86 All thy commandment* art faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

87 They had almost consumed meupon earth: but I forsook not thy precepts.

SS Quicken me after thy lovingklndneb: so (hall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

LAMED.

89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou halt established the earth, and it abides h.

91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: forallar/thy servants.

91 Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perislied in nine affliction.

93 I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

9+ I am thine, save me: for I have fought thy precepts.

95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

96 I have seen an end of all perfection: bat thy commandment is exceeding broad.

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97 O bow love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

98 Thon through thy commandments hist made me wiler than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

99 I have more' understanding than all my teachers: fur thy testimonies ore fay meditation.

100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

1011 liave refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.

101 I have not departed from thy judgements: for thou hast taught me.

103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than boney to my mouth!

10+ Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

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105 Thy word /'/ 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 judgements; •

107 1 am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lo R D , according unto thy word.

108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lo RB, and teach me thy judgements. .'

109 My sou) is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

no The 'wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precept"..

111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage sot ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

n» I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

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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 evildoers? for I will keep the commandments of my God.

116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: andlet me not be ashamed of my hope.

117. Hold thou me up, and I shrill be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually).

n S 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: tlierelbic I sove thy testimonies.

no My flesli trembleth for fear of thee, and I am afraid of thy judgements. A I N.

in I have done judgement and justice: leive me not to mine oppressors.

111 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

113 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteonsnels.

114 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

115 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

126 It is time for thee, Lo R t>, to work: Jbr they have made void thy law.

117 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

118 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; an J I hare every false way.

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119 Thy testimonies 'arc wonderful, therefore doth my soul keep them.

130 The entrance of thy words gi vetK light; it giveth understanding unto the simple-.

131 1 opened my month, and panted: for I longrd for thy commandments;

132 Look thow upon me,and' be merciful unto me, as thou uleft to do unto thole that love \ftrf name.

133 Ordermf steps in thy word: indict uotany iniquity have dominion overme.

134 Deliver'

»j+'-'I>«)ivcr me from the oppression of main i so will I keep thy precept!.

135 Make thy face tolhine upon thy fervantcund leach me thy statutes.

136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, beeasse ttwy keep not thy law.

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137Righteousa-tthou, 0 LoR0,and upright are thy judgements.

1 i HThy testimonies/Aal thou haft com manded are righteous and very faithful.

139 My zeal hath consumed me: because mine enemies have forgotten thywords.

14.0 Thy word o very pure: therefore thy servant loveth jt.

j 4.1 I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

141 Thy righteousness// an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

14.3 Trouble and anguiih have taken hold on me 1 yet thy commandments are my delights.

144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everiaiting: give me understanding, and I mall live.

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14,5 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lor D: I will keep thy statutes.

1+6 1 cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

147 I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

14.8 Mi ne eyes prevent the night watches, that I might meditate in thy word.

149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindnefs: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgement.

150 They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

151 Thou art near, O Lor. D ; and all thy commandments are truth.

151 Concerning thy testimonies I have known of old, that thou hast founded them for ever.

R E S H.

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 // far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

156 Great art thy tender mercies, O Lordi quicken me according to thy judgements.

157 Many are my persecutors, and mine enemies ;yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

tjg I beheld the transgressors, and was

grieved; because they kept not thy word.

»39 Osntder how j i0Ve thy precepts;

quicken me, O Lor D, according to thy lovingkindnefs.

160 Thy word is true/mm the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever.

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161 Princes have persecuted me with, out a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.

16* 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 because of thy righteous judgements.

165 Great peace have they which love thy law-, and nothing (hall offend than.

166 Lord, I have hoped for thy sal> vation, and done thy commandments.

167 My foul hath kept thy testimonies: and I love them exceedingly. '<■

16S I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my w;\ys are before thee.

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169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lo R o: e;ive me understanding according to thy word.

170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

171 My lips (hall utter praise, wh«n thou halt taught me thy statutes. <

171 My tongue (hall 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,

0 Lo R D ; and thy law is my delight.

175 Let my foul live, and it (hall praise theej and let thy judgements help me.

1761 have gone astray like a lost fheepi seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

P S A L. CXX.

1 Davidprayeth against Doeg, 3 refrtv*

eth his tengæ.
A song of degrees.

IN my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

s Deliver my foul, Olord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.'

3 What (hall be given unto thee? or what (hall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, witll coals of juniper.

5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesecb, that I dwell in the tents of Kedanl'"

6 My soul hath long dwelt with hJBl that battth peace. - - .

. 71 con for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.

