he that made him can make his sword to cir. 1520. approach unto him. 1 Ps. 104. 14 + Heb. he oppresseth. 1 Or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin? ch. 41. 1, 2. That is, a whale, or, a whirlpool. 20 Surely the mountains 'bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 25 Behold, the drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. in the leviathan. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron. Before CHRIST cir. 1520. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 +The flakes of his flesh are joined th together: they are firm in themselves; th they cannot be moved. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether milstone. 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his they purify themselves. nose pierceth through snares. CANST CHAP. XLI. Of God's great power in the leviathan. NANST thou draw out || leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a Ps. 104. 36. cord + which thou lettest down? Isai. 27. 1. + Heb. which thou drownest. b 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a b Isai. 37. 29. thorn? 5 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall thy companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants? 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me? 11 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp stones are under him: he b spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the of pets. mire. 31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is s a king over all the children of pride. CHAP. XLII. 1 Job submitteth himself unto God. 7 THEN Job answered the LORD, and Who hath prevented me, that T d Exod. 19. should repay him? whatsoever is under 1. P. 24.1. the whole heaven is mine. & 50. 12. 5. Deut. 10. 1 Cor. 10. 26, 28. Or, within. + Heb. strong pieces of shield. his 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor 14 Who can open the doors of his 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. a 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. 3 Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I ut- the can be tered that I understood not; things too beb wonderful for me, which I knew not. © Pr. 4.5.& 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand of thee, and de-chat s clare thou unto me. 134.1.& 13 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and re- ch.44 pent in dust and ashes. 7¶ And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. The happiness of the godly. Before CHRIST cir. 1520. f Numb. 23. 1. g Matt. 5 Jam. 5. 15, PSALMS. 8 Therefore take unto you now 'seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will Gen. 20.17. I accept: lest I deal with you after your 16. 1 Johns folly, in that ye have not spoken of me Heb. his the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also face of Job. accepted † Job. 16. face, or, per son, 1 Sam. 25-35. Mal. 1.8. + Heb. the i Ps. 14. 7. & 126. 1. 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: *Heb.added also the LORD †gave Job twice as much as he had before. all that had been to Job unto the double. 1 See ch. 19 13. 11 Then there came unto him 'all his Isai. 40. 2. brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had Before The kingdom of Christ. brought upon him: every man also gave CHRIST him a piece of money, and every one an eir. 15:20. earring of gold. Jam. 5. 11. 12 So the LORD blessed m the latter m ch. 8.7. end of Job more than his beginning: for he had "fourteen thousand sheep, and six See ch. 1.3. thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses. 13 He had also seven sons and o cả. 1. 2. three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. the people imagine a vain A Psalm of David, *when he fled from 2 Sam. 15 Absalom his son. ORD, how are they increased that & 16. & 17. & 18. 1023. a 2 Sam. 15. 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, trouble me? many are they that rise 12. & 16. 15 •Heb. medi and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, David reproveth and exhorteth his enemies. PSALMS. His complaint in sickness. for me; my glory, and the lifter up of | pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil Hab. 1.13. mine head. dwell with thee. 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. + Heb.before thine eyes. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thye Rev. 21.8. sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. f Ps. 55. 23. 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak 5 I laid me down and slept; I awak-leasing: the LORD will abhor 43.3.& 99.9. Selah. g Lev. 26.6. Ps. 4. 8. Prov. 3. 24. ed; for the LORD sustained me. h Ps. 27-3 iJob 16. 10. & 29. 17. Ps. 58. 6. Lam. 3. 30. k Prov. 21. 6 hI will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: i for thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: 11. Jer. 3.23. thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah. 31. Isai. 43. Hos. 13. 4. Jonah 2. 9. PSALM IV. 1 David prayeth for audience. 2 He reprov-pulchre; they flatter with their tongue. the month eth and exhorteth his enemies. 6 Man's happiness is in God's favour. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged Or, be gra- me when I was in distress; || have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. cious unto me. a 2 Tim. 2. 19. 2 Pet. 2. 9. b Ephes. 4. 26. 2 O ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your 2 Cor. 13.5 bed, and be still. Selah. e Ps. 77. 6. d Deut. 33. 19. Ps. 50.14. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD. & 51. 19. 2 Sam. 15.12. e Ps. 37. 3& 62. 8. f Numb. 6. 6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? 'LORD, lift thou up 26. P. 80. 3, the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 7, 19. & 119. 135 g Isai. 9.3. h Job 11. 18, 19. Ps. 3.5 8 I will both lay me down in peace, i Lev. 25. 18, and sleep: 'for thou, LORD, only makest Deut. 12. 10. me dwell in safety. 19. & 26.5. 10 | Destroy thou them, O God; let them. them fall by their own counsels; cast Heb. wick them out in the multitude of their trans- k Luke 11. gressions; for they have rebelled against 44. Rom. 3. thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee "rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 13. IPs. 62.4. | Or, Make m 2 Sam. 15 31. & 17. 