52 Let the righteous smite me; it shall| be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth. 8 But my eyes are to thee, O GOD the LORD: in thee is my trust; 3 leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst I 4 escape. PSALM CXLII. David showeth that in his trouble all his com fort was in prayer to God. Maschil of David; a prayer when he was in the cave. I CRIED to with made my CRIED to the LORD with my voice; supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way in which I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge 3 failed me; 4 no man cared for my soul. 5 I cried to thee, O LORD: I said, Thou and my fingers to fight; 23 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. 3 LORD, what is man, that thou takest art my refuge and my portion in the land 2 Heb. hide knowledge of him! or the son of man, of the living. 6 Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall encompass me; for thou wilt deal bountifully with me. PSALM CXLIII. me with thee. 1 Heb my rock. that thou makest account of him! 4 d Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they a 2 Sam. 22. shall smoke. 35. 2 Heb. to the war, &c. 1 David prayeth for favor in judgment: 3 He his enemies. ¶ A Psalm of David. 3 or, My mercy. e 6 Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot thy arrows, and destroy them. 7 Send thy 4 hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children; 8 Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood. 9 will sing new song to thee, Ps. 8. 4. Hebr. 2. 6. Job 14. 2. Ps. 39. 5. Ps. 18.13,14. Heb. hands. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell 5 or, victory. in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 6 Heb. cut. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is deso-7 Heb. from late. 5 I remember the days of old, I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands. kind to kind. of ten strings will I sing praises to thee. 10 It is he that giveth 5 salvation to kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword. 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood: 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: 13 That our granaries may be full, affording 7 all manner of store; that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets : Heb. able to bear bur-I loaden with flesh. dens, or, ƒ Ps. 33. 12. & 65. 4. 1 Heb. and of his great ness there is no search. I 2 Heb. ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; 1 and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous 2 works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will 3 declare thy greatness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and 4 of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee. things, or, words. 3 Heb. declare it. Ex. 34. 6,7. Ps. 86. 5, 15. & 103. 8. Heb. great Num. 14.18. in mercy. Heb. a kingdom of all ages. 6 or, look to thee. 7 or, merci. ful, or, bountiful. 11 They shall speak of the glory of 1 Heb. Halthy kingdom, and talk of thy power; leluiah. 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majes-a Ps. 118.8,9. ty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom is 5 an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth 2 or, salva. throughout all generations. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that are bowed down. tion. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in due 1 Heb. griefs. season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living creature. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and 7 holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. PSALM CXLVI. 2 2 2 While I live will I praise the LORD: will sing praises to my God while I have any being. 3 a Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. 4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish. 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them: who keepeth truth for ever: 7 Who executeth judgment for the oppressed: who giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the bowed down: the LORD loveth the rightblind: the LORD raiseth them that are RAISE ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their 1 wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our LORD, and of great pow6 Ex. 15. 18. er: 2 his understanding is infinite. 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp to our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. maketh thy border 3 Heb. who Feace. 9. He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. praise thy God, O Zion. 12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 1 The Psalmist voweth perpetual praises to 4 Heb. fat of 14 3 He maketh peace in thy borders, God: 3 He exhorteth not to trust in man. 5 wheat. God only for his power, justice, mercy, and kingdom, is worthy to be trusted in. and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name 2 in the dance: let them sing praises to him with the timbrel and harp. 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let PRAISE ye the LORD. Praise ye the 3b, exalt them sing aloud upon their beds. LORD from the heavens: praise him in the hights. 2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts. 3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, ed. 6 Let the high praises of God be 3 in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and and ye waters that are above the hea: Heb. Hal. their nobles with fetters of iron; vens. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not pass. leluiah. 2 or, with the pipe. 3 Heb. in 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye their throat. dragons, and all deeps: 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and. vapors; stormy wind fulfilling his word: 9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honor have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. 