The desolation of Jerusalem. PSALMS. And he smote his enemies | il Sa. 5.6, † Heb. in the hinder parts: he put them 12.& 6. 4. reserve to a perpetual reproach. 11 Ki. 6. the child death. "Ge.4.15. 67 Moreover he refused the ta- kPs.87.2.dren of bernacle of Joseph, and chose not the tribe of Ephraim: 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion kwhich he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces, like the earth which he hath established for ever. 70 He chose David also his servant, and took him from the sheep folds: 71 From following "the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. † Heb. ed. 21, 12. Heb. The miseries of the church. power preserve thou those that are appointed to die; 12 And render unto our neighbours seven-fold into their bosom 'their reproach, wherewith they have reproached thee, O Lord. 13 So "we thy people and sheep Lu. 6.38. of thy pasture will give thee P874.18, thanks for ever: "we will shew 22.&95 7. forth thy praise † to all genera"Ps.74.1. tions. & 100. 3. *Is43.21. 13. Is. 40. genera Ge. 33. †Heb. to 11. tion and o2 Sa.5.2. generaICh.11.2. tion. PI KI.9.4. Ps 45,& 69, title. 72 So he fed them according to the Pintegrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulnessOr, for Or, of his hands. PSALM LXXIX. The psalmist complaineth of the deso lation of Jerusalem, 1. 8 He prayeth for deliverance, 13 and promiseth thankfulness. 0 TA Psalm of Asaph. GOD, the heathen are come into "thine inheritance; bthy holy temple have they defiled: they have laid Jerusalem on heaps. 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven, the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth. 3 Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem; and there was none to bury them. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that are round about us. 5 How long, LORD? wilt thou be angry for ever? shall thy hjealousy burn like fire? 6 iPour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have k not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy rome. Asaph. 2. bPs. 74.7. for 4.2Sa.6.2. & 16.4.& dNu. 2. 7. Je, 14. come for La. 5. 21. Je.10.25. wilt thou smoke, Re. 16. 1. Ps. 74. 1. 5. 2 Th.1. kls. 45.4, Ps. 42.3. & 102. 9. Is. 30. 20, 13. &79.4. iver.3,19. h Or, the iniqui ties of them kIs.5.1,7. Ez. 15. 6. PSALM LXXX 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 Sho ahannim-Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. IVE ear, O Shepherd of IsraTel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; bthou that dweliest between the cherubims, shine forth. c 2 dBefore Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength, and †come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and shall be saved. cause thy face to shine; and we 4 O LORD God of hosts, how long twilt 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 h Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours: and our enemies laugh among themselves. 7 i Turn us again, O God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. 8 Thou hast brought ka vine out of Egypt: Ithou hast cast out the heathen and planted it. 9 Thou preparedst room be fore 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 un7 For they have devoured Ja- were be- & 17. 6. to the sea, and her branches cob, and laid waste his dwell-fore us. ing place. 8O remember not against us 43. Ps. [former iniquities: let thy tender mercies speedily preventus: for we are "brought very low. 9 Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away Ps. 42. our sins, Pfor thy name's sake. 10.& 115. 10 Wherefore should the hea-2. then say, Where is their God? † Heb. let him be known among the venheathen in our sight by the fre-geance. venging of the blood of thy ser- Ps. 102. vants which is shed: 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 dars of 2 9Is. 49. 5. 16 It is burnt with fire, it is cut Ps. 39. down: they perish at the re11.&76.7. buke of thy countenance. Or. against. Pr. 18. 5. † Heb. Judge. 19 Turn us again, O LORD God of hosts, cause thy face to 24.Nu.10 shine; and we shall be saved. PSALM LXXXI. An exhortation to a solemn praising of Ch.19.7. A complaint to God. PSALM LXXXII The psalmist, having exhorted the judges, 1, 5 and reproved their negligence, 8 prayeth God to judge. A Psalm of Asaph. GOD standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. God, 1. 4 God challengeth that duty Ps.114.1 dJe.22.3. less: ddo justice to the afflicted Is.9.4. & by reason of his benefits. 8 God, exhorting to obedience, complaineth of 10. 27. their disobedience, which proveth †Heb. their own hurt. SIN Job 29. 12.Pr. 24. 3 Defend the poor and fatherand needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the Mi. 3. 1-wicked. SPs.11.3. passed dEx.1.14. & 75.3. To the chief Musician *upon Gittith, away. A Psalm of Asaph ING aloud unto God our eEx.2.23. † Heb. strength: make a joyful noise & 14. 10. moved. unto the God of Jacob. Ps. 50.15. hEx.22.9, Ex. 19. 28. ver. 1. 