Upon the top of the mountains : TJie fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : And they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. T His name shall endure for ever : His name shall be continued as long as thf; sun : An : in him : All nations shall call him blessed. 118 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Pa. 73 18 Blessed be the Lord God, The God of Israel, who only doe th wondrc us things 18 And blessed be his glorious name for ever : And let the whole earth be filled with his glory, Amen and Amen. *> Tbe prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended* Psnlm 73. A Psalm of Asaph. TR JJL Y God is good to Israel, Even to such as are of a clean heart. * But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; My steps had well nigh slipped. 8 For I teas envious at the foolish, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death : But their strength is firm. 5 They are not in trouble as other men ; Neither are they plagued like other men. 8 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ; Violence covereth them as a garment. 7 TJteir eyes stand out with fatness : They have more than heart could wish. 8 Tfiey are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression : They speak loftily. They set tJieir mouth against the heaven*, And their tongue walketh through the earth. P>. - 3 1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 119 10 Therefore his \ n hUhi r: And waters of a full cup out to them. 11 And they say, 11 d th I And is there knowledge in the Most High? 11 Behold, these are the ungodly, icho prosper in the ico rid ; They increase in riches, u Verily 1 1 i< d my heart in vain, And washed my hands in innocency. 14 For all the clay long have Ibeen plagued, And chastened every morning. 15 If I say, I will sjh ak th us ; Behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, It was too painful for me ; 17 Until 1 10 nt into the sanctuary of God ; Then understood I their end. 18 Surely thou didst set then in slippery places : Thou castedst them down into destruction. 11 Hoic are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. * As a dream when one awaketh ; So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shale despise their image. 11 Tlius my heart icas grieved, And I was pricked in my reins. 120 TH& BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 74 M So foolish teas I, and ignorant ; I was as a beast before tliee. rtheless lam continually icith thee: Thou bast holden me by my right band. u Thou shall guide me with thy counsel, And afterward receive me to glory. w Whom have I in heaven but th ' And there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. ** My flesh and my heart fail dh : But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. * 7 For lo, they that are far from thee, shall 'perish : Thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 18 But it u good for me to draw near to God : I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all thy works. Psalm 74. Maschil of Asaph. GOD, ichy hast thou cast us off for ever f Why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep oA thy pasture ? • Remember thy congregation, § Which thou hast purchased of old ; P8 74-1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 121 The rod ofthi ich tliou hast redeemed ; Th rein thou Last dwelt. '"as; Even all that the enemy hath dune wickedly in th sanctuary. A T/< i lofthyecng rega J ' They set up their ensigns . * A n .''ding as / 1 But now tiny break clown the carved work thereof at once with axes and hanim ' Th ry, They have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground. 9 Tl. , is, L : us d sft y them They have burned up all the synagogues of God in the land. *We* not 'signs: 27 ■- u mot i vy prophet. Neither is there among us any that knoweth ho^v long. ' Q Shall the enemy blaspheme thy name for ever? 1 Wh% thou iky Pluck it out of thy bosom. 122 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. L Ps - 74 19 For God is my King of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. 18 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength : Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters, 14 Thou breakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the flood : Thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine : Thou hast prepared the light and the sun. " Thou hast set all the borders of the earth : Thou hast made summer and winter. 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, Lord, And that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. w deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove unto tM multitude of the wicked : Forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever. w Have respect unto the covenant : For the dark places of the earth are full of the hab- itations of cruelty. 11 let not the oppressed return ashamed : Let the poor and needy praise thy name. 13 Arise, God, plead thine own cause : Remember how the foolish man reproacheth the* daily. Ps. 75.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 138 n Forget not the voice of thine ene?nies : The tumult of those that rise up agaiDst thee in creaseth continually. Psalm 75. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psaim or Song of Asaph. UXTO thee, God, do we give thanks, Unto thee do we give thanks : For that thy name is near, Thy wondrous works declare. • When I riurfl receive the congregation I will judge uprightly. * The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are di* solved : [ bear up the pillars of it. [Seiah.j ' I said unto the foote, Deal not fooU-shhj : And to the wicked, Lift not up the horn ; Lift not up your horn on high : Speak not with a stiff neck. For promotion cometh neither from the east, Xoi from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge : He putteth down one, and setteth up anothei. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, And the wine is red ; 124 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 76 It is full of mixture ; and hepoureth out of the same but the dregs thereof All the wicked of tlie earth, shall wring them 00 \ and drink them. • But I will declare for ever ; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 18 All the horns of the wicked also mil I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. Psalm 76. To the chief Musician, on Xeginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph IX Judo.li is God Known: His name is great in Israel. f In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow. The shield, and the sword, and the battle. jSelah.] 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than ths moun- tains of prey. 1 The stout-hearted are spoiled, Tlif.y have slept their sleep : And none of the men of might have found theij hands. • At thy rebuke, God of Jacob, Both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep P». 77.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 125 ' Thou, even thou, art to b And who may stand in thy m on« thou art angry ? 1 Thou di dgment to he heard from heaven ; The earth feared, and was still, • When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. [Felah.] 7. &A wrath of man shall praise the : The remainder of wrath slialt thou restrain. p V "nto the Lord your God : Let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ouirht to be feared. wHethattcui ffth* wpvrU of princes : He is terrible to the kings of the earth. Psalm 77. To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I CRIED unto God with my b Even unto God with my voice ; and he gave eai unto me. * In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : My a the night, and ceased not : My soul refused to be comforted. 8 In 7 God, and teas troubled : I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed [Selaii.] 126 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Pi. it 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking : I am so troubled that I cannot speak. I I have considered the days of old, The years of ancient times. • I call to remembrance my song in the night t I commune with mine own heart : And my spirit made diligent search 1 Will the Lord cast off for ever f And will he be favourable no more ? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever t Doth his promise fail for evermore ? • Hath God forgotten to he gracious t Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies ? [Selitfi.] ,c And I said, This is my infirmity : But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. II I will remember the works of the Lord : Surely I will remember thy wonders of old. n I will meditate also of all thy work, And talk of thy doings. u Thy way, God, is in the sanctuary : Who is so great a God as our God ! M Thou art the God that doest wonders : Thou hast declared thy strength among the peopli tt Thou hast icith thine arm redeemed thy people, The sons of Jacob and Joseph. [Selah.] 16 The waters saw thee, God, The waters saw thee ; they were afraid : The depths also were troubled. IV 78.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 127 11 The cloud* poured out water : Th 1 d : Thine arrows also went abroad. 18 The mice of thy thundi r was in the heaven: The lightnings lightened the world * The earth trembled and shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, And thy path in the great waters, And thy footsteps are not known. 10 Thou leddest thy people like a flock By the hand of Moses and Aaron. Psalm 78. MaachH of Asaph. GIVE ear, my p tople, to my laic : Incline your ears to the words of my month. 8 / wiU "[>■ n my mouth in a parable : I will utter dark sayings of old : * Which Wi d and known, And our fathers have told us. 4 We trill not hide them from their children. Sharing to the generations to come the praises of the Lord, And his strength, and his wonderful works that be hath done. 1 For he established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in IsraeL 128 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 78 Which he commanded our fathers, That they should make them known to their chil dren : * That the generation to come might know U Even the children which should be born : Who should arise and declare them to their children I That they might set their hope in God, And not forget the works of God, But keep his commandments : 8 And might not be as tin :ir fathers, a stubborn rebellious generation ; A generation that set net their heart aright, And whose spirit was not steadfast with God. * The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carry ing bows, Turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, And refused to walk in his law ; II And for gat his works, And his wonders that he had shewed them. ■veUous things did he in the sight of their fa&e In the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan. M He divided the sea, and caused them to pass throug And he made the waters to stand as an heap. w In the day-time also he Jed them with a cloud, And all the night with a light of fire. 16 He clave the rod's in the icilderness, Aiid gave them drink as out of the great depth Ps 78.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 12G 15 lie brought stream* also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers. ' n A rd yet more ag By provoking the Most High in the wilderness. By asking meat for their lust. • ? Y 'rod; They said, Can God furnish a table in the wilder ness? 20 Behold, I \ that th-: water* gushed out, And the streams overflowed ; Can he provide flesh for his people ? 11 77c 7 was .icroth : ss And anger also came up against Israel : " Be< h d not in God, And trusted not in his salvation : n Though he had commanded the clouds frjm above., And opened the doors of heaven, 84 And had r I na upon them to eat, And had given them of the corn of heaven. * : Man did eat a nods' 1 food : He sent them meat to the full. M He 1 :en : And by his power he brought in the south wind. r ' H< dust, And feathered fowls lit 2 as the sand of the sea : 130 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. ;8 w And he let it fall in the midst of their camp Round about their habitations. w So they did eat, and were well filled : For he gave them their own desire ; w They were not estranged from their lust : But while their meat was yet in their mouths, n The wrath of God came upon them, And slew the fattest of them, And smote down the chosen men of Israel. 85 For all this they sinned still, And believed not for his wondrous works. 88 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, And their years in trouble. m VT 7 en he slew them, then they sought Mm : And they returned and inquired early after God. 85 And they remembered that God teas their Rock, And the high Uod their Redeemer. 88 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth And they lied unto him with their tongues. 47 For their heart was not right with him, Neither were they steadfast in his covenant. 88 But he, being full of compassion, Forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not : Tea, many a time turned lie his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath. w For he remembered that they were but flesh ; A wind that passeth away, and cometh not a^ain Ps. 78 J THE BOOK OF PflALl 131 40 Bine oft did th mess, And grieve him in ft] Gfod, And limited the Holj Nor tlic d he delivered them from thi enemy : 48 Ho ■- wo ugh t ft is tig n si And his wonders in the field of Zoan : 44 .1 And their Moods, that they could no1 drink. 48 He ich d& wv 1 And frogs which destroyed them. * He ;. ' ■ " nillar, And their labour unto the lor 4: Hi ( 7 - str 1 ed And their sycamore-trees with * 48 He gave up t? And their flocks to hot thunder-bolts. 49 H>; east upon I his anger, icrath By sending evil angels among them. r He ,. .