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 [^Great Primer, octavo.^ 
 
 NSTITUTED IN THE YEAR MDOCCXVI. 
 
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 THE 
 
 BOOK OF PSALMS. 
 
 PSALM I. 
 
 1 The happiness of the godly, 4 The unhappiness of the 
 
 ungodly, 
 
 "OLESSED is the man that walketh not in the 
 "^ counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the 
 way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the 
 scornful. 
 
 2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord: 
 and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 
 
 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the 
 rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in 
 his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and 
 whatsoever he doetli shall prosper. 
 
 4 The ungodly are not so : but are like the 
 chaff which the wind driveth away. 
 
 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the 
 judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the 
 righteous. 
 
 6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the right- 
 eous : but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 
 
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The /^%<?o»^-'f?4lJPSALMS. of Christ. 
 
 ^^--^^^^-'-''-.i/'P'SALM II. 
 
 1 The kingdom of Christ. 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it, 
 
 "Y^HY do the heathen rage, and the people 
 ^ ^ imagine a vain thing ? 
 
 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and 
 the rulers take counsel together, against the Loed, 
 and against his Anointed, saying^ 
 
 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast 
 away their cords from us. 
 
 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: 
 the Lord shall have them in derision. 
 
 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, 
 and vex them in his sore displeasure. 
 
 6 Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of 
 Zion. 
 
 7 I will declare the decree : the Loed hath said 
 unto me. Thou art my Son; this day have I be- 
 gotten thee. 
 
 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen 
 for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of 
 the earth for thy possession. 
 
 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; 
 thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's 
 vessel. 
 
 10 Be wise now therefore, ye kings : be in- 
 structed, ye judges of the earth. 
 
 11 Serve the Loed with fear, and rejoice with 
 trembling. 
 
 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye 
 perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled 
 but a little. Blessed are all they that put their 
 trust in him. 
 
 4 
 
The security of PSALMS. God's protection. 
 
 PSALM IIL 
 
 The security of God's protection. 
 A Psalin of David, when he fled from Absalom his son. 
 
 T ORD, how are they increased that trouble 
 -^-^ me ! many are they that rise up against 
 me. 
 
 2 Many there he which say of my soul, There 
 is no help for him in Grod. Selah. 
 
 3 But thou, Lord, art a shield for me ; my 
 glory, and the lifter up of mine head. 
 
 4 I cried unto the Loed with my voice, and he 
 heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 
 
 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the 
 Lord sustained me. 
 
 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of peo- 
 ple, that have set themselves against me round 
 about. 
 
 7 Arise, Lord ; save me, my Q-od : for thou 
 hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek 
 bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the un- 
 godly. 
 
 8 Salvation helongeth unto the Lord : thy bless- 
 ing is upon thy people. Selah. 
 
 PSALM IV. 
 
 1 David prayeth for audience. 2 He reproveth and exhort- 
 eth his enemies. 6 Ma?i^s happiness is in God's favour. 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. 
 
 XT EAR me when I call, God of my right- 
 -*-^ eousness: thou hast enlarged me when I 
 was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear 
 my prayer. 
 2 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my 
 
 5 
 
David prayeth PSALMS. to God, 
 
 glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, 
 and seek after leasing? Selah. 
 
 3 Bnt know that the Lord hath set apart him 
 that is godly for himself: the Loed will hear when 
 I call unto him. 
 
 4 Stand in awe, and sin not : commnne with your 
 own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 
 
 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put 
 your trust in the Lord. 
 
 6 There he many that say, Who will shew us 
 any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy 
 countenance upon us. 
 
 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more 
 than in the time that their corn and their wine 
 increased. 
 
 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : 
 for thou. Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. 
 
 PSALM Y. 
 
 1 David prmjeth, and professeth his study in prayer, 4 God 
 favoureth not the wicked, 7 David, professing his faith, 
 prayeth unto God to guide him, \0 to destroy his enemies, 
 11 and to preserve the godly. 
 To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. 
 
 i^IYE ear to my words, Lord; consider my 
 ^-^ meditation. 
 
 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, 
 and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 
 
 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, 
 Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer 
 unto thee, and will look up. 
 
 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure 
 
 in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. 
 6 
 
Godfavoureth PSALMS. not the wicked. 
 
 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight : thou 
 hatest all workers of iniquity. 
 
 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: 
 the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. 
 
 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house 
 in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear 
 will I worship toward thy holy temple. 
 
 8 Lead me, Lord, in thy righteousness be- 
 cause of mine enemies; make thy way straight 
 before my face. 
 
 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; 
 their inward part is very wickedness ; their throat 
 is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their 
 tongue. 
 
 10 Destroy thou them, God; let them fall 
 by their own counsels; cast them out in the 
 multitude of their transgressions; for they have 
 rebelled against thee. 
 
 11 But let all those that put their trust in 
 thee rejoice : let them ever shout for joy, because 
 thou defendest them: let them also that love thy 
 name be joyful in thee. 
 
 12 For thou. Lord, wilt bless the righteous; 
 with favour wilt thou compass him as with a 
 shield. 
 
 PSALM YL 
 
 1 David^s complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith he triumpheth 
 
 over his enemies. 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm 
 
 of David. 
 
 r\ LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, nei- 
 ^-^ ther chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 
 2 Have mercy upon me, Loed; for I am 
 
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David'^s complaint PSALMS. in Ms sickness. 
 
 weak : Loed, heal me ; for my bones are 
 vexed. 
 
 3 My soul is also sore yexed: but thou^ 
 Lord, how long? 
 
 4 Return^ Lord, deliver my soul: oh save 
 me for thy mercies' sake. 
 
 5 For in death there is no remembrance of 
 thee : in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? 
 
 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night 
 make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with 
 my tears. 
 
 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it 
 w^axeth old because of all mine enemies. 
 
 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; 
 for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping. 
 
 9 The Lord hath heard my supplication; the 
 Lord will receive my prayer. 
 
 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore 
 vexed: let them return and be ashamed sud- 
 denly. 
 
 PSALM YIL 
 
 1 David prayeth against the ynalice of his enemies, professing 
 his innocencij, 10 By faith he seeth his defence^ and the 
 destruction of his enemies. 
 
 Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the Lord, concerning 
 the words of Cush the Benjamite. 
 
 f\ LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: 
 ^-^ save me from all them that persecute me, 
 and deliver me: 
 
 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it 
 in pieces, while there is none to deliver. 
 
 3 Lord my God, if I have done this; if 
 
 there be iniquity in my hands; 
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He prayeth PSALMS, against Ms enemies. 
 
 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was 
 at peace with me ; (yea, I have delivered him 
 that without cause is mine enemy;) 
 
 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take 
 it ^' yea, let him tread down my life upon the 
 earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 
 
 6 Arise, Loed, in thine anger, lift up thyself 
 because of the rage of mine enemies : and awake 
 for me to the judgment that thou hast com- 
 manded. 
 
 7 So shall the congregation of the people com- 
 pass thee about: for their sakes therefore re- 
 turn thou on high. 
 
 8 The Lord shall judge the people: judge me,, 
 Loed, according to my righteousness, and ac- 
 cording to mine integrity that is in me. 
 
 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come 
 to an end; but establish the just: for the right- 
 eous God trieth the hearts and reins. 
 
 10 My defence is of Grod, which savetli the 
 upright in heart. 
 
 11 Grod judgeth the righteous, and Q-od is 
 angry with the wicked every day. 
 
 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he 
 hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 
 
 13 He hath also prepared for him the instru- 
 ments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against 
 the persecutors. 
 
 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath 
 conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 
 
 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen 
 into the ditch which he made. 
 
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God's great PSALMS. love to man, 
 
 16 His mischief shall return upon his own 
 head, and his violent dealing shall come down 
 upon his own pate. 
 
 17 I will praise the Loed according to his 
 righteousness: and will sing praise to the name 
 of the Lord most high. 
 
 PSALM YIIL 
 
 Go6!s glory is magnified by his works, and by his love to 
 
 man. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David. 
 
 f\ LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name 
 ^-^ in all the earth! who hast set thy glory 
 above the heavens. 
 
 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings 
 hast thou ordained strength because of thine 
 enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and 
 the avenger. 
 
 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of 
 thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou 
 hast ordained; 
 
 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him ? 
 and the son of man, that thou visitest him ? 
 
 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than 
 the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and 
 honour. 
 
 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the 
 works of thy hands*, thou hast put all things 
 under his feet: 
 
 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of 
 the field; 
 
 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and 
 
 whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 
 10 
 
David PSALMS. praiseth God, 
 
 9 Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name 
 in all the earth! 
 
 PSALM IX. 
 
 1 David praiseth God for executing of judgment, 11 He 
 inciteth others to praise him, 13 He prayeth that he may 
 have cause to praise him. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psahn of David. 
 
 T WILL praise tliee,^ Lord, mth my whole 
 -*- heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous 
 works. 
 
 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will 
 sing praise to thy name, thou Most High. 
 
 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they 
 shall fall and perish at thy presence. 
 
 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my 
 cause ; thou satest in the throne judging right. 
 
 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast 
 destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their 
 name for ever and ever. 
 
 6 thou enemy, destructions are come to a 
 perpetual end : and thou hast destroyed cities ; 
 their memorial is perished with them. 
 
 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath 
 prepared his throne for judgment. 
 
 8 And he shall judge the world in righteous- 
 ness, he shall minister judgment to the people in 
 uprightness. 
 
 9 The Lord also will be a refuge for the op- 
 pressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 
 
 10 And they that know thy name will put 
 their trust in thee : for thou, Lord, hast not 
 forsaken them that seek thee. 
 
 11 
 
David PSALMS. praiseth God. 
 
 11 Sing praises to the Loed, which dwelleth in 
 Zion: declare among the people his doings. 
 
 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he 
 remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry 
 of the hnmble. 
 
 13 Have mercy upon me, Loed; consider 
 my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, 
 thou that liftest me up from the gates of death : 
 
 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the 
 gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in 
 thy salvation. 
 
 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that 
 they made : in the net which they hid is their 
 own foot taken. 
 
 16 The Loed is known hy the judgment which 
 he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work 
 of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 
 
 17 The Avicked shall be turned into hell, and 
 all the nations that forget Grod. 
 
 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: 
 the expectation of the poor shall ^o^ perish for ever. 
 
 19 Arise, Loed; let not man prevail: let the 
 heathen be judged in thy sight. 
 
 20 Put them in fear, Loed: that the nations 
 may know themselves to be hut men. Selah. 
 
 PSALM X. 
 
 1 David complaineth to God of the outrage of the wicked, 
 12 He prayeth for remedij. 16 He professeth his con- 
 fidence, 
 
 T\^HY standest thou afar off, Loed? why 
 
 ^ ^ hidest thou thyself in times of trouble ? 
 
 2 The wicked in his pride doth persecute the 
 12 
 
David complaineth PSALMS. of the wicked. 
 
 poor: let them be taken in the devices that they 
 have imagined. 
 
 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, 
 and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord ab- 
 horreth. 
 
 4 The wicked, through the pride of his coun- 
 tenance, will not seek after God: Grod is not in 
 all his thoughts. 
 
 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judg- 
 ments are far above out of his sight : as for all 
 his enemies, he puffeth at them. 
 
 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be 
 moved : for / shall never he in adversity. 
 
 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and 
 fraud : under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 
 
 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the vil- 
 lages: in the secret places doth he murder the 
 innocent: his eyes are privily set against the 
 poor. 
 
 9 He lietli in wait secretly as a lion in his 
 den : he lieth in wait to catch the poor : he doth 
 catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 
 
 10 He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that 
 the poor may fall by his strong ones. 
 
 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgot- 
 ten: he hideth his face; he will never see it, 
 
 12 Arise, Loed; God, lift up thine hand: 
 forget not the humble. 
 
 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? 
 he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 
 
 14 Thou hast seen it '^ for thou beholdest mis- 
 chief and spite, to requite it with thy hand : the 
 
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Providence and PSALMS. justice of God. 
 
 poor committeth himself unto thee ; thou art the 
 helper of the fatherless. 
 
 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil 
 man : seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 
 
 16 The LoED is King for ever and ever: the 
 heathen are perished out of his land. 
 
 17 LoED, thou hast heard the desire of the 
 humble : thou wilt prepare their hearty thou wilt 
 cause thine ear to hear: 
 
 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed^ 
 that the man of the earth may no more oppress. 
 
 PSALM XL 
 
 1 David encoiirageth himself in God against his enemies, 4 The 
 
 providence and justice of God. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TJSr the LoED put I my trust: how say ye to 
 ^ my soulj riee as a bird to your mountain? 
 
 2 For^ lo, the wicked bend tJieir bow^ they 
 make ready their arrow upon the stringy that 
 they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 
 
 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can 
 the righteous do? 
 
 4 The LoED is in his holy temple, the Loed's 
 throne is in heaven : his eyes behold, his eye- 
 lids try, the children of men. 
 
 5 The LoED trieth the righteous: but the wick- 
 ed and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 
 
 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire 
 and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall 
 he the portion of their cup. 
 
 7 For the righteous Loed loveth righteousness; 
 his countenance doth behold the upright. 
 
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David craveth PSALMS. God's help. 
 
 PSALM XII 
 
 1 David, destitute of human comfort, craveth help of God, 3 He 
 comforteth himself with God's judgments on the wicked, and 
 confidence in God's tried promises. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTELP, Loed; for the godly man ceaseth; for 
 ^^ the faithful fail from among the children of 
 men. 
 
 2 They speak vanity every one with his neigh- 
 bour: with flattering lips and with a double 
 heart do they speak. 
 
 3 The Loed shall cut off all flattering lips, and 
 the tongue that speaketh proud things : 
 
 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we pre- 
 vail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 
 
 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing 
 of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Loed ; I 
 will set him in safety /row him that puffeth at him. 
 
 6 The words of the Loed are pure words : as 
 silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven 
 times. 
 
 7 Thou shalt keep them, Loed, thou shalt 
 preserve them from this generation for ever. 
 
 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the 
 vilest men are exalted. 
 
 PSALM XIIL 
 
 1 David complaineth of delay in help, 3 He prayeth for pre- 
 venting grace. 5 He hoasteth of divine mercy. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTOW long wilt thou forget me, Loed? for 
 
 -^-^ ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face 
 
 from me? 
 
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The corruption of PSALMS. a natural man. 
 
 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul^ 
 having sorrow in my heart daily? how long 
 shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 
 
 3 Consider and hear me, Loed my God: 
 lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of 
 death ; 
 
 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against 
 him* and those that trouble me rejoice when I 
 am moved. 
 
 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart 
 shall rejoice in thy salvation. 
 
 6 I will sing unto the Loed, because he hath 
 dealt bountifully with me. 
 
 PSALM XIY. 
 
 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man. 4 He con- 
 vinceth the wicked by the light of their conscience. 7 He glo- 
 rieth in the salvation of God, 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 npHE fool hath said in his heart, There is no 
 
 -^ Grod. They are corrupt, they have done 
 
 abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 
 
 2 The LoED looked down from heaven upon 
 the children of men, to see if there were any 
 that did understand, and seek God. 
 
 3 They are all gone aside, they are all to- 
 gether become filthy: there is none that doeth 
 good, no, not one. 
 
 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowl- 
 edge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, 
 and call not upon the Loed. 
 
 5 There were they in great fear: for God is 
 in the generation of the righteous. 
 
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David describeth PSALMS. a citizen of Zion. 
 
 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor^ 
 because the Loed is his refuge. 
 
 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come 
 out of Zion ! when the Loed bringeth back the 
 captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice^ and 
 Israel shall be glad. 
 
 PSALM XV. 
 
 David describeth a citizen of Zion. 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T ORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? 
 ^^ who shall dwell in thy holy hill? 
 
 2 He that walketh uprightly^ and worketh 
 righteousness^ and speaketh the truth in his 
 heart. 
 
 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue^ nor 
 doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a 
 reproach against his neighbour. 
 
 4 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; 
 but he honoureth them that fear the Loed. He 
 that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 
 
 5 He that putteth not out his money to usury, 
 nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that 
 doeth these things shall never be moved. 
 
 PSALM XYL 
 
 1 David, in distrust of merits, and hatred of idolatry, fleeth to 
 God for preservation, 5 He sheweth the hope of his calling, 
 of the resurrection, and life everlasting. 
 
 Michtam of David. 
 
 "PRESERVE me, God: for in thee do I 
 
 -■- put my trust. 
 
 '2 my soul,^ thou hast said unto the Loed, Thou 
 
 art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 
 
 B 17 
 
David^s trust in PSALMS. God's providence. 
 
 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and 
 to the excellent, in whom is all mj delight. 
 
 4 Their sorrows shall be mnltiplied that hast- 
 en after another god: their drink offerings of 
 blood will I not offer, nor take np their names 
 into my lips. 
 
 5 The LoED is the portion of mine inheritance 
 and of my cup : thou maintainest my lot. 
 
 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant 
 places '/ yea, I have a goodly heritage. 
 
 7 I will bless the Lord, who hath given me 
 counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night 
 seasons. 
 
 8 I have set the Lord always before me : because 
 he is at my right hand^ I shall not be moved. 
 
 9 Therefore my heart is glad^ and my glory 
 rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hopie. 
 
 10 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; 
 neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see 
 corruption. 
 
 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in 
 thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand 
 there are pleasures for evermore. 
 
 PSALM XYIL 
 
 1 David, in confidence of his integrity, craveth defence of God 
 against his enemies. 10 He sheweth their pride, craft, and 
 eagerness, 13 He prayeth against them in confidence of his 
 hope. 
 
 A Prayer of David. 
 
 XT EAR the right, Lord, attend unto my 
 "^■*- cry; give ear unto my prayer, that goeth 
 not out of feigned lips. 
 2 Let my sentence come forth fi'om thy pres- 
 
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David craveth PSALMS. defence of God. 
 
 ence; let thine eyes behold the thmgs that are 
 equal. 
 
 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast vis- 
 ited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and 
 shalt find nothing: I am purposed that my mouth 
 shall not transgress. 
 
 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word 
 of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of 
 the destroyer. 
 
 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my 
 footsteps slip not 
 
 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear 
 me, God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear 
 my speech. 
 
 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, thou 
 that savest by thy right hand them which put 
 their trust in thee from those that rise up against 
 them. 
 
 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye; hide me 
 under the shadow of thy wings, 
 
 9 From the wicked that oppress me, from my 
 deadly enemies, who compass me about. 
 
 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with 
 their mouth they speak proudly. 
 
 11 They have now compassed us in our steps : 
 they have set their eyes bowing down to the 
 earth ; 
 
 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and 
 as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. 
 
 13 Arise, Loed, disappoint him, cast him 
 
 down: deliver my soul from the wicked, which 
 
 is thy sword: 
 
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David's psalm of PSALMS. thanksgiving for 
 
 14 From men ivhich are thy hand, Loed, 
 from men of the world, which have their portion 
 in this hfe, and whose belly thon fillest with thy 
 hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave 
 the rest of their substance to their babes. 
 
 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in right- 
 eousness: I shall be satisfied^ when I awake^ 
 with thy likeness. 
 
 PSALM XYIIL 
 
 David praiseth God for his manifold and marvellous blessings. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the 
 Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in 
 the day that the Lord dehvered him from the hand of all 
 his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, 
 
 T WILL love thee^ Lord, my strength. 
 ^ 2 The LoED is my rock, and my fortress^ 
 and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in 
 whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of 
 my salvation, and my high tower. 
 
 3 I will call upon the Loed, who is worthy to 
 be praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 
 
 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and 
 the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 
 
 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: 
 the snares of death prevented me. 
 
 6 In my distress I called upon the Loed, and 
 cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of 
 his temple, and my cry came before him, even 
 into his ears. 
 
 7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the 
 foundations also of the hiUs moved and were 
 shaken, because he was wroth. 
 
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GoWs mighty PSALMS- deliverances, 
 
 8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, 
 and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were 
 kindled by it. 
 
 9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: 
 and darkness was under his feet, 
 
 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: 
 yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 
 
 11 He made darkness his secret place; his 
 pavilion round about him were dark waters and 
 thick clouds of the skies. 
 
 12 At the brightness that was before him his 
 thick clouds passed, hail stoiws and coals of fire. 
 
 13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens, 
 and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and 
 coals of fire. 
 
 14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered 
 them; and he shot out lightnings, and discom- 
 fited them. 
 
 16 Then the channels of waters were seen, 
 and the foundations of the world were discov- 
 ered at thy rebuke, Lord, at the blast of the 
 breath of thy nostrils. 
 
 16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew 
 me out of many waters. 
 
 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, 
 and from them which hated me: for they were 
 too strong for me. 
 
 18 They prevented me in the day of my ca- 
 lamity: but the Lord was my stay. 
 
 19 He brought me forth also into a large place; 
 he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 
 
 20 The Lord rewarded me according to my 
 
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JDavid^s psalm PSALMS. of thanksgiving 
 
 righteousness; according to the cleanness of my 
 hands hath he recompensed me. 
 
 21 For I have kept the ways of the Loed^ 
 and have not wickedly departed from my God. 
 
 22 For all his judgments were before me, and 
 I did not put away his statutes from me. 
 
 23 I was also upright before him, and I kept 
 myself from mine iniquity. 
 
 24 Therefore hath the Loed recompensed me 
 according to my righteousness, according to the 
 cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 
 
 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself 
 merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew 
 thyself upright ; 
 
 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; 
 and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself 
 froward. 
 
 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but 
 wilt bring down high looks. 
 
 28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Loed 
 my God will enlighten my darkness. 
 
 29 For by thee I have run through a troop; 
 and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 
 
 30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word 
 of the Loed is tried: he is a buckler to all 
 those that trust in him. 
 
 31 For who is God save the Loed? or who 
 is a rock save our God? 
 
 S2 It is God that girdeth me with strength, 
 and maketh my way perfect. 
 
 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet^ and 
 setteth me upon my high places. 
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for God^s PSALMS, manifold blessings. 
 
 34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that 
 a bow of steel is broken by mine arms, 
 
 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of 
 thy salvation: and thy right hand hath hold- 
 en me up, and thy gentleness hath made me 
 great. 
 
 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, 
 that my feet did not slip, 
 
 37 I have pursued mine enemies, and over- 
 taken them: neither did I turn again till they 
 were consumed. 
 
 38 I have wounded them that they were not 
 able to rise: they are fallen under my feet 
 
 39 For thou hast girded me with strength 
 unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me 
 those that rose up against me. 
 
 40 Thou hast also given me the necks of 
 mine enemies; that I might destroy them that 
 hate me. 
 
 41 They cried, but there was none to save 
 them: even unto the Loed, but he answered 
 them not. 
 
 42 Then did I beat them small as the dust 
 before the wind: I did cast them out as the 
 dirt in the streets. 
 
 43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings 
 of the people ; and thou hast made me the head 
 of the heathen: a people whom I have not 
 known shall serve me. 
 
 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall 
 obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves 
 unto me. 
 
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GocVs loorks PSALMS, proclaim his glory. 
 
 45 The strangers shall fade away^ and be 
 afraid out of then* close places. 
 
 46 The Lord liveth ; and blessed he my Rock ; 
 and let the God of my salvation be exalted. 
 
 47 It is God that avengeth me^ and subdueth 
 the people nnder me. 
 
 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea^ 
 thou liftest me up above those that rise up 
 against me: thou hast delivered me from the 
 violent man. 
 
 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee^ 
 
 LoRDj among the heathen^ and sing praises 
 unto thy name. 
 
 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; 
 and shevreth mercy to his anointed^ to David^ 
 and to his seed for evermore. 
 
 PSALM XIX. 
 
 1 The creatures skew GodHs glory, 7 The word his grace, 
 
 12 David praijeth for grace. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 npHE heavens declare the glory of God; and 
 ^ the firmament sheweth his handywork. 
 
 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night 
 unto night sheweth knowledge. 
 
 3 There is no speech nor language, where 
 their voice is not heard. 
 
 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, 
 and their words to the end of the world. In 
 them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
 
 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of 
 his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to 
 run a race. 
 
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Excellency of PSALMS. the divine law. 
 
 6 His going forth is from the end of the 
 heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it : and 
 there is nothing hid from the heat thereof 
 
 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting 
 the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, 
 making wise the simple. 
 
 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoic- 
 ing the heart : the commandment of the Lord 
 is pure, enlightening the eyes. 
 
 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for 
 ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and 
 righteous altogether. 
 
 10 More to be desired are they than gold, 
 yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than 
 honey and the honeycomb. 
 
 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: 
 and in keeping of them there is great reward. 
 
 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse 
 thou me from secret faults. 
 
 13 Keep back thy servant also from presump- 
 tuous sins '^ let them not have dominion over 
 me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be 
 innocent from the great transgression. 
 
 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the med- 
 itation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight^ 
 
 Lord, my strength, and my redeemer. 
 
 PSALM XX. 
 
 1 The church blesseth the king in his exploits. 7 Her con- 
 
 fidence in God^s succour. 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 nnHE Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; 
 
 -■- the name of the God of Jacob defend thee ; 
 
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Conjidence in PSALMS. God^s succour. 
 
 2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and 
 strengthen thee out of Zion; 
 
 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy 
 burnt sacrifice; Selah. 
 
 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, 
 and fulfil all thy counsel. 
 
 5 We will rejoice iii thy salvation, and in the 
 name of our Grod we will set up our banners: 
 the LoED fulfil all thy petitions. 
 
 6 ]^ow know I that the Loed saveth his 
 anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven 
 with the saving strength of his right hand. 
 
 7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses : 
 but we will remember the name of the Loed 
 our God. 
 
 8 They are brought down and fallen: but we 
 are risen, and stand upright. 
 
 9 Save, Loed : let the king hear us when we 
 call. 
 
 PSALM XXL 
 
 1 A thanksgiving for victory, 7 Conjidence of further success. 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 nnHE king shall joy in thy strength, Loed; 
 -*- and in thy salvation how greatly shall he 
 rejoice ! 
 
 2 Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and 
 hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. 
 
 3 For thou preventest him with the blessings 
 of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold 
 on his head. 
 
 4 He asked life of thee, and thou gavest it 
 him, even length of days for ever and ever. 
 
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A thanksgiving PSALMS. for victory, 
 
 5 His gloiy is great in thy salyation : honour 
 and majesty hast thou laid upon him. 
 
 6 For thou hast made him most blessed for 
 ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with 
 thy countenance. 
 
 7 For the king trusteth in the Loed^ and 
 through the mercy of the Most High he shall 
 not be. moved. 
 
 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: 
 thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 
 
 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in 
 the time of thine anger: the Loed shall swal- 
 low them up in his wrath, and the fire shall 
 devour them. 
 
 10 Their fi:*uit shalt thou destroy from the 
 earth, and their seed fi:*om among the children 
 of men. 
 
 11 For they intended evil against thee : they 
 imagined a mischievous device, which they are 
 not able to perform. 
 
 12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their 
 back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows 
 upon thy strings against the face of them. 
 
 13 Be thou exalted, Loed, in thine own 
 strength: so will we sing and praise thy power. 
 
 PSALM XXIL 
 
 1 David complaineth in great discouragement. 9 He prayeth 
 in great distress, 23 He praiseth God. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. 
 
 1\/rY God, my God, why hast thou forsaken 
 ■^^ me? why art thou so far from helping me, 
 and from the words of my roaring? 
 
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David complaineth PSALMS. in great distress. 
 
 2 my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou 
 hearest not; and in the night season, and am 
 not silent. 
 
 3 But thou art holy, thou that inhabitest 
 the praises of Israel. 
 
 4 Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, 
 and thou didst deliver them. 
 
 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: 
 they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 
 
 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach 
 of men, and despised of the people. 
 
 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn: 
 they shoot out the lip, they shake the head, 
 saying^ 
 
 8 He trusted on the Loed that he would 
 deliver him: let him deliver him, seeing he 
 delighted in him. 
 
 9 But thou art he that took me out of the 
 womb: thou didst make me hope when I was 
 upon my mother's breasts. 
 
 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb : 
 thou art my God from my mother's belly. 
 
 11 Be not far from me; for trouble is near; 
 for there is none to help. 
 
 12 Many bulls have compassed me : strong 
 hulls of Bashan have beset me round. 
 
 . 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, 
 as a ravening and a roaring lion. 
 
 14 I am poured out like water, and all my 
 bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; 
 it is melted in the midst of my bowels. 
 
 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd; 
 
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Hepraiseth PSALMS. God. 
 
 and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou 
 hast brought me mto the dust of death. 
 
 16 For dogs have compassed me: the as- 
 sembly of the wicked have inclosed me : they 
 pierced my hands and my feet. 
 
 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and 
 stare upon me. 
 
 18 They part my garments among them, and 
 cast lots upon my vesture. 
 
 19 But be not thou far from me, Loed: 
 my strength, haste thee to help me. 
 
 20 Deliver my soul from the sword; my dar- 
 ling from the power of the dog. 
 
 21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou 
 hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 
 
 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren: 
 in the midst of the congregation will I praise 
 thee. 
 
 23 Ye that fear the Loed, praise him; all ye 
 the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, 
 all ye the seed of Israel. 
 
