shewing, by his mighty Works, 26 To cause it to rain a on the earth, where no rain is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man: JOB, XL. B. C. 1520 a Ps.147.8. 27 To satisfy c the desolate and waste Je.14.22. ground; and to cause the bud of the ten-b La. 4.3. der herb to spring forth? c Ps.107.35. 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath d c.35.11. begotten the drops of dew? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice?e c.37.10. and the hoary frost e of heaven, who 1 terrors. hath gendered it? 2 taken. 30 The waters are hid as with a stone, 3 or, His feet and the face of the deep is 2 frozen. dig. 31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of f Je.8.6. Pleiades,g or loose the bands of 5 Orion? 4 Cimah, or, 32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth the seven in his season? or canst thou 8 guide Arc- stars. turus with his sons? 33 Knowest thou the ordinances h of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 8 g c.9.9. Am.5.8. 5 Cecil. 6 armour. or,the twelve signs. guide them. 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they h Je.31.35,36. may go, and say unto thee, 9 Here we are? 9 Behold us. 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward i Ps.51.6. i parts? or who hath given understand-by thymouth ing to the heart? k Je.49.16. Ob.4. 37Who can number the cloudsin wisdom? or who can 2 stay the bottles of heaven, 38 When the dust 3 groweth into hard ness, and the clods cleave fast together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the 4 appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven n his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. CHAP. XXXIX. 4 2 cause to lie down. 3 is poured,or, is turned in to mire. Ps. 104.21. n Ps. 147.9. KNOWEST thou the time when the o c.33.13. wild goats of the rock bring forth? or Is.27.4. canst thou mark when the hinds pdo calve? p Ps.29.9. 2 Canst thou number the months that q Ezr.9.6. they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sor rows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. c.42.6. Ps.51.4. Is.6.5. 64.6. Da.9.5,7. Lu.18.13. r c.29.9. Mi.7.16. 5Who hath sent out the wild ass t free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? 6 Whose u house I have made the wilder-s c.38.1, &c. ness, and the 5 barren land his dwellings. t Je.2.24. 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, Hos.8.9. neither regardeth he the crying of the u c.24.5. 6 driver. 5 salt places. 8The range of the mountainsishis pasture, 6 exactor, and he searcheth after every green thing. c.3.18. 9 Will the unicorn x be willing to serve v Ps.29.3,4. thee, or abide by thy crib? w Ps.93.1. 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his 104.I. band in the furrow? or will he harrow x De.33.17. the valleys after thee? Ps.92.10. 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or 8 wings and feathers unto the ostrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, 8 y Ex.18.11. or, the ele phant, as some think. or, the feathers of the stork and ostrich. 9 or, setteth 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them,orthat thewild beastmaybreakthem. up. 21 He 3 paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth fon to meet the 6 armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the 24 He swalloweth the ground with glittering spear and the shield. fierceness and rage; neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. 25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting. 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? 27 Doth the eagle mount up 1 at thy command, and make her nest on k high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where m the slain are, there is she. CHAP. XL. MOREOVER the LORD answered Job, 2 Shall he that contendeth o with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. 3 Then Job answered the LORD,and said, 4 Behold, I am vile: q what shall I an swer thee? I will lay r mine hand upon my mouth. 5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further. 6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: Iwill demand of thee,and declare thou unto me. 8 Wilt thou also disannul my judg ment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous? 9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice v like him? 10 Deck thyself now with majesty w and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. 12 Look on every one that is y proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 13 Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret. 14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the naval of his belly. 17 He 9 moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. 18 His bones are as strong pieces c God's Address to Jub. brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of God:| he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food,a where all the beasts of thefield play. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he 2 drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 Hetaketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. CHAP. XLI. CANST thou draw out 5 leviathan b with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? JOB, XLII. B. C. 1520. pieces of potsherd. a Ps. 104.14. 2 oppresseth. 3 or, behave themselves with fear. or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose 4 with a gin? c.41.1,2. 5 i.e.a whale, 3 Who e is he that hideth counsel with 2 Canst thou put an hook d into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee? 4 Will he m'ke a covenant with thee?c Ge.18.14. wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? Is.43.13. 