19. Jn.10.34. Ez.31. 14. iJob21.32 Ps. 49.12. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hi-f ther the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out through the land of Egypt: bwhere I heard a language that I understood not. 6 I removed hisshoulder from the burden: his hands twere delivered from the pots. kMi.7.2,7 1 Ps. 2. 8. 7. Nu. 20. Or, strife. iEx. 20.3, hPs. 50.7. 109. 1. Ac. 4. 25. & 31. 20. De.32.15. See Es.3 18. 6,9.Je.ll. 7 Thou calledst in trouble, 26. heart. fSee2Ch. Or, to 20.1,10,11 9 There shall no katrange god the hard be in thee; neither shalt thou their ness of worship any strange god. hearts, 10 11 am the LORD thy God or imagi which brought thee out of the nations. land of Egypt: "open thy mouth PDe. 5.29 wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice; and Israel would "none of me. &10.12,13 & 32. 29. † Heb. Ro. 1.30. been an 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts' lust: and they walked in their own counsels. yielded 13 POh that my people had feigned hearkened unto me, and Israel obedi had walked in my ways! 14 I should soon have subdu-Ps. 18.44. ed their enemies, and turned & 66. 3. my hand against their adversa-† Heb. ries. ence. lied. 154 The haters of the LORD De 32.13 should have submitted them- 14. Ps.147 selves unto him: but their time 14. † Heb. should have endured for ever. 16 He should have fed them with the alsof with the finest ofthe wheat: and with honey out of the rock Job29.6. should I have satisfied thee. wheat. arm to the child- 5 They know not, neither will they understand: they walk on in darkness: Ball the foundations of the earth are tout of course. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High. 7 But iye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: Ifor thou shalt inherit all nations. PSALM LXXXIII. A complaint to God of the enemies' conspiracies, 1. 9 A prayer against them that oppress the church. TA Song or Psalm of Asaph. Kod: hold not thy peace, WEEP "not thou silence, O and be not still, O God. 2 For lo, bthine enemies make a tumult; and they that chate thee have lifted up the head. 3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted dagainst thy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come,and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. 5 For they have consulted together with one fconsent: they are confederate against thee: 6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes; 7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre; 8 Assur also is joined with them: fthey have holpen the children of Lot. Selah. 9 Do unto them as unto the 24.&5.21. 11 Make their nobles likek Oreb, The blessedness of God's service. PSALMS. and as the flame "setteth the "De 32.22 bPs. 32.1. mountains on fire; 15 So persecute them Pwith thy tempest, and make them afraid with thy storm. PJob9.17. Ps. 35.4, 16 Fill their faces with shamne; 26. that they may seek thy name, O LORD. 17 Letthem be confounded and troubled forever; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 "That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHOVAH, art the Most High over all the earth. PSALM LXXXIV. The prophet, longing for the commu: nion of the sanctuary, 1, 4 sheweth how blessed they arethat dwell therein. 8 He prayeth to be restored un to it. Or,thou hast ger from "Ps.59.13 13. 17. Ex. 6. 3. tPs. 92. 8. *Ps.8, ti Ps. 80.7. dPs.74.1. & 79.5.& 80. 4. tle. Or, of. 1023. Hab. 3.2 Hab.2.1. David imploreth God's aid. 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. 3 Thou hast taken away all thy wrath: thou hast turned thy self from the fierceness of thine anger. 4 Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease. 5 dWilt thou be angry with vs for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations? 6 Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation. 8 ff will hear what God the Ps. 27.4. Zec 9.10 LORD will speak: for he will bPs. 42.1, speak peace unto his people, and 2. & 63.1. to his saints: but let them not hturn again to folly. To the chief Musician *upon Gittith, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. TOW amiable are thy taberHOW nacles, O LORD of hosts! 2 bMy soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Or, ofils.46. 13. LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. ry-trees 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found him a an house, and the swallow a well,&c. nest for herself, where she may a 2 Sa. 5. lay her young, even thine altars, 22,23. O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God. 4Blessed are they that dwell covereth. in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah. 10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. †I had rather be a door-keeper in the 12 O LORD of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee. PSALM LXXXV. The psalmist, out of the experience of choose would rather to Is. 32. 17 mIs. 45.8. Ps.84.11 | Or, A thresh- David. Or, one whom iGe. 15.1. thou fa- 114.Pr. 2. 