-// to his <' & not theit But gave their life over to the pestilence ; 11 And smote all the first-born in Egypt ; The chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 132 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 7* M But made his own people to go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 13 And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: But the sea overwhelmed their enemies. w And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary Even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, And divided them an inheritance by line, And made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents 69 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, And kept not his testimonies : 57 But turned bach, and dealt unfaithfully like theii fathers : They were turned aside like a deceitful bow. IS? For they provoked him to anger with their high places And moved him to jealousy with their gravel 5;) When God heard this, he teas wroth, And greatly abhorred Israel : 80 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, The tent which he placed among men ; 11 And delivered his strength into captivity, And his glory into the enemy's hand. 12 lie gaze his people over also unto the sword ; And was wroth with his inheritance. Pi. 79.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 138 And their maidens w van to marriage. u Th< \r pri *t*f< U by th $u And their widows made no lamentation. Lord awaked as one out of sleep, And like a mighty man that shbnteth by reason of wine. 96 And ht smote Ids enemies in the hinder parti : He put them to a perpetual reproach. r Mm ph, And chose not the tribe of Ephraim, 18 But chose the tribe ofJudah, The mount Zion whicii he loved. 10 And ht buUt his i i \ctua ■>/ Ufa high palaces, Like the earth which he hath established forever ,c II from r ds: r From following the ewes great with young H< brought him to feed Jacob hi And Israel his inheritance. n So he fed them according to the integrity of Ids heart And guided them by the skilfolness of bis hands. Psalm 79. A Psalm of Ajb iph. GOD, t? -to thine inheritance TJiy holy U m\ They have laid Jerusalem on heaps 184 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 79 2 The dead todies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, The flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. * Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem ; And there was none to bury them. We are become a reproach to our neighbours ; A scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 6 How long, Lord? wilt thou be angry for ever? Shall thy jealousy burn like fire V Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have no* knoicn thee. And upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 1 For they have devoured Jacob, And laid waste his dwelling-place. 8 remember not against us former iniquities: Let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us : For we are brought very low. * Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name : And deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. * Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? Let him be known among the heathen in our sight By the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed. Pi. 80.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 135 11 Lett) be/en thee; According to the gi .serve thou those that are appointed to die ; * And ' I into their bosom Their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, Lord. 18 So tte th : . 7 sheep of thy pasture We will shew forth thy praise to all generations. Psalm SO. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph GIVE ear, shephi rd of Israel, Thau ■ flock; Thou that dwellest between the cherubim, shine forth. 8 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and JIanasseTl Stir up thy strength. And come and save us. 1 Turn us again, God, and cause thy face to shine , And we shall be saved. 1 I orb God of hosts, How t long wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy peopie? ' h the oread, of tears ; An J givest them tears to drink in great measure. 136 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 8* 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours : And our enemies laugh among themselves. I Turn us again, God of hosts, and cause thy fact to shine ; And we shall be saved. 8 Thou hast or ought a, xine out of Egypt : Thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it. • Thou preparedst room before it, And didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. ,0 The hi 7 ls icere covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars. II She sent out her boughs unto the sea, And her branches unto the river. 12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, So that all they which pass by the way do pluck her ? 13 The boar out of the icood doth waste it, And the wild beast of the field doth devour it. 14 Return, we beseech thee, God of hosts : Look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine ; 15 And the vineyard which thy rigid hand hath planted, And the branch that thou madest strong for thyself 11 It is burnt with fire, it is cut down : They perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. " Let thy hand be upon the man of thy rigid hand, Upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. PiSi.j TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 181 go tack from th Quicken us, and we will call upon thy name. w Turn us again, Loud God of hosts, cause thy fact Aod we shall be saved. {Jsiilm 81. To the chief Musician upon Gitrirli. A Psahn of Asaph. SIXG aloud " gth : Make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. f Tal ' bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery. 1 Blow up the trumj In the tin: 1. on our solemn feast day. 4 F And a law of the God of Jacob. ' 77 i Joseph for a testimony, W7u trough the : pi: Where I heard a language that I understood not 1 It m* d his shoulder from thi His hands were delivered from the | ? The andl delivered t~ I am I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. [Seiah.] unto thee : lerael, if thou wilt hearken unto me ; t38 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. [Ps 8a * There shall no strange god be in thee : Neither slialt thou worship any strange god. 10 I am the Lord thy God Which brought thee out of the land of Egypt : Open thy mouth wide, And I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice ; And Israel would none of me. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' hist : And they walked in their own counsels. 13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, And Israel had walked in my ways ! 14 1 should soon have subdued their enemies, And turned my hand against their adversaries. 16 Tfie haters of the Lord should have submitted them- selves unto him : But their time should have endured for ever. 14 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : And with honey out of the rock should I hav« satisfied thee. Psamt 82. A Psalm of Asaph. GOD stand eth in the congregation of the mighty ; He judgeth among the gods. Ps. 83.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. .3$ P .L.l 1 Dcf Do justice to the afflicted and d 4 D '■ 1 '■■ j ■■■' a ' \ Rid them out of the baud of the wick 77^^ toatt on fa All the foundations of the earth are out of course. % Ilui And all of you are children of the Most High. 1 But : And fall like one of the prim 5 Av\*c. God,j tdg '' For thou shalt inherit all nations. Psalm 33. A Song or Psalm of Asaph. KEEP not thou W net , God : Hold not thy peace, and be not still, God. 1 Far 7 . And they that hate thee have lilted J.p the head. And consulted against thv hidden c UO THE BOOK OP PSALMS. [Ps. 8j 4 They hate said, Come, and let us cut them, 'off from being a nation ; That the name of Israel may be no more ii> remembrance. 1 For they have consulted together icith one consent : They are confederate against thee : * The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaclitcs ; Of Moab, and the Hagarenes ; Gebed, and Ammon, and Amalek ; The Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre • Assur also is joined icith them : They have holpen the children of Lot. [Selah.] l)o unto them as unto the Midianites ; As to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison: 10 Which perished at En-dor : They became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their nobles like Oreb, and like Zeeb : Yea, all their princes as Zcbah, and as Zalmunna : 12 Who said, let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 18 O my God, make them like a wheel ; As the stubble before the wind. u As the fire burnetii a icood, And as the flame setteth the mountains on fire ; 15 So persecute them with thy tempest, And make them afraid with thy storm. 16 Fill their faces icith shame ; That they may seek thy name, Lord ft. 84.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 141 * Let them bee them be put to shame., and perish : 18 That men may knew thai me alone U J KILO V All, Art the Most High over all the earth Psalm 84. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalra for the sons of Koran HO are thy tdberna O Lord of hoe * My ■?. even fainteth For the courts of the Lord : My heart and ray flesh crieth out for the living God 8 Y< And the swallow a nest for herself, where she maj lay her young, Even thi alt vre, Lord of I My King, and my God. 4 Blessed are they that die ell in thy h> be still praising thee. [Selah.] * Blessed, is the man whose strength is in thee ; In whose heart are the ways of them. 6 Whi through the valley of I J illeth the pools. 7 They go from strength to strength ■vy one of them in Zi<»n appeareth before God 142 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. |Ps. *S 8 Lord God of hosts, Hear my prayer : Give ear, God of Jacob. [SelaKj 9 Behold, God our shield, And look upon the face of thine anointed. For a day in thy courts is letter than a thousand. I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield : The Loud will give grace and glory ; No good thing icill he withhold from them that walk uprightly. 18 Lord of hosts, Blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. Psalm 85. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LOBD, thou hast been favourable unto thy land : Thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob. * Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people ; Thou hast covered all their sin. [Sehh.] 1 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath : Thou hast turned thyself from the fierceness ?1 thine anger. 4 Turn us, God of our salvation, And cause thine anger toward us to ceasa Ps. 86.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 148 * Wilt thou be angry with us Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? That thy people may rejoice in thee? T Shew us And grant us thy salvation. 7 hear what God the Lord will q For h< wiU sp nto his people, and to hii sai But let them not turn again to folly. 'ear him ; That glory may dwell in our land. u Mercy and truth are met toget Righteousness and peace have kissed each otliei. M Truth shall spring out of the earth ; And righteousness shall look down from heaven. 18 Yea, the Lord sh lU give that which is good; And our land shall yield her increase. 13 Righteousness shall go before him ; And shall set us in the way of liis steps. Psalm 86. A Prayer of David. BOW doicn thine ear, Loud, Hear me : for I am poor and needy. 1 Preserve my soul ; for I am holy : O thou my God. save thy servant That trusteth in thee. 144 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. \Ps. 8« B Be merciful unto me, Lord : For I cry unto thee daily. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant : For unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 8 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive ; And plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 1 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer ; And attend to the voice of my supplications. 1 1n the day of my trouble L will call upon thee : For thou wilt answer me. 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, Lord ; Neither are there any works like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, Lord ; And shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous things : Thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way, Lord ; Iirill walk in thy truth : Unite my heart to fear thy name. M I will praise thee, Lord ny God, with all my heart ; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 18 For great is thy mercy toward me : And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. Ps. 87.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 14ft 14 Qod, the proud are rii me, Ami fh> as* nihlies of violent men have sought after my soul; And have nut set thee before them. w Bui th >", Lord, art a Q id full of compassion, and gracious, Long-Buffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. ,€ turn 'into me, and have mercy upon me; thy strength unto thy servant, And save the son of thine handmaid. IT Sh : '/' good; TJuit th< y which hate me may see U, and he ashamed : Because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. flsalm 87. A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. HIS foundation is in the holy mountains. * The Lord loveth the gates qfZion More than all the dwellings of Jacob. G7<>riovs things are spoken of thee, city of God. [Selah.-| 1 will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them thai know me : Behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia ; This man was born there. 10 146 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fPs. 21 • And of Zion it shall he said, This and that man icas horn in her .; And the Highest himself shall establish heT 1 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people That this man was born there. [Selah.] 