IV.

Thy people and thy heritage
Lord, fave, blefs, and preferve,
Increase them, Lord, and rule their hearts,
that they may never fwerve.

PSALM XXX.

The title of this pfalm fixes the fubject. It was to be fung at the dedication of the temple of the beloved. The temple was the type of his body, which was then in an especial manner dedicated, when it was raifed from the dead. So the apostle James interprets the prophecies relating to the refurrection of Chrift: To this, fays he, agree the words of the

prophets, as it is written, after this I will return " and will build again the tabernacle of David (not

of king David but of the beloved) which was fallen "down, and I will raise it up." For which the rifen Saviour praises in this pfalm, and bleffes his God. Happy for us, if we be rifen through faith in him from the grave of fin. Then we may fing of his refurrection in joyful hope of our rifing one day from the grave of death, and of our being like him and with him for ever. With this hope may our thankful hearts now blefs his holy name.

I.

LORD, I will thee extol, for thou haft lifted me on high,

And over me thou to rejoice

mad'ft not mine enemy.

II. Thou

II.

Thou, Lord, haft brought my foul from hell, and thou the fame didft fave From them, who in the pit do dwell quick'ning me from the grave.

III.

O ye who have his mercy found fing praise unto the Lord,

And give unto him thanks, when you his holiness record.

IV.

For but a moment lafts his wrath,
life in his favor lies,
Weeping may for a night endure,
at morn doth joy arise.

AFTERNOON.

PSALM XXXI.

This pfalm is made up of prayer and praise. The prophet prays for deliverance from fins and enemies, and he has a gracious anfwer. Thereupon he encourages believers to follow his example, calling upon them to admire the Lord's goodness, and to trust in him at all times, and then they will always have reason to praife him. We fhall fing the words aright if we truft to what Jefus is to us, our Saviour from fins and enemies, and thereby we fhall know how good God is. May we taft how gracious he is, and bless him for the wonders, which he doeth for the children of

men.

I.

HOW great's thy goodness which thou haft laid up for thy children,

And wrought for them who truft in thee before the fons of men!

II.

All praise and thanks be to the Lord for he hath magnify'd

His wondrous love to me, within a city fortify'd.

III.

O love the Lord all ye his faints, because the Lord doth guard The faithful, and he plenteously proud doers doth reward.

IV.

Be of good courage, and he ftrength
unto your heart shall send,
All ye whose hope and confidence
do on the Lord depend.

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PSALM XXXII.

There are none truly humbled for fin, but pardoned finners. A fenfe of fin unpardoned hardens the heart and nurfes unbelief; but the feeling of fin in the believing foul melts the heart and makes it truly contrite. Then fin is confeffed aright. Then God is glorified for the free forgivenefs of it. His boundlefs mercy is more prized in the growing fenfe of the exceeding finfulnefs of fin, which is followed with more hatred to it and more victory over it. Of these the prophet fweetly fings in this pfalm. David here defcribeth the bleffedness of the man, unto whom the Lord imputeth righteousness without works. He is a blessed man indeed. May we know it, and fing of this mercy to day with thankful hearts, admiring the exceeding riches of the grace of God in his kindness to us through Chrift Jefus.

I.

HE man is bleft whofe wickedness

TH

the Lord forgiven hath,

And he whofe fin is likewife hid

and cover'd from his wrath.

II.

Bleft is the man to whom the Lord

imputeth not his fin,

And in whofe foul there is no guile, nor fraud is found therein.

III.

Ye righteous in the Lord be glad,

in him do ye rejoice,

All ye
who upright are in heart
for joy lift up your voice.

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The first Sunday in Lent.

PSALM XXXIII.

Believers are called upon by the holy Spirit in this triumphant hymn to praife Immanuel for his word, and works. By his word he fpake, and all things were made: By the fame word he commands and all things fubfift, for they all ferve him. His will is almighty, whether in his word or work. Happy, thrice happy they, who believe his word of grace, and truft according to it, that all things are working together for their good. Thefe are the righteous, who are called upon to fing this pfalm with thankful hearts. May we be in their number. May the Lord the Spirit give us reafon to day to blefs and praise our God for his precious love to our fouls.

YE

I.

E righteous in the Lord rejoice,
it is a feemly fight,

That upright men with thankful voice
fhould praise the Lord of might.

H.

Sing to the Lord with a new fong,
with courage give him praise :
Because his word is ever true,
his works and all his ways.

III.

For by the word of God alone
the heav'ns above were wrought,
Their hofts and pow'rs every one,
his breath to pass hath brought.

IV. What