David prayeth PSALMS, LXX, LXXI. 14 Deliver me ont of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be deliver-i Is.43.1,2. ed from them that hate me, and out k Ps. 16.10. of the deep waters. Ac.2.24,&c 15 Let i not the waterflood over-1 Ps.86.16. flow me, neither let the deep swalMi.7.19. low me up, and let not the pit k shut her mouth upon me. 16 Hear me, O LORD; for thy loving kindness is good turn unto mne according to the multitude of thy tender mercies. 17 And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: 5 hear me speedily. 18 Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it deliver me because of Inine enemies. 21 They p gave me also gall for my meat; and in my thirst they gave ine vinegar to drink. 22 Let q their table become a snare before them; and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap. 19 Thou hast known my m reproach, and my shame, and my dishonour: mine adversaries are all before thee. 20 Reproach hath broken my u Zec.1.15. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. smake haste to hear me. 31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. n Is.63.5. 32 The 11 humble shall see this, and be glad and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that 12 moveth therein. with me. O LORD. 0 Mar. 14.50. P Mar.27.31. 48. 2 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and Jno.19.29.30. put to confusion, that desire iny q Ro. 11.8-10. hurt. r 2Co.3.14. 3 Let them be turned back for 23 Let their eyes be darkened, that they r see not; and make their loins continually to shake. 21 Pour out s thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them. 25 Let their 7 habitation be t deso-x Eze.36.35, y Jno. 14.23. 27 Add 10 iniquity unto their ini- b Ps.40.13-17. 1 my help. c La.3.25. 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written to with the d Ps.97.12. 29 But i am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high. wounded. 10 or, punish- for deliverance. 35 For God will save Zion, and will build a the cities of Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it: and they y that love his name shall dwell therein. PSALM LXX. David soliciteth God to the speedy MA David prayeth in confidence of faith, and experience of God's favour. Na thee, O LORD, do I put my Mat.23.36.trust: let me never be put to w Re. 13.8. 11 or, meek. 12 creepeth. 4 Let all those that seek c thee d rejoice and be glad in thee: and let such as love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 5 But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD make no tarrying. PSALM LXXI. &c. Mat.27.1. PSALM 71. a Ps.31.1-3. b Ps.34.15. 6 By e thee have I been holden up c Pr. 18, 10. fs.145.1,2. 2 watch, or, 7 I am as a wonder g unto many; but thou art my strong refuge. 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day. 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth. 10 For mine enemies speak against me; and they that 2 lay wait for my soul take counsel h together, 11 Saying,God hath forsaken him: for Solomon. of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. d 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upone the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace 2 so long as the moon endureth. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth. 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him: and g his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The h kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer Ps. 127,title.gifts. a 1Ki. 1.36,37. 1 or, of, 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. Is. 11.2-5. 18 Now also 3 when I am old thy power to every one that is to d Is.51.12,13. Re. 12.10. PSALMS, LXXII, LXXIII. David prayeth persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him. 12 O God, be not far from me : 0 my God, make haste for my help. 13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt. 14 But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more. 15 My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for i I know not the numbers thereof. 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, k even of thine only. come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, m who hast done great things: O God, who is like unto thee! 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22 I will also praise thee with the 5 psaltery, o even thy truth, O my God: unto thee will I sing with the harp, p 0 thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 21 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt. i Ps. 139. 17. Phi.3.9. unto the king's son. 2 Heb shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains c shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children 3 unto old l Is.46.4. f 20 Thou, which hast showed me great and sore troubles, shalt n quicken me again, and shalt bringi me up again from the depths of the earth. m Is.55.9. n Ho.6. 1,2. P Ps.92.3. thine arm. 2 e 2Sa.23.4. Hos.6.3. the needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him 1Ki.4.20,24. 3 shall be given of the gold of Ps.89.25,36. Sheba: m prayer also shall be made Zec.9.10. for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.n 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and o they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be 5 continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed p in him: ali nations shall call him blessed. 18 Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only g doeth wondrous things. 19 And blessed r be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled s with his glory. Amen, and amen. till there be no moon. g Mi.7.17. h 2Ch.9.21. i Is.49.7,23. Re.1.18. 5 as a son to his father's ever. p Ep.1.3. r Re.5. 