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THE 
 
 PSALMS OF DAVID, 
 
 IN METRE. 
 
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 ORIGINAL TEXT AND FORMER TRANSLATIONS:— 
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 PREFACE. 
 
 _ ^ O part of the Christian Worship is more plainly warranted 
 by the Oracles of God, than the Oidinance of Sivgir/g of 
 Psalms. The ancient Hebrews practised it at the Red Sea, 
 before their system of c n-emonial worship was prescribed them 
 by God, Exod. xv. It was preferred to the most por^pous 
 sacrifices, even while the ceremonial observances remained in 
 their vigour, Psalm Ixix. 30, 31. The divine obligation to it, 
 remairu d in full force, when the ceremonial law, w-itli all its 
 rit- s was abolished, Psahns xlvii. 1. 5, 6, 7- hxvii. 4. c. 1. 4. 
 Eph. V. Ip. with 11. 14, 15. Col. iii. 16. with ii. 16, 17. James 
 v. 13. We have it enforced with the nlost engaging example 
 of the Angds who k( pt their first estate. Job xxxviii. 6^ 7. 
 Luke, ii. 13, 14. Rev. v. 11, 12. Of Apostles and Saints, 
 Acts xvi. 25. 1 Cor. xiv. 16. Ext^d. xv. Judg. v. Luke i. 
 1 Sam. ii. Isa. xxxv. 10. Jer. xxxi. 12. Rev. iv. 8, 9' ^'^'^1 v; 
 9, 10. vu 10. 12. xiv. 3. XV. 3. xix. 1, — 7. Nay, of cur 
 Redeemer himself, Matth. xxvi. 30. This Exercise, performed 
 in a manner suited to the dignity of the gloi-ified state, will be 
 the everlasting employ of established angels and ransomed men, 
 Isa. xxvi. 19. h. 11. Rev. v. 9,^13. 
 
 Nor is this exercise of inconsiderable usefulness. The whole 
 glories of Jehovah, as made known to creatures, and all the 
 wonders of his creating power, his redeeming love, and provi- 
 dential care, belonging to its extensive theme, it is an excellc nt 
 means of conveying holy instructions. Col. iii. 16. of inspiring 
 heavenly affections, Psalm Ivii. 7, 8. of recreating holy souls, 
 James v. 13. and, in fine, of bearing up and comforting amidst 
 grief and trouble. Acts xvi. 25. Psalm cxix. 54; and hence it 
 is seasonable, not only in this valley of tears, but even in the 
 most distressful condition, Psalm ci. 1. Hab. iii\ 17, 18. 
 
 It is a duty, which ought to be practised by everv person in 
 secret by himself, James v. 13. Psalm cxix. 62. 164. — By 
 every Christian/flwnYj/ and .sode^j/. Psalm cxviii. 15. Acts, xvi. 
 25.— And in every public worshipping assembly and congrega- 
 
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 tion, Isa. xxxv. 1, 2. 6. 10. and Hi. 7, S, p. and liv. 1. Eph. v. 
 19 Col. iii. ID. Mat. xxvi. 30. 1 Cur. xiv. 26. Rev. v. Q, 10. 
 xiv. 3. XV. 3. 
 
 This duty being of so much importance, we ought to perform 
 it, under the spi-cial influence of the Holy Ghost, 1 Cor. xiv. 
 15. John, iv. 24. — With understanding of the vvarrantableness, 
 matter, manner, and end of our praise, Psalm xlvii. 6, 7. 1 Cor. 
 xiv 15. — With an holy ardour of affection and vigour of mind, 
 Psaliu Ivii. 10. and ciii. 1, 2. — W»th grace in our heart, 
 making melody therein to the Lord, Eph. v. 19. Col. iii. 16. 
 — -In the name of Chiist as Mediator between God and us. Col. 
 iii. 16, 17. 1 Peter ii. 5. — and with an earnest aim to glorify 
 God, Col. iii. 16. 1 Pet. iv. 11. 1 Cor. x. 31. The matter 
 ought to be prudently suited to our occasions and conditions, 
 Psalm cxii. 5. Eph. v. 1.5. Nor ought the melody, or, in social 
 worship, the /lormonj/ of voices to be overlooked. Psalm cL 
 
 No doubt, one may compose spiritual hymns for his own and 
 others religious recreation : But, to admit forms of human 
 composure into the stated and public worship of God, appears 
 to me very improper. (1) It is extremely dangerous. Here- 
 sies and errors, by this means, may, and often ha-vc been very 
 insensibly introduced into churches, congregations, or families. 
 (2 There is no need of it. The Holy Ghost hath in the 
 Psalms of David, and other Scriptural Songs, furnished lis with 
 such a rich collection of gospel doctrines and precious promises; 
 — an extensive fund of solid experiences; — an exhaustless mine 
 of Gospel-Grace and Truth ; — an endless variety to suit every 
 state or condition, in which, either our own soul, or the Church 
 of Christ, can be upon earth. These were framed by him, 
 who searcheth the hearts, and knows the deep things of God; 
 and hence must be better adapted to the case of souls or socie- 
 ties, than any private composition whatever. (3) Though the 
 Holy Ghost never saw meet to leave us a Liturgy of prayers; 
 yet, from the poetical composition t^hereof, it is plain, he in- 
 tended these Psalms and Songs for a standing form of praise in 
 the Church. It is certain, they were used in this manner un- 
 der the Old Testament. The Holy Ghost hath under the New 
 plainly directed us to the use hereof. Col. iii. l6\ Eph. v. 19. 
 The Psalms, Hymns, and spiritual Songs, there recommend- 
 ed, are plainly the same with the mizmorim, teiiillim and 
 Shirim, mentioned in the Hebrew titles of David's Psalms, iii. 
 iv. V. <S:c. cxlv. cxx, — cxxxiv. 
 
 It hath been pretended, the language and manner of these 
 Psalms are not suited to the spiritual nature of our Gospel- 
 
PREFACE. 5 
 
 worship. That, however, may as well be urged against the 
 reading of tht ni, as against the siniiina of them: nay, against 
 the reading of a great part of the Old Testament in our Chris- 
 tian-worship. It is certain, many passages in the Book of 
 Psalms, or of other Scripture-Songs, are expressive of the ex- 
 ercises of faith, repentance, love, or the like graces, which still 
 remain of the same form y as under the Old Testament. The 
 predictions are either accomplished, and so may be sung to the 
 honour of God's mercy and faithfulness; or, if not accomplished, 
 may be sung in the hopes, that God will accomplish them in 
 his time. The history of w-hnt God did for his Jewish Ser- 
 vants and Church, may be sung with admiration of his love, 
 wisdom, power and grace therein manifested. It is further to 
 be considered, that much of what related to David, or the Jew- 
 ish Church, w^as typical of the character and concerns of Jesus 
 Christ and the Gospel-church ; and so ought to be sung with 
 a special application thereto. 
 
 As for these Psalms, which contain DI:xuxcIATIO^'S of 
 Divine vengeance upon the enemies of God and his Church, 
 we are to consider, that these expressions were dictated by the 
 infallible Spirit of God; — that the objects of them were fore- 
 seen to be irreconcilcable enemies of Christ and his Church ; 
 that those who sing them only applaud the equity of the doom, 
 which God hath justly pronounced upon such offenders; and 
 that they are to be sung with a full persuasion of the event, as 
 a certain, awful, and just display of the glory and tremendous 
 justice of Jehovah. Though we ought, therefore, never to 
 apply them to particular parties or persons who have injured 
 us; yet to decline using them, oiit of a pretence of charily, is 
 to suppose ourselves wiser than Him, whose understandmg is 
 infinite, and more merciful than the Father of mercies, who is 
 full of compassion, and dejightcth in mercy. Moreover, as 
 these external enemies, devoted to destruction, were in some 
 sense emblematic of our spiritual enemies, within or without 
 us, the passages may be sung v.ith application to ourselves, as 
 directed against these priucipnlitits, and powers, and spiritual 
 'H'ickcdnessts^ in high places, with whom we have to wrestle, 
 while on earth, Epb. vi. 10, — 19. 1 Pet. v. 8, 9, Piom. viii. 
 13. Gdl. v. 17. 24. 
 
 The book of Psalms is one of the most extensive and useful 
 in holy Scripture, as it is ev<^vy when- suited to the case of the 
 Saints. It is at tirst much mixed with complaints and suppli- 
 cations, and at last issues in pure and Libting praise. That 
 Heman composed Psalm Ix.xxviii, Ethan the Ixxxix, and Mo* 
 
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 ses xc, is certain. Whefher these under the name of Asapli 
 were mostly penned by him, or only assigned to be sung by 
 him as a master of the Trmpln-niusic, as oth.-rs were to Jedu- 
 thun, or to the sons of Korah, or other chief Masicians, we 
 cannot determine. Some, as Psalm Ixxiv, Ixxix. cxxvi. and 
 cxxxvii. appear to have been comp'^sed after the begun Capti- 
 vity to Babylon ; but by whom we know not. The rest, in- 
 cluding these two marked with the name of Solomon, might be 
 composed by David, the sweet Psalmist of Israd*. 
 
 Twenty-five ox ihe Psalms have.no title at all; and whether 
 the titles of the rest are of Divine authority is not altogether 
 agreed. But when it is considered that these till; s every 
 where appear in the Hebrew originals; and how often they serve 
 as a key to the psalm, and are sometimes connected therewith 
 by the accentuatmg points, there is no real ground to suspi'ct 
 the authenticity thereof. Nor are interpreters agreed wilh res- 
 pect to the signification of some of the Hebrew words standing 
 in these titles. We think that Maschil always signifies that 
 the psalm is designed for h.stntction, Psalms xxxii. xlii. xliii, 
 xlv. lii. liii, liv. Iv. Ixxiv. Ixxviii. Ixxxviii. Ixxxix. Might am 
 denotes the precious or golden nature of the psalm, as xvi, Ivi, 
 ■ — Ix. Altaschith, that the scope of the psalm is to depre- 
 cate dcstniction, Ivii, — lix. Muthlabbe^^, that the psalm 
 ■was composed on the occasion of the death of his son, or of 
 Goliaih tlie dntllist. Psalm ix. Aijeleth Shahar, that its 
 subject is Jesus Christ the ITmd of the 7iwrningy Psalm xxii. 
 JoxATii-ELEM-RECiiOKiM, that David is therein represented 
 as a miife dove among foreigners, Psalm Ivi. Suoshanxim; 
 SiiosHANNiM-EDUTii ; or Shushan-eduth, may either sig- 
 nify, that Christ and his people, who are lilies, or lilies of the 
 congregation or testimony, are the subject of it; or that it was 
 sung on an instrument of six strings. Psalms xlv. Ix. Ixix. 
 
 * That the Hebrew originals are composed in a metrical form, hath 
 been almost universally agreed. But the laws and measures of the 
 Poetry have not yet been clearly ascertained. It is not even reasona- 
 ble to insist, they should correspond with these of the Greeks or 
 Romans, and other nations of the West, wiiose idioms and manner of 
 language are so remarkably different. It is certain, they as little agree 
 with those of the dull aiid insipid rhymes cojnposed by the Jewish 
 Rabbins. Some of the Psainis, no doubt, for the more easy retention 
 thereof in the memory, are composed of verses or sentences beginning 
 according to the order of the Hebrew alphabet. In this order every 
 sentence of the llith and ll'iih Psalms, begins with a new letter. 
 Almost every verse of the 25th, 34th, and 145th, begins in the same 
 order. But in tlie liyth, every eight verses begins with the same He- 
 brew letter iu the like aipliabetical order. 
 
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 Ixxx. as Shemintth denotes an insliument of eight strings. 
 Psalm vi. xii. INI ah a lath may either signify the dismsff, and 
 Mahalath leanoth the qffiictiug di-stase, or Mahalaih 
 may signify a wind-instrument of music, liii. and Ixxxviii. 
 Neginatii and Neginoth denote stringed instruments of 
 music, Psahns iv. and Ixi. he. Neiiilotji \vind-(jnes, 
 Psalm V. GiTTiTii, a musical instrument or tune invented at 
 Gath, Psalms viii. Ixxxi. and Ixxxiv. Ala moth the virginals, 
 or a song to be sung by the virgins. Psalm xlvi. Shiggaion" 
 or SHIGIO^roTH, may denote the diversified matter or tuue of 
 the psalm, Psalm vii. The cxxth, and fourteen next tol lowing, 
 are called Songs of Degrees, perhaps because they were 
 sung on the different steps of the Temple-stairs ; or were sung 
 at ceitain halts made by David and the Israelites, when they 
 brought up the Ark of God from Kirjath-jearim to Jerusalem; 
 or were sung by the Hebrews at their different rests, when 
 they came up from the country to their three solemn feasts; 
 or were partly sung by the Jews at their different halts, ui their 
 return from Babylon. 
 
 The Hebrews divided this book into five, ending with 
 Psalm xli. Ixxii. Ixxxix. cvi. and cl. the first four of whicii are 
 concluded with amen. Interpreters have attempted tn arrange 
 or class the Psalms into a variety of different forms : To me it 
 appears, not improper, to distinguish them into, I. Insirjic- 
 TivE, which are either (1) Historical, relatmg what God 
 had done for the Psalmist, or for the Jewish naiion, 6cc. as 
 xviii. Ixviii. Ixxviii. civ. cv. cvi. cxiv. cxxxv. cxxxvi. M jst of 
 which are also Eucharistic. Or (2) Doctrinil, de- 
 claring and explaining the principles and dutits of religion, as 
 Ps.dms i xiv. xv. xix. xxxvi. xxxvii. xlix. 1. liii. Ixiv. Ixxvi, 
 Ixxvii. Ixxviii Ixxxi. Ixxxii. xc. ci. cxii. cxix. cxxvii. cxxxi. 
 cxxxiii. cxxxix. — II. Prophetic, foretelling events relative 
 to Christ or his Church, as Psalms ii. viii. xvi. xxi. xxii. xxiv. 
 xxix. xl. xlv. xlvii. xlviii. Ixvii. Ixviii. Ixix. ixxii. Ixxxvii. 
 Ixxxix. xciii. xcv. xcvi. xcvu. xcviii. c. ex. cxvii. cxxxii. 
 cxl.x. not a few of which are also Eucharistic. UI. Con- 
 solatory, in which thf Psalmist comforts himself and others 
 in the promisrs, perfrctions, or works o\ G"d, as Psalms iv. xi. 
 xxiij. xxvji. xxxi. xxxvii. xlvi. Iviii. Ixxiii. xci. cxxi. cxxv. 
 cxxviii. rxxix. IV. Peiiiory, in winch he bewads his own, 
 or the Cbuich's condition, and supplicatrs deliverance, as 
 Psahiis iii. v. vi vii. x. xii. xiii. xvu. xx. xxv. xxvi. xxvii. 
 xxviii. XXXV. xxxviji, xli. xhi. xhii. xliv. li. liv. Iv. Ivii. lix. 
 ix. 1x1. Ixiii. Ixiv. Ixx. Ixxi. Ixxiv. Ixxix. Ixxx. Ixxxiii. Ixxxy. 
 
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 Ixxxvi. Ixxxviii. cii. cix. cxx. cxxiii. cxxx. cxxxii. cxxxvii. 
 cxl. cxli. cxlii. rxliii. Seven of these, in which the Psdhnist 
 makes confession of his sin, viz. Psalms vi. xxxii. xxxviii. li. 
 cii. cxxx. cxUii. are called penitential. V. Eucharistic, 
 in which he stirs up himself and oth< rs to praise and thank the 
 Lord for his favours. As Psalms ix. xviii. xxx. xxxiii.xxxiv. 
 Ix. Ixv, — Ixviii. xcix. ciii. civ. cv. cvi. cvii. cviii. cxi. cxiii. 
 cxv. cxvi. cxvii. cxviii. cxxii. cxxiv. cxxvi. cxxxiv. cxxxv 
 cxxxvi. cxxxviii. cxliv. cxlv. cxlvi. cxlvii. cxlviii. cxlix. cl. 
 But, indeed, historical narratives, doctrinal instructions, prophe- 
 sies, consolations, supplications, praises and thanksgivings, are 
 often so pleasantly and profitably connected, in the same psalm, 
 that it is difficult to assign it to one class, rather than to 
 another. And, what is historical, as it relates to David 
 and the Jewish Church, is often typical, and so prophetic 
 as it relates to Jesus Christ and the Gospel-Church or heavenly 
 state. Many too, of the supplications respecting deliver- 
 ances from, or the dtstruction of enemies, are to be considered 
 as real predictions of the events; they being dictated by 
 the ins; iration of Him who can declare the end from the 
 beginning.. 
 
INDEX, 
 
 Psalm 
 
 ALL people, clap your hands, 47 
 After thy lovin^-kiiidness, 61 
 
 All lands to God in joytul sounds 66 
 
 Attend iny people to rny law, 78 
 
 All people that on vdYih do dwr.i], '. . = 100 
 
 Blcss-d is he that wisely di>th 41 
 
 Be merciful to me, O God, 67 
 
 Bless God, m}^ soul, 104 
 
 Blessed are they that uudefird, 119 
 
 Blest is each one that fears the Lord, 128 
 
 Behold, how good a thing it is, 133 
 
 Behold, uk ss ye tlie Lord, 131 
 
 By Babel's streams we sat and wepi, 137 
 
 Do ye, O congregation, 58 
 
 David, and his afiiictions all, 132 
 
 Except the Lord do build 127 
 
 For evil doers fret thou not 37 
 
 Give ear unto me when I r ill, 4 
 
 Give ear unto my words, O Lord, 5 
 
 Give ye unto the Lord, 29 
 
 God will I bless all times : 34 
 
 God is our refuge 45 
 
 Great is the Loi d, 48 
 
 God's mercies I will ever sing, 89 
 
 God reigneth let t]>e earth be glad, gj 
 
 Give thanks to G( d, call on 105 
 
 Giv praise and thanks unto ]0Q 
 
 Give thanks to God 13Q 
 
 How excellcntin all the e.-i th 8 
 
 Help, Lojd, because the godly m.-m 12 
 
 How long wilt thou forget me, 13 
 
 Hear this, all p< f.pl ., 49 
 
 Hear, Israel's shepiiei d, 80 
 
 Hou lo%ely IS th) dwelling pi iCi , 84 
 
 He that d,-ih in the s.-cn t pi ice 91 
 
 Ikd not the Lord been 011 our side, , . , 12 i 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 In thy great indignation, « 6 
 
 I in the Lord do put my trust : 11 
 
 .Ichovah hear thee 20 
 
 Judge me, O Lord, 26 
 
 In thee, O Lord, I pui my Lrubt, 31 
 
 In thy great indignation, 38 
 
 I said, I will look to my ways, 39 
 
 I waited for the Lord 40 
 
 Judge me, O God, and plead 43 
 
 In Judah's land God is well known 7(5 
 
 In God's assembly God doth stand, 82 
 
 1 mercy will and judgment sing : 101 
 
 I love the Lord, because my voice 116 
 
 In my distress to God 1 cry'd, 120 
 
 I to the hills will lift mine eyes, 121 
 
 I joy'd, when to the house of God 122 
 
 I with my voice cry'd to the Lord, 142 
 
 I'll thee extol, my God, O King, 145 
 
 Keep not, O God, we thee intreat, 83 
 
 Lord, in thy wrath rebuke me not, 6 
 
 Lord, thee I'll praise with all my heart, 9 
 
 Lord, keep me : for I trust in thee, 16 
 
 Lord, hear the right, 17 
 
 Lord, I will thee ^xtol, 30 
 
 Like as the hart 42 
 
 Lord, hear my pray'r, 55 
 
 Lord, thee my God I'll early seek : 63 
 
 Lord, bless and pity us : 67 
 
 Lord, unto us be merciful, 67 
 
 Let God arise, 68 
 
 Lord, haste me to deliver, 70 
 
 Lord God, my Saviour, 88 
 
 Lord, thou hast b(x>n 90 
 
 Lord, hear my pray'r, 102 
 
 Lord, from the deptlis to thee I cry'd 130 
 
 Lord, fiom the ill and froward man 140 
 
 Lord, hear my pray'r, 143 
 
 ]Mv God, my God, 22 
 
 ^ly heart brmgs foith 45 
 
 My heart inditing is 45 
 
 My God deliver me from those 59 
 
 My soul with expectation 62 
 
 Make haste, O God, 70 
 
INDEX. • 
 
 Psaira 
 
 ISI V heart is fix'd, l^^S 
 
 JMy heart nut haughty is, O Lord, 131 
 
 Kot unto us, Lord, not to uSj lli> 
 
 Now Israel may s.iy, 1^4 
 
 O Lord, how are my fov s increas'd ! 3 
 
 O Lord my God, in thee, 7 
 
 O blessed is the man, 32 
 
 O G()d we with our ears have heard, 44 
 
 O Lord, thou hast rej; etc d us, GO 
 
 O God give ear unto my cry, 61 
 
 O Lord, my hope and confidence 71 
 
 O Lord, thy judgments give the king, 72 
 
 O Lord why hast thou cast us off? 74 
 
 O God the heathen entred have 79 
 
 O Lord, thou hast been favourable 85 
 
 O Lord, do thcu bow down thine ear 8(5 
 
 O Lord God, unto whom alone 94 
 
 O Come, let us sing to the Lord, V5 
 
 O sing a new song to the Lord, 96 
 
 O sing a n; w song 98 
 
 O all ye lands 1 00 
 
 O Lord, unto my pray'r ciive ear, 102 
 
 O thiiu my soul, bless God 103 
 
 O thou the God of all my praise, , ., 109 
 
 O give ye prais*" unto the Lord, 117 
 
 O praise the Lord, for he is good : 118 
 
 O thou that dwellest in the heav'ns, . 123 
 
 Oft did they vex me from 129 
 
 O Lord, thou hast me starch'd I39 
 
 O Lord, 1 unto thee do cry, ' '. I4I 
 
 Oh, hear my prayV, Lord, I43 
 
 O blessed ever be the Lord, 1 44 
 
 O Lord, thou art my God, and King, I45 
 
 Pit ad Lord, with thost^ that pUad, 35 
 
 Praise waiis for thee in Z.un, ({^ 
 
 Praise God, for he is good, JQ7 
 
 Praise ye the Lord : with my 1 H 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. The in=Ln is hi si 112 
 
 Praise God : ye servants ol the Lord, . . • 1 1 3 
 
 Praise ye th-. Lord, the Loid's nume 135 
 
 Praise God, tor he is kind, ] ^^ 
 
 Praise God : the Loid praise, 14(j 
 
 Fraise ye the Lord : , I47 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Psalm 
 
 Praise God. From Heaven ] 48 
 
 Praise ye the Lord : unto him sing : ' 149 
 
 Praise ye the Lord. Goa's praise within 150 
 
 Save me, O God, 54 
 
 Shew mercy, Lo; d 56 
 
 Save mc, O God, because the floods 69 
 
 Sing loud to God our strength, 81 
 
 That man hath perfect blessedness, r 1 
 
 That there is not a God, the fool, 14 
 
 Thee will I love, O Lord, 18 
 
 The heav'ns God's glory do declare : 19 
 
 The king in thy great strength, O Lord, 21 
 
 The Lv)rd's my sb^-pherd, I'll not want, 23 
 
 The earth belongs unto the Lord 24 
 
 To thee I lift my soul, 25 
 
 To thee I lift my soul, O Lord, 25 
 
 The Lord's my light and saving health, 27 
 
 To thee rU cry, 6 Lord, my rock, 28 
 
 The wicked man's traiisgression 36 
 
 The migbty God, the Lord 50 
 
 The mighty God, the Loi d hath tpoke, 50 
 
 That there is not a God, the fool 53 
 
 To thee, O God, do we give thanks, 75 
 
 To r< nder thanks unto the Lord. 92 
 
 The Lord doth ri^gn, and cloth'd is he 93 
 
 Th* eternal Loid doth n ign as King, 99 
 
 The Lord did say unto my Lord, x ,. 110 
 
 They in the Lord that firmly trust, 125 
 
 Thee Will 1 praise with all my heart, 138 
 
 Unto th',' Lord I with my voice, 77 
 
 Upon the hills of holiness 87 
 
 Why rage the heathi n ? and vain things 2 
 
 Wherefore is it, that thou, O Lord, 10 
 
 Within thy tabcrnHcle, Lord, 15 
 
 Why dost thou boast, O migbty man 52 
 
 When 1 to thee my prayer make, 64 
 
 When Isra'l oui of Lgy pt went, 114 
 
 When Zion's bondage God turn'd back, 12S 
 
 Ye right*ous in th- Lord rejoice, . S3 
 
 Yet God is good to ismel : , , ^ , • • 1 1 » • 73 
 
HIE , . 
 
 PSALMS OF DAVID, 
 
 IN METRE. 
 PSAUI 1 
 
 Perhaps this Psalm wa? added by Ezra, or wlioevcr else v:as the 
 collector of the others into one book. V/c have represented to us 
 in it, (1) The character of the godly; how holij they are, — abstain- 
 ing from every temptation to, or appearance of evil ; and with 
 pleasure meditating on, and endeavouring to fulfil, the whole law 
 of God, ver. 1, 2. and iioic happy, planted in the nearest fellowship 
 with Jesus, the River of life, they prosper in tlicir lawful attempts: 
 They never fall from their grace or profession : and they shall stand 
 witii approbation at the judgment-scat of God, ver. 3. (2) The 
 sinfulness and misery of the wicked ; — How different from, and 
 contrary to the godly, in their inclination, companions, exercises 
 and er.ds ! How light and unsubstantial, as chatf, and ready to be 
 hurled, by the storms of infinite wrath, into the depilis of he'!, as 
 cast and condemned in tiie righteous judgment of God ! ver. 1, 5. 
 (3) The great reason of the happiness of saints, and of the njisery 
 of sinners. Ti«e Lord lovelh the righteous, and observes and ap- 
 proves their inclinations and behaviour; but as an enemy, he brings 
 
 destructive vengeance upon the wirked, ver. 6. 5F ^Vhlle I sing 
 
 tliese important lines, let my soul lift up her eyes to that great pat- 
 tern of perfection, Jesus, the man of God's right-haiid, vAuo wjis 
 holy, harmless, undefiled, and separate from sinners; and who fnl- 
 lilicd all righteousness, magnified tSie law, and made it honourable 
 for men, — for me. United to his person, clotlied with liis righte- 
 ousness, and all inflamed and animated witli liis redeeming love, 
 shed abroad in my heart, let me examine myself as in his sight; 
 let me walk in him as my way, and follow him as my Pattern and 
 Guide ; let me, witii solemn awe, look to, and prepare for, his 
 last, his eternal judgment ! 
 
 THAT man hath perfect blessedness. 
 Who walketh not astray 
 In counsel of ungodly men, 
 
 Nor stands in sinners way, 
 Kor sitteth in the scorner's chair; 
 
PSALM 2 
 
 2 But placeth his delight 
 Upon God's law, and meditates 
 
 On his law day and night. 
 3 He shall be like a tree that grows 
 
 Near planted by a river, 
 Which in his season yields his fruit, 
 
 And his leaf fadeth never : 
 And all he doth shall prosper well. 
 
 4 The wicked are not so : 
 But like they are unto the chaff, 
 
 Which wind drives to and fro. 
 
 5 In judgment therefore shall not stand 
 
 Such as ungodly are ; 
 Nor in th' assembly of the just 
 
 Shall wicked men appear. 
 C. For why ? the way of godly men 
 
 Unto the Lord is known : 
 Whereas the way of wicked men, 
 
 Shall quite be overthrown. 
 
 PSALM 2 
 
 Perhaps this Psalm relates partly to David's instalment on his 
 throne and the victories over his enemies which attended it. Com- 
 pare Psalm, xviii. 2 Sam. iii. v. viii. x. xviii. xx. But the whole of 
 it respects Jesus our Redeemer. Behold (l) The violent and har- 
 monious, but unsuccessful, opposition, which Jews and Gentiles of 
 all ranks make to the person and redemption-work of the great 
 God, my Saviour! — Behold, what ruin and woe they draw upon 
 themselves by their attempts! ver. 1, — 5. 9. (2) Behold, how, 
 notwithstanding all their raging malice and furious opposition, 
 Jehovah instals our Redeemer King in his Church, and infallibly 
 lixeth him on his throne ; avows him his only begotten Son, and 
 gives unto him the Gentiles for his people! ver. 6, — 8. (3) Behold 
 Jehovah's demand of serious consideration and fear of, joy in, and 
 
 trust, obedience and love to his exalted Son, ver. 9, — 12. 
 
 % While I sing, let me remark the horrid nature of sin ; let me, 
 with broken heart, bewail my neglect of, and opposition to Jesus 
 Citrist. Let me, with wonder, bless his name, that I have not 
 already perished ju mio^ iniquity, Let me, with earnestness^ ac^ 
 
PSALM 2 
 
 cept that once debased Redeemer, as my Saviour, my Sovereisn, 
 my Proprietor, my God, and my All. Let me leanti to know him, 
 rejoice in him, and, with holy awe, commit my whole salvation, 
 and the salvation of my country, nay, of all the ends of the earth, 
 to him. 
 
 W 
 
 HY rao-e the heathen? and vain thino:s 
 
 Why do the people mind? 
 
 2 Kings of the earth do set themselves, 
 
 And princes are combin'd, 
 To plot against the Lord, and his 
 
 Anointed, saying thus, 
 
 $ Let us asunder break their bands, 
 And cast their cords from us. 
 
 4 He that in heaven sits, shall laugh ; 
 The Lord shall scorn them all. 
 
 5 Tlien shall he speak to them in wrath, 
 In rage he vex them shall. 
 
 6 Yet notwithstanding I have him, 
 To be my King appointed : 
 
 And o'er Sion my holy hill 
 I have him King anointed. 
 
 7 Tlie sure decree I will declare: 
 The Lord hath said to me, 
 
 Thou art mine only Son, this day 
 I havx begotten thee. 
 
 8 Ask of me, and for heritage 
 The heathen I'll make thine ; 
 
 And, for possession, I to thee 
 Will give earth's utmost line. 
 
 9 Thou shalt, as with a weighty rod 
 Of iron, break them all ; 
 
 And, as a potter's sherd, thou shalt 
 Them dash in pieces smalL 
 
PSALM 3 
 
 10 Now therefore, kings, be wise, be taught, 
 Ye judges of the earth. 
 
 1 1 Serve God in fear, and see that ye 
 Join trembling with your mirth. 
 
 12 Kiss ye the Son, lest in his ire 
 Ye perish from the Avay : 
 
 If once his wrath begin to burn ; 
 Blest all that on him sta}^ 
 
 PSALM 3 
 
 j^ Psalm of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 
 
 Having beheld the royal dignity of my Redeemer, let me here 
 behold tiie joy, the peace, the safety of the redeemed amidst their 
 distresses innmnerable. Here David, driven from his holy capital 
 and high throne, by his rebellious son Absalom, (1) Complains to his 
 God of the number and malice of his enemies, ver. 1, 2. (2) He 
 encouragcth himself in his God, as the source and subject-matter 
 of his safety, joy, and honour, ver. 3. (3) He recollects how, on 
 former occasions, his troubles had driven him to his prayers; liow^ 
 he had ahvays found God ready to hear and grant iiis' requests ; 
 liow safe and easy he had lived under his protection ; and how ef- 
 fectually he had broken the power, and restrained th.e malice of 
 his enemies, ver. 4, 5. 7. (4) Triumphantly trusting- in God, as the 
 salvation and blesser of his people, he siknccth all his fears, and 
 pours forth his prayers for nev> protection and deliverance, ver. 6. 
 8. ^I Thhik, my soul, of Jesus, ^^ho, when bulls of Bashan com- 
 passed him about, trusted in God, tliat he would deliver liini. In 
 all my distress, let me pour out my heart before him, believing in 
 him, as God, even my God. Let me always rejoice in the great 
 God my Saviour. Let me trust in him at all times, that as he hath 
 delivered, and doth deliver, so he will deliver rae. 
 
 OLORD, how are my foes increased? 
 Against me many rise. 
 
 2 Many say of my soul. For him 
 In God no succour lies. 
 
 3 Yet thou my shield and glory art, 
 Th' upiifter of mine head, 
 
 4 I cry'd, and from his holy hill 
 The Lord me answer made. 
 
PSALM 4 
 
 5 I laid me down, and slept, I wakVI, 
 For God sustained me. 
 
 6 I will not fear, though thousands ten 
 Set round against me be. 
 
 7 Arise, O Lord, save me, my God; 
 For thou my foes hast stroke 
 
 All on the cheek-bone, and the teeth 
 Of wicked men hast broke. 
 
 8 Salvation doth appertain 
 L^nto the Lord alone : 
 
 Thy blessing, Lord, for evermore 
 Thy people is upon. 
 
 PSALM 4 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm o/ David. 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps composed on the same occasion as tiie 
 former, when David fled fiom Absalom his son. Here, (1) David, 
 encouraged by former experience, casts his burden on the Lord, 
 and supplicates a merciful deliverance, ver. 1. (2) Addressing 
 himself to men, particularly to his persecutors, he reproves their 
 contempt of God, and rehgion, their dcligi-.t in, and practice of 
 vanity, fraud and falsehood. — He represents the happiness of the 
 saints in having God their protector, and ready to hear tiieir re- 
 quests. — He recommends an lioly filial awe of God, a careful absti- 
 nence from sin; a composed trial of, and converse with their own 
 heart, together with a devoting of themselves, and their conduct 
 and substance, to the Lord, ver. 2, — o. (3) To encourage them to 
 the study of practical religion, he remarks w'nat superlative satis- 
 faction and rest himself had found in famiiiar fLllo\V'>liip with God, 
 
 and in a believing dependence on him, ver. 6, — 8. 1[ While I 
 
 sing, let me have faith in God, as my own God in Christ. Let me 
 abhor that levity of mind, that deceitfulness, that earthly-minded- 
 ness proper to the ungodly, and every remain thereof. Let my 
 soul pant for Jehovah, and prefer him to every thing else. Let 
 me, by faith, lay myself down in his arms, his bosom, as all my sal- 
 vation and comfort. 
 
 GIVE ear unto me when I call, 
 God of my righteousness ; 
 Have mercy, hear my pray'r, thou hast 
 Enlarg'd me in distress. 
 
PSALM 5 
 
 £ O ye the sons of men, how long 
 
 Will ye love vanities ? 
 How long my glory turn to shame, 
 
 And will ye follow lies ? 
 
 3 But know, that for himself the Lord 
 The godly man doth chuse ; 
 
 The Lord, when I on him do call, 
 To hear will not refuse. 
 
 4 Fear, and sin not, talk with your heart 
 On bed, and silent be. 
 
 5 Ofif^ings present of righteousness, 
 And in the Lord trust ye. 
 
 6 O who will shew us any good? 
 Is that which many say : 
 
 Eut of thy countenance the light, 
 Lord, lift on us alway. 
 
 7 Upon my heart, bestow'd by thee, 
 More gladness I have found, 
 
 Than they, ev'n them, when corn and wine 
 Did most with them abound. 
 
 8 I will both lay me down in peace, 
 And quiet sleep will take ; 
 
 Because thou only me to dwell 
 In safety, Lord, dost make. 
 
 PSALM 5 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, J Psahn of David. 
 Here (1) the man according to God's heart, in tlie assured faith 
 of God's hearing his prayers and hating his sins, fixeth a daily, an 
 early, an earnest, a steady, a grace-founded correspondence with 
 God, in his ordinances of meditation, prayer, praise, d:c. ver. 1,— - 
 7. (2) Behold him humbly requesting God's special direction m 
 duties which his enemies had rendered difficult to perform ;— sup- 
 plicating and predicting the ruin of his implacable foes; — and, in 
 the assured faith of obtaining it, imploring comfort and prosperity 
 to his fellow saints, ver. 8,-12. 1 While I sing, let my heart 
 
PSALM 5 
 
 and flesh cry out, and my soul pant and wait for the Lord. In the 
 firm faith of infinite mercy to forgive all my crimes, and wash out 
 all my sinful stains, let me blush at, and detest my own abomina- 
 tions. Let me cultivate the closest familiarity with the Lord my 
 God. Let my prayers correspond with his promises, and with the 
 particular conditions of myself or others. 
 
 GIVE ear unto my wordsj O Lord, 
 My meditation weigh. 
 
 2 Hear my loud cry, my King, my God, 
 For I to thee will pray. 
 
 3 Lord, thou shalt early hear my voice; 
 I early will direct 
 
 My prayer to thee, and looking up 
 An answer will expect. 
 
 4 For thou art not a God that doth 
 In wickedness delight: 
 
 Neither shall evil dwell with tliee, 
 
 5 Nor fools stand in thy sight : 
 All that ill-doers are thou hat'st. 
 
 6 Cut'st off that liars he: 
 The bloody and deceitful man 
 
 Abhorred is by thee. 
 
 7 But I into thy house will come 
 In thine abundant grace : 
 
 And I will worship in thy fear 
 Towards thy holy place. 
 
 8 Because of those mine enemies, 
 Lord, in thy righteousness 
 
 Do thou me lead ; do thou thy way 
 Make straight before my face. 
 
 9 For in their mouth there is no truth, 
 Their inward part is ilj--; 
 
 Their throat's an open sepulchre, 
 Their tongue doth flatter still. 
 
PSALM 6 
 
 10 O God, destroy them, let them be 
 By their own counsel queli'd: 
 
 Them for their many sins cast out, 
 For they gainst thee rebelFd. 
 
 1 1 But let all joy that trust in thee, 
 And still make shouting noise : 
 
 For them thou sav'st : let all that love 
 Tliy name in thee rejoice. 
 
 12 For, Lord, unto the righteous man 
 Thou wilt thy blessing yield : 
 
 With favour thou wilt compass him 
 About; as with a shield. 
 
 PSALM G 
 
 To llie cldef Musician on Ncginoth, upon Sliciiiinith, 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 Observe here (l) David, a great saint, under grievous and mani- 
 fold troubles, sickness of body, conscience-felt charges of guilt, 
 vexation of mind, attended with desertion from God, and con- 
 temptuous insults from his enemies, ver. 2, 3. 5, 6, 7. (2) His 
 supplications, with strong cries and tears, to God for mitigation of 
 trouble, support under it, and deliverance from it, ver. 1, — 4. 6. 
 (3) His triumphant separation of himself from the wicked, in the 
 full assurance of faith, that God had heard, and would graciously 
 grant his requests, and would either convert or destroy his oppo- 
 
 sers, ver. 8, — W. 1[ In all my afHictions, let me believe that 
 
 Jesus was afflicted for me. Let me call my sin to remembrance, 
 spread my case before him, fill my mouth with arguments, implore 
 his abundant, free, and sovereign mercy, as my sole and all-com- 
 preiiensive relief. Nor let me ever expect a comfortable answer 
 to my prayers, while I cultivate an intimacy with profane and 
 wicked men. 
 
 LORD, in thy wrath rebuke me not, 
 Nor in thy hot rage chasten me. 
 
 2 Lord, ])ity me, for I am weak : 
 Heal me, for my bones vexed be. 
 
 S My soul is also vexed sore ; 
 
 But, Lord; how long stay wilt thou make ? 
 
PSALM 6 
 
 4 Return, O Lord, my soul set free ; 
 
 save me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 5 Because those that deceased are, 
 
 Of thee shall no remembrance have : 
 And who is he that will to thee 
 Give praises, lying in the grave? 
 
 6 I with my groaning weary am, 
 
 1 also, all the night, my bed 
 Have caused for to swim ; and I 
 
 With tears my couch have watered. 
 
 7 Mine eye, consumed with grief, grows old, 
 Because of all mine enemies. 
 
 8 Hence from me wicked workers all, 
 For God hath heard my weeping cries. 
 
 9 God hath my supplication heard, 
 i\Iy pray'r receiv'd graciously. 
 
 10 ShamVl and sore vex'd be all my foeSj 
 Sham'd and back turned suddenly. 
 
 Another of the same. 
 
 IN thy great indignation, 
 O Lord, rebuke me not : 
 Nor on me lay thy chast'ning hand 
 In thy displeasure hot. 
 
 2 Lord, I am weak, therefore on me 
 Have mercy, and me spare : 
 
 Heal me, O Lord, because thou know'st 
 My bones much vexed are. 
 
 3 My soul is vexed sore : but Lord, 
 How long stay wilt thou make ? 
 
 4 Return, Lord, free my soul, and save 
 Me for thy mercy's sake. 
 
 A 2 
 
PSALM 7 
 
 6 Because of thee in death there shall 
 
 No more remembrance be : 
 Of those that in the grave do he, 
 
 Who shall give thanks to thee? 
 
 6 I, with my groaning weary am^ 
 And all the night my bed 
 
 I caused for to swim : with tears 
 My couch I watered. 
 
 7 By reason of my vexing grief, 
 Mine eye consumed is ; 
 
 It waxeth old because of all 
 That be mine enemies. 
 
 8 But now depart from nle, all ye 
 That work iniquity : 
 
 For why, the Lord hath heard my voice. 
 When I did mourn and cry. 
 
 9 Unto my supplication 
 
 The Lord did hearing give; 
 W^hen I to him my prayer make, 
 The Lord will it receive. 
 
 10 Let all be sham'd and troubled sore 
 That en'mies are to me ; 
 
 Let them turn back, and suddenly 
 Ashamed let them be. 
 
 PSALM 7 
 
 Shiggaion of David, tvhick he sang imto the Lord, concerning 
 the words o/Xusli the Benjamite. 
 
 Here, accused of traiterous conspiracy against his Sovereign, by 
 King Saul, or by Cusli, one of hi?3 courtiers, David (1) Appeals to 
 God, concerning his innocency of that crime, ver. 3, — 5. (2) He 
 supplicates, that God, as Governor of the world and King of Israel, 
 •would protect him from danger, plead his cause, and give judgment 
 for him, ver. J , 2. 6, — 9. (o) In the exercise of faith, he depends 
 on God, to protect and deliver him, and to avenge the injuries he 
 liad susttdfled, upon iiis implacable adversaries, ver, 10, — 16. 
 
PSALM 7 
 
 (4) He resolves to ascribe the glory of all his deliverances to God 
 
 alone, ver. 17. 1[ While I sing, let me contemplate the spotless 
 
 innocency, the tinishcd righteousness of my Redeemer, together 
 with the injurious usage he received from hi'^ brethren of mankind j 
 and the fearful ruin which iiath befallen, or awaits his incorrigible 
 foes. Let ma carefully appiove myseif in his Mght, who searcheth 
 my heart and trieth my reins, and Avho must quickly be my tinal 
 Judge. Let me implore the just vengeance of heaven against my 
 spiritual enemies. And not uuto me, not unto me, but to iiis name 
 be the glory and praise of all my protection and deliverance. 
 
 OLORD, my God, in tliee do I 
 My confidence repose : 
 Save and deliver me from all 
 My persecuting foes. 
 
 2 Lest that the enemy my soul 
 
 Should like a lion tear, 
 In pieces renting it, while there ^ 
 
 Is no deliverer. 
 S O Lord, my God, if it be so 
 
 That I committed this : 
 If it be so that in my hands 
 
 Iniquity there is : 
 
 4 If I rewarded ill to him 
 That was at peace with me ; 
 
 (Yea, ev'n the man that w^ithout cause 
 My foe w^as, I did free.) 
 
 5 Then let the foe pursue, and take 
 My soul, and my life thrust 
 
 Down to the earth, and let him lay 
 Mine honour in the dust. 
 
 6 Rise in thy wrath, Lord, raise thyself, 
 For my foes raging be ; 
 
 And to the judgment which thou hast 
 Commanded, wake for me. 
 
 7 So shall th' assembly of thy folk 
 About encompass thee ; 
 
PSALM 7 
 
 Thou therefore, for their sakes, return 
 Unto thy place on high. 
 
 8 The Lord he shall the people judge: 
 My judge, Jehovah, be, 
 
 After my righteousness, and mine 
 Integrity in me. 
 
 9 O let the wicked's malice end, 
 But stablish stedfastly 
 
 The righteous ; for the righteous God 
 The heart and reins doth try. 
 
 10 In God, who saves th' upright in heart. 
 Is my defence and stay. 
 
 1 1 God just men judgeth, God is wroth 
 With ill men ev'ry day. 
 
 12 If he do not return again, 
 Then he his sword will w^het ; 
 
 His bow he hath already bent, 
 And hath it ready set. 
 
 13 He also hath for him prepared 
 The instruments of death : 
 
 Against the persecutors he 
 His shafts ordained hath. 
 
 14 Behold, he with iniquity 
 Doth travail as in birth ; 
 
 A mischief he conceived hath, 
 And falsehood shall bring forth. 
 
 15 He made a pit^ and diggd it deep, 
 Another there to take ; 
 
 But he is fall'n into the ditch, 
 Which he himself did make. 
 
 16 Upon his own head his mischief 
 Shall be returned home ; 
 
PSALM 8 
 
 His vi'lent dealing also down 
 
 On his own pate shall come. 
 17 According to his righteousness, 
 
 The Lord I'll magnify: 
 And will sing praise unto the name 
 
 Of God, that is most high. 
 
 PSALM 8 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm contains a pleasant, but solemn meditation upon the 
 glory, the greatness, and the grace of God. Let me here observe 
 (1) How illustrious and wide-spread are iiis glory and renown, ver. 
 1. 3. 9. (2) By how weak and insignificant instruments, he mani- 
 fests and spreads his superlative fame, ver. 2. (3) Behold his mar- 
 vellous condescension and bounty to mankind, but chiefly to the 
 Man Christ, in uniting his human nature to his divine person, and 
 in giving him all power in heaven and earth, for the benefit of his 
 
 chosen people, ver. 4, — 8. II May this Jesus, this name of God 
 
 in him, be the enthroned inhabitant, the everlasting wonder, and 
 the superlative darling of my heart. Let me, with the babes of 
 Jerusalem, Matt. xxi. pour forth my Hosannas to Him that cometh 
 in the name of the Lord to save me, — Hosannas in the highest. 
 Let all the works of nature lead, and excite me to admire their 
 Creator's kindness towards men ; towards sinfial and insignificant me. 
 
 HOW excellent in all the earth, 
 Lord, our Lord, is thy name ! 
 Who hast thy glory far advanc'd, 
 Above the starry frame. 
 
 2 From infants and from sucklings mouth 
 Thou didest strength ordain, 
 
 For thy foes cause, that so thou might'st 
 Th' avenging foe restrain. 
 
 3 When I look up unto the heav'ns, 
 Which thine own fingers fram'd, 
 
 Unto the moon, and to the stars, 
 Which were by thee ordain'd ; 
 
 4 Then say I, What is man, that he 
 Remembred is by thee } 
 
PSALM 9 
 
 Or what the son of man, that thou 
 So kind to him should'st be ? 
 
 5 For thou a little lower hast 
 Him than the angels made; 
 
 With glory and with dignity 
 Thou crowned hast his head. 
 
 6 Of thy hand-works thou mad'st him lord; 
 All under's feet did'st lay : 
 
 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and beasts 
 That in the field do stray. 
 
 8 Fowls of the air, fish of the sea, 
 All that pass through the same. 
 
 9 How excellent in all the earth, 
 Lord, our Lord, is thy name ! 
 
 PSALM 9 
 
 To the chief Musician vpon Muth-Labben, A Tsalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps composed on the occasion of his son Ab- 
 salom's death, 2 Sam. xviii. or on tlie occasion of the deatii of Go- 
 liath the champion and duellist of Gath, 1 Sam. xvii. We have in 
 it, (1) David's hearty thanksgivings to God for his pleading of his 
 cause against his and his country's enemies, and for eiving him a 
 complete victory over tbem, ver. 1, — 6. and his excitement of 
 others to join with him therein, ver. 11, 12. (2) His triumph in 
 God as the righteous Judge of the world, protector of his people, 
 and the destroyer of his implacable enemies, ver. 7, — 10. 15,-18. 
 (3) His requests for further grounds of praising God as his own 
 deliverer; and the confoundcr of his enemies, ver. 13, 14. 19, 20. 
 <[ While I sing these subjects, let me chiefly consider the bles- 
 sings of redemption, the victories of my Redeemer over sin, deatk 
 and hell ; and believe that I, through him, sha'.l be more than a 
 conqueror. Let the ruin of transgressors effectually admonish me 
 to stand in awe of God, and at the furthest distance from sin. 
 
 LORD, thee I'll praise with all my heart, 
 Thy wonders all proclaim, 
 
 2 In thee, most High, I'll greatly joy^^ 
 And sing unto thy name* 
 
PSALM 9 
 
 3 When back my foes were turn'd, they fell. 
 And perish'd at thy sight. 
 
 4 For thou maintain'dst my right and cause, 
 On throne sat'st, judging right. 
 
 5 The heathen thou rebuked hast, 
 The wicked overthrown ; 
 
 Thou hast put out their names, that they 
 May never more be known. 
 
 6 O en my ! now destructions have 
 An end perpetual : 
 
 Thou cities raz'd. perish"d vfith them 
 Is their memoriak 
 
 7 God shall endure for ay : he doth 
 For judgment set his throne : 
 
 8 In rigljteousness to judge the world, 
 Justice to give each one. 
 
 9 God also will a refuge be 
 For those that arc opprest : 
 
 A refuge uill he be, in times 
 Of trouble, to distrest. 
 
 10 And they that know thy name, in thee 
 Tiieir confidence will place : 
 
 For thou hast not forsaken them 
 That truly seek thy face. 
 
 1 1 O sing ye praises to the Lord, 
 That dwells in Sion hill : 
 
 And all the nations among 
 His deeds record ye still. 
 
 12 When he enquireth after blood, 
 He then remembreth them : 
 
 The humble folk he not foro-ets. 
 That call upon his name. 
 
PSALM 10 
 
 13 Lord, pity me, behold the grief 
 Which I from foes sustain, 
 
 Ev'n thou, who from the gates of death 
 Doth raise me up again : 
 
 14 That I, in Sion's daughters gates, 
 May all thy praise advance : 
 
 And that I may rejoice always 
 
 In thv deliverance. 
 
 »/ 
 
 1.5 The heathen are sunk in the pit, 
 Which they themselves prepar'd; 
 
 And in the net which they have hid, 
 Their own feet fast are snar'd. 
 
 16 The Lord is b}^ the judgment known 
 Which he himself hath wrought: 
 
 The sinners hands do make the snares 
 Wherewith themselves are caught. 
 
 17 They, who are wicked, into hell 
 Each one shall turned be ; 
 
 And all the nations that forget 
 To seek the Lord most High. 
 
 18 For they that needy are, shall not 
 Forgotten be alway : 
 
 The expectation of the poor 
 Shall not be lost for ay. 
 
 19 Arise, Lord, let not man prevail; 
 Judge heathens in thy sight. 
 
 £0 That they may know themselves but men, 
 The nations, Lord, affright. 
 
 PSALM 10 
 
 In this Psalm of lamentation and woe, we have (l) David's mourn- 
 ful complaints of God's withdrawment of his gracious and comfort- 
 able presence, ver. 1. (2) His mournful and shocking representa- 
 tion of the wicked men, who persecuted him, during God's absence ; 
 
PSALM 10 
 
 they proudly gloried in themselves ; they counteracted the lawg 
 and contemned the judgments of God , they contradicted and 
 defied their opposers ; they Avere malicious, treacherous, crafty, 
 hj-pocritical, and atheistical persecutors, vcr. 2, — 11. (3) His ear- 
 nest suppUcations for relief to the people of God, attended %vith the 
 
 firm faith of obtaining it, ver. 12, — 18. ^ While I sing these, 
 
 ponder, O my soul, what a privilege it is, to enjoy familiar fellow- 
 ship with God ! What abominations lie hid in an evil heart of un- 
 behef ! What a mercy, that the Lord hath withheld me from that 
 outrage in wickedness, of which my corrupt nature is capable ! 
 Let all my views of sins and of judgments cause me to flee to Jesus 
 for reUef. If he prepare my heart to pray, he will surely grant my 
 requests. 
 
 WHEREFORE is it, that thou, O Lord, 
 Doth stand from us afar ? 
 And \vherefore hidest thou thyself, 
 When times so troublous are? 
 
 2 The wicked in his loftiness 
 
 Doth persecute the poor : 
 In these devices they have fram'd, 
 
 Let them be taken sure. 
 
 5 The wicked of his heart's desire 
 Doth talk w^ith boasting great, 
 He blesseth him that's covetous, 
 
 Whom vet the Lord doth hate. 
 
 i/ 
 
 4 The wicked, through his pride of face, 
 On God he doth not call ; 
 
 And in the counsels of his heart 
 The Lord is not at all. 
 
 5 His ways they always grievous are; 
 Thy judgments from his sight 
 
 Removed arc : at all his foes 
 He puffeth wdth despight. 
 
 6 Within his heart he thus hath said, 
 I shall not moved be : 
 
 And no adversity at all 
 Shall ever come to me. 
 
PSALM 10 
 
 7 His mouth with cursing, fraud, deceit, 
 Is fiUVl abundantly : 
 
 And underneath his tongue there is 
 Mischief and vanity. 
 
 8 He closely sits in villages : 
 He slays the innocent : 
 
 Against the poor, that pass him by. 
 His cruel eyes are bent. 
 
 9 He, lion-like, lurks in his den : 
 He waits the poor to take^ 
 
 And when he draws him in his net. 
 His prey he doth him make. 
 
 10 Himself he humbleth very low, 
 He croucheth down withal, 
 
 That so a multitude of poor 
 May by his strong ones fall. 
 
 1 1 He thus hath said within his heart, 
 The Lord hath quite forgot : 
 
 He hides his countenance, and he 
 For ever sees it not. 
 
 12 Lord, do thou arise ; O God, 
 Lift up thine hand on hii^^li : 
 
 Put not the meek afflicted ones 
 Out of thy memory. 
 
 13 VvHiy is it that the wicked man 
 Tims doth the Lord despise? 
 
 Because, tliat God w ill it require. 
 He in his heart denies. 
 
 14 Thou hast it seen; for their mischief 
 And spite thou wilt repay : 
 
 The poor commits himself to thee; 
 Thou art the orphan's stay. 
 
PSALM 11 
 
 15 The arm break of the wicked man, 
 And of the evil one : 
 
 Do thou seek out his wickedness, 
 Until thou findest none. 
 
 16 The Lord is King through ages all, 
 Ev'n to eternity : 
 
 The heathen people from his land 
 Are perish'd utterly. 
 
 1 7 O Lord, of those that humble are 
 Thou the desire didst hear : 
 
 Thou wilt prepare their heart, and thou 
 To hear will bend thine ear : 
 
 18 To judge the fatherless, and those 
 That are oppressed sore, 
 
 That man, that is but sprung of earth. 
 May them oppress no more. 
 
 PSALM 11 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 Behold here (1) David, tempted by his timorous friends, to 
 escape to some moimtaiD, and hide himself from the fnry of Saul, 
 or of Absalom, as if that were his only safe course, now, wlien his 
 enemies were exerting themselves to the uttermost, and all tilings 
 were in disorder and confusion, ver. 1. — 3. (2; David !^. tiling the 
 temptation by a rt solute profec-sion of his trust in God, as the ob- 
 server of all men; — as the holy and righteous pnni-lier of the 
 ■\vicked, aad friend of the t'odly, ver. 1. 4, — 7. % Let no temp- 
 tation decoTv nie from my duty. Let no danger deter me from it. 
 
 While J#30vah, my reconciled God and Father, maucigeth and 
 
 judgetii the world, my safest course is to commit myself to him in 
 Weil-doing, Let the just venueance of God upon sinners deter my 
 heart from sinning, and his kindness to his people encourage me to 
 holiness in ail manner of conversation. 
 
 IN the Lord do put my trust; 
 How is it then that ye 
 Say to my soul. Flee as a bird 
 L^nto your mountain high? 
 
PSALM 12 
 
 2! For lo, the wicked bend their bow, 
 
 Their shafts on strings they fit, 
 That those who upright are in heart 
 
 They privily may hit. 
 
 3 If the foundations be destroy'd, 
 What hath the righteous done ? 
 
 4 God in his holy temple is, 
 In lieaven is his throne : 
 
 His eyes do see, his eye-lids try 
 5 Mens sons. The just he proves : 
 
 But his soul hates the wicked man, 
 And him that vi'lence loves. 
 
 6 Snares, fire and brimstone, furious storms 
 On sinners he shall rain : 
 
 This, as the portion of their cup, 
 Doth unto them pertain. 
 
 7 Because the Lord most rio-hteous doth 
 In righteousness delight; 
 
 And with a pleasant countenance 
 Beholdeth the upright. 
 
 PSALM 12 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Sheminitb, A Psabn of David. 
 
 In this Psalm, v.hicli was probably penned, during the rei-rn of 
 Saul, observe (1) The timts rendered extremely bad by the almost 
 universal death of the godiy, tiie general decay of piety and ho- 
 nesty, the common prevakace of dissimulation and flattery ; and 
 by the proud and daring contempt of God, and oppression of the 
 poor; and by the protection and encouragement of v.ickediicss, by 
 those that bare rule, in church or state, ver. 1, — 4. 8. (2) Enougii 
 in God to balance the evils of the worst of times. He is ready to 
 help. He will in due time reckon v. ith the wicked, and restrain 
 tlieir insolence He will seasonably and effectually relieve his 0|)- 
 pressed people. His words are pure, liim and faithfcd ; and he 
 
 will alv. ay secure a remnant for himself, ver. 1. 5, — 7. % In evil 
 
 times, do thou my soul, live on thy God. Walk humbly with thy 
 Gofl. Hope continualiy in thy God, and rejoice in his K ew-cove- 
 nant promises to men, — to we. 
 
PSALM 13 
 
 HELP, Lord, because the godly man 
 Doth daily fade away ; 
 And from among the sons of men 
 The faithful do decay. 
 
 2 Unto his neighbour ev'ry one 
 
 Doth utter vanity : 
 They with a double heart do speak, 
 
 And lips of flattery. 
 5 God shall cut off all flatt'ring lips, 
 
 Tongues that speak proudly, thus : 
 
 4 We'll with our tongue prevail, our lips 
 Are ours : who's Lord o'er us ? 
 
 5 For poor oppiest, and for the sighs 
 Of needy, rise will I, 
 
 Saith God, and him in safety set 
 From such as him defy. 
 
 6 The words of God are words most pure; 
 They be like silver try'd 
 
 In earthen furnace, seven times 
 That hath been purify'd. 
 
 7 Lord, thou shalt them preserve and keep 
 For ever from this race. 
 
 8 On each side walk the wicked, VN^hen 
 Vile men are high in place. 
 
 PSALM 13 
 
 To the chief Musician , A Psalm of David. 
 
 Here we have the Psahnist sowing in tears, but reaping in jov. 
 Observe (1) His extreme distress, occasioned by God's appareiit 
 imkindness, and by inward anguish of soul, and insolence of ene- 
 mies, ver. 1, 2. (2) His fervent supphcations, that God would 
 consider his case, strengthen his faith, direct his goings, and com- 
 fort his heart, ver. 3, 4. (3) Sudden deliverance, flowing from a 
 fixed trust in God, and inducing to a triumpjiant joy in Him, ver. 
 S, 6.—^ Think, my soul, how divine w ithdrawments, sensibly 
 
PSALM 14 
 
 perceived, sting a renewed heart! How changeable the saints 
 spiritual frames are, while they continue in this world. Weeping 
 endures for a night, but joy conietli in the morning. And, behold, 
 how quickly the prayers of faith are answered, and its expectatioas 
 fulfilled ! 
 
 HOW long wilt thou forget me, Lord? 
 Shall it for ever be? 
 O how long shall it be, that thou 
 Wilt hide thy face from me ? 
 
 9, How long take counsel in my soul, 
 
 Still sad in heart, shall I? 
 How long exalted over me 
 
 Shall be mine enemy ? 
 
 3 O Lord my God, consider well, 
 An answer to me make : 
 
 Mine eyes enlighten, lest the sleep 
 Of death me overtake : 
 
 4 Lest that mine enemy should sa; 
 Against him I prevail'd ; 
 
 And those that trouble me, rejoice, 
 When I am mov'd and fail'd. 
 
 5 But I have all my confidence 
 Thy mercy set upon ; 
 
 My heart within me shall rejoice 
 In thy salvation. 
 
 6 I will unto the Lord my God 
 Sing praises cheerfully, 
 
 Because he hath his bounty shown 
 To me abundantly. 
 
 PSALM 14 
 
 To the cJiief Musician, A Psalm o/* David. 
 
 Tins Psalm represents the fearful sinfulness and misery of man 
 kind, and the marvellous method of deliverance therefrom. Behold 
 here (1) All mankind fearfully iufectcd with the God-dishonouring, 
 
PSALM 14 
 
 the soul-debasing and defiling, the world-disturbing, malady of 
 sinful corruption in heart and life, ver. 1, — 3. (2) Warm expostu- 
 lations for the conviction, awakening and reclaiming of wicked 
 men, ver. 4, — 6. (3) Consolations exhibited to the righteous, 
 from God's being among them, and being a refuge to them, and 
 
 from sending his Son to save and redeem there, ver. 5, — 7. 
 
 % While T sing these lines, let me have a deep sense of my corrup- 
 tions. Let me be ashamed of them before God. Let me, with a 
 broken heart and weeping eye, confess my filthiness and crijues. 
 Let me groan after and tlee to Jesus, the Saviour, the salvation of 
 God. O wretched man that I am ! who shall deliver me from this 
 abominable life ; — from this inward body of death ! Thanks to the 
 Redeemer, who is come to Zion to turn away ungodliness from 
 . Jacob ! Let therefore Jacob rejoice and the Gentiles sing. 
 
 THAT there is not a God, the fool 
 Doth in his heart conclude : 
 They are corrupt, their works are vile, 
 Not one of them doth good. 
 
 2 Upon mens sons the Lord from heav'n 
 Did cast his eyes abroad, 
 
 To see if any understood, 
 And did seek after God. 
 
 3 They altogether filthy are, 
 They all aside are gone : 
 
 And there is none that doeth good, 
 Yea, sure there is not one. 
 
 4 These workers of iniquity, 
 Do they not know at all, 
 
 That they my people eat as bread, 
 And on God do not call ? 
 
 5 There fear'd tliey much : for God is \> '■ 
 The whole race of the just. 
 
 6 You shame the counsel of the poor, 
 Because God is his trust. 
 
 7 Let Isra'l's help from Sion come : 
 When back the Lord shall bring 
 
 His captives, Jacob shall rejoice, 
 And Israel shall sing. 
 
PSALM 15 
 
 j^ Psalm of David. 
 
 Here let me (l) With wonder, observe the happy state of present 
 fellowship with God, in his church on earth, and of everlasting fel- 
 lowship with him, in the temple above ; and how fixed the saints 
 are in this their new-covenant state, ver. 1. — 5. (2) Let me with 
 self-examination, remark the discriminating characters of such as 
 are admitted to that happy state. They are sincere, upright, and 
 honest, in all their ways ; are kind to neighbours ; they esteem 
 others in proportion to the appearance of Christ's image on them ; 
 and they prefer a good conscience to every earthly advantage, ver. 
 2j — 5. % While I sing, let me think of my perfect and all-per- 
 fecting Saviour, who is passed into the heavens ; — is entered for 
 me, as the fore-runner. And, having received him into my heart 
 as my sanctifying furniture, let me walk in him as my way, and 
 follow him as my pattern, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, 
 and living soberly, righteously and godly in this present world. 
 Thus shall the Father and the Son come unto me on earth, and take 
 up their abode with me : and so shall I in heaven, be for ever with 
 the Lord. 
 
 WITHIN thy tabernacle, Lord, 
 Who shall abide with thee ? 
 And in thy high and holy hill 
 Who shall a dweller be ? 
 
 2 The man that walketh uprightly, 
 And worketh righteousness, 
 
 And, as he thinketh in his heart, 
 So dotlihe truth express. 
 
 3 Who doth not slander with his tongue, 
 Nor to his friend doth hurt. 
 
 Nor yet against his neighbour doth 
 Take up an ill report. 
 
 4 In whose eyes vile men are despisM ; 
 But those that God do fear 
 
 He honoureth : and changeth not. 
 Though to his hurt li^ swear. 
 
 5 His coin puts not to usury, 
 Nor take reward will he 
 
 Against the guiltless. AVho doth thus, 
 Shall never moved be. 
 
[ PSAtM 16" 
 
 MicJifam of David, 
 
 Tliis Psalm is indeed a Michtuvi, a golden Psalm. Behold the 
 man according to God's heart (i) Committing himself to God as 
 his Preserver, ver. l. (2) Avowing his endeared love to the peo- 
 ple, and strict adherence to the worship of God, ver. M, 4. (3) With 
 great confidence and joy claiming God for his satisfying portion, 
 ver. 2, 5, — 7 . (4) Comforting himself in and blessing God for his 
 present intimacy with him, and granting direction to him, and for 
 his certain prospect of the eternal enjoyment of him, ver. 8, — 11. 
 
 \ But chiefly, behold ! here, Jesus, the man of God's right 
 
 hand, surrendering himself up to his Father's service, in room of, 
 and for the everlasting advantage of his elect ! Behold him, taking 
 out his new-covenant claim to God, as his G©d and portion for 
 ever ; and as our God and portion in him ! Behold, how, supported 
 of God, in his holy manhood, he suffers unto a tremendous death, 
 and debased burial; bat being raised again, he is crowned with 
 everlasting glory and honour ! Behold ! how the agonies of suf- 
 fering, and the pains of death are succeeded, with fulness of joy, 
 and rivers of life and pleasures at God's right hand for evermore. 
 Looking to him, let me with patience, run the race that is set 
 before me, living on, and rejoicing in God, as my All and In All; 
 and looking for the blessed hope, and glorious appearing of the 
 great God my Saviour. Through him, neither sin, nor devils, n9r 
 death, nor hell, shall be able to prevent my immediate and ever- 
 lasting enjoyment of Jehovah, as my iniinite portion and Exceed- 
 ing Joy. 
 
 LORD, keep me; for I trust in thee. 
 2 To God thus was my speech, 
 Thou art my Lord, and unto thee 
 My goodness doth not reach : 
 
 3 To saints on earth, to th' excellent, 
 Where my delight's all plac'd. 
 
 4 Their sorrows shall be multiply'd, 
 To other gods that haste : 
 
 Of their drink offerings of blood 
 
 I will no off'ring make ; 
 Yea, neither I their very names 
 
 Up in my lips will take. 
 
 5 God is of mine inheritance 
 And cup the portion : 
 
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PSALM 17 
 
 The lot that fallen is to me 
 Thou dost maintain alone. 
 
 6 Unto me happily the lines 
 In pleasant places fell ; 
 
 Yea, the inheritance I got 
 In beauty doth excel. 
 
 7 I bless the Lord, because he doth 
 By counsel me conduct ; 
 
 And in the seasons of the night 
 My reins do me instruct. 
 
 8 Before me still the Lord I set: 
 Sith it is so, that he 
 
 Doth ever stand at my right hand, 
 
 I shall not moved be. 
 Because of this my heart is glad, 
 
 And joy shall be exprest 
 Ev'n by my glory : and my flesh 
 
 In confidence shall rest. 
 JO Because my soul in grave to dwell, 
 
 Shall not be left by thee ; 
 Nor wilt thou give thine Holy One 
 
 Corruption to see. 
 11 Thou wilt me shew the path of life : 
 
 Of joys there is full store, 
 Before thy face ; at thy right hand 
 
 Are pleasures evermore. 
 
 PSALM 17 
 
 A Prayer of David. 
 
 Here, in the depths of distress, (l) David appeals to God, com 
 r.erning the integrity of his heart, and the justness of his cause, ver. 
 1, — 4. (2) He prays for establishment in grace within ; for tokens 
 of divine favour from above ; and for preservation from his carnal, 
 Mjaiiciousj and insoleut, his restless and powerful enemies, around, 
 
PSALM 17 
 
 vet. 5, — 14. (3) He triumphs in the assured faith of his ever- 
 
 lastiuij enjoyment of, and conformity to God, ver. 13. % Let 
 
 me also here look after Jesus, in who«e heart was no deceit, and in 
 whose mouth was no guile : — -Jesus, who fulfilled all ritjhteousnes* 
 for me ; and who notwithstanding all the rage of devils and men, 
 hath sat down at the right hand of God, crowned with glory and 
 honour. Let me remember, that he, as the forerunner, is for me 
 entered into the mansions of bliss j and hath left me an example, 
 that I should follow his steps. 
 
 LORD, hear the right, attend my ciy, 
 Unto my pray'r give heed, 
 That doth not in hypocrisy 
 
 From feigned lips proceed. 
 2 And from before thy presence forth 
 
 I\Iy sentence do thou send,: 
 Toward these things that equal are 
 
 Do thou thine eyes intend, 
 o Thou prov'st mine heart, thou visit'st mc^ 
 
 By night, thou didst me try, 
 Yet nothing found'st; for that my mouth 
 
 Shall not sin, purposed I. 
 
 4 As for men's works, I, by the word 
 That from thy lips doth flow, 
 
 Did me preserve out of the paths 
 Wherein destroyers go. 
 
 5 Hold up my goings, Lord, me guide 
 In those thy paths divine, 
 
 So that my footsteps may not slide 
 
 Out of these wavs of thine. 
 
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 6 I called have on thee, O God, 
 Because thou wilt me hear : 
 
 That thou may'st hearken to my speech, 
 To me incline thine ear. 
 
 7 Thy wond'rous loving kindness show, 
 Thou that by thy right hand, 
 
PSALM 17 
 
 Sav'st them that trustin thee, from those 
 That up against them stand. 
 
 8 As th' apple of the eye me keep ; 
 In thy wings shade me close, 
 
 9 From lewd oppressors, compassing 
 Me round, as deadly foes. 
 
 10 In their own fat they are inclos'd : 
 Their mouth speaks loftily. 
 
 11 Our steps they compass'd : and to ground 
 Down bowling set their eye, 
 
 12 He like unto a lion is, 
 That's greedy of his prey, 
 
 Or lion young, which lurking doth 
 In secret places stay. 
 
 13 Arise, and disappoint my foe, 
 And cast him down, O Lord : 
 
 IMy soul save from the wicked man, 
 
 The man which is thy sword. 
 14- From men which are thy hand, O Lord, 
 
 From worldly men me save. 
 Which only in this present life 
 
 Their part and portion have : 
 
 15 Whose belly with thy treasure hid, 
 Thou filFst : they children have 
 
 In plenty: of their goods the rest 
 They to their children leave. 
 
 16 But as for me, I thine own face 
 In righteousness will see : 
 
 And with thy likeness, w^hen I wake, 
 I satisfy'd shall be. 
 
PSALM 18 
 
 To tlie chief Musician^ A Psalm of David, tlie sercant of the 
 Lord, w//0 spake loita the Lord the words of this songy in the 
 day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enC' 
 mics, and from the hand of' Saul : And he said. 
 
 In this Psalm of thanksgiving for manifold deliverances, observe. 
 (1) David's ardent love to God in Christ, whom he believed to bo 
 HIS OWN, in every gracious and saving relation; and whom he had 
 experienced, his merciful, almighty, and seasonable Deliverer, from 
 depths of trouble, ver. 1, — 19. (2) His comfortable reflections, on 
 the integrity, which the Lord had enabled him to maintain, and on 
 the gracious kindness of God, con^rqucntial thereupon, ver. &0, — 
 28. (3) His thankful ascription of ail the glory of his noted ex- 
 ploits to God, as his director and strengthener, ver. if9, — 4'J, 
 (4) His triumphant faith and liope, of further assistance and fsvoar 
 from God, to himself and to lis seed, for evermore, ver. 4'P>, — 50. 
 
 1[ But, let me not forget Jesus, to whom, Jehovah is so cktsely, 
 
 so marvellously, so sweetly, related : — Jesus, who so ardently 
 loveth his eternal Father, and for ever returns the grateful remem- 
 brance of his kindness, to him and to his chosen seed, in delivering 
 him from distress, in raising him from the dead ; in rewarding lii>i 
 obedience unto death, in giving him glory at his own right band, 
 
 and in rendering all nations his obedient subjects. Let me sing 
 
 this new sonsr, in the full assurance of faith, that Ood in Cliiist is 
 my All and In All ; and with an heart ravished with the consola- 
 tions of Christ, and in the sweet reviews of what he hath done, 
 what he doth, and what he will for ever do, fur my soul. 
 
 r'pi-i EE will I love, O Lord, my strength. 
 
 1^ 2 My fortress is the Lord, 
 My rock, and he that doth to me 
 
 Deliverance afford : 
 My God, my strength, whom I will trust, 
 
 A buckler unto me, 
 The horn of my salvation, 
 
 And my high tow'r is he. 
 
 3 Upon the Lord, who worthy is 
 Of praises, will I cry : 
 
 And then shall I preserved be 
 Safe from mine enemy. 
 
 4 Floods of ill men affrighted me, 
 Death's pangs about me went. 
 
PSALM 18 
 
 5 Hell's sorrows me invironed : 
 Death's snares dicl me prevent. 
 
 6 In my distress I call'd on God, 
 Cry to my God did I : 
 
 He from his temple heard my voice, 
 To his ears came m.y cry. 
 
 7 Th' earth, as affriglited, then did shake, 
 Trembling upon it seiz'd : 
 
 The hills foundations moved were, 
 
 Because he was displeasVl. 
 ^ Up from his nostrils came a smoke, 
 
 And from his mouth there came 
 Devouring fire : and coals hy it 
 
 Were turned into flame. 
 
 9 He also bowed down the heav'ns, 
 And thence he did descend : 
 
 And thickest clouds of darkness did 
 Under his feet attend. 
 
 10 And he upon a cherub rode, 
 And thereon he did fly : 
 
 Yea, on the swift wings of the wind, 
 His flight was from on high. 
 
 1 1 He darkness made his secret place : 
 About him for his tent 
 
 Dark waters were, and thickest clouds 
 Of th' airy firmament. 
 
 12 And at the brightness of that light 
 Which was before his eye. 
 
 His thick clouds past away, hail-stones 
 And coals of fire did fly. 
 
 13 The Lord God also in the heav'ns 
 Did thunder in his ire ; 
 
PSALM 18 
 
 And there the Highest gave his voice, 
 Hail-stones, and coals of fire. 
 
 14 Yea, he his arrows sent abroad, 
 And them he scattered : 
 
 His lightnings also he shot out, 
 And them discomfited. 
 
 15 The waters' channels then were seen, 
 The world's foundations vast 
 
 At thy rebuke discovered were, 
 And at thy nostrils' blast. 
 
 16 And from above the Lord sent down, 
 And took me from below ; 
 
 From many waters he me drew, 
 Which would me overflow. 
 
 17 He me reliev'd from my strong foes, 
 And such as did me hate ; 
 
 Because he saw, that they for me 
 Too strong were, and too great. 
 
 18 They me prevented in tlie day 
 Of my calamity : 
 
 But, even then, the Lord himself 
 A stay was unto me. 
 
 19 He, to a place where liberty 
 And room was, hath me brought: 
 
 Because he took delight in me. 
 He my deliv'rance wrought. 
 
 20 According to my righteousness, 
 He did me recompence. 
 
 He me repaid according to 
 My hands pure innocence. 
 
 21 For I God's ways kept, from my God 
 Did not turn wickedly. 
 
PSALM 18 
 
 22 His judgments were before me, I 
 His laws put not from me. 
 
 23 Sincere before him was my' heart, 
 With him upright was I; 
 
 And watchfully 1 kept myself - 
 From mine iniquity. 
 
 24 After my righteousness the Lord 
 Hath recompensed me, 
 
 After the cleanness of my hands 
 Appearing in his eye. 
 
 25 Thou gracious to the gracious art^ 
 To upright men upright. 
 
 26 Pure to the pure, froward thou kyth'st 
 Unto the froward wight. 
 
 27 For thou wilt the afflicted save, 
 In grief that low do ly ; 
 
 But wilt bring down the countenance 
 Of them whose looks are high. 
 
 28 The Lord will light my candle so, 
 That it shall shine full bright: 
 
 The Lord my God will also make 
 My darkness to be light. 
 
 29 By thee thro' troops of men I break, 
 And them discomfit all : 
 
 And, by my God assisting me, 
 I overleap a wall. 
 
 30 As for God, perfect is his way : 
 The word of God is try'd : 
 
 He is a buckler to all those 
 Who do in him confide. 
 
 31 Who but the Lord is God? but he 
 Who is a rock and stay ? 
 
PSALM 18 
 
 32 'Tis God that girdeth nie with strength, 
 And perfect makes my way. 
 
 33 He made my feet swift as the hinds 
 Set me on my high phiccs. 
 
 34 Mine hands to war he taught, mine arms 
 Brake bows of steel in pieces. 
 
 35 The shield of thy salvation 
 Thou didst on me bestow^ : 
 
 Thy right hand held me up, and great 
 Thy kindness made me grow. 
 
 36 And in my way, my steps thou hast 
 Enlarged under me; 
 
 That I go safely, and my feet, 
 Are kept from sliding free. 
 
 37 Mine cn'mies I pursued have, 
 And did them overtake : 
 
 Nor did I turn again till I 
 An end of them did make. 
 
 38 I wounded them, they could not rise: 
 They at my feet did fall. 
 
 39 Thou girdest me with strength for war: 
 ]\Iy foes thou brought'st down all. 
 
 40 And thou hast giv'n to me the necks 
 Of all mine enemies; 
 
 That I might them destroy and slay 
 Who did against me rise. 
 
 41 They cried out, but there w^as none 
 That would or could them save : 
 
 Yea, they did cry unto the Lord, 
 But he no answer gave. 
 
 42 Then did 1 beat them small as dust 
 Before the wind that flies : 
 
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PSALM 19 
 
 And I did cast them out, like dirt 
 Upon the street that lies. 
 
 43 Thou mad'st me free from people's strife, 
 And heathens head to be : 
 
 A people whom I have not known 
 Shall service do to me. 
 
 44 At hearing they shall me obey; 
 To me they shall submit. 
 
 45 Strangers for fear shall fade away, 
 Who in close places sit. 
 
 46 God lives, blest be my rock : the God 
 Of my health praised be. 
 
 47 God doth avenge me, and subdues 
 The people under me. 
 
 48 He saves me from mine enemies: 
 Yea, thou hast lifted me 
 
 Above ray foes ; and from the man 
 Of vi'lence set me free. 
 
 49 Therefore to thee I will give thanks 
 The heathen folk among : 
 
 And to thy name, O Lord, I will 
 Sing praises in a song. 
 
 50 He great deliv'rance gives his king : 
 He mercy doth extend 
 
 To David, his anointed One, 
 And his seed without end. 
 
 PSALM 19 
 
 To the chief Musician^ A Psalm of David. 
 
