and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways: into my 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath*that they should entert not enter into my rest. PSALM CI. David maketh a vow and profession of godliness. A Psalm of David. 1 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. rest. 3 I will set not wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate + Heb thing the work of them that turn aside; it shall not cleave to me. 4 A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked person. 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. of Belial, 6 Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect tor, perfect way, he shall serve me. 7 He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight. in the way. Ps. cxix. 1. Heb. shall not be esta 8 I will early destroy all the wicked of the land; that I blished. may cut off all wicked doers from the city of the LORD. PSALM Civ. 1 A meditation upon the mighty power, 7 and wonderful providence of God. 31 3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: 4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 5 | Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 8*They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. o Heb. 1.7. Heb. He hath founded the earth upon her bases. * Or, The mountains ascend, the val leys descend. Heb. Who sendeth. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. 10. He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which †run + Heb. walk. among the hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild Heb. break. asses quench their thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their haHeb. give a bitation, which & sing among the branches. voice. p Judg. ix. 13. 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and Heb. to make oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. his face shine with oil, or, more than oil. *Heb. all the beasts thereof 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein * all do trample on the beasts of the forest do creep forth. the forest. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou + Heb. form hast + made to play therein. ed. q Ps. cxlv. 15. + Heb. shall be. 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. 30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. 31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. 32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. PSALM CXX. 1 David prayeth against Doeg, 3 reproveth his tongue, 5 complaineth of his necessary conversation with the wicked. me. TA Song of degrees. 1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. * 3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be + done unto thee, thou false tongue? 4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper. 5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar! 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace. 7 I am §for peace: but when I speak, they are for war. PSALM CXXI. The great safety of the godly, who put their trust in God's protection. ¶A Song of degrees. 1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. r 2 My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. 3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber. 4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand. 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth, and even for evermore. Heb, do sit. 8 Ps. cxxi. 2. PSALM CXXII. 1 David professeth his joy for the church, 6 and prayeth for the peace thereof. A Song of degrees of David. 1 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: 4 Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. 5 For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good. PSALM CXXIV. The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance. A Song of degrees of David. 1 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say; 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us: 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us; the stream had gone over our soul: 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers the snare is broken, and we are escaped. 8 Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. PSALM CXXXI. 1 David, professing his humility, 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of degrees of David. 1 LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: + Heb. walk. neither do I texercise myself in great matters, or in things soul. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted * myself, as a child * Heb. my that is weaned of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for + Heb. from ever. PSALM CXXXIII. The benefit of the communion of saints. ¶ A Song of degrees of David. now. 1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to Heb. even dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Second Assembly of the People. 1 CHRONICLES XXIX. VER. 1—20. congre together. A. C. 1015. 1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the gation, Solomon my son, whom God alone hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace t Ch. xxii. 5. is not for man, but for the LORD God. 2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance. ; 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of "Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to ul Kings ix. overlay the walls of the houses withal: 28. 5 The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing § to consecrate his ser- Heb. to fill vice this day unto the LORD? 6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly, 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver his hand. |