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10 And he rode upon a cherub and did fly;

Yea, he came flying upon the wings of the wind.

11 And he made darkness his covering;

His pavilion round about him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness before him, his thick clouds passed

away;

Then came hailstones and coals of fire.
13 Jehovah also thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered his voice,
Amid hailstones and coals of fire.

14 He sent forth his arrows, and scattered them;
Incessant lightnings, and discomfited them.
15 Then the channels of the deep were seen,
And the foundations of the earth were revealed,
At thy rebuke, O Jehovah,

16

At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils!

He stretched forth his hand from above; he took me, And drew me out of deep waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy;

From my adversaries, who were too powerful for me.

18 They fell upon me in the day of my calamity,

But the Lord was my stay.

19 He brought me forth into a large place;

He delivered me, because he loved me.

20 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteous

ness;

According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all his laws were in my sight;

I did not put away his statutes from me.

23 I was upright before him,

And kept myself from iniquity.

24 Therefore hath Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness,

According to the cleanness of my hands before his

eyes.

25 To the merciful thou showest thyself merciful; To the upright thou showest thyself upright; 26 To the pure thou showest thyself pure;

And to the perverse thou showest thyself perverse.

27 For thou savest the afflicted people,

But the haughty countenance thou bringest down.

28 Thou causest my lamp to shine,

Jehovah, my God, enlighteneth my darkness. 29 For through thee I have broken through troops; Through my God I have leaped over walls.

30 The ways of God are just and true;

His word is pure, tried in the fire;

He is a shield to all, who put their trust in him.

31 Who then is God, save Jehovah ?

And who is a rock, save our God? 32 It is God that girded me with strength, And made my way plain.

33 He made my feet like the hind's,

And set me in my high places;

34 He taught my hands to war,

So that my arm bent the bow of brass.

35 Thou gavest me the shield of thy protection; Thy right hand held me up,

And thy goodness made me great!

36 Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.

37 I pursued my enemies, and overtook them,

And turned not back, till I had destroyed them. 38 I smote them, so that they could not rise;

They fell under my feet.

39 Thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; Thou didst prostrate my adversaries under me. 40 Thou didst cause my enemies to turn their backs, So that I destroyed them that hated me. 41 They cried, but there was none to help;

To Jehovah, but he answered them not.

42 I beat them small, like dust before the wind;

43

I cast them out as the dirt of the streets.

Thou hast delivered me from the assaults of the
people;

Thou hast made me the head of the nations;
People, whom I knew not, serve me.

44 They, who have only heard of me, obey me.

Yea, men of a strange land are suppliants to me; 45 Men of a strange land fade away, like a leaf, And come trembling from their strong holds.

46

Jehovah is the living God; blessed be my
Exalted be the God of my salvation !

47 It is God, who hath given me vengeance,
And subdued the people under me;

48 He delivered me from my enemies;

rock;

Yea, thou hast lifted me up above mine adversaries;
Thou hast saved me from the violent man!

49 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, among the people,

And sing praises to thy name!

50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king,

And showeth mercy to his anointed;

To David and to his race for ever.

PSALM XIX.

The glory of God manifested in the material creation, and in the law givPrayer for forgiveness and deliverance from temptation.

en to man.

1

For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.

THE heavens declare the glory of God;

The firmament showeth forth the work of his hands. 2 Day uttereth instruction to day,

And night showeth knowledge to night.

3 They have no speech, nor language, And their voice is not heard ;

4 Yet their sound goeth forth to all the earth, And their words to the ends of the world.

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

5 Which cometh forth like a bridegroom from his cham

ber,

And rejoiceth, like a strong man, to run his course. 6 He goeth forth from the extremity of heaven,

7

And maketh his circuit to the end of it;
And nothing is hid from its heat.

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; The precepts of the Lord are sure, giving wisdom to

the simple;

8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandments of the Lord are pure, enlighten

ing the eyes;

9 The word of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever;

The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

10 More precious are they than gold; yea, than much

fine gold;

Sweeter than honey, and the honey-comb.

11 By them also is thy servant admonished,

12

And in keeping of them there is great reward.

Who knoweth his own offences?

O cleanse thou me from secret faults!

13 Keep back also thy servant from presumptuous sins; Let them not have dominion over me!

Then shall I be upright;

I shall not be polluted with gross transgression.

14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart

Be acceptable in thy sight,

O Lord, my strength and my redeemer !

V. 2. Day uttereth instruction to day, i. c. One day gives the lesson of praise to God to the following. - V. 8. Enlightening the eyes. See note on

xiii. 3.

PSALM XX.

Prayer of a people for their king going to war. It may have been composed when David was going to war with the Syrians. 2 Sam. ch. viii. x.

For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.

1 MAY Jehovah hear thee in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend thee! 2 May he send thee help from his sanctuary,

And strengthen thee out of Zion!

3 May he have regard to all thine offerings, And accept thy burnt sacrifice!

4 May he grant thee thy heart's desire, And fulfil all thy purposes !

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