THE PSALMS.
Day 30.
11 Save me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children( 1): whose mouth talketh of vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of iniquity.
12 That our sons may grow up as the young plants and that our daughters may be as the polished corners of the temple( 2).
13 That our garners may be full and plenteous with all manner of store( 3): that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets( 4).
14 That our oxen may be strong to labour, that there be no decay: no leading into captivity, and no complaining in our streets( 5).
15 Happy are the people that are in such a case: yea, blessed are the people who have the Lord for their God( 6).
PSALM 145.( A) Exaltabo te, Deus.
( 7) I WILL magnify thee, O God, my King: and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I give thanks unto thee: and praise thy Name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and marvellous, worthy to be praised there is no end of his greatness.
4 One generation shall praise thy works unto another and declare thy power.
5 As for me( 8), I will be talking of thy worship thy glory, thy praise, and wondrous works;
1. David's prayer that blessings may be bestowed on his kingdom;
2. of fair and virtuous posterities; 3. of plenteous harvests, and abundant
flocks.
4. Rather, fields.
5. That there be no
hostile invasion, no domestic dissention.. 6. God granted these blessings when His people kept His statutes.( Deut. 28. 4.)
2nd. Ps. E. S. for Whit- sunday.
7." David's Psalm of praise," extolling the merciful goodness and greatness of Him whose praise can have no end.
8. Rather, for them; the 3d. person should be substituted.
A. This admirable Hymn appears to have been composed by David, according to the promise in the foregoing Ps. v. 9, after ( 2 Sam. 7. 1.) God had given him rest from all his enemies. Like the parts of the 119th, every verse begins with a letter of the alphabet, in order; and it is an ancient Hebrew saying that," He could not fail to be a child of the world to come, who would say this Psalm three times a day." 453