 Now the books of God are opened, not for my trial and condem- 
 nation in the last judgment, but for my instruction. Let my soul 
 look and read thereon. (1) The book of Creation and Providence, 
 in which all the works of God instruct mankind in general, con- 
 jcerBing the eternal wisdom,, power; and goodness, of their Maker, 
 
PSALM 19 
 
 ver. 1, — 6. (2) The book of Inspiration, the sure, the right, the 
 pure, the true, the perfect and powerful oracles of which, instruct, 
 convert, comfort, and warn the members of the church ; and in 
 keeping of which, there is an exceeding great and everlasting 
 reward of glory obtained, ver. 7, — 11. (3) What conviction of sin ! 
 What supplication for pardon of it, and preservation from it ; and 
 for the acceptance of our duties, through Jesus' blood, doth, or 
 ought to ensue upon a proper perusal of these volumes of heaven, 
 
 ver. 12, — 14. % While I sing these matters, let me, conscious of 
 
 my own ignorance and folly, in all things consult the mind of God. 
 Let me blush, that my experience of the powerful influences of 
 God's word is so scanty ; and that in mc, still dwell such fearful 
 remains of sinful corruption : Let me cry mightily to God for the 
 subduing and destruction thereof. 
 
 THE heav'ns God's glory do declare : 
 The skies his hand-works preach. 
 
 2 Day utters speech to day, and night 
 To night doth knowledge teach. 
 
 3 There is no speech, nor tongue, to which 
 Their voice doth not extend. 
 
 4 Their line is gone through all the earth, 
 Their words to the w^orld's end. 
 
 In them he set the sun a tent, 
 
 5 Who brideo'room-like forth o-oes 
 
 Froni's chamber, as a strong man doth, 
 To run his race, rejoice. 
 
 6 From heav'ns end is his going forth, 
 Circling to th' end again: 
 
 And there is nothing from his heat 
 That hidden doth remain. 
 
 7 God's law is perfect, and converts 
 The soul in sin that lies : 
 
 God's testimony is most sure. 
 And makes the simple w^ise. 
 
 5 The statutes of the Lord are right, 
 And do rejoice the heart : 
 
PSALM 20 
 
 The Lord's command is pure, and doth 
 Light to the eyes impart. 
 
 9 Unspotted is the fear of God, 
 And doth endure for ever : 
 
 The judgments of the Lord are true, 
 And righteous altogether. 
 
 10 They, more than gold, yea, much fine gold, 
 To he desired are : 
 
 Than honey, honey from the comb 
 That droppeth, sweeter far. 
 
 1 1 Moreover, they thy servant warn 
 How he his life should frame : 
 
 A great reward provided is 
 For them that keep the same. 
 
 12 Who can his errors understand? 
 
 cleanse thou me within 
 
 13 From secret faults. Thy servant keep 
 From all presumptuous sin ; 
 
 And do not suffer them to have 
 
 Dominion over me : 
 Then righteous and innocent 
 
 1 from much sin shall be. 
 
 14 The words which from my mouth proceed, 
 The thoughts sent from my heart, 
 
 Accept, O Lord, for thou my strength 
 And my Redeemer art. 
 
 PSALM 20 
 
 To the cJiief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 Probably, this Psalm was composed, to be a prayer for snccess, 
 in some particular expedition of David's wars. Here (1) The peo- 
 pie pray for their king; that God would grant him his requests; 
 protect, assist, and strengthen him, in his work ; accept his oblations; 
 and succeed his projects for the public welfare, ver. 1, — 4. (2) They 
 
PSALM 20 
 
 triumph in God, as their only strength and deliverer, in whom they 
 
 shall be more than conquerors, ver. 5, G. ^ Let not nie forget 
 
 Jesus, for whom prayer is made continually ;— Jesus, wlio shall 
 daily be praised; and whom the Father heareth always; accepts 
 his sacrifice, and crowns him with glory and honour. And let no 
 creature, but Jehovaii as my God in Clirist, be the ground and the 
 object, of all my faith and expectation. 
 
 JEHOVAH hear thee in the day 
 When trouble he cloth send ; 
 And let the name of Jacob's God 
 Thee from all ill defend. 
 
 2 O let him help send from above, 
 Out of his sanctuary : 
 
 From Zion, his own holy hill, 
 Let him oive streupth to thee. 
 
 3 Let him remember all thy gifts, 
 Accept thy sacrifice : 
 
 4 Grant thee thine heart's wish, and fulfil 
 Thy thoughts and counsel wise. 
 
 5 In thy salvation we will joy; 
 In our God's name we will 
 
 Display our banners : and the Lord 
 Thy prayers all fulfil. 
 
 6 Now know I, God his king doth save : 
 He from his holy heav'n 
 
 Will hear him, with the saving strength 
 By his own right hand giv'n. 
 
 7 In chariots some put confidence, 
 Some horses trust upon : 
 
 But we remember will the name 
 Of our Lord God alone. 
 
 8 We rise, and upright stand, when they 
 Are bowed down, and fall. 
 
 9 Deliver, Lord, and let the King 
 Us hear, when wx do call. 
 
fSALM 21 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psahn of David. 
 
 In this Song of thanksgiving, observe (l) All the joys, the honours, 
 and happiness, of King David, founded in the perfections and gra- 
 cious M orks of God, ver. l, — 6. (2) Full assurance of the stability 
 of David's throne, and of the discovery and destruction of his im- 
 placable opposers, ver. 7, — 12. (3) Earnest supplications to God, 
 
 for the exhilerating displays of his glory and power, ver. 13. 
 
 % But chiefly, my soul, behold here, tlie everlasting honours, joys, 
 happiness, and blessful influences of thy Redeemer ! Behold how 
 lixed is his kingdom and dignity, in the infinite, everlasting, and 
 unchangeable, wisdom, power, mercy, equity, goodness and truth 
 of the Most High ! Behold, what inexpressible vengeance kindles 
 upon and destroys his Jewish; — his Heathen ; — his Antichristian; 
 
 — and other incorrigible foes ! Rejoice, my soul, in this God thy 
 
 Saviour. Rejoice at the glory wherewith he is crowned ; — at the 
 life granted to, and lodged in him ; and in his being made blessings 
 for evermore to men, — Blessings for evermore to me. And, let 
 the ruinous overthrow of his Jewish or other enemies, make me 
 stand in awe to provoke him, by presumptuous refusal of hira^ or 
 rebellion against liim. 
 
 THE king in thy great strength, O Lord, 
 Shall very joyful be ; 
 In thy salvation rejoice 
 How veh'mently shall he ! 
 
 2 Thou hast bestowed upon him 
 All that his heart would have, 
 
 And thou from him didst not with-hold 
 Whatever his lips did crave. 
 
 3 For thou with blessings him prevent'st 
 Of goodness manifold ; 
 
 And thou hast set upon his head 
 A crown of purest gold. 
 
 4 When he desired life of thee, 
 Thou life to him didst give; 
 
 Ev'n such a length of days, that he 
 For evermore should live. 
 
 5 In that salvation wrought by thee, 
 His glory is made great ; 
 
PSALM 21 
 
 Honour and comely majesty 
 Thou hast upon him set. 
 
 6 Because that thou for evermore 
 Most blessed hast him made ; 
 
 And thou hast with thy countenance 
 ]\Iade him exceeding glad. 
 
 7 Because the king upon the Lord 
 His confidence doth lay, 
 
 And through the grace of the Most High 
 Shall not be mov'd a\^'ay. 
 
 8 Thine hand shall all those men find out 
 That en'mies are to thee, 
 
 Ev'n thy right-hand shall find out those 
 Of thee that haters be. 
 
 9 Like fiery ov n thou shalt them make, 
 AVhcn kindled is thine ire : 
 
 God shall them swallow in his wrath, 
 Devour them shall the fire. 
 
 10 Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy, 
 Their seed men from among. 
 
 1 1 For they, beyond their might, 'gainst thee 
 Did plot mischief and wrong. 
 
 12 Thou therefore shalt make them turn back, 
 When thou thy shafts shalt place 
 
 Upon thy strings, made ready all 
 To fly against their face. 
 
 13 In thy great pow'r and strength, O Lord, 
 Be thou exalted high : 
 
 So shall we sing with joyful hearts, 
 Thy power praise shall we. 
 
PSALM 22 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Sbahar, A Psalm of David. 
 
 Here the debasement and exaltation of David king cf Israel are 
 merely subservient to, and figurative of, the debasement and ex- 
 altation of Jesus Christ, our blessed Aijeleth Shahar, Hindofthe 
 morning. 1. In this deep debasement, we find (1) Bitter, but 
 kindly and believing, complaints of God's witUdrawraent, — attend- 
 ed with earnest attempts of faith to quiet the complainer's soul 
 under it, — drawn from the consideration of God's holiness and 
 highness, and his seasonable deliverance of his people in former 
 times, when they cried to him, ver. 1, — 5. (2) Bitter complaints 
 of men's reproaches and contemptuous derision, — attended with self- 
 encouragements, drawn from former experience of God's early and 
 seasonable care and friendship, ver. 6, — 10. (3) Bitter complaints 
 of the number and rage of enemies, attended with exquisite ago- 
 nies of body and mind, and mingled with earnest prayers for God's 
 speedy supports, assistance, and powerful deliverance, ver. 11, — • 
 22. f While I sing these, let me behold the vileness, the crimi- 
 nality, the destructive influence, of sin ! Let me behold the so- 
 vereignty of God, who not only scourgeth every son whom he 
 receiveih, but spared not his only begotten Son, but delivered 
 him up for us all ! Behold, iiow he hates ! How he punisueth our 
 sin! And what manner of love he bestowed upon us, that we might 
 be called the sons of God! Behold! how he commendeth his love 
 unto us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us! 
 And if Jesus, with patience bore such desertion, reproach, and dis- 
 tress, let me, in the firm faith that he did all for me; and that God 
 is mine, and maketh ali things work for my good, study an unham- 
 pered resignation to his will. 
 
 II. By the typical exaltation of David, and the increase, happi' 
 ness, honour, and duration of his kiagdom, we have prefigured the 
 glorious exaltation of our Redeemer, importing. That he should 
 have a church among men ; that his Father should be glorified in 
 them as well as in him ; — that his true subjects should abound in 
 prayer, pr lise, and spiritual comfort, and everlasting life ; — and 
 that his clturch should be enlarged with multitudes, of both Jews 
 and Gentiles ; and should, to his honour, and for his worship and 
 
 service, continue to all generations, ver. 22, — 31. H While I 
 
 sing this, kt me trust, and rejoice in, and plead his promises, rela- 
 tive to myself and his church. Let me ponder, whether I have 
 heard his voice, shared his saving pity, feasted on his spiritual pro- 
 vision, and worshipped him in spirit, and in truth? And whether 
 it is the desire of my soul to cause his name to be remembered to 
 all generations. 
 
 MY God, my God, why hast thou me 
 Forsaken? why so far 
 Art thou from helping me, and from 
 
 My 
 
 words that roaring are ? 
 

 PSALM 22 
 
 ^2, All day, wiy God, to thee I cry, 
 
 Yet am not heard by thee ; 
 And in the season of the night 
 
 I cannot silent be. 
 
 3 But thou art holy, thou that dost 
 Inhabit Israel's praise. 
 
 4 Our fathers hop'd in thee, they hopVI, 
 And thou didst them release. 
 
 5 When unto thee they sent their cry, 
 To them deliv'rance came : 
 
 Because they put their trust in thee, 
 They were not put to shame. 
 
 6 But as for me, a worm I am, 
 And as no man am priz'd : 
 
 Reproach of men I am, and by 
 The people am despised. 
 
 7 All that me see, laugh me to scorn ; 
 Shoot out the lip do they ; 
 
 They nod and shake their heads at me, 
 And mocking, thus do say, 
 
 8 This man did trust in God, that he 
 Would free him by his might : 
 
 Let him deliver him, saith he 
 Had in him such delight. 
 
 9 But thou art he out of the womb 
 That didst me safely take : 
 
 When. I was on my mother's breasts, 
 Thou me to hope didst make. 
 
 10 And I was cast upon thy care, 
 Ev'n from the womb till now : 
 
 And from my mother's belly, Lord, 
 My God and guide art thou. 
 
PSALM 22 
 
 11 Be not far off, for grief is near ; 
 And none to help is found. 
 
 12 Bulls many compass me; strong bulls 
 Of Baslian me surround. 
 
 13 Their mouths they open'd wide on me, 
 Upon me gape did they, 
 
 Like to a lion ravening 
 And roaring for his prey. 
 
 14 Like water I'm pour'd out, my bones 
 All out of joint do part: 
 
 Amidst my bowels, as the wax, 
 So. melted is my heart. 
 
 15 My strength is like a potsherd dry'd : 
 My tongue it cleaveth fast 
 
 Unto my jaws ; and to the dust 
 Of death thou brought me hast. 
 
 }6 For dogs have compass'd me about : 
 The wicked that did meet 
 
 In their assembly me inclos'd, 
 They pierced my hands and feet. 
 
 17 I all my bones may tell : they do 
 Upon me look and stare. 
 
 18 Upon my vesture lots they cast. 
 And clothes among them share. 
 
 19 But be not far, O Lord, my strength, 
 Haste to give help to me. 
 
 20 From sword my soul, from pow'r of dogs 
 ]\ly darling set thou free. 
 
 21 Out of the roaring lion's mouth, 
 Do thou me shield and save : 
 
 For from the horns of unicorns 
 An ear to me thou gave. 
 
PSALM 22 
 
 22 I will shew forth thy name unto 
 Those that my hrethren are : 
 
 Amidst the congregation 
 Thy praise I w^ill declare. 
 
 23 Praise ye the Lord, who do him fear; 
 Him glorify, all ye. 
 
 The seed of Jacob ; fear him, all 
 That Isra'l's children be. 
 
 24 For he despis'd not, nor abhorr'd 
 Th' afflicted's misery : 
 
 Nor from him hid his face, but heard 
 When he to him did cry. 
 
 25 Within the congregation great 
 My praise shall be of thee : 
 
 My vows, before them that him fear, 
 Shall be perform'd by me. 
 
 26 The meek shall eat, and shall be filf d ; 
 They also praise shall give 
 
 Unto the Lord, that do him seek ; 
 Your heart shall ever live. 
 
 27 All ends of th' earth remember shall, 
 And turn the Lord unto : 
 
 All kindreds of the nations 
 
 To him shall homage do : 
 £8 Because the kingdom to the Lord 
 
 Doth appertain, as his ; 
 Likewise among the nations 
 
 The Governor he is. 
 29 Earth's fat ones eat, and worship shall 
 
 All who to dust descend, 
 Shall bow to him : none of them can 
 
 His soul from death defend. 
 
PSALM 23 
 
 50 A seed shall service do to him, 
 
 Unto the Lord it shall 
 Be for a generation 
 
 Reck'ned in ages all. 
 
 31 They shall come, and they shall declare 
 
 His truth and righteousness 
 Unto a people yet unborn, 
 
 And that he hath done this. 
 
 PSALM 23 
 
 y? Psahn of David. 
 
 Here is tlie children's Psalm, and which is, in very deed, a noted 
 Song, of all the children of God. Behold (l) New covenant rela- 
 lation to God, as a full and everlasting security against hurtful wants, 
 ver. 1. (2) Pleasant experience of God's acting up to his new 
 covenant character in disposhig of, directing, assisting, and com- 
 forting his people, ver. 2, 3. 5. (3) Well grounded hopes of God's 
 careful and seasonable supplies; and of his conifortabie presence 
 and help, amidst distress and death ; and of the perpetual and ever- 
 lasting manifestation of his mercy and grace to us-\vard ; and of our 
 endlessnearness to, and in^mediate enjoyment of him, ver. 1. 4,5,^. 
 — f While I sing, let me thiiik as before God, wheilier I (save 
 the experimental knowledge of all these things. Let my soul be as a 
 daughter of the hoise-leeoli, crying mightily Give, Give; what is 
 good. And let me in all these forms, taste and see that God is good. 
 
 THE Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want. 
 2 He makes me down to ly 
 In pastures green : he leadeth me 
 The quiet Avaters by. 
 
 3 My soul he doth restore again ; 
 And me to walk doth make 
 
 Within the paths of righteousness, 
 Ev'n for his own name's sake. 
 
 4 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, 
 Yet will I fear none ill : 
 
 Tor thou art with me, and thy rod 
 And staff me comfort still. 
 
PSALM 24 
 
 5 My table tliou bast fuinisbed, 
 In presence of my foes : 
 
 My head thou dost with oil anoint, 
 And my cup overflows. 
 
 6 Goodness and mercy all my life 
 Shall surely follow me : 
 
 And in God's house for evermore 
 My dwelling-place shall be. 
 
 PSALM 24 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 Probably this Psalm was penned for the use of the Hebrews, 
 when David brought up the ark of God to Jerusalem ; or, Avhen 
 Solomon brought it into the temple, 2 Sam. vi. 1 Kings, viii. — in 
 order to raise their hearts above their external ceremonies, to a 
 reception of, and waiki:jg in Christ, who was thereby prefigured. 
 Observe (1) Christ's kingdom of nature, comprehending the whole 
 world and all the inhabitants thereof, ver. 1,2. (2) His kingdom of 
 grace, in the nature of it ; the gracious character of its subjects ; 
 and tiieir charter to their everlasting happiness above, 3, — 6. (3) 
 Under the figure of a call to admit the ark, we have a solemnsum- 
 mons issued forth by God for the heavens to receive Jesus our glo- 
 rious and akuighty King, into their blissful abodes in his ascension: 
 And for us, to receive him into our hearts and societies below, ver. 
 
 7, — 10. 51 While I sing, let me be affected, with the dc nble 
 
 claim, the Redeemer hath on me, as his creature, and as his ran- 
 somed one. Let me try, whether I possess the distinguisiiing cha- 
 racters of a real saint: And whether I have received an abundance 
 of the gift of righteousness, and of blessedness, from the God of my 
 .salvation. Let me charge, let me rouse up all my inward powers, 
 to receive Jesus Christ the Lord, as made of God, unto me, wis- 
 dom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption. 
 
 THE earth belongs unto the Lord, 
 And all that it contains : 
 The world that is inhabited, 
 And all that there remains. 
 2 For the foundations thereof 
 
 He on the seas did lay, 
 And he hath it established 
 Upon the floods to stay. 
 
PSALM 24 
 
 S Who is the man that shall ascend 
 
 Into the hill of God ? 
 Or who within his holy place 
 
 Shall have a firm abode? 
 
 4 Whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure 
 And unto vanity. 
 
 Who hath not lifted up his soul, 
 Nor sworn deceitfully. 
 
 5 He from th' Eternal shall receive 
 The blessing him upon, 
 
 And righteousness, ev'n from the God 
 
 Of his salvation. 
 € This is the generation 
 
 That after him enquire, 
 O Jacob, who do seek thy face, 
 
 With their whole hearts desire. 
 
 7 Ye gates, lift up your heads on high, 
 Ye doors that last for ay, 
 
 Be lifted up, that so the King 
 Of glory enter may. 
 
 8 But who of glory is the King ? 
 The mighty Lord is this, 
 
 Ev'n that same Lord, that great in might 
 And strong in battle is. 
 
 9 Ye gates, lift up your heads, ye doors, 
 Doors that do last for ay, 
 
 Be lifted up, that so the King 
 Of glory enter may. 
 
 10 But who is he that is the King 
 Of glory ? who is this ? 
 
 The Lord of hosts, and none but he, 
 The King of glory is. 
 
PSALM 25 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 In shiging this Psalm, let me observe (l) What serious work 
 prayer is, What lifting up of soul ;— what directing of eyes, to God , 
 and lixinjj them on him, must be in it, vcr. 1, — 15. (2) What mer- 
 cies ought to be prayed for, pardon of sin, ver. C, 7, — 8. — direction 
 in duty, ver. 4, 5. — familiar intimacy with God, ver. 16. — deliver- 
 ance from trouble, ver. 17, 18. — preservation from adversaries, ver. 
 20, 21. And in fine, safety and deliverance to tiie Church, ver. 22. 
 (3) What pleas are proper to be used in prayer; — as the trust we 
 have reposed in Go^, ver. 2, 3. 5, — 20, 21. — Our own divinely 
 effected sincerity in the Lord's way, ver. 21. — Our distress, and the 
 malice of our enemies, ver. 2. 16, — 19. — But chiefly the mercy that 
 is in God, and the glory which redounds to his name from his be- 
 stowing of new-covenant favours, ver. 6, 7, — 11. (4) Strong encour- 
 agements to prayer, taken from the perfections of God's nature; 
 and from his promises of instruction and direction ; and from the 
 fulness and grace of his Covenant; and from his delight in allowing 
 
 men faiuiliar intimacy and fellowship with himself, ver. 8. — 4. 
 
 IF Let these things, my soul, be the object of thy strictest care and 
 attention, in all thy addresses to God. 
 
 TO thee I lift my soul : 
 2 O Lord, 1 trust in thee : 
 My God, let me not be asham*d, 
 Nor foes triumph o'er me. 
 
 3 Let none that w^ait on thee, 
 Be put to shame at all ; 
 
 But those that without cause transgress, 
 Let shame upon them fall. 
 
 4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; 
 Thy paths, O teach thou me : 
 
 5 And do thou lead me in thy truth, 
 Therein my teacher be : 
 
 For thou art God that dost 
 
 To me salvation send, 
 And I upon thee, all the day 
 
 Expecting do attend. 
 
 6 Thy tender mercies. Lord, 
 I pray thee to remember; 
 
PSALM 23 
 
 And loving-kindnesses ; for they 
 Have been of old for ever. 
 
 7 My sins and faults of youth, 
 Do thou, O Lord, forget : 
 
 After thy mercy think on me. 
 And for thy o-oodness 2:reat. 
 
 8 God good and upright is : 
 The way he'll sinners shew. 
 
 9 The meek in judgment he will guide, 
 And make his path to know. 
 
 10 The whole paths of the Lord 
 Are truth and mercy sure. 
 
 To those that do his cov'nant keep, 
 And testimonies pure. 
 
 1 1 Now, for thine own name's sake, 
 O Lord, I thee in treat 
 
 To pardon mine iniquity ; 
 For it is very great. 
 
 12 AVhat man is he that fears 
 The Lord, and doth him serve ? 
 
 Him shall he teach the way that he 
 Shall choose, and still observe. 
 
 13 His soul shall dwell at ease ; 
 And his posterity 
 
 Shall flourish still, and of the earth 
 Inheritors shall be. 
 
 14 With those that fear him is 
 The secret of the Lord : 
 
 The knowledge of his covenant 
 Lie will to them afford. 
 
 15 Mine eyes upon the Lord 
 Continually are set : 
 
PSALM 25 
 
 For he it is that shall bring forth 
 ]\Iy feet out of the net. 
 
 16 Turn unto me thy face, 
 And to me mercy show : 
 
 Because that 1 am desolate, 
 And am brought very low. 
 
 17 3'Iy heart's griefs are increas'd; 
 ]\ie from distress relieve. 
 
 18 See mine affliction and my pain, 
 And all mv sins foro:ive. 
 
 19 Consider thou my foes, 
 Because they many are, 
 
 And it a cruel hatred is '■ 
 
 Which they ao-ainst me bear. 
 
 20 O do thou keep my soul. 
 Do thou deliver me : 
 
 And let me never be asham'd, 
 Because I trust in thee. 
 
 21 Let uprightness and truth, 
 Keep me, vvho thee attend. 
 
 22 Redemption, Lord, to Israel 
 From all his troubles send. 
 
 Another of the same. 
 
 TO thee I lift my soul, O Lord : 
 2 >.Iy God, i trust in thee: ' 
 
 Let me not be asham'd ; let not 
 My foes triumph o'er me. 
 
 3 Yea, let thou none ashamed be, 
 That do on thee attend : 
 
 Asham'd let them be, O Lord, 
 Who without cause offend. 
 
 4 Thy ways, Lord, shew; teach me thy paths, 
 .5 Lead me in truth, teach nie : 
 
 c 
 
PSALM ^5 
 
 For of my safety thou art God, 
 All clay I wait on thee. 
 
 6 Thy mercies, that most tender are, 
 Do thou, O Lord, remeniher, 
 
 And loving-kindnesses; for they 
 Havfe been of old for ever. 
 
 7 Let not the errors of my youth, 
 Nor sins rememb'red be : 
 
 In mercy, for thy goodness sake, 
 
 Lord, remember me. 
 
 8 The Lord is good and gracious, 
 He upright is also : 
 
 lie therefore sinners will instruct 
 In ways that they should go. 
 
 9 The meek and lowly he will guide 
 In judgment just alway : 
 
 To meek and poor afflicted ones, 
 Lle'il clearly teach his way. 
 
 10 The whole paths of the Lord our God 
 Are truth and mercy sure, 
 
 To such as keep his covenant, 
 And testimonies pure. 
 
 1 1 Now for thine own name's sake, O Lord, 
 
 1 humbly thee in treat 
 To pardon mine iniquity ; 
 
 For it is very great. 
 
 12 What man fears God? him shall he teach 
 The way that he shall chuse. 
 
 13 His soul shall dwell at ease, his seed 
 The earth, as heirs, shall use. 
 
 14 The secret of the Lord is with 
 Such as do fear his name, 
 
 And he his holy covenant 
 Will manifest to them. 
 
PSALM 26 
 
 15 Towards the Lord my waiting eyes 
 Continually are set: 
 
 For he it is that shall bring forth 
 My feet out of the net. 
 
 16 O turn thee unto me, O God, 
 Have mercy me upon ; 
 
 Because I solitary am, 
 And in affliction. 
 
 17 Enlarged the griefs are of mine heart: 
 Me from distress relieve. 
 
 18 See mine affliction and my pain, 
 And all my sins forgive. 
 
 19 Consider thou mine enemies, 
 Because they many are ; 
 
 And it a cruel hatred is 
 
 Which they against me bear. 
 '20 O do thou keep my soul, O God, 
 
 Do thou deliver me : 
 Let me not he asham'd ; for I 
 
 Do put my trust in thee. 
 21 O let integrity and truth 
 
 Keep me who thee attend. 
 i22 Redemption, Lord, to Israel 
 
 From all his troubles send. 
 
 PSALM 26 
 
 ^ Psalm of David. 
 
 Here (l) David solemnly appeals to God, concei-ning his integrity ; 
 liis constant regard to liim and his j^race ; his regular attendance upon 
 instituted ordinances ; and his fixed aversion to sin and sinners, ver. J , 
 — 8. (2) He deprecates from liimself, the condemnation of the wicked, 
 and his being shut up in society w ith them, ver. 9, 10. (3) Depending 
 on the mercy of God, he resolves to hold fast his integrity, and maintain 
 
 his confident hopes of eternal life, ver. 11, 12. % While I sing, let 
 
 the perfect God-man come into my mind. Let me wash myself in hi» 
 blood, and so compass God's altar with songs of praise for his favours. 
 Making Jesus' example my pattern ; let his ordinances be my pleasure, 
 and Ilia people my sole intimates and familiars on earth. 
 
JUDGE ir 
 *J In mini 
 
 PSALi\I 26 
 
 O Lord, for I have walk'd 
 le integrity : 
 
 1 trusted also in the Lord ; 
 Slide tliercibre shall not L 
 
 2 Examine ine, and do me prove; 
 Try heart and reins, O God. 
 
 3 For thy love is heibi'e mine eves, 
 Thy truth's patlis I have trod. 
 
 4 With peisons vain I have not sat, 
 Nor v\ ith dissend^lers gone. 
 
 5 Th' assenibly of ill men I liate : 
 To sit with such I shun. 
 
 6 Mine hands in innocence, O Lord, 
 ril wash and purify : 
 
 So to thine hoi}- altar go, 
 And compass it will L 
 
 7 That I, vvith voice of thanksgiving, 
 May publish and declaie, 
 
 And tell of all th^y ujiglity v;orks 
 That great and wond'rous are. 
 
 8 The habitation of thy house, 
 Lord, I have loved well, 
 
 Yea, in that place I do delight, 
 Where doth thine honour dwell. 
 
 9 With sinners gather not my soul, 
 And such as blood would spill : 
 
 10 Wliose hands mischievous pk:>ts, light hand 
 Corrupting bribes do fill. 
 
 1 1 But as for me, I will walk on 
 In mine iiitegrity : 
 
 Do thou redeem me, and, O Lord, 
 Be merciful to me. 
 
 12 My foot upon an even place, 
 Doth stand with stedfastness ; 
 
PSALM 27 
 
 "Within the congregations 
 Th' Eternal I will bless. 
 
 P>AOI 27 
 
 A Psalm 0/" David. 
 For thy instniction, my soul, behold here, (l) The holy courage and 
 imclauuted bravery of true faith, amidst manifold dangers and enemies 
 ver. 1, — 3. (2) What earnestness there ought to be 3 and what plea- 
 sure, profit and honour, there are, in the study of familiar fellowship 
 \fith God, vcr. 4, — 6. (S) Fervent desires, with strong cries and sup- 
 plications, for the gracious favour, spiritual presence, and saving direc- 
 tion, and protection of God, ver. 7, — 12. (4) Strong and encouragin* 
 expectations of help, favour and strength, from God, ver. 10, — 13, 14. 
 
 ^ While I sins, let my soul enter into the very marrow of these 
 
 matters. Let God himself be relied on, as my trust, my Sa%iour, and 
 my ALL IN ALL. Let my heart burn with superlative desires after the 
 knowledge and enjoyment of Him. Let nothing less than the roo^t fa- 
 miliar communion with Him here, and the full enjoyment of Him here- 
 after, satisfy my louLnngs. Let me readily embrace every invitation to 
 seek his face. Amidst enemies and distresses unnumbertd, let me 
 always beheve in, wait for, and boast of God my only Lord. 
 
 THE Lord's my light and saving health, 
 Who shall make me dismay'd? 
 My life's strength is the Ljrd, of whom* 
 Then shall I be afraid. 
 
 2 When as mine enemies and foes, 
 3,rost wicked persons all, 
 
 To eat my flesh against me rose, 
 They stumbled and did fall. 
 
 3 Against me though an host encamp, 
 ]\Iy heart yet fearless is : 
 
 Though war against me rise, I Vv^ill 
 Be confident in this ; 
 
 4 One thing I of the Lord desired, 
 And will seek to obtain, 
 
 That all days of my life I may 
 Within God"s house remain : 
 
 That 1 the beauty of the Lord 
 
 Behold may and admire, 
 And that I in his holy place 
 
 !May rev'rently inquire. 
 
PSAUI 27 
 
 5 For he, in his pavihon, shall 
 Me hide in evil clays : 
 
 In secret of his tent me hide, 
 And on a rock me raise. 
 
 6 And now, ev n at this present time, 
 Mine head shall lifted be 
 
 Above all those that are my foes. 
 
 And round encompass me ; 
 Therefore unto his tabernacle 
 
 I'll sacrifices bring 
 Of joy fulness, I'll sing, yea, I 
 
 To God will praises sing. 
 
 7 O Lord, give ear unto my voice, 
 When 1 do cry to thee : 
 
 Upon me also mercy have, 
 And do thou answer me. 
 
 8 V/hen thou didst say, Seek ye my face, 
 Then unto thee reply 
 
 Thus did my heart, Above all things, 
 
 Thy face, Lord, seek will I. 
 5) Far from me hide not thou thy face, 
 
 Put not away from thee 
 Thy servant in thy >vrath : thou hast 
 
 An helper been to me. • 
 O God of my salvation, 
 
 Leave me not, nor forsake ; 
 
 10 Though me my parents both should leave, 
 The Lord will me up take. 
 
 1 1 O Lord, instruct me in thy way. 
 To me a leader be 
 
 In a plain path, because of those 
 That hatred bear to me. 
 
 12 Give me not to mine en'mies will; 
 For witnesses, that lie, 
 
PSALM 28 
 
 Against me risen are, and such 
 As breathe out cruelty. 
 
 13 I fainted had, unless that I 
 Beheved had to see 
 
 The Lord's own goodness, in the land 
 Of them that livino- be. 
 
 14 Wait on the Lord, and be thou strong 
 And he shall strength afford 
 
 L'nto thine heart; yea, do thou wait, 
 I say; upon the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 28 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 Obsen-e here (l) David amidst great distress, earnestly supplicating 
 deliverance froui his God, ver. 1, — 3. (2) His implacable enemies 
 doomed to the just pmiishment of their siu, ver. 4, .5. (S; Himself 
 Iriiimphing in God, as the hearer of his prayers, and as Li^ jirotector, 
 help and strength, ver. 6, — 8. ( 4j His solemn supplication for salva- 
 tion and blessedness : — for nourishment, honour and safety, to the peo- 
 ple of God, ver. 9.- — ^ \\1iile I remember Jesus of Nazareth, v.iiose 
 cries in trouble were so vehement; whose implacable enemies incur 
 such feaitrJ misery; and who being exalted to the right hand of God, 
 and made full of joy with his countenance, maketh continual interces- 
 sion for his chosen race ; let my soul lift up her voice to God foi rich 
 and everlasting blessings, to myself and to his church. 
 
 TO thee I'll cry, O Lord, my rock, 
 Hold not thy peace to me : 
 Lest, like those that to pit descend, 
 I by thy silence be. 
 
 2 The voice hear of my humble pray'rs, 
 When unto thee I cry : 
 
 When to thy holy oracle 
 I lift mine hands on high. 
 
 3 With ill men draw me not away. 
 That work iniquity : 
 
 That speak peace to their friends, while in 
 Their hearts doth mischief ly. 
 
 4 Give them according to their deeds, 
 And ills endeavoured : 
 
PSALM 29 
 
 And as their handy-works deserve, 
 To them be rendered. 
 
 5 God shall not baild, but them destroy, 
 Who \vould not understand 
 
 The Lord's own works, nor did regard 
 The doino; of his hand. 
 
 6 For ever blessed be the Lord, 
 For graciously he heard 
 
 The voice of my petitions, 
 And prayers did regard. 
 
 7 The Lord's my strength and shield, my heart 
 Upon him did rely ; 
 
 And I am helped, hence my heart 
 
 Doth joy exceedingly, 
 And with my song I will him praise. 
 
 8 Their strength is God alone : 
 He also is the saving strength 
 
 Of his anointed One. 
 
 9 O thine own people do thou save, 
 Bless thine inheritance : 
 
 Them also do thou feed, and them 
 For evermore advance. 
 
 PSALM 29 
 
 ^ Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm was probably composed on the occasion of a thunder- 
 storm. It is a solemn charge from heaven to great men to Avorship and 
 glorify God ; who (l) in his magnificence and power thundereth in the 
 most terrible, alarming and destrnctive manner, ver. 1, — 9. (2) Who 
 is supreme Governor of the world, and bestoweth strength and peace 
 
 on his peculiar people, ver. 10, 11. If While I sing, let me, by faith, 
 
 behold the glory of God in Christ, and be filled with reverential awe 
 of his power and grace. And while I adore his perfections, admire 
 and praise his excellencies, let Jerusalem come into my mind : And let 
 me apprehend the promise, and pour forth a prayer, for the remnant 
 which is left. 
 
 GIVE ye unto the Lord, ye sons 
 That of the mighty be, 
 
PSALM 29 
 
 All strength and glory to the Lord 
 With cheerfulness give ye. 
 
 2 Unto the Lord the glory give, 
 That to his name is due; 
 
 And in the beauty of holiness, 
 Unto Jehovah bow. 
 
 3 The Lord's voice on the waters is : 
 The God of majesty 
 
 Doth thunder, and on multitudes 
 Of waters sitteth he. 
 
 4 A pow'rful voice it is, that comes 
 Out from the Lord most high ; 
 
 The voice of that great Lord is full 
 Of glorious Majesty. 
 
 5 The voice of the Eternal doth 
 Asunder cedars tear : 
 
 Yea, God the Lord doth cedars break 
 That Lebanon doth bear. 
 
 6 He makes them like a calf to skip, 
 Ev'n that great Lebanon, 
 
 And like to a young unicorn, 
 The mountain Sirion : 
 
 7 God's voice divides the flames of fire; 
 8 The desert it doth shake : 
 
 The Lord doth make the wihlerness 
 Of Kadesh all to quake. 
 
 9 God's voice doth make the hinds to calve, 
 It makes the forests bare : 
 
 And in his temple ev'rv one 
 His glory doth declare. 
 
 10 The Lord sits on the floods : the Lord 
 Sits King, and ever shall. 
 
 11 The Lord will give his people strength. 
 And with peace bless them all. 
 
 c 2 
 
PSALM 30 
 
 A Psalm and SoJig at the dedication of the house of David. 
 
 In this Psalm, composed for the dedication of the new palace, which 
 David had built for himself at Jerusalem, 2 Sam. v. 11; or for the dedi- 
 cation of it, after it had been polluted by Absalom, 2 Sam. xvi. He 
 (1) Offers thanksgiving to God, for the answering of his prayers; — the 
 overthrowing of his enemies; — and the preserving of his life, ver. 1, — 3. 
 11, 12. (2) He calls and chargeth others, to praise tiie Lord on account 
 of the purity of his nature, the short duration of his frowns; and the 
 sweetness of his favours, ver. 4, 5. (3) He remarks, how his carnal se- 
 curity under prosperity had occasioned his sudden fall into divine 
 hidings and frowns, ver. 6, 7. (4) He recollects what supplications he 
 had made to God, in liis former distress, ver. 8, — 10. (o) He triumphs 
 in the kindness of God towards him ; and resolves to praise and thank 
 
 him for evermore on account of it, ver. 11, 12. % While I sing, let 
 
 me, w ith a grateful heart, remember the Lord's mercies. Let me re- 
 member my own follies ; and how the Lord corrected me for them. 
 Let me look after my prayers, and wait for an answer. And the nearer 
 rav end draweth, let my heart and mouth be the more abundantly tilled 
 Tvith the high praises of ray God, and my Saviour. 
 
 LORD, I will thee extol, for thou 
 Hast lifted me on high, 
 And over me thou to rejoice 
 
 Mad'st not mine enemy. 
 2 O thou who art the Lord my God, 
 
 I in distress to thee 
 With loud cries lifted up my voice, 
 
 And thou hast healed me. 
 S O Lord, my soul thou hast brought up. 
 
 And rescu'd from the grave ; 
 That I to pit should not go down, 
 
 Alive thou didst me save. 
 4 O ye that are his holy ones, 
 
 Sing praise unto the Lord : 
 And give him thanks, when you 
 
 His holiness record. 
 ^ For, but a moment lasts his Avrath ; 
 
 Life in his favour lies : 
 Weeping may for a night endure, 
 
 At morn doth joy arise. 
 Q In my prosperity, I said, 
 
 That nothing shall me move. 
 
PSALM 31 
 
 7 O Lord, thou hast my mountain made 
 To stand strong by thy love : 
 
 But when that thou, O gracious God 
 
 Didst hide thy face from me, 
 Then quickly was my prosperous state 
 
 Turn'd into misery. 
 
 8 Wherefore unto the Lord my cry 
 I caused to ascend : 
 
 My humble supplication 
 
 I to the Lord did send. 
 
 9 What profit is there in my blood, 
 When I go down to pit? 
 
 Shall unto thee the dust give praise? 
 Thy truth declare shall it? 
 
 10 Hear, Lord, have mercy, help me, Lord: 
 
 I I Thou turned hast my sadness 
 To dancing; yea, my sackcloth loos'd, 
 
 And girded me with gladness. 
 
 12 That sing thy praise my glory may, 
 
 And never silent be : 
 O Lord my God, for evermore 
 
 I will give thanks to thee. 
 
 PSALM 31 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm, of David. 
 
 Observe here (1) David's solemn professions of his dependence upon 
 God ; and his prayers for support and deliverance, ver. 1, — 8. (2) His 
 sad complaints of inward sfricf, bodily weakn; ^ , unkindaess of friejids, 
 unjust censures of enemies, and horror of death, — attended with a 
 solemn commitment of himself to God'« mercy and care, and earnest 
 supplication for deliverance from enemies, ver. 9,-18. (3) Amidst 
 admiration of God's kindness to his people and thanksgiving for favours 
 to himself, he encoui-ageth himself and others, tirmly to trust in God, 
 
 ver. 19, — 24. % While I sing, let me, be deeply affected v.it!i my 
 
 sores, my maladies, and troubles : and cast all my burdens on the Lord. 
 In the assured faith, that He is God even my God, let me admire hi* 
 gracious thouglits, words, and deeds to me-ward; and commit myself 
 wholly to his care and protection. 
 
PSALM 31 
 
 IN thee, O Lord, I put my trust, 
 Sham'd let me never be : 
 According to thy righteousness, 
 Do thou deliver me. 
 
 2 Bow down thine ear to me, with speed 
 Send me deliverance : 
 
 To save me, my strong rock be thou, 
 And my house of defence. 
 
 3 Because thou art my rock, and thee 
 I for my fortress take : 
 
 Therefore do thou me lead and guide, 
 Ev'n for thine own name's sake. 
 
 4 And sith thou art my strength, therefore 
 Pull me out of the net, 
 
 Which they in subtil ty for me 
 So privily have set. 
 
 5 Into thine hands I do commit 
 INIy sp'rit; for thou art he, 
 
 O thou JEHOVAH, God of truth, 
 Thou hast redeemed me. 
 
 6 Those that do lying vanities 
 Regard, I have abhor'd : 
 
 But as for me, my confidence 
 Is fixed on the Lord. 
 
 7 I'll in thy mercy gladly joy : 
 For thou my miseries 
 
 Consider'd hast ; thou hast my soul 
 Known in adversities : 
 
 8 And thou hast not inclosed me 
 Within the en'my's hand; 
 
 And by thee have my feet been made 
 In a large room to stand. 
 
 9 O Lord, upon me mercy have, 
 For trouble is on me : 
 
PSALM 31 
 
 Inline eye, my belly, and my soul 
 With grief consumed be. 
 
 10 Because my life with grief is spent, 
 I\Iy years with sighs and groans: 
 
 ^ly strength doth fail; and for my sin 
 Consumed are my bones. 
 
 1 1 I was a scorn to all my foes, 
 And to my friends a fear: 
 
 And specially reproach'd of those 
 
 That were my neighbours near: 
 ^yhen they me saw, they from me fled. 
 
 12 Ev'n so I am forgot, 
 As men are out of mind when dead : 
 
 I'm like a broken pot. 
 13 For slanders I of many heard, 
 
 Fear compass'd me, while they 
 Against me did consult and plot. 
 
 To take my life away. 
 14- But as for me, O Lord, my trust 
 
 L^pon thee I did lay : 
 And I to thee, Thou art my God, 
 
 Did confidently say. 
 
 15 My times are wholly in thine hand : 
 Do thou deliver me 
 
 From their hands, that mine enemies 
 And persecutors be. 
 
 16 Thy countenance to shine do thou 
 Upon thy servant make : 
 
 L'nto me give salvation, 
 For thy great mercy's sake. 
 
 17 Let me not be asham'd, O Lord, 
 For on thee call'd I have : 
 
 Let wicked men be sham'd, let them 
 Be silent in the grave, 
 
PSALM 52 
 
 18 To silence put the Jying lips, 
 That grievous things do say, 
 
 And hard reports, in pride and scorn, 
 On righteous men do lay. 
 
 19 How great's the goodness thou for them 
 That fear thee keep'st in store; 
 
 And wrought'st for them that trust in thee, 
 The sons of men before ! 
 
 20 In secret of thy presence, thou 
 Shalt hide them from man's pride : 
 
 From strife of tongues, thou closely shalt, 
 As in a tent, them hide. 
 
 21 All praise and thanks be to the Lord; 
 For he hath magnify 'd 
 
 His wondrous love to me, within 
 A city fortify'd. 
 
 22 For from thine eyes cut off I am, 
 (I in my haste had said ;) 
 
 My voice yet heard'st thou, when to thee 
 With cries my moan I made. 
 
 23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints; 
 Because the Lord doth guard 
 
 The faithful, and he plent'ously 
 Proud doers doth reward. 
 
 24 Be of good courage, and he strength 
 L^nto your hearts shall send, 
 
 All ye whose hope and confidence 
 Doth on the Lord depend. 
 
 PSALM 32 
 
 A Psalm of David, Maschil. 
 Perhaps this Psalm was composed for the great day of the national 
 atonement, on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev. xvi. In it, 
 Observe (1) The exceeding riches of the grace of God manifested in 
 blessing men with forgiveness of sin, and with protection amidst dan- 
 gers, and direction in duty, ver. 1, 2. 7, 8. (2) The indispensible duty 
 of thcnj who desire new-coveuaut blessings, — viz, to acknowledge their 
 
PSAUf 32 
 
 offences to God ;— to implore his favours, which they need ; — to walk 
 humbly and circumspectly before him, and to rejoice in him as God 
 
 and their God, ver. 3, — 6. 9, — 11. ^ While I am truly conscious of 
 
 my sinfulness, and deeply affected therewith; let tne t^vitli and txperi- 
 ence of Jesus' full pardon of my sins and of the communications of his 
 grace, melt ray heart and animate me to every commanded duty^ 
 
 O BLESSED is the man, to whom 
 Is freely pardoned 
 All the transgression he hath done, 
 Whose sin is covered. 
 
 2 Blest is the man, to whom the Lord 
 Imputeth not his sin, 
 
 And in whose sp'rit there is no guile, 
 Nor fraud is found therein. 
 
 3 When as 1 did refrain my speech, 
 And silent was my tongue; 
 
 My bones then waxed old, because 
 I roared all day long. 
 
 4 For upon me, both day and night, 
 Thine hand did heavy ly ; 
 
 So that my moisture turned is 
 
 In summer's drought thereby. 
 6 I thereupon have unto thee 
 
 My sin acknowledged. 
 And likewise mine iniquity 
 
 I have not covered : 
 I will confess unto the Lord 
 
 My trespasses, said I ; 
 And of my sin thou freely didst 
 
 Forgive th' iniquity. 
 6 For this shall ev'ry godly one 
 
 His prayer make to thee, 
 In such a time he shall thee seek, 
 
 As found thou mayest be. 
 Surely, when floods of waters great 
 
 Do swell up to the brim, 
 
PSALM 33 
 
 They shall not overwhelm his soul, 
 Nor once come near to him. 
 
 7 Thou art my hiding-place, thou shalt 
 From trouble keep me free : 
 
 Thou, with songs of deliverance, 
 About shalt compass me. 
 
 8 I will instruct thee, and thee teach 
 The way that thou shalt go : 
 
 And, with mine eye upon thee set, 
 I w^ill direction show. 
 
 9 Then be not like the horse or mule, 
 Which do not understand ; 
 
 Whose mouth, lest they come near to thee, 
 A bridle must command. 
 
 10 Unto the man that wicked is, 
 His sorrow^ shall abound; 
 
 But him that trusteth in the Lord, 
 i\Iercy shall compass round. 
 
 1 1 Ye righteous in the Lord be glad, 
 In him do ye rejoice : 
 
 All ye that upright are in heart, 
 For joy lift up your voice. 
 
 PSALM 33 
 
 Contains a sweet, but solemn summons to praise the Lord, (l) Fof 
 his justice, goodness, and truth, nianiftsted in his word and works, ver. 
 1, — 5. (2) For his power manifested in the work of creation, and in 
 his sovereign dominion over the world, ver. 6, — 11. 1j, — 17. (3) For 
 his special and new-covenant relations, and merciful kindness towards 
 
 his chosen people, ver. 12. 18, — 22. % While I sing, let me observe, 
 
 let me admire, and be deeplj' afiected with, the blessings of Creation, 
 Providence, and Redemption. And, cldefly, let me remember, let me 
 bel'old, let me glow with ardent desire after him, whose bones the Lurd 
 so kept, that not one of them was bioken. 
 
 YE righteous in the Lord rejoice, 
 It comely is, and right : 
 That upright men, w ith thankful voice. 
 Should praise the Lord of might. 
 
PSALM 33 
 
 2 Praise God with harp ; and unto him 
 Sing with the psaltery, 
 
 Upon a ten-string'd instrument 
 Make ye sweet melody. 
 
 3 A new song to him sing, and play 
 With loud noise skihully : 
 
 4 For right is God's word ; all his works 
 Are done in verity. 
 
 5 To judgment and to righteousness 
 A love he beaielh still : 
 
 The loving-kmdness of the Lord 
 The earth throughout doth fill. 
 
 6 The heavens, by the word of God, 
 Did their beginning take ; 
 
 And, by the breathing of his mouth. 
 He all their hosts did make= 
 
 7 The waters of the seas he brings, 
 Together as an heap : 
 
 And, in store-houses, as it were, 
 He layeth up the deep. 
 
 8 Let earth, and all that live therein, 
 With rev'rence fear the Lord : 
 
 Let all the world's inhabitants 
 Dread him with one accord. 
 
 9 For he did speak the word, and done 
 It was witliout delay ; 
 
 Established it firmly stood. 
 Whatever he did say. 
 
 10 God doth the counsel bring to nought 
 Which heathen folk do take; 
 
 And what the people do devise 
 Of none effect doth make. 
 
 1 1 O ! but the counsel of the Lord 
 Doth stand for ever sure; 
 
PSALM 34 
 
 And of his heart the purposes 
 From age to age endure. 
 
 12 That nation blessed is, whose God 
 JEHOVAH is, and those 
 
 A blessed people are, whom for 
 His heritage he chose. 
 
 13 The Lord from heav'n sees and beholds 
 All sons of men full well. 
 
 14 He views all, from his dwelling-place, 
 That on the earth do dwell. 
 
 15 He forms their hearts alike, and all 
 Their doings he observes. 
 
 16 Great liosts save not a king, much strength 
 No mighty man preserves. 
 
 17 An horse for preservation 
 Is a deceitful thing : 
 
 And, by the greatness of his strength. 
 Can no deliv'rance bring. 
 
 18 Behold, on those that do him fear 
 The Lord doth set his eye ; 
 
 Ev'n those who on his mercy do 
 With confidence rely. 
 
 19 From death to free their soul, in dearth 
 Life unto them to yield. 
 
 20 Our soul doth wait upon the Lord, 
 He is our help and shield. 
 
 21 Sith in his holy name we trust, 
 Our heart shall joyful be. 
 
 22 Lord, let thy mercy be on us, 
 As we do hope in thee. 
 
 PSALM 34 
 
 J Psalm of David, u/zal he changed his behaviour before Abime- 
 loch, who drove him away, and he departed. 
 This Psalm was composed by David when Achish, or Abimelecb, 
 
■pSALM 34 
 
 king of Gath, drove him from his court, as an ideot or madman, 1 Sara, 
 xxi. ver. 10, — 25. HLve are (1) David's high praises to Goii, for tlie 
 fovours himself and others had received, ver. 1, — 6. (2) His Avarra 
 invitations and strong encoitrapo'.nents to others, to seek after and f^ar 
 the Lord, and to trust in him for ail necessary supplies, in time, or in 
 eternity, ver. 7, — 10. (3) Familiar advices to cinldren and others, to 
 eschew every thing sinful, and nrdhc conscience of known duty, bota 
 tovpards God and men, as a means cf piesent and future happiness, ver. 
 11, — 14. (4) A representation of the misery of the wicked, in haviug 
 God against them, as an avenging enemy ; and in having ruin before 
 them, as the just reward of their sins — and of the happiness of the 
 godly, in having God near to tliem in every case ; ready to hear their 
 requests, and to protect them amidst dangers, and to deliver them from 
 
 enemies and trouble, ver. 15, — 2-2. 1[ While I sing, let my heart be 
 
 •warmed Avith my subject. Come, my soul, and walk in this light, in 
 these joys of the Lord. Come, taste and see that he is good. Extol 
 Lis kindness, and trust him in all things, and en every occasion. 
 
 GOD will I bless all times; his praise 
 My mouth shall still express. 
 
 2 My soul shall boast in God : the meek 
 Shall hear with joy fulness. 
 
 3 Extol the Lord with me, let us 
 Exalt his name together. 
 
 4 I sought the Lord, he heard, and did 
 Me from all fears deliver. 
 
 5 They look'd to liim and light'ned were ; 
 Not shamed were their faces. 
 
 6 This poor man cry'd, God heard, and sav'd 
 Him from all his distresses. 
 
 7 The angel of the Lord encamps, 
 And round encompasseth, 
 
 All those about that do him fear, 
 And them delivereth. 
 
 8 O taste and see that God is good : 
 Who trusts in him is blest. 
 
 9 Fear God, his saints : none that him fear, 
 Shall be with want opprest. 
 
 10 The lions young may hungry be, 
 And they may lack their food : 
 
 But they that truly seek the Lord 
 Shall not lack any good. 
 
PSALM 34 
 
 1 1 O clnklren, hither do ye come, 
 And unto nie give ear: 
 
 I shall you teach to understand 
 How ye the Lord should fear. 
 
 12 What man is he that life desires, 
 To see good would live long? 
 
 13 Thy lips refrain from speaking guile^ 
 And from ill words thy tongue. 
 
 14 Depart from ill, do good, seek peace. 
 Pursue it earnestly. 
 
 15 God's eyes are on the just; his ears 
 Are open to tlieir cry. 
 
 16 The face of God is set against 
 Those that do wickedly ; 
 
 That he may quite out from the earth 
 Cut off their memory. 
 
 17 The righteous cry unto the Lord, 
 He unto them giv^es ear; 
 
 And they out of their troubles all 
 By him deliverVl are. 
 
 18 The Lord is ever nigh to them 
 That be of broken sp'rit : 
 
 To them he safety doth afford 
 That are in heart contrite. 
 
 19 The troubles that afflict the just, 
 In number many be : 
 
 But yet at length out of them all 
 The Lord doth set him free. 
 
 20 He carefully his bones doth keep, 
 Whatever can befal : 
 
 That not so much as one of them 
 Can broken be at all. 
 
 21 111 shall the wicked slay ; laid waste 
 Shall be, who hate the just. 
 
PSALM 35 
 
 2C The Lord redeems his servants souls : 
 None perish tiiat him trust. 
 
 PSALM 35 
 
 J Psaim of David. 
 
 In this Psalm (I) David complains of the cruelty of his enemies, in 
 striving with him, — in persecutiiii;- ihni, — in seeking his ruin, — and in 
 reproaching, contemning, deriding, and triumphing over tiim, vtr. 1. 5, 
 4. 7. 11. 15, 16. '^0, '21. '^.5, 2(5 {'Z) He pleads ins own innocency, tiiat 
 he had never given them any provocation; but amidst their abu.^e of 
 him, had earnestly ami affectionately suidied to promote tliMr welfare, 
 ver. 7. 19. 1'2, — 14. (:3) He suppiicairs, that Gocl would (spouse his 
 cause; protect, deliver, and coiiifort iiis soul ; defeat the designs, and 
 disappoint the expectations of his enemies : — and that lie would coun- 
 tenance, and encourage his friends, ver. 1, 2. 4. 17. 22, — 27. (4) He 
 predicts the destruction of his enemies, and the abounding of his own 
 comfort; and, in tiie views hereof, resolves to thank and praise the 
 
 Lord, ver. 4, — 10. 18. 28. ^\ Wliile I sin-i, let me, v^ith grief and 
 
 shame, call to mind the infernal opposition, I and otiiers have made to 
 our all-compassionate Redeemer. Let me beware of exposing mvseif 
 to that vengeance, which is laid up in store, ioi' Ins incorrigible enemies. 
 Let me never avenge myself on my injurioris neighbours. But an)idst 
 •all attacks from heil or eartli, or from my ov.a corrupt iieart, let me 
 commit all my concerns to him, who jadgeth rigiiteousiy, that lie may 
 bring them to pass. 
 
 PLEAD, Lord, with those that plead; and fight 
 With those that fight with me. 
 Q. Of shield and buckler take thou hold, 
 Stand up mine help to be. 
 
 3 Draw also out the spear, and do 
 Against them stop the way, 
 
 That me pursue : unto my soul, 
 Lm tliy salvation, say: 
 
 4 Let them confounded be, and sham'd, 
 That for my soul have sought : 
 
 Who plot my hurt, turn'd back be they, 
 And to confusion brought. 
 
 5 Let them be like unto the chaff, 
 That flies before the wind ; 
 
 And let the angel of the Lord 
 Pursue them hard behind. 
 
PSAL:M 35 
 
 6 With darkness cover thou their way, 
 And let it slipp'ry prove : 
 
 And let the angel of the Lord 
 Pursue them from ahove. 
 
 7 For, without cause, have they for mc 
 Their net hid in a pit; 
 
 They also have, M'ithout a cause, 
 For my soul digged it. 
 
 8 Let ruin seize him unawares, 
 His net he hid withal 
 
 Himself let catch ; and in the same 
 Destruction let him fall. 
 
 9 My soul in God shall joy; and glad 
 In his salvation he : 
 
 1 And all my hones shall say, O Lord, 
 AVho is like unto thee. 
 
 Which dost the poor set free from him 
 
 That is for him too strong; 
 The poor and needy from the man 
 
 That spoils and does him wrong ! 
 
 11 False witnesses rose; to my charge 
 Things I not knew they laid. 
 
 12 They, to tlie spoiling of my soul, 
 Me ill for good repaid. 
 
 13 But as for me, when they were sick, 
 In sackcloth sad I mourn'd : 
 
 My humbled soul did fast, my pray'r 
 Into my bosom turn'd. 
 
 14 Myself I did behave, as he 
 Had been my friend or brother ; 
 
 I heavily bow'd down, as one 
 That niourneth for his mother. 
 
 15 But in my trouble they rejoic'd, 
 Gath'ring themselves together ; 
 
PSALM S3 
 
 Yea, abjects vile together did 
 
 Tliemselves against me gather; 
 I knew it not, they did nie tear, 
 
 And quiet would not be. 
 
 16 With mocking hypocrites, at feasts 
 They gnash'd their teeth at me. 
 
 17 How long, Lord, look'st thou on? from those 
 Destructions they intend 
 
 Rescue my soul, from lions young 
 IV ry darling do defend, 
 
 18 1 will give thanks to thee, O Lord, 
 Within th' assembly great ; 
 
 And, where much people gather'd are, 
 Thy praises forth will set. 
 
 19 Let not my wrongful enemies 
 Proudly rejoice o'er me : 
 
 Nor, wdio me hate without a cause, 
 Let them wink v/ith the eye. 
 
 20 For peace they do not speak at all : 
 But crafty plots prepare 
 
 Against all those within the land 
 That meek and quiet are. 
 
 21 With mouths set wide, they 'gainst me said, 
 Ha, ha, our eye doth see. 
 
 22 Lord, thou hast seen, hold not tliy peace : 
 Lord, be not far from me. 
 
 23 Stir up thyself, wake, that thou may'st 
 Judgment to me afford : 
 
 Ev'n to my cause, O thou that art 
 My only God and Lord. 
 
 24 O Lord my God, do thou me judge 
 After thy righteousness ; 
 
 And let them not their joy 'gainst me 
 Triumphantly express. 
 
PSALM 36 
 
 25 Nor let them say within their hearts, 
 Ah, we would have it thus ; 
 
 Nor suffer tliem to say that he 
 Is swallow'd up hy us. 
 
 26 Sham'd and confounded be they all 
 That at my hurt are glad : 
 
 Let those against me that do boast, 
 With shame and scorn be clad. 
 
 27 Let them that love my righteous cause 
 Be glad, shout, and not cease 
 
 To say, the Lord be magnify'd, 
 Who loves his servant's peace. 
 
 28 Thy righteousness shall also be 
 Declared by my tongue ; 
 
 The praises that belong to tliee 
 Speak shall it all day long. 
 
 PSALM 36 
 
 To the cJiiff Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of 
 the LORD. 
 
 Observe here (l) How great is tiie wickedness of men ! They natu- 
 rally contemn God ; Hatter themselves in sin ; and abandon themselves 
 to falsehood and mi-scliief, vcr, 1, — 4. (2) How great is the excellency 
 of God, in truth, in righteousness, and in m.rcy! And wliat a fountain 
 of preservation, support, comfort, ligsit, and life, he is to his people ! 
 ver. 5, — 9. (3) How, from the excellency and goodness of God, the 
 Psalmist draws encouragement, to pray for himself and other saints ; — ■ 
 
 and to triumph in the view of his enemies ruin, ver. 10, — 1-2. 
 
 ^ While I sing, let me review my natural abominations and wretched- 
 ness, and try, whether the Lord iiatii made iv.v a new creature, created 
 in Christ Jesus unto good works ; and whether he Ivath made me taste 
 of, admire, and trust in, the exceeding riches of his grace. 
 
 THE wicked man's transgression, 
 Within my heart thus says, 
 Undoubtedly the fear of God 
 
 Is not before his eyes. 
 2 Because himseh- he tlattereth 
 In his own blinded eye : 
 
rSALM 36 
 
 Until the hatefiilness be found 
 Of his iniquity. 
 
 5 Words from his mouth proceeding are. 
 
 Fraud and iniquity : 
 He to be wise, and to do good, 
 
 Hath left off utterly. 
 
 4 He mischief, lying on his bed, 
 Most cunningly doth plot ; 
 
 He sets himself in ways not good, 
 111 he abhorreth not. 
 
 5 Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heav'ns; 
 Thy truth doth reach the clouds. 
 
 6 Thy justice is like mountains great; 
 Thy judgments deep as floods : 
 
 Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 
 
 7 How precious is thy grace 1 
 Therefore in shadow of thy wings, 
 
 Mens sons their trust shall place. 
 
 8 They with the fatness of thy house, 
 Shall be well satisfy 'd, 
 
 From rivers of thy pleasures thou 
 Wilt drink to them provide. 
 
 9 Because of life the fountain pure 
 Remains alone with thee: 
 
 And in that purest light of thine 
 We clearly light shall see. 
 
 10 Thy loving-kindness unto them 
 Continue that thee know; 
 
 And still on men upright in heart 
 Thy righteousness bestow. 
 
 1 1 Let not the foot of cruel pride 
 Come and against me stand; 
 
 And let me not removed be, 
 Lord, by the wicked's hand. 
 
psal:\i 37 
 
 12 There fall'n are they, and riimed, 
 
 That work iniquities: 
 Cast (low n the}' are, and never shall 
 
 Be able to arise. 
 
 PSALM 37 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm is wliolly of the instructive kind. As the Mosaic system, 
 and the covtnant belvvt en God \ini\ Israel, as his peculiar people, pro- 
 mised remarkable temporal felicity, to such as wer^^ obedient to the 
 law, and denouncf d temporal miseries ai>ainst those, that were impious 
 and profane ; the Psalmist here cautions against stunibling at particular 
 providences, which n)i«ht appear contrary to the tenor of that covenant. 
 Here are (1) Plain and express warnings against fretfuiness at the pros- 
 perity of tiie wicked, in their wickedness, ver. 1. 7, 8. — wit ; the argu- 
 ments and reasons enforcing the same, viz. that the character of the 
 wicked is ignominious, while that of the righteous is honourable, ver. 
 12. 14. 21. v6. 30, 31, 3-2. That the wicked in the very height of their 
 prospeiity are near to destruction, while the righteous, even in tluir 
 adversity, have special protection from God, and shall never be ruined, 
 ver. 2. 9, 10. 13. 15. 17. 20. 28. 33,— 40.— And that God hath special 
 blessings in store for, and even in this life manifests disunjiuiLdied kind- 
 ness to, the righteous and their seed, ver. 11. 16. 18, 19. vm, — /5. 28, 
 29.37. (2) Here are proper and etiectual remedies to prevent sinful 
 fretting at the prospeiity of the v^icked, or troubles of th; god y : viz. 
 Hoping in God as our Saviour ; delighting in God as our companion, 
 friend, and portion ; following of him as our Guide ; departing from 
 evil and doing good, waiting on the Lord, and keeping of his way, ver. 
 
 3, — 6. 27. 31. % Be thou, my soul, an aceurat; ouserver, of the 
 
 matter and circumstances of every providence. Caretuhy compare 
 them, one with another; and all with the perfeerio.s, covenaut, and 
 promises, of God, in order that thou mayest never be offended thereat. 
 
 T^OR evil doers fret thou not 
 Thyself unquietly ; 
 Nor do thou envy bear to those 
 
 Til at work iniquity. 
 2 For, even like unto the grass, 
 
 Soon be cut down shall they, 
 And, like the green and tender herb, 
 
 They wither shall away. 
 5 Set thou thy trust npon tlie Lord, 
 
 And he thou doing good ; 
 <And so thou in the land shalt dv^cH, 
 
 And verily have food. 
 
PSALM 37 
 
 4 Delight thyself in God, he'll give 
 I'hine heart's cljsire to thee. 
 
 5 Thy way to God commit, him trust, 
 It bring to pass shall he. 
 
 6 And, like unto the light, lie sliall 
 Thy rlgiiteousness display : 
 
 And he thy judgment shall bring forth 
 Like noon-tide of the day. 
 
 7 Rest in the Lord, and patiently 
 Wait for him: do not fret 
 
 For him, who prosp'ring in his way. 
 Success in sin doth get. 
 
 8 Do thou from anger cease, and wrath 
 See tlU'U forsake also: 
 
 Fret not thyself in any wise, 
 That evil thou should'st do. 
 
 9 For those that evil-doers are, 
 Shall be cut oft' and fali : 
 
 But those that wait upon tlie Lord 
 The earth inherit shall. 
 
 10 For yet a little while, and then 
 The wicked shall not be; 
 
 His place thou shalt consider well. 
 But It thou shalt not see. 
 
 11 But by inheritance the earth 
 '1 he meek ones shall possess : 
 
 They also shall d.dight themselves 
 In an abundant peace. 
 
 12 The wncked plots against the just, 
 And at him v\ i-ets his teeth. 
 
 13 The Lord sliall b.tugh at him, because 
 His day h.e coming secth. 
 
 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, 
 And bent their bow, to slay 
 
PSALM 37 
 The poor and needy, and to kill 
 Men of an upright way. 
 
 15 But their own sword, uhicli they have drawn, 
 Shall enter tlieir own heart : 
 
 Their bow s whieh they have bent shall break, 
 And into pieces part. 
 
 16 A little that a just man hath, 
 Is more, and better far, 
 
 Than is the wealth of many such 
 As lewd and wicked are. 
 
 17 For sinners arms shall broken be; 
 But God the just sustains. 
 
 18 God know^s the just man's days, and still 
 Their heritage remains. 
 
 19 They shall not be ashamVl, when they 
 The evil time do see; 
 
 And when tlie days of famine are, 
 They satisfy'd shall be. 
 
 20 But wicked men, and foes of God, 
 As fat of lambs decay, 
 
 They shall consume, yea, into smoke 
 They shall consume away. 
 
 21 The wicked borrows, but the same 
 Again he doth not pay ; 
 
 Whereas the righteous mercy shows, 
 
 And gives his own away. 
 £2 For such as. blessed be of him. 
 
 The earth inherit shall; 
 And they that cursed are of him 
 
 Shall be destroyed all. 
 23 A good man's footsteps by the Lord, 
 
 Are ordered aright : 
 And in the way wdierein he walks, 
 
 He greatly doth delight. 
 
PSALM 37 
 
 24 Although he ffill, yet shall he not 
 Be cast clown utterly ; 
 
 Because the Lord, with his own hand, 
 Upholds him mightily. 
 
 25 I have been young, and now am old ; 
 Yet have I never seen 
 
 The just man left, nor that his seed 
 For bread have beggars been. 
 
 26 He's ever merciful, and lends ; 
 His seed is blest therefore. 
 
 27 Depart from evil, and do good : 
 And dwell for evermore. 
 
 28 For God loves judgment, and his saints 
 Leaves not in any case. 
 
 They are kept ever : but cut off 
 Shall be the sinner's race. 
 
 29 The just inherit shall the land, 
 And ever in it dwell. 
 
 30 The just man's mouth cloth wisdom speak: 
 His tongue doth judgment tell. 
 
 31 Iri's heart the law is of his God, 
 His steps slide not away. 
 
 32 The wicked man doth watch the just, 
 And seeketh him to slay ; 
 
 33 Yet him the Lord will not forsake, 
 Nor leave him in his hands : 
 
 The righteous will he not condemn, 
 When he in judgment stands. 
 
 34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, 
 And thee exalt shall he, 
 
 Tlf earth to inherit, when cut off 
 The wicked thou shalt see. 
 
 35 I saw the wicked great in pow'r, 
 Spread like a green bay tree ; 
 
PSALM 38 
 
 S6 He past, yea, was not: him I sought^ 
 But found he could not be. 
 
 37 Alark thou the perfect, and behold 
 The man of uprightness : 
 
 Because that surely of this man 
 The hitter end is peace. 
 
 38 But those men that transgressors are, 
 Shall be destrov'd tooetlier ; 
 
 The iaUer end of wicked men 
 Shall l)e cut oW for ever. 
 
 39 But the salvation of the just 
 Is from the Lord above; 
 
 He, in the time of their distress, 
 Their stay and strength doth prove. 
 
 40 The Lord shall help, and them deliver ; 
 He shall them free and save 
 
 From wicked men; because in him 
 Their confidence they have. 
 
 PSALI\I 38 
 
 ./^ Psahn of David, to bring in remembrance. 
 This Psaira appears to have been penned by David, under some re- 
 markable distress, attended with a deep sense of sin, as the procuring 
 cause of it. Here are (1) David's sorrowful complaints of God's sore 
 displeasure; and of the weight of his own sins, ver. 1, — 5 ; of the sick- 
 ness of his body, and distress of his mind, ver. 6, — 10 ; ef the unkind- 
 ncss of his friends, ver, 11, and of the unprovoked injuries he received 
 from his enemies, who were spiteful, cruel, subtile, unjust, ungrateftd, 
 impious, devilish, numerous, and powerful, ver. liJ, — 20. His remark- 
 able patience and resignation, uncier his troubles, ver. 13, — 15. (3) His 
 fervent supplications to God for the mitigation of his troubles, ver. 1 ; 
 and for comfort and support under, j.nd speedy deliverance from theni, 
 ver. 16. 2J,22 ; attended with candid and ingeni&us ackno\vledgments 
 
 of the sinful causes thereof, ver. 3, 4, .5. 8. t^'ln all my troubles, let 
 
 me search out, and by faith confess and mourn over the sinful causes of 
 them. Let me take every distress out of Gods Iiand ; and call on him 
 in the time thereof, that he may deliver me. 
 
 IN thy great indignation, 
 O Lord, rebuke me not ; 
 Nor on me lay thy chast'ning hand. 
 In thy displeasure hot. 
 
PSALM 38 
 
 5? For in me fist tlir.e .irrows stick ; 
 Th ne band dorh press me sore. 
 
 3 A^irl m my flesii ther^ is no health, 
 N'.>r >ouiKliiebS any more. 
 
 T iis grief I liave, because thy wrath 
 
 l^ forth ag-ainst me gone : 
 Aii'i in m-v b )nes (iiere is no rest, 
 
 F >Y sm rb.at I hi\'e flone. 
 
 4 Because gone up above mine head, 
 ?>ly g'eaC transgressions he : 
 
 And, as a weighty burden, tiiey 
 Too heavy are for me. 
 
 5 }Iy wounfis do stink, and are corrupt : 
 My f dly makes it so. 
 
 6 I troubled am, and much bow'd dovv'n, 
 Axil day I mourning go. 
 
 7 For a disease, that loath.some is, 
 So fills my loins with pain, 
 
 That in my weak and weary flesh 
 No soundness doth remain. 
 
 8 So feeble and infirm am I, 
 And broken am so sore. 
 
 That, through disquiet of my heart, 
 I have been made to roar. 
 
 9 O Lord, all that I do desire 
 Is still before thine eye : 
 
 And of mv heart the secret groans 
 Not hidden are from thee. 
 
 10 ^ly heart doth pant incessantly^ 
 ^dy strength doth quite decay : 
 
 As for mine eyes, their wonted light 
 Is from me gone away. 
 
 1 1 jMy lovers and my friends do stand 
 At distance from my sore : 
 
PSALM 38 
 
 And those do stand aloof that were 
 
 Kinsmen, and kind, before. 
 1^ Yea, they that seek my life lay snares: 
 
 Who seek to do me wrong, 
 Speak things mischievous, and deceits 
 
 Imagine all day long. 
 
 13 But, as one deaf, that heareth not, 
 I suffered all to pass : 
 
 I as a dumb man did become^ 
 AYhose mouth not open'd was. 
 
 14 As one that hears not, in whose mouth 
 Are no reproofs at all. 
 
 15 For, Lord, 1 hope in thee ; my God, 
 Thou'lt hear me when I call. 
 
 16 For I said, Hear me, lest they should 
 Rejoice o'er me with pride ; 
 
 And o'er me magnify themselves, 
 When as my foot doth slide. 
 
 17 For I am near to halt, my grief 
 Is still before mine eye. 
 
 18 For I'll declare my sin, and grieve 
 For mine iniquity. 
 
 19 But yet mine en'mies lively are. 
 And strong are they beside : 
 
 And they that hate me w^rongfully. 
 Are greatly multiply'd. 
 
 20 And they for good that render ill. 
 As en'mies me withstood : 
 
 Yea, ev'n for this, because that I 
 Do follow what is good. 
 
 21 Forsake me not, 6 Lord: my God, 
 Far from me never be. 
 
 22 O Lord, thou my salvation art^ 
 Haste to give help to m,e. 
 
PSALM 39 
 
 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, j^ Psalm of David. 
 
 Here we have (1) Violent struggling in the Psalmists own breast be- 
 tween grace and corruption ;— between passion and patienre, vcr. 1, — 3. 
 11. (2) Serious views of human frailty, shortness of life, and self- 
 emptiness, ver. 4, — 6. (3) Strong cries to God for pardon of sin, pre- 
 servation from reproach, and for removal of trouble ; for hearing and 
 answering of prayer; and for lengthening out of life, till further pre- 
 paration for death should be attained, ver. 7, — 13. ^ While I sing, 
 
 let my soul blush deep, for the untenderness and want of circumspec- 
 tion, in my life ; and for my want of resignation to God's disposing 
 will. Let me be suitably affected with the shortness, vanity, and un- 
 certainty of my temporal life. Let me be alway exercised in earnest 
 prayer to, and believing dependence on God, as my companion and 
 friend. 
 
 1SAID, I will look to my ways, 
 Lest with my tongue I sin : 
 In sight of wicked men my mouth 
 With bridle I'll keep in. 
 
 2 With silence I as dumb became, 
 I did myself restrain 
 
 From speaking good ; but then the more 
 Increased was my pain. 
 
 3 My heart within me waxed hot, 
 And, while I musing was, 
 
 The fire did burn; and from my tongue 
 These words I did let pass. 
 
 4 Mine end, and measure of my days, 
 O Lord, unto me show, 
 
 What is the same : that I thereby 
 My frailty well may know. 
 
 5 Lo, thou my days an hand-breadth mad'st^ . 
 Mine age is in thine eye 
 
 As nothing, sure, each man at best 
 Is wholly vanity. 
 
 6 Sure, each man w^alks in a vain show, . 
 They vex themselves in vain : 
 
 He heaps up wealth, and doth not know- 
 To whom it shall pertain. 
 d2 
 
PSALM 40 
 
 7 And now, O Lord, whac wait I for? 
 My hope is lix'd on thee. 
 
 8 Free me from all my trespasses ; 
 The fooFs scorn make not me. 
 
 9 Dumb was I, opening not my moutli, 
 Because this work was thine. 
 
 10 Thy stroke take from me : by the blow, 
 Of thine hand I do pine. 
 
 1 1 When with rebidvcs thou dost correct 
 I\Lan for iniquity, 
 
 Thou wastes, his beauty like a moth : 
 Sure, each man's vanity. 
 
 12 Attend my cry, Lord, at my tears 
 And pray'rs not silent be : 
 
 I sojourn as my fathers all, 
 And stranger am with tliee. 
 
 13 O spare thou me, that I my strength 
 Recover may again. 
 
 Before from hence 1 do depart. 
 And here no more remain. 
 
 PSALM 40 
 
 To the chief Musician, A P.sal?n of Da\id. 
 Here we have (1) David's hearty acknovvledsjments of God's kindness, 
 in bringaig him out of long and sore afflictions, ver. 1, — 5. (2) His 
 preferring of holy obedience to God and faitiiful pubhcation of iiis. 
 truths and praises, to all ceremonial oblations, ver. 6, — 11. (.S) His 
 improvement of his former deliverance, as an encouragement to sip- 
 plicate further mercy and prctoction; — an encouragement to confess 
 sin and implore the pardon thereof; an encouragf ment to rejoice in, 
 and praise God, for his excellencies and favours ; and to trust him 
 under affliction, and to comfort iiimself in him amidst poverty, and 
 
 sinfulness, and trouble, ver. 12, — 17. % But let me here chiefly 
 
 think (1) Of Jesus t'le great Siiepherd of the sheep, who was brought 
 again from his agonies and dea-rh, by tlie blood of the everlasting Cove- 
 nant, and set down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, that he 
 might receive gifts for men, and that our faith and hope might be in 
 God, ver. i, — ^5. (2) Let me think of the new-covenant made between 
 him and /.is eternal Father, for the redemption of sinful men ; — and of 
 his coniplete fulfilment of the divine law, as the condition thereof, ver. 
 6,-10. (3) 3Let me tliink, how oiu- iniciuities were charged to his ac- 
 
' PSALM 40 
 
 count ; and punished on him, as our surety ! ver. 11, — 13. (4) Let me 
 tliink, how the unrelenting vengeance ot" ahiiighty God overtook his 
 Jewish betrayers and murderers ; and hath or will overtake his Heathen- 
 isli, Antichristian or other implacabie enemies : — and of the joy and 
 consolation, which Hows from, and through him, to his chosen friends, 
 ver. 14,— 17. 
 
 I WAITED for the Lord my God, 
 And patiently did bear ; 
 At length to me he did incline 
 My voice and cry to hear. 
 
 2 He took me from a fearful pit, 
 And from the miry clay, 
 
 And on a rock he set my feet, 
 Establishing my way. 
 
 3 He put a new song in my mouth, 
 Our God to magnify : 
 
 Many shall see it, and shall fear, 
 And on tiie Lord relv. 
 
 4 O blessed is the man, whose trust 
 L^pon tiie Lord relies : 
 
 Respecting not tlie proud, nor such 
 As turn aside to lies. 
 
 5 O Lord my God, full many are 
 The wonders thou hast done ; 
 
 Thy gracious thoughts to us-ward far 
 
 Above ail thoughts are gone : 
 In order none can reckon them 
 
 To thee : if them declare. 
 And speak of tht.m I would, they more 
 
 Than can be number' d are, 
 
 6 No sacriiice, noi otfering, 
 Didst thou at all desire ; 
 
 Mine ears thou bor'd : sin-off 'ring thou 
 And burnt didst not require. 
 
 7 Then to tlie Lord these were my words^ 
 I come, behold and see ; 
 
PSALM 40- 
 
 Within the volume of thy book 
 It written is of me, 
 
 8 To do thy will I take delight, 
 
 thou my God that art : 
 Yea, that most holy law of thine 
 
 1 have within my heart. 
 
 9 Within the congregation great, 
 I righteousness did preach : 
 
 Lo, thou dost know, O Lord, that I 
 Refrained not my speech. 
 
 10 I never did within my heart 
 Conceal thy rio-hteousness : 
 
 I thy salvation nave declard, 
 And shown thy faithfuhiess ; 
 
 Thy kindness, which most loving is. 
 Concealed have not I ; 
 
 Nor from the congregation great 
 Have hid thy verity. 
 
 1 1 Thy tender mercies, Lord, from me 
 
 do thou not restrain : 
 
 Thy loving-kindness, and thy truth, 
 Let them me still maintain. 
 