 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred 
 the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he 
 hid his face from him; but when he cried unto 
 him, he heard. 
 
 25 My praise shall he of thee in the great 
 congregation: I will pay my yows before them 
 that fear him. 
 
 26 The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they 
 shall praise the Loed that seek him: your heart 
 shall live for ever. 
 
 27 All the ends of the world shall remember 
 
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David's confidence PSALMS. in Gods grace. 
 
 and turn nnto the Loed : and all the kindreds 
 of the nations shall worship before thee. 
 
 28 For the kingdom is the Loed's: and he is 
 the governor among the nations. 
 
 29 All they that he fat npon earth shall eat 
 and worship: all they that go down to the dust 
 shall bow before him: and none can keep alive 
 his own soul. 
 
 30 A seed shall serve him; it shall be ac- 
 counted to the Lord for a generation. 
 
 31 They shall come^ and shall declare his 
 righteousness unto a people that shall be born, 
 that he hath done this. 
 
 PSALM XXIIL 
 
 David's confidence in God's grace. 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 npHE LoED is my shepherd; I shall not want. 
 -*- 2 He maketh me to lie down in green 
 pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 
 
 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in 
 the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
 
 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of 
 the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for 
 thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they 
 comfort me. 
 
 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the 
 presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my 
 head with oil; my cup runneth over. 
 
 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me 
 all the days of my life : and I will dwell in the 
 house of the Loed for ever. 
 
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GoWs sovereignty PSALMS. over the world. 
 
 PSALM XXIY. 
 
 1 GodJs lordship in the world, 3 The citizens of his spiritual 
 kingdom. 7 An exhortation to receive him. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 npHE earth is the Loed's^ and the Mness 
 -^ thereof; the world, and they that dwell 
 therein. 
 
 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and 
 established it upon the floods. 
 
 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the Loed? 
 or who shall stand in his holy place? 
 
 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; 
 who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, 
 nor sworn deceitfully. 
 
 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Loeb, 
 and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 
 
 6 This is the generation of them that seek 
 him, that seek thy face, Jacob. Selah. 
 
 7 Lift up yom- heads, ye gates; and be ye 
 lifted up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of 
 glory shall come in. 
 
 8, Who is this King of glory? The Loeb 
 strong and mighty, the Loed mighty in battle. 
 
 9 Lift up your heads, ye gates; even lift 
 them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of 
 glory shall come in. 
 
 10 Who is this King of glory? The Loed of 
 hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. 
 
 PSALM XXY. 
 
 1 David^s confidence in prayer. 7 He prayeth for remission of 
 sins J 16 a7id for help in affiiction. 
 
 ' A Psalm of David. 
 
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David's confidence PSALMS. in prayer. 
 
 TTIN'TO thee, Loed, do I lift \ip my soul. 
 ^20 my God, I trust in thee : let me not 
 be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over 
 me. 
 
 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: 
 let them be ashamed which transgress without 
 cause. 
 
 4 Shew me thy ways, Lord; teach me thy 
 paths. 
 
 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for 
 thou art the God of my salvation: on thee do 
 I wait all the day. 
 
 6 Remember, Loed, thy tender mercies and 
 thy lovingkindnesses ; for they have been ever 
 of old. 
 
 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor 
 my transgressions: according to thy mercy re- 
 member thou me for thy goodness' sake, Loed. 
 
 8 Good and upright is the Loed: therefore 
 will he teach sinners in the way. 
 
 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and 
 the meek will he teach his way. 
 
 10 All the paths of the Loed are mercy and 
 truth unto such as keep his covenant and his 
 testimonies. 
 
 11 For thy name's sake, Loed, pardon 
 mine iniquity; for it is great. 
 
 12 What man is he that feareth the Loed ? 
 him shall he teach in the way that he shall 
 choose. 
 
 13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed 
 shall inherit the earth. 
 
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David pray eth for PSALMS, pardon and help. 
 
 14 The secret of the Loed is with them that 
 fear him; and he will shew them his cov- 
 enant. 
 
 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Loeb; for 
 he shall pluck my feet out of the net. 
 
 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon 
 me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 
 
 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: 
 bring thou me out of my distresses. 
 
 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; 
 and forgive all my sins. 
 
 19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; 
 and they hate me with cruel hatred. 
 
 20 keep my soul, and deliver me: let 
 me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in 
 thee. 
 
 21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; 
 for I wait on thee. 
 
 22 Redeem Israel, God, out of all his 
 troubles. 
 
 PSALM XXYL 
 
 David resorteth unto God in confidence of his integrity. 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 TUDGE me^ Loed; for I have walked in 
 ^ mine integrity: I have trusted also in the 
 Lord ; therefore I shall not slide. 
 
 2 Examine me^ Lord, and prove me; try 
 my reins and my heart. 
 
 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes : 
 and I have walked in thy truth. 
 
 4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither 
 will I go in with dissemblers. 
 
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David resorteth PSALMS. unto God. 
 
 5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; 
 and will not sit with the wicked. 
 
 6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so 
 will I compass thine altar^ Lord : 
 
 7 That I may publish with the Yoice of 
 thanksgiving^ and tell of all thy wondrous works. 
 
 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy 
 house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 
 
 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my 
 life with bloody men: 
 
 10 In whose hands i$ mischief, and their 
 right hand is full of bribes. 
 
 11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integ- 
 rity : redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 
 
 12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the 
 congregations will I bless the Lord. 
 
 PSALM XXYIL 
 
 1 David sustaineth his faith hj the power of God, 4 hy his love 
 to the service of God, 9 hj praijer. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 nnHE Lord is my light and my salvation; 
 -^ whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength 
 of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 
 
 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and 
 my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, 
 they stumbled and fell. 
 
 3 Though a host should encamp against me, 
 my heart shall not fear: though war should 
 rise against me, in this will I he confident. 
 
 4 One thing have I desired of the Lord, that 
 will I seek after; that I may dwell in the 
 house of the Lord all the days of my life, to 
 
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His faith in PSALMS. GocP s protection. 
 
 behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire 
 in his temple. 
 
 5 For in the time of trouble he shall hide 
 me in his pavilion: in the secret of his taber- 
 nacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up 
 upon a rock. 
 
 6 And now shall mine head be lifted up 
 above mine enemies round about me : there- 
 fore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of 
 joy; I will sing, yea^ I will sing praises unto 
 the Lord. 
 
 7 Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice: 
 have mercy also upon me/ and answer me. 
 
 8 When thou saidst^ Seek ye my face ; my heart 
 said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 
 
 9 Hide not thy face far from me; put not 
 thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my 
 help; leave me not, neither forsake me, God 
 of my salvation. 
 
 10 When my father and my mother forsake 
 me, then the Lord will take me up. 
 
 11* Teach me thy way, Lord, and lead me 
 in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 
 
 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine 
 enemies : for false witnesses are risen up against 
 me, and such as breathe out cruelty. 
 
 13 / had fainted^ unless I had believed to 
 see the goodness of the Lord in the land of 
 the living. 
 
 14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, 
 and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I 
 say, on the Lord. 
 
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David PSALMS. hlesseth God. 
 
 PSALM XXYIIL 
 
 1 David prayeth earnestly against his enemies, 6 He hlesseth 
 God. 9 He prayeth for the people. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T TIN' TO thee will I cry, Loed my rock; be 
 ^ not silent to me : lest, if thou be silent to 
 me, I become like them that go down into the 
 pit. 
 
 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when 
 I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands to- 
 ward thy holy oracle. 
 
 3 Draw me not away with the wicked, and 
 with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace 
 to their neighbours, but mischief is in their 
 hearts. 
 
 4 Griye them according to their deeds, and 
 according to the wickedness of their endeav- 
 ours: give them after the work of their hands; 
 render to them their desert. 
 
 5 Because they regard not the works of the 
 Loed, nor the operation of his hands, he shall 
 destroy them, and not build them up. 
 
 6 Blessed he the Loed, because he hath heard 
 the voice of my supplications. 
 
 7 The Loed is my strength and my shield; 
 my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: 
 therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with 
 my song will I praise him. 
 
 8 The Loed is their strength, and he is the 
 saving strength of his anointed. 
 
 9 Save thy people, and bless thine inherit- 
 ance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever. 
 
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He exhorteth to PSALMS, give glory to God. 
 
 PSALM XXIX. 
 
 1 David exhorteth princes to give glory to God, 3 by reason of 
 his power, 1 1 and protection of his people, 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 C^ lYE unto the Lord, ye mighty^ give 
 ^-^ unto the Lord glory and strength. 
 
 2 Grive unto the Lord the glory due unto his 
 name ; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 
 
 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters : 
 the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon 
 many waters. 
 
 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; the 
 voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 
 
 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; 
 yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon. 
 
 6 He maketh them also to skip like a calf; 
 Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn. 
 
 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames 
 of fire. 
 
 8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilder- 
 ness ; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 
 
 9 The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to 
 calve, and discovereth the forests : and in his 
 temple doth every one speak of his glory. 
 
 10 The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the 
 Lord sitteth King for ever. 
 
 11 The Lord will give strength unto his peo- 
 ple; the Lord will bless his people with peace. 
 
 PSALM XXX. 
 
 1 David praiseth God for his deliverance. 4 He exhorteth others 
 
 to praise him by example of God^s dealing with him. 
 
 A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. 
 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 T WILL extol thee, Lord; for thou hast 
 ^ hfted me up, and hast not made my foes to 
 rejoice over me. 
 
 2 LoED my Grod, I cried unto thee, and 
 thou hast healed me. 
 
 3 LoED, thou hast brought up my soul 
 jfrom the grave : thou hast kept me alive, that 
 I should not go down to the pit. 
 
 4 Sing unto the Loed, ye saints of his, 
 and give thanks at the remembrance of his ho- 
 liness. 
 
 5 For his anger endureth hut a moment ; in 
 his favour is life : weeping may endure for a 
 night, but joy cometh in the morning. 
 
 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never 
 be moved. 
 
 7 Loed, by thy favour thou hast made my 
 mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy 
 face, and I was troubled. 
 
 8 I cried to thee, Loed; and unto the 
 Loed I made supplication. 
 
 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I 
 go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise 
 thee? shall it declare thy truth? 
 
 10 Hear, Loed, and have mercy upon me : 
 Loed, be thou my helper. 
 
 11 Thou hast turned for me my mourning 
 into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, 
 and girded me with gladness; 
 
 12 To the end that my glory may sing praise 
 to thee, and not be silent. Loed my God, 
 I will give thanks unto thee for ever. 
 
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David craveth PSALMS. God''s help. 
 
 PSALM XXXL 
 
 1 David shewing his confidence in God craveth his help, 7 He 
 rejoiceth in his mercy, 9 He prayeth in his calamity, 19 He 
 praiseth God for his goodness. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TN thee, Loed, do I put my trust; let me never 
 "^ be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 
 
 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me 
 speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house 
 of defence to save me. 
 
 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress ; 
 therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and 
 guide me. 
 
 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid 
 privily for me: for thou art my strength. 
 
 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou 
 hast redeemed me, Loed God of truth. 
 
 6 I have hated them that regard lying vani- 
 ties : but I trust in the Loed. 
 
 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: 
 for thou hast considered my trouble ; thou hast 
 known my soul in adversities; 
 
 8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of 
 the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large 
 room. 
 
 9 Have mercy upon me, Loed, for I am 
 in trouble : mine eye is consumed with grief, 
 yea^ my soul and my belly. 
 
 10 Tor my life is spent with grief, and my 
 years with sighing: my strength faileth because 
 of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 
 
 11 I was a reproach among all mine ene- 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. in calamity. 
 
 mies, but especially among my neighbom^Sj and 
 a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see 
 me without fled fi^om me. 
 
 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of 
 mind: I am like a broken vessel. 
 
 13 For I have heard the slander of many: 
 fear was on every side : while they took counsel 
 together against me, they devised to take away 
 my life. 
 
 14 But I trusted in thee, Loed : I said^ 
 Thou art my Grod. 
 
 15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me 
 from the hand of mine enemies^ and from them 
 that persecute me. 
 
 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: 
 save me for thy mercies' sake. 
 
 Vj Let me not be ashamed, Loed; for I 
 have called upon thee: let the wicked be asham- 
 ed, and let them be silent in the grave. 
 
 18 Let the lying lips be put to silence; which 
 speak grievous things proudly and contemptu- 
 ously against the righteous. 
 
 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou 
 hast laid up for them that fear thee; which 
 thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee 
 before the sons of men ! 
 
 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy 
 presence from the pride of man : thou shalt 
 keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife 
 of tongues. 
 
 21 Blessed he the Loed: for he hath shewed 
 
 me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 
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Remission of sins PSALMS. a great blessing. 
 
 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from 
 before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the 
 voice of my suppUcations when I cried unto thee. 
 
 23 love the Loed, all ye his saints: for the 
 LoED preserveth the faithful, and plentifully re- 
 wardeth the proud doer. 
 
 24 Be of good courage, and he shall strength- 
 en your heart, all ye that hope in the Loed. 
 
 PSALM XXXIL 
 
 1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins, 3 Confession of 
 sins giveth ease to the conscience, 8 God^s promises bring 
 
 joy. 
 
 A Psalm of David, Maschil. 
 
 13 LESS ED is he whose transgression is for- 
 -*^ given, whose sin is covered. 
 
 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the Loed 
 imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there 
 is no guile. 
 
 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed old 
 through my roaring all the day long. 
 
 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy 
 upon me : my moisture is turned into the drought 
 of summer. Selah. 
 
 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine 
 iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess 
 my transgressions unto the Loed; and thou for- 
 gavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 
 
 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray 
 unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: 
 surely in the floods of great waters they shall 
 not come nigh unto him. 
 
 7 Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt pre- 
 
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God' s promises PSALMS. bring joy. 
 
 serve me from trouble; thou slialt compass me 
 about with songs of deUverance. Selah. 
 
 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the 
 way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee 
 with mine eye. 
 
 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule^ 
 which have no understanding: whose mouth 
 must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they 
 come near unto thee. 
 
 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but 
 he that trusteth in the Loed, mercy shall com- 
 pass him about. 
 
 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye right- 
 eous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright 
 in heart. 
 
 PSALM XXXIIL 
 
 1 God is to be praised for his goodness^ Q for his power, 12 a7id 
 for his providence, 20 Confidence is to he placed in God, 
 
 T3EJ0ICE in the Loed, ye righteous: for 
 "^^ praise is comely for the upright. 
 
 2 Praise the Loed with harp: sing unto him 
 with the psaltery and an instrument of ten 
 strings. 
 
 3 Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully 
 with a loud noise. 
 
 4 For the word of the Loed is right ; and all 
 his works are done in truth. 
 
 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment : the 
 earth is full of the goodness of the Loed. 
 
 6 By the word of the Loed were the heavens 
 made; and all the host of them by the breath 
 of his mouth. 
 
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An exJiortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together 
 as a heap : he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 
 
 8 Let all the earth fear the Loed : let all the 
 inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him. 
 
 9 For he spake, and it was done '^ he com- 
 mandedj and it stood fast. 
 
 10 The Loed bringeth the counsel of the 
 heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of 
 the people of none effect. 
 
 11 The counsel of the Loed standeth for ever, 
 the thoughts of his heart to all generations. 
 
 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the 
 Loed; and the people whom he hath chosen for 
 his own inheritance. 
 
 13 The Loed looketh from heaven; he be- 
 holdeth all the sons of men. 
 
 14 From the place of his habitation he look- 
 eth upon all the inhabitants of the earth. 
 
 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he con- 
 sidereth all their works. 
 
 16 There is no king saved by the multitude 
 of a host: a mighty man is not delivered by 
 much strength. 
 
 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither 
 shall he deliver any by his great strength. 
 
 18 Behold, the eye of the Loed is upon them 
 that fear him, upon them that hope in his 
 mercy ; 
 
 19 To deliver their soul from death, and to 
 keep them alive in famine. 
 
 20 Our soul waiteth for the Loed : he is our 
 
 help and our shield. 
 
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David PSALMS. praiseth God. 
 
 21 For our heart shall rejoice in hinij because 
 we have trusted in his holy name. 
 
 22 Let thy mercy, Loed, be upon us, ac- 
 cording as we hope in thee. 
 
 PSALM XXXIV. 
 
 1 David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto by his expe- 
 rience. 8 They are Messed that trust in God. II He exhort- 
 eth to the fear of God. 15 The privileges of the righteous. 
 
 A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour before 
 Abimelech ; who drove him away, and he departed. 
 
 T WILL bless the Loed at all times: his 
 ■^ praise shall continually he in my mouth. 
 
 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Loed: 
 the humble shall hear thereof] and be glad. 
 
 3 magnify the Loed with me, and let us 
 exalt his name together. 
 
 4 I sought the Loed, and he heard me, and 
 delivered me from all my fears. 
 
 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: 
 and their faces were not ashamed. 
 
 6 This poor man cried, and the Loed heard 
 Am, and saved him out of all his troubles. 
 
 7 The angel of the Loed encampeth round 
 about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 
 
 8 taste and see that the Loed is good: 
 blessed is the man that trusteth in him. 
 
 9 fear the Loed, ye his saints: for there 
 is no want to them that fear him. 
 
 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hun- 
 ger: but they that seek the Loed shall not 
 want any good thing. 
 
 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I 
 will teach you the fear of the Loed. 
 
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The privileges PSALMS. of the righteous. 
 
 12 What man is he that desireth life, and 
 loyeth many days, that he may see good? 
 
 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy hps 
 from speakmg guile. 
 
 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, 
 and pursue it. 
 
 15 The eyes of the Loed are upon the right- 
 eous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 
 
 16 The face of the Loed is against them that 
 do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them 
 from the earth. 
 
 17 The righteous cry, and the Loed heareth, 
 and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 
 
 18 The Loed is nigh unto them that are of 
 a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a 
 contrite spirit. 
 
 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: 
 but the Loed delivereth him out of them all. 
 
 20 He keepeth all his bones : not one of them 
 is broken. 
 
 21 Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that 
 hate the righteous shall be desolate. 
 
 22 The Loed redeemeth the soul of his serv- 
 ants : and none of them that trust in him shall 
 be desolate. 
 
 PSALM XXXY. 
 
 1 David prayeth for his own safety^ and his enemies^ confusion. 
 1 1 He complaineth of their wrongful dealing, 22 Thereby he 
 inciteth God against them. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T)LEAD my cause^ Loed, with them that 
 
 -*- strive with me: fight against them that 
 
 fight against me. 
 
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David prayeth PSALMS. for safety^ 
 
 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand 
 up for mine help. 
 
 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way 
 against them that persecute me : say unto my 
 soul, I am thy salvation. 
 
 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame 
 that seek after my soul : let them be turned back 
 and brought to confusion that devise my hurt. 
 
 6 Let them be as chaff before the wind: and 
 let the angel of the Loed chase them. 
 
 6 Let thek way be dark and slippery: and 
 let the angel of the Loed persecute them. 
 
 7 For without cause have they hid for me 
 their net in a pit, which without cause they 
 have digged for my soul. 
 
 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; 
 and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: 
 into that very destruction let him fall. 
 
 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the Loed : 
 it shall rejoice in his salvation. 
 
 10 All my bones shall say, Loed, who is like 
 unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him 
 that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and 
 the needy from him that spoileth him? 
 
 11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to 
 my charge things that I knew not. 
 
 12 They rewarded me evil for good to the 
 spoiling of my soul. 
 
 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my 
 clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with 
 fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own 
 bosom. 
 
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and for his PSALMS, enemies' confusion. 
 
 14 I behaved myself as though lie had been 
 my friend or brother : I . bowed down heavily^ 
 as one that mom^neth for his mother. 
 
 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and 
 gathered themselves together: yea^ the abjects 
 gathered themselves together against me, and 
 I knew it not; they did tear me^ and ceased 
 not : 
 
 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they 
 gnashed upon me with their teeth. 
 
 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue 
 my soul from their destructions, my darling 
 from the lions. 
 
 18 I will give thee thanks in the great con- 
 gregation : I will praise thee among much people. 
 
 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrong- 
 fully rejoice over me : neither let them wink 
 with the eye that hate me without a cause. 
 
 20 For they speak not peace : but they devise 
 deceitful matters against them that are quiet in 
 the land. 
 
 21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against 
 me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it 
 
 22 This thou hast seen, Loed : keep not 
 silence : Lord, be not far from me. 
 
 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judg- 
 ment, even unto my cause, my Grod and my 
 Lord. 
 
 24 Judge me, Loeb my God, according to 
 thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice 
 over me. 
 
 25 Let them not say in their hearts. Ah, so 
 
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The falsehood PSALMS. of the wicked. 
 
 would we have it: let them not say, We have 
 swallowed him up. 
 
 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to con- 
 fusion together that rejoice at mine hurt : let 
 them be clothed with shame and dishonour that 
 magnify themselves against me. 
 
 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, 
 that favour my righteous cause : yea, let them 
 say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, 
 which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his 
 servant. 
 
 28 And my tongue shall speak of thy right- 
 eousness and of thy praise all the day long. 
 
 PSALM XXXYL 
 
 1 The grievous estate of the loicked. 5 The excellency of God's 
 mercy. 10 David prayeth for favour to God's children. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the 
 
 Lord. 
 
 nn HE transgression of the wicked saith within 
 -^ my heart, that there is no fear of God be- 
 fore his eyes. 
 
 2 For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, 
 until his iniquity be found to be hateful. 
 
 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and 
 deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do 
 good. 
 
 4 He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he set- 
 teth himself in a way that is not good; he ab- 
 horreth not evil. 
 
 5 Thy mercy, Loed, is in the heavens; and 
 thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 
 
 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mount- 
 
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Excellency of PSALMS. GocTs mercy. 
 
 ains ; thy judgments are a great deep : Loed^ 
 thou preservest man and beast. 
 
 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, God! 
 therefore the children of men put their trust 
 under the shadow of thy wings. 
 
 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the 
 fatness of thy house ; and thou shalt make them 
 drink of the river of thy pleasures. 
 
 9 For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy 
 light shall we see light. 
 
 10 continue thy lovingkindness unto them 
 that know thee; and thy righteousness to the 
 upright in heart. 
 
 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me^ 
 and let not the hand of the wicked remove me. 
 
 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen : 
 they are cast down, and shall not be able to 
 rise. 
 
 PSALM XXXYIL 
 
 David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the dif- 
 ferent estate of the godly and the wicked. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T^RET not thyself because of evil doers, nei- 
 -^ ther be thou envious against the workers 
 of iniquity. 
 
 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the 
 grasSj and wither as the green herb. 
 
 3 Trust in the Loed, and do good; so shalt 
 thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be 
 fed. 
 
 4 Delight thyself also in the Loed; and he 
 
 shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 
 
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The different PSALMS. estate of 
 
 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also 
 in him ; and he shall bring it to pass. 
 
 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteous- 
 ness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon- 
 day. 
 
 7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for 
 him: fret not thyself because of him who pros- 
 pereth in his way, because of the man who 
 bringeth wicked devices to pass. 
 
 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret 
 not thyself in any wise to do evil. 
 
 9 For evil doers shall be cut off: but those 
 that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the 
 earth. 
 
 10 Tor yet a little while, and the wicked 
 shall not he: yea, thou shalt diligently consider 
 his place, and it shall not he. 
 
 11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and 
 shall delight themselves in the abundance of 
 peace. 
 
 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and 
 gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 
 
 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth 
 that his day is coming. 
 
 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, 
 and have bent their bow, to cast down the 
 poor and needy, and to slay such as be of up- 
 right conversation. 
 
 15 Their sword shall enter into their own 
 heart, and their bows shall be broken. 
 
 16 A little that a righteous man hath is bet- 
 ter than the riches of many wicked. 
 
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the godly PSALMS. and the wicked, 
 
 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be bro- 
 ken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. 
 
 18 The LoED knoweth the days of the up- 
 right: and their inheritance shall be for ever. 
 
 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil 
 time: and in the days of famine they shall be 
 satisfied. 
 
 20 But the wicked shall perish^ and the ene- 
 mies of the LoKD shall he as the fat of lambs : 
 they shall consume; into smoke shall they con- 
 sume away. 
 
 21 The wicked borroweth, and payeth not 
 again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and 
 giveth, 
 
 22 For such as he blessed of him shall inherit 
 the earth; and they that he cursed of him shall 
 be cut off. 
 
 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by 
 the Lord : and he delighteth in his way. 
 
 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly 
 cast down: for the Lord upholdeth htm with his 
 hand. 
 
 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet 
 have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his 
 seed begging bread. 
 
 2Q He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his 
 seed is blessed. 
 
 27 Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell 
 for evermore. 
 
 28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsak- 
 
 eth not his saints; they are preserved for ever: 
 
 but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. 
 
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Different end of PSALMS, good and had men. 
 
 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and 
 dwell therein for ever. 
 
 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wis- 
 dom, and his tongue talketh of judgment. 
 
 31 The law of his God is in his heart; none 
 of his steps shall slide. 
 
 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous, and 
 seeketh to slay him. 
 
 33 The LoED will not leave him in his hand, 
 nor condemn him when he is judged. 
 
 34 Wait on the Loed, and keep his way, and 
 he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when 
 the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it. 
 
 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, 
 and spreading himself like a green bay tree. 
 
 36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: 
 yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. 
 
 37 Mark the perfect man.^ and behold the up- 
 right : for the end of that man is peace. 
 
 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed 
 together : the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 
 
 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of 
 the Loed : Jie is their strength in the time of 
 trouble. 
 
 40 And the Loed shall help them, and deliver 
 them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, 
 and save them, because they trust in him. 
 
 PSALM XXXYIIL 
 
 David moveth God to take compassion of his pitiful case. 
 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. 
 
 r\ LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: nei- 
 ^-^ ther chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 
 
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David imploreth PSALMS. God'^s mercy. 
 
 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy 
 hand presseth me sore. 
 
 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because 
 of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my 
 bones because of my sin. 
 
 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: 
 as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 
 
 6 My wounds stink and are corrupt because 
 of my foohshness. 
 
 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; 
 I go mourning all the day long. 
 
 7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome 
 disease : and there is no soundness in my flesh. 
 
 8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared 
 by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 
 
 9 Lordj all my desire is before thee; and my 
 groaning is not hid from thee. 
 
 10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me : 
 as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone 
 from me. 
 
 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof 
 from my sore ; and my kinsmen stand afar ofl*. 
 
 12 They also that seek after my life lay 
 snares for me ^ and they that seek my hurt 
 speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits 
 all the day long. 
 
 13 But I, as a deaf man^ heard not; and / 
 was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 
 
 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, 
 and in whose mouth are no reproofs. 
 
 15 For in thee, Loed, do I hope: thou wilt 
 hear. Lord my God. 
 
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JDavid'^s care of PSALMS. Ms thoughts, 
 
 16 For I said, Hear me^ lest otherwise they 
 should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, 
 they magnify themselves against me. 
 
 17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow 
 is continually before me. 
 
 18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be 
 sorry for my sin. 
 
 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are 
 strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are 
 multiplied. 
 
 20 They also that render evil for good are 
 mine adversaries; because I follow the thing 
 that good is. 
 
 21 Forsake me not, Loed: my Grod, be 
 not far from me. 
 
 22 Make haste to help me, Lord my sal- 
 vation. 
 
 PSALM XXXIX. 
 
 1 David! s care of his thoughts. 4 The consideration of the hrevitij 
 and vanity of life, 7 the reverence of Gods judgments, 10 and 
 prayer, are his bridles of impatiency. 
 
 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 
 
 T SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that 
 ■^ I sin not with my tongne: I will keep my 
 month with a bridle, while the wicked is before 
 me. 
 
 2 I was dnmb with silence, I held my peace, 
 even from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 
 
 3 My heart was hot within me; while I was 
 mnsing the fire burned: then spake I with my 
 tongue, 
 
 4 Loed, make me to know mine end, and the 
 
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The brevity and PSALMS. vanity of life. 
 
 measure of my days, what it is ^ that I may 
 know how frail I am, 
 
 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a hand- 
 breadth; and mine age is as nothing before 
 thee: verily every man at his best state is alto- 
 gether vanity. Selah. 
 
 6 Surely every man walketh in a vain shew : 
 surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up 
 riches^ and knoweth not who shall gather them. 
 
 7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope 
 is in thee. 
 
 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make 
 me not the reproach of the foolish. 
 
 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; be- 
 cause thou didst it. 
 
 10 Remove thy stroke away from me : I am 
 consumed by the blow of thine hand. 
 
 11 When thou with rebukes dost correct man for 
 iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away 
 like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah. 
 
 12 Hear my prayer, Lord, and give ear 
 unto my cry ; hold not thy peace at my tears : 
 for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, 
 as all my fathers were. 
 
 13 spare me, that I may recover strength, 
 before I go hence, and be no more. 
 
 PSALM XL. 
 
 1 The benefit of confidence in God. 6 Obedience is the best sac- 
 rifice. 1 1 The sense of David^s evils inflameth his prmjer. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 T WAITED patiently for the Loed ; and he 
 -^ incHned nnto me, and heard my cry. 
 