1 As well the singers as the players on instruments shall he there : A 11 my springs are in thee. Psalm 88. & Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upcr Mahalath Ltannoth, Maschil of Hernan the Ezrahite. LORD God of my salvation, 1 have cried day and night before thee : • Let my prayer come "before thee ; Incline thine ear unto my cry ; 3 For my soul is full of iroulles : And my life draweth nigh unto the grave. 4 I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength : 1 Free among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, W7wm thou rememherest no more : And they are cut off from thy hand. • Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, In darkness, in the deeps. 1 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves [Selah.] Ps. 88.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 147 * T?( 'from me* 7" I am Bhu . >t come forth. * Mine eye mour . . I hav d out my hands unto thee. 10 WHt tho Shall the dead arise and praise thee? [Selaluj •1 y Or thy faithfulness in destruction? ' i rk f And thy righteousness in the land of forgetful nessl 13 But i And in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lou i *tent thou off Why hideet thou thy face from 15 la. youth up i While I suffer thy terrors I am distra 16 Tkyfo rce wrat) Thy terrors have cut me off. lT TJ ■ r ; They 1 me about together. * L I friend had thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness. 148 THE BOOK OP PSALMS (Ps. 89 jJaoiiB 89. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. / WILL sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations. ? For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever : Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 5 I have made a covenant with my chosen. I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, And build up thy throne to all generations. [Selah.] 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, Lord : Thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints. • For who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord f Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord ? * God is greatly to be feared in the asserMy of the saints, And to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. 8 Lord God of hosts, icho is a strong Lord like unto thee f ♦ Or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? Ps. 8y.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS 140 • Thou ml ging of the t When the wav< , tliou stillest them. 10 Thau haM broken Bahab in n ; Thou hast scattered thine enemies with thy strong arm. 1 Th> heavens an thiru , the earth a 1 so is thine : As for the world and the fulness thereof, thou hast founded them. M The north and the south thou host ' m : Tahor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 13 Then host <> mighty arm: Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand. u Jva n of thy in rone : Mercy and truth shall go before thy face, 15 Blessed is th< peopU that know the joyful sound : They shall walk, Loud, in the light of thy couit tenance. ,€ /// th t i v they rejoice all the day : And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. " For thou art the (jlory of their sin nyth : And in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. le For the Lord i And the Holy One of Israel is our king. 11 Then thou spedast in vision to thy Holy One, ana' saidst, 20 I have laid help upon one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 150 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 89 80 I have found David my servant ; With my holy oil have I anointed him : 11 With whom my hand shall be established : Mine arm also shall strengthen him. 12 The enemy shall not exact upon him ; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 18 And I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague them that hate him. 14 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him , And in my name shall his horn be exalted. u I will set his hand also in the sea, And his right hand in the rivers. i6 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the Rock of my salvation. 91 Also Twill make him my first-born , Higher than the kings of the earth. 88 My mercy icill I keep for him for evermore, And my covenant shall stand fast with him. 19 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law, And walk not in my judgments ; 81 If they break my statutes, And keep not my commandments ; 12 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with stripes. e Nevertheless, my loving -kindness ivill I not utterly take from him, Nor suffer my faithfulness to fail. Ps. 89.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS. 151 84 My covenant wi Nor rJter the thing that is gone out of my Upe id farod I Strom by my holt That I will not lie unto David. 18 His seed si all < And his throne as the sun before me. *"' It shall be ver as the moon, And as a faithful witness in heaven. [Se»aa.1 n But thou hast cast off and abhorred, Thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. w Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant : Thou hast profaned his crown by easting it to th* ground, 40 Tliou hast broken down aU his hedges; Thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All that pass by the way spoil him : He is a reproach to his neighbours. 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his adversaries ; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice. 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword , And hast not made him to stand in the battle, 44 Thou hast made his glory to cease. And cast his thror 1 down to the ground. 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened : Thou hast covered him with shame. [Setah.] 46 How long, Lord, icilt thou hide thyself for evert Shall thy wrath burn like fire ? 152 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 90 in Remember hoic short my time is : Wherefore hast thou made all men in vain ? 48 Wliat man is he that Iheth, and shall not see death? Shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? [Selah.] 49 Lord, where are thy former loving-kindnesses, ■ Which thou swarest unto David in thy truth ? w Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people ; 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, Lord ; Wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed. 52 Blessed be the Lord for evermore. Amen, and Amen. Psalm 90. A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place In all generations. s Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the '.corld, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 1 Tltou turnest man to destruction ; And sayest, Return, ye children of men ft. 90.] TIIE BOOK OF PSALMS 153 1 For ■ An I Ih in the night. 1 T Ith a food ; (key art ■ In the morning they are like grass which grow eth up. 1 In t\ ud growth In the evening it is cut down, and withereth. For we are consumed by tlane a And by thy wrath are we troubled. * Thou hi Our secret sins in the light of thy countenance. * For ith : We spend our years, as a tale that is told. 11 Thi dayi of •>■ r f and : And if by reason of strength they be four -score y. 1 Ti \ r and sorrow; For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 TT7 Even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. That we may apply our hearts unto wisdom, ^uid Lt thee concerning thy servanta 154 THE BOOK OF PSALMS [Ps 91. 14 satisfy us early with thy mercy ; That we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 16 Make us glad according to the days wherein thou Jiast afflicted us. And the years wherein we have seen evil. 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, And thy glory unto their children. 11 And let the beauty of the Loud our God be upon us. And establish thou the work of our hands upon us ; Yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. Psalm 91. HE that diccUeth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. * / 'will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress : My God ; in him will I trust. 1 Surely he shall deliver thee from the mart of ih* fowler, And from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, And under his icings shalt thou trust : His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 6 Thou shalt not be of raid for the terror by night ; Nor ibr the arrow that llieth by day ; Pi. 91.] THE BOOK OF I 155 1 N ■' ; .1 at noon-' 1 A tl thousand But it shitll no f 1 thee. thcid of the wicked. f u 9' 1 •:i, thy habitation ; 10 Tfu thee, Bhall any plague come nigh thy dwelling: n Fof jeU charge o\ To keep thee in all thy v. I thou dash * a stone. u Thou shall The young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. w Beea \h set his love up will J deliver him : 1 will set him on high, because he hath kncwn m/ me. - Hi shaUeaU upon me, and I will answer him: ill be with him in tronl I ira. 42 With long life will . . ro, And shew him niv salvation. 166 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 9 a. Psalm 92 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath-day. IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, And to sing praises onto thy name, Most High. 1 To shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night, 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon thi psaltery ; Upon the harp with a solemn sound. 4 For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work : I will triumph in the works of thy hands. 6 Lord, hoic great are thy works ! And thy thoughts are very deep. 6 A brutish man knoiceth not ; Neither doth a fool understand this, '* When the wicked spring as the grass, And when all the workers of iniquity do nourish ; It is that they shall be destroyed for ever : 1 But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore. • For lo, thine enemies, Lord, For lo, thine enemies shall perish ; All the workers of iniquity shall be scattered. * But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an ■ rii : I shall be anointed with fresh oil. r\ 93 J TITE BOOK OF PSALMS. t.M >ked that rise up against me. : He I ■ cedar in Lebanon. U flourish in the courts of our God. fat and flourishing ; 1 To shi it] U He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. {balm 93. THE Lord fdgneth, He is clothed with majesty; T/ ranity. 11 Bli '. Lord, And out of thy law ; u 7%oi Gfoti mayest g dayt of ad Until the pit be digged for the her will lie forsake his inheritance. 16 Butjudi And all the upright in heart shall follow it. w Wh" -trs? Or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity ? My soul had almost dwelt in silence. 18 Wh* \fy foot dvppeih ; Thy mercy, Lord, held me up. 19 In tl I of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul. 10 Shall the throne of I > cship with thee, Which firameth mischief by a law ? 11 They gather themselves together against the soul of righteous, And condemn the innocent blood. H But the Lord is my And my God is the rock of my refuge. 160 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 95 w And he sliall bring upon them their own iniquity. And shall cut them off in their oum wickedness ; Yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off. Psalm 95. COME, lei us sing unto the Lord : Let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our sal vation. • Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 1 For the Lord is a great God, And a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth : The strength of the hills is his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it : And his hands formed the dry land. • come, let us worship and bote down : Let us kneel before the Lokd our maker. 1 For he is our God ; and we are the people of hi4 pasture, And the sheep of his hand. 'Jo-day if ye itill hear his voice, • c Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, And as in the day of temptation in the wildernesH • When your fathers tempted me, Proved me, and saw my work. Ps. 96. J TIIE BOOK I MS. 1(11 * ft, And they have not known my ways: That they should not enter into mv rest. Psalm 96. q TXG unto the L > •■■ anew song : Sing- unto the Lord, all the earth. Sing unto the L ne : forth his salvation from clay to day. glory among th His wonders among all people. used ; He is to be feared above all 35 For But the LoBD made the heavens. " lm : ;:h and beauty are in his sanctuary. ' the LoRDy ye kindreds ofpeoj unto the LORD glory and strength. • ne : Bring an offering, and come into his com *s : Fear before him, all the earth. 11 162 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 97. 10 Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth : The world also shall be established that it shall not be moved : He shall judge the people righteously. 11 liet the heavens rejoice, And let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof. :s Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord ; 18 For he comcth, For he cometh to judge the earth : He shall judge the icorld with righteousness, And the people with his truth. Psalm 97. THE Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice; Let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. * Clouds and darlcness are round about him : Righteousness and judgment are th^ habitation of his throne. 1 A fire gocth before him, And burnetii up his enemies round about. 1 His lightnings enlightened the icorld : The earth saw, and trembled. The hills melted like wax at the presence of the Losd At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth. Ps. 98.J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. Ifci • Hie heaven* And all I ry. images, And ters of Judah rejoiced Because of thy judgments, ' 7 >e earth : Thou art exalted far above all gods. Y vQ : delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked. 11 L\Q! And for the upright in heart. And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness Psalm 98. A Psalm. SFXG unto the Lord a new song ; Fo r h e h a th don* < 1 8 th ings : His right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten hirr the victory. Lord hath made known his salvation ; His righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. 