50 He to his wrath made way; their soul
From death he did not save;
But over to the pestilence
The lives of them he gave.

51 In Egypt land the first-born all
He smote down ev'ry where,
Among the tents of Ham, ev'n these,
Chief of their strength that were.
52 But his own people, like to sheep,
Thence to go forth he made;
And he, amidst the wilderness,
Them, as a flock, did lead.

53 And he them safely on did lead,
So that they did not fear;
Whereas their en'mies by the sea
Quite overwhelmed were.

54 To borders of his sanctuary

The Lord his people led,

Ev'n to the mount which his right hand
For them had purchased.

55 The nations of Canaan,

By his almighty hand,
Before their face he did expel
Out of their native land;
Which for inheritance to them
By line he did divide,
And made the tribes of Israel
Within their tents abide.

56 Yet God most high they did provoke, And tempted ever still;

And to observe his testimonies

Did not incline their will:

57 But, like their fathers, turned back,
And dealt unfaithfully:

Aside they turned, like a bow
That shoots deceitfully.

58 For they to anger did provoke
Him with their places high;
And with their graven images
Mov'd him to jealousy.

59 When God heard this, he waxed wroth,
And much loath'd Isr'el then :
60 So Shiloh's tent he left, the tent
Which he had plac'd with men.

61 And he his strength delivered
Into captivity;

He left his glory in the hand
Of his proud enemy.

62 His people also he gave o'er
Unto the sword's fierce rage:
So sore his wrath inflamed was
Against his heritage.

63 The fire consum'd their choice young men ; Their maids no marriage had;

64 And when their priests fell by the sword, Their wives no mourning made.

65 But then the Lord arose, as one
That doth from sleep awake;
And like a giant that, by wine
Refresh'd, a shout doth make:

66 Upon his en'mies' hinder parts
He made his stroke to fall;
And so upon them he did put
A shame perpetual.

67 Moreover, he the tabernacle
Of Joseph did refuse;

The mighty tribe of Ephraim
He would in no wise chuse :

68 But he did chuse Jehudah's tribe
To be the rest above;

And of mount Sion he made choice,
Which he so much did love.

69 And he his sanctuary built
Like to a palace high,

Like to the earth which he did found
To perpetuity.

70 Of David, that his servant was,
He also choice did make,

And even from the folds of sheep
Was pleased him to take:

71 From waiting on the ewes with young
He brought him forth to feed
Israel, his inheritance,

His people Jacob's seed.

72 So after the integrity

He of his heart them fed;
And by the good skill of his hands
Them wisely governed.

PSALM LXXIX.

A second part, as it were, of Psalm lxxiv. similar to, and explained by Psalm xliv.

Although we are brought very low,
And very low must lie ;

Our kingdom is not here, we know,
But high beyond the sky.
Our high Redeemer pleads our cause,
And saves us by his fow r:
But those who trample on his laws,
His wrath shall quick devour.

GOD, the heathen enter'd have
Thine heritage; by them
Defiled is thy house: on heaps
They laid Jerusalem.

2 The bodies of thy servants they
Have cast forth to be meat

To rav'nous fowls; thy dear saints' flesh
They gave to beasts to eat.

3 Their blood about Jerusalem
Like water they have shed;
And there was none to bury them
When they were slain and dead.
4 Unto our neighbours a reproach
Most base become are we;

A scorn and laughing-stock to them
That round about us be.

5 How long, Lord, shall thine anger last?
Wilt thou still keep the same?
And shall thy fervent jealousy
Burn like unto a flame?
6 On heathen pour thy fury forth,
That have thee never known,

And on these kingdoms which thy name
Have never call'd

upon.

7 For these are they who Jacob have Devoured cruelly;

And they his habitation

Have caused waste to lie.
8 Against us mind not former sins;
Thy tender mercies show;
Let them prevent us speedily,
For we're brought very low.

9 For thy name's glory help us, Lord,
Who hast our Saviour been:

Deliver us; for thy name's sake,
O purge away our sin.

10 Why say the heathen, Where's their God? Let him to them be known;

When those who shed thy servants' blood
Are in our sight o'erthrown.

11 O let the pris'ner's sighs ascend

Before thy sight on high;

Preserve those in thy mighty pow'r
That are design'd to die.

12 And to our neighbours' bosom cause
It sev'n-fold render'd be,

Ev'n the reproach wherewith they have,
O Lord, reproached thee.

13 So we thy folk, and pasture-sheep,
Shall give thee thanks always;
And unto generations all
We will shew forth thy praise.

PSALM LXXX.

THIS most beautiful, allegorical Psalm, the spirit and meaning whereof are more obvious than any thing that could be advanced for their illustration, is evidently, by the Holy Ghost, its author, put into the heart and mouth of the one, true, and faithful church of Christ, to the praise of her God, her Shepherd, Husbandman, and King.

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Almighty Father, Shepherd, King,
Who reignest in thy love divine,
To make our hearts for ever sing,
Behold and visit still thy vine!
Thine hand upon THE SON OF Man,
THE BRANCH, which thou hast made our

Strength,

In person perfect, ev'ry one,

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O make us, Lord, like him at length.

HEAR, Isr'el's Shepherd! like a flock
Thou that dost Joseph guide:

Shine forth, O thou that dost between

The cherubims abide.

2 In Ephraim's, and Benjamin's,

And in Manasseh's sight,