See regulations made for the order of pub-ing: the Lord hath redeemed his servant lic thanks and praise. 1 Chron. xvi. 4. 7.- Jacob, xxiii. 30.-xxix. 13 to 20. Ps. cv. 1. 2 Chron. v. 13. Neh. xi. 17.—xii. 8. 24, &c. CCXIV. Of singing the praises of God. Job xxxviii. 6, 7. When the foundations of the earth were laid, the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. Ps. xiii. 6. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. xviii. 49. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Rom. xv. 19. xxi. 13. Be thou exalted in thine own strength, so will we sing and praise thy power. Ps. lix. 16, 17. xxx. 4. Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his; give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. Ver. 12. Ps. vii. 17. xxxiii. 3. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. li. 14. I will sing aloud of thy righteousness. Ver. 15. Ixvii. 4. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. Ps. ix. 2. 11.—xlii. 4.—lxxxi. 1.— xcv. 1, 2.-xcvi. 1, 2.-xcviii. 8, 9.-c. 2. lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Ps. lxi. 7, 8.-ci. 1.-cviii. 3. civ. 33. I will sing unto my God while I have being. Ps. lxxv. 9.-cxlvi. 2. Isa. Xxxviii. 20. cv. 2. Sing psalms unto him; talk of all his wondrous works. cxxxviii. 5. Kings of the earth shall sing in the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord. cxlvii. 1. 7, 8, 9. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; who covereth the heaven with clouds, who giveth the beast his food. xlix. 13. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, for the Lord hath comforted his people. Ch. xliv. 23.-lii. 9.-lv. 12. Ps. cxxvi. 1, 2. Acts xvi. 25. At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God in the prison. James v. 13. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. CCXV. The subjects of praise and thanks to God are so many and various that they cannot be enumerated. Let therefore a brief view of the principal of them suffice, under the following heads, viz.: God's goodness and mercy-acts thereof towards mankind. Ps. xvi. 7. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. xxviii. 7. The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in him and I am helped therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise him. xxxiii. 2. Praise the Lord.-Ver. 5. The earth is full of his goodness. xlii. 5. I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. Ivii. 9, 10. I will praise thee, O Lord, for thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. cviii. 3, 4. Ixiii. 3. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Ver. 5. Ps. cxxxviii. 1, 2. Ixvii. 1. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us.-Ver. 3. Let the people praise thee, O God. lxviii. 19. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.-Ver. 35. The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people: cxlix. 1. Sing unto the Lord a new song. blessed be God. Ps. cxliv. 9. Ver. 5, 6. Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth. Isa. xii. 5. Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things. xxiv. 14. They shall sing, for the majesty of the Lord. xxvi. 19. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust, for thy dew is as the dew of herbs. Xxxv. 6. The tongue of the dumb shall sing.-Ver. 10. The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. Ch. li. 11. xlii. 10. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth.-Ver. 12. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. xlviii. 20. Go forth with the voice of sing lxxi. 6. By thee have I been holden up from the womb; thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.-Ver. 14. I will hope continually, and praise thee more and more. Ver. 8. 23. lxxxvi. 12, 13. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Ver. 2. c. 4, 5. his name. Be thankful unto him, and bless For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. cxvii. 1, 2. ciii. 2, 3. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases. Q cvi. 1. Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. xlvii.-xlviii.-cvii. 1. 8. 15. 21. 31. Isa. xii. 2. The Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Ver. 4, 5. Praise the Lord, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things. Ixiii. 7. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, &c. See also Ps. cxii. 1. 4.cxv. 12. 18.-cxviii. 19. 21. 28, 29.-cxxxiv. 1, 2, 3.-cxxxv. 2, 3. 19-21.-cxxxviii. 2. 4. -cxlv. 1. 8, 9.-cxlvi. 1. 8. 10.—cxlviii. 1. 7. 14. Jer. xxxiii. 11. CCXVI. For Christ. Luke i. 68-70. Blessed be the God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people; and he hath raised up a horn of salvation for us; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets. ii. 10, 11. The angel said, Behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy. Unto you is born a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Isa. ix. 6. Ver. 13, 14. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will toward men. to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. Rom. i. 8.-vii. 25. CCXVIII. For God's will revealed. Matt. xi. 25. Jesus said, I thank thee, O Father Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. CCXIX. For the obedience and faith of Christians, as owing to God. Rom. vi. 17. God be thanked, ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered unto you. 2 Cor. viii. 16. Thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. Eph. i. 15, 16. After I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and love to all the saints, I cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers. Phil. i. 3. I thank God upon every remembrance of you. 1 Cor. i. 4. Col. i. 3, 4. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints. 1 Thess. ii. 13. We thank God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God. Ver. 28-33. Simeon [at seeing Christ] blessed God: And said, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.sakes before God? Ch. ii. 38.-xxiv. 52, 53. iii. 9. What thanks can we render to God for you, for the joy wherewith we joy for your 2 Thess. i. 3. We are bound to thank God 2 Cor. ix. 15. Thanks to God for his un- always for you, brethren, because that your speakable gift. CCXVII. For blessings from God by and through Christ. 1 Cor. i. 4, 5. 7. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, so that ye come behind in no gift. xv. 57. Thanks to God who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. ii. 14. Thanks to God, who always causeth us to triumph in Christ. faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you toward each other aboundeth. 1 Tim. i. 12. I thank Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. 2 Tim. i. 3. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers. God thanked for charitable contributions of saints to others in distress. 2 Cor. ix. 11. CCXX. For God's care of his church. Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the Lord which dwelleth in Zion.-Ver. 15. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made. Eph. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ; according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world.-a Ver. 6. And hath made us accepted in the beloved. 1 Pet. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again Ixix. 30. I will praise the name of God with song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.-Ver. 35. For God will save Zion. cii. 16. When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.-Ver. 18. And the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord. cxlvii. 1, 2. Praise the Lord-The Lord doth build up Jerusalem.-Ver. 12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. | -For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee. Ver. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Ps. cxlix. 1 to 6. See xlviii. 1.-cxlvi. 1. 7, 8, 9, 10. Isa. xii. 1, 2.-li. 3.-lx. 6. 8, 9.— Ixiii. 7, 8, 9. Jer. xxx. 18, 19. Acts ii. 47. CCXXI. For God's great and marvellous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. cxlv. 4. 10. lxvi. 1—3. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands. Sing forth the honour of his name; make his praise glorious. Say unto him, How terrible art thou in thy works! lxxv. 1. Unto thee, O God, we do give thanks for that thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare. civ. 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great: thou art clothed with honour and majesty.-Ver. 24. How manifold are thy works! in wisdom thou hast made them all. cvii. 22. Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Ver. 8. cxi. 1-3. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. The works of the Lord are great. His work is honourable and glorious. cxxxix. 14. I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works. Rev. xv. 3. cxlviii. 5. Praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded and they were created. cl. 1, 2. Praise the Lord. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.-Ver. 6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Isa. xlii. 12. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. See Ps. ix. 1.-xl. 5.—Ixviii. 4. 26. 33.—lxxiii. 28. lxxviii. 4.-lxxxvi. 8.-xcii. 5.-cv. 5. CCXXII. For God's marvellous acts upon the bodies and minds of men. Dan. iv. 34. 37. Nebuchadnezzar praised God for being restored to the use of reason. Jonah ii. 8, 9. Jonah for his being delivered from the fish. CCXXIII. For daily bread. Deut. viii. 10. When thou hast caten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God. Isa. Ixii. 9. They that have gathered in the corn and wine, shall eat and praise the Lord. Joel ii. 26. Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you. Mark viii. 6. Jesus took the seven loaves, and gave thanks. John vi. 11. 23. Acts xxvii. 35. Paul took bread and gave thanks. Rom. xiv. 6. He that eateth to the Lord, giveth God thanks. 