b Ps. 78. 2. Matt. 13.35. 12 Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. 13 +Mark ye well her bulwarks, || consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generation following. 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever: he will be our guide even unto death. PSALM XLIX. 1 An earnest persuasion to build the faith of To the chief Musician, A Psalm || for the Hall [EAR this, all ye people; give ear, 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; The vanity of worldly prosperity. Dan. 7.22. grave; death shall feed on them; and 15 But God will redeem my soul 16 Be not thou afraid when one is is 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him. 18 Though while he lived 'he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself. Luke 22.30. Rev. 2. 26. & 20.4 Job 4.21. or Ps. 39. 11. strength. Or, the grace being tion to every an habita one of them. Ps. 13. Hos 13 14 the hand of + Heb. frem the grave. Heb. in his life. 1 Luke 12. 19. + Heb. The soul shall 19 +He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light. 20 "Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that Gen. 15perish. PSALM L. ge 15 t Job 33. 30. P. 56. 13. uver. 11. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days c Ps. 38. 4. of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about? | Or, for Asaph, dee 17. & 25 2 39. Chronis Isai. 9. 6. Ps. 48. 2. e Deut. 33 2. Ps. 80. 1 Deat. 4 & 321. 26. & 31. 1. 2. Mic. 6. 1, 2 f 3. Isai 13.3. 7. Dest 6 And the heavens shall declare his P. g. & righteousness: for 'God is judge himself. i P. 737 Selah. 7 *Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: 'I am God, even thy God. k Ps. 81. 5. I Exod. 22.2 m Is. 1.1. 8 "I will not reprove thee " for thy sa- Jer crifices or thy burnt offerings, to have been » H & continually before me. • Mic. 6. 6 9 I will take no bullock out of thy Acts house, nor he goats out of thy folds. 10 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are + mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: "for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof. 13 Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats? + Heb. v aver. 9 Jeai. 43.25. 844-22. Col. 2. 14 HAV AVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: ac He prayeth for sanctification. 9 "Hide thy face from my sins, and a Jer. 16. 17. "blot out all mine iniquities. P 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit with in me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. O ver. 1. Acts 15.9. Eph. 2. 10. Or, a constant spirit. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy 'free 2 Cor. 3.17. spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee. t 14 Deliver me from + bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and " my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. 15 O LORD, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering. + Heb. bloods. 12 Sam. 11. Ps. 35. 28. 17. & 12.9. Numb. 15. 6.& 50. 8. 27, 30. Ps. 40. Isai. 1. 11. Jer. 7. 22. Hos. 6. 6. 1 Or, that I 17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, Ohould give God, thou wilt not despise. 2 it. y Ps. 34. 18. & 66. 2. Isa. 57.15. 18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem. 19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with 35 burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks altar. PSALM LII. upon thine 1 David, condemning the spitefulness of Doeg, prophesieth his destruction. 6 The righteous shall rejoice at it. 8 David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, giveth thanks. To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said untò him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech. cording unto the multitude of thy tender WHY boastest thou thyself in mis Mal. 3.3 chief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually. 2 Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like b Ps. 50. 19. a sharp rasor, working deceitfully. 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteous- d Jer. 9. 4, 5ness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, ||O thou deceitful tongue. Or, and the deceitful tongue. + Heb. beat 5 God shall likewise † destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and thee down. pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: h 7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened | himself in his ||wickedness. Prov. 2. 22, Job 22. 19. Ps. 37. 34& 40. 3. & 64. 9. Mal. 1.5. g Ps. 58. 10. Ps. 49. 6. stance. 8 But I am like a green olive tree in H. 14.6 4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called upon God. 36. Prov. 28. 5 There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scat+Heb. they tered the bones of him that encampeth fear. Ps. 14. against thee: thou hast put them to shame, Ezek. 6. 5. because God hath despised them. feared a 5. h Ps. 14. 7. + Heb. Who will give saltations, &c. ⚫ 1 Sam. 23. 19. & 26. 1. a P's. 86. 14. b Ps. 118. 