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Abimelech ages fly alphabetic Psalms amidst ancient ascend bands Bashan beneath thy Bishop Bishop Lowth bless bless'd book of Chronicles bow'd chief musician clouds dark deeds deep dread dwell e'en earth endless Ephrath ev'ry fear feet fix'd flee foes glorious glory God's grace guardian band guilt hath hear heart heathen heav'n heav'nly Hebrew holy hosts impious Israel judgment King Korah land let thy lift light lips Lord's loud mercy ne'er mighty Mount Sion NOTES.-"For the chief NOTES.-This o'er path peace pow'r pray'r pride Psalm of Asaph Psalm of David Psalmist realms reign rejoice right hand righteous sacred Saviour Septuagint shalt shame shield Sihon sing Sion Sion's snare song soul sov'reign spread strain strength stringed instruments sung swell temple thee thou hast thy love thy name thy servant thy truth tow'rs tread tribes trust verse voice Vulgate wrath
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Page 42 - The Lord descended from above, and bowed the heavens high; And underneath his feet he cast the darkness of the sky. On cherubs and on cherubim full royally he rode, And on the wings of all the winds came flying all abroad.
Page 14 - For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, And shall not see when heat Cometh, And shall not be careful in the year of drought, But her leaf shall be green; Neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Page 38 - soul. 0 glorious hour, O blest abode ! My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpet's joyful sound : Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in
Page 79 - were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country.
Page 242 - The harvest dawn is near, The year delays not long; And he who sows with many a tear Shall reap with many a song. Sad to his toil he goes, His seed with weeping leaves ; But he shall come, at twilight's close, And bring his golden sheaves.
Page 72 - A naughty person, a wicked man, Walketh with a froward mouth. He winketh with his eyes, He speaketh with his feet, He teacheth with his fingers; Frowardness is in his heart.
Page 52 - There his triumphal chariot waits, And angels chant the solemn lay; ' Lift up your heads, ye heav'nly gates, Ye everlasting doors, give way!'
Page 273 - Who provideth for the raven his food ! When his young ones cry unto God, They wander for lack of meat.
Page 29 - Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands, Thy walls are continually before me.
Page 112 - Thou hast drunken the dregs of the cup of trembling, " Which hast drunk at the hand of the Lord the cup of his fury; And