P S A L. CXXI.

■Tht great safely of the godly au/u put their

trufl in Gad'J protection.

A fang of degrees.

1 WILL lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from- whence conieth my help. t My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: Jie that kcepeth thee will not (lumber.

4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall Beither slumber nor sleep.

5 The I.ordu thy keeper i the Lord is thy (hade upon thy right hand.

6 The sun (hall not smite thee by day, Ror the moon by night.

7 The Lord lhall preserve thee from all evil: he (hallpreserve thy soul.

S The Lor D mall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

p s A L. cxxn.

I David prcfejfeth hit joy for the church,

6 and prayeth for the peace thereof.

A song of degrees of David.

I WAS glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. I Our feet (hall stand within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together:

4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lo R D, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord.

5 For there are set thrones of judgement, the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they (hall 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 lay, Peaces within thee.

9 Because of the houserof the LorD our God I will seek thy good. ..

P S A L. CXXIII.

i The godly profess their confidence in God,

3 and pray to be deiiveredfrom contempt.

A song of degrees.

UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes* O thou that d wellcit in the heavens, i Behold, as thecyes of Icrvants/cwi unto taehand-of their masters,-and as tlieeyes of a maiden unto the hind of her mistress ; so our eyes wait uponthe Lord our God, until that he have mercy.Upon us\

•3Have mercy upon us, d Lor »» have mercy upon us t fur we ire exceedingly filled with contempt, ur! ji o'i ^' ■

4 Our foul is exceedingJ^fiiled.flHth

the scorning of those that ar*' at ease, and with the contempt of the proud. P S A L. CXJCIVi.-.-. ,, The church blrjfeth God fir a miraculous deliverance.; A song of degrees of David.

IF it had not been the Lojj. n who wa? on our side, now may Israel.fty; - a Kit had not been the Lo R D who way on our side, when men role up against us: 5 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:- ..••-•-'

4 Then the waters had overwhelmed ut, the stream had gone over our soul:

5 Then the proud waters had gon* over our foul.

6 Blessed be the Lor D, who liath 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.

i Our help is in the nameof the Lo R a,

who made heaven and earth.

P S A L. CXXV.

I The safety of such as trust in God. 4 A

prayerfor the godly and against the wicked.

A song of degrees.

THEY that trust in the LoR.p shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

x As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lo R. D is round about his people from henceforth even for eves.

3 For the rod of the wicked (hall not rest upon the lotos the righteous; left the righteous put forth their hands uni >> iniquity.

4 Do good, O Lor D, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. ■ • . t

5 As for such as turn aside unto .their crooked ways, the Lo R D (hall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity 1 but peace shall be upon Israel.

P S A L. CXXVI. 1 The church celebrating her incredible returnout as captivity, ^prayeth for, and prophesies h the good success thereof.

A soog Of degrees. ^ 1.

WHEN the Lord turned again, the , captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream,; .-. .

a Then was our mouth silled Wth, laughter, and our tongue with singing; then said they among the heathen, Th« Lord hath done great things for thani. . j The Lord hatb done gwat Jliing? for usj whereof we are gJaOjc.T. ]";„•; y > 4 Turn again our caotivity, 0 I.o» D, a> the stream* ui the south.-.,,-; . 1,,u •.jTiiey that sow in tears (hall reap in jo v.

•5 li t Tht godly blessed.

Davit* ease of the art.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious feed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves •asith him.

P S A L. CXXVII. i The virtut of God's bUssing. } Children

art his gijt. ■ A song of degrees for Solomon.

EXCEPT the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketb hat in vain.

* It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for (o he giveth his beloved sleep.

3 Lo, children are an heritage of the Lo R D : and the fruit of the womb is his reward. :•» _

4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so art children of the youth.

5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they (hall speak with the enemies in the gate.

P S A L. CXXVIII.

The sundry blessings nvhich follow them

that fear Cod.

A song of degrees.

BLE6SED it every one that feareth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. z For thou (halt eat the labour of thine hands: happyJhalt thou be, and it stall be well with thee.

% Thy wifessiall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table.

4 Behold, thnt thus (hall the man be blessed that feareth the Lor D.

5 The Lord (hall bless thee out of Zion : and thou .(halt (ee the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.

6 Yea, thou (halt fee thy children's children, and peace upon I (rad.

P S A L. CXX1X. 1 Ah exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great iifflicTicns. 5 Tht haters of the church are cursed. A long of degrees.

