Twenty-first Sunday after Trinity. PSALM CXXXVIII. I. THE Lord is high, but yet he doth the lowly man respect : The proud ke knows far off, and them he doth with fcorn reject. II. -Altho' in midst of trouble I III. Upon the wrath of all my foes: And faved fhall I be By thy right hand. The Lord God will perfect his work on me. IV. Thy mercies last for evermore, thou wilt not me forfake: Thou wilt not caft away the work which thine own hands did make. PSALM CXLI. This is a prayer for the acceptance of our perfons and fervices; we and they are well pleafing unto the Father in the beloved. Through his interceffion our prayers are graciously heard, and feafonably anfwered. He is the great angel of the covenant, who has much incenfe to offer with the prayers of the faints upon the golden altar, which is before the throne. May the holy Spirit enable us to present these our services through him. Let us fing, and pray, and hear, looking in all to Jefus; and hoping that he is now fanding in the prefence of God for us, let us rejoice and be glad in our heavenly advocate. I. LORD, upon thee, do I call, And hearken thou unto my voice II. As incenfe let my pray'r come up III. For, O my Lord and God, mine eyes do look up unto thee, In thee is all my trust, my foul fhall not forfaken be. IV. Thou IV. Thou from the fnare wilt keep me fafe V. The workers of iniquity fhall in their own nets fall, Whilft I do by thine help escape the danger of them all. AFTERNOON. PSALM CXLIII. The perfon who speaks this pfalm is in the greatest diftrefs, but finds relief by meditation and prayer. He carries his cafe to God, and leaves it with him. That part of his prayer, which we now ufe is for fupport under trials, and for fafe guidance through them by the good Spirit of God. There is no christian without trials. No happy chriftian, but he who is kept under them, as is here defcribed. May we use the words as our own. We are commanded to ask, and it is promised we shall have even grace fufficient for The Lord help us to ask in faith nothing wa us. vering. I. LET me thy loving kindness in the morning hear and know, For in thee is my truft, fhew me the way that I should go. Q 4 II. For O Lord, deliver me From all mine enemies, for I for covert flee to thee. III. Because thou art my God, thy will to fulfill me inftruct, Thy good Spirit fhall to the land of uprightness conduct. IV. Thou wilt revive my foul, O Lord, ev'n for thine own name's fake, And thou wilt for thy righteousness my foul from trouble take. Twenty : Twenty-fecond Sunday after Trinity. PSALM CXLV. This pfalm and the five following are hymns of praife. The greatnefs, juftice, goodness, wifdom, and mercy of God in all his works and ways are here celebrated. The first verse begins with the letter A, the fecond with B, the third with G, and fo on through twenty one letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Every verfe is a short hymn. The holy Ghoft by the mouth of the prophet stirs up the hearts of believers to admire, to adore, and to blefs the Lord for all his dealings with them. He would have them to rejoice, yea to triumph in the wonders, which he has done for them. Here we want more humble and thankful hearts, that we may fing better than we ever did the high praises of our God. The humbleft man will fing in the highest key: Because he will fee moft of God's infinite love to him. May the holy Spirit abase us in our own eyes, and give us grace to glorify Immanuel by finging the words, which he has put into our mouths this day. I LORD, thou art my God and king, I will thee blefs and gladly fing From day to day I will thee blefs, |