a ch. 9, 34. b 1 Kings 19, 11. 24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart. i CHAPTER XXXVIII. God, by his mighty works, convinceth Job of ignorance. TH e 2 Who is this that "darkeneth counsel by words e ch. 42, 3. without knowledge? d Prov. 19, 21. e 1 Tim. 1,7. g l's. 104, 5. 3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. ignorance and imbecility. 24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth? 25 Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing of waters; or a way for the lightning of thunder; Before CHRIST cir. 1520. c ch. 28, 26. 35. 26 To cause it to "rain on the earth, where no man d Ps. 107 is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man ; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the 'hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? Jer. 14,22. P. 147, 16. fEx. 16, 14%. 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face g ch. 36, 8. of the deep is frozen. h ch. 9, 9. 31 Canst thou bind, the sweet influences of h Ple- Amos 5, 8. iades, or loose the bands of Orion? 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons? Ps. 119,91. k fren. 1,16. 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? caust thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the 'clouds, that 1Jam. 5, 17. abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, 36 Who hath put wisdom in the " inward parts? or 4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the .& 145, appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of CHAPTER XXXIX. meat. Of the wild goats and hinds, &c. a 15. 4 Ps. 147, 9. 11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no fur-K NOWEST thou the time when the wild goats Ps. 104,18. n P. 89, 10. ther; and here shall thy "proud waves be stayed? 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the day-spring to know his place; 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it? 3 Ps. 71. 16. & 143, 5. p Ex. 14,27. Ps. 101, 35. q Esth. 7, 8, r ch. 18, 5. s Ps. 10, 14. ૧ 14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken. 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? PS. 77, 19, or hast thou walked in the search of the depth? 17 Have the "gates of death been opened unto thee ? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death? u Ps. 119,3. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? 21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great? 22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow, ZPS 135, 7. or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? Isa. titi, 4. u 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the " glittering spear and the shield. } Of the behemoth and leviathan. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his "loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. Before CHRIST cr. 1520 u Prov 21, 17. 18 His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his Eph. € 14. bones are like bars of iron. 21 19 He is the chief of the ways of God: he that x Ps. 104, made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Y where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. y Ps. 104, z Psal. 1 3 10. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his a Gen. 14, mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. CHAPTER XLI. b Of God's great power in the leviathan. a or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest b ch. 41,1,2 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and CANST thou draw out * leviathan with a hook? P. 104, Gen.3,24- rage; neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. down? 11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. 55. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? † his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. 17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething-pot or caldron. 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. 50, 12. Dan. 4, 32. leb. the 1 circuits of his teeth terror, Pet. 5, & Job submitteth himself to God: Before CHRIST cir. 1520. k Mat. 18,6. IPs. 107, 28. Jon. 1, 5, 6. ¡ Heb. son of the PSALMS. 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as 25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are 28 The farrow cannot make him flee: "slingLam. 3, 15. stones are turned with him into stubble. arrow, m2 Chr. 26, 14. n Ps. 104, 24. 29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp-pointed things upon the mire. 31 He maketh the " deep to boil like a pot: he Jonah 2.4 maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. Heb. sons of fierceness, savageness, or, the Savage, or fierce kind, Exod. 5 2. 32 He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary. 33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over chap. 28, 8. all the † children of pride. THE a CHAPTER XLII. 1 Job submitteth himself unto God....16 Job's age and death. a ch. 40, 5. THEN Job answered the LORD, and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. b Gen. 13, 14. c P's. 132, 1. God accepteth and blesseth him. and against thy twe friends: for ye have not spoken of Betore me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath. m CHRIST cir. 1520. m Eccl. 12, 12. with 7,5. 8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks 10. P and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and 28am. 21 offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my ser- Eph. 4. 27. vant Job shall pray for you, for him will I accept; o Num. 25 lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have 1 not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my p servant Job. pJames 5, 15. 17. 91 So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shu- Gen. 20, hite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went, and did Ezek.14.14 according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job. 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before. S 11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house; and they bemoaned him, and conforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear-ring of gold. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job 6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. 7 ¶ And it was so, that 'after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, d Jer. 17, 8. in his law doth he meditate day and night. h P's. 15, 4. f h 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff Luke 21, which the wind driveth away. Rev. 6, 16, 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the right 28. 17. k John 10, eours. 14. i 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and Jot against his Anointed, saying, of PSALMS. e 3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. h 6 Yet have 1 set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 1 r Prov. 22,4 sch. 18. 13 P. 69, 33. & 30, 1. Prov. 14,20 8, 7. 