hill? His hope and integrity.. eth defence of God against his enemies. 10 He fheweth their pride, craft, and eagerness. 13 He prayeth against them in confidence of his hope. A Prayer of David. EAR the right, O LORD, attend He that walketh uprightly, and work- Hunto my cry, give car unto my eth righteoufnefs, and speaketh the truth prayer, that goeth not out of feigned in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whofe eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that fweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to ufury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth thefe things fhall never be moved. PSALM XVI. 1 David in diftraft of merits, and hatred of idolatry, fleeth to God for prefervation. 5 He Jheweth the hope of his calling, of the refurrection, and of life everlasting. Michtam of David. PRESE But my truft. RESERVE me, O God: for in thee 2 O my foul, thou haft faid unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; 3 But to the faints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their forrows fhall be multiplied that haften after another god: their drink offerings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. lips. 2 Let my fentence come forth from thy prefence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou haft proved mine heart; thou haft visited me in the night; thou haft tried me, and fhalt find nothing; I am purpofed that my mouth fhall not tranfgrefs. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps flip not. 6 I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous lovingkindnefs, O thou that faveft by thy right hand them which put their truft in thee from thofe that rise up against them. 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the fhadow of thy wings, 9 From the wicked that opprefs me, from my deadly enemies, who compass me about. 10 They are inclofed in their own fat : with their mouth they speak proudly. II They have now compaffed us in our fteps: they have fet their eyes bowing down to the earth; 5 The LORD is the portion of mine 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his inheritance and of my cup: thou main-prey, and as it were a young lion lurking taineft my lot. 6 The lines are fallen unto me in pleafant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. 7. I will blefs the LORD, who bath given me counfel: my reins alfo inftruct me in the night feafons. 8 I have fet the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I fhall not be moved.. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth my flesh alfo fhall reft in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my foul in hell; neither wilt thou fuffer thine Holy One to fee corruption. II Thou wilt fhew me the path of life in thy prefence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSALM XVII. David, in confidence of his integrity, crav in fecret places. 13 Arife, O LORD, disappoint him, caft him down : deliver my foul from the wicked, which is thy fword: 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou filleft with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the reft of their fubftance to their babes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in righteoufnefs: I fhall be fatisfied, when awake, with thy likeness. I PSALM XVIII. To the chief Mufician, A Palm of Da- I David praifeth God for PSALMS. his manifold bleings. Will love thee, O LORD, my ftrength. [me, and I did not put away his statutes 2 The LORD is my rock, and my from me. fortrefs, and my deliverer; my God, my ftrength, in whom I will truft; my buckler, and the horn of my falvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praifed: fo fhall I be faved from mine enemies. 4 The forrows of death compaffed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The forrows of hell compaffed me about: the fnares of death prevented me. 6 In my diftrefs 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 fhook and trembled; the foundations alfo of the hills moved and were fhaken, because he was wroth. 8 There went up a fmoke out of his noftrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the heavens alfo, and came down and darknefs avas under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. II He made darknefs his fecret place; his pavilion round about him quere dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 12 At the brightnefs that was before him his thick clouds paffed, hail ftones and coals of fire. 13 The LORD alfo thundered in the heavens, and the Higheft gave his voice; hail ftones and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he fent out his arrows, and fcattered them; and he fhot out lightnings, and difcomfited them. 15 Then the channels of waters were feen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy noftrils. 16 He fent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 17 He delivered me from my ftrong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too ftrong for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19 He brought me forth alfo into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteoufnefs; according to the cleannefs of my hands hath he recompenfed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments avere before 23 I was alfo upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the LORD recompenfed me according to my righteoufnefs, according to the cleannefs of my hands in his eye fight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt fhew thyfelf merciful; with an upright man thou wilt fhew thyself upright; 26 With the pure thou wilt fhew thyfelf pure; and with the froward thou wilt fhew thyfelf froward. 27 For thou wilt fave the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. 28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darknefs. 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 thofe that truft in him. 31 For who is God fave the LORD? or who is a rock fave our God? 32 It is God that girdeth me with ftrength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and fetteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war, fo that a bow of fteel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou haft alfo given me the shield of thy falvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath, made me great. 36 Thou haft enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not flip. 37 I have purfued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were confumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rife: they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou haft girded mewith ftrength unto the battle: thou haft fubdued under me thofe that rofe up against me. 40 Thou haft alfo given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to fave them even unto the LORD, but he anfwered them not. 42 Then did I beat them fmall as the duft before the wind: I did caft them out as the dirt in the streets. 43 Thou haft delivered me from the ftrivings of the people; and thou haft made me the head of the heathen: people whom I have not known shall ferve me. a 44 As foon as they hear of me, they fhall David prayeth for grace. PSALMS. Church's confidence in God's fuccour. fhall obey me: the strangers shall submit | prefumptuous fins; let them not have themselves unto me. 45 The ftrangers fhall fade away, and be afraid out of their clofe places. 46 The LORD liveth; and bleffed be my rock; and let the God of my falvation be exalted. 47 It is God that avengeth me, and fubdueth the people unto me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou lifteft me up above thofe that rise up against me: thou haft delivered me from the violent man. dominion over me: then fhall I be upright, and I fhall be innocent from the great tranfgreffion. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy fight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. PSALM XX. The church bleffeth the king in his exploits. 7 Her confidence in God's fuccour. To the chief Mufician, A Pfalm of David. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and THE LORD hear thee in the day of fing praises unto thy name. 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and fheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his feed for evermore. PSALM XIX. I The creatures fhew God's glory; 7 the word, his grace. 12 David prayeth for grace. To the chief Mufician, A Pfalm of David. 2 Day unto day uttereth fpeech, and night unto night theweth knowledge. 3 There is no fpeech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he fet a tabernacle for the fun, trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee. 2 Send thee help from the fanctuary, and ftrengthen thee out of Zion. 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt facrifice. Selah. 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 5 We will rejoice in thy falvation, and in the name of our God we will fet up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions. his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of 6 Now know I that the LORD faveth his right hand. 7 Some truft in chariots, and fome in horfes but we will remember the name of the LORD our God. but we are rifen, and stand upright. 8 They are brought down and fallen: 9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call. PSALM XXI. 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a 1 A thanksgiving for victory. 7 Confiftrong man to run a 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 foul: the teftimony of the LORD is fure, making wife the fimple. 8 The ftatutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightning the cyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: fweeter alfo than honey and the honeycomb. II Moreover by them is thy fervant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from fecret faults. 13 Keep back thy fervant alfo from dence of further fuccefs. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE LORD; and in thy falvation how king fhall joy in thy ftrength, greatly fhall he rejoice! 2 Thou haft given him his heart's defire, and haft not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. For thou preventeft him with the bleffings of goodness: thou fetteft a crown of pure gold on his head. 4 He afked life of thee, and thou gav eft it him, even length of days for ever and ever. 5 His glory is great in thy falvation: honour and majesty haft thou laid upon David's prayer in diftrefs. PSALMS. His confidence in God's grace. my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midft of my bowels. 8 Thine hand fhall find out all thine enemies thy right hand fhall find out thofe that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD fhall fwallow them up in his wrath, and the fire fhall devour them. 10 Their fruit fhalt thou deftroy from the earth, and their feed from among the children of men. II For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mifchievous device, which they are not able to perform. 12 Therefore fhalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy ftrings against the face of them. 13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own ftrength: fo will we fing and praise thy power. PSALM XXII. Y God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me? why art thou fo far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? 2 O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou heareft not; and in the night feafon, and am not filent. 15 My ftrength is dried up like a potherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou haft brought me into the duft of death. 16 For dogs have compaffed me: the affembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look and ftare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and caft lots upon my vesture. 