the fish of the fea, and what- | rael fhall be glad. foever paffeth through the paths of the fea. 9 O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth. TH PSALM XIV. in HE fool hath faid his heart, There is no God: they are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. 2 The Lord looked down from heaven upon the children of men; to fee if there were any that did understand, and feek God. 3 They are all gone afide, they are all together become Althy there is none that doeth good, no not one. : 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord? 5 There were they in great fear for God is in the generation of the righte ous. 6 Ye have fhamed the counfel of the poor; because the Lord is his refuge. 7 O that the falvation of Ifrael were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob fhall rejoice, and If PSALM XV. ORD, who fhall abide in thy tabernacle? who fhall dwell in thy holy hill? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteoufnefs, and fpeaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whofe eyes a vile perfon is contemned: but he honoureth them that fear the Lord: he that fweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He that putteth not out his money to ufury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things, fhall never be moved. PSALM XVI. Referve me, O God: for in thee do I put PR my trust. 2 O my foul, thou haft faid unto the Lord, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee: 3 But to the faints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight. 4 Their forrows fhall be multiplied, that haften after another god their drinkofferings of blood will I not offer, nor take up their names into my lips. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou maintaineft my lot. 6 The lines are fallen deliverer my God, my ftrength, in whom I will truft, my buckler, and the horn of my falvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praifed: fo fhall I be faved from mine enemies. afraid. 4 The forrows of death unto me in pleasant places; compaffed me, and the floods yea, I have a goodly heri-of ungodly men made me tage. 7 I will blefs the Lord, 5 The forrows of hell who hath given me counfel: compaffed me about: the my reins alfo inftruct me in fnares of death prevented the night-feafons. 8 I have fet the Lord always before me because he is at my right hand, I fhall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flefh alfo fhall reft in hope. 10 For thou wilt not leave my foul in hell; neither wilt thou fuffer thine holy One to fee corruption. II Thou wilt fhew me me. 6 In my diftrefs I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 7 Then the earth fhook and trembled; the foundaticns alfo of the hills moved and were fhaken, because he was wroth. 8 There went up a smoke out of his noftrils, and fire the path of life in thy pre-out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. fence is fulness of joy, at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore, 9 He bowed the heavens alfo and came down and darkness was under his feet. 10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his fecret fecret place his pavilion foufnefs, according to the round about him were dark cleannefs of my hands hath waters, and thick clouds of he recompenfed me. the fkies. 12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds paffed, hail-ftones, and coals of fire. 13 The Lord alfo thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail-ftones, and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he fent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he fhot out lightnings, and difcomfited them. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his ftatutes from me. 23 I was alfo upright before him and I kept myself from mine iniquity. 24 Therefore hath the. Lord recompenfed me ac-. 15 Then the channels of cording to my righteousness, waters were feen, and the according to the cleanness foundations of the world of my hands in his eyewere discovered: at thy re- fight. buke, O Lord, at the blaft 25 With the merciful of the breath of thy nof-thou wilt fhew thyfelf mertrils. ciful, with an upright man thou wilt fhew thyfelf upright. 16 He fent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. 17 He delivered me from my ftrong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. 19 He brought me forth allo into a large place he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 26 With the pure thou wilt fhew thyself pure, and with the froward thou wilt fhew thyself froward. 27 For thou wilt fave the afflicted people but wilt bring down high looks. 28 For thou wilt light my candle the Lord my God will enlighten my darknefs. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop: and 20 The Lord rewarded by my God have I leaped me according to my righte-over a wall. 30 As for God, his way 40 Thou haft alfo given is perfect the word of the me the necks of mine eneLord is tried: he is a buck-mies: that I might destroy ler to all thofe that truft in them that hate me. him. 31 For who is God fave the Lord? or who is a rock fave our God? 32 It is God that girdeth me with ftrength, and maketh | my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds feet, and fetteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of fteel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou haft alfo given me the shield of thy falvation and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou haft enlarged my steps under me; that my feet did not flip. 37 I have purfued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were confumed. 38 I have wounded them, that they were not able to rife they are fallen under my feet. 39 For thou haft girded me with strength unto the battle: thou haft fubdued under me those that rose up against me. 41 They cried, but there was none to fave them: even unto the Lord, but he anfwered them not. 42 Then did I beat them fmall as the duft before the wind: I did caft them out as the dirt in the streets. 43 Thou haft delivered me from the strivings of the people: and thou haft made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known fhall ferve me. 44 As foon as they hear of me, they fhall obey me: the ftrangers fhall fubmit themselves unto me. 45 The ftrangers fhall fade away, and be afraid out of their clofe places. 46 The Lord liveth, and bleffed be my rock: and let the God of my falvation be exalted. 47 It is God that avengeth me, and fubdueth the people under me. 48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou lifteft me up above those that rife up against me: thou haft delivered me from the violent man. 49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among among the heathen: and heart: the commandment of fing praifes unto thy name. the Lord is pure, enlight50 Great deliverance giv-ening the eyes. eth he to his king: and fheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his feed for evermore. PSALM XIX. HE heavens declare the glory of God: and the firmament fheweth his handy-work. 2 Day unto day uttereth fpeech, and night unto night theweth knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world: in them hath he fet a tabernacle for the fun, 5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; and rejoiceth as a ftrong man to run a race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the foul: the teftimony of the Lord is fure, making wife the fimple. 8 The ftatutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether. 10 More to be defired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: fweeter alfo than honey, and the honey-comb. 11 Moreover, by them is thy fervant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from fecret faults. 13 Keep back thy fervant alfo from prefumptuous fins, let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I fhall be innocent from the great transgreffion. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy fight, O Lord, my ftrength and my redeemer. |