 12 For ills past reck'ning compass me. 
 And mine iniquities 
 
 Such hold upon me taken have, 
 
 1 cannot lift mine eyes : 
 
 They more than hairs are on mine head, 
 Thence is my heart dismay 'd. 
 
 13 Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me : 
 Lord, hasten to mine aid. 
 
 14- Sham'd and confounded be they all 
 
 That seek my soul to kill : 
 Yea, let them backward driven be, 
 
 And sham'd, that v/ish me ill, 
 
PSALM 41 
 
 15 For a reward of this their sliame, 
 
 Confounded let tliem be, 
 That in this manner scoffing say, 
 
 Aha, aha, to me. 
 l5 In thee let all be glad, and joy, 
 
 Who seeking thee abide : 
 AYho thy salvation love, say still. 
 
 The Lord be magnify'd. 
 17 I'm poor and needy, yet the Lord 
 
 Of me a care doth take : 
 Thou art my help and Saviour, 
 
 My God no tarrying make. 
 
 PSALM 41 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm contains (l) A representation of the blessedness of \\\m 
 who wisely considereth the case of the poor, and affords them relief, 
 ver. 1, — 3. (2) David's candid acknowledgments of the justness of his 
 affliction, and earnest supplications, for a merciful deliverance, ver. 4, 
 (3) His sad complaints of the malicious, censorious, and spiteful re- 
 jections, and of th€ insolent carriage, of his enemies, ver. 5, — 9. {4^ 
 His hearty committing of his case and way to God, in the assured and 
 
 triumphant faith of his favour, ver. 10, — 13. «[ While I sing, let 
 
 mine eyes be towards th,e Lord Jesus, who thought on me, in my low 
 estate. Let me consider him, who though he A\-as rich, yet for our 
 Scikes he became poor, that we tlnough his poverty might be made rich. 
 — Jesus, who had not where to lay his head ; Jesus, vvhom his own 
 disciple betrayed ; and who, through manifold enemies and much triba- 
 lation, entered into the kingdom of God. 
 
 BLESSED is he that wisely doth 
 The poor man's case consider ; 
 For when the time of trouble is, 
 The Lord will him deliver. 
 
 2 God will him keep, yea, save alive ; 
 On earth he blest shall live : 
 
 And to his enemies desire 
 Thou wilt him not up give. 
 
 3 God will give strength, when he on bed 
 Of languishing doth mourn : 
 
PSALM 41 
 
 And, in his sickness sore, O Lord, 
 Tliou all his bed wilt turn. 
 
 4 I said, O Lord, do tliou extend 
 Thy mercy unto me; 
 
 O do thou heal my soul, for why 
 I Iiave offended thee. 
 
 5 Those that to me are enemies, 
 Of me do evil say, 
 
 Wlien shall he die, that so his name 
 May perish quite away ? 
 
 6 To see me it he comes, he speaks 
 Vain words : but then his heart 
 
 Heaps mischief to it, which he tells, 
 When furtii he doth depart. 
 
 7 My haters, jointly whispering, 
 'Against -.e my hurt devise. 
 
 8 Mischief, say they, cleaves fast to him; 
 He ly'th, and shall not rise. 
 
 9 Yea, ev'n mine own familiar friend, 
 On whom I did rely. 
 
 Who ate m}^ bread, ev'n he his heel 
 Affainst me lifted hvA\. 
 
 10 But, Lord, be merciful to me. 
 And up again me raise. 
 
 That I m.iy justly them requite, 
 According to their ways. 
 
 11 By this 1 know, that certainly, 
 I favour'd am by thee : 
 
 Because my hateful enemy 
 Triun^.phs not over me. 
 
 12 But as for me, thou me uphold"st 
 Li o^ine integrity : 
 
 And ! c before thy countenance 
 Tiiou sett'sc continually. 
 
PSALM 42 
 
 13 The Lord, the God of Israel, 
 
 Be blest for ever tb.en, 
 From age to age eternally. 
 
 Ameii, yea, and amen. 
 
 psal:\i 42 
 
 To the citief Musician, Mascbil, for the sons of Korali. 
 Perhaps this Psalm Avas composed by David, vlien tiic unnatural 
 rebellion of Absalom had forced him from tlie sanctuary of God, and 
 to take up his loduing, eastward of Jordan, 2 Sam. xv. — xix. We have 
 in it (1) Ardent longings after nearness to, and famiiiar intimacy \\'\t\\ 
 God, in Lis public ordinances and sanctuary, ver. 1, 1!. (^j) Mournful 
 lamentations and bitter grcanings, on account of Gods witlidrawineut 
 of his comfortable smiles ; and of the want of the once enjoyed ordi- 
 nances of God, and fellowship with his Saints ; and of the troublesome 
 impressions of Gods \vrath ; and of his enemies insolent upbraiding of 
 him ; and on account of the departure and distance of his God, ver. 3, 
 4. 6, 7. 9, 10. (3> Believing remembrance of God's, former favours, ver. 
 6 ; and self-encouraging l^opes of future ones, ver. 5. 8. 11. % Have 
 
 1 experimenialiy understood all these things ! My soul, let me charge 
 thee, to beware of dissimulation with God, and of compassing him 
 about with .ies, under pretence of praising him. Dare not to sing 
 these lines without inv»ard, \Aitliom: ardent loi.gings for the Lord ; — 
 without earnest claiming of him, as tliv own (jod, upon tlie foundation 
 of his new-covenant ijrant of himself to me, in th;; gospel; — without 
 assured hopes of his future, his everlasting kmdness to nie-ward. 
 
 LIKE as the liart for water-brooks 
 Li thirst doth pant and bray j 
 So pants my longing soul, O God, 
 Tiiat come to thee I may. 
 
 2 ]\Iy soul for God, the living God, 
 Doth tliii St ; Vv hen shall I near 
 
 L^ato thy countenance approach, 
 And in God's sigiit appear? 
 
 3 My tears have unto nie been meat,. 
 Both in the night and day. 
 
 While unto me continually, 
 Where is th}/ God? they say. 
 
 4 My soul is poured out in me. 
 When this 1 think upon ; 
 
 Because fr.at vvith the multitude 
 I heretofore had 2one \ 
 
PSALM 42 
 
 With them into God's house I went, 
 With voice of joy and praise; 
 
 Yea, with the multitude that kept 
 The solemn holy days. 
 
 5 O why art thou cast down, my soul ? 
 Why in me so dismay 'd 
 
 Trust God, for I shall praise him 3^et ; 
 His count'nance is mine aid. 
 
 6 My God, my souFs cast down in me 5. 
 Thee therefore mind I will 
 
 From Jordan's land, the Hermonites, 
 And ev'n from Mizar hill. 
 
 7 At the noise of thy water-spouts 
 Deep unto deep doth call : 
 
 Thy breaking waves pass over me, 
 Yea, and thy billows all. 
 
 8 His loving-kindness yet the Lord 
 Command \vill in the day, 
 
 His song's with me by night, to God, 
 By whom I live, I'll pray. 
 
 9 And I will say to God my Rock, 
 Why me forget'st thou so? 
 
 Why, for my foes oppression, 
 Thus mourning do I go ? 
 
 10 'Tis as a sword within my bones, 
 When my foes me upbraid : 
 
 Ev'n when by them. Where is thy God ? 
 'Tis daily to me said, 
 
 1 1 O why art thou cast down, my soul ? 
 Why, thus with grief opprest, 
 
 Art thou disquieted in me ? 
 
 In God still hope and rest ; 
 For yet I know I shall him praise. 
 
 Who graciously to me 
 
PSAL]\I 43 
 
 The health is of my countenance; 
 Yea, mine own God is he. 
 
 PSALM 43 
 
 niis Psalm was probably composed on the same occasion as the 
 former; and contains (1) David's strong cries to his God for help 
 aE^ainst, and deliverance from, his nngodly, unjust, and crafty oppres- 
 sors, ver. 1, 2. (2) His earnest longings, to be restored to the enjoy- 
 ment of his God in his public ordinances, ver. 3, 4. (3) His inward 
 disquiets, composed by believing claims of his God, and fnm depend- 
 ence on his promises, ver. 5. f While I sing, let my suiil be deeply 
 
 affected with the injuries I daily receive from Salan and my own lusts. 
 Let my heart and flesh cry out for God, the living God, as my God and 
 mine exceeding joy. And let me still all the tumults of my heart, with 
 this, That he is my God and my All ; my God that doth me save. 
 
 JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause 
 Against th' ungodly nation : 
 From the unjust and crafty man, 
 O be thou my salvation. 
 
 2 For thou the God art of my strength ; 
 Why thrust'st, thou me thee fro.^ 
 
 For th' enemies oppression, 
 Why do I mourning go ? 
 
 3 O send thy light forth, and thy truth; 
 Let them be guides to me. 
 
 And bring me to thine holy hill, 
 Ev'n where thy dwellings be. 
 
 4 Then will I to God's altar go, 
 To God my chiefest joy : 
 
 Yea, God, my God, thy name to praise 
 My harp I will employ. 
 
 5 Why art thou then cast down, my soul ? 
 What should discourage thee ? 
 
 And why, with vexing thoughts, art thou 
 
 Disquieted in me? 
 Still trust in God, for him to praise 
 
 Good cause I yet shall have : 
 He of my countenance is the health. 
 
 My God that doth me save. 
 
PSALM 44 
 
 To the chief Musician^ for the son^ of Korah, iNIascliil. 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps composed on the same ocrasiou as the 60th, 
 &nd may liavc a pn phytic view to th( afl' r distres es of the Jews in 
 the time of Reiioboam, ■j; Chron. xii ; of JthoiavM, '.' Ciiron. x>i; of 
 Ahaz, 2 Chron xxviii ; of Hezek' ih, ^ l\in:'s, xvi^i, :%ix; an 1 during 
 the Ciialdean captivity, Syrogre.ian oppression, «\c. and all these as 
 typical of the distresses of the gospel clr.uch, imder Heathens and 4n- 
 tichristians. It relates ciiiefly to t;:e eliureh, • nd contains < l ) 1 han'-fnl 
 acknowledgments of what the Lord had done for her, in forni< r periods ; 
 as her God, her King, her Joy, her praise, ver. 1, — 8. (i>) Ss'srowfisl 
 complaints of divine desertioii ; and of the prevalent powfr, cruelty, 
 and derisive contempt of enemies, ver. 9, — 16. (3) Soleum protestation 
 of continued integrity, and of consant adherence to the Lord's v ay, 
 amidst these manifold calamities, ver. 17, — 2-2. (4) '^tronjr cries, with 
 supplications and tears to God, for his merciful appe nance for, and 
 
 granting her relief, ver. ^3, — 26. ^ In singiui'^ this, let me rjoire 
 
 with them that rejoice, and w.ep with theni tiiit weep. Let me rejoice, 
 in what the Lord h.itli wrought for his pi^opie, m any fornur period: 
 And, in all their affiictions, let me be afflicted. Let me give tut Lord 
 no rest, till he make his church a joy in tue whole earth. 
 
 OGOD, we with our ears have heard, 
 Our fathers have as tokl, 
 What V. orks thou in their clays hadst done^ 
 
 Ev'n in the davs of old. 
 £ Thy hand did drive the heathen out, 
 
 And plant them in their place; 
 Thou didst afflict the nations, 
 But them thou didst increase. 
 
 3 For neither got their sword the land, 
 Nor did their arm them save : 
 
 But thy right hand, arm, countenance; 
 For thou them favour gave. 
 
 4 Thou art my King : for Jacoh, Lord, 
 Deliv'rances command. 
 
 5 Thro' thee we shall push down our foes. 
 That do against us stand : 
 
 We, thro' thy name, shall tread down those 
 That ris'n against us have. 
 
 6 For in my how I shall not trust, 
 Kor shall my sv/ord me save. 
 
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 7 But from our foes ihou hast us sav'd, 
 Our haters put to siiapje. 
 
 8 In God we ail tlie day do boast, 
 And e\er praise thy name. 
 
 9 But now we aie cast oif by tliee, 
 And us thou put'st to sname : 
 
 And, wben our armies do go fortlo, 
 Thou go'st not widi tlie same. 
 
 10 Thou mak'st us from the enemy, 
 Faint-hearted to turn back : 
 
 And they who hate us, for themselves 
 Our spoils away do take. 
 
 1 1 Like sheep for meat thou gavest us : 
 'Along heathen cast we be. 
 
 12 Thou didst for nought thy people sell; 
 Their price enrich'd uot thee. 
 
 13 Thou mak'st us a reproach to be, 
 Unto our neighbours near : 
 
 Derision, and a scorn to them 
 That round about us are. 
 
 14 A by-word also thou dost us 
 Among the heathen make : 
 
 The people, in contempt and spite. 
 At us their heads do shake. 
 
 15 Before me my confusion 
 Continually abides ; 
 
 And of my bashful countenance 
 The shame me e\'er hides : 
 
 16 For voice of him that doth reproach 
 And speaketh blasphemy ; 
 
 By reason of th' avenging foe, 
 And cruel enemy. 
 
 17 All this is come on us, yet we 
 Have not forgotten thee; 
 
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 Nor falsely in thy covenant 
 Bella v'd ourselves have we. 
 
 18 Back from thy way our heart not turn'd; 
 Our steps no straying made. 
 
 19 Tho' us thou hrak'st in dragons place, 
 And cov'redst with death's shade. 
 
 20 If we God's name forgot, or stretch'd 
 To a strange God our hands : 
 
 21 Shall not God search this out? for he 
 Hearts secrets understands. 
 
 22 Yea, for thy sake we're kill'd all day. 
 Counted as slaughter-sheep. 
 
 23 Rise, Lord, cast us not ever off, 
 Awake, Why dost thou sleep ? 
 
 24 O wherefore hidest thou thy face ? 
 Forget'st our case distrest, 
 
 25 And our oppression? For our soul 
 Is to the dust down prest : 
 
 Our belly also on the earth, 
 
 Fast cleavinu* hold doth take. 
 25 Rise for our help, and us redeem, 
 
 Ev'n for thy mercies sake. 
 
 PSALM 45 
 
 To the ch'uf Muskian upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korab, 
 Maschil, A Song of loves. 
 In tliis SoNCx OF LOVES, are celebrated (l) The glories of Jesus our 
 Recleemtr, — particularly the transcendent comeliness, and blessedness 
 of hi, person, God-man; His ahnis:hty power, in conquering his people, 
 and destroying his enemies; — the eternity, firmness, and equity of his 
 government;— his royal unction with the' Holy Ghost above measure ; 
 and liis titness for his work ; and the splendour of his court, ver. 1,-9. 
 (2) Tiie glories of the redeemed, — their listening to Jesus' proposals of 
 marriage-union with himself; tlieir renunciation of all others, for his 
 sake; tiicir reverential submission to, and worship of him, ver. 10, 11, 
 — their glorious ornaments of rigliteousness and grace ; and their glori- 
 ous entrance into the new-covenant, and the eternal state, ver. V> — l.*?, 
 — their glorious succession and work, for perpetuating the fame of the 
 Redeemer, ver. 16, 17. f lu singing this Song of the Lamb, let me 
 
PSALM 45 
 
 with open face, behold Iiis glory, and be chan<yed into the same image 
 from i^lory to glory, as by tlie Spirit of the Lord. Let my admiration 
 of his excellency swell to the brim ; and my love burn with a most ve- 
 hement Hame; and let my hopes of being tor ever with him, be strong 
 and lively. Let my heart be all wonder at his excellency, fulness, and 
 «race; and all subjection to his government and laws; and my lips 
 rilled with his praise and honour all the day. 
 
 MY heart brings forth a goodly thing; 
 My words that I indite 
 Concern the king : my tongue's a pen 
 Of one that swift doth write. 
 
 2 Thou fairer art than sons of men : 
 Into thy Hps is store 
 
 Of grace iiifus'd ; God therefore thee 
 Hath blest for evermore. 
 
 3 O thou that art the mighty One, 
 Thy sword gird on thy thigh : 
 
 Ev'n w^ith thy glory excellent, 
 And with thy majesty. 
 
 4 For meekness, truth, and righteousness, 
 In state ride prosp'rously ; 
 
 And thy right hand shall thee instruct, 
 In things that fearful be. 
 
 6 Thine arrows sharply pierce the hearts 
 
 Of th' en'mies of the king; 
 And under thy subjection 
 
 The people down do bring. 
 
 6 For ev^er and for ever is, 
 
 O God, thy throne of miglit: 
 The sceptre of thy kingdom is 
 A sceptre that is riglit. 
 
 7 Thou lovest right, and hatest ill : 
 For God, thy God most high, 
 
 Above thy fellows, hath with th' oil 
 Of joy anointed thee. 
 
 8 Of aloes, myrrh, and cassia, 
 A smell thy garments had, 
 
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 Out of tl^e iv'ry palaces, 
 
 Whereby they made thee glad. 
 
 9 Among thy women honourable 
 Kings daughters w ere at hand : 
 
 Upon thy right liand did the queen 
 In gohl of Ophir stand. 
 
 10 () daughter, hearken, and regard^ 
 And do thine ear incline; 
 
 Likew isr forget thy fatiier's house, 
 And people tiiat are thine; 
 
 1 1 Tlien of tlie king desir'd shall be 
 Thy beaury vehemently : 
 
 Eecause lie is thy Lord, do thou 
 Him worship rev'rently. • 
 
 12 The dauglster there of Tyre shall be, 
 With i^ifts and oli"rings great: 
 
 Those of the people that are rich 
 Thy fa\our shad intieat. 
 
 13 Behold, the daughter of the king, 
 Ail glorious is wiliiin ; 
 
 And with embroideries of gold 
 
 Her garments wrought have been. 
 
 14 She shall be brought unto ihe king 
 In r ;bes with needle wrought: 
 
 Her fellou- virgins following 
 Sliali unto thee be brought: 
 
 15 They shall be brought with gladness grea» 
 And mirth ou CN-'ry bide, 
 
 Into tiie palace of the king, 
 
 And there tiiey shall abule. 
 l5 Instead of thos- thy fatl-ers dear, 
 
 Tl;y clnldreu thou n^a\'st take, 
 And m all j) laces of tl.e e.irth, 
 
 Thtui noble princes make. 
 
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 17 Thy name remembered I will make 
 
 Throuoh ages i.ll to be: 
 The people therefore evermore 
 
 Shall praises give to tiiee. 
 
 Another of the same. 
 "1^ /TY heart inditing is 
 JutJL Good matter in a sono;: 
 
 1 speak the things that I have made, 
 
 Which to the king belong: 
 I\Iy tongue shall be as quick, 
 
 His honour to indite, 
 As is thiC pen of any scribe, 
 
 That useth fast to write. 
 
 2 Thou'rt fairest of all men; 
 Grace in thy lips doth flow: 
 
 And therefore blessings evermore 
 On thee doth God bestow. 
 
 3 Tliv sw^ord ii'ird on thy thii>h, 
 Thou that art most of might: 
 
 Appear in dreadful majesty, 
 And in tliv qmoiv brmht. 
 
 4 For meekness, truth and riglit. 
 Ride pr isp'rously in state: 
 
 And thy J'ight hand shall leach to thee 
 Things terrible and great. 
 
 5 Thy shafts sliall pierce their heart 
 Tiiat foes are to the king. 
 
 Whereby nuo subjection 
 
 The people thou shalt bring. 
 
 6 Tiiy royal seat, O Lord, 
 F ;r ever shall leniain : 
 
 The sceptre of thy km id om doth 
 AH riuhieousness maintain. 
 
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 7 Thou lov'st right, and hat'st ill : 
 For God, thy God most high. 
 
 Ahove thy fellows hath with th' oil 
 Of joy anointed thee. 
 
 8 Of myrrh and spices sweet 
 A smell thy garments had, 
 
 Out of the iv'ry palaces 
 
 Wherehy they made thee glad» 
 
 9 And, in thy glorious train. 
 Kings daughters waiting stand : 
 
 And thy fair queen, in Ophir-gold, 
 Doth stand at thy right-hand. 
 
 10 O daughter, take good heed, 
 Incline, and give good ear; 
 
 Thou must forget thy kindred all, 
 And father's house most dear. 
 
 1 1 Thy beauty to the king 
 Shall then delightful be : 
 
 And do thou humbly worship him, 
 Because thy Lord is he. 
 
 12 The daughter then of Tyre 
 There with a gift shall be. 
 
 And all the wealthy of the land 
 Shall make their suit to thee. 
 
 13 The daughter of the king- 
 All glorious is within : 
 
 And with embroideries of gold 
 Her garments wrought have been, 
 
 14 She Cometh to the king- 
 In robes with needle wrought : 
 
 The virgins that do follow her 
 Shall unto thee be brought. 
 
 15 They shall be brought with joy, 
 And mirth on every side, 
 
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 Into the palace of the king, 
 And there they shall abide. 
 
 16 And, in thy fathers' stead, 
 Thy children thou may'st take, 
 
 And, in all places of the earth. 
 Them noble princes make. 
 
 17 1 will shew forth thy name 
 To generations all : 
 
 Therefore, the people evermore 
 To thee give praises shall. 
 
 PSALM 46* 
 
 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A ISong upon 
 Alamoth. 
 
 In this Psalm, probably composed for celebrating some remarkable 
 victory, we have (l) Bold triumphs of faith in God himself, and the 
 incrcies of the new-covenant, amidst the most alarming danger and dis- 
 tress which can be supposed, ver. 1, — 6. (2) A thankful rehearsal of 
 the great things, which Ged had wrought for the deliverance of his 
 people, and the destruction of their enemies, ver. 6, — 9. (3) God's 
 heart-composing promise of promoting his own glory in every provi- 
 dence, and faitii's expectation of protectien and deliverance therefrom, 
 
 ver. 10, 11. ^ While 1 sing it, come my soul, encourage thyself in 
 
 Jehovah as tliy God, and thy All. Come drink abundantly out of 
 Jesus' heart-gladcning River of life, his word, his blood, his spirit, his 
 ftihiess, his love ; and holding fast the beginning of thy confidence unto 
 the end, alway give thanks. 
 
 C^ OD is our refuge and our strength, 
 X In straits a present aid. 
 2 Therefore, althiOugh the earth remove, 
 
 We will not be afraid, 
 Though hills amidst tlie seas be cast. 
 
 5 Though waters roaring make, 
 And troubled be ; yea, tliough the hills 
 
 By swelling seas do shake. 
 4 A river is, whose streams do glad 
 
 The city of our God : 
 The holy place, wherein the Lord 
 
 Most High hath his abode. 
 
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 5 God in the midst of her doth dwell, 
 Notbino- shall lier remove: 
 
 The Lord to her an helper will, 
 And that riglit early prove. 
 
 6 The heathen rag'd tumultuously, 
 The kingdoms n:ioved were : 
 
 The Lord God uttered his voiee, 
 The earth did melt for fear. 
 
 7 The Lord of hosts upon our side 
 Doth constantly remain : 
 
 The God oi' Jacob's our refuge, 
 Us safely to maintain. 
 
 8 Come, and behold what wond'rous works 
 Have by the Lord been wrought : 
 
 Come, see what desolations 
 He on the earth hath brought. 
 
 9 Unto the ends of all the earth 
 Wars into peace he turns : 
 
 The bow he breaks, tlie spear he cuts, 
 In fire the chariot burns. 
 
 10 Be still, and know that I am God : 
 Among the heathen I 
 
 Will be exalted ; I on earth 
 Will be exalted high. 
 
 1 1 Our God, who is the Lord of hosts, 
 Is still upon our side: 
 
 The God of Jacob our refuge 
 For ever will abide. 
 
 PSALM 47 
 
 To the chief Muskiun, A Psalm for the ^o/z5 of Korah. 
 This Psalm was probably composed on the same occasion as the 
 24th. Here is (1) A revenue of praise demanded for God, from all 
 people, Jews and Gentiles, ver. 1. 6. (2) A memorial of the grounds 
 of praise, viz. the majesty of God's nature, ver. 2. The great things he 
 had done, or would do for his people, in subduing their foes, and pro- 
 
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 viding portions for themselves ; and in ascending to heaven, to rcceire 
 gifts, and prepare places for men, ver. 3, — 5 : As also the high sove- 
 reignty and universal extent of his government, ver. 2. 7, — 9. % While 
 
 my lips utlcr this Song, let all my inward powers labour in viewing, in 
 loving, in admaring, in extoUiug my great, — my glorious,— my ascended, 
 — ray all-governing, — all-doing, and all-giving Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
 ALL people, clap your hands to God, 
 With voice of triumph shout: 
 9, For dreadful is the Lord most High, 
 Great Kin 2^ the earth throujjjhout. 
 
 3 The heathen people under us 
 He surely shall suhdue ; 
 
 And he shall make the nations 
 Under our feet to bow. 
 
 4 The lot of our inheritance 
 Choose out for us shall he. 
 
 Of Jacob whom he loved well, 
 Ev'n the excellency. 
 
 5 God is with shouts gone up, the Lord 
 With trumpets sounding high. 
 
 6 Sing praise to God, sing praise : sing praise, 
 Praise to our King sing ye. 
 
 7 For God is King of all the earth, 
 With knowledge praise express. 
 
 8 God rules the nations: God sits on 
 His throne of holiness. 
 
 9 The princes of the people are 
 Assembled willingly, 
 
 Ev'n of the God of Abraham 
 
 They who the people be : 
 For why ? the shields that do defend 
 
 The earth, are only his : 
 They to the Lord belong, yea, he 
 
 Exalted greatly is. 
 
PSALM 48 
 
 A So?ig, and Psabnfor the sons of Korali, 
 
 This Psalm was no doubt composed to celebrate some remarkable 
 victory or deliverance, in the days of David, Jehoshaphat, 2 Chron. xx. 
 or Hezckiah, 2 Kings, xix. We have here (1) Jerusalem, the capital 
 city of Israel, and type of the gospel-church and heavenly state, cele- 
 brated for her beauty and her relation to God, as the residence of his 
 temple and ordinances, ver. 1, 2. (2) Jehovah, the God of Israel, ce- 
 lebrated, for his kind and powerful protection of Jerusalem, and for 
 making her enemies flee off with much precipitation and terror, ver. 
 3, — 7. (3) Tlie people of God, particularly in Jerusalem, meditating 
 upon, and celebrating the gracious and mighty tilings, which God had, 
 or would do for them ; and for liis discoveries of himself to them ; and 
 promising themselves sure and lasting happiness in his relation to them, 
 
 and direction of them, ver. 8, — 14. % While I sing these, let me be 
 
 deeply affected with the glory, — with the privileges, — and chieiiy with 
 the God of the Christian Church, and of the new-covenant state, and nf 
 the new Jerusalem, which is above, whicli is the mother, the desired 
 city of us all. 
 
 GREAT is the Lord, and greatly he 
 Is to be praised still, 
 Within the city of our God, 
 Upon his holy hill. 
 
 2 Mount Zion stands most beautiful, 
 The joy of all the land ; 
 
 The city of the mighty King 
 On her north-side doth stand. 
 
 3 The Lord, within her palaces 
 Is for a refuge known. 
 
 4 For lo, the kings that gather'd were 
 Together by have gone. 
 
 5 But, when they did behold the same, 
 They w^ond'ring w ould not stay : 
 
 But, being troubled at the sight. 
 They thence did haste away.. 
 
 6 Great terror there took hold on them, 
 They were possess'd with fear; 
 
 Their grief came like a woman's pain, 
 When she a child doth bear. 
 
 7 Thou Tarshish ships with east-wind break'st: 
 8 As we have heard it told ; 
 
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 So in the city of the Lord 
 
 Our eyes did it behold : 
 In our God's city, which his hand 
 
 For ever stablish will. 
 
 9 We of thy loving kindness thouglit, 
 Lord, in thy temple still. 
 
 10 O Lord, according to thy name, 
 Through all the earth's thy praise: 
 
 And thy right hand, O Lord, is full 
 Of righteousness always. 
 
 11 Because thy judgments are made known, 
 Let Zion mount rejoice ; 
 
 Of Jndah let the daughters all 
 Send forth a cheerful voice. 
 
 12 AValk about Zion, and go round; 
 The high tov\'ers tliereof tell, 
 
 1 3 Consider ye her palaces. 
 And mark her bulwarks well. 
 
 That ye may tell posterity. 
 
 14 For this God doth abide 
 Our God for evermore; lie will 
 
 Ev'n unto death us euide. 
 
 PSALM 49 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 
 
 This Psalm is a mirror calculated to exliibit the ernptiuess of all 
 worldly enjojTnents. Observe (1 ) David's earnest attempt to awaken 
 all ranks of mankind, to a serious consider-ition of this matter, as a 
 point of firveat importance, and universal concern, ver. 1, — 4. (2) His 
 irrefragable proofs of the vanity of edvi'ily enjoynieuts, viz, that they 
 cannot save from death, either a mans self or his friend ; and that they 
 cannot make men wise or happy in thi^ world ; and far less render them 
 happy in the future state, ver. 6, — 14. (3) His attempt to comfort 
 himself and other saints, under the sense of their daily infirmities, and 
 of the chastisements received on account of their sins; and against the 
 slavish fears of death ; and against temptations arising from the prospe- 
 rity of the wicked, ver. 5. 15, — 18. ^ While I sing, let nie bewail 
 
 my sinful minding of, and idolatrous attachment to, earthly things. Let 
 me be henceforth, as a weaned child, settiag my affections on things 
 
PSALM 49 
 
 above, where Christ is at the right-hand of God. Let no uncertain 
 riclies or honours, but the living God, be the object of all my trust 
 and joy. 
 
 HEAR this, all people, and give ear, 
 All ill the world that dwell, 
 2 Both low and high, both rich and poor: 
 
 3 Aly mouth shall wisdom tell ; 
 My heart shall knowledge meditate, 
 
 4 I will incline mine ear 
 To parables ; and on the harp 
 
 ]My sayings dark declare. 
 
 5 Amidst those days that evil be, 
 Why should I, fearing doubt ? 
 
 When of my heels th' iniquity 
 Shall compass me about? 
 
 6 Whoe'er they be that in their wealth 
 Their confidence do pitch, 
 
 And boast themselves, because they are 
 Become exceeding rich. 
 
 7 Yet none of these his brother can 
 Redeem by any way ; 
 
 Nor can he unto God for him 
 Sufficient ransom pay : 
 
 8 (Their souls redemption precious is 
 And it can never be) 
 
 9 That still he should for ever live. 
 And not corruption see. 
 
 10 For why? he seeth that wise men die, 
 And brutish fools also 
 
 Do perish ; and their w^ealth, when dead, 
 
 To others they let go. 
 ] I Their inward thought is, that their house 
 
 And dwelhng-placcs shall 
 Stand through all ages : they their lands 
 
 By their own names do call. 
 
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 12 But yet in honour shall not man 
 Abide continually : 
 
 But, passing hence, may be compared 
 Unto the beasts that die. 
 
 13 Thus, brutish tolly plainly is 
 Their wisdom, and their way; 
 
 Yet their posterity approve 
 What they do fondly say. 
 
 14 Like sheep they in the gra\e are laid, 
 And death shall them devour; 
 
 And, in the morning, upriglit men 
 
 Shall over them linve pow'r; 
 Their beauty, from their dwelling, shall 
 
 Consume within the grave. 
 
 15 But, from Iiell's hand God will me free. 
 For he shall mc leccive. 
 
 16 Be thou not tlien afraid, when one 
 Enriched thou dost see, 
 
 Nor when the glory of his house 
 Advanced is on higli. 
 
 17 For he shall carry nothing hence, 
 When death his da\ s doth end : 
 
 Nor shall his glory after inm 
 Into the o-rave descend. 
 
 18 Although he his own soul did bless, 
 Wliile he on earth did live : 
 
 (And when thou to thyself dost well, 
 Men will thee piaises give.) 
 
 19 He to his father's race sliiill go. 
 They never shall see light. 
 
 20 Man honoured, wanting knowledge, is 
 Like beasts that perish quite. 
 
PSALM 50 
 
 A Psalm o/* Asaph. 
 
 This Psalm may be considered as a rebuke to the carnal Jews, who 
 rested in, and boasted of their external ceremonies in worship, to the 
 neglecting; of the wciijiitier matters of the law, mercy, judgment and 
 faith: Or, as a prediction of the coming of Christ, to abolish the cere- 
 monial worship, ejeri the Jews from his Church, and establish a more 
 pure and spiritnai form of worship under the gospel: Or, in line, as a 
 i-cpresentauon of tiie last judgment, — in whicli Christ shall come to 
 render to every man according to his deeds. Observe (l)The awful 
 appearance of God our Redeemer, in tlie flesli, — in pov.er, — or in the 
 ciouds ; with tiie gathering of the i)eop!e to him, ver. 1, — 6. (^) An 
 engaging adniouition to improve God's new-covenant grant of himself 
 to be our God, as an excitement to exchange legal ceremonies into 
 prayer, thanksgiving and holy obedience ; or at least, to give a remark- 
 able preference to the latter, ver. 7,^ — 13. (3) A terrible charge of hy- 
 pocrisy, slander, contempt of God.s v* ord, and of atheistical imagina- 
 tions concerning God laid against the wicked, with a fearful sentence 
 of condemnation, founded thereon, ver. 16, — 22. (4) An alarming warn- 
 iiig of danger to the forgellers of God, and encouraging promise to 
 
 such as study to glorify him by an holy conversation, ver. 22, 23. 
 
 1[ Sing this, my soul, with solemn awe, assisted before t!ie great searcher 
 oi" hearts, and as by faith beholding Je^ns, in my nature;— sitting on his 
 great white throne, — i;atiiering the nations to hi;s bar, opening the 
 books, and judging mankind out of the things found written tlierein. 
 
 THE migbty God, the Lord 
 Hath spoken, and did call 
 The earth from rising of tlie sun, 
 To where lie hath his fall. 
 
 2 From out of Zion hill, 
 Which of excellency. 
 
 And beauty the perfection is, 
 God shined gloriously. 
 
 3 Our God shall surely come, 
 Keep silence shall not he; 
 
 Before him fire shall waste, great storms 
 Shall round abc it him be. 
 
 4 Unto the heavens clear 
 He from above shall call, 
 
 And to the earth likcMase, that he 
 May judge his people all. 
 
 5 Together let my saints 
 Unto me gather'd be, 
 
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 Those that by sacrifice have made 
 A cov^enaiit with me. 
 
 6 And then the heavens shall 
 His rio-hteousness declare ; 
 
 Because the Lord himself is he, 
 By whom men judged are. 
 
 7 iNIy people Isra'l hear, 
 Speak will I from on high, 
 
 Against thee I w^ill testify, 
 God, ev'n thy God, am I. 
 
 8 I, for thy sacrifice. 
 
 No blame m ill on thee lay, 
 Nor for burnt-ofP"rings, which to me 
 Thou offer'dst evVy day. 
 
 9 ril take no calf, nor goats, 
 From house or fold of thine. 
 
 10 For beasts of forests, cattle all 
 On thousand hills, are mine. 
 
 1 1 The fowls on mountains high, 
 Are all to me w^ell known, 
 
 Wild beasts, which in the fields do ly, 
 Ev'n they are all mine own. 
 
 12 Then, if I hungry were, 
 I would not tell it thee : 
 
 Because the world, and fulness all 
 Thereof, belongs to me. 
 
 13 Willi eat flesh of bulls ? 
 Or goats blood drink will I ? 
 
 14 Thanks offer thou to God, and pay 
 Thy vows to the most Fligh. 
 
 15 And call upon me, when 
 In trouble thou shall be, 
 
 I will deliver thee, and thou 
 My name shalt glorify. 
 
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 16 But to the wicked man 
 God saith, My laws and truth 
 
 Should'st thou declare ? how dar'st thou take 
 My cov'nant in thy mouth ? 
 
 17 Sith thou instruction hat'st, 
 Which should thy ways direct : 
 
 And, sith my words behind thy back 
 Thou cast'st, and dost reject. 
 
 18 When thou a thief didst see. 
 With him thou didst consent; 
 
 And with the vile adulterers 
 Partaker on thou went. 
 
 19 Thou giv'st thy mouth to ill, 
 Thy tongue deceit doth frame. 
 
 20 Thou sitt'st and 'gainst thy brother speak'st, 
 Thy mother's son dost shame. 
 
 21 Because I silence kept, 
 
 While thou these things hast wrought; 
 That I w^as altogether like 
 
 Thyself, hath been thy thought. 
 
 Yet I will thee reprove. 
 
 And set before thine eyes 
 In order ranked thy misdeeds, 
 
 And thine niiquities. 
 
 22 Now, ye that God forget, 
 This carefully consider; 
 
 Lest I in pieces tear you all, 
 And none can you deliver. 
 
 23 Whoso doth offer praise 
 Me glorifies, and 1 
 
 Will shew him God's salvation, 
 That orders right his way. 
 
T' 
 
 PSALM 50 
 
 Another of tht same. 
 II E mighty God the Lord hath spoke, 
 
 And called the earth upon, 
 
 Ev'ii from the rising of the sun 
 - L^nto his going down. 
 
 2 From out of Zion his own liill, 
 Where the perfection high 
 
 Of beauty is, from thence the Lord 
 Hath shined gloriously. 
 
 3 Our God sliall come, and shall no more 
 Be silent, but speak out: 
 
 Before him fire shall wa^tc, great storms 
 Shall compass him about. 
 
 4 He, to the heavens from above, 
 And to the earth below'^, 
 
 Shall call, that he his judgments may 
 Before his people show. 
 
 5 Let all my saints together be 
 Unto me gathered : 
 
 Those that by sacrifice with me 
 A covenant have ir.ade. 
 
 6 And then the heavens shall declare 
 His righteousness abroad; 
 
 Because the Lord himself doth comiC : 
 None else is jiulge but (lod. 
 
 7 Hear, O my peo[Je, and Til speak ; 
 (j Israel by name, 
 
 Against thee I vvili testify, 
 God, ev'u tliy C-'od, I am. 
 
 8 I, for thy sacrifices few, 
 Reprove thee never will ; 
 
 Nor for burnt-off'rinos to have been 
 
 o 
 
 Before me offer'd still. 
 
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 9 I'll take no bullock, nor he-goats, 
 From house nor folds of thine. 
 
 10 For beasts of forests, cattle all 
 On thousand hills are mine. 
 
 11 The fowls are all to me well known, 
 That mountains high do yield: 
 
 And Tdo challenge as mine own 
 The wild beasts of the field. 
 
 12 If I were hungry, I would uot 
 To thee for meat complain ; 
 
 For earth, and all its fulness, doth 
 To me of right pertain. 
 
 13 That I, to eat the flesh of bulls, 
 Take pleasure, dost thou think? 
 
 Or that L need, to quench my thirst, 
 The blood of goats to drink? 
 
 14 Nay, rather unto me, thy God, 
 Thanksgiving offer thou ; 
 
 To the most High perform thy word, 
 And fully pay thy vow. 
 
 15 And, in the day of trouble great, 
 See that thou call on me ; 
 
 I will deliver thee, and thou 
 
 My name shall glorify. 
 J6 But God unto the wicked saith, 
 
 Why should'st thou mention make 
 Of my commands? how dar'st thou iu 
 
 Thy mouth my cov'nant take? 
 
 17 Sith it is so, that thou dost hate 
 All good instruction; 
 
 And sith thou cast's t behind thy back, 
 And slightest my words each one. 
 
 18 When thou a thief did'st see, then straight, 
 ' Thou join'dst with him in sin, 
 
PSALM 51 
 
 And with the vile adulterers, 
 Thou hast partaker been. 
 
 19 Thy mouth to evil ihou dost give, 
 Thy tongue deceit doth frame. 
 
 20 Thou sitt'st, and gainst thy brother speak'st, 
 Thy mother's son to shame. 
 
 21 These things thou wickedly hast done. 
 And I have silent been; 
 
 Thou though t'st that I was like thyself, 
 
 And did approve thy sin : 
 But I will sharply thee reprove, 
 
 And I will order right 
 Thy sins and thy transgressions. 
 
 In presence of thy sight. 
 
 22 Consider this, and be afraid. 
 Ye that forget the Lord, 
 
 Lest I in pieces tear you all. 
 When none can help aiford. 
 
 23 Who otf'reth praise, me glorifies : 
 I will sliew God's salvation 
 
 To him that ordereth aright 
 His life and conversation. 
 
 PSALM 51 
 
 To the chief Musician, A PsaJm of David, xvhen Nathan the 
 Prophet came unto him, after he had gone in unto Bathshcba. 
 
 This Psalm was penned by David, when reproved by Nathan for his 
 adultery with Bathshcba, and for his murder of Uiiah, 2 Sam. xii. 
 We have in it, (1) David's candid and truly sorrowful acknowlcdg- 
 inents of his sin, particularly his adultery and murder, as highly disho- 
 noiaable to God ; — and of his original sin, as the source thereof, ver. 
 1, — 5. 17. (2) His earnest supplications for pardon of his offences, and 
 for heart-purifying, and renewing grace ; and for renewed influences of 
 the Holy Ghost ; and for peace of conscience, and comfortable fellow- 
 ship with God, for himself; ver, 1, 2. 6, — 15, and for reformation of, 
 and prosperity to the church, which had been hurt by his sin, ver. 18, 
 19. (3) His sincere purposes of heart, to improve God's favours to 
 himself, in promoting the instruction of others, and in giving tliem an 
 honourable pattern of an exact celebration of God's public worship. 
 
PSALM 51 
 
 ver. 13, 14, 15, 16. 19. % While I sing this penitential Psalm, let 
 
 my heart be filled with clear, but evangelic views of my aggravated, 
 my unnumbered transgressions ; — and with deep sorrow and remorse 
 for them, let me pour forth supplications, strong cries and tears, to him 
 who is able to forgive all mine iniquities, and to deliver me from every 
 corruption. Let me wash myself in Jesus' blood as the fountain opened 
 to men for sin and for uncieanness. 
 
 AFTER thy loving kindness, Lord, 
 Have mercy upon me : 
 For thy compassions great blot out 
 
 All mine iniquity. 
 Me cleanse from sin, and throughly wash 
 From mine iniquity : 
 
 3 For my transgressions I confess; 
 My sin I ever see. 
 
 4 'Gainst thee, thee only have I sinn'd, 
 In thy sight done this ill, 
 
 That, when thon speak 'st, thou may'st be just, 
 And clear in judging still. 
 
 5 Behold, I in iniquity 
 
 Was form'd the wovnb within ; 
 My mother also me conceiv'd 
 In guiltiness and sin. 
 
 6 Behold, thou in the inward parts 
 With truth delighted art: 
 
 And wisdom thou shalt make me know 
 Within the hidden part. 
 
 7 Do thou with hyssop sprinkle me, 
 I shall be cleansed so : 
 
 Yea wash thou me, and then I shall 
 Be whirer than the snow. 
 
 8 Of gladness and of joyfulness 
 Make me to hear the voice; 
 
 That so these very bones, which thou 
 Hast broken may rejoice. 
 
 9 All mine iniquities blot out; 
 Thy face hide from my sin. 
 
PSALM 51 
 
 10 Create a clean heart; Lord, renew, 
 A right sp'rit me within. 
 
 11 Cast me not from thy sight; nor take 
 Thy holy Sp'rit away. 
 
 12 Restore me thy salvation's joy ; 
 With thy free Sp'rit me stay. 
 
 13 Then will 1 teach thy ways unto 
 Those that transgressors be; 
 
 And those that sinners are shall then 
 Be turned unto thee. 
 
 14 O God, of my salvation God, 
 Me from blood-guildness 
 
 Set free : then shall my tongue aloud 
 Sing of thy righteousness, 
 
 15 My closed lips, O Lord, by thee 
 Let them be opened. 
 
 Then shall thy praises by my mouth 
 Abroad be published. 
 
 16 For thou desir'st not sacrifice, 
 Else would I give it thee : 
 
 Nor wilt thou with burnt offering 
 At all delighted be. 
 
 17 A broken spirit is to God 
 A pleasing sacrifice: 
 
 A broken and a contrite heart 
 Lord, thou wilt not despise. 
 
 18 Shew kindness, and do good, O Lord, 
 To Zion, thine ow^n hill : 
 
 The walls of thv Jerusalem 
 Build up, of thy 'good-will. 
 
 19 Then righteous offerings shall thee please, 
 And off 'rings burnt, which they. 
 
 With whole burnt oif rings, and with calves 
 Shall ou thine altar lay. 
 
PSALM 52 
 
 To the chief Musician^ A Fsahn of David, tohen Doeg the Edo- 
 mitc came and told Saul, and aaid unto him, David is come to 
 the Jiotise of Ahimelech. 
 
 This Psalm relates to Doeg the Edoniite, wlio informed Saul how 
 Aliimelech the High Priest had entertained David and his servants, 
 and in consequence thereof, had murdered Ahimelecii and above four- 
 score other priests, 1 Sara. xxii. Here (1) David oliarges Doe?:, that 
 notwithstanding of the manifested and everlasting goodness of God, he 
 gloried in his malice, craft, cruelty, and other wickedness, ver. J, — 5. 
 (2) By the spirit of prophecy, he condemns him for his wickedness, 
 to be plucked from his dwelling, and rooted out of the 1 ind of the 
 living, to the great joy of the fearers of God, ver. 6, 7. (3) He com- 
 forts himself in the everlasting mercy of God, and with the assured 
 
 hopes that he should yet praise him for his kindness, ver, 8, 9. 
 
 «[ Learn, O my soul, to detest all deceit and cruelty. Learn to imitate 
 the goodness of God, which endureth continually ; and while friends 
 are cut off or foes prevail, let me live by faitii on a gracious God, as 
 my All and in All. 
 
 WHY dost thou boast, O mighty man 
 Of mischief and of ill? 
 The goodness of Almighty God 
 Endureth ever still. 
 
 2 Thy tongue mischievous calumnies 
 Deviseth subtilly : 
 
 Like to a razor, sharp to cut, 
 Working deceitfully. 
 
 3 111 more than good, and more than truth, 
 Thou lov'st to speak wrong. 
 
 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, 
 O thou deceitful tongue. 
 
 5 So God shall thee destroy for ay, 
 Ptemove thee, pluck thee out 
 
 Quite from thy house, out of the land 
 Of life he shall thee root. 
 
 6 The righteous shall it see, and fear, 
 And laugh at him they shall. 
 
 7 Lo, this the man is that did not 
 Make God his strength at all: 
 
 But he, in his abundant wealth 
 His confidence did place : 
 
PSALxM 53 
 
 And he took strength unto himself 
 From his own wickedness. 
 
 8 But I am in the house of God 
 Like to an olive green : 
 
 My confidence for ever hath 
 Upon God's mercy been. 
 
 9 And I for ever will thee praise, 
 Because thou hast done this : 
 
 1 on thy name will wait, for good 
 
 Before thv saints it is. 
 
 PSALM- 53 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, ^ Psalm of 
 David. 
 
 This Psalm is much the same as the 14th. It speaks (1) humbling 
 convictions of their sinfulness of nature and practice, to all men, ver. 
 1, — 3. (2) Fearful terrors to them who persecute and oppress the peo- 
 ple of God, ver. 4, 5. (3) Abundant comfort, in the salvation of God 
 to his persecuted saints, ver. 5, 6. Learn, my soul, frequently to re- 
 vievi^ thy original and contracted filthiness. Admire the patience and 
 mercy of God tow^ards mankind. Trust not in man, for wherein is he 
 to be accounted of I In the full assurance of faith wait patiently for 
 God's salvation. 
 
 THAT there is not a God, the fool 
 Doth in his heart conclude : 
 They are corrupt, their works are vile ; 
 Not one of them doth good. 
 
 2 The Lord upon the sons of men 
 From heav'n did cast his eyes, 
 
 To see if any one there was 
 
 That sought God, and was wise. 
 
 3 They altogether filthy are, 
 They all are backward gone; 
 
 And there is none that doth good, 
 No not so much as one. 
 
 4 These workers of iniquity, 
 Do they not know at all, 
 
PSALM 54 
 
 That they my people eat as bread, 
 And on God do not call. 
 
 5 Ev'n there they were afraid, and stood 
 With trembling all dismay 'd, 
 
 Whereas there was no cause at all, 
 
 Why they should be afraid : 
 For God his bones that thee besieg'd 
 
 Hath scatter'd all abroad ; 
 Thou hast confounded them, for they 
 
 Despised are of God. 
 
 6 Let IsraTs help from Zion come : 
 W'iien back the Lord shall bring 
 
 His captives, Jacob shall rejoice, 
 And Israel shall sing. 
 
 PSALM 54 
 
 To the chief Musician on Negiiioth, Maschil, j^ Psalm of Da,v\d, 
 when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide 
 himself' with ns? 
 
 This Psalm was composed when the Ziphites, men of the same tribe 
 with David, instii>ated Saul to destroy him, and directed him how to 
 accomplish it, l Ham. xxiii, xxvi. It contains (1) David's strong cries 
 to his God, that he would save and judge him, and hear his requests, 
 ver. 1, 2. (2) Bitter complaints of the oppression, and the impiety of 
 his enemies, ver. 3. (.3) His triumphant consolation of him.self, in the 
 view of what God was to him an 1 would do for him, — intermixed with 
 
 lioly resolutions to praise him for his kindness, ver. 4, — 7. H While 
 
 Satan, and my lusts, and the men of this world, unite to destroy me, 
 let i.ie call on God. Let me be strong in the Lord, and in the power 
 of i.is might. Let me rejoice in Him, who hath delivered, doth deli- 
 ver, aud in whom I trust that He will deliver me. 
 
 O AVE me, O God, by thy great name, 
 Ik3 And judge me by thy strength. 
 
 2 J\iv prayer hear, O God ; give ear 
 Unto my words at length. 
 
 3 For they that strangers are to me 
 Do up against me rise ; 
 
 Oppressors seek my soul, and God 
 Set not before their eyes. 
 
PSALM 55 
 
 4 The Lord my God my helper is, 
 Lo, therefore I am bold ; 
 
 He taketh part with ev'ry one 
 That doth my soul uphold. 
 
 5 Unto mine enemies he shall 
 Mischief and ill repay : 
 
 O for thy truth's sake cut them off, 
 And sweep them clean away. 
 
 6 I will a sacrifice to thee 
 Give with free willingness ; 
 
 Thy name, O Lord, because 'tis good, 
 With praise I will confess. 
 
 7 For he hath me delivered 
 From all adversities : 
 
 And his desire mine eye hath seen 
 Upon mine enemies. 
 
 PSALM 55 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, INIascbil, J Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm was probably penned by David, when he fled from Jeru- 
 salem, for fear of Absalom liis son, 2 Sam. xv,xvi. Observe (i; David's 
 earnest prayers, for help and favour from God, amidst his great oppres- 
 sion, griefs, and fears, ver. 1, — 8. (2) His requests for the just mani- 
 festation of God's vengeance, in the dispersion and destruction of his 
 enemies, who in Jerusalem, particularly Ahitophel, had behaved in 
 so base aim treacherous a manner, ver. 9, — 15. (S) Resolved on 
 frequent and fervent prayer, he encourages himself and friends 
 to trust in God, for support and deliverance, and for the speedy 
 destruction of their enemies, however deceitful and bloody, ver. 
 
 16, — 23. IF While I sing, behold, my soul, as in a glass, iiow 
 
 Jesus our Redeemer was hated, was betrayed and murdered, by his 
 brethren ofjudah, at Jerusalem, and liow the feaiful vengeance of the 
 Almighty overtook them on that account. And if I am oppressed, de- 
 famed, or persecuted, that I know not whiiher to flee: If in cities, ov 
 particular friends, wickedness and malice discover themselves, let me 
 study resignation to the disposals of providence, and call upon God, in 
 the assured hopes that he will answer in due time. Let me cast all my 
 wants and burdens on him, who is my God that doth me save. 
 
 LORD, hear my pray'r, hide not thyself 
 From my in treating voice : 
 
PSALM 55 
 
 2 Attend and hear me, in my plaint 
 I mourn and make a noise. 
 
 3 Because of tb' en'mies voice, and for 
 Lewd men's oppressions great: 
 
 On me they cast iniquity, 
 And they in wrath me hate. 
 
 4 Sore pain'd within me is my heart : 
 Death's terrors on me falL 
 
 5 On me comes trembhng, fear, and dread 
 O'erudiehned me withal. 
 
 6 O that I hke a dove had wings, 
 Said I, then would I tly 
 
 Far hence, that I might hnd a place 
 Where I in rest might be. 
 
 7 Lo, tlien far off I wander would, 
 And in the desert stay ; 
 
 8 From windy storm and tempest I 
 Would haste to 'scape away. 
 
 9 O Lord, on them destruction bring. 
 And do their tongues divide ; 
 
 For in the city violence 
 And strife I have espy'd. 
 
 10 They day and night upon the walls 
 Do go about it round : 
 
 There mischief is, and sorrow there 
 In midst of it is found. 
 
 11 Abundant wickedness there is 
 Wjtliin her inward part ; 
 
 And from her streets deceitfulness 
 And guile do not depart. 
 
 12 He was no foe that me reproach'd, 
 Then that endure I could ; 
 
 Nor hater that did 'gainst me boast, 
 From him me hide I would. 
 
PSALiM 55 
 
 13 But thou, man, who mine equal, guide, 
 And mine acquaintance wast. 
 
 14 We joind sweet counsels, to God's house 
 III company we past. 
 
 13 Let death upon them seize, and down 
 
 Let them go quick to hell ; 
 For wickedness doth much abound 
 
 Among them where they dwell. 
 ID I'll call on God : God will me save. 
 
 17 I'll pray, and make a noise 
 At ev'ning, morning, and at noon ; 
 
 And he shall hear my voice. 
 
 18 He hath my soul delivered, 
 That it in peace might be, 
 
 From battle that against me was : 
 For many were with me. 
 
 19 The Lord shall hear and them afflict, 
 Of old who hath abode: 
 
 Because they never changes have, 
 
 Therefore they fear not God. 
 CO 'Gainst those that were at peace with him 
 
 He hath put forth his hand : 
 The covenant that he hath made. 
 
 By breaking he profan'd. 
 121 More smooth than butter were his words, 
 
 While in his heart was war; 
 His speeches were more soft than oil. 
 
 And yet drawn swords they are. 
 
 22 Cast thou thy burden on the Lord, 
 And he shall thee sustain ; 
 
 Yea, he shall cause the righteous man 
 Uiimoved to remain. 
 
 23 But thou, O Lord my God, those men 
 In justice shalt o'ertluoWj 
 
PSALM 56 
 
 And in destruction's dungeon dark 
 
 At last shalt lay them low : 
 The bloody and deceitful men, 
 
 Shall not live half their days; 
 But upon thee with confidence 
 
 I will depend always. 
 
 PSALM 56 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Jonath-relem-echokim, INIichtam of 
 David, when the Philistines took him in CJath. 
 
 This Psalm was penned by David, Avlien the Philistines apprehended 
 liim in Gatii, 1 Sam. xxi. ver. 10, — 15. And contains (l) His earnest 
 supplications to God, for merciful protection, and deliverance from his 
 enemies, who were barbarous, powerful, crafty, malicious, and restless, 
 ver. 1, 2. 5, 6, 7. (2) His assured confidence in God, as his own God, 
 who had spoken good concerning him, and took particular notice of his 
 grievances, ver. 3, 4. 3. 11. (3) Firm hopes, that his prayers should 
 issue in the defeat of his enemies, and that his faith would set him 
 above the slavish fears of men, ver. 9, — 11. and that while he paid his 
 vows to God, he should have farther occasion to praise the Lord, for 
 
 what he had done, and would do for him, ver. 12, 13. % Thus, let 
 
 me in all my straits, have recourse to God. While his promises remain 
 infallible, let me rejoice therein, and without anxiety cheerfully expect 
 the fulfilment thereof. 
 
 SHLW mercy, Lord, to me: for man 
 Would swallow me outright: 
 He me oppresseth, while he doth 
 Against me daily fight. 
 
 2 They daily would me swallow up, 
 That hate me spitefully ; 
 
 For they be many that do figlit 
 Against me, O most High. 
 
 3 When I'm afraid, I'll trust in thee : 
 4 In God I'll praise his word; 
 
 I will not fear what flesh can do, 
 My trust is in the Lord. 
 
 5 Each day they wrest my words, their thoughts, 
 'Gainst me are all for ill. 
 
 6 They meet, they lurk, they mark my steps, 
 Waiting my soul to kill. 
 
PSALM 57 
 
 7 But shall they by iniquity 
 Escape thy jud^'ments so? 
 
 O God, with indio-nation down 
 Do thou the people throw. 
 
 8 Mv wand'rinQ's all what tliev have been 
 Thou know'st, their number took; 
 
 Into thy bottle put my tears : 
 Are they not in thy book ? 
 
 9 My foes shall, when I cry, turn back, 
 I know't, God is for me. 
 
 10 In God his word I'll praise : his word 
 In God shall praised be. 
 
 1 1 In God I trust, I will not fear 
 What man can do to me. 
 
 12 Thy vows upon me are, O God; 
 ril render praise to thee. 
 
 13 Wilt thou not, who from death me sav'd, 
 My feet from falls keep free, 
 
 To walk before God in the lio-ht 
 Of those that livino- he? 
 
 PSALM o7 
 
 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, zihcji 
 he fit (I from Saul in the cac. 
 This P>a-ia was penned by David, wbf-n lie ficd from Saul in the 
 cave, 1 Sam, xxiv. And contains (] ) Da\icl'.-; earnest ber^ikinj of liiiu- 
 seif to God, upon whom all his dependence was fixed: — towards who\n 
 all his desiies were bent; and from whom only he expected relief, — for 
 mercy amidst his great troubles, vtr. l, 2. :'2) His complaints of the 
 cruelty, malice, and calumnious deceit of hi? inv iterate enemies, ver. 3, 
 4. 6. (3) Kis believing triumph in God, in w i^-h he prepares himself 
 for pi-aisiuiT God ; excites himself to it; delig^its hin)self in it: and fur- 
 nisheth himseif with matter for it, ver. 7, — 10. (4) Conscious of his 
 own inability to praise God enough, he leaves it on God, to exait and 
 
 glorify himself, ver. 5, — 11. T Vvliile I sing, let me cry loud for 
 
 mercy: let me lay my spiritual and temporal adversities befoie the 
 Lord ; and let me triumph in the God of my salvatiou ; and employ 
 him, to glorify Lis name, in all the earth. 
 
 BE merciful to me, O God, 
 Thy mercy unto me 
 
PSALM 57 
 
 Do thou extend, because my soul 
 
 Doth put her trust in thee : 
 Yea, in the shadow of thy wino'S 
 
 My refuge I will place. 
 Until these sad calamities 
 
 Do wholly overpass. 
 
 2 My cry I will cause to ascend 
 Unto the Lord most High, 
 
 To God, who doth all things for me 
 Perform most perfectly. 
 
 3 From heav'n he shall send down, and me 
 From his reproach defend, 
 
 That would devour me : God his truth 
 And mercy forth shall send. 
 
 4 ]\Iy soul among fierce lions is, 
 I firebrands live among, 
 
 ]\Ien's sons, whose teeth are spears and darts, 
 A sharp sword is their tongue. 
 
 5 Be thou exalted very high 
 Above the heav'ns, O God ; 
 
 Let tliou thy glory be advanc'd 
 O'er all the earth abroad. 
 
 6 My soul's bow'd down ; for they a net 
 Have laid, my steps to snare. 
 
 Into the pit, which they have digg d 
 For me, they fallen are. 
 
 7 My heart is fix'd, my heart is fix'd, 
 O God, ril sing, and praise. 
 
 8 My glory, wake ; wake, psalt'ry, harp ; 
 ]\lyse]f I'll early raise. 
 
 9 I'll praise thee 'mong the people, Lord, 
 'Mong nations sing will I : 
 
 10 For great to heav'n thy mercy is, 
 Thy truth is to the sky. 
 
PSALM 5S 
 
 11 O Lord, exalted be thy Name, 
 
 Above the heav'ns to star^ ; 
 Do thou thv iilory far advi, ?( 
 
 Above ^ :a and • 
 
 PSALM j8 
 
 To the c^.'-f Musician, Al-tasrhith, Michtani of David. 
 
 This P^ahn -v probably C( iv.poscd by David, when Saul carried on 
 4ome kind r' '- .^l prosecution ac-inst him, which i? not meutioned in 
 :hc Instory of ^.-^ reign. Here, (1) He describes the corruption of 
 these judgt -ernment, in neglecting to do justice, and in readiness 
 to do injustL -.uJ the corruption of their nature, with malice, false- 
 hood, ."ud obsliuate untractableness, ver. 1, — 5. (2) He pi ays, that 
 God would disable them to perpetrate mischief; would defeat their 
 projects; and weaken their influence, ver. 6, — 8. (3) He predicts their 
 ruin, — calculated to promote the comfort of the godly, and the convic- 
 tion of sinners. 5^ Viliile I sing, let me search out my corruptions, 
 
 and bewail my obstinate refusals of Jesus Christ, and the counsels of 
 his word. Let me dread the speedy, but awful vengeance of God, if I 
 regard iniquity in my heart, or indulge it in my life. 
 
 DO ye, O congregation, 
 Indeed speak righteousness? 
 O ye that are the sons of men, 
 Judge ye ^vith uprightness? 
 
 2 Yea, ev'n within your very hearts 
 Ye wickedness have done ; 
 
 And ye the vi'lence of your hands 
 Do weigh the earth upon. 
 
 3 The wicked men estranged are 
 Ev'n from the very womb; 
 
 They speaking hes do stray, as soon 
 As to the world they come. 
 
 4 L^nto a serpent's poison like 
 Their poison doth appear; 
 
 Yea, they are like the adder deafj 
 
 That closely stops her ear : 
 6 That so she may not hear the voice 
 
 Of one that charm her would,. 
 
 F 
 
PSALM 59 
 
 No not though he most cunning were, 
 And charm most wisely could. 
 
 6 Their teeth, O God, within their mouth, 
 Break thou in pieces small ; 
 
 The great teeth hreak thou out, O Lord, 
 Of these young lions all. 
 
 7 Let them like waters melt away, 
 Which downward still do flow : 
 
 In pieces cut his arrows all, 
 When he shall bend his bow. 
 
 8 Like to a snail, that melts away, 
 Let each of them be gone : 
 
 Like woman's birth untimely, that 
 They never see the sun. 
 
 9 He shall them take away, before 
 Your pots the thorns can find. 
 
 Both living, and in fury great. 
 As with a stormy wind. 
 
 10 The righteous when he vengeance sees. 
 He shall be joyful then; 
 
 The righteous one shall Avash his feet 
 In blood of wicked men. 
 
 1 1 So men shall say, The righteous man 
 Reward shall never miss ; 
 
 And verily npon the earth 
 A God to judge there is. 
 
 PSALM 59 
 
 To tJie chief Musician, Al-taschitb, Michtam of David, wlien 
 Saul sc?jf, and they watched the home to kill him. 
 This Psalm was penned by David, when Saul sent messengers to 
 watch his house, in order to kill him, 1 Sam. xix. In it, as in the seven 
 immediate preceding, we have (1) David's bitter complaints of his 
 enemies, as wicked, barbarous, malicious, and atheistical, ver. 1, — 7. 
 (2) His predictory prayers, that God would expose these enemies to 
 contempt and derision ; make them standing monuments of his just in- 
 dignation ; deal with them according to their sins j and consume them 
 
PSALM 59 
 
 in his wrath ; and even render their sin, their punishment, ver. 8, — 15. 
 (3) His holy resohitions to wait upon God, till his judgments should be 
 executed on them, and then to praise him for his favours, ver. 9, 10. 
 
 16^ 17, ^ While I sing, let me think of the opposition made to 
 
 David's Lord, and of the unrelenting vengeance which hath overtaken 
 his enemies, Jewish and Heathen, and shall overtake his antichristian 
 and other opposers. While his honours are trampled under foot, let me 
 wait on, and trust in God, that at last I may join in the Hallelujahs 
 of his people, when the smoke of his enemies torment asceudeth up for 
 ever and ever. 
 
 IV TY God, deliver me from those 
 IVx That are mine enemies; 
 And do thou me defend from those 
 That up against me rise. 
 
 2 Do thou dehver me from them 
 That work iniquity ; 
 
 And give me safety from the men 
 Of bloody cruelty. 
 
 3 For lo, they for my soul lay wait : 
 The mighty do combine 
 
 Against me. Lord, not for my fault, 
 Nor any sin of mine. 
 
 4 They run, and without fault in me, 
 Themselves do ready make : 
 
 Awake to meet me with thy help, 
 And do thou notice take. 
 
 5 Awake therefore, Lord God of hosts, 
 Thou God of Israel, 
 
 To visit heathen all ; spare none 
 Tiiat wnckedly rebel. 
 
 6 At ev'ning they go to and fro : 
 They make great noise and sound 
 
 Like to a dog, and often w^alk 
 About the city round. 
 
 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth, 
 And in their lips are swords ; 
 
 For they do say thus. Who is he 
 That now doth hear our words ? 
 
PSALM 59 
 
 8 But thou, O Lord, shalt laugh at them, 
 And all the heathen mock. 
 
 9 While he's in pow'r I'll wait on thee: 
 For God is my high Rock. 
 
 10 He of my mercy that is God, 
 Betimes shall me prevent: 
 
 Upon mine en'mies God shall let 
 Me see mine heart's content. 
 
 11 Them slay not, lest my folk forget; 
 But scatter them abroad 
 
 By thy strong pow'r; and bring them down, 
 O thou our shield, and God. 
 
 12 For their mouth's sin, and for the words, 
 That from their lips do fly. 
 
 Let tliem be taken in their pride; 
 Because they curse and lie, 
 
 13 In wrath consume them, them consume, 
 That so they may not he : 
 
 And that in Jacob God doth rule, 
 To the earth's ends let them see. 
 
 14 At ev'ning let thou them return, 
 Making great noise and sound 
 
 Like to a dog, and often walk 
 About the city round. 
 
 15 x\nd let them w^ander up and down, 
 Li seeking food to eat ; 
 
 And let them grudge, when they shall not 
 Be S'itisfy'd witli meat. 
 
 16 But of tiiy pow'r Til sing aloud, 
 At morn thy mercy praise : 
 
 For thou to me my refuge wast, 
 And tow'r in troublous days. 
 
 17 O God, thou art my strength, I will 
 Sing praises unto thee ; 
 
PSALM 60 
 
 For God is my defence, a God 
 Of meicy unto me. 
 
 PSALM 60 
 
 To the rhief Musician vpon Shusban-' duth, Michtam of David, 
 to teach ^ -when he .strove with Arum n.thdraim, and uith Aram- 
 zobath, when Joab refui nedy and smote of Edom in the valley 
 of sa Y, twi Ivt thousand. 
 
 Tills Psalm was pennpJ by David, during his wars with the Syrians 
 and Edomites, 2 Sara. viii. Here, (1) He bewails the tokens of God's 
 displeasure with Israel, in the breaking and di-yointing of the nation, 
 under Saul and Ishboslieth, ver. 1, — 3. (2) In t.iankful conteniplatioa 
 of tlie late revival he had given to tiieir affairs by hi> ov.n accession to 
 the throne, and victoiies over ti.e Pidlistines, Moabites, <?v:c. he be- 
 seeches God to grant tiieni victory over, and rest from, all their other 
 enemies, vtr. 4, 5. (3) In the confident expectation of Gods fulfil- 
 ment of his promises, and along with importunate supplication, he ex- 
 presseth his triumphant hopes, that God would quickly subdue every 
 
 enemy, the fortitied cities of EJom not excepted, ver. 6, — 12. "^ In 
 
 all my distressed cases, let me rejoice in tlje Banner, the Ensigx, 
 given and displayed to the nations ; and in the faith of God's promise, 
 let me tiraily expect victory over every "spiritual foe, and rejoice iu 
 hope of the glory of God, the full erjuyment of the Canaan that I* 
 above. 
 
 OLORD, thou hast rejected us, 
 And scatter'd us abroad, 
 Thou justly hast displeased been ; 
 Return to us, O God. 
 
 2 The earth to tremble thou hast made; 
 Therein didst breaches make : 
 
 Do thou thereof the breaclies heal. 
 Because the land doth shake. 
 
 3 Unto thy people thou hard things 
 Hast shew'd, and on them sent; 
 
 And thou hast caused us to drink 
 Wine of astonishment. 
 
 4 And yet a banner thou hast giv'n 
 To them who thee do fear : 
 
 That it by them, because of truth, 
 Displayed may appear. 
 
PSALM 61 
 
 5 That thy beloved people may 
 Deliver'd be from thrall : 
 
 Save with tlie pow'r of thy right hand^ 
 And hear me when I call. 
 
 6 God in his holiness hath spoke, 
 Herein I will take pleasure : 
 
 Shechem I will divide, and forth 
 Will Succoth's valley measure. 
 
 7 Gilead I claim as mine by right, 
 Manasseh mine shall be : 
 
 Ephra'm is of mine head the strength, 
 Judah gives laws for me. 
 
 8 Moab's my washing-pot, my shoe 
 I'll over Edom throw : 
 
 And over Palestina's land 
 I will in triumph go. 
 
 9 O who is he will bring me to 
 The city fortify 'd ? 
 
 O who is he that to the land 
 Of Edom will me guide ? 
 
 10 O God, which hadest us cast off, 
 This thing will thou not do? 
 
 Ev'n thou, O God, which didest not 
 Forth with our armies go. 
 
 1 1 Help us from trouble ; for the help 
 Is vain which man supplies. 
 
 12 Thro' God we'll do great acts; he shall 
 Tread down our enemies. 
 
 PSALM 61 
 
 To the chief Musician, upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. 
 
 Here (1) David, in commemorating what the Lord had formerly 
 done for him, and in the faith of what he had pronnsed cries to God 
 for comfort and protection amidst jrreat troubles, yer. 1,-4. (j; in 
 the view of what God had and would for ever do for Inm he suppbcates 
 necessary mercies, and resolves on everlasting praise and thanksgiving 
 
PSALM 61 
 
 to God as his bound duty, ver. 5, — 8. ^ So may all providences, 
 
 distressful or smiling, lead my soul to a thankful panting for God, as 
 my ALL and in all. 
 
 OGOD, give car unto my cry, 
 Unto my pray'r attend. 
 
 2 From th' utmost corner of the land 
 My cry to thee Y\\ send, 
 
 What time my heart is overwhehii'd, 
 
 And in perplexity : 
 Do thou me lead unto tlie Rock 
 
 That higher is than I. 
 
 3 For thou hast for my refuge been 
 A shelter by thy })0\v'r, 
 
 And, for defence agninst my foes, 
 Thou hast been a strong tow'r. 
 
 4 Within thy tabernacle I 
 For ever will abide: 
 
 And, under covert of thy wings, 
 With confidence me hide. 
 
 5 For thou the vows that 1 did make, 
 O Lord my God, didst hear: 
 
 Thou hast giv'n me the heritage 
 Of those thy name that fear. 
 
 6 A life prolong'd for many days 
 Thou to the king shalt give : 
 
 Like many generations be 
 
 The years which he shall live. 
 
 7 He in God's presence his abode 
 For evermore shall have : 
 
 O do thou truth and mercy both 
 Prepare, that may him save. 
 
 8 And so will I perpetually 
 Sing praise unto thy name; 
 
 That, having made my vows, I may 
 Each day perform the same. 
 
PSALM 62 
 
 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, ^ Psalm of David. 
 
 In this Psalm, (l) David solemnly avows his manifold relations ta 
 God ; his composed dependence on, fixed trust in, and quiet waiting 
 for God , and his hopes of the ruin of his enemies, ver. 1, — 7. {a) He 
 earnestly cncourageth others to trust in, and call on God, who is infi- 
 nite in povver, mercy and justice; and to beware of trustinjj in men, 
 or in outward riches or honours, which are deceitful and unsubstantial, 
 
 ver. 8, — 1'2. If While I sing, go thou my soul and do likewise. Be 
 
 weaned from all dependence on creatures ; but cleave to, and depend 
 on, this all-sufficient Jehovah, as answerable to all thy needs, — all thy 
 desires, — all tliy enjoying powers, for time and for eternity. — Then, O 
 how fixed in safety ! and how filled with the consolations of Christ* 
 
 MY soul with expectation 
 Depends on God indeed : 
 IMy strength and my salvation doth 
 
 From him alone proceed. 
 S He only my salvation is, 
 
 And my strong Rock is he r 
 He only is my sure defence, 
 Much mov'd I shall not be. 
 
 3 How long will ye against a man 
 Plot mischief? ye shall all 
 
 Be slain : ye as a tott'ring fence 
 Shall be, and bowing wall. 
 
 4 They only plot to cast him. down 
 From his excellency : 
 
 They joy in lies; with mouth they bless, 
 But they curse inwardly. 
 
 5 My soul, wait thou with patience 
 Upon thy God alone; 
 
 On him dependeth all my hope 
 And expectation. 
 
 6 He only my salvation is, 
 And my strong Rock is he : 
 
 He only is my sure defence; 
 I shall not moved be. 
 
 7 In God my glory placed is, 
 And my salvation sure : 
 
PSALM 6*3 
 
 In God the rock is of my strength, 
 My refuge most secure. 
 
 8 Ye people, place your confidence 
 In him CDntinuallv: 
 
 Before him pour ye out your hearts ; 
 God is our refuge high. 
 
 9 Surely mean men are vanity, 
 And great men are a lie : 
 
 In halance laid, they wholly are 
 More light than vanity. 
 
 10 Trus^ }e not in oppression, 
 In rohh ry he not vain ; 
 
 On wealth set not your hearts, when as 
 Increased is your gain, 
 
 1 1 God hath it spoken once to me; 
 Yea, this I heard again, 
 
 That power to A' mighty God 
 Alone doth appertain. 
 
 12 Yea, mercy also unto thee 
 Bel >ngs, O Lord, alone: 
 
 For thou according to his work 
 Rewardest ev'ry one. 
 
 PSALM 63 
 
 ji Psnlm of David, whm he was in the IVilderness of Judah, 
 
 This Psalm was penned by David, while he hid him- e f from the fury 
 t)f Saul, in the wilderness of Jiidah, 1 Sam. xxii. ver. i. —or xxiii. ver. 
 14. ^^4, 25. — or xxiv. vei. 1. Or when he fltd fr<'m Aboaioni 'i Sam. 
 XV. xvi. We have (^1 ) His strona: faith, workinj; in ard'-at desires after 
 tlie nios' funiliar feilowsliip » nil God in public ordinances, vtr. 1, 2. 
 i^) fiis s(iperi.^:ti\o e iimaiion of 'Jod, issuing in luarfy r solutions to 
 Do for ever eiutuoyed u, i;is jisaise, ver 3, 4. (3) His heart-ravisi.iug 
 saJisfavtion in G<,d, amidst s< en t and fi^ed nieditatioii on nis excellen- 
 cies and love, ver. 5, d. (^4) His j<';,fiii de^>eiiden.'e un ^ ol, as his 'Sa- 
 viour and Portion, v.^r. 7, 8. (.) i His holy triumpii in bod, as nis pre- 
 server, and the destroy* r of his enemies, ver. 9,-11. 1| Wiiile I 
 
 sina; thes. i ij^ii praisf s (f God, let my soul be siro g in the faith, giving 
 glory to God ; embr cing the piomise of Hii>:sctt, and Ciiiing all tiie 
 fulaess of the Godhead my own. Lot me be all ia raptures of divine 
 
 F % 
 
PSALiM 63 
 
 love, and holy delight. Let no guile, no corruption, no carnal care 
 enervate or damp my inwnrd powers. But let all be opened, be wide 
 stretched, to gra^p my iutinite All, the great I Am. 
 
 LORD, thee my God I'll early seek : 
 My soul doth thirst for thee; 
 My flesh longs in a dry parch'd land, 
 Wherein no waters be ; 
 
 2 That I thy power may behold, 
 And brightness of thy face, 
 
 As I have seen thee heretofore, 
 Within thy holy place. 
 
 3 Since better is thy love than life, 
 My lips thee praise shall give. 
 
 4 1 in thy name will lift my hands, 
 And bless thee while I live. 
 
 5 Ev'n as with marrow and with fat, 
 My soul shall filled be; 
 
 Then shall my mouth with joyful lips 
 Sing praises unto thee : 
 
 6 When I do thee upon my bed 
 Remember with delight, 
 
 And when on thee I meditate, 
 In watches of the night. 
 
 7 In shadow of thy wings I'll joy. 
 For thou mine help hast been. 
 
 8 My soul thee follows hard ; and me 
 Thy right hand doth sustain. 
 
 9 Who seek my soul to spill, shall sink 
 Down to earth's lowest room. 
 
 10 They by the sword shall be cut off, 
 And foxes prey become, 
 
 11 Yet shall the King in God rejoice, 
 And each one glory shall 
 
 That swear by him ; but stopt shall be 
 The rnouth of liars all* 
 
PSALM 6'4 
 
 To the chief Musician^ A Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm contains (1) David's earnest supplications for preserva- 
 tion from his enemies, who were so spiteful in iheir calumnious re- 
 proaches ; — so close and subtile in their malicious plots, — and so indus- 
 trious and active, in executing their cruel projects, ver. 1, — 6. (2) His 
 predictions, that God by just vengeance would quickly render these 
 enemies a terror to themselves and othcis; and an occasion of holy joy, 
 
 and confidence, to the saints, ver. 7, — 10.- ^ While I sing, let me 
 
 commit ray spiritual enemies into the hand of God, who is able to de- 
 stroy them, and will quickly, to my everlasting comfort, tread them all 
 under my feet. 
 
 WHEN I to thee my prayer make, 
 Lord, to my voice give ear; 
 My life save from the enemy 
 Of whom I stand in fear. 
 
 2 Me from thtir secret counsel hide 
 Who do live wickedly ; 
 
 From insurrection of those men 
 That work iniquity : 
 
 3 Who do their tongues with malice whet, 
 And make them cut like swords; 
 
 In whose bent bows are arrosvs set, 
 Ev'n sharp and bitter words : 
 
 4 That they may at the perfect man 
 In secret aim their shot; 
 
 Yea, suddenly they dare, at him 
 To shoot, and fear it not. 
 
 5 In ill encourage they themselves; 
 And their snares close do lay: 
 
 Together conference they have, 
 Who shall them see? they say. 
 
 6 They have searchVi out iniquities, 
 A perfect search they keep: 
 
 Of each of them the inward thought, 
 And very heart is deep. 
 
 7 God shall an arrow shoot at them, 
 And wound them suddenly. 
 
PSALM 65 
 
 8 So their own tongue shall them confound; 
 All who them see shall flee. 
 
 9 And on all men a fear shall fall; 
 God's works they shall declare; 
 
 For they shall wisely notice take 
 What these his doings are. 
 
 10 In God the righteous shall rejoice. 
 And trust upon his might; 
 
 Yea, they shall greatly glory all, 
 In heart that are upright. 
 
 PSALM 65 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song (9/" David. 
 
