IV.

What he commanded done it was
at once with utmost speed;
What he doth will is brought to pass
with full effect indeed.

V.

The councils of the heathen folk
the Lord doth bring to nought,
He doth defeat the multitude
of their device and thought:

VI.

But his decrees continue ftill,
and stand for ever sure,
The motions of his mind and will
from age to age endure.

PSALM XXXIII.

I.

BLESSED are they to whom the Lord as God and guide is known,

Whom he doth choofe of mere accord to take them for his own.

II.

Behold, on those who do him fear
the Lord doth fet his eye,
Ev'n those who on his mercy do
with confidence rely.

III. Where

III.

Wherefore our foul doth whole depend
on God our strength and stay,
He is our fhield us to defend
and keep all ill away.

IV.

O let thy mercy gracious Lord
ftill present with us be,
As we defire with one accord
only to truft in thee.

AFTERNOON.

PSALM XXXIV.

The prophet being in great danger called upon the Lord, and he heard and answered his petitions: He here fings of his deliverance, and calls upon all the redeemed to join in praising God for his goodness, and for the wonders which he hath done for them and for their falvation. Whoever has tafted that the Lord is gracious has the fame fubject of praife, and may he find his thankfulness increafe, while he is with his lips afcribing to him all his glory. May every heart rejoice, and make fweet melody to the Lord, while we are offering up our facrifice of praife.

I

I.

Will give thanks unto the Lord,
and bless his name always,

My mouth alfo for evermore

shall speak unto his praise.

II.

I do delight to laud the Lord
in heart in foul and voice,
That humble men may hear thereof
and with me may rejoice.

III.

Therefore fee that ye magnify with me the living Lord, Let us exalt his holy name always with one accord:

IV.

For I myself befought the Lord, he answer'd me again,

And me deliver'd speedily from all my fears and pain.

The

The fecond Sunday in Lent.

PSALM XXXIV.

I.

THE angel of the Lord doth pitch his tent in ev'ry place

To fave all thofe, who do him fear that nothing them deface.

II.

O taft and fee that God is good;

who trufts in him is bleft.

Fear God, his faints: none that him fear fhall be with want oppreft.

III.

The lions young may hungry be; and they may lack their food; But they who truly seek the Lord fhall not lack any good.

IV.

The troubles which afflict the juft in number many be,

But yet at length out of them all the Lord doth fet him free.

PSALM

PSALM XXXVI.

This pfalm treats of the corruption of the wicked, particularly of their enmity to the Lord and to his ways, and then defcribes the fpecial loving kindness of the Lord to his Christ and to his people. The inftances of this here given contain every bleffing of earth and heaven-fuch as, fafety to believers under the protection of his covenant-love-a moft abundant provifion made in his houfe for their fpiritual food, yea for their spiritual banquet-light and life flowing from the only fountain of both to their foulsand thefe bleffings fecured perfectly and for ever to all who partake of them by true faith.

O what a fubject is here of praife! May the holy Spirit apply those precious promises afresh to our hearts. We should fing of them with joy in believing. All within us fhould blefs the Lord for making fuch promifes, and we should wait for his fulfilling them this day. May we in finging experience his faithfulness, and taft fome of his loving kindness to our own fouls.

I.

THY mercy is above all things,

O Lord it doth excell,

In trust whereof under thy wings the fons of men shall dwell:

II.

They with the fatnefs of thy houfe fhall be well fatisfy'd,

From rivers of thy pleasures thou wilt drink for them provide.

III. Because