Order to gather saints.

and the upright shall have dominion h over them in the morning; h Da.7.22. and their 4 beauty shall consume Rev.2.26,27. in the grave from their dwelling. 4 or,strength. 15 But God will redeem my souls from the 6 power of 7 the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;

17 For when he dieth, he shall carry nothing i away: his glory shall not descend after him.

18 Though 8 while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.

19 5 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 k that perish.

PSALM L.

The majesty of God in the church. A Psalm 1 of Asaph. Then, cu cated HEa mighty God, even the

the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down theof.

2 Out b of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined.

or, the grave be ing an habitation to every one of them. hand. or, hell.

i Lu. 12.20. 8 in his life. 9 The soul shall go. k Ec.3. 18,19. PSALM 50. 1 or, for.

3 Our God shall come, c and shall2 not keep silence: a fire d shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people.

a Is.9.6.
b Ps.68.24.
c Re.22.20.

d Da.7.10.
e Mat.24.31.

f He.12.24. g Re.20.12. h Mi.6.1-S. i Ac.17.25. He. 10.4,6. with me.

k Ps.107.6. 1 Is.1.11.15. Jno.4.24.

m Pr.5. 12, 13. 3 thy portion

was.

4 sendest.

5 Gather e my saints together unto me; those that have made a covenant f with me by sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declaren his righteousness: for God g is judge himself. Selah.

David confesseth his sins. 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

16 But unfo the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant in thy mouth?

17 Seeing thou hatest m instruction, and castest my words behind thee.

18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst with him, and 3 hast been partaker with adulterers.

19 Thou 4 givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother's son.

21 These things hast thou done, and n I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

22 Now consider this, ye that o forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

23 Whoso offereth praise p glorifieth me: and to him that 5 ordereth his q conversation aright will I show the salvation of God.

PSALM LI.

God delighteth not in sacrifice, but in sincerity.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, when a Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.b

HA

Ro.2.4.

2 Pe.3.9.

7 Hear, h O my people, and I will o Ps.9.17. speak; O Israel, and I will testify p 1Pe.2.9. against thee: I am God, even thy God.

8 I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt-offerings, to have been continually before me."

9 1 will take no bullock out of thy 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 2 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?

disposeth

his way. q Phi. 1.27. PSALM 51.

b28a.11.2,4. a 2Sa. 12. 1,&c.

c Is.43.25.

44.22.
Ac.3.19.

d Re. 1.5.
e Pr.23.13.
ƒ2Sa. 12.13.
g Lu. 15.21.
h Ep.2.3.
warm.

i Le. 14.4-9.

Nu, 19.18.
He.9.19.

14 Offer unto God thanksgiving;k Is. 1. 18. and pay thy vows unto the most 1 Mat.5.4. High:

2 Wash d me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge e my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

sight: 9 that thou mightest be jus4 Against fthee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy tified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, h I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother I conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge i me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be k whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

David prophesieth.

9 Hidem thy face from my sins,] and blot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create n in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a 2 right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not o thy holy Spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free p Spirit.

13 Then q will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

11 Deliver me from 3 blood-guilti-| ness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue r shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O LORD, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

16 For s thou desirest not sacrifice; 4 else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt-offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken t and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure! unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices u of righteousness, with burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar. PSALM LII.

David, upon his confidence in God's mercy, giveth thanks.

4 or, that I should.

t Is.66.2.

u Ps.4.5. Ro. 12.1. PSALM 52. a 1Sa.21.7. 22.9. b Eze.22.9. c Ps.136.1,2. d Je.9.4,5.

1 or, and the. e Pr.19.5,9.

2 beat thee
down.

f Pr.2.22.
g 1T1.6.17.

3 or, sub-
stance.

h Ps. 1.3. 92.12. Ai La.3.25,26.

To the chief Musician, Maschil. Psalm of David: when Doeg a the Edomite came and told b Saul, and said

k Ps.73.28.

they, and have donec abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

2 God d looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.

3 Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no,

not one.

4 Have the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread: they have not called u God.

5 There were they in great fear, e where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, becauseƒ God hath despised them.

62 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When g God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.

PSALM LIV.

of Ahimelech.

a Ps. 14.1,&c. b Ge.6.5,12.

c Ep.5.12.

d Ps. 11.4.

1 then feared a fear.

e Pr.28.1.

3 Thou lovest evil more than good;! and lying d rather than to speak f Je.6.30. righteousness. Selah. 2 Who will

give salva

tions, &c. Ps. 126.1-3. PSALM 54. 1Sa.23.19.

1 Thou lovest all-devouring words, 10 thou deceitful tongue. 5 God e shall likewise 2 destroyg thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling-place, and f root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. b Ps 36.1. 6 The righteous also shall see, and c Ps.118.7. fear, and shall laugh at him:

a

1 those that

obscrve me, Ps.5.8.

