AFTERNOON.

PSALM XXV.

This is a prayer for deliverance from fins and enemies. It is to be fung in faith: And the answer is to be waited for with patience. For the Father will hear the petitions of all thofe, who afk in his Son's name, and will grant them their hearts defire. We shall fing the words aright, if we have a fenfe of our wants, and a dependence upon the faithfulness of God to give the promised supply. Ask this, and ye fhall have.

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I.

LIFT my heart to thee my God and guide most juft, O fuffer me to take no fhame:

for in thee do I truft.

II.

Let not my foes rejoice

nor make a fcorn of me; And let them not be overthrown who put their truft in thee.

Direct me in thy truth

and teach me I thee pray,

Thou art my Saviour and my on thee I wait alway.

God

IV.

Thy mercies manifold,

O Lord, recall to mind,

And graciously continue still, as thou waft ever kind.

Sexagefima

Sexagefima.

PSALM XXV:

I.

THE humble God will teach his precepts to obey,

He will direct in all his paths the lowly man alway.

11.

For all the ways of God

both truth and mercy are, To them who do his covenant and statutes keep with care,

III.

With those that fear him is
the fecret of the Lord,
The knowlege of his covenant
he will to them afford.

In fafety keep my

IV.

foul

and ftill deliver me,

And let me never be afham'd,

because I truft in thee.

PSALM XXVII.

We have in this pfalm a lively picture of perfect confidence in Jehovah against all enemies and dangers. It is the prayer of Jefus: To which he joins his earnelt defire to enjoy conftant communion with Jehovah in his houfe and ordinances. Bleffed is the man, who is in Jefus, one with him and living by faith upon him, he may ufe the fame prayer, and expect communion in the house and ordinances of God with the Father and the Son, by the influence of the holy Spirit. May we all enjoy this bleffing, while we take up the words, and fing

I.

WHOM fhould I fear, fince God to me falvation is and light?

Since ftrongly he my life fupports, what can my foul affright?

II.

Against me tho' an hoft encamp, my heart yet fearless is,

Tho' war against me rife, I will be confident in this.

III.

One thing I of the Lord defir'd
and will seek to obtain,`
That all days of my life I may
within God's house remain,

IV.

That I the beauty of the Lord may behold and admire,

And that I in his holy place may reverently enquire.

AFTER

AFTERNOON.

PSALM XXVII.

I.

LORD, inftruct me in thy way
to me a leader be

In a plain path, because of those
who hatred bear to me.

II.

O leave me not unto the will of them who are my foes; For they furmise against me still falfe witness to depofe.

III.

I utterly fhould faint, but that this hope fupporteth me, That in the land of the living thy goodness I fhall fee.

IV.

*Wait on the Lord thee to confirm,
and he shall strength afford
Unto thy heart; yea, do thou wait
I fay, upon the Lord.

The Lord's answer to the foregoing prayer.

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Quinqua

Quinquagefima.

PSALM XXVIII.

This is a thanksgiving to the Lord for his fpecial favors in hearing the fupplication of his Chrift, and in helping him in every time of need, and for the favors bestowed upon his people through faith in him: From whence the prophet takes occafion to pray for the continuance of thefe favors. With what gladnefs of heart should every one fing the words, who has been made a monument of free grace, and who by diftinguishing love can use the words to day for his own thanksgiving. O that we may fing them to the glory of our God, and to our mutual edifica

tion.

I.

To render thanks unto the Lord how great a caufe have I?

Who heard my prayer for grace, and fent an answer willingly.

II.

He is my fhield and fortitude, my buckler in diftrefs,

My heart rejoiceth greatly, and

my song shall him confefs.

III.

He is our ftrength and our defence our foes for to refist,

The ftrength of the falvation of his own elect by Christ.

IV. Thy