And for his works of wonder done

Unto the sons of men!
32 Among the people gathered
Let them exalt his name;
Among assembled elders spread
His most renowned fame.

33 He to dry land turns water-springs.
And floods to wilderness;
34 For sins of those that dwell therein,
Fat land to barrenness.

35 The burnt and parched wilderness
To water-pools he brings;

The ground that was dry'd up before
He turns to water-springs:

36 And there, for dwelling, he a place
Doth to the hungry give,

That they a city may prepare
Commodiously to live.

37 There sow they fields, and vineyards plant, To yield fruits of increase. 38 His blessing makes them multiply, Lets not their beasts decrease.

39 Again they are diminished,

And very low brought down,
Through sorrow and affliction,
And great oppression.

40 He upon princes pours contempt,
And causeth them to stray,
And wander in a wilderness,
Wherein there is no way.

41 Yet setteth he the pcor on high
From all his miseries,

And he, much like unto a flock,
Doth make him families.

42 They that are righteous shall rejoice,
When they the same shall see;

And, as ashamed, stop her mouth
Shall all iniquity.

43 Whoso is wise, and will these things
Observe, and them record,
Ev'n they shall understand the love
And kindness of the Lord.

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PSALM CVIII.

SPOKEN by the Holy Ghost in the person of the Messiah. Parallel to Psal. xviii. 49. is the 3d verse of this, explained by the apostle, of the Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. xv. 9. That the Gentiles might glory'fy God for his mercy, as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, (or nations), and sing unto thy name.' See Psalm lx. and margin.

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Christ's praise let all the nations sound,
Till heav'n and earth his praise rebound !
He comes from heav'n to claim his own,
And raise on earth his glorious throne !
Y heart is fix'd, Lord; I will sing,
And with my glory praise.

MY

2 Awake up psaltery and harp; Myself I'll early raise.

3 I'll praise thee 'mong the people, Lord; 'Mong nations'sing will I:

4 For above heav'n thy mercy's great, Thy truth doth reach the sky.

5 Be thou above the heavens, Lord,
Exalted gloriously;

Thy glory all the earth above
Be lifted up on high,

* Prose Psalms of the Bible.

6 That those who thy beloved are
Delivered may be.

O do thou save with thy right hand,
And answer give to me.

7 God in his holiness hath said,
Herein I will take pleasure;
Shechem I will divide, and forth

Will Succoth's valley measure. 8 Gilead I claim as mine by right; Manasseh mine shall be ;

Ephraim is of my head the strength;
Judah gives laws for me;

9 Moab's my washing-pot; my shoe
I'll over Edom throw;
Over the land of Palistine
I will in triumph go.

10 O who is he will bring me to
The city fortify'd?

O who is he that to the land
Of Edom will me guide?

11 O God, thou who hadst cast us off,
This thing wilt thou not do?

And wilt not thou, ev'n thou, O God,
Forth with our armies go?

12 Do thou from trouble give us help,
For helpless is man's aid.

13 Through God we shall do valiantly; Our foes he shall down tread.

PSALM CIX.

THAT the speaker in this Psalm is one, and that the Lord Jesus Christ is he, is evident not only from the bare reading thereof, and from all the parallels, but also from the express application of

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the curses, uttered therein, to Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. See Acts i. Men and brethren,' says Peter, this Scripture must needs have been ful‹ filled, which the Holy Ghost, by the mouth of David, spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus-For it is written ' in the book of Psalms,' (Psal. lxix. 25.), Let his 'habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell there' in; and' (Psal, cix. 8.) his office let another take.' -Such being the Holy Ghost's interpretation of this Psalm, let men beware of usurping the words of Jesus, and wresting them to the most diabolical of purposes, namely, the breathing out the private malice and revenge of their own wicked hearts; as once a certain mutineer, condemned to be shot, thought proper to venture into eternity, singing this Psalm, and applying all the imprecations therein to his GENERAL.-It ought, however, to be observed, that from ver. 6. Judas seems to be considered as a father, according to the Hebrew idiom; that is, an example, or sign, to all the following unbelieving Jews, and others of the same spirit, who are said to be his children.

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Let Judas stand upon record,

A beacon here to all

Who, Judas-like, betray their Lord:
Like Judas, too, they fall.

THOU the God of all my praise,
Do thou not hold thy peace;

2 For mouths of wicked men to speak
Against me do not cease:

The mouths of vile deceitful men
Against me open'd be;

And with a false and lying tongue
They have accused me.

3 They did beset me round about
With words of hateful spight;
And though to them no cause I gave,
Against me they did fight.

4 They for my love became my foes, But I me set to pray.

5 Evil for good, hatred for love,
To me they did repay.

6 Set thou the wicked over him;
And upon his right hand
Give thou his greatest enemy,
Ev'n Satan, leave to stand.

7 And when by thee he shall be judg'd, Let him condemned be;

And let his pray'r be turn'd to sin,
When he shall call on thee.

8 Few be his days, and in his room
His charge another take.

9 His children let be fatherless, His wife a widow make.

10 His children let be vagabonds,
And beg continually;

And from their places desolate
Seek bread for their supply.

11 Let covetous extortioners
Catch all he hath away;

Of all for which he labour'd hath
Let strangers make a prey.
12 Let there be none to pity him,
Let there be none at all

That on his children fatherless
Will let his mercy fall.

13 Let his posterity from earth
Cut off for ever be,

And in the foll'wing age their name
Be blotted out by thee.

14 Let God his father's wickedness
Still to remembrance call;

And never let his mother's sin
Be blotted out at all.