13. & Nu. 14.21. Hab.2.14. or, for. 2 or, Yet. a clean of heart, Ps. 18.26. Knowledge of 3 For I was envious a at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the a Ps.37.1. wicked. Ja.4.5. fat. 4 For there are no bands in their death but their strength is 4 firm. 5 They are not in 5 trouble ass the trouble other men; neither are they plagued 6 like other men. of. PSALMS, LXXIV. with. 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence b Ps. 109.18. covereth them as a garment.b 7 Their eyes stand out with fat-pass the ness they 7 have more than heart thoughts of could wish. the heart. 8 They are corrupt, and speak c Jude 16. wickedly concerning oppression: they speak c loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. my chas 10 Therefore his people return hither and waters of a full cup tisement are wrung out to them. was. 11 And they say, How d doth God know and is there knowledge in the Most High? 9 labour in mine eyes. 12 Behold, these are the ungodly, f Ps.37.35. who prosper in the world; they in- g Is.29.7,8. crease in riches. 13 Verily e I have cleansed my 10 I knew not washed my 11 with. heart in vain, and hands in innocency. 14 For all the day long have Ih Ps.48.14. been plagued, and 8 chastened 12 rock. 16 When I thought to know this, it was 9 too painful for me; 17 Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.f 18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. every morning. 15 If I say, I will speak thus; bei La.3.24. hold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 23 Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. d Job 22.13. Ps. 94.7. e Job 9.27-31. 25 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth. that I desire beside thee. 8 26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the 12 strength of my heart, and my portion i for ever. 27 For, lo, they that are far from 19 How are they brought into. desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dreamng when one awaketh;! so, O LORD, when thou awakest,) thou shalt despise their image. 21 Thus my heart was grieved, b Ps.44.4. and I was pricked in my reins. 22 So foolish was I, and 10 ignorant: c Ex. 14.21. I was as a beast 11 before thee. 5 break. PSALM 74. 1 or, A Psalm for Asaph to give instruction. 2or, tribe. a La.2.7,&c. 3 sent thy sanctuary into the fire. 4 break. God's purpose. thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. PSALM LXXIV. 6 or, whales. e Nu. 14.9. f Ex. 17.5,6. Nu.20.11. g Jos.3. 13,&c. rivers of strength. The Prophet complaineth of the desolation of the sanctuary. Maschil of Asaph. 0 GOD why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture? 2 Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the 2 rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. d Is.51.9,10.thy Eze.29.3. 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out of thy bosom. 12 For God is my king b of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth. 13 Thou c didst 5 divide the sea by strength: thou brakest d the heads of the dragons in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat e to the people inhabiting the wilderness. 15 Thou didst cleave ƒ the fountain and the flood: thou driedstg up 7 mighty rivers. 16 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun. Declaration of 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made 8 summer and winter. them. h Ps.94.7,8. 18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that i Cant.2.14. the h foolish people have blasphem- & Ge. 17.7.8. ed thy name. 1 19 O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove i unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the con-, gregation of thy poor for ever. Le.26.45. 25a.23.5. Ps. 106.45. Je.33.20.21 He.8.10. 20 Have respect unto the k cove-, nant for the dark places of the' earth are full of the habitations of eruelty. PSALMS, LXXV, LXXVI, LXXVII. 9 ascendeth. Jon. 1. 3. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. 23 Forget not the voice of thine b28a.23.3,4. enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee 9 increaseth continually. PSALM 75. 1 or, Destroy not. a Ps.57, title. 2 or, for. 3 or, Shall I take a set time. A declaration of God's majesty in the church. To the chief Musician on Neginoth. A Psalm or Song 1 of Asaph. Na Judah b is God known: his I name is great in Israel. c Zec. 1.21. • desert. PSALM LXXV. 1 The Prophet praiseth God: 2 He promiseth to judge uprightly. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, a A Psalm or Song 2 of Asaph. NTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks for that thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare. UNTO ww c Ps. 132. 13. d Is.37.35,36. 23 When I shall receive the congregation I will judge & uprightly. 3 The earth and all the inhabit-e Is.46.12. ants thereof are dissolved: I bear ƒ Je.51.39. un the pillars of it. Selah. g Zec. 12.4. 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly and to the wicked, Lift not up the c horn : 5 Litt not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck. d Sa.2.7,8. e Re. 14.9.10. 'f Ps. 101.8. PSALM 76. 1or, for. a Ps. 48. 1,&c. b De 4.7,8. h Je. 10.7. i Na. 1.6. &c. 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the 4 south. Ex.19.10, Da.3.19,28. m Ps.65.7. 2 to fear. 7 But God is the judge: he d put-n Ps.2.5, 10. teth down one, and setteth up another. or, for. hand. 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup, cand the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he pour-2 eth out of the same: but the dregs Ps. 143.4,5. thereof, all the wicked of the La.3.17,&c. earth shall wring them out, and c De.32.7. drink them. Is.63.11. 9 But I will declare for ever; Id Ps.42.8. will sing praises to the God of Jacob. e Ps.4.4. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut oil; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted. PSALM LXXVI. PSALM 77. a Ps.62, title. God's goodness. 