 Here we are directed to praise God (1) For liis kindness manifested 
 in his kingdom of Grace in hearing prayers; in pardoning iniquities; in 
 satisfying the souls of his people with his blessings ; and in protecting 
 and supporting them in every exigence, ver. 1, — 5. (2) For his kin(£ 
 ness in the kingdom of Providence in fixing the mountains; in calming 
 the seas ; in preserving the regular succession of day and night ; and in 
 rendering the fields fruitful and the flocks numerous and happy, ver. 6, 
 
 ■ — 13. ^ While I sing, let praise wait, in my soul, for the Lord ; and 
 
 let me pour out my heart before liim. Undf r deep sense of guilt and 
 pollution, let me believe his unbounded forgiveness and sanctifying in- 
 fluence. Let me come even to his seat, and enjoy ravishing feliowsliip 
 ■with him. Let all my confidence be fixed on him ; and even in the 
 blessings of providence let me discern the exceeding riches of his grace. 
 
 PRiVISE waits for thee in Zion, Lord : 
 To thee vows paid shall be. 
 ^ O thou that hearer art of pray'r, 
 All flesh shall come to thee. 
 
 3 Iniquities, I must confess, 
 Prevail against me do : 
 
 But as for our transgressions, 
 Them purge away shalt thou. 
 
 4 Blest is the man whom thou dost choose. 
 And mak'st approach to thee, 
 
 That he within thy courts-, O Lord, 
 May still a dweller be ; 
 
PSALM 65 
 
 We surely shall be satisfy'd 
 
 With thy abundant grace, 
 And with the goodness of thy house, 
 
 Ev'n of thy holy place. 
 
 5 O God of our salvation, 
 Tliou in thy righteousness, 
 
 By fearful works, unto our pray'rs 
 
 Thine answer dost express : 
 Therefore the ends of all the earth, 
 
 And those afar that be 
 Upon the sea, their confidence, 
 
 O Lord, will place in thee. 
 
 6 Who, being girt with pow'r, sets fast, 
 By his great strength, the hills; 
 
 7 Who noise of seas, noise of their waveSy 
 And people's tumult stills. 
 
 8 Those in the utmost parts that dwell 
 Are at thy signs afraid r 
 
 Th' out-goings of the morn and ev'n 
 By thee are joyful made. 
 
 9 The earth thou visit'st, wat'ring it: 
 Thou niak'st it rich to grow 
 
 With God's full flood : thou corn prepar'st^ 
 When thou provid'st it so. 
 
 10 Her ridg's thou wat'rest plenteously; 
 Her furrows settlest : 
 
 With show'rs thou dost her mollify, 
 Her spring by thee is blest. 
 
 11 So thou the year most lib'rally 
 Dost with thy goodness crown; 
 
 And all thy paths abundantly 
 On us drop fatness down. 
 
 12 They drop upon the pastures wide^ 
 That do in deserts ly ; 
 
PSALM 66 
 
 The little hills on ev'ry side 
 
 Rejoice right pleasantly. 
 13 With flocks the pastures cloathed be, 
 
 The vales with corn are clad ; 
 And now they shout and sing to thee, 
 
 For thou hast made them glad. 
 
 PSALM 66 
 
 To the chief Musician^ A Song or Psalm. 
 In this Psalm of thanksgiving, in which the fate of Israel is to be 
 considered as typical of that of the gospel-church and people of God. 
 We have (1) David as the messenger of God, calling all the nations of 
 mankind to praise God for his manifestation of his sovereign dominion, 
 in his V. orks, so wonderful in themselves, terrible to his enemies, com- 
 fortable to .'lis people, and commanding and awful to ail men, ver. l, — 7. 
 — And for trying his people with afflictions and for supporting under 
 them; protect in-, amidst tliem ; and delivering from them, at last, ver. 
 8, — 12. (2) DAvid, as the servant of God, exemplifying his own ex- 
 hortations, in hono>ui,io God by costly oblations; and by thankful de- 
 clarations of vi\inr God had done far his soul, particularly in answer to 
 his prayers, ver. 13, — 20. 
 
 ALL hinds, to God in joyful sounds, 
 Aloft your voices raise : 
 
 2 Sing fortti the honour of his Name; 
 And glorious make his praise. 
 
 3 Say unto God, How terrihle 
 In all tiiy works art thou } 
 
 Thro' thy great pow'r thy foes to thee 
 Shall be constrain'd to bow. 
 
 4 All on the earth shall worship thee, 
 They shall thy praise proclaim 
 
 In songs : they shall sing cheerfully 
 Unto thy holy Name. 
 
 5 Come, and the works that God hath wrought 
 With admiration see: 
 
 In's working to the sons of men 
 Most terrible is he. 
 
 6 Into dry land the sea he turn'd, 
 And they a passage had ; 
 
PSALM 66 
 
 Ev'n marching thro' the flood on foot, 
 There we in him were glad. 
 
 7 He ruleth ever by his pow'r, 
 His eyes the nations see : 
 
 O let not the rebellious ones 
 Lift up themselves on high. 
 
 8 Ye people, bless our God : aloud 
 The \oice speak of his praise. 
 
 9 Our soul in life who safe preserves. 
 Our feet from sliding stays. 
 
 10 For thou didst prove, and try us, Lord, 
 As men do silver try : 
 
 11 Brought'st us into the net, and mad'st 
 Bands on our loins to ly. 
 
 12 Thou hast caus'd men ride o'er our heads ; 
 And tho' that we did pass 
 
 Thro" tire and water, yet thou brought'st 
 Us to a wealthy place. 
 
 13 I'll bring burnt-oflP'rings to thy house; 
 To thee my vows I'll pay, 
 
 14 Which my lips utter'd, my mouth spake, 
 When trouble on me lay. 
 
 15 Burnt-sacrifices of fat rams 
 With incense 1 will bring ; 
 
 Of bullocks and of goats I will 
 Present an offering. 
 
 16 All that fear God, come, hear, I'll tell 
 What he did for my soul. 
 
 17 I with my mouth unto him cry'd, 
 My tungue did him extol. 
 
 18 If in my heart I sin regard, 
 The Lord me will not hear: 
 
 19 But surely God me heard, and to 
 My prayer's voice gave ear. 
 
PSALM 67 
 
 20 O let the Lord, our gracious God, 
 
 For ever blessed be, 
 Who turned not my pray'r from him, 
 
 Nor yet his grace from me. 
 
 PSALM 67 
 
 To tilt cJdef Musician on Neginoth, A Psahn or Song. 
 
 Here we have (l) David's prayer for the churrh of Israel, ver. !• 
 (2) His supplication for the comforiing, and praise-profiucin;:; spread of 
 the gospel amonjr the Gentiles, ver. 2, — 5. (3) His beiie\n)g prospect 
 of the divine blessings and true piety which should attend rhe same, 
 
 ver. 6, 7. H While I sing, let me request the salvation of fsrael. Let 
 
 me supplicate the gathering of the nations to Shiloh. Let me praise 
 the Lord, that already this great work is begun ; and that the Lord, 
 who is mighty, sh ill finish it in his time. 
 
 IORD, bless and pity us; 
 ^ Sliine on us with th}' face : 
 
 2 That th' earth thy way, and nations all 
 May know thy saving grace. 
 
 3 Let people praise thee, Lord ; 
 Let people all thee praise. 
 
 4 O let the nations be glad, 
 In songs their voices raise : 
 
 Thoult justly peoj)le judge, 
 Oil earth rule nations ail. 
 
 5 Let people praise thee. Lord ; let them 
 Praise thee, both great and small. 
 
 6 The earth her fruit shall yield j 
 Our God shall blessing send. 
 
 7 G()d shall us bless, men shall him fear 
 Unto earth's utmost end. 
 
 Another of the same, 
 
 LORD, unto u:5 be merciful. 
 Do thou us also bless ; 
 And graciously cause shine on us 
 
 The brightness of thy tace : V- 
 
PSALM 68 
 
 2 That so thy way upon the earth 
 
 To all men may he known, 
 Also amoni>' tiie nations all 
 
 Thy saving health he shown. 
 5 O let the people praise thee, Lord ; 
 
 Let people all thee praise. 
 5 O let the nations he glad, 
 
 And sing for joy always : 
 For rightl}^ thou shalt people judge, 
 
 And nations rule on earth. 
 
 5 Let people praise thee, Lord ; let all 
 The folk praise thee with mirth. 
 
 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; 
 God, our God, bless us shall. 
 
 7 God shall us hless ; and of the earth 
 The ends shall fear him alL 
 
 PSALM 68 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. 
 
 Perhaps this Psalm was composed on the same occasion as the 24th 
 and 47th, when David broucrht up the ark of God to that tabernacle, 
 which he had pitched for it in Zion, 2 Sam. vi. We have in it (l) Fer- 
 vent supplications, that God would scatter and defeat the projects of 
 his enemies, ver. 1, 2, (2) Hifi;!i praises to h>m for his infinite ^reatn'^ss 
 and grace ; his righteous relieving of the afflicted and oppressed ; his 
 directing of Israel in the Arabian desert; his manifestins of his glory 
 at Sinai ; his comfortable providing for liis people in t'le wilderness, md 
 in Cana lo, ver. 3,— K) : And for the easy conquest of their Canaaniti^h 
 enemies ; his fixing his temple on mount Zion ; and for the ascension of 
 Christ to glory to receive gifts for men ; and for the spread of the gos- 
 pel among Jews and Gentiles, by means of the Apostles; — while the 
 obstinate Jews are severely punished, ver. 11, — 32: And in fine, for 
 his supreme dominiorfc; his awful majesty ; his mighty power; and for 
 the glory of his sanctuary; and the grace hf bestows upon his people, 
 
 ver. 33, — Sn. 1[ While I sing, let me behold, let me admire, what 
 
 God is. and hath done for, and to my soul, and to tl e church of God, 
 of which I am a n ember. Let me behold what God hath done, in 
 instances unnumbered, in prosecution of the Covenant he made w^ 
 his Eternal Son. 
 
 L 
 
 ET God arise, and scattered 
 Let all his en'mies be ; 
 
PSALM 68 
 
 And let all those that do him hate 
 Before his presence flee. 
 
 2 As smoke is driv'n, so drive thou them : 
 As fire melts wax away, 
 
 Before God's face let wicked men 
 So perish and decay. 
 
 3 But let the righteous be glad ; 
 Let them before God's sio-ht 
 
 Be very joyful ; yea, let tliem 
 Rejoice with all their might. 
 
 4 To God sing, to his name sing praise : 
 Extol him with your voice, 
 
 That rides on heav'n by his name JAH, 
 Before his face rejoice. 
 
 5 Because the Lord a Father is 
 Unto the fatherlesss : 
 
 God is the widows judge, within 
 His place of holiness. 
 
 6 God doth the solitary set 
 In fam'lies : and from bands 
 
 The chain'd doth free : but rebels do 
 Inhabit parched lands. 
 
 7 O God, what time thou didst go forth 
 Before thy peoples' face ; 
 
 And when through the sfrcat wilderness 
 Thy glorious marching was : 
 
 8 Then at God's presence shook the earth, 
 Then drops from heaven fell ; 
 
 This Sinia shook before the Lord, 
 The God of Israel. 
 
 9 O God, thou to thine heritage 
 Didst send a plenteous rain. 
 
 Whereby thou, when it weary was, 
 Didst it refresh again. 
 
PSALM 68 
 
 10 Thy congregation then did make 
 Their habitation there : 
 
 Of thine own goodness tor the poor, 
 O God, thou didst prepare. 
 
 11 The Lord himself did give the word, 
 The word abroad did spread ; 
 
 Great was the company of them 
 The same who pubHshed. 
 
 12 Kings of great armies foiled were, 
 And forc'd to flee away : 
 
 And women, who remain'd at home, 
 Did distribute the prey. 
 
 13 Though ye have ly'n among the pots, 
 Like cloves you shall appear, 
 
 Whose wings with silver, and with gold 
 Whose feathers cover'd are. 
 
 14 When there th' Almighty scatter'd kings, 
 Like Salmon's snow 'twas white. 
 
 15 God's hill is like to Bashan hill, 
 Like Bashan hill for height. 
 
 16 Why do ye leap, ye mountains high? 
 This is the hill where God 
 
 Desires to dv/ell ; yea, God in it 
 For ay will make abode. 
 
 17 God's chariots twenty thousand are, 
 Thousands of angels strong ; 
 
 In's holy place God is, as in 
 Mount Sinai, them among. 
 
 1 8 Thou hast, O Lord, most glorious 
 Ascended up on high ; 
 
 And, in triumph victorious, led 
 
 Captive captivity : 
 Thou hast received gifts for men, 
 
 For such as did rebel ; 
 
PSALM 68 
 
 Yea, ev'n for them, that God the Lord 
 In midst of them might dwell. 
 
 19 Blest be the Lord, who is to us 
 Of our salvation God, 
 
 Who daily with his benefits 
 Us plenteoLisly doth load. 
 
 20 He of salvation is the God, . 
 Who is our God most strong ; 
 
 And unto God the Lord from death 
 The issues do belong. 
 
 21 But surely, God shall wound the head 
 Of those that are his foes ; 
 
 The hairy scalp of him that still 
 On in his trespass goes. 
 
 22 God said, My people I will bring 
 Again from Bashan hill ; 
 
 Yea, from the sea's devouring deeps 
 Them brino^ ao:ain I will. 
 
 23 That in the blood of enemies, 
 Thy foot imbru'd may be ; 
 
 And of thy dogs dipt in the same 
 The tongues thou may est see. 
 
 24 Thy goings they have seen, O God, 
 The steps of Majesty 
 
 Of my God, and my mighty King, 
 Within the sanctuary. 
 
 25 Before went singers, players next 
 On instruments, took way ; 
 
 And them among the damsels were, 
 That did on timbrels play. 
 
 26 Within the congregations 
 Bless God with one accord; 
 
 From IsraTs fountain do ye bless, 
 And praise the mighty Lord. 
 
PSALM 68 
 
 27 With their prince little Benjamin, 
 Princes and council there 
 
 Of Judah were ; there Zabulon's 
 
 And Napht'li's princes were. (strong 
 
 28 Thy God commands thy strength: make 
 What thou w rought'st for us, Lord. 
 
 $9 For thy hou^e at Jerusalem, 
 
 Kings shall thee gifts aftbrd. 
 SO The spear-men's host, the multitude 
 
 Of bulls wliic-h fiercely look, 
 Those calves, which people have forth senc^ 
 
 O Lord our Goo, rebuke; 
 Till ev'ry one submit hiuiself, 
 
 And silver pieces bring: 
 The people that (lelio;ht in w^ar, 
 
 Disperse, O Go^ ind King. 
 31 Those that be princes great shall then 
 
 Gome out ot' Egypt lands ; 
 And Ethiopia to God 
 
 Sh.all soon stretch out her iiands. 
 52 O all ye kingdoms of the earth, 
 
 Sing praises to this King, ' 
 For lie is Lord that ruleth all, 
 
 Unto him praises sing. 
 
 33 To liim thac rides on lieay'ns of heav'ns 
 W^iiich he of oM (Ud found: 
 
 Lo, he sends out iiis vcice, a voice 
 In might that dotii abound. 
 
 34 S-rengch unto God do \e ascii'oe; 
 For his excellency 
 
 Is oM^r Lsracl, liis sMcngth 
 Is 111 tiie clouds most high. 
 
 35 Thour't froir. thy temple dreadful, Lord, 
 IsraTs own God is he, 
 
PSALM 69 
 
 Who gives his people strength and pow'r : 
 O let God blessed be. 
 
 PSALM 69 
 
 To the chief Musician vpoti Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. 
 
 This Psalm is mucli a-kin to the 22d, representing at once the trou- 
 bles of David and of David's Lord, and the jrlories which followed. 
 We have in it (l) Bitter complaints of long and sore troubles; of the 
 malice and multitude of enemies ; of the unkindness of friends ; of ge- 
 neral contempt; — and these mingled with candid acknowledgments of 
 guilt, and with supplications for God's gracious audience and merciful 
 deliverance, ver. 1, — 13. (2) Pleas insisted on in these supplications, 
 viz. the mercy and truth of God ; the Psalmist's own great distress ; the 
 insolence and cruelty of his enemies; and the unkindness of his friends, 
 ver. 14, — 21. (3) Predictions of the ruin of David's, and especially of 
 
 Christ's Jewish enemies ; importing. That their sacrifices and their 
 
 common food should be cursed to them; that they should be plagued 
 with judicial blindness and wrathful disquiet ; that they should be ren- 
 dered public monuments of the vengeance of God, — having their church 
 and state quite unhinged and tlieir land desolated ; and in fine, that 
 their ruin should be increasing, and their recovery almost impossible, 
 ver. 22, — 28. (4) Under a deep sense of his poverty and distress, David 
 and his divine Son celebrate the high praises of God, and call others to 
 praise him for the deliverances of Israel ; but chiefly for the erection of 
 the gospei-church, and for the certain, though stiil future recalling of 
 
 the Jews into the t^^ame, ver. 29, — 36. ^ While I sing, let me behold 
 
 my Redeemer charged in 1"W' with my sins, and bearing the punishment 
 thereof. Let me learn, with patience, to run the race of holy obedience 
 and of necessary trials set before me, looking to Je^^us as my patteriy^ 
 and as the author and finisher of my faith. While I behold the tremen- 
 duor;s severity of God's judgments against his ancient people, for re- 
 jecting and murdering his Son, let me notbe high-minded, but ft'ar. 
 
 Let me behold the grace of our Lord Jesus, who, though he was rich, 
 yet for our sakes he became poor, that we through liis poverty mii;ht 
 be made rich. — And let me be a living and lively member of that church, 
 which is founded in his blood, and blessed in him, with all spiritual 
 blessings. 
 
 SAVE ine, O God, because the floods 
 Do so environ me, 
 That ev'n unto my very soul 
 
 Come in the waters be. 
 2 I downward in deep mire do sink, 
 
 Where standing there is none : 
 I am into deep waters come, 
 Where floods have o'er me gone. 
 
PSALM 69 
 
 5 I weary with my crying am, 
 
 My throat is also dry'cl; 
 Mhie eyes do fail, while for my God 
 
 1 waiting do abide. 
 
 4 Those men that do, without a cause, 
 Bear hatred unto me, 
 
 Than are the hairs upon mine head 
 In number more they be : 
 
 They that would me destroy, and are 
 
 Mine en'mies wrongfully, 
 Are mighty : so, what I took not 
 
 To render forc'd was I. 
 
 5 Lord, thou my folly know'st my sins; 
 Not cov^erVl are from tliee. 
 
 6 Let none that wait on thee be shamVl, 
 Lord God of hosts, for me. 
 
 O Lord, the God of Israel, 
 
 Let none, who search do make, 
 
 And seek thee, be at any time 
 Confounded for my sake. 
 
 7 For I have borne reproach for thee, 
 My face is hid with shame. 
 
 8 To brethren strange, to mother's sons 
 An alien I became. 
 
 9 Because the zeal did eat me up, 
 Which to thine house I bear; 
 
 And the reproaches cast at thee 
 L^pon m.e fallen are. 
 
 10 My tears, and fasts t' afflict my soul, 
 Were turned to my shame. 
 
 1 1 When sackcloth I did wear, to tliem 
 A proverb I became. 
 
 12 The men that in the gate do sit 
 Against me evil spake; 
 
PSALM 69 
 
 They also, that vile drunkards were^ 
 Of me their song did make. 
 
 13 But, in an acceptable time, 
 My pray'r, Lord, is to tliee: 
 
 In truth of thy salvation, Lord, 
 And mercy great, hear me. 
 
 14 Deliver me out of the mire, 
 From sinking do me keep : 
 
 Free me from those that do me hate, 
 And from the waters deep. 
 
 15 Let not the flood on me prevail, 
 Whose water overflows ; 
 
 Nor deep me swallow, nor the pit 
 Her mouth upon me close. 
 
 16 Hear me, O Lord, because thy love 
 And kindness is m(>st "ood : 
 
 Turn unto me, according to 
 Thy mercies multitude. 
 
 17 Nor from thy servant hide thy face: 
 I'm troubled; soon attend. 
 
 18 Draw near my soul, and it redeem : 
 Me from my foes defend. 
 
 19 To thee is my reproach well known, 
 My shame, and my disgrace: 
 
 Those that mine adversaries be 
 Are all before thy face. 
 
 20 Reproach hath broke my heart, Fm full 
 Of grief: I look'd for one 
 
 To pity nie, but none I found ; 
 
 Comforters found I none. 
 521 They also bitter gall did give 
 
 LTnto me for my meat : 
 They gave me vine^^j.r to drinky 
 
 When as my thirst was great 
 
PSALM 69 
 
 22 Before them let their table prove 
 
 A snare ; and do thou make 
 Tiieir welfare and prosperity 
 
 A trap themselves to take. 
 Q3 Let thou their eyes so dark'ned be, 
 
 That sight may them forsake; 
 And let their loins be made by thee 
 
 Continually to shake. 
 
 24 Thy fury pour thou out on them, 
 And indignation ; 
 
 And let thy wrathful anger, Lord, 
 Fast hold take them upon. 
 
 25 All waste and desolate let be 
 Tiieir habitation ; 
 
 And in their tabernacles all 
 Inhabitants be none. 
 
 26 Because him they do persecute, 
 Whom thou didst smite before; 
 
 They talk unto the grief of those 
 Whom thou hast wounded sore. 
 
 27 Add thou iniquity unto 
 Their former wickedness : 
 
 And do not let them come at all 
 Into thy righteousness. 
 
 28 Out of the book of life let them 
 Be raz'd and blotted quite ; 
 
 Among the just and righteous 
 Let not their names be writ. 
 
 29 But now, become exceeding poor, 
 And sorrowful am I : 
 
 By thy salvation, O my God, 
 Let me be set on high. 
 
 50 The name of God I with a song- 
 Most cheerfully will praise ; 
 
 And I, in giving thanks to him, 
 His name shall highly raise. 
 
PSALM 70 
 
 51 This to the Lord a sacrifice 
 
 ]\Iore o'racious shall prove, 
 Than bullock, ox, or any beast, 
 
 That hath both horn and hoof. 
 
 32 When this the humble men shall sec, 
 It joy to them shall g;ive : 
 
 O all ye that do seek the Lord, 
 Your hearts shall ever live. 
 
 33 For God the poor hears, and will not 
 His prisoners contemn. 
 
 54 Let heav'n, and earth, and seas him praise, 
 And all that move in them. 
 
 35 For God will Judah's cities build, 
 And he will Zion save ; 
 
 That they may dwell therein, and it 
 In sure possession have. 
 
 36 And they that are his servants seed 
 Inherit shall the same ; 
 
 So shall they have their dwelling there 
 That love his blessed name. 
 
 FSAL^I 70 
 
 To tlic chief Musician, A Vsalw o/" David, to bring in rcmetnhrance. 
 
 This Psa'ni is mnHi the same as the five last verses of the 40th. In 
 
 it David pravs ^ 1 Fur divine help to hiiiiseJi', ver. 1. 5. (?) For shame 
 
 and roi fusion to Lis enemies, ver. 2, 3. (S) For Joy and comfort te his 
 
 fiiends vor. 4. T While I slop, let me apply it to my own troubled 
 
 circumstances, and so, in a believing manner, bring them and the sintul 
 causes thereof, to my remembrance. 
 
 IORD, haste me to deliver; 
 .^ With speed, Lord, succour me. 
 52 Let them, that for my sotd do seek, 
 
 ShamM and confounded be: 
 Turn'd back be they, and sham\l, 
 
 That in my hurt deiight. 
 3 Turn d back be they, Tla, ha, that say, 
 Their shaming to requite. 
 
PSx\LM 71 
 
 4 In thee let all be glad, 
 And joy that seek for thee : 
 
 Let them, who thy salvation love, 
 Say stili, God praised be. 
 
 5 I poor and needy am ; 
 
 Come, Lord, and make no stay : 
 ]My lieip thou and deliv'rer art, 
 O Lord, make Jio delay. 
 
 Another of the same. 
 
 MAKE haste, () God, me to preserve; 
 With speed, Lord, succour me. 
 
 2 Let them chat for my soul do seek 
 Siiam'd and confounded be: 
 
 Let them be turned back, and sham'd, 
 That in my hurt delight. 
 
 3 TurnVi back be they, Pla, ha, that say, 
 Their shaming to requite. 
 
 4 O Lord, in thee let all be glad. 
 And joy that seek for thee : 
 
 Let them, who thy salvation love, 
 Say still, God praised be. 
 
 5 But I both poor and needy am, 
 Come, Lord, and make no stay : 
 
 My help thou and deliv'rer art, 
 O Lord, n)ake no delay. 
 
 PSALM 71 
 
 This Psalm was probably penned on the occasion of Absalom's rebel- 
 lion, as Fsa!m .Sd, 42d, 43d, or of Sheba's conspiracy, 2 Sam. xx. And 
 contains ( 1 ) Davids firm confidence in God, er.conraged by manifold 
 experiences of his gracious kiminess, ver. 1. 3. 5, 6, 7. V-L) His fervent 
 prayers, That he might never be ashamed; but mi^ht be delivered ; 
 might find rest in God ; might iiave const.int matter of new praises and 
 thanksgivings atlbrded !iim ; miyht not be forsaken of God in his old 
 age ; and raiuht have his numerous, powerful, and crafty enemies, con- 
 founded with shame and perplexity, ver. 1, — 13. 18. (3) His confident 
 and joyful expectations of Gods further kindness, particularly that 
 God vvoi.ld never forsake but revive him ; that he would increase his 
 honour and contort, and put his enemies to shame. — Along herewith, 
 he resolves, with admiring rapiure, to extol God's righteousness au4 
 
PSALM 71 
 
 salvation, and his new-covenant relation to himself, and to Israel, ver. 
 
 14,— 24. H V/hile T sing, let me be ailecied with mv troubles. Let 
 
 jne never stagger at the promise througii unbelief, but be strong in the 
 faitli, giving glory to God. 
 
 OLORD, my hope and confidence 
 Is plac'd in thee alone : 
 Then let thy servant never be 
 Put to confusion. 
 
 2 And let me, in thy righteousness, 
 From thee deliv'rance have ; 
 
 Cause me escape, incline thine ear 
 Unto me, and me save. 
 
 3 Be thou my dwelling- rock, to which 
 I ever may resort : 
 
 Thou gav'st commandment me to save. 
 For thou'rt my rock and fort. 
 
 4 Free me, my God, from wicked hands, 
 Hands cruel and unjust. 
 
 5 For thou, O Lord God, art my hope, 
 And, from my youth, my trust. 
 
 6 Thou from the womb didst hold me up : 
 Thou art the same that me 
 
 Out of my mother's bowels took ; 
 I ever will praise thee. 
 
 7 To many 1 a wonder am ; 
 But thou'rt my refuge strong. 
 
 8 FiU'd let my mouth be with thy praise, 
 And honour all day long. 
 
 9 O do not cast me off, when as 
 Old age doth overtake me; 
 
 And, when my strength decayed is. 
 Then do not thou forsake me. 
 
 10 For those that are mine enemies, 
 Against me speak with hate : 
 
 And they together counsel take. 
 That for my soul lay wait. 
 
PSALM 71 
 
 1 1 They said, God leaves him ; him pursue 
 And take : none will him save. 
 
 12 Be thou not far from me, my God : 
 Thy speedy help I crave. 
 
 13 Confound, consume thtm, that unto 
 My soul are enemies : 
 
 Clotli'd he they with reproach and shame 
 That do my hurt deMse. 
 
 14 But I with expectation 
 Will hope continually ; 
 
 And yet with praises more and more 
 I will thee magnify. 
 
 15 Thy justice and salvation 
 INIy mouth ahroad shall show. 
 
 Ev'n all the day ; for I thereof 
 The numbers do not know. 
 
 16 And I will constantly go on 
 In strength of God the Lord : 
 
 And thine own rigliteousncss cv'n tliiiie 
 Alone, I will record. 
 
 17 For, even from my youth, O God, 
 By thee I have been taught ; 
 
 And hitherto I have dcclar'd 
 
 The wonders thou hast wrouglit. 
 
 J 8 And now, Lord, leav^ me not, when I 
 Old and gray-headed grow : 
 
 Till to this age thy strength and pow''r 
 To all to come I show. 
 
 19 And thy most perfect righ.teousness, 
 O Lord, is very high, 
 
 Who hast so grcai thiiigs done : O God, 
 Who is like unto thee ? 
 
 20 Thou, Lord, who gieat adversities, 
 And sore to me didst show, 
 
 Shalt quicken, and bring me again 
 From depths of earth below. 
 
PSALxM 72 
 
 ^1 My greatness, and my pow'r thou wilt 
 
 Increase, and far extend : 
 On ev'ry side, against all grief, 
 
 Thou wilt me comfort send. 
 
 22 Thee, ev^n thy truth, I'll also praise, 
 My God with psaltery: 
 
 Thou holy One of Israel, 
 With harp I'll sing to thee. 
 
 23 My lips shall much rejoice in thee, 
 \¥hen I thy praises sound : 
 
 My soul, which thou redeemed hast, 
 In joy shall much abound. 
 
 24 My tongue thy justice shall proclaim, 
 Continuing all da}^ long : 
 
 For they confounded are, and sham'd, 
 That seek to do me wrong. 
 
 PSALM 72 
 
 ^ Psalm for Solomon. 
 
 This Psalm was composed by David, uhout the time of Solomon's in- 
 stalment in tlie throiie of Israel, 1 KiiiiiTs i. and ii. With respect to 
 IiJm, iicre is (l) Fervent prayer for proj)er qnaliticatioRs to furnish him 
 for ^xoiernment, ver. 1. ('i) Predictions of the peace, glory, extent, 
 -wealth, fiuralion, and happiness of his government, ver. 2, — 17. 
 (.^) Praises to the God of Israel for his mercies to his people, ver. 18, 
 19. — But as onr Eedeenicr is principaily intended, we have concerning 
 liim (1) His furnitiire of tiic Holy Ghcst above measme, to qualify him 
 for his work, ver. 1. (2) The glories of his goxernreent ; how righ- 
 teous! howprndent! how orderly! how condescending! and merciful! 
 how destructive to oppressors ! how efficaciously productive of real 
 religion! and how comfortable to l>is faithful subje(;ts, his administra- 
 tions are! ver. ^J, — 9. How extensive his ciuirch, among all ranks and 
 nations! how tender his care of the meanest of his subjects! Iiow much 
 he is revered and adored by them ! how astonishing their increa.se, by 
 means of ins gospel-truth })reached ! and how permanent and useful his 
 government! ver 10, — 17.5. (3) A solemn ascription of all tlie praise 
 of these wonderrul v.orks to God aione, \\i(h an earnest request and 
 believirjg expectation, thnt his glory shall fill the whole earth, ver. 18, 
 
 19 k While I sing these lofly notes of the dying Psalmist, let me 
 
 admire, let me adore, let me sing praises, to Jesus my King. Let me 
 rejoice in his highness, and in his extensive usefulness to men. 
 
 O 
 
 LORD, thy judgments give the king. 
 His son thy righteousness. 
 
PSALM 72 
 
 2 With right he shall thy people judge, 
 
 Thy poor with uprightness. 
 5 The lofty mountauis shall bring forth 
 
 Unto the people peace; 
 Likewise the little hilis the same 
 
 Shall do by righteousness. 
 4- The people's poor ones he shall judge, 
 
 The necdy's c lildrtn sa\e: 
 And ti)ose siiall he ia pieces break, 
 
 Wiio theui oppressed have. 
 
 5 They shall thee fear, while sun and moon 
 Do last, through ages all, 
 
 6 Like rain on mown grass he shall drop, 
 Or snoA'^is on earth that tall. 
 
 7 The just shall tlourish in his daj^s, 
 And prosper in his reign: 
 
 He shall, wliile dolli tiie nK)on endure. 
 Abundant peace maintain. 
 
 8 tlis Inge and great dominion shall 
 From sea to sea extend : 
 
 It from the river shall reach forth 
 Unto earth's utmost end. 
 
 9 Tiiey in the wiidernf^ss that dwell 
 Bow down before him must : 
 
 And they that are his enemies 
 Shall lick the very dust. 
 
 10 The kings of Tarshish and the isles 
 To him shall presents bring, 
 
 And unto him sjiall offer gifts 
 Sheba's and Seba's kiiig. 
 
 11 Yea, all the mighty kings on earth 
 Before him down si i all fall : 
 
 And all the naiions of the world 
 Do service to him shall. 
 
 12 For he the needy shall preserve^ 
 When he to him dotli call: 
 
PSALM 72 
 
 The poor also, and him that hath 
 No help of man at all. 
 
 13 The poor man, and the indigent, 
 In mercy he shall spare: 
 
 He shall preserve alive the souls 
 Of those that needy are. 
 
 14 Both from deceit and violence 
 Their soul he shall set free ; 
 
 And in his sight right precious 
 And dear their blood shall be. 
 
 15 Yea, he shall live, and giv'n to him 
 Shall be of Sheba's gold ; 
 
 For him still shall they pray, and he 
 Shall daily be extoll'd. 
 
 16 Of corn an handful in the earth, 
 
 On tops of mountains high, # 
 
 With prosp'rous fruit shall shake, like trees f 
 
 On Lebanon that be. 
 The city shall be flourishing. 
 
 Her citizens abound 
 In number shall, like to the grass 
 
 That grows upon the ground. 
 
 17 His name for ever shall endure, 
 Last like the sun it shall : 
 
 Men shall be blest in him, and blest 
 All nations shall him call. 
 
 18 Now, blessed be the Lord our God, 
 The God of Israel ; 
 
 For he alone doth wond'rous works, 
 In glory that excel. 
 
 19 And blessed be his glorious name 
 To all eternity ; 
 
 The whole earth let his glory fill : 
 Amen, so let it be. 
 
 The prayers of David the Son of Jesse are ended. 
 
PSALM 73 
 
 A Psalm of Asapli, 
 
 This Psalm and the ten following are called Psalms of Asaph ; but 
 "wlietlier, because he composed most of them, or because he led the mu- 
 sic in sinffin*? t .em, is not altogctlier certain. Here we have ( l ) The 
 j^reat foundation of all religion, viz. the goodness of God to liis people, 
 strongly asserted, ver. I. (^) The Psalmist's faith f<.arffilly shaken by 
 the consideration of the freedom, prosperity, plenty, and peat'cful-like 
 death of the wicked, — which rendere 1 them proud, oppressive, insolent, 
 atheistical, and profane, wlule liimself was in a manner consigned to 
 nothing but trouble, ver. 2,— 1/i. (3) The tempttstion, when it itad re- 
 duced iiim to the brink of Athei< n is broken, by a discovery of the 
 connected purposes iind providences of God, in l)is word and ordi- 
 nances, ver. 14, — ^0. (4) His improvement of his fall and recovery, 
 to promote a deep sense of his own meanness, ignorance, and folly ;— u 
 co'uplete dependence on God as his Guide, a cleaving to him as his 
 Portion, infinitely prferab'e to every thing else; — without whom one 
 is necessarily miserable, and in the enjoyment of wlioni he is assured of 
 happiness, and excited to prai«e and thanksgiving, ver. "21, — '28.——. 
 % While I sing, let me remember my own weakness and foliy ; let me 
 receive instruction in duty. Let me cleave to God as my portion ; and 
 resolve to draw my light and comfort from the oracles of iiis nioutli, 
 and ordinances of his grace. 
 
 yLZET God is good to Israel, 
 X To each pure hearted one. 
 
 2 But as for nie, my steps near slipt, 
 My feet were almost gone. 
 
 3 For 1 envious was, and grudg'd 
 The foolish folk to see, 
 
 When I perceived the wicked sort 
 Enjoy prosperity. 
 
 4 For still their strength continueth firm; 
 Ttieir death of bands is tree. 
 
 5 They are not toil'd as other men, 
 Nor plagu'd as others he. 
 
 6 Theiefore their piide, like to a chain^ 
 Them compasserh about: 
 
 And, as a garment, violence 
 Doth cover them throughout. 
 
 7 Their eyes stand out with fit; they have 
 More than their hearts could wish. 
 
 8 They are corrupt; they talk of wrong 
 Both lewd and lofty is. 
 
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PSALAI 73 
 
 9 They set their mouth against the heav'ns 
 In thvir hlasp;:emoLis talk; 
 
 And their reproaching tongue throughout 
 The earth at large dotii widk. 
 
 10 His pe.jple oftentimes lor this 
 Look hack and turn ahuut; 
 
 Sith waters of so full a cup 
 To tliese are poured out. 
 
 11 And thus they say, How can it be 
 That God these tilings doth know ? 
 
 Or, can there in the iligliest he 
 Knowledge of tilings l>eh)W ? 
 
 12 Behold, these are the wicked ones, 
 Yet prosper at their will 
 
 In worldly things, they do increase 
 In wealth and riches still. 
 
 13 I, verily, have done in v^ain 
 My heart to purify ; 
 
 To no effect in innocence 
 Washed my hands have I. 
 
 14 For daily, and all day througliout, 
 Great plagues I sufttrVl have ; 
 
 Yea, ev'ry morning I of new 
 Did chastisement receive. 
 
 15 If in this manner foolishly 
 To speak I would intend. 
 
 Thy children's generation, 
 Behold, I should oRend. 
 
 16 When I this thought to know, it was 
 Too hard a thing for me ; 
 
 17 Till to God's sanctuary I went, 
 Then 1 their end did see. 
 
 18 Assuredly thou didst them set 
 A slipp'ry place upon : 
 
 Them suddenly thou castedst down 
 Into destruction. 
 
PSALM 73 
 
 19 How, in a moment, suddenly 
 To ruin brougiu are tlicy 1 
 
 With fearful terrors utterly 
 They are cousuni'd a^ay. 
 
 20 E\ 'n like unto a dream, when one 
 From sU^fr-piiig doih arise; 
 
 So tliou, O Lord, w hen thou awak'st, 
 Tlieu- image shult ciespise. 
 
 21 Thus griev^ed was my heart in me, 
 And me my reins opjjrest. 
 
 22 So rude was I, and ignorant, 
 And in thy sight a heist. 
 
 23 Neveithelrss, continually, 
 
 Lord, 1 am with thee : 
 
 Thou dost me nold by my right hand 
 And siili upiioldest me. 
 
 24 Thou, with thy counsel, while I live, 
 Wilt me conduct and guide; 
 
 And to ttiy glory afterward 
 Receive me to abide. 
 
 25 Wliom have I in the heavens high, 
 But thee, O Lord, alone ? 
 
 And in the earth, whoiu 1 desire 
 Besides thee, there is none. 
 
 26 My flesh and heart doth faint and fail, 
 But God docii fail me never: 
 
 For of my heart Cod is the strength. 
 And |)ortion for ever. 
 
 27 For lo, they that are far from thee 
 For e\ er perish shall : 
 
 Them thar a wl orinj^ from thee go 
 I hou iiasr destroyed all. 
 
 28 But surely it is good for me, 
 That 1 draw near to God : 
 
 In God 1 trust, tliat all thy works 
 
 1 may declare abroad. 
 
PSALM 74 
 
 Maschil of Asaph. 
 Tliis Psalm relates to the desUuction of the city and temple of Jeni- 
 sah in, by tiie Ch udeans, or to some similar disastei. In it, \ve have 
 (l)T:ie Chiirch't- bitter complaints of God's displeasure; of the outra<?e 
 of heir enemies; and of tiie apparent hopelessness of their case, ver. 
 1, — 11. (-;) Strong and ixearNencouraging pleadings witii God, — upon 
 the account of his relation to tiiem, and of tne great tiiiu-s he had done 
 for t .cm ; — and that he was at once tiieir God and the God of nature ; 
 — that therefore lie would remember to execute just vengeance upon 
 his sworn enemies, ^nd grant help and relief to his covenant-people, 
 
 ver. 12, — tS. H While I sing this, let me admire the sovereignty 
 
 anJ hoiint'ss of G'orl, in so severely correcting liis own pjople. And 
 let the broken, the deserted condiiion of the Church, in this land, 
 deeply atfect my heart, and excite mine earnest prayers for her resto- 
 ration. 
 
 OGOD, why bast thou cast us off? 
 Is it for evermore ? 
 Against thy pasture-sheep why doth, 
 Thine anger smoke so sore ? 
 
 2 O call to thy rememberance 
 Thy congregation, 
 
 Which thou hast purchased of old : 
 Still tiiink the same upon. 
 
 The rod of thine inheritance, 
 
 Which thou redeemed bast, 
 This Zion hill, wherein thou hadst 
 
 Thy dwelling in times past. 
 
 3 To these long desolations 
 Thy feet lift, do not tarry: 
 
 Tor all the ills thy foes have done 
 Within thy sanctuary. 
 
 4 Amidst thy congregations 
 Thine enemies do roar : 
 
 Their ensigns they set up, for signs 
 Of triumph, thee before. 
 
 5 A man was famous, and w^as had 
 In estimation. 
 
 According as he lifted up 
 His ax thick trees upon. 
 
 6 But all at once with axes now 
 And hammers they go to ; 
 
PSALM 74 
 
 And down the carved work tiiereof 
 Tliey break, and quire undo. 
 
 7 They tired nave ciiy sanctuary, 
 And liave detil'd the same, 
 
 By casting down unto tiie ground 
 I'he place wliere dwelt thy name. 
 
 8 Tims said they in their hearts, Let us 
 Destroy tiieui out of hand: 
 
 They burnt up ail the synagogues 
 Of God witiiin the kuid. 
 
 9 Our sigiis we do not no\V behold; 
 There is not us among 
 
 A prophet more, nor any one 
 Tnat knows the time liow long. 
 
 10 How long, Lord, shall the enemy 
 Ihus in reproach exclaim? 
 
 And siiall tiie ad^ ersary thus 
 
 Always blaspheme thy name? 
 ] 1 Thy hand, ev'n thy right hand of might, 
 
 Wh)^ dosi thou tiius draw back? 
 O from thy boscm pluck it out. 
 
 For our deliv'rance sake. 
 
 12 For certainly, God is my King, 
 Kv*n from the times of old, 
 
 AVorking in midst of all the earth 
 Salvaiion manifold. 
 
 13 The sea, by thy great pow'r, to part 
 Asunder thou didst make : 
 
 And thou the dragons heads, O Lord, 
 Withi;i the waters brake. 
 
 14 The leviathan's heads thou brak'st 
 Li pieces, and didst give 
 
 Him to be meat unto the folk 
 In wilderness that live. 
 
 15 Thou clav'st the fountain, and the flood 
 Which did with streams abound ; 
 
PSALM 74 
 
 Thou dry'dst the miglity waters up 
 Unto the vtry ground. 
 
 16 Thine only is the day, O Lord, 
 Thine also is the night : 
 
 And thou alone prepared hast 
 The sun and shinini> light. 
 
 17 By thee the borders of the earth 
 Were settled ev'ry wnere: 
 
 The summer and the winter both 
 By thee created were. 
 
 18 That th' enemy reproached hath, 
 O keep it in record ; 
 
 And that the foolish people have 
 Blasphem"d thy name, O Lord. 
 
 19 Unto the multiiude do not 
 Thy turtle's soul deliver: 
 
 The congregation of thy poor 
 Do not forget for ever. 
 
 20 Unto thy cov'nant have respect; 
 For eirths dark places be 
 
 Full of tlie habitations 
 Of horrui cruelty. 
 
 21 O let not tuose that be oppress'd, 
 Return again with shatne : 
 
 Let tlio>e that poor and needy are 
 
 Give praise unto thy name. 
 25 Do thou, O God, arise and plead 
 
 Tne cause that is thine own : 
 Remeii»b<r how thou art reproached 
 
 Sii-i bv the foolish one. 
 23 Do no'^ forget the voice of those 
 
 That are thine enemies: 
 Of t!u)se the tumult exer grows, 
 
 Tiiat do agaiust thee xise. 
 
PSALM 75 
 
 To the chief Musicia7i, Al-taschith, .^ Psalm or Song of Asaph, 
 Here (l; David returrjs thanks to God, for advaiuiiii: him to tiie 
 throne of Israel ; and resolves to act for tiie pubhc welfaie, ver. l — 3. 
 9, 10. {-Z) tie r^Hik' a iue insolence of suci. as opposed nis advauce- 
 nie t, whicii sprung from the sovervign disposal of God, the Judi'e of 
 
 tiie world ; aiid deuooncet i their destruction, ver. 4, — li ^i Wuiie I 
 
 sing, let me ttii:ik of Jesus, vv.iom God hath crowned witli glory .ttuX 
 honour; and of tiie infinite dauiier of opposing his government. And 
 if lie exalt me to tue »piritiiai lionours of his kingdom, let it be my 
 care to glorify him, and io protit his people. 
 
 TO tivee, O God, do we oi\e thanks, 
 We do give tiiaiiks to thee : 
 B- cause tliy wond'rous works declare 
 Thy great name near to be. 
 
 2 I purpose, uiien 1 snail receive 
 Tiie congregation, 
 
 Tnat I shall judgment uprightly 
 Render to ev'ry one. 
 
 3 Dissolved is the land, with all 
 That in the same do dwell; 
 
 But I the pillars thereof do 
 Bear up and stablish w^ell. 
 
 4 I to tlie fbolibh people said, 
 Do not deal foolish 'y; 
 
 And unto tnose that wicked are, 
 Lift not your horn on high. 
 
 5 Lift not your horn on high, nor speak 
 6 With stubb'rn neck. Hut knovv% 
 
 That nor from east, nor west, nor south, 
 Promotion doth flow. 
 
 7 But Ci )d is Jucige : he puts down one, 
 And seis aiioti^er up. 
 
 8 For in the iiand of God most high 
 Of red wine is a cup : 
 
 'Tis full of mixture, he pours forth, 
 
 Aid n.akes the wicked all 
 Wring out tiie hitter Ok gs thereof; 
 
 Yea, and they dunk theai shall. 
 
PSALM 76 
 
 9 But I for ever will declare, 
 1 Jacob's God will praise. 
 
 10 All horns of lewd men I'll cut oif; 
 But just men's horns will raise. 
 
 PSALM 76 
 
 To the cJvef Musician on Neginotb, A Psalm or Song of Asaph, 
 
 Th\f, P.sti!m is near a-kin to the 48th, and was peiinefl on occasioji of 
 some remarkable victory; but wiiether in the days of David, Asa, 
 Je osliaphat, or Hezekiah, 2 Caron. xiv. xx. xxxii, is uncertain. We 
 have i : it, (1 ) Encouraninjs; congratulations of the C Jirch's happiness, 
 in '.aving G(»d so manifestetl in her, and so near unto hei ; and in 
 having his power so employed in her ;,ehalf, to the advancement of his 
 own gl )ry, i'ud the destriiction of iier enemies, ver. 1,-6. ('i) Im- 
 portant instriicuons how to improve this victory, to the terror of ene- 
 mies, the comfort of saints, and the excitement of all to vow to God, 
 
 and to obty ^md reveie Him, ver. 7, — f^. % While I sing this, let 
 
 my soul bless the Lord, t<:at my lot harh been alway cast in a land of 
 gospel-.ight. Let me, with thankful heart, remember what He hath 
 done fur this church and land ; and give Him t!ie praise of every deli- 
 verance. Let me never fear the raij:e of men ; but, in every danger 
 and doubt, commit my way to God, that he may bring it to pass. 
 
 IN Judih's land God is well known; 
 His name's in Isra'l great. 
 
 2 In Salem is his tabernacle, 
 In Zion is bis seat. 
 
 3 There arrows of the bow he brake, 
 The shield, the sword, the war. 
 
 4 More glorious thou than hills of prey, 
 More excellent art far. 
 
 5 These that were stout of heart are spoiled, 
 They slept their sleep outright: 
 
 Ai.d none of those their hands did find, 
 That were the men of might. 
 
 6 When thy rebuke, O Jacob's God, 
 Mad torth against them past, 
 
 Their horses and their chariots both 
 Were in a dead sleep cast. 
 
 7 Thou, Lord, ev'n thou ait he that should 
 Be fear'd, and who is he 
 
 That may stand up before thy sight, 
 If once thou angry be ? 
 
PSALM 77 
 
 8 From heav'n thou judgiient caus'd be hear'd ; 
 The earth was still with fear, 
 
 9 Wiien God to judgment rose, to save 
 All meek on earth that were. 
 
 10 Surely the very wrath of man 
 Unto thy praise redounds : 
 
 Thou tr) the remnant of his wrath 
 Wilt set restraining bounds. 
 
 11 Vow to the Lord your God, and pay ; 
 AW ye that near him be, 
 
 Bring gifts and presents unto him: 
 For to be fear'd is he. 
 
 12 By him the sp'rits shall be cut off. 
 Of those that princes are : 
 
 LTnto the kings that are on earth, 
 He fearful doth appear. 
 
 PSALM 77 
 
 To the chief Musician, to Jedufhun^ A Psalm of Asapb. 
 
 This Psalm relates to (l) A most afflicted case, in which are re- 
 markable, fervent and incessant prayers, agonizing: restlessness, heart- 
 overwhelming meditations, melancholy fears, and almost desperate 
 ontcries concerning God, ver. 1 — 9. (2) The efFectnal cure of this 
 mournfiil case, by serious meditation on, and solemn acknowledgment 
 of the power, greatness, and grace of God, as our God;^and of the 
 holiness and mystcrinusncss of his providential conduct, particularly iu 
 bringing Israel out of E'jrypt, and in leading them through the wilder- 
 ness to the promised land, ver. 10, 20. ^ While I sing, let me stand 
 
 in awe of that God, wlio so chastiseth his favourite saints : Let me 
 sympatiiize with men of won.nded spirifs. If ray soul is overwhelmed 
 witliin me, let me call to mind the gracious character and great works 
 of my God, for his church; or for my soul. 
 
 UNTO the Lord I with my voice, 
 I unto God did cry, 
 Ev'n with my voice, and unto me 
 
 His ear he did apply, 
 2 I in my trouble sought the Lord, 
 
 My sore by night did run. 
 And ceased not : my grieved soul 
 Did consolation shun. 
 
PSALM 77 
 
 S I to remembrance Ciod did c'all, 
 
 Yet trouble did remain : 
 And overvvhelm'd my spirit was, 
 
 Whilst I did sore complain. 
 
 4 Mine eyes, debarr'd tVom rest and sleep, 
 Thou makest still to wake : 
 
 My trouble is so great, that I 
 Unable am to speak. 
 
 5 The days of old to mind I calFd, 
 And oft did think upon 
 
 The times and ages th'dt are past 
 Full many years agonc. 
 
 6 By night my song I call to mind, 
 And commune with my heart, 
 
 My sp'rit did carefully enquire 
 How I might ease my smart. 
 
 7 For ev^er will the Lord cast off, 
 And gracious be no more? 
 
 8 For ever is his mercy gone? 
 Fails his word evermore ? 
 
 9 Is't true, that to he gracious 
 The Lord forgotten hath ? 
 
 And tiiat his tender mercies he 
 ilatfr shut up in his wrath ? 
 
 10 Tnen <lid [ say, That surely this 
 Is mine infirmity: 
 
 I'll mind the years of the right hand 
 Of him that is most High. 
 
 11 Yea, I reuieml^er will the works 
 Performed by tlie Lord : 
 
 Tlie wonders done of old by thee 
 I surely will recoid. 
 
 12 I also will of all thy works, 
 My meditation make, 
 
 And of thy doings to disxourse 
 Great pleasure I will take. 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 13 God, thy way most holy is, 
 Within thy sanctuary : 
 
 And what God is so great in pow'r, 
 As is our God most high? 
 
 14 Thou art the God that wonders dost 
 By thy riglit hand most strong; 
 
 Thy mighty pow'r thou hast declar'd 
 
 The nations among. 
 }5 To thine own people with thine arm 
 
 Thou (hdst redemption bring : 
 To Jacob's sons, and to the tnbes 
 
 Of Joseph that do spring. 
 
 16 Tlie waters, Lord, perceived thee, 
 The waters saw thee well : 
 
 And they for fear aside did flee ; 
 The depths on trembling fell. 
 
 17 The clouds in water forth were pour'd 
 Sound loudly did the sky : 
 
 And swiftly through the world abroad 
 Thine arrows fierce did fly. 
 
 18 Thy thunder's voice alongst the heav'n 
 A mighty noise did make: 
 
 By lightnings lightned was tlie world, 
 The earth tremble (V\d and shake. 
 
 19 Tny way is in the sea, and in 
 The waters great thy path; 
 
 Yet are thy footsteps hid, O Lord, 
 None knowledge thereof hath. 
 
 20 Thy people tliou didst safely lead 
 Like to a flock of sheep ; 
 
 By Moses' hand and Aaron's thou 
 Didst them conduct and keep. 
 
 PSALM 78 
 
 Maschil o/' Asaph. 
 This Psalm is a brief but instructive history of the transactions be- 
 tweeii Israel and their God, for about four hundred and eighty years, 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 from Moses to David. Here is (1) The introduction, containing h 
 solemn call to an attentive consideration of God's \vords and works, in 
 order to a faithful transmitting of the kno\vk'd«e thereof to posterity, 
 that they might set their hope in G^-d, and reform from tueir father's 
 ■wickedness, ver. 1, — 8. (2) The hi->vory i'self ; in whicli are exhibited 
 1st God's favours to Israel before t'.eir settlement in Canaan, in plaguing 
 the Egyptians ; in dividing the Red-sea ; in giving tiiCm water tVom the 
 rock, and manna from lieaven ; in bringing them into Cana \n notwith- 
 standing of their unnumbcrtd provocations, particularly then* forget- 
 fulness of his mighty works, tlicir ingratitiKie for his favours, their 
 mnrmuriug against iiis trying dispviisntions, their eagerness to satiate 
 their iusts witii his benefits, their impenitent obduracy, or hypocritical 
 repentance under liis rebrkes, \er. 9, — 5.). 2d Their ingratitude, 
 treachery, and idolatry, afkr their entrance into Canaan ;— with God's 
 rigiiteous resentment thereof, in removing liis tabernacU from Shiloh, 
 and in delivering up his ark and people itito the hand of t-.e Philistines, 
 ver. 56, — 6L (3) GoJs merciful return to them, in obhgir.g the Plii- 
 listines by the piaeue of emrods to restore his ark ; and in, at length, 
 p)oviding an habitation f<ir it at Jeni-alem; and in raising up and qua- 
 lifying David, a de.-ceadent of Jndah, to govera thtra in a manner 
 both iionourable and happy, ver. 65, — 7 2. Tiiese things are more 
 largely recorded in the hooks of Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, 
 Josiiua, Judges, 1st and 2d Samuels, and part of 1st Kings. ^j Whiie 
 
 1 sing them, let me with grief and shame remeuiber my own and my 
 fathers transgressions against the Lord. Let me adore the infinite 
 patience, power and mercy, holiness and equity of God. Let me bless 
 his holy name for the multitude of his undeserved favours towards me, 
 and towards the church. And though he cause grief, let me hope that 
 in due ti ne, he will have compassion. 
 
 ATTEND, my people, to my law, 
 Thereto give thou an ear: 
 The words that from my mouth proceed 
 Attentively do hear. 
 
 2 My mouth shall speak a parable, 
 And sayings dark of old: 
 
 3 The same which we hive heard and known. 
 And us our fathers told. 
 
 4 We also will them not conceal 
 From tlieir posterity; 
 
 Them to the g*eneration 
 
 To come declare will we : 
 The praises of the Lord our God, 
 
 And his Almighty strength, 
 The v/ondVous works that he hath done, 
 
 We will shew forth at length. 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 5 His testimony and his law 
 In Isra'l he did place, 
 
 And charg'd our fathers it to show 
 To their succeeding race. 
 
 6 That so the race which was to come 
 Might well them learn and know; 
 
 And sons unhurn, who should arise, 
 Might to their sons them show. 
 
 7 That they might set their hope in God, 
 And suffer not to fail 
 
 His mighty works out of their mind, 
 But keep his precepts all. 
 
 8 And might not, like their fathers, be 
 A stiff rebellious race ; 
 
 A race not right in heart; with God 
 Whose sp'rit not stedfast was. 
 
 9 The sons of Ephraim, who nor bows, 
 Nor other arms did lack, 
 
 When as the day of battle was. 
 They fdintly turned b^.ck. 
 
 10 They brake God's cov'nant, and refus'd 
 In his commands to go. 
 
 1 1 His works and wonders they forgot, 
 Which he to them did show. 
 
 12 Tilings marvellous he brought to pass, 
 Their fathers thcni beheld, 
 
 Within the land of Egypt done, 
 Yea, ev'n iu Zoan's iicld. 
 
 13 By him divided was the sea, 
 He caus'd them through to pass; 
 
 And made the waters so to stand, 
 As like an heap it was. 
 
 14 With cloud by day, with light of fire 
 All night he did them guide. 
 
 15 In desert rocks he clave, and drink 
 As from great depths supply *d. 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 16 He from the rock brought streams, like floods 
 Made wateis to run down. 
 
 17 Vet sinning more, in desert they 
 Provok'd tlie highesi One. 
 
 18 For in their heart they tempted God, 
 Aud spe^iking with njistrust, 
 
 They greedily did meat require 
 To satisfy tht'ir lust. 
 
 19 Against the Lord himself they spake, 
 And, murmuring, said thus, 
 
 A table in the wilderness 
 
 Can God prepare for us? 
 SO Behoh!, he smote the rock, and thence 
 
 Came streams and waters great; 
 But can he give his pec'ple bread? 
 
 And send them flesli to eat ? 
 
 21 The Lord did hear, and waxed wroth, 
 So kiiuUed was a flame 
 
 'Gainst Jacob, as-d 'gainst Israel 
 Up indignation came. 
 
 22 For they bcliev'd not God, nor trust 
 In Ids salvation had : 
 
 23 Though cliaids al?o\e he did connnand. 
 And heav'n's doo)- open made; 
 
 24 And manija raiu'd on theni, and gave 
 TliCm corn of heav'n to eat. 
 
 25 Man angels f od di^l eat: to them 
 He to tlie full sent meat. 
 
 26 Av(\ in the lua\en he did cause 
 An eastern wind to Idow ; 
 
 And l>y ids pow er lie let out 
 The soutliern wind to go. 
 
 27 Then flesh as ilnck as dust he made 
 To rnin down tl em among; 
 
 And feather'd fow Is, like as the sand 
 Which ly'th the shore along. 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 28 At liis command amidst their camp 
 These show'rs ol' tk sh down fell, 
 
 All round about the uibcrnnclcs, 
 And rents where diey did dwell. 
 
 29 So did they eat abiuidantly, 
 And had of meal their hll, 
 
 For he did give to tl em what was 
 Their own desire and will. 
 
 30 They, from tlieir lust had not estrang'd 
 Their heart and their desire ; 
 
 But while their lueat was in their mouths, 
 Which they did so recju're, 
 
 31 Gotfs wrath upon them came, and sie\7 
 The fiittest of them ail: 
 
 So that the choif e of Isn el 
 
 Overthrown by deatli did fall. 
 52 Yet, notwitlistafujiiig of all this, 
 
 They smncd still tlie n'(>ie: 
 And, thouuii he riad oreat uonders wrou^^ht, 
 
 Believ'd him not tln^ictbre. 
 33 U'hevef >re ^lunr chiws im \'anity 
 
 He (Vu\ consume and waste; 
 AnJ h\ I us wrath their wretched years 
 
 Away iu trouhie past. 
 54 Bu^ wUt\> h.e slew tivem, tlien the}^ did 
 
 To seek Inn) slu w desire : 
 Yea, t'ey returu'd, and after God 
 
 Ri^h^ earh (hd enquiie. 
 25 A (I Hiat the Lord lr)d been their rock 
 
 They liid leuictnhcr then: 
 E\'n ^liat ti e hio'i^ Almigluy God 
 
 Had their R( deen-er been. 
 56 Yet wiMi their mouth t' ey fiatter'd him, 
 
 And spake hut feig'nedly ; 
 And they unto the GoH of tiutli 
 
 With their false tongues did lie* 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 57 For though their words w ere good, their heart 
 
 Witii bini was not sincere: 
 UnsteadtUst and pertid.ous 
 
 They in h:s cov'ndnt were. 
 38 But full (if pi!y, he forgave 
 
 Their sin, them did not siay; 
 Nor stirr'd up al! iiis wrath, but oft 
 
 H'S anger turn'd -dw^y, 
 59 i'or that tliey were but fdding flesh 
 
 To mind he did recal; 
 A wina that passeiti soon away, 
 
 And not rtrturns al alL 
 
 40 How often did they him provoke 
 Within the wilderness? 
 
 And in the desert did him grieve 
 With their rebelhousness? 
 
 41 Yea, turning back, they tempted God, 
 And limits set upon 
 
 Him, who in midst of Isra'l is 
 The only holy One. 
 
 42 They did not call to mind his pow'r, 
 Nor yet the day when He 
 
 Dehver'd them out of the hand 
 Of their fierce enemy. 
 
 43 Nor how great signs in Egypt land 
 He openly had w rought, 
 
 What miracles in Zoan's field 
 His hand to pass had brought 
 
 44 How lakes and rivers ev'ry where 
 He turned into blood ; 
 
 So that no man nor beast could drink 
 Of standing lake or flood. 
 
 45 He brought among tnem swarms of flies, 
 Which did them sore annoy; 
 
 And divers kinds of filthy frogs 
 He sent them to destroy. 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 46 He to the caterpillar gave 
 The fruits of all their soil ; 
 
 Their lahours he deliver'd up 
 Unto the locusts spoil, 
 
 47 Their vines with hail, their sycamores 
 He with the frost did blast. 
 
 48 Their beasts to hail he gave, their flocks 
 Hot thunder-bolts did waste. 
 
 49 Fierce burning wrath he on them cast, 
 And indignation strong, 
 
 And troubles sore, by sending forth 
 111 angels them among. 
 
 50 He to his wrath made way, their soul 
 From death he did not save; 
 
 But over to the pestilence 
 The lives of them he gave. 
 
 51 In Egypt land the first-born all 
 He smote down ev'ry where; 
 
 Amongst the tents of Ham, ev'n these 
 Chief of their strengtli that v/ere. 
 
 52 But his own people, like to sheep, 
 Thence to go forth he made ; 
 
 And he amidst the wilderness 
 Them, as a flock, did lead. 
 
 53 And he them safely on did lead, 
 So that they did not fear : 
 
 Whereas their en'mies by the sea 
 Quite overwhelmed were. 
 
 54 To borders of his sanctuary 
 The Lord his people led, 
 
 Ev'n to the mount, which his right hand 
 For them had purchased. 
 
 55 The nations of Canaan, 
 By his Almighty hand. 
 
 Before their face he did expel 
 Out of their native land, H 
 
PSALM 78 
 
 Which for inheritance to them 
 
 By line he did divide, 
 And made the trihes of Israel, 
 
 Within their tents ahidc. 
 
 56 Yet God most high they did provoke, 
 
 And tempted ever still: 
 And to ohserve his testimonies 
 
 Did not incline their vv^ill. 
 
 67 But like their fathers turned back, 
 And dealt unfaithfully: 
 
 Aside they turned, like a bow 
 That shoots deceitfully. 
 
 68 For they to anger did provoke 
 Him with tb.eir places high ; 
 
 And with their graven images 
 ^ Mov'd him to jealousy. 
 
 69 When God heard this, he waxed wroth, 
 And much loath'd Isra'l then : 
 
 60 So Shiloh's tent he left, the tent 
 Which he had plac'd with men : 
 
 61 And he liis strength delivered 
 Into captivity, 
 
 He left his glory in the hand 
 Of his proud enemy. 
 
 62 His people also he gave o'er 
 Unto the sword's fierce rage : 
 
 So sore his wrath inflamed was 
 Against his heritage. 
 
 63 Tlie fire consum'd their choice young men, 
 Their maids ^'o marriage had : 
 
 64 And when their priests fell by the sword, 
 Their v/ives no mourning made. 
 
 6:) Eat then the Lord arose, as one 
 
 That doth from sleep awake; 
 And like a giant, that, by wine 
 
 Refresh' d, a shout doth make. 
 
PSALM 79 
 
 66 Upon his enmies hinder parts 
 He made his stroke to fall; 
 
 And so upon tliem he did put 
 A shame perpetual. 
 
 67 Moreover, he the tabernacle 
 Of Joseph did refuse ; 
 
 The mighty tribe of Ephraim 
 He would in no wise chuse. 
 
 68 But he "did chuse Jehudah's tribe 
 To be the rest above; 
 
 And of mount Zion he made choice, 
 Which he so much did love. 
 
 69 And he his sanctuary built 
 Like to a palace high, 
 
 Like to the earth which he did found 
 To perpetuity. 
 
 70 Of David, that his servant was, 
 He also choice did make, 
 
 And even from the folds of sheep 
 Was pleased him to take : 
 
 71 From waiting on the ews with young, 
 He brou^•ht him forth to feed 
 
 Israel, his inheritance, 
 His people, Jacob's seed. 
 
 72 So after the integrity 
 He of his heart tiiem fed ; 
 
 And by the good skill of his hands 
 Them \visely governed. 
 
 PSALM 79 
 
 ^ Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 This Psalm relates to the havock made of the Jewish capital and 
 nation, by the Chaldeans and Syrogrecians as typical of the afflictions 
 of the gospel-church. Observe (1) How deplorable the condition of 
 these people of God was when their enemies raged a^jainst their dwell- 
 ings, persons, and cliaracters ; and their God himself long continued 
 the tokens of his just displeasure, ver. 1, — 5. (2) Their humble, but 
 fervent supplications, for the just punishment of their heathen enemies; 
 and for divine pity, pardon, and help, to themselves, ver. 6^— 13» 
 
PSALM 79 
 
 (3) Tlie pleas wherewith they enforce their requests; viz. God's relation 
 la them, as their God and Shepherd; and the tendency of what they 
 asked to promote the declarative glory of hjs nanu^, ver. l. 6. 9 10. 
 
 13. ^ Whiie I sinsT, let my soui iiave a deep sympathy with' tlse 
 
 atincted members of Christ: Let me ble.ss his holy rjanie, that I am 
 jiot in similar circnmstances. Let me hiy before the Lord the - nrirual 
 injuries, which Satan and my hists have done to my soul, a.;d to the 
 church of God ; and let me cry bitterly for his merciful rising up to 
 destroy them, and to shew me his salvation. 
 
 OGOD, the heathen ent'red have 
 Thine heritage ; by them 
 Denied is thy house : on heaps 
 
 They laid Jerusalem. 
 2 The bodies of thy servants they 
 
 Have cast fortli, to be meat 
 To rav'nous fowls, thy dear saints flesh 
 
 They ga\'e to beasts to eat. 
 S Their blood about Jerusalem 
 
 Like Vv'ater they have shed : 
 And there was none to bury them 
 
 When tlie}^ were slain and dead. 
 
 4 Unto our neighbours a reproach 
 Most base become are we : 
 
 A scorn and laughing-stock to them 
 That round about us be. 
 
 5 How long, Lord, shall tldne anger last? 
 Wilt thou still keep the same? 
 
 And shall thy fervent jealousy 
 Burn like unto a flame? 
 
 6 On heathen pour thy fury forth, 
 That have thee never known, 
 
 And on those kingdoms which thy name 
 Have never callVl upon. 
 
 7 For these are they who Jacob have 
 Devoured cruelly ; 
 
 And they his habitation 
 Have caused waste to ly. 
 
 8 Against us mind not former sins : 
 Thy tender mercies show, 
 
PSALM 80 
 
 Let them prevent us speedily, 
 For we're brought very low. 
 
 9 For thy Name's glory, help us, Lord, 
 Who hast our Saviour been : 
 
 Deliver us; for thy Name's sake, 
 O purge away our sin 
 
 10 Why say the heathen, Where's their God? 
 Let hiai to them be known ; 
 
 When tliose who shed thy servant's blood, 
 Are in our sight overthrown. 
 
 11 O let the pris'ners sighs ascend 
 Before thy sight on high : 
 
 Preserve those, in thy mighty pow'r, 
 That are design 'd to die. 
 
 12 And to our neighbours bosom cause 
 It sev'n-fold rendered be, 
 
 Even the reproach, wherewith ihey have 
 O Lord, reproached thee. 
 
 13 So we thy folk, and pasture-sheep, 
 Shall give thee thanks always : 
 
 And unto generations all 
 
 We will shew forth thy praise. 
 
 PSALM 80 
 
 To the chief Musician iipon Shoshahnim, Eduth, A Psalm o/'Asaph. 
 
 This Psalm relates to the distressed condition of the Hebrew church 
 and nation, perhaps during the Syrian, Assyrian, or Chaldean invasions, 
 2 Kings, xii. xiii. xv. xvii, xviii, xix. xxiv, xxv. Here are (1) Earnest 
 supplications fer God's special presence and favour, ver. 1, — 3. 7, 9. 
 ('2) Mournful complaints of the lasting appearances of God's anger; of 
 the overflowings of their grief; of abuse and derision by their neigh- 
 bours ; and of the unhinging of their constitution which God himself 
 had fixed when he brought them out of Egypt, ver. 4, — 13. (3) Fur- 
 ther supplications, that God w ould consider and pity his vineyard, their 
 church and nation; assist their king his vine-dresser; and convert 
 
 them to, and quicken them in his service, ver. 14, — 19. i[ While I 
 
 sing, let me be affected with the distresses of God's Church. Let me 
 pant for the fullest manifestations of his glory, and the blessings of his 
 presence. Let me insist, That his Spirit may glorify Jesus Christ, the 
 great Man of his right hand, in taking what is his aiid shewing it unto 
 me. 
 
PSALM 80 
 
 HEAR, IsraTs Shepherd, like a flock 
 Thou that dost Joseph guide, 
 Shine forth, O thou that dost between 
 Tlie cherubims abide. 
 
 2 In Ephi aim's and Benjamin's, 
 And in Manasseh's sight, 
 
 O come, for our salvation, 
 
 Stir up thy strength and might. 
 
 3 Turn us again, O Lord, our God; 
 And upon us vouchsafe 
 
 To make thy countenance to shine, 
 And so we shall be safe. 
 
 4 O Lord of hosts almighty God, 
 - How long shall kindled be 
 
 Thy wrath against the prayer made 
 ]]y thine own folk to thee? 
 
 5 Thou tears of sorrow giv'st to them, 
 In stead of bread, to eat; 
 
 Yea, tears in stead of drink thou giv'st 
 
 To them, in measure great. 
 6' Thou makest us a strife unto 
 
 Our neio'hbours round about: 
 Our enemies among themselves 
 
 At us do lauoh and flout. 
 
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 7 Turn us again, O God of hosts, 
 And upon us vouchsafe 
 
 To make thy countenance to shine, 
 And so we shall be safe. 
 
 8 A vine from Egypt brought thou hast, 
 By thine outstretched hand: 
 
 And thou the heathen out didst cast, 
 To plant it in their land. 
 
 9 Before it thou a room didst make, 
 Where it mio;ht 2:row and stand ; 
 
 Thou causedst it deep root to take, 
 And it did lill the land. 
 
PSALM 80 
 
 10 The mountains vail'd were with its shade 
 As with a covering : 
 
 Like goodly cedars were the boughs 
 AViSich out from it did sprhig. 
 
 11 L^pon tl^e one Ijand, to the sea 
 Her boughs she did out-send; 
 
 On th' other side, unto the flood 
 Her branches did extend. 
 
 12 Why hast thou then thus broken dov/n, 
 And ta'en lier hedge away? 
 
 So that ail passengers do pluck, 
 And make of her a prey. 
 
 13 The boar, who from tiie forest comes, 
 Doth waste it at his pleasure; 
 
 The wild beast of the liehJ also 
 Devours it out of measure. 
 
 14 O God of hosts, we tijee beseech, 
 Return now unio thine : 
 
 Look down from heav"ii In love, behold, 
 And visit this thy vine : 
 
 15 This vineyard which thine own right hand 
 Hath planted us among; 
 
 And that same branch, which for thyself 
 Thou hast made to be strong. 
 
 16 Burnt up it is with flaming fire, 
 It also is cut down : . 
 
 They utterly are perished 
 
 When as thy face doth frown, 
 
 17 O let thy hand be still upon 
 The Man of thy right hand, 
 
 The Son of man, whom for thyself 
 Thou madest strong to stand. 
 
 18 So henceforth we will not go back. 
 Nor turn from thee at all : 
 
 O do thou quicken us, and we 
 Upon thy name will call. ^ 
 
PSALM 81 
 
 19 Turn us again, Lord God of hosts; 
 
 And upon us vouchsafe 
 To make thy countenance to shine. 
 
 And so we shall be safe. 
 
 PSAOI 81 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, j4 Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 This Psalm was probably coraposed for the Feast of trumpets, on the 
 ■first <iay of the ?tii moutii, Lev. xxiii. 24. Here are (1) Solemn ex- 
 hortations to praise God for what he is to his people, and for what he 
 hath done for th.em, vcr. 1, — 7. ('f) Instructions concerning^ God's 
 new covenant-grant of himself, and his benclits to men ; and their un- 
 grateful refusal thereof; and the misery they incur, and happiness they 
 
 lose thereby, ver. 8, — 16. IF Wiiiie I sin<(, let my soul consider, 
 
 what God is to, hath done for, and given to men, — to me: — and let all 
 ray inward powers stedfastly believe his declarations, and eagerly em- 
 brace his offers. Let my heart be filled with grief, that ever I rd'iised 
 to hear my own gracious God speaking from iieaven, and otieriug to 
 ME all the unsearchable riches of Christ. 
 
 SING loud to God, our strength, with joy 
 To Jacob's God do sing. 
 
 2 Take up a psahn, the pleasant harp, 
 Timbrel and psalt'ry bring. 
 
 3 Blow trumpets at new-moon, what day 
 Our feast appointed is : 
 
 4 For charge to Isra'l, and a law 
 Of Jacob's God was this. 
 
 5 To Joseph this a testimony 
 He made, when Egypt land 
 
 He traveird thro', where speech I heard 
 I did not understand. 
 
 6 His shoulder I from burdens took, 
 His hands from pots did free. 
 
 7 Thou didst in trouble on me call, 
 And I delivered thee : 
 
 In secret place of thundering 
 
 I did thee answer make; 
 And at the streams of Meribah, 
 
 Of thee a proof did take. 
 
 8 O thou my people, give an ear, 
 I'll testify to thee : 
 
PSALM 82 
 
 To thee, O Isra'l, if thou wilt 
 But hearken unto me. 
 
 9 In midst of thee there shall not be 
 Any strange god at all ; 
 
 Nor unto any god unknown 
 Thou bowing down shalt fall. 
 
 10 I am the Lord thy God, which did 
 From Egypt land thee guide : 
 
 I'll till thy mouth abundantly, 
 Do thou it open wide. 
 
 1 1 But yet my people to my voice 
 Would not attentive be; 
 
 And ev'n my chosen Israel 
 He would have none of me. 
 
 12 So to the lust of their own hearts 
 I them delivered : 
 
 And then in counsels of their own 
 They vainly wandered. 
 
 13 O that my people had me heard, 
 Isia'l my ways had chose ! 
 
 14 I had their en'mies soon subdu'd, 
 My hand luru'd on their foes. 
 
 15 The haters of the Lord to him 
 Submission should have feignVl. 
 
 But as for them, tlieir time should have 
 For evermore remain d. 
 
 16 He should have also fed them with 
 The linest of the wluat; 
 
 Of honey from the rock, thy fill 
 I should have made tiiee eat. 
 
 PSALM 82 
 
 ^ Psalm of As-ipb. 
 
 Tins Psalm was probaoly penned for the direction and warninsr of 
 the Jewish courts of judicature, ft represents (1) The dignity of JMa- 
 gistvates, and theii dependence on God, a- their sovereign Govxrijor 
 and Judge, ver, 1, 6. (2) Their duty, ver. o^ 4. (3) Their too frequent 
 
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PSAL]^r 83 
 
 degeneracy and mi.sdnevousness ; and tliejust punisliment thereof, ver. 
 2. 5. 7. (4) The saints requesi for llie <-stal)iislimtiit of God's kingdom 
 
 in the world, ver. 8. % While 1 sing, let me stand in awe of Jkho- 
 
 vah's authority and presence. Let me remember, 1 must be answer- 
 a]/.8 to him for ail my conduct Let nic be aUected witii my meanness 
 and corruption. Let me revere Magistrates as the deputies of God on 
 earth. And in every station, in which God placeth me, let my care be, 
 in all things, to live honesily, and to cry mightily, that the kingdoms of 
 this world may quickly be made the kingdoms' of my Lord and of his 
 Christ. 
 
 IN gods assembly God dotli stand ; 
 lie judgeth gods among. 
 ^2 How long, accepting persons vile, 
 Will ye give judgment wrong .^ 
 
 3 Defend tiie poor and fatherless, 
 To poor opprest do riglit. 
 
 4 The poor and needy ones set free : 
 Rid them from ill men's might. 
 
 5 They know not, nor will understand, 
 In darkness they walk on : 
 
 All the foundations of the earth 
 Out of their course are gone. 
 
 6 I said, that you are gods, and are 
 Sons of tiie Highest all : 
 
 7 But ye shall die like men, and as 
 One of the princes fall. 
 
 8 O God, do thou raise up thyself, 
 The earth to judgment call : 
 
 For thou, as thine inlieritance, 
 Shalt take the nations all. 
 
 PSALIM 83 
 
 -^ So)]g or Psalm of Asapli. 
 
 This Psalm relates to some combination of the heathens around, 
 against tiie Hebrews, either in the days of David, 2 Sam. viii. or x ; or 
 of Jehosha{)iiat, 2 Chron. xx. And cr,ntains (1) A solemn remon- 
 strance to God, concerning tlicir malicious designs against his church, 
 and honour, ver. 1, — 8. (2) Fervent supplications to God, that he 
 would defeat these attempts ; protect and preserve his church ; humble 
 
 his enemies; and glorify himself in the world, ver. 9, — 18t 1J While 
 
 I sing, let me be affected, with the inward combinations of my own 
 lusts, with Satan and the world ; and with the joint endeavours of open 
 enemies and naughty professors, against the church and interests of 
 Christ ^'-and commit the cause ^0 Ood, who jud^etU righteously. 
 
PSAL^J 83 
 
 I^EEP not, O God, we thee iiitreat, 
 J\. O keep not silence now : 
 Do thou not hold thy peace, O God, 
 And still no more be thou. 
 
 2 For lo, thine eneuiies a noise 
 Tunuiit'ously have made; 
 
 And tiiey, that haters are of thee, 
 Have lifted up the head. 
 
 3 Against thy chosen people they" 
 Do crafty counsel take ; 
 
 And they against thy hidden ones 
 Do consultations njake. 
 
 4 Come, let us cut them oif, said they, 
 From being a nation, 
 
 Thar of the name of Isral may 
 No more be mention. 
 
 5 For with joint heart they plot, in league 
 Against thee they combine. 
 
 6 The tents of Edom, Is^ima'lites, 
 Moab's and Ha^ai's line, 
 
 7 Ciebal, and Amnion, Amalek, 
 Piiilisrines, thc^se of Tyre; 
 
 8 And Assur joinVl with tiiem, to help 
 Lot's children they conspire. 
 
 9 Do to them as to Alidian, 
 Jabin at Kishon's sriand : 
 
 10 And Sis'ra, which at Endor fell, 
 As dung to fat the land. 
 
 11 Like Oreb, and like Zeeb make 
 Their noble mm to fall : 
 
 Like Zcba, and Zalmunna like, 
 -Make thou their princes all. 
 
