From the i. Psalm of David.

1 HOW blest is he, who ne'er consents
By ill advice to walk,
Nor stands in sinners' ways, nor sits
Where men profanely talk;

2 But makes the perfect law of GoD
His husiness and delight;
Devoutly reads therein by day,

And meditates by night.

8 Like some fair tree, which, fed by streams, With timely fruit does bend,

He stiil shall flourish, and success
All his designs attend.

4 Ungodly men, and their attempts,
No lasting root shall find;

Untimely blasted and dispersed
Like chaff before the wind.

5 Appease the Son with due respect,
Your timely homage pay:
Lest he revenge the bold neglect,
Incensed by your delay.

6 If but in part his anger rise,

Who can endure the flame? Then blest are they, whose hope relies On his most holy Name.

From the iii. Psalm of David.

1 THOU, gracious GOD, art my defence;
On thee my hopes rely:
Thou art my glory, and shalt yet
Lift up my head on high.

2 Since whensoe'er, in my distress,
To GOD I made my prayer,
He heard me from his holy hill;
Why should I now despair!

Before their Judge's face:

No formal hypocrite shall then
Among the saints have place.

6 For GOD approves the just man's ways;

To happiness they tend:

But sinners, and the paths they tread,

Shall both in ruin end.

From the ii. Fsalm of David.

1 THUS Gon declares his sov'reign will:
"The King that I ordain,
Whose throne is fix'd on Sion's hill,
Shall there securely reign."

2 Attend, O earth, whilst I declare
GOD's uncontroll'd decree:
"Thou art my Son; this day, my heir,
Have I begotten thee.

3 "Ask, and receive thy full demands;
Thine shall the Heathen be;
The utmost limit of the lands
Shall be possess'd by thee." /

4 Learn then, ye princes; and give ear,
Ye judges of the earth;

Worship the LORD with holy fear;
Rejoice with awful mirth.

My sweet repose to take; For I through him securely sleep, Through him in safety wake.

4 Salvation to the LORD belongs; He only can defend :

His blessings he extends to all
That on his power depend.

PSALM 4.

C. M.

From the iv. Psalm of David.

1 CONSIDER that the righteous man
Is GOD's peculiar choice;
And when to him I make my prayer
He always hears my voice.

2 Then stand in awe of his commands,
Flee every thing that 's ill,
Commune in private with your hearts,
And bend them to his will.

8 The sacrifice of righteousness
Present to GOD on high;
And let your hope, securely fix'd,
On him alone rely.

4 While worldly mirds impatient grow More prosp'rous times to see;

Still let the glories of thy face
Shine brightly, LORD, on me.

From the v. Psalm of David.

1 REGARD my words, O gracious LORD,
Accept my secret prayer;
To thee alone, my King, my God,
Will I for help repair.

2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear,
And, with the dawning day,
To thee devoutly I'll look up,
To thee devoutly pray.

8 LORD, I within thy house will come,
In thy abundant grace;
And I will worship in thy fear,
Tow'rd thy most holy place.

4 Let those, O LORD, who trust in thee,
With shouts their joy proclaim:
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv❜st,
And all that love thy name.

5 To righteous men, the righteous LORD His blessing will extend;

And with his favor all his saints,

As with a shield, defend.

PSALM 6.

S. M.

From the vi. Psalm of David.

1 IN mercy, not in wrath,
Rebuke ine, gracious GOD!
Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise,
I sink beneath thy rod.

2 Touch'd by thy quick'ning power, My load of guilt I feel:

The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed, O let that Spirit heal.

3 In trouble and in gloom

Must 1 for ever mourn And wilt thou not, at length, O GOD, In pitying love return?

4 0 come, ere life expire,

Send down thy power to save; For who shall sing thy name in death, Or praise thee in the grave? 5 Why should I doubt thy grace, Or yield to dread despair? Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word, And grant me all my prayer.

¡2 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckon'd there;

And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue
Thy boundless praise declare.

3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high, Employs my wond'ring sight;

The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light;-

4 Oh, what is man, that, LORD, thou lor'st To keep him in thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wondrous kind?

5 Him next in power thou didst create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state,
O'er all thy works to reign.

6 They jointly own his powerful sway;
The beasts that prey or graze;
The bird that wings its airy way;
The fish that cuts the seas.

7 0 thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,
Through all the world how great art that'
How glorious is thy Name!

From the ix. Psalm of David.

1 TO celebrate thy praise, O LORD,
I will my heart prepare;

To all the list'ning world, thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.

2 The thought of them shall to my sou.
Exalted pleasures bring;

Whilst to thy name, O thou Most High, Triumphant praise I sing.

3 The LORD for ever lives, who has His righteous throne prepared, Impartial justice to dispense,

To punish or reward.

4 All those who have his goodness proved, Will in his truth confide;

Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
That on his help relied.

5 Sing praises therefore to the LORD,
From Sion, his abode;

Proclaim his deeds, till all the world
Confess no other GOD.

With signal favor grace,

And to the spright man disclose

The brightness of his face.

From the xiii. Psalm of David.

1 HOW long wilt thou forget me, LORD?
Must I for ever mourn?
How long wilt thou withdraw from me,
Oh never to return?

2 O hear, and to my longing eyes
Restore thy wonted light,
Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep

In death's most gloomy night.

3 Since I have always placed my trust
Beneath thy mercy's wing,

Thy saving health will come; and then
My heart with joy shall spring.

4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my God, ascend,

Who to thy servant in distress

Such bounty didst extend.

From the xiv. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD look'd down from heaven's high tower,

And all the sons of men did view,
To see if any own'd his power,
If any truth or justice knew;
2 But all, he saw, were gone aside,
All were degen rate grown and hase;
None took religion for their guide,
Not one of all the sinful race.

How will they tremble then for fear, When his just wrath shall them o'ertake: For to the righteous GOD is near,

And never will their cause forsake. 40 that from Sion he 'd employ His might, and burst th' oppressive band! Then shouts of universal joy

PSALM 12.

Shound loudly echo through the land.
C. M.
From the xv. Psalin of David.
1 LORD, who's the happy man that may
To thy blest courts repair,

Not, stranger-like, to visit them,
But to inhabit there?

2 "T is he who walketh uprightly,
Whom righteousness directs;
Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak
The thing his heart rejects.
3 Who never did a slander forge
His neighbor's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report
By malice whisper'd round.

4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, though clothed in rags,
Religiously respect.

Has ever firmly stood;
And, though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good.

6 Whose soul in usury disdains
His treasure to employ ;
Whom no rewards can ever bribe
The guiltless to destroy.

7 The man, who by this righteous course Has happiness insured,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand, By Providence secured.

From the xvi. Psalm of David.

1 MY grateful soul shall bless the LORD,
Whose precepts give me light;
And private counsel still afford
In sorrow's dismal night.

2 I strive each action to approve
To his all-seeing eye;
No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because he still is nigh.

3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My fesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Waked by his powerful voice.

4 Thou, LORD, when I resign my breath, My soul from hell shalt free;

Nor let thy Holy One in death

The least corruption see.

5 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
Which to thy presence lead;

Where pleasures dwell without allay
And joys that never fade.