7. Ps.34, 9, 10. IPs. 2. 12. & 57. 1. 1 Or, all the day. 9 Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land. 10 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other. the earth; and righteousness 11 Truth shall spring out of shall look down from heaven. 12 "Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase. 13 PRighteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps. PSALM LXXXVI. David strengtheneth his prayer by the conscience of his religion, 1, 5by the goodness and power of God. 11 He desireth the continuance of former grace. 14 Complaining of the proud he craveth some token of God's goodness. TI A Prayer of David. ROW down thine ear, O LORD BO hear me: for I am poor and needy. holy: O thou my God, save thy 2 Preserve my soul; for I am servant "that trusteth in thee. 3bBemerciful unto me, O LORD: for I cry unto thee daily. 4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 5 dFor thou, LORD, art good, teous in mercy unto all thei and ready to forgive; and plenthat call upon thee. Ps. 25 1.6 Give ear, O LORD, unto my Ps. 42, & 143. 8. prayer; and attend to the voice title. d ver. 15. of my supplications. ORD, thou hast been fa- Je. 30.18. hPs.22.31 9 All nations whom thou hast vourable unto thy land: thou & 31. 23. & 102.18. made shall come and worship hast brought back the captivi- Ez.39. 25. Is. 43. 7. before thee, O LORD; and shall ty of Jacob. Joel 3. 1.Re. 15. 4. glorify thy name. The seat and glory of the church. 10 For thou art great, and idoest wondrous things: thou art God alone. 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name. 12 I will praise thee, O LORD my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for ever more. 13 For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest ll hell. "14 O God, "the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them. 15 °But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. 16 O Pturn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine hand maid. 17 Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me. PSALM LXXXVII. The nature and glory of the church, 1. HIS IS foundation is "in the holy mountains. 2 bThe LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob. PSALMS. fls. 53. 8. Ma.12.29. 31. 11. & La. 3. 7. k Ps.38.10 Ep. 4. 6. IPs. 25. 4. 142. 4. & 27. 11. & 119.33. & 143. 8. m Ps. 56. 8. 6. Or, grave. 1Ps, 86.3. Ps. 6. 5. & 30.9.& 115.17. & P. 54.3.118.17.Is. 38. 18. † Heb. PPs.31.12 Ps. 43.2 10. & 9.5. 111. 4. & Ps.5.3& 130. 4, 7. 119. 147. & 145. 8. Joel 2.13. p. 13. 1. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. 4 I will make mention of' dRahab and Babylon to them that 9. know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there. 5 And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the Highest himself shall establish her. 6 The LORD shall count, when hef writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah. 7 As well the singers as the playerson instruments shall be there: all my springs are in thee. PSALM LXXXVIII. A prayer containing a grievous com plaint. to give 1Ch. 2. 6. A Song or Psalm for the sons of the EzKorah, to the chief Musician upon rahite, Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of He-giving man the Ezrahite. 119. 90. CIKI 8.16 3.5. ever. 29, instruc 36. tion. fSee ver. A complaint in distress 3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life 'draweth nigh unto the grave. 4 dl am counted with them that go down into the pit: "I am as a man that hath no strength: 5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom they are fcut off from thy hand. thou rememberest no more: and est pit, in darkness, in the deeps. 6 Thou hast laid me in the low7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. 8 Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 kMine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. 10 "Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy loving-kindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shallthy wonders be known in the dark? Pand thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 LORD, 'why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while t suffer thy terrors lam distracted. 16 Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. 17 They came round about ine daily like water; they "compassed me about together. 18 Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. PSALM LXXXIX. The psalmist praiseth God for his covenant, 1, 5 for his wonderful power, 15 for the care of his church, 19 for his favour to the kingdom of De Then complaining of contrary events, 46 he expostulateth, prayeth, and blesseth God. Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite, "WILL sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy 2 For I have said, Mercy shall faithfulness to all generations. be built up for ever: bthy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with 1. Lu. 1. my chosen, I have dsworn uuto 1K4.31 32, 33. David my servant, |