19 But be not thou far from me, O LORD: O my ftrength, hafte thee to help me. 20 Deliver my foul from the fword; my darling from the power of the dog. 21 Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou haft heard me from the horns of the unicorns. 22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. 23 Ye that fear the LORD, praife him; all ye the feed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the feed of Ifrael. 24 For he hath not defpifed nor ab horred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. 25 My praise fhall be of thee in the 3 But thou art holy, O thou that in-great congregation: I will pay my vows habiteft the praises of Ifrael. 4 Our fathers trufted in thee: they trufted, and thou didst deliver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered they trufted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and defpifed of the people. 7 All they that fee me laugh me to fcorn: they fhoot out the lip, they hake the head, faying, 8 He trufted on the LORD that he would deliver him: let him deliver him, feeing he delighted in him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother's breafts. before them that fear him. 26 The meck fhall eat and be fatisfied: they fhall praise the LORD that feek him: your heart fhall live for ever. 27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations fhall worhip before thee. 28 For the kingdom is the LORD'S: and he is the governor among the nations. 29 All they that be fat upon earth fhall eat and worship: all they that go down to the duft fhall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own foul. 30 A feed fhall ferve him: it shall be accounted to the LORD for a generation. 31 They fhall come, and fhall declare his righteoufnefs unto a people that shall born, that he hath done this. PSALM XXIII. David's confidence in God's grace. A Pfalm of David. HE LORD is my fhepherd; I shall 10 I was caft upon thee from the womb thou art my God from my mo-be ther's belly. II Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compaffed me: ftrong bulls of Bafhan have befet me round. 13 They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion. 14 I am poured out like water, and all TH not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green paftures: he leadeth me befide the ftill waters. 3 He reftoreth my foul: he leadeth God's lordship in the world. PSALMS. David prayeth for remiffion of fin. me in the paths of righteousness for his name's fake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the fhadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the prefence of mine enemies: thou anointeft my head with oil; my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy fhall follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the houfe of the LORD for ever. PSALM XXIV. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my falvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindneffes; for they have been ever of old. 7 Remember not the fins of my youth, nor my tranfgreflions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodnefs' fake, O Lord. 8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach finners in the way. 9 The meek will be guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD are mere I God's lordship in the world. 3 The citizens of his fpiritual kingdom. 7 An ex-cy and truth unto fuch as keep his cove bortation to receive him. 2 For he hath founded it upon the feas, and established it upon the floods. 3 Who fhall ascend into the hill of the LORD or who fhall ftand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his foul unto vanity, nor fworn deceitfully. 5 He fhall receive the bleffing from the LORD, and righteoufnefs from the God of his falvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory fhall come in.. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD ftrong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah. PSALM XXV. nant and his teftimonies. II For thy name's fake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 12 What man is he that feareth the LORD him fhall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13 His foul fhall dwell at ease; and his feed fhall inherit the earth. 14 The fecret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will fhew them his covenant. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he fhall pluck my feet out of the net. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am defolate and afflicted. 17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my dif. treffes. 18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my fins. 19 Confider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. 20 O keep my foul, and deliver me; let me not be afhamed; for I put my truft in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness preferve me; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Ifrael, O God, out of all his troubles. PSALM XXVI. 1 David's confidence in prayer 7 He pray- David reforteth unto God, in confidence of eth for remiffion of fins, 16 and for help in affliction. A Pfalm of David. UNTO thee, O LORD, do I lift up my foul. 2 O my God, I truft in thee: let me not be afhamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3. Yea, let none that wait on thee be afhamed let them be afhamed which tranfgrefs without cause. bis integrity. A Pfalm of David. JUDGE me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trufted alfo in the LORD; therefore I fhall not flide. 2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. 3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not fat with vain persons, 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach neither will I go in with diffemblers, me thy paths. 5 I have hated the congregation of Hb 3 evil |