2 Thou hast bestowed upon him,

All that his heart would have;

And thou from him didst not with-hold
whate'er his lips did crave.

3 For thou with blessings him prevent❜st
of goodness manifold;

And thou hast set upon his head
a crown of purest gold.

4 When he desired life of thee,
thou life to him didst give ;
Ev'n such a length of days, that he
for evermore should live.
5 In that salvation wrought by thee,
his glory is made great:
Honour and comely majesty
thou hast upon him set.

6 Because that thou for evermore
most blessed hast him made :
And thou hast with thy countenance
made him exceeding glad.

7 Because the king upon the Lord,
his confidence doth lay,

And through the grace of the Most High, shall not be mov'd away.

8 Thine hand shall all those men find out that en'mies are to thee,

Ev'n thy right hand shall find out those of thee that haters be.

9 Like fiery ov'n thou shalt them make, when kindled is thine ire:

God shall them swallow in his wrath, devour them shall the fire.

to Their fruit from earth thou shalt destroy, their seed men from among.

11 For they, beyond their might, 'gainst thee did plot mischief and wrong.

12 Thou therefore shalt make them turn back, when thou thy shaft shall place

Upon thy strings, made ready all
to fly against their face.

13 In thy great power and strength, O Lord, be thou exalted high:

So shall we sing with joyful hearts,
thy power praise shall we.

PSALM XXII.

To the chief Musician upon AIJELETH SHAHAR,
A Psalm of DAVID.

Here the debasement and exaltation of David, king of Israel, are merely subservient to, and figurative of the debasement and exaltation of Jesus Christ, our blessed AIJELETH SHAHAR, Hind of the morning. I. In this deep debasement, we find (1) Bitter but kindly and believing complaints of God's withdrawment,-attended with earnest attempts of faith to quiet the complainer's soul under it-drawn from the consideration of God's holiness and highness, and his seasonable deliverance of his peo`ple in former times, when they cried to him, ver. 1,—5. (2) Bitter complaints of men's reproaches and contemptuous derision,-attended with self-encouragements, drawn from former experience of God's early and seasonable care and friendship, ver. 6,-10. (3) Bitter complaits of the number and rage of enemies, attended with exquisite agonies of body and mind, and mingled with earnest prayers for God's speedy supports, assistance, and powerful deliverance, ver. 11,—12.

While I sing these, let me behold the vileness, the criminalty, the destructive influence of sin! Let nie behold the sovereignty of God, who not only scourgeth every son whom he receiveth, but spared not his ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, but delivered him up for us all! Behold, how he hates! how he punisheth Cur sh.! And what manner of love he bestowed upon us, that we might be

called the sons of God! Behold! how he commendeth his love unto us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us! and if Jesus, with patience, bore such desertion, reproach, and distress; let me, in the firm faith that he did all for me, and that God is mine, and maketh all things work for my good, study an unhampered resignation to his will.

II. By the typical exaltation of David, and the increase, happiness, honour, and duration of his kingdom, we have prefigured the glorious exaltation of our Redeemer, importing, that he should have a church among men; that his Father should be glorified in them as well as in him ;-that his true subjects should abound in prayer, praise, spiritual comfort, and everlasting life; and that his church should be enlarged with multitudes of both Jews and Gentiles; and should, to his honour, and for his worship and service, continue to all generations, ver. 22,-31.

While I sing this, let me trust, and rejoice in, and plead his promises, relative to myself and his church. Let me ponder, whether I have heard his voice, shared his saving pity, feasted on his spiritual provision, and worshipped him in spirit and in truth? And whether it is the desire of my soul to cause his name to be remembered to all generations?

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God, my God, why hast thou me
forsaken? why so far

Art thou from helping me, and from
my words that roaring are?

2 All day, my God, to thee I cry,
yet am not heard by thee;
And in the season of the night
I cannot silent be.

3 But thou art holy, thou that dost
inhabit Isr'el's praise.

Our fathers hop'd in thee, they hop'd.
and thou didst them release.

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5 When unto thee they sent their cry, to them deliv'rance came; Because they put their trust in thee, they were not put to shame.

6 But as for me, a worm I am, and as no man am priz❜d: Reproach of men I am, and by the people am despis'd.

7 All that me see, laugh me to scorn: shoot out the lip do they;

They nod and shake their heads at me,
and, mocking, thus do say,

8 This man did trust in God, that he
would free him by his might:
Let him deliver him, sith he
had in him such delight.

9 But thou art he out of the womb
that didst me safely take :
When I was on my mother's breasts,
Thou me to hope didst make.

10 And I was cast upon thy care,
ev'n from the womb till now:
And from my mothers belly, Lord,
my God and guide art thou.

11 Be not far off, for grief is near,
and none to help is found.

12 Bulls many compass me strong bulls of Bashan me surround.

13 Their mouths they open'd wide on me, upon me gape did they, Like to a lion ravening,

and roaring for his prey.

14 Like water I'm pour'd out, my bones all out of joint do part :

Amidst my bowels, as the wax,
so melted is my heart.

15 My strength is like a potsherd dry'd:
my tongue it cleaveth fast
Unto my jaws; and to the dust
of death thou brought me hast.
16. For dogs have compass'd me about:
the wicked that did meet

In their assembly, me inclos'd;
they pierc'd my hands and feet.

17 I all my bones may tell they do
upon me look and stare.

18 Upon my vesture lots they cast, and cloaths among them share.

19 But be not far, O Lord, my strength; haste to give help to me.

20 From sword my soul, from pow'r of dogs, my darling set thou free.

21 Out of the roaring lion's mouth

do thou me shield and save:

For from the horns of unicorns

an ear to me thou

gave.

22 I will shew forth thy name unto those that my brethren are:

Amidst the congregation

thy praise I will declare.

23 Praise ye the Lord, who do him fear; him glorify all ye

The seed of Jacob; fear him, all

that Isr'el's children be.

24 For he despis'd not, nor abhorr'd
th' afflicted's misery :

Nor from him hid his face, but heard
when he to him did cry.