2 Inc Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling-place in Zion. 3 There d brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah. f La.3.40. g Ps.74.1. La.3.31,32. 3 to generation and h Is.49.15. generation. i Ps.31.22. k Ps. 111.4. 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey. 5 The stout-hearted e are spoiled, they have slept f their sleep and none of the men of might have found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse g are cast into a dead sleep. 7 Thou, h even thou, art to be feared: and who i may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? 8 Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, 9 When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. 10 Surely the wrath of man I shall praise thee: the remainder m of wrath shalt thou restrain. 11 Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents 2 unto him that ought to be feared. 12 Hen shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth. PSALM LXXVII. The Psalmist showeth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. To the chief Musician, to a Jeduthun. A Psalm 1 of Asaph. I CRIED unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me. 2 in the day of my trouble I sought the LORD: my 2 sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit b was overwhelmed. Selah. I am so troubled that I cannot 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: speak. 5 I have considered c the days of old, the years of ancient times. 6 I call to remembrance my song d in the night: I commune e with mine own heart; and my spirit made diligent ƒ search. 7 Will the LORD cast off for g ever? and will he be favourable no more? 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail 3 for evermore! 9 Hath God forgotten h to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah. 110 And I said, This i is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High. 111 I will remember the works of Exhortation to preach the LORD: surely I will remember PSALMS, LXXVIII. / Ps.68.24. 12 I will meditate also of all thym Ex. 15.11, 11 And forgat / his works, and his work, and talk of thy doings. wonders that he had showed them. 13 Thy way, O God, is in the 12 Marvellous things m did he in sanctuary whom is so great as were pour land of Egypt, in the field of n Zoan. the sight of their fathers, in the &c. n Hab.3.S,&c I ed forth with water. 13 He divided o the sea, and caused them to pass through; and he madep the waters to stand as an heap. 14 In q the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. b Is.51.4. God as our God! 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders: thou hast declared thy strength among the people. 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 15 He claver the rocks in the 16 The waters n saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were! afraid: the depths also were trou-e Mat. 13.13, wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths. bled. 35. Ex.13.8.14. 17 The clouds 4 poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine e De.6.7. arrows also went abroad. 11.19. 16 He s brought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 18 The voice o of thy thunder was f Ps. 102. 18. in the heaven: the lightnings g Eze.20.18. lightened the world: the earth h Eze.2.3-8. trembled and shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. 20 Thou p leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron. i De.1.41-44. PSALM LXXVIII. preach the law of God. Maschil a of Asaph. IVE b ear, O my people, to my 1 prepared 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law c in Israel,which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children: 6 That f the generation to come night know them, even the children) which should be born, who should arise and declare them to their children: 7 That they might set their hope" in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: 8 And 9 might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that 1 set hot their heart aright, and whose spirit was not steadfast with God. 9 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and 2 carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They k kept not the covenant 7 Ps. 106. 13. m Ex.VII. He.3. 16-19. u Ex. 16.2,&c Nu. 11.1. &c. one did eat x Nu.11.18. 6 fowl of y Ps. 105.15. 8 or, young, 513 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking t the Most High in the wilderness. 18 Andu they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, they spake against God; they said, Can God 3 furnish a table in the wilderness? 20 Behold, he sinote the rock, that the waters gushed out, and the streams overflowed; can he give bread also? can he provide flesh for his people? 21 Therefore the LORD heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel; 22 Because they believed not in God.and trusted not in his salvation: 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above, and opened the doors w of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon them to eat, and had given them of the corn of heaven. 25 4 Man did eat angels' food: he sent them meat to the full. 26 He caused an east wind to 5 blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind. 27 Hea rained flesh also upon them as dust, and 6 feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea: 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp, round about their habitations. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled for y he gave them their own desire; 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths, 31 The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and 7 smote down the 8 chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned stil!, and believed not for his wondrous works. |