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TO FIND THE PSALMS IN THE FOREGOING SELECTIONS, SUITED TO PARTICULAR SUBJECTS AND OCCASIONS,

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29, 87.

Aged Saint, prayer of, 55, verse 6.

Almsgiving, 35, verses 1, 2, 3; 91.

Angels, guard the righteous, 29, verse 4; 70, p. ii.

, called on to praise the Lord, 81, verses 11, 12.

Ascension, 19, verses 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 41, 53, verses 4, 5.

Ash-Wednesday, 44, 104. (See Penitential.)
Assistance from God, 112, 116.

Atheism, practical, punishment denounced against, 11.

Attributes of God, 30, 90, 117, 119, 120, 121. Blessing of God, on temporal business and comforts, 102, 103.

Blessings promised to the righteous, 1, 27, 103. Blood of Christ, cleansing from sin, prefigured by the ceremonies of the law, 44.

Brotherly love, 107.

Care of God over his saints, 29.
Charity to the poor, (See Almsgiving.)
Charitable man, blessings promised to, 35, verses
1, 2, 3.

Children, instructed in God's law, 60, verses 3, 6; 97, p. ii.

Christ, the true David, 68. (See David) covenant made with him typified by David, 68. ..., divinity of, 39, verses 6-8; 41, 89. -, his incarnation, 34, verse 6, &c.

.., David in the person of, describes his sorrows, and the malice and persecution of his enemies, and prays for deliverance, 17, 34,

45.

, his death and sufferings set forth in the person of David, 17. 34, 45, 54.

his resurrection predicted, 2, 13, 54, p. ii. 96, verse 11, &c.

his ascension celebrated, 19, 41, 53.

his exaltation in his human nature to his mediatorial kingdom, 2, 7, 56, 68, 89, 96, 106.

his glorification in his human nature, 7. his love to his Church celebrated, 39. his glory and power, 39.

his kingdom among the Gentiles, 56, 66, 89, 106.

a Priest and King, 89.

our strength and righteousness, 55.
his first and second coming, 43, 75, 76,

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36, 37.

of sickness, 6.

of temptation and spiritual affliction,

of heavy afflictions in mind and body, 80, 115. Compassion of God, 81, 82, 117, from verse 6. Confession of sin, repentance and pardon, 27, 32, 44, 104, 115.

Confirmation, psalms proper for, 15, p. ii.; 20, verse 5, &c.; 29, p. ii. verse 1, &c.; 44, verse 8, &c.; 97, p. ii. verse 1, &c.; p. v. verse 1, &c.; p. xiv. verse 1, &c.

Conscience, its guilt relieved, 27, 104.
Consecration of a church 106. (See Office of
Consecration.)

Consecration, an act of, 20, 44,
Converse with God, 49.

Conversion of Jews and Gentiles, 66, 75, 86.
Corruption of manners, general, 11.
Counsel and support from God, 13, 97.
Courage in death, 13.

Corenant made with Christ in the person of
David, 68.

Creation and Providence, 23, 84, 109, 110, 121,

122.

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David, in his sufferings, deliverances, kingdom, &c., a type of Christ, 2, 14, 17, 34, 39, 45, 54, 56, 68, 89, 96, 106. (See Christ.) Death, courage in, 13, 18, verse 4. , deliverance from, 26, 96 of Christ, 17, 54. of saints and sinners, 31. , the effect of sin, 69.

Defence and salvation in God, 3, 14, 98.
Delaying sinners warned, 74, verse 7.
Delight in God, 14, 36, 37, 49, 57, 63.
Deliverance begun and perfected, 64.
from despair, 14.

from deep distress, 29, 34.
from death, 20, 96.

from oppression and falsehood, 46.
from persecution, 5, 73.
from alander, 5, 26.

from shipwreck, 87, p. ii.
by prayer, 29, 34.

Desertion and distress of soul, 10, 32, 115.
Desire of knowledge, 97, p. v.

of holiness, 97, p. v.

of comfort and succor, 97, p. v., verse

6, &c.

of quickening grace, 97, p. iv. Desolations, the Church safe in them, 40. Devotion, 108.

in sickness, 6, 33.