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The hemfit of PSALMS, confidence in God. 
 
 2 He brought me up also out of a horrible 
 pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon 
 a rock, and established my goings. 
 
 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, 
 even praise unto our God: many shall see ^V, 
 and fear, and shall trust in the Loed. 
 
 4 Blessed is that man that maketh the Loed 
 his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such 
 as turn aside to lies. 
 
 5 Many, Loed my Grod, are thy wonderful 
 works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts 
 which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned 
 up in order unto thee: if I would declare and 
 speak of them^ they are more than can be num- 
 bered. 
 
 6 Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire ; 
 mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and 
 sin offering hast thou not required. 
 
 7 Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of 
 the book it is written of me, 
 
 8 I delight to do thy will, my God: yea, 
 thy law is within my heart. 
 
 9 I have preached righteousness in the great 
 congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, 
 Loed, thou knowest 
 
 10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my 
 heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy 
 salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkind- 
 ness and thy truth from the great congregation. 
 
 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from 
 me, Loed : let thy lovingkindness and thy 
 truth continually preserve me. 
 
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GocVs care PSALMS. of the poor. 
 
 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me 
 about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me^ 
 so that I am not able to look up ; they are 
 more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my 
 heart faileth me. 
 
 13 Be pleased^ Loed, to deliver me : 
 LoEDj make haste to help me. 
 
 14 Let them be ashamed and confounded to- 
 gether that seek after my soul to destroy it; let 
 them be driven backward and put to shame 
 that wish me evil. 
 
 15 Let them be desolate for a reward of their 
 shame that say unto me. Aha, aha. 
 
 16 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be 
 glad in thee : let such as love thy salvation say 
 continually, The Loed be magnified. 
 
 17 But I ar)% poor and needy; yet the Lord 
 thinketh upon me : thou art my help and my 
 deliverer; make no tarrying, my God. 
 
 PSALM XLL 
 
 1 God^s care of the poor, 4 David complaineth of his enemies' 
 treachery, 10 He fleeth to God for succour. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 "OLESSED is he that considereth the poor: 
 -■^ the Loed will deliver him in time of 
 trouble. 
 
 2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him 
 alive ; and he shall be blessed upon the earth : 
 and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of 
 his enemies. 
 
 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed 
 
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David Jleeth to PSALMS. God for succour. 
 
 of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in 
 his sickness. 
 
 4 I said, LoED, be merciful unto me: heal my 
 soul; for I have sinned against thee. 
 
 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me. When shall 
 he die, and his name perish? 
 
 6 And if he come to see ine^ he speaketh yan- 
 ity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when 
 he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 
 
 7 All that hate me whisper together against 
 me: against me do they devise my hurt. 
 
 8 An evil disease, say tJiey^ cleaveth fast unto 
 him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no 
 more. 
 
 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I 
 trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted 
 up Ms heel against me. 
 
 10 But thou, LoED, be merciful unto me, 
 and raise me up, that I may requite them. 
 
 11 By this I know that thou favourest me, 
 because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 
 
 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine 
 integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 
 
 13 Blessed he the Loed God of Israel from 
 everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. 
 
 PSALM XLIL 
 
 1 David^s zeal to serve God in the temple. 5 He encourageth 
 
 his soul to trust in God. 
 To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. 
 
 A S the hart panteth after the water brooks, 
 "^^ so panteth my soul after thee, God. 
 
 2 My soul thirsteth for God, for the living 
 
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David^s zeal PSALMS. to serve God. 
 
 God: when shall I come and appear before 
 God? 
 
 3 Mj tears have been my meat day and nighty 
 while they continually say unto me, Where is 
 thy God« 
 
 4 When I remember these things.^ I pour out 
 my soul in me: for I had gone with the multi- 
 tude, I went with them to the house of God, 
 with the voice of joy and praise, with a multi- 
 tude that kept holyday. 
 
 5 Why art thou cast down, my soul? and 
 why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in 
 God : for I shall yet praise him for the help of 
 his countenance. 
 
 6 my God, my soul is cast down within me: 
 therefore will I remember thee from the land of 
 Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 
 
 7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy 
 waterspouts : all thy waves and thy billows are 
 gone over me. 
 
 8 Yet the Loed will command his lovingkind- 
 ness in the daytime, and in the night his song 
 shall he with me, and my prayer unto the God 
 of my life. 
 
 9 I will say unto God my rock. Why hast 
 thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because 
 of the oppression of the enemy ? 
 
 10 As with a sword in my bones, mine ene- 
 mies reproach me; while they say daily unto 
 me. Where is thy God? 
 
 11 Why art thou cast down, my soul? and 
 why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou 
 
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David's trust PSALMS. in God. 
 
 in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the 
 health of my countenance, and my God. 
 
 PSALM XLIIL 
 
 1 David, praying to be restored to the temple, promiseth to serve 
 God joijf idly, 5 He encourageth his soul to trust in God. 
 
 TUDGE me, God, and plead my cause 
 ^ against an ungodly nation : deliver me 
 from the deceitful and unjust man. 
 
 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why 
 dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning be- 
 cause of the oppression of the enemy? 
 
 3 send out thy light and thy truth : let them 
 lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, 
 and to thy tabernacles. 
 
 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto 
 God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will 
 I praise thee, God my God. 
 
 5 Why art thou cast down, my soul? and 
 why art thou disquieted within me ? hope in 
 God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the 
 health of my countenance, and my God. 
 
 PSALM XLIY. 
 
 1 The church, in memory of former favours, 7 complaineth of 
 their present evils. 17 Professing her integrity, 23 she fer- 
 vently prayeth for succour. 
 
 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. 
 
 TTTE have heard with our ears, God, our 
 ^^ fathers have told us, what work thou 
 
 didst in their days, in the times of old. 
 2 How thou didst drive out the heathen with 
 
 thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst 
 
 afflict the people, and cast them out. 
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The chiircKs PSALMS. complaint 
 
 3 For they got not the land in possession by 
 their own sword, neither did their own arm 
 save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, 
 and the hght of thy countenance, because thou 
 hadst a favour unto them. 
 
 4 Thou art my King, God: command de- 
 liverances for Jacob. 
 
 5 Through thee will we push down our ene- 
 mies : through thy name will we tread them 
 under that rise up against us. 
 
 6 For I will not trust in my bow, neither 
 shall my sword save me. 
 
 7 But thou hast saved us from our enemies, 
 and hast put them to shame that hated us. 
 
 8 In God we boast all the day long, and 
 praise thy name for ever. Selah. 
 
 9 But thou hast cast off, and put us to shame; 
 and goest not forth with our armies. 
 
 10 Thou makest us to turn back from the en- 
 emy : and they which hate us spoil for themselves. 
 
 11 Thou hast given us like sheep appointed 
 for meat; and hast scattered us among the 
 heathen. 
 
 12 Thou sellest thy people for nought, and 
 dost not increase thy wealth by their price. 
 
 13 Thou makest us a reproach to our neigh- 
 bours, a scorn and a derision to them that are 
 round about us. 
 
 14 Thou makest us a byword among the 
 heathen, a shaking of the head among the people. 
 
 15 My confusion is continually before me, and 
 
 the shame of my face hath covered me, 
 
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The church prayeth PSALMS. for succour, 
 
 16 For the voice of him that reproacheth and 
 blasphemeth ; by reason of the enemy- and avenger. 
 
 17 All this is come upon us; yet have we not 
 forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in 
 thy covenant. 
 
 18 Our heart is not turned back, neither have 
 our steps declined from thy way ; 
 
 19 Though thou hast sore broken us in the 
 place of dragons, and covered us with the shad- 
 ow of death. 
 
 20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, 
 or stretched out our hands to a strange god; 
 
 21 Shall not Grod search this out? for he 
 knoweth the secrets of the heart. 
 
 22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day 
 long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter. 
 
 23 Awake, why sleepest thou, Lord? arise, 
 cast us not off for ever. 
 
 24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and for- 
 gettest our affliction and our oppression? 
 
 25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: 
 our belly cleaveth unto the earth. 
 
 26 Arise for our help, and redeem us for thy 
 mercies' sake. 
 
 PSALM XLY. 
 
 1 The majesty and grace of Chrisfs kingdom. 10 The duty of 
 the churchy and the benefits thereof 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, 
 Maschil, A Song of loves. 
 
 1\/rY heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of 
 ^^ the things which I have made touching the 
 King : my tongue is the pen of a ready writer. 
 
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The majesty of PSALMS. Chrisfs hingdom. 
 
 2 Thou art fairer than the children of men: 
 grace is poured into thy hps: therefore Grod 
 hath blessed thee for ever. 
 
 3 Grird thy sword upon thy thigh^ most 
 Mighty J with thy glory and thy majesty. 
 
 4 And in thy majesty ride prosperously, be- 
 cause of truth and meekness and righteousness; 
 and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. 
 
 5 Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the 
 King's enemies; whereby the people fall under 
 thee. 
 
 6 Thy throne, God, is for ever and ever: 
 the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre. 
 
 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wick- 
 edness : therefore God, thy God, hath anointed 
 thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. 
 
 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, 
 and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby 
 they have made thee glad. 
 
 9 Kings' daughters were among thy honour- 
 able women: upon thy right hand did stand the 
 queen in gold of Ophir. 
 
 10 Hearken, daughter, and consider, and in- 
 cline thine ear ; forget also thine own people, 
 and thy father's house; 
 
 11 So shall the King greatly desire thy beau- 
 ty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him. 
 
 12 And the daughter of Tyre shall he there 
 with a gift; even the rich among the people 
 shall entreat thy favour. 
 
 13 The King's daughter is all glorious within: 
 her clothing is of wrought gold. 
 
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The churcKs PSALMS. confidence. 
 
 14 She shall be brought unto the King in rai- 
 ment of needlework : the virgins her companions 
 that follow her shall be brought unto thee. 
 
 15 With gladness and rejoicing shall they be 
 brought : they shall enter into the King's palace. 
 
 16 Instead of thy fathers shall be thy chil- 
 dren, whom thou mayest make princes in all the 
 earth. 
 
 17 I will make thy name to be remembered 
 in all generations : therefore shall the people 
 praise thee for ever and ever. 
 
 PSALM XLYL 
 
 1 The confidence which the church hath in God, 8 An exhorta- 
 tion to behold it. 
 
 To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, A Song upon 
 
 Alamo th. 
 
 i^OD is our refuge and strength, a very pres- 
 ^^ ent help in trouble. 
 
 2 Therefore will not we fear, though the earth 
 be removed, and though the mountains be car- 
 ried into the midst of the sea; 
 
 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be 
 troubled, though the mountains shake with the 
 swelling thereof Selah. 
 
 4 There is a river, the streams whereof shall 
 make glad the city of God, the holy place of 
 the tabernacles of the Most High. 
 
 5 God is in the midst of her; she shall not 
 be moved: God shall help her, and that right 
 early. 
 
 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were 
 
 moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted. 
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Of Christ^ s PSALMS. kingdom. 
 
 7 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of 
 Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 8 Come^ behold the works of the Lord, what 
 desolations he hath made in the earth. 
 
 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of 
 the earth; he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the 
 spear in sunder; he burneth the chariot in the fire. 
 
 10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will 
 be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted 
 in the earth. 
 
 11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of 
 Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 
 
 PSALM XLYIL 
 
 The nations are exhorted cheerfully to entertain the kingdom of 
 
 Christ. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 
 
 f\ CLAP j^our hands, all ye people; shout 
 ^-^ unto God with the voice of triumph. 
 
 2 For the Lord most high is terrible ; he is a 
 great King over all the earth. 
 
 3 He shall subdue the people under us, and 
 the nations under our feet. 
 
 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us, the 
 excellency of Jacob whom he loved. Selah. 
 
 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lord with 
 the sound of a trumpet. 
 
 6 Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing 
 praises unto our King, sing praises. 
 
 7 For God is the King of all the earth: sing 
 ye praises with understanding. 
 
 8 God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth 
 upon the throne of his holiness. 
 
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The privileges PSALMS. of the church. 
 
 9 The princes of the people are gathered to- 
 gether^ even the people of the God of Abraham : 
 for the shields of the earth belong unto God: 
 he is greatly exalted. 
 
 PSALM XLYIIL 
 
 The ornaments and privileges of the church, 
 A Song and Psalm for the sons of Korah. 
 
 C^ RE AT is the Loed, and greatly to be prais- 
 ^-^ ed in the city of our God, in the mountain 
 of his holiness. 
 
 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole 
 earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north^ 
 the city of the great King. 
 
 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge. 
 
 4 For, lo, the kiiigs were assembled, they 
 passed by together. 
 
 5 They saw it^ and so they marvelled; they 
 were troubled, and hasted away. 
 
 6 Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, 
 as of a woman in travail. 
 
 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an 
 east wind. 
 
 8 As we have heard, so have we seen in the 
 city of the Loed of hosts, in the city of our 
 God: God will establish it for ever. Selah. 
 
 9 We have thought of thy lovingkindness, 
 God, in the midst of thy temple. 
 
 10 According to thy name, God, so is thy 
 praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right 
 hand is full of righteousness. 
 
 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters 
 of Judah be glad, because of thy judgments. 
 
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The vanity of PSALMS, trusting in riches. 
 
 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: 
 tell the towers thereof. 
 
 13 Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her pala- 
 ces ; that ye may tell it to the generation following. 
 
 14 For this God is our God for ever and 
 ever: he will be our guide even unto death. 
 
 PSALM XLIX. 
 
 1 An earnest persuasion to build the faith of resurrection^ not on 
 worldly power ^ hut on God, 16 Worldly prosperity is not to 
 be admired. 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 
 
 XT EAR this J all y^ people; give ear^ all ye 
 -^■^ inhabitants of the world : 
 
 2 Both low and high^ rich and poor^ together. 
 
 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the 
 meditation of my heart shall he of understanding. 
 
 4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will 
 open my dark saying upon the harp. 
 
 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil^ 
 when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me 
 about ? 
 
 6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast 
 themselves in the multitude of their riches ; 
 
 7 IN^one of them can by any means redeem his 
 brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 
 
 8 (For the redemption of their soul is pre- 
 cious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 
 
 9 That he should still live for ever, and not 
 see corruption. 
 
 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise 
 
 the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave 
 
 their wealth to others. 
 
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The vanity of PSALMS. worldhj riches. 
 
 11 Their inward thought is^ that their houses 
 shall continue for ever, and their dweUingplaces 
 to all generations; they call their lands after 
 their own names. 
 
 12 J^evertheless man heing in honour abideth 
 not: he is like the beasts that perish. 
 
 13 This their way is their folly: yet their pos- 
 terity approve their sayings. Selah. 
 
 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; 
 death shall feed on them; and the upright shall 
 have dominion over them in the morning; and 
 their beauty shall consume in the grave from 
 their dwelling. 
 
 15 But Grod will redeem my soul from the 
 power of the grave : for he shall receive me. 
 Belah. 
 
 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich^ 
 when the glory of his house is increased ; 
 
 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing 
 away: his glory shall not descend after him. 
 
 18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul^ 
 (and men will praise tliee^ when thou doest well 
 to thyself,) 
 
 19 He shall go to the generation of his fa- 
 thers; they shall never see light. 
 
 20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth 
 not, is like the beasts that perish. 
 
 PSALM L. 
 
 1 The majestij of God in the church, 5 His order to gather saints. 
 7 The pleasure of God is not in ceremonies^ 14 hut in sin- 
 cerity of obedioice. 
 
 A Psalm of Asaph. 
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Oo(Ps majesty PSALMS. in the chureh. 
 
 nnHE mighty Grod, even the Loed^ hath spok- 
 ^ en, and called the earth from the rising of 
 the sun unto the going down thereof 
 
 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, Grod 
 hath shined. 
 
 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep si- 
 lence : a fire shall devour before him, and it 
 shall be very tempestuous round about him. 
 
 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, 
 and to the earth, that he may judge his people. 
 
 5 Gather my saints together unto me ; those 
 that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. 
 
 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteous- 
 ness : for God is judge himself Selah. 
 
 7 Hear, my people, and I will speak; Is- 
 rael, and I will testify against thee: I am God, 
 even thy God. 
 
 8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or 
 thy burnt ofierings, to have been continually be- 
 fore me. 
 
 9 I will take no bullock out of thy house; nor 
 he goats out of thy folds : 
 
 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and 
 the cattle upon a thousand hills. 
 
 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and 
 the wild beasts of the field are mine. 
 
 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: 
 for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof 
 
 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the 
 blood of goats ? 
 
 14 Oifer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy 
 
 vows unto the Most High 
 
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God delighteth PSALMS. in sincerity, 
 
 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble : 
 I will deliver thee^ and thou shalt glorify me. 
 
 16 But unto the wicked God saith^ What hast 
 thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou 
 shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth? 
 
 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest 
 my words behind thee. 
 
 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou con- 
 sentedst with him, and hast been partaker with 
 adulterers. 
 
 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy 
 tongue frameth deceit. 
 
 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy broth- 
 er; thou slanderest thine own mother's son. 
 
 21 These things hast thou done, and I kept 
 silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether 
 such a one as thyself: hut I will reprove thee, 
 and set them in order before thine eyes. 
 
 22 Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest 
 I tear you in pieces, and there he none to deliver. 
 
 23 Whoso oifereth praise glorifieth me : and 
 to him that ordereth his conversation aright will 
 I shew the salvation of God. 
 
 PSALM LL 
 
 1 David prayeth for remission of sins, whereof he maketh a deep 
 confession, 6 He prayeth for sanctification, 16 God delight- 
 eth not in sacrifice, hut in sincerity, 18 He prayeth for the 
 church. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the 
 prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. 
 
 TTAYE mercy npon me, God, according to 
 ■^"^ thy lovingkindness : according unto the mul- 
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JDavid prayeth PSALMS, for samtification. 
 
 titude of thy tender mercies blot out my trans- 
 
 gressions. 
 
 2 Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and 
 cleanse me from my sin. 
 
 3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and 
 my sin is ever before me. 
 
 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and 
 done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest 
 be justified when thou speakest, and be clear 
 when thou judgest. 
 
 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin 
 did my mother conceive me. 
 
 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward 
 parts : and in the hidden part thou shalt make 
 me to know wisdom. 
 
 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: 
 wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 
 
 8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the 
 bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. 
 
 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out 
 all mine iniquities. 
 
 10 Create in me a clean heart, God; and 
 renew a right spirit within me. 
 
 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and 
 take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 
 
 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; 
 and uphold me with thy free Spirit. 
 
 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways;* 
 and sinners shall be converted unto thee. 
 
 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, God, 
 thou God of my salvation : and my tongue shall 
 sing aloud of thy righteousness. 
 
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Doegh destruction PSALMS. prophesied. 
 
 15 Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth 
 shall shew forth thy praise. 
 
 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would 
 I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. 
 
 17 The sacrifices of Grod are a broken spirit: 
 a broken and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt 
 not despise. 
 
 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: 
 build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 
 
 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacri- 
 fices of righteousness, with burnt offering and 
 whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bull- 
 ocks upon thine altar. 
 
 PSALM LIL 
 
 1 David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesieth his 
 destruction, 6 The righteous shall rejoice at it. 8 David, 
 upon his confidence in God^s mercy, giveth thanks. 
 
 To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg 
 the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David 
 is come to the house of Ahimelech. 
 
 TXTHY boastest thou thyself in mischief, 
 ^ ^ mighty man ? the goodness of God endur- 
 eth continually. 
 
 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp 
 razor, working deceitfully. 
 
 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying 
 rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 
 
 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, thou de- 
 ceitful tongue. 
 
 5 Grod shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he 
 shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy 
 dwellingplace, and root thee out of the land of 
 the living. Selah. 
 
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The corruption PSALMS, of a natural man. 
 
 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear^ and 
 shall laugh at him: 
 
 7 LOj this is the man that made not God his 
 strength; but trusted in the abundance of his 
 riches, and strengthened himself in his wicked- 
 ness. 
 
 8 But I am like a green olive tree in the 
 house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for 
 ever and ever. 
 
 9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou 
 hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for 
 it is good before thy saints. 
 
 PSALM LIIL 
 
 1 David describeth the corruption of a natural man, 4 He con- 
 vinceth the wicked by the light of their oion conscience, 6 He 
 glorieth in the salvation of God, 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of 
 
 David. 
 
 ^HE fool hath said in his hearty There is 
 ■^ no God. Corrupt are they, and have done 
 abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth 
 good. 
 
 2 God looked down from heaven upon the 
 children of men, to see if there were aiiy that 
 did understand, that did seek God. 
 
 3 Every one of them is gone back: they are 
 altogether become filthy; there is none that 
 doeth good, no, not one. 
 
 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowl- 
 edge? who eat up my people as they eat 
 bread: they have not called upon God. 
 
 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear 
 was: for God hath scattered the bones of him 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for salvation. 
 
 that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them 
 to shame, because Grod hath despised them. 
 
 6 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out 
 of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity 
 of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel 
 shall be glad. 
 
 PSALM LIY. 
 
 1 David, complaining of the Ziphim, prayeth for salvation, 
 4 Upon his confidence in God^s help he promiseth sacrifice. 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David, 
 when the Ziphim came and said to Saul, Doth not David 
 hide himself vs^ith us ? 
 
 ^AYE me, God, by thy name, and judge 
 '^ me by thy strength. 
 
 2 Hear my prayer, God; give ear to the 
 words of my mouth. 
 
 3 For strangers are risen up against me, and 
 oppressors seek after my soul: they have not 
 set God before them. Selah. 
 
 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the Lord is 
 with them that uphold my soul. 
 
 6 He shall reward evil unto mine enemies : 
 cut them off in thy truth. 
 
 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise 
 thy name, Loed ; for it 'is good. 
 
 7 For he hath delivered me out of all trouble: 
 and mine eye hath seen Ms desire upon mine 
 enemies. 
 
 PSALM LY. 
 
 1 David in his prayer complaineth of his fearful case, 9 He 
 prayeth against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery 
 he complaineth, 16 He comforteth himself in God^s preserva- 
 tion of him, and confusion of his enemies. 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil, A Psalm of David. 
 
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David) s prayer PSALMS. in distress. 
 
 i^ lYE ear to my prayer^ God; and hide 
 ^-^ not thyself from my snppHcation. 
 
 2 Attend unto me^ and hear me : I monrn in 
 my complaint, and make a noise; 
 
 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because 
 of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast 
 iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 
 
 4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the 
 terrors of death are fallen upon me. 
 
 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon 
 me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 
 
 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a 
 dove ! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. 
 
 7 Lo, then would I wander far off*, and remain 
 in the wilderness. Selah. 
 
 8 I would hasten my escape from the windy 
 storm and tempest. 
 
 9 Destroy, Lord, and divide their tongues: 
 for I have seen violence and strife in the city. 
 
 10 Day and night they go about it upon the 
 walls thereof: mischief also and sorrow are in 
 the midst of it. 
 
 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit 
 and guile depart not from her streets. 
 
 12 For it was not an enemy that reproached 
 me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he 
 that hated me that did magnify himself against 
 me ; then I would have hid myself from him : 
 
 13 But it was thou, a man mine equal, my 
 guide, and mine acquaintance. 
 
 14 We took sweet counsel together, and walk- 
 ed unto the house of God in company. 
 
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David complaineth PSALMS. of Ms enemies. 
 
 15 Let death seize upon them, and let them 
 go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in 
 their dwellings, and among them. 
 
 16 As for me, I will call upon Grod; and the 
 LoED shall save me. 
 
 17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will 
 I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my 
 voice. 
 
 18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from 
 the battle that was against me : for there were 
 many with me. 
 
 19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he 
 that abideth of old. Selah. Because they have 
 no changes, therefore they fear not Grod. 
 
 20 He hath put forth his hands against such 
 as be at peace with him: he hath broken his 
 covenant. 
 
 21 The words of his mouth were smoother 
 than butter, but war was in his heart: his words 
 were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. 
 
 22 Cast thy burden upon the Loed, and he 
 shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the 
 righteous to be moved. 
 
 23 But thou, Grod, shalt bring them down into 
 the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men 
 shall not live out half their days ; but I will trust 
 in thee. 
 
 PSALM LYL 
 
 1 David, praying to God in confidence of his word, coynplaineth 
 of his enemies, 9 He professeth his confidence in God's wordy 
 and promiselh to praise him. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elem-rechokim, Michtam of 
 David, when the Phihstines took him in Gath. 
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Confidence in PSALMS. God^s word. 
 
 T)E merciful unto me^ God: for man would 
 -*^ swallow me up; he fighting daily oppress- 
 eth me. 
 
 2 Mine enemies would daily swallow me up : 
 for they he many that fight against me^ thou 
 Most High. 
 
 3 What time I am afraid^ I will trust in thee. 
 
 4 In God I will praise his word, in God I 
 have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh 
 can do unto me. 
 
 5 Every day they wrest my words : all their 
 thoughts are against me for evil. 
 
 6 They gather themselves together, they hide 
 themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait 
 for my soul. 
 
 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in thine an- 
 ger cast down the people, God. 
 
 8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my 
 tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy book ? 
 
 9 When I cry unto thee^ then shall mine en- 
 emies turn back: this I know; for God is for 
 me. 
 
 10 In God will I praise his word: in the 
 LoED will I praise his word. 
 
 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not 
 be afraid what man can do unto me. 
 
 12 Thy vows are upon me, God: I will ren- 
 der praises unto thee. 
 
 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from 
 death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from fall- 
 ing, that I may walk before God in the light of 
 the living? 
 
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David in prayer PSALMS. fieeth unto God. 
 
 PSALM LYIL 
 
 1 David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous 
 ' case, 7 He encourageth himself to praise God, 
 
 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David, when he 
 fled from Saul in the cave. 
 
 T>E merciful unto me, God, be merciful un- 
 -*-^ to me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in 
 the shadow of thy wings will I make my ref- 
 uge, until these calamities be overpast. 
 
 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God 
 that performeth all things for me. 
 
 3 He shall send from heaven, and save me 
 from the reproach of him that would swallow 
 me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy 
 and his truth. 
 
 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even 
 among them that are set on fire, even the sons 
 of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and 
 their tongue a sharp sword. 
 
 5 Be thou exalted, God, above the heavens; 
 let thy glory he above all the earth. 
 
 6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my 
 soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit be- 
 fore me, into the midst whereof they are fallen 
 themselves. Selah. 
 
 7 My heart is fixed, God, my heart is fix- 
 ed: I will sing and give praise. 
 
 8 Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and 
 harp : I myself will awake early. 
 
 9 I will praise thee, Lord, among the 
 people: I will sing unto thee among the na- 
 tions. 
 
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Wicked judges PSALMS. reproved. 
 
 10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, 
 and thy truth unto the clouds. 
 
 11 Be thou exalted, Grod, above the heav- 
 ens: let thy glory he above all the earth. 
 
 PSALM LYIIL 
 
 1 David reproveth wicked judges, 3 describeth the nature of the 
 vncked, 6 devoteth them to God's judgments, 10 whereat the 
 righteous shall rejoice. 
 
 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. 
 
 TPkO ye indeed speak righteousness, congre- 
 ^^ gation? do ye judge uprightly, ye sons 
 
 of men ? 
 
 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh 
 the violence of your hands in the earth. 
 
 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb : 
 they go astray as soon as they be born, speak- 
 ing lies. 
 
 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: 
 they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her 
 ear; 
 
 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of 
 charmers, charming never so wisely. 
 
 6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth: 
 break out the great teeth of the young lions, 
 
 LOED. 
 
 7 Let them melt away as waters which run 
 continually: when he bendeth his how to shoot 
 his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 
 
 8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of 
 them pass away: like the untimely birth of a 
 woman, that they may not see the sun. 
 
 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. to God. 
 
 take them away as with a whirlwind, both hv- 
 ingj and in Ms wrath. 
 
 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth 
 the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the 
 blood of the wicked. 
 
 11 So that a man shall say, Yerily there is a 
 reward for the righteous: verily he is a God 
 that judgeth in the earth. 
 
 PSALM LIX. 
 
 1 David prayeth to he delivered from his enemies. 6 He complain- 
 eth of their cruelty, 8 He trusteth in God, W He praijeth 
 against them, 16 He praiseth God, 
 
 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David ; when 
 Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. 
 
 T~\ELIVER me from mine enemies, my God: 
 ^^ defend me from them that rise up against me. 
 
 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, 
 and save me from bloody men. 
 
 3 For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the 
 mighty are gathered against me; not for my 
 transgression, nor for my sin, Q Loed. 
 
 4 They run and prepare themselves without 
 my fault: awake to help me, and behold. 
 
 5 Thou therefore, Lord God of hosts, the 
 God of Israel, awake to visit all the heathen: be 
 not merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah. 
 
 6 They return at evening: they make a noise 
 like a dog, and go round about the city. 
 
 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: 
 swords are in their lips: for who, say tJiey^ 
 doth hear? 
 
 8 But thou, Loed, shalt laugh at them; thou 
 shalt have all the heathen in derision. 
 
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He prayeth PSALMS, against Ms enemies. 
 
 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon 
 thee : for God is my defence. 
 
