RECTOR OF SUTTON, SURREY, AND FORMERLY FELLOW OF C. C. C. OXFORD. LONDON: MDCCCLXXIII. 3 PREFACE. as the OF the Psalms found in our Bibles, only about seventy - for the number varies in different copies—are ascribed to David. Of the others, . Solomon, Asaph, Heman, Ethan, the sons of Korah, and even Moses, are named authors. The 150 Psalms found in our Bibles appear to have been distributed into five books, as follows: Book I, from Psalm i to 41. II, from 42 to 72. III, from 73 to 89. IV, from 90 to 106. V, from 107 to 150. It has been my object in this edition to arrange them chronologically, as far as possible, inserting among them certain other Psalms and Songs, which occur in other books of the Bible, as to form a complete body of Hebrew Lyric Poetry The Headings prefixed to the different Psalms, are my own when not enclosed between inverted commas: those which are so enclosed, are copied from the Bible. J. A. G. SUTTON RECTORY, October, 1872. SO 4 86 76 115 66 61 65 89 79 144 126 34 16 118 91 90 80 8 142 37 20 66 103 10 52 68 109 95 89 14 F 43 26 100 42 128 104 129 106 18 51 TABLE OF CONTENTS 85 75 141 121 114 43 142 123 143 125 60 64 88 78 116 67 117 71 146 129 119 92 147 130 120 93 148 132 65 101 149 134 94 50 150 135 123 97 151 136 124 98 152 137 153 146 126 100 154 147 155 148 156 149 157 150 130 107 158 J 159 K 132 112 160 L 161 M 134 114 162 N 108 85 136 116 164 P 109 87 137 117 165 82 1 IIO I 138 118 III 2 139 119 84 74 II2 IO 140 120 F. II SAMUEL, xxii, and Psalm xviii, David's Song for deliverance from G. I CHRONICLES, xvi, 7-22, and Psalm cv, David's Song of Thanks. H. I CHRONICLES, xxix, David's Song of Blessing. 5 THE PSALMS AND SONGS OF THE ISRAELITES. : I. The Song of Moses and Miriam after the Escape from Egypt. Ex. xv.—1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. 2 The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation : he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him. 3 The Lord is a man of war : the Lord is his name. 4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea : his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea. 5 The depths have covered them : they sank into the bottom as a stone. 6 Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power : thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble. 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea. 9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them. 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea |