6 king's enemies. Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; the 7 sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of rectitude. Thou didst

love righteousness and hate iniquity, therefore God, thy God 8 anointed thee with the oil of joy above thy associates. There is myrrh and stacte and casia for thy garments-for the ivory 9 state rooms from which kings' daughters gladdened thee. In honour of thee the queen stood on thy right hand, arrayed in 10 robes of gold and embroidery. Hear, O daughter, and behold,

and incline thine ear, and forget thy people and thy father's 11 house. Because the king is enamoured of thy beauty-because 12 he is thy Lord; when the daughters of Tyre bow down to him with gifts, the richest people of the land will supplicate thy fa13 vour. All this honour is for the daughter of the king of Hese

bon herself, she is surrounded with chain works of gold, and 14 embroidery. The virgins in her train shall be introduced to the

king. They who are related to her shall be introduced to thee. 15 They shall be introduced with gladness and rejoicing-They 16 shall be brought to the temple of the king. Instead of thy fathers, sons are born to thee; these thou shalt make princes over 17 all the land. They shall cause thy name to be remembered in all ages, therefore nations shall praise thee forever.

XLVI.

At the conclusion. For the sons of Kore. A Psalm concerning hidden things.

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GOD is our refuge and strength; our helper in the trou2 bles which often befal us. Therefore we will not be dismayed, though the earth be shaken, and mountains be hurled to the 3 midst of seas. Their waters roared and were troubled. By his 4 power the mountains were convulsed. The swelling streams

of this river gladden the city of God: the Most High hath hal5 lowed his own dwelling: God is in the midst of it; it cannot 6 be shaken; God by his presence will support it. The nations

were troubled, kingdoms tottered; he uttered his voice, the 7 earth was shaken. The Lord of armies is with us; our helper 8 is the God of Jacob. Come and see the works of the Lord9 The wonders which he hath done on the earth: he is making

wars to cease to the ends of the earth. He will break the bow and shiver the lance, and shields he will utterly consume with 10 fire. Be still and know that I am God: let me be exalted among 11 the nations, let me be exalted in the earth. The Lord of armies is with us, our helper is the God of Jacob.

XLVII.

For the conclusion. A Psalm for the sons of Kore.

1 O CLAP your hands, all ye nations; shout to God with a 2 triumphant voice: for the Lord Most High is awful-a great 3 king over all the earth. He hath subjected tribes to us, nations 4 also under our feet. He hath chosen for us his inheritance the 5 excellency of Jacob which he loved. God ascended at the tri6 umphant shout-the Lord, at the trumpet's sounding. O sing

praises to our God; sing praises. Sing praises to our king; 7 sing praises. Since God is king of the whole earth; O sing 8 praises with understanding. God hath commenced his reign 9 over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. The heads of families assembled with the God of Abraham. Because the mighties of the land belong to God, they have been exceedingly exalted.

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XLVIII.

The Psalm of an Ode for the sons of Kore, on the second day of the week.

THE Lord is great and greatly to be praised; in the city 2 of our God-on his holy mountain. To the great joy of the whole earth, he is establishing firmly Sion's mountains. On 3 the sides to the north is the city of the great king. God is 4 known in its palaces, when he undertaketh its defence. For lo! 5 the kings of the land assembled-they came together. Having

taken a view they were so astonished; they were frightened, 6 they were shaken: a trembling seized them: pangs were there 7 ́as of a woman in travail. With a tempestuous blast thou wilt dash to pieces the ships of Tarsish. As we have heard, so 8 have we seen; at the city of the Lord of armies-at the city

9 of our God. God hath established it forever. We waited, O 10 God, for thy mercy, in the midst of thy people. According to

thy name, O God; so be thy praise to the ends of the earth. 11 Thy right hand is full of righteousness. Let mount Sion be

gladdened and let the daughters of Judea exult for joy; be12 cause of thy judgments, O Lord. Go round Sion, and encom13 pass it: make proclamation in the towers thereof; mark with attention its strength; and take a distinct view of its palaces: 14 that you may tell another generation, that he is our God forever and ever. He will tend us as a shepherd for evermore.

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XLIX.

For the conclusion. A Psalm for the sons of Kore.