 12 Who said. For our possession, 
 Let us God's houses take. 
 
 13 My God, them like a wheel, as chaff - 
 Before the wind tl^eir. nr: kc. 
 
PSALM 84 
 
 14 As fire consumes the wood, as flame 
 Doth mountams set on lire ; 
 
 15 Chase and afiright them with the storm 
 And tempest of thine ire. 
 
 16 Their faces fill with shame, O Lord, 
 That they may seek thy name. 
 
 17 Let them confounded be, and vex'd, 
 And perish in their shame : 
 
 18 That men may know, that thou, to whom 
 Alone doth appertain 
 
 The name JEHOVAH, dost most high, 
 O'er all the earth remain. 
 
 PSALM 84 
 
 To the chief Musician, upon Gittith, J Psalm for the sons 
 of Kouih. 
 
 This Psalm is much a-kin to Psalm 27th, 42d, 43cl, anfl 63d, and mi»ht 
 be composed on the same occasion with the former, when David was 
 banished from Jerusalem by Absalom his son, '2 San), xv. xvi. We have 
 here (1) David's ardent affection towards the public ordinances of God; 
 and sense of their happiness who enjoyed them, ver. 1, — 7. 10. (2) 
 His heart-burning desire to the God of ordinances, ver. 8, 9. (3) His 
 assured faith of God's kindness ; and persuasion of the happiness of 
 
 such as trust in hhn, ver. 11, 12. H So let my heart cry out for God, 
 
 tiie living God. So let me covet earnestly intimate fellowship with 
 him, in his ordinances. So let me praise his name, and hold on in his 
 way till I arrive at the Zion above. — So let God be my Friend, my 
 Protector, my Supplier, my Store, and tiie everlastingRockof my rest. 
 
 TTOW lovely is thy dwelling-place, 
 .ITJL O Lord of hosts, to me ! 
 The tabernacles of thy grace, 
 How pleasant, Lord, they be ! 
 
 2 My thirsty soul longs veh'men*ly; 
 Yea, faints thy courts to see : 
 
 My very heart and flesh cry out, 
 O living God, for thee. 
 
 3 Behold, the sparrow findeth out 
 An house wherein to rest; 
 
 The swallow also for herself 
 Hath purchased a nest. 
 
PSALM 84 
 
 Ev'n thine own altars ^, where she safe 
 
 Her young ones forth may bring, 
 O thou Ahuighty, Lord of hosts, 
 
 Who art my God and King. 
 
 4 Blest are they m thy house that dwell, 
 They ever give thee praise. 
 
 5 Blest is the man whose strength thou art, 
 In whose heart are thy ways. 
 
 6 Wlio passing tliorougii Baca's vale, 
 Therein do dig up wells : 
 
 Also the ram that falleih down 
 The pools with waters hlis. 
 
 7 So they from strength unweary'd go 
 Still forward unto strength, 
 
 Until in Zion they appear 
 Before the Lord at length. 
 
 8 Lord God of hosts, my prayer hear, 
 O Jacob's God, give ear. 
 
 9 See God, our Shield, look on the face 
 Of thine Anointed dear : 
 
 10 For in thy courts one day excels 
 A thousand : rather in 
 
 My God's house will I keep a door, 
 Than dwell in tents of sin. 
 
 11 For Gocl the Lord's a sun and shield ; 
 He'll grace and glory give ; 
 
 * To me it is inconceivable how sparrows or swallows could fix their 
 nests in the altars of God, which were of brass or rouarh stones, and 
 had a fire perpetirally burning upon them, and multitudes cf priests 
 and Lcvites cronding around them. God did not allow of any trees to 
 be planted near to tiiem. I cannot believe Ciod's tabernacle or temple 
 was pollute d with the nests and ordure of birds, in the manner of our 
 ruinous churches. Nor can I see this idea answerable to tlie context 
 or scope of the Psalm : Might not the verse be rather translated, As 
 the sparrow find etii the house, and the swallow the nest for herself, where 
 she hath put her young ones, my soul findeth thine altars^ O Lerd of 
 hosts, oiy King and my God, » e. with inexpressible ardor I ion" for, 
 and desire them ; and with ineflfabk pleasure I approach them, in orJer 
 to intirnafe fellowship witli my God. Compare ver. 1, 2, 10. of tills 
 Psalm with Psaims xlii. 1, 2,— — xliii. 3, 4, 
 
PSALM 85 
 
 And will with-hold no good from them, 
 That uprightly do live. 
 
 12 thou that art the Lord of hosts, 
 
 That, man is truly blest, 
 Who by assured confidence, 
 
 On thee alone doth rest. 
 
 PSALM 85 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Pf,alm Jor the sons of Korah. 
 
 This Psalm relates to some j ; markable deliverance of the Jewisli 
 nation ; but whether that eftiected by the advancement of David to 
 the throne, or that from the Assyriin invasion, 2 Kings, xix. or from 
 the Chaldean captivity, Ezra, i. is uaceriain. It contanis (i)Th;»nkfiil 
 acknowledfinients of divine fa \oin's received, ver. 1, — 3. (t) Suppli- 
 cations that further favours and deliverances may be speedily bestowed, 
 ver. 4, 7. (3) Firm expectatioiis of a gracious answer in t .e comino, 
 
 mediation, and blessin-js of the Messiah, ver. 8, — 13. ^ VV'hiie I 
 
 sin5y, let my sonl be affected -vith the mercies, Avhich I, v/hich Bi ita-n, 
 which the C'turch of G(;d, iiave enjoyed. Let me be thsveby encour- 
 aged to pUad for more. And let me, without doubting, credit the 
 promises, and expect supply from the fulness of Christ. 
 
 OLORD, thou hast been favourable 
 To thy beloved land : 
 Jacob's captivity thou hast 
 ReeaU'd with mighty hand. 
 
 2 Thou pardon' d tliy people hast 
 All their miquities, 
 
 Thou all their trespasses and sins, 
 Hast covxr d from their eyes. 
 
 3 Thou took'st otf all thine ire, and turn'dst 
 From tliy wrath's fanousness. 
 
 4 Tu:n us, God of our liealth, and cause 
 Thy wrath 'gainst us to cease. 
 
 5 Shall thys displeasure thus enduie 
 Against us without end? 
 
 Wilt tiiou to generations all 
 
 Thine anger forth extend? 
 € Tluit in thee may thy people joy, 
 
 Wilt thou not us levive? 
 
PSALM 86 
 
 7 Shew us thy ir.ercy ; Lord, to us 
 Do thy salvation give. 
 
 8 I'll hear what God the Lord will speak: 
 To his folk he'll speak peace, 
 
 And to his saints : but let them not 
 Return to foolishness. 
 
 9 To them that fear him, surely near 
 Is his salvation ; 
 
 That glory in our land may have 
 Her habitation. 
 
 10 Truth met with mercy, righteousness 
 And peace kiss'd mutually : 
 
 11 Iruth springs front earth, and righteousness 
 Looks down fiom heasen i:igh. 
 
 12 Yea, what is good the Lord shall give ; 
 Our land shall yield increase. 
 
 13 Jnsiice, to set us in his steps, 
 Shall go before his face. 
 
 PSALM 86" 
 
 A Prayer of David. 
 
 This Psalm contains (1) David's fervent supplications, Tliat God 
 would hear his prajers, ver. 1. 6, 7. merciful'y preserve and save him, 
 ver. 'i, 3. 16, attord him joy, strength, and honour, ver. 4. 11. 17. {'i) 
 Kis pleas, wherewith he enforceth his prayers, drawn from the good- 
 ness of God, ver. 5. 13. 16, his own relation to, and trust in God, ver. 
 2. 4. 16, his former experionre of God's kiuJi.ess, ver. 17 ; and fiom 
 the malice of his enemies, ver. 14. (3) Kis ascription of praise to God, 
 as :jiatch!ess in his nature and work ; as the sole object of worship ; 
 
 and as jjieat and infinitely aracious, ver. 8, 9, 10. i J, 13. f While I 
 
 sinu, let me remember that the Psalmist hath let\ me an example, that 
 
 1 should walk in his steps. 
 
 OLORD, do thou bow down thine ear, 
 And hear me graciously; 
 Because I sore afflieted am, 
 And am in po\'erty. 
 
 2 Because I'm holy, let my soul 
 By thee preserved be : 
 
 O thou my God, thy servant save 
 That puts his trust in thee, 
 
PSALM 86 
 
 5 Sith unto thee I daily cry, 
 Be merciful to me. 
 
 4 Rejoice thy servant's soul; for, Lord, 
 I lift Diy soul to thee. 
 
 5 For thou art gracious, O Lord, 
 And ready to forgive; 
 
 And rich in mercy, all that call 
 Upon thee to relieve. 
 
 6 Hear, Lord, my pray'r : unto the voice 
 Of my request attend. 
 
 7 In troublous times Lli call on thee; 
 For thou wdt answer send. 
 
 8 Lord, there is none among the gods 
 That may with thee compare; 
 
 And, like the works which thou hast done, 
 
 Not any work is there. 
 Q All nations whom thou mad'st shall come, 
 
 And worship rev'rently 
 Before thy face ; and they, O Lord, 
 
 Thy name shall glorify. 
 
 10 Because thou art exceeding great, 
 And works by thee are done, 
 
 Which are to be admir'd ; and tliou 
 Art God thyself alone. 
 
 11 Teach me thy Wciy, and in thy truth, 
 O Lord, then walk will I ; 
 
 Unite my heart, that I thy name 
 May fear continually. 
 
 12 O Lord my God, with all my heart 
 To thee I will give praise; 
 
 And I the irlorv will ascribe 
 
 t5 
 
 Unto thy name alwa) s. 
 13 Because thy mercy toward me ] 
 
 In greatness doth excel ; 
 And rhou deliver'd hast r\v soul 
 
 Out from the lowest xiciL 
 
PSALM 87 
 
 14 O God, the proud against me rise, 
 And vi'lent men have met, 
 
 That for my soul have sought; and thee 
 Before them have not set. 
 
 15 But thou art full of pity, Lord, 
 A God most gracious ; 
 
 Long-suffering, and in thy truth 
 And mercy plenteous. 
 
 16 O turn to me thy countenance, 
 And meicy on me have : 
 
 Thy servant strengthen, and the son 
 Of tliine own hand-maid save. 
 
 17 Shew me a sign for good, that they, 
 Which do me hate, may see 
 
 And he asham'd, because thou, Lord, 
 Didst help and comfort me. 
 
 PSALM 87 
 
 A Fsalm or Song for the sons of Korah. 
 
 This Psalin is an encomium upon Mount Zion, as typical of the 
 Gospel-church, (1) For the sake of the Temple, Mount Zion is preferred 
 to eveiy other place in Canaan ; as more honoured by God, and more 
 delighted in by him, ver. 1, — 3. (2) In respect of better inhabitants, 
 greater stability, and more important joys and blessings, the Church is 
 
 preferred to all other nations, ver. 4,-7. % \Vhile I sing, let me 
 
 observe the dignity of relation to Jehovah as my God. Let me praise 
 him for founding his Church on Jesus the unmoveable Rock of ages, 
 tliat the gates of hell cannot prevail against iier. Let me rejoice in the 
 glorious promises made concerning her, and supplicate the speedy, the 
 remarkable fulfilment thereof. And while I witli joy draw water out of 
 her ordinances, her wells of salvation, let me live as an holy, a cheer- 
 ful member of her society. 
 
 UPON the hills of holiness 
 He his foundation sets. 
 
 2 God, more than Jacob's dwellings all, 
 Delights in Zion's gates. 
 
 3 Things glorious are said of thee, 
 Thou city of the Lord. 
 
 4 Rahab and Babel, I, to those 
 That know me, will record ; 
 
PSALM 88 
 
 Behold ev'n Tyrus, and with it 
 
 The land of Palestine, 
 And likewise Ethiopia ; 
 
 This man was born therein. 
 
 5 And it of Zion shall.be said, 
 This man, and that man there. 
 
 Was born ; and he that is most High 
 Himself shall stablish her. 
 
 6 When God the people wnites, he'll count 
 That this man boin was there. 
 
 7 There be that sing, and pla}^ ; and all 
 My wxU-springs in thee are. 
 
 PSALM 88 
 
 ^ Psalm or -^ovg for tlit so?>s of Korah, to the chief Musician 
 npon Mahajath Leanolh, Maschil of Heman the Lzrahite. 
 
 In this doleful Psalm, after a very short declaration of his faith, we 
 have (1) Heman's bitier wailiug- over his distressed case, T.hat 1 is trou- 
 bles were p-eat ; his body at tiie point of death; his soul fiiied v.iUi 
 grief; his God hiding and angry ; his mind distressed with terrors; and 
 his friends unkind, vcr. 3, — 9. 14, — 18. (^) His bitter groans to, and 
 expostulations with God, importing, Tl-at he had long cried for mercy ; 
 
 that in death, nothing could be done for him, &c. ver. 1, 2. 9, — 14 
 
 % While I sin^-, let me think how dreadful hell must be, when even 
 fatherly chastisements are so severe ; how dreadful the enormity of sin, 
 which provokes God so grievously to afflict his dearest favouriLcs ; and 
 how necessnry it is to retain our faith of our relation to God, amidst 
 the worst of troubles. 
 
 LORD God, my Saviour, day and night 
 Before tliee cry'd have I. 
 
 2 Before thee let my prayer come ; 
 Give ear unto my cry. 
 
 3 For troubles great no fill my soul : 
 I\Iy life draws nigh the ^'rave. 
 
 4 I'm counted with those that go down 
 To pit, and no strength have. 
 
 5 Ev'n free among the dead, like them 
 That slain in grave do ly ; 
 
 Cut off from tliy hand, w^hom no more 
 Thou hast in memory. 
 
PSALM 88 
 
 6 Thou liast me laid in lowest pit, 
 In cieeps and darksome caves. 
 
 7 Thy wrath lies hard on me ; thou hast 
 ]Me pressed with all tfiy waves. 
 
 S Thou hast put far from me my friends; 
 
 Thou mad'st them to abhor me: 
 And I am so shut vip, that I 
 
 Find no evasion for me. 
 
 9 By reason of affliction, 
 Aline eye mourns dolefully: 
 
 To thee, Lord, do I call, and stretch 
 My hands continually. 
 
 10 AVIlt thou shew wonders to the dead? 
 Shall triey rise, and thee bless ? 
 
 1 1 Shall in the grave thy love be told ? 
 In death thy faithfulness? 
 
 12 Shall thy great wonders in the dark, 
 Or shall thy righteousness 
 
 Be known to any in the land 
 Of deep forgetfulness ? 
 
 13 But, Lord, to thee I cry'd, my prayV 
 At morn prevent shall thee. 
 
 14 Why, Lord, dost thou cast off my soul? 
 And hid'st thy fiice from me? 
 
 }5 Distress'd am I, and from my 3^outh 
 
 I ready am to die ; 
 Thy terrors I have borne, and am 
 
 Distracted fearfully. 
 
 16 The dreadful fierceness of thy wrath 
 Quite o\'er rne doth go; 
 
 Thy terrors great have cut me off, 
 They did pursue me so. 
 
 17 For round about me ev'ry day 
 Like water tiiey did roll : 
 
 And, gathering together, tliey 
 Have compassed my soul. 
 
PSALM 89 
 
 18 My friends thou hast put far from me, 
 
 And him that did me love; 
 And those that mine acquaintance were, 
 
 To darkness didst remove. 
 
 PSALM 89 
 
 Maschil of P'than the Ezrahite. 
 This Psalm was perhaps composed on the occasion of Absalom's re- 
 bellion, 2 Sam. XV, or of tfie revolt of the ten tribes, from their subjec- 
 tion to the tamiiy of David, 1 Kinjjs, xii ; or, it relates to the Chaldean 
 oppression and captivity, 2 Kings, xxiv, xxv. In the first and jo^vful 
 part, Ave have (1) The foundation of all com.fort, happiness, iionour, 
 and stability, laid in the njercy of God and l.is coYeaar.t with David. — 
 emblematic of that made with Jesus Ciirist for the redemption of man- 
 kind, ver. 1,-4. (2) A celebration of the God of the Covennnl, in his 
 faithfulness, glory, greatness, mercy, and equity ; and of his works, ver. 
 5, — 14. And of the glorious disnity, happiness, and safety of the co- 
 venant-people, ver. 15, — 18. (3) A bundle of covenant promises, se- 
 curing proper qualifications, and assistance and glory to the Head of 
 the Clovenant; and indefeasible biessi-igs to his covenant-seed, notwith- 
 standing their maaifokl sins and chastisements, ver. 19, — 37. In the 
 
 £d, and mournful part, we Iiave (1) grievous lamentation over the dis- 
 honour, dds'ress, and danger of David's famih^, ver. 38, — 45. (2) Ex- 
 postuiajions with God, concerning the same,' drawn from the continu- 
 ance of trouble ; the shortness of human life ; and certainty of deaih ; 
 the withdraA^nient oi former kip.dticjs promised in the Cov«^nauf; and 
 the insolent reproaches of enemies, ver. 46, — 51. (3) A triumphant 
 
 conclusion of praise to God, ver. 52 ^ Wiiile I sing, let me chiefly 
 
 keep mine eyes on David's Lord. Let me, with joy, behold the cove- 
 nant made with him for our redemption. Let n^e adore my Covenant- 
 God, as in him well pleased for his righteousnf^ss sake, and rendering 
 him and his seed most blessed for evermore. And, as Jesus' sufferings 
 for me, purchased ray eternal happiness, let never my own, or the 
 Cliurchs troubles weaken my faith, or make me drop my songs of 
 praise. 
 
 GOD's mercies I will ever sing; 
 And with my mouth I shall 
 Thy faith lulness make to be known, 
 To generations all. 
 
 2 For mercy shall he built, said I, 
 For ever to endure : 
 
 Thy faithfulness, ev'n in the heav'ns, 
 Thou wilt establish sure. 
 
 3 I with my chosen One have made 
 A cov'nant graciously : 
 
 And to my ser\ ant whom I lov'd, 
 To David sworn have 1 : 
 
PSAOr 89 
 
 4 That I thy seed estahlish shall 
 For ever to reuicun ; 
 
 And will to geneiations all 
 
 Thy throne huild and maintain. 
 
 5 The praises of thy wonders, Lord, 
 The heavens shall express ; 
 
 And in the congregation 
 Of saints thy faitiit'ulness. 
 
 6 For who in heaveji with tlie Lord 
 May once himself compare? 
 
 Who IS like God among tlie sons 
 Of those that mighty are? 
 
 7 Great fear in meeting of the saints, 
 Is due unto the Lord ; 
 
 And he, of all about him, should 
 With reverence be ador'd, 
 
 8 O thou thar art the Lord of hosts, 
 What lord m mightiness 
 
 Is like to thee, who compiss'd round 
 Arc with thy faithfulness? 
 
 9 Ev n in the raging of the sea 
 Thou over it dost reign ; 
 
 And v/hen the waves tliereof do swell, 
 Thou stillest them again. 
 
 10 Rahab in pieces thou didst break, 
 Like one that slaughtered is: 
 
 And with thy miglity arm thou hast 
 Dispersed thine enemies. 
 
 11 The heav'ns are thine, thou for thine own 
 The earth dost also take : 
 
 The Vv'orld, and fulness of the same, 
 Thy pow'r did found and niake. 
 
 12 The north and south fr^un thee alone 
 Their first be^'innino; had : 
 
 Both Tabor mount and llermon hill 
 Shall in thy name be glad. 
 
PSALM 89 
 
 13 Thou hast an arm that's full of powV, 
 Thy hand is great in might: 
 
 And thy right hand exceedingly 
 ExaUc*. is in height. 
 
 14 Justice and judgment of thy throne 
 Are made tlie dwelling-place : 
 
 Mercy, accompany 'd with truth, 
 Shall go before thy face. 
 
 15 greatly blest the people are, 
 The joyful sound that know; 
 
 In brightness of thy face, O Lord, 
 They ever on shall go. 
 
 16 They in thy name shall all the day 
 Rejoice exceedingly : 
 
 And in thy righteousness shall they 
 Exalted be on high. 
 
 17 Because the glory of their strength 
 Doth onlv stand in thee: 
 
 And in thy favour shall our horn 
 And p'^w'r exalted be. 
 
 18 For God is our defence, and he 
 To us doth safety bring : 
 
 The holy One of Israel 
 Is our almighty King. 
 
 19 In vision to thy holy One 
 Thou saidst, I help upon 
 
 A strong one laid ; out of the folk 
 I rais'd a chosen one : 
 
 20 Ev'n David, I have found him out 
 A servant unto me ; 
 
 And, with my holy oil, my king 
 Anointed him to be. 
 
 21 With whom my hand shall stablislfd be : 
 Mine arm siiall make him. strong. 
 
 22 On him the foe shall not exact, 
 Nor son of mischief wrong. 
 
PSALM 89 
 
 53 I will beat down before his face 
 
 All his malicious foes : 
 I will them greatly plague, who do 
 
 With hatred him opjpose. 
 
 24 iNIy mercy, and my faithfulness 
 With him yet still shall be : 
 
 And in my name his horn and pow'r 
 ]\[en shall exalted see. 
 
 25 His hand and pow'r shall reach afai", 
 I'll set it in the sea; 
 
 And his right hand established 
 Shall in the rivers be. 
 
 26 Thou art my Father, he shall cry, 
 Thou art my God alone ; 
 
 And he shall say. Thou art the Rock 
 Of my salvation. 
 
 27 ril make him my first-born, more high 
 Than kings of any land. 
 
 28 ^ly love Til ever keep for him, 
 My <:ov'nant fast shall stand. 
 
 29 His seed I by my pow'r will make ^ 
 For ever to endure : 
 
 And, as the days of heav'n, his throne 
 Shall stable be and sure. 
 
 30 But if his children shall forsake 
 IMy laws, and go astray. 
 
 And in my judgments shall not walk, 
 But wander from my Vv ay ; 
 
 31 If they my laws l)reak, and do not 
 Keep my commandments : 
 
 52 ni visit then their faults with rods, 
 Their sins with chastisements. 
 
 33 Yet I'll not take my love from him, 
 Nor false my promise make. 
 
 34 My cov'nant TU not break, nor change 
 What with my mouth I spake. 
 
PSALM 89 
 
 35 Once by my holiness I sware, 
 To David FlI not lie. 
 
 36 His seed and throne shall as the sun 
 Before me last for ay. 
 
 37 It, like tlie moon, shall ever be 
 EstabiisiiVl stedfasl ly ; 
 
 And like to that which in {he hcav'u 
 Doth witness faithfully. 
 
 38 But thou, disj^leased, hast cast off, 
 Thou didst abhor and lothe; 
 
 With him that thine anointed is, 
 Thou hast been ver}^ wroth. 
 
 39 Thou hast thy servant's covenant 
 Made void, and quite cast by ; 
 
 Thou hast profanVl his crown, .while it 
 Cast on the ground doth ly. 
 
 40 Thou all his hedges hast broke down, 
 His strong holds down hast torn. 
 
 41 He to all passers by a spoil, 
 To neighbours is a scorn. 
 
 42 Thou hast set up his foes right hand, 
 Mad'st all his en mies glad : 
 
 43 Turn'd his sword's edge, and him to stand 
 In battle hast not made. 
 
 44 His glory thou hast made to cease. 
 His throne to ground dow^n cast; 
 
 45 Shortened his days of youth and him 
 With shame thou cover'd hast. 
 
 46 How long, Lord, wilt thou hide thyself, 
 For ever in thine ire? 
 
 And shall thine indignation 
 Burn like unto a fire? 
 
 47 Remember, Lord, how short a time 
 I shall on earth remain : 
 
 O wlierefore is it so, that thou 
 Hast made all men in vain ? 
 
PSALM 90 
 
 48 What man is he that liveth here, 
 And death shall never see ? 
 
 Or from the power of the grave 
 What man his soul shall free? 
 
 49 Thy former loving-kindnesses, 
 O Lord, where be they now ? 
 
 Those which in truth and faithfulness 
 To David sworn hast thou. 
 
 50 Mind, Lord, thy servant's sad reproach, 
 How I in bosom bear 
 
 The scornings of the people all 
 Who stroiio' and mio'hty are. 
 
 51 Wherewith thy raging enemies 
 Reproach'd, O Lord, think on ; 
 
 W^herewith they have reproach'd the steps 
 Of thine anojnted one. 
 
 52 Ail blessing to the Lord our God 
 Let be ascribed then: 
 
 For evermore so let it be. 
 Amen, yea, and amen. 
 
 PSALM 90 
 
 A Prayer of Moses, the Man of God. 
 
 This Psalm was composed bj- IMoses, the Man of God, sometime 
 «fter God had sentenced the Hebrews to wandering- and death in the 
 wilderness, Num. xiv. In it, (l) Moses comforts liimself and his peo- 
 ple with the eternal and unchangeable duration of God himself, and 
 their interest in him, vcr. 1, 2. (2) He humbles himself and h.is people, 
 witii the consideration of human frailty, ver. 3, — 6. (.3) He submits 
 himself and his people to the righteous' sentence of God, passed npon 
 them, ver. 7, — 11. (4) By prayer, he commits himself and his people, 
 to their gracious and merciful God, and requests the sanctilied use of 
 their awful chastisements ; the averting of divine wrath ; the bestowal 
 of true comforts and joys; the returns of his favour; and the progress 
 
 of his work of mercy among their children, ver. 12, — 17. f Let me 
 
 sing this, as the tenant of an hour, who hath none assurance of his pre- 
 sent life ; — Sing it as resigned to my lot on earth, however afflicted ; 
 and as active in preparation for death ; and committing myself and fa- 
 mily to the God of truth as our Redeemer, our God, and our ever- 
 lasting All. 
 
 ORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place 
 In generations all. 
 I 
 
PSALM 90 
 
 2 Before thou ever hadst brought forth 
 The mountains great or small ; 
 
 Ere ever thou hadst form'd the earth, 
 
 And all the world abroad ; 
 Ev'n thou from everlasting art 
 
 To everlastino; God. 
 
 3 Thou dost unto destruction 
 Man that is mortal turn : 
 
 And unto them thou say'st, Again 
 Ye sons of men return. 
 
 4 Because a thousand years appear 
 No more before thy sight, 
 
 Than yesterday, when it is past, 
 Or than a watch by night. 
 
 5 As with an overflowing flood 
 Thou carry'st them away : 
 
 They like a sleep are ; like the grass 
 That grows at morn are the3^ 
 
 6 At morn it flourishes and grows, 
 Cut down at ev'n doth fade. 
 
 7 For by thine anger we're consumed; 
 Thy wrath makes us afraid. 
 
 8 Our sins, thou, and iniquities 
 Dost in thy presence place ; 
 
 And sett'st our secret faults before 
 The brightness of thy face. 
 
 9 For in thine anger all our days 
 Do pass on to an end ; 
 
 And, as a tale that hath been told, 
 
 So we our years do spend. 
 10 Threescore and ten years do sum up 
 
 Our days and years, we see : 
 Or, if by reason of more strength. 
 
 In some fourscore they be : 
 Yet doth the strength of such old men 
 
 But grief and labour prove ; 
 
psal:\i 90 
 
 For it is soon cut off, and we 
 Fly hence, and soon remove. 
 
 11 AVho knows the power of thy wrath? 
 Accordino' to thv fear, 
 
 12 So is thy wrath. Lord, teach thoti us 
 Our end in mind to bear : 
 
 And so to count our days that we 
 
 Our hearts may still apply 
 To learn thy wisdom and thy truth, 
 
 That we may live thereby. 
 
 13 Turn yet again to us, O Lord, 
 How long thus shall it be? 
 
 Let it repent thee now, for those 
 That servants are to thee. 
 
 14 with thy tender mercies. Lord, 
 L^s early satisfy; 
 
 So we rejoice shall all our days, 
 And still be glad in thee. 
 
 15 According as the days have been, 
 Wherein we grief have had, 
 
 And years wherein we ill have seen, 
 So do thou make us glad. 
 
 16 O let thy work and pow'r appear 
 Thy servants face before, 
 
 And shew unto their children dear 
 Thy glory evermore. 
 
 17 And let the beauty of the Lord 
 Our God be us upon : 
 
 Our handy-works establish thou ; 
 Establish them each one. 
 
 PSALM 91 
 
 Tills Psalm was perhaps penned, on the occasion of the pestilence, 
 inflicted for numbering the people, 2 Sam. xxiv. In it, while the Psal- 
 mist, by faith, lakes God for his own refuge and keeper, ver. 2. 9, he, 
 for the encouragement of others to do the same, represents, (l) The 
 dignity, extent, and continuance of their happiness and safety who 
 have God for their residence, ver. 1, — 4. (2) Tlieir preservation from 
 all malice and baleful influence of the powers of darkness, while multi- 
 
PSALM 91 
 
 tildes are ruined thereby, ver. 3, — 9. (3) Their enjojonent of angels for 
 their guard; and their triumph over devils and other opposers, ver. 10, 
 — 12. (4) Their possession of special favour from, and delightful inti- 
 macy with God, here, and hereafter, ver. 13, — 16. ^ In singing 
 
 these, let mine eyes be fixed on Jesus, the ?/itvn of God s right hand in 
 whom all these promises were fulfilled to the highest; and, in his name, 
 let me depend on them to be accomplished in myself. And let all the 
 begun experience I have iuid thereoi", encourage me to rejoice in hope 
 of the more abundant mercies and glory of God. 
 
 HE that doth in the secret place 
 Of the most High reside. 
 Under the shade of him that is 
 
 Th' AhiiightVj shall ahide. 
 2 I of the Lord my God will say, 
 
 He is my refuge still ; 
 He is my fortress, and my God, 
 And in him trust I will. 
 
 S Assuredly he shall thee save. 
 
 And give deliverance 
 From subtle fowler's snare, and from 
 
 The noisome pestilence. 
 
 4 His feathers shall thee hide; thy trust 
 Under his wings shall be : 
 
 His faithfulness shall be a shield 
 And buckler unto thee. 
 
 5 Thou shalt not need to be afraid 
 For terrors of the night, 
 
 Nor for the arrow that doth fly 
 By day, while it is light : 
 
 6 Nor for the pestilence, that walks 
 In darkness secretly ; 
 
 Nor for destruction, that doth waste 
 At noon-day openly. 
 
 7 A thousand at thy side shall fall ; 
 On thy right hand shall ly 
 
 Ten thousand dead ; yet unto thee 
 
 It shall not once come nigh. 
 S Only thou with thine eyes shalt look, 
 
 And a beholder be: 
 
PSALM 9'2 
 
 And thou therein the just reward 
 Of wicked men shalt see. 
 
 9 Because the Lord, who constantly 
 My refuge is alone, 
 
 Ev'n the most High, is made by thee 
 Thy habitation. 
 
 10 No plague shall near thy dwelling come, 
 No ill shall thee befal : 
 
 1 1 For thee to keep in all thy ways 
 His angels charge he shall. 
 
 12 They in their hands shall bear thee up, 
 Still waiting thee upon; 
 
 Lest thou at any time should'st dash 
 Thy foot against a stone. 
 
 13 L^pon the adder thou shalt tread, 
 And on the lion strong : 
 
 Thy feet on dragons trample shall, 
 And on the lions young. 
 
 14 Because on me he set his love, 
 I'll save and set him free: 
 
 Because my great name he hath known, 
 I will him set on high. 
 
 15 He'll call on me, I'll answer him, 
 I will be with him stilly 
 
 In trouble to deliver him, 
 And honour him I will. 
 
 16 With length of days unto his mind, 
 I will him satisfy : 
 
 I also my salvation 
 
 Will cause his eyes to see. 
 
 PSALM 92 
 
 A Psalm or Song for the Sahhath-day . 
 
 In this Psalm or Soni^ for the Sabbath-day, (l) Praise the business of 
 the Sabbath, is earnestly recommended, \er. 1, — 3. (2) God's works, 
 V liich are the reason of the Sabbath and ground of praise, are cele- 
 brated, in their greatness, and unsearchableness, ver. 4, — 6. (3) The 
 ruin of sinners and the felicity of saints are beautifully contrasted. 
 
PSALM 92 
 
 Sinners shall perish ; but God the portion and life of saints shall endure 
 for ever. Sinners, notwithstanding- their temporary flourish, shall be 
 cut off and destroyed. Saints shall be exalted and comforted. Sinners 
 shall be confounded and ruined ; but saints, through their union to and 
 fellowship with Christ, shall prosper and flourish, to the manifestation 
 
 of God's faithfulness and equity, ver. 7, — 15. % While I keep the 
 
 Sabbath of the Lor^ my God, let these things deeply affect my heart : 
 And be it m.y cave, by a steady conrersation and manifest growth 
 in grace, to verify tliese precious promises of the New Testament ii 
 Jesus' blood. 
 
 TO render thanks unto the Lord 
 It is a comely thing ; 
 And to thy name, O thou most High, 
 Due praise aloud to sing, 
 
 2 Thy loving-kindness to shew forth. 
 When shines the morning light; 
 
 And to declare thy faithfulness. 
 With pleasure ev'ry night. 
 
 3 On a ten-stringed instrument, 
 Upon the psaltery ; 
 
 And on the harp with solemn sound, 
 And grave sweet melody. 
 
 4 For thou, Lord, hy thy mighty works 
 Hast made my heart right glad : 
 
 And I will triumph in the works, 
 W^hich by thine hands were made. 
 
 5 How great. Lord, are thy works! each thought 
 Of thine a deep it is. 
 
 6 A brutish man it knoweth not; 
 Fools understand not this. 
 
 7 When those that lewd and wicked are 
 Spring quickly up like grass. 
 
 And workers of iniquity 
 
 Do flourish all apace : 
 It is that they for ever may 
 
 Destroyed be and slain. 
 
 8 But thou, O Lord, art the most High, 
 For ever to remain. 
 
 9 For lo, thine enemies, O lord, 
 Thine en'mies perish shall : 
 
PSALM 93 
 
 The workers of iniquity 
 Shall be dispersed all. 
 
 10 But thou shalt like unto the horn 
 Of th' unicorn, exalt 
 
 My horn on high : thou with fresh oil 
 Anoint me also shalt. 
 
 1 1 Mine eyes shall also my desire 
 See on mine enemies : 
 
 Mine ear shall of the wicked hear. 
 That do against me rise. 
 
 12 But like the palm-tree flourishing 
 Shall be the righteous one ; 
 
 He shall like to the cedar grow 
 That is in Lebanon. 
 
 13 Those that within the house of God 
 Are planted by his grace, 
 
 They shall grow up, and flourish all 
 In our God's holy place. 
 
 14 And in old age, when others fade, 
 They fruit still forth shall bring : 
 
 They shall be fat, and full of sap, 
 And ay by flourishing, 
 
 15 To shew that upright is the Lord, 
 He is a Rock to me : 
 
 And he from all unrighteousness 
 Is altogether free. 
 
 PSALM 93 
 
 This Psalm is a triumphant celebration of the government of Jeho- 
 vah, and of Jesus our Redeemer, in (1) The awfuhiess, strengtli, sta- 
 bility, and duration thereof, ver. 1, 2. (2) In his triumphant victories 
 over all opposition, ver. 3. 4. (3) In the faithfulness and certainty of 
 
 his words, and the holiness of his court, ver. 5. "f While I sing, let 
 
 my soul rejoice in the liighness of my God, and in the glories of my 
 Redeemer. 
 
 TT^HE Lord doth reign, and cloth'd is he 
 
 i With majesty most bright : 
 His works do siiew him cloth'd to be, 
 And girt about with might. 
 
PSALM 94 
 
 The world is also stablished, 
 That it cannot depart. 
 
 2 Thy throne is fixed of old, and thou 
 From everlasting art. 
 
 3 The floods, O Lord, have lifted up, 
 They lifted up their voice ; 
 
 The floods have lifted up their waves, 
 And made a mighty noise. 
 
 4 But yet, the Lord, that is on high, 
 Is more of might by far, 
 
 Than noise by many waters is, 
 Or great sea-billows are. 
 
 5 Thy testimonies every one 
 In faithfulness excel ; 
 
 And holiness for ever, Lord, 
 Thine house becometh well. 
 
 PSALM 94 
 
 Thi? is a Psalm for the afflicted people of God, in wliicli (1) God's 
 just vengcanee is implored, upon their haughty, active, cruel, and athe- 
 istical oppressors, whose folly is exposed from the consideration of 
 God's works of creation, providence, and grace, ver. 1 — 11. (2) His 
 j?racious comforts are presented to the persecuted saints, that He will 
 bless tliem in, and by their afflictions ; and sarive them rest after them, 
 while their enemies are rained ; that God will not cast them off, when 
 cast down, but will, in his due time, reduce things to their right course: 
 — to verify which, the Psalmist produceth part of his own experience, 
 
 ver. V2, — 24. % While I sing, let all revenge be rooted from my 
 
 heart : All repining at afflictions be banished from my soul. But, in 
 every plunge of adversity, let me cast my burden on the Lord, that he 
 may sustain me, and help me in the time of need. Let me rejoice in 
 the assured hopes of God's yet reforming the church, and spreading hia 
 glory among the nations. 
 
 OLORD God, unto whom alone 
 All vengeance doth belong, 
 O mighty God, who vengeance own'st,* 
 
 Shine forth, avenging wrong. 
 2 Lift up thyself, thou of the earth 
 
 The sov'reign Judge that art, 
 And unto those that are so proud 
 A due reward impart. 
 
PSALM 94 
 
 3 How long, O mighty God, shall they 
 Who lewd and wicked be, 
 
 How long shall they wlio wicked are, 
 Thus tiiumpli haughtily ? 
 
 4 How long shall things most hard by them, 
 Be uttered and told ^ 
 
 And ail that vv oik iniquity 
 
 To boast themselves be bold ? 
 
 5 Thy folk they break in pieces, Lord, 
 Thine heritage oppress: 
 
 6 The widow they, and stranger slay, 
 And kill the fatherless. 
 
 7 Yet say they, ^^od it shall not see, 
 Nor God of Jacob know. 
 
 8 Ye brutish people, understand ; 
 Fools, wlicn wise will ye grow? 
 
 9 The Lord did plant the ear of man, 
 And hear then shall not he ? 
 
 He only forui'd the eye, a d then 
 Shall he not clearly see ? 
 
 10 He that the nations doth correct. 
 Shall he not chastise you? 
 
 He kno'\ ledge unto man doth teach, 
 And shall himself not know ? 
 
 11 Man's thoughts to be but vanity 
 The Lord dorh well discern. 
 
 12 Blest is t!ie man thou chast'nest, Lord, 
 And inak'st th\ law to learn. 
 
 13 That thou may'st give hnn rest from days 
 Of sad adversity, 
 
 Until tne pit be di-a'u'd for those 
 That woik iniquity. 
 
 14 For sure the Lord will not cast oiF • 
 Those that his })eople be, 
 
 Neither his own inheritance 
 
 Quit and forsake will he. i 2 
 
PSALM 93 
 
 1,5 Rut jurlgment unto righteousness 
 
 Siiall yet return again; 
 And all shali follow after it, 
 
 That are right-hearted men. 
 
 16 Who will rise up for me, against 
 Those that do wickedly ? 
 
 Who will stand up for me, 'gainst those 
 That work iniquity ? 
 
 17 Unless the Lord had been my help, 
 When I was sore opprest, 
 
 Ahuost my soul had in tlie house 
 Of silence been at rest. 
 
 18 When I had uttered this word, 
 (My foot doth slip away,) 
 
 Thy mercy held mc up, O Lord, 
 Thy goo(hiess did me stay. 
 
 19 Amidst the multitude of thoughts, 
 Which in my heart do fight, 
 
 My soul, lest it be overcharg'd, 
 Thy comforts do delight. 
 
 20 Shall of iniquity the throne 
 Have fellowship with thee, 
 
 Which mischief, cunningly contriv'd, 
 Doth by a law decree ? 
 
 21 Against the righteous souls they join ; 
 * They guiltless blood condemn. 
 
 22 But of my refuge God's the rock, 
 And my defence from them. 
 
 23 On them their own iniquity 
 The Lord shall bring and lay, 
 
 And cut them off in their own sin: 
 Our Lord God shall them slay. 
 
 PSALM 95 
 
 This Psalm contains (1) Solemn calls to celebrate the praises of Jesus 
 and his Father, on account of what he hath done ; and what he is to us 
 .and we to him, ver. 1,-7. (2) Alarming warnings to hear his voice 
 
PSALM 95 
 
 and not to harden our hearts, as the Israelites in the desert, who, on 
 that account, were debarred from the promised land, ver. 7, — 11. 
 % While I sinir, let me beiiold the glories of my Redeemer, and believe 
 my new covenant-relation to him : and, wiiile it is yet called to-day, let 
 me be .vare of being hardened through the deccitfuhicss of sin. Since 
 there is a promise left me of entering into his rest, let me take heed 
 lest 1 should seem to come short of it by unbelief. 
 
 OCOME let us sing to the Lord: 
 Come, let us ev'ry one 
 A joyful noise make to tiie Rock 
 Of our salvation. 
 
 2 Let us before his presence come 
 With praise and thankful voice : 
 
 Let us sing psalms to him with grace, 
 And make a joyful noise. 
 
 3 For God a great God, and great King, 
 Above all gods he is. 
 
 4 Depths of the earth are in his hand : 
 The streno'th of hills is his. 
 
 5 To him the spacious sea belongs, 
 For he the same did make : 
 
 The dry land also from his hands 
 Its form at first did take. 
 
 6 O come, and let us worship him ; 
 Let bow down withal. 
 
 And on our knees before the Lord 
 Our Maker, let us fall. 
 
 7 For he's our God, the people we 
 Of his own pasture are. 
 
 And of his hand the sheep ; to-day 
 If ye his voice will hear. 
 
 8 Then harden not your hearts, as in 
 The provocation. 
 
 As in the desart, on the day 
 Of the temptation; 
 
 9 When me your fathers tempt'd and prov'd; 
 And did my working see. 
 
PSALM 9(i 
 
 10 Ev'n for the space of forty years 1 
 Tills race hath grieved me ; 
 
 1 said, This people errs in heart, 
 My ways they do not know : 
 
 11 To whom I sware in wrath, that to 
 My rest they should not go. 
 
 PSALM 96' 
 
 This Psalm was part of the liymn sung at t!ic translation of the ark 
 from the house of Obed-edom, to the city of David, 1 Chron. xvi. 1. 
 To, — 33; but relates to the calling: of tlie Gentiles to our Redeemer. 
 Here are (1) Solemn calls to ascribe prnises and glory to our higii and 
 great Imnianuel, ver. 1, — 9. (2) Loud proclamalions of Jesus' establish- 
 ment of his Gospel-church, and of his coming to Judge the world, to 
 
 the great joy of his friends, ver. 10,^13. % While these high praises 
 
 of God are in my mouth, let my ficart behold the glory, believe the 
 promises, and burn with desire after the enjoyment of Christ, and of 
 God in him. 
 
 OSING a new song to the Lord ; 
 Sing all the earth to God, 
 
 2 To God sing ; bless his name ; shew still 
 His saving health abroad. 
 
 3 Among the heatlien nations 
 His glory do declare ; 
 
 And unto all the people show 
 His works that wond'rous are. 
 
 4 For great's the Lord, and greatly he 
 Is to be niagnify'd : 
 
 Yea, worthy to be fear'd is he 
 Above all gods beside. 
 
 5 For all the gods are idols dumb 
 Which blinded nations fear; 
 
 But our God is the Lord, by whom 
 The heav'ns created were. 
 
 6 Great honour is before his face, 
 And majesty divine: 
 
 Strength is within his holy pl*ace, 
 And there doth beauty shine. 
 
 7 Do ye ascribe unto the Lord, 
 Of people ev'ry tribe ; 
 
PSALM 97 
 
 Glory do ye unto Vie Lord, 
 And mighty pow'r ascribe. 
 
 8 Give ye tiie glory to tiie Lord, 
 That to his nanie is due : 
 
 Come ye into his courts, and bring 
 An offering with you. 
 
 9 In beauty of his holiness, 
 O do the Lord adore : 
 
 Likewise, let all the earth throughout, 
 Tremble his face before. 
 
 10 Among: the heathen say, God reio-ns : 
 The world shall stedfastly 
 
 Be fixed from moving, he shall judge 
 The people righteously. 
 
 1 1 Let heav'ns be glad before the Lord^ 
 And let the earth rejoice : 
 
 Let seas, and all that is therein, 
 Cry out, and make a noise. 
 
 12 Let fields rejoice, and ev'ry thing 
 That springeth of the earth : 
 
 Then woods, and ev'ry tree shall sing 
 With gladness and with mirth 
 
 13 Before the Lord; because he comiCS, 
 To judge the earth comes he : 
 
 Hell judge the world with righteousness, 
 The people faithfully. 
 
 PSALM 97 
 
 This Psalm is of the same strain with the precedinff, and contains 
 (l) Solemn calls to the Gentile nations, to rejoice at the equity, and 
 extent of Jesus' New Testament kingdom, and at the destruction of 
 hardened Jews and heatlicn idolaters, occasioned by the estabiisunient 
 thereof, ver. 1, — 7. (2) Representations of the pure and holy joy of 
 the saints, on account of Jesus' highness, and the glory of God mani- 
 fested therein ; and of the care taken for their safety and comfort, ver 
 8, — i^.— — ^ Join the choir, O my soul; sing praises to tiiy King: 
 Sing praises with understanding. 
 
 G 
 
 OD reigneth : let the earth be glad, 
 And isles rejoice each one. 
 
PSALM 97 
 
 2 Dark clouds him compass; and in right 
 WvLii judgmenr dwells ins rhione. 
 
 3 Fire goes l)eiore him, and his foes, 
 It burns up round about, 
 
 4 His iightniugs lighten did the workl : 
 Earth saw, and sliook throughout. 
 
 5 Hills, at the presence of the Lord, 
 Like wax, did meit away: 
 
 Ev'n at the presence of the Lord 
 Of all the earth, I say. 
 
 6 The heav'ns declare his righteousness : 
 All men his glory see. 
 
 7 All who serve graven images. 
 Confounded let them be. 
 
 Who do of idols boast themselves. 
 
 Let shame upon them, fall : 
 Ye that are called gods, see that 
 
 Ye do him worship all. 
 
 8 Zion did hear, and joyful was. 
 Glad Judah's daughters were : 
 
 They much rejoic'd, O Lord, because 
 Thy judgments did appear. 
 
 9 For thou, O Lord, art high above 
 All things on earth that are : 
 
 Above all other gods thou art 
 Exalted very far. 
 
 10 Hate ill, all ye that love the Lord: 
 His saints' souls keepeth he. 
 
 And from the hands of wicked men 
 He sets them safe and free. 
 
 1 1 For all those that be righteous 
 Sown is a joyful light ; 
 
 And gladness sown is for all those 
 That are in heart upright. 
 
 12 Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoice: 
 Express your thankfulness, 
 
PSALM 98 ■ 
 
 AVliPn ye into your memory 
 Do cull his iioliiiess. 
 
 PSALM 98 
 
 This Psalm insists on the same sn' ject as the two precrdins:, and 
 coniains(l) Dtniands of praise to t!ie Redeenui, for (it woi< lers lie 
 hati-. wrought; tlie victories \v' i.ath won; the disc- veriis fiehatli made 
 and the promises ht faltils, vir. 1, — 3. ('2) l^emdnds of universal and 
 hii,'h rejoicing at the erection and establisiimcnt of his Gospel-chnrch ; 
 
 and at ins coming in the c!oad> to ju Ige the world, wr. 4, — 9. 
 
 % While my lips utter these lofty notes, let my soul, ace i ing to this 
 time also, say. What liath the Lord wrought! What is Jt^i-N! Wliat is 
 Jehovah to my heart! What hath he done for mankind, and what for 
 my soul! What of Jesus ! W.at cf Jehovah, have mine eyes seen and 
 my heart tasted ! — And while I asnr.edly believe his leturn to judgment, 
 let me witit ardor look for that L.essea hope, and glorious a^^pearing of 
 the great God my Saviour. Let my soul, with rapture, spring forth to 
 meet ais burning chariot-wheels, and long to see creation all on flames 
 
 OS ING a new song to the Lord, 
 For wonders he hath done: 
 His right hand and his holy arm, 
 Him victory hath won. 
 
 2 The Lord God his salvation 
 Hath caused to be known : 
 
 His justice in the heathen's sight 
 He openly hath shown. 
 
 3 He mindtul of his grace and truth 
 To Israel's house hath been : 
 
 And the salvation of our God 
 All ends of th' earth have seen. 
 
 4 Let all the earth unto the Lord 
 Send forth a joyful noise : 
 
 Lift up your voice aloud to him, 
 Sing praises, and rejoice. 
 
 5 With harp, with harp, and voice of psalms 
 Unto JEHOVAH sing. 
 
 6 With trumpets, cornets, gladly sound 
 Before the Lord, the King. 
 
 7 Let seas, and all their fulness roar; 
 The world, and dwellers there, 
 
 8 Let floods clap hands ; and let the hills 
 Together joy declare. 
 
PSALINI 99 
 
 g Before the Lord; because he comes, 
 
 To judge the earth conies be: 
 He'll judge the world with righteousness, 
 
 His folk with equity. 
 
 PSALM 99 
 
 This Psalm is of the same general nature with the three precedinj^, 
 and calls men to revere, and worship, a^d praise, the Messiah, ai.d his 
 Father, (l) For the glory, greatness, mercy, and equity of his govern- 
 ment, vcr. 1, — 5. (2) For the instances of his kindness to Israel, in 
 remarkably regarding and honouring their noted deUverers and Re- 
 formers, ver. 6, — 9. 1! While I sing this, let my soul stand ii. awe 
 
 of JEHOVAHS greatness and excellency. Let me call on God, in every 
 time of need, that he may answer and save me. Let me hope that he 
 will forgive and subdue, but never ttiat he will indulge my trans- 
 gressions. For the Lord my God is holy. 
 
 TH' eternal Lord doth reign as King, 
 Let all the people quake : 
 He sits between the cherubims, 
 Let th' earth be mov'd and sliakc. 
 
 2 The Lord in Zion great, and high 
 Above all people is. 
 
 3 Thy great and dreadful Name, (for it 
 Is holy) let them bkss. 
 
 4 The king's strength also judgment loves; 
 Th' u settlest equity : 
 
 Just judgii.ent th.ou dost execute 
 In Jac=>b righteously. 
 
 5 The Lord our God exalt on high, 
 And rcv'rcntly do ye 
 
 Before liis fo^ tsrool worship him: 
 The holy Oiie is he. 
 
 6 M)s s rjnd Aaron 'mongst his priests, 
 '-Mii.iKl w ith then) that call 
 
 L''[>on his name: tluse cali'd on God, 
 And he them answer'd all. 
 
 7 Within the pillar of ti^e cloud 
 lie unto them did speak: 
 
 The testimonies he ilu in taught. 
 And laws, they did not break 
 
PSALM 100 
 
 8 ThoLi answerd'st tfiem, O Lord our God : 
 Thou wast a God that gave 
 
 Pardon to tliern, though on their deeds 
 Thou wouldest veng'ance have. 
 
 9 Do ye exalt the Lord our God, 
 And at his holy hill 
 
 Do ye liim worship : for the Lord 
 Our God is holy still. 
 
 PSALM 100 
 
 y^ Psalm of Praise, 
 This Psalra (l) Contains a solemn "call to the Gentiles to praise God 
 and rejoice in liim, ver. 1, — 4. (2) Furnisheth us \\ith matter of praise 
 viz. that he is God, and stands nearly related to us ; and that his mercy 
 
 and truth are everlasting, ver. 3. 5. % Knowinor the Lord to be my 
 
 God, let me approach i;is ordinances, and enter his heavenly palaces, 
 ^vitli an heart ravished with his excellencies and kindness, and a moutU 
 filled with his praise. 
 
 ALL people that on earth do dwell, 
 Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. 
 
 2 Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tellj 
 Come ye before him and rejoice. 
 
 3 Know, that the Lord is God indeed ; 
 Without our aid he did us make: 
 We are his flock, he doth us feed ; 
 And for his sheep he doth us take. 
 
 A O enter then his gates with praise ; 
 Approach with joy his courts unto : 
 Praise, laud, and bless his name always ; 
 For it is seemly so to do. 
 
 5 For why ? the Lord our God is good ; 
 His mercy is for ever sure : 
 His truth at all times firmly stood, 
 And shall from age to age endure. 
 
 Another of the same. 
 
 OALL ye lands, unto the Lord 
 Make ye a joyful noise. 
 2 Serve God witn gladness : him before 
 Come w^ith a singing voice. 
 
PSALM 101 
 
 5 Know ye the Lord, that he is God; 
 
 Not we, but he us made : 
 We are his people, and the sheep 
 
 Within his pasture fed. 
 
 4 Enter his gates and courts with praise^ 
 To thank him go ye thither : 
 
 To him express your thankfulness, 
 And bless is name together : 
 
 5 Because the Lord our God is good, 
 His mercy faileth never ; 
 
 And to all generations 
 His truth endureth ever. 
 
 PSALM 101 
 
 ^ Psalm of David. 
 This Psalm was probably composed, when David assumed tlie govern- 
 ment of his kingdom, and contains his holy resolutions (l) To make 
 God's mercies and judgments the connected matter of his song; and 
 to walk circumspectly before his family, through the assisting presence 
 of God, ver. 1, 2. (2) To purge his family and kingdom ; discouraging 
 and punishing persons mischievous and wicked, slanderers, liars, and 
 deceitful workers ; and encouraging the pious, ver. 3, — 8. % While 
 
 1 sing, let me remember my faults ; and in the strength of the grace 
 that is in Christ Jesus, form the like resolutions. 
 
 I MERCY will and judgment sing; 
 Lord, I will siiig to thee. 
 
 2 With wisdom in a perfect way, 
 Shall my behaviour be. 
 
 when, in kindness unto me. 
 Wilt thou be pleas'd to come? 
 
 1 \vith a perfect heart will walk 
 
 Within my house at home. 
 
 3 I will endure no wicked thing 
 Before mine eyes to be : 
 
 I hate their work that turn aside, 
 I^ sliall not cleave to me. 
 
 4 And stubborn and froward heart 
 Depart quite from me shall : 
 
 A person giv'n to wickedness 
 I will not know at all. 
 
PSALM 102 
 
 5 ril cut him oif that slandereth 
 His neigiibour privily : 
 
 The haughty heart I will not bear, 
 Nor him that looketh high. 
 
 6 Upon the faithful of the land 
 ]Mine eyes shall be, that they 
 
 May dwell with me : he shall me serve 
 That walks in perfect way. 
 
 7 Who of deceit a worker is, 
 In my house shall not dwell : 
 
 And in my presence shall he not 
 Remain, that lies doth tell. 
 
 8 Yea, all the wicked of the land 
 Early destroy will I ; 
 
 All from God's city to cut off, 
 That work iniquity. 
 
 PSALM 102 
 
 J Prayer of the afflktfid when he is overwhelmed^ and pourtth 
 out his complaint before the Lord. 
 This P«a]m relates to some grievous distress.— Wherein are observa- 
 ble (l) Bitter complaints of divine hidings and wrath; of sore bomly 
 troubles; of inward griefs and perplexities; of caluminous reproaches ; 
 of sudden changes of condition; and of apparent nearness to death, 
 ver. 1,-11. (2) Seasonable comforts a.qainst these grievances, tetchecl 
 in from the eternity and unchangeableness of God, ver. 12. 24. 27 ; trom 
 the deliverances, spread, and establishment, he will grant to his Churcn, 
 in answer to the prayers, and for the comfort of his afflicted pe^Pje, 
 
 ver. 13,-28 ^ While I sing, think my soul, if I am exercised by 
 
 my troubles; if these of the inner man bear heaviest on my heart; and 
 if I am a cordial partaker with Ziou in her joys and griefs. 
 
 LORD, unto my prayer give ear, 
 My cry let come to thee ; 
 
 2 And in the day of my distress, 
 Hide not thy face from me. 
 
 Give ear to me what time I call, 
 To answer me make haste. 
 
 3 For as an hearth my hones are burnt ; 
 My days like smoke do waste. 
 
 4 My heart within me smitten is. 
 And it is withered, 
 
PSALM 102 
 
 Like very grass ; so that I do 
 Forget to eat my bread. 
 
 5 By reason of my groaning voice, 
 My bones cleave to my skin. 
 
 6 Like pelican in wilderness 
 Forsaken have I been : 
 
 I like an owl in desart am, 
 
 That nightly there doth moan. 
 
 7 I watch, and like a sparrow am 
 On the house-top alone. 
 
 8 My bitter en'mies all the day 
 Reproaches cast on me : 
 
 And being mad at me, with rage 
 Against me sworn they be. 
 
 9 For why, I ashes eaten have, 
 Like bread in sorrows deep : 
 
 My drink I also mingled have 
 With tears that I did weep. 
 
 10 Thy wrath and indignation 
 Did cause this grief and pain : 
 
 For. thou hast lift me up on high, 
 And cast me down again. 
 
 1 1 My days are like unto a shade, 
 Which doth declining pass : 
 
 And I am dry'd and withered, 
 Even like unto the grass. 
 
 12 But thou, Lord, everlasting art ; 
 And thy remembrance shall 
 
 Continually endure, and be 
 To generations all. 
 
 13 Thou shalt arise, and mercy have 
 L^pon thy Zion yet : 
 
 The time to favour her is come. 
 The time that thou hast set. 
 
 14 For in her rubbish and her stones 
 Thy servants pleasure take : 
 
PSALIM 102 
 
 Yea, they the very dust thereof 
 Do favour for her sake. 
 
 15 So shall the heathen people fear 
 The Lord's most holy name : 
 
 And all the kings on earth shall dread 
 Thy glory, and thy fame. 
 
 16 When Zion by the mighty Lord 
 Built up again shall be, 
 
 In glory then and majesty, 
 To men appear shall he. 
 
 17 The prayer of the destitute 
 He surely will regard ; 
 
 Their prayer will he not despise, 
 By him it shall be heard. 
 
 18 For generations yet to come 
 This shall be on record : 
 
 So shall the people, that shall be 
 Created, praise the Lord. 
 
 19 He from his sanctuary's height 
 Plath downward cast his eye : 
 
 And from his glorious throne in heav n 
 The Lord the earth did spy : 
 
 20 That of the mournful prisoner 
 The groanings he might hear, 
 
 To set them free that unto death 
 By men appointed are ; 
 
 21 That they in Zion may declare 
 The Lord's most holy name, 
 
 And publish in Jerusalem 
 The praises of the same : 
 
 22 When as the people gatlier shall 
 In troops with one accord ; 
 
 When kingdoms shall assembled be 
 To serve the highest Lord 
 
 23 My wonted strength and force he hath 
 Abated in the wav : 
 
PSAL.M 102 
 
 And he my days hath shortened. 
 
 24 Thus therefore did I say, 
 My God, in mid-time of my days, 
 
 Take thuai me not away : 
 From age to age, eternally, 
 
 Thy years endure and stay. 
 
 25 The firm foundation of the earth 
 Of old time thou hast laid : 
 
 The lieavens also are the work, 
 
 Which thine own hands have made. 
 
 26 Thou shalt for evermore endure, 
 But they shall perish all : 
 
 Yea, ev'ry one of them wax old, 
 Like to a garment, shall ; 
 
 Thou as a vesture shalt them change, 
 And they shall changed be. 
 
 27 But thou the same art, and thy years 
 Are to eternity : 
 
 28 The children of thy servants shall 
 Continually endure; 
 
 And in thy sight, O Lord, their seed 
 Shall be established sure. 
 
 Another of the same, 
 
 LORD, hear my pray'r, and let my cry 
 Have speedy access unto thee. 
 2 In day of my calamity, 
 
 hide not thou th}^ face from me : 
 Hear when I call to thee, that day 
 An answer speedily return. 
 
 5 My days like smoke consume away, 
 And, as an hearth, my bones do burn. 
 
 4 My heart is wounded very sore, 
 And withered, like grass, doth fade: 
 
 1 am foro'etful o;rown therefore 
 To take and eat my daily bread. 
 
PSALM 102 
 
 5 By reason of my smart within, 
 
 And voice of my most grievous groans, 
 
 My flesh consumed is ; my skin, 
 
 All parch'd, doth cleave unto my bones. 
 
 6 The pelican of wilderness. 
 The owl in desart, 1 do match : 
 
 7 And sj)arrow-like conipanionless, 
 Upon the house's top 1 watch. 
 
 8 I al: day long am made a scorn, 
 Reproach'd by my m dicious foes: 
 The mad-men are against me sworn, 
 The men against nie that arose. 
 
 9 For I have ashes eaten up, 
 
 To me as if they had been bread ; 
 And with my drink, I in my cup, 
 Of bitter tears a mixture made. 
 
 10 Because thy wrath was not appeas'd, 
 And dreadful indignation : 
 Therefore it was that thou me rais'd, 
 And thou again didst cast me down. 
 
 11 My days are like a shade alway, 
 Which doth declining swiftly pass; 
 And I am withered awfi}^, 
 
 Much like unto the fadins: o:rass. 
 
 12 But thou, O Lord, shalt still endure, 
 From change and all mutation free; 
 And, to all generations, sure 
 
 Shall thy remembrance ever be. 
 
 13 Thou shalt arise, and mercy yet 
 Thou to mount Zion shalt extend : 
 Her time for favour which was set, 
 Behold, is now come to an end. 
 
 14- Thy saints take pleasure in her stones; 
 
 Her very dust to tiieni is dear. 
 15 All heathen lands, and kingly thrones 
 
 On earth, thy glorious name shall fear. 
 
PSALM 103 
 
 16 God in his glory shall appear, 
 When Zion he builds and repairs. 
 
 17 He shall regard and lend his ear, 
 Unto the needy 's humble pray'rs. 
 Th' afflicted's pray'r he will not scorn. 
 
 18 All times this shaU be on record ; 
 And generations yet unborn 
 Siiall praise and magnify the Lord. 
 
 19 He fiom his holy place look'd down,' 
 The earth he viewed from heav'n on high : 
 
 20 To hear the pris ners mourning groan 
 And free them that are doom'd to die : 
 
 21 That Zion, and Jerus'lem too, 
 
 His name and praise may well record: 
 £2 When people, and the kingdoms do 
 Asseml)le all, to praise the Lord. 
 
 23 My strength he weak'ned in the way : 
 My days of life he shortened. 
 
 24 My God, O take me not away 
 In mid-time of my days, I said : 
 Th}^ years throughout all ages last. 
 
 25 Of old thou hast established 
 
 The earth's foundation firm and fast 
 
 Thy mighty hands the heav'ns have made. 
 
 26 Tliey perish shall, as garments do; 
 But thou shalt evermore endure : 
 
 As vestures thou shalt change them so; 
 And they shall all be changed sure. 
 
 27 But from all changes thou art free ; 
 Thy endless years do last for ay. 
 
 28 Thy servants, and their seed who be, 
 Establish'd shall before thee stay. 
 
 PSALM 103 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 Here (l) The Psalmist earnestly stirs up himself to praise God fot 
 fevours to himself in particular j for pardon of sins, healing of disease.^, 
 
PSALM 103 
 
 redemption from death, ver, 1 — 5, and for his mercies to his people, in 
 reveaiiiig his mind to them; pardoning their sins; sympatiiizin^ witli 
 their weakness; pityinijc their afflictions; and perpetuating his new- 
 covenant mercy low'anis them and their seed, ver. 6,^18. (2) Con- 
 scious of his own insi.tnciency he requests the assistance of angels, and 
 of all the works of God to praise him, who is their Sovereign, ver. 19, 
 
 — ^v;. ^ Thus my soul, let all my inward powers be stirred up to 
 
 praise and thank my Redeemer, for all that he hath done for me, — for 
 Britain, and for his Church on earth. 
 
 OTHOU my soul, bless God the Lord ; 
 And all that in me is, 
 Be stirred up his holy Name 
 To magnify and bless. 
 
 2 Bless, O my soul, the Lord thy God, 
 And not forgetful be 
 
 Of all his gracious benefits, 
 He hath bestow'd on thee. 
 
 3 All thine iniquities wlio doth 
 Most graciously forgive : 
 
 'Wiio thy diseases all and pains 
 Dotii heal, and thee relieve. 
 
 4 Who doth redeem thy life, that thou 
 To death may'st not go down : 
 
 Who thee with loving-kindness doth 
 And tender n^iercies crown. 
 
 5 Who, with abundance of good things, 
 Doth satislV thy mouth : 
 
 So that, ev"n as the eagle's age, 
 Renewed is thy youth, 
 
 6 God righteous judgment executes 
 Foi- all oppressed ones. 
 
 7 His way to Mioses, he his acts 
 Alade known to IsraTs sons. 
 
 8 The Lord our God is merciful, 
 And he is ^'lacious. 
 
 Long-suflering, and slow to wrath, 
 In mercy plenteous. 
 
 9 He will not chide continually, 
 Nor keep his anger still. 
 
 K 
 
PSALM 103 
 
 With us be dealt not as we sinn'cl, 
 Nor did requite our ill. 
 1 1 For as the heaven in its height 
 
 The earth surmounteth far : 
 So great to those that do him fear 
 
 His tender mercies are. 
 1£ As far as east is distant from 
 
 The west; so far hath he 
 From us removed, in his love, 
 
 AH our iniquity. 
 
 13 Such pity as a father hath 
 Unto his children dear ; 
 
 Like pity sliews the Lord to sucli 
 As worship him in fear. 
 
 14 For he remembers we are dust, 
 And he our frame well knows. 
 
 15 Frail man, his days are like tiie grass, 
 As flowV in field he grows. 
 
 16 For over it the wind doth pass, 
 And it away is gone ; 
 
 And of the place, wdiere once it was, 
 It shall no more be known. 
 
 17 But unto them, that do him fear, 
 God's mercy never ends; 
 
 And to their children's children still 
 His righteousness extends. 
 
 18 To such as keep his covenant, 
 And mindful are alway 
 
 Of his most just commandments, 
 That they may them obey. 
 
 19 The Lord prepared hath his throne^ 
 In heavens firm to stand : 
 
 And ev ry thing that being hath 
 His kingdom doth command. 
 
 20 O ye his angels, that excel 
 
 In strength, bless ye the Lord, 
 
PSALM 104 
 
 Ye who obey what he commands. 
 And hearken to his word. 
 
 21 O bless and magnify the Lord, 
 Ye glorious hosts of his, 
 
 Ye ministers, that do fulfil 
 Whate'r his pleasure is. 
 
 22 O bless the Lord, all ye his works, 
 Wherewith the world is stor'd. 
 
 In his dominions every where : 
 ]\ly soul, bless thou the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 104 
 
 This Psalra was perhaps composed along with the preceding one ; 
 and contains (1) High celebrations of God, as the God of nature ; par- 
 ticularly of his appearances in his heavenly palaces, ver. 1, — 4 ; — of his 
 creation of the sea and dry land, ver. 5, — 9 ; — of the provision he 
 makes for his creatures, according to their respective needs, ver. lO, — 28 ; 
 — and of his sovereign dominion and influence over them, ver. 29, — 32. 
 (2) Holy resolutions to meditate on, and praise the Lord, in the view 
 
 of his destruction of the wicked, ver. 33, — 35. % Lo ! how stretched 
 
 heavens; how refulgent luminaries; how fertile fields; how towering 
 woods ; how roaring seas ; liow ranging brutes ; — how labouring men ; 
 how flaming Seraphs, unite their force to awaken my soul, — to tune my 
 lieart to the high praises of her Redeemer ! Let me meet my God, my 
 Christ, in every view. la every sound let me hear his voice. In every 
 form let me discern how great is his goodness ; and hew great is his 
 beauty ! Nor let creations lower plains detain my heart. Let new 
 covenant-relations to my unbounded All ; Let redemption tlirough his 
 blood, fix all my thoughts, enrapture all my inward powers ; that I may 
 sing Anthems, all on fire, to him who loved me and gave himself forme. 
 
 BLESS God, my soul : O Lord, my God, 
 Thou art exceeding great ; 
 With honour and with majesty 
 Tliou clothed art in state. 
 
 2 With light, as with a robe, thyself 
 Thou coverest about ; 
 
 And, like unto a curtain, thou 
 The heavens stretchest out. 
 
 3 W^ho of his chambers doth the beams 
 Within the waters lay; 
 
 Who doth the clouds his chariot make^ 
 On wings of wind make way. 
 
PSALM 104 
 
 U6 There ships go ; there thou mak'st to play 
 
 That leviathan great. 
 S7 These all wait on thee, that thou may'st 
 
 In ckie time give them meat. 
 
 28 That which thou givest unto them, 
 They gather for their food : 
 
 Thine hand thou op'nest lih'rally; 
 They filled are with good. 
 
 29 Thou hid'st thy f^ice, they troubled are : 
 Their breath thou tak'st away : 
 
 Then do they die, and to their dust 
 Return again do they. 
 
 30 Thy quick'ning sp'rit thou sendest forth, 
 Then they created be : 
 
 And then the earth's decayed face 
 Renewed is by thee. 
 
 31 The glory of the mighty Lord 
 Continue shall for ever: 
 
 The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoice 
 In all his works together. 
 
 32 Earth, as affrighted, trembleth all, 
 If he on it but look; 
 
 And if the mountains he but toucli, 
 They presently do smoke. 
 
 53 I will sing to the Lord most high 
 So long as I shall live : 
 
 And while I being have, I shall, 
 To my God praises give. 
 
 54 Of him my meditation shall 
 Sweet thoughts to me aftbrd : 
 
 And as for me I will rejoice 
 
 In God, my only Lord. 
 35 From earth let sinners be consumed, 
 
 Let ill men no more be : 
 O thou my soul, bless thou the Lord : 
 
 Praise to the Lord give ye. 
 
PSALM 105 
 
 This Psalm was a part of tlie solemn hymn sung at the translation of 
 the ark from ihe house of Obed-edom to the city of David, 1 Cinon. 
 xvi ; and contains (1) Solemn calls to meditate on, seek, maanify, and 
 praise God, who is so great, so gracious, and so nearly connected with 
 ns, ver. 1, — 7. (2) A narrative of the particular mercies of God to 
 Israel for the space of 470 years, as grounds of praise : particularly, 
 I. His covenant with their patriarchs, ver. 8, — 11. II. His care of 
 tlieni wiiile strangers and sojourners, ver. 12, — 15. III. His ad\auce- 
 ment of Joseph to be the shepherd anl store of Israel, ver. 16,-22. 
 IV. His increasing of them in Egypt, and at last delivering them from 
 it, in the way of iiifiicting nrar.if »:vl piagiies on the Egyptians, ver. 23, 
 — o8. V. His care of them in the wilder-iess, and settling them in 
 
 Canaan as a peculiar people to himself, ver. 39, — 4.5. f V» hi'e I sing, 
 
 let my soul, with affecting wonder, think what God i, ?o \ae ; and wliat 
 he liath done for me. and his Church, in prcsccution of his covenant- 
 engagements with Jesus Ct.rist. 
 
 GIV^E thanks to God, c:ill on ins name, 
 To men his deeds make known. 
 
 2 Sing ye to him, sing psalms; proclaim 
 His w ond'rous works each one. 
 
 3 See that ye in his holy name 
 To glory do accord : 
 
 And let the heart of cv'ry one 
 Rejoice that seeks the Lord. 
 
 4 The Lord ahiiighty, and his strength, 
 With stedfast hearts seek ye ; 
 
 Ills blessed and his gracious face 
 Seek ye continually. 
 
 5 Think on tlie works that he hath done, 
 Which admiration breed ; 
 
 His wonders, and the judgments all, 
 Which from his mouth proceed. 
 
 6 O ye that are of Abrah'm's race. 
 His servant well-approv'n : 
 
 And ye that Jacob's children are. 
 Whom he chus'd for his own. 
 
 7 Because he, and he only, is 
 The mighty Lord our God : 
 
 And his most righteous judgments are 
 In all the earth abroad. 
 
 8 His COY nant he rememb'red hath, 
 That it may ever stand: 
 
PSALM 105 
 
 To thousand generations 
 The word he did command. 
 
 9 Which covenant he firmly made 
 With ftiithful Abraham ; 
 
 And unto Isaac, by his oath, 
 He did renew the same : 
 
 10 And unto Jacob, for a hiw, 
 He made it firm and sure, 
 
 A covenant to Israel; 
 
 W^hich ever should endure ; 
 
 11 He said. Til give Canaan's land 
 For heritage to you : 
 
 12 While they were strangers there, and few, 
 In number very few. 
 
 13 While yet they went from land to laud, 
 Without a sure abode ; 
 
 And while, thro' sundry kingdoms, they 
 Did wander far abroad : 
 
 14 Yet notwithstanding suffered he 
 No man to do them wrong : 
 
 Yea, for their sakes, he did reprove 
 Kings, who were great and strong. 
 
 15 Thus did he say. Touch ye not those 
 That mine anointed be, 
 
 Nor do the prophets any harm, 
 That do pertain to me. 
 
 16 He caird for famine on the land, 
 He brake the staff of bread. 
 
 17 But yet he sent a man before, 
 By whom they slioukl be fed: 
 
 Ev'n Josepli, wdiom unnat'rally 
 Sell for a slave (hd they; 
 
 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt, 
 And he in irons lay ; 
 
 19 Until the time that his word came, 
 To i>'ive him libertv : 
 
PSxVLM 105 
 
 The word and purpose of the Lord 
 Did him in prison try: 
 
 20 Then sent the king-, and did command. 
 That he enlargVl should he : 
 
 He, that the people's ruler was, 
 Did send to set him frte. 
 
 21 A lord, to rule his family, 
 He rais'd him, as most ht : 
 
 To him, of all that he possessed, 
 He did the charge commit. 
 
 22 That he might at his pleasure bind 
 The princes of the laud; 
 
 And he miyiit teacli his senators, 
 A\ isdom lo understand. 
 
 23 The people tiien of Israel, 
 D.iwn into Egypt came : 
 
 And Jacob also sojourned 
 Within the land of Ham. 
 
 24 And he did greatly by his pow'r, 
 Increase his people there ; 
 
 And stronger tlian their enemies 
 They by his blessing were. 
 
 25 Their lieart he turned to envy 
 His folk maliciously^, 
 
 With those that his own servants were, 
 To deal in subtility. 
 
 26 His servant Moses he did send, 
 Aaron his chosen one. 
 
 27 By these his signs and wonders great, 
 In Ham's land were made known. 
 
 28 Darkness he sent, and ma-'le ic dark; 
 His word they chd obey. 
 
 29 He turn'd their waters into blood, 
 And he then' fish did slay. 
 
 30 Tiie land in plenty brought forth frogs, 
 In chambers of their kings. k 2 
 
PSALM 105 
 
 31 His word all sorts of flies and lice 
 In all their borders brings. 
 
 32 He hail for rain, and flaming fire, 
 Into their land he sent: 
 
 S3 And he their vines and fig-trees smote, 
 Trees of their coasts he rent. 
 
 34 He spake, and caterpillars came : 
 
 Locusts did much a])ound, 
 55 Which in their land all herbs consumed. 
 
 And all fruits of their ground. 
 
 36 He smote all first-born in their land, 
 Chief of their strength each one. 
 
 37 With gold and silver brought them forth. 
 Weak in their tribes were none. 
 
 38 Egypt was glad when forth they went. 
 Their fear on them did light. 
 
 39 He spread a cloud for covering, 
 And fire to shine by night. 
 
 40 They ask'd, and he brought quails: with bread 
 Of heav'n he filled them. 
 
 41 He op'ned rocks, floods gush'd, and ran 
 In deserts like a stream. 
 
 42 For on his holy promise he, 
 And servant Abrah'm, thought. 
 
 43 With joy his people, his elect 
 With gladness forth he brought. 
 
 44 And unto them the pleasant lands 
 He of the heathen o-ave : 
 
 That of the people's labour they 
 Inheritance might have. 
 
 45 That they his statutes might observe 
 According to his word; 
 
 And that they might his lav/s obey. 
 Give praise unto the Lord. 
 
PSALM 106 
 
 Tliis Psalm may be considered as a supplement to the precedini?. That 
 exhibited to our view the marvellous kmdness of God to Isniil. Tias 
 exhibits the fearful rebellions of Israel apainst their gracious God. We 
 have (l) a preface, ascribing praise to God, and exhibiting comfort to 
 his saints ; and requesting favours from God, vcr. 1, — 5. ('2) An alarm- 
 ing confession or narrative of Israel's wickedness against their God, 
 notwithstanding his marvellous kindix ss to them, — in prov(,king him at 
 the Red-sea, ver. 6, — fi ; in lusting afier sensual gratifications, ver. 13, 
 • — 15; in mutinying against his vicegerents, ver. 16, — 18; in worshipping 
 the golden-calf, ver. 19, — So ; in nnirmuring contempt of the promised 
 land, ver. 24, — 27 ; in joining with the Moabites and Medianites, in the 
 worship of Baal-peor, ver. y8, — 31 , in quart elliug w itlj Moses at Kadesh, 
 ver. 32, 33; in incorporating themselves with the Canaanites, and imi- 
 tating their idolatrous and cruel customs, vfr. 34, — 39. (3) An affecting 
 view of God's great compassion to Israel, nctwithstaiiding they had 
 provoked him to inflict sore and almost destructive punishments upou 
 them, ver. 40, — 46. (4) An affectionate improvement of his kindness, 
 in imploring his powerful deliverance, and ascription of endless praises 
 
 to his name, ver. 47, 48. ^ Whiie I sing, let my soul be deeply affected 
 
 with the dreadftd nature of sin, and with men's obstinacy, nay my own 
 obstinacy therein. Let me, with amazement, behold the unbounded 
 mercy of God to men ; and that where sin hath abounded grace doth 
 much more abound. 
 
 GIVE praise and thanks unto the Lord, 
 For bountiful is h.e, 
 His tender mercy doth endure, 
 Unto eternity. 
 
 2 God's mighty works who can express ? 
 Or shew forth all his praise ? 
 
 3 Blessed are they that judgment keep, 
 And justly do always. 
 
 4 Remember me, Lord, with that love, 
 Which thou to thine dost bear; 
 
 Wirh thy salvation, O my God, 
 To visit me draw near : 
 
 5 That I thy chosen s good may see, 
 And in their joy rejoice : 
 
 And may with thine inheritance, 
 Triumph with cheerful voice. 
 
 6 We with our fathers sinned have : 
 And of iniquity 
 
 Too long we have the workers been, 
 We have done wickedly. 
 
PSALM 106 
 
 7 The wonders gieat, wliich thou, O Lord, 
 Didst work in Egypt land, 
 
 Our fathers, though they saw, yet them 
 lliey did not uiider^taiid ; 
 
 And they thy nicrcies' nudlitude 
 
 Kept not in memory ; 
 But at the sea, ev'n the Red-sea, 
 
 Provok'd liim grievously. 
 
 8 Nevertheless, he sav"d them, 
 Ev'n lor his own name's sake: 
 
 That so he might, to he well known, 
 Llis mighty power make. 
 
 9 When he the Red-sea did rebuke, 
 Then dried up it was : 
 
 Thro' depths, as thro' the wilderness, 
 He safely made them pass. 
 
 10 Erom hands of those that hated them, 
 He did his people sav^e : 
 
 And from the en'mies eruel hand. 
 To them redemption ga\e. 
 
