5 Thy praises, LORD, I will resound,
To all the list'ning nations round;
Thy mercy highest heav'n transcends;
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.
6 Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And, as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,
Till Thou art here, as there, obey'd.

PSALM 58. (Old 113th.)

The enemies of Messiah, and unrighteous judges, admonished of final judgment. (YE kings and judges of the earth Adore the GOD that gave you birth, Hear and maintain His sacred laws; Your daily aim His holy will, As His vicegerents to fulfil,

Prompt to assert His righteous cause.

2 Power and dominion are of God,
They emanate from His abode,

Sin to confound, and man to bless;
Learn from injustice to refrain;
GOD beareth not the sword in vain,
Vengeance is God's-He will redress.

3 E'er long the mighty Judge shall come;
Transgressors then shall hear their doom;
The just His mercy shall record:
Then, in that awful, glorious day,
The astonish'd world, convinc'd, shall say,
That GOD the righteous will reward.

A prayer of David, when Saul sent messengers, and they watched the house to destroy him.1 Sam. xix.

AVE me, O GOD, and o'er my head,

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Thy banner of protection spread; When enemies around increase,

2 LORD GOD of hosts, Thy suppliant hear;
Impress the heathen with Thy fear;
O GOD of Israel, now arise,
Thou shelter from all enemies,

3 My strength, my refuge, my defence,
I'll trust Thy gracious Providence;
Thou wast my help in dangers past,
Thy praises shall for ever last.

PSALM 60.

David, established on the throne, contemplates his enemies already subdued by the mighty power of God: this Psalm is also a prophecy of the spiritual triumphs of MESSIAH, and the accession of the Gentiles to his kingdom.

10 GOD, why hast Thou cast us off?

Thine anger, LORD, we mourn;

Thou art displeas'd-just is thy wrath,
Return, O LORD, return.

2 Prostrate we fall, oppress'd with shame,
And terror fills our land;

Yet there's a banner through Thy name,
Display d by Thy right hand..

3. JEHOVAH speaks in holiness;
In Him, ye saints, rejoice:

Join heathen lands our GoD to bless,
Praise Him with grateful voice.
4 Ephraim and Judah now employ
Their songs in praise divine;
Philistia's sons, with holy joy,
Their shouts of triumph join.

5 Arise, O God, assert thy right;
Vain is the help of man:
Go with our armies to the fight,
And grant Thy help again.

6 Through Thee we valiantly shall do;
Thine enemies shall fall;

While heathen lands Thy glories shew,
And own Thee Lord of all.

¿David, an exile, restored to his kingdom, expresses to faith and hope in GOD. The Chaldee paraphrase qis very remarkable" Thou shalt add days to the todays of King MESSIAS; his years shall be as the generation of this world, and of the world to come.” 1 HEAR me, O GOD, my heart's o'erwhelm'd, From distant lands I cry;

Oh, lead me

to the living ROCK,

That higher is than I.

2 Thou wast my hope in dangers past,

Thou wilt my soul defend;

Beneath the covert of thy wings,
Till life and danger end..

3 Messiah, King of glory, stands Before JEHOVAH's face;

While mercy, truth, and love, preserved votarif

The sceptre of His grace.

4 Thy truth and mercy we'll proclaim,
Our daily offering raise;
And chaunt the glories of Thy name,
In themes of endless praise.

PSALM 62.

(C. M.)

This Psalm expresses a repeated act of faith, and trust in God; it states that there is no confidence to be placed in man, but only in the power and mercy of JEHOVAH.

1 ON GOD alone my spirit waits,
My help is from above;
my salvation is, my Rock,
From Him I'll not remove..

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2 My expectation is from Him,
My shield, my hiding-place :
God is my glory, tow'r, defence,
Source of all life and grace.

3 Trust Him, ye saints, his mercies own,
Look up to His abode;

Pour out your hearts before His throne;
Our refuge is our God.

4 Trust not in man, become not vain,
Though riches should increase;
Set not your heart on earthly gain;
Be rich in heav'nly grace.

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5 Once God hath spoke; yea, twice declared,

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Omnipotence is mine."

His foes he'll crush; His saints reward
With righteousness divine.

PSALM 63.

(8, 8, 6.) David in the wilderness of Judah, expresses his desire of the presence of GOD, and the divine pleasures of his sanctuary. He praises God in the midst of his affliction, and predicts the triumph and glory of Messiah.

10 GOD, Thou art my God, for Thee,
Thy glory and Thy power to see,
My spirit longs and faints;
Thy sanctuary, Thy holy place,
Where Thou thy glorious power displays,
Amidst assembled saints.

2 Thy loving-kindness, O my Lord,
Can more than life itself afford,
My hands to Thee I'll raise;
Long as I live, my blest employ,
My soul's delight, my heart-felt joy,
Shall be Thy name to praise.

3 Beneath the shadow of thy wings,
My joyful soul exulting sings,
Rejoicing in my GoD:

Thy own right hand shall guide my way,
To follow Thee to endless day,

To view Thy blest abode.

4 Glorious on high MESSIAH reigns, Exalted o'er the heav'nly plains; His enemies shall fall;