HEAR these things, all ye nations; listen attentively, all ye inhabitants of the world! both ye of lowest rank, and heads 3 of families; both rich and poor together. My mouth shall

speak wisdom; and the meditation of my heart understand4 ing. I will incline mine ear to a parable: with a psaltery I will 5 unfold my problem. Why am I terrified in an evil day? The 6 iniquity at my heel will surround me. Some put confidence in

their power: and some boast of the abundance of their wealth. 7 A brother is not redeemed. Is a man to redeem himself? He 8 cannot give to God an atonement for himself; and the price 9 for the redemption of his life: Though he laboured for the age that he may live to the end. Shall he therefore not see cor10 ruption? When he seeth the wise dying; together the foolish and senseless shall perish. And they shall leave their wealth 11 to others. (a) But their graves shall be their houses forever—

their dwelling places to all generations. On these parcels of 12 earth, they have put their names. (b) When a man, who is in honour, hath not understanding: he hath been compared to 13 the brute beasts and is like them-this very way of theirs was

to them a stumbling block; and after this shall it with their 14 mouth be praised? They are pent up like sheep in the man

sion of the dead: death shall feed them and the early watches will rule over them: and that help of theirs from their glory, 15 shall in the mansion of the dead become obsolete. But God

will redeem my soul from the power of that mansion when it 16 receiveth me. Fear not when a man groweth rich, nor when the 17 glory of his house is increased. For when he dieth he can carry

nothing away nor will this glory of his descend with him. 18 Because during this life his soul shall be blessed; let him praise 19 thee when thou doest him a benefit. He shall go to the gene20 ration of his fathers; he shall never see light. A man who is in honour and hath not understanding, hath been compared to the brute beasts, and is like them.

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L.

A Psalm, for Asaph.

THE God of gods, the Lord hath spoken, and summoned 2 the earth from the rising to the setting of the sun. Out of Sion 3 the perfection of his comeliness-God in full manifestation, even our God will come and will not keep silence. Before him a fire 4 shall blaze; and around him shall be a mighty tempest. He will call to the heaven above and to the earth, to judge his peo5 ple. Gather his saints together to him-them who are in cove. 6 nant with him touching sacrifices; and let the heavens declare 7 his righteousness. "Because God is judge, hear, O my people

and I will speak to thee-O Israel and I will testify to thee! 8 I am God, thy God I AM. I will not reprove thee for thy sa

crifices. And as for thy whole burnt offerings which are con9 tinually before me, I will not take young bulls from thy house, 10 nor he-goats from thy folds. For all the beasts of the forests 11 are mine, the cattle on the mountains, and the beeves. I claim

all the birds of the air; and to me belong the ripe fruits of the 12 field. If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is 13 mine and the fulness thereof. Do I eat the flesh of bulls? Or 14 do I drink the blood of goats? Sacrifice to God a sacrifice of 15 praise, and pay thy vows to the Most High. Then call on me

in the day of trouble; and I will deliver thee and thou shalt 16 praise me." But to the sinner God said, "Why dost thou men17 tion my judgments, or take my covenant in thy mouth? As for

thee, thou hast hated instruction, and cast my words, behind 18 thy back. When thou sawest a thief, thou didst run with him

19 and hast been a partaker with adulterers. Thy mouth hath

abounded in wickedness, and thy tongue hath framed deceits. 20 Sitting down thou hast spoken against thy brother, and against 21 thy mother's son, propagated falsehood. These things thou hast done and I was silent. Thou unjustly didst suppose that

I would be like thyself. I will reprove thee and set things in 22 order before thee. Now then, consider this, ye who forget God; 23 lest he tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver. The sacrifice of praise will glorify me; and this is the way in which I will shew him the salvation of God."

LI.

For the conclusion. A Psalm by David, when Nathan the prophet came to him after he had gone to Bersabe.

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HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy great compassion: and according to the multitude of thy tender mer2 cies blot out this my crime, wash me thoroughly from this ini3 quity of mine; and purify me from this my sin. For I acknowledge my transgression; and my sin is continually before me. 4 Against thee especially I have sinned; and in thy sight done

this evil. So that thou must be justified in thine acts, and must 5 overcome, when thou art judged. For behold I was born in 6 iniquity; in sins my mother conceived me: for behold thou lovedst truth; to me thou hadst manifested the obscure and 7 hidden things of thy wisdom. Sprinkle me with hyssop and I

shall be purified; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 8 Cause me to hear joy and gladness; let the bones, which have 9 been humbled, rejoice. O Turn away thy face from my sins; 10 and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me, O God, a pure 11 heart; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away 12 from thy presence, and take not thy holy spirit from me. Re

store to me the joy of thy salvation; and support me with a be13 coming spirit, that I may teach transgressors thy ways, and 14 sinners may turn to thee. Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may with 15 joy proclaim thy forgiving mercy. O Lord, open my lips, that 16 my mouth may proclaim thy praise. Hadst thou desired sacrifice, I would have given it. In whole burnt offerings thou wilt