Blessing of the Righteous.

DAVID.

I will declare the decree:
The Lord hath said unto me,

Blessed is the man that walketh not Thou art my Son;

in the counsel of the ungodly, This day have I begotten thee. Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Ask of me, and I shall give thee the Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. heathen for thine inheritance,

But his delight is in the law of the And the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

Lord; And in his law doth he meditate day Thou shalt break them with a rod of

and night.

iron;

a potter's vessel.

And he shall be like a tree planted Thou shalt dash them in pieces like by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in

season;

his Be wise now therefore, O ye kings:
Be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Serve the Lord with fear,
And rejoice with trembling.
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry,
And ye perish from the way,

His leaf also shall not wither;
And whatsoever he doeth shall pros-

per.

The ungodly are not so:

But are like the chaff which the wind When his wrath is kindled but a

the righteous:

God Magnified by his Works.

Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

But the way of the ungodly shall Who hast set thy glory above the

perish.

Christ's Spiritual Kingdom.

Why do the heathen rage,

And the people imagine a vain thing?

heavens.

Out of the mouth of babes and

sucklings

Hast thou ordained strength because

of thine enemies,

The kings of the earth set themselves, That thou mightest still the enemy And the rulers take counsel together,

and the avenger.

Against the Lord, and against his When I consider thy heavens,
Anointed, saying,
The work of thy fingers;

Let us break their bands asunder,

The moon-and the stars,

And cast away their cords from us. Which thou hast ordained;

He that sitteth in the heavens shall What is man, that thou art mindful

The Lord shall have them in derision. And the son of man, that thou visitThen shall he speak unto them in

his wrath,

And vex them in his sore displeasure.
Yet have I set my King

est him?

For thou hast made him a little
lower than the angels,
And hast crowned him with glory

Thou madest him to have dominion] And their words to the end of the over the works of thy hands;

world.

Thou hast put all things under his In them hath he set a tabernacle for

feet:

All sheep and oxen,

Yea, and the beasts of the field;

the sun,

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,

a race.

The fowl of the air, and the fish of And rejoiceth as a strong man to run the sea, And whatsoever passeth through the His going forth is from the end of the paths of the seas. heaven,

O Lord our Lord, how excellent is And his circuit unto the ends of it:

thy name in all the earth!

The Citizen of Zion.

Lord, who shall abide in thy bernacle?

And there is nothing hid from the

heat thereof.

The law of the Lord is perfect,

ta- Converting the soul:

The testimony of the Lord is sure,
Making wise the simple.

and The statutes of the Lord are right,
Rejoicing the heart:

Who shall dwell in thy hely hill?
He that walketh uprightly,
worketh righteousness,
And speaketh the truth in his heart.
He that backbiteth not with his
tongue,

Nor doeth evil to his neighbor,
Nor taketh up a reproach against his
neighbor.

In whose eyes a vile person is con-
temned;

But he honoreth them that fear the
Lord.

The commandment of the Lord is

And righteous altogether.

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:

He that sweareth to his own hurt, Sweeter also than honey and the

and changeth not.

honey-comb.

He that putteth not out his money Moreover, by them is thy servant

Nor taketh reward against the inno- And in keeping of them there is

cent.

He that doeth these things shall never
be moved.

God's Glory in Creation.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament sheweth his handy
work.

Day unto day uttereth speech,
And night unto night sheweth know-
ledge

There is no speech nor language;
Where their voice is not heard.
Their line is gone out through all the

Then shall I be upright,

And I shall be innocent from the
great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth, and the
meditation of my heart,

Be acceptable in thy sight,
O Lord, my strength, and my re-

Confidence in God.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall

not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green

pastures:

Lift up your heads, O ye gates;
And be ye lift up, ye everlasting
doors:

And the King of glory shall come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord strong and mighty,

He leadeth me beside the still waters. The Lord mighty in battle.
He restoreth my soul:

Lift up your heads, O ye gates;

He leadeth me in the paths of righte- Even lift them up, ye everlasting

ousness for his name's sake.

doors ;

Yea, though I walk through the And the King of glory shall come in. valley of the shadow of death, Who is this King of glory?

I will fear no evil: for thou art with

Thou preparest a table before me
In the presence of mine enemies:
Thou anointest my head with oil;
My cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me

All the days of my life:

And I will dwell in the house of the
Lord
For ever.

God's Sovereignty.

The Lord of hosts, he is the King of
glory. Selah.

