The third Sunday in Advent. PSALM LXXII. - This is a delightful hymn in praife of the kingdom of the Lord Chrift. It begins with a prayer in the first verfe, and then urges the requeft by feveral arguments, concluding with an affectionate thanksgiving to God for his promises to hear and to answer the requeft. Many paffages in this pfalm could never relate to any other perfon, but to the Lord Jefus Christ, for inftance, He was to be feared fo long, as the fun and moon endure, throughout all generationshe was to be the Saviour of the foul-the redeemer of the foul-prayer was to be made unto him continually-daily is he to be praifed-men shall reckon themselves blessed in him-all nations fhall call him bleffed, yea for ever. When these things come to pafs then the prayers of David the fon of Jeffe shall be (not ended, as we render it, but) completed. The prayer has been heard. The Son has been incar nate. And the Father has committed all judgment to the Son-he is the king of righteoufnefs and the king of peace, the very Melchifedek-who is almighty to fave. His reign of grace is all meekness and gentleness. He is a lamb upon the throne. So he is defcribed in the first part of the pfalm, and in the last his happy fubjects thank him for their experience of his loving-kindness. May we fing the former with faith, and the latter with affection. Every word in the pfalm mixed with faith fhould be a fpur to gratitude. May every heart make melody, and bless the Lord for the wonders of his love. Bleffed be his holy name for ever. Amen, and Amen. I. LORD thy judgments give the king his fon thy righteoufnefs: With right he fhall thy people judge thy poor with uprightness. II. The lofty mountains fhall bring forth III. He fhall judge the poor and fhall fave IV. And then from age to age fhall they V. The juft fhall flourish in his days and profper in his reign, He fhall while doth the moon endure abundant peace maintain. VI. His large and great dominion fhall from fea to fea extend, It from the river fhall reach forth to the earth's utmost end. PSALM PSALM LXXII. I. ALL kings fhall feek with one accord in his good grace to stand, And all the people of the world obey at his command. II. For he the needy fort fhall fave II. He taketh pity on the poor IV. He fhall redeem their lives from fraud from violence and might, Alfo their blood that shall be shed is precious in his fight. AFTER AFTERNOON. PSALM LXXII. I. FOR ever they fhall praise his name while that the fun is light, And think them bleffed thro' the fame, all folk shall bless his might. II. Praise ye the Lord of hofts and fing to Ifra'ls God each one: For he doth ev'ry wondrous thing, yea he himself alone. III. And bleffed be his glorious name The whole earth let his glory fill IV. To Father, Son, and holy Ghoft, the God whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, and shall be evermore. F Fourth Sunday in Advent. PSALM LXVII. This is a prayer for the church of Chrift, begging the grace of God and the bleffing of God upon it, and intreating the application of both by the fhining of his loving countenance. The end of this is mentioned, namely, that the way of his falvation may be known among all nations, and that they might join in praifing him, and in rejoicing in him, yea might increafe in their thankfgiving and abound in it to the glory of God. Every believer ought to join this prayer: Becaufe he is made fenfible, that grace is the fountain from whence all his bleffings flow, and that the difcovery of God's purposes of grace to him is a fream from this fountain. When he is favored with it, and the Lord Chrift lifts up the light of his loving countenance upon him, how thankful fhould he be? How careful to exprefs his thankfulness in every appointed way? May the heart of every fuch perfon enter into this prayer. May it be fervent and effectual, fo that the Lord's face may fhine upon us while we fing, and he may give us a prefent answer to our petitions. I. AVE mercy on us Lord, HAVE and grant to us thy grace, To fhew to us do thou accord the brightness of thy face. II. That |