1 Tim. iv. 3. Meats God hath created to be received with thanksgiving, of them that know the truth.-Ver. 4. Every creature of God is good, if it be received with thanksgiving. See 1 Cor. x. 30, 31. CCXXIV. For deliverance from trouble and affliction. Ps. xxii. 23, 24. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye seed of Israel. For he hath not despised the affliction of the afflicted, neither hath he hid his face from him, but when he cried unto him he heard. xxx. 11, 12. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. O Lord, my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever. xxxiv. 1. I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be continually in my mouth.— Ver. 4. He delivered me from all my fears. xlii. 11. I shall praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Ps. xl. 3. liv. 6, 7. I will praise the Lord, for it is good. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble. Ivi. 12, 13. I will render praise unto thee, for thou hast delivered my soul from death. Ps. cxvi. 8. lxvi. 8, 9. O bless our God, ye people; make the voice of his praise to be heard. Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. xcii. 1. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praise unto the name of the Most High. Ver. 2, 3. Ver. 4. For thou Lord hast made me glad through thy work. See Ps. xxvi. 12.—xxxi. Luke i. 64. Zacharias for his being restored 7. 21.-cxlii. 7.-cxliv. 7. 9. to the use of his speech. xviii. 43. The blind for being restored to the use of sight. Acts iii. 6. The lame for being healed. Isa. xxxviii. 20. Hezekiah praised God for his recovery from sickness. See Ps. cxviii. 19. 21. CCXXV. For deliverance from enemies. Gen. xiv. 20. Melchizedek said to Abraham, Blessed be the most high God, that hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. Exod. xviii. 10. Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians. See Exod. xv. 1 to 22. Ps. | strong tower from the enemy.-Ver. 8. I will lxxviii. 4. 12. sing praise to thy name for ever. Deut. x. 21. The Lord, he is thy praise; he is thy God, which hath done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes have seen. 2 Sam. xxii. 2. The Lord is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer. (Ps. xviii. 2.) Ver. 47. Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation. 1 Chron. xvi. 34. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. Ps. cvii. 1.-cxviii. 1. —cxxxvi. 1. Ver. 35, 36. Say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together; and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise. The people said, Amen, praised be the Lord. Ps. vii. 6. Arise, O Lord, lift up thyself, because of mine enemies.-Ver. 10. My defence is of God, who saveth the upright in heart.-Ver. 17. I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness, and sing praise to the name of the Most High. Ps. ix. 2. ix. 1-3. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, and shew forth thy marvellous works. I will be glad and rejoice in thee. When mine enemies are turned back, they shall fall and perish at thy presence. Ver. 14. xxi. 8. Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies.-Ver. 13. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power. xxii. 20. Deliver my soul from the sword. -Ver. 25. My praise shall be of thee. Ps. XXXV. 18. 28. xxx. 1. I will extol thee, O Lord, for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.-Ver. 12. I will give thanks unto thee for ever. xlii. 9. Why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?-Ver. 11. O my soul, hope in God, for I shall yet praise him. xliii. 1. 4. O God, plead my cause against the ungodly I will praise thee. xliv. 7, 8. Thou hast saved us from our enemies, and put them to shame that hated us. In God we boast all the day long; and praise thy name for ever. lvi. 4. In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust.-Ver. 9. When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back. lvii. 3. He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up.-Ver. 5. Be thou exalted, Lord, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above the earth.-Ver. 7, I will sing and give praise. Ixi. 3. Thou hast been a shelter for me, a Ixxi. 10. Mine enemies speak against me, and they that wait for my soul take counsel together, &c.-Ver. 22. I will praise thee, my God, O thou Holy One of Israel.-Ver. 24. My tongue shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; for they are brought into shame that seek my hurt. lxxix. 9. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name.-Ver. 13. So we will give thee thanks for ever and ever, and will shew forth thy praise to all generations. xcviii. 2. The Lord hath made known his salvation; his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.-Ver. 4. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth; rejoice and sing praise. cxi. 6. He hath shewed his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. Ver. 9, 10. He sent redemption unto his people. His praise endureth for ever. cxxiv. 2. Men rose up against us.- -Ver. 6. Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us a prey to their teeth. Rev. xix. 1,2. I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God: For true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. See Exod. xv. 1. Compare Rev. xv. 2. Judg. v. 3. 2 Chron. xx. 22. 26. 28. Ps. xviii. 46.—xxviii. 6.— xli. 9. 13.-cvi. 12.-cxviii. 14, 15.-cxliv. 1, 2. Isa. xxv. 1. 4. HONOURING GOD. CCXXVI. Honour due to God, and claimed by him. Mal. i. 6. A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if I then be a Father, where is mine honour? if I be a Master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts. John viii. 49. Jesus said, I honour my Father. 1 Sam. ii. 30. The Lord saith, Them that honour me, I will honour. CCXXVII. God is to be honoured by acts of worship, praise and thanks. Ps. xxvi. 8. Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. lxvi. 2. Sing forth the honour of his name; make his praise glorious. lxxi. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the day. xcvi. 6. Honour and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. Chron. xvi. 27. a voice from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. civ. 1. Thou art clothed with honour and Matt. xvii. 5. majesty. cxlv. 5. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. Isa. xliii. 20. The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragon, and the owls: Because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. Dan. iv. 37. I extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment. Ver. 34. 1 Tim. i. 17. To the only wise God, be honour and glory, &c. Ch. vi. 16. Rev. iv. 11. Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power, &c. Ch. vii. 12.-xix. i. 7. CCXXVIII. By holiness of life. Jer. xxxiii. 8. I will (saith the Lord) cleanse them from all their iniquity. Ver. 9. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth. CCXXIX. By keeping the Sabbath. Isa. viii. 13, 14. If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a Delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him; not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob. CCXXX. By acts of charity and merey to the poor. Prov. iii. 9, 10. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: so shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. xiv. 31. He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor. Ver. 21. CCXXXI. Honouring Christ-motives to it. John v. 22, 23. The Father hath committed all judgment unto the Son: that all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son, honoureth not the Father that sent him. See Rev. v. 12, 13. The Father and Son honoured. For the honours due and paid to Christ by the church in heaven and upon earth, see Chap. concerning the Dignity and Offices of Jesus Christ. CCXXXII. The wicked dishonour God, and are punished. Isa. xxix. 13. This people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me: wo unto them. Ver. 14. Ch. xliii. 23. 28.-lviii. 2. Matt. xv. 8. Rom. ii. 23. 1 Sam. ii. 29. The Lord said to Eli, Wherefore honourest thou thy sons above me? to make yourselves fat with the choicest of the offerings of Israel!-Ver. 36. It shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house, shall come and crouch to the priest for a piece of silver, and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me (I pray thee) into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. Ver. 30. For them that honour me I will honour, and them that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. GLORIFYING GOD. CCXXXIII. To glorify God commanded. 1 Sam. vi. 5. Ye shall give glory to the God of Israel. 1 Cor. vi. 20.-x. 31. Isa. xlix. 3. Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. Ch. xliii. 7. CCXXXIV. Christ glorified God on earth. John xiii. 31. God is glorified in him. Ver.32. xvii. 4. I have glorified thee on earth; I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. Ch. vii. 18. He sought God's glory. CCXXXV. Men glorify God by praise and thankfulness. I Chron. xvi. 28. Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, give unto the Lord glory and strength. Ver. 24. Ver. 29. Give unto the Lord, the glory due unto his name: come before him; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. Ps. xxix. 1, 2, 9.-xcvi. 3. 7, 8.-lxxii. 19. Ps. xxii. 23. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him. 1. 23. Whoso offereth praise, glorifieth me. Ver. 15. lxxxvi. 9. All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, viii. 54. Jesus said, It is the Father that and shall glorify thy name. honoureth me. 2 Pet. i. 17. He received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such cxv. 1. Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy (and for thy truth's sake. Isa. xxv. 3, 4, |