8 My enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are enraged against me are sworn against me.

9 For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,

10 Because of thy indignation and thy wrath for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.

11 a My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass. 12 But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance to all generations.

13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, is come.

14 For thy servants take pleasure in 5 Heb. af her stones, and favor the dust thereof.

15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

16 When the LORD shall build up Zion, he will appear in his glory.

flicted.

17 He will regard the prayer of the Hebr. 1. 10. destitute, and not despise their prayer.

18 This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.

19 For he hath looked down from the hight of his sanctuary; from heaven hath the LORD beheld the earth;

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose 4 those that are appointed to death;

21 To declare the name of the LORD in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; 22 When the people are assembled, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. 23 He 5 weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.

24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.

6 Heb.stand.

6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. 7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the children of Israel.

a

8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and 1 abundant in mercy.

9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us according to our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

11 For 2 as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy towards them that fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him..

14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. 16 For the wind passeth over it, and 3 it is gone; and its place shall know it

no more.

17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children's children;

18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.

19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth

Neh. 9. 17. Ps. 86. 15.

Jer. 32. 18.

Heb. great

25 Of old hast thou laid the founda-1 tion of the earth: and the heavens are of mercy.

20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, 4 that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening to the voice of his word.

21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. 22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

PSALM CIV. A meditation upon the mighty power, 7 and wonderful providence of God. 31 God's glory is eternal. 33 The Prophet voweth per petually to praise God.

BLE

ty in

strength.

Heb. He hath found. ed the earth

upon her

bases..

4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lov-2 or, The ing-kindness and tender mercies;

mountains asernd, the

5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good ve things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

4 a Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

51 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;

11 They give drink to every beast of 5 Heb.break. the field: the wild asses 5 quench their thirst.

12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which 6 sing among the branches.

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;

6 Heb. give a voice.

7

15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and 7 oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth 8 man's heart.

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 appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: in which 8 all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor 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, in which are creeping animals innumerable, both small and great beasts.

26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.

27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their food in due

season.

28 That which thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy 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.

Judg. 9. 13.

Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or,

more than oil.

Heb. all thereof do trample on the forest.

the beasts

9 Heb. form

ed.

Ps. 145. 15. 10 Heb. shall be.

a 1 Chr. 16.8. Is. 12. 4.

Gen. 17.2.

& 22.16, &c. & 26. 3.& 28. 13. & 35. Luke 1. 73. 11. Hebr. 6. 17.

Gen. 13.15. & 15. 18.

Heb. the

cord.

d Gen. 37.28.

31 The glory of the LORD 10 shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in 3 Heb. pos. his works.

32 He looketh on the earth, and it

session.

ye

the LORD.

PSALM CV.

1 An exhortation to praise God, and to seek out his works. 7 The story of God's providence over Abraham, 16 over Joseph, 23 over Jacob in Egypt, 26 over Moses delivering the Isra elites, 37 over the Israelites brought out of Egypt, fed in the wilderness, and planted in Canaan.

a Give thanks to the LORD; call deeds among the people. Ο upon his name: make known his

2 Sing to him, sing psalms to him: talk ye of all his wondrous works.

3 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD. 4 Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.

5 Remember his wonderful works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of Jacob his chosen.

7 He is the LORD our God: his judgments are in all the earth.

8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.

9 Which covenant he made with

Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

10 And confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant:

11 Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan, 1 the lot of your inherit

ance:

12 When they were a few men in number; yes, very few, and strangers in it.

13 When they went from one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people;

14 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yes, he reproved kings for their sakes;

15 Saying, Touch not my anointed, and do my prophets no harm.

16 Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he broke the whole staff of bread.

17 He sent a man before them, & even Joseph, who was sold for a servant:

18 Whose feet they hurt with fetters: 2 he was laid in iron:

19 Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.

20 The king sent and loosed him; even the ruler of the people, and let him go free..

21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his 3 substance:

22 To bind his princes at his pleasure; and teach his senators wisdom. 23 Israel also came into Egypt; and

people, to deal subtilly with his servants. 26 He sent Moses his servant; and Aaron whom he had chosen.

27 They showed his signs among them, and wonders in the land of Ham. 28 m He sent darkness, and made it dark; and they rebelled not against his word. 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish,

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30 Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the chambers of their kings.

31 He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies, and lice in all their borders. 32 75 He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

33 He smote their vines also and their fig-trees; and broke the trees of their borders.

34 He spoke, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number,

35 And ate up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

36 He smote also all the first-born in their land, the chief of all their strength. 37 He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and there was not one feeble person among their tribes.

ing.
Deut. 6. 10,
Josh. 3. 17.
Heb. Hal-

leluiah.

a Ps. 107. 1. & 118. 1. &

38 Egypt was glad when they de- 136. 1. parted: for the fear of them fell upon them.

39 He spread a cloud for a covering; and fire to give light in the night.

40 The people asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

41 He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river.

42 For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness: 44 And gave them the lands of the heathen and they inherited the labor of the people;

:

45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.

PSALM CVI.

1 The Psalmist exhorteth to praise God: 4 He prayeth for pardon of sin. 7 The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy. 47 He concludeth with prayer and praise.

PRAISE ye the LORD.

2

Ex. 14. 11,

12.

Ex. 14. 27.

& 15. 5.

& 15. 1.
Ex. 15. 24.

d Ex. 14. 31.

& 17.2.
Heb. They

made haste, they forgot. Num. 11.4. 1 Cor. 10. 6.

3 Heb.lusted a lust.

Num.11.31

we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly.

7 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea.

8 Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

9 He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness.

10 And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy.

11 And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

12 a Then they believed his words; they sang his praise.

132 They soon forgot his works; they waited not for his counsel:

14 But 3 lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the de

sert.

15 And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the LORD.

17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.

18 And a fire was kindled in their company; the flame burned up the wicked.

19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molten image.

20 Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass. 21 They forgot God their savior, who had done great things in Egypt;

22 Wondrous works in the land of Ham, and terrible things by the Red sea. 23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy

them.

h Num. 16. 1, &c.

Num. 16. 35, 46.

I Ex. 32. 4.

O a givem Ex. 32. 10 4 Heb. a land of de

thanks to the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? who can show forth all his praise? 3 Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favor that thou bearest to thy people: O visit me with thy salvation;

5 That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thy inheritance.

6 We have sinned with our fathers,

sire.
Num. 14.2.
make them

5 Heb. to

full.
Num. 25.3.

P Num. 25.7. ? Num. 20. 13.

27 5 To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.

28. They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions: and the plagne broke in upon them.

30 Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.

31 And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever. 32 They angered him also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spoke unadvisedly with his lips.

there was none to help.

13 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

14 He brought them out of darkness and the shades of death, and broke their bands asunder.

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 broken the gates of

17 Fools, because of their transgres sion, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of food; and they draw near to the gates of death.

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

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

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

22 And let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with 2 rejoicing.

23 They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business on great waters; 24 These see the works of the LORD, and his wonders in the deep.

25 For he commandeth, and a raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up its

26 They mount up to the heaven, they go down again to the depths: their soul is melted because of trouble.

27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit's end.

28 Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses.

29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves of the sea are still.

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

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

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

33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the water-springs into dry ground;