11 For he throughout thy happy days, To keep thee safe in all thy ways,

shall give his angels strict commands; 12 And they, lest thou should'st chance to meet With some rough stone to wound thy feet, shall bear thee safely in their hands.

13 Dragons and asps that thirst for blood, And lions roaring for their food,

beneath his conqu'ring feet shall lie : 14 Because he lov'd and honour'd me, Therefore, says God, I'll set him free, and fix his glorious throne on high. 15 He'll call: I'll answer when he calls, And rescue him when ill befalls;

increase his honour and his wealth: 16 And when, with undisturb'd content, His long and happy life is spent,

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his end I'll crown with saving health.

PSALM XCII.

H to thank the Lord most high;

TOW good and pleasant must it be

And with repeated hymns of praise his name to magnify!

2 With every morning's early dawn his goodness to relate;

And of his constant truth, each night, the glad effects repeat.

3 To ten-string'd instruments we'll sing, with tuneful psalt'ries join'd;

And to the harp, with solemn sounds, for sacred use design'd.

4 For through thy wondrous works, O Lord,
thou mak'st my heart rejoice;

The thoughts of them shall make me glad,
and shout with cheerful voice.

5, 6 How wondrous are thy works, O Lord! how deep are thy decrees!

Whose winding tracks, in secret laid,
no stupid sinner sees.

7 He little thinks, when wicked men,
like grass, look fresh and gay,

How soon their short-liv'd splendour must
for ever pass away.

8, 9 But thou, my God, art still most high;
and all thy lofty foes,

Who thought they might securely sin,
shall be o'erwhelm'd with woes.

10 Whilst thou exalt'st my sov'reign power,
and mak'st it largely spread;

And with refreshing oil anoint'st
my consecrated head.

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Shall due rewards to all the world

impartially dispense.

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PSALM XCIII.

VITH glory clad, with strength array'd,
Lord, that o'er all nature reigns,
The world's foundation strongly laid,
and the vast fabric still sustains.

2 How surely 'stablish'd is thy throne,
which shall no change nor period see!
For thou, O Lord, and thou alone,
art God from all eternity!

3, 4 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice,
and toss the troubled waves on high;
But God above can still their noise,
and make the angry sea comply.

5 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure;

and they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure,

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must still in holiness excel.

PSALM XCIV.

GOD, to whom revenge belongs,
thy vengeance now disclose;

Arise, thou Judge of all the earth,

and crush thy haughty foes.

3, 4 How long, O Lord, shall sinful men their solemn triumphs make?

How long their wicked actions boast, and insolently speak?

5, 6 Not only they thy saints oppress, but, unprovok'd, they spill

The widow's and the stranger's blood, and helpless orphans kill.

7" And yet the Lord shall ne'er perceive," profanely thus they speak,

"Nor

any notice of our deeds "the God of Jacob take."

8 At length, ye stupid fools, your wants endeavour to discern:

In folly will you still proceed,

and wisdom never learn?

9, 10 Can he be deaf who form'd the ear? or blind, who fram'd the eye?

Shall earth's great Judge not punish those
who his known will defy?

11 He fathoms all the thoughts of men;
to him their hearts lie bare;
His eye surveys them all, and sees
how vain their counsels are.

PART II.

12 Bless'd is the man, whom thou, O Lord, in kindness dost chastise;

And by thy sacred rules to walk
dost lovingly advise.

13 This man shall rest and safety find
in seasons of distress;

Whilst God prepares a pit for those
that stubbornly transgress.

14 For God will never from his saints
his favour wholly take;
His own possession and his lot

he will not quite forsake.

15 The world shall then confess thee just in all that thou hast done;

And those that choose thy upright ways, shall in those paths go on.

16 Who will appear in my behalf,
when wicked men invade?

Or who, when sinners would oppress,
my righteous cause shall plead?

17, 18, 19 Long since had I in silence slept, but that the Lord was near,

To stay me when I slipt; when sad, my troubled heart to cheer.

20 Wilt thou, who art a God most just, their sinful throne sustain,

Who make the law a fair pretence
their wicked ends to gain?

21 Against the lives of righteous men
they form their close design;
And blood of innocents to spill
in solemn league combine.
22 But my defence is firmly placed
in God, the Lord most high:
He is my rock, to which I may
for refuge always fly.

23 The Lord shall cause their ill designs
on their own heads, to fall;

He in their sins shall cut them off, our God shall slay them all.

PSALM XCV.

COME, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favours past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. 3 For God the Lord, enthron'd in state, Is with unrivall'd glory, great:

A King superior far to all

Whom gods the heathen falsely call. 4 The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command; The strength of hills that reach the skies, Subjected to his empire lies.

5 The rolling ocean's vast abyss, By the same sovereign right is his; 'Tis mov'd by his Almighty hand, That form'd and fix'd the solid land. 6 O let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there; Down on our knees devoutly all Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. 7 For he's our God, our Shepherd he, His flock and pasture sheep are we: If then you'll, like his flock, draw near, To-day if you his voice will hear, 8 Let not your harden'd hearts renew Your fathers' crimes and judgments too; Nor here provoke my wrath, as they In desert plains of Meribah.

9 When through the wilderness they mov'd, And me with fresh temptations prov'd, They still, through unbelief, rebell'd, Whilst they my wondrous works beheld. 10 They forty years my patience griev'd, Though daily I their wants reliev'd. Then---'Tis a faithless race, I said, Whose heart from me has always stray'd. 11 They ne'er will tread my righteous path; Therefore to them, in settled wrath, Since they despis'd my rest, I sware, That they should never enter there. PSALM XCVI.

2 Sing to the Lord, and bless his name, From day to day his praise proclaim,

who us has with salvation crown'd: 3 To heathen lands his fame rehearse, His wonders to the universe.

4 He's great and greatly to be prais'd; In majesty and glory rais'd

above all other deities: 5 For pageantry and idols all

Are they, whom gods the heathen call;
he only rules, who made the skies:
6 With majesty and honour crown'd,
Beauty and strength his throne surround.
7 Be therefore both to him restor❜d
By you, who have false gods ador'd;
ascribe due honour to his name:
8 Peace-off'rings on his altar lay,
Before his throne your homage pay,
which he, and he alone, can claim:

9 To worship at his sacred court,
Let all the trembling world resort.
10 Proclaim aloud, Jehovah reigns,
Whose power the universe sustains,
and banish'd justice will restore;
11 Let therefore heaven new joys confess;
And heavenly mirth let earth express;
its loud applause the ocean roar;

Its mute inhabitants rejoice,
And for this triumph find a voice.
12 For joy let fertile valleys sing,
The cheerful groves their tribute bring,
the tuneful choir of birds awake,
13 The Lord's approach to celebrate;
Who now sets out with awful state,

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his circuit through the earth to take: From heaven to judge the world he's come, With justice to reward and doom. PSALM XCVII.

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EHOVAH reigns, let all the earth in his just government rejoice; Let all the isles with sacred mirth, in his applause unite their voice.

2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade his dazzling glory shroud in state; Justice and truth his guards are made, and fix'd by his pavilion wait.

3 Devouring fire before his face,

his foes around with vengeance struck; 4 His lightning set the world on blaze; earth saw it and with terror shook.

5 The proudest hills his presence felt, their height nor strength could help afford; H