 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God 
 shall let me see my desire w^on mine enemies. 
 
 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: scat- 
 ter them by thy power; and bring them down, 
 
 Lord our shield. 
 
 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words 
 of their lips let them even be taken in their 
 pride : and for cursing and lying which they 
 speak 
 
 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them^ that 
 they may not be : and let them know that God 
 ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. 
 
 14 And at evening let them return; and let 
 them make a noise like a dog, and go round 
 about the city. 
 
 15 Let them wander up and down for meat, 
 and grudge if they be not satisfied. 
 
 16 But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will 
 sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for 
 thou hast been my defence and refuge in the 
 day of my trouble. 
 
 17 Unto thee, my strength, will I sing: for 
 God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. 
 
 PSALM LX. 
 
 1 David ^ complaining to God of former judgment, 4 now, upon 
 better hope, prayeth for deliverance. 6 Comforting himself in 
 
 God^s promises, he craveth that help whereon he trusteth. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Shushan-eduth, Michtam of David, 
 to teach ; when he strove vv^ith Aram-naharaim and with 
 Aram-zobah, when Joab returned, and smote of Edom in the 
 valley of salt twelve thousand. 
 
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David prayeth PSALMS. for deliverance. 
 
 r\ GrOD, thou hast cast us o% thou hast scat- 
 ^^ tered us, thou hast been displeased; turn 
 thyself to us again. 
 
 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble; thou 
 hast broken it: heal the breaches thereof; for it 
 shaketh. 
 
 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : 
 thou hast made us to drink the wine of aston- 
 ishment. 
 
 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear 
 thee, that it may be displayed because of the 
 truth. Selah. 
 
 5 That thy beloved may be delivered; save 
 with thy right hand, and hear me. 
 
 6 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will re- 
 joice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the 
 valley of Succoth. 
 
 Y Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine ; Ephra- 
 im also is the strength of mine head; Judah is 
 my lawgiver; 
 
 8 Moab is my Avashpot; over Edom will I cast 
 out my shoe : Philistia, triumph thou because of 
 me. 
 
 9 Who will bring me into the strong city? 
 who will lead me into Edom? 
 
 10 Wilt not thou, God, which hadst cast us 
 off? and thou^ God, ichich didst not go out 
 with our armies? 
 
 11 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the 
 help of man. 
 
 12 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he 
 
 it is that shall tread down our enemies. 
 
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David's trust in PSALMS. God's promises. 
 
 PSALM LXL 
 
 1 David fleeth to God upon his former experience, 4 He voweth 
 perpetual service unto him, because of his promises. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTEAR my cry, Grod; attend unto my 
 -*-^ prayer. 
 
 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto 
 thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me 
 to the rock that is higher than I. 
 
 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a 
 strong tower from the enemy. 
 
 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I 
 will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 
 
 5 For thoUj God, hast heard my vows: thou 
 hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy 
 name. 
 
 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life : and his 
 years as many generations. 
 
 7 He shall abide before God for ever: pre- 
 pare mercy and truth, which may preserve him. 
 
 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, 
 that I may daily perform my vows. 
 
 PSALM LXIL 
 
 1 David professing his confidence in God discourageth his enemies. 
 5 In the same confidence he encourageth the godly. 9 JVo trust 
 is to he put in worldly things. 1 1 Power and mercy belong to 
 God. 
 
 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. 
 
 nPRULY my soul waiteth upon God: from 
 -*- him Cometh my salvation. 
 
 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he 
 is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 
 
 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against 
 
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David^s confidence PSALMS. in God. 
 
 ' a man ? ye shall be slain all of you : as a bow- 
 ing wall shall ye he^ and as a tottering fence. 
 
 4 They only consult to cast Mm down from 
 his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless 
 with their mouthy but they curse inwardly. Selah. 
 
 5 My soul, wait thou only upon Grod ; for my 
 expectation is from him. 
 
 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is 
 my defence; I shall not be moved. 
 
 7 In Grod is my salvation and my glory: the 
 rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 
 
 8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour 
 out your heart before him: God is a refuge for 
 us. Selah. 
 
 9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and 
 men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in 
 the balance, they are altogether lighter than 
 vanity. 
 
 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not 
 vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your 
 heart upon them. 
 
 11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard 
 this; that power helongeth unto God. 
 
 12 Also unto thee, Lord, helongeth mercy: 
 for thou renderest to every man according to 
 his work. 
 
 PSALM LXIIL 
 
 1 David^s thirst for God, 4 His manner of blessing God. 9 His 
 confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety. 
 
 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. 
 
 f\ GOD, thou art my God; early will I seek 
 ^^ thee: my soul thirsteth for thee^ my flesh 
 
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David's thirst PSALMS. for God. 
 
 longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land^ where 
 no water is; 
 
 2 To see thy power and thy glory, so as I 
 have seen thee in the sanctuary. 
 
 3 Because thy lovingkindness is better than hfe, 
 my hps shall praise thee. 
 
 4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will 
 lift up my hands in thy name. 
 
 5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow 
 and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with 
 joyful lips: 
 
 6 When I remember thee upon my bed, and 
 meditate on thee in the night watches. 
 
 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore 
 in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 
 
 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right 
 hand upholdeth me. 
 
 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it^ 
 shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 
 
 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be 
 a portion for foxes. 
 
 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every 
 one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the 
 mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. 
 
 PSALM LXIY. 
 
 1 David prayeth for deliverance^ complaining of his enemies. 7 He 
 promiseth himself to see such an evident destruction of his en- 
 emies, as the righteous shall rejoice at it. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTEAR my voice, God, in my prayer: pre- 
 ^^ serve my life from fear of the enemy. 
 2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for deliverance. 
 
 wicked; from the insurrection of the workers 
 of iniquity: 
 
 3 Who whet their tongue hke a sword, and 
 bend their hows to shoot their arrows, even bit- 
 ter words: 
 
 4 That they may shoot in secret at the per- 
 fect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. 
 
 5 They encourage themselves in an evil mat- 
 ter: they commune of laying snares privily; they 
 say, Who shall see them? 
 
 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish 
 a diligent search: both the inward thought of 
 every one of them^ and the heart, is deep. 
 
 7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; 
 suddenly shall they be wounded. 
 
 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall 
 upon themselves : all that see them shall flee 
 away. 
 
 9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare 
 the work of God; for they shall wisely consider 
 of his doing. 
 
 10 The righteous shall be glad in the Loed, 
 and shall trust in him; and all the upright in 
 heart shall glory. 
 
 PSALM LXY. 
 
 1 David praiseth God for his grace. 4 The blessedness of God's 
 
 chosen hy reason of benefits. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. 
 
 T)RAISE waiteth for thee, God, in Zion: 
 -■- and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 
 
 2 thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall 
 all flesh come. 
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The blessedness PSALMS. of God^s chosen. 
 
 3 Iniquities prevail against me : as for our 
 transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 
 
 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and 
 causest to approach mito thee^ that he may dwell 
 in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the 
 goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple. 
 
 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou 
 answer us, Grod of our salvation; who art the 
 confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of 
 them that are afar off upon the sea: 
 
 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mount- 
 ains; being girded with power: 
 
 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise 
 of their waves, and the tumult of the people. 
 
 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts 
 are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the out- 
 goings of the morning and evening to rejoice. 
 
 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou 
 greatly enrichest it with the river of Grod, which 
 is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when 
 thou hast so provided for it. 
 
 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundant- 
 ly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou mak- 
 est it soft with showers: thou blessest the spring- 
 ing thereof 
 
 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; 
 and thy paths drop fatness. 
 
 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wil- 
 derness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 
 
 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the 
 valleys also are covered over with corn; they 
 shout for joy, they also sing. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 PSALM LXYL 
 
 1 David exhorteth to praise God, 5 to observe his great works, 8 to 
 bless him for his gracious benefits. ^12 He voweth for himself 
 religious service to God. 16 He declareth God^s special good- 
 ness to himself. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. 
 
 ly/TAKE a joyful noise unto God^ all ye lands : 
 ^^ 2 Sing forth the honour of his name : make 
 his praise glorious. 
 
 3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy 
 works! through the greatness of thy power shall 
 thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. 
 
 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing 
 unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. 
 
 5 Come and see the works of God: he is ter- 
 rible in his doing toward the children of men. 
 
 6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went 
 through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice 
 in him. 
 
 7 He ruleth by his power for ever ; his eyes 
 behold the nations : let not the rebellious exalt 
 themselves. Selah. 
 
 8 bless our God, ye people^ and make the 
 voice of his praise to be heard : 
 
 9 Which holdeth our soul in life^ and suffereth 
 not our feet to be moved. 
 
 10 For thou, God, hast proved us: thou 
 hast tried us, as silver is tried. 
 
 11 Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst 
 afl9[iction upon our loins. 
 
 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our 
 heads; we went through fire and through wa- 
 
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A prayer for PSALMS. God^s kingdom. 
 
 ter: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy 
 place. 
 
 13 I will go into thy house with burnt offer- 
 ings: I will pay thee my yows^ 
 
 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth 
 hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 
 
 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of 
 fatlings, with the incense of rams : I will offer 
 bullocks with goats. Selah. 
 
 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear Grod, and 
 I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 
 
 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he 
 was extolled with my tongue. 
 
 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord 
 will not hear me: 
 
 19 But verily God hath heard me ^ he hath 
 attended to the voice of my prayer. 
 
 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away 
 my prayer, nor his mercy from me. 
 
 PSALM LXYIL 
 
 1 A prayer for the enlargement of God's kingdom, 3 to the joy of 
 the people, 6 and the increase of God's blessings. 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. 
 
 f^ OD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and 
 ^^ cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. 
 
 2 That thy way may be known upon earth, 
 thy saving health among all nations. 
 
 3 Let the people praise thee, God; let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 4 let the nations be glad and sing for joy: 
 
 for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and 
 
 govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 
 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 5 Let the people praise thee, God; let all 
 the people praise thee. 
 
 6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and 
 God, even our own God, shall bless us. 
 
 7 God shall bless us ; and all the ends of the 
 earth shall fear him. 
 
 PSALM LXYIIL 
 
 1 A prayer at the removing of the ark, 4 An exhortation to 
 praise God for his mercies^ 1 for his care of the church, 19 for 
 his great works. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David. 
 
 T ET God arise, let his enemies be scattered: 
 -■^ let them also that hate him flee before him. 
 
 2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them 
 away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the 
 wicked perish at the presence of God. 
 
 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them 
 rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly 
 rejoice. 
 
 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name : 
 extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his 
 name J AH, and rejoice before him. 
 
 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of 
 the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 
 
 6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bring- 
 eth out those which are bound with chains: but 
 the rebellious dwell in a dry land. 
 
 7 God, when thou wentest forth before thy 
 people, when thou didst march through the wil- 
 derness; Selah: 
 
 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped 
 at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was 
 
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Ood?s care PSALMS. of the church. 
 
 moved at the presence of Godj the Grod of 
 Israel. 
 
 9 Thou, Godj didst send a plentiful rain, 
 whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, 
 when it was weary. 
 
 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, 
 Grod, hast prepared of thy goodness for the 
 poor. 
 
 11 The Lord gave the word: great was the 
 company of those that published it 
 
 12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she 
 that tarried at home divided the spoil. 
 
 13 Though ye have lain among the pots, yet 
 shall ye he as the wings of a dove covered with 
 silver, and her feathers with yellow gold. 
 
 14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, 
 it was white as snow in Salmon. 
 
 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; 
 a high hill as the hill of Bashan. 
 
 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills ^ this is the hill 
 which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord 
 will dwell in it for ever. 
 
 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, 
 eve7i thousands of angels: the Lord is among 
 them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 
 
 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led 
 captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for 
 men ; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Loed 
 God might dwell among them. 
 
 19 Blessed he the Lord, who daily loadeth us 
 with henefits^ even th<e God of our salvation. 
 Selah. 
 
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God praised for PSALMS. Ms great worlcs. 
 
 20 He that is our God is the God of salva- 
 tion; and unto God the Lord belong the issues 
 from death. 
 
 21 But God shall wound the head of his ene- 
 mies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as go- 
 eth on still in his trespasses. 
 
 22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Ba- 
 ishan, I will bring my people again from the 
 depths of the sea : 
 
 23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood 
 of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in 
 the same. 
 
 24 They have seen thy goings, God; even 
 the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary. 
 
 25 The singers went before, the players on in- 
 struments followed after; among them were the 
 damsels playing with timbrels. 
 
 26 Bless ye God in the congregations, even 
 the Lord, from the fountain of Israel. 
 
 27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler, the 
 princes of Judah and their council, the princes 
 of Zebulun, and the princes of I^aphtali. 
 
 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: 
 strengthen, God, that which thou hast wrought 
 for us. 
 
 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall 
 kings bring presents unto thee. 
 
 30 Rebuke the company of spearmen, the mul- 
 titude of the bulls, with the calves of the peo- 
 ple, till every one submit himself with pieces of 
 silver: scatter thou the people that delight in 
 war. 
 
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David complaineth PSALMS. of his affliction. 
 
 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia 
 shall soon stretch out her hands unto God. 
 
 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; 
 sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: 
 
 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of 
 heavens, which were of old; lo, he doth send out 
 his voice, and that a mighty voice. 
 
 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: his excel- 
 lency is over Israel, and his strength is in the 
 clouds. 
 
 35 God, thou art terrible out of thy holy 
 places: the God of Israel is he that giveth 
 strength and power unto his people. Blessed he 
 God. 
 
 PSALM LXIX. . 
 
 1 David complaineth of his affliction, 13 He praijeth for deliv- 
 erance, 22 He devoteth his enemies to destruction, 30 He 
 praiseth God with thanksgiving. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, A Psalm of David. 
 
 ^AYE me, God; for the waters are come 
 ^ in unto my soul. 
 
 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no stand- 
 ing: I am come into deep waters, where the 
 floods overflow me. 
 
 3 I am weary of my crying : my throat 
 is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my 
 God. 
 
 4 They that hate me without a cause are more 
 than the hairs of mine head: they that would 
 destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are 
 mighty: then I restored that which I took not 
 away. 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for deliverance. 
 
 5 Grodj thou knowest my foolishness; and 
 my sins are not hid from thee. 
 
 6 Let not them that wait on thee, Lord 
 God of hosts, be ashamed for my sake : let not 
 those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, 
 God of Israel. 
 
 7 Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; 
 shame hath covered my face. 
 
 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren, 
 and an alien unto my mother's children. 
 
 9 For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me 
 up; and the reproaches of them that reproached 
 thee are fallen upon me. 
 
 10 When I wept, and chastened my soul with 
 fasting, that was to my reproach. 
 
 11 I made sackcloth also my garment; and I 
 became a proverb to them. 
 
 12 They that sit in the gate speak against 
 me ; and I was the song of the drunkards. 
 
 13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, 
 LoED, in an acceptable time : God, in the 
 multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth 
 of thy salvation. 
 
 14 Deliver me out of the mire, and let me 
 not sink: let me be delivered from them that 
 hate me, and out of the deep waters. 
 
 15 Let not the waterflood overflow me, nei- 
 ther let the deep swallow me up, and let not 
 the pit shut her mouth upon me. 
 
 16 Hear me, Loed ; for thy lovingkindness 
 is good: turn unto me according to the multi- 
 tude of thy tender mercies. 
 
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Prayer for PSALMS. deliverance. 
 
 17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; 
 for I am in trouble : hear me speedily. 
 
 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: 
 deliver me because of mine enemies. 
 
 19 Thou hast known my reproach^ and my 
 shame^ and my dishonour: mine adversaries are 
 all before thee. 
 
 20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am 
 full of heaviness : and I looked for some to take 
 pity, but there was none; and for comforters, 
 but I found none. 
 
 21 They gave me also gall for my meat; and 
 in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink. 
 
 22 Let their table become a snare before them: 
 and that ichich should have been for their wel- 
 fare, let it become a trap. 
 
 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they 
 see not; and make their loins continually to 
 shake. 
 
 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and 
 let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 
 
 25 Let their habitation be desolate ; and let 
 none dwell in their tents. 
 
 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast 
 smitten; and they talk to the grief of those 
 whom thou hast wounded. 
 
 2T Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let 
 them not come into thy righteousness. 
 
 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of 
 the living, and not be written with the righteous. 
 
 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy sal- 
 vation, God, set me up on high. 
 
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David imploreth PSALMS. God'^s speedy help. 
 
 30 I will praise the name of God with a song^ 
 and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 
 
 31 This also shall please the Loed better than 
 an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 
 
 32 The humble shall see thiSy and be glad: 
 and your heart shall live that seek Grod. 
 
 33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and de- 
 spiseth not his prisoners. 
 
 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the 
 seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 
 
 35 For God will save Zion, and will build the 
 cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and 
 have it in possession. 
 
 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: 
 and they that love his name shall dwell therein. 
 
 PSALM LXX. 
 
 David soliciteth God to the speedy destruction of the wicked, and 
 
 preservation of the godly. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, to bring to remem- 
 brance. 
 
 IX/TAKE haste^ God, to deliver me; make 
 -^^ haste to help me, Lord. 
 
 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that 
 seek after my soul: let them be turned back- 
 ward, and put to confusion, that desire my 
 hurt. 
 
 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of 
 their shame that say. Aha, aha. 
 
 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be 
 glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation 
 say continually. Let God be magnified. 
 
 5 But I am poor and needy; make haste unto 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for himself. 
 
 me^ God: thou art my help and my dehv- 
 erer; Loed, make no tarrying. 
 
 PSALM LXXL 
 
 1 David, in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favour^ 
 prayeth both for himself and against the enemies of his souh 
 14 He promiseth constancy, 17 He prayeth for perseverance, 
 19 He praiseth God, and promiseth to do it cheerfully, 
 
 TN" thee, Lord, do I put my trust: let me 
 -■" never be put to confusion. 
 
 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me 
 to escape : incline thine ear unto me, and save me. 
 
 3 Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I 
 may continually resort: thou hast given com- 
 mandment to save me; for thou art my rock 
 and my fortress. 
 
 4 Dehver me, my God, out of the hand of 
 the wicked, out of the hand of the unrighteous 
 and cruel man. 
 
 5 For thou art my hope, Lord God : tliou 
 art my trust from my youth. 
 
 6 By thee have I been holden up from the 
 womb : thou art he that took me out of my 
 mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually 
 of thee. 
 
 7 I am as a wonder unto many; but thou art 
 my strong refuge. 
 
 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and 
 with thy honour all the day. 
 
 9 Cast me not off* in the time of old age; for- 
 sake me not when my strength faileth. 
 
 10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they 
 
 that lay wait for my soul take counsel together, 
 
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JDavid promiseth PSALMS. acts of praise. 
 
 11 Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute 
 and take him; for there is none to deliver him. 
 
 12 God, be not far from me: my God^ 
 make haste for my help. 
 
 13 Let them be confounded and consumed that 
 are adversaries to my soul; let them be cov- 
 ered loith reproach and dishonour that seek my 
 hurt. 
 
 14 But I will hope continually^ and will yet 
 praise thee more and more. 
 
 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteous- 
 ness and thy salvation all the day; for I know 
 not the numbers thereof. 
 
 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God: 
 I will make mention of thy righteousness^ even 
 of thine only. 
 
 17 Godj thou hast taught me from my 
 youth: and hitherto have I declared thy won- 
 drous works. 
 
 18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded^ 
 God, forsake me not; until I have shewed 
 thy strength unto this generation, and thy pow- 
 er to every one that is to come. 
 
 19 Thy righteousness also, God, is very high^ 
 who hast done great things: God^ who is like 
 unto thee! 
 
 20 Thou^ which hast shewed me great and sore 
 troubles, shalt quicken me again, and shalt bring 
 me up again from the depths of the earth. 
 
 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and com- 
 fort me on every side. 
 
 22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, 
 
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His prayer PSALMS. for Solomon. 
 
 even thy truth, my God: unto thee will I sing 
 with the harp, thou Holy One of Israel. 
 
 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing 
 unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast re- 
 deemed. 
 
 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteous- 
 ness all the day long: for they are confounded, 
 for they are brought unto shame, that seek my 
 
 hurt. 
 
 PSALM LXXIL 
 
 1 David, praying for Solomon, sheweth the goodness and glory of 
 his, in typcy and in truth, of ChrisCs kingdom, 18 He blesseth 
 God. 
 
 A Psalm for Solomon. 
 
 r^ I YE the king thy judgments, God, and 
 ^-^ thy righteousness unto the king's son. 
 
 2 He shall judge thy people with righteous- 
 ness, and thy poor with judgment. 
 
 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the peo- 
 ple, and the little hills, by righteousness. 
 
 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he 
 shall save the children of the needy, and shall 
 break in pieces the oppressor. 
 
 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and 
 moon endure, throughout all generations. 
 
 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown 
 grass: as showers that water the earth. 
 
 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and 
 abundance of peace so long as the moon en- 
 dureth. 
 
 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to 
 sea, and from the river unto the ends of the 
 earth. 
 
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David^s prayer PSALMS. for Solomon. 
 
 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow 
 before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 
 
 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall 
 bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba 
 shall offer gifts. 
 
 11 Yea^ all kings shall fall down before him: 
 all nations shall serve him. 
 
 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he 
 crieth; the poor also^ and him that hath no helper. 
 
 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and 
 shall save the souls of the needy. 
 
 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and 
 violence: and precious shall their blood be in 
 his sight. 
 
 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given 
 of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made 
 for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. 
 
 16 There shall be a handful of corn in the 
 earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit 
 thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of 
 the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 
 
 17 His name shall endure for ever: his name 
 shall be continued as long as the sun: and men 
 shall be blessed in him : all nations shall call 
 him blessed. 
 
 18 Blessed he the Loed Grod, the Grod of Is- 
 rael, who only doeth wondrous things. 
 
 19 And blessed he his glorious name for ever: 
 and let the whole earth be filled with his glory. 
 Amen, and Amen. 
 
 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are 
 ended. 
 
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The prosperity PSALMS. of the wicked. 
 
 PSALM LXXIII. 
 
 1 The prophet^ prevailing in a temptation^ 2 sheweth the occasion 
 thereof^ the prosperity of the wicked, 13 The wound given there- 
 by^ diffidence, 15 The victory over it, knowledge of God's pur- 
 pose, in destroying of the wicked, and sustaining the righteous. 
 
 A Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 npRULY God is good to Israel^ even to such 
 ^ as are of a clean heart. 
 
 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; 
 my steps had well nigh shpped. 
 
 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I 
 saw the prosperity of the wicked. 
 
 4 For there are no bands in their death: but 
 their strength is firm. 
 
 5 They are not in trouble as other men; nei- 
 ther are they plagued like other men. 
 
 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a 
 chain; violence covereth them as a garment. 
 
 7 Their eyes stand out with fatness : they have 
 more than heart could wish. 
 
 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly con- 
 cerning oppression: they speak loftily. 
 
 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, 
 and their tongue walketh through the earth. 
 
 10 Therefore his people return hither: and wa- 
 ters of a full cup are wrung out to them. 
 
 11 And they say. How doth God know? and 
 is there knowledge in the Most High? 
 
 12 Behold, these are the ungodly, who pros- 
 per in the world ; they increase in riches. 
 
 13 Yerily I have cleansed my heart in vain, 
 and washed my hands in innocency. 
 
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The fearful end PSALMS. of the loicJced. 
 
 14 Fbr ail* the day long have I been plagued^ 
 and chastened every morning. 
 
 15 If I say^ I will speak thus; behold, I should 
 offend against the generation of thy children. 
 
 16 When I thought to know this, it was too 
 painful for me; 
 
 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of Grod; 
 then understood I their end. 
 
 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: 
 thou castedst them down into destruction. 
 
 19 How are they brought into desolation, as 
 in a moment ! they are utterly consumed with 
 terrors. 
 
 20 As a dream when one awaketh; so^ 
 Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise 
 their image. 
 
 21 Thus my heart was grieved, and I was 
 pricked in my reins. 
 
 22 So foolish loas I, and ignorant: I was as 
 a beast before thee. 
 
 23 ^Nevertheless I am continually with thee: 
 thou hast holden me by my right hand. 
 
 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and 
 afterward receive me to glory. 
 
 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there 
 is none upon earth that I desire besides thee. 
 
 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is 
 the strength of my heart, and my portion for 
 ever. 
 
 27 For, lo, they that are far from thee shall 
 perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a 
 whoring from thee. 
 
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The desolation PSALMS. of the sanctuary. 
 
 28 But it is good for me to draw near to 
 God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, 
 that I may declare all thy works. 
 
 PSALM LXXIY. 
 
 1 The prophet complaineth of the desolation of the sanctuary. 
 10 He moveth God to help in consideration of his power, 18 of 
 his reproachful enemies, of his children, and of his covenant, 
 
 Maschil of Asaph. 
 
 f\ GOD, why hast thou cast us off for ever? 
 ^^ why doth thine anger smoke against the 
 sheep of thy pasture ? 
 
 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast 
 purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, 
 which thou hast redeemed ; this mount Zion, 
 wherein thou hast dwelt. 
 
 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desola- 
 tions; even all that the enemy hath done wick- 
 edly in the sanctuary. 
 
 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy 
 congregations; they set up their ensigns for 
 signs. 
 
 5 A man was famous according as he had lift- 
 ed up axes upon the thick trees. 
 
 6 But now they break down the carved work 
 thereof at once with axes and hammers. 
 
 7 They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they 
 have defiled by casting down the dwellingplace 
 of thy name to the ground. 
 
 8 They said in their hearts, Let us destroy 
 them together: they have burned up all the syn- 
 agogues of God in the land. 
 
 9 We see not our signs: there is no more any 
 
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The psalmist craveth PSALMS. God^s help. 
 
 prophet: neither is there among us any that 
 knoweth how long. 
 
 10 God, how long shall the adversary re- 
 proach ? shall the enemy blaspheme thy name 
 for ever? 
 
 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy 
 right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. 
 
 12 For God is my King of old, working sal- 
 vation in the midst of the earth. 
 
 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: 
 thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the 
 waters. 
 
 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in 
 pieces, and gavest him to he meat to the people 
 inhabiting the wilderness. 
 
 15 Thou didst cleave the fountain and the 
 flood: thou driedst up mighty rivers. 
 
 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: 
 thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 
 
 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: 
 thou hast made summer and winter. 
 
 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath re- 
 proached, LoED, and that the foolish people 
 have blasphemed thy name. 
 
 19 deliver not the soul of thy turtledove 
 unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the 
 congregation of thy poor for ever. 
 
 20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the 
 dark places of the earth are full of the habita- 
 tions of cruelty. 
 
 21 let not the oppressed return ashamed: 
 let the poor and needy praise thy name. 
 
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The proud PSALMS. rebuked. 
 
 22 Arise, God, plead thine own cause : remem- 
 ber how the fooHsh man reproacheth thee daily. 
 
 23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies : the 
 tumult of those that rise up against thee in- 
 creaseth continually. 
 
 PSALM LXXV. 
 
 1 The prophet praiseth God, 2 He promiseth to judge uprightly, 
 A He rebuketh the proud by consideration of God^s providence, 
 9 He praiseth God, and promiseth to execute justice. 
 To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. 
 
 TTXTO thee, God, do we give thanks, unto 
 ^ thee do we give thanks : for that thy name 
 is near thy wondrous works declare. 
 
 2 When I shall receive the congregation I will 
 judge uprightly. 
 
 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are 
 dissolved : I bear up the pillars of it. Selah. 
 
 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and 
 to the wicked, Lift not up the horn: 
 
 5 Lift not up your horn on high : speak not 
 with a stiff neck. 
 
 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, 
 nor from the west, nor from the south. 
 
 7 But God is the judge: he putteth down one, 
 and setteth up another. 
 
 8 For in the hand of the Loed there is a cup, 
 and the wine is red ; it is full of mixture ; and 
 he poureth out of the same : but the dregs there- 
 of, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them 
 out, and drink them. 
 
 9 But I will declare for ever; I will sing 
 praises to the God of Jacob. 
 
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God^s majesty PSALMS. in the church. 
 
 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I 
 cut off; hut the horns of the righteous shall be 
 exalted. 
 
 PSALM LXXYL 
 
 1 A declaration of God's majesty in the church. 1 1 A71 exhorta- 
 tion to serve him reverently. 
 
 To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. 
 
 TN^ Judah is God known: his name is great 
 ^ in Israel. 
 
 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his 
 dwellingplace in Zion. 
 
 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow, the 
 shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. 
 
 4 Thou a7^t more glorious and excellent than 
 the mountains of prey. 
 
 5 The stouthearted are spoiled, they have slept 
 their sleep : and none of the men of might have 
 found their hands. 
 
 6 At thy rebuke, Grod of Jacob, both the 
 chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 
 
 7 Thou, even thon, art to be feared: and who 
 may stand in thy sight when once thou art 
 angry? 
 
 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from 
 heaven; the earth feared, and was still, 
 
 9 When Grod arose to judgment, to save all 
 the meek of the earth. Selah. 
 
 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee : 
 the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. 
 
 11 Yow, and pay unto the Loed your God: 
 let all that be round about him bring presents 
 unto him that ought to be feared. 
 