 1 1 The waters overwhelm'd their foes, 
 Not one was left alive. 
 
 1^1 llien they believ'd his word, and praise 
 To him in songs did give. 
 
 13 But soon did they his mighty woiks 
 Eoiget un thankfully, 
 
 And on his eounsel and bis will. 
 Did not wait patiently : 
 
 14 But much did lust in wilderness, 
 And God in desert tempt. 
 
 15 He gave them what they sought, but to 
 Their soul he leanness sent. 
 
 16 And against Moses, in the camp, 
 Tiieir envy did appear; 
 
 At Aaron they, the saint of Godj 
 Envious also were. 
 
PSAOI 106 
 
 17 Therefore the earth did open v/ide, 
 And Dathan did devour, 
 
 And all Abirani's company 
 Did cover in that hoiir. 
 
 18 Likewise among their company, 
 A fire was kindled tlien ; 
 
 And so the hot consuming flame, 
 Burnt up these wicked men. 
 
 19 Upon the hill of Hnieb they 
 An idol-CcJr" did frame, 
 
 A molten image they chd make, 
 And worshipped the same. 
 
 20 And thus tiieir glory, and tlieir God^ 
 Most vainly changed they 
 
 Into the likeness of an ox 
 
 That eateth ^rass or hav. 
 
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 521 They did f< rget the mighty God, 
 
 That had their Saviour been, 
 By whom such great things brought to pass. 
 
 They had in Egypt seen. 
 
 22 In Ham's land he did wond'rous works, 
 Things terrible did he, 
 
 When he his mighty hand and arm 
 Stretclf d out at the Red-sea. 
 
 23 Then said he, He would them destroy. 
 Had not, his wrath to stay, 
 
 His ciiosen Tvloses stood in breach, 
 Tliat them he should not slay. 
 
 24 Yea, they despis'd the pleasant land, 
 Bclicved not his uord : 
 
 25 But in tiieir tents they murmured, 
 Not heark'nino- to the Lord. 
 
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 26 Therefore in desert them to slay 
 He lifted up his hand : 
 
 27 "Along nations to o'erthrow their seed, 
 And scatter in each land* 
 
PSAUI 106 
 
 28 They unto Baal-peor did 
 Themselves associate ; 
 
 The sacrifices of the dead 
 They did profanely eat. 
 
 29 Thus, by their lewd inventions, 
 They did provoke his ire : 
 
 And then upon them suddenly 
 The plague brake in as fire. 
 
 30 Then Phineas rose, and justice did, 
 And so the plague did cease. 
 
 31 That to all ages counted was, 
 To him for righteousness. 
 
 32 And at the waters, where they strove, 
 They did him angry make, 
 
 In such sort, tliat it fared ill 
 With Moses for their sake : 
 
 33 Because they there his spirit meek, 
 Provoked bitterly, 
 
 So that he utter'd with his lips 
 Words unadvisedly. 
 
 34 Nor, as the Lord commanded them, 
 Did they the nations slay : 
 
 35 But with the heathen mingled were, 
 And learnVi of them their way. 
 
 36 And they their idols serv'd, which did 
 A snare unto them turn. 
 
 37 Their sons and daughters they to de'ils 
 In sacrifice di(J burn. 
 
 38 In their own childrc n's guiltless blood 
 Their hands they did imbrue, 
 
 Whom to Canaan's ld.>ls they 
 
 For sacrifices slev\' : 
 So was the land defil d with blood ; 
 
 39 They stain'd with their own way, 
 And with their owri inventions 
 
 A whoring they did ^ray. 
 
PSALM 107 
 
 40 Against his people kindled was 
 The wrath ot God therefore, 
 
 Ins onmcl. that he did his own 
 Inheritance ahhor. 
 
 41 He gave them to the heathen's hand; 
 Their foes did them command. 
 
 42 Their en"mies them opprcss'd, they were 
 I\lade suhject to their hand. 
 
 43 He many times deliver'd them ; 
 But with their counsel so 
 
 They him provok'd, that for their sin 
 They were brought very low. 
 
 44 Yet their affliction he beheld, 
 When he did hear their cry; 
 
 45 And he for them his covenant 
 Did call to memory. 
 
 After his mercies multitude 
 
 46 He did repent : and made 
 Them to be pitied of all tliose; 
 
 Who did them captive lead. 
 
 47 O Lord our God, us save,and gather 
 The heathen from among, 
 
 That we thy holy name may praise. 
 In a triumphant song. 
 
 48 Blest be JEHOVAH, IsraTs God, 
 To all eternity : 
 
 Let all the people say, Amen. 
 Praise to the Lord give ye. 
 
 PSALM 107 
 
 This Psalm may be considered as an appendix to the two foregoing. 
 Those represented the providence of God towards his chosen Israelites, 
 who prt figured his Gospel-ci!urch This ( 1) Represents the providences 
 of God to the children of men in general, and calls them to praise him 
 for Lis kindness and mercy tiier-in : Particularly, (1) In directing and 
 gathering travellers, whom he had justly di'^persed, ver. 1, — 7. (2) Iq 
 delivering prisoners, whom he hadjust'y confined, ver. 8, — 14. (3) In 
 healins the si..k, whom he had justly plagued, ver. 15, — 22. (4) In re- 
 lieving mariners, whom he had justly bestoiined, ver. 23,-30. (5) la 
 
PSALM 107 
 
 changing the condition of territories, persons, andfamiUes, at his plea- 
 sure, to the comfort of his people, and the restraining of wickedness, 
 ver. 31, 42. (2) It encourageth men to a careful observatioi; of God's 
 
 provideucos, ver. 4.3. f Let me sing tiiis, with an heart deeply 
 
 affected witli the various providences of God towards myself and otheis, 
 Mhile we have w alkt d by the w ay ; been confmod in prisons • or lain ia 
 beds of languishing; traversed the surface of the depths, or laboured ia 
 our respective employments. Let me be a carerul observer of piovi- 
 dences, and compare them wath tLe oracles of God, witu my behaviour, 
 and my prayers, and with one another. So siiail I understand the 
 loving-kindness of the Lord. 
 
 PRAISE God for he is good: for still 
 His mercies lasting be. 
 
 2 Let God's redeem'd say so, whom he 
 From th' enmy's hand did free : 
 
 3 And gather'd them out of the hands, 
 From north, south, east, and west. 
 
 4 They stray'd in deserts pathless way, 
 No city found to rest. 
 
 5 For thirst and hunger, in them faints 
 
 6 Their soul. When straits them press, 
 They cry unto the Lord, and he 
 Them frees from their distress. 
 
 7 Them also in a way to walk, 
 That right is he did guide, 
 
 That tliey might to a city go, 
 Wherein tluy might aljide. 
 
 8 O that men to the Lord w^ould give 
 Praise for Ids goodness, then. 
 
 And for his w^orks of wonder done 
 Unto the sons of men ! 
 
 9 For he the soul that longing is, 
 Doth fully satisfy ; 
 
 AVith goochiess he the hungry soul 
 Doth fdl abundantly. 
 
 10 Such as shut up in darkness deep, 
 And in death's shade abide, 
 
 \yhom strongly hath affliction bound, 
 And irons fast have ty'd ; 
 
PS AM 107 
 
 11 (Because against the words of God, 
 They wrouglit rebelliously, 
 
 And they the counsel did contemn 
 Of him that is most High.) 
 
 12 Their heart he did, bring down with grief, 
 They fell, no help could have. 
 
 13 In trouble then they cry'd to God, 
 He them from straits did save. 
 
 14 He out of darkness did them bring, 
 And from death's shade them take; 
 
 These bands wherewith they had been bound, 
 Asunder quite he brake. 
 
 15 O that men to the Lord wouhl give 
 Praise, for his goodness, then, 
 
 And for his works of wonder done 
 
 Unto the sons of men ! 
 15 Because the mighty gates of brass 
 
 In pieces be did tear ; 
 Bv him in sunder also cut 
 
 The bars of iron were. 
 
 17 Fools for their sin, and their offence, 
 Do sore affliction bear: 
 
 18 All kind of meat their soul abhors 
 Tliey to death's gates draw near. 
 
 19 In grief they cry to God; he saves 
 Tiiem from their miseries: 
 
 20 He sends his word, them lieals, and them 
 From their destructions frees. 
 
 21 O that men to tlie Lord would give 
 Praise, for his goodness, tlien, 
 
 And for his works of wonder done 
 L^nto the sons of men ! 
 
 22 And let them sacriiice to him 
 Off'rings of thankfulness ; 
 
 And let them shew abroad liis works 
 In songs of joyfulness. 
 
PSALM 107 
 
 23 Who go to sea m ships, and in 
 Great waters trading be, 
 
 24 Within the deep these men God's works, 
 And his great wonders see. 
 
 2.5 For he commands, and forth in haste 
 
 The stormy tempest flies, 
 Which makes the sea wiih rolling waves, 
 
 Aloft to swell and rise. 
 
 26 They mount to heav'n, then to the depths 
 They do go down again : 
 
 Their soul doth faint, and melt away, 
 With trouble and with pain. 
 
 27 They reel and stagger like one drunk, 
 At their wits end they be : 
 
 28 Then they to God in trouble cry, 
 Who them from straits doth fret. 
 
 29 The storm is changed into a calm, 
 At his command and will ; 
 
 So that the waves, which rag'd before, 
 Now quiet are and still. 
 
 30 Then are they glad, because at rest 
 And quiet now tliey be; 
 
 So to the haven he them brings, 
 Which they desir'd to see. 
 
 31 O that men to the Lord would give 
 Praise for his goodness then, 
 
 And for his works of wonder done 
 Unto the sons of men ! 
 
 32 Among the people gathered, 
 Let them exalt his name; 
 
 Among the assembled elders spread, 
 His most renowned fame. 
 
 33 He to dry land turns water-springs, 
 And floods to wilderness : 
 
 34 For sins of those that dwell therein, 
 Fat land to barrenness. 
 
PSALM 108 
 
 35 The burnt and parched wilderness 
 To water-pools he brings, 
 
 The ground that was dry'd up before, 
 He turns to water-springs. 
 
 36 And there, for dwelling, he a place 
 Doth to the hungry give, 
 
 That they a city may prepare 
 
 CommodiousJy to live. 
 57 There sow they fields, and vineyards plant, 
 
 To yield fruits of increase. 
 
 38 His blessing makes them multiply, 
 Lets not their beasts decrease. 
 
 39 Again they are diminished, 
 And very low brought down, 
 
 Through sorrow and affliction, 
 And great oppression. 
 
 40 He upon princes pours contempt, 
 And causeth them to stray, 
 
 And wander in a wilderness, 
 Wherein there is no way. 
 
 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high, 
 - From all his miseries. 
 
 And he, much like unto a flock. 
 Doth make him families. 
 
 42 They that are righteous shall rejoice. 
 When they the same shall see ; 
 
 And, as asham'd, stopt her mouth 
 Shall all iniquity. 
 
 43 Whoso is wise, and will these things 
 Observe, and them record, 
 
 Ev'n they shall understand the love, 
 And kindness of the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 108 
 
 ^ Fsalm or Song of David. 
 
 The first five verses of tliis Psalm are taken from Psalm Ivii. 7, — 12; 
 jnd contain praises and thanksgivings to God. — The other eiglit are 
 
PSALM 108 
 
 taken from Psalm Ix. 5, — 12 ; and contain prayers for, and hopes of, 
 
 promised mercies. % Never scruple, my soul, to think, or to sing, 
 
 or to pray over, the same subjects of importance ; but let there be 
 always a nearness of atlectiou, newness of spiritual vigour. 
 
 1% /TY heart is fix'd, Lord : I M'ill sing, 
 -^ vjL And with my glory praise. 
 
 2 Awake up psaltery and harp, 
 Myself ril early raise 
 
 3 Vi\ praise thee 'mong the people, Lord, 
 'Along- nations sing will 1 : 
 
 4 For ahove heav'n thy mercy's great, 
 Thy truth doth reach the sky. 
 
 5 Be thou ahove the heavens, Lord, 
 Exalted gloriously : 
 
 Thy glory all the earth ahove 
 Be lifted up on iiigh. 
 
 6 Tliat those who thy beh)vcd are 
 Delivered may he ; 
 
 O do thou save with thy right hand, 
 And answer give to me. 
 
 7 God in his holiness hath said, 
 Herein I will take pleasure, 
 
 Shechem I will divide, and forth 
 Will Succoth's valley measure. 
 
 8 Gilead I claim as mine by right, 
 Manasseh mine shall he, 
 
 E])hra'm is of my head the strength ; 
 Judah gives laws for m^e. 
 
 9 ?Joab's my washing. pot ; my slioc 
 I'll over Edom throw : 
 
 Over the land of Palestine 
 1 will in triumph go. 
 
 10 O who is he will bring me to 
 The city fortify'd 1 
 
 O who is he that to the land 
 Of Edom will me guide ! 
 
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PSALM 109 
 
 1 1 O God, thou who hadst cast us off, 
 This thing wilt thou not do? 
 
 And wilt not thou ev'n thou, O God, 
 Forth with our armies go? 
 
 12 Do thou from trouble give us help. 
 For helpless is man's aid. 
 
 13 Through God we shall do valiantly; 
 Our foes he shall down tread. 
 
 PSALM 109 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 Probably David penned this Psalm with a view to Doej:^ orAhitophe!; 
 and hence it is much a-kin to the 41st, o2d, 5o1h, I'iOrh, and I40th. 
 But the holy Ghost herein hath a mediate respect to Jesus and Judas 
 tiie traitor, Acts, i. "-la. Observe (l) the Psalmist's bitter complaints 
 of his enemies as spiteftd, deceitful, fi'se, restless, unju,-t, ungrateful, 
 ver. 1, — 5. (2) His fearful denunciations of divine vengeance against 
 bis distinguished foe, That he shoukl be delivered into the h.and of Satan ; 
 should have Ins prayers rej<>rted, his life shortened, his substance 
 wasted, and liis posterity reuderod miserable, \er 6, — 2f'. (3) His la- 
 mentation over his inward trouble, his approaching death, his instability 
 of condition, pining sirkness, reproach of enemies; and his prayers for 
 micrcy to Limseif, confusion to his enemies, and glory to his God, ver. 
 21, — 29. (4-) His triumph, in God, as his siipporter, and deliverer, 
 
 amidst all his troubles, ver. 30, 31. % While I sing, let me be 
 
 atfected with the sufferings of my Redeemer, and with the misery of ir.ese 
 Jews and others, who abandon t.;rmselveslo be his obstinate oppoaers. 
 Let me nup.lore, and f;y faith foresee, the complete rnin of ail my 
 spiritn A enenii( s ; and the full redemption of my soul, and of the whole 
 mystical body of Christ, notwithstanding all our sinful povcriy and 
 plagues. 
 
 OTHOU the God of all my praise, 
 Do thou not hold thy peace : 
 
 2 For mouths of wicked men to speak 
 Against me do not cease : 
 
 The mouths of viie deceitful men 
 
 Against n^e open'd be ; 
 And with a faUe and \\ rng tongue 
 
 Tliey have accused me. 
 
 3 Tliey did beset me round about 
 With words of hateful sjjite: 
 
 And, though to tiiem no cause I gave, 
 Against me they did light. 
 
PSALM 109 
 
 4 They for my love became my foes ; 
 But I me set to pray, 
 
 5 Evil for good, hatred for love, 
 To me they did repay. 
 
 6 Set thou the wicked over him, 
 And upon his right hand 
 
 Give tliou his greatest enemy, 
 Ev n Satan, leave to stand. 
 
 7 And when by thee he shall be judg d, 
 Let him condemned be ; 
 
 And let his pray'r be turn'd to sin, 
 When he shall call on thee. 
 
 8 Few be his days ; and in his room 
 His charge another take. 
 
 9 His children let be fatherless; 
 His wife a widow make. 
 
 10 His children let be vagabonds, 
 And beg continually ; 
 
 And, from their places desolate. 
 Seek bread for their supply. 
 
 11 Let covetous extortioners 
 Catch all he hath away : 
 
 Of all for which he labour'd hath, 
 Let strangers make a prey. 
 
 12 Let there be none to pity him, 
 Let there be none at all 
 
 That on Wis children fatherless. 
 Will let his mercy fall. 
 
 13 Let his posterity from earth 
 Cut off for ever be. 
 
 And in the following age their name 
 Be blotted out by thee. 
 
 14 Let God his father's wickedness, 
 Still to remembrance call ; 
 
 And never let his mother's sin 
 Be blotted out at all. 
 
PSALM 109 
 
 15 But let them all before the Lord, 
 Appear continually, 
 
 That he may wholly from the earth 
 Cut off their memory. 
 
 16 Because he mercy mindeth not, 
 But persecuted still 
 
 The poor and needy, the he might 
 The broken-hearted kill. 
 
 17 As he in cursing pleasure took, 
 So let it to him fall ; 
 
 As he delighted not to bless. 
 So bless him not at all. 
 
 18 As cursing he like clothes put on, 
 Into his bjwels so, 
 
 Like water, and into his bones, 
 Like oil down let it go. 
 
 19 Like to the garment let it be 
 Which doth himself array; 
 
 And for a girdle, wherewith he 
 
 Is girt about alway. 
 QO From God let this fee their reward, 
 
 That en'mics are to me ; 
 And their reward, that speak against 
 
 My soul maliciously. 
 
 21 But do thou, for thine own name's sake, 
 O God the Lord, for me: 
 
 Sith good a:id sweet thy mercy is, 
 From trouble set me free. 
 
 22 For I am poor and indigent; 
 Afiiicted sore am I ; 
 
 My heart within me ilso is 
 Wounded exceedingly. 
 
 23 I pass like a declining shade, 
 Am like tlic locust tost. 
 
 24 My knees through fi sting weakened are; 
 My tlesh hath fatness lost. 
 
PSALM 110 
 
 25 I also am a vile reproach, 
 Unto them made to be ; 
 
 And they that did upon me look, 
 Did shake their iieads at me. 
 
 26 O do thoLi help and succour me, 
 Who art my God and Lord : 
 
 And, for thy tender mercies sake, 
 Safety to me afiord. 
 
 27 That thereby they may know, that this 
 Is tliy ahnighty hand; 
 
 And tliat thou, Lord, hast done the same, 
 Tiiey may well understand. 
 
 28 x^ltho' they curse with spite, yet, Lord, 
 Bitss thou wirh loving \oice : 
 
 Let them ashamVI be, when they rise : 
 
 Tl\y servant let rejoice. 
 £9 Let, thou mine adversaries all 
 
 With shame be clothed over; 
 And let their own confusion 
 
 Them, as a mantle, cover. 
 SO But as for me, 1 with my mouth 
 
 Will greatly praise the Lord; 
 And 1 among the multitude 
 
 His praises will record. 
 31 For he shall stand at his right hand 
 
 Who is in poverty, 
 To save liim fVom all those that would 
 
 CondeUiU his soid to die. 
 
 PSALM 110 
 
 A Pnulin of David. 
 
 This Psalm relates wholly to Jesus Christ: And represents him (1) 
 In his !a:!orion,s offices, as a Proph.et, i>a?l)eiing the nations by the pro- 
 clamations of his gospel, the rod of his strvnuth, ver. !;>, 3; as our great 
 Hi2,h Priest, ver. 4; and as our exalUd, \ictorious, and governing 
 Kins;, ver. f , 3. 5, 6. (2) In his diversified states of deba<^enient and 
 
 exalt itien, ver. 7. 1.5 f While I sing, let mine eyes be fixed, 
 
 wholly fixed, on my glorious Redeemer. Behold ! how, having by 
 himself purged our sins, lie sat down on the riglit hand of the Majesty 
 
PSALM 110 
 
 •n high! Behold him, by the word of his grace, subduing nmltitudcs 
 of sinful men to himseif ! Behold him able to save to the uttermost, 
 because he ever liveth to make intercession for us. And let my montli 
 be tilled with hallelujahs and hosannas in the hjijjhest, to him who by 
 water and by blood, cometh in the name of the Lord to save me. 
 
 THE Lord did say unto my Lord, 
 Sit thou at my right hand, 
 Until I make thy foes a stool 
 Whereon tliy feet may stand. 
 
 2 The Lord shall out of Zion send 
 The rod of thy great pow'r; 
 
 In midst of all thine enemies 
 Be thou the governor. 
 
 3 A willing people, in thy day 
 Of pow'r, shall come to thee, 
 
 In holy heauties ; from morn's womb, 
 Thy youth like L]ew shall be. 
 
 4 The Lord himself hath made an oath, 
 And will repent him never, 
 
 Of th' order of Melchiscdec 
 Thou art a priest for ever. 
 
 5 The glorious and mighty Lord, 
 That sits at thy right hand. 
 
 Shall, in his day of wrath, strike tlirough 
 Kings that do him withstand. 
 
 6 Pie shall among the heathen judge : 
 He shall with bodies dead 
 
 The places fill ; o'er many lands 
 He wound shall evVy head. 
 
 7 The brook that runneth in the way 
 With drink shall him supply : 
 
 And, for this cause, in triumph he 
 Shall lift his head on high. 
 
 PSALM 111 
 
 In this Psalm, every sentence of which bcG:ins with fi new lettet of 
 the Hebrew alphabet, Ave have (1) The praisin;; of God inculcated and 
 exemplified, ver. 1. (2) The s^rounds of praise exhibited, viz. That 
 God himself is gracious and full of compassion, and ever mindful of his 
 
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PSALM 111 
 
 coronait ; aii;1 thnt his works are ma2;nificeut, pleasant, righteous, 
 AVonderfiil, pcifect, kind, prudent, and durable, aiul all conformed to 
 5:'is proinist' and covenaiit, ver. 2, — 9. (3) A reconimendation of an 
 Jioiy and :everential obedience to God, as the beginning of wisdom, 
 
 ver. 10. ^, Willie I sin^, lei my bcait be all iniianied with the be- 
 
 Jieviri'jj cor.sideiv.tion of the marveUotis works of rodem()tion, as wronglit 
 for and on my soul, — ^all filleil witli that love, which casterh out slavish 
 fear, b:it powerfilly prompts the fi'.iul reverence and awe of God. 
 
 RAISE ye the Lord. With my whole heart 
 I .v'ill Goers praise declare, 
 V/hc e tlie assemljhes of the just 
 
 Au i coni;regations are. 
 13 Tue whole works of the Lord our God, 
 
 Are great j^hove all measure; 
 Sought out ihey are oF ev'ry one 
 That doth therein take pleasure. 
 
 3 His work most honourable is, 
 Most glorious and pure ; 
 
 And his untainted righteousness 
 For ever doth endure, 
 
 4 His works most wonderful lie liuth 
 Made to be thought upon : 
 
 The Lord is gracious, and he is 
 Full of compassion. 
 
 5 He giveth n>eat unto all those 
 That truly do him fear: 
 
 And evermore his covenant, 
 He in his mind will bear. 
 
 6 He did the power of his works 
 Lin to his people show, 
 
 When he the heatlien's heritage 
 Ll^pon them did bestow. 
 
 7 His handy- works are truth and right; 
 All his commands are sure: 
 
 8 And done in truth and uprightness, 
 They evermore endure. 
 
 g II' sent redemption to his folk ; 
 His covenant for ay. 
 
rSALM 112 
 
 He did coiiinmnd : holy his name 
 
 And rev'rend is ahvay. 
 10 Wisdom's beoinnlno; is God's fear: 
 
 Good mulers tan ding' they 
 Have all, that his commands fulfil: 
 
 Plis praise endures for ay. 
 
 PSALM 112 
 
 This Psalm is also alphabeticaliy Cvomposed, and contains (l) Invita- 
 tions to praise Ood, ver. 1. ('2) A delineation of the saints character 
 and blessedness ; That they are Avell principled, honest, sincere, and 
 kind ; and shall be blessed with prosperity ontward and inwaid, with 
 comfort amidst griefs, wisdom amidst perplexity; and with honour and 
 stability ; and shall have their posterity blessed after them, ver. ^z, — 9. 
 (3) The misery of the wicked, ver. iO.~ — f While I sing this, let me 
 try my charjicter, and rejoice in hope of being blessed in Christ Jesus, 
 with all spiritual, temporal, and everlastii'.g blessings, 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord. The man is blest 
 That fears the Lord aright, 
 He who ill his commandements, 
 Doth o-ieatlv take delioht. 
 
 2 His seed and offspring powerful 
 Shall be the earth upon: 
 
 Of upright men blessed shall be 
 The generation. 
 
 3 Riches and wealth shall ever be 
 Within his house in store: 
 
 And his unspotted righteousness 
 
 Endures for evermore. * 
 
 4 Unto the upright light doth rise. 
 Though he in darkness be : 
 
 Compassionate and merciful, 
 And righteous is he. 
 
 5 A good man doth his favour shew, 
 And doth to others lend : 
 
 He with discretion, his affairs 
 Will guide unto the end. 
 
 6 Surely, there is not any thing 
 That ever shall him move ; 
 
PSALM 113 
 
 The riglitcous man's memorial 
 Shall everlasting prove. 
 
 7 When lie shall evil tidings hear, 
 He shall not be afraid: 
 
 liishcart is fix'd, his eonfidence 
 Upon the Lord is stay'd. 
 
 8 His heart is firmly stabHshed, 
 Afraid he shall not be, 
 
 Until upon his enemies 
 He his desire shall see. 
 
 9 He hath dispersed, giv'n to the poor; 
 His righteousness shall be 
 
 To ages all : with honour shall 
 His horn be raised high. 
 
 10 The wicked shall it see, and fret, 
 His teetli gnash, melt away : 
 
 What wicked men do most desire, 
 Shall utterly decay. 
 
 PSALM 113 
 
 This Psalm with the five immediately foUowino; were called the jjreat 
 Hallelujah, and used to be sun<^ at the passovcr supper, Matt. xxvi. 
 30. Here (I) We are solemnly called to cekbiatc the praises of God, 
 ver. 1, — 3. (2) We are plentifully furnisheth with matter of praise; 
 viz. the hei£:lits of his glory and greatness, and the depths of his con- 
 descension and grace, ver. 4, — 9.- % Think, O my soui, what the 
 
 Lord hath done for me ! and for mine ! and for mankind ! 
 
 RAISE God: ye servants of the Lord, 
 O praise, the Lord's name praise. 
 
 2 Yea, blessed be the name of God, 
 From this time forth always. 
 
 3 From rising sun to where it sets, 
 God's name is to be prais'd. 
 
 4 Above all nations God is high, 
 'Bove heav'ns his glory rais'd. 
 
 5 Unto the Lord, our God, that dwell* 
 On high, who can compare.^ 
 
 6 Himself that humlricth things to see 
 111 heiiv'n and earth that aic. 
 
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PSALM 114r 
 
 7 He from the dust cloth raise the poor, 
 That very low dolh \y ; 
 
 And from the dung-hill lifts the man 
 Oppressed with poverty : 
 
 8 That he may highly him advance, 
 And with the princes set ; 
 
 With those that of his people are 
 The chief, ev'n princes great. 
 
 9 The harren woman house to keep 
 He niaketh, and to be 
 
 Of sons a mother full of joy. 
 Praise to the Lord give ye. 
 
 PSALM 114 
 
 In this Psalm, arc celebrated (1) God's hrir.L-i-)? Isrricl out of (heir 
 Egyptian slavery, ver. 1. (2) His setting up his tabernarlo amoivz tiiem, 
 and takiui^ tiiem for his pccnliar people, ver. 'J. (i) Hi-* tJividii^^ the 
 K^d sea and Jordan before them, ver. 3. 5. (4) His av.f.d dtsccr.t on 
 Monnt Sinai to give them his law, ver. 4. tj, 7, ( .3) His providinij; tiicm 
 
 w-ith water from the flinty rocks, ver. 8. % Vvl.ilo I sin::, let my soul 
 
 be affected with the ji;racc, tiie glory, tiie pnv» er of my Ciod ; and with 
 tlie mighty things he hath done for men, cliietly in tiie work of our re- 
 demption ; — and be encom-aged to trust Inm in tlie greatest straits, 
 
 WHEN Isral out of Egypt went^ 
 And did his dwelling change^ i 
 When Jacob's house v\'cnt out tVom tiiose 
 That were of langu;igc strange : 
 
 2 He Judah did his sanctuary, 
 His kingdom Isra'l make. 
 
 3 The sea it saw, and quickly fled, 
 Jordan was driven back. 
 
 4 Like rams the mountains, and like lambs 
 The hills skipp'd to and fro. 
 
 5 O sea, why tled'st thou? Jordan back, 
 AVhy wast thou driven so? 
 
 6 Ye mountains great, wherefore vv^as it 
 That ye did skip like rams? 
 
 And wherefore was it, little hills, 
 That ye did leap like lambs ? 
 
PSALM 115 
 
 7 O, at the presence of the Lord, 
 Earth, trenible thou for fear, 
 
 While as the presence of the God 
 Of Jacob doth appear. 
 
 8 Wiio from the hard and stony rock, 
 Did standing water bring : 
 
 And, by his pow'r, did turn the flint 
 Into a water-spring. 
 
 PSALM 115 
 
 Tiiis Psalm instructs us, (i) To whom glory and praise ought to be 
 ascrihcfl : Not to ocirselvos, bat to (iod's mercy and truth, ver. I : Not 
 to lifcies'-:, senseless idols, but to God, whose throne is in the lieavens, 
 a)i(} who «Iot!i whatever lie ple.iseth, ver. 2, — B. It, 16. (2) How we 
 are to j^lorify God, I. By trusting in him, crediting his promise, and 
 reccivins!: his blessings, ver. 9, — 15. IT. By blessing him while we live, 
 
 ver. 17, 18. *| Learn, my soul, to deny tiiy>iolf; to take up thy cross 
 
 and follow Christ; and to kctptliyselfiVom idols. But make Jehovah, 
 a>; reconciled in Christ, thy portion, thy trust, thy help, thy shield, thy 
 blessedues.-, thy comfort, thy praise, and consider thine earthly enjoy- 
 ment as the gracious gifts of thy God, and an earnest of thy far more 
 exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 
 
 NOT unto us, Lord, not to us, 
 But do thou glory take 
 Unto thy name, ev'n for thy truth, 
 
 And for thy mercy's sake. 
 2 O wherefore should the heathen say. 
 
 Where is their God now gone? 
 5 But our God in the heavens is, 
 What pleas'd him he hath done. 
 
 4 Their idols silver are and gold; 
 Work of men's hands they be. 
 
 5 Mouths have they, but they do not speak ; 
 And eyes, but do not see : 
 
 6 Ears have they, but they do not Jiear ; 
 Noses, but savour not : 
 
 7 Hands, feet, but handle not, nor walk j 
 Nor speak they through their throat. 
 
 8 Like them their makers are, and all 
 On them their trust that build. 
 
PSALM 116 
 
 9 O Isra'l, trust thou in the Lord, 
 He is tlieir help and shield. 
 
 10 () Aaron's house, trust in the Lord, 
 Their help and shield is he. 
 
 11 Ye that fear God, trust in the Lord, 
 Their help and shield he'll he. 
 
 12 The Lord of us hath mindful been, 
 And he will bless us still ; 
 
 He will the liouse of Isra'l bless ; 
 Bless Aaron's house he will. 
 
 13 Both small and great, that fear the Lord, 
 He will them surely bless. 
 
 14 The Lord will 3'Ou, you and your seed, 
 
 Av more and nu)re increase. 
 
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 15 O blessed are ye of the Lord, 
 Who made the earth and heav'n. 
 
 16 The heav'n, ev'n heav'ns are God's, but he 
 Earth to men's sons hath oiv'n. 
 
 17 The dead, nor who to silence go, 
 God's praise do not record. 
 
 18 But henceforth we for ever will 
 Bless God. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM 116* 
 
 This is a Psalm of thanksj(ivina: somewl'at similar to the tnth, SOtlj, 
 40th, and 103d ; and repiesents (1) The P.-ahuisfs creat distress ainl 
 danger, which had ahnost diiven him to dtspiir, ver .'3. 10, il. (2) The 
 application he made to God by prayer for relief; and ')is experience of 
 God's ffracions kindsiess, in i;ninti!ȣr his requests ; in heariujTj pitying-, 
 and delivering him, vcr. 1, 2. 4, 5, 6. 8. (S) His sincere and hearty re- 
 solutions, to make a gratefid acknowlcdt'ment of Go<l's kindness, by 
 loving him, ver. 1 ; continning to call on him and receive fronj him, ver. 
 S. 13. 17 i resting ip him. v/r. 7; M'alkmg before him as his devoted 
 servant, ver. 9. 16 ; pnblie confession of '[ioiVs tender regard to him, 
 ver. 12. 15 ; and sincere and puiilic paying of his vows to him, ver. 10, 
 
 — 19 ^ Wliile I sing, let me tUnik, as before God, what of these 
 
 blessings I have experienced ; Vv'h it of these duties 1 have eamesliy 
 practised. If God hath redeemed me from the broken law j — from tlie 
 lowest hell ; from the mouth of the infiemal lion ; and from the power 
 of ray corrupt lusts, let my soul, and all that is within me, be stirred 
 np to bless his holy name ; and let me never lose the heart-ammating 
 impressions of his benefits. 
 
PSALM 116 
 
 1L0VE the Lord, because my voice 
 And prayer he did hear. 
 .'J I, while I live, will call on him, 
 Who how'd to me his ear. 
 
 3 Of death the cords and sorrows did 
 About me compass round ; 
 
 The pains of hell took hold on me; 
 I grief and trouble found. 
 
 4 LTpon the name of God the Lord 
 Then did I call, and say, 
 
 Deli\er thou my soul, () Lord, 
 I do thee humbly pi ay. 
 
 5 God merciful and righteous is, 
 Yea, gracious is our Lord. 
 
 6 God saves the meek : I was brought low, 
 He did me help afford. 
 
 7 O thou my soul, do thou return 
 L'^nto thy quiet rest; 
 
 Tor largely, lo, the Lord to thee 
 
 His bounty liath exprest. 
 ^ For my distressed soul from death, 
 
 Deliver'd was by thee : 
 Thou didst my mourning eyes from tears, 
 
 Viy feet from falling, free. 
 £) I in the land of those that live 
 
 Will walk, the Lord before. 
 
 10 I did believe, therefore I spake : 
 I was afflicted sore. 
 
 1 1 I said, when I was in my haste, 
 That all men liars be. 
 
 12 What shall I render to the Lord, 
 For all Ihs gifts to me? 
 
 13 I'll of salvation take the cup, 
 On God's name will I call. 
 
 14 I'll pay my vows now to the Lord, 
 Before his people all. 
 
PSALM 117 
 
 .15 Dear in God's sight is his saints death. 
 
 ID Thv servant. Lord, am I, 
 Thy servant sure, thine handmaid's son : 
 
 ]\'Iy bands thou didst unty. 
 
 17 Thank-oft''rings I to thee will give, 
 And on God's name will call, 
 
 18 I'll pay my vo'ws now to the Lord, 
 Before his people all : 
 
 19 Within the courts of God's own houjse^ 
 Within the midst of tliee, 
 
 O city of Jerusalem.. 
 
 Praise to the Lord 2:ive ye. 
 
 PSALM 117 
 
 This Psalm relates to the Gospel-clnuch. Here are (1) A short, but 
 solemn call to the redeemed of all nations to praise their God, ver. 1, '2. 
 (2) Rich matter of praise sus^sfested, riz, the unbounded mercy and 
 everristing faithfulness of God ; and hence the fnhiess, kindness, and 
 stability of his covenant-promises, and the accomphshment th.ereof, vcr. 
 
 -2, \ If the Psalm be short let me sing it in the full assurance of 
 
 faith, and with a lieart all inflamed with tlie lovins^-kindness, and all 
 enraptured with admiration of the goodness of God, towards men, 
 towards tlie Gentiles, and towards my soul. 
 
 OGIVE ye praise unto the Lord, 
 All nations that he : 
 Likewise, ye people all, accord 
 
 His name to mao-nifv. 
 2 For great to us-ward ever are 
 
 His loviug-kindncsses : 
 His truth endures for evermore. 
 The Lord O do ye hless. 
 
 PSALM 118 
 
 This Psa^m was probably composed by David, soon after his advance- 
 ment to, and settlement on his throne, 2 Sam. v. viii. And contair.s 
 
 (1) His earnest exhortations to persons of all ranks, offices and states, 
 to praise the Lord for his everlasting mercy and kindness, ver. 1,-4. 
 
 (2) By a recital of the great and gracious things, which God had done 
 for him, he encourageth himself and others, to trust ia God alone, ver. 
 5. — 18. (3) His thanksgiving for God's advancement of him to the 
 tiirone, notwithstanding of all opposition, — as typical cf the exaltation 
 of Jesus Christ, ver. 19, — 23. (4) His and the priests and people's 
 triumph in the expected prosperity of liis reign; and of the flouiishuig 
 
 L 2 
 
PSALM 118 
 
 kiugdom of Christ, vcr. 24, — 29. — ^ While I sing, let my soul soar aloft 
 to Jtsiis and liis sure mercies. Let me behoUl him, who, for the s»f- 
 fcrjjiej of dedtli, was made a little lower than the anj^els, now crowned 
 with ^'loiy and honour, having all his enemits \nn under his feet, but 
 himself invested with all power in heaven and in earth, — and furnished 
 with all jiifts for men ; yea, for the rebellious also, that God the Lord 
 may dA\ellomou2, them; and, as tlie God of their salvation, daily load 
 them with his beiieiits. Let me rejoice in his hijihness, and have myself 
 Jiud all my services, bound with cords to his altar ; and God forbid I 
 should conclude the notes without enterinji; into the very marrow of 
 the sense. Thou art my God, Til thee exalt ; my God, I will thee praise. 
 
 O PRAISE the Lord, for he is good : 
 His mercy lasteth ever. 
 
 2 Let those of Israel now sav, 
 His mercy faileth never. 
 
 3 Now let the house of Aaron say, 
 His mercy lasteth ever. 
 
 4 Let those that fear the Lord, now say, 
 His mercy faileth never. 
 
 5 I in distress calfd on the Lord ; 
 The Lord did answer me : 
 
 He in a large place did me set. 
 From trouble made me free. 
 
 6 'Ihe mighty Lord is on my side, 
 I will not be afraid : 
 
 For any thing that man can do 
 1 shall not be dismay 'd. 
 
 7 The Lord doth take my part with them 
 That help to succour me ; 
 
 Tiierefore, on those that do me hate, 
 I my desire shall see. 
 
 8 Better it is to trust in God, 
 Than trust in man's defence: 
 
 9 Better to trust in God, than make 
 Princes our confidence. 
 
 10 The nations, joining all in one, 
 Did compass me about: 
 
 :Put, in the Lord's most holy name, 
 I shall them all root out. 
 
PSALM 118 
 
 1 1 They compass'd me about, I say, 
 Tliey compass'd me about : 
 
 But, in the Lord's most holy name, 
 I shall them all root out. 
 
 12 Like bees they compassed me about; 
 Like unto thorns that flame, 
 
 They quenched are : for them shall I 
 Destroy in God's own name. 
 
 13 Thou sore hast thrust, that I might fall; 
 But my Lord helped me. 
 
 14 God uiy salvation is become; 
 My Strength and Song is he. 
 
 15 In dwellings of the righteous 
 Is heard the melody 
 
 Of joy and health : the Lord's right hand 
 Doth ever valiantly. 
 
 16 The right hand of the mighty Lord 
 Exalted is on high: 
 
 The right hand of the mighty Lord 
 Doth ever valiantly. 
 
 17 I shall not die, but live, and shall 
 The works of God discover. 
 
 18 The Lord hath me chastised sore, 
 But not to death giv'n over. 
 
 19 O set ye open unto me 
 The gates of righteousness : 
 
 Then will I enter into them, 
 And I the Lord will bless. 
 
 20 This is the gate of God, by it 
 The just shall enter in. 
 
 21 Thee will I praise, for thou me heardst. 
 And hast my safety been. 
 
 22 That Stone is made head Corner-stone, 
 Which builders did despise : 
 
 23 This is the doing oF the Lord, 
 And wond'rous in our eyes. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 •4 Tills is the day God made, in it 
 
 Well joy triunipiiantly. 
 ^25 Save iio\v% I pray thee, Lord, I pray, 
 
 Send now prosj)erity. 
 
 26 r)lessed is he, in God's great name, 
 That comcth ns to save. 
 
 We, from the liouse which to the Lord 
 Pertains, you blessed liave. 
 
 27 God is tlie Lord, wlio unto us^ 
 Hath made hglu to arise: 
 
 Bind ye nnto the altar's horns, 
 
 With cords the sacrifice. 
 58 Thou art my God, Til thee exalt; 
 
 My God, I will thee praise. 
 29 Give thanks to God, for he is good : 
 
 His mercy lasts always. 
 
 PSALM 119 
 
 This Psalm is a collection of David's precious thouiilits, sorrowful 
 eonipiaints, humble petitions, and holy resolutions, which, it seems, 
 he had wrote down as tlicy occurred ; and wliich, in the end of his life, 
 he di;:jjested into the form in Avhich they now stand, consisting of as 
 many parts as there are kttcrs in the Hebrew alphabet, the eii;;ht verses 
 «f each always beginning? with tiie same letter in tlie orii>inal. Tlie 
 Sen( ral scopo of it is to maonify God's w ord, and make it honourable. 
 To intimate tiiat it informs us of whatever we ought to expect from 
 God, in the way of 2,racious donation; and of whatever he may expect 
 from us, in the way of i>rateful returns of duty ; it is represented under 
 ten difterent characters, one or the other of which is to be found in 
 
 every verse, exceptinj^ the I'iiiJd and I3'2d, As God's Law, because 
 
 framed and published by Ijim as our Sovcreij^n ; — Kis CoM7vIAN»mem'S, 
 because <;iven whh autliority and lodged with U3 as a trust; — His Pre- 
 cepts, btcanse peicmptorily prescrihed, and not left as a tiling indif- 
 ferent; — ^His Statutes, because it is fixed :.uid determined, and of per- 
 petual obligation ; — His Wokd, because it is tlie decluration of his 
 mind, and Christ iiis essential Word is all and in all tlierein ; — Kis 
 Way, becaus(> it represents Christ the way, the truth, and the life, and 
 is the rule of our taith and obedience; — His Testimonies, because 
 therein, God, npcn his word, his oalh, and writ, declares to men the 
 truths nece.-sary to be known, in order to his honour and their salvation, 
 — as ratified in the deatii of his Son ; — His Judgments, becauseitis 
 framed in infinite wisdom, aiul by it we must both judge and be judged; 
 —but in vcr. 75. 84. 121, juilgment denotes righteous conduct; — it is 
 called his RiGHTE(^i'eNEs*i, because it is holy, just and good, and is 
 the perfect standard of righttousncss; — and liis Truth or Faithful- 
 ness, because its leading trutlis are eternal ; and the faithfulness of God 
 is pledged in every point thereof.— -1[ While I sing, let me all along, 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 <^nter into the spirit of the Psalm. Let my delight be in God's testi- 
 monies ; my desires after God's presence ; and my endeavoHrs to have 
 (jod honoured. Let God's word be my rule, my food, my armour, my 
 vv eaith, my comfort ; and God himself^ as therein revealed and bestowed, 
 be my everlasting and infinite all. 
 
 ALEPH. Part 1. 
 
 Here (1 ) David marks out Iioly men as the only blcised men, ver. 1, 
 — 3. (2) Beffs that to his own honour and satisfaction iie may be helped 
 of God to an uprigiit observance of his laws, ver. 4, — 6. (3) In fhe 
 faith of God's direction and assistance, he resolves to praise and obey 
 him, ver. 7, 8. 
 
 BLESSED are they that unclefird, 
 And straiglit are in the way : 
 Who in the Lord's most holy law 
 Do walk, and do not stray. 
 
 2 Blessed are thev; \vlio to observe 
 His statutes are inclin'd ; 
 
 And who do seek the living God, 
 With tlieir whole heart and mind. 
 
 3 Such in his vv^avs do walk, and thev 
 Do 1^0 iniquity. 
 
 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep 
 Thy precepts carefully. 
 
 5 O that thy statutes to observe 
 Thou would'st my ways direct ! 
 
 6 Then shall I not be sham'd, when I 
 Thy precepts all respect. 
 
 7 Then, w'lih inte^-ritv of heart, 
 Thee will I praise and bless. 
 
 When I thy judgments all have learn'd^ 
 Of thy pure righteousness. 
 
 8 That I will keep thy statutes all 
 Firmly resolv'd have I: 
 
 O do not then, most gracious God, 
 Forsake me utterly. 
 
 BETH. Part If. 
 
 He (l) Points out the proper method of mortifying lusts and attain- 
 ing true holiness, ver. 9. (2) Professeth his attachment to God and hi& 
 word, and supplicates wisdom, direction, and support, ver. 10, — 12. 
 (3) Reflects with satisfaction on his former regard to God's truths and 
 Tvays, ver. 13, 14. Aod (4) Resolves to persevere therein, ver. 15, 16* 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 9 By what means shall a young man learn 
 His way to purity ? 
 
 If lie according to thy word 
 Thereto attentive be. 
 
 10 Unfeignedly thee have I souglit 
 With all my soul and heart ; 
 
 O let nie not from the right path 
 Of thy commands depart. 
 
 1 1 Thy word I in my heart have hid, 
 That I offend not thee. 
 
 1 2 O Lord, thou ever blessed art, 
 Thy statutes teach thou me. 
 
 13 The judgments of thy mouth each one 
 My lips declared have. 
 
 14 More joy thy testimonies' way 
 Tlian riches all me gave. 
 
 1.5 I will thy holy precepts make 
 
 My meditation : 
 And carefully Til have respect 
 
 Llnto thy ways each one. 
 
 16 Upon thy statutes my delight 
 Shall constantly be set: 
 
 And by thy grace I never will 
 Thy holy word forget. 
 
 GiMRL. I^art III. 
 (1) AVith eagerness and longings of heart, he supplicates divine fa- 
 vour and instruction in God's truths, ver. 17, — 20. (2) Remarks the 
 just ven;;eancc of God upon such as wander from his ways, ver. ^1. (3) 
 Sujiplicates preservation from reproach, as he observed, meditated on, 
 delighted in, and consulted God's word, in all his conduct, ver. 22, — 2^. 
 
 17 With me thy servant, in thy grace, 
 Deal bountifully, Lord ; 
 
 That by thy favour I may live, 
 And duly keep thy word. 
 
 18 Open mine eyes, that of thy law 
 The wonders I may see. 
 
 J9 I am a stranger on this earthy 
 Hide not thy laws from me. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 20 My soul within me breaks, and doth 
 Much fainting still endure, 
 
 Thro' longing that it hath all times 
 Unto thy judgments pure. 
 
 21 Thou hast rebuk'd the cursed proud, 
 Who from thy precepts swerve, 
 
 22 Reproach and shause remove from me, 
 For 1 thy laws observe. 
 
 23 Against me princes spake with spite, 
 While they in council sat : 
 
 But I, thy servant, did upon 
 Thy statutes meditate. 
 
 24 IMy comfort, and my heart's delight, 
 Thy testimonies be ; 
 
 And they, in all my doubts and fears, 
 Are counsellors to me. 
 
 DALHTK Pojt IV. 
 
 He (l) Represents lis distress, and his behaviour Tinder it, ver 55. 
 28. '2(). jO, 31. (2) SupplicatfaspiritiTai quickcniiJii;, instruction, strength, 
 rectitude of sentinicnt, an<l honour, in itic Lord's way, vei. i'5, — 31. 
 (3) Resolves, under the influeuces of heaven, to be more active in 
 holir;css, ver. 32. 
 
 25 My soul to dust cleaves ; quicken me 
 According to thy word. 
 
 26 My ways I shew'd, and me thou heardst ; 
 Teach me thy statutes. Lord. 
 
 27 The way of thy commandements 
 Make me aright to know; 
 
 So all thy works, that wondrous are ; 
 I sliall to others show. 
 
 28 My soul doth melt, and drop away, 
 For heaviness and grief: 
 
 To me, according to thy word, 
 Give strength, and send relief. 
 
 29 From me the wicked way of lies 
 Let far removed be : 
 
 And graciously thy holy law 
 Do thou grant unio me. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 50 I chosen have the perfect way 
 
 Of truth and verity : 
 Thy judgments that most righteous are 
 
 Before me laid have I. 
 311 to thy testimonies clave; 
 
 Shame do not on me cast. 
 
 32 ril run thy precepts way, when thoU 
 Mv heart enlaro-ed hast. 
 
 HE. Fart V. 
 
 He (l) Prays for divine instructions, sanctifyin£: influences, and 
 quickeninj? grace ; and for the accomplishment of God's promises to 
 him; — and ai;;ainst covetoiisness, vanity, and reproach, ver. 33,-— 40. 
 ('J) Enforces his requests from his holy resolutions; his relation to 
 Ood ; his zeal for his honour, and his regard to his excellent declarations, 
 promises, and precepts, ver. 33, 34. 38. 39, 4U. 
 
 33 Teach me, O Lord, the perfect way, 
 Of thy precepts divine, 
 
 And to observe it to the end 
 I shall my heart incline. 
 
 34 Give understanding unto me, 
 So keep thy law shall I ; 
 
 Yea, ev'n with my whole heart, I shall 
 Observe it carefully. 
 
 35 In thy law's path make me to go, 
 For I delight therein. 
 
 36 My heart unto thy testimonies, 
 And not to greed incline. 
 
 37 Turn thou away my sight and eye* 
 From viewing vanity : 
 
 And, in thy good and holy way, 
 13e pleasVl to quicken me. 
 
 38 Confirm to me thy gracious word, 
 Which I did gladly hear, 
 
 Ev'n to thy servant, Lord, who is 
 
 Devoted to thy fear. 
 3Q Turn thou away my fear'd reproach : 
 
 For good thy judgments be, 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 40 Lo, for thy precepts I have long'd : 
 
 In thy truth quicken me. 
 
 VAU. Part VI. 
 Here are (l) The prayers he presented to God, ver. 41. 45. (2) Tlie 
 graces he exercised upon God and his word, faith, hope, love, ver. 42, 
 43. 47, 48. (.3) The practice he resolved on through grace ;— to keep 
 God's law ; to seek and cheerfully practise his precepts ; boldly publisli 
 his truth to others ; and to delight in, meditate on, and zealously reduce 
 them to practice, ver. 44, — 48. 
 
 41 Let thy sweet mercies also come, 
 And visit me, O Lord : 
 
 Ev'n thy henign salvation, 
 According to thy word. 
 
 42 So shall I have wherewith I may- 
 Give him an answer just, 
 
 Who spitefully reproacheth me; 
 For in thy word I trust. 
 
 43 The word of truth out of my mouth 
 Take thou not utterly; 
 
 For on thy judgments righteous 
 My hope did still rely. 
 
 44 So shall I keep for evermore 
 Thy law continually. 
 
 45 And, sith that I thy precepts seek, 
 ril walk at liberty. 
 
 46 ril speak thy word to kings, and I 
 With shame shall not be mov'd : 
 
 47 And will delight myself always 
 In thy laws, which I lov'd. 
 
 48 To thy commandments which I lov'd. 
 My hands lift up I will : 
 
 And I will also meditate 
 Upon thy statutes still. 
 
 ZAix. Part Vn, 
 
 Represents (1) Tlie comfort l:e had found in God's word, ver. 49, 50. 
 ^'2. 54. (2) His desire, that God would fultil his promise:^, ver. 49 ^ and 
 his care to remember, think f.n, and practise God's truth, ver. 51, .52. 
 55, r>6. (3) The injurious, reproach he suffered from the wicked; and 
 his abhorrence of their sia, and dre^d of their punishnunt, ver. 51. 
 $3. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 49 Remember, Lord, thy gracious word 
 Thou to tliy servant bpake, 
 
 Which, for a ground of my sure hope, 
 Thou causcfFst me to take. 
 
 50 This word of thine my comfort is 
 In mine affliction : 
 
 For in iuy straits 1 am reviv'd, 
 By this tiiy word alone. 
 
 51 The men, whose hearts with pride are stuff'd, 
 Did greatly me deride: 
 
 Yet from ihy str light commandements 
 I have not turn'd aside. 
 
 52 Thy judgments righteous, O Lord, 
 Which thou of okl forth gave, 
 
 I (hd remember; and myself 
 By them comforted have. 
 
 53 Horror took hold on me, because 
 III men thy law forsake. 
 
 54 I, in my house of pilgrimage. 
 Thy laws my songs do make. 
 
 55 Thy name by night, Lord, I did mind, 
 And I have kept thy law. 
 
 56 And this I had, because thy word 
 I kept and stood in awe. 
 
 HUETH. Pa/t VIII. 
 
 We have here (1) Tlie portion he cliose, ver. 57. (§) The purpose 
 he formed, ver. 57. (3) Tlie prayers offered up, for favour, mercy, 
 and instruction, ver. 58—64. (4) The penitential c.xre he took to 
 obey God's law, ver. 59, 60, 61. (5) The complaint he uttered, ver. 
 6K (6) His fervent thanksgivinc:, ver. 6tJ. (7) His choice companions, 
 ver. 63. (8) His deep sense of OoiVs abundant mercy and grace, ver. 
 6i. 
 
 57 Thou mv sure portion art alone, 
 Which Tdid chuse, O Lord : 
 
 I have resolv'd, and said, that I 
 Would keep tliy holy word. 
 
 58 With my whole heart I did intreat 
 Thy face^ and favour free : 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 According to thy gracious word, 
 Be mercifid to me. 
 
 59 I thought upon my former ways, 
 And did my life well try; 
 
 And to thy testimonies pure 
 My feet then turned I. 
 
 60 I did not stay, nor linger long, 
 As those that slothful are ; 
 
 But hastily thy laws to keep 
 IMyself I did prepare. 
 
 61 Bands of ill men me rohb'd ; yet I 
 Thy precepts did not slight. 
 
 62 I'll rise at midnight, thee to praise, 
 Ev'n for thv iudo'ments rio'ht. 
 
 63 I am companion to all those 
 Who fear, and thee obey. 
 
 64 O Lord, thy mercy fills the earth : 
 Teach me thy laws, I pray. 
 
 TETH. Part IX. 
 
 Contains (l) H(^arty acknowledgments of God's faitlifnlness and good- 
 ness, and of tKe excellency and usefulness of his word, ver. 6o. 68. 7^. 
 (2) Humble acknowledgments of the advantage he had received from 
 his afflictions ver. 67. 71. (3) Complaints of the pride, calumnious 
 reproach, and luxurious stupidity of wicked men, ver. 69, 70. (4) 
 Supplications for divine instruction, ver. 66. 68. (5) Declarations of 
 his regard to God's word, and resolutions to persevere in the observance 
 thereof, ver. 66, — 72. 
 
 65 Well hast thou with thy servant dealt, 
 As thou didst promise give. 
 
 66 Good judgment me, and knowledge teach ; 
 For I tliy word believe. 
 
 67 Ere I afflicted was, I stray'd; 
 But now I keep thy word. 
 
 68 Both good thou art, and good thou dost: 
 Teach me thy statutes, Lord. 
 
 69 The men, that are puft up with pride, 
 Against me forg'd a he ; 
 
 Yet thy commandements observe, 
 With my whole heart, will L 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 70 Their hearts, through worldly ease and wealth, 
 As fat as grease they be : 
 
 But in thy holy law I take 
 Delight continually. 
 
 71 It hath been very good for me, 
 That I afflicted was, 
 
 That I might well instructed be, 
 And learn thy holy laws. 
 
 72 The word, that cometh from thy mouthy 
 Is better unto me, 
 
 Than many thousands, and great sums 
 Of gold and silver be. 
 
 JOD. Part X. 
 
 Contains (l) Tliankfal acknowledgements of God's kindness in crea- 
 tion ; and of his eqnity and faithfulness in atflictini;, ver. 73. 7o. (2) 
 Earnest supplications for divine instruction, and for fresh discoveries of 
 God's mercy ; and for the confusion of enemies, and the comfortable 
 fellowship of friends ; and for an honourable soundness of heart, ver. 
 73. 76, 77. 79, 80 (3) Holy joy in the comfort of fellow saints, and 
 especi.dly in God's mercy and word, ver. 74. 76, 77. (4) An holy 
 resolution to meditate on and cleave to God's testimonies, amidst perse- 
 cution, ver. 78. 
 
 73 Thou mad'st and fashionMst nie : thy laws 
 To know, give wisdom, Lord : 
 
 74 So who thee fear, shall joy to see 
 IVIe trusting in thy word. 
 
 75 That very right thy judgments are 
 I know and do confess ; 
 
 And that thou hast afflicted me, 
 In truth and faithfulness. 
 
 76 O let thy kindness merciful, 
 I pray thee, comfort me, 
 
 As to thy servant faithfully 
 Was promised by thee. 
 
 77 And let thy tender mercies come 
 To me, that I may live ; 
 
 pccause thy holy laws to me 
 Sweet delectation give. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 7S Lord, let the proud ashamed be; 
 
 For they, without a cause, 
 With me perversely dealt; but I 
 
 Will muse upon thy laws. 
 
 79 Let such as fear thee, and have known 
 Th}' statutes turn to me. 
 
 80 My heart let in thy laws be sound, 
 That sham'd I never be. 
 
 CAPH. Part Xr. 
 
 Contains (l) Bitter complaints of great and long distress, ver. 81.— 
 87. (si} Fei'vent supplications for speedy comfort, help, and quicken- 
 ins:, ver. 82. 86. 88. (3) Pitas, ^vherewitli these supplicaticms arc 
 enforced ; as that his distress was become ir.siipporttible ; that his hope 
 was in God's word, and he clave it in his profession and practice; that 
 his life was but sliort, to have so much of it spent in the furnace of 
 affliction ; that the malice and pride of his enemies were excessive; and 
 in fine, that God's loving-kindness was infiniie, ver. 31, — 38. 
 
 81 My soul for thy salvation faints; 
 Yet 1 thy word belie\'e. 
 
 82 Mine eyes fail for thy Avord : I say, 
 When wilt thou comfort give.'^ 
 
 83 For like a bottle Vm become, 
 Tliat in tlie smoke is set : 
 
 I'm black and parch'd with grief, yet I 
 Thy statutes not forget. 
 
 84 How many are thy servant's days? 
 When wilt thou execute 
 
 Just judgment on these wicked men, 
 That do me persecute? 
 
 85 The proud have digged pits for me, 
 Which is against thy laws. 
 
 86 Thy words all faithful are : help me, 
 Pursued w ithout a cause. 
 
 87 They so consum'd me, that on earth 
 j\Iy life they scarce did leave : 
 
 Thy precepts yet forsook I not, 
 But close to them did cleave. 
 
 88 After thy loving-kindness. Lord, 
 Me quicken and preserve : 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 The testimony of thy mouth 
 So shall I still ohserve. 
 
 LAMEO. Pai't XII. 
 
 Represents (1) Ti:e oteniity and uiiclian«eabloness of God's word, 
 and works, ver. 89, 90, 9i. ('^; The advantage of delighting in, and 
 cleaving to God's truths, ver, 92. 93. (J) God's interest in men, a 
 reason of his saving the observers of jiis lavv , ver. 94. (4) David's 
 adherence to God's truths amidst furious persecution, ver. 95. (6) The 
 superlative excellency of God's v.ord, aoove all eartiily enjoyments 
 ver. 96. * 
 
 89 Thy word for ever Is, O Lord, 
 In heaven settled fast : 
 
 90 Unto all generations 
 Thy faithfulness doth last ; 
 
 The earth thou hast estahlished, 
 And it ahides hy thee. 
 
 91 This day they stand as thou ordain*st; 
 For all thy servants be. 
 
 92 Unless, in thy n^ost perfect law, 
 My soul delights had found, 
 
 I should have perished, when as 
 ]\Iy troubles did abound. 
 
 93 Thy precepts I will ne'er forget: 
 They quickening to me brought. 
 
 94 Lord, I am thine, O save thou me ; 
 Thy precepts I have sought. 
 
 ^5 For me the wicked have laid wait, 
 
 Me seeking to destroy : 
 But I thy testimonies true 
 
 Consider will with joy. 
 96* An end of all perfection 
 
 Here have I seen, O God: 
 But as for thy commandcment, 
 
 It is exceeding broad. 
 
 MEM. Part XIH. 
 
 R'^prcsents the Psalmist's ardent affection to God's law, ver. 97, 
 Because (1) Thereby he iiad attained niucii nseftd knowledge and wis- 
 dom, ver. 98,-100. (2) Thereby lie was enabed to refrain from and 
 hate shi. ver. 101. 104. (3) TLereby he wa< pveserveit steai^y, in tl e 
 path of his tlu^y, ver. 101, 10^. (^4)* Thereby he obtained much com- 
 fort to hi« ioul, ver. 103. 
 
PSAM 119 
 
 97 O how love I thy law! it is 
 
 My study all the day. 
 9^ It makes nic wiser tliaii my foes; 
 
 For i. doth with me stay. 
 
 99 Than all my teachers, now I have 
 More understanding far; 
 
 Because my meditation 
 Thy testimonies are. 
 
 100 In understanding I excel 
 Those that are ancients ; 
 
 For I endeavoured to keep 
 All thy commandcmeiits. 
 
 101 My feet from each ill way I stayed, 
 That I may keep thy word. 
 
 10^ I from thy judgments Ivdve not swerv'd; 
 For thou hast taught me, Lord. 
 
 103 How sweet unto my taste, O Lord, 
 Are all thy words of truth! 
 
 Yea, I do find them sweeter fir, 
 Than honey to my mouth. 
 
 104 I througli thy precepts, that are pure, 
 Do understand inu: 2'et : 
 
 I theieforc ev'ry way that's false, 
 With all my heart do hate. 
 
 NUN. Part XIV. 
 
 ^Represents (1) Ti:e !{ mnrk able usefulness of God's word, ver. ior>. 
 (2) David's solemn dedication of hintstlf to God's service, ver. 106. 
 (S) Kis recourse to God by prayer under his atfliciions, ver. 107, lO'd. 
 (4) Hisfailhfii! adherence to Gods way, onddstlronbie <ind persecution, 
 \er. 109, 110. (5) His solemn and deliberate choice of Gods word, foe 
 his portion and rule, ver. ill, 112. 
 
 105 Thy word is to my feet a lamp, 
 And to my path a light. 
 
 106 I sworn have, and will perform, 
 To keep thy judgments right. 
 
 107 I am with sore affliction 
 Ev'n overwhelm'd,() Lord: 
 
 In mercy raise, and quicken me, 
 According to thy word. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 108 The free-will-offVings of my mouth 
 Accept, I thee hesecch : 
 
 And unto me thy servant, Lord, 
 Thy judgments clearly teach. 
 
 109 Though still my soul he in my hand, 
 Thy laws Til not forget. 
 
 110 I err'd not from them, tlio' for me 
 The wicked snares did set. 
 
 111 I of thy testimonies have, 
 Ahove all things, made choice, 
 
 To be my heritage for ay ; 
 For they my heart rejoice. 
 
 112 I carefully inclined have 
 My heart, still to attend; 
 
 That I thy statutes may perform 
 Always unto the end. 
 
 SAMECH. Part XV. 
 
 We have here, (\) David's hatred of sin and love of God's law, \tn 
 113. (-i) His profession of dependence upon God, ver. 114. (o) His 
 debarring of \vicked men from liis company, ver. 115. (4) His prayer 
 for support, comfort, and honour, in the Lord's way, ver. 116, 117. 
 (5) His foresight of, and trembling at the ruin of the wicked, ver. 118^ 
 —120. 
 
 113 I hate the thous^hts of vanity, 
 But love thv law do I. 
 
 114 My shield and hidin?;-place thou art : 
 I on thy word rely. 
 
 1 15 All ye that evil-doers are. 
 From me depart away ; 
 
 For the commanchnents of my God 
 I purpose to obey. 
 
 116 According to thy faithful vrord, 
 L^phold and stablish me, 
 
 That I may live, and of my hope 
 Ashamed never be. 
 
 1 17 Hold thou me up, so shall I be 
 In peace and safety still : 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 And to thy statutes have respect 
 Continually I will. 
 
 118 Thou tread'st down all that love to stray; 
 False their deceit doth prove. 
 
 119 Lewd men, like dross, away thou putt'st; 
 Therefore thy law I love. 
 
 120 For fear of thee, my very flesh 
 Doth tremble, all dismayed ; 
 
 And of thy righteous judgments, Lord, 
 My soul is much afraid. 
 
 AiN. Part XV L 
 Here David (l) Appeals to God for his integrity and equity, ver. 121. 
 (2) Supplicates that God would protect him against enemies; grant him 
 Bierciful deliverance, and saving instruction ; and arise for the main- 
 tainance of his own honour, ver. 121, — 126. (3) Enforces his requests 
 with these pleas, That he was God's servant; and that he could no 
 longer bear up under trouble, ver. 122, — 1!25. (4) Professeth his super- 
 lative regard to God's law, and hatred of all iniquity, ver. 127, 12a. 
 
 121 To all men I have judgment done, 
 Performing justice right; 
 
 Then let me not be left unto 
 My fierce oppressors' might. 
 
 122 For good unto thy servant, Lord, 
 Thy servant's surety be : 
 
 From the oppression of the proud 
 Do thou deliver me. 
 
 123 Mine eyes do fail with looking long 
 For thy salvation, 
 
 The word of thy pure righteousness 
 While I do wait upon. 
 
 124 In mercy with tliy servant deal ; 
 Thy laws me teach and show. 
 
 125 I am thy servant, wisdom give, 
 That I thy laws may know. 
 
 126 'Tis time thou work, Lord ; for they have 
 Made void thy law divine. 
 
 127 Therefore thy precepts marc I love 
 Than gold, vea, gold most fine. 
 
 jM 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 128 Concerning all things, thy commands 
 All right I judge therefore ; 
 
 And ev'ry false and wicked way 
 I perfectly abhor. 
 
 PE. Part XVII. 
 Here David (1) Declares his esteem of, and regard to God's word, 
 vev. 129,— lol ; and his deep concern lor men's violation thereof, ver! 
 136. (2) Supplicates for mercy, direction, preservation, deliverance* 
 spiritual comfort and instruction, ver. 132, — 135. 
 
 129 Thy statutes^ Lord, arc wonderful, 
 My soul them keeps with care. 
 
 130 The entrance of thy words selves li2:ht, 
 Make wise who simple are. 
 
 131 My mouth I have wide opened, 
 And panted earnestly, 
 
 While after thy commandements 
 I long'd exceedingly. 
 
 132 Look on me, Lord, and merciful 
 Do thou unto me prove. 
 
 As thou art wont to do to those 
 Thy name who truly love. 
 
 133 O let mj footsteps in thy word 
 Aright still order'd be ; 
 
 Let no iniquity obtain 
 Dominion over me. 
 
 134 From man's oppression save thou me, 
 So keep thy laws I will. 
 
 135 Thy face make on thy servant shine ; 
 Teach me thy statutes still. 
 
 136 Rivers of waters from mine eyes 
 Did run down, when I saw 
 
 How wicked men run on in sin, 
 And do not keep thy law. 
 
 TSADDE. Part XVIIL 
 
 Contains (O David's celebration of tlie righteousness of God's nature 
 and work, and of the ri hteousness, faithfulness, and purity of his 
 word, ver. 137, 138. 140. 11^2. 144. (2) His avowed remembrance of, 
 zeal for, and delight in God's word, notwithstanding of much contempt 
 and trouble, suffered on account of liis aiiuerence to it, ver. 139, — 143. 
 (3J| liis fervent prayer for spiritual instruction, ver. 144. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 157 O Lord, thou art most righteous, 
 Tliy judgments are upright. 
 
 138 Thy testimonies, thou command'st. 
 Most faithful are, and right. 
 
 139 My zeal hath ev*n consumed me; 
 Because mine enemies 
 
 Thy holy words forgotten have, 
 And do thy laws despise. 
 
 140 Thy word's most pure; therefore on it 
 Thy servant's love is set. 
 
 141 Small and despis'd I am; yet I 
 Thy precepts not forget. 
 
 142 Thy righteousness is righteousness, 
 Which ever doth endure : 
 
 Thy holy law, Lord, also is 
 The very truth most pure. 
 
 143 Trouble and anguish have me found, 
 And taken hold on me; 
 
 Yet in my trouble my delights 
 Thy just commandments be. 
 
 144 Eternal righteousness is in 
 Thy testimonies all : 
 
 Lord, to me understanding give, 
 And ever live 1 shall. 
 
 KOPH. Part XIX. 
 
 Contains (l) David's importunate supplications for gracious audience, 
 necessary salvation, and quickening influence, ver. 145, — 147. 149. 
 {2) His hopes in, and meditations on God's word, aspeifectly true and 
 perpetually stable, ver. 147, 148. 151, 15^. (3) In danger from wicked 
 men, he flees to God for relief, ver. 149, — 151. 
 
 145 With my whole heart I cry'd, Lord, hear; 
 I will thy word obey. 
 
 146 I cry'd to thee, save me, and I 
 Will keep thy laws alway. 
 
 147 I of the morning did prevent 
 The dawning, and did cry : 
 
 For all mine expectation 
 Did on thy word rely. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 148 Mine eyes did timeously prevent 
 The watches of the night, 
 
 That in thy word, with careful mind ; 
 Then meditate I might. 
 
 149 After thy loving-kindness hear 
 My voice, that calls on thee : 
 
 According to thy judgments. Lord, 
 Revive and quicken me. 
 
 150 Who follow mischief, they draw nigh: 
 They from thy law are far. 
 
 151 But thou art near, Lord : .most firm truth, 
 All thy commandments are. 
 
 152 As for thy testimonies all 
 Of old this have I try'd, 
 
 That thou hast surely founded them 
 For ever to abide. 
 
 RESCH Pa7t XX. 
 
 Contains (1) David's cries to God, That he would consider liis afflic- 
 tion, plead his cause, deliver him, and quicken his soul, ver. 153, 154. 
 156. 159. (2) His adiiercnce to, love for, and high esteem of God's 
 word, ver. 153, 154. 157. 159, 160. (3) His description of tiie charac- 
 ter and misery of the wicked, ver. 155. 157, 158, 
 
 153 Consider mine affliction, 
 In safety do me set : 
 
 Deliver me, O Lord, for I 
 Thy law do not forget. 
 
 154 After thy word revive thou me: 
 Save me, and plead my cause. 
 
 155 Salvation is from sinners far, 
 For they seek not thy laws. 
 
 156 O Lord, both great and manifold 
 Thy tender mercies be : 
 
 According to thy judgments just, 
 Revive and quicken me. 
 
 157 My persecutors many are. 
 And foes that do combine : 
 
 Yet from thy testimonies pure 
 My heart doth not decline. 
 
PSALM 119 
 
 15S I saw transgressors, and was griev'd; 
 For they keep not thy word. 
 
 159 See how I love thy law! as thou 
 Art kind, me quicken, Lord. 
 
 160 From the beginning all thy word 
 Hath been most true and sure; 
 
 Thy righteous judgments ev'ry one, 
 For evermore endure. 
 
 scHiN. Part XXT. 
 Here (l) David complains to God of perseciition from princes, ver. 
 161. (2) Professeth his holy awe of, and his deUght in, his love to, and 
 careful observance of God's testimonies, and his utter detestation of 
 falsehood, ver 162, — 168. (3) Avows his persuasion of the happiness of 
 the godly, and his own Iwpes of God's salvation, ver. 165, 166. 
 
 161 Princes have persecuted me, 
 Although no cause they saw ; 
 
 But still, of thy most holy word, 
 My heart doth stand in awe. 
 
 162 I at thy word rejoice, as one 
 Of spoil that finds great store. 
 
 163 Thy law I love, but lying all 
 I hate and do abhor. 
 
 164 Sev'n times a day it is my care, 
 To give due praise to thee ; 
 
 Because of all thy judgments, Lord, 
 Which righteous ever be. 
 
 165 Great peace have they who love thy law: 
 Offence they shall have none. 
 
 \66 1 hop'd for thy salvation. Lord, 
 And thy commands have done. 
 
 167 My soul thy testimonies pure 
 Observed carefully : 
 
 On them my heart is j^et, and them 
 I love exceedingly. 
 
 168 Thy testimonies and thy laws 
 I kept with special care ; 
 
 For all my works, and ways each one, 
 Before thee open are. 
 
PSALM 1!20 
 
 THAU. Part XXII. 
 Here are (1) David's prayers for access to God, and for instnictioif, 
 deliverance, help, and recovery from God, ver. 169, 170. 173. 175, 176. 
 (2) Hearty professions of his regard to God's word, and to the salvation 
 therein contained, ver. 169, — 176. (3) His humble confession of his 
 wandering from God, and desire to be brought back, ver. 176. 
 
 \69 O let my earnest pray'r and cry 
 
 Come near before thee, Lord; 
 Give understanding unto me, 
 
 According to thy word. 
 
 170 Let my request before thee come: 
 After thy word me free. 
 
 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou 
 Hast taught thy laws to me. 
 
 172 My tongue of thy most blessed word 
 Shall speak, and it confess : 
 
 Because all thy commandenients 
 Are perfect righteousness. 
 
 173 Let thy strong hand make help to me : 
 Thy precepts are my choice. 
 
 174 I long'd for thy salvation. Lord, 
 And in thy law rejoice. 
 
 175 O let my soul live, and it shall 
 Give praises unto thee : 
 
 And let tliV judgments gracious 
 
 - ' • ■ ^ ' -^ * . f . - / ^^ ; • f > 
 
 I/O 1 like a Icjsl: shc^p went aslray, 
 
 Thy servant seek, and find : 
 For thy commands I suffer'd not 
 
 To slip out of my mind. 
 
 PSALM 120 
 
 J Song of Degrees. 
 Why this Psalm and the fourteen following are called Songs of De- 
 grees, we do not certainly know. It is plain some of them are suited 
 to secret worsi ip ; some to the family : and others to the public assembly. 
 This Psalm, from its affinity to the 32d, is supposed to refer to Doeg 
 the Edomite, 1 Sam. xxii. We have (1) The Psalmist's prayer to God 
 for deliverance, from the ruinous influence of malicious and false accu- 
 sations, ver. 1. 2. (2) His deauiiciation of the just, fearful, and las ing 
 judgments of God against his malicious accusers, ver. 3, 4. (3) His 
 complaints of hifi quarrelsome and vexatious neighbours, ver. 5, — 7. 
 
PSALM 121 
 
 If Never dare, my sonl, to utter falsehood, or even frnth in a malicious 
 manner. Never dare to rush upon tiie tierce and lasting- indignation of 
 the Almijjhty. Never cliuse to make this world thy country, \v!iere 
 sin and troubles so abound. But ye blessed abodes of peace and puiity, 
 when shal! 1 come to you ! When sLall I leave my evil neighbours, and 
 come to God, to God, mine Exceeding Joy. 
 
 IX my distress to God 1 cry'd, 
 And he gave ear to me, 
 Q From lying lips, and guileful tongue, 
 O Lord, my soul set fVee. 
 
 3 What sliall be giv'n thce.^ or what shall 
 Be done to thee, false tongue.^ 
 
 4 Es'ii burning coals of juniper, 
 Sharp arrow s of the strong. 
 
 5 Woe's me, that I in iXIeshech am 
 A sojourner so long; 
 
 That I in tabernacles dwell, 
 To Kedar that belong. 
 
 6 My soul with him that hateth peace 
 Hath lono; a dweller been. 
 
 7 I am for peace: but whiCn I speak, 
 For battle they are keen. 
 
 PSALM 121 
 
 y/ »Sa?/g of DcgrcfS. 
 Here (l) In the firin f.xMh of boin:? hejsrd, David supplicates divine 
 help and protec;ior-!. vor. 1. '-. Cd) lie con-.torr^ hini&eif ijnd ctlior.^ 
 
 wl li U. ' c; -=;(<!.;' ci' '"":;'- i ". I ' — ".v r-!' :: w' ;'""■ :■:'!' •", ^rr, •',—u 
 
 truly wait for him, from who'.i cu! >.. t : a'.i my re .. ■ expected 
 
 blessiuf(s. On him be all my buj cle.is, all my warts, aii my carcs. 
 
 I TO the hills will lift mine eyes, 
 From whence doth come mine aid. 
 
 2 My safety cometh from the Lord, 
 Who heav'n and earth hath made. 
 
 3 Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor av ill 
 He slumber that thee keeps. 
 
 4 Behold, he that keeps Israel, 
 He slumbers not, nor sleeps. 
 
 5 The Lord thee keeps ; the Lord thy shade. 
 On thy right hand doth stay. 
 
PSALM 122 
 
 € The moon by night thee shall not smite, 
 
 Nor yet the sun by day. 
 7' The Lord shall keep thy soul, he shall 
 
 Preserve thee from all ill. 
 8 Henceforth thy going out and in 
 
 God keep for ever will. 
 
 PSALM 122 
 
 u4 Song of Degrees of David. 
 
 This Psalm appears to have been composed for the use of the Hebrews 
 at their three solemn feasts, Lev. xxiii. We have in it, (1) Expressions 
 of great joy in going up to Jerusalem, ver. 1, 2. (2) High commenda- 
 tions of the beauty, order, sanctity, and honour of Jerusalem, ver. 3, 
 — 5. (3) The duty and happiness of such as are really concerned for 
 
 the welfare of Jerusalem, the Church of God, ver. 6, — 9. f While 
 
 I sing, let me remember the Gospel-church, bewail her disorders, sup- 
 plicate her welfare ; and set my heart on the Jerusalem which is above, 
 and into which nothing can enter that dcfileth or disturbs. O when 
 shall my feet stand there ! When shall I see my Jesus ou his great 
 -white throne, and sit with him in his glory. 
 
 IJOY'D when to the house of God 
 Go up, they said to me. 
 52 Jerusalem, within thy gates 
 Our feet shall standing be. 
 
 3 Jerus'lem as a city is 
 Compactly built together : 
 
 4 Unto that place the tribes go up, 
 The tribes of God go thither. 
 
 To Isra'l's testimony, there, 
 To God's name thanks to pay. 
 
 5 For thrones of judgment, ev'n the thrones 
 Of David's house there stay. 
 
 6 Pray that Jerusalem may have 
 Peace and felicity : 
 
 Let them that love thee, and thy peace 
 Have still prosperity. 
 
 7 Therefore I wish that peace may still 
 Within thy walls remain ; 
 
 And ever may thy palaces 
 Prosperity retain. 
 
PSALM 123 
 
 8 Now, for my friends and brethren's sake, 
 Peace be in thee, I'll say. 
 
 9 And, for the house of God our Lord, 
 111 seek thy good alway. 
 
 PSALM 123 
 
 A Song of' Degrees. 
 
 This Psalm relates to the distressed condition of the Church, and 
 contains (l) Earnest longings for, and believing expectations of mer- 
 ciful deliverances from God, ver. 1, 2. (2) An improvement of great 
 
 distress, as a plea for speedy and remarkable relief, ver. 3, 4. 
 
 IF While I sing this, let me, in the full assurance of faith, cry to God 
 for the mercies which my own soul, my family, and the church and 
 nation wherewith I am connected, so much need. Nor let me accept 
 of a denial of my believing requests. 
 
