OF THE PSALMS. Till I've brought low, they all shall know, And then the spear, they need not fear, Then Men with ME in peace shall be; That now in heart will turn to м; So now I call, to warn them all, That will not flee, and turn to ME For MAN I'll now enjoy, That looks to ME the TRUTH to see, My BIBLE to appear. The ending, every soul will see, For Man is drawing near; For now, like thee, they all shall see, My SPIRIT it is come; And the destroying enemy I'll now destroy for Man. Because the end 'twas my intend To bring his ruin here; He's working here with men, So now see clear the PSALMIST here: And thou go to the end; Then the New Song shall all appear; For now 'tis my intend, New Songs of praises shall begin, I say, in every heart, That wish my KINGDOM for to win Satan shall feel the dart, That he on Man hath brought so long→→→ So trace my Bible through: R 129 4 The PSALMIST now for all shall come, And Songs begin anew. Now here I see the mind of thee, ye From the ponderings of Joanna's heart, in reading the Psalms, she took notice how much they changed after they came to Psalm cxvii-O praise the Lord, all ye nations, praise him all ye people. For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. Then followeth, Psalm cxviii. how all is to praise the Lord :-The house of Israel, and the house of Aaron, now say his mercy endureth for ever. Ver. 16, 17, 18-The right hand of the Lord is exalted the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly. I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord. The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Now this is a prophecy, by my judgment, of the Kingdom of CHRIST, at his second coming: for he was chastened sore; and though he was put to death by man, yet the Lord did not give him over to that death; for his BODY did not see the grave; neither did the HOLY ONE See Corruption; but he arose again from death, perfect in his own BODY, to declare to his disciples the wondrous works he should do at his SECOND COMING. So this appears to me the prophecies of DAVID, in Psalm cxviii. Then, if we follow to Psalm cxix. it goes on to a change of man wishing to come to a perfect knowledge of GOD Weigh the Psalm deeply through. Ver. 103. 105How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea sweeter than honey to my mouth! Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Here Da vid goes through with a full desire to come to the perfection of GOD; and complaining of every thing that kept him from GOD. But he says-My lips shal utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes OF THE PSALMS. 131 ver. 171. Then DAVID goes on to shew the happiness of those who are in favour with Gop, in Psalm cxlv. 4-One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. Ver. 11, 12. 21-They shall speak of the GLORY of thy KINGDOM, and talk of thy POWER. To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. Psalm cxlvii. 14, 15-He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. He sendeth forth his commandiment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly. Psalm cxlix. 1, 2-Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. From the latter part of the Psalms it appears to me, that DAVID was exhorting the people to be looking for the KINGDOM of CHRIST, which he had been prophesying of; and which he, in spirit, seem-. ed to long for; as he prayed to be freed from every sin :-and here I join with DAVID, hand and heart! THE ANSWER OF THE SPIRIT. As thy pondering heart appears: As my Spirit was with David, It is with thee, all flesh shall sce And My commandments, all shall see, Are given from thy God: That on the earth may all come forth, What is my just decree; And from MY SPIRIT, all shall know, The words are given to thee. So from the Psalms, as thou hast nam'd, If men will weigh them deep, They'll find the Psalms that thou hast nam'd, Must make thy foes to weep; Because in thee, all flesh shall see, I've plac'd my SPIRIT Strong, That at the end I did intend To shame his Maker there; But now, at last, the Psalms are plac'd, And now the mysteries I shall clear, The thoughts of thee are join'd with ME, That did to her appear, I say, at first when she was cast- No blame on ME was brought by she→ My honour here I'll prove it clear, Because that she doth honour ME, Then now I'll join with thee."— Psalm clx. 9, 10, 11-As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. Let burning coals fall upon them; let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to oyerthrow him. "Now, here within thou dost begin The heart of Man to thee 's unknown, Such vengeance take as he did speak, But from the ponderings in thy heart, To fall on hell, as he doth swell All ages to destroy; As thou'st look back to see the wreck, Man never did enjoy A life of peace did he possess, .As Satan's arts were strong. OF THE PSALMS. Upon the Tempter's head to lay, Thou wish'd him there, to rise no more, And David's spirit must be there, He ne'er could judge that wicked men Could all be rooted here, That did tempt her to the fruit, Because that sin hath ever been, Ever since ADAM's Fall; Till Satan's cast thou know'st 'twill last, And sorrow bring on all." 133 Psalm clxii. 4-I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me, "Now here's a word thou dost not understand; The words of David no man can command, |