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Psalmist^ s combat PSALMS. with diffidence, 
 
 12 He shall cut off the spndt of princes: he is 
 terrible to the kings of the earth. 
 
 PSALM LXXVIL 
 
 1 The psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. 
 10 The victory which he had by consideration of God^s great 
 and gracious works. 
 
 To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 T CRIED unto Grod with my voice, even unto 
 -^ Grod with my voice ; and he gave ear unto me. 
 
 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord : 
 my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my 
 soul refused to be comforted. 
 
 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I com- 
 plained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah. 
 
 4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking: I am so 
 troubled that I cannot speak. 
 
 5 I have considered the days of old, the years 
 of ancient times. 
 
 6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: 
 I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit 
 made diligent search. 
 
 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he 
 be favourable no more? 
 
 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his 
 promise fail for evermore? 
 
 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he 
 in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. 
 
 10 And I said, This is my infirmity: hut I 
 will remember the years of the right hand of the 
 Most High. 
 
 11 I will remember the works of the Loed: 
 surely I will remember thy wonders of old. 
 
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Godh great works. PSALMS. An exhortation 
 
 12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and 
 talk of thy doings. 
 
 13 Thy way, God, is in the sanctuary: who 
 is so great a God as our God? 
 
 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou 
 hast declared thy strength among the people. 
 
 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy 
 people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 
 
 16 The waters saw thee, God, the waters 
 saw thee; they were afraid: the depths also were 
 troubled. 
 
 17 The clouds poured out water: the skies sent 
 out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad. 
 
 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heav- 
 en: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth 
 trembled and shook. 
 
 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the 
 great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 
 
 20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by 
 the hand of Moses and Aaron. 
 
 PSALM LXXYIIL 
 
 1 An exhortation both to learn and to preach the law of God, 
 9 The story of God^s wrath against the incredulous and disobe- 
 dient, 67 The Israelites being rejected, God chose Judah, Zion, 
 and David, 
 
 Maschil of Asapli. 
 
 f^ I YE ear, my people, to my law: incline 
 ^^ your ears to the words of my mouth. 
 
 2 I will open my mouth in a parable: I will 
 utter dark sayings of old: 
 
 3 "Which we have heard and known, and our 
 fathers have told us. 
 
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to learn . PSALMS. GocPs law. 
 
 4 We will not hide them from their children^ 
 shewing to the generation to come the praises 
 of the LoED, and his strength^ and his wonder- 
 ful works that he hath done. 
 
 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob^ 
 and appointed a law in Israel, which he com- 
 manded our fathers, that they should make them 
 known to their children: 
 
 6 That the generation to come might know 
 tJiem^ even the children which should be born ; who 
 should arise and declare them to their children: 
 
 7 That they might set their hope in God, and 
 not forget the works of God, but keep his com- 
 mandments : 
 
 8 And might not be as their fathers, a stub- 
 born and rebellious generation; a generation that 
 set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was 
 not steadfast with God. 
 
 9 The children of Ephraim, heing armed, and 
 carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 
 
 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and 
 refused to walk in his law; 
 
 11 And forgat his works, and his wonders that 
 he had shewed them. 
 
 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of 
 their fathers, in the land, of Egypt, in the field 
 of Zoan. 
 
 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to 
 pass through; and he made the waters to stand 
 as a heap. 
 
 14 In the daytime also he led them with a 
 cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 
 
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The story of PSALMS. God^s wrath against 
 
 15 He clave the rocks in the wilderness^ and 
 gave them drink as out of the great depths. 
 
 16 He brought streams also out of the rock^ 
 and caused waters to run down like rivers. 
 
 17 And they sinned yet more against him by 
 provoking the Most High in the wilderness. 
 
 18 And they tempted God in their heart by 
 asking meat for their lust. 
 
 19 Yea^ they spake against God; they said^ 
 Can God furnish a table in the wilderness? 
 
 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that the waters 
 gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he 
 give bread also? can he provide flesh for his 
 people ? 
 
 21 Therefore the Loed heard this^ and was 
 wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and 
 anger also came up against Israel; 
 
 22 Because they believed not in God, and 
 trusted not in his salvation: 
 
 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from 
 above, and opened the doors of heaven, 
 
 24 And had rained down manna upon them to 
 eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 
 
 25 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them 
 meat to the full. 
 
 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the 
 heaven: and by his power he brought in the 
 south wind. 
 
 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, 
 and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea : 
 
 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their 
 camp, round about their habitations. 
 
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the incredulous PSALMS. and disobedient 
 
 29 So they did eat, and were well filled: for 
 he gave them theu^ own desire; 
 
 30 They were not estranged from their lust: 
 but while their meat loas yet in their mouths, 
 
 31 The wrath of Grod came upon them, and 
 slew the fattest of them, and smote down the 
 chosen men of Israel. 
 
 32 For all this they sinned still, and believed 
 not for his wondrous works. 
 
 33 Therefore their days did he consume in van- 
 ity, and their years in trouble. 
 
 34 When he slew them, then they sought him: 
 and they returned and inquired early after Grod. 
 
 35 And they remembered that Grod was their 
 Rock, and the high God their Redeemer. 
 
 36 ^Nevertheless they did flatter him with their 
 mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues. 
 
 37 For- their heart was not right with him, 
 neither were they steadfast in his covenant. 
 
 38 But he, heing full of compassion, forgave 
 their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many 
 a time turned he his anger away, and did not 
 stir up all his wrath. 
 
 39 For he remembered that they were hut 
 flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh 
 not again. 
 
 40 How oft did they provoke him in the wil- 
 derness, and grieve him in the desert ! 
 
 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, 
 and limited the Holy One of Israel. 
 
 42 They remembered not his hand, nor the 
 day when he delivered them from the enemy: 
 
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The story of PSALMS. God^s wrath against 
 
 43 How lie had wrought his signs in Egypt, 
 and his wonders in the field of Zoan : 
 
 44 And had turned their rivers into blood; 
 and their floods, that they could not drink. 
 
 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, 
 which devoured them; and frogs, which destroy- 
 ed them. 
 
 46 He gave also their increase unto the cat- 
 erpillar, and their labour unto the locust. 
 
 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, and 
 their sycamore trees with frost. 
 
 48 He gave up their cattle also to the hail, 
 and their flocks to hot thunderbolts. 
 
 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his 
 anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by 
 sending evil angels among them. 
 
 50 He made a way to his anger; he spared 
 not their soul from death, but gave their life 
 over to the pestilence ; 
 
 51 And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the 
 chief of their strength in the tabernacles of 
 Ham: 
 
 52 But made his own people to go forth like 
 sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like 
 a flock. 
 
 53 And he led them on safely, so that they 
 feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their en- 
 emies. 
 
 54 And he brought them to the border of his 
 sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right 
 hand had purchased. 
 
 55 He cast out the heathen also before them, 
 
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the incredulous PSALMS. and disobedient. 
 
 and divided them an inheritance by hne^ and 
 made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 
 
 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most 
 high Grod, and kept not his testimonies: 
 
 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like 
 their fathers: they were turned aside like a de- 
 ceitful bow. 
 
 58 For they provoked him to anger with their 
 high places, and moved him to jealousy with 
 their graven images. 
 
 59 When God heard this^ he was wroth, and 
 greatly abhorred Israel: 
 
 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shi- 
 loh, the tent which he placed among men; 
 
 61 And delivered his strength into captivity, 
 and his glory into the enemy's hand. 
 
 62 He gave his people over also unto the 
 sword; and was wroth with his inheritance. 
 
 63 The fire consumed their young men; and 
 their maidens were not given to marriage. 
 
 64 Their priests fell by the sword; and their 
 widows made no lamentation. 
 
 65 Then the Lord awaked as one out of sleep, 
 and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason 
 of wine. 
 
 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder 
 parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach. 
 
 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Jo- 
 seph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim : 
 
 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount 
 Zion which he loved. 
 
 69 And he built his sanctuary like high pal- 
 
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Desolation of PSALMS. Jerusalem. 
 
 aces^ like the earth which he hath estabhshed 
 for ever. 
 
 70 He chose Dayid also his servant^ and took 
 him from the sheepfolds: 
 
 71 From following the ewes great with young 
 he brought him to feed Jacob his people^ and 
 Israel his inheritance. 
 
 72 So he fed them according to the integrity 
 of his heart; and guided them by the skilful- 
 ness of his hands. 
 
 PSALM LXXIX. 
 
 1 The psalmist complaineth of the desolation of Jerusalem, 8 He 
 prayeth for deliverance, 13 and promiseth thankfulness, 
 
 A Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 f\ GrODj the heathen are come into thine in- 
 ^^ heritance; thy holy temple have they de- 
 filed; they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 
 
 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they 
 given to he meat unto the fowls of the heaven^ 
 the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the 
 earth. 
 
 3 Their blood have they shed like water round 
 about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury 
 them. 
 
 4 We are become a reproach to our neigh- 
 bourSj a scorn and derision to them that are 
 round about us. 
 
 5 How long. Lord? wilt thou be angry for 
 ever? shallthy jealousy burn like fire? 
 
 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that 
 have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms 
 that have not called upon thy name. 
 
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Prayer for PSALMS. deliverance. 
 
 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid 
 waste his dweUingplace. 
 
 8 remember not against us former iniqui- 
 ties: let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us; 
 for we are brought very low. 
 
 9 Help uSj God of our salvation, for the 
 glory of thy name : and deliver us, and purge 
 away our sins, for thy name's sake. 
 
 10 Wherefore should the heathen say. Where 
 is their God? let him be known among the 
 heathen in our sight hy the revenging of the 
 blood of thy servants which is shed. 
 
 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before 
 thee; according to the greatness of thy power 
 preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 
 
 12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold 
 into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they 
 have reproached thee, Lord. 
 
 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pas- 
 ture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew 
 forth thy praise to all generations. 
 
 PSALM LXXX. 
 
 1 The psalmist in Ms prayer complaineth of the miseries of the 
 church, 8 God^s former favours are turned into judgments. 
 14: He praijeth for deliverance. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, A Psalm of 
 
 Asaph. 
 
 r^ lYE ear, Shepherd of Israel, thou that 
 ^-^ leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwell- 
 est between the cherubim, shine forth. 
 
 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh 
 stir up thy strength, and come and save us. 
 
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The miseries PSALMS. of the church. 
 
 3 Turn us again^ God, and cause thy face 
 to shine; and we shall be saved. 
 
 4 Lord God of hosts, how long wilt thou 
 be angry against the prayer of thy people? 
 
 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears ; 
 and givest them tears to drink in great measure. 
 
 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: 
 and our enemies laugh among themselves. 
 
 7 Turn us again, God of hosts, and cause 
 thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 
 
 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: 
 thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. 
 
 9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst 
 cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land. 
 
 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of 
 it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly 
 cedars. 
 
 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and 
 her branches unto the river. 
 
 12 Why hast thou then broken down her 
 hedges, so that all they which pass by the way 
 do pluck her? 
 
 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, 
 and the wild beast of the field doth devour it. 
 
 14 Return, we beseech thee, God of hosts: 
 look down from heaven, and behold, and visit 
 this vine; 
 
 15 And the vineyard which thy right hand 
 hath planted, and the branch that thou madest 
 strong for thyself 
 
 \^ It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they 
 perish at the rebuke of thy countenance. 
 
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ExJiortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 Vj Let thy hand be upon the man of thy 
 right hand, upon the son of man whom thou 
 madest strong for thyself 
 
 18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken 
 us, and we will call upon thy name. 
 
 19 Turn us again, Lord God of hosts, cause 
 thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 
 
 PSALM LXXXL 
 
 \ An exhortation to a solemn praising of God, 4 God chal- 
 lengeth that dutij hj reason of his benefts. 8 God^ exhorting 
 to obedience^ complaineth of their disobedience^ which proveth 
 their own hurt. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 OIJ^TG aloud unto God our strength: make a 
 ^ joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 
 
 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, 
 the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 
 
 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in 
 the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 
 
 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law 
 of the God of Jacob. 
 
 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, 
 when he went out through the land of Egypt: 
 where I heard a language that I understood not. 
 
 6 I removed his shoulder from the burden: 
 his hands were delivered from the pots. 
 
 7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered 
 thee ; I answered thee in the secret place of 
 thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meri- 
 bah. Selah. 
 
 8 Hear, my people, and I will testify unto 
 thee : Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me ; 
 
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The judges PSALMS. reproved. 
 
 9 There shall no strange god be in thee; nei- 
 ther shalt thou worship any strange god. 
 
 Vd \ am the Loed thy God^ which brought 
 thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy mouth 
 wide^ and I will fill it. 
 
 11 But my people would not hearken to my 
 voice ; and Israel would none of me. 
 
 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts^ 
 lust: and they walked in their own counsels. 
 
 13 Oh that my people had hearkened unto me, 
 and Israel had walked in my ways! 
 
 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies, 
 and turned my hand against their adversaries. 
 
 15 The haters of the Loed should have sub- 
 mitted themselves unto him : but their time should 
 have endured for ever. 
 
 16 He should have fed them also with the 
 finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the 
 rock should I have satisfied thee. 
 
 PSALM LXXXIL 
 
 1 The psalmist^ having exhorted the judges^ 5 and reproved their 
 negligence^ 8 praijeth God to judge. 
 
 A Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 r^ OD standeth in the congregation of the 
 ^^ mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 
 
 2 How long will ye judge unjustly , and ac- 
 cept the persons of the wicked ? Selah. 
 
 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice 
 to the afilicted and needy. 
 
 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out 
 of the hand of the wicked. 
 
 5 They know not^ neither will they understand; 
 
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A complaint PSALMS. to God. 
 
 they walk on in darkness: all the foundations 
 of the earth are out of course. 
 
 6 I have said^ Ye are gods; and all of you 
 are children of the Most High. 
 
 7 But ye shall die like men^ and fall like one 
 of the princes. 
 
 8 Arise, God, judge the earth: for thou shalt 
 inherit all nations. 
 
 PSALM LXXXIIL 
 
 1 A complaint to God of the enemies^ conspiracies, 9 A prayer 
 against them that oppress the church. 
 
 A Song or Psalm of Asaph. 
 
 TT^EEP not thou silence, God: hold not thy 
 ■^^ peace, and be not still, God. 
 
 2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and 
 they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 
 
 3 They have taken crafty counsel against 
 thy people, and consulted against thy hidden 
 ones. 
 
 4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them 
 off from being a nation; that the name of Is- 
 rael may be no more in remembrance. 
 
 5 For they have consulted together with one 
 consent: they are confederate against thee: 
 
 6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmael- 
 ites ; of Moab, and the Hagarenes ; 
 
 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Phi- 
 listines with the inhabitants of Tyre ; 
 
 8 Assur also is joined with them: they have 
 holpen the children of Lot. Selah. 
 
 9 Do unto them as unto the Midianites; as to 
 Sisera, as to Jabin, at the brook of Kison : 
 
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Prayer against PSALMS. IsraeVs enemies. 
 
 10 Which perished at En-dor: they became as 
 dung for the earth. 
 
 11 Make their nobles Uke Oreb, and hke Zeeb: 
 yea^ all their princes as Zebah, and as Zalmunna: 
 
 12 Who said, Let us take to ourselves the 
 houses of Grod in possession. 
 
 13 my God, make them like a wheel; as 
 the stubble before the wind. 
 
 14 As the fire burnetii a wood, and as the 
 flame setteth the mountains on fire; 
 
 15 So persecute them with thy tempest, and 
 make them afraid with thy storm. 
 
 16 Fill their faces with shame; that they may 
 seek thy name, Loed. 
 
 17 Let them be confounded and troubled for 
 ever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 
 
 18 That men may know that thou, whose name 
 alone is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over. all 
 the earth. 
 
 PSALM LXXXIY. 
 
 1 The prophet, longing for the communion of the sanctuary, 
 4 sheweth how blessed they are that dv)ell therein, 8 He pray- 
 eth to be restored unto it. 
 
 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of 
 
 Korah. 
 
 TTOW amiable are thy tabernacles, Loed 
 -*-"^ of hosts ! 
 
 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the 
 courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh cri- 
 eth out for the living God. 
 
 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and 
 the swallow a nest for herself, where she may 
 
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Blessedness of PSALMS. God''s service. 
 
 lay her young, even thine altars^ Lord of hosts, 
 my King, and my God. 
 
 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 
 they will be still praising thee. Selah. 
 
 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; 
 in whose heart are the ways of them. 
 
 6 Who passing through the valley of Baca 
 make it a well; the rain also filleth the pools. 
 
 7 They go from strength to strength, every one 
 of them in Zion appeareth before Grod. 
 
 8 Lord Grod of hosts, hear my prayer: give 
 ear, God of Jacob. Selah. 
 
 9 Behold, God our shield, and look upon 
 the face of thine anointed. 
 
 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a 
 thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the 
 house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of 
 wickedness. 
 
 11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield: 
 the Lord will give grace and glory: no good 
 thing will he withhold from them that walk up- 
 rightly. 
 
 12 Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that 
 trusteth in thee. 
 
 PSALM LXXXY. 
 
 1 The psalmist^ out of the experience of former mercies, praijeth for 
 the continuance thereof 8 He promiseth to wait thereon, cut 
 of confidence of God^s goodness. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. 
 
 T ORD, thou hast been favourable unto thy 
 -*^ land: thou hast brought back the captivity 
 of Jacob. 
 
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The psahnisfs PSALMS, confidence in God. 
 
 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thj peo- 
 ple; thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 
 
 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou 
 hast turned thyself from the fierceness of thine 
 anger. 
 
 4 Turn us^ God of our salvation, and cause 
 thine anger toward us to cease. 
 
 5 Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt 
 thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 
 
 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy peo- 
 ple may rejoice in thee? 
 
 7 Shew us thy mercy, Loed/ and grant us 
 thy salvation. 
 
 8 I will hear what Grod the Loed will speak: 
 for he will speak peace unto his people, and to 
 his saints: but let them not turn again to folly. 
 
 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear 
 him; that glory may dwell in our land. 
 
 10 Mercy and truth are met together; right- 
 eousness and peace have kissed each other. 
 
 11 Truth shall spring out of the earth; and 
 righteousness shall look down from heaven. 
 
 12 Yea, the Loed shall give that i^hich is 
 good; and our land shall yield her increase. 
 
 13 Righteousness shall go before him; and 
 shall set us in the way of his steps. 
 
 PSALM LXXXYL 
 
 1 David strengtheneth his prayer hij the conscience of his religion^ 
 5 hij the goodness and power of God. 11 He desireih the con- 
 tinuance of former grace, 14 Complaining of the proud, he 
 craveth some token of God^s goodness. 
 
 A Prayer of David. 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for grace. 
 
 T30W down thine ear^ Loed^ hear me: for 
 ^^ I am poor and needy. 
 
 2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy: thou 
 my Grodj save thy servant that trusteth in thee. 
 
 3 Be merciful unto me^ Lord: for I cry un- 
 to thee daily. 
 
 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto 
 thee, Lordj do I lift up my soul. 
 
 5 For thou J Lord, art good, and ready to for- 
 give; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that 
 call upon thee. 
 
 6 Give ear, Lord, unto my prayer ; and at- 
 tend to the voice of my supplications. 
 
 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon 
 thee : for thou wilt answer me. 
 
 8 Among the gods there is none like unto thee, 
 Lord; neither are there any works like unto 
 thy works. 
 
 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall come 
 and worship before thee, Lord; and shall glo- 
 rify thy name. 
 
 10 For thou art great, and doest wondrous 
 things: thou art Grod alone. 
 
 11 Teach me thy way, Lord; I will walk 
 in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 
 
 12 I will praise thee, Lord my God, with 
 all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for 
 evermore. 
 
 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and 
 thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest 
 hell. 
 
 14 God, the proud are risen against me, 
 
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The glory of PSALMS. the church. 
 
 and the assemblies of violent men have sought 
 after my soul ; and have not set thee before them. 
 
 15 But thou, Lordj art a Grod full of com- 
 passion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plente- 
 ous in mercy and truth. 
 
 16 turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; 
 give thy strength unto thy servant, and save 
 the son of thine handmaid. 
 
 17 Shew me a token for good; that they which 
 hate me may see it^ and be ashamed: because 
 thou. Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me. 
 
 PSALM LXXXYIL 
 
 1 The nature and glory of the church, 4 The increase^ honour^ 
 and comfort of the members thereof 
 
 A Psalm or Song for the sons of Korah. 
 
 XT IS foundation is in the holy mountains. 
 ■^■^ 2 The LoED loveth the gates of Zion more 
 than all the dwellings of Jacob. 
 
 3 Grlorious things are spoken of thee, city 
 of Grod. Selah. 
 
 4 I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon 
 to them that know me: behold Philistia, and 
 Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 
 
 5 And of Zion it shall be said. This and that 
 man was born in her: and the Highest himself 
 shall establish her. 
 
 6 The LoED shall count, when he writeth up 
 the people, that this man was born there. Selah. 
 
 7 As well the singers as the players on in- 
 struments shall he there: all my springs are in 
 thee. 
 
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A complaint PSALMS. in distress. 
 
 PSALM LXXXVIIL 
 
 A prayer containing a grievous complaint, 
 
 A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician 
 upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. 
 
 C\ LORD Grod of my salvation^ I have cried 
 ^-^ day and night before thee: 
 
 2 Let my prayer come before thee: incline 
 thine ear unto my cry; 
 
 3 For my soul is full of troubles : and my life 
 draweth nigh unto the grave. 
 
 4 I am counted with them that go down into 
 the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: 
 
 5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie 
 in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more : 
 and they are cut off from thy hand. 
 
 6 Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in dark- 
 ness, in the deeps. 
 
 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou 
 hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. 
 
 8 Thou hast put aw^ay mine acquaintance far 
 from me ; thou hast made me an abomination 
 unto them: / am shut up, and I cannot come 
 forth. 
 
 9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: 
 Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have 
 stretched out my hands unto thee. 
 
 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall 
 the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 
 
 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the 
 grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 
 
 12 Shall thy wonders be know^n in the dark? 
 
 and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness ? 
 
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The psalmist PSALMS. praiseth God. 
 
 13 But unto thee have I cried, Loed; and 
 in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 
 
 14 Loed, why castest thou off my soul? why 
 hidest thou thy face from me? 
 
 15 1 am afflicted and ready to die from my youth 
 up : 'while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. 
 
 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy ter- 
 rors have cut me off. 
 
 17 They came round about me daily like wa- 
 ter; they compassed me about together. 
 
 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from 
 me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. 
 
 PSALM LXXXIX. 
 
 1 The psalmist praiseth God for his cove?iant, 5 for his wonderful 
 power, 15 for the care of his church, 19 for his favour to the 
 kingdom of David, 38 Then complaining of contrary events^ 
 46 he expostulateth, prayeth, and blesseth God, 
 
 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. 
 
 T WILL sing of the mercies of the Loed for 
 ■*- ever: with my mouth will I make known thy 
 faithfulness to all generations. 
 
 2 For I have said^ Mercy shall be built up 
 for ever: thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in 
 the very heavens. 
 
 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen^ I 
 have sworn unto David my servant^ 
 
 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever^ and build 
 up thy throne to all generations. Selah. 
 
 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wonders, 
 Loed: thy faithfulness also in the congrega- 
 tion of the saints. 
 
 6 For who in the heaven can be compared 
 
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The psalmist PSALMS. praiseth God. 
 
 unto the Lord? who among the sons of the 
 mighty can be Ukened unto the Lord? 
 
 7 Grocl is greatly to be feared in the assembly 
 of the saintSj and to be had in reverence of all 
 them that are about him. 
 
 8 Lord God of hosts, who is a strong Lord 
 like unto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about 
 thee? 
 
 9 Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the 
 waves thereof arise, thou stillest them. 
 
 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one 
 that is slain; thou hast scattered thine enemies 
 with thy strong arm. 
 
 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also is 
 thine : as for the world and the fulness thereof, 
 thou hast founded them. 
 
 12 The north and the south thou hast created 
 them: Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy 
 name, 
 
 13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy 
 hand, and high is thy right hand. 
 
 14 Justice and judgment are the habitation of 
 thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy 
 face. 
 
 15 Blessed is the people that know the joyful 
 sound: they shall walk, Lord, in the light of 
 thy countenance. 
 
 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the 
 day: and in thy righteousness shall they be ex- 
 alted. 
 
 17 For thou art the glory of their strength: 
 and in thy favour our horn shall be exalted. 
 
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God^s promises PSALMS. of favour 
 
 18 For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy 
 One of Israel is our King. 
 
 19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy Holy 
 OnCj and saidst, I have laid help upon one that 
 is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the 
 people. 
 
 20 I have found David my servant; with my 
 holy oil have I anointed him: 
 
 21 With whom my hand shall be established: 
 mine arm also shall strengthen him. 
 
 22 The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor 
 the son of wickedness afflict him. 
 
 23 And I will beat down his foes before his 
 face, and plague them that hate him. 
 
 24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall 
 he with him: and in my name shall his horn be 
 exalted. 
 
 25 I will set his hand also in the sea, and his 
 right hand in the rivers. 
 
 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, 
 my God, and the Rock of my salvation. 
 
 27 Also I will make him my firstborn, higher 
 than the kings of the earth. 
 
 28 My mercy will I keep for him for ever- 
 more, and my covenant shall stand fast with 
 him. 
 
 29 His seed also will I make to endure for 
 ever, and his throne as the days of heaven. 
 
 30 If his children forsake my law, and walk 
 not in my judgments ; 
 
 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not 
 my commandments; 
 
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to the kingdom ^ PSALMS. of David. 
 
 32 Then will I visit their transgression with 
 the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. 
 
 83 INreyertheless my lovingkindness will I not 
 utterly take from him, nor suffer my faithfulness 
 to fail. 
 
 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter 
 the thing that is gone out of my lips. 
 
 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness that I 
 will not lie unto David. 
 
 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his 
 throne as the sun before me. 
 
 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, 
 and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah. 
 
 38 But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou 
 hast been wroth with thine anointed. 
 
 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy 
 servant: thou hast profaned his crown by cast- 
 ing it to the ground. 
 
 40 Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou 
 hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 
 
 41 All that pass by the way spoil him: he is 
 a reproach to his neighbours. 
 
 42 Thou hast set up the right hand of his 
 adversaries; thou hast made all his enemies to 
 rejoice. 
 
 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his 
 sword, and hast not made him to stand in the 
 battle. 
 
 44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and 
 cast his throne down to the ground. 
 
 45 The days of his youth hast thou shortened: 
 thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 
 
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The providence PSALMS. of God. 
 
 46 How long. Lord ? wilt thou hide thyself 
 for ever? shall thy wrath burn like fire? 
 
 47 Remember how short my time is: where- 
 fore hast thou made all men in vain? 
 
 48 What man is he that liveth^ and shall not 
 see death? shall he deliver his soul from the 
 hand of the grave? Selah. 
 
 49 Lord, where are thy former lovingkind- 
 nesseSj which thou swarest unto David in thy 
 truth ? 
 
 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy serv- 
 ants; hoio I do bear in my bosom the reproach 
 of all the mighty people ; 
 
 51 Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, 
 
 Lord; wherewith they have reproached the 
 footsteps of thine anointed. 
 
 52 Blessed he the Lord for evermore. Amen^ 
 and Amen. 
 
 PSALM XO. 
 
 1 Moses, setting forth God's providence, 3 complaineth of human 
 fragility, 7 divine chastisements, 10 and brevity of life. 12 He 
 pray eth for the knowledge and sensible experience of Gods good 
 providence, 
 
 A Prayer of Moses the man of God. 
 
 T ORDj thon hast been our dwellingplace in all 
 -"^ generations. 
 
 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
 ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
 even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 
 
 3 Thou turnest man to destruction; and sayest, 
 Return, ye children of men. 
 
 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are hut 
 
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The frailty PSALMS. of human life. 
 
 as yesterday when it is past^ and as a watch in 
 the night. 
 
 5 Thou earnest them away as with a flood; 
 they are as a sleep : in the morning they are 
 like grass which groweth up. 
 
 6 In the morning it flourisheth^ and groweth 
 up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 
 
 7 For we are consumed by thine anger, and 
 by thy wrath are we troubled. 
 
 8 Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our 
 secret sins in the light of thy countenance. 
 
 9 For all our days are passed away in thy 
 wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is 
 told. 
 
 10 The days of our years are threescore years 
 and ten; and if by reason of strength they he 
 fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and 
 sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 
 
 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? 
 even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 
 
 12 So teach tis to number our days, that we 
 may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 
 
 13 Return, Lord, how long? and let it re- 
 pent thee concerning thy servants. 
 
 14 satisfy us early with thy mercy; that 
 we may rejoice and be glad all our days. 
 
 15 Make us glad according to the days where- 
 in thou hast aflSicted us, and the years wherein 
 we have seen evil. 
 
 16 Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and 
 thy glory unto their children, 
 
 17 And let the beauty of the Lord our God 
 
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The security PSALMS. of the godly. 
 
 be upon us: and establish thou the work of our 
 hands upon us ; yea, the work of our hands estab- 
 lish thou it. 
 
