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in the Cave. In this, Saul must be perfonal, the Devil, who is never fatisfied.) I will cry unto Jehovah with my Voice, I will make Supplication. I will pour out, &c. when my Spirit (Breath) is overwhelmed within me, thou knowest my Path

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my Portion is in the Land of the Bring out my Body from claufurâ (Confinement) the Righteous fhall compass me about: For thou nan (the Idea is taken from a Mother who has had Milk given and repays it to her Children) fhalt deal bountifully with

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Pfal. cxliii. DID. To David. Jehovah hear my Prayer, and give Ear to my Supplications. In thy Truth hear me in thy Righteousness: And enter not into Judgment with thy Servant; for in thy Sight Shall no Man living be justified *. (Require it not of him because all would not come in) because the Enemy perfecutes my Body

and my Spirit is overwhelmed within me: My Heart within me is defolate. I remember the Days of old; I meditated on all thy Works He pleads what he has done prays again, Hear me, Jehovah, my Spirit faileth: Hide not thy Face from me; and if I be compared to those who go down into the Pit.

Teach me to do thy Will, because thou art s. Thy good Spirit fhall lead me into the Land of Uprightness. For thy Name's Sake Jehovah revive me; in thy Righteousness bring my Body out of Trouble:

* Tho' all Men living shall not be justified.

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Trouble: And in thy Mercy cut off mine Enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my Body, because I am thy Servant.

Pfal. cxliv. To David. Blessed Jehovabwhich teacheth my Hands to a War (the Word ufed in the Paffover Data p. 275.) and my Fingers to fight, on and my Fortress, my high Tower and my Deliverer to me, my Shield, and in him I truft: 777 (born King) who fubdueft my People under me (in my Stead) Jehovah what is Adam, that thou takeft Knowledge of him? The Son of ws that thou makeft Account of him?

תשועה

x is like to ban Vanity (one shifting) bis Days are a Shadow that palleth away. Jehovah bow To thy Names, and come down: Touch the Mountains and they fhall Smoke, &c.-Send thine Hands from above, redeem me, and deliver me out of the great Waters: From the Hand of Strange Children, whofe Mouth, &c. Aleim I will fing a new Song-given yin (Qu. that which conveys) Salvation to Kings; non making an Opening to David (Qu. If David be used for the Body or Joint) bis Servant from the hurtful Sword. Make an Opening to me, and deliver me from the Hand of the Sons of the Stranger (Romans) whofe Mouth, &c. that our Sons my be as Plants our Daughters as Anguli Incifi polished after the Temple (joint in one to David) *the Covering mn who hath Aleim.

Similitude of a

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Jehovab for his

* The Body of Christ was the Covering of the Divinity.

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Pfal. cxlv.

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nn Praife to David. I will King, and will blefs thy Name for ever and ever. Generation to Generation fhall praife thy Works, and fall declare thy mighty Acts. I will speak of the glorious Honour of thy Majefty, and of thy wondrous Works- and they will fhew the Might of thy terrible Acts (he will fhew God's Acts, and they will fhew the Greatnefs of his Power)

Goodness, Fuftice, Gracioufnefs, Mercy - bis Mercy is over all his Works, and on thy Saints (who? fhall bless thee. They fhall tell the Glory of thy Kingdom, and talk of thy Power. To make known to the Sons of Men his mighty Acts Jehovah upholdeth all that fall

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The Eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou giveft them Meat in due Seafon. ps Jehovah in all bis Ways; and Ton in all his Works; near thofe who invoke him in Truth, who fear him, who love him: But will deftroy the Wicked Flefb blefs the Name, his holy One.

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Pfal. cxlvi. Hallelujah Halli my Body the very Jehovah. I will praife Jehovah in my Lives; I will fing to my Foederator while I have any Being. Put not your Truft in Princes, nor in a Son of Man in whom there is no Salvation. His Breath goeth forth, he returneth to his Earth: In that Day all his Thoughts perifh. (This is fhewing the Neceffity of a Covenant and of the Effence dwelling in Chrift.) Blessed is he who hath b Jacob for his Help, and his Hope is in Jehovah his Aleim, Maker Bb 2

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of all Things, keeping Verity, who executes Judgment for the Oppreffed, which giveth Food to the Hungry. Jehovah loofeth the Prisoners (Ifa. Ixi. 1. Luk. iv. 18.) openeth the Eyes of the Blind, and all the reft. -Feboval shall reign for ever: Thy Aleim, O Zion, unto all Generations. Hallelujab.

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Pfal. cxlviii. Hallelujah because he is good, fing to our Aleim for it is pleafant. Praife is comely. Jehovah is building up Jerufalem: He will gather together the Out-cafts of Ifrael (all borrowed) he healeth the broken in Heart, and bindeth up their Wounds. -Inftances of Power and Wisdom Jehovah lifteth up the Meek: He cafteth the Wicked down to the Ground. Sing unto Jehovah in Confeffion: Sing Praise upon the Harp unto our Aleim, Benignity here lights not in the Strength of a Horfe, nor in Legs of Man; be delights in those who fear him and expect his Mercy. 12. 'n Jerufalem (1 Par. xvi. 35. that we may now glory in nan, where the one is the Act of Man, the other the Act of Jehovah, fee other Inftances, in the Root, &c.) thy Aleim, O Sion, because be ftrengthens the Bars of thy Gates, fpiritual. Who maketh thy Border Peace be fends forth bis Word on Earth: His Word (the Gospel) runneth very fwiftly. He giveth Snow (before the Light of Chrift, and Waters of the Spirit came) the Winter State of the WorldWho can stand before his Cold? When his Warmth by Light is withdrawn. He will fend

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out his Word and melt them. Without the Affistance of Light the Waters are frozen and are of no Use in Vegetation. His Wind fhall blow, and the Waters fhall flow. Gives his Statutes unto Ifrael. So to the true Ifrael. Nations knew them not.

Pfal. cxlviii. Hallelujah. Hallu Jehovah from the Heavens. Praife him in the Heights. Praife ye him all his Agents, fo all inanimate Things, Ver. 7. Ye Dragons and all Deeps (Dragons are the Paffages or crooked Windings, creeping of the Waters or Swallows from their Voracioufnefs. All fenfible Beings

because his Name is exalted in him alone: His Glory is above (upon) the Earth and the Names. He alfo exalteth the Horn of his People: nhan to all bis Saints, to the Children of Ifrael, the People 17p near to him. Hallelujah.

Pfal. cxlix. Hallelujah. Sing to Jehovah a new Song, nhan his Praife in the Congregation of Saints. Let Ifrael rejoice in his Makers: Let the Sons of Sion exult in their King. Let them praife his Name in the Dance i let them fing Praifes unto him with the Timbrel and Harp; because Jehovah is delighted in his People: He will beautify the Meek with Salvation.

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Oon be joyful in Glory. Let them shout upon their Beds (Refurrection) min. (Afcenfion) Exaltationes in their Mouth, and a two-edged Sword (Gofpel) in their Hand; to execute Vengeance upon the Heathen to bind their Kings.

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