7. + Heb. those that observe h 6+ Oh that the salvation of Israel were 1 David, complaining of the Ziphims, prayeth To the chief Musician on Neginoth, AVE me, O God, by thy name, and 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to 3 For strangers are risen up against b 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the LORD is with them that uphold my soul. 5 He shall reward evil unto + mine me, Ps. 5.8. enemies: cut them off in thy truth. 6 I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good. Ps. 89. 49. d Ps. 52. 9. 7 For he hath delivered me out of all P. 59. 10. trouble: "and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine enemies. & 92. 11. PSALM LV. his enemies. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Mas- G tion. IVE ear to my prayer, O God; and 1023 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a 35.1 noise; because of the oppression of the wicked: C 4 My heart is sore pained within Sam. 16. 7,8.& 19.19. Ps. 116.3. upon me, and horror hath overwheim- + Heb. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like 7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and d tongues: for I have seen violence and Je67 upon the walls thereof: mischief also and 11 Wickedness is in the midst there- it: neither was it he that hated me that 1 David in his prayer complaineth of his fear-fore they fear not God. 496 they fear 20 He hath "put forth his hands against n Acts ta. 1. His confidence in God's word. • Ps. 7. 4. + Heb. he hath profaned. p Ps. 28. 3. & 57.4. & & 63. 7. such as be at peace with him: the hath | in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings b Ps. 17. 8. 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his 62.4- & 64-3 heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords. Prov. 5.3, 4. & 12. 18. q Ps. 37.5Matt. 6. 25. Lake 12.22 1 Pet. 5-71 Or, gift. r Ps. 37. 24. s Ps. 5. 6. 22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: The shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: '+bloody of bloods and and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. + Heb. men deceit. + Heb. shall not half their days. Prov. 10. 27. PSALM LVI. t Job 15. 32. 1 David, praying to God in confidence of his 1Or, a goldes Psalm of David. So Ps. 16. • J Sam. 21. 11. a Ps. 57. 1. 1 Heb. Mine To the chief Musician upon Jonath- man would swallow me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me. e Isai. 26. 20. d Ps. 138. 8. 7. proacheth 2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and Ps. 144. 5, save me from the reproach of him that I Or, he rewould swallow me up. Selah. God him that * shall send forth his mercy and his truth. would swal 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie f Ps. 56. 1. even among them that are set on fire, even & the sons of men, whose teeth are spears Prov. 30. and arrows, and their tongue a sharp 14 sword. BE merciful unto me, O God: for heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise pared. 2+Mine enemies would daily 'swallow me up: for they be many that fight Ps. 57-3 against me, O thou most high. 3 What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. 4 In God I will praise his word, in 5 Every day they wrest my words: all 7 Shall they escape by iniquity? in Mal. 2. 16. thou my tears into thy bottle: are they Dye indeed speak righteousness, O -P57,title. 8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laugh at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in 16. Ps. 2.4 derision. h1 Sam. 19. i ver. 17. & Ps. 62. 2. 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. He craveth help of God. I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the my PSALM LX. 1 David, complaining to God of former judg- 4 golden To the chief Musician *upon Shushan- *P. 80,title. 13. 1 Chron GOD, thou hast cast us off, thou ft. 19 displeased; O turn thyself to us again. hast scattered us, thou hast been + Heb. broken. 2 Thou hast made the earth to trembreaches thereof; for it shaketh. ble; thou hast broken it: heal the beChron d 14. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard €171.28 wine of astonishment. things: thou hast made us to drink the 5117, 22. Jer. 25 15 e 4 Thou hast given a banner to them P. 5 because of the truth. Selah. that feared thee, that it may be displayed 5 'That thy beloved may be delivered; h P 108 6, &c. h Josh. 1. 6 Ps. 895 7 i Gen. 19.6 k Josh. 13 mine; 'Ephraim also is the strength of See Dent. 33-17 m Gen. 4 n 1 Sam. S. 2 will I cast out my shoe: "Philistia, || tri-, Ps. 108. 9. 18am. S. 14 p 2 Sam. 8. strong i hadst city? who will lead me into Edom? 9 Who will bring me into the cast us off? and thou, O God, which didst 10 Wilt not thou, O God, which k Ps. 21. 3. vent me: God shall let me see my de-not go out with our armies? IPs. 54.7.& sire upon †mine enemies. 'vain is the help of man. 12 Through God we shall do valiant-. enemies. ly: for he it is that shall "tread down our PSALM LXI. 108 11. r Josh. 72.12 P 111.5 & 1453 Heb olma 1 David fleeth to God upon his former experi HEA 2 From the end of the earth will I cry ed: lead me to the rock that is higher unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmthan I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, |