7 Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted g in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his 3 wick-d 1Sa.26.24. edness.

help, promiseth sacrifice.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Maschil. A Psalm of David, when the Ziphims came and said to Saul, Doth not David hide himself with us?

and judge me by thy strength. AVE me, O God, by thy name, 2 Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth.

3 For strangers are risen up against me, and oppressors seek after my soul: b they have not set God be

fore them. Selah.

LORD is with them that uphold my 4 Behold, God is mine helper: the c soul.

5 He shall reward evil unto 1 mine 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.

7 For he d hath delivered me out of all trouble: and mine eye hath seen his desire upon mine ene

mies.

David complaineth

PSALM LV.

David in his prayer complaineth of his fearful case.

PSALM 55. a 2Sa.16.7,8. Ps. 116.3.

1 covered.

To the chief Musician on Neginoth, Mas-b chil. A Psalm of David. IVE ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.

G

2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for a they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

4 My heart is sore pained within me and the terrors b of death are fallen upon me.

5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath 1 overwhelmed me.

6 And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

7 Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

8 I would hasten my escape from the windy storm and tempest. 9 Destroy, O LORD, and divide their tongues: for I have seen c violence and strife in the city.

10 Day and night they go about it upon the walls thereof: mischief also and sorroware in the midst of it. 11 Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him.

13 But it was thou, d a man 2 mine equal, my guide, é and mine acquaintance.

14 3 We took sweet counsel together,and walked ƒ unto the house a 18a.21.11. of God in company.

29.4.

15 Let death seize upon them, and b Ho.8.8. let them go down quick g into 4 hell: 2 observers. for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

16 Ash for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. 17 Evening i and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

c 1Sa.20.6.

d Lu. 12.4,5. e Lu. 11.54.

f Ps.37.32. g Ec.8.8.

h Mal.3. 16.

1

19 God shall hear, and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. 5 Because they have no changes, la therefore they fear not God.

20 He hath put forth his hands

of his enemies. against such as be at peace with him: he hath 6 broken his covenant. 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil,yetwere they drawn swords. 22 Cast m thy 7 burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he n shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; o but I will trust in thee.

PSALM LVI.
David professeth his confidence in
God's word.

To the chief Musician upon Jonath-elemrechokim, Michtam of David, when a the Philistines took him in Gath.

BE merciful unto me, O God: for Dman would swallow b me up; he fighting daily oppresseth me.

2 Mine 2 enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou Most High.

3 What time I am afraid, c I will trust in thee.

4 In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; d I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

5 Every day they wrest my words: e all their thoughts are against me for evil.

6 They gather themselves together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul.

7 Shall they escape by iniquity?g in thine anger cast down the people, O God.

8 Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? h

9 When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for i God is for me.

10 In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. 11 In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?

PSALM LVII.

David encourageth himself to praise

God.

David describeth

trusteth in thee: yea, in b the shadow of thy wings wili I make my b Ps.63.7. refuge,until these calamities be overpast.

2 I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

3 He shall send from heaven, and save me 2 from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue c a sharp sword.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above) all the earth.

6 They have prepared a net d for my steps; my soul is bowed down:

2 or, he re

proacheth. c Ps.52.2.

d Mi.7.2.

3 or, prepared.

e Ps. 108. 1-5.

PSALM 58.

or, Destroy not, A golden Psalm of David.

a Ps.21.11.

2 from the belly.

b Ro.3.13.

the wicked. one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns he shall take them away as d with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice e when he seeth the vengeance: hef shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth y in the earth.

PSALM LIX. David, praying to be delivered from his enemies, trusteth in God. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, a Michtam of David: when b Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. ELIVER e me from mine ene

into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.

7 My heart is 3 fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

8 Awake up, my glory: awake,e psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.

9 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations.

10 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds.

11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

PSALM LVIII.

to the like-
ness of.

4 or, asp.
or, be the

5

charmer

never so

cunning.

c Ex. 15. 15.

d Pr. 10.25.

6 as living as wrath.

e Re. 11.17,18. f Ps.68.23.

fruit of,
Is.3.10.

ness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? c Ps. 18.48. 2 Yea, in heart a ye work wicked-1 set me on ness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb they go astray 2 as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

high.

d Ps.139.19. e 1Sa. 24.11,

17.

2 meet. f Pr. 12.18. g Ps.2.4.

4 Their b poison is 3 like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf 4adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 Which will not hearken to the 3 high place. voice of charmers, 5 charming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. 7 Let them melt c away as waters which run continually when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 8 As a snail which melteth, let every

h Ps.21.3.

observers,
Ps.56.2.

i Ge.4.12, 15.
Re.9.6.
k Pr. 12. 13.

IPs.46.10,11.

6 They return at evening: they make a noise like a dog, and go round about the city.

7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords f are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?

8 But thou, O LORD, shalt laughe at them; thou shalt have all the heathen in derision.

9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my 3 defence.

10 The God of my mercy shall preventh me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine 4 enemies.

11 Slay i them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O LORD our shield.

and the words of their lips let them 12 Fork the sin of their mouth even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.

13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be: and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah.

14 And at evening let them return;