1, 2 & 119, 71. Tim. 6,17 James 5, 12 u ch. 5, 26. Prov. 8, 16 x Gen. 50, Ps. 128, 6. y Gen. 25, ch. 5, 2, f 7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said i Phil. 2, 9. unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. k 8* Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen * Ps. 72, 15. for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the s. 72, 8. earth for thy possession. m Dan. 2 9 Thou shalt " break them with a rod of iron; m thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's ves sel. n Rev. 21 10" Be wise now, therefore, O ye kings; be in- 24 structed, ye judges of the earth. 11° Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with e. 12, trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in 177 {him. Isa. 50 lb The security of God's protection. 1025. & 2 Sam. 15, 14. 2 Sam 15, 12. PSALM III. The security of God's protection. PSALMS. A Psalm of David, when he "fled from Absalom his son. David's complant in sickness. cause of mine enemies; make thy way straight before 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth: their 1 rsal. 12, 1 inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an n Rom. 3, LORD, how are they increased that trouble me? open sepulchre they flatter with their tongue. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, There is e P. 71,11. no help for him in God. Selah. C 3 But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my head. e 4I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah. 5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked: for the LORD sustained me. 6 I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. 7' Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou k Job 29,17. hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. . Prov. 21, 81. 8' Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: "thy bless m Gal. 5, &. ing is upon thy people. Selah. Eph. 1, S. a b 1 Sam. 17, $6. Ps. 20,1,2 TEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 20 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory into shame? how long will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. e Ps. 2, 6, 7. d 2 Tim. 2, C 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly "for himself: the LonD will hear when I call e Eph. 4,26. unto him. 19. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: 'commane with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness; and put your trust in the LORD. 6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any i Jan. 1,17. k good? LORD, lift thou up the 'light of thy countek Ps. 17, 14. nance upon us. | Luke 2,52. n 7 Thou hast put " gladness in my heart, more than 1 Pet. 1, in the time that their corn and their wine increased. n Isa. 3, 3. 8 I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for osa. 33, 24 thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety. 1 Pet. 1, 5. a verse 1. 2 Cor 12,8 PSALM V. 1 David prayeth, and professeth his study in prayer....7 GIV 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee ° rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou P de- pls. 4, 4, 5 fendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with David's complaint in his sickness. O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. David prayeth against the malice of his enemies. Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite. LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust; 1 Pet 4 b save me from all them that persecute me, and 18. deliver me; 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in Da-pieces, while there is none to deliver. IVE ear to my words, O LORD; consider my 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, 6 P. 90, 13 and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 1 lieb. set in order. Job S1, 5. c Ps. 85, 8. d Hab. 1,13 [1-a. 44, 25 3 O LORD my God, "if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; e 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy ;) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and Olay mine honour in the dust. Selah. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, LORD; in the morning will It direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. e 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in e Ps. 94, 20 Wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou g Rev. 21,8. hatest all workers of iniquity. fllcb. the 6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the bloss and LORD will abhor † the bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship maw of deceit. n Ps. 140, 13. 30. Deut. 32, 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger; lift up thyself, h1.63,15. because of the rage of mine enemics; and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast 'commanded. ¡ 2 Sam. 6, 21. 7 So shall the congregation of the people * compass & Rev. 4, 4. thee about: for their sakes, therefore, return thou 'on 1 Ps. 95, 4. high. 8 The LORD shall judge the people: "judge me, m Ps. 43, 1. O LORD, according to "my righteousness, and accord-P17, 20. ing to mine integrity that is in me. 9 O let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God 8' Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, be-trieth the hearts and reins. i P. 25,5 toward thy holy temple. * 2 Sam. 12, 14 r Deut. 32, 41. s Job 15,35. t Esth. 7, 10. Prov. 5, 22. & 26, 27. u Esth. 9,25. x Rev. 19, 1, 2 a Thú 2, 9. b Rev. 11, 18. & 13, 1. c Eph. 4, 10. of Mat. 11, e Rev. 19, PSALMS. 10 My defence is of Goa, which saveth the Pupright? in heart. 11 God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day. T 12 If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. David complaineth to God. 10 And they that P know thy name will put their PP. 91.13 trust in thee for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. T 11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in 2 Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast 25. & 21, 18. 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 Ps. 111, 2 fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; 20. 3. da What is & roan, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? i 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast' crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the k1 Cor. 15, Works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet: 18. 27. Heb 1, 2 & 2,9 1018. a Rev. 19, 1, 2. b Rev. 15, 3. k 7 All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 90 LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! PSALM IX. David praiseth God for executing of judgment. I WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; d 2 I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing e Phil. 4,4 praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. d1 Tim. 1, 17. e 2 Thes. 2, 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou sattest in the throne judging right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for b Pr 10,7. ever and ever. k i 2 Thess, 2, 6 O'tnou enemy! destructions are come to a per 4. Rev. 13, 6, petual end; and thou hast destroyed cities; their 20. 1 Lake 1,31, 32. Heb. 13, . 7 But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment; 8 And he shall judge the world" in righteousness, Ps. 36,13. he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be" a refuge for the oppressed, fle, a refuge in times of trouble. Isa. 4, 6. |