15 But let them all before the Lord That he may wholly from the earth 16 Because he mercy minded not, The poor and needy, that he might 17 As he in cursing pleasure took, 18 As cursing he like clothes put on, Like water, and into his bones, 19 Like to the garment let it be 20 From God let this be their reward And their reward that speak against 21 But do thou, for thine own name's sake, O God the Lord, for me: Sith good and sweet thy mercy is, 22 For I am poor and indigent, My heart within me also is 23 I pass like a declining shade, Am like the locust tost: 24 My knees through fasting weaken'd are, My flesh hath fatness lost., 25 I also am a vile reproach Unto them made to be; And they that did upon me look 26 0 do thou help and succour me, 27 That thereby they may know that this And that thou, Lord, hast done the same, 28 Although they curse with spite, yet, Lord, 29 Let thou mine adversaries all 30 But as for me, I with my mouth His praises will record. 31 For he shall stand at his right hand To save him from all those that would PSALM CX. As you think of Christ, so you will think of this Psalm. It is entitled, A Psalm of David: and the Lord is witness, that it was David in Spirit that spake it, not of himself, but of his Lord and Son. See margin. Thus sang King David in his day, 1 THE HE LORD did say unto my Whereon thy feet may stand. 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send Lord, 3 A willing people in thy day Of the order of Melchisedec 5 The glorious and mighty Lord, Shall, in his day of wrath, strike through 6 He shall among the heathen judge, 7 The brook that runneth in the way Prose Psalms of the Bible. PSALM CXI A Psalm of praise, similar to Psalm xxxiii. &c. The honourable glorious things, With holy rev'rence all around! 1 PRAISE DRAISE ye the Lord: with my whole Where the assemblies of the just And congregations are. 2 The whole works of the Lord our God 3 His work most honourable is, 4 His works most wonderful he hath The Lord is gracious, and he is 5 He giveth meat unto all those 7 His handy-works are truth and right; 8 And, done in truth and uprightness, They evermore endure. [heart 9 He sent redemption to his folk; His covenant for aye He did command: holy his name 10 Wisdom's beginning is God's fear : 6 PSALM CXII. THE Lord Emmanuel is, without all controversy, the alone subject of this Psalm: for proof whereof, besides what has been said upon Psalm i. &c. the evidence is direct, and perfectly conclusive from 2 Cor. ix. 9, 10, where the apostle, from the example of Christ Jesus, enforceth the obligation upon Christians to cheerfulness and liberality in almsgiving, saying, As it is written,' (in this Psalm,) he hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever,' &c. be unto God for his unspeakable gift!' The Lord, the quick'ning Spirit, see, 6 Thanks 1 PRAISE ye the Lord. The man is bless'd That fears the Lord aright, He who in his commandements 2 His seed and offspring powerful |