 PSALM XCL 
 
 1 The state of the godly, 3 Their safety, 9 Their habita- 
 tion, 11 Their servants, 14 Their friend; with the effects 
 of them all, 
 
 TIE that dwelleth in the secret place of the 
 -^ Most High shall abide under the shadow 
 of the Almighty. 
 
 2 I will say of the Loed, He is my refuge and 
 my fortress : my Grod ; in him will I trust. 
 
 3 Surely he shall deliyer thee from the snare 
 of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 
 
 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
 under his wings shalt thou trust : his truth shall 
 he thy shield and buckler. 
 
 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
 night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; 
 
 6 Wor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- 
 ness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
 noonday. 
 
 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten 
 thousand at thy right hand; hut it shall not 
 come nigh thee. 
 
 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and 
 see the reward of the wicked. 
 
 9 Because thou hast made the Loed, which is 
 my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation; 
 
 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
 any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 
 
 11 For he shall give his angels charge over 
 thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 
 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, 
 lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 
 
 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: 
 the young lion and the dragon shalt thou tram- 
 ple under feet. 
 
 14 Because he hath set his love upon me^ 
 therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on 
 high, because he hath known my name. 
 
 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer 
 him: I will he with him in trouble; I will de- 
 liver him, and honour him. 
 
 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew 
 him my salvation. 
 
 PSALM XCIL 
 
 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God, 4 for his great works, 
 Q for his judgments on the wicked, 10 and for his goodness 
 to the godlij, 
 
 A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. 
 
 TT is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
 . LoED, and to sing praises unto thy name, 
 Most High: 
 
 2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the 
 morning, and thy faithfulness every night, 
 
 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon 
 the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. 
 
 4 For thou, Loed, hast made me glad through 
 thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy 
 hands. 
 
 5 LoED, how great are thy works ! and thy 
 thoughts are very deep. 
 
 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a 
 
 fool understand this. 
 
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The majesty of PSALMS. Chrisfs Jcingdom. 
 
 7 When the wicked spring as the grass, and 
 when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it 
 is that they shall be destroyed for ever: 
 
 8 But thou, LoED, art most high for evermore. 
 
 9 For, lo, thine enemies, Loed, for, lo, thine 
 enemies shall perish ; all the workers of iniquity 
 shall be scattered. 
 
 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn 
 of a unicorn : I shall be anointed with fresh oil. 
 
 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine 
 enemies, a7id mine ears shall hear my desire of 
 the wicked that rise up against me. 
 
 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm 
 tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 
 
 13 Those that be planted in the house of the 
 Loed shall flourish in the courts of our God. 
 
 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; 
 they shall be fat and flourishing; 
 
 15 To shew that the Loed is upright: he is 
 my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him, 
 
 PSALM XOIIL 
 
 The majesty, power, and holiness of Chrisfs kingdom. 
 
 npHE Loed reigneth, he is clothed with maj- 
 -■" csty; the Loed is clothed with strength, 
 wherewith he hath girded himself: the world 
 also is stablished, that it cannot be moved. 
 
 2 Thy throne is established of old: thou art 
 from everlasting. 
 
 3 The floods have lifted up, Loed, the floods 
 have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their 
 waves. 
 
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The providence PSALMS. of God. 
 
 4 The Lord on high is mightier than the noise 
 of many waters, yea^ than the mighty waves of 
 the sea. 
 
 5 Thy testimonies are very snre: holiness be- 
 cometh thine house, Lord, for ever. 
 
 PSALM XCIY. 
 
 1 The prophet, calling for justice, complaineth of tyranny and 
 impiety. 8 He teacheth God^s providence, 12 He sheweth the 
 blessedness of affliction, 16 God is the defender of the afflicted. 
 
 /^ LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; 
 ^^ God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew 
 thyself 
 
 2 Lift up thyself, thou Judge of the earth : ren- 
 der a reward to the proud. 
 
 3 Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long 
 shall the wicked triumph? 
 
 4 How long shall they utter and speak hard 
 things? and all the workers of iniquity boast 
 themselves ? 
 
 5 They break in pieces thy people, Lord, 
 and afllict thine heritage. 
 
 6 They slay the widow and the stranger, and 
 murder the fatherless. 
 
 7 Yet they say. The Lord shall not see, nei- 
 ther shall the God of Jacob regard it 
 
 8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: 
 and ye fools, when will ye be wise? 
 
 9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? 
 he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 
 
 10 He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not 
 
 he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, 
 
 shall not he know? 
 
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The blessedness PSALMS. of affliction. 
 
 11 The LoED knoweth the thoughts of man, 
 that they are vanity. 
 
 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, 
 LoEDj and teachest him out of thy law; 
 
 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the 
 days of adversity, until the pit be digged for 
 the wicked. 
 
 14 For the Loed will not cast off his people, 
 neither will he forsake his inheritance. 
 
 15 But judgment shall return unto righteous- 
 ness : and all the upright in heart shall follow 
 it. 
 
 16 Who will rise up for me against the evil 
 doers? or who will stand up for me against the 
 workers of iniquity ? 
 
 17 Unless the Loed had been my help, my 
 soul had almost dwelt in silence. 
 
 18 When I said. My foot slippeth; thy mercy, 
 Loed, held me up. 
 
 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me 
 thy comforts delight my soul. 
 
 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship 
 with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? 
 
 21 They gather themselves together against 
 the soul of the righteous, and condemn the in- 
 nocent blood. 
 
 22 But the Loed is my defence; and my God 
 is the rock of my refuge. 
 
 23 And he shall bring upon them their own 
 iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own 
 wickedness; yea^ the Loed our God shall cut 
 them off. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 PSALM XOY. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God, 3 Jbr his greatiiess, 6 and for his 
 goodness, 8 and not to tempt him, 
 
 r\ COME, let us sing unto the Loed: let us 
 ^^ make a joyful noise to the Rock of our 
 salvation. 
 
 2 Let us com€ before his presence with thanks- 
 givingj and make a joyful noise unto him with 
 psalms. 
 
 3 For the Loed is a great God, and a great 
 King above all gods. 
 
 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: 
 the strength of the hills is his also. 
 
 5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his 
 hands formed the dry land. 
 
 6 come, let us worship and bow down: let 
 us kneel before the Loed our maker. 
 
 7 For he is our God; and we are the people 
 of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To 
 day if ye will hear his voice, 
 
 8 Harden not your heart, as in the provoca- 
 tion, and as in the day of temptation in the 
 wilderness : 
 
 9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, 
 and saw my work. 
 
 10 Forty years long was I grieved with this 
 generation, and said. It is a people that do err 
 in their heart, and they have not known my 
 ways : 
 
 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they 
 
 should not enter into my rest. 
 
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JEk'hortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 PSALM XCYL 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God, 4 for his greatness, 8 for his 
 kingdoyn, 1 1 for his general judgment, 
 
 OSINGr unto the Loed a new song: sing 
 unto the Loed^. all the earth. 
 
 2 Sing unto the Loed^ bless his name ; shew 
 forth his salvation from day to day. 
 
 3 Declare his glory among the heathen^ his 
 wonders among all people. 
 
 4 For the Loed is great, and greatly to be 
 praised: he is to be feared above all gods. 
 
 5 For all the gods of the nations are idols: 
 but the Loed made the heavens. 
 
 6 Honour and majesty are before him: strength 
 and beauty are in his sanctuary. 
 
 7 Give unto the Loed, ye kindreds of the 
 people, give unto the Loed glory and strength. 
 
 8 Give unto the Loed the glory due unto his 
 name: bring an offering, and come into his 
 courts. 
 
 9 worship the Loed in the beauty of holi- 
 ness: fear before him, all the earth. 
 
 10 Say among the heathen that the Loed 
 reigneth : the world also shall be established 
 that it shall not be moved: he shall judge the 
 people righteously. 
 
 11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth 
 be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof 
 
 12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is there- 
 in: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 
 
 13 Before the Loed : for he cometh, for he 
 
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The majesty of PSALMS. God^s hingdom. 
 
 Cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the 
 world with righteousness, and the people with 
 his truth. 
 
 PSALM XOYIL 
 
 1 The majesty of God's kingdom, 7 The church rejoiceth at 
 God's judgments upon idolaters, 10 An exhortation to godli- 
 ness and gladness, 
 
 'T^HB Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let 
 -^ the multitude of isles be glad thereof, 
 
 2 Clouds and darkness are round about him: 
 righteousness and judgment are the habitation 
 of his throne. 
 
 3 A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his 
 enemies round about. 
 
 4 His lightnings enlightened the world: the 
 earth saw, and trembled. 
 
 5 The hills melted like wax at the presence 
 of the LoED, at the presence of the Lord of the 
 whole earth. 
 
 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, and 
 all the people see his glory. 
 
 7 Confounded be all they that serve graven 
 images, that boast themselves of idols: worship 
 him, all ye gods. 
 
 8 Zion heard, and was glad; and the daugh- 
 ters of Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, 
 Lord. 
 
 9 For thou, Loed, art high above all the earth: 
 thou art exalted far above all gods. 
 
 10 Ye that love the Loed, hate evil: he pre- 
 serveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth 
 them out of the hand of the wicked. 
 
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God^s salvation PSALMS. toward Israel. 
 
 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and glad- 
 ness for the upright in heart. 
 
 12 Rejoice in the Loed, ye righteous; and give 
 thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 
 
 PSALM XOVIIL 
 
 1 The psalmist exhorteth the Jews, 4 the Gentiles, 7 and all the 
 
 creatures to praise God, 
 A Psalm. 
 
 r\ SIIN'G unto the Loed a new song; for he 
 ^-^ hath done marvellous things: his right 
 hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the 
 victorj^ 
 
 2 The Loed hath made known his salvation: 
 his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the 
 sight of the heathen. 
 
 3 He hath remembered his mercy and his truth 
 toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the 
 earth have seen the salvation of our God. 
 
 4 Make a joyful noise unto the Loed, all the 
 earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing 
 praise. 
 
 5 Sing unto the Loed with the harp; with the 
 harp, and the voice of a psalm. 
 
 6 With trumpets and sound of cornet make a 
 joyful noise before the Loed, the King. 
 
 7 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; 
 the world, and they that dwell therein. 
 
 8 Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills 
 be joyful together 
 
 9 Before the Loed; for he cometh to judge 
 the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the 
 world, and the people with equity. 
 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. worship God. 
 
 PSALM XCIX. 
 
 1 The prophet^ setting forth the kingdom of God in Zion^ 
 5 exhorteth all, by the example of forefathers, to worship God 
 at his holy hill, 
 
 nPHE LoED reigneth; let the people tremble: 
 ^ he sitteth between the cherubim; let the 
 earth be moved. 
 
 2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is high 
 above all . the people. 
 
 3 Let them praise thy great and terrible name; 
 for it is holy. 
 
 4 The king's strength also loveth judgment; 
 thou dost estabHsh equity, thou executest judg- 
 ment and righteousness in Jacob. 
 
 5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at 
 his footstool ; for he is holy. 
 
 6 Moses and Aaron among his priests, and 
 Samuel among them that call upon his name; 
 they called upon the Lord, and he answered 
 them. 
 
 7 He spake unto them in the cloudy pillar : 
 they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that 
 he gave them. 
 
 8 Thou answeredst them, Lord our God: 
 thou wast a God that forgavest them, though 
 thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. 
 
 9 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship at 
 his holy hill; for the Lord our God is holy. 
 
 PSALM 0. . 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God cheerfully ^ 3 for his greatness, 
 
 4 and for his power, 
 
 A Psalm of praise. 
 
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Exliortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 ly/TAKE a joyful noise unto the Loed, all ye 
 ^^ lands. 
 
 2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before 
 his presence with singing. 
 
 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he 
 that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we 
 are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 
 
 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and 
 into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, 
 and bless his name. 
 
 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is ever- 
 lasting; and his truth endiireth to all generations. 
 
 PSALM CL 
 
 David maketh a voio and profession of godliness. 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T WILL sing of mercy and judgment: unto 
 ■*- thee, Lord, will I sing. 
 
 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect 
 way. when wilt thou come unto me? I will 
 walk within my house with a perfect heart. 
 
 3 I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes : 
 I hate the work of them that turn aside; it 
 shall not cleave to me. 
 
 4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I 
 will not know a wicked person. 
 
 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him 
 will I cut off: him that hath a high look and a 
 proud heart will not I suffer. 
 
 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the 
 land, that they may dwell with me: he that 
 walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. 
 
 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell 
 
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The prophefs PSALMS, grievous complaint 
 
 within my house : he that telleth lies shall not 
 tarry in my sight. 
 
 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the 
 land; that I may cut off all wicked doers from 
 the city of the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CIL 
 
 1 The prophet in his prayer maketh a grievous complaint, 
 12 He taketh comfort in the eternity and mercy of God, 
 18 The mercies of God are to be recorded, 23 Tie sustaineth 
 his weakness by the unchangeableness of God, 
 
 A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and pour- 
 eth out his complaint before the Lord. 
 
 TTEAR my prayer, Loed, and let my cry 
 ■^■^ come unto thee. 
 
 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day lohen 
 I am in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : in 
 the day when I call answer me speedily. 
 
 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and 
 my bones are burned as a hearth. 
 
 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass ; 
 so that I forget to eat my bread. 
 
 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my 
 bones cleave to my skin. 
 
 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness : I am 
 like an owl of the desert. 
 
 7 I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon 
 the housetop. 
 
 8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and 
 they that are mad against me are sworn against me. 
 
 9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and min- 
 gled my drink with weeping, 
 
 10 Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: 
 for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down. 
 
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Eternity and PSALMS. mercy of God. 
 
 11 My days are like a shadow that declineth; 
 and I am withered like grass. 
 
 12 But thou, Lord, shalt endure for ever; 
 and thy remembrance unto all generations. 
 
 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon 
 Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set 
 time, is come. 
 
 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her 
 stones, and favour the dust thereof 
 
 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the 
 Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory. 
 
 16 When the Lord shall build up Zion, he 
 shall appear in his glory. 
 
 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, 
 and not despise their prayer. 
 
 18 This shall be written for the generation 
 to come: and the people which shall be created 
 shall praise the Lord. 
 
 19 For he hath looked down from the height 
 of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord be- 
 hold the earth; 
 
 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to 
 loose those that are appointed to death ; 
 
 21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, 
 and his praise in Jerusalem; 
 
 22 When the people are gathered together, 
 and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord. 
 
 23 He weakened my strength in the way; he 
 shortened my days. 
 
 24 I said, my Grod, take me not away in 
 the midst of my days : thy years are throughout 
 all generations. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to bless God. 
 
 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the 
 earth: and the heavens are the work of thy 
 hands. 
 
 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure : 
 yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; 
 as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they 
 shall be changed: 
 
 27 But thou art the same, and thy years shall 
 have no end. 
 
 28 The children of thy servants shall continue, 
 and their seed shall be established before thee. 
 
 PSALM CIIL 
 
 I An exhortcUAoii to Hess God for his mercy, 15 and for the 
 
 constancy thereof, 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 TDLESS the Lord, my soul: and all that is 
 ^^ within me, bless his holy name. 
 
 2 Bless the Lord, my soul, and forget not 
 all his benefits: 
 
 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who heal- 
 eth all thy diseases; 
 
 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; 
 who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and ten- 
 der mercies; 
 
 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things j 
 so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 
 
 6 The Lord executeth righteousness and judg- 
 ment for all that are oppressed. 
 
 7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his 
 acts unto the children of Israel. 
 
 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to 
 anger, and plenteous in mercy. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to bless God. 
 
 9 He will not always chide: neither will he 
 keep his anger for ever. 
 
 10 He hath not dealt with ns after our sins; 
 nor rewarded ns according to our iniquities. 
 
 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, 
 so great is his mercy toward them that fear 
 him. 
 
 12 As far as the east is from the west, so far 
 hath he removed our transgressions from us. 
 
 13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the 
 LoED pitieth them that fear him. 
 
 14 For he knoweth our frame; he remember- 
 eth that we are dust. 
 
 \h As for man, his days are as grass: as a 
 flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 
 
 16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is 
 gone; and the place thereof shall know it no 
 more. 
 
 17 But the mercy of the Loed is from ever- 
 lasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, 
 and his righteousness unto children's children; 
 
 18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those 
 that remember his commandments to do them. 
 
 19 The Loed hath prepared his throne in the 
 heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. 
 
 20 Bless the Loed, ye his angels, that excel 
 in strength, that do his commandments, heark- 
 ening unto the voice of his word. 
 
 21 Bless ye the Loed, all ye his hosts; ye 
 ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 
 
 22 Bless the Loed, all his works in all places 
 of his dominion : bless the Loed, my soul. 
 
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Of God's PSALMS. mighty power. 
 
 PSALM ciy. 
 
 1 A meditation upon the mighty power ^ 7 and wonderful prov- 
 idence of God, 31 God^s glory is eternal. 33 The prophet 
 voweth perpetually to praise God. 
 
 "OLESS the Loed, my soul. Loed my 
 "■*^ Godj thou art very great; thou art clothed 
 with honour and majesty: 
 
 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a 
 garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a 
 curtain : 
 
 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in 
 the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: 
 who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 
 
 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his minis- 
 ters a flaming fire: 
 
 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that 
 it should not be removed for ever. 
 
 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a 
 garment: the waters stood above the mount- 
 ains. 
 
 7 At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy 
 thunder they hasted away. 
 
 8 They go up by the mountains ; they go down 
 by the valleys unto the place which thou hast 
 founded for them. 
 
 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not 
 pass over ; that they turn not again to cover the 
 earth. 
 
 10 He sendeth the springs into the valley s, 
 which run among the hills. 
 
 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: 
 the wild asses quench their thirst. 
 
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Of God'^s PSALMS. mighty power. 
 
 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven 
 have their habitation, which sing among the 
 branches. 
 
 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: 
 the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 
 
 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cat- 
 tlCj and herb for the service of man: that he 
 may bring forth food out of the earth ] 
 
 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of 
 man J and oil to make his face to shine, and 
 bread which strengtheneth man's heart. 
 
 16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap ^ the 
 cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 
 
 17 Where the birds make their nests: as for 
 the stork, the fir trees are her house. 
 
 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild 
 goats; and the rocks for the conies. 
 
 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the 
 sun knoweth his going down. 
 
 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: 
 wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep 
 forth. 
 
 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and 
 seek their meat from God. 
 
 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves to- 
 gether, and lay them down in their dens. 
 
 28 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his 
 labour until the evening. 
 
 24 LoED, how manifold are thy works! in 
 wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is 
 full of thy riches. 
 
 25 /So is this great and wide sea, wherein are 
 
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God'^s glory PSALMS. is eternal. 
 
 things creeping innumerable, both small and great 
 beasts. 
 
 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, 
 whom thou hast made to play therein. 
 
 27 These wait all upon thee ; that thou may- 
 est give them their meat in due season. 
 
 28 That thou givest them they gather: thou 
 openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 
 
 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: 
 thou takest away their breath, they die, and re- 
 turn to their dust. 
 
 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are cre- 
 ated : and thou renewest the face of the earth. 
 
 31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for 
 ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works. 
 
 32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: 
 he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 
 
 33 1 will sing unto the Lord as long as I live : I 
 will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 
 
 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I 
 will be glad in the Lord. 
 
 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the 
 earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless 
 thou the Lord, my soul. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CY. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works. 
 7 The story of God's providence over Abraham^ 16 over Joseph, 
 23 over Jacob in Egypt, 26 over Moses delivering the Israel- 
 ites, 37 over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the 
 wilderness, and planted in Canaan. 
 
 C\ GrI YE thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his 
 ^^ name : make known his deeds among the 
 people. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto liim : talk 
 ye of all his wondrous works. 
 
 3 Grlory ye in his holy name: let the heart of 
 them rejoice that seek the Lord. 
 
 4 Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his 
 face evermore. 
 
 5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath 
 done; his wonders, and the judgments of his 
 mouth ; 
 
 6 ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye chil- 
 dren of Jacob his chosen. 
 
 7 He is the Lord our God: his judgments are 
 in all the earth. 
 
 8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, 
 the word which he commanded to a thousand 
 generations. 
 
 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and 
 his oath unto Isaac; 
 
 10 And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a 
 law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant : 
 
 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of 
 Canaan, the lot of your inheritance : 
 
 12 When they were hitt a few men in num- 
 ber; yea, very few, and strangers in it. 
 
 13 When they went from one nation to an- 
 other, from one kingdom to another people; 
 
 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: 
 yea, he reproved kings for their sakes; 
 
 15 Saying^ Touch not mine anointed, and do 
 my prophets no harm. 
 
 16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the 
 land : he brake the whole staff of bread. 
 
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Godh providence PSALMS. over his servants. 
 
 17 He sent a man before them^ even Joseph, 
 who was sold for a servant: 
 
 18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: he was 
 laid in iron: 
 
 19 Until the time that his word came : the 
 word of the Lord tried him. 
 
 20 The king sent and loosed him; eveii the 
 ruler of the people, and let him go free. 
 
 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler 
 of all his substance : 
 
 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and 
 teach his senators wisdom. 
 
 23 Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob 
 sojourned in the land of Ham. 
 
 24 And he increased his people greatly; and 
 made them stronger than their enemies. 
 
 26 He turned their heart to hate his people, 
 to deal subtilely with his servants. 
 
 26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron 
 whom he had chosen. 
 
 27 They shewed his signs among them, and 
 wonders in the land of Ham. 
 
 28 He sent darkness, and made it dark; and 
 they rebelled not against his word. 
 
 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew 
 their fish. 
 
 30 Their land brought forth frogs in abund- 
 ance, in the chambers of their kings. 
 
 31 He spake, and there came divers sorts of 
 flies, and lice in all their coasts. 
 
 32 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming 
 fire in their land. 
 
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Qodh providence PSALMS. over his servants. 
 
 33 He smote their vines also and their fig 
 trees ; and brake the trees of their coasts. 
 
 34 He spake, and the locusts came, and cat- 
 erpillars, and that without number, 
 
 35 And did eat up all the herbs in their land, 
 and devoured the fruit of their ground. 
 
 36 He smote also all the firstborn in their land, 
 the chief of all their strength. 
 
 37 He brought them forth also with silver and 
 gold : and there was not one feeble person among 
 their tribes. 
 
 38 Egypt was glad when they departed: for 
 the fear of them fell upon them. 
 
 39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire 
 to give light in the night. 
 
 40 The people asked, and he brought quails, 
 and satisfied them with the bread of heaven. 
 
 41 He opened the rock, and the waters gush- 
 ed out ; they ran in the dry places like a river. 
 
 42 For he remembered his holy promise, and 
 Abraham his servant. 
 
 43 And he brought forth his people with joy, 
 and his chosen with gladness : 
 
 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen : 
 and they inherited the labour of the people ; 
 
 45 That they might observe his statutes, and 
 keep his laws. Praise ye the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CVL 
 
 1 The psalmist exhorteth to praise God. 4 He prayeth for 
 pardon of sin, as God did with the fathers. 7 The story of 
 the people's rebellion, and God's mercy. 47 He concludeth 
 with prayer and praise. 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. . praise God. 
 
 TDRAISE ye the Loed. give thanks un- 
 -*- to the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy 
 endureth for ever. 
 
 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Loed? 
 who can shew forth all his praise? 
 
 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and 
 he that doeth righteousness at all times. 
 
 4 Remember me, Loed, with the favour that 
 thou hearest unto thy people : visit me with 
 thy salvation; 
 
 5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, 
 that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, 
 that I may glory with thine inheritance. 
 
 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have 
 committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 
 
 7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in 
 Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of 
 thy mercies ; but provoked him at the sea, even 
 at the Red sea. 
 
 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's 
 sake, that he might make his mighty power to 
 be known. 
 
 9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was 
 dried up: so he led them through the depths, 
 as through the wilderness. 
 
 10 And he saved them from the hand of him 
 that hated them^ and redeemed them from the 
 hand of the enemy. 
 
 11 And the waters covered their enemies: 
 there was not one of them left. 
 
 12 Then believed they his words; they sang 
 his praise. 
 
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IsraeVs rebellions^ PSALMS, and God^s mercies. 
 
 13 They soon forgat liLs works; they waited 
 not for his counsel : 
 
 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness^ 
 and tempted Grod in the desert. 
 
 15 And he gave them their request; but sent 
 leanness into their soul. 
 
 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and 
 Aaron the saint of the Lord. 
 
 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Da- 
 than, and covered the company of Abiram. 
 
 18 And a fire was kindled in their company; 
 the flame burned up the wicked. 
 
 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worship- 
 ped the molten image. 
 
 20 Thus they changed their glory into the 
 similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 
 
 21 They forgat Grod their saviour^ which had 
 done great things in Egypt; 
 
 22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham^ and 
 terrible things by the Red sea. 
 
 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy 
 them, had not Moses his chosen stood before 
 him in the breach^ to turn away his wrath^ lest 
 he should destroy them. 
 
 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they 
 believed not his word: 
 
 25 But murmured in their tents, and heark- 
 ened not unto the voice of the Loed. 
 
 26 Therefore he lifted up his hand against 
 them, to overthrow them in the wilderness: 
 
 27 To overthrow their seed also among the 
 nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 
 
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IsraeVs rebellions^ PSALMS, and God^s mercies. 
 
 28 They joined themselves also unto Baal-peor^ 
 and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 
 
 29 Thus they provoked Mm to anger v^ith their 
 inventions : and the plague brake in upon them. 
 
 30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judg- 
 ment : and so the plague was stayed. 
 
 31 And that was counted unto him for right- 
 eousness unto all generations for evermore. 
 
 32 They angered him also at the waters of 
 strife^ so that it went ill with Moses for their 
 sakes : 
 
 33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that 
 he spake unadvisedly with his lips. 
 
 34 They did not destroy the nations, concern- 
 ing whom the Lord commanded them: 
 
 35 But were mingled among the heathen, and 
 learned their works. 
 
 36 And they served their idols : which were 
 a snare unto them. 
 
 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their 
 daughters unto devils, 
 
 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood 
 of their sons and of their daughters, whom they 
 sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land 
 was polluted with blood. 
 
 39 Thus were they defiled with their own 
 works, and went a whoring with their own in- 
 ventions. 
 
 40 Therefore was the wrath of the Loed kin- 
 dled against his people, insomuch that he ab- 
 horred his own inheritance. 
 
 41 And he gave them into the hand of the 
 
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Isi^aeVs rebellions^ PSALMS, and God'^s mercies. 
 
 heathen; and they that hated them ruled over 
 them. 
 
 42 Their enemies also oppressed them, and they 
 were brought into subjection under their hand. 
 
 43 Many times did he deliver them; but 
 they provoked him with their counsel, and were 
 brought low for their iniquity. 
 
 44 JSTevertheless he regarded their affliction, 
 when he heard their cry: 
 
 45 And he remembered for them his covenant, 
 and repented according to the multitude of his 
 mercies. 
 
 46 He made them also to be pitied of all those 
 that carried them captives. 
 
 47 Save us, Lord our God, and gather us 
 from among the heathen, to give thanks unto 
 thy holy name, a7id to triumph in thy praise. 
 
 48 Blessed he the Lord Grod of Israel from 
 everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people 
 say, Amen. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CYIL 
 
 1 The psalmist exhorteth the redeemed, in praising God, to ob- 
 serve his manifold providence, 4t over travellers, 10 over cap- 
 tives, 17 over sick men, 23 over seamen, 33 and in divers 
 varieties of life, 
 
 f\ GIYE thanks unto the Lord, for he is 
 ^^ good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say ^o, whom 
 he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 
 
 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from 
 the east, and from the west, from the north, 
 and from the south. 
 
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God^ s providence PSALMS. over all. 
 
 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a sol- 
 itary way; they found no city to dwell in. 
 
 5 Hungry and thirsty^ their soul fainted in 
 them. 
 
 6 Then they cried unto the Loed in their 
 trouble, and he delivered them out of. their dis- 
 tresses. 
 
 7 And he led them forth by the right way, 
 that they might go to a city of habitation. 
 
 8 Oh that men would praise the Loed for his 
 goodness, and for his wonderful works to the 
 children of men ! 
 
 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and fiU- 
 etli the hungry soul with goodness. 
 
 10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow 
 of death, heing bound in affliction and iron ; 
 
 11 Because they rebelled against the words of 
 God, and contemned the counsel of the Most 
 High: 
 
 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with 
 labour; they fell down, and there was none to 
 help. 
 
 13 Then they cried unto the Loed in their 
 trouble, and he saved them out of their dis- 
 tresses. 
 
 14 He brought them out of darkness and the 
 shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder. 
 
 15 Oh that men would praise the Loed for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
 the children of men ! 
 
 16 For he hath broken the gates of brass, and 
 
 cut the bars of iron in sunder. 
 
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God^s providence PSALMS. over all. 
 
 17 Fools, because of their transgression, and 
 because of their iniquities, are afflicted. 
 
 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; 
 and they draw near unto the gates of death. 
 
 19 Then they cry unto the Loed in their 
 trouble, and he saveth them out of their dis- 
 tresses. 
 
 20 He sent his word, and healed them, and 
 delivered them from their destructions. 
 
 21 Oh that men would praise the Loed for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
 the children of men ! 
 
 22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of 
 thanksgiving, and declare his works with re- 
 joicing. 
 
