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which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, A. C. 541. whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his all those. feet;

20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.

21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;

22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.

24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.

26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.

* Chald. from

27 And the "kingdom and dominion, and the greatness u Luke i. 33. of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom

is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve + Or, rulers. and obey him.

28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

SECTION XV..

Psalms written during the Distresses and Afflictions of the
Church, chiefly in the Babylonish Captivity 47.

PSALM CXXXVII.

1 The constancy of the Jews in captivity. 7 The prophet curseth Edom and Babel. 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

47 The Psalms contained in this section are supposed by Calmet, Horne, Gray, and others, to have been written during the Babylonish captivity. They are

539.

A. C. 539.

* Heb. the

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us *a song; and they that + wasted us required of us mirth, Heb. laid saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

words of a song.

upon heaps. Heb. land of

a stranger.

Heb. the head of my joy.

x Obad. 10, &c.

4 How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above § my chief joy.

7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the Heb. make day of Jerusalem; who said, || Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

bare.

*

*Heb. wasted. 8 O Daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; + Heb. that happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast serv

recompenseth

such unto thee ed us.

thy deed which

thou didst to

9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little y Is. xiii. 16. ones against the stones.

us.

Heb. the

rock,

PSALM CXXX.

1 The psalmist professeth his hope in prayer, 5 and his patience in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God.

A Song of Degrees.

1 Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O LORD. 2 LORD, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.

3 If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

4 But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.

inserted thus late in the Period, because the exact time of their date is quite uncertain, and it is most probable that the persecution and distress of the Jews were greatest during the reign of Belshazzar, who did not know Daniel. The character of this king, as given by Xenophon, and by Isaiah, (xiv. 29,) corroborates this supposition. The lxxxviiith Psalm, on the authority of Lightfoot, was inserted in the first chapter of Period III.; and as he has used the same arguments with respect to the lxxxixth as to the lxxxviiith, it may excite surprise, that the two Psalms are not placed together. On referring to the contents of Psalm lxxxix. it will be seen that the name of David occurs more than once. This circumstance compelled me to conclude that it was written either in, or after, the time of the Psalmist: the supposition of Lightfoot, that the name of David was inserted prophetically, during the distress in Egypt before the Exodus, appeared to require confirmation.-Vide Lightfoot's Chronicle, p. 23. The reader will observe that there is a misprint in the passage of Lightfoot here referred to. Psalm lxxix. is printed by mistake for Psalm lxxxix. It is plain that the latter is meant, for the name of David does not occur in Psalm lxxix.

5 I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his A.C. 539. word do I hope.

* Or, which

6 My soul waiteth for the LORD more than they that watch for the morning : * I say, more than they that watch watch unto the for the morning.

7 Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemption.

8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.

PSALM LXXX.

1 The psalmist in his prayer complaineth of the miseries of the church. 8 God's
former favours are turned into judgments. 14 He prayeth for deliverance.
¶To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim-Eduth, a Psalm † of Asaph.
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest
Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cheru-
bims, shine forth.

2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and come and save us.

3 Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

4 O LORD God of hosts, how long § wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people?

5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears; and givest them tears to drink in great measure.

6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves.

7 Turn us again, Ŏ God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved.

8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it.

9 Thou preparedst room before it, and didst cause it to take deep root, and it filled the land.

10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like || the goodly cedars.

11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.

12 Why hast thou then broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her?

13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

14 Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine;

15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted, and the branch that thou madest strong for thyself.

16 It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

morning.

+ Or, for Asaph.

+ Heb. come for salvation

to us.

Heb. wilt

thou smoke, Ps. lxxiv. I.

|| Heb. the cedars of God.

A.C. 539.

* Or, for Asaph.

+ Heb. my hand.

17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thyself. 18 So will not we go back from thee: quicken us, and we will call upon thy name.

19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved.

PSALM LXXVII.

1 The psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he had with diffidence. 10 The victory which he had by consideration of God's great and gracious works.

To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm * of Asaph.

1 I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.

2 In the day of my trouble I sought the LORD: + my sore ran in the night, and ceased not: my soul refused to be comforted.

3 I remembered God, and was troubled: I complained, and my spirit was overwhelmed. Selah.

4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.

5 I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.

6 I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.

7 Will the LORD cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever? doth his promise fail 1 Heb. to get for evermore?

neration and generation.

Heb. The clouds were poured forth with water.

9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

10 And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most high.

11 I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God!

14 Thou art the God that doest wonders; thou hast declared thy strength among the people.

15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah.

16 The waters saw thee, O God, the waters saw thee; they were afraid the depths also were troubled.

17 § The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound thine arrows also went abroad.

18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the A.C. 539. lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and

shook.

19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known.

20 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of z Ex. xiv. 19. Moses and Aaron.

PSALM XXXVII.

David persuadeth to patience and confidence in God, by the different estate of the

godly and the wicked.

a

A Psalm of David.

17. & xxiv. 1,

1 Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou a Prov. xxiii. envious against the workers of iniquity.

2 For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.

3 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

*

19.

* Heb. in truth, or, sta

4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give bleness. thee the desires of thine heart.

5+ Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; + Heb. Roll and he shall bring it to pass.

6 And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.

thy way upon
the LORD.
b Prov. xvi. 3.

Matt. vi. 25.

1 Pet. v. 7.

Heb. Be si

lent to the

7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: frett not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, be- LORD. cause of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself

in any wise to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11 But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall de- c Matt. v. 5. light themselves in the abundance of peace.

tiseth.

12 The wicked § plotteth against the just, and gnasheth Or, pracupon him with his teeth.

13 The LORD shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his d Ps. ii, 4. day is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.

15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their

bows shall be broken.

16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Heb. the upright of way.

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