h Ezra 8. 21.

i ver. 15,21,31.

k Ps. 34. 10.

Luke 1. 53.

1 Luke 1. 79.

m Job 35. 8.

n Lam. 3. 12.

in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

7 And he led them forth by the bright way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

8 iOh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

9 For khe satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

10 Such as I sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being mbound in affliction and iron;

11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned

o P3. 73. 24. & the counsel of the Most High:

119. 21.

Luke 7. 30.

Acts 20. 27.

p Ps. 22. 11.

Is. 63.5.

12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was Pnone to help.

139 Then they cried unto the LORD q ver. 6,19,28. in their trouble, and he saved them

rPs. 68. 6. & 145. 7.

Acts12 7, &c. & 16. 26, &c.

s ver. 8,21,31.

tIs. 45.2.

u Lam. 3. 39.

x Job 33, 20.

y Job 33. 22.

Ps. 9. 13. &

88.3.

zver. 6, 13,28.

:

a2 Kin, 20, 4,

5.

Ps.147.15,18. Matt. 8. 8.

P3. 30. 2. &

103, 3,

out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

15 $ Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

16 For he hath tbroken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

17 Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they unto the gates of death.

draw near

19" Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

20 a He sent his word, and bhealed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

in divers varieties of life.

30 Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven.

31.1Oh that men would praise the 1 ver. 8,15,21. LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

32 Let them exalt him also min the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders.

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein.

35 P He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into watersprings.

36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;

37 And sow the fields, and plant vineyards, which may yield fruits of increase.

r

38 4 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are "minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.

40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wander in the || wilderness, where there is no way.

41 Yet setteth he the poor on high || from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

42 Y The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all "iniquity shall stop her mouth.

43 a Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.

PSALM CVIII.

Ps.30.3.& 49.

15. & 56.13.&

103. 4.

d ver. 8,15,31

e Lev. 7. 12.

Ps. 10. 14. &

118. 17.

IHeb. 13. 15.

f Pz 9.11. & 73.

28. & 118. 17.

† Heb.

singing.

+ Heb. mak

eth to stand.

g Jonah 1. 4.

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and fdeclare

his works with frejoicing.

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof.

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: h Ps. 22. 14. & htheir soul is melted because of 119. 28. Nah. 2. 10.

them out of their distresses.

29 k He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.

God. 5 He prayeth for God's assistance according to his promise. 11 His confidence in God's help.

A Song or Psalm of David.

OGOD, my heart is

fixed; I will | Ps. 7. 7.

sing and give praise, even with

my glory.

2 b Awake, psaltery and harp: I bPs. 7. myself will awake early.

3 I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people: and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations.

4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the || clouds.

5 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: and thy glory above all the earth;

11.

Or, skies.

c Ps. 57, 5, 11.

6d That thy beloved may be deliv- Ps.60.5,&c. ered: save with thy right hand, and

answer me.

7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine; Manasseh is mine;

David devoteth his enemies.

o Gen, 49, 10.

fPs. CO. 9.

g Ps. CO. 12.

a Ps. 83. 1.

+ Heb, mouth

of deceit.

† Heb, have

opened

themselves.

Ephraim also is the strength of mine head; Judah is my lawgiver;

9 Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.

10 Who will bring me into the strong city? who will lead me into Edom?

11 Wilt not thou, O God, who hast cast us off? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts?

12 Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man.

135 Through God we shall do valiantly: for he it is that shall tread down our enemies.

PSALM CIX.

1 David, complaining of his slanderous enemies, under the person of Judas devoteth them. 16 He sheweth their sin. 21 Complaining of his own misery, he prayeth for help. 20 He promiseth thankfulness.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

a

A prediction of Christ's kingdom.

in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it I come finto his bowels like water, q Num. 5. 22.

and like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

† Heb.

within him,

r Ps. 102. 11. & 144.4.

24 My knees are weak through Heb. 12. 12. fasting; and my flesh faileth of fat

ness.

25 I became also ta reproach unto tPs. 22. 6, 7. when they looked upon me

my praise;

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful fare opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought

b Ps. 25. 7. & against me b without a cause.

69.4.

John 15, 25.

c Ps. 35. 7, 12,

& 33. 20.

d Zech. 3. 1.

Or, an

adversary.

† Heb. go out

guilty, or,

wicked.

• Prov. 28. 9.

f Acts 1. 20,

Or, charge.

g Ex. 22. 24.

h Job 5. 5. &

18.9.

i Job 18. 19.

Ps. 37. 28.

k Prov. 10. 7.

1 Ex. 20. 5.

m Neh. 4. 5.

Jer, 18, 23.

n Job 18. 17,

Ps. 34. 10.

o Ps. 34, 18.

4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let d || Satan stand at his right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let him + be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few; and flet another take his || office.

9 & Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 h Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

they shaked their heads.

