of thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of fuch as fought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had; 4 From the choking of fire on every fide, and from the midft of the fire which I kindled not;

5 From the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words:

6 By an accufation to the king from an unrighteous tongue, my foul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

7 They compaffed me on every fide, and there was no man to help me: I looked for the fuccour of men, but there was none.

8 Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest fuch as wait for thee, and faveft them out of the hands of the enemies.

9 Then lifted I up my fupplication from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death.

10 I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help.

III will praife thy name continually, and will fing praise with thanksgiving; and fo my prayer was heard;

12 For thou favedft me from deftruction, and deliveredft me from the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee, and bless thy name, O Lord.

13 When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I defired wisdom openly in my prayer.

14 I prayed for her before the temple, and will feek her out even to the end.

15 Even from the flower, till the grape was ripe, hath my heart delighted in her; my foot went the right way, from my youth up fought I after her.

16 I bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning.

17I profited therein, therefore will I afcribe the glory unto him that giveth me wildom.

18 For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; fo fhall I not be confounded.

19 My foul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact: I ftretched forth my hands to the heaven above and bewailed my ignorances of her.