14 23. Or from "their coun sels. .65.13. + Heb. them 12 For thou, LORD, ° wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou †com-coverester, him as with a shield. PSALM VI. pass 1 David's complaint in his sickness. 8 By faith he triumpheth over his enemies. To the chief Musician on Neginoth ||*upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David. LORD, rebuke me not in thine how ger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. e 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; || all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath "heard the voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. PSALM VII. 4 For thou art not a God that hath | 1 David prayeth against the malice of his or, protectest them. o Ps. 115. 13 + Heb. crown him. Or, pe See 1 Chron. 15.21. Jer. 10 24 & 46.28. bP 41-4 Hex. 6. 1. He prayeth against his enemies. PSALMS. enemies, professing his innocency. 10 By faith he seeth his defence, and the destruction of his enemies. Hab. 3.1. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. • 2 Sam. 16. cir. 1062. 1 Or, busi + Heb. not a deliverer. d 2 Sam. 16. 7,8 eSam, 24 11. Sam. 24 7. & 26.9. 8 Ps. 94.2. 3 O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be "iniquity in my hands; 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, 'I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine b Ps. 44-23. enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded. 7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high. 8 The LORD shall judge the people: ¡P 18 90. judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine in & 35 24 tegrity that is in me. 9 Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: 1 Sam. 16. for the righteous God trieth the hearts P. 139 and reins. 7. 1 Chron. 1. Jer. 11. 20. & 17.10. & 10+ My defence is of God, which sav 2012. Rev. eth the upright in heart. 223. ↑ Heb. My buckler is apon God. 1 Ps. 125-4 11 | God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. 12 If he turn not, he will "whet his righteous sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 1 Or, God is judge. in Deut. 32 41. 13 He hath also prepared for him the » Deut. 32 instruments of death; "he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors. 73. 42. Ps. 64. 7. » Job 15.35Isai. 33. 11. 14° Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, &4 Jam and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 1. 15 God's love to man. 11. 25. & 21. hast set thy glory above the heavens. b P. 113.42° Out of the mouth of babes and suck- See Matt. lings hast thou + ordained strength be- 16. Cor. 1. cause of thine enemies, that thou might- +Heb. est still the enemy and the avenger. 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy hogers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; "thou hast put all things under his feet: 7+ All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 1 David praiseth God for executing of judg ment. 11 He inciteth others to praise him. 13 He prayeth that he may have cause to praise him. To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of David. WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging +right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast out their name for ever and ever. 60 thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast of the enemy destroyed cities; their memorial is pe- a perpetual rished with them. 7 dBut the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment. 8 And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. destructions are come to end: and their cities hast thou destroyed, ge. d 11. e p. 102. 12, 26. Hebr. 1. P. 96. 13. 32 46.1. & 91. 2. high place. Ps. 91. 14. & 98. 9. 9 'The LORD also will be ta refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, 8 hast not forsaken them that seek thee. & 37.39. & + Heb. an 11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: "declare among the Ps, 107.92. people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for i Gen. 9.5 blood, he remembereth 'them: he for ed. Or, afflict David's complaint of the wicked. k Ps. 13. 5. & 20.5.& 35.9. 161 & 35.8. & 57.6. & 94.23. Prov. 5. 22. & 22. PSALMS. 15 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. His trust in God. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. t 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou behold- 15" Break thou the arm of the wicked 8. & 26. 27. m Exod. 7. 31. That is, meditation. n Ps. 19. 14. & 92. 3. 17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy shall not alway be p ver. 12. Ps. forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. o Job 8. 13. Ps. 50. 22. 12.5 q Prov. 23. 18. & 24. 14. + Heb. In the pride of the wicked he doth perie cute. a Ps. 7. 16. & 9. 15, 16. Prov. 5. 22. b Ps. 91.4 + Heb. soul's. < Prov. 28. 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. PSALM X. 16 The LORD is King for ever and of 146 10. Jer. of 10. 10. Lam. 5.19. Dan. 434 & 626 1 Tim. 1.17 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire the humble: thou wilt 'prepare their Lor, esta heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: blish. 18 To judge the fatherless and the 29 18 PSALM XI. 1 David encourageth himself in God against To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 1 David complaineth to God of the outrage of 2+The wicked in his pride doth per4. Rom. 1.32. Secute the poor: let them be taken in Or, the co- the devices that they have imagined. vetous blest eth himself, he abhorreth the LORD d Ps. 14. 2. e Ps. 14. 1. & 53. 1. f Prov. 24. 1. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetOus, whom the LORD abhorreth. 4 The wicked, through the pride of his 4 will not seek after God: countenance, God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy Isai. 26. 11. judgments are far above out of his sight: h Ps. 30. 6. as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not i Rev. 18.7. be moved: for I shall never be in ad+Heb. unto versity. 11.4 | Or, terrife. Matt. 5.34 &322 Rev. 4.2 & 34-45 & 66.7. i Gen. 22 Jan. 1. 12. k Gen. 19 24. Ezek. §. | Or, quick burning conls. osture ing temprat.. 1 See Gen. 34.5 14894 P HELP, LORD; for "the godly man F ceaseth; for the faithful fail from & Je among the children of men. b 28 2 They speak vanity every one with heart and his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh "+proud things: 1 Chron. 11 33d 1 Sam. 3. DG 7-8 ? ↑ Heb gegns things |