PSALMS.

4 If there be malice found in me, I know thy piercing eyes; I should not dare appeal to thee, Nor ask my God to rise.

5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand, Their pride and power control; Awake to judgment, and command Deliverance for my soul.

PAUSE.

6[ Let sinners and their wicked rage Be humbled to the dust; Shall not the God of truth engage To vindicate the just?

7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright; His sharpest arrows he ordains Against the sons of spite.

8 For me their malice digg'd a pit, But there themselves are cast; My God makes all their mischief light On their own heads at last.]

9 That cruel persecuting race

Must feel his dreadful sword; Awake, my soul, and praise the grace And justice of the Lord.

PSALM 8. S. M.

God's sovereignty and goodness; and man's dominion over the creatures.

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LORD, our heavenly King,

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Thy name is all divine; Thy glories round the earth are spread, And o'er the heavens they shine.

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When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, And see the moon complete in light Adorn the darksome skies:

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When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, Akin to dust and worms?