184 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 99. 8 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel : AH the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. 1 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord , all the earth : Make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. * Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; With the harp, and the voice of a psalm. 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet Make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King. : Ta t the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. 8 1 t the foods clap their hands : Let the hills he joyful together before the Lokd 9 For he cometh to judge the earth : With righteousness shall he judge the world, And the people with equity. Psalm 99. THE Lord reign eth , Let the people tremble : 11: s lit eth beticcen the cherubirns ; Let the earth be moved. 3 77: c Lord is great in Zion ; And he is high above all people. ! Lit themprahe thy great and terrible nam& For it is holy. ps. ico.j rail, uoo& ojb i*t&LAu& judgtm nt ; dost establish equity, Thou executest judgment and righteousne Jacob * E Ah' 1 , worship at Ms footstool ; For he is holy. i and Aaron among : And Samuel among them that call upon his name y call from me In the day when I am in tremble; incline thine ear unto In the day when I call, answer me speedily. r my days are consul, And my bones are homed as an hearth. 4 My rut/ So that I forget to eat my bread. By reason of ' / my groaning, My bones cleave to my skin. 1 am like an owl of the desert. 01 168 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps xci 7 / watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon tlie house top. 6 Mine enemies reproach me all the day ; And they that are mad again^; me are swons against me. 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping, 19 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath : For thou Kast lifted me up, and cast me down. 11 My days arc like a shadow that dcclineth ; And I am withered like grass. 12 But thou, Lord, shalt endure for ever ; And thy remembrance unto all generations. 18 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : For the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones And favour the dust thereof. 16 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord : And all the kings of the earth thy glory. 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, He shall appear in his glory. 11 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, And not despise their prayer. • 8 This shall be written for the generation to come . And the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord. Po. 103.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. lGfr It Mnc tua/ry ; a heaven did tlie Lord behold the earth ; ,0 To ftmr thi g r; To ppointe 1 to death ; I And his praise in Jernsal together, . And the kingdoms, to serve the Lokd. n 11 strength in the wag; He shortened my days. 84 I said, my God, ta\ away in the midst of my d . 1 : Tliy years are throughont all generations. W Of old in id thou laid tit J -th : And Qfl are the work of thy hands. 26 Tht y shaU lure : Yea, all of them shall was old like a garment ; As a vesture shedt thou change them, And they shall be changed : ** But thou art And thy years shall have no end. 16 The children of thy servants shall continue, And their seed shall be established before thee, Jpealm 103. Im of David. BLESS the Lord. my sow : And all that is within me, bless his holy name. !70 THE BOOK OF PSALMS |Ps. 103. * Bless the Lord, my soul, And forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; Who healeth all thy diseases ; 4 Wlio redeemeth thy life from destruction ; Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness and ten der mercies ; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. c The Loud executeth righteousness And judgment for all that are oppressed. ' He made known his ways unto Moses, His acts unto the children of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide ; Neither will he keep his anger for ever. 10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth , So great is his mercy toward them that fear him. 12 As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions froii us. 18 Like as a father pitieth Ids children, So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. u For he knoweth our frame ; He remembereth that we are dust. ft. 104.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 171 14 As for man, hu 7 of the held, so he flourisheth. ' the iriti (J ■ e ; And the place thereof Bhall know it no more. of tit Li rd tog U And liis righteousness unto children's children ; And to those that remember his commandments to do them. If Hie Lord hath prepared hie throne in the heavens ; And his kingdom ruleth over all. 10 Bl u t7u Lord, ye his a> , tin u'jth, that do : 1 nte, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. I tfie Lord, > Ye ministers of his, that do bis pleasure. w IV. ■ ss the Lor 1 rks n : Bless the Lord, mv soul. Jpsalm 104. BLESS the Lord, my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great ; 1 If with light as with a garment* 172 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P«. 10A Who stretched out the heavens like a curtain : 1 Who iayeth the beams of his chambers in xhe waters : Who rnaktth the douds his chariot : Who walketh upon the wings of the wind : 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; His ministers a liammg fire ; 6 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment. The waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled ; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go up by the mountains ; They go down by the valleys Unto the place which thou hast founded for thera. ' Thou hast set a bound that they may not pas* That they turn not again to cover the earth. 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, Which run among the hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field : The whd asses quench their thirst. u By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their hob it at ion, Which sing among the branches. 13 He water eth the hills from his chambers : The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy worka u He cause th the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man : ?s 104.] TIIE BOOK OF PHA1 tft$ 173 16 And wine that maketh gb rt of man, 1 which stv th man's heart >>f Lebanon, which he hath planted ; its : e storK, the fir-trees are her hoof I the rocks for the conies. >nn knoweth his going down. do creep forth. I And lay :hem down in their d And to his labour until the evening. •*• Lord, hoir In wisdom hast then made them all: : s. fc S i is this great and wide sea, g innumerable* small and gn * : There is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein H THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 105 •*• These wait all upon thee ; That thou may est give them their meat in due season. n That thou givest them they gather : Thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good w Thou hidest thy face, they are trovMed : Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. 80 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: And thou renewest the face of the earth. 81 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever ; The Loud shall rejoice in his works. 82 He looketh on the earth, and it trcmbleth : He toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 53 1 will sing unto the Lord as long as Hive : I will sing praise to my God while I have my being 84 My meditation of him shall be sweet : I will be glad in the Lord. 95 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, And let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, my soul. Praise ye the Lord. Jpsalm 105. GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his nami Make known his deeds among the people. P». 105.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 175 g unto him \m : Talk ye of all bis wondrous works. • G< Let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord 4 > ' Lord, and his strength : > ik his face evermore. 6 11 m mbi r his ' he hath < : re, and the judgments of his mouth ; 6 " . Ye children of Jacob his chosen. 7 Hi is tic Lord out i His judgments are in all the earth. 8 He 7 -he red his covenant far The word which he commanded to a thousand gen erations. Whic? M vd with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac ; unto Jacob, f a?' a law. And 10 Israel for an everlasting- covenant : 11 8 an. The lot of your inheritance : 11 TF7 men in n umber; y few, and strangers in it. n Winn tl lion to another, From one kingdom to another people ; 14 JJ Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes : 176 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 105 :i Saying. Touch not mine anointed, And do my prophets no harm. 16 Moreover he called forth a famine upon the land: He brake the whole staff of bread. ]n He sent a man before them, Even Joseph, who was sold for a servant : 11 Whose feet they hurt with fetters : He was laid in iron : 11 UntU the time that his ward came : The word of the* Lokd tried him. 20 The king sent and loosed I Even the ruler of the people, and let him go free. r - He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance : 85 To h in d it is p 1 ' pleasure ; And teach his senators wisdom. 18 Israel also came into Egypt ; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. w And he increased his people greatly ; And made them stronger than their enen.*cs 86 He turned their heart to hate Ms people, To deal subtilly with his servants. 86 He sent Moses his ■■ want ; And Aaron whom he had chosen. w Th And wonders in the land of Ham. PH105J THE BOOK OF PSALM& 177 w jt '• ; An d his word. *9 // And slew their oce, In the chambers of their kings. is of flics, And lice in all their coasts. " // lin, And flaming fire in their land. 33 II > fig -trees; And brake the trees of their coasts. 34 II stpak . and I And caterpillars, an ithout number, And devoured the fruit of their ground. The chief of all their strength. 3: II brought thi m forth i \d gold : And there was not one feeble person among tkeil tribes. at of them fell upon them. 89 II' ''9 > And fire to give light in the ni * 77- brought quails, :, .em with the bread of heaven. 41 Hi They ran in the dry places like a river. 178 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 106 42 For he remembered his holy promise, And Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his people loithjoy, And his chosen with gladness : 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen : And they inherited the labour of the people ; 46 That they might observe his statutes , And keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 106. PRAISE ye the Lord. give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 8 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord t Who can shew forth all his praise? 8 Blessed are they that keep judgment, And he that doeth righteousness at all times. 4 Remember me, Lord, with the favour that thou bearest unto thy people : O visit me with thy salvation ; 6 That I may see the good of thy chosen, That I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, That I may glory with thine inheritance. • We have sinned with our fathers, We have committed iniquity, we have dont wickedly. Ps. 1 06.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 179 ' Our fat) itood not thy wander* in Egypt ; T7s< ; 4 the m ttUUude of thy wu reies; But provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. - ; than for hit name's sake, That he might make his mighty power to be known. 9 JI< \( Bed sea al*o, and it teas dried up • So he led tliem through the depths, as through the wildem - And he saved them from the hand of him thai hated them, And redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 And the water* covered their enemies : There was not one of them left. ,9 TJien believed they his word* : They sang his praise. 18 They soon for gat his works, They waited not for his counsel ■ 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. w And he gave them their ream But sent leanness into their soul. *• They en :>> Moses also in the camp, And Aaron the saint of the Lord. r The earth op d up Dathan, And covered the company of Abiram. %% And a fire icas kind' wnyj The name burned up the wicked. !80 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 106 19 Tliey made a calf in Horeb, And worshipped the molten image. 90 Thus they changed their glory Into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass i] They for gat God their Saviour, Which had done great things in Egypt ; 12 Wondrous icorks in the land of Ham, A ad terrible things by the Red sea. 2;; Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had not Moses his chosen stood before him in tht breach, To turn away his wrath, Lest he should destroy them. 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, They believed not his word : 25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. *° Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, To overthrow them in the wilderness : r To overthrow their seed also among the nations, And to scatter them in the lands. 19 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor, And ate the sacrifices of the dead. 83 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inven tions : And the plague brake in upon them. 80 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment : And so the plague was stayed. Ps. ic6.