 OTHOU that dwellest in the heav'ns, 
 I lift mine eyes to thee. 
 
 2 Behokl, as servant's eyes do look 
 Their master's hand to see, 
 
 As hand-maid's eyes her mistress' hand, 
 
 So do our eyes attend 
 L^pon the Lord our God, until 
 
 To us he mercy send. 
 
 3 O Lord, be gracious to us, 
 Unto us gracious be: 
 
 Because replenish'd with contempt 
 Exceedingly are we. 
 
 4 Our soul is fill'd with scorn, of tliose 
 That at their case abide ; 
 
 And with the insolent contempt. 
 Of those that swell in pride. 
 
 PSALM 124 
 
 ^ 'S'owo- of Degrees of David. 
 This Psalm is highly applicable to every remarkable deliverance, 
 which God works for his Church, especially to the ijreat Redemption 
 wrought for his people by Christ. In it, ( i) David magnifies the dan- 
 ger they were in, ver. 1,-5. (2) Ascribes the slorv of their deliver- 
 ance to God, ver. 1, e. 6, 7. (3) Improves the deliCerance, as an en- 
 couragement to trust in God, ver. 8. % Let me behold Jehovah as 
 
 a present help in trouble. Let my waiting eves be towards him, who 
 notwithstanding all the combined power and pohcy of hell and earth, 
 IS able and ready to pull my feet out of the net. 
 
PSALM lU 
 
 HAD not the Lord been on our side, 
 ^Liy Israel now say ; 
 
 2 liad not the Lord been on our side, 
 When men rose us to slay : 
 
 3 They had us swallowM quick, when as 
 Their wrath 'gainst us did flame: 
 
 4 Waters had cover'd us, our soul 
 Had sunk beneath the stream. 
 
 5 Tlien had the waters, swelling high, 
 Over our soul made way. 
 
 6 Blest be the Lord, who, to their teeth,. 
 Us gave not for a pre}'. 
 
 7 Our soul's escaped, as a bird 
 Out of the fowler's snare ; 
 
 The snare asunder broken is, 
 And we escaped are, 
 
 8 Our sure and all-sufficient help 
 Is in JEHOVAH'S name; 
 
 His name, who did the heav'ns create^ 
 And who the earth did frame. 
 
 Another of the same, 
 
 NOW Israel 
 May say, and that truly, 
 If that the Lord 
 
 Had not our cause maintain'd : 
 
 2 If that the Lord 
 
 Had not our right sustained, 
 Wlien cruel men 
 
 Against us furiously 
 Rose up in wrath, 
 
 To make of us their prey: 
 
 3 Then certainly 
 
 They had devoured us all, 
 And swallow'd quick, 
 
 For ought that we could deem; 
 
I 
 
 PSALM 125 
 
 Such was their rage, 
 
 As we might well esteem. 
 
 4 And as lierce floods 
 
 Before them all things drown, 
 So had they brought 
 
 Our soul to death quite down. 
 
 5 The raging streams, 
 
 With their proud swelling waves, 
 Had then our soul 
 
 O'erwhelmed in the deep. 
 
 6 But blest be God, 
 
 Who doth us safely keep, 
 And hath not giv'n 
 
 Us for a living prey 
 Unto their teeth, 
 
 And bloody cruelty. 
 
 7 Ev'n as a bird 
 
 Out of the fowler's snare 
 Escapes away, 
 
 So is our soul set free ; 
 Broke as their nets. 
 
 And thus escaped we. 
 
 8 Therefore our help 
 
 Is in the Lord's great name, 
 Who heav'ns and e rth 
 
 By his great pow'r did frame. 
 
 PSALM 125 
 
 ^ Song of Degrees, 
 
 Let me in this Psalm behold (1) The happiness of the saints ; in the 
 fixedness of tlieir new -covenant state; the safety of their condition; 
 the seasonableness of their deliverances ; and the advantage of efFectnal 
 fervent prayers in their behalf, ver. 1, — i. (2) The misery of the 
 
 wicked, particularly of apostates from the ways of God, ver. 5. 
 
 % Let me then never be of them that draw back, but of them wUa 
 beUeve to the fixing of their heart, and the saving of their soul. 
 
 THEY, in the Lord that firmly trust,. 
 Shall be hke Zion hill, 
 
PSALM 126 
 
 Which at no time can be remov'd, 
 But standeth ever still. 
 
 2 As round about Jerusalem 
 The mountains stand alway, 
 
 The Lord his folk doth compass so 
 From henceforth and for ay. 
 
 3 For ill men's rod upon the lot 
 Of just men shall not ly : 
 
 Lest righteous men stretch forth their hand^ 
 Unto iniquity. 
 
 4 Do thou, to all those that be good, 
 Thy goodness, Lord, impart; 
 
 And do thou good to those, that are 
 Upright within their heart 
 
 5 But as for such, as turn aside, 
 After their crooked way, 
 
 God shall lead forth with wicked men: 
 On Isra'l peace shall stay. 
 
 PSALM 126 
 
 ^ So?ig of Degrees. 
 This Psalm relates to some remarkable deliverance of the Jewish 
 Church, perhaps from Babylon, as typical of those of the Gospel-church ; 
 and (1) Represents great admiration of, and thankfulness for, the de- 
 liverance, ver. 1 — 3. ("2) Contains prayers for, and encoHragements of, 
 
 saints exercised with tribulations, ver. 4, — 6. % While I sing, let me 
 
 admire the Lord's kindness to Britain ; — to his Gospel-church ; — to man- 
 kind ; — to my soul. And in my remaining distress, personal or relative, 
 let me sow in mourning and supplication, that I may reap joyful deli- 
 verances, and everlasting consolations througli grace. 
 
 WHEN Zion's bondage God turn'd back, 
 As men that dream'd were we. 
 2 Then fill'd with laughter was our mouth, 
 
 Our tongue with melody : 
 They 'mong the heathen said, The Lord 
 
 Great things for them hath wrought. 
 j3 The Lord hath done great things for us, 
 
 Whence joy to us is brought. 
 4 As streams of water in the south 
 
 Our bondage, Lord, recaL 
 
PSALM 127—1^8 
 
 5 Who sow in tears, a reaping time 
 Of joy enjoy they shall. 
 
 6 That man, who, bearing precious seed, 
 In going forth cloth mourn, 
 
 He doubtless, bringing back his sheaves, 
 Rejoicing shall return. 
 
 PSALM 127 
 
 ji Song of Degrees for Solomon. 
 This Psalm relates to David's orders for building the temple, 1 Chron, 
 xxii. xxviii, or to Solomon's actual building of it, 2 Chron. ii, — vi. It 
 teacheth us constant dependence on God in all our concerns- particu- 
 larly in (l; Prospering our undertakings, or rearing our iamilies, ver. 1. 
 ('■2) In protecting our residence and country, ver. 1. (3) In enriching 
 us without excessive care or labour, ver. 2. (4) In giving us agreeable 
 
 heirs to possess our substance, ver. 3, — 5. f In my undertakings, let 
 
 me set the Lord always before me ; and depend on his blessing as the 
 source of ray success. In all my enjoyments let my care be to enjoj 
 God himself. 
 
 EXCEPT the Lord do build the house, 
 The builders lose their pain : 
 Except the Lord the city keep, 
 The watchmen watch in vain. 
 £ 'Tis vain for you to rise betimes, 
 
 Or late from rest to keep. 
 To feed on sorrow's bread : so gives 
 He his beloved sleep. 
 
 3 Lo, children are God's heritage, 
 The womb's fruit his reward. 
 
 4 The sons of youth as arrow^s are. 
 For strong men's hands prepar'd. 
 
 5 O happy is the man that hath 
 His quiver fill'd with those ! 
 
 They, unashamed, in the gate 
 ShalLspeak unto their foes. 
 
 PSALM 1^8 
 
 ^ Song of Degrees. 
 This Psalm exhibits (1 ) The comprehensive duty of all, particnlarlj 
 TTiarried persons, ver. 1. (2) The advantage of studying it ; viz. success 
 in employments ; comfort and honour in relations; joy in the prosperity 
 
 of God's church, and of their own offspring, ver. 2, — 6. f While I 
 
 sing, let me be asbaraed, be pained, on account ^of my deficiency in 
 
PSALM 129 
 
 holiness, and of the hurt my family and the Church of God have 
 thereby sustained. Let me behold the great gain of true godliness, 
 having the promises of this life and of that which is to come. 
 
 BLEST is each one that fears the Lord, 
 And walketh in bis ways. 
 2 For of thy labour thou sbalt eat, 
 And happy be always. 
 
 5 Thy wife shall, as a fruitful vine, 
 By thy house-sides be found : 
 
 Thy children like to olive-plants 
 About thy table round. 
 
 4 Behokl, the man that fears the Lord, 
 Thus blessed shall he be. 
 
 6 The Lord shall out of Zion give 
 His blessing unto thee : 
 
 ThoQ shalt Jerus'lem's good behold, 
 
 Whilst thou on earth dost dwell. 
 6 Thou shalt thy children's children see, 
 
 And peace on Israel. 
 
 PSALM 129 
 
 ji Song of Degrees. 
 "Whether this Psalm was penned wlien David brought up the ark of 
 God to mount Zion, 2 Sam. vi ; or relates to the Ciialdean captivity is 
 uncertain. In it the people of God, (1) Look back on tLeir often re- 
 peated tribulations, with thankfulness to God for their deliverances 
 fiom Egypt, -jndfrom their opj ress<»)s,und r the Judges, Saul, &c. ver. 
 1, — 4. {"/) They look forward with a bciievmg prayer for, and prospect 
 of, the dtstruction of all t ^eii implacable eneiies, vcr. 5, — 8. 
 % Wiiile I siU;^, let me not only be afftcted with what the I.ord did for 
 the Jewish, bu. c'jiefliy with what he hath done for the Gospel-church; 
 And let roe, in faith, c;y for, and expec* tiie downfal of Antichrist, 
 and of all the other enemies of Christ aad his church. 
 
 OFT did they vex me from my youth, 
 May Isra'l now declare: 
 
 2 Oft did they vex me from my youth; 
 Yet not victorious were. 
 
 3 The plowers plovv'd upon my back, 
 They long their furrows drew. 
 
 4 The righteous Lord did cut the cord* 
 Of the ungodly crew. 
 
PSALM 130 
 
 5 Let Zlon's haters all be turn'd 
 Back, with confusif^n. 
 
 6 xA.s grass on houses tops be they, 
 Winch fades ere it be grown : 
 
 7 Whereof enough to fill his hand 
 The mower cannot find ; 
 
 Nor can the man his bosom fill, 
 Whose work is sheaves to bind. 
 
 8 Neither say they, who do go by, 
 God's blessing on you rest : 
 
 We, in the name of God, the Lord, 
 Do wish you to be blest. 
 
 PSALM 130 
 
 ^ Song of Degrees. 
 
 This Psalm contains (1) David's earnest cries to God out of th» 
 depths of corruptinnj desertion, temptation, or troiihle, ver. 1, 2. 
 (2) His kindly rcpen^^ance in the faith of God's merciful fortdveness, 
 ver, 3, 4. (3) His attentive waitm^ on God for his favours, ver. 5, 6. 
 
 (4) His eneouragiag expectations from God, ver. 7, 8. ^ Whi,e I 
 
 sing, ifct my soul go and do like^vise. While the uubonndtd mercy and 
 plenteous redemption of Jehovah remain unexhausied, let my soul 
 cry mightily in every trouble ; believe forgiveness under the deepest 
 sense of guilt •, an.l quietly iiope and wait for the salvation of God, Let 
 never hopeless despair steel my heart against a God of grace. 
 
 LORD, from the depths to thee I cry'd. 
 2 j\Iy voice, Lord, do thou hear : 
 L'nto my supplication's voice, 
 Give an attentive ear. 
 
 3 Lord, who shall stand, if thou, O Lord, 
 Shoulcfst mark iniquity? 
 
 4 But yet with thee forgiveness is, 
 That fear'd thou mayest be.- 
 
 5 I wait for God, my soul doth wait; 
 My hope is in his v.ord. 
 
 6 More than they that for morning watch^ 
 My soul waits for the Lord : 
 
 I say, more than the} that do watch 
 The morning light to see. 
 
PSALM 131 
 
 7 Let Israel hope in the Lord; 
 For with him mercies be ; 
 
 And plenteous redemption 
 Is ever found with him. 
 
 8 And from all his iniquities, 
 He Isra'l shall redeem. 
 
 PSALM 131 
 
 A Song of Degrees of David. 
 This Psalm contains (1) David's candid profession of his contentment 
 with his lot ver. 1, S. (2) His warm encouragement of others to a 
 
 constant dependence on God, ver. 3. f While I sing it, let me 
 
 be ashamed of my pride, and of meddling with things above my sphere. 
 Let me desire hnmihty as my great ornament in every station ; and study, 
 like a child of God weaned from worldly lusts, to set all my hope on 
 God himself. 
 
 MY heart not haughty is, O Lord, 
 Mine eyes not lofty be ; 
 Nor do I deal in matters great. 
 Or things too high for me. 
 
 2 I surely have myself behav'd, 
 With quiet sp'rit and mild, 
 
 As child of mother wean'd : my soul 
 Is like a weaned child. 
 
 3 Upon the Lord let all the hope 
 Of Israel rely, 
 
 Ev'n from the time that present is, 
 Unto eternity. 
 
 PSALM 13^ 
 
 ^ Song of Degrees, 
 Whether this Psalm was penned by David, when he brought up the 
 ark of God from Kirjath-jearim, 2 Sam. vi. or for Solomon's dedication 
 of the temple, 1 Kings, viii. is uncertain. It contains (1) A represen- 
 tation of David's pious and earnest care to provide a proper lodging for 
 God's ark, ver. 1, — 7. (2) Earnest prayers for God's presence and 
 blessings to attend his ark, ver. 8, — 10. (3) David's care to provide an 
 habitation for God; and God's promises to David relating to the pros- 
 perity and establishment of his family, especially in the Messiah, are 
 pled as arguments to enforce these requests, ver. 1, — 5. 10, — 18. 
 % While T sing, let my soul Avith ardour go out after God, the living 
 God. Let nothing less than his presence in his ordinances satisfy my 
 desire. Let the welfare of his ministers and people be matter of my 
 4eep concern. Let me admire the kindness of God, that J have so 
 
PSALM 132 
 
 many exceeding great a^d jM-ecious promises to plead upon : While I 
 sing them, let me grasp, let me believe them with my whole heart, 
 
 DAVID, and bis afflictions all, 
 Lord, do thou think upon : 
 
 2 How unto God he sware, and vow'd 
 To Jacob's mighty One. 
 
 3 I will not come within my house, 
 Nor rest in bed at all : 
 
 A Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep. 
 Nor eye-lids slumber shall ; 
 
 6 Till for the Lord a place I find, 
 
 Where he may make abode : 
 A place of habitation 
 
 For Jacob's mighty God. 
 
 6 Lo, at the place of Ephratah 
 Of it we understood : 
 
 And we did find it in the fields, 
 And city of the wood. 
 
 7 We'll go into his tabernacles. 
 And at his footstool bow. 
 
 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest, 
 
 Th' ark of thy strength, and thou. 
 
 9 O let thy priests be clothed, Lord, 
 With truth and righteousness : 
 
 And let all those, that are thy saints, 
 Shout loud for joyfulness. 
 
 10 For thine own servant David's sake. 
 Do not deny thy grace ; 
 
 Nor of thine own anointed one 
 Turn thou away the face. 
 
 11 The Lord in truth to David swarc, 
 He will not turn from it, 
 
 I of thy body's fruit will make 
 Upon thy throne to sit. 
 
 12 My cov'nant if thy sons will keep, 
 And laws to them made known, 
 
PSALM 133 
 
 Their children then shall also sit 
 For ever on tli\ throne. 
 
 13 For God of Zion hath made choice; 
 Tlieie he desires to dwell. 
 
 14 This is my rest; here still I'll stay, 
 For I do like it well. 
 
 15 Her food I'll greatly bless; her poor 
 With bread will satisfy. 
 
 16 Her priests I'll clothe with health; her saints 
 Sliall shout forth iovfully. 
 
 17 And there will I make David's horn 
 To bud forth pleasantly : 
 
 For him, that mine anointed is, 
 A lamp ordain'd have I. 
 
 18 As with a garment I will clothe, 
 With shame his en'mies all : 
 
 But >et the crown that he doth wear 
 Upon him flourish shall. 
 
 PSALM 133 
 
 ^ Soiig of Degrees of David. 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps penned wlien the Hebrew tribes concurred 
 to fix iJavi:! on his throne, or to restore him to it, 2 Sam. v. or xix. 
 Here is (1) a declaration of the excellency and pleasantness of brother- 
 ly aff( ction, ver. 1. (?) Tiie illustration of this in two ?i?nilitu Ips, ver. 
 
 '2,r^.. (;]> Tie r-r.at :;:■ :ati';e of ir, vev. n, ' \\" ■■■;'. ■. "ct 
 
 J ' ;:..' -I ■ 1 :• s^.' 1 ithr;);- ! ii v-r; \.Ci:f,-i ;ii;.ki; nie cx; tiip^j}' n^v iio.%..-, 
 Ih., ■-■ ',::i|>i)y the churclses and famihes where this prevails! And how 
 bl':>ssc'cS above all, the Church above, where love, love, forever reigns. 
 
 BEHOLD, how good a thing it is, 
 And how becoming well, 
 Together such as brethren are 
 
 lu unity to dwell. 
 2 Like precious ointment on tiie head, 
 
 That down the beard did flow, 
 Ev'n Aaron's beard, and to the skirts * 
 Did of his garments go. 
 
 * To imagine that the sacred oil run down upon, and stained the 
 High Priest's robe to the skirt, or lower parts thereof, to me seems 
 
PSALM 134—135 
 
 3 As Hermon's dew, the dew that doth 
 
 On Zion's iiills descend: 
 For there tlie hlessing God commands, 
 
 Life that shall ues er end. 
 
 PSALM 134 
 
 A Song of Degrees. 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps penned, when David appointed the orders 
 
 of the Priests and Li vites, l Chron. xxiii, — xxvi. In it, we have (1) 
 
 The sacred watc iers of the temple stirred up, to employ their time in 
 
 praising God, ver. 1,2. (•'^) A fervent praytr for the blessing of God 
 
 ou them, or on otuers, ver. 3. If While I am in Christ's church, let 
 
 me provoke myseif and others, to love, and to good works. 
 
 BEHOLD, hless ye the Lord, all ye 
 That his attendants are, 
 Ev'n you that in God's temple he, 
 And praise him nightly there. 
 
 2 Your hands, within God's holy place^ 
 Lift up, and praise his name. 
 
 3 From Zion's hill the Lord t»hee bless, 
 That heav'n and earth did frame. 
 
 PSALM 135 
 
 This Psalm contains (1) Earnest exhortations to all concerned to 
 praise the Lord, ver. l, — 3. 19, — 21. (2) Rich matter for praise; — 
 God considered as t; e (jod of Israel, ver. 4. As the God of gods, 
 ver. 5. As the God of the whole world, ver. 6. 7 As a God terrible 
 to the enemies of Israel, ver. 8, — 11. But kind to Israel, ver. 12, 
 1-1. A;!d ai t" e o:;!;/ tviTc ar.d ilving God, hefove whom all others 
 
 ;;■"!,'•' wu.i.y :■:::] i'.'vi ':;;■'':,=- f -. 1.'; --1.'. '" -''w^- v.vw, \^:-/ :,;n]^ 
 
 ;jii!i isiiig v.liat Jkiiovaii is <md haia uonc iUr i.i;* ciiurch, and Vv'Uat 
 he is to, and hatii done for me. 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord : the Lord's name praise, 
 His servants, praise ye God. 
 9, Who ^tand in God's house, in the courts 
 Of our God make ahode. 
 
 very inconsistent with the remarkahle cleanliness prescribed by the 
 ceremonial institutes; very inconsistent with the prescribed finery and 
 beauty of tbis sacred apparel. '1 he He brCM" word phi ou<2;ht tlierefore 
 to have been translated not skirt but collar o'- neck-kand, compare 
 Job, XXX. 18. Exod. xxviii. 3'-?. — Perhaps too t!»e hills of Zion, in ver. 
 3. denote not these about Jerusalem, Psalm cxxv. 2, which stood an 
 hundred miles distant from Hermcm, but that \v!,ich is called Sion, 
 Dent. iv. 48. on which, without controversy, tht. famed, the plentiful, 
 the invigorating, the fructifying dews of Hermon descended. 
 
PSAM 135 
 
 5 Praise ye the Lord, for he is good: 
 
 Unto him praises sing : 
 Sing praises to his name, because 
 
 It is a pleasant thing. 
 
 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord 
 Did chuse of his good pleasure; 
 
 And he hath chosen Israel 
 For his peculiar treasure. 
 
 5 Because I know assuredly, 
 The Lord is very great; 
 
 And that our Lord above all gods 
 In glory hath his seat. 
 
 6 What thing soever pleas'd the Lord, 
 That in the heaven did he, 
 
 And in the earth, the seas, and all 
 The places deep that be. 
 
 7 He from the ends of earth doth make 
 The vapours to ascend, 
 
 With rain he lightnings makes, and wind 
 Doth from his treasures send. 
 
 8 Egypt's first-born from man to beast 
 9 Who smote. Strange tokens he 
 
 On Pharaoh and his servants sent, 
 
 Egypt, in midst of thee. 
 10 He smote great nations, slew great kings : 
 
 11 Sihon of Heshbon king; 
 And Og of Bashan, and to nought 
 
 Did Canaan's kingdoms bring : 
 
 12 And for a wealthy heritage 
 Their pleasant land he gave, 
 
 An heritage which Israel 
 His chosen folk should have. 
 
 13 Thy name, O Lord, shall still endure, 
 And thy memorial. 
 
 With honour shall continu'd be, 
 To generations all. 
 
PSALM 136 
 
 14 For why the righteous God will judge 
 His people righteously, 
 
 Concerning those that do him serve, 
 Himself repent will he. 
 
 15 The idols of the nations 
 Of silver are and gold ; 
 
 And by the hands of men is made 
 Their fashion and mould. 
 
 16 Mouths have they, but they do not speak; 
 Eyes, but they do not see : 
 
 17 Ears have they, but hear not; and in 
 Their mouths not breathing be. 
 
 18 Their makers are like them : so are 
 All that on them rely. 
 
 19 O IsraTs house, bless God : bless God, 
 O Aaron's family. 
 
 20 O bless the Lord, of Levi's house, 
 Ye who his servants are ; 
 
 And bless the holy name of God, 
 All ye the Lord that fear. 
 
 21 And blessed be the Lord our God, 
 From Zion's holy hill. 
 
 Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. 
 The Lord, O praise ye stilL 
 
 PSALM 136 
 
 This Ps3lm is a continued exhortation to praise the Lord ; for tfie 
 perpetual displays of his mercy. The hearty sinking of it has been 
 honoured with the most signal appearances of Gods kindness, 2 Chron. 
 V. 13. and xx. 21, 22. — We are in it directed to praise God ( 1) As great 
 and good in himself, ver. 1, — 3. (2) As the Creator of all tilings, ver. 
 5, 9. (3) As the God and Saviour of Israel, who brougiit them out of 
 Egypt, through the Red-sea and Wilderness ; and cast out the nations, 
 and gave them the possession of Canaan, ver. 10. — 22. (4) As our 
 gracious and condescending Kedeemer, ver. 23, 24. (j) As tf.e great 
 
 and sovereign Benefactor of all creatures, ver. 2.5, 26. ^ Wluie I 
 
 sing it, let my heart be melted, and all inflamed with the loving-kind- 
 ness and mercy of God in Christ. Let me behold, believe, and admire 
 the unbounded extent and everlasting duration thereof. 
 
 G 
 
 VE thanks to God, for good is he: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
PSALM 136 
 
 2 Thanks to the God of gods give ye : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 3 Thanks give the Lord of lords unto: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 4 Who only wonders great can do : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 5 Who hy his wisdom made heav'ns high: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the sea: 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 7 To him tliat made the great hghts shine: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 8 The sun to rule till d-iy decline : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 10 Who Egypt's first-born killed outright: 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 1 1 And Isra'l brouu:ht from Egypt-land : 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 12 With stretch'd- out arm, and with strong hand ; 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 13 By whom the Red-sea parted was: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 14 And through its midst made Isra'l pass: 
 For his Q^race faileth never. 
 
 15 But Pharaoh and Ids host did drown: 
 For mercy hath he ever. 
 
 16 Who tinough the desert led his own : 
 For his grace f lileth never. 
 
 17 To him great kings who overthrew: 
 For he hath n^ercy ever. 
 
 18 Yea, famous kings in battle slew: 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 19 Ev'n, Sihon king of Amorites : 
 For he hath mercy ever, 
 
PSALM 136* 
 
 ^0 And Og the king of Bashanites : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 21 Their land in heritage to have : 
 (For mercy hath he ever.) 
 
 22 His servant Isra'l right he gave : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 23 In our low state who on us thouglit: 
 For he hath mercy ever. 
 
 24 And from our foes our freedom wrouo-ht: 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 25 Who doth all flesh with food relieve : 
 For he hath mercy ever. 
 
 26 Thanks to the God of heaven give : 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 Another of the same, 
 
 PRAISE God, for he is kind, 
 His mercy lasts for ay. 
 2 Give thanks with heait and mind, 
 To God of o^ods alway : 
 For certainly 
 His mercies dure 
 Most firm and sure 
 Eternally. 
 
 S The Lord of lords praise ye; 
 Whose mercies still endure. 
 
 4 Great wonders only he 
 
 Doth work by his great pow'r: 
 For ceriainly, &c. 
 
 5 Which God omnipotent, 
 By might and wisdom high, 
 The heaven and firmament 
 Did frame, as we may see : 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 6 To him who did out-s^-rerrh 
 This earth so great and wide, 
 
PSALM 136 
 
 Above the waters' reach, 
 Making it to abide : 
 For certainly, 8cc. 
 
 7 Great lights he made to be; 
 For his grace lasteth ay. 
 
 8 Such as the sun we see, 
 To rule the lightsome day : 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 9 Also the moon so clear, 
 Which shineth in our sight; 
 The stars that do appear. 
 
 To guide the darksome night: 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 JO To him that Egypt smote ; 
 
 Who did his message scorn ; 
 
 And in his anger hot 
 
 Did kill all their first-born: 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 11 Thence Isra'l out he brought; 
 
 For his grace lasteth ever. 
 IQ With a strong hand he wrought "^ 
 
 And stretch'd-out arm deliver: 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 13 The sea he cut in two ; 
 For his grace lasted still. 
 
 14 And tlirough its midst to go 
 Made his own Israel : 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 15 But overwhelm'd and lost 
 Was proud king Pharaoh, 
 With all his mighty host, 
 And chariots there also : 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 1(7 To him who pow'rfully 
 His chosen people led, 
 
PSALM 137 
 
 Ev'n through the desert dry, 
 
 And in that place them fed ; 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 17 To him great kings who smote; 
 For his grace hath no bound. 
 
 18 Who sle\\^, and spared not 
 Kings famous and renown'd ; 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 19 Sihon th' Amorites king ; 
 For his grace lasteth ever. 
 
 20 Og also who did reign 
 The land of Bashan over: 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 21 Their land by lot he gave ; 
 
 For his grace faileth never. c 
 
 £2 That Isra'l might it have 
 In heritage for ever: 
 
 For certainly, &c. '"I 
 
 23 Who hath remem.bered ■ 
 Us, in our low estate: 
 
 24 And us delivered 
 
 From foes which did us hate: 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 25 Who to all flesh gives food ; 
 For his grace faileth never. 
 
 26 Give thanks to God most good, 
 The God of heav'n for ever : 
 
 For certainly, &c. 
 
 PSALM 137 
 
 This Psalm was probably composed in Chaldea, during the captivity, 
 end contains (l) Grievous bewailing of their distress, contempt and 
 reproach, ver. 1, — 4. (2) Their tender and affectionate remembrance 
 of, and concern for Jerusalem, — the church and ordinances of God, 
 ver. 5, 6. (3) Denunciations of destruction to the Edomites, who had 
 promoted, and the Chaldeans, who had effected their distress and 
 
 captivity, ver. 7, — 9.- ^ While I sing, let me bless the Lord, for 
 
 what mercy is in my lot above that of many others. Let the welfare of 
 God's church lay near my heart. Let me earnestly desire, and firmly 
 €xpe€t, the ruin of eill her and my spiritual foes. 
 
 N 
 
PSALM 137 
 
 BY Babel's streams we sat and weptj^^^ f 
 When Zioh we thought oil :'/''' \ -*- 
 12 In midst thereof we hang'd'biif^lifif^k^fl, ^ 
 The willow-trees upon. ' ' ' ^^'>i; 
 
 3 For there a song required thev, '^'M ^^ i 
 Who did us captive bring; *^ '^ i bnA 
 
 Our spoilers call'd for mirth, an(l4iia^-'-^ '^^^ . 
 A song of Zion sing. ^^'M f^ 
 
 4 O ! how the Lord's song shall we sino-, 
 Within a foreign land? 
 
 5 If thee, Jerusalem, I forget, 
 Skill part from my right hand. 
 
 6 My tongue to my mouth's roof let cleave, 
 If I do thee forget, 
 
 Jerusalem, and thee above 
 My chief joy do not set. 
 
 7 Remember Edom's children, Lord, 
 W^ho in Jerus'lem's day. 
 
 Even unto its foundation 
 Raze, raze it quite, did say. 
 
 8 O daughter thou of Babylon, 
 Near to destruction ; 
 
 Blest shall he be that thee rewards, 
 As thou to us hast done. 
 
 9 Yea, happy surely shall he be, ''' v 
 Thy tender little ones, - \ 
 
 Who shall lay hold upon, and thent^f^ "^''f'*' -' 
 Shall dash against the stones. 
 
 PSALM 138 ,,j^-; ' 
 
 jS Psalm of David. 
 Tbis Psalm was perhaps composed by David, when he was n€wly 
 advanced to bis throne, 2 Sam. v. 1 Chron. xii. In it (l) He looks 
 back with thankfulness upon the experience he had bad of God's good- 
 ness to him, ver. 1,-3. (2) He looks forward with comfort, in hopes 
 (1) That others would go on to praise God like him, ver. 4, 5. (2) That 
 
 God would continue to do good to him, ver. 6. 7, 8. H While I sing 
 
 these lofty lines, let the sense of the unnumbered mercies I have re- 
 ceived from God, and the hope of his everlasting loving-kindness, tune 
 and animate my heart. 
 
PSALM 138 
 
 I'^HEE will I praise with all my heart; 
 I will sing praise to thee 
 
 2 Before the gods : And worship will 
 Toward thy sanctuary. 
 
 I'll praise thy name, ev'n for thy truth, 
 
 And kindness of thy love : 
 For thou thy word hast maguify'd 
 
 All thy great name above.. "Tv v 
 
 3 Thou didst me answer in the day 
 When I to thee did cry : 
 
 And thou, my fainting soul wdth strength, 
 Didst strengthen inwardly. 
 
 4 All kings upon the earth that are 
 Shall give thee praise, O Lord : 
 
 When as they, from thy mouth shall hear, 
 Thy true and faithful word. 
 
 5 Yea, in the righteous ways of God 
 With gladness they shall sing: 
 
 For great's the glory of the Lord, 
 Who doth for ever reign. 
 
 6 Tho' God be high, yet he respects 
 All those that lowly be; y-jj^^^l) ^y^ 
 
 Whereas the proud and loflty^^p^g {■ 
 Afar off knoweth he. . i ^v ,,- 
 
 7 Tho' 1 in midst of trouble walk, 
 I life from thee shall have : 
 
 'Gainst my foes v/rath thou'lt stretch thine hand, 
 Thy right hand shall me save. 
 
 8 Surely, that which concerneth me, 
 The Lord will perfect make ; 
 
 Lord, still thy mercy lasts, do not 
 Thine own hands works forsake. .e, 
 
 ,euT(i>:.;. PSALM 139 
 
 §ni? J -'ii:!*^ ' To the chef Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 -91 This Psalm was probably permed by David, while he v/as loaded 
 Sfii witli some vile veproaches, and contains (1) His celebration of I. The 
 / Omniscient knowledge, ver. 1,-6. II. The Omnipresence, ver. r,^i?. 
 
PSALM 139 
 
 And III. Creating kindness of God, ver. 13, — 16. (2) His improve- 
 nent of these in, I. Devout meditation on God, ver. 17,18. II. In 
 detestation of wicked men, ver. 19, — 22. III. In solemn profession of 
 
 liis uprightness before God, ver. 23, 24. % Let me sing, let me pray, 
 
 let me live, always under tlie deepest impressions of God's eye upon 
 me ; his presence v\ith me ; his formation of me ; his new-covenant 
 marriage to me ; and his everlasting redemption of my soul. Let my 
 nights and my days be filled up with precious, with fixed, with pleasant 
 thoughts, concerning these and holy improvements of them. Let me 
 never make the Lord's enemies my intimates. Let a thorough purga- 
 tion from sin, and progress in holiness, be the delight, the earnest 
 desire of my soul. 
 
 OLORD, thou hast me search'd and known. 
 2 Thou know'st my sitting down, 
 And rising up; yea, all my thoughts 
 Afar to thee are known. 
 
 3 My footsteps and my lying down, 
 Thou compassest always: 
 
 Thou also most entirely art 
 Acquaint with all my ways. 
 
 4 For in my tongue, before I speak, 
 Not any word can be, 
 
 But altogether, lo, O Lord, 
 It is well known to thee. 
 
 5 Behind, before, thou hast beset, 
 And laid on me thy hand. 
 
 6 Such knowledge is too strange for me ; 
 Too high to understand. 
 
 7 From thy Sp'rit whither shall I go ? 
 Or from thy presence fly ? 
 
 8 Ascend I heav'n, lo, thou art there : 
 There, if in hell I ly. 
 
 9 Take I the morning's wings, and dwell 
 In utmost parts of sea ; 
 
 10 Ev'n there. Lord, shall thy hand me lead 
 Thy right hand hold shall me. 
 
 11 If 1 do say. That darkness shall 
 Me cover from thy sight; 
 
 Then surely shall the very night 
 ' About me be as light. 
 
PSALM 139 
 
 12 Yea, darkness hideth not from thee, 
 Bat night doth shine as day : 
 
 To thee the darkness and the light 
 Are both alike alway. 
 
 13 For thou possessed hath my reins, 
 And thou hast cover'd me, 
 
 When I within my mother's womb 
 Inclosed was by thee. 
 
 14 Thee will I praise; for fearfully 
 And strangely made I am ; 
 
 Thy works are marv'ious, and right well 
 My soul doth know the same. 
 
 15 My substance was not hid from thee, 
 When as in secret I 
 
 Was made, and in earth's lowest parts 
 Was wrought most curiously. 
 
 16 Thine eyes my substance did behold, 
 Yet being imperfect: 
 
 And in the volume of tliy book 
 
 My members all were writ; 
 Which after in continuance 
 
 Were fashion'd ev'ry one, 
 When as they yet all shapeless were, / 
 
 And of them there was none. 
 
 17 How precious also are thy thoughts, 
 
 gracious God, to me ! 
 
 And in their sum how passing great, 
 And numberless they be ! 
 
 18 If I should count them, than the sand 
 They more in number be : 
 
 What time soever I awake, 
 
 1 ever am with thee. 
 
 19 Thou, Lord, wilt sure the wicked slay : 
 Hence from me bloody men. 
 
 20 Thy foes against thee loudly speak, 
 And take thy name in vain. 
 
PSALM 140 
 
 21 Do not I hate all those, O Lprd, 
 
 That hatred bear to thee ? "^'*''»^ 
 With those that up against thee rise,^j'-'"q ^^^^ 
 
 Can I but grieved be ? ^^''"^^ briA 
 
 522 With perfect hatred them I hate : jvbU. 
 
 My foes I them do hold. 
 
 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart ; 
 Try me, my thoughts unf\)ld I'^i * boiJ '^M 
 
 24 And see if any wicked way 
 There be at all in me; 
 
 And in thine everlasting way 
 To me a leader be. 
 
 PSALM 140 
 
 To the chief Musician. A Psahn of David. 
 
 Tills Psalm was probably penned by ]>avid, when persecuted by ^ 
 i^anl; and perhaps partly relates to Doeg the Edomite, as Psaln, Hi. 
 and exx. In it (1) David complains of the malice of his enemies, and 
 .supplicates God's preservation from them, ver. 1, — 5. (2) He en- 
 courageth himself in God as his God, ver. 6, 7. (3) He prays for, and 
 prophesies the destruction of all his enemies, ver. 8, — 11. (4) He 
 assures himself and other saints, that all tlieir troubles shall end happily,; 
 
 > er. It', 13.^ ^ Let my troubles stir me up to fervent prayers, and to 
 
 an earnest believing on God as my God. Thus shall I suck, honey out. 
 ii' tiinty rocks ; and the malice as well as the ruin of mine enemies,; 
 sliail work for me an exceeding and eternal weight of glory. 
 
 LORD, from the ill and froward man 
 Give me deliverance : 
 And do thou safe preserve me from 
 The man of violence : 
 
 2 Wlio in their heart mischievous things 
 Are meditating ever : 
 
 And they for war assembled are 
 Continually together. 
 
 3 Much like unto a serpent's tongue, 
 Their tongues they sharp do make : 
 
 And underneath their lips their lies 
 The poison of a snake. 
 
 4 Lord, keep me from the wicked's hands, 
 From vi'lent men me save; 
 
Mjil 
 
 PSALM 140 
 
 Who utterly to overthrow 
 
 My Q-omo^s purposed have.^" ^'^''i^ ". 'j\^ ^ 
 
 5 The proud for me a snare have .hid, 
 And cords ; yea, they a net 
 
 Have by the way-side for nie spread : 
 Thev «:rins for me have set. 
 
 6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art 
 My God : unto the cry 
 
 Of all my supplications, 
 Lord, do thine ear apply. 
 
 7 O God the Lord, vv4io art the strength 
 Of my salvation ; 
 
 A cov'rin^-, in the day of war, 
 My head thou hast put on. 
 
 8 Unto the wicked man, O Lord, 
 His wishes do not grant. 
 
 Nor further thou his ill device. 
 
 Lest they themselves should vaunt, 
 
 9 As for the head and chief of those 
 About that compass me, 
 
 Ev'n by the mischief of their lips, 
 
 T 1 -, V, 1 1 wad '.v. 5 11,: 
 
 Let thou them cover d be. 
 
 10 Let burning coals upon them fall, 
 Them throw in fiery flame, 
 
 And in deep pits, that they no more 
 May rise out of the same. 
 
 1 1 Let not an evil-speaker be ']^ 
 
 On earth established: ^ 
 
 Mischief shall hunt the vi'lent man 
 
 Till he be ruined. .^■.:-uiAjLi^-^ 
 
 12 I know God will th' afflicted'st c^iisfe^^Oi/M 
 Maintain, and poor men's right. ii^dT 
 
 13 Surely the just shall praise thy name> 
 Th' upright dwell in thy sight. ^^ ^ 
 
PSALM 141 
 
 'A Psalm of David. 
 
 *l'his Psalm was likewise composed under distress and persecution 
 In it David prays (1) For God's kind acceptance of his prayers, ver. 1, 
 2. (2) For his powerful assistance in keeping his tongue, his heart, 
 and hand, in the way of duty, ver. 3, 4. (3) That others might be 
 helpful to him with their seasonable reproofs ; and he to them with his 
 prayers, ver. 5, 6. (4) That when he and his friends were brought to 
 the last extremity, God would graciously appear for their relief, ver. 7, 
 
 — 10. if Whenever I am afflicted let me pray. Let me highly prize 
 
 and kindly receive Christian reproof, and earnestly improve it to my 
 spiritual advantage. Nor let me ever despair on account of the great 
 distress of my soul, or of the Church. Is any thing too hard for tli€ 
 Lord? 
 
 OLORD, I unto thee do cry, 
 Do thou make haste to me ; 
 And give an ear unto my voice, 
 
 When I cry unto thee. 
 2 As incense let my prayer be 
 
 Directed in thine eyes ; 
 And the upHfting of my hands 
 
 As th' ev'ning sacrifice. 
 5 Set. Lord, a watch before my mouthy 
 
 Keep of my lips the door. 
 
 4 My heart incline thou not unto 
 The ills I should abhor, 
 
 To practise wicked works with men 
 
 That work iniquity : 
 And with their delicates my taste 
 
 Let me not satisfy. 
 
 5 Let him, that righteous is, me smite, 
 It shall a kindness be ; 
 
 Let him reprove, I shall it count 
 
 A precious oil to me : 
 Such smiting shall not break my head ; 
 
 For yet the time shall fall, 
 When I in their calamities 
 
 To God pray for them shall. 
 
 6 When as their judges down shall be 
 In stony places cast: 
 
PSALM 142 
 
 Then shall they hear my words, for they 
 Shall sweet be to their taste. 
 
 7 About the grave's devouring mouth 
 Our bones are scatter'd round, 
 
 As wood, which men do cut and cleave, 
 Lies scatter'd on the ground. 
 
 8 But unto thee, O God, the Lord, 
 Mine eyes upHfted be; 
 
 My soul do not leave destitute, 
 My trust is set on thee. 
 
 9 Lord, keep me safely from the snare 
 Which they for me prepare. 
 
 And from the subtile grins of them, 
 That wicked woikers are. 
 
 10 Let workers of iniquity 
 Into their own nets fall. 
 
 Whilst I do by thine lielp escape 
 The danger of them all. 
 
 PSALM 142 
 
 Mnschil of David ; A P raider when he was in the cave. 
 
 This Psalm was fiamed by David, when obliged by SauVs persecu- 
 tion to hide himself in a cave, I Sam. xvii. 1. or xxiv. 3. and contains 
 
 (1) Bitter compif^ints of the suhliety, siren£jth and malice of his ene- 
 mies, and of the coldness and i'lihiference of his friends, ver. 1, — 4. 6. 
 
 (2) The comfort he took in God's knowing his way, and in recognizing 
 his claim to God as his Portion, ver. 3, 4, 5. (3) His pleasant expecta- 
 tions that his God would deliver him, and that his feiiow-saints would 
 
 join with him in thanksgiving for his deliverance, ver. 6, 7. % If all 
 
 men forsake me, if ail men harrass me, let me ca«;t my burdens on the 
 Lord, that he may sustain me. Let me renew my believing claims to 
 him as my T^ord, my God, my Refuge, and my Portion. Let me rest 
 firmly on his characters, and promises, for his sympathy, help and 
 deliverance. 
 
 I 
 
 WTTH my voice cry'd to the Lord, 
 With it made my request : 
 Pour'd out to him my 'plaint : to him 
 My trouble I cxprest. 
 When in me was o'erwhelm'd my sp'rit, 
 Then well thou knew'st my way : 
 
 N 2 
 
PSALM 143 
 
 Where I did walk, a snare for me 
 
 They privily did lay. *" ^ 
 
 4 I looked on my right hand, and view'ilj^ /. 
 But none to know me were; , .|^ 
 
 All refuge failed n^e, no man , r; ,j| 
 
 Did for my soul take care. 
 
 5 I cry'd to thee, I said, Thou art 
 My refuge. Lord, alone ; 
 
 And in the laud of those that live 
 Thou art my portion. 
 
 6 Because I am brought ver}^ low, 
 Attend unto my cry ; 
 
 Me from my persecutors save^ 
 Who stronger are than L 
 
 7 From prison bring my soul, that I 
 Thy name may glorify : 
 
 The just shall compass me, when thou 
 With me deal's t bount'ously. 
 
 PSALM 143 
 
 ^ Psalm of David. - ■>^li 
 
 This Psalm was probably penned by David, during the timiatural 
 rebellion of his son Absalom, as Psal. iii. xlii. xliii. It contains (1) Sad 
 complaints of trouble, and of the sinking of liis spirit under it, ver. 3, 
 4, 5. 7. (2) Fervent supplications, that God would hear his prayer, 
 ver. 1. 7. Forgive his sins, ver. 2. Manifest his favours, ver.. 6, 7, 8. 
 Direct him in tlie way of duty, ver. 8, — 10. Quicken him in it, ver. 11. 
 Deliver him out of trouble, ver. 9. 11. And, in fine, pnnish his perse- 
 cutors, ver. 12. If What time my heart is overwhelmed, let God 
 
 lead me to the Rock that is higher than T. Let me study to have my 
 sin removed, first, in order, that my troubles may remove in due order,, 
 and with a rich blessing. 
 
 LORD, hear my pray'r, attend my suits :. 
 And in thy faithfulness 
 Give thou an answer unto me, < 
 
 And in thy right'ousness. 
 2 Thy servant also bring thou not 
 
 In judgment to be try'd : 
 Because no living man can be 
 In thy sight justify \1. 
 
PSALM 143 
 
 5 For th' en'my hath pursued my soul, 
 
 My life to ground down tread : 
 In darkness he hath made me dwell, 
 
 As who have Ions: been dead. 
 
 4 My sp'rit is therefore overwhehn'd 
 
 In me perplexedly ; ;. 
 
 Within me is my very heart 
 Amazed wond'rously, 
 
 5 I call to mind the days of old, 
 To meditate I use 
 
 On all thy works : upon the deeds 
 I of thy hands do muse. 
 
 6 My hands to thee I stretch: my soul 
 Thirsts as dry land for thee. 
 
 7 Haste, Lord, to hear, my spirit fails : 
 Hide not thy face from me, 
 
 Lest like to them I do become, 
 That go down to the dust. >y ll/>ri 
 
 8 At morn let me thy kindnesshear, 
 For in thee do I trust : 
 
 Teach me the way that 1 should walk, 
 i^^., I lift my soul to thee. 
 ^9 Lord, free me from my foes: I fle(^f *^ ^"*'*; > 
 l^^vi'^o thee to cover me. j *. 
 
 °^.10 Because thou art my God, to do i ^v.V.W/ 
 -•»V Thy will do me instruct : i mrd faar^ai 
 
 ^,„lny Sp rit is good; me to the larnl^ t .lay .gaotn^ 
 ^lai Of uprightness conduct. 
 
 11 Revive and quicken me, O Lord, , , 
 Ev'n for thine own name's sake ; 
 
 And do thou, for thy righteousness, h 
 
 My soul from trouble take. 
 
 12 And of thy mercy slay my foes; 
 Let all destroyed hernio'duhr 
 
 That do afflict my soul: fori 
 A servant am to thee. 
 
PSALM 143 
 
 Atiother of the same. 
 
 OH, hear my prayer, Lord, 
 And unto ray desire 
 To bow thine ear accord, 
 I humbly thee require : 
 And in tliy faithfulness 
 Unto me answer make, 
 And in thy righteousness 
 Upon me pity take. 
 
 2 In judgment enter not 
 With me thy servant poor: 
 For why, this well I wot. 
 No sinner can endure 
 The sight of thee, O God ; 
 If thou his deeds shall try, 
 He dare make none abode 
 Himself to justify. 
 
 3 Behold, the cruel foe 
 Me persecutes with spite„ 
 My soul to overthrow : 
 Yea, he my life down quite 
 Unto the ground hath smote. 
 And made me dwell full low 
 In darkness, as forgot. 
 
 Or men dead long ago. 
 
 4 Therefore, my spirit much vex*d 
 O'erwhelm'd is me within : 
 
 My heart right sore perplex'd 
 And desolate hath been. 
 
 5 Yet do I call to mind 
 What ancient days record. 
 Thy works of ev'ry kind 
 
 I think upon, O Lord. 
 
 6 Lo, I do stretch my hands 
 To thee my help alone, 
 
PSALM 143 
 
 For thou well understands 
 All my complaint and moan : 
 My thirsting soul desires, 
 And longeth after thee, 
 As thirsty ground requires 
 With rain refreshed to be. 
 
 7 Lord, let my pray'r prevail, 
 To answer it make speed. 
 For lo, my sp'rit doth fail : 
 Hide not tiiy face in need, 
 Lest I be like to those 
 That do in darkness sit, 
 
 Or him that downward goes 
 Into the dreadful pit. 
 
 8 Because I trust in thee, 
 
 Lord, cause me to hear 
 Thy loving-kindness free, 
 When morning doth appear : 
 Cause me to know the way 
 Wherein my path should be. 
 For why, my soul on high 
 
 1 do lift up to thee. 
 
 9 From my fierce enemy 
 In safety do me o-uide : 
 Because I flee to thee, 
 
 Lord, that thou mav'st me hide. 
 
 10 My God alone art thou, 
 Teach me thy righteousness : 
 Thy Sp'rit's good, lead me to 
 The land of uprightness. 
 
 1 1 O Lord, for thy name's sake. 
 Be pleas'd to quicken me : 
 And for thy truth forth take 
 My soul from misery. 
 
 12 And of thy grace destroy 
 My foes, and put to shame 
 
PSALM 144 
 
 All who my soul annoy : 
 For I thy servant am. 
 
 PSALM 144 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 This Psalm was probably composed by David npon the occasion of 
 his advancement to the throne, 1 Chron. xii. 2 Sam. v. asPsal. cxxxviii. 
 Ixxv. &c. In it, we have (1) Thankful acknowledgment of God's 
 relation to him, and condescending kindness towards him, ver. 1, — 4. 
 (2) Supplication for divine deliverance from his enemies, who still 
 threatened him, ver. 5, — 8. And for prosperity to his kingdom, ver. 
 11, — 14. (3) Triumphant joy in God, as his and their Deliverer, and 
 
 Portion, ver. 9, 10. 15. % While I sing, let me admire the relation, 
 
 the kindness of God to me, who am so mean, — so frail, — so sinful ! 
 Let me rejoice in him, as my all in all ; and commit my way to him, 
 that he may bring it to pass. And let every external benefit lead up. 
 my heart to God himself. 
 
 O BLESSED ever be the Lord, 
 Who is my strength and might,. 
 Who doth instruct my hands to war^ 
 My fingers teach to fight. 
 
 2 My goodness, fortress, my high towV^ 
 Deliverer, and shield. 
 
 In whom I trust; who under me 
 My people makes to yield. 
 
 3 Lord, what is man, that thou of him 
 Dost so much knowledge take ? 
 
 Or son of man, that thou of him 
 So great account dost make? 
 
 4 Man is like vanity : his days 
 As shadows pass awa}'-. 
 
 5 Lord, bow thy heav'ns, come down, touch thou 
 The hills, and smoke shall they. 
 
 6 Cast forth thy hgh tuning, scatter them: 
 Thine arrows shoot, them rout. 
 
 7 Thine hand send from above, me save, 
 From great depths draw me out ; 
 
 And from the hand of children strange: 
 
 8 Whose mouth speaks vanity; 
 And their right hand is a right hand 
 
 That works deceitfully. 
 
PSALM 145 
 
 9 A new song I to thee will sing, 
 Lord, oil a psaltery : 
 
 I on a teu-string'd ins^^tiumciit 
 Will piaises smg~to tliee. 
 
 10 Ev'ii he it is, that uiuo kings 
 Salvalicri doth send; 
 
 Who his own servant David doth 
 From hurtful S\\ord defend. 
 
 11 O free ine from strange chil(h*en's hand^. 
 Whose mouth speaks vanity; 
 
 And iheir right hand, a right hand is 
 That v.'orks deceitfully. 
 
 12 That as the pLants our sons may be. 
 In youth grown up that are; 
 
 Our daughters like to corner-stones^ 
 Carv'd like a palace fair. 
 
 13 That to afford all kind of store. 
 Our garner^ may be filTd; 
 
 That our sheep thousands, in our streets 
 Ten thousands they may yield. 
 
 14 That strong our oxen be for work ; 
 That no in-breaking be, 
 
 Nor going out; and that our streets 
 May from complaints be free. 
 
 15 Those people blessed are, who be 
 In such a case as this : 
 
 Yea, blessed all those people are. 
 Whose God JEHOVAH is. 
 
 PSALM 145 
 
 Dt^.vid's Psalm of Praise. 
 This Psalm, like the xxv. xxxiv. cxi. cxii. and cxix. is composed in 
 an alphabetical form. It, and the five \vl)ich follow, consist of pure 
 praises to God, without so much as one complaint or petition. Here 
 (1) David ensrageth himself and encourageth others to praise God, ver. 
 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10. 21. (2) He represents the grounds of praise, viz» 
 The greatness and glory, sovereign power, and eternity of God. 
 (3) The grciitness and glory of his works, ver. 3^—7. 11, 12, 13. His 
 unbounded goodness, mercy and compassion, ver. 7, 8, 9. Manifested 
 in pitying the afflicted, providing wbat is isecessary for all creatures, 
 
PSALM 145 
 
 and in his readiness to hear and answer his people's prayers, and pre- 
 serve theni from evil, and destroy their enemies, ver. 14, — 20. ^ In 
 
 such high praises of God, may all my prayers issue at last. And the 
 nearer I approach to mine end, let my heart and lips be the more fillerf 
 with his praise and honour all the day. While I live on earth, let me 
 publish tlie heart-engaging wonders of the nature and work of my God. 
 
 I'LL thee extol, iny God, O King, 
 I'll bless thy name always. 
 
 2 Thee will I bless, each day, and will 
 Thy name for ever praise. 
 
 3 Great is the Lord, much to be prais'd; 
 His greatness search exceeds. 
 
 4 Race unto race shall praise thy works, 
 And show thy mighty deeds. 
 
 5 I of thy glorious majesty 
 The honour will record, 
 
 I'll speak of all thy mighty works 
 \\ hich wond'rous are, O Lord. 
 
 6 Men of thine acts the might shall show, 
 Thine acts that dreadful are ; 
 
 And I, thy glory to advance, 
 Thy greatness will declare. 
 
 7 The mem'ry of thy goodness great 
 They largely shall express; 
 
 With songs of praise they shall extol 
 Thy perfect righteousness. 
 
 8 The Lord is very gracious, 
 In him compassions flow; 
 
 In mercy he is very great, 
 And is to anger slow. 
 
 9 The Lord JEHOVAR unto all 
 His goodness doth declare : 
 
 And over all his other works 
 His tender mercies are. 
 
 10 Thee all thy works shall praise, Lord, 
 And thte thy saints shall bless. 
 
 11 They shall thy kingdvm's glory show, 
 Thy pow'r by speech express. 
 
PSALM 145 
 
 12 To make the sons of men to know. 
 His acts clone mightily, 
 
 And of his kingdom th' excellent 
 And glorious majesty. 
 
 13 Thy kingdom shall for ev^r stand, 
 Thy reign through ages all. 
 
 14 God raise th all that are bow'd down, 
 Upholdeth all that fall. 
 
 15 The eyes of all things wait on thee, 
 The giver of all good, 
 
 And thou, in time convenient, 
 Bestow'st on them their food. 
 
 16 Thine hand thou op'nest lib'rally, 
 And of thy bounty gives 
 
 Enough to satisfy the need 
 Of ev'ry thing that lives. 
 
 17 The Lord is just in all his ways, 
 Holy in his works all. 
 
 lo vJOQ b llCai \.\j ail tiiat can uii iiiiiij 
 
 In truth that on him call. 
 
 19 He will accomplish the desire 
 Of those that do him fear; 
 
 He also will deliver them, 
 And he their cry will hear. 
 
 20 The Lord preserves all who him love, 
 That nought can them annoy : 
 
 But he all those that wicked are 
 Will utterly destroy. 
 
 21 My mouth the praises of the Lord 
 To publish cease will never: 
 
 Let all flesh bless his holy name 
 For ever and for ever. 
 
 o 
 
 Another of the same, 
 LORD, thou art my God and King, 
 Thee will I magnify and praise; 
 
PSALM 145 
 
 I will thee bless, and gladly sing, 
 Unto thy holy name always. 
 
 2 Each day I rise, I will thee bless, ^ 
 And praise thy name time w^ithout end. 
 
 3 Much to be prais'd, and great God is, 
 His greatness none can comprehend. 
 
 4 Race shall thy works praise unto race. 
 The might}^ acts show, done by thee. 
 
 5 I will speak of the glorious grace. 
 And honour of thy majesty ; 
 
 Thy wond'rous Avorks I will record. 
 
 6 By men the might shall be extoli'd 
 Of all thy dreadful acts, O Lord : 
 And I thy greatness wild unfold. 
 
 7 They utter shall abundantly 
 
 The mem'ry of thy goodness great, 
 And shall sing praises cheerfully, 
 Whilst they thy righteousness relate. 
 
 8 The Lord our God is gracious, 
 Compassionate is he also, 
 
 In mercy he is plenteous, 
 
 But unto wrath and anger slow. 
 
 9 Good unto all men is the Lord : 
 O'er all his works his mercy is. 
 
 10 Thy works all praise to thee afford, ,;Xyii> 
 Thy saints, O Lord, thy name shall bless. .^^,e 
 
 1 1 Tlie glory of thy kingdom show n^noS 
 Shall they, and of thy power tell. 
 
 12 That so men's sons his deeds may know, 
 His kingdom's grace that doth excel 
 
 13 Thy kingdom bath none end at all, 
 It doth through ages all remain. 
 
 14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall^^ . 
 The cast-down raiseth up again.'i ^^,^ 
 
 15 The eyes of all things, Lord, attend, 
 And on thee wait that here do live : 
 
 V£ff 
 
PSALM 146 
 
 And thou in season due dost send 
 Sufficient food them to relieve. 
 
 16 Yea, thou thine hand dost open wide, 
 And ev'ry thing dost satisfy 
 
 That lives, and doth on earth abide, 
 Of thy great liberality. 
 
 17 The Lord is just in his ways all, 
 And holy in his works each one. 
 
 18 He's near to all that on him call, 
 Who call in truth on him alone. 
 
 19 God will the just desire fulfil 
 
 Of such as do him fear and dread : 
 Their cry regard, and hear he will, 
 And save them in the time of need. 
 
 20 The Lord preserves all, more and less, 
 That bear to him a loving heart : 
 
 But workers all of wickedness, 
 Destroy will he, and clean subvert. 
 
 21 Therefore my mouth and lips I'll frame 
 To speak the praises of the Lord : 
 
 To magnify his holy name 
 For ever let all flesh accord. 
 PSALM 146 
 
 This Psalm contains (l) Pleasant engagements an(J encouragements 
 to the hearty and constant "^)raiscs of God, ver. 1, 2. 10. (2) Earnest 
 dissuasives from trusting in man, \vho is so weak and short-lived, ver. 
 3, 4. (3) Powerful persuasives to trust in God, whose power and 
 goodness appear so remarkable in creation, providence, and redemp- 
 tion, ver. .5, — 10. IF While 1 sing, be stirred lip my soul, and all that 
 
 is witliin me, to bless his holy name, — to depend on him alone, who is 
 ray Maker, my faithful Friend, my kind and righteous Protector, ray 
 bountiful Provider, my almighty Deliverer, ray gracious Enlightener, 
 my seasonable Restorer, my perpetual Preserver, and the just Punisher 
 of my foes ; — my King ; my God ; and mine all. 
 
 PRAISE God. The Lord praise, O my soul. 
 2 I'll praise God while I live: 
 AVhile I have being, to my God 
 
 In songs I'll praises give. 
 3 Trust not in princes, nor man's son, 
 In whom there is no stay ; 
 
PSALM 147 
 
 4 His breath departs, to's earth he turns; 
 That day his thoughts decay. 
 
 5 O happy is that man and blest, 
 Whom Jacob's God doth aid, 
 
 Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest, 
 And on his God is staid : 
 
 6 Who mane the earth and heav'ns high, 
 Who made the swelling deep, 
 
 And all that is within the same: 
 
 Who truth doth ever keep : ' 
 
 7 Who righteous judgment executes 
 For those opprest that be; 
 
 Who to the hungry giveth food: 
 God sets the pris'ners free, 
 
 8 The Lord doth give the blind their sight; 
 The bowed down doth raise : 
 
 The Lord doth dearly love all those 
 That walk in upright ways. 
 
 9 liie stranger's shield, the widow's stay, 
 The orphan's help is he : 
 
 But yet by him the wicked's way 
 Turn'd upside down shall be. 
 
 10 The Lord shall reign for evermore, 
 Thy God, O Zion, he 
 
 Reigns to all generations. 
 Praise to the Lord give ye. 
 
 PSALM 147 
 
 This Psahn was probably penned by David, while he repaired and 
 fortified Jerusalem, 2 Sam. v. and contains (1) Solemn calls to praise 
 God, ver. 1. 7. 12. 20. (2) Weighty reasons for praising God, viz. 
 (1) That as the God of nature he is infinitely intelligent and great, and 
 the sovereign Manager of all creatures, ver. 4, 5. 8, 9. 15, — 18. (2) As 
 the God of grace, he tenderly comforts, and affectionately delights in 
 his people, ver. 3. 6. 10, 11. (3) As the God of Israel, Jerusalem, and 
 Zion, lie settles their civil and religious state, ver. 2. 13, 14. 19, 20. 
 
 ^[ When God manifests himself in so many things, be ashamed, my 
 
 soul, that I discern him in so few. O to see God's power and glory in 
 every work of his hand, and especially in every Mord of his mouth ! 
 and to be so affected with what he is, and hath done, and will do, as, 
 in evei-y thing, to give thanks. 
 
PSALM 147 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord : for it is good 
 Praise to our God to sing; 
 For it is pleasant, and to praise 
 
 It is a comely thing. 
 2 God doth build up Jerusalem : 
 
 And, he it is alone, 
 That the dispers'd of Israel 
 
 Doth gather into one. 
 5 Those that are broken in their heart, 
 
 And grieved in their minds, 
 He healeth, and their painful wounds 
 
 He tenderly up-binds. 
 
 4 He counts the number of the stars : 
 He names them ev'ry one. 
 
 5 Great is our Lord, and of great pow'r, 
 His wisdom search can none. 
 
 6 The Lord lifts up meek, and casts 
 The wicked to the ground. 
 
 7 Sing to the Lord, and give him thanks : 
 On harp his praises sound. 
 
 8 Who covereth the heav'n with clouds, 
 Who for the earth below. 
 
 Prepareth rain, who maketh grass 
 Upon the mountains grow. 
 
 9 He gives the beast his food, he feeds 
 The ravens young that cry. 
 
 10 His pleasure not in horse's strength. 
 Nor in man's legs, doth ly. 
 
 1 1 But in all those that do him fear 
 The Lord doth pleasure take ; 
 
 In those that to his m.ercy do 
 ' By hope themselves betake. 
 
 1£ The Lord praise, O Jerusalem : 
 
 Zion, thy God confess. 
 13 For thy gates bars he maketh strong: 
 
 Thy sons in thee doth bless. 
 
PSALM 148 
 
 14 He in thy borders maketh peace : 
 With fine wheat filleth thee. 
 
 15 He sends forth his command on earth : 
 His word runs speedily. 
 
 16 Hoar-frost, like ashes, scatt'reth he; 
 Like wool he snow doth give. 
 
 17 Like morsels casteth forth his ice : 
 Who in its cold can live? 
 
 18 He sendeth forth his mighty word, 
 And nielteth them ao;ain : 
 
 His winds he makes to blow, and then 
 The waters flow amain. 
 
 19 The doctrine of his holy word 
 To Jacob he doth show ; 
 
 His statutes and his judgments he 
 Gives Israel to know. 
 
 20 To any nation never he 
 Such favour did afford; 
 
 For they his judgments have not known. 
 O do ye praise the Lord. 
 
 PSAL:M 148 
 
 Here, tlie Psalmist, overwhelmed with enrapturing views of the 
 glory, and sense of the goodness of the Lord, issues forth a solemn 
 call to all his fellow-creatnres, to assist him in his songs of praise. 
 (^1) To the celestial creatures above, whether intellectual beings or not, 
 ver. 1, — 6. (2) To the terrestrial creatures below, whetLer irrational, 
 ver. 7, — 10. or rntional, ver. 11, — 13; but chiefly to his chosen people, 
 
 ver. 14. H While angels and other rational beings actively trumpet 
 
 forth his honours, and irrational creatures praise him objectively, in 
 manifesting his excellencies marked on them, let my soul be ravished 
 with his glory, amazed with his grace, and all inflamed with love, in 
 uttering his praise, who, in Christ, is my God and my Exceeding 
 Joy. Cry out, all my powers. My God, who is like unto thee ! Is 
 there any work like unto thy work ! 
 
 PRi\ISE God. From heav'ns, praise the Lord: 
 In heights j)raise to him be. 
 
 2 All ye his angels, praise ye him : 
 His hosts all, praise him ye. 
 
 3 O praise ye him, both sun and moon ; 
 Praise him all stars of light. 
 
PSALM 148 
 
 4 Ye heav'ns of beav'ns him praise, and floods 
 Above the beav'ns height. 
 
 5 Let all the creatures praise the name 
 Of our almighty Lord : 
 
 For he commanded, and they were 
 Created by his word. 
 
 6 He also, for all times to come, 
 Hath them established sure : 
 
 He hath appointed them a law, 
 Which ever shall endure. 
 
 7 Praise ye JEHOVAH from the earth, 
 Dragons, and ev'ry deep. 
 
 8 Fire, hail, snow, vapour, stormy wind, 
 His word that fully keep. 
 
 9 All hills and mountains, fruitful trees, 
 And all ye cedars high. 
 
 10 Beasts, and all cattle, creeping things, 
 And all ye birds that fly. 
 
 1 1 Kings of the earth, all nations, 
 Princes, earth's judges all. 
 
 12 Both young men, yea, and maidens too. 
 Old men, and children small. 
 
 13 Let them God's name praise; for his name 
 Alone is excellent : 
 
 His glory reacheth far abo^•e 
 The earth and firmament. 
 
 14 His people's horn, the praise of all 
 His saints exalteth he; 
 
 Ev'n Isra'l's seed,- a people near 
 To him. The Lord praise ye. 
 
 Another of the same, 
 
 THE Lord of heav'n confess; 
 On high his glory raise. 
 2 Him let all angels bless ; 
 Him all his armies praise. 
 
PSALM 148 
 
 3 Him glorify 
 
 Sun, moon, and stars : 
 
 4 Ye higher spheres, 
 And cloudy sky. 
 
 5 From God your beings are; 
 Him therefore famous make. 
 You all created were, 
 When he the word but spake. 
 6 And from that place, 
 Where fix'd you be, 
 By his decree, 
 You cannot pass. 
 
 7 Praise God from earth below. 
 Ye dragons, and ye deeps : 
 
 8 Fire, hail, clouds, wind, and snow^ 
 Whom in command he keeps. 
 
 9 Praise ye his name. 
 Hills great and small ; 
 Trees low and tall ; 
 10 Beasts wild and tame; 
 All things that creep or fly. 
 
 11 Ye kings, ye vulgar throng, 
 All princes mean or high. 
 
 12 Both men and virgins young, . 
 
 Ev'n young and old, 
 13 Exalt his name; 
 
 For much his fame 
 
 Should be extoll'd. 
 O let God's name be prais'd 
 Above both earth and sky : 
 14 For he his saints hath rais'd, 
 And set their horn on high ; 
 
 Ev'n those that be 
 
 Of Isra'l's race. 
 
 Near to his grace. 
 
 The Lord praise ye. 
 
PSALM 149 
 
 This Psalm was perhaps penned by David, wi;cn he took the stron* 
 hold of Zion from ti;e Jebuaitcs, — and represents (1) Abundant joys to 
 the people of God, in his relation to them, deliu;ht in, and kindness 
 towards them, ver. 1, — 5. (2) Abundance of terror to the proudest of 
 
 their enemies, in tlieir victory and power over t'nem, ver. 6,-9. 
 
 % Wliile I sing, let mine eyes be fixed on Jesus Christ, going forth in 
 his chariots of salvation, subduing his enemies to liimself, by tiie j^ospel- 
 rod of lus strength, in the Apostolic and Puillennial period. Rev. xx. 
 2: and in the chariots of his vengeance, destroying his incorrigible 
 opposers, by the iron rod of his wrath, and treading them under the 
 feet of his saints. 
 
 PRAISE ye the Lord. Unto him shig 
 A new song, and his praise, 
 In the assembly of his saints, 
 In sweet psalms do ye raise. 
 
 2 Let Isra'l in his Maker joy, 
 And to him praises sing : 
 
 Let all that Zion's children are 
 Be joyful in their King. 
 
 3 O let them unto his great nanie 
 Give praises in the dance; 
 
 Let them, whh tirnbrel and with harp, 
 In songs his praise advance. 
 
 4 For God doth pleasure take in those, 
 That his own peo}de be; 
 
 And he, ^yith his salvation, 
 The meek will beautify. 
 
 5 And ID his glory excellent 
 Let all his saints rejoice : 
 
 Let them to him, upon their beds, 
 Aloud lift up their voice. 
 
 6 Let in tlieir mouth aloft be rais'd '■ 
 The high praise of the Lord, 
 
 And let them have in their right hand 
 A sharp two-edged sword; 
 
 7 To execute the vengeance due 
 LTpon the heathen all, 
 
 And make deserved punishment 
 Upon the people fall : 
 O 
 
PSALM 150 
 
 8 And cv'ii with chains, as prisoners, bind 
 Tiieir kings that them command, 
 
 Yea, and with iron fetters strong, 
 The nobles of their land ; 
 
 9 On them the judgment to perform 
 Found written in his word : 
 
 This honour is to all his saints. 
 O do ye praise the Lord. 
 
 PSAL^J 150 
 
 This Psalm contains^tliirleen calls to praise God. It directs (l) Who 
 ought to praise him, ver. 6. And (2) Wiiy they should praise him, 
 viz. That he dwells with men ; and for his mij^iity acts; and his excel- 
 lent greatness, ver. 1, 2. And (3) How he ought to be praised, — in a 
 
 public, earnest, and skilful manner, ver. 1. 3, — 5.- IT Dare not, my 
 
 soul, to finish thy notes, and to conchule the Book, wiiliout commen<'ing 
 an heartiness in the work. Awake tiicn nr; inward powers, let me 
 even here, bei>in my hi^'-i flallelnjahs and Hosannas to Him, who loved 
 liie, and gave Hin^iSelf for me. 
 
 RAISE ye the Lord. God's praise within 
 His sanctuary raise : 
 And to him, in the firmament, 
 Of his pov/r give ye praise. 
 C Because of all his mighty acts, 
 
 With praise him magnify: 
 O praise him, as he doth excel 
 In glorious majesty. 
 
 3 Praise him with trumpets sound; his praise 
 With psaltery advance ; 
 
 4 With timbrel, harp, string'd instruments, 
 And organs, in the dance. 
 
 5 Praise him on cymbals loud, him praise 
 On cymbals sounding high. 
 
 6 Let each thing breathing praise the Lord. 
 Praise to the Lord give ye. 
 
 END OF PSALMS. 
 
TRANSLATIONS AND PARAPHRASES, 
 
 IN VERSE, 
 OF SEVERAL PASSAGES OF 
 
 SACRED SCRIPTURE. 
 
 COLLECTED AND PREPARED BY 
 
 A COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 
 
 OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND, 
 
 IN ORDER TO BE SUNG IN CHURCHES. 
 
 NEC TAMEX CONSUMEBATUR. 
 
TRANSLATIONS AND PARAPHRASES 
 
 IN VERSE, 
 
 or SEVERAL PASSAGES OF 
 
 g^acteD Scripture. 
 
 1 Genesis^ i. 
 
 IET heav'n arise, let earth appear, 
 ^ Said the ahiiighty Lord : 
 The heav'n arose, the earth appear'd, 
 At his creating word. 
 
 2 Thick darkness brooded o'er the deep : 
 God said, *' Let there be light;" 
 
 The light shone forth with smiling ray, 
 And scatter'd ancient night. 
 
 3 He bade the clouds ascend on high ; 
 The clouds ascend, and bear 
 
 A wat'ry treasure to the sky, 
 And float upon the air. 
 
 4 The liquid element below. 
 Was gatherVl by his hand ; 
 
 The rolling seas together flow, 
 And leave the solid land. 
 
 5 With herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees, 
 The new-form'd globe he crown'd. 
 
 Ere there was rain to bless the soil. 
 Or sun to warm the ground. 
 
 6 Then high in heaven's resplendent arch, 
 He plac'd two orbs of light ; 
 
 He set the sun to rule the day. 
 The moon to rule the night. 
 
PARAPHRASE, 2 
 
 7 Next, from the deep, th' almighty King 
 Did vital beings frame; 
 
 Fowls of the air, of ev'ry wing, 
 And fish of ev'ry name. 
 
 8 To all the various brutal tribes 
 He gave their wond'rous birth; 
 
 At once the lion and the worm 
 Sprung from the teeming earth. 
 
 9 Then, chief o'er all his works below, 
 At last was Adam made ; 
 
 His Maker's image bless'd his soul. 
 And glory crown'd his head. 
 
 10 Fair in th' almighty Maker's eye 
 The whole creation stood. 
 
 He view'd the fabric he had rais'd, 
 His word pronounc'd it good. 
 
 2 Gen. xxviii. 20,-e!2. 
 
 OGOD of Bethel ! by whose hand 
 Thy people still are fed ; 
 Who thro' this weary pilgrimage 
 Hast all our fathers led; 
 
 2 Our vows, our pray'rs, we now present 
 Before thy throne of grace : 
 
 God of our fathers ! be the God 
 Of their succeeding race. 
 
 3 Through each perplexing'path of life 
 Our wand'ring footsteps guide; 
 
 Give us each day our daily bread, 
 And raiment fit provide. 
 
 4 O spread thy cov'ring wings around, 
 Till all our wand'rings cease, 
 
 And at our Father's lov'd abode 
 Our souls arrive in peace. 
 
 5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand 
 Our humble pray'rs implore ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 3—4 
 
 And thou shalt be our chosen God, 
 And portion evermore. 
 
 3 Job, i. 21. 
 
 NAKED as from the earth we came, 
 And enter'd life at first; 
 Naked we to the earth return, 
 And mix with kindred dust. 
 
 2 Whate'er Vv'e fondly call our ov\m. 
 Belongs to lieaven's great Lord; 
 
 Tlie blessino's lent us for a dav 
 Are soon to be restored. 
 
 3 Tis God that hfts our comforts \y\^j 
 Or sinks ihem in the grave; 
 
 He gives ; and when he takes awa}-, 
 He takes but what lie gave. 
 
 4 Then, ever blessed be his name ! 
 His goodness swell'd our store; 
 
 His justice but resumes its ov/n; 
 Tis ours still to a^lore. 
 
 4 Job, iii. ir,---20. 
 
 HOW still and peaceful is the grave 1 
 Vv'here, life's vain tumults past, 
 Th' appointed house, by heaven's decree. 
 Receives us all at last. 
 
 2 The wicked there from troubling cease ; 
 Their passions rage no more ; 
 
 And there the weary pilgrim rests 
 From all the toils he bore. 
 
 3 There rest the pris'ners, now rdeas'd 
 From Slav'ry's sad abode; 
 
 Xo more they hear the oppressor's voice, 
 Or dread the tyrant's rod. 
 
 4 There servants, masters, small and great^ 
 Partake the same repose ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 5—6 
 
 And there, in peace, the ashes mix 
 
 Of those who once were foes. 
 5 All, levell'd by the hand of death, 
 
 Lie sleeping in the tomb ; 
 Till God in judgment calls them forth 
 
 To meet their final doom. 
 
 5 Job, V. 6,-12. 
 'HO' trouble springs not from the dusty 
 Nor sorrow from the ground ; 
 Yet ills on ills, by heaven's decree, 
 
 In man's estate are found. 
 12 As sparks in close succession rise, 
 
 So man, the child of woe. 
 Is doom'd to endless cares and toils 
 Through all his life below. 
 
 3 But with my God I leave my cause; 
 From him I seek relief; 
 
 To him, in confidence of pray'r. 
 Unbosom all my grief. 
 
 4 Unnumber'd are his wond'rous works, 
 Unsearchable his ways ; 
 
 'Tis his the mourning soul to cheer, 
 The bowed down to raise. 
 
 6 Job, viii. 11,-22. 
 
 THE rush may rise where waters flow, 
 And flags beside the stream ; 
 But soon their verdure fades and dies 
 Before the scorching beam. 
 
 2 So is the sinner's hope cut off; 
 Or if it transient rise, 
 
 'Tis like the spider's airy web, 
 From ev'ry breath that flies. 
 
 3 Fixt on his house, he leans; his house, 
 And all its props, decay: 
 
PARAPHRASE 7 
 
 He holds it fast j but while lie holds, 
 The tott'ring frame gives way. 
 
 4 Fair in his garden, to the sun 
 His boughs with verdure smile; 
 
 And, deeply fix'd, his spreading roots 
 Unshaken stand a while. 
 
 5 But forth the sentence flies from heav'n, 
 That sweeps him from his place; 
 
 Which then denies him for its lord, 
 Nor owns it knew his face. 
 
 6 Lo ! this the joy of wicked men, 
 Who heaven's high laws despise ; 
 
 They quickly fall ; and in their room 
 As quickly others rise. 
 
 7 But, for the just, with gracious care 
 God will his pow'r employ; 
 
 Hell teach their lips to sing his praise, 
 And fill their hearts with joy. 
 
 7 Job, ix. 2,-10. 
 
 HOW should the sons of Adam's race 
 Be pure before their God? 
 If he contends in righteousness, 
 We sink beneath his rod, 
 
 2 If he should mark my words and thoughts 
 With strict inquiring eyes. 
 
 Could I for one of thousand faults 
 The least excuse devise? 
 
 3 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise; 
 Who dares with him contend ? 
 
 Or who that tries th' unequal strife, 
 Shall prosper in the end ? 
 
 4 He makes the mountains feel his w^rath? 
 And their old seats forsake ; 
 
 The trembling earth deserts her place, 
 And all her pillars shake, o 2 
 
PARAPHRASE 8 
 
 5 He bids the sun forbear to rise ; 
 Th' obedient sun forbears : 
 
 His hand^with sackcloth spreads the skies, 
 And seals up all the stars. 
 
 6 He walks upon the raging sea ; 
 Flies on the stormy wind ; 
 
 None can explore his wond'rous way, 
 Or his dark footsteps find. 
 
 8 Job, xiv. 1,-15. 
 
 FEW are thy days, and full of woe, 
 O man, of woman born ! 
 Thy doom is written, '^ Dust thou art, 
 '^ And shalt to dust return." 
 
 2 Behold the emblem of thy state 
 In tlow'rs that bloom and die ; 
 
 Or in the shadow's fleeting form, 
 That mock's the gazer's eye. 
 
 3 Guilty and frail, how shalt thou stand 
 Before thy sov'reign Lord ? 
 
 Can troubled and polluted springs 
 A hallo w'd stream afford ? 
 
 4 Determin'd are the days that fly 
 Successive o'er thy head ; 
 
 The number'd hour is on the wing 
 That lays thee with the dead. 
 
 5 Great God ! afflict not in thy wrath 
 The short allotted span. 
 
 That bounds the few and weary days 
 Of pilgrimage to man. 
 
 6 All nature dies, and lives again : 
 The flow'r that paints the field, 
 
 The trees that crown the mountain's brow, 
 And boughs and blossoms yield, 
 
 7 Resign the honours of their form 
 At winter's stormy blast, 
 
PARAPHRASE 9 
 
 And leave the naked leafless plain 
 A desolated waste. 
 