MANY a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now fey:

» Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me.

3 The plowert plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.

4.Tiit- J.on ft i.c righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

5 Let them all be confounded and turned beck that hate Zion.

6 Let them be at the grail usin the lioufctops, which withereUi afar* it guiwcrh up-.

7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth (heaves his bosom.

8 Neither do they which go by fay, The blessing of the Lo R D be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

P S A L. CXXX. 1 The psalm ijl professes h his host in pt a j er, 5 and his patience in hope. 7 Hi exkorteth Israel to hope in God. A song of degrees.

OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. x Lo R p, hear my voice: let thine ear* be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

% If thou, Lor D, moulded mark iniquities, O Lord, who (hall stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou may eft be feared.

5 I wait for the Lor Di my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope*

6 My soul tvaiteth for the Lo R D more than they that watch for the morning: I fay, more than they that watch for th« morning.

7 Let Israel hope in the Lor D: for with the Lord there is mercy, and witfi him is plenteous redemption.

8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

p s A L. cxxxr.

1 Davidprofessing his humility, 3 exhort*

eth Israel to hope in God.

A song of degrees of David.

LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exer. cise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

I Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned of his mother: my soul it even as a wea ned ch ild.

3 Let Israel hope in the Lord from

henceforth and for ever.

P S A "L. CXXXII.

1 David in hifprttfcr commendethunto God the religious care he had for the ark. t His prayer at tlie removing of the ark,

II with a repetition of God's promises.

A song of degrees.

LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions: 1 How he sware unto the Lor D, 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, er slumber to mine evelidl,

5 Until I find out a place for the Lord, an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob.

6 Lo, The praises of GoJ.

6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we sound it in the fields of the wood.

7 We win go into his tabernacles: we will worship at his footstool.

I Arise, Olojd, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength.

9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

to For thy servant David's fake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

II The Lo a D hath sworn in truth un to David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

i» If thy children will keep my covenant and my testimony that I (hall teach them, their children ihall also sit upon thy throne for evermore.

ij For the Lord 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.

15 I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

1$ I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints (hall snout aloud for joy.

_ 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for nine anointed.

1 i His enemies will I clothe with (hame: but upon himself (hall his crown flourish.

P S A L. cxxxiir.

The benefit of the communion of saints. A song of degrees of David.

BEHOLD, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

* It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, men Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dtia that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lo R D commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. PSAL. CXXXfV. An exhortation to bless Cod. A song of degrees.

BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, *\\ye servants of the Lord, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. > List up your hands in the sancrusrj, and oless the Lord.

? The Lord that made.heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.

P SA L. CXXXV. t An exhortation to praise Godjor hispur17, sser his pozver, % andsor his judgements. i$ The vanity of idols. \% An exhortation to bless God.

PRAISE ye the Lor D. Praise ye the name of the Loft D; praise him, O ye servants of the Lord.

» Ye that stand in the house of th« Lo R D , in the courts of the house of our God,

3 Praise the Lord; for the Lo R n is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

4 For the Lo R D hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.

5 For I know that the Lor D is great, and that our Lor D is above all gods.

_ 6 Whatsoever the Lord pleased, thai 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; lie bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

8 Who smote the firstborn of Egypt, both of man and beast.

9 Who sent tokens and wonders into (he midst of thee, O Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants.

\q Who smote great nations, and slew mighty kings;

11 Sihon kine of tire Amorites, and Og king of Balkan, and all the kingdoms of Canaan:

it And gave their land for an heritage, an heritage unto Israel his people.'

13 Thy name, O Lord, tndureth for ever; and thy memorial, O Lord, throughout all generations.

14. For the Lord will judge his people, and he will repent himself concerning his servants.

15 The idols of the heathen art fil-j ver and gold, the work of men's hand?.

.16 They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not*

17 They have ears, but they hear notf neither is there any breath in their mouths.

18 They that make them are like unto them: so is every one that trusteth ii» them.

19 Bless the Lor D, O house of Israels bless the Lord, O house of Aaron:

20 Bless the Loud, O house of Levis ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lord.

«i Blessed be the Lord out of Zion-, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the Lord. ,.;;.». ..; .. • .

PSAL. CXXXVI. An exhortation to give thanks to Gad far . .. particular tncreuK GIVE thanks unto the Lo* D J for jhe is good: for hfe mercyendurclh foreveri, -\. ■.. r* r