the time that their corn, and wine, and oil, increased in peace together.

8. I will both lay me down and sleep; for thou, O Lord, shalt make me to dwell alone in tranquillity.

A Psalm of David.

PSALM V.

A prayer in the name of the Church, when

he went early into the House of the Lord.

1. Hear my words, O Lord, and consider my meditation;

2. And listen to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God.

3. For it is to thee that I pray: O Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear my voice, and in the morning will I prepare myself, and appear before thee.

4. For thou art God, and hast no pleasure in wickedness the evil man shall not dwell with thee;

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5. Nor shall the proud stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all them that deal falsely;

6. And thou shalt destroy all them that speak lies: the blood-shedding and deceitful man, shall the Lord abhor.

7. But I will enter thy house in the abundance of thy mercy, and I will worship in thy holy temple.

8. Lead me in thy fear, O Lord, and in thy righteousness; because of mine enemies, make thy way direct before me.

Ps. v. Ver. 3. Will I prepare myself, 1 direct my prayer unto thee,

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A. V. Will

9. For there is no truth in their mouth, but iniquity is within them; their throats are like open sepulchres, and their tongues are perverse.

10. Condemn them, O Lord, and let them fall through their own counsels; cast them out in the greatness of their iniquity, for they have provoked thee

to anger.

11. And let all them that hope in thee be glad in thee; they shall praise thee forever, and thou shalt dwell among them; let all them that love thy Name be strengthened in thee.

12. For thou shalt bless the righteous; O Lord, thou shalt cover me like an acceptable shield.

PSALM VI.

A Psalm of David. Doctrine and instruction; also concerning

mercy.

1. O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither correct me in thy displeasure.

2. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak: heal me, O Lord, for my bones are shaken.

3. My soul also is sore troubled; but thou, O Lord, how long?

4. Return, O Lord, and deliver my soul, and save me for thy mercy's sake.

5. For in death there is no remembrance of thee; and who will give thee thanks in the pit?

Ver. 11. And thou shalt dwell among them,

A. V. Because thou defendest them, by p. LXX.,

Καὶ κατασκηνώσεις ἐν αὐτοῖς.

6. I am weary with my groaning, and every night wash I my bed, and moisten my couch with my tears. 7. Mine eye is grieved through indignation, and troubled because of all mine enemies.

8. Depart from me, all ye workers of falsehood, for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

9. The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord hath received my prayers.

10. Let all mine enemies be ashamed and broken; let them turn and perish suddenly.

A Psalm of David.

PSALM VII.

The conversion of the Gentiles to the Faith,

and a confession of the Trinity.

1. O Lord my God, in thee have I put my trust; save me, and deliver me from all my persecutors.

2. Lest they tear my soul like a lion, and there be no one to save or deliver.

3. O Lord my God, if I have done this; and if there be iniquity in my hands;

4. And if I have requited him who hath done me

Ps. vII. Ver. 2. And there be no one to save or deliver, Lávó coîa?. a. v. Rending it in pieces while there is none to

means both to deliver פרק .The Heb .פֿרֵק וְאֵין מַצִיל,deliver

and to tear in pieces. The translator took it in the former sense, and constructed the sentence accordingly. So the LXX., μǹ övтos λυτρουμένου μηδὲ σώζοντος.

Ver. 4. And if I have requited him who hath done me evil, Thand as was a. v. If I have

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evil, and if I have oppressed mine enemies without

cause;

5. Let the enemy pursue my soul and take it; and let him tread my life down to the ground, and lay my glory in the dust.

6. Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath, and exalt thyself above the necks of mine enemies: awake for me in the judgment which thou hast appointed.

7. And the congregation of the nations shall surround thee, and for their sakes shalt thou return on high.

8. The Lord shall judge the heathen: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to mine innocency.

9. Let evil be consummated upon the wicked, but guide thou the righteous, O righteous God, that searcheth the heart and the reins.

10. My helper also, and the God that delivereth them that are upright in heart.

11. The Lord is a judge of truth: he is not angry every day, but he returns.

rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me,

The Hebrew, however, will bear the other construction. LXX., εἰ ἀνταπέδωκα τοῖς ἀνταποδιδοῦσί μοι κακά.

Ver. 6. And exalt thyself above the necks of mine enemies, ušš¿Dŝɔý Ų÷0 \3\ọ...ô. a. v. Lift up thyself

הִנָּשֵׂא בְּעַבְרוֹת צוֹרְרָי,because of the rage of mine enemies בְּעָרְפּוֹת the translator probably read בְּעַבְרוֹת For

Ver. 11. He is not angry every day, but he returns,

yôởi μl på, \. A. V. And God is angry with the

וְאֵל רֹעֵם בְּכָל-יוֹם: אִם־לא,wicked every day. If he turn not וְאַל read וְאֵל The translator for יָשׁוּב

The LXX. give a sim

12. He hath whet his sword and bent his bow, and made it ready;

13. He hath prepared, and will prepare for himself the instruments of wrath; he hath made his arrows for the persecutors.

14. For the unrighteous man is in travail, and hath conceived falsehood, and brought forth oppression.

15. He hath graven and digged a pit, and he hath fallen into the pit which he hath made.

16. His iniquity shall return upon his own head, and his wickedness shall fall upon his own pate.

17. I will give thanks unto the Lord, according to my righteousness, and I will sing praise unto the Name of the Lord most high.

PSALM VIII.

A Psalm of David. A prophecy that sucklings, children and youth should sing with Hosannas to the Lord.

1. O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy Name in all the earth! Thou that hast set thy glory above the Heavens.

2. Out of the mouth of children and youth hast thou ordained thy praise, because of thine enemies, that the avenging enemy might be brought to nought.

ilar meaning to the first clause, μὴ ὀργὴν ἐπάγων καθ' ἑκάστην ἡμέραν.

Ver. 14. For the unrighteous man is in travail. Heb., Behold, he travaileth with iniquity.

PS. VIII. Ver. 2. Thy praise, L. Heb., ziy, strength. LXX., aivov.