Joyful Confidence in God
The Lord is my light and my salvation;|
Whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life;
Of whom shall I be afraid?
When the wicked, even mine enemies

and my foes,

Came upon me to eat up my flesh,
they stumbled and fell.
Though a host should encamp against

me,

My heart shall not fear:

Though war should rise against me,

The earth is the Lord's, and the In this will I be confident. fullness thereof;

The

One thing have I desired of the Lord,

world, and they that dwell That will I seek after;
That I may dwell in the house of the
Lord

therein.

All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the Lord,
And to inquire in his temple.

For he hath founded it upon the seas,
And established it upon the floods.
Who shall ascend into the hill of the
Lord ?
And who shall stand in his holy For in the time of trouble he shall
place?
hide me in his pavilion:
He that hath clean hands, and a pure In the secret of his tabernacle shall
heart;
he hide me;
Who hath not lifted up his soul unto He shall set me up upon a rock.
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

He shall receive the blessing from the
Lord,

And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

This is the generation of them that seek him,

I

And now shall my head be lifted up
Above mine enemies round about me:
Therefore will I offer in his taberna-

cle sacrifices of joy;

will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my

Have mercy also upon me, and an-O taste and see that the Lord is

swer me.

good;

him.

O fear the Lord, ye his saints:
For there is no want to them that
fear him.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; Blessed is the man that trusteth in
My heart said unto thee,
Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
Hide not thy face far from me;
Put not thy servant away in anger:
Thou hast been my help; leave me not,
Neither forsake me, O God of my
salvation.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger:

But they that seek the Lord shall not
want any good thing.

Come, ye children, hearken unto me:
I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
What man is he that desireth life,
And loveth many days, that he may
see good?

.

Keep thy tongue from evil,
And thy lips from speaking guile.
Depart from evil, and do good;
Seek peace, and pursue it.

The eyes of the Lord are upon the
righteous,

And his ears are open unto their

cry.

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,

To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,

His praise shall continually be in my And delivereth them out of all their mouth.

troubles.

My soul shall make her boast in the The Lord is nigh unto them that are Lord: of a broken heart;

The humble shall hear thereof, and And saveth such as be of a contrite

be glad.

O magnify the Lord with me,

And let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me,

spirit.

Many are the afflictions of the righte

ous:

But the Lord delivereth him out of

And delivered me from all my fears. them all.

They looked unto him, and were He keepeth all his bones:

lightened:

And their faces were not ashamed.

Not one of them is broken.
Evil shall slay the wicked:

This poor man cried, and the Lord And they that hate the righteous

shall be desolate.

heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. The Lord redeemeth the soul of his The angel of the Lord encampeth

servants:

Round about them that fear him, and And none of them that trust in him

Zeal to serve God.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

As the hart panteth after the water-And why art thou disquieted within me?

brooks,

So panteth my soul after thee, O

God.

My soul thirsteth for God, for the

living God:

When shall I come and appear before
God?

My tears have been my meat, day

and night,

While they continually say unto me,
Where is thy God?
When I remember these things,

pour out my soul in me:
For I had gone with the multitude,
I went with them to the house of
God,

Hope thou in God: for I shall yet

praise him,

Who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

God a Refuge in Trouble. Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

For thou art the God of my strength:
IWhy dost thou cast me off?
Why go I mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy?

O send out thy, light and thy truth:
Let them lead me:

Let them bring me unto thy holy
hill, and to thy tabernacles.

With the voice of joy and praise,
With a multitude that kept holy-day.
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? Then will I go unto the altar of God,
And why art thou disquieted in me? Unto God my exceeding joy:
Hope thou in God for I shall yet Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee,
praise him

For the help of his countenance.
O my God, my soul is cast down

within me:

Therefore will I remember thee from
the land of Jordan,

And of the Hermonites, from the hill
Mizar.

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise
of thy water-spouts:

All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.

O God my God.

Why art thou cast down, O my

soul?

Confidence in God Encouraged.
God is our refuge and strength,"

Yet the Lord will command his lov-A very present help in trouble.
ing-kindness in the day-time,
And in the night his song shall be

Therefore will not we fear, though

with me,

And my prayer unto the God of my life.
I will say unto God my rock,
Why hast thou forgotten me? why

go I mourning because of the
oppression of the enemy?
As with a sword in my bones, mine
enemies reproach me;

While they say daily unto me, Where The holy place of the tabernacles of