 8 Yet soon reviving plants and flow rs 
 Anew shall deck the plains 
 
 The woods shall hear the voice of spring, 
 And flourish green again. 
 
 9 But man forsakes this earthly scene. 
 Ah ! never to return: 
 
 Shall any following spring revive 
 The ashes of the urn ? 
 
 10 The mighty flood that rolls along 
 Its torrents to the main, 
 
 Can ne'er recal its waters lost 
 From that abyss again. 
 
 1 1 So days, and years, and ages past, 
 Descending down to night, 
 
 Can henceforth never more return 
 Back to the gates of light. 
 
 12 And man, when laid in lonesome grave, 
 Shall sleep in death's dark gloom. 
 
 Until th' eternal morning wake 
 The slumbers of the tomb. 
 
 13 O may the grave become to me 
 The bed of peaceful rest. 
 
 Whence I shall gladly rise at length. 
 And mingle with the blest ! 
 
 14 Cheer'd by this hope, with patient mind 
 I'll wait heav'ns high decree, 
 
 Till the appointed period come 
 When death shall set me free. 
 
 9 Job, xxvi. 6. to the end. 
 
 WHO can resist th' almighty arm 
 That made the starry sky ? 
 Or who elude the certain glance 
 Of God's all-seeing eye ? 
 
PARAPHRASE 10 
 
 2 From him no cov^'ring veils our crimes ; 
 Hell opens to his siglit; 
 
 And all destruction's secret snares 
 Lie full disclosed in light. 
 
 3 Firm on the houndless void of space 
 He poiz'd the steady pole ; 
 
 And in the circle of his clouds 
 Bade secret waters roll. 
 
 4 While nature's universal frame 
 Its Maker's pov\ 'r reveals, 
 
 His throne, remote from mortal eyes, 
 An awful cloud conceals. 
 
 5 From where the rising day ascends, 
 To where it sets in night, 
 
 He compasses the floods with hounds, 
 And checks their threat'ning might. 
 
 6 The pillars that support the sky, 
 Tremble at his rebuke ; 
 
 Through all its caverns quakes the earth, 
 As though its centre shook. 
 
 7 He brings the waters from their beds> 
 Although no tempest blows ; 
 
 And smites the kingdom of the proud 
 Without the hand of foes. 
 
 8 With bright inhabitants above -» 
 He fills the heav'nly land ; 
 
 And all the crooked serpent's breed 
 Dismay'd before him stand. 
 
 9 Few of his works can we survey; 
 These few our skill transcend ; 
 
 But the full thunder of his pow'r 
 What heart can comprehend ? 
 
 10 P7^ov, i. 20,-31. 
 
 IN streets, and op'nings of the gates^ 
 Where pours the busy crowd, 
 
PARAPHRASE 11 
 
 Thus heav'nly wisdom lifts her voice^ 
 And cries to men aloud ; 
 
 2 How long, ye scorners of the truth, 
 Scornful will ye remain? 
 
 How long shall fools their folly love, 
 And hear my words in vain? 
 
 3 O turn, at last, at my reproof! 
 And, in that happy hour, 
 
 His bless'd effusions on your heart 
 My Spirit down shall pour. 
 
 4 But since so long with earnest voice 
 To you in vain I call, 
 
 Since all my counsels and reproofs 
 Thus ineffectual fall ; 
 
 5 The time will come, when, humbled low. 
 In sorrow's evil day. 
 
 Your voice by anguish shall be taught, 
 But taught too late to pray. 
 
 6 When, like the whirlwind o'er the deep, 
 Comes desolation's blast, 
 
 Pray'rs then extorted shall be vain, 
 The hour of mercy past. 
 
 7 The choice you made has fix'd your doom ; 
 For this is heav'n's decree, 
 
 That with the fruits of what he sow'd 
 The sinner fiU'd shall be. 
 
 11 Prov. iii. 13,-17. 
 
 O HAPPY is the man who hears 
 Instruction's warning voice, 
 And who celestial wisdom makes 
 
 His early, only choice ! 
 2 For she has treasures greater far 
 
 Than east or west unfold; 
 And her rewards more precious are 
 Thau ail their stores of gold. 
 
PARAPHRASE 15 
 
 Let such as would with wisdom dwell, 
 Frequent the house of woe. 
 
 2 Better to weep with those who weep, 
 And share th' afflicted's smart, 
 
 Than mix with fools in giddy joys, 
 That cheat and wound the heart. 
 
 3 When virtuous sorrow clouds the face, 
 And tears bedim the eye, 
 
 The soul is led to solemn thought. 
 And wafted to the sky. 
 
 4 The wise in heart revisit oft 
 Grief's dark sequester'd cell ; 
 
 The thoughtless, still with levity 
 And mirth delight to dwell. 
 
 5 The noisy laughter of the fool 
 Is like the crackling sound 
 
 Of blazing thorns, which quickly fall 
 In ashes to the ground. 
 
 15 Eccles, ix. 4, 5, 6, 10. 
 
 AS long as life its term extends, 
 Hope's blest dominion never ends ; 
 For while the lamp holds on to burn, 
 The greatest sinner may return. 
 
 2 Life is the season God hast giv'n 
 To fly from hell, and rise to heav'n ; 
 That day of grace fleets fast away, 
 And none its rapid course can stay. 
 
 3 The living know that they must die; 
 But all the dead forgotten lie ; 
 Their mem'ry and their name is gone, 
 Alike unknowing, and unknown. 
 
 4 Their hatred and their love is lost, 
 Their envy buried in the dust ; 
 They have no share in all that's done 
 Beneath the circuit of the sun. 
 
PARAPHRASE 16—17 
 
 5 Then what thy thoughts deaign to do 
 Still let thy hands with might pursue; 
 Since no device nor work is found, 
 Nor wisdom underneath the ground. 
 
 6 In the cold grave, to which we haste. 
 There are no acts of pardon past; 
 But fix'd the doom of all remains, 
 And everlasting silence reigns. 
 
 16 Ecdes. xii. 1. 
 
 IN life's gay morn, when sprightly youth 
 With vital ardour glows, 
 And shines in all the fairest charms 
 Which beauty can disclose; 
 
 2 Deep on thy soul, before its pow'rs 
 Are yet by vice enslav'd. 
 
 Be thy Creator's glorious name 
 And character engrav'd. 
 
 3 For soon the shades of grief shall cloud 
 The sunshine of thy days ; 
 
 And cares and toils, in endless round, 
 Encompass all thy ways. 
 
 4 Soon shall thy heart, the woes of age, 
 In mournful groans deplore. 
 
 And sadly muse on former joys. 
 That now return no more. 
 
 17 Isa. i. 10,-19. 
 
 RULERS of Sodom ! hear the voice- 
 Of heav'n's eternal Lord; 
 Men of Gomorrah ! bend your ear 
 
 Submissive to his word. 
 2 'Tis thus he speaks : To what intent 
 
 Are your oblations vain ? 
 Why load my altars with your gifts. 
 Polluted and profane ? 
 
PARAPHRASE 18 
 
 3 Burnt off 'rings long may blaze to heav'n, 
 And incense cloud the skies ; 
 
 The worship and the M'orshipper 
 Are hateful in my eyes. 
 
 4 Your rites, your fasts, your pray'rs I scorn, 
 And pomp of solemn days : 
 
 1 know your hearts are full of guile, 
 And crooked are your ways. 
 
 5 But cleanse your hands, ye guilty race, 
 And cease from deeds of sin ; 
 
 Learn in your actions to be just, 
 And pure in heart witliin. 
 
 6 IMock not my name with honours vain, 
 But keep my holy laws; 
 
 Do justice to the friendless poor, 
 And plead the widow's cause. 
 
 7 Tiien, though your guilty souls are stainM 
 With sins of crimson dye. 
 
 Yet, through my grace, with snow itself 
 In whiteness they shall vie. 
 
 18, ^Isa, 5i. 2,-5. 
 EMOLD ! the mountain of the Lord 
 In latter days shall rise 
 On mountain tops, above the hills, 
 And draw the wond'ring eyes. 
 
 2 To this the joyful nations round, 
 All tribes and tongues shall flow; 
 
 Up to the hill of God, they'll say, 
 And to his house, well go. 
 
 3 The beam that shines from Zion hill 
 Shall lighten ev'ry land; 
 
 The King who reigns in Salem/s tow'rs 
 Shall all the world command. 
 
 4 Among the nations he shall judge; 
 His judgments truth shall guide; 
 
PARAPHRASE 19 
 
 His sceptre shall protect the just 
 And quell the sinner's pride., 
 
 5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds 
 Disturb those peaceful years ; 
 
 To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, 
 To pruning-hooks their spears. 
 
 6 No longer hosts encount'ring hosts, 
 Shall crouds of slain deplore ; 
 
 They hang the trumpet in the hall, 
 And study war no more. 
 
 7 Come then, O house of Jacob ! come 
 To worship at his shrine, 
 
 And, walking in the light of God, 
 With holy beauties shine. 
 
 19 Isa. ix. 2,— -8. 
 
 THE race that long in darkness pin'd 
 Have seen a glorious light; 
 The people dwell in day who dwelt 
 In death's surrounding night. 
 
 2 To hail thy rise, thou better Sun ! 
 The gathering nations come. 
 
 Joyous, as when the reapers bear 
 The harvest-treasures home. 
 
 3 For thou our burden hast remov'd, 
 And quell'd th' oppressor's sway ; 
 
 Quick as the slaughter'd squadrons fell 
 In IMidian's evil day. 
 
 4 To us a child of Hope is born, 
 To us a Son is giv'n ; 
 
 Him shall the tribes of earth obey, 
 Him, all the hosts of heav'n. 
 
 5 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 
 For evermore adorVI, 
 
 The Wonderful, the Counsellor, 
 The great and mighty Lord. 
 
PARAPHRASE 20 
 
 6 His pow'r increasing still shall spread; 
 
 His reign no end shall know ; 
 Justice shall guard his throne above, 
 
 And peace abound below. 
 
 H 
 
 20 Isa. xxvi. 1, — 7. 
 OW glorious Zion's courts appear 
 
 The city of our God ! 
 His throne he hath establish'd here, 
 
 Here fix'd his lov'd abode. 
 2 Its walls defended by his grace, 
 
 No pow'r shall e'er o'erthrow ; 
 Salvation is its bulwark sure 
 
 Against th' assailing foe. 
 S Lift up the everlasting gates, 
 
 The doors wide open fling; 
 Enter ye nations who obey 
 
 The statutes of our Iving. 
 
 4 Here shall ye taste unmingled joys, 
 And dwell in perfect peace, 
 
 Ye who have known Jehovah's name. 
 And trusted in his grace. 
 
 5 Trust in the Lord, for ever trust ! 
 And banish all your fears ; 
 
 Strength in the Lord Jehovah dwells, 
 Eternal as his years. 
 
 6 What tho' the wicked dwell on high? 
 His arm shall bring them low ; 
 
 Low as the caverns of tlie grave 
 Their lofty heads shall bow. 
 
 7 Along the dust shall then be spread 
 Their tow'rs, th.at brave the skies; 
 
 On them the needy 's feet shall tread, 
 And on their ruins rise. 
 
PARAPHRASE ^1—22 
 
 21 Isa. xxxiii. 15, — 18. 
 
 ATTEND, ye tribes that dwell remote, 
 Ye tribes at hand give ear ; 
 Th' upright in heart alone have hope, 
 The false in heart have fear. 
 
 2 The man who walks with God in truth, 
 
 And ev'ry guile disdains, 
 Who hates to Hft oppression's rod. 
 
 And scorns its shameful gains ; 
 5 Whose soul abhors th' impious bribe 
 
 That tempts from truth to stray; 
 And from th' enticing snares of vice 
 
 Who turns his eyes away: 
 
 4 His dwelling 'midst the strength of rocks, 
 Shall ever stand secure ; 
 
 His Father will provide his bread. 
 His water shall be sure. 
 
 5 For him the kingdom of the just 
 Afar doth glorious shine ; 
 
 And he the King of kings shall see 
 In majesty divine. 
 
 22 Isa, xl. 27. to the end. 
 
 WHY pour'st thou forth thine anxious plaint, 
 Despairing of relief, 
 As if the Lord o'erlook'd thy cause, 
 And did not heed thy grief? 
 
 2 Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, 
 That firm remains on high 
 
 The everlasting throne of him 
 AVho form'd the earth and sky? 
 
 3 Art thou afraid his powV shall fail 
 When comes thy evil day? 
 
 And can an all-creating arm 
 Grow weary or decay ? 
 
PARAPHRASE 23 
 
 4 Supreme in wisdom as in pow'r 
 The Rock of Ages stands ; 
 
 Tho' him thou canst not see, nor trace 
 The working of his hands. 
 
 5 He gives the conquest to the weak, 
 Supports the fainting heart ; 
 
 And courage in the evil hour 
 His heav'nly aids impart. 
 
 6 Mere human power shall fast decay^ 
 And youthful vigour cease ; 
 
 But they that wait upon the Lord, 
 
 In strength shall still increase. - 
 
 7 They v/ith unweary'd feet shall tread 
 The path of life divine; 
 
 With growing ardour onward move, 
 With growing brightness shine. 
 
 8 On eagle's wings they mount, they soar, 
 Their wings are faith and love. 
 
 Till, past the cloudy regions here, 
 They rise to heav'n above. 
 23 Isa, xhi. 1,-13. 
 
 BEHOLD my servant! see him rise 
 Exalted in my might ! 
 Him have I chosen, and in him 
 
 I place supreme delight. 
 Q On him, in rich effusion pour'd, 
 
 My Spirit shall descend; 
 iJy truths and judgments he shall show 
 To earth's remotest end. 
 
 3 Gentle and still shall he his voice ; 
 No threats from him proceed ; 
 
 The smoking flax he shall not quench, 
 Nor break the bruised reed. 
 
 4 The feeble spark to flames he'll raise; 
 The weak will not despise; 
 
PARAPHRASE 23 
 
 Judgment he shall brhig forth to truth, 
 And make the fallen rise. 
 
 5 The progress of his zeal and pow'r 
 Shall never know^ decline, 
 
 Till foreign lands, and distant isles, 
 Receive the law divine. 
 
 6 He who erected heav'n's bright arch, 
 And b^de the planets roll, 
 
 Who peopled all the climes of earth, 
 And formed the human soul, 
 
 7 Thus saith the Lord, Thee have I rais'd, 
 My prophet thee install ; 
 
 In right Tve rais'd thee, and in strength 
 I'll succour whom I call. 
 
 8 I will establish with the lands 
 A covenant in thee, 
 
 To give the Gentile nations light, 
 And set the pris'ners free. 
 
 9 Asunder burst the gates of brass ; 
 The iron fetters fall; 
 
 And gladsome light and liberty. 
 Are straight restor'd to all. 
 
 10 I am the Lord, and by tlie name 
 Of great Jehovah known ; 
 
 No idol shall usurp my praise, 
 Xor mount into my throne. 
 
 1 1 Lo I former scenes, predicted once, 
 Conspicuous rise to view; 
 
 And future scenes, predicted now, 
 Shall be accomplished too. 
 
 12 Sing to the Lord in joyful strains ! 
 Let earth his praise resound. 
 
 Ye who upon the ocean dwell. 
 And fill the isles around 1 
 
PARAPHRASE 24 
 
 15 O city of the Lord ! begin 
 
 Th' universal song ; 
 And let the scatter'd villages 
 
 The cheerful notes prolong, 
 l^ Let Kedar's wilderness afar 
 
 Lift up its lonely voice, 
 And let the tenants of the rock 
 
 With accents rude rejoice ; * 
 
 15 Till midst the streams of distant lands, 
 
 The islands sound his praise; 
 And all combin'd, with one accord, 
 
 Jehovah's glories raise. 
 
 £4 Isa. xlix. 13,-17. 
 
 YE heav'ns send forth your song of praise ! 
 Earth raise your voice below ! 
 Let hills and mountain join the hymn, 
 And joy thro' nature flow. 
 
 2 Behold how gracious is our God ! 
 Hear the consoling strains 
 
 In which he cheers our drooping hearts. 
 And mitigates our pains. 
 
 3 Cease ye, when days of darkness come, 
 In sad dismay to mourn, 
 
 As if the Lord could leave his saints 
 Forsaken or forlorn. 
 
 4 Can the fond mother e'er foro'et 
 The infant whom she bore? 
 
 And can its plaintive cries be heard, 
 Nor move compassion more ? 
 
 5 She may forget ; nature may fail 
 A parent's heart to move ; 
 
 But Zion on my heart shall dwell 
 
 In everlasting love. 
 Full in my sight, upon my hands 
 
 I have engrav'd her name; 
 
PARAPHRASE 23 
 
 My hands shall build her ruiii'd walls, 
 And raise her broken frame. 
 25 Isa. liii. 
 
 HOW few receive with cordial faith 
 The tidings wlilch we bring? 
 How few have seen the arm reveafd 
 Of heaven's eternal King? 
 
 2 The Saviour comes ! no outward pomp 
 Bespeaks his presence nigh ; 
 
 No earthly beauty shines in him, 
 To draw the carnal eye. 
 
 3 Fair as a beaut'ous tender flow'r 
 Amidst the desert grows, 
 
 So, slighted by a rebel-race, 
 Tlie heav'nly Saviour rose. 
 
 4 Rejected and despised of men, 
 Behold a man of woe ! 
 
 Grief was his close companion still, 
 Through all his life below. 
 
 5 Yet all tlie griefs he felt were ours, 
 Ours were tbiC woes he bore ; 
 
 Pangs not his own, his spotless soul, 
 With bitter anguish tore. 
 
 6 We held him as condemn'd by heav'n, 
 An outcast from his God, 
 
 While for our sins he groan'd, he bled, ^ 
 Beneath his Fatiier's rod. 
 
 7 His sacred blood hath wash'd our souls 
 From sin's polluted stain ; 
 
 His stripes have heal'd us, and his death 
 Reviv'd our souls ao:ain. 
 
 8 We all, like sheep, had gone astray 
 In ruin's fatal road ; 
 
 On him were our transgressions laid ; 
 He bore the mighty load. 
 P 
 
PARAPHRASE 26 
 
 9 Wrong d and oppressVI, how meekly be 
 In patient silence stood ! 
 
 I\Iute, as the peaceful harmless lanib, 
 When brou2;ht to shed its blood. 
 
 10 Who can his generation tell ? 
 From prison see him led, 
 
 With impious sheu^ of law condemn'd^ 
 And numbered with the dead. 
 
 1 1 'r\Iidst sinners low in dust he lay ;. 
 The rich a grave supply'd : 
 
 Unspotted was his blanieless life, 
 
 Unstain'd by sin he died. 
 1-2 Yet God shall raise his head en liigb. 
 
 Though thus he brought him low; 
 His sacred off'ring when complete. 
 
 Shall terminate his woe. 
 
 13 For, saith the Lord, my pleasure then 
 Sliall prosper in his hand ; 
 
 His shall a numerous offspring ])e, 
 And still his honours stand. 
 
 14 His soul, rejoicing, shall behold 
 The purchase of his pain ; 
 
 And all the guilty whom he sav'd 
 Shall bless Messiah's reign. 
 
 15 He with the great shall share the spoil, 
 And baffle all his foes; 
 
 Though rank'd with sinners here'hc fell, 
 
 A conqueror he rose. 
 15 He died to bear the guilt of men, 
 
 That sin might be forgiven : 
 He lives to bless them and defend. 
 
 And plead their cause in heav'n. 
 
 26 Isa, Iv. 
 
 HO ! ye that thirst, approach the sprinjj 
 Where living waters flow; 
 
PARAPHRASE 26 
 
 Free to that sacred fountain all 
 Without a price niay go. 
 
 2 How long to streams of false delight 
 Will ye in crowds repair? 
 
 How long your strength and suhstance waste 
 On tritles light as air? 
 
 3 My stores afford those rich supplies 
 That health and pleasure give ; 
 
 Incline your ear, and con^iC to nie, 
 The soul that hears shall live. 
 
 4 With you a covenant I will make, 
 That ever sh.all endure; 
 
 The hope vvhich gladden'd David's heart 
 
 jMy mercy liath made sure. 
 ^ Behold he comes ! your leader comes, 
 
 With might and honour crown'd; 
 A witness, who shall spread my name 
 
 To earth's remotest bound. 
 
 6 See ! nations hasten to his call 
 From ev'ry distant shore ; 
 
 Isles yet unknown shall bow to him, 
 And Israel's God adore. 
 
 7 Seek ye the Lord, while yet his ear 
 Is open to your call ; 
 
 W^hile offer'd mercy still is near, 
 Before liis footstool fall. 
 
 8 Let sinners quit their evil ways, 
 Their evil thoughts forego ; 
 
 And God, when they to him return, 
 Returning grace will show. 
 
 9 He pardons with o'erflowing love ; 
 For hear the voice divine : 
 
 i\Iy nature is not like to yours, 
 Nor like your ways are mine : 
 
PARAPHRASE 2? 
 
 10 But far as heaven's resplendent orbs 
 Beyond earth's spot extend, 
 
 As far my thouglits, as far my ways, 
 Your ways and thoughts transcend. 
 
 11 And as the rains from heav'n distil, 
 Nor thither mount again, 
 
 But swell the earth with fruitful juice, 
 And all its tribes sustain : 
 
 12 So not a word that flows from me 
 Shall ineffectual fall ; 
 
 But universal nature prove 
 Obedient to my call. 
 
 13 With joy and peace shall then be led 
 The glad converted lands ; 
 
 The lofty mountains then shall sing, 
 The forests clap their hands. 
 
 14 Where briers grew 'midst barren wilds, 
 Shall firs and m3n'tles spring ; 
 
 And nature, through its utmost bounds, 
 Eternal praises sing. 
 
 27 Isa. Ivii. 15, 16. 
 
 THUS speaks the high and lofty One; 
 Ye tribes of earth, give ear; 
 The words of your ahnighty King 
 With sacred revVetice hear: 
 
 2 Amidst the majesty of heav'n 
 My throne is fix'd on high; 
 
 And through eternity I hear 
 The praises of the sky : 
 
 3 Yet, looking down, I visit oft 
 The humble hallow'd cell; 
 
 And with the penitent who mourn, 
 'Tis my delight to dwell : 
 
 4 The down-cast spirit to revive, 
 The sad in soul to cheer ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 28-29 
 
 And from the bed of dust the man 
 Of heart contrite to rear : 
 
 5 With me dwells no relentless wrath 
 
 Against the Imman race; ^ 
 
 The souls which I have form'd shall find 
 A refuge in my grace. 
 
 28 Zsa, Iviii. 5r-'9^ 
 
 ATTEND, and mark the solemn last 
 Which to the Lord is dear ; 
 Disdain the false unhallowVl ir;ask' 
 
 Which vain dissemhlers wear. 
 Q Do I delight in sorrov.^'s dress? 
 
 Saith he who reigns above ; 
 The hanging head and rueful look, 
 Will they attract my love ? 
 
 3 Let such as feel oppression's load 
 Thy tender pity share ; 
 
 And let the helpless, homeless poor, 
 Be thy peculiar care. 
 
 4 Go, bid the hungr}^ orphan be 
 With thy abundance blessVl ; 
 
 Invite the wand'rer to thy gate, 
 And spread the couch of rest. 
 
 5 Let him who pines with piercing cold 
 By thee be warm'd and clad ; 
 
 Be thine the blissful task to make 
 The downcast mourner glad. 
 
 6 Then, bright as morning, shall come forth, 
 In peace and joy, thy days; 
 
 And glory from the Lord above 
 Shall shine on all thy ways. 
 
 29 Lament, iii. 37, — 40. 
 
 AMIDST the mighty where is he 
 Who saith, and it is done.^^ 
 
PARAPHRASE 30 
 
 Each varying scene of changeful life 
 Is from the Lord alone. 
 
 2 He gives in gladsome bow'rs to dwell, 
 Or clothes in sorrow's shroud ; 
 
 His hand hath form'd the light, his hand 
 
 Hath form'd the dark'ning cloud. 
 S Why should a living man complain 
 
 Beneath the chast'ning rod? 
 Our sins afflict lis ; and the cross 
 
 Must bring us back to God. 
 4 O sons of men ! with anxious care 
 
 Your hearts and ways explore ; 
 Return from paths of vice to God; 
 
 Return, and sin no more. 
 
 30 Hosea^ vi. 1, — 4. 
 
 COME, let us to the Lord our God 
 With contrite hearts return ; 
 Our God is gracious, nor will leave 
 
 The desolate to mourn. 
 ^ His voice commands the tempest forth^ 
 
 And stills the stormy wave ; 
 And though his arm be strong to smite, 
 'Tis also strong to save. 
 
 3 Long hath the night of sorrow reigii'd, 
 The dawn shall bring us light ; 
 
 God shall appear, and we shall rise 
 With gladness in his sight. 
 
 4 Our hearts, if God we seek to know^ 
 Shall know him, and rejoice ; 
 
 His coming like the morn shall be, 
 Like morning songs his voice. 
 
 5 As dew upon the tender herb, 
 Diffusing fragrance round ; 
 
 As show'rs that usher in the spring, 
 And cheer the thirsty ground: 
 
PARAPHRASE 31—32 
 
 6 So shall his presence bless our souls, 
 
 And shed a joyful light ; 
 That hallowed morn shall chase away 
 
 The sorrows of the night. 
 
 31 Afkah, vi. 6,-9. 
 
 THUS speaks the heathen ? how shall man 
 The Povv^'r Supreme adore? 
 With what accepted off'rings come 
 His mercv to imulore? 
 
 2 Shall clouds of incense to ihQ .skies 
 With grateful odour speed ? 
 
 Or victims from a thousand hills 
 Upon the altar hleed? 
 
 3 Does justice nobler blood demand 
 To save the sinner's life? 
 
 Shall, trembling, in Ids offspring's side, 
 The father plunge the knife ? 
 
 4 No; God rejects tlie bloody rites 
 Which blindfold zeal began"; 
 
 His oracles of truth proclaim 
 
 The message brouglit to man. 
 6 He what is good hath clearly shown, 
 
 O fav^our'd race ! to thee. 
 And what doth God require of those 
 
 Who bend to him the knee ? 
 
 6 Thy deeds, let sacred justice rule ; 
 
 Thy heart, let mercy fill ; 
 And w^alking humbly with thy God, 
 
 To him resign thy will. 
 
 32 Habak. iii. 17, 18. 
 
 WHAT though no flow'rs the fig-tree clothe, 
 Tho' vines their fruit deny; 
 The labour of the olive fail, 
 And fields no meat supply ? 
 
PARAPHRASE SS 
 
 2 Though from the fold with sad surprise, 
 
 My flock cut off I see; 
 Though famine pines in empty stalls, 
 
 Where herds were wont to he? 
 5 Yet in the Lord will I be glad, 
 
 And glory in his love; 
 In himlH joy, who will the God 
 
 Of ray salvation prove. 
 
 4 He to my tardy feet shall lend 
 The swiftness of the roe ; 
 
 Till, rais'd on high, I safely dwell 
 Beyond tlie reach of woe. 
 
 5 God is the treasure of my soul, 
 The source of lasting joy; 
 
 A joy which want shall not impair. 
 Nor death itself destroy. 
 
 SS Matth. vi. 9,-14. 
 
 1 RATHER of all ! we bow to thee, 
 Who dwell'st in heaven ador'd; 
 But present still through all thy works, 
 
 The universal Lord. 
 2 For ever hallo w'd be thy name 
 
 By all beneath ""the skies ; 
 And may thy kingdom still advance. 
 
 Till grace to glory rise. 
 5 A grateful homage may we yield, 
 
 With hearts resign'd to thee; 
 And as in heav'n thy will is done. 
 
 On earth so let it be. 
 
 4 From day to day we humbly own 
 The hand that feeds us still : 
 
 Give us our bread, and teach to rest 
 Contented in thy will. 
 
 5 Our sins before thee we confess; 
 O may they be forgiv'n ! 
 
PARAPHRASE 34 
 
 As we to others mercy show. 
 We mercy beg from heav'ii. 
 
 6 Still let thy grace our life direct ; 
 From evil guard our ^yay ; 
 
 And in temptations fatal path 
 Permit us not to stray. 
 
 7 For thine the pow'r, the kingdom thine ; 
 All glory's due to thee ; 
 
 Thine from eternity they were, 
 And thine shall ever be. 
 
 34 Matth. xi. 25, to the end. 
 
 THUS spoke the Saviour of the world, 
 And rais'd his eyes to heav'n ! 
 To thee O Father ! Lord of all, 
 Eternal praise be giv'n. 
 
 2 Thou to the pure and lowly heart 
 Hast heav'nly truth revealed; 
 
 Which from the self-conceited mind 
 Thy wisdom hath conceafd. 
 
 3 Even so, thou Father ! hast ordam'd 
 Thy high decree to stand ; 
 
 Nor men nor angels may presume 
 The reason to demand. 
 
 4 Thou only knosv'st the Son: from thee 
 My kingdom I receive ; 
 
 And none the Father know but they 
 Who in the Son believe. 
 
 5 Come then to me, alt ye who groan, 
 With guilt and fears oppressed ; 
 
 Resign to ■ '3 the v/iliins; Ijcart, 
 And 1 Nv ii \;ive you rest. 
 
 6 Take up my yoke, and learn of me 
 The meek and lowly mind; 
 
 And thus your weary troubled souls 
 
 Repose and peace shall find, p S 
 
PARAPHRASE 35—36' 
 
 7 For liglit and gentle is my yoke; 
 
 The burden I impose 
 Shall ease the heart, which groan'd before 
 
 Eeneatli a load of woes. 
 
 35 Matth, xxvi. 26,-29. 
 
 ^^ I ^WAS on that night, when doom'd to know 
 X The eager rage of ev'ry foe, 
 That night in vvhicli he was betiay'd, 
 The Saviour of the world took bread ; 
 
 S And after thanks and glory giv'n 
 To him that rules in earth and heav'n, 
 That symbol of his flesh he broke. 
 And thus to all his followers spoke: 
 
 5 My broken body thus I give 
 
 For you, for ail ; take, eat, and live; 
 
 And oft the sacred rite renew, 
 
 That brings my wondrous love to view. 
 
 A Then in his hands the cup he rais'd. 
 And God anew he thank'd and prais'd; 
 While kindness in his bosom glow'd, 
 And from his lips salvation flow'd. 
 
 5 My blood I thus pour forth, he cries^ 
 To cleanse the soul in sin that lies; 
 In this the covenant is scal'd, 
 
 And heaven's eternal grace reveal'd. 
 
 6 With love to man this cup is fraught. 
 Let all partake the sacred draught; 
 Through latest ages let it pour, 
 
 In mem'ry of my dying hour. 
 
 36 Luke, i. 46,— 56. 
 
 MY soul and spirit, fill'd with joy, 
 My God and Saviour praise, 
 Wiiose goodness did, from poor estate^ 
 His humble handmaid raise* 
 
PARAPHRASE 37 
 
 2 Me bless'd of God, the God of miglii, 
 All ages shall proclaim ; 
 
 From age to age his mercy lasts, 
 And holy is his name. 
 
 3 Strength with his arm th' Almighty shew'd; 
 The proud his looks abas'd ; 
 
 He cast the mighty to the ground, 
 The meek to honour rais'd. 
 
 4 The hungry with good things were fiU'd, 
 The rich with hunger pin'd ; 
 
 He sent his servant Israel help, 
 And call'd his love to mind : 
 
 5 Which to our fathers' ancient race 
 His promise did ensure, 
 
 To Abraham and his chosen seed, 
 For ever to endure. 
 
 37 Luke, ii. 8,-15. 
 
 WHILE humble shepherds watch'd their 
 In Bethle'm's plains by night,, [flocks 
 An angel sent from heav'n appear'd, 
 And fiU'd the plains with light. 
 
 2 Fear not, he said, (for sudden dread 
 Had seiz'd their troubled mind); 
 
 Glad tidings of great joy I bring- 
 To you and all mankind. 
 
 3 To you, in David's town, this day, 
 Is born, of David's line, 
 
 The Saviour who is Christ the Lord ; 
 And this shall be the sign : 
 
 4 The heav'nly babe you there shall find 
 To human view display 'd. 
 
 All meanly v/rapt in swaddling bands, 
 And in a manger laid. 
 
 5 Thus spike the seraph; and forthwith 
 Appear'd a shining throng 
 
PARAPHRASE 38 
 
 Of angels praising God; and thus 
 
 Address'd their joyful song: 
 6 All glory be to God on high, 
 
 And to the earth be peace ; 
 Good will is shewn by heav'n to men, 
 
 And never more shall cease. 
 
 38 Luke, ii. Q5,—33. 
 
 JUST and devout old Simeon liv'ds 
 To him it was reveaFd, 
 That Christ, the Lord, his eyes should sec, 
 Ere death his 3ye-lids seal'd. 
 
 2 For th': consoling gift of heav'n 
 
 To Israel's fallen state, 
 From year to year with patient hope 
 
 The aged saint did wait. 
 5 Nor did he wait in vain ; for, lo ! 
 
 Hevolving years brought round, 
 In season due, the happy day. 
 
 Which all his vx^ishes crown'd. 
 
 4 When Jesus to the temple brought 
 By Mary's pious care. 
 
 As heaven's appointed rites required. 
 To God was ofFer'd tliere, 
 
 5 Simeon into those sacred courts 
 A heav'nly impuLe drew; 
 
 He saw the Virgin hold her Son, 
 And straight his Lord he knew. 
 
 6 With holy joy up^n his face, 
 The good old father smil'd ; 
 
 Then fondly in his witlier'd arms 
 He clasp'd the promis'd child ; 
 
 7 And wliile he held the heav'n-born babe, 
 Ordain'd to bless mankind. 
 
 Thus spoke, with earnest look, and heart, 
 Exuiting yet resigu'd ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 39 
 
 8 Now, Lord ! according to thy word, 
 Let me in peace depart; 
 
 Mine eyes have thy salvation seen, 
 And o-ladness tills my heart. 
 
 9 At length my arms embrace my Lord, 
 Novv^ let their \-igour cease; 
 
 At last my eyes my Saviour see, 
 Now let tiiem close in peace. 
 
 10 This great salvation, long prepar'd, 
 And now discios'd to view, 
 
 Hath prov'd thy love was constant still, 
 And promises vsere true. 
 
 11 That Sun I nov\' behold, whose light 
 Shall heathen darkness chase; 
 
 And rays of brightest glory pour 
 Around thy clioscii race. 
 
 39 Luke, iv. IS, ---19. 
 
 HARK, the glad sound, tlie Saviour comes! 
 The Saviour promis'd long- 
 Let ev'ry heart exult with joy, 
 And ev'ry voice be song ! 
 
 2 On him the Spirit, largely shed, 
 Exerts its sacred fire ; 
 
 Wisdom and might, and zeal and love, 
 His holy oreast inspire. 
 
 3 He comes ! the prisoners to relieve 
 In Satan's bondage held ; 
 
 The gates of brass before him burst, 
 The iron fetters yield. 
 
 4 He comes ! from dark'ning scales of vice 
 To clear the inward s^ght, 
 
 And on the eye-balls of tiie blind^ 
 To pour celestial light. 
 
 5 He coines ! the broken hearts to bind. 
 The bleeding souis to cure^ 
 
PARAPHRASE 40 
 
 And with the treasures of liis grace 
 Enrich the humble poor. 
 
 6 The sacred year has now revolv'd, 
 Accepted of the Lord, 
 
 When heaven's high promise is ftdfiird, 
 And Israel is res tor VI. 
 
 7 Our glad hosannahs, Prince of Peace ! 
 Thy welcome shall proclaim ; 
 
 And heaven's exalted arches ring 
 With thy most honour'd name. 
 
 40 Luke, XV. 13,-25. 
 
 THE wretched prodigal behold 
 In mis'ry laying lovv% 
 Wliom vice had sunk from high estate, 
 And plunged in want and woe. 
 
 2 While I, despis'd and scorn'd, he cries, 
 Starve in a foreign land, 
 
 The meanest in my father's house 
 Is fed with bounteous hand : 
 
 3 I'll o-o and with a mournino^ voice 
 Fall down before his face : 
 
 Father ! I've sinn'd 'gainst heav'n and the^, 
 Nor can deserve thy grace. 
 
 4 He said, and hasten'd to his home, 
 To seek his father's love : 
 
 The father sees him from afar. 
 And all his bowels move: 
 
 5 He ran and fell upon his neck^ 
 Embrac'd and kiss'd his son ; 
 
 The grieving prodigal be waif d 
 The tollies he had done. 
 
 6 No mc^re, ray father, can I hope 
 To find paternal grace ; 
 
 My utmost wish is to obtain 
 A servant's humble place. - 
 
PARAPHRASE 41 
 
 7 Bring forth the fairest robe for him, 
 The joyful father said ; 
 
 To him each mark of grace be shown, 
 And ev'ry honour paid. 
 
 8 A day of feasting I ordain ; 
 Let mirth and song abound ; 
 
 !My son was dead, and hves again, 
 Was lost, and no'>v' is found. 
 
 9 Thus joy abounds in paradise. 
 Amongst the hosts of heav'n, 
 
 Soon as the sinner quits his sins. 
 Repents, and is forgiv'n. 
 
 41 Jolu?, iii. 14,— ] 9. 
 
 AS when the Hebrew prophet rais'd 
 The brazen serpent high, 
 The wounded look'd, and straight were cur'd, 
 The people ceas'd to die : 
 
 2 So from the Saviour on the cross 
 A h.ealing virtue flows ; 
 
 Who looks to him with lively faith, 
 Is sav'd from endless v/oes. 
 
 3 For God gave up his Son to death, 
 So gen'rous was iiis love, 
 
 That all the faithful might enjoy 
 Eternal hfe above. 
 
 4 Not to condemn the sons of men 
 The Son of God appeai 'd ; 
 
 No weapons in his hand are seen, 
 Nor voice of terror heard ; 
 
 5 He came to raise our fallen state, 
 And our lost hopes restore ; 
 
 Faith leads us to the mercy-seat, 
 And bids us fear no more. 
 
 6 But vengeance just for ever lies 
 
 On all the rebel-race, i ''.'•■ 
 
PARAPHRASE 42—43 
 
 Who God's eternal Son despise. 
 And scorn his ofifer'd grace. 
 
 4:2 John, xiv. 1. — 7. 
 
 LET not Your hearts with anxious thought* 
 Be troubled or dismayd ; 
 But trust in Providence divine, 
 And trust mv crracious aid. 
 
 2 I to my Eather's house return; 
 
 There numVous mansions stand, 
 And glor>' manifold abounds 
 
 Through all the happy land. 
 
 S I go your entrance to secure, 
 
 And your abode prepare ; 
 Regions unknown are safe to you, 
 
 When I your friend am there. 
 
 4 Thence shall I come, when ages close. 
 To take you home with me ; 
 
 There we shall meet to part no more. 
 And still together be. 
 
 5 I am the way, the truth, the life : 
 No son of human race: 
 
 But such as I conduct and guide, 
 Shall see my Father's face. 
 
 43 John, xiv. 25,— S8. 
 ■\7'0U now must hear m.y voice no more^ 
 
 X My Father calls me home ; 
 But soon f/oni heav'n the Holy Ghost, 
 
 Your Comforter, shall come. 
 2 That heav'nly Teacher, sent from God, 
 
 Shall your v:\v:^.e soul inspire; 
 Your minds shall fill with sa^.red truth, 
 
 Your hearts with sacred fire. 
 5 Peace >. the gift I leave with you. 
 
 My peace to you bequeath; 
 
PARAPHRASE 44—45 
 
 Peace that shall comfort you tlirough life, 
 And cheer your souls in death. 
 
 4 I give not, as the \vorld bestows, 
 AVich promise false and vain; 
 
 Xor cares, nor fears, shall wound the heart 
 In which my words remain. 
 
 44 John, xix. 30. 
 
 BEHOLD the Saviour on the cross, 
 A spectacle of woe ! 
 See from his ao'onizin^ wounds 
 
 The blood incessant flow, 
 52 Till death's pale ensigns o'er his cheek 
 
 And trembling lips were spread; 
 Till light forsook his closing eyes, 
 And life his drooping head. 
 
 3 'Tis finish'd — was his latest voice ; 
 These sacred accents oer, 
 
 He bow'd his head, gave up the ghost, 
 And suffer"d pain no more. 
 
 4 'Tis finish'd — The ^Messiah dies 
 For sins, but not his own; 
 
 The great redemption is complete. 
 And Satan's po\v"r o'erthrown. 
 
 5 "Tis finish'd — All liis groans are past; 
 His blood, his paiu, and toils, 
 
 Have ftdly vanquished our foes, 
 And cro\\ii'd liim with then' spoils. 
 
 6 'Tis finish'd — Legal worship ends, 
 And gospel ages run ; 
 
 All old things now are past away, 
 And a new world beeun. 
 
 r 
 
 45 Ronu ii. 4, — S. 
 !^XGRATEEUL sinners! whence this scorn 
 
 Of God's long-suifring grace 
 
PARAPHRASE 46 
 
 And whence this madness, that insults 
 Th' Almighty to his face ? 
 
 2 Is it because his }3atience waits, 
 And pitying bo^vels move, 
 
 You multiply transgressions more 
 And scorn his offer'd love? 
 
 3 Dost thou not know, self-blinded man! 
 His goodness is designed 
 
 To wake repentance in thy soul, 
 And melt thy hardened mind ? 
 
 4 And Vv^ilt thou rather choose to meet 
 Th' Almighty as thy foe, 
 
 And treasure np his wrath in stor^ 
 Against the day of woe ! 
 
 5 Soon shall that fatal day approach, 
 That must thy sentence seal. 
 
 And righteoua.judgments now unknown, 
 
 In awful pomp reveal; 
 6' While they who full of holy deeds 
 
 To glory seek to rise. 
 Continuing patient to the end, ^ 
 
 Shall gain th' immortal prize. 
 
 46 Rom. Hi. 19,— -22. 
 
 VAIN are the hopes the sons of men 
 LTpon their works have built; 
 Their hearts by nature are unclean, 
 
 Their actions full of guilt. 
 9^ Silent let Jew and Gentile stand, 
 
 W'thout one vauntini^ word; 
 And, humbled lo^\-, confers iheir guilt 
 
 Before heaven's righteous Lord. 
 3 No hope can on the law^ be built 
 
 Of justifying grace ; 
 Tlie la\v% that sho^vs t-he sinner's guilt, 
 
 Condemns him to his face. 
 
PARx\PHRASE 47—48 
 
 4 Jesus ! how glorious is tliy grace ! 
 When ill t'ny name we trust, 
 
 Our faith receives a rio-liteousness 
 That makes tlie sinner just. 
 
 47 P-om. \\. \, — 7. 
 
 AKD shall \\Q then go on to sin 
 That grace may more abound ? 
 Great God ! forbid that such a thought 
 Should in our breast be found ! 
 
 2 Vr'hen to the sacred fount we came, 
 
 Did not the rite proclaim, 
 That, wash'd from sin, and all its stains, 
 
 New creatures we became ? 
 
 5 With Christ the Lord we died to sin ; 
 With him to life we rise, 
 
 To life, which now begun on earth. 
 
 Is perfect in the skies. 
 4 Too long enthrall'd to Satan's sway, 
 
 We now are slaves no more ; 
 For Christ hath vanquish'd death and sin, 
 
 Our freedom to restore. 
 
 48 Rom, viii. 31. to. the end. 
 
 LET Christian faith and hope dispel 
 The fears of guilt and woe ; 
 The Lord Almighty is our friend, 
 And who can prove a foe? 
 
 2 He who his Son, most dear and lov'd, 
 Gave up for us to die, 
 
 Shall he not all things freely give 
 That goodness can supply ? 
 
 3 Behold the best, the greatest gift, 
 Of everlasting love ! 
 
 Behold the pledge of peace below. 
 And perfect bliss above ! 
 
PARAPHRASE 49 
 
 4 Where is the judge who can condemn, 
 Since God hath justified ? 
 
 Who shall charge those with guilt or crime 
 For whom the Saviour died ? 
 
 5 Tlie Saviour died, but rose again 
 Triumpliant from the grave ; 
 
 And pleads our cause at God's right hand, 
 Omnipotent to save. 
 
 6 Who, then, can e'er divide us more 
 From Jesus and his love. 
 
 Or break the sacred chain that binds 
 The earth to heav'n above ! 
 
 7 Let troubles rise, and terrors frown, 
 And days of darkness fail ; 
 
 Through him all dangers we'll defy, 
 And more than conquer all. 
 
 8 Nor death, nor life, nor earth, nor hell> 
 Nor time's destroying sway, 
 
 Can e'er efface us from his heart, 
 Or make his love decay. 
 
 9 Each future period that will bless^ 
 As it has bless'd the past; 
 
 He lov'd us from the first of time ; 
 He loves us to the last. 
 
 49 1 Cor. xiii. 
 
 THOUGH perfect eloquence adorn'd 
 My sweet persuading tongue. 
 Though i could speak in higher strains 
 Than ever angel sung ; 
 
 2 Tliough prophecy my soul inspired, 
 And made all myst'ries plain ; 
 
 Yet, were I void of Cliristlan love. 
 These gifts were all in vain. 
 
 3 Nay, though my faith, with boundless pow'r, 
 Ev'n mountains could remove, 
 
PARx\PHRASE 49 
 
 I still am nothing, if I'm void 
 . Of charity and love. 
 
 4 Although M ith lib'ral hand I gave 
 My goods the poor to feed, 
 
 Nay, gave my body to the flames, 
 Still fruitless were the deed. 
 
 5 Love suffers long; love envies not; 
 But love is ever kind ; 
 
 She never boasteth of herself. 
 Nor proudly lifts the mind. 
 
 6 Love harbours no suspicious thought, 
 Is patient to the bad ; 
 
 Griev'd when she hears of sins and crimes, 
 And in the truth is glad. 
 
 7 Love no unseemly carriage shows, 
 Nor selfishly confin'd ; 
 
 She glows with social tenderness. 
 And feels for all mankind. 
 
 8 Love beareth much, much she believes, 
 And still she hopes the best; 
 
 Love m.eeklv suffers manv a wronoj" 
 Though sore with hardship pressed. 
 
 9 Love still shall hold an endless reign 
 In earth and heav'n above, 
 
 "When tongues shall cease, and prophets fail, 
 And ev'ry gift but love. 
 
 10 Here all our gifts imperfect are; 
 But better days draw nigh. 
 
 When perfect light shall pour its rays, 
 And all those shadows fly. 
 
 1 1 Like children here we speak and think, 
 Amus'd with childish toys ; 
 
 But w^hen our pow'rs their manhood reach; 
 V/e'll scorn our present joys. 
 
PARAPHRASE 50 
 
 12 Now dark and dim, as through a glass, 
 Are God and truth beheld ; 
 
 Then shall we see, as face to face, 
 And God shall be unveil'd. 
 
 13 Faith, Hope, and Love, now dwell on earth. 
 And earth by t!iem is blest ; 
 
 But Faith and Hope must yield to Love, 
 Of all the graces best. 
 
 14 Hope shall to full fruition rise. 
 And Faith to sight above; 
 
 These are the means, but this the end; 
 For saints for ever love. 
 
 50 1 Cor. XV. 52. to the end. 
 HEN the last trumpet's awful voice 
 This rending earth shall shake. 
 When op ning graves shall yield their charge, 
 And dust to life awake. 
 
 2 Tb.ose bodies that corrupted fell, 
 Shall incorrupted rise ; 
 
 And mortal forms shall spring to life 
 Immortal in the skies. 
 
 3 Behold, what heav'nly prophets sung, 
 Is now at last fulfil Fd, 
 
 That death should yield his ancient reign, 
 And vanquished quit tlie field. 
 
 4 Let faith exalt her joyful voice, 
 And tlius begin to sing : 
 
 O grave! where is thy triumph now? 
 
 And vv'here, O death ! thy sting! 
 5 'Thy sting was sin, and conscious guilt; 
 
 'Twas this that arm/d thy dart; 
 The law gave sin its strength, and force 
 
 To pierce the sinner's heart. 
 6 But CJod, whose name be ever blest ! 
 
 Disarms that foe we dread, 
 
PARAPHRASE 51 
 
 And makes us conqu'rors when we die, 
 Through Christ our Hving head. 
 
 7 Then stedfast let us still remain, 
 Thou iih dano-ers rise around, 
 
 And in the vv^ork prescrib'd by God 
 Yet more and more abound ; 
 
 8 Assur'd that tliough we labour now, 
 V/e labour not in vain, 
 
 But, through the grace of heaven's great Lord, 
 Th' eternal croun shall gain. 
 
 51 2 Cor, V. 1,---11. 
 
 SOON shall this earthly frame dissolvVl 
 In death and ruins lie ; 
 But better mansions wait the just, 
 
 PreparVl above the sky. 
 2 An house eternal, built by God, 
 
 Shall lodge tlic holy mind ; 
 When once those prison walls have fall'n 
 By which 'tis now coniin'd. 
 
 S Hence, burden'd with a weight of clay, 
 
 We groan beneatli the load, 
 Waiting the hour which sets us free. 
 
 And brings us home to God. 
 
 4 We know that when tho, soul uncloth'd 
 Shall from this body fly, 
 
 'Twill animate a purer frame, 
 With life that cannot die. y 
 
 5 Such are the hopes that cheer tlie just; 
 These hopes their God hath giv'n ; 
 
 His Spirit is the earnest now, 
 Arui seals their souls for heav'n. 
 
 6 We walk by faith of joys to come, 
 Faith grounded on his word ; 
 
 But while tiiis body is our home, 
 We mourn an absent Lord. 
 
PARAPHRASE 52 
 
 7 What faith n^'oices to believe, 
 We long and pant to see; 
 
 We would be absent from the flesh, 
 And present, Lord ! with tliee. 
 
 8 But still, or here, or going hence,. 
 To this our labours tend, 
 
 That, in his service spent, our life 
 May in his favour end. 
 
 9 For, lo ! before the Son, as Judge, 
 Th' assend)led world shall stand, 
 
 To take tlie |>unis]]nient or prize 
 From bis i unerring hand. 
 
 10 Impartial retributions then 
 Our diff'rent lives await; 
 
 Our present actions, good or bad, 
 Shall fix our future fate. 
 
 52 Phil. ii. (), — 12. 
 
 YE who tlie name of Jesus bear, 
 His sacred steps pursue; 
 And let that mind which was in him 
 Be also found in you. 
 
 2 Thougli in the form of God he was, 
 His only Son declar'd. 
 
 Nor to be equally ador'd 
 As rohb'ry did regard. 
 
 3 FJis greatness he for us abas'd, 
 For us his glory veil'd ; 
 
 In human likeness dwelt on earth, 
 His majesty conceal'd. 
 
 4 Nor oidy as a man appears, 
 But stoops a servant low ; 
 
 Submits to death, nay bears the cross, 
 In all its shame and woe. 
 
 5 Hence God this gcn'rous love to men, 
 With honours just hath crown'd, 
 
PARAPHRASE 53 
 
 And raisVl the name of Jesus far 
 Above all names renown'd. 
 
 6 That at this name, with sacred awe. 
 Each humbled knee should bow, 
 
 Of hosts immortal in tlie skies, 
 And nations spread below. 
 
 7 That all the prostrate pow'rs of hell 
 Might tremble at his word, 
 
 And ev'ry tribe, and ev'ry tongue, 
 Confess that he is Lord. 
 
 53 1 Thess. iv. 13, to the end. 
 
 TAKE comfort. Christians! when your friend 
 In Jesus fall asleep; 
 Their better being never ends ; 
 
 Why then dejected weep? 
 2 Why inconsolable as those 
 To whom no hope is giv'n? 
 Death is the messenger of peace, 
 And calls thp soul to heav'n. 
 
 S As Jesus died, and rose again 
 
 Victorious from the dead ; 
 So his disciples rise, and reign 
 
 With their triumphant head. 
 
 4 The time draws nigh, when from the clouds 
 Christ shall with shouts descend, 
 
 And the last trumpet's awful voice 
 The heav'ns and earth shall rend. 
 
 5 Then they who live shall changed be. 
 And they who sleep shall wake ; 
 
 The grave shall yield their ancient charge, 
 And earth's foundations shake. 
 
 6 The saints of God, from death set free, 
 With joy shall mount on high ; 
 
 The heav'nly hosts with praises loud 
 Shall meet them in the sky. 
 
PARAPHRASE 54—55 
 
 7 Together to their Father's house, 
 With joyful hearts they go ; 
 
 And dwell for ever with the Lord, 
 Beyond the reach of woe. 
 
 8 A few short years of evil past. 
 We reach the happy shore, 
 
 Where death-divided friends at last 
 Shall meet to part no more. 
 
 54 2 Tim. i. 12. 
 
 I*M not asham'd to own my Lord, 
 Or to defend his cause, 
 Maintain the glory of his cross, 
 And honour all his laws. 
 
 2 Jesus, my Lord ! I know his name, 
 His name is all my boast; 
 
 Nor will he put my soul to shame, 
 Nor let my hope be lost. 
 
 3 I know that safe with him remains. 
 Protected by his pow'r, 
 
 What I've committed to his trust. 
 Till the decisive hour. 
 
 4 Then will he own his servant's name. 
 Before his Father's face, 
 
 And in the New Jerusalem 
 Appoint my soul a place. 
 
 55 2 Tim. IV. 6, 7, 8, 18. 
 
 MY race is run ; my warfare's o'er ; 
 The solemn hour is nigh. 
 When, oiFer'd up to God, my soul 
 
 Shall wing its flight on high. 
 S With heav'nly weapons I have fought 
 
 The battles of the Lord ; 
 Finish'd my course, and kept the faith. 
 Depending on his word. 
 
PARAPHRASE 56 
 
 3 Henceforth there is laid up for me 
 A crown which cannot fade ; 
 
 The righteous Judge at that great day 
 Shall place it on my head. 
 
 4 Nor hath the sovereign Lord decreed 
 This prize for me alone; 
 
 But for all such as love hke me 
 Th' appearance of his Son. 
 
 6 From ev'ry snare and evil v/ork 
 
 His grace shall me defend, 
 And to his heav'nly kingdom safe 
 
 Shall brino- me in the end. 
 
 56 Titus, iii. 3,-9. 
 OW wretched was our former state. 
 
 H 
 
 When slaves to Satan's sway, 
 
 With hearts disordered and impure, 
 O'erwhelm'd in sin we lay ! 
 
 2 But, O my soul ! for ever praise, 
 For ever love his name, 
 
 Who turn'd thee from the fatal paths 
 Of folly, sin, and shame. 
 
 3 Vain and presumptuous is the trust 
 Which in our works we place, 
 
 Salvation from a higher source 
 Flows to the human race. 
 
 4 'Tis from the mercy of our God 
 That all our hopes begin ; 
 
 His mercy sav'd our souls from death, 
 And w^ash'd our souls from sin. 
 
 5 His Spirit, through the Saviour shed, 
 Its sacred fire imparts. 
 
 Refines our dross, and love divine 
 Rekindles in our hearts. 
 
 16 Thence, rais'd from death, we live anew; 
 And. iustifv'd hv P-race. 
 
PARAPHRASE 57. 
 
 We hope in glory to appear, 
 
 And see our Father's face. 
 7 Let all who hold this faith and hope 
 
 In holy deeds abound ; 
 Thus faith approves itself sincere 
 
 By active virtue crown'd. 
 
 57 Heh, iv. 14. to the end. 
 
 JESUS, the Son of God, who once 
 For us his life resign d, 
 Now lives in heav'n our great High Pnest, 
 And never-dying friend. 
 
 2 Through life, through death, let us to him 
 With constancy adhere; 
 
 Faith shall supply new strength, and hope 
 Shall banish ev'ry fear. 
 
 3 To human weakness not severe 
 Is our High Priest above; 
 
 His heart overflows with tenderness, 
 His bowels melt with love. 
 
 4 With sympathetic feelings touch'd, 
 Pie knows our feeble frame ; 
 
 He knows what sore temptations are, 
 For he has felt the same. 
 
 5 But though he felt temptation's powV, 
 Unconquer'd he remain'd; 
 
 Nor 'midst the frailty of our frame 
 By sin was ever stain'd. 
 
 6 As in the days of feeble flesh 
 He pour'd forth cries and tears ; 
 
 So, though exalted, still he feels 
 What ev'ry Christian bears. 
 
 7 Then let us with a filial heart. 
 Come boldly to the throne 
 
 Of grace supreme, to tell our griefs, 
 And all our wants make known ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 58—59 
 
 S That mercy we may there obtain 
 
 For sins and errors past, 
 And grace to help in time of need, 
 
 While days of trial last. 
 
 58 Another version of the same passage. 
 
 WHERE high the heav'nly temple stands, 
 Tiie house of God not made with hands, 
 A great High Priest our nature wears; 
 The guardian of mankind appears. 
 
 2 He who for men their surety stood, 
 And pour'd on earth his precious blood, 
 Pursues in heav'n his mighty plan, 
 The Saviour and the friend of man. 
 
 3 Though nov/ ascended up on high, 
 He bends on earth a brother's eye; 
 Partaker of the human name, 
 
 He knows tlie frailty of our frame. 
 
 4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains 
 A fellow-feeling of our pains; 
 
 • And still remembers, in the skies, 
 His tears, his agonies, and cries. 
 
 5 In ev'ry pang that rends the heart, 
 The man of sorrows had a part ; 
 He sympathizes with our grief, 
 And to the suff'rer sends relief. 
 
 6 With boldness therefore at the throne, 
 Let us, make all our sorrows known; 
 And ask the aid of heav'nly pow'r. 
 To help us in the evil hour. 
 
 59 Heb. xii. 1,-13. 
 
 BEHOLD what witnesses unseen 
 Encompass us around; 
 Men once like us wath suff'ring tried, 
 But now with glory crown'd. 
 
PARAPHRASE 59 
 
 ^ Let us, with zeal like theirs inspir'd, 
 
 Begin the Christian race, 
 And, freed from each incumb Ving weight, 
 
 Their holy footsteps trace. 
 
 3 Behold a witness nobler still, 
 Who trod affliction's path, 
 
 Jesus, at once the finisher 
 And author of our faith. 
 
 4 He, for the joy before him set, 
 So generous was his love, 
 
 Endur'd the cross, despis'd the shame, 
 And now he reigns above. 
 
 5 If he the scorn of wicked men 
 With patience did sustain, 
 
 Becomes it those for whom, he died 
 To murmur or complain? 
 
 6 Hav^e ye, like him, to blood, to death, 
 The cause of truth maintain'd? 
 
 And is your heav'nly Father's voice 
 Forgotten or disdain'd ? 
 
 7 My son, saith he, with patient mind 
 Endure the chast'ning rod ; 
 
 Believe, when by affliction tried. 
 That thou art lov'd by God. 
 
 8 His children thus most dear to him, 
 Their heav'nly Father trains, 
 
 Through all the hard experience led 
 Of sorrows and of pains. 
 
 9 We know he owns us for his sons, 
 When we correction share ; 
 
 Nor wander as a bastard race. 
 
 Without our Father's care. 
 10 A father's voice with rev'rence wo 
 
 On earth have often heard ; 
 
 i 
 
PARAPHRASE 60—61 
 
 The Father of our spirits now 
 Demands the same regard. 
 
 1 1 Parents may err; but he is wise, 
 Nor hfts the rod in vain ; 
 
 His chast'nings serve to cure the soul 
 By salutary pain. 
 
 12 Affliction, when it spreads around, 
 May seem a field of woe, 
 
 Yet there, at last, the happy fruits 
 Of righteousness shall grow. 
 
 13 Then, let our hearts no more despond, 
 Our liands be weak no more; 
 
 Still let us trust our Father's love, 
 His wisdom slill adore. 
 
 60 Heb. xiii. 20, 21. 
 
 FATHER of peace, and God of love ! 
 We own thy pow'r to save, 
 That pow'r by which our Shepherd rose 
 
 Victorious o'er the grave. 
 g Him from the dead thou brought'st again, 
 
 When by his sacred blood, 
 Confirm'd and seai'd for evermore, 
 Th' eternal covenant stood. 
 
 3 O may thy Spirit seal our souls. 
 And mould them to thy will, 
 
 That our weak hearts no more may stray, 
 But keep thy precepts still ; 
 
 4 That to perfection's sacred height 
 We nearer still may rise. 
 
 And all we think, and all we do, 
 Be pleasing in thine eyes. 
 
 61 1 Pet. i. 3,-5. 
 
 BLESS'D be the everlasting God, 
 The Father of our Lord ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 62 
 
 Be his abounding mercy prais'd, 
 
 His majesty ador'd. 
 2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son, 
 
 And call'd him to the sky, 
 He gave our souls a lively hope 
 
 That they should never die. 
 5 To an inheritance divine 
 
 He taught our hearts to rise; 
 'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd, 
 
 Unfading in the skies. 
 
 4 Saints by the pow'r of God are kept 
 
 Till the salvation come : 
 We walk by faith as strangers here; 
 
 But Christ shall call us home. 
 
 6*2 2 Pet, iii. 3,-14. 
 
 LO ! in the last of days behold 
 A faithless race arise; 
 Their lawless lust their only rule; 
 And thus the scoifer cries : 
 
 2 Where is the promise, deem'd so true> 
 That spoke the Saviour near ? 
 
 E'er since our fathers slept in dust, 
 No change has reach'd our ear. 
 
 3 Years roU'd on years successive glide. 
 Since first the world began, 
 
 And on the tide of time still floats, 
 Secure, the bark of man. 
 
 4 Thus speaks the scoffer ; but his words 
 Conceal the truth he knows. 
 
 That from the water's dark abyss 
 The earth at first arose. 
 
 5 But when the sons of men began 
 With one consent to stray, 
 
 At heaven's command a deluge swept 
 The godless race away. 
 
PARAPHRASE 62 
 
 6 A diffrent fate is now prepar'd 
 For Nature's trembling frame ; 
 
 Soon shall her orbs be all inwrapt 
 In one devouring flame. 
 
 7 Reserv'd are sinners for the hour, 
 When to the gulf below, 
 
 Arm'd with the hand of sov'reign pow'r 
 The Judge consigns his foe. 
 
 8 Though now, ye just ! the time appears 
 Protracted, dark, unknown. 
 
 An hour, a day, a thousand years. 
 To heaven's o-reat Lord are one. 
 
 9 Still all may share his sov'reign grace, 
 In ev'ry change secure; 
 
 The meek, the suppliant contrite race, 
 Shall find his mercy sure. 
 
 10 The contrite race he counts his friends, 
 Forbids the suppliant's fail; 
 
 Condemns reluctant, but extends 
 The hope of grace to all. 
 
 11 Yet as the night-wrapt thief who lurks 
 To seize th' expected prize, 
 
 Thus steals the hour when Christ shall come, 
 And thunder rend the skies. 
 
 12 Then at the loud, the solemn peal. 
 The heav'ns si) all burst away ; 
 
 The elements shall melt in flame 
 At Nature's final day. 
 
 13 Since all this frame of things must end, 
 As heav'n has so decreed, 
 
 How wise, our inmost thoughts to guard, 
 And watch o'er ev'ry deed; 
 
 14 Expecting calm th' appointed hour, 
 When Nature's conflict o'er, 
 
PARAPHRASE 63—64 
 
 A new and better world shall rise, 
 Where sin is known no more ! 
 
 B 
 
 63 1 John, iii. 1, — 4. 
 EHOLD th' amazing gift of love 
 
 The Father hath bestow'd 
 On us, the sinful sons of men. 
 To call us sons of God. 
 
 2 Conceal'd as vet this honour lies, 
 By this dark world unknown, 
 
 A world that knew not when he came, 
 Ev'n God's eternal Son. 
 
 3 High is the rank we now possess; 
 But higher we shall rise ; 
 
 Though what we shall hereafter be 
 Is hid from mortal eyes : 
 
 4 Our souls, we know, when he appears, 
 Shall bear his image bright; 
 
 For all his glory full disclos'd 
 Shall open to our sight. 
 
 5 A hope so great and so divine 
 May trials well endure, 
 
 And purge the soul from sense and sin, 
 As Christ himself is pure. 
 
 64 Rev. i. 5r"9. 
 
 TO Him that lovVl the souls of men, 
 And wash'd us in his blood, 
 To royal honours rais'd our head. 
 And made us priests to God; 
 
 2 To him let ev'ry tongue be praise, 
 And ev'ry heart be love ! 
 
 All grateful honours paid on earth, 
 And nobler songs above ! 
 
 3 Behold, on flying clouds he comes ! 
 His saints shall bless the day ; 
 
PARAPHRASE 65 
 
 While they that plerc'd him sadly mourn 
 
 In anguish and dismay. 
 4 I am the First, and I the Last ; 
 
 Time centers all in me ; 
 Th' almighty God, who was, and is, 
 
 And evermore shall be. 
 
 65 Rev. V. 6, to the end. 
 
 BEHOLD the glories of the Lamb 
 Amidst his Father's throne ; 
 Prepare new honours for his name, 
 And songs before unknown. 
 
 2 Lo ! elders worship at his feet ; 
 The church adores around, 
 
 With vials full of odours rich, 
 And harps of sweetest sound. 
 
 3 These odours are the pray'rs of saints, 
 These sounds the hymns they raise ; 
 
 God bends his ear to their requests; 
 He loves to hear their praise. 
 
 4 Who shall the Father's record search, 
 And hidden things reveal? 
 
 Behold the Son that record takes. 
 And open's ev'ry seal ! 
 
 5 Hark ! how the adoring hosts above 
 With songs surround th.e throne; 
 
 Ten thousand thousand are their tongues; 
 But all tlieir hearts are one. 
 
 6 Worthy the Lamb that dy'd, they cry, 
 To be exalted thus ; 
 
 Worthy the Lamb, let us reply. 
 For he was slain for us. 
 
 7 To him be pow'r divine ascrib'd, 
 And endless blessings paid ; 
 
 Salvation, glory, joy, remain 
 For ever on his head ! 
 
PARAPHRASE 66 
 
 8 Thou hast redeem'd us with thy blood, 
 And set the pris'ners free ; 
 
 Thou mad'st us kings and priests to God, 
 And we shall reign with thee. 
 
 9 From ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tongue, 
 Thou broiight'st thy chosen race ; 
 
 And distant lands and isles have shar'd 
 The riches of thy grace. 
 
 10 Let all that dwell above the sky, 
 Or on the earth below, 
 
 With fields, and floods, and ocean's shores, 
 To thee their homage show. 
 
 1 ] To him who sits upon the throne, 
 
 The God whom we adore, 
 And to the Lamb that once was slain. 
 Be glory evermore. 
 
 66 Rev. vii. \?j, to the end. 
 
 HOW bright these glorious spirits shine ! 
 Whence all their white array? 
 How came they to the blissful seats 
 Of everlasting day? 
 
 2 Lo ! these are tliey from suff'rings great 
 Wlio came to realms of light. 
 
 And in the blood of Chiist have v/ash'd 
 Those robes which shine so bright. 
 
 3 Now, with triumphal palms, they stand 
 Before the throne on high. 
 
 And serve tlie God they love, amidst 
 The glories of the sky. 
 
 4 His presence fills each heart with joy, 
 Tunes ev'ry mouth to sing ; 
 
 By day, by night, the sacred courts 
 With glad hosannahs ring. 
 
 5 Hunger and thirst are felt no more, 
 Nor suns with scorching ray; 
 
PARAPHRASE 67 
 
 God is their sun, whose cheering beams 
 Diffuse eternal day. 
 
 6 The Lamb which dw^ells amidst the throne 
 Shall o'er them still preside ; 
 
 Feed them with nourishment divine, 
 And all their footsteps guide. 
 
 7 'Along pastures green he'll lead his flock, 
 Where living streams appear ; 
 
 And God the Lord from ev'ry eye 
 Shall wnpe off" ev'ry tear. 
 
 67 Rev. xxi. 1,-9. 
 
 LO ! what a glorious sight appears 
 To our admiring eyes ! 
 The former seas have pass'd away, 
 The former earth and skies. 
 
 2 From heav'n the new Jerus'lem comes, 
 All worthy of its Lord ; 
 
 See all things now at last renew'd, 
 And paradise restor'd ! 
 
 3 Attending angels shout for joy, 
 And the briglit armies sing; 
 
 Mortals ! behold the sacred seat 
 Of your descending King ! 
 
 4 The God of glory down to men 
 Removes his bless'd abode ; 
 
 Fie dwells with men; his people they, 
 And he his people's God. 
 
 5 Flis gracious hand shall wipe the tears 
 From ev'ry weeping eye ; 
 
 And pains and groans, and griefs and fears, 
 And death itself shall die. 
 
 6 Behold I change all human things ! 
 Saith he, whose words are true ; 
 
 Lo ! what was old is past away, 
 And all things are made new 1 
 
PARAPHRASE 67 
 
 7 I am the First, and I tiie Last, 
 Through endless years the same; 
 
 'I AM, is my memorial still, 
 And my eternrd name. 
 
 8 Ho, ye that tiiirst! to you my grace 
 Shall hidden streams (hsclose, 
 
 And open full the sacred spring- 
 Whence life for e\^er flows. 
 
 9 Bless'd is the man that overcomes ; 
 I'll own him for a son ; 
 
 A rich inheritance rewards 
 The conquests he hath won. 
 
 10 But bloody hands, and hearts unclean, 
 And all the lying race, 
 
 The faithless, and the scoffing crew, 
 Who spurn'd at offered grace, 
 
 11 They, seizd by justice, shall be doom'd 
 In dark abyss to lie ; 
 
 And in the fiery burning lake 
 The second death shall die. 
 
 12 O may we stand before the Lamb, 
 When earth and seas are fled, 
 
 And hear the Judge pronounce our name^ 
 With blessings on our head ! 
 
HYMN S 
 
 HYMN 1 
 
 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God ! 
 My rising soul surveys, 
 Transported with the view, I'm lo^t 
 In wonder, love, and praise. 
 
 2 O how shall words with equal warmth, 
 The gratitude declare 
 
 That glows within my ravish'd heart? 
 But thou canst read it there. 
 
 3 Thy providence my life sustain'd, 
 And all my wants redress'd. 
 
 When in the silent womh I lay, 
 And hung upon the breast. 
 
 4 To all my weak complaints and cries 
 Thy mercy lent an ear, 
 
 Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learn'd 
 To form themselves in pray'r. 
 
 5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul 
 Thy tender care bestow'd. 
 
 Before my infant heart conceiv'd 
 From whom these comforts flow'd. 
 
 6 When in the slipp'ry paths of youth 
 With heedless steps I ran. 
 
 Thine arm unseen convey'd me safe, 
 And led me up to man : 
 
 7 Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths. 
 It gently clear'd my way; 
 
 And through the pleasing snares of vice^ 
 More to be fear'd than they. 
 
HYMN 2 
 
 8 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou 
 With health renew'd my face ; 
 
 And when in sins and sorrows sunk, 
 Reviv'd my soul with grace. 
 
 9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss 
 Hath made my cup run o'er; 
 
 And in a kind and faithful friend 
 Hath doubled all my store. 
 
 10 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts 
 
 My daily thanks employ; 
 Nor is the least a cheerful heart. 
 That tastes these gifts with joy. 
 
 1 1 Through ev'ry period of my life 
 Thy goodness I'll proclaim ; 
 
 And after death, in distant worlds. 
 Assume the glorious theme. 
 
 12 When nature fails and day and night 
 Divide thy works no more, 
 
 My ev€r-grateful heart, O Lord, 
 Thy mercy shall adore. 
 
 13 Through all eternity to thee 
 A joyful song I'll raise; 
 
 For, oh ! eternity's too short 
 To utter all thy praise. 
 
 HYMN 2 
 
 THE spacious firmament on high. 
 With all the blue etherial sk}^, 
 And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame, 
 Their great original proclaim. 
 
 2 The unwearied sun from day to day, 
 Does his Creator's pow'r display; 
 And publishes to ev'ry land 
 
 The work of an almighty hand. 
 
 3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail, 
 The moon takes up the Avond'rous tale, 
 
HYMN 3 
 
 And nightly to the list'ning earth 
 Repeats the story of her birth ; 
 
 4 While all the stars that round her burn, 
 And all the planets in their turn, 
 Confirm the tidings as they roll. 
 
 And spread the truth from pole to pole, 
 
 5 What though in solemn silence all 
 Move round the dark terrestrial ball? 
 What though no real voice, nor sound, 
 Amidst their radiant orbs be found? 
 
 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice. 
 And utter forth a glorious voice ; 
 For ever singing, as they shine, 
 
 '^ The hand that made us is divine." 
 
 HYMN 3 
 
 WHEN rising from the bed of death, 
 O'erwhelm'd with guilt and fear, 
 
 1 see my Maker face to face, 
 O how shall I appear ! 
 
 2 If yet while pardon may be found, 
 And mercy may be sought, 
 
 My heart with inward horror shrinks. 
 And trembles at the thought ; 
 
 3 When thou, O Lord ! shalt stand disclos'd 
 In majesty severe. 
 
 And sit in judgment on my soul, 
 O how shall I appear ! 
 
 4 But thou hast told the troubled mind 
 Who doth her sins lament, 
 
 That timely grief for errors past 
 Shall future woe prevent.- 
 
 5 Then see the sorrows of my heart, 
 Ere yet it be too late ; 
 
 And hear my Saviour's dying groans, 
 To give those sorrows weight. 
 
HYMN 4-"5 
 
 6 For never shall my soul despair 
 
 Of mercy at thy throne, 
 Who knows thy only Son has dy'd, 
 
 Thy justice to atone. 
 
 HYMN 4 
 
 LEST morning ! whose first dawning rays 
 Beheld the Son of God 
 Arise triumphant from the grave, 
 
 And leave his dark abode. 
 2 Wrapt in the silence of the tomb 
 
 The great Redeemer lay, 
 Till the revolving skies had brought 
 The third, th' appointed day. 
 
 5 Hell and the grave combin'd their force 
 
 To hold our Lord in vain ; 
 Sudden the conqueror arose, 
 
 And burst their feeble chain. 
 
 4 To thy great name, almighty Lord ! 
 We sacred honours pay, 
 
 And loud hosannahs shall proclaim 
 The triumphs of the day. 
 
 5 Salvation and immortal praise 
 To our victorious king ! 
 
 Let heav'n and earth, and rocks, and seas, 
 With glad hosannahs ring. 
 
 6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, 
 The God whom we adore, 
 
 Be glory as it was, and is, 
 And shall be evermore. 
 
 HYMN 5 
 
 THE hour of my departure's come; 
 I hear the voice that calls me home; 
 At last, O Lord I let trouble cease, 
 And let thy servant die in peace. 
 
HYMN 5 
 
 2 The race appointed I have run ; 
 The combat's o'er; the prize is won; 
 And now my witness is on high, 
 And now my record's in the sky. 
 
 3 Not in mine innocence I trust; 
 I bow before thee in the dust; 
 
 And through my Saviour's blood alone 
 I look for mercy at tliy throne. 
 
 4 I leave the world without a tear, 
 Save for the friends I held so dear: 
 To heal their sorrows, Lord, descend, 
 And to the friendless prove a friend. 
 
 5 I come, I com.e, at thy command, 
 I give my spirit to thy hand ; 
 Stretch forth thine everla-^iting' arms, 
 And shield me in the last alarms! 
 
 6 The hour of my departure's come, 
 
 I hear the voice that calls me home : 
 Now, O ray God ! let trouble cease, 
 Now let thy servant die in peace. 
 
 FINIS, 
 
Passages of Scripture Paraphrased. 
 
 Paraphrafses. 
 Genesis, i * 1 
 
 Gen. xxviii. 20, — 22 2 
 
 Job, i. 21 3 
 
 Job, iii. 17, — 20 , 4 
 
 Job, V. 6, — 12 5 
 
 Job, viii. 11,-22 6 
 
 Job, ix. 2, — 10 , 7 
 
 Job, xiv. 1, — 15 , 8 
 
 Job, xxvi. 6. to the end, 9 
 
 Prov. i. 20, 31 10 
 
 Prov. iii. 13, — IJ 11 
 
 Prov vi. 6,-12 12 
 
 Prov. viii. 22. to the end 13 
 
 Ercles. vii. 2, — 6 14 
 
 Ecrles, ix. 4, 5, 6, 10 15 
 
 Ecclos. xii. 1. 16 
 
 Isdiab, i. 10,-19 17 
 
 Isaiah, ii. 2, — D 18 
 
 Isaiah, ix. 2, — 8 19 
 
 Isaiah, xxvi. 1,^7 20 
 
 Isaiah, xxxiii. 13, — 18 , 21 
 
 Isaiah, xl. 27- to the end 22 
 
 Isaiah, xhj. 1, — 13 23 
 
 Isaiah, xlix. 13, — 1/ 24 
 
 Isaiah, liii 25 
 
 Isaiah, Iv 26 
 
 Isaiah, Ivii. 15,16 27 
 
 Isaiah, Iviii. 5, — 9 28 
 
 Lament, iii. 37, — 40 29 
 
 Hosea, vi. 1 , — 4 30 
 
 Micah, vi. 6,-9 31 
 
 Habak. iii. 17. 1 8 -. . . .32 
 
 ISIatth. vi. 9, 14 33 
 
 INIatth. xi. 2c. to the end 34, 
 
 INIatth. xxvi. 26, — 29 35 
 
 Luke, i. 46. 56 36 
 
 Luke, ii. 8, — 15 .37 
 
 Luke, ii. 26, — 33. 38 
 
 Luke, iv. 18, 19 29 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Paraphrases 
 
 Luke, XV. 13,-25 40 
 
 John, iii. 14, — 19 41 
 
 John, xiv. T — 7. c 42 
 
 John, xiv. 25, — 28 43 
 
 John, xix. 30 44 
 
 Romans, ii. 4, — 8 45 
 
 Romans, iii. 19, — 22 46 
 
 Romans, vi. 1, — 7 47 
 
 Romans, viii. 31. to the end. 48 
 
 1 Corinth, xiii 49 
 
 1 Corinth, xv. 52. to the end 50 
 
 5 Corinth, v. 1, — 11 51 
 
 Phihp. ii. 6,-12 52 
 
 1 Thess. iv. 13. to the end 53 
 
 2 Tim. i. 12 r 54 
 
 2 Tim. iv. 6, 7, 8, 18 55 
 
 Titus, iii. 3,-9 56 
 
 ,Heb. iv. 14. to th- end 57 
 
 Another version of the same passage, 58 
 
 Heb. xii. 1,-13 59 
 
 Heb. xiii. 20, 21 60 
 
 1 Pet. i. 3,-5 61 
 
 2 Pet. iii. 3,-14 62 
 
 1 John, iii. 1, — 4 63 
 
 Rev. i. -5.— 9 64 
 
 Rev. V. 6. to the end 65 
 
 Rev. vii. 13. to the end QQ 
 
 Rev. xxi. 1,-9. Q7' 
 
 HYMNS. 
 
 Hymn 
 
 When all thy mercies, O my God 1 
 
 The spacious firmament on high 2 
 
 "When rising from the bed of death 3 
 
 Blest morning whose first dawning rays 4 
 
 The hour of my departure's come ; 5 
 
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