Direction prayed for, 20.
Distress relieved, 29, 34, 104.
Divinity of Christ, 39, 89.

Domimon of man, 7, verses 5, 6.

Doubts and fears suppressed, 3, 26, 36, 37.

Easter Eve, psalms proper for, 13, verse 3, &c., 34, verses 1, 2.

Easter, psalms proper for, 2, verse 2 to the end; 25, 47, 96.

Education, religious, 29, p. ii. ; 60, verse 3, &c. ; 97, p. ii.

End of righteous and wicked, 1, 31.
Enemies of Christ and the Church, (typified by
the enemies of David and Israel,) 14, 59. (See
Christ, Church, David.)
Envy and unbelief cured, 31.

Epiphany, season of, psalms proper for, 17, p.
iii., verse 6, &c.; 39, 42, 52, 56, 66, 75, 77.
(See Gentiles, Kingdom of Christ.)
Equity and wisdom of Providence, 8.
Evening Psalm, 33, last stanza.
Evidences of grace, 12, 21.

Exaltation of Christ, 2, 7, 56, 89.

Examination, 113, last verse.

Faith in divine power and merdy, 47, 48, 104. Faithfulness of God, 68, 85, 90, 117, 118, 119. Family love and worship, 115.

Fear in the worship of God, 68, verse 7, &c., 78.

and reverence of God, 28, p. i., last verse; 103. (See God, his power and majesty.) Fears and doubts suppressed, 3, 26, 29, 36, 37. Formal worship, 43, p. ii.

Forgiveness of sin prayed for, 32, 44.
Penitential, Pardon.)

Frailty of man, 33, 69, 116.

Fretfulness discouraged, 31. Friendship, its blessings, 107.

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Funeral, psalms proper for, 33, 69, 116, verse 2. Gentiles given to Christ, 2, 17, p. iii., last five verses; 56.

66, 75.

gathered into the Church, 39, 41, 52,

owning the true God, 50, p. i., verse 2; 52, 75, 77. Glorification of Christ in his human nature, 7. Glory of Christ, 39.

and grace promised, 63, 76, last three

verses.

God, his greatness and glory, 7.

his perfections and providence extolled, 30, 50, p. ii.; 85, 118, 121.

his goodness, &c., 81, 82, 117, p. 1, verse 6, &c., 121.

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his omniscience, 113.

his omnipresence, 113.

his omnipotence, 53, 68, verse 6, &c.; 72,

God, his Justice, 30, verse 2; 71, last verse. ---, his sovereignty and goodness, 7, 92, 116. his compassion, 82, 117, p. i, verse 6, &c. and p. ii.; 118, verse 5, &c.

, his care of the saints, 3, 29.

our defence and salvation, 3, 28, p. i.'; 93. eternal &c., 72.

eternal, and man mortal, 69, 80, p. i. -, faithfulness, 68, 90, 117, 118.

-, goodness and mercy, 81, 82, 117, 118. •, goodness and truth. 117, 118, 119. governing power and goodness, 51. greatness and goodness, 53, 116, 117, 118, 121.

the Judge, 8, verse 3; 45, 76, 77, last verse. his majesty, 49, 76.

his condescension, 92.

--, mercy and truth, 30, 82, 110, 117, 118. made man, 7, verse v. &c.

his perfections extolled, 30, 90, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121.

, our portion, 4, 57.

his power and majesty, 53, 68, verse 6, &o. 72, 75.

-, our preserver, 98, 112.

--, present in his Church, 40, 63.

, our Shepherd, 18.

our support and comfort, 73, p. ii.

supreme governor, 74.

his vengeance and compassion, 53, 75.
unchangeable, 68, 90.

worthy of all praise, 117, 118, 119, 120, 124.

Good Friday, psalms proper for, 17, 34, 45, 54. (See Christ, his sufferings, and death.) Good Works, 4, 12, 86, verse 3, &c.; 91, 97. Goodness of God celebrated, 81, 82, 121. (See God.)

Gospel, its blessings, glory, and success, 15, 39, 68, 77, 89, 90.

Grace, prayer for, 20, 36, 37, 38.
its evidences, 21.

, without merit, 27.
, of Christ, 39, 56.

, and providence, 28, 30, 109, 110. preserving and restoring, 27, 31, p. li. ; 101, 112.

and glory, 63, two last verses; 97, three last verses,

--, pardoning, quickening, and sanctifying 97, p. iii. v. viii. x.

Greatness of God, and his goodness, 53, 116, 117 118, 121.

Guilt of conscience removed, 27, 44, 104.
Harvest, 50, p. ii.; 121, verse 6, &c.

Health, sickness, and recovery, 6, 25, 32, 33, 69 80, p. i.; 94.

Hearing of prayer, 4, 50, p. i.; 51, p. ii.; 80

p. i.

Heart, known to God, 113.

Heaven, 13, 19, verse 3, &c. ; 76, verse 5. Holiness, 4, 12, 19, verse 4, &c,: 86, verse 3, &c. ;

91, 97.

Holy Spirit, supplication for, 36, 37, 44, verse 9, &c. (See Grace.)

Hope and trust in God, 3, 13, 14, 22, 26, 40, 46,
48, 55, 65, 93, verse 3, &c.; 101.
Humiliation, day of, psalms proper for. (See
Penitential Paulms.)

Humility, profession of, 105.

Hypocrites and hypocrisy, 43, p. ii. Incarnation of Christ, 34, verse 6, &c. Instruction, spiritual, 20, verse 3; 29, p. ii. ; 97. Institution of a minister, 99, 106, 107. Instructive psalms, displaying the differen

characters and ends of good and bad men, 1, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 19, 20, 27, 29, 30, 31, 43, 57, 63, 70, 71, 73, 91, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 107,

Intercession, psalms of, 16, 52, 99, last four
verses; 106.

Judgment, day of, 1, last three verses, 43, p. i;
75, last stanza; 76, 77, last verse. (See
Advent.)

Justice of God. (See God, his perfections.)
Justification, from the free grace of God, 27,
104.

Kingdom of Christ, 2, 56, 66, 68, 89, 106. (See
Christ, Epiphany)
Knowledge, spiritual, desired, 97, verse 5, &c., p.
P. xvii., &c.

V.,

Law God, its excellence, consolations, de-
light in it, &c., 15, 97, p. i., p. v., p. xiii.,
P. xvi.

Leni psalms proper for. (See Penitential
Psalms.)

Liberality to the poor, 35, three first verses; 91,
verse 3, &c.

Life, its shortness and frailty, 33, 69.

-, uncertainty of, 33.

Longing after God, 36, 37, 49.

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in the works of creation, 28, 50, p. il;
68, 84, 87, 109, 110, 121.

Punishment of sinners, (See Prosperous sin-
ners, Sinners warned.)

Qualifications of a Christian, 12, 19.

Lord's day, 49, first three stanzas, 74, 75, 79, 96, Quickening grace, (See Grace.)

verse 12 to the end.

Love to our neighbor, 12

brotherly, 107.

Majesty of God, 53. (See God.)

Man, his dominion, 7, verse 5, &c.
his mortality, 33, 69, p. í. ; 80, p. i.
Nation's safety is the Church, 42.
National deliverance, 59, 100.

-, desolations, the Church and people of
God safe in them, 40.
Obedience, sincere, 27, last two verses: 113, last

verse.

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Old age, 69, p. i., verse 9, 10.
Omnipresence of God, 113. (See God.)
Omnipotence of God, 68, verse 6, and following.
(See God.)

Omniscience of God, 113. (See God.)
God
Pardon, mercy, and grace prayed for, 6, 20, 27,
44, 64, 104, 107. (See Penitential Psalms,
Repentance.)

Passion week, psalms proper for, 17, 45, 54. (See
Christ, his sufferings, and death.)
Patience under afflictions and persecutions, 31,
33, 104.

Peace and holiness, urged, 29, p. ii.
....., return of, after war, 77, 96.
Penitential Psalms, 6, 27, 32, 44, 80, p. i.; 104,

115.

Perfections of God extoiled, 30, 90, 117, 118,
119, 120, 121. (See God.)

Persecution, prayer in the time of, 55, 115.

-, courage in time of, 40, 73, p. ii.
deliverance from, 8, 73, p. ii.

Pestilence, preservation in it, 70.
Piety, instruction in, 29, p. ií.

Poor, charity to. (See Alms-giving.)

Portion, God our, 4, last three verses; 57.
Power of Christ, 39.

, of God, 53, 68. (See God.)

Praise, psalms of, 51, 79, 81, 82, 90, 112, 117,
118, 119, 120.

for creation and providence, 28, 83.
from all creatures, 122.

for temporal blessings, 53, 120.
for eminent deliverances, 29, 96.

for the victories by which God effected

our redemption, 77.

for health restored, 25, 94.

for hearing prayer, 51, last three verses.
to the Messiah, 39.

from all nations, 95.

for protection, grace, and truth, 47.
for rain, 50, p. ii,

Prayer, 4, 50,

, in time of war, 16.

Rain, 50, p. i.; 121, p. i., verse 6.

Redemption, the mercies of, celebrated, 81, 82,
87, p. i.

Recovery from sickness. (See Sickness.)
Relative duties, 12, 107.

Religious education. (See Education.)
Renovation, 44, verse 6, &c.; 97, p. v. (See
Grace.)

Repentance, relative to, 6, 27, 32, 44, 80, p.i;
104, 115.
Resignation, 33, 105.

Restoring grace, 18, verse 3. (See Grace.)
Resurrection of Christ and of the saints pre-
dicted, 13, verse 3, &c.; 25, 96, verse 11, &c.
(See Christ, Easter Eve, Easter.)
Reverence in worship. (See Worship.)
Righteous, character of, 12 (See Holiness.)
protected by God, 29, verse 4, &c.;

31, 70.

blessings promised to, 1, 27, last
verse; 103. (See Saints.)
Righteousness of Christ, trusted in, 55.
from God, 55.
Safety in danger, 70. (See Preservation.)
Saints, character of, 12, 19.

-, protection promised to, 29, verse 4, &c. ;-
31, 70, 101.

blessings promised to, 1, 27, 71, verses 8,
9; 103.
Salvation, and eternal joys, 13, 19, 23, 30, 43,
p. i., third stanza; 48, 63, 64, 66, 76.
Scripture, excellence of, 15, 97.
Seasons of the year, 50, p. ii.; 121.
Self-examination, 21, 113, last verse
Shepherd, (See God.)

Sincerity, 21, 113, last verse.

proved and rewarded, 14, p. iL
Sickness, 6, 25, 32, 33, 94.

Sin, confession of, 27, 32, 44, 104, 115. (See
Penitential Psalms, Repentance.)
Sinners warned, 74, last verse.

- punished, 1, verse 4, &c.; 9, 31.
Slander, deliverance from it, 26.
Sovereignty of God. (See God.)
Spirit. (See Grace, Holy Spirit
Spiritual enemies overcome, 3, 14
Submission, (See Resignation.)
Sufferings of Christ 17, 35, 45, 54
Sunday, (See Lord's-day.)

Support and counsel from God, 13, verse 1; 45
last verse; 73, p. ii.

Temporal business and comforts, blessings on,
prayed for, 102.

Temptations overcome 3, 14.

Thanksgiving. (See Praise.)

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Thunder and storm, 24, verse 3, &c.

Trinity Sunday, psalms proper for, 39, 41 89.
Trust in God, 57. (See Hope.).
... in creatures vain, 48, 129.

Truth of God celebrated, 117 118, 120.

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Wickedness of man, 11; 44.

Winter and summer, 121.

Works of Creation, Providence, and Grace, 15, 121. (See Creation, Providence, Grace.) Worship and order of the Church, 42

, delight in it, 63, 68, 78.

-, public, 49, 63, 74, 79, 99, 106,

Zeal. prayer for, 97, p. ii, verse 2, &c.

Watchfulness, 15, p. i, last three verses; 33, Zion. (See Church.)

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