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 181 81 A ted unto him for riyh Unto all generations for evermore. w They an% i>o that if went ill with Moses for their sakes ■ 15 Because they provoked hie spirit, So that he spake unadvisedly with his lips. w They did not destroy the nations. Concerning whom the Lord commanded them : w But were mingled among the heathen, And learned their works. u And they Si rved their idols Which were a snare unto them. 87 Yea, they sacrificed their i And their daughters unto devils, I shed innoa rU blood, Even the blood oi their sons and of their daughters Whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : And the land was polluted with blood. s * Thus were they defiled with their own works, And went a whoring with their own inventions. 40 Tlu ! the wrath of the Loud his ]•■ Insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. 41 And he gave than into t f the heathen ; And they that hated them ruled over them. 42 Their enemies q/tso q And they were brought into subjection under tLeii hand. 182 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 107 43 Many times did he deliver them ; hut they provoked him icith their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity. 14 Nevertheless he regarded their affliction, When he heard their cry : 15 And he remembered for them his covenant, And repented according to the multitude of his mercies. 46 lie made them also to be pitied Of all those that carried them captives. 47 Save us, Lord our God, And gather us from among the heathen, To give thanks unto thy holy name, And to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the. Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting : And let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 107. GIVE thanks unto the Lord, for lie is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. * Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, Whom he hath redeemed from the hand of th« enemy ; Ps. io-.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 182 8 And gatfu From tl from the north and from the south. 1 T tary way ; They found no city to dwell in. 6 Hungry and thirsty, Their bouI fainted in them. 6 Then tl- ; . '■> the Lord in their tn And he delivered them out of their distr 1 And fa I d tl orth by the tight way, That they might go to a city of habitation. 8 Oh that the L orb fo r h is g i win cs^ And for his wonderful works to the children of men 9 For ■ th the longing soul, And filleth the hungry soul with goodn< 10 Si biess and th of death, Being bound in affliction and iron ; 11 Because they rebelled against the ward And contemned the counsel of the Most High ; 15 Th r rovght down th ' ',.-,ui , They fell down, and there was none to help. 18 Then thev cried unto the Lord > And he saved them out of their distress M H< brought them out of darkness and the shadt)w of death, And brake their bands in sunder. '• B Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodneu And for his wonderful works to the children o/ men! 184 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 107 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, And cut the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Fools, because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 18 Thar soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; And they draw near unto the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, And he saveth them out of their distresses. 90 He sent his word, and healed them, x\nd delivered them from tl eir destructions 21 Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, And for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 99 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, And declare his works with rejoicing. 23 Tliey that go down to the sea in ships. That do business in great waters ; 84 These see the works of the Lord, And his wonders in the deep, n For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy windy Which lifteth up the waves thereof. 86 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again li the depths : Their soul is melted because of trouble. ** They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man And are at their wit's end. 18 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, And he bringeth them out of their distresses. Pi. 107.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 183 s * Hi m 'il-i tJi th 1 Bo that I still. hi quiet ; .Veil. <] Oh ti< ■' ess, And the water-springs into dry ground; 84 -4 fruitful In ml i, t 88, For the wickedness of them that dwell therein. 86 II- «s info? a tfta?iding icater, And dry ground into water-springs. 5 f/t thiq ardofmim mtlu L'tRD, And of them that speak evil against my soul. S1 But do ' 7 . God the Lord, for thy name 9 * Because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. w For I am poor And my heart is wounded within me. n I ' 7 : I am tossed up and down as the locust. * 4 My I ■ \ rough fatting ; And my flesh faileth of fatness. ■ When they looked upon me they shaked their heads * II Ip me. Lord my G Oh save me according to thy mercy: 191 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. no n TJiat they may know that this is thy Jiand ; That thou, Lord, hast done it. u Let them curse, but Mess thou : When they arise, let them be ashamed ; but let thy servant rejoice. Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame ; And let them cover themselves with their own con- fusion, as with a mantle. 80 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; Tea, I will praise him among the multitude. w For he shall stand at the right hand of the pool , To save him from those that condemn his souL Psalm 110. A Psalm of David. THE Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The Lord shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion : Rule thou in the midst of thine enemies. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, In the beauties of holiness from the womb of tJie morning : Thou hast the dew of thy youth. TJie Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thcu cvrt a priest for ever After the order of Melchizedek. Ps. in] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 191 1 Tfu Lord at th$ right I Shal " "•• icrath • He Bhall judge among the heathen, 11 He shall wound the heads over many countries. 7 Ik %h '!' drink <>/ the brook in I Therefore shall lie lift op the head. Psalm 111. TRAISE ye the Lord. I will praise the Loed with my whole heart, In U ijht, And in the congregation. 1 Th- the Lord are great. Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein, His ' I *7 ■le and glorious : And his righteousness endnreth for ever. 4 He works to he remem lh red : The Loud is gracious and full of compassion He hath g unto them that fear him : He will ever be mindful of his covenant. He hath i • of his ic or Is, That he may give them the heritage of the heathen. Tit < : < is h a n els a re ve rity a n el j u dg m e ji t ; All his commandments are sure. 192 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. n» 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, And are done in truth and uprightness. 8 He sent redemption unto his people : He hath commanded his covenant for ever: Holy and reverend is his name. ,( The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : A good understanding have all they that do hia commandments : His praise endureth for ever. Psalm 112. PBAISE ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, That delighteth greatly in his commandments. 5 His seed shall be mighty upon earth : The generation of the upright shall be biesscd. 8 Wealth and riches shall be in his house : And his righteousness endureth for ever. 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : He is gracious, and full of compassion, and right eons : 1 A good man sheiceth favour, and lendeth : He will guide his affairs with discretion. € Surely he shall not be moved for ever : The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance, 9 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. Pi 113.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 193 aid, Until he Bee hia desire upon his enemies. 9 He hath < He hath given to the poor ; His riffh U Iwn th for 1 r ^ r ; His horn shall be exalted with honour. 10 The wicl He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : The desire uf the wicked shall perish. Psalm 113. PPAISE ye the Lord. Praise, ye servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord. * Blessed be I he name of the Lord From this time forth and for evermore. 1 Fro m the rising of the sun unto the going down of the 1 The Lohd's name is to be praised. 4 The Lord is high above a 7 ? nations, And his glory above the heavens. 1 Wlw is like unto the Lord our God, Who dwelleth on high, 8 Who humbled himself to behold the things that are in he riven , And in the earth ? 13 104 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 114. 1 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And liftelh the needy out of the dunghill ; 8 That he may set him icith princes, Even with the princes of his people. 8 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, And to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 114. WHEN Israel went out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language ; 9 Judah teas his sanctuary, And Israel his dominion. 8 Tlie sea saw it, and fled : Jordan was, driven back. * The mountains skipped like rams. And the little hills like lambs. 5 What ailed thee, thou sea, that thou fleddestt Thou Jordan, that th r u wast driven back ? 1 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams ; And ye little hills, like lambs ? ' Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord At the presence of the God of Jacob ; * Which turned the rock into a standing water, The flint into a fountain of waters. Pa 1 1 5.1 THE BOOK OF TSALMS. \9t f)9:llm 115. NOT unto US, Lord, not unto its, But unto tin/ nam* gitn glory, For thy mercy, and for thy truth's saka 1 Wherefor *ay, . Where is now their God ? 1 But ■> lie hath done whatsoever he pleased. 4 TJicii The work of men's hands. 6 They ha\ . but they speak not: Eyes have they, but they see not : 1 TJiey have ears, but they hear not : Noses have they, but they smell not : T They have hands, but thep handle not: Feet have they, but they wa^k not : Neither speak they through their throa* 8 They that make them are like unto them; So is every one that trusteth in them. • Israel, trust thou in the Lord : He is their help and their shield. 10 house of Aaron, trust in the Lord : He is their help and their shield. 11 Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord: He is their help and their shield. 100 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 116 15 The Lord hath been mindful of us ; II e will bless us ; lie xcill bless the house of Israel * He will bless the house of Aaron. 13 He will lless them that fear 1 1. Lord, Both small and great. 24 The Lord shall increase you more and mow, You and your children. 13 Ye are blessed of the Lord Which made heaven and earth. 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord's : But the earth hath he given to the children of men* 1 The dead praise not the Lord, Neither any that go down into silence. 8 But ice icill bless the Lord From this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord. pjalm 116. / LOVE the Lord, because he hath heard my voice And my supplications. * Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 1 The sorrows of death compassed me, And the pains of hell got hold upon me : { found trouble and sorrow. Fs 1 1 6.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 197 4 Then called Iupon tin ncvnn of the Loud; Lobd, [bee cfa thee, deliver my soul. : G i ijhtcous ; Yea, oui God is merciful. • The Lord pn % hh th tfu 1 was brought low, and he helped me. 1 Return tint > i ■ ■ d ; For the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. • For thou host Ufrom death, Mine eye.- from tears, and my feet from falling. • / will icalk before the Lord in the land of tJu lie lug. 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken : Lwasgr- >d: 11 I said in my haste, all men are liars 12 What shall I render unto the Lord For all his benefits toward me ? 13 I will take the cup of And call upon tfu name of the Lord. u I will pay my vows unto the Loud Now in the presence of all his people. u> Precious in tht sight of the Lord Ls the death of his saints. w O Lord, truly I am thy servant ; I am thy sen >ut, and the son of thine handmaid: Thou hast loosed my bonds. 198 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 118 11 1 will ojftr ;o thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the Lord. 18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all his people, 19 In the courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of thee, Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. Jbalm 117. PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations : Praise him, all ye people. • For his merciful kindness is great toward us : And the truth of the Lord eudureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 118. GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good ; Because his mercy eudureth for ever. * Let Israel now say, That his mercy endureth for ever. 8 Let the house of Aaron now say, That his mercy endureth for ever. 4 Let them now that fear the Lord say That his mercy endureth for ever. h I called upon the Lord in distress : The Lord answered me, and set me in a large plac« Ps. n8J THE BOOK OF PSAU 199 f 7' ; / femr : What can man do unto me? t >r^ 7 / them that help me : TL' . HI See my desire upon thein thai hate me. 8 It ii tetter (0 frtMt in (fa Zo/?z> M in man. 9 It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in princes. K AU inpasstd me about : But in the name of the Lord will I destroy them. 11 77 t ; Yea, they compassed me about : But in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. They are quenched as the fire of thorns : For in the name of the Lord I will destroy them. 13 Thk u hast thrust $:>rc at me that I might fall : But the Lord helped me. 14 Z7 Li .; is my strength and song, And is become my salvation. ■ Ti. I ttiem is in the tabtr nodes of the righteous : 1 of the Lord doeth valiantly. u 11 ' ed : The right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. But live, and declare the works of the Lord. 200 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. uS lb The Lord hath chastened me sore : But he Lath not given me over unto deatn. 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness : I will o ( into them, and I will praise the Lord. 53 This gate oj the Lord, Into which the righteous shall enter. i] I will praise thee : for thou hast heard me, And art become my salvation. J2 The stone ichich the builders refused Is become the head stone of the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing ; It is marvellous in our eyes. 84 This is the day ichich the Lord hath made ; We will rejoice and be glad in it, 85 Sane note, I beseech tliee, Lord ; Lord, 1 beseech thee, send now prosperity. 9C Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord : Vie have blessed you out of the house of tht Lord. 87 God is the Lord, which hath sheiccd us light : Bind the sacrifice with cords, Even unto the horns of the altar. K Thou art my God, and I icill praise thee : Thou art my God, I will exalt thee. 19 give thinks unto the Lord ; for he is good „' For his inercy endureth for ever. Pum.l THE BOOK OF PBALM& flsulm 119. ph. BLESSED areU way Who walk in the law of the Lotcd. ' Bits* d an th And that seek him with the whole heart. 1 The\ tity: They walk in his waya 4 7Vrj'/ Aod commanded us To keep thy precepts diligently. 6 th \y$ ice re directed To keep thy statutes ! 1 Tlun shall 1 not bt ashamed, When I have respect unto all thy commandments. * 1 > oith upright irt, When I shall have learned thy righteous judgments * / witt h tip thy s'e.tcayt By taking hee-1 thereto according to thy word. 10 With i ny whoU heart have I sought U let me nor wander from thy ommandments. 1 Thy word have I hid In mine heart, That I might not sin against thee. I 202 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. \?s. u* 12 Blessed art thou, Lord : Teach me thy statutes. 12 With my lips have I declared All the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the ic ay of thy testimonies, As much as in all riches. 16 I will meditate in thy precepts, And have respect unto thy ways. 16 1 will delight myself in thy statutes : I will not forget thy word. GIMEL. 11 Deal bountifully with thy servant, That I may live, and keep thy word. 15 Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law u I am a stranger in the earth : Hide not thy commandments from me. S) My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thy judgments at all times. 11 TJwu hast reluked the proud that are cursed, Which do err from thy commandments. w Remote from me reproach and contempt ; For I have kept thy testimonies. w Princes also did sit and speak against me : But thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. u TJiy testimonies also arc my delight, And my counsellors. Ps. u 9 .] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 20? DALETH. Quicken thou me according to thy word. H I/ me: ; I es. 91 Ma p£i : -hall I talk of thy wondrous works. u My eovl is Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. w Rem And grant me thy law graciously. th : Thy judgments have I laid before me 31 1 At ies : Lord, put me not to shame. 88 IiciU ay of thy > < r<&, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. HE. 88 Teach me, Lord, the may of thy statutes ; And I shall keep it unto the end. 84 Glee in'. \nd I shall keep thy law ; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 85 Ma Iky unnmandmenle j For therein do I delight. u I, nte thy teetimoniee, And not to covetousness. 204 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 1 <* iT Tarn away mine eyes from beholding vanity ; And quicken thou me in thy way. 88 Establish thy word unto thy servant, Who is devoted to thy fear. 2D Turn aicay my reproach which I fear : For t\\j judgments are good. 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts : Quicken me in thy righteousness. VAU. 41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, Lord, Even thy salvation, according to thy word. 48 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that re- proacheth me : For I trust in thy word. 43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth ; For I have hoped in thy judgments. 44 So shall I keep thy law continually For ever and ever. 48 And Iicill walk at liberty : For I seek thy precepts. 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed. 47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, Which I have loved. 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandment* which I have loved ; And I will meditate in thy statutes. K. 119.] K)K OF PSALMS. 20£ ZAIX. 49 R< member the word unto thy servant, Upon which thou hast caused me to hope. '■■• 77/ a ■ For thy word hath quickened me. 5 ' 77 d me greatly in derision: Yet have I not declined from thy law. B L r )RD , And have comforted myself. m H rror I 1 n#f <>/77w mcked That forsake thy law. 14 7 7 /// so/?#s In the house of my pilgrimage. w I have remembered thy name, Lord, fa the night, And have kept thy law. w 77 Because I kept thy precepts. CHETH. n Thou art my portion, Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words. y I entreat >ur with my whole heart : Be merciful to me according- to thy word. 59 I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies 10 / m I not To keep thy commandments. 206 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps.119 81 TJie hands of the wicked have robbed me : But I have not forgotten thy law. %i At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee, Because of thy righteous judgments. 63 lam a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that keep thy precepts. 64 The earth, Lord, is full of thy mercy : Teach me thy statutes. TETH. * Thou hast dealt well icith thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge : For I have believed thy commandments. 67 Before I teas afflicted, I went astray : But now have I kept thy word. 58 Thou art good, and doest good ; Teach me thy statutes. 69 The proud have forged, a lie against me : But I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart TO Their heart is as fat as grease ; But I delight in thy law. " It is good for me that I have been afflicted ; That I might learn thy statutes. w The laic of thy mouth is better unto me Than thousands of gold and silver. Ps. 119. THE BOOK OF PSALM& 207 JOD. n Thy h a n t Is It a ve m ade m e and t Give me understanding, that I may Learn thy com- mandments. 14 77. . 7 when they see mc ; Because I have hoped in thy word. 76 77,' d, thai thy ight, And that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. m Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kin far m$ comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant. 11 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, thai I may lire For thy law is my delight. 78 Let the p \ \amed : for th y dealt pert ■ 'ihaut a cause : But I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn ^,>t" me, And those that have known thy testimonies. 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes ; That I be not ashamed. CAPH. 81 My soul faint eth for thy salvation : But I hope in thy word. 88 Mine eyes fail far thy word, Saying, When wilt thou comfort me? 83 For Lam became like a bottle in the smoke; Yet do I not forget thy stat^-es. 308 THE BOOR OF PSALMS. TPs. "9 84 ITotc many are the days of thy servant f When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? 65 The proud have digged pits for me, Which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful ; They persecute me wrongfully ; help thou me. •' They had almost consumed me upon earth ; But I forsook not thy precepts. 58 Quicken me after thy loving-kindness ; So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 69 For ever, Lord, Thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto oil generations : Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 81 They contin ue this day according to thine ordinance* For* all are thy servants. 99 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction. K I will never forget thy precepts : For with them thou hast quickened me. 94 1 am thine, save me ; For I have sought thy precepts. w The icicked have waited for me to destroy me: But I will consider thy testimonies. w I have seen an end of all perfection : But thy commandment is exceeding broad. Ps. 1 1 9 .1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 209 91 how 1cm I thy law! ition all the day. * Thou through thy U hart made mi ■ For they are ever with m 99 I hare i ting than all my teathen, For thy testimonies are my meditation. Because I keep thy precepts. 101 Ihan refrain* d rnyf i ' from t tx ry ooU way, That I might keep thy word. 102 J Aa /torn thy judgments : For thou hast taught me. 103 i/< - unto my t Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth. 1N Through thy precepts I get understandings Therefore I hate every false way. NUN. 166 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, And a light unto my path. 106 1 hare sworn, and I will \ That I will keep thy righteous judgments. wt I am afflicted eery much : Quicken me, Lord, according unto thy word. 108 Accept I beseech thee, V ^offerings of my mouth. Lord, And teach me thy judgments. 210 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 119 109 My souc is continually in my hand : Yet do I not forget thy law. 110 The icicked have laid a snare for me : Yet I erred not from thy precepts. 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage /of ever : For they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 1 have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes Always, even unto the end. SAMECH. 113 Ihate vain thoughts : But thy law do I love. 114 Thou art my hiding-place and my shield : I hope in thy word. 115 Depart from me, ye evil-doers : For I will keep the commandments of my God. 116 Uphold me according unto thy icord, that I may Ivot : And let me not be ashamed of my hope. 111 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe : And I will have respect unto thy statutes contin- ually. 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes : For their deceit is falsehood. 1,9 Thou pattest away all the wicked of tlie earth Ufa dross : Therefore I love thy testimonies. Ps. 119.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 211 '* My fit §h I And I am afraid of thy judgments. A IX. •si //, Leave me not to mine oppressors. l " Be sur< ty for t Let not t! as me. m j( And for the word of thy righteousness. u Deal tr'itli thy ft riant "^cording unto thy mercy, And teach me thy statu: ■, ,u lam th ' an d cried I hoped in thy word. * Mi ( ey $ prevent t 1 I I might meditate in thy word. 149 Ht a 7 unto thy Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment. 1M> They dram nigh t; ief: They are far from thy law. 151 Thou art near, Lord : And all thy commandments are truth. ib * Concerning thy testimonies I ha of old That thou hast founded them for ever. EESH. 143 Con ■ Hi ; For I do not forget thy law. ,w P.- Quicken me according to thy word. 165 8a For they seek not thy statutes. 214 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. u* 116 Great are thy tender mercies, Lord : Quicken me according to thy judgments. ,6: Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. u * I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved , Because they kept not thy word. 139 Consider ho to I love thy precepts : Quicken me, Lord, according to thy loving- kindness. 160 Thy word is true from the beginning : And every one of thy righteous j udgments end a* eth for ever. SCHIN. i«i p r i nc es have persecuted me icithout a cause : But my heart standeth in awe of thy word m I rejoice at thy word, As one that find eth great spoiL 163 1 hate and abhor lying : But thy law do I love. 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous judgments. lea Q rea i peace have they which love thy la\5i And nothing shall offend them. >66 Lord. 1 have hoped for thy solvation, And done thy commandments. *•* My soul hath kept thy testimonies ; And I love them exceedingly. Ps. 120.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 215 ,w I hare kepi thy precepts and thy testimonie$: For all my ways arc before thee. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, Lord : Give me understanding according to thy word 1:0 Let my suppli ru before thee ; Deliver me according to thy word. 171 My Up* s) When thou hast taught me thy statutes. 1,9 My tongue shall speak of thy word : For all thy commandments are righteousness. 113 Let thine hand help me ; For I have chosen thy precepts. 1:4 1 hare longed for thy miration, Lord ; And thy law is my delight 115 Let my soul lire, and it shall praise thee ; And let thy judgments help me. m I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Ji% servant ; Fcr I do not forget thv commandments. flocUm 120. A Bong of degrees. IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, And he heard me. ■ 216 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. in * Deliver my soul, Lord, from lying lips t And from a deceitful tongue. 8 What shall be given unto thee ? Or what shall be done unto thee, Thou false tongue ? 4 Sharp arroics of the mighty, With coals of juniper. * Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesec\ That I dwell in the tents of Kedar I 6 My soul hath long dwelt With him that hateth peace. 1 1 am for peace : But when I speak, they are for war. Psalm 121. A Song of degrees. I WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help 5 My help cometh from the Lord, Which made heaven and earth. 