5 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Mat.19.26. or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 or, of thine 6 Shall thy companions make a banquet can be hinof him? shall they part him among the dered. 7 drownest. merchants? d Is.37.29. 7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed e c.38.2,3. irons? or his head with fish spears? 8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember f Ps.131.1. the battle, do no more. 139.6. c.40.8. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: g c.40.7. shall not one be cast down even at the sight |h Ezr.9.6. of him? 10 None is so fierce that dare stir him Ps.51.17. up: who then is able to stand before me? il Who m hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. " 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion. 13 Who can discover the face of his garment? or who cau come to him 9 with his double bridle? 14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about. 15 His scales 2 ure his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. i Je.31.19. Ja.4.10. 11 Nu.23.1. 1Co. 10.26,28 8 17 They are joined one to another, they sticktogether that they cannot be sundered. 18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyesare like the eyelidsof the morning. 9 or, within. 19 Out of his month go burning lamps, p Pr.3.11,12. 1 the face of and sparks of fire leap out. 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as Job. out of a seething pot or caldron. 2strong pieces 21 His breath kindleth coals, and a of shields. 9 Ge.20.17. flame goeth out of his mouth. Ps. 14.7. 126.1. 3 addeth all thathad been 22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow 4 is turned into joy before him. 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. to Job unto 24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, the double. 26 The sword of him that layeth at him c.1.3. 27 He esteemeth iron as straw, and 6 or, breast brass as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make himflee: sling plate. c.5.26. 4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: Igwil demand of thee, and declare thou unto me. 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee. 6 Wherefore h I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. i 7 And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words untoJob,the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me k the thing that is right,as my servantJob hath. 8 Therefore take unto you now I seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering: and my servant Job shall pray o for you; for 8 him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job. 9 SoEliphaz theTemanite,and Bildad the Shuhite,and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did according as the LORD commanded them: the LORD p also accepted 1 Job. 10 And the LORD turned q the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends also the LORD 3 gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came there unto him all r his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an ear ring of old. 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had t fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. 15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren. 16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations. 17 So Job died,u being old & fuil of days. PSALM I. The Book of PSALMS. 8 Salvation c belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing e is upon thy people. Selah. PSALM IV. Ja Pr.4.14,15. | 7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my Goa, BLESSED is the man that walketh nota or, wicked. for thou hast smitten all mine enemies in the counsel of the ungodly, nor b Je.15.17. upon the cheek-bone; thou hast broken standeth in the way of sinners, nor sit-c Is.43.11. the teeth of the ungodly. feth b in the seat of the scornful': d Job 23.12. 2 But his delight d is in the law of the e Ps.115.13. LORD; and in his law ƒ doth he meditate ƒ Ps.119.97. day and night. 2 or, overseer, 3 And he shall be like a tree g planted Hab.3.19. by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth g Je.17 S. his fruit in his season: his leaf also shall 3 fade. not 3 wither; and whatsoever he doeth4 or, be grashall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaffh which the wind driveth away. 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand i in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 6 For the LORD knoweth k the way of the righteous: but the way I of the un-5 godly shall perish. PSALM II. WHY m do the heathen rage, n and cious unto. h Mat.3.12. 46. Jeb 23.10. n Ps.46.6. the people 6 imagine a vain thing? De.33.19. 2 The kings of the earth set themselves, meditate. and the rulers take counsel together, p Ps.45.7. against the LORD, and against his anoint- q Lu.19.14. ed, p saying, r Ps.3.5. 3 Let q us break their bands asunder, s Pr.1.26. and cast away their cords from us. 17 or, trouble. 4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall 8 anointed. laugh; the LORD shall have them in derision. s 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and 7 vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king t upon 9 my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare 1 the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou u art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. t Ac.5.31. 9 Zion, the 1 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy pos-3 salom his Son. 17.5. thine eyes. 4 5 z Ps.S4.12. the temple of to 18. ORD, how are they increased that trouble me? many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there be which say of my soul, b Ps.71.11. 6 le will not be afraid of ten thousands over, or, 31* To the 2 chief Musician on Neginoth. HEAR me when I call, O God of my 20 ye sons of men, how long will ye turn myglory into shame? howlong will ye love vanity, and seek after leasing? Selah. 