4 Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give f Rev. 15,3. thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. g Isa. 54, 7. 5 For his anger endureth but a moment; in his b Psalm 63, favour is life: weeping may endure for 'a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 3. Isaiah 12, 1. & 17, 14. k Job 20,18, 49, 20. h 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7 LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my moun12 Sam. 5, tain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. 8. m Ps. 104, 29. n Isaial. 9, 13. 8 I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made "supplication. 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down Psal. 3, 5. to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? 10 Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be, thou my helper. 11 Tho hast turned for me my mourning into Jer 81,4 P dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; a 1 Chr. 5, 20. b Psal. 5, 8. & 71, 1. e 2 8am 5, 7. Rom. 4, 19. 12 To the end that my glory nay sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever. PSALM XXXI.* David, shewing his confidence in God, craveth his help. To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. IN thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never Ν be ashamed: deliver me in "thy righteousness. 19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast Cor. 3. wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of b col. 3, 5. men! 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy pres- Ps. 27, 5 ence from the pride of man; thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues. 21 Blessed be the LORD; for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city. 22 For I said in my haste, I am cut off from d Jer. 8, 18, before thine eyes : nevertheless thou heardest the eJonah 2,4. voice of my supplications, when I cried unto thee. 23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer. 24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily:guile. be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. c 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress: therefore, rs. 25, 3. for thy name's sake, lead me and guide me. I's 11, 2. f Luke 23, 46. g Jonah 2,8. Rom. 1, 21. h1 Sam. 17, 36. d 3 When I kept silence, my bones waxed through my roaring all the day long. c 9. im- a lor. 4,7 no b2 Cor. 5, old: 19, 21. Heb. 7, 22. e Jolin 1,47 Rev. 14, 5. 4 (For day and night thy hand was heavy upon a 1 Cor.11 me) my moisture is turned into the drought of sum 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privilymer. Selah. for me; for thou art my strength. 5 Into thy hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O LORD God of truth. g 6 I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD. 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou Isa. 63, 13. hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my ¡Deut. 32, soul in adversities $1. e Num. 11, 8. 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my trans- f Prov. 28, gressions unto the LORD; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 13. 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely gIsa. 55, 6. in the floods of great waters they shall not come h Isa. 53,16. {nigh unto him. h í Ps. 31, 20. 7 Thou art my hiding-place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with Rev. 13. songs of deliverance. Selah. An exhortation to praise God. Heb. S. 13. Pr. 20. m PSALMS. 8 I will 'instruct thee, and tcach thee in the way n Rom. 2, 9. p Phil. 4, 4. a Ps. 32, 11. b Ps. 50, 16. 11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: God is to be praised for his goodness. 2 Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with d Rev. 21, 1. e Eph. 5, 19. d 4 For the word of the LORD is 'right; and all his Pr. 50, 5. works are done in truth. g Ps. 45, 7. 10. 1 Tim. 4, i Gen. 1, 9. Prov. 8, 29. k Job 58, 16. Jer. 5, 22. I Rom. 1, 20. m Gen. 1, S. 5 He loveth righteousness and judgment: the 6 By the word of the LORD were the heavens made: 9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, 10 The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen n Job 5, 12" to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of Acts 4, 29. none effect. 17 A horse is a vain thing for safety: neither shali PLEAD my cause, O LORD, with them that strive Isa. 45, 25 he deliver any by his great strength. 18 Behold, the eye of the LORD 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 LORD; he is help and our shield. our 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him; because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us, according as we hope in thee. PSALM XXXIV. David praiseth God, and exhorteth others thereto by his A Psalm of David, when he changed his behaviour d I WILL bless the LORD at all times: his praise 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: Pet. 5, the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. a s. 46, 23 with me: fight against them that fight against me. bls. 42 13. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. c 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the way c Gen. 19,6. against them that persecute me say unto my soul, d 1 Cor. 2, 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 .2. e Ps. 125, 6 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind and let Psal. 1, 4. the angel of the LORD chase them. 6 Let their way be dark and slippery; and let the angel of the LORD persecute them. h Rosen 15, & στον. 4, 19 b Psal. 7, 4. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their 15. net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul. k ihev 17 16. k 1 Thes. S 8 Let destruction come upon him at unawares; 3. and let his net that he hath hid' catch himself: into 1 P. 7, 15. that very destruction let him fall. 9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation. m Job 31, 20. 10 All" my bones shall say, LORD, who is like Palm 5., 8. PSALMS. 11° False witnesses did rise up: they laid to my 12 They rewarded me a evil for good, to the spoilPs. 109, 4. ing of my soul. Jer. 12, 20. ות 12. Jer. 17, 7. 8 They shall be " abundantly satisfied with the fat- n Isa. 65, 15. ness 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 o Jer. 2, 18 13 But as for me, when they were sick, my cloth-light shall we see light. r Gen. 37, ing was sackcloth I humbled my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned unto mine own bosom. 54. t Heb. black, Mat. 6, 10 2. 14 I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down † heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother. t 15 But in mine adversity they rejoiced, and gathered then selves together; yea, the abjects gathered Job 50, 2. themselves together against me, and I knew it not; they did" tear me, and ceased not. u Ps. 57, 4. * Prov. 28, 21. Phil. 3, 19. z Psal. 40, 2. X 16 With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth. 17 LORD, how long wilt thou look on? rescue myRET not thyself because of evil-doers, neither a Jer. 12, 1. y Hab. 1,15. soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 23 Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, 24 Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy 26 Let them " be ashamed, and brought to confusion together, that rejoice at my hurt: let them be iPs. 100 29 i clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify Ps. 38, 16 themselves against me. b be thou envious against the workers of iniquity: 2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, b Ps. 90, 5. and wither as the green herb. c Eph. 5, 8 di Pet. 1, 8 3 Trust in the LORD, and do good: so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart. 5t Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in leb him, and he shall bring it to pass : e Roll, e Mical 7, 9. 6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day. 7t Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his silent to way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devi- Isa. 30, 15. ces to pass. Heb. B the Lord, 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not f Mark 5,3 thyself in any wise to do evil. i 9 For evil-doers shall be cut off: but those that k 16. Rev. 14, h Isa. 57, 13 11 But the 'meck shall inherit the earth; and shall 1 Dun. 4,47. delight themselves in the abundance of peace. m 12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. n m Ps. $5,16. 13 The LORD shall laugh at him; for he seeth n Psal. 2, 4 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 upright 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 better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 13 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright; and their inheritance shall be for ever. S 01 Sam. 16 10. 19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; 2 Pet. 1,11 and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. 20 But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the "fat of lambs: they shall consume, into smoke shall they consume away. t Eph. 5, 16. u Isa. Si, 6. James 5, 7. Rev. 19, 17, 18. 21 The wicked borroweth and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. 22 For such as be blessed of him shall inherit y P. 112, & the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be {cut off. z Mat. 25. The happy state of the godly. 1 Sam. 2, Mic. 7, 8. a 23 The steps of a good man are ordered by theme; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous LORD; and he delighteth in his way. things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I," as a deaf man, heard not; and I was n 2 Sam. 16 C 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast e Isa. 8, 11. down for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. p Ps. 100, 31. Heb. 12, Ps. 52, 7. s Esth. 3, 3. 1 Rev. 17, 2 a Job 20, 5. x Rev. 12, 2 Or, reward. 1 Psal. 1, 4. 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dweil therein for ever. 30 The 'mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, 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. as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in o Ps. 59, 9. whose mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope thou wilt hear, O LORD my God. 16 For I said, Hear me; lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot || slippeth, they mag- Or, i nify themselves against me. 17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, P nor condemn him when he is judged. 34. Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he? To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun. A Psalm shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked? are cut off, thou shalt see it. 351 have seen the wicked in great power, and SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin b1 Kings 38 But the transgressors shall be destroyed to7 Isa. 57,2 gether: the end of the wicked shall be cut off. 39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the a Psal. 3, 8. LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble. 40 And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the wicked, and 51 Chr. 5, save them, "because they trust in him. 20. a Ps. 13, 2. Acts 10, 4. b) Ps. 6, 1. Jer. 10, 24. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy e Job 6,4. hand presseth me sore. d 1 Peter 5, 8. e Ps. 51, 8 (Mat. 11, 28. g Ps. 102, 3. Isa. 38, 10. 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 my head; a'heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Kings 10, tileb. abri zle for my mouth, not with my tongue; I will keep my f mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence: I held my peace, even d from good; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me; while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue, 4 LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know Col. 45. how frail I am. 5 Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether "vanity. Selah. Ps. 141, 3. Mat. 12, 36. 9 I was dumb, and opened not my mouth; because thou didst it. 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am conassumed by the blow of thy hand. 5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt, because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 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. 20. 1 Ps. 44, 1. m Lev. 10,3. n Job 4, 19 12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my o Heb. 11, fathers were. 7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome dis-a ease; and there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have 'roared Isa. 5, 30. by reason of the disquietness of my heart. k Rom. 8, 27. I Mat. 6, 6. 9 LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart † panteth, my strength faileth me: Heb. run as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. nein about, Psal. 40, 12. 49. m 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from Luke 23, my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for 13. 130 spare me, that I may recover strength, before p Gen. 47, 9. I go hence, and be fo more. q Eccl. 12, a Heb. 10, 5. in- b Ps. 7, 7. c Heb. 5, 7. pit, & P. 22, 1 d Eph. 3, 18. n Heb. 10, 5. Heb. digged, n 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, P Lo, I come: in the volume of the Er 21,6. book it is written of me; o 2 Cor. 5, 21. p Heb. 10, 5, q 44. 12. P. 55, 13. 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I trust- h2 Sam 15, ed, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. 10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. Jer. 20, 10 John 13, & i Ps. 86. 17. 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 & Ps. 25 21 integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. PSALM XLII. David's zeal to serve God in the temple. To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of a Korah. a Num. 16, 24. 8* I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy AS the hart" panteth after the water-brooks, so Chron., S law is within my heart. t 9 I have preached righteousness in the great Luke 24, congregation lo, I have "not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest. r Phil. 2, 5. 10 Í have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salVation: I have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth from the great congregation. 11 Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, O LORD: let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually preserve me. 12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about; mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, about it mine 20. So that I am not able to look up: they are more than the hairs of my head; therefore my heart faileth me. 3 My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God? 4 When I remember these things, I pour out my flam. 5, 18 soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day. Ex. 23, 14 5 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God; for I b Lam 3, shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Rom. 5, 5 60 my God, my soul is cast down within me : therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jor- 12 Chr. 20 dan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. g 14. 12. k Job 1, 16 7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy s. 88, 7. 'water-spouts: all thy waves and thy billows are 1 P. 18, 4. gone over me. 8. 8 Yet the LORD will" command his loving-kindness m Deut. 28 in the day-time, and in the night "his song shall be Mat. 8, 8. with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 91 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 enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? n Ps. 32, 7 11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; salvations, for I shall yet praise him, who is † the health of my countenance, and my God. PSALM XLIII. David prayeth to be restored to the temple. a JUDGE me, O God, and plead my cause against ↑ Heb. the or, deliver face, Psal. 3, & ances of my 1023. an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the Ps. 28, 1. deceitful and unjust man. b 2 For thou art the God of my strength: why dost thou cast me off? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? e 1 Pet. 4, 19. b Isa. 26, 4 Ps. 35, 13 30 send out thy light and thy truth: let them d Ps 27, 1. lead me, let them bring me unto thy 'holy hill, and to ePs. 118, 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, O God, my God. 5 Why art thou cast down, O 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. 49. f Paal. 2, 6. Heb. 9, 2, h Isa. 38, 22. i Psal. 42,5 |