8 He will not suffer thy foot U be moved : He that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. 1 The Lord is thy keeper : The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand Ps. in.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. >17 5 The sun shall not smu\ thee by day, Nor the moon by night. : The Lond shall p r e te rm thee from all ecil : He Bhal] preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord sh thy going out and thy Ccm ing in From this time forth, and even for evermore. tts.ilm 122. A Song of degrees of David. I WAS glad ichen they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. • Our feet shall stand Within thy gates, C Jerusalem. 8 Jerusalem is builded as a eity That is compact together : 4 Whither the tribes go up, The tribes of the Lord, Unto tin testimony of Israel, To give thanks unto the name of the Loan 1 For U - thrones of judgment. The thrones of the house of David. 8 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem : They shall prosper that love thee. 1 Pea ' be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy ] 818 TJiE tfOOK OF 1*8 ALMS. [Ps. 124, 9 For my "brethren and companions' sokes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. § Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good. Psalm 123. A Song of degrees. Unto thee lift Inp mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 1 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, And as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of hei mistress ; So our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, Until that he have mercy upon us. f Have mercy upon us, Lord, Have mercy upon us : For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.. * Our soul is exceedingly filled With the scorning of those that are at ease, And with the contempt of the proud. Psalm 1-24. A Song of degrees of David. IF it had not been the Lord icho was on our side, Now may Israel say : • If it had not been the Lohd who was on our side k When men rose up against us : IV i - 5.J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 21$ 3 Th> n When da ir 4 Then the wat -v> had overwhelmed us, 7% n\ tout : 5 Thou thf proud waters had gene over our souis. Who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 1 Our >s a bird 0>'t of the snare of the f aiders : The snare is broken, And we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. Psalm 125. A Song of degrees. TRET that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Ziorh Which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 1 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem t soUu Lord is round about his people From henceforth even for ever. 5 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest Upon the lot of I ".s ; Lest the righteous put forth Their hands into iniquity. 4 Do good, Lied, unto those that be good, And to them that are upright in their hearts. 320 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps 12; 6 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : But peace shall be upon Israel. Psalm 126. A Song of degrees. WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zior^ We were like them that dream. ' Then was our mouth filled with laughter ; And our tongue with singing : Then said they among the heathen. The Lord hath done great things for them. 8 The Lord hath done great things for us; Whereof we are glad. * Turn again our captivity, Lord, As the streams in the south. 6 They that sow in tears Shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, Bearing precious seed, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing^ Bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 127. A Song of degrees for Solomon. EXCEPT the Lord build the house, They labour in vain that build it : i*.j THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 221 p the city, The i waketh but in vain. * .ft m tip eorl|f, For so he giveth his beloved sleep. : i!Jren are an heritage of the Lord: And the fruit of the womb is his reward. 1 Aa rows sinti ' ty man ; So are children of the youth. 6 II ippy is the man I ha t h /. is q i ice r fu U of th e m : They shall not be ashamed, But they shall speak with the enemies in the gate Psalm 128. A Song of degrees. BLESSED is every one that f tar ith the Lord ; That walketh in his ways. 3 For thou shaU eat the labour of thine Jr/nd* : Happy shait thou be, and it shall be well with thee 1 Thy By t : house: Thy children like olive-plants Round about thy table. 222 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 129 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed lhat fcareth the Lord. 6 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion : And thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem All the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, And peace upon Israel. Psalm 129. A Song of degrees. MANY a time have they afflicted me from my youth May Israel now say : % Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth Yet they have not prevailed against me. • The phughers ploughed upon my back : They made long their furrows. 4 Tlte Lord is righteous : He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. 6 Let them all be confounded And turned back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass upon the house-tops f Which withereth afore it groweth up : ' Wherewith the moioer filleth not his hand ; Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 6 Neither do they which go by say TJie blessing of the Lord be upon you : We bless you in the name of the Lord, Pi Hi.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 223 gtealm 130. g of degTees. UT of I I unto Hi -t , 2oi?j* Let thine ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. 8 tythou, Lord, afl - ' ' <";■ Wbi Lord, who shall stand ? 4 But th< r> isfo That thou mayest be feared. 5 I wa Lord, My soul doth wait, And in his word do I hope. • Mij Ihfor the Lord lire than thy that watch for the morning ; 1 Bay, more than they that watch for the morning ' Let Is ro ; J hope in the Lord : For with the Lord there is mercy, And with hint ispU Ueous redemption, 1 And he shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities. Psalm 131. A. Song of decrees of Da ri/L LOBD, my heart is not haughty, Nor mine eyes lofty ; 224 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Pa. 13* Neither do I exercise myself in great matters, Or in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself As a child that is weaned of Ms mother : My soul is even as a weaned child. * Let Israel hope in the Lord From henceforth and for ever. Psalm 132. A Song of degress. LORD, remember David, And all his afflictions : 3 How he sware unto the Lord, And vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; * Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, Nor go up into my bed ; 4 I iclll not give sleep to mine eyes, Or slumber to mine eyelids, 6 Until I find out a plo.ee for the Lord, An habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 1 Lo, ice heard of it at Ephratah : We found it in the fields of the wood. • We will go into his tabernacles : We will worship at his foot-stool. Pi. 132.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 225 8 Arise, Lord, into thy r Thou, and the ark of thy * L • t thy p riest t r igh teousness ; And let thy saints shout for ji Turn not awav the face of thine anointed 11 The Lord hath sworn in truth unto David ; He icill not turn from it ; Of the fruit of thy body Will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy ehU y covenant And my testimony thai I shall teach them, Their children also shall sit upon thy throne f<« evermore. 18 For the Lord hath chosen Zion ; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ■ Here will I dwell ; for I have desired it. u I n : I will satisfy her poor with bread. cloths her ; mxhaHtm : And her saints shall shout aloud fo r ".' I male d ; I have ordained a lamp for mine anc : 1 18 His ' 'me : But upon himself shall his crown flourish. 236 THE BOOK OP PSALMS. fPs. i\$ ftealm 133. A Song of degrees of David. BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity. 1 It is vike the precious ointment upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard , That went down to the skirts of his garments ; • As the dew of Hermon, And as the dew that descended upon the moun« tains of Zion : For there the Lord commanded the blessing, Even life for evermore. Psalm 134. A Song of degrees. BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of tht Loud, Which by night stand in the house of the Lobd. 8 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the Lo.hd. 1 The Ijord that made heaven and (arth Bless thee out of Zion Psalm 135. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the Lord. Praise him, ye servants of the Lord. *i. 13S-J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 227 2 Ti that stand in the house of the Lord, In the courts of the house of our God, 1 Praise the Lord ; for the Lord is good : Sim? praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, And Israel for his peculiar treasure. 1 For I know that the Lord is great. And that our Lord is above all gods. 1 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, thai did he In heaven, and in earth, In the seas, and all deep places. 1 He causcth the vapours to ascend from tlie ends cj the earth ; He maketh lightnings for the rain ; He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 8 Who smote tfa first-born of Egypt, Both of man and beast : 9 Who sent tokens and wonders Into the midst of thee, Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants : ,0 Who smote great nations, And slew mighty kings ; 11 Silion king of the Amorites, And Og king of Bashan, And all the kingdoms of Canaan : i% And gave their land for an heritage, An heritage unto Israel his people. 228 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. fP«. n 6 13 T* 7 ;?/ name, Lord, endurethfor ever ; And thy memorial, Lord, throughout all genenv tions. 11 For the Lord uill judge his people, And he will repent himself concerning his servant* ,5 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, T!ie Tvork^f men's hands. 16 They have months, but they speak not ; Eves have they, but they see not ; 11 They have ears, out they hear not ; Neither is there any breath in their mouths. 18 They that make them are like tin to them : S > is every one that trusteth in them. 19 Bless the Lord, house of Lsrael : Bless the Lord, house of Aaron : w Bless the Lord, house of Levi : Ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 11 IJ'essed be the Lord out of Zion, \ ."Inch dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 136. GLVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : For his mercy endureth for ever. 2 give thanks unto the God of gods : F )i his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. 136.] THE BOOK OF PSALkd 22* 1 give thanks to the Lord of lords : For liis mercy endureth for ever. 4 To him who alone doeth great wonder* : For his mercy endureth fop ever. 1 To him that ly vdi the heaven*: For his mercy endureth for ever. • To him that stretched out the earth above For his mercy endureth for ever. T To him that made great lights : For his mercy endureth for ever : 8 Thi le by day : For his mercy endureth for ever : • The moon and stars to rule by night : For his mercy endureth for ever. 1C To him that smote Egypt in tin ir first-born: For his mercy endureth for ever : 11 And brought out Israel from among them : For his mercy endureth for ever : ** With a strong hand, and with a stretched-out arm , For his mercy endureth for ever. 18 To hi en which divided the Bed sea into parts: For his mercy endureth for ever : 14 And >n> s through the midst of it : For his mercy endureth for ever. y Bui overthrew Pharaoh and his host in tf^e Bl m a For lite mercy endureth for ever. 330 THE BOOK OF PSALMa [Ps. ijj 16 Jo him which led his people through the wildemeM : For his mercy endureth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings : For his mercy endureth for ever. 18 And slew famous kings : For his mercy endureth for ever : 19 Sihon king of the Amorites : For his mercy endureth for ever : 20 And Og the king of Bashan : For his mercy endureth for ever : :i And gave their land for an heritage ; For his mercy endureth for ever : 22 Even an heritage unto Israel his servant l For his mercy endureth for ever. 93 Who remembered us in our low estate : For his mercy endureth for ever : 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: For his mercy endureth for ever. 55 Who givethfood to all flesh : For his mercy endureth for ever. ** give thanks unto the God of heaven : For his mercy endureth for ever. Psalm 137. B Y the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, Yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. P. 1 38. J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 231 1 We hanged our harp* upon the willoics In the midst the] 1 For then they that earned us away captive required 8 a song ; And they that wasted us required of us mirth, say* ing, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall ice sing the Lord s song in a strange land} 1 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem ; Let my right hand forget her cunning. • If I do not remember thee, Let my tongue chare to the roof of my mouth ; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy. ' Remember, Lord, the children of Edrm In the day of Jerusalem ; Who said, Ras it, Rase it, even to the foundation thereof. 