3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifices o of righteousness; and put your trust in the LORD. 6 There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their coru and their wine increased. SI will both lay me down in peace. and sleep for thou, LORD, only, makest me dwell in safety. PSALM V. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth." GIVE ear to my words, O LORD; con. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my king, and my God: for unto thee will I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For u thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness; neither shall evil dwell with thee. 5 The foolish shall not stand 2 in thy sight; thou hatest all workers of iniquity. Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the 3 bloody and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy 4 holy temple. 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteous ness because of 5 mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no 6 faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is 8 very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy 9 thou them, O God; let them fall 2 by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. 11 But c let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because thou 3 defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. 12 For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou com pass him, as with a shield. 365 Petitions. PSALM VI. To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon 1 Shemmith. b A Psalm of David. dis LORD, rebuke me not in thinec anger, neither chasten me in thy hot e pleasure. PSALMS. la Ps.81&84. the eighth. b1Ch.15.21. 2 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones g are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long? 4 Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: Og Ps.51.8. save me for thy mercies' i sake. 2 founded. 5Fork in death thereis no remembrance of h Ps.44.16. thee:inthegravelwhoshallgivetheethanks? Ep.2.7,8. 6 I am weary with my 3groaning; all k Is.38.18. the night n make I my bed to swim: I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. 3 or, every. 8 Depart o from me, all ye workers of n Job 7.3. iniquity for the LORD hath heard q the o Ps.119.115. voice of my weeping. 9 The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer. 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly. Ps.88.11. m Ps.144.3. 139.19. p 1Co. 15.27. t Ps. 139.14. LORD my God, in thee do I put my u Ps.83.18. trust; save me from all them thats not a depersecute me, and deliver me; liverer. 2 Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending made my itin pieces, while there is none to deliver. judgment. 3 0 LORD my God, if I have done this; 8 in rightif there be iniquity in my hands; eousness. 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that v Pr.10.7. was at peace with me; (yea, I have deliver-9 or, The deed him that without cause is mine enemy;) 5 Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah. a structions of the enemy are come to perpetual end; & their 6 Arise, O LORD, in thine anger; wlift cities hast up thyself, because of the rage of mine thou de enemies; and awake y for me to the judg- stroyed. ment that thou hast commanded. w Ps.94.1,2. 7 So shall the congregation of the peo-x 2Ki.19.25, ple compass thee about: for their sakes, &c. therefore, return thou on high. y Ps.44.23. 8 The LORD shall judge the people: 73.20. judge me, O LORD, according b to my Is.51.9. righteousness, and according to mine in-z Ps. 102.26. tegrity that is in me. a Re.20. 12, 13 90h let thewickedness of thewicked come 1 an high to an end; but establish the just: for the place. righteous God trieth the heartsd and reins. b Ps. 18.20. 10 My 2 defence e is of God, which sav-c Pr.18.10. eth the upright in heart. d Re.2.23. 11 God 3 judgeth the righteous, and God 2 buckler is is angry with the wicked every day. upon. 12 Iff he turn not,he willwhet his sword; e Ps.89.19. he hath bent his bow, and made it ready. 3or, is a righ13 He hath also prepared for him the teous judge. instruments of death; he ordaineth his 4 afflicted. arrows g against the persecutors. fMat.3.10. 14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity,g De.32.23. and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. Ps.45.5. a pit. hath digged 15 He 5 made a pit, and digged it, and is h fallen into the ditch which he made. h Est.9.25. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall 6 i. e. medicome down upon his own pate. tation. PSALM VIII. Adoration To the chief Musician upon a Gittith. O LORD, our Lord, how excellent dis 2 Out of the mouth of babes f and suck lings hast thou 2 ordained strength, be cause of thine enemies; that thou might est still the enemy hand the avenger, 3 When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained: 4What m is man, that thou art mindful of him?&the sonof man, that thou visitest him? 5 For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. 6 Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands: thoup hast put all things under his feet: 7 All 4 sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; 8 The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 9 O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! PSALM IX. I To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben. WILL praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will show forth all th marvellous t works. 21 will be glad&rejoice inthee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou u most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging & right. 