and faved him out of all his troubles. troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them. 8 O tafte and fee that the Lord is good: bleffed is the man that trufteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ye his faints for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 The young lions do lack, and fuffer hunger: but they that feek the Lord fhall not want any good thing. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 What man is he that defireth life, and loveth many days, that he may fee good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile, 14 Depart from evil, and do good feek peace, and purfue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart and faveth fuch as be of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflic tions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 20 He keepeth all his bones: not one of them is broken. 21 Evil fhall flay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous fhall be defo late. 22 The Lord redeemeth the foul of his fervants: and none of them that truft in him fhall be defolate, TH PSAL. XXXVI. HE tranfgreffion of the wicked faith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 2 For he flattereth himfelf in his own eyes, until his iniquity be found to be hateful, 3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wife, and to do good. He devifeth mischief up4 on his bed: he fetteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil. 5 Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. cut down like the grafs, and 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; do good, fo fhalt thou dwell thy judgments are a great in the land, and verily thou deep: O Lord, thou pre-fhalt be fed. ferveft man and beast. 4 Delight thyfelf also, in 7 How excellent is thy the Lord; and he shall give loving kindnefs, O God! thee the defires of thine therefore the children of heart. men put their trust under the fhadow of thy wings. 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord: truft alfo in him, and he shall bring it to pass. 8 They shall be abundant6 And he fhall bring forth ly fatisfied with the fatnefs of thy houfe: and thou fhalt thy righteoufnefs as the light, make them drink of the ri-and thy judgment as the noon-day. ver of thy pleasures. 9 For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light fhall we fee light. 7 Reft in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyfelf because of him who profpereth in his way, becaufe of the man who bring 10 O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know thee; and thy righte-eth wicked devices to pafs. oufnefs to the upright in heart. 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and 8 Ceafe from anger, and forfake wrath fret not thyfelf in any wife to do evil. 9 For evil doers fhall be let not the hand of the wick-cut off: but those that wait ed remove me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity fallen: they are caft down, and fhall not be able to rife. F PSAL. XXXVII. RET not thyself be upon the Lord, they fhall inherit the earth. 10 For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou fhalt diligently confider his place, and it shall not be. 11 But the meek fhall incaufe of evil doers, nei-herit the earth; and shall dether be thou envious againftlight themfelves in the abun the workers of iniquity. 2 For they fhall foon be dance of peace. againft against the juft, and gnafheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord fhall laugh at him, for he feeth that his day is coming. 14 The wicked have drawn out the fword, and have bent their bow to caft down the poor and needy, and to flay fuch as be of upright converfation. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows fhall be broken. 16 A little that a righteous man hath, is better than the riches of many wicked. 17 For the arms of the wicked fhall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righ teous. 18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance fhall be for ever. 19 They fhall not be afhamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they fhall be fatisfied. 20 But the wicked fhall perish, and the enemies of the Lord fhall be as the fat of lambs, they fhall confume into smoke fhall they confume away. of him, fhall inherit the earth; and they that be curfed of him, fhall be cut off. 23 The fteps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way. 24 Though he fall, he fhall not be utterly caft down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not feen the righteous forfaken, nor his feed begging bread. 26 He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his feed is bleffed. 27 Depart from evil, and do good: and dwell for evermore. 28 For the Lord loveth judgment, and forfaketh not his faints, they are preserved for ever: but the feed of the wicked shall be cut off. 29 The righteous fhall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever 30 The mouth of the righteous fpeaketh wifd m; and his tongue talketh of judgment, 31 The law of his God is 21 The wicked borrow-in his heart, none of his steps eth, and payeth not again: fhall flide. but the righteous fheweth 32 The wicked watcheth mercy, and giveth. the righteous, and feeketh 22 For fuch as be bleffed to flay him. faft in me, and thy hand preffeth me fore. 3 There is no foundness in my flefh, because of thine. anger: neither is there any reft in my bones, because of my fin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds ftink, and are corrupt: because of my foolishness. 36 Yet he paffed away, and lo, he was not; yea, I 6 I am troubled, I am fought him, but he bowed down greatly; I go not be found. mourning all the day long.. could 37 Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace. 38 But the tranfgreffors fhall be destroyed together, the end of the wicked fhall be cut off. 39 But the falvation of the righteous is of the Lord, be is their ftrength in the time of trouble. 40 And the Lord fhall help them, and deliver them: he fhall deliver them from the wicked, and fave them, because they truft in him. PSAL. XXXVIII. LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chaften me in thy hot difpleasure. 2 For thine arrows ftick 7 For my loins are filled with a loathfome difeafe: and there is no foundness in my flefh. 8 I am feeble and fore broken: I have roared by reafon of the difquietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my defire is before thee and my groaning is not hid from thee. : 10 My heart panteth, my ftrength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it alfo is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends ftand aloof from my fore and my kinfmen ftand afar off. 12 They also that feek after my life, lay fnares for me and they that feek my hurt, fpeak fpeak mifchievous things, things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whofe mouth are no reproofs. 15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord, my God. not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with filence, I held my peace, even from good, and my forrow was stirred. 3 My heart was hot within me, while I was mufing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue. 16 For I faid, Hear me, 4 Lord, make me to know left otherwife they should re-mine end, and the measure joice over me when my of my days, what it is: that foot flippeth, they magnify I themselves against me. 17 For I am ready to halt, and my forrow is continually before me. 18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be forry for my fin. am. may know how frail I 5 Behold, thou haft made my days as an hand breadth: and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his beft ftate is altogether vanity. Selah." 19 But mine enemies are 6 Surely every man walklively, and they are ftrong:eth in a vain fhew: furely and they that hate me they are difquieted in vain: wrongfully are multiplied. he heapeth up riches, and 20 They also that render knoweth not who fhall gaevil for good, are mine ad-ther them. verfaries: because I follow 7 And now, Lord, what the thing that good is. wait I for? my hope is in 21 Forfake me not, Othee. Lord: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make hafte to help me, O Lord, my falvation. PSAL. XXXIX. I SAID, I will take heed 8 Deliver me from all my tranfgreffions, make me not the reproach of the foolish. 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didit it. 10 Remove thy ftroke ato my ways, that I fin way from me: I am con fumed |