CCVIII. The wicked unthankful. Rom. i. 21. When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful.

2 Tim. iii. 2. Men shall be lovers of their own selves, &c. unthankful, unholy.

ČCIX. Praise must be frequent. Ps. xxxiv. 1. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be continually in my mouth.

XXXV. 28. My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness, and of thy praise all the day long.

lxiii. 4. I will bless thee while I live. cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord with whole heart. Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

my

cxix. 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments.

cxlv. 2. Every day will I bless thee, and will praise thy name for ever and

CCXI. God prepareth his people for his praise, or divine influences therefor. Ps. li. 15. O Lord open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

cxix. 171. My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught thy law to me.Ver. 175. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee.

Isa. xliii. 21. This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

Ixi. 11. The Lord will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth.

sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to me for a name of joy and praise, and an honour before all nations of the earth. Ver. 11.

Hos. xiv. 2. Take away all our iniquity, &c. so will we render the calves of our lips.

Matt. xxi. 16. Out of the mouth' of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise. Ps. viii. 2.

CCXII. Thanking God through Christ. Rom. i. 8. I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of through the whole world.

vii. 24, 25. Who shall deliver me from

the body of this death! I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord;-1 Cor. xv. 57. who giveth us the victory;-2 Cor. ii. 14. which causeth us to triumph

in Christ.

Phil. i. 11. The fruits of righteousness are by Jesus Christ, to the praise and glory of God.

Heb. xiii. 15. By him let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.

Eph. v. 20. Give thanks always for all things unto God, and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

CCXIII. Praise is a part of public Lord, which dwelleth in Zion; declare worship. Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the among the people his doings.-Ver. 14. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, that I may shew forth thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

xxii. 22. In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.-Ver. 24. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation.

xxvi. 8. O Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Ver. 12. In the congregation will I bless the Lord.

hear.

xxxiii. 8, 9. I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, and will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have

xxxv. 18. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation; I will praise thee among much people.

xlii. 2. When shall I come and appear

singing: the Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob.

Isa. xlix. 13. Sing O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, for the Lord hath comforted his people. Ch. xiv. 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.

ČCXV. 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.

lvii. 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.

lxvii. 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 his benefits, even the God of our salvation.-Ver. 35. The

God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people: blessed be

God.

Ps. lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Ver. 2. c. 4, 5. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 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.

cvi. 1. Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. xlvii. 48.-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.

lxiii. 7. I will mention the lovingkindness 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. 14. 19.-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 an horn of salvaof his holy prophets. tion for us; as he spake by the mouth

ii. 10, 11. The angel said, Behold, I Unto you is born a Saviour, which is bring you glad tidings of great joy. Christ the Lord. Isa. ix. 6.

Ver. 13, 14. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenGod in the highest, and on earth peace, ly host praising God, and saying, Glory to good-will towards men.

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.

2 Cor. ix. 15. Thanks to God for his unspeakable gift.

CCXVII. For blessings from God by and through Christ. 1 Cor. i. 4, 5. 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.

God always for you brethren, because that your 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.

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.

-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 ceased 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.

iii. 9. What thanks can we render to God for you, for the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before God.

2 Thess. i. 3. We are bound to thank

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save Zion.

cii. 16. When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.-Ver. ated shall praise the Lord. 18. And the people that shall be cre

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 xli. 9, 10.-cxlvi. 1. 7, 8, 9, 10. Isa. xii. 1, 2.li. 3.-lx. 6. 8, 9.-lxiii. 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, and 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 sa

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.-lxviii. 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.

Luke i. 64. Zacharias for his being restored 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 P's. cxviii. 19. 21.

CCXXIII. For daily bread. Deut. viii. 10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God.

Isa. Ixii. 8. 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 he 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 praises 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. 2.

liv. 6, 7. I will praise the Lord, for it is good. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble.

lvi. 12. 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 souls 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 works. See Ps. xxvi. 12.-xxxi. 7. 21.-cxlii. 7.-cxliv. 7. 9.

Gen. xiv. 20. Melchizedek said to AbraCCXXV. For deliverance from enemies. ham, Blessed be the most high God, that hath delivered thine enemies into thine 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. lxxviii. 4. 12.

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. 3.) 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,