3 The Lord's voice on the waters is
the God of Majesty

Doth thunder, and on multitudes
of waters sitteth he.

4 A pow'rful voice it is that comes
out of the Lord most high:
The voice of that great Lord is full
of glorious majesty.

5 The voice of the Eternal doth
asunder cedars tear:

Yea, God the Lord doth cedars break
that Lebanon doth bear.
6 He makes them like a calf to skip :
ev'n that great Lebanon,

And like to a young unicorn
the mountain Sirion.

7 God's voice divides the flames of fire
The desert it doth shake :

8

The Lord doth make the wilderness

of Kadesh all to quake.

9 God's voice doth make the hinds to calve, it makes the forests bare;

And in his temple ev'ry one
his glory doth declare.

10 The Lord sits on the floods: the Lord
sits King and ever shall.

11 The Lord will give his people strength, and with peace bless them all..

PSALM XXX.

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of DAVID.

In this psalm composed for the dedication of the new palace, which David had built for himself at Jerusalem,

2 Sam. v. 11. or for the dedication of it, after it had been polluted by Absalom, 2 Sam. xvi. He (1) offers thanksgiving to God for the answering of his prayers; the overthrowing of his enemies; and the preserving of his life, ver. 1-3, 11, 12. (2) He calls and chargeth others, to praise the Lord on account of the purity of Lis nature, the short duration of his frowns, and the sweetness of his favours, ver. 4, 5. (3) He remarks, how his carnal security under prosperity had occasioned his sudden fall into divine hidings and frowns, ver. 6, 7. (4) He recollects what supplications he had made to God, in his former distress, ver. 8-10. (5) He triumphs in the kindness of God towards him; and resolves to praise and thank him for evermore on account of it, ver. 11, 12.

While I sing, let me with grateful heart remember the Lord's mercies. Let me remember my own follies; and how the Lord corrected me for them. Let me look after my prayers and wait for an answer. And the nearer my end draweth, let my heart and mouth be the more abundantly filled with the high praises of my God, and. my saviour.

ORD, I will thee extol, for thou
hast lifted me on high,

And over me thou to rejoice

mad'st not mine enemy.

2 O thou who art the Lord my God, I in distress to thee

With loud cries lifted up my voice,
and thou hast healed me..

3 O Lord, my soul thou hast brought up,
and rescu'd from the grave:
That I to pit should not go down,

alive thou didst me save.

40 ye that are his holy ones, sing praise unto the Lord:

And give unto him thanks when you his holiness record.

5 For but a moment lasts his wrath;
life in his favour lies:
Weeping may for a night endure,
at morn doth joy arise.

6 In my prosperity I said,

that nothing shall me move.

7 O Lord, thou hast my mountain made to stand strong by thy love.

But when that thou, O gracious God,
didst hide thy face from me,

Then quickly was my prosp'rous statė
turn'd into misery,

8 Wherefore unto the Lord my cry
I caused to ascend:
My humble supplication

I to the Lord did send.

9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to pit?

Shall unto thee the dust give praise? thy truth declare shall it?

10 Hear, Lord, have mercy, help me Lord, Thou turned hast my sadness

11

To dancing; yea, my sackcloth loos'd
and girded me with gladness:

12 That sing thy praise my glory may,
and never silent be:

O Lord my God, for evermore
I will give thanks to thee.

PSALM XXXI.

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of DAVID.

Observe here (1) David's solemn professions of his dependence upon God, and his prayers for support and

deliverance, ver. 1-8. (2) His sad complaints of inward grief, bodily weakness, unkindness of friends, unjust censures of enemies, and horror of death; attended with a solemn commitment of himself to God's mercy and care, and earnest supplication for deliverance from enemies ver. 9-18. (3) Amidst admiration of God's kindness to his people, and thanksgiving for favours to himself, he encourageth himself and others firmly to trust in God, ver. 19-24.

While I sing let me be deeply affected with my sores, my maladies, and troubles; and cast all my burdens on the Lord. In the assured faith that he is God, even my God, let me admire his gracious thoughts, words and deeds to me-ward; and commit myself wholly to his care and protection.

N thee, O Lord, I put my trust,
sham'd let me never be :

According to thy righteousness,
do thou deliver me.

2 Bow down thine ear to me with speed,
send me deliverance:

To save me my strong rock be thou,
and my house of defence.

3 Because thou art my rock, and thee
I for my fortress take :

Therefore do thou me lead and guide,
ev'n for thine own name's sake.

4 And sith thou art my strength, therefore
pull me out of the net,
Which they in subtilty for me
so privily have set.

5 Into thine hands I do commit
my spirit, for thou art he,
O thou JEHOVAH, God of truth,
that hast redeemed me.

6 Those that do lying vanities
regard, I have abhorr'd :

But as for me, my confidence

is fixed on the Lord.

I'll in thy mercy gladly joy:
for thou my miseries

Consider'd hast; thou hast my soul
known in adversities :

8 And thou hast not inclosed me
within the en❜my's hand;
And by thee have my feet been made
In a large room to stand.

O Lord, upon me mercy have,

for trouble is on me:

Mine eye, my belly, and my soul,

with grief consumed be.

10 Because my life with grief is spent, my years with sighs and groans: My strength doth fail; and for my sin consumed are my bones.

11 I was a scorn to all my foes, and to my friends a fear;

12

And specially reproach'd of those
that were my neighbours near:
When they me saw, they from me fled.
Ev'n so I am forgot,

As men are out of mind when dead;
I'm like a broken pot.

13 For slanders I of many heard,
fear compass'd me, while they
Against me did consult and plot,
to take my life away.

14 But as for me, O Lord, my trust
upon thee I did lay;

And I to thee, thou art my God,
did confidently say.