26 Help me, O LORD my God: 0 save me according to thy mercy:

u Matt. 27.39.

27 x That they may know that this Job 37, 7. is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.

12.

Is. 65. 14.

28 Let them curse, but bless thou: y2Sam.16.11, when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed a Ps. 35. 26. & with shame; and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

132. 18.

b Ps. 35. 18. & 111. 1.

30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, b I will praise cPs. 16. 8. &

him among the multitude.

31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. PSALM CX.

1 The kingdom, 4 the priesthood, 5 the
conquest, 7 and the passion of Christ.
A Psalm of David.

THE LORD said unto my Lord,

Tsit thou at my right hand, until

I make thine enemies thy footstool.
2 The LORD shall send the rod of
thy strength out of Zion: rule thou
in the midst of thine enemies.

3 Thy people shall be willing in

13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their k name be blotted out.

141 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

17 P As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not

ties of holiness || from the womb of the morning: thou hast the dew of thy youth.

4 The LORD hath sworn, and d will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek.

5 The Lord fat thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.

6 He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; hhe shall wound the heads over || many countries.

7 i He shall drink of the brook in the way: ktherefore shall he lift up the head.

73.23. & 110.

5. & 121. 5.

† Heh. from the judges of his soul

a Matt. 22.44. Mark 12. 36. Luke 20. 42. Acts 2. 34. 1 Cor. 15. 25. Heb. 1. 13. 1 Pet. 3. 22. See Ps. 45. 6, 7.

b.Judg. 5. 2. cPs. 96. 9. Or, more

than the

womb of the morning: thou shalt have, de.

d Num. 23.19.

e Heb. 5. 6. &

6. 20. & 7. 17, 21.

Sce Zech, 6.

13.

fPs. 16, 8.

g P3. 2. 5, 12. Rom 2.5. Rev. 11. 18.

hPs. 68. 21. Kab, 3. 13.

Or, great. Judg. 7.5.6.

The vanity of idols.

d Deut. 4. 23.

Ps. 135. 15,

16, 17.

Jer.10.3,&c.

e Ps. 135. 18.

Is. 44. 9, 10,

11.

h Ps. 128. 1, 4.

† Heb. with.

iGen. 14. 19,

k Gen. 1. 1.

Ps. 96. 5.

1 Ps. 6. 5. & 88.

10, 11, 12.

Is. 38. 13.

m Ps. 113. 2.

Dan, 2. 20.

a Ps. 18. 1.

† Heb. in my days.

b Ps. 18. 4, 5,

6.

+ Heb. found

me.

4 d Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

5 They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

6 They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

7 They have hands, but they handle not: feet have they, but they walk not: neither speak they through | their throat.

8 They that make them are like unto them; so is every one that trusteth in them.

9 f O Israel, trust thou in the LORD: she is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

11 Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: he is their help and their shield.

12 The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.

13 h He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small f and great.

14 The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.

15 Ye are iblessed of the LORD k which made heaven and earth.

16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

171 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

18 m But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.

Exhortation to praise God.

10 iI believed, therefore have 1 i 2 Cor. 4. 13. spoken: I was greatly afflicted: 11 k I said in my haste, All men are liars.

12 What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD. 14 m I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

k Ps. 31. 22.

1 Rom, 3, 1.

m ver. 18... Pa. 22. 25, Jonah 2.9.

15 Precious in the sight of the P3.72.14. LORD is the death of his saints.

16 O LORD, truly "I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and P the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

19 In the "courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM CXVII.

An exhortation to praise God for his mercy and truth.

PSALM CXVIII.

1 An exhortation to praise God for his mercy. 5 The psalmist by his experience sheweth how good it is to trust in God. 19 Under the type of the psalmist the coming of Christ in his kingdom is expressed.

0

a GIVE thanks unto the LORD; al Chr. 16. 8, for he is good: because his merey endureth for ever.

2 Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

3 Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

4 Let them now that fear the LORD say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

C

5° I called upon the LORD țin dis

31.
Ps. 106.1 &

107. 1. & 136.
1.

b See Ps. 115. 9, &c.

с Рз. 120. 1.

† Heb. out of distress.

6 The LORD is fon my side; I will d Ps. 18. 19.

not fear: what can man do unto ime?

6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped

me.

7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for fthe LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

S&For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I will walk before the LORD h in the land of the living.

them that help me: therefore shall

c Ps. 27. 1. & 56. 4, 11. & 146. б. Is. 51. 12. Heb. 13. 6.

I see my desire upon them that + Heb. for hate me.

8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

me.

fPs. 54.4.

3 Ps. 59. 10.

h Ps. 40. 4. &

62. 8, 9.

Jer, 17, 5. 7.

9 i It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes. 10 All nations compassed me about: i Ps. 146. 3. but in the name of the LORD will I † destroy them.

11 They kcompassed me about; yca, they compassed me about: but

+ Heb, out them off. - Ps. 88. 17.