5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name v for ever and ever. 609 thou enemy! destructions are come to a perpetual end; and thou hast destroy. ed cities; x their memorial is perished with them. Butz the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment: 8 And a he shall judge the world in right, eousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. 9 The LORD also will be 1 a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name c will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the 4 humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: 14 That I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. gaion. i Selah. Hig 17 I will praise the LORD according to i Ps.19.14. 366 Character of the Wicked. PSALMS. Human confidence. 18 For the needy b shall not alway be b Is.41.17. pest: this shall be the portion of their cup. forgotten the expectation of the poor 7 For the righteous LORD loveth righte shall not perish for ever. 19 Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail; let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, c O LORD; that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. PSALM X. WHY standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble? 3 c Ps.83.15,16. ousness; his countenance doth behold the 2 In the pride an heart & an heart. 4 soul's. PSALM XII. To the chief Musician upon 1 Sheminith. A Psalm of David. HELP, LORD; for the godly mar. ceas eth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips, ana with a 3 double heart, do they speak. 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh 5 proud 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is Lord over us? or, the covet-e things; 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: Ged 8 is not f in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. 6 He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved; for I shall never be in adversity. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and 2 de-f Ep.2.12. ceit and fraud; under his tongue is mis-9 or, would chief and 4 vanity. ensnare him g Ps.119.140. unto generation and generation. 2 deceits. 3 him: i.e. every one of them. 4 or,iniquity. of the sons of men. hide them 8 He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes 6 are privily set against the poor. 9 He lieth in wait 8 secretly, as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 10 He 9 croucheth, & humbleth himself, that the poor may fall 1 by his strong ones. 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: i he hideth his face; he will 5 6 selves. or, overseer. 8 in the secret places. Ps.88.14. 9 breaketh himself. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thouh wilt not require it. 1 or, into his strong parts i Ec.8.11. 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor 3 committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 15 Break thou the arm of the wicked k Je.51.39. 5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that 9 puffeth at him. 6 The words of the LORD are g pure words; as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thon shalt preserve 3 them from this genera tion for ever. 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest 5 men are exalted. PSALM XIII. To the 7 chief Musician. A Psalm of David. HOW long wilt thou forget me, LORD! for ever? how long wilt thou hide h thy face from me? 2 How long shall I take counsel in my soul,havingsorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? 3 Consider and hear me, O LORD my God; lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep k the sleep of death; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing unto the LORD, because le hath dealt bountifully with me. PSALM XIV. To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. and the evil man: seek out his wicked- 2 or, afflicted. E fool hath said in 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 see if there were any that did understand, & seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they are all together become 5 filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Have all the workers of iniquity no 6 or, terrify.knowledge? who eat up my people as they feared they eat bread, & call not upon the LORD. a fear. 5 There were: they in great fear: q for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor; because the LORD is his refuge. To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. IN the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? q Ps.53.5. 2 For, lo, the wicked r bend their bow,r Ps.64.2-4. they make ready their arrow upon the 8 in darkness. string, that they may 8 privily shoot at 9 Who will the upright in heart give. 3 If the foundations t be destroyed, & Ro.11.26. what can the righteous do? t 2Ti.2.19. 4 The LORD is in his holy temple, u the u Hab.2.20. LORD's throne is in heaven: his eyes be-1 sojourn. hold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 2 quick burn5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but ing coals. the wicked, and him that loveth vio-v Ge.19.24. ence, his soul hateth. 3 or,burning. 7 Oh 9 that the salvation of Israel were comes out of Zion! When the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Ja cob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. PSALM XV. A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy taberna cle? who shall dwell in thy holy hid? 2 He that walketh uprightly, and work. eth righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 6 Upon the wicked he shall rain 2 snares, or,receiveth, 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, rev and brimstone, & an 3 horrible temi or,endureth nordoeth evil to his neighbour,nor4 taketh 367 |