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OF THE PSALMS.

Till I've brought low, they all shall know,
The nations, like my WORD;
And then the gleanings men may shew,
That they will turn to GOD.
Then all I'll free from misery;
Their swords in sunder break;

And then the spear, they need not fear,
I shall in sunder cut.

Then Men with ME in peace shall be;
For I'll enjoy them all,

That now in heart will turn to м;
But know, the rest must fall;
For I'll put out their every name;
They shall no longer stand.-
But evermore can men appear,
To answer my demand,
To say 'twas done in any land?
Then how can men appear,
To prove my Bible true doth stand,
If I the truth don't clear?

So now I call, to warn them all,
The heathens I'll destroy,

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;
His vice is drawing to an end,
Though he doth strong appear.
Perpetually, I now do say,

He's working here with men,
Their innocence for to betray-
But long he cannot stand.
My Bible through I now shall go,
And will fulfil the whole:
I'll bring the ending of the Foe,
And that he'll surely know.~

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:

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The PSALMIST now for all shall come,

And Songs begin anew.

Now here I see the mind of thee,
Thou'st ponder'd to the end:
That different Psalms there surely be-
Now let thy thoughts be penn'd."

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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.

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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.
"Now, Joanna, thee I'll answer,

As thy pondering heart appears:

As my Spirit was with David,
Perfect so, I tell thee here,

It is with thee, all flesh shall sce
My WORDS to fly abroad;

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,
As 'twas in DAVID, all may see
These things to ME were known;

That at the end I did intend
To have them all appear,
Though he to sin did sure begin

To shame his Maker there;

But now, at last, the Psalms are plac'd,
A heart so much like thine-

And now the mysteries I shall clear,
To bring it to mankind.

The thoughts of thee are join'd with ME,
Throughout my BIBLE here,
To bring it on the enemy,

That did to her appear,

I say, at first when she was cast-
"Twas Satan caus'd her fall.

No blame on ME was brought by she→
And now I'll answer all:

My honour here I'll prove it clear,
For to avenge her blow;

Because that she doth honour ME,
And that you all must know.
Now as the verse before thy view,
Thy pondering heart I see;
But not like Man to have it come,

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
To ponder from the word.

The heart of Man to thee 's unknown,
If he could wish the Lord,

Such vengeance take as he did speak,
'Tis cruel unto thee;

But from the ponderings in thy heart,
Thou'st wish'd it so to be,

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.
Therefore the ponderings in thy heart,
Like DAVID now thou'lt turn
A different way, I now do say,
And yet thou wish the whole

OF THE PSALMS.

Upon the Tempter's head to lay,
And in the pit to fall.

Thou wish'd him there, to rise no more,
To be a plague to Man;

And David's spirit must be there,
To wish it so to come,
Whatever way is judg'd by thee
Did in his heart appear.

He ne'er could judge that wicked men

Could all be rooted here,
While Satan's reign did still remain
So strong to work in Man.
The way that David did contend,
'Twas for the end to come;
And now in thee the end they'll see,
Thou'st fix d all to the roof,
For to destroy the enemy,

That did tempt her to the fruit,
That evil here might strong appear;
But now I'll cut him down.-
A David's heart in thee is here,
Though 'tis a different sound;
A different way, I now do say,
Thou'st wish'd to have it so-
That all the evil in the earth
May be cast down below;
That is the thing that brought in sin-
By Satan's arts 'twas done;
And him thou'st wish'd to overthrow,
He might no longer stand;

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."

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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,
What in his heart he ponder'd and did pen-
And here's a verse ne'er understood by men.
Could David say, that no man did know he?
No: here's a mystery I shall answer thee:
For I'm the MAN that no one here doth know,
That I did come to seek the overthrow
Of the proud Tempter, that at first betray'd,
And bring the every guilt upon his head.
But know, by Man I could not do at first;
Because on ME the guilt he surely cast,
To give the Woman then into his care;
And so the guilt both her and I did share;
But as the Woman cast it on his head,
And said 'twas the Serpent that had her betray'd;
And as the Woman then did cast it there,
So her and I will come the whole to clear.

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