 23 They that go down to the sea in ships, 
 that do business in great waters; 
 
 24 These see the works of the Loed, and his 
 wonders in the deep. 
 
 25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy 
 wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof 
 
 26 They mount up to the heaven, they go 
 down again to the depths: their soul is melted 
 because of trouble. 
 
 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a 
 drunken man, and are at their wit's end. 
 
 28 Then they cry unto the Loed in their trouble, 
 and he bringeth them out of their distresses. 
 
 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the 
 waves thereof are still. 
 
 30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; 
 so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. 
 
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Ood^s providence PSALMS. over all. 
 
 31 Oh that men would praise the Loed for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful works to 
 the children of men ! 
 
 32 Let them exalt him also in the congrega- 
 tion of the people, and praise him in the assem- 
 bly of the elders. 
 
 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and 
 the watersprings into dry ground; 
 
 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wick- 
 edness of them that dwell therein. 
 
 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing 
 water, and dry ground into watersprings. 
 
 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, 
 that they may prepare a city for habitation; 
 
 37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, 
 which may yield fruits of increase. 
 
 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are 
 multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle 
 to decrease. 
 
 39 Again, they are minished and brought low 
 through oppression, afiliction, and sorrow. 
 
 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and 
 causeth them to wander in the wilderness, where 
 there is no way. 
 
 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from 
 afiliction, and maketh him families like a 
 flock. 
 
 42 The righteous shall see ^^, and rejoice: and 
 all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 
 
 43 Whoso is wise, and will observe these 
 things^ even they shall understand the loving- 
 kindness of the Loed. 
 
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I) avians zeal PSALMS. in praising God. 
 
 PSALM OYIIL 
 
 1 David encourageth himself to praise God. 5 He prayeth for 
 God^s assistance according to his promise. 1 1 His confidence 
 in GodHs help. 
 
 A Song or Psalm of David. 
 
 f\ GrODj my heart is fixed; I will sing and 
 ^-^ give praise, even with my glory. 
 
 2 Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will 
 awake early. 
 
 3 I will praise thee, Loed, among the people : 
 and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 
 
 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: 
 and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. 
 
 5 Be thou exalted, Grod, above the heavens: 
 and thy glory above all the earth; 
 
 6 That thy beloved may be delivered: save 
 with thy right hand, and answer me. 
 
 7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will re- 
 joice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the 
 valley of Succoth. 
 
 8 Grilead is mine; Manasseh is mine; Ephraim 
 also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my 
 lawgiver ; 
 
 9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast 
 out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph. 
 
 10 Who will bring me into the strong city? 
 who will lead me into Edom? 
 
 11 Wilt not thou^ God, who hast cast us 
 off? and wilt not thou, God, go forth with 
 our hosts? 
 
 12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the 
 help of man. 
 
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David complaineth PSALMS. of his enemies. 
 
 13 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he 
 it is that shall tread down our enemies. 
 
 PSALM CIX. 
 
 1 David, complaining of his slanderous enemies, under the person 
 of Judas devoteth them. 16 He sh^weth their sin. 21 Com- 
 plaining of his own misery^ he prayeth for help. 29 He prom- 
 iseth thankfulness. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTOLD not thy peace^ God of my praise; 
 J-J- 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the 
 mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: 
 they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 
 
 3 They compassed me about also with words of 
 hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 
 
 4 For my love they are my adversaries : but 
 I give myself unto prayer. 
 
 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, 
 and hatred for my love. 
 
 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let 
 Satan stand at his right hand. 
 
 7 When he shall be judged, let him be con- 
 demned: and let his prayer become sin. 
 
 8 Let his days be few; and let another take 
 his office. 
 
 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife 
 a widow. 
 
 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, 
 and beg: let them seek their bread also out of 
 their desolate places. 
 
 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; 
 and let the strangers spoil his labour. 
 
 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto 
 
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David devoteth PSALMS. Tiis enemies. 
 
 him: neither let there be any to favour his fa- 
 therless children. 
 
 13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the gen- 
 eration following let their name be blotted out. 
 
 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remem- 
 bered with the LoED ; and let not the sin of his 
 mother be blotted out. 
 
 15 Let them be before the Loed continually, 
 that he may cut off the memory of them from 
 the earth. 
 
 16 Because that he remembered -not to shew 
 iinercy^ but persecuted the poor and needy man, 
 that he might even slay the broken in heart. 
 
 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto 
 him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it 
 be far from him. 
 
 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as 
 with his garment, so let it come into his bow- 
 els like water, and like oil into his bones. 
 
 19 Let it be unto him as the garment which 
 covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is 
 girded continually. 
 
 20 Let this he the reward of mine adversaries 
 from the Loed, and of them that speak evil 
 against my soul. 
 
 21 But do thou for me, God the Lord, for 
 thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, 
 deliver thou me. 
 
 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart 
 is wounded within me. 
 
 23 I am gone like the shadow when it de- 
 clineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS. for help. 
 
 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and 
 my flesh faileth of fatness. 
 
 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when 
 they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 
 
 26 Help me, Loed my God: save me 
 according to thy mercy: 
 
 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; 
 that thoUj Lord, hast done it. 
 
 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they 
 arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy serv- 
 ant rejoice. 
 
 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame ; 
 and let them cover themselves with their own 
 confusion, as with a mantle. 
 
 30 I will greatly praise the Loed with my mouth; 
 yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 
 
 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the 
 
 poor, to save him from those that condemn his 
 
 soul. 
 
 PSALM ex. 
 
 1 The kingdom^ 4 the priesthood^ 5 the conquest^ 7 and the pas- 
 sion of Christ, 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 nniHE Loed said unto my Lord, Sit thou at 
 -^ my right hand, until I make thine enemies 
 thy footstool. 
 
 2 The Loed shall send the rod of thy strength 
 out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine 
 enemies. 
 
 3 Thy people shall he willing in the day of thy 
 power, in the beauties of holiness from the womb 
 of the morning : thou hast the dew of thy youth. 
 
 4 The Loed hath sworn, and will not repent, 
 
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A prediction of PSALMS. GhrisVs kingdom. 
 
 Thou art a priest for ever after the order of 
 Melchizedek. 
 
 5 The Lord at thy right hand shall strike 
 through kings in the day of his wrath. 
 
 6 He shall judge among the heathen^ he shall 
 fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall 
 wound the heads over many countries. 
 
 T He shall drink of the brook in the way: 
 therefore shall he lift up the head. 
 
 PSALM CXL 
 
 1 The psalmist by his example inciteth others to praise God for 
 his glorious, 5 and gracious works, 10 The fear of God 
 hreedeth true wisdom, 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Loed. I will praise the 
 -^ Loed with my whole heart, in the assembly 
 of the upright, and in the congregation. 
 
 2 The works of the Loed are great, sought 
 out of all them that have pleasure therein. 
 
 3 His work is honourable and glorious : and 
 his righteousness endureth for ever. 
 
 4 He hath made his wonderful works to be 
 remembered: the Loed is gracious and full of 
 compassion. 
 
 5 He hath given meat unto them that fear 
 him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. 
 
 6 He hath shewed his people the power of 
 his works, that he may give them the heritage 
 of the heathen. 
 
 7 The works of his hands are verity and judg- 
 ment; all his commandments are sure. 
 
 8 They stand fast for ever and ever, and are 
 done in truth and uprightness. 
 
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The security PSALMS. of the godly. 
 
 9 He sent redemption unto his people : he hath 
 commanded his covenant for ever: holy and rev- 
 erend is his name. 
 
 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wis- 
 dom: a good understanding have all they that do 
 his commandments: his praise endureth for ever. 
 
 PSALM CXIL 
 
 1 Godliness hath the promises of this life, 4 and of the life to 
 come. 10 The prosperity of the godly shall be an eyesore to 
 the wicked. 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Loed. Blessed is the man 
 -■- that feareth the Lord, that delighteth great- 
 ly in his commandments. 
 
 2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the 
 generation of the upright shall be blessed. 
 
 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: 
 and his righteousness endureth for ever. 
 
 4 Unto the upright there ariseth light in the 
 darkness : he is gracious, and full of compassion, 
 and righteous. 
 
 5 A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: 
 he will guide his affairs with discretion. 
 
 6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the 
 righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. 
 
 7 He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his 
 heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. 
 
 8 His heart is established, he shall not be 
 afraid, until he see his desire upon his enemies. 
 
 9 He hath dispersed, he hath given to the 
 poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his 
 horn shall be exalted with honour. 
 
 10 The wicked shall see ^^, and be grieved; 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away : 
 the desire of the wicked shall perish. 
 
 PSALM CXIIL 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God for his excellency^ 6 for his 
 
 mercy, 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Loed. Praise, ye serv- 
 -*- ants of the Loed, praise the name of the 
 Loed. 
 
 2 Blessed be the name of the Loed from this 
 time forth and for evermore. 
 
 3 From the rising of the sun unto the going 
 down of the same the Loed's name is to be 
 praised. 
 
 4 The Loed is high above all nations, and his 
 glory above the heavens. 
 
 5 Who is like unto the Loed our God, who 
 dwelleth on high, 
 
 6 Who humbleth himself to behold the things 
 that are in heaven, and in the earth ! 
 
 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and 
 lifteth the needy out of the dunghill ; 
 
 8 That he may set him with princes, even with 
 the princes of his people. 
 
 9 He maketh the barren woman to keep 
 house, and to he a joyful mother of children. 
 Praise ye the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CXIY. 
 
 An exhortation, by the example of the dumb creatures, to fear 
 
 God in his church. 
 
 T^THEI^ Israel went out of Egypt, the house 
 ^^ of Jacob from a people of strange lan- 
 guage ; 
 
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The vanity PSALMS. of idols. 
 
 2 Judah was his sanctuary^ and Israel his do- 
 minion. 
 
 3 The sea saw it^ and fled: Jordan was driven 
 back. 
 
 4 The mountains skipped Hke rams, and the 
 little hills like lambs. 
 
 5 What ailed thee, • thou sea, that thou fled- 
 dest ? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back ? 
 
 6 Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; 
 and ye little hills, like lambs? 
 
 7 Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the 
 Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 
 
 8 Which turned the rock into a standing wa- 
 ter, the flint into a fountain of waters. 
 
 PSALM CXY. 
 
 1 Because God is truly glorious, 4 and idols are vatiity, 9 he 
 exhorteth to confidence i?i God, 12 God is to be blessed /or 
 his blessings. 
 
 "TVTOT unto us, Loed, not unto us, but un- 
 •^^ to thy name give glory, for thy mercy, and 
 for thy truth's sake. 
 
 2 Wherefore should the heathen say. Where 
 is now their God? 
 
 3 But our God is in the heavens: he hath 
 done whatsoever he hath pleased. 
 
 4 Their idols are silver and gold, the work of 
 men's hands. 
 
 5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes 
 have they, but they see not: 
 
 6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses 
 have they, but they smell not: 
 
 7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet 
 
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JEkhortation to PSALMS. trust in God. 
 
 have thejj but they walk not: neither speak they 
 through their throat. 
 
 8 They that make them are Uke unto them; 
 so is every one that trusteth in them. 
 
 9 Israel, trust thou in the Loed: he is their 
 help and their shield. 
 
 10 house of Aaron, trust in the Loed: he 
 is their help and their shield. 
 
 11 Ye that fear the Loed, trust in the Loed: 
 he is their help and their shield. 
 
 12 The Loed hath been mindful of us: he will 
 bless us ^' he will bless the house of Israel; he 
 will bless the house of Aaron. 
 
 13 He will bless them that fear the Loed, hoth 
 small and great. 
 
 14 The Loed shall increase you more and 
 more, you and your children. 
 
 15 Ye are blessed of the Loed which made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the 
 Loed's: but the earth hath he given to the chil- 
 dren of men. 
 
 17 The dead praise not the Loed, neither any 
 that go down into silence. 
 
 18 But we will bless the Loed from this time 
 forth and for evermore. Praise the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CXYL 
 
 1 The psalmist professeth his love and duty to God for his deliv- 
 erance. 12 He studieth to he thankfid, 
 
 T LOYE the Loed, because he hath heard my 
 
 "*- voice and my supplications. 
 
 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, 
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Profession of PSALMS. love to God. 
 
 therefore will I call upon Mm as long as I 
 live. 
 
 3 The sorrows of death compassed me^ and 
 the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found 
 trouble and sorrow. 
 
 4 Then called I upon the name of the Loed; 
 LoEDj I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 
 
 5 Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, 
 our God is merciful. 
 
 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was 
 brought low, and he helped me. 
 
 7 Return unto thy rest, my soul; for the 
 Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee. 
 
 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
 mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling. 
 
 9 I will walk before the Lord in the land of 
 the living. 
 
 10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was 
 greatly afflicted: 
 
 11 I said in my haste. All men are liars. 
 
 12 What shall I render unto the Lord for all 
 his benefits toward me? 
 
 13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call 
 upon the name of the Lord. 
 
 14 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in 
 the presence of all his people. 
 
 15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the 
 death of his saints. 
 
 16 Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy 
 servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou 
 hast loosed my bonds. 
 
 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanks- 
 
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Exhortation to PSALMS. praise God. 
 
 giving, and will call upon the name of the 
 
 LOED. 
 
 18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord now 
 in the presence of all his people, 
 
 19 In the courts of the Loed's house, in the 
 midst of thee, Jerusalem. Praise ye the Loed. 
 
 PSALM OXYIL 
 
 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth. 
 
 r\ PRAISE the Loed, all ye nations: praise 
 ^-^ him, all ye people. 
 
 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward 
 us: and the truth of the Loed endureth for 
 ever. Praise ye the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CXVIII. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. 5 The psalmist 
 by his experience sheweth how good it is to trust in God, 
 19 Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his 
 kingdom is expressed. 
 
 f^ GIVE thanks unto the Loed ; for lie is 
 A^ good: because his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth 
 for ever. 
 
 3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 4 Let them now that fear the Loed say, that 
 his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 5 I called upon the Loed in distress: the Loed 
 answered me, and set me in a large place. 
 
 6 The Loed is on my side; I will not fear: 
 what can man do unto me? 
 
 7 The Loed taketh my part with them that 
 help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon 
 them that hate me. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 .8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to 
 put confidence in man. 
 
 9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to 
 put confidence in princes. 
 
 10 All nations compassed me about: but in 
 the name of the Lord will I destroy them. 
 
 11 They compassed me about; yea, they com- 
 passed me about: but in the name of the Lord 
 I will destroy them. 
 
 12 They compassed me about like bees; they 
 are quenched as the fire of thorns : for in the 
 name of the Lord I will destroy them. 
 
 13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might 
 fall: but the Lord helped me. 
 
 14 The Lord is my strength and song, and 
 is become my salvation. 
 
 15 The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in 
 the tabernacles of the righteous : the right hand 
 of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
 
 16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted: 
 the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. 
 
 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the 
 works of the Lord. 
 
 18 The Lord hath chastened me sore : but he 
 hath not given me over unto death. 
 
 19 Open to me the gates of righteousness: 
 I will go into them, and I will praise the 
 Lord : 
 
 20 This gate of the Lord, into which the 
 righteous shall enter. 
 
 21 I will praise thee: for thou hast heard me, 
 and art become my salvation. 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 22 The stone which the builders refused is be- 
 come the head stone of the corner. 
 
 23 This is the Loed's doing; it is marvellous 
 in our eyes. 
 
 24 This is the day which the Loed hath made; 
 we will rejoice and be glad in it. 
 
 25 Save now, I beseech thee, Loed: Loed, 
 I beseech thee, send now prosperity. 
 
 26 Blessed he he that cometh in the name of 
 the Loed: we have blessed you out of the house 
 of the Loed. 
 
 27 Grod is the Loed, which hath shewed us 
 light: bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto 
 the horns of the altar. 
 
 28 Thou art my Grod, and I will praise thee: 
 thou art my Grod, I will exalt thee. 
 
 29 give thanks unto the Loed; for he is 
 good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 PSALM CXIX. 
 
 This psalm containeth sundry prayers, praises, and professions 
 
 of obedience. 
 
 ALEPH. 
 
 TDLESSED are the undefiled in the way, who 
 ^^ walk in the law of the Loed. 
 
 2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, 
 and that seek him with the whole heart. 
 
 3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his 
 ways. 
 
 4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy pre- 
 cepts diligently. 
 
 5 that my ways were directed to keep thy 
 statutes ! 
 
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professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have 
 respect unto all thy commandments. 
 
 7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, 
 when I shall have learned thy righteous judg- 
 ments. 
 
 8 I will keep thy statutes : forsake me not 
 utterly. 
 
 BETH. 
 
 9 Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his 
 way? by taking heed thereto according to thy 
 word. 
 
 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: 
 
 let me not wander from thy commandments. 
 
 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that 
 
 1 might not sin against thee. 
 
 12 Blessed art thou, Lord: teach me thy 
 statutes. 
 
 13 With my lips have I declared all the judg- 
 ments of thy mouth. 
 
 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimo- 
 nies, as mitch as in all riches. 
 
 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have 
 respect unto thy ways. 
 
 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will 
 not forget thy word. 
 
 GIMEL. 
 
 Vj Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I 
 may live, and keep thy word. 
 
 18 Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold 
 wondrous things out of thy law. 
 
 19 I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy 
 commandments from me. 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it 
 hath unto thy judgments at all times. 
 
 21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are 
 cursedj which do err from thy commandments. 
 
 22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; 
 for I have kept thy testimonies. 
 
 23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: 
 hut thy servant did meditate in thy statutes. 
 
 24 Thy testimonies also are my delight^ and 
 my counsellors. 
 
 DALETH. 
 
 25 My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken 
 thou me according to thy word. 
 
 26 I have declared my ways, and thou heard- 
 est me: teach me thy statutes. 
 
 27 Make me to understand the way of thy 
 precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works. 
 
 28 My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen 
 thou me according unto thy word. 
 
 29 Remove from me the way of lying: and 
 grant me thy law graciously. 
 
 30 1 have chosen the way of truth : thy judg- 
 ments have I laid before me. 
 
 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: Loed^ 
 put me not to shame. 
 
 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, 
 when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 
 
 HE. 
 
 33 Teach me, Lokd, the way of thy stat- 
 utes; and I shall keep it unto the end. 
 
 34 Give me understanding^ and I shall keep thy 
 law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. 
 
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professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 35 Make me to go in ,the path of thy com- 
 mandments ; for therein do I dehght 
 
 36 Inchne my heart unto thy testimonies, and 
 not to coyetousness. 
 
 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding van- 
 ity; and quicken thou me in thy way. 
 
 38 StabUsh thy word unto thy servant, who 
 is devoted to thy fear, 
 
 39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for 
 thy judgments are good. 
 
 40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: 
 quicken me in thy righteousness. 
 
 VAU. 
 
 41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, 
 LoED, eve7i thy salvation, according to thy 
 word. 
 
 42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him 
 that reproacheth me : for I trust in thy word. 
 
 43 And take not the word of truth utterly 
 out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judg- 
 ments. 
 
 44 So shall I keep thy law continually for 
 ever and ever. 
 
 45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy 
 precepts. 
 
 46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before 
 kings, and will not be ashamed. 
 
 47 And I will delight myself in thy command- 
 ments, which I have loved. 
 
 48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy com- 
 mandments, which I have loved; and I will med- 
 itate in thy statutes. 
 
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Sundry pray 67^8^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 ZAIN. 
 
 49 Remember the word unto thy seryant^ up- 
 on which thou hast caused me to hope. 
 
 50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for 
 thy word hath quickened me. 
 
 51 The proud have had me greatly in deris- 
 ion: yet have I not dechned from thy law. 
 
 52 I remembered thy judgments of old, 
 Lord; and have comforted myself 
 
 53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because 
 of the wicked that forsake thy law. 
 
 54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the 
 house of my pilgrimage. 
 
 55 I have remembered thy name, Lord^ in 
 the nightj and have kept thy law. 
 
 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. 
 
 CHETH. 
 
 57 Thou art my portion, Lord: I have said 
 that I would keep thy words. 
 
 58 I entreated thy favour with my whole 
 heart: be merciful unto me according to thy 
 word. 
 
 59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet 
 unto thy testimonies. 
 
 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy 
 commandments. 
 
 61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: 
 hut I have not forgotten thy law. 
 
 62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks un- 
 to thee because of thy righteous judgments. 
 
 63 I am a companion of all them that fear 
 thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 
 
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professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 64 The earth, Loed, is full of thy mercy: 
 teach me thy statutes. 
 
 TETH. 
 
 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, 
 LoED, according unto thy word. 
 
 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: 
 for I have believed thy commandments. 
 
 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but 
 now have I kept thy word. 
 
 68 Thou art good, and doest good: teach me 
 thy statutes. 
 
 69 The proud have forged a lie against me: 
 but I will keep thy precepts with my whole 
 heart. 
 
 70 Their heart is as fat as grease : but I de- 
 light in thy law. 
 
 ^1 It is good for me that I have been afflict- 
 ed; that I might learn thy statutes. 
 
 72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me 
 than thousands of gold and silver. 
 
 JOD. 
 
 73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned 
 me: give me understanding, that I may learn 
 thy commandments. 
 
 74 They that fear thee will be glad when they 
 see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 
 
 75 I know, Loed, that thy judgments are 
 right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflict- 
 ed me. 
 
 76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be 
 
 for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy 
 
 servant. 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that 
 I may live : for thy law is my delight. 
 
 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt 
 perversely with me without a cause: hut I will 
 meditate in thy precepts. 
 
 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and 
 those that have known thy testimonies. 
 
 80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; 
 that I be not ashamed. 
 
 CAPH. , 
 
 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: hut I 
 hope in thy word. 
 
 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When 
 wilt thou comfort me? 
 
 83 For I am become like a bottle in the 
 smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes. 
 
 84 How many are the days of thy servant? 
 when wilt thou execute judgment on them that 
 persecute me? 
 
 85 The proud have digged pits for me, which 
 are not after thy law. 
 
 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they 
 persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 
 
 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; 
 but I forsook not thy precepts. 
 
 88 Quicken me after thy lovingkindness ; so 
 shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth. 
 
 LAMED. 
 
 89 For ever, Loed, thy word is settled in 
 heaven. 
 
 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: 
 thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 
 
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professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 91 They continue this day according to thine 
 ordinances: for all are thy servants. 
 
 92 Unless thy law had been my delights, 
 I should then have perished in mine afflic- 
 tion. 
 
 93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with 
 them thou hast quickened me. 
 
 94 I am thine, save me; for I have sought 
 thy precepts. 
 
 95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy 
 me : hut I will consider thy testimonies. 
 
 96 I have seen an end of all perfection: hut 
 thy commandment is exceeding broad. 
 
 MEM. 
 
 97 how love I thy law! it is my medita- 
 tion all the day. 
 
 98 Thou through thy commandments hast made 
 me wiser than mine enemies : for they are ever 
 with me. 
 
 99 I have more understanding than all my 
 teachers: for thy testimonies are my medita- 
 tion. 
 
 100 I understand more than the ancients, be- 
 cause I keep thy precepts. 
 
 101 I have refrained my feet from every evil 
 way, that I might keep thy word. 
 
 102 I have not departed from thy judgments : 
 for thou hast taught me. 
 
 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! 
 yea^ sweeter than honey to my mouth. 
 
 104 Through thy precepts I get understand- 
 ing: therefore I hate every false way. 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 NUN. 
 
 105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet^ and 
 a light unto my path. 
 
 106 I have sworn^ and I will perform it^ that 
 I will keep thy righteous judgments. 
 
 107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, 
 LoRDj according unto thy word. 
 
 108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offer- 
 ings of my mouth, Lord, and teach me thy 
 judgments. 
 
 109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet 
 do I not forget thy law. 
 
 110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet 
 I erred not from thy precepts. 
 
 111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a herit- 
 age for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my 
 heart. 
 
 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform 
 thy statutes always, even unto the end. 
 
 SAMECH. 
 
 113 I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I 
 love. 
 
 114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: 
 I hope in thy word. 
 
 115 Depart from me, ye evil doers: for I will 
 keep the commandments of my God. 
 
 116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that 
 I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my 
 hope. 
 
 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: 
 and 1 will have respect unto thy statutes con- 
 tinually. 
 
 180 
 
professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err 
 from thy statutes : for their deceit is falsehood. 
 
 119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the 
 earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. 
 
 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee ; and 
 I am afraid of thy judgments. 
 
 AIN. 
 
 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave 
 me not to mine oppressors. 
 
 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let 
 not the proud oppress me. 
 
 123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for 
 the word of thy righteousness. 
 
 124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy 
 mercy, and teach me thy statutes. 
 
 125 I am thy servant; give me understand- 
 ing, that I may know thy testimonies. 
 
 126 It is time for thee^ Loed, to work: for 
 they have made void thy law. 
 
 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above 
 gold; yea, above fine gold. 
 
 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts con- 
 cerning all things to be right; and I hate every 
 false way. 
 
 PE. 
 
 129 Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore 
 doth my soul keep them. 
 
 130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; 
 it giveth understanding unto the simple. 
 
 131 I opened my mouth, and panted: for I 
 longed for thy commandments. 
 
 132 Look thou upon me, and be merciful un- 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ and 
 
 to me^ as thou usest to do unto those that love 
 thy name. 
 
 133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not 
 any iniquity have dominion over me. 
 
 134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: 
 so will I keep thy precepts. 
 
 135 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; 
 and teach me thy statutes. 
 
 136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes^ be- 
 cause they keep not thy law. 
 
 TZADDI. 
 
 137 Righteous art thou, Loed, and upright 
 are thy judgments. 
 
 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast command- 
 ed are righteous and very faithful. 
 
 139 My zeal hath consumed me, because mine 
 enemies have forgotten thy words. 
 
 140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy 
 servant loveth it. 
 
 141 I am small and despised: yet do not I 
 forget thy precepts. 
 
 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting right- 
 eousness, and thy law is the truth. 
 
 143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on 
 me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 
 
 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is ev- 
 erlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. 
 
 KOPH. 
 
 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, 
 Lord: I will keep thy statutes. 
 
 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall 
 keep thy testimonies. 
 
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professions PSALMS. of obedience. 
 
 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning^ 
 and cried: I hoped in thy word. 
 
 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches, that 
 I might meditate in thy word. 
 
 149 Hear my voice according unto thy loving- 
 kindness: LoEDj quicken me according to thy 
 judgment. 
 
 150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: 
 they are far from thy law. 
 
 151 Thou art near, Loed; and all thy com- 
 mandments are truth. 
 
 152 Concerning thy testimonies, I have known 
 of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 
 
 RESH. 
 
 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: 
 for I do not forget thy law. 
 
 154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken 
 me according to thy word. 
 
 155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they 
 seek not thy statutes. 
 
 156 Grreat are thy tender mercies, Loed : 
 quicken me according to thy judgments. 
 
 157 Many are my persecutors and mine ene- 
 mies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. 
 
 158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; 
 because they kept not thy word. 
 
 159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quick- 
 en me, Loed, according to thy lovingkind- 
 ness. 
 
 160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and 
 every one of thy righteous judgments endureth 
 for ever. 
 
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Sundry prayers^ PSALMS. praises^ &c. 
 
 SCHIN. 
 
 161 Princes have persecuted me without a 
 cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy 
 word. 
 
 162 I rejoice at thy word^ as one that findeth 
 great spoil. 
 
 163 I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do 
 I love. 
 
 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee^ be- 
 cause of thy righteous judgments. 
 
 165 Great peace have they which love thy 
 law: and nothing shall offend them. 
 
 166 LoEDj I have hoped for thy salvation^ and 
 done thy commandments. 
 
 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and 
 I love them exceedingly. 
 
 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testi- 
 monies: for all my ways are before thee. 
 
 TAU. 
 
 169 Let my cry come near before thee^ 
 Lord: give me understanding according to thy 
 word. 
 
 170 Let my supplication come before thee: 
 deliver me according to thy word. 
 
 171 My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast 
 taught me thy statutes. 
 
 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for 
 all thy commandments are righteousness. 
 
 173 Let thine hand help me; for I have 
 chosen thy precepts. 
 
 174 I have longed for thy salvation, Lord; 
 
 and thy law is my delight. 
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David prayeth PSALMS. against Doeg. 
 
 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; 
 and let thy judgments help me. 
 
 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep: 
 seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy com- 
 mandments. 
 
 PSALM CXX. 
 
 1 David prayeth against Doeg, 3 reproveth his tongue, 5 com- 
 plaineth of his necessary conversation with the wicked, 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 T]^ my distress I cried unto the Lokd, and he 
 •^ heard me.. 
 
 2 Deliver my soul, Loed, from lying lips, 
 and from a deceitful tongue. 
 
 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what 
 shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue ? 
 
 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of 
 juniper. 
 
 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that 
 I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 
 
 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that 
 hateth peace. 
 
 7 I am for peace : but when I speak, they are 
 
 ^°' ™'^- PSALM CXXI. 
 
 The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God^s pro- 
 tection, 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 T WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from 
 -*- whence cometh my help. 
 