1 PSALM CL. 1 An exhortation to praise God, 3 with all kind of intruments. PRAISE ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: Deut. 7.1,2 praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the 10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping an- 1 Heb. Hal- 2 trumpet: praise him with the psaltery imals, and 2 flying fowl: 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: leluiah. 3 and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed instru 12 Both young men, and maidens; 2 or, cornet. ments and organs. 480 crease learning; and a man of understanding shall attain to wise counsels: 6 To understand a proverb, and 3 the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 The fear of the LORD is the 4 beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 9 For they shall be 5 an ornament of grace to thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for Before 1000. 3 or, an elo- c. 9. 10. 5 Heb. an doms, that the innocent without cause: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. 17 Surely in vain the net is spread & in bird. the sight of any 18 And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives. 19 So are the ways of every one that d dom. cc. 8. 1. & 66. 4. Isa. 65. 12. Isa. 1. 15. Job 27. 9. Jer. 11. 11. Mic. 3. 4. is greedy of gain; who taketh away the 8 or, ease of life of its owners. 2017 Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets : 21 She crieth in the chief place of 1 concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying, 22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye the 32 For the 8 turning away of the sim ple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. 33 But whoever hearkeneth to me shall dwell in safety, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. thee; 2 So that thou incline thy ear to wisdom, and apply thy heart to understanding; 3 'Yes, if thou criest after knowledge, and 1 liftest up thy voice for understanding; a 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. 66 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; and every good path. 10 TWhen wisdom entereth into thy heart, and knowledge is pleasant to thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, unsimple.derstanding shall keep thee: Heb. giv. est thy 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight love simplicity and the scorners delight a Matt. 13.44. in the frowardness of the wicked; 17 Who forsaketh the guide of her 20r, foreign. youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth to death, 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; c. 5. 3. & 7. and her paths to the dead. I will mock when your fear cometh; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, 5. d Ps. 37.29. 19 None that go to her return again, neither do they take hold of the paths of life. 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous. 21 d For the upright shall dwell in the but I will not answer; they shall seek Job 18. 17. land, and the perfect shall remain in it. me early, but they shall not find me: 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit 3 or, plucked 1 An exhortation to obedience, 5 to faith, 7 to 5 Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not to thy own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thy own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be 3 health to thy navel, and 4 marrow to thy bones. 9 Honor the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thy increase : 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 ¶ My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction: 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and 5 the man that getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain of it than fine gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared to her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honor. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. : 4 Heb. wa tering, or, moistening. f Ex.23.19.& 34. 26. Deut. 26. 2. &c. Mal. 3. 10, &c. Deut. 28. 8. Luke 14.13. A Job 5. 17. Hebr. 12. 5. Rev. 3. 19. 5 Heb. the man that draweth out understanding. Job 28. 15, &c. to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it. 28 Say not to thy neighbor, Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee. 29 8 Devise not evil against thy neighbor, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee. 30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he hath done thee no harm. 31 Envy thou not 9 the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: " but his secret is with the righteous. 33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace to the lowly. 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame 10 shall be the promotion of fools. CHAP. IV. 1 Solomon, to persuade obedience, 3 showeth what instruction he had of his parents, 5 to study wisdom, 14 and to shun the path of the wicked: 20 He exhorteth to faith, 23 and sanctification. HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 3 For I was my father's son, a tender and only beloved in the sight of my mo19.ther. Ps. 19. 10. c. 8. 11. or, prepar & 16. 16. 6 ed. Ps. 37. 24. & 91. 11. 12. 7 Heb. the owners thereof. sor, practice no evil. ! Ps. 37. 1. 9 Heb. a 4 He taught me also, and said to me, Let thy heart retain my words: keep my commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither decline from the words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote 18 She is a tree of life to them that man of vi thee: she shall bring thee to honor, when lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her. 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he 6 established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 My son, let not them depart from thy eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: 22 So shall they be life to thy soul, and grace to thy neck. 23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble. thou dost embrace her. 9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: 1 a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; a and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil |