He voweth perpetual praise. 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and I holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that cal! upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save way of the wicked he turneth upside down. 10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Je.17.6,7. the LORD. © Ps.104.33. d Is.2.22. e or, salvation. f Ec.12.7. g Re. 14.7. PSALM CXLVII 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church, 4 his power, 6 and his mercy: 7 to praise him for his providence: 12 to praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom, 15 for his power over the meteors, 19 and for his ordinances in the church. a Lu.1.53. PRAISE ye the LORD: for it is good to i Ps.68.6. 107.14. another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy great-k ness. 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy right eousness. Mat 9.30. Jn.9.6, 1 Pe. 2.9. Pa.147.6. Lu. 13.13. 1 Pr.15.25. m Job 5.12, 13. Pr.4.19. a P.92.1. Is.61.1. d griefe. 8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. b De. 20.3,4. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD;e and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their a wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: ⚫ his understanding is infinite. f 6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God: 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens h which cry. 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: " for he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also established them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not pass. 7 Praise the LORD from the earth, ye gons, and all deeps: i Ep.2.13, 17. a Hallelu c or, with dra-d P147.11. e throat. 8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormyf He.4.12. wind fulfilling his word: 9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars: 10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl: 11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: 12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: CHAPTER I. a Hallelu- b Da.3.5, &c. e or cornet Pr. 98.6. P.149.3. e 1Ch.15.16, &c. f Re.5.13. a PRAISE ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. b 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their king. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp. с 4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. e 6 Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people; 8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; 9 To execute upon them the judgment written this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD. ORAISE ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise him in the firmament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him with the timbrel and a dance: praise him with stringed instruments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the high sounding cymbals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD. THE PROVERBS. A. M. 3004. B. C. 1000. a 1 Ki. 4.32. Ec.12.9. HE proverbs of Solomon the son of Da-b c.21,9. vid, king of Israel; 2 To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; с 4 To give subtlety to the simple, to the e young man knowledge and discretion. c equities. d c.9.4, &c. 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent I thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent for, advise without cause: ment. gor, an h Ps. 49.4. 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we 5 A wise man will hear, and will increase or print shall fill our houses with spoil: learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6 To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh ; 27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: W 14. u Lu.14.24. ▼ Ge.6.3. Je. 11.11. Eze.8.18. w Job 21.14 x c.62. y Je.2.19. 6.19. z or, ease. a Ps. 119.11. d Mat 13.44 Ja. 1.5. 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: 30 They would none of my counsel: theyh despised all my reproof. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. P119.99. i Ro.1.32 32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall c.5.20. destroy them. 33 But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. CHAPTER II. I Wisdom promiseth godliness to her children, 10 and safety from evil company, 20 and direction in good ways. My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 1 Mal.2.14. k 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words; 17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. 20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the right ous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgressors shall be "rooted out of it. 4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man. Trust in the LORD with all thy heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. 8 It shall be health to thy navel, and h marrow to thy bones. 9¶ Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase: 10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. 11 My son, despise not the chastening b De 30.16. of the LORD; neither be weary of his correc a Is. 51.7 20. 1 Ti. 4.8. d 2 Co.3.3. 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wis- years of. 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. cess. tion: k 12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth. 13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that "getteth understanding. 14 For the merchandise of it is better than medicina the merchandise of silver, and the gain haring, thereof than fine gold. f Je. 10.23. Mal.3.19 ..12. 6 For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his ¡Ex 22.29. mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 8 He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. f J Ec.11.1,2. n 15 She is more precious P than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 16 Length of days is in her right hand; and Mat 10.12 in her left hand riches and honour. k He-12.5,6 1 c.8.35,36. in draweth 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every n Ph.3.8,9. good path. Ps. 19.10. p Job 28.13, &c. 10 TWhen wisdom entereth into thy heart and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; 11 Discretion shall preserve thee, under. c.8.18. standing shall keep thee: 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil man, from the man that speaketh froward things; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness ; Pa. 119.165 Ge. 3.22,24 t Je.51.15. u or, pre h pared. 14 Who rejoice to do evil, and delight the frowardness of the wicked; in Ge.7.11. w Job 36.27. 15 Whose ways are crooked, and they fro Le 26.6. ward in their paths: y P. 127.2 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. r 18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her and happy is every one that retaineth her. 19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens. Study of wisdom recommended. PROVERBS.-CHAP. IV..VI. An exhortation to chastity. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thy heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. 25 Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee. 26 Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil. 35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame b1Ch.29.1. than oil: shall be the promotion of fools. c1 Ch.28.9. d or, she shall compass thee with a CтOWN of glory. e Ps. 1.1. f P&.81.7. Ph. 2. 15. g Jn 12.35. medicine above all keeping. froward ness of mouth, and perverseness of lips. 8 Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost em-kor, all brace her. d 9 She shall give to thy head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 10 Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many. 11 I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths. 12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life. 14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men. 15 Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 16 For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, uness they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the wine of violence. 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 19 The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know not at what they stumble. thy renys shall be ordered aright. a c.6.24. b Ec.7.26. © Ps.55.21. 20 My son, attend to my words; incline 11.15. thine ear unto my sayings. 17.18. 22.26. 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house: 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel: 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger; 11 And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, 12 And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; 13 And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly. 15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets. 17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee. 18 Let thy fountain be blessed and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and m be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bo som of a stranger? 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when a Mi.21. wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. r la.59.7. s c. 19.9 t 3Jn.9.10. u Ep.6.1. ▼ Da.11.18 ..21. w or,candle. I PA.119. 105. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth tongue mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore i shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without * remedy. 16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 0 17 m A proud "look, a lying tongue, and P hands that shed innocent blood, 18 A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. z Mat.5.28. a c.29.3. b Ge.39.14, &c. c woman of a man,or, a man's wife. Of the wiles of a harlot. 35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. CHAPTER VII. 1 Solomon persuadeth to a sincere and kind familiarity with wisdom. 6 In an exam ple of his own experience, he showeth 10 the cunning of a whore, 2 and the despe rate simplicity of a young wanton. He dehorteth from such wickednes My son, keep my words, and layup my commandments with thee. 2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. с 3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thy heart. 4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: 5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words. 6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, e 7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void f of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house, 9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night: 10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of a harlot, and subtle of heart. 11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet kabide not in her house: 12 Now is she without, now in the streets and lieth in wait at every corner.) 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and 1 with an impudent face said unto him, 14 Ihave peace-offerings with me; this day d Eze. 13 18. have I paid my vows. e heart. f He.13.4. Ca.8.6. face of. 20 My son, keep "thy father's command-accept the ment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thy heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. a c.21..7. b Le. 18.5. Ia. 55.3. c De.32.10. d De.6.8. c.6.21. 23 For the commandment is a w lamp; ande sons. the law is light; and reproofs of instruction fc.6.32 are the way of life: 9.4.16. h evening of the day. 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from g c.5.9. the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; i c.9.13. neither let her take thee with her eyelids. Je.3.3. k 1 Ti.5.13. Tit. 2.5. 1 she etrengthened her face and said. 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee. 16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt. 17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the good man is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him and will come home at P the day appointed. 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him. 22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life. 24 ¶ Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth. 25 Let not thy heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths. 26 For she hath cast down many wounded. yea, many strong" men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. |