David prays for deliverance:

PSALMS.

He exhorts to praise God.

9 But those that seek my soul to destroy 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest 10 They shall fall by the sword; they the out-goings of the morning and evening shall be a portion for foxes.

to rejoice.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God; 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest every one that sweareth by him shall glo- it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river ry: but the mouth of them that speak lies of God, which is full of water; thou preshall be stopped. parest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.

PSALM LXIV.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. EAR my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the

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enemy.

10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: tho blessest the springing thereof.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of 11 Thou crownest the year with thy the wicked; from the insurrection of the goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. workers of iniquity: 12 They drop upon the pastures of the 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, every side. even bitter words: 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; 4 That they may shoot in secret at the the valleys also are covered over with perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, corn; they shout for joy, they also sing. and fear not. PSALM LXVI.

5 They encourage themselves in an T To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm evil matter: they commune of laying snares MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye privily; they say, Who shall see them?

6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shail make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

PSALM LXV.

20 thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

3 Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.

5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

lands:

2 Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

3 Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

5 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.

6 He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.

7 He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebeilious exalt themselves. Selah.

the voice of his praise to be heard:

8 O bless our God, ye people, and make

9 Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved.

10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

11 Thou broughtest us into the net, thou laidest affliction upon our loins.

12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place.

13 I will go into thy house with burntofferings: I will pay thee my vows,

14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

15 I will offer unto thee burnt-sacrifices 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I mountains; being girded with power: will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas, 16 Come and hear, all ye that sear God the noise of their waves, and the tumult of and I will declare what he hath done for the people.

my soul.

Prayer at the removing of the ark. PSALMS.

17 I cried unto him with my mouth,[ and he was extolled with my tongue.

18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the LORD will not hear me:

God to be praised for has works.

12 Kings of armies did flee apace: and she that tarried at home divided the spoil. 13 Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove cover19 But verily God hath beard me; heled with silver, and her feathers with yelhath attended to the voice of my prayer. low gold. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not 14 When the Almighty scattered kings turned away my prayer, nor his mercy in it, it was white as snow in Salmon. from me.

PSALM LXVII.

2 That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. 3 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

15 The hill of God is as the hill of Ba shan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan.

16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this u the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the LORD is among then, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast re4 O let the nations be glad and sing ceived gifts for men; yea, for the refor joy: for thou shalt judge the people bellious also, that the LORD God might righteously, and govern the nations upon dwell among them. earth. Selah.

5 Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee.

6 Then shall the earth yield her increase; and God, even our own God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.

PSALM LXVIII. To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.

19 Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

22 The LORD said, I will bring again state hs of the se froin Bashan; I will bring my people again

ET God arise, let his enemies be scat

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flee before him.

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God. 3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.

23 That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

25 The singers went before, the players on instruments followed after; among them were the damsels playing with timbrels.

26 Bless ye God in the congregations, 5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of even the LORD, from the fountain of Israel. the widows, is God in his holy habitation. 27 There is little Benjamin with their 6 God setteth the solitary in families: ruler, the princes of Judah and their counhe bringeth out those which are bound sel, the princes of Zebulun, and the with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a princes of Naphtali. dry land.

7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:

28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.

30 Rebuke the company of spear-men,

29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem 8 The earth shook, the heavens also shall kings bring presents unto thee. dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of the multitude of the bulls, with the calves God, the God of Israel. of the people, till every one subunit himselt 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful with pieces of silver: scatter thou the rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine in- people that delight in war. heritance, when it was weary.

31 Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her bands

10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy unto God. goodness for the poor.

32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the

11 The LORD gave the word: great was earth; O sing praises unto the LORD, the company of those that published it. Selah: