Oil that his face makes shine, and bread 16 The trees of God are full of sap; 17 Birds of the air, upon their boughs, The conies also to the rocks do for their safety flee. 19 He sets the moon in heav'n, thereby the seasons to discern : From him the sun his certain time of going down doth learn. 20 Thou darkness mak'st, 'tis night; then of forests creep abroad. [beasts 21 The lions young roar for their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun doth rise and home they flock, down in their dens they lie. 23 Man goes to work, his labour he doth to the evening ply. 24 How manifold, Lord, are thy works! Thou ev'ry one of them hast made; 25 So is this great and spacious sea, wherein things creeping are, Which number'd cannot be; and beasts 86 There ships go; there thou mak❜st to play that leviathan great. 27 These all wait on thee, that thou may'st in due time give them meat. 28 That which thou givest unto them, they gather for their food; Thine hand thou op'nest lib'rally, they filled are with good. 29 Thou hid'st thy face, they troubled Then do they die, and to their dust are, 30 Thy quick'ning sp'rit thou sendest forth, then they created be: And then the earth's decayed face 31 The glory of the mighty Lord The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoice 32 Earth, as affrighted, trembleth all, And if the mountains he but touch, 33 I will sing to the Lord most high, And while 1 being have, I shalļ 34 Of him my meditation shall 35 From earth let sinners be consum'd, Z O thou my soul, bless thou the Lord. PSALM CV. This Psalm was a part of the solemn hymn sung at the translation of the ark from the house of Obed-edom to the city of David; 1 Chron. xvi. and contains, (1) Solemn calls to meditate on, seek, magnify, and praise God, who is so great, so gracious, and so nearly connected with us; ver. 1-7. (2) A narrative of the particular mercies of God to Israel for the space of 480 years, as grounds of praise; particularly, 1. His covenant with their patriarchs; ver. 8—11. 2. His care of them, while strangers and sojourners; ver. 12-15. S. His advancement of Joseph, to be the shepherd and stone of Israel; ver. 16-22. 4. His increasing of them in Egypt, and at last delivering them from it, in the way of inflicting manifold plagues on the Egyptians; ver. 23-38. 5. His care of them in the wilderness, and settling them in Canaan, as a peculiar people to himself; ver. 30-45. While I sing, let my soul, with affecting wonder, think what God is to me; and what he hath done for me, and his church, in prosecution of his covenant engagements with Jesus Christ. G IVE thanks to God; call on his name; to men his deeds make known. 2 Sing ye to him, sing psalms; proclaim his wondrous works each one. 3 See that ye in his holy name to glory do accord; And let the heart of ev'ry one rejoice that seeks the Lord. 4 The Lord Almighty, and his strength with stedfast hearts seek ye: His blessed and his gracious face seek ye continually. Think on the works which he hath done, which admiration breed ; His wonders, and the judgments all which from his mouth proceed. 60 ye that are of Abrah'm's race, his servant well approv❜n; And ye that Jacob's children are, whom he choos'd for his own, 7 Because he, and he only, is the mighty Lord our God-; And his most righteous judgments are 8 His cov❜nant he remember'd hath, the word he did command. 9 Which covenant he firmly made And unto Isaac, by his oath, 10 And unto Jacob for a law, A covenant to Israel, which ever should endure. 11 He said, I'll give Canaan's land for heritage to you. 12 While they were strangers there, and few in number very few. 13 While yet they went from land to land without a sure abode ; And while, through sundry kingdoms, they did wander far abroad; 14 Yet notwithstanding suffer'd he no man to do them wrong: Yea, for their sakes, he did reprove kings, who were great and strong. 15 Thus did he say, touch ye not those that mine anointed be, Nor do the prophets any harm, 17 But yet he sent a man before, 18 Whose feet with fetters they did hurt,and he in irons lay; 19 Until the time that his word came The word and purpose of the Lord 20 Then sent the king, and did command 21 A lord to rule his family he rais'd him, as most fit; 22 That he might at his pleasure bind 23 The people then of Israel |