 2 My help cometh from the Loed, which made 
 heaven and earth. 
 
 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he 
 
 that keepeth thee will not slumber. 
 
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The great safety PSALMS. of the godly. 
 
 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither 
 slumber nor sleep. 
 
 5 The LoED is thy keeper: the Loed is thy 
 shade upon thy right hand. 
 
 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor 
 the moon by night. 
 
 7 The Loed shall preserve thee from all evil: 
 he shall preserve thy soul. 
 
 8 The Loed shall preserve thy going out and 
 thy coming in from this time forth, and even 
 for evermore. 
 
 PSALM CXXIL 
 
 1 David professeth his joy for the churchy 6 and prayeth for the 
 
 peace thereof 
 
 A Song of degrees of David. 
 
 T WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us 
 •^ go into the house of the Loed. 
 
 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, Je- 
 rusalem. 
 
 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is com- 
 pact together: 
 
 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the 
 Loed, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks 
 unto the name of the Loed. 
 
 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the 
 thrones of the house of David. 
 
 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall 
 prosper that love thee. 
 
 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity 
 within thy palaces. 
 
 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I 
 
 will now say. Peace he within thee. 
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The church PSALMS. hlesseth God. 
 
 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God 
 I will seek thy good. 
 
 PSALM CXXIIL 
 
 1 The godly profess their confidence in Godj 3 and pray to he 
 
 delivered from contempt. 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 T TIN' TO thee lift I up mine eyes^ thou that 
 ^ dwellest in the heavens. 
 
 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto 
 the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a 
 maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our 
 eyes wait upon the Loed our God, until that 
 he have mercy upon us. 
 
 3 Have mercy upon us, Loed, have mercy 
 upon us: for we are exceedingly filled with 
 contempt. 
 
 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorn- 
 ing of those that are at ease, and with the con- 
 tempt of the proud. 
 
 PSALM CXXIY. 
 
 The church hlesseth God for a miraculous deliverance, 
 A Song of degrees of David. 
 
 TF it had not heen the Loed who was on our 
 -*- side, now may Israel say; 
 
 2 If it had not l)een the Loed who was on 
 our side, when men rose up against us : 
 
 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when 
 their wrath was kindled against us: 
 
 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the 
 stream had gone over our soul: 
 
 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our 
 soul. 
 
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God^s deliverance PSALMS. of his church. 
 
 6 Blessed he the Loed, who hath not given us 
 as a prey to their teeth. 
 
 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the 
 snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and 
 we are escaped. 
 
 8 Our help is in the name of the Loed, who 
 made heaven and earth. 
 
 PSALM CXXY. 
 
 1 The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A prayer for the 
 godly, and against the wicked, 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 ^HEY that trust in the Loed shall he as 
 ^ mount ZioUj which cannot be removed, hut 
 abideth for ever. 
 
 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusa- 
 lem, so the Loed is round about his people 
 froni henceforth even for ever. 
 
 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest 
 upon the lot of the righteous; lest the right- 
 eous put forth their hands unto iniquity. 
 
 4 Do good, Loed, unto those that he good, 
 and to them that are upright in their hearts. 
 
 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crook- 
 ed ways, the Loed shall lead them forth with 
 the workers of iniquity: hut peace shall he up- 
 on Israel. 
 
 PSALM CXXVL 
 
 1 The church, celebrating her incredible return out of captivity, 
 4 prayeth for, and prophesieth the good success thereof 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 AlTHE]^ the Loed turned again the captivity 
 ^^ of Zion, we were like them that dream. 
 
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Good children PSALMS. are God'^s gift. 
 
 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, 
 and our tongue with singing: then said they 
 among the heathen. The Loed hath done great 
 things for them. 
 
 3 The LoED hath done great things for us; 
 whereof we are glad. 
 
 4 Turn again our captivity, Loed, as the 
 streams in the south. 
 
 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 
 
 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing 
 precious seed, shall doubtless come again with 
 rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 
 
 PSALM CXXYIL 
 
 1 The virtue of God^s blessing, 3 Good children are his gift, 
 
 A Song of degrees for Solomon. 
 
 ■pXCEPT the LoED build the house, they la- 
 -■^ bour in vain that build it: except the Loed 
 keep the city, the watchman waketh but in 
 vain. 
 
 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit 
 up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he 
 giveth his beloved sleep. 
 
 3 Lo, children are a heritage of the Loed: 
 a7id the fruit of the womb is his reward. 
 
 4 As arrows arem the hand of a mighty man; 
 so are children of the youth. 
 
 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full 
 of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they 
 shall speak with the enemies in the gate. 
 
 PSALM CXXYIIL 
 
 The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God. 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 "O LESS ED is every one that feareth the Lord; 
 -*-^ that walketh in his ways. 
 
 2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands : 
 happy s/ialt thou be^ and it shall be well with 
 thee. 
 
 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the 
 sides of thine house: thy children like oliye 
 plants round about thy table. 
 
 4 Beholdj that thus shall the man be blessed 
 that feareth the Lord. 
 
 5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion : and 
 thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the 
 days of thy life. 
 
 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, 
 and j)eace upon Israel. 
 
 PSALM CXXIX. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great 
 afflictions, 5 The haters of the church are cursed, 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 iy/rA]VrY a time have they afflicted me from 
 ITX -^y youth, may Israel now say: 
 
 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from 
 my youth: yet they have not prevailed against 
 me. 
 
 3 The ploughers ploughed upon my back: they 
 made long their furrows. 
 
 4 The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder 
 the cords of the wicked. 
 
 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back 
 that hate Zion. 
 
 6 Let them be as the grass upon the house- 
 topSj which withereth afore it groweth up: 
 
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The psalmist h PSALMS. Jiope in prayer. 
 
 7 Wherewith the mower flUeth not his hand; 
 nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 
 
 8 I^either do they which go by say. The bless- 
 ing of the LoED he upon you: we bless you in 
 the name of the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CXXX. 
 
 1 The psalmist professeth his hope ifi prayer, 5 and his patience 
 in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God. 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 /^TJT of the depths have I cried unto thee, 
 ^-^ Loed. 
 
 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be at- 
 tentive to the voice of my supplications. 
 
 3 If thou, Loed, shouldest mark iniquities, 
 Lord, who shall stand? 
 
 4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou 
 mayest be feared. 
 
 5 I wait for the Loed, my soul doth wait, and 
 in his word do I hope. 
 
 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than 
 they that watch for the morning : / say^ more 
 than they that watch for the morning. 
 
 7 Let Israel hope in the Loed: for with the 
 Loed there is mercy, and with him is plenteous 
 redemption. 
 
 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his in- 
 iquities. 
 
 PSALM CXXXL 
 
 1 David, professing his humility, 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in 
 
 God. 
 
 A Song of degrees of David. 
 
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DavicPs zealous PSALMS. care for the arJc. 
 
 T ORD, my heart is not haughty^ nor mine 
 ^^ eyes lofty : neither do I exercise myself in 
 great matters, or in things too high for me. 
 
 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, 
 as a child that is weaned of his mother: my 
 soul is even as a weaned child. 
 
 3 Let Israel hope in the Loed from hence- 
 forth and for ever. 
 
 PSALM CXXXIL 
 
 1 David in his prayer commendeth unto God the religious care 
 he had for the ark, 8 His prayer at the removing of the arky 
 11 with a repetition of God's promises, 
 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 T ORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 
 ^^ 2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed 
 unto the mighty God of Jacob ; 
 
 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle 
 of my house, nor go up into my bed ; 
 
 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slum- 
 ber to mine eyelids, 
 
 6 Until I find out a place for the Lord, a 
 habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 
 
 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found 
 it in the fields of the wood. 
 
 7 We will go into his tabernacles: we will 
 worship at his footstool. 
 
 8 Arise, Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the 
 ark of thy strength. 
 
 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteous- 
 ness ; and let thy saints shout for joy. 
 
 10 For thy servant David's sake turn not away 
 the face of thine anointed. 
 
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Qod^s promises PSALMS. to David. 
 
 11 The LoED hath sworn in truth unto David; 
 he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy 
 body will I set upon thy throne, 
 
 12 If thy children will keep my covenant 
 and my testimony that I shall teach them, their 
 children shall also sit upon thy throne for ever- 
 more. 
 
 13 For the Loed hath chosen Zion; he hath 
 desired it for his habitation. 
 
 14 This is my rest for ever: here will I dwell; 
 for I have desired it. 
 
 16 I will abundantly bless her provision: I 
 will satisfy her poor, with bread. 
 
 16 I will also clothe her priests with salva- 
 tion: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy. 
 
 17 There will I make the horn of David to 
 bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 
 
 18 His enemies will I clothe with shame: but 
 upon himself shall his crown flourish. 
 
 PSALM CXXXIII. 
 
 The benefit of the communion of saints, 
 A Song of degrees of David. 
 
 TOEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is 
 -*-^ for brethren to dwell together in unity! 
 
 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the 
 head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's 
 beard : that went down to the skirts of his gar- 
 ments ; 
 
 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that 
 descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there 
 the Loed commanded the blessing, even life for 
 evermore. 
 
 K 193 
 
An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 PSALM OXXXIY. 
 
 An exhortation to bless God. 
 A Song of degrees. 
 
 TDEHOLDj bless ye the Loed^ all ye servants 
 ^^ of the LoEDj which by night stand in the 
 honse of the Loed. 
 
 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary^ and 
 bless the Loed. 
 
 3 The Loed that made heaven and earth bless 
 thee out of Zion. 
 
 PSALM CXXXY. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy, 5 for his povjer, 
 8 for his judgments, 15 The vanity of idols. 19 An ex- 
 hortation to hless God. 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Loed. Praise ye the name 
 -*- of the Loed; praise Mm^ ye servants of 
 the Loed. 
 
 2 Ye that stand in the house of the Loed^ in 
 the courts of the house of our Grod^ 
 
 3 Praise the Loed; for the Loed is good: sing 
 praises unto his name; for it is pleasant. 
 
 4 For the Loed hath chosen Jacob unto him- 
 self, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 
 
 5 For I know that the Loed is great, and 
 that our Lord is above all gods. 
 
 6 Whatsoever the Loed pleased, that did he 
 in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all 
 deep places. 
 
 7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the 
 ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for 
 the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treas- 
 uries. 
 
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The vanity PSALMS. of idols. 
 
 8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt^ both of 
 man and beast. 
 
 9 Who sent tokens and wonders into the midst 
 of thee, Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all 
 his servants. 
 
 10 Who smote great nations, and slew mighty 
 kings ; 
 
 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og 
 king of Bashan, and all the kingdoms of 
 Canaan : 
 
 12 And gave their land /or a heritage, a herit- 
 age unto Israel his people. 
 
 13 Thy name, Lord, endureth for ever; and 
 thy memorial, Loed, throughout all genera- 
 tions. 
 
 14 For the Lord will judge his people, and 
 he will repent himself concerning his serv- 
 ants. 
 
 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and 
 gold, the work of men's hands. 
 
 16 They have mouths, but they speak not; 
 eyes have they, but they see not; 
 
 17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither 
 is there any breath in their mouths. 
 
 18 They that make them are like unto them: 
 so is every one that trusteth in them. 
 
 19 Bless the Lord, house of Israel: bless 
 the Lord, house of Aaron : 
 
 20 Bless the Lord, house of Levi: ye that 
 fear the Lord, bless the Lord. 
 
 21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which 
 dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 195 
 
An exhortation PSALMS. to thanhsgiving. 
 
 PSALM CXXXYL 
 
 An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies, 
 
 C\ GI YE thanks unto the Lord ; for lie is 
 ^^ good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 2 give thanks unto the God of gods : for 
 his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 3 give thanks to the Lord of lords : for his 
 mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 4 To him who alone doeth great wonders: for 
 his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 6 To him that stretched out the earth 
 above the waters: for his mercy endureth for 
 ever. 
 
 7 To him that made great lights: for his mercy 
 endureth for ever: 
 
 8 The sun to rule by day: for his mercy en- 
 dureth for ever: 
 
 9 The moon and stars to rule by night: for 
 his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 10 To him that smote Egypt in their first- 
 born: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 11 And brought out Israel from among them: 
 for his mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 12 With a strong hand^ and with a stretched 
 out arm: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 13 To him which divided the Red sea into 
 parts: for his mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst 
 of it : for his mercy endureth for ever : 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to thanksgiving. 
 
 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the 
 Red sea: for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 16 To him which led his people through the 
 wilderness : for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 17 To him which smote great kings: for his 
 mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 18 And slew famous kings: for his mercy en- 
 dureth for ever: 
 
 19 Sihon king of the Amorites : for his mercy 
 endureth for ever: 
 
 20 And Og the king of Bashan: for his mercy 
 endureth for ever: 
 
 21 And gave their land for a heritage: for 
 his mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 22 Eden a heritage unto Israel his servant : 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 23 Who remembered us in our low estate: for 
 his mercy endureth for ever: 
 
 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies: 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 25 Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy 
 endureth for ever. 
 
 26 give thanks unto the God of heaven: 
 for his mercy endureth for ever. 
 
 PSALM CXXXYII. 
 
 1 The constancy of the Jews in captivitij, 7 The prophet curseth 
 
 Edom and Babel, 
 
 "DY the rivers of Babylon, there we sat 
 "*-^ down, yea, we wept, when we remembered 
 Zion. 
 
 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in 
 the midst thereof. 
 
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The Jews^ PSALMS. constancy. 
 
 3 For there they that carried us away captive 
 required of us a song; and they that wasted us 
 required of us mirth^ saying^ Sing us one of the 
 songs of Zion. 
 
 4 How shall we sing the Loed's song in a 
 strange land? 
 
 5 If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right 
 hand forget her cunning. 
 
 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue 
 cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not 
 Jerusalem above my chief joy. 
 
 7 Remember, Loed, the children of Edom 
 in the day of Jerusalem; who said. Rase it^ rase 
 ^V, even to the foundation thereof 
 
 8 daughter of Babylon, who art to be de- 
 stroyed; happy shall he he^ that rewardeth thee 
 as thou hast served us. 
 
 9 Happy shall he he^ that taketh and dasheth 
 thy little ones against the stones. 
 
 PSALM OXXXYIIL 
 
 1 David praiseth God for the truth of his word, 4 He prophesi- 
 eth that the kings of the earth shall praise God. 7 He pro- 
 fesseth his confidence in God. 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T WILL praise thee with my whole heart: be- 
 ^ fore the gods will I sing praise unto thee. 
 
 2 I will worship toward thy holy temple, and 
 praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for 
 thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word 
 above all thy name. 
 
 3 In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, 
 and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 
 
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Qodh allseeing PSALMS. ' providence. 
 
 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, 
 
 LoED, when they hear the words of thy mouth. 
 
 5 Tea, they shall sing in the ways of the Loed : 
 for great is the glory of the Loed. 
 
 6 Though the Loed he high, yet hath he re- 
 spect unto the lowly: but the proud he know- 
 eth afar off. 
 
 7 Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou 
 wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine 
 hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and 
 thy right hand shall save me. 
 
 8 The Loed will perfect that which concern- 
 eth me : thy mercy, Loed, endureth for ever : 
 forsake not the works of thine own hands. 
 
 PSALM OXXXIX. 
 
 1 David praiseth God for his allseeing providence^ 17 and for his 
 infinite mercies. 19 He defieth the wicked. 23 He prayeth 
 for sincerity. 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 C\ LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. 
 ^^ 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine 
 uprising; thou understandest my thought afar off. 
 
 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying 
 down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 
 
 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but^ 
 lo, Loed, thou knowest it altogether. 
 
 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and 
 laid thine hand upon me. 
 
 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it 
 is high, I cannot attain unto it. 
 
 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? or 
 whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 
 
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God^s allseemg PSALMS. providence. 
 
 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : 
 if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 
 
 ^ If 1 take the wings of the morning, and 
 dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 
 
 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and 
 thy right hand shall hold me. 
 
 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover 
 me ; even the night shall be light about me. 
 
 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; 
 but the night shineth as the day: the darkness 
 and the light are both alike to thee. 
 
 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou 
 hast covered me in my mother's womb. 
 
 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and 
 wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; 
 and that my soul knoweth right well. 
 
 15 My substance was not hid from thee, when 
 I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in 
 the lowest parts of the earth. 
 
 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet be- 
 ing unperfect; and in thy book all my members 
 were written, which in continuance were fash- 
 ioned, when as yet there was none of them. 
 
 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto 
 me, God ! how great is the sum of them ! 
 
 IS If 1 should count them, they are more in 
 number than the sand: when I awake, I am 
 still with thee. 
 
 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, Grod: 
 depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 
 
 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and 
 thine enemies take thy name in vain. 
 
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David pray eth PSALMS, against his enemies. 
 
 21 Do not I hate them, Loed, that hate 
 thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise 
 up against thee? 
 
 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count 
 them mine enemies. 
 
 23 Search me, God, and know my heart: 
 try me, and know my thoughts : 
 
 24 And see if there he any wicked way in me^ 
 and lead me in the way everlasting. 
 
 PSALM CXL. 
 
 1 David pray eth to he delivered from Saul and Doeg. 8 He 
 praijeth against them. 12 He comforteth himself ly confidence 
 in God, 
 
 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 
 
 "jPkELIVER me, Lord, from the evil man: 
 ^^ preserve me from the violent man; 
 
 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; con- 
 tinually are they gathered together for war. 
 
 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a 
 serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 
 
 4 Keep me, Loed, from the hands of the 
 wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who 
 have purposed to overthrow my goings. 
 
 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and 
 cords; they have spread a net by the way side; 
 they have set gins for me. Selah. 
 
 6 I said unto the Loed, Thou art my God: 
 hear the voice of my supplications, Loed. 
 
 7 God the Lord, the strength of my salva- 
 tion, thou hast covered my head in the day of 
 battle. 
 
 8 Grant not, Loed, the desires of the wicked: 
 
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David^s prayer PSALMS. for himself. 
 
 further not his wicked device; lest they exalt 
 themselves. Selah. 
 
 9 As for the head of those that compass me 
 about, let the mischief of their own lips cover 
 them. 
 
 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them 
 be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they 
 rise not up again. 
 
 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in 
 the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to 
 overthrow Mm. 
 
 12 I know that the Loed will maintain the 
 cause of the afilictedj and the right of the 
 poor. 
 
 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto 
 thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy pres- 
 ence, 
 
 PSALM CXLL . 
 
 1 David prayeth that his suit may be acceptable, 3 his conscience 
 sincere, 7 and his life safe from snares, 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 T ORDj I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; 
 ^^ give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto 
 thee. 
 
 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as 
 incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the 
 evening sacrifice. 
 
 3 Set a watch, Loed, before my mouth; keep 
 the door of my lips. 
 
 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to 
 practise wicked works with men that work in- 
 iquity : and let me not eat of their dainties. 
 
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BavicPs comfort PSALMS. in prayer. 
 
 5 Let the righteous smite me ; it shall he a 
 kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall he 
 an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: 
 for yet my prayer also shall he in their calam- 
 ities. 
 
 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony 
 places, they shall hear my words; for they are 
 sweet. 
 
 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, 
 as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the 
 earth. 
 
 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, Gtod the 
 Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul 
 destitute. 
 
 9 Keep me from the snares which they have 
 laid for me, and the gins of the workers of in- 
 iquity. 
 
 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, 
 whilst that I withal escape. 
 
 PSALM CXLIL 
 
 David sheweth that in his trouble all his comfort was in prayer 
 
 unto God, 
 
 Maschil of David ; A Prayer when he was in the cave. 
 
 T CRIED unto the Loed with my voice; with 
 ^ my voice unto the Loed did I make my 
 supplication. 
 
 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I 
 shewed before him my trouble. 
 
 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, 
 then thou knewest my path. In the way where- 
 in I walked have they privily laid a snare for 
 me. 
 
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David complaineth PSALMS. of Ms griefs. 
 
 4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but 
 there was no man that would know me : refuge 
 failed me; no man cared for mj soul. 
 
 5 I cried unto thee, Lord: I said, Thou art 
 my refuge and my portion in the land of the 
 living. 
 
 6 Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very 
 low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they 
 are stronger than I. 
 
 T Bring my soul out of prison, that I may 
 praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me 
 about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. 
 
 PSALM CXLIIL 
 
 1 David prayeth for favour in judgment, 3 He complaineth of 
 his griefs, 5 He strengtheneth his faith by meditation and 
 prayer, 7 He prayeth for grace, 9 for deliverance, 10 for 
 sanctification, \2 for destruction of his enemies, 
 
 A Psalm of David. 
 
 TTEAR my prayer, Lord, give ear to my 
 -■"■^ supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, 
 and in thy righteousness. 
 
 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant: 
 for in thy sight shall no man living be justified. 
 
 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he 
 hath smitten my life down to the ground; he 
 hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those 
 that have been long dead. 
 
 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within 
 me; my heart within me is desolate. 
 
 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on 
 all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. 
 
 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul 
 thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 
 
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David PSALMS. Uesseth God. 
 
 7 Hear me speedily, Loed; my spirit fail- 
 eth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like 
 unto them that go down into the pit. 
 
 8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the 
 morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to 
 know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift 
 up my soul unto thee. 
 
 9 Deliver me, Loed, 'from mine enemies: I 
 flee unto thee to hide me. 
 
 10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my 
 God: thy Spirit is good; lead me into the land 
 of uprightness. 
 
 11 Quicken me, Loed, for thy name's sake: 
 for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of 
 trouble. 
 
 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, 
 and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I 
 am thy servant. 
 
 PSALM CXLIY. 
 
 1 David Uesseth God for his merczj both to him and to man, 
 5 He prayeth that God would powerfully deliver him from his 
 enemies, 9 He promiseth to praise God, 1 1 He prayeth for 
 the happy state of the kingdom. 
 
 A Psalni of David. 
 
 "DLESSED he the Loed my strength, which 
 -*^ teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers 
 to fight: 
 
 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tow- 
 er, and my deliverer ; my shield, and he in whom 
 I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 
 
 3 Loed, what is man, that thou takest knowl- 
 edge of him! or the son of man, that thou 
 makest account of him ! 
 
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David prayeth PSALMS. for deliverance. 
 
 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a 
 shadow that passeth away. 
 
 5 Bow thy heavens, Loed, and come down: 
 tonch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 
 
 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot 
 out thine arrows, and destroy them. 
 
 7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and 
 deliver me out of great waters, from the hand 
 of strange children; 
 
 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their 
 right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 
 
 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, Grod: 
 upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings 
 will I sing praises unto thee. 
 
 10 It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: 
 who delivereth David his servant from the hurt- 
 ful sword. 
 
 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of 
 strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, 
 and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : 
 
 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in 
 their youth ; that our daughters may he as corner 
 stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 
 
 13 That our garners may he full, affording all 
 manner of store ; that our sheep may bring forth 
 thousands and ten thousands in our streets: 
 
 14 That our oxen may he strong to labour; 
 that there he no breaking in, nor going out; that 
 there he no complaining in our streets. 
 
 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a 
 case: yea^ bappy is that people, whose Grod is 
 the LoED. 
 
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David extoUcth PSALMS. God's goodness, 
 
 PSALM CXLY. 
 
 1 David praiseth God for his fame, 8 for his goodness, 1 1 for 
 his kingdom, 14: for his providence, 17 for his saving mercy, 
 
 David's Psalm of praise. 
 
 T WILL extol thee^ my God, King; and I 
 ■^ will bless thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will 
 praise thy name for ever and ever. 
 
 3 Great is the Loed, and greatly to be praised; 
 and his greatness is unsearchable. 
 
 4 One generation shall praise thy works to 
 another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 
 
 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy 
 majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 
 
 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy 
 terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. 
 
 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
 great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 
 
 8 The LoED is gracious, and full of compas- 
 sion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 
 
 9 The LoED is good to all: and his tender 
 mercies are over all his works. 
 
 10 All thy works shall praise thee, Loed; 
 and thy saints shall bless thee. 
 
 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy king- 
 dom, and talk of thy power; 
 
 12 To make known to the sons of men his migh- 
 ty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 
 
 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and 
 thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 
 
 14 The Loed upholdeth all that fall, and rais- 
 eth up all those that he bowed down. 
 
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The benefit of PSALMS. trusting in God. 
 
 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou 
 givest them thek meat in due season. 
 
 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the 
 desire of every living thing. 
 
 17 The LoED is righteous in all his ways, and 
 holy in all his works. 
 
 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
 upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 
 
 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: 
 he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 
 
 20 The Lord preserveth all them that love 
 him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 
 
 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: 
 and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 
 
 PSALM CXLYL 
 
 17%^ psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God, 3 He exhort eth 
 not to trust in man, 5 God/for his power, justice ^ mercy, and 
 kingdom, is only worthy to be trusted, 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord^ 
 -*- my soul. 
 
 2 While I live will I praise the Lord: I will sing 
 praises unto my God while I have any being. 
 
 3 Put not your trust in princes^ nor in the 
 son of man, in whom there is no help. 
 
 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his 
 earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 
 
 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for 
 his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God: 
 
 6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and 
 all that therein is: which keepeth truth for ever: 
 
 7 Which executeth judgment for the oppress- 
 ed: which giveth food to the hungry. The 
 Lord looseth the prisoners : 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the Wind: the 
 LoED raiseth them that are bowed down: the 
 Lord loveth the righteous: 
 
 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers; he re- 
 lieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way 
 of the wicked he turneth upside down. 
 
 10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even thy God, 
 Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CXLYIL 
 
 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church, 
 4 his power J 6 and his mercy: 7 to praise him for his prov- 
 idence: *12 to praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom, 
 15 for his power over the meteors, 19 and for his ordinances 
 in the church, 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Lord: for it is good to sing 
 ■*■ praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; 
 and praise is comely. 
 
 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gath- 
 ereth together the outcasts of Israel. 
 
 3 He healeth the broken in hearty and bindeth 
 up their wounds. 
 
 4 He telleth the number of the stars ; he call- 
 eth them all by their names. 
 
 5 Great is our Lord^ and of great power: his 
 understanding is infinite. 
 
 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth 
 the wicked down to the ground. 
 
 7 Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; sing 
 praise upon the harp unto our Grod: 
 
 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who 
 prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass 
 to grow upon the mountains. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the 
 young ravens which cry. 
 
 10 He dehghteth not in the strength of the 
 horse : he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 
 
 11 The LoED taketh pleasure in them that fear 
 him, in those that hope in his mercy. 
 
 12 Praise the Loed, Jerusalem; praise thy 
 God, Zion. 
 
 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy 
 gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 
 
 14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and fiU- 
 eth thee with the finest of the wheat. . 
 
 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon 
 earth: his word runneth very swiftly. 
 
 16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth 
 the hoar frost like ashes. 
 
 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who 
 can stand before his cold? 
 
 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: 
 he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 
 
 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his stat- 
 utes and his judgments unto Israel. 
 
 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and 
 as for his judgments, they have not known them. 
 Praise ye the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CXLYIII. 
 
 1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial, 7 the terrestrial, 11 and 
 the rational creatures to praise God, 
 
 T) RAISE ye the Loed. Praise ye the Loed 
 -*- fi:*om the heavens: praise him in the heights. 
 2 Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, 
 all his hosts. 
 
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An exhortation PSALMS. to praise God. 
 
 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, 
 all ye stars of light. 
 
 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye 
 waters that be above the heavens. 
 
 5 Let them praise the name of the Lord : for 
 he commanded, and they were created. 
 
 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and 
 ever : he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 
 
 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye drag- 
 ons, and all deeps: 
 
 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy 
 wind fulfilling his word: 
 
 9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and 
 all cedars: 
 
 10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and 
 flying fowl: 
 
 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, 
 and all judges of the earth : 
 
 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, 
 and children: 
 
 13 Let them praise the name of the Lord: 
 for his name alone is excellent; his glory is 
 above the earth and heaven. 
 
 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the 
 praise of all his saints ; even of the children of Is- 
 rael, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 
 
 PSALM CXLIX. 
 
 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his love to the churchy 
 5 and for that power which he hath given to the church. 
 
 "DRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord 
 -*■ a new song, and his praise in the congre- 
 gation of saints. 
 
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Exhortations PSALMS, to praise God, 
 
 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: 
 let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 
 
 3 Let them praise his name in the dance : let them 
 sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. 
 
 4 For the Loed taketh pleasure in his people : 
 he will beautify the meek with salvation. 
 
 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them 
 sing aloud upon their beds. 
 
 6 Zet the high praises of God be in their 
 mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand; 
 
 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and 
 punishments upon the people; 
 
 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their 
 nobles with fetters of iron ; 
 
 9 To execute upon them the judgment writ- 
 ten: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye 
 the Loed. 
 
 PSALM CL. 
 
 1 An exhortation to praise God, 3 with all kind of instruments, 
 
 T)RAISE ye the Loed. Praise God in his 
 ■*■ sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of 
 his power. 
 
 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him 
 according to his excellent greatness. 
 
 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: 
 praise him with the psaltery and harp. 
 
 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: 
 praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 
 
 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise 
 him upon the high sounding cymbals. 
 
 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the . 
 Loed. Praise ye the Loed. 
 
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