8 daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us. 1 Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy Utili ones Against the stones. Psalm 138. A Psalm of David. / WILL praise thee with my whole heart : Before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 232 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 1 39 9 1 will worship toward thy holy temple, And praise thy name For thy loving-kindness and for tlty truth : For thou hast magnified thy word above all tLj name. 1 In the day when I cried thou answer edst me, And strengthen edst me with strength in my soul 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, Lord, When they hear the words of thy mouth. * Yea, they shall sing in the icays of the Lord : For great is the glory of the Lord. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unU the lowly : But the proud he knoweth afar off. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble Thou wilt revive me : TJwu shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, And thy right hand shall save me. 8 The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me . Tliy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever : Forsake not the works of thine own hands. Psalm 139. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. LORD, thou hast searched me, and. known me. * Tlwu knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising ; Thou understandest my thoughts afar off. Ps. 139.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 881 1 Thtni compassest my path and my lying doicn, And art acquainted with all my ways, 4 / '.'/• tiu n is not a word in my tongue, But lo, O Lokd, thou knoweet it altogether. 1 ITiou hast ' hind and / And laid thine hand upon me. * Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. ' Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the icings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 10 Even there shall thy hand had And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely, the darkness shall cover me; Even the night shall be light about me. 19 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee l? For thou hast possessed my reins : Thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. * I ic ill praise th For I am fearfully and wonderfully made : Marvellous are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right welL 234 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. t& 16 My substance was not hid from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 ITdnc eyes did see my substance, y et being unperfect ; And in thy book all my members were written, Which in continuance were fashioned, When as yet there were none of them. 11 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, God J How great is the sum of them ! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, God : Depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, Lord, that hale thee? And am I not grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine enemies. M Search me, God, and know my heart : Try me, and know my thoughts : M And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. P». i+o.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 233 Pecilm 140 To the chief Mu - 1 of David. DELIVER me, L in: P: serve me from the violent man. * 1 Which i ■ Continually are they gathered together for war. 1 They ham th t ; Adders' poison is under their lips. [Seiah.] 4 Keep me, 01 led; Pit -serve me from the violent man ; Wl y goings. • The proud have hid a snare for me, and corda They hat They have set gins for me. LSeiah/j • I said unto the Loud, Thou art my : 7 : Hear the voice of my supplications, Lord. f God ih Uion, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not. Lord, the a Further not his wicked device; lest they esa-' themselves. [Selah.] • A» for the h'-'d ofU Let the mischief of their own lijs cover them. w Lit burning a Let them be cast into the fire; 236 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. IPs. 141 Into deep pits, That they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth : Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him 19 1 know that the Lord will maintam the cause of ia And the right of the poor. a Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name : The upright shall dwell in thy presence. Psalm 141. A Psalm of David. LOBD, I cry unto thee : make haste unto me ; Give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 8 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; . And the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 1 Set a watch, Lord, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity : And let me not eat of their dainties. 1 Let the righteous smite me ; It shall be a kindness : Ps. 142.] TOE BOOK OF PSALMS. And let 1dm reprove me ; I e an excellent oil, which shall not break my head : /-'>/• v, f my proper ah > >' • \vi They shall hear my wordfl 1 Our totus are acaUered at f e mo^th, Afl when one cutteth and cleavetb wood upon ib* earth. ' B-tt mine > God the Lord : In thee is my trust : leave not my soul destitute. * Keep me from the § r ^< And the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own n AVhilst that I withal escape. Psalm 14-2. Maschil of David ; A Prayer when he was in the cave. / CRIED unto the Lord with my 1 With my voice unto the Loud did I make my snn plication. 1 1 poured out my eompUtii en ; I shewed before him my trouble. 8 Wh 'Uhin ine t Then thou knewest my path. 238 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P*. 145 In the icay wherein I walked Have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 1 looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there wot r.o man (hat would knoic me ; Refuge failed me ; no man cared for my soul. 5 1 cried unto thee, Lord : 1 said, Thou art my refuge And my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry ; For I am brought very low : Deliver me from my persecutors ; For they are stronger than L T Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise thy name : The righteous shall compass me about ; For thou shalt deal bountifully with me^ JJsnlm 143. A Psalm of David. HEAB my prayer, Lord, Give ear to my supplications : In thy faithfulness ansicer me % And in thy righteousness. 1 And enter not into judgment with thy serxant: For in thy sight shall no man living be justified Ps. 143.] THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 239 1 For the enemy hath p< reecuted my soul ; He hath smitten my life down to the ground ; 11 v in dark. As lh< Be that hai 1 b en Ion > dead. oithin me ; My heart within me is desolate. 6 1 remember r old, I meditate on a a thy icorks; I muse on the work of thy hands. * I stretch forth my hands unto thee: My soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land [Selah.] 7 Hear '7/, Lord ; my spirit fo.ileth : Hide not thy face from me, Lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit, 8 Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morn* ing; For in thee do I trust : Cause me to know the way wherein Ishould icalk; For I lift up my soul unto thee. * Delhi r me, Lord, from mine enemies; I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to d<^ thy icil 7 ; For thou art my God : Thy Spirit is good ; lead me into the land of uprightness. 6, Lord, for thy name's sake : For thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 240 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [Ps. 144 w And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, And destroy all them that afflict my soul For I am thy servant. psalm 144. A Psalm of David. BLESSED be the Lord my strength, which teachstl my hands to war, And my fingers to fight. * My goodness, and my fortress ; My high tower, and my deliverer , My shield, and he in whom I trust ; Who subdueth my people under me. 8 Lord, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him ! Or the son of man,, that thou makest account of him! 4 Man is like to vanity : His days are as a shadow that passeth away. 6 Bow thine heavens, Lord, and come down : Touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them : Shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them. 1 Send thine hand from above ; Bid me, and deliver me out of great waters, From the hand of strange children ; Ps. 144.] TITE BOOK OF HSALMS. 241 8 Whom m And thei] ad is a right hand of falsehood. 9 I iri \g unto thee. God : Upon a 1 salteiy and an instrument of ten stringi will .nto thee. 10 It is lie that giveth salvati ings : Who delivereth David his servant from the hurt fa! sword. 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange ■ ren, Whose month tpeaketh vanity. And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : 12 That our sons may be as plants grc thtir youth ; That our daughters may be as corner-stones, pol- ished after the similitude of a pah.' 18 That our ga r n <:■ rs m ay be full, Affording all manner of store ; Thai our sheep may bring forth thousand* And ten thousands in our streets : 14 That our oxen may be strong to labour; that then be no breaking in, nor going out ; That there be no complaining in our streets. u Happy is that people^ that is in such a me: Tea, happv is that people, whose God is th< Lord. 16 242 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P*. 14* Psalm 145. David's Psalm of praise. / WILL extol thee, my God, King ; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 1 Every day will I bless thee ; And 1 will praise thy name for ever and ever. * Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; And his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy world to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts. * I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty. And of thy wondrous works. 1 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts , And I will declare thy greatness. f They shall abundantly utter the memory of th% great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. I The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; Slow to anger, and of great mercy. 8 The Lord is good to all : And his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, Lord; And thy saints shall bless thee. II They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power ; Pn*6.J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 24'c M To make known to (he sons of men h.ii mighty acts, And the glorious majesty of bis kingdom. 13 Thy kin : , 'sting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all gcner ations. * 4 TTte Lord upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that be bowed down. u The eyes of all trait upon thee ; And thou givest them their meat in due season. ,€ TJiou opened thine hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing, 17 The Lord is righteous in all Ids irays, And holy in all his works. 18 Tlte Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him. To all that call upon him in truth. '• He will fulfil the desire of them that far him : He also will hear their cry, and will save them. 10 Thee Lord pre sir ceth all them that low him : Bat all the wicked will he destroy. ■ My mouth matt speak the praise of the Lord : And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever Psalm 146. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, my souL !44 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. [P*. 147 * While 1 live will I praise the Lord : 1 will sing praises unto my God while I have anj being 3 Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath garth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish * Happy is Tie that hoih the God of Jacob for hu help, Whose hope is in the Lord his God: 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all thai therein is : Which keepeth truth for ever : '• Which executeth judgment for the oppressed : Which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners : s The Lokd openeth the eyes of the blind : The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: The Lord loveth the righteous : 3 The Lord preserveth the strangers ; He relieveth the fatherless and the widow : But the way of the wicked he turneth upside dc wd ^ The Lord shall reign for ever, Even thy God, Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. ft. 147-1 THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 245 Psalm 147. PRAISE ye the Lord: For it is good to sing praises unto our God ; For it is pleasant; And praise is comely. doth bttSd up Jerusal He gathered together the outcasts of Israel. • He healeth u\e broken in / And bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars ; He calleth them all by their names. • Great is our Lord and of great power : His understanding is infinite. • The Lord UfUth up the meek : He casteth the wicked down to the .ground. 1 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; Sing praise upon the harp unto our God : § Who covereth the ?itar 150 Psalm 149, PRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, And his praise in the congregation of saints. * Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. * Let them praise his name in the dance : Let them sing praises nnto him with the timbrei and harp. 4 For the Lord tdketh pleasure in his people : He will beautify the meek with salvation. * Let the saints he joyful in glory : Let them sing aloud upon their beds. > * Let the high praises of God be in tlieir mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand ; T To execute vengeance upon the heathen, And punishments upon the people ; 8 To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron ; 1 To execute upon them the judgment written* This honour have all his saints. Praise ye the Lord. Psalm 150. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary : Praise him in the firmament of his powefc Pi 1 50. J THE BOOK OF PSALMS. 243 1 p - km temfbr hi§ m : Praise hiin according to his excellent greatness. 8 Praise him \cith the sound of the trumpet : Praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance : Praise him with stringed instruments and organ*, 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : Praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. • Let everything that hath breath praise the Lo&ik PBAISE IE THE J/X&D.