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MAJESTY, POWER AND MERCY

OF THE LORD

PS. VIII:1-9

God, my strength, in whom I will 10 LORD our Lord, how excel- trust; my buckler, and the horn 10 LORD our Lord, how excel- of my salvation, and my high lent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; 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 hon

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90 LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! PS. XVIII:1-50

1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

tower.

3I will call upon the LORD, who be saved from mine enemies. is worthy to be praised: so shall I

4 The sorrows of death com

passed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me.

6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and

trembled; the foundations also of

the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his

mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was 2 The LORD is my rock, and my before him his thick clouds passed, fortress, and my deliverer; my hail-stones and coals of fire.

*Ps. 8:5-"For thou hast made him a little lower than God." R.V.

24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my

13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail-stones and coals of righteousness, according to fire. cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many wat

ers.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me,

18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteosuness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompansed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23I was also upright before him; and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright;

25 With the merciful thou wilt

26 With the pure thou wilt show thou wilt show thyself froward. thyself pure; and with the froward

27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.

28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.

29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.

30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

31 For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

with strength, and maketh my way 32 It is God that girdeth me perfect.

33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou hast enlarged my steps r me, that my feet did not

I have pursued mine enemies, overtaken them; neither did rn again till they were cond.

I have wounded them, that were not able to rise: they fallen under my feet.

48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50 Great deliverance giveth he

O For thou hast girded me with to his king; and sheweth mercy ngth unto the battle: thou hast to his anointed, to David, and to fued under me those that rose his seed for evermore.

gainst me.

O Thou hast also given me the Is of mine enemies; that I ht destroy them that hate me. 1 They cried, but there was e to save them, even unto the D, but he answered them not. -2 Then did I beat them small the dust before the wind: I did t them out as the dirt in the

eets.

PS. XIX:1-14

1 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handy work.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

43 Thou hast delivered me from e strivings of the people; and ou hast made me the head of e heathen: a people whom I ve not known shall serve me. 5 Which is as a bridegroom com44 As soon as they hear of me, ing out of his chamber, and reey shall obey me: the strangers joiceth as a strong man to run a all submit themselves unto me. | 45 The strangers strangers shall fade way, and be afraid out of their ose places.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

46 The LORD liveth; and blessed e my rock, and let the God of y salvation be exalted.

47 It is God that avengeth me, nd subdueth the people unto me.

race.

6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

7 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

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