171. My lips shall speak of thy praise: when thou hast taught me thy statutes. 172. Yea, my tongue shall sing of thy word for all thy commandments are righteous. [GREENE. 1. BLESSED be the LORD my strength: who teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. 2. My hope and my fortress, my castle and deliverer, my defender in whom I trust: who subdueth my people that is under me. 3. LORD, what is man, that thou hast such respect unto him or the son of man, that thou so regardest him? 4. Man is like a thing of nought his time passeth away like a shadow. 5. Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down : touch the mountains, and they shall smoke. 6. Cast forth thy lightnings, and tear them: shoot out thine arrows, and consume them. 7. Send down thine hand from above, and deliver me save me from the hands of strange children. 8. Whose mouth talketh of vanity and their right hand is a right hand of wickedness. 9. I will sing a new song unto thee, O GOD, and sing praises unto thee. 10. For thou hast given victory unto kings: and hast delivered David thy servant from the peril of the sword. 15. Happy are the people that are in such a case : yea, blessed are the people who have the LORD for their GOD. xxxiii. 8. Let all the earth fear the LORD: stand in awe of him. 9. For he spake, and it was done : he commanded, and it stood fast. cxlv. 1. I will magnify thee, O GOD, my King: and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever. Hallelujah. Amen. [PURCELL, HALL, CROFT, WELDON, STEVENSON. 18. BLESSED be the LORD GOD, even the GOD of Israel who only doth wondrous things. 19. And blessed be the name of his Majesty for ever and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. Amen. [HALL, jun., GOLDWIN, NARES. 51 : BLEST are the departed, who in the LORD are sleeping, from henceforth for evermore: they rest from their labours, and their works follow them. [SPOHR. 52 1 CHRONICLES XXIX. 10. BLESSED be thou, LORD GOD of Israel our Father, for ever and ever. 11. Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty for all that is in the heaven and the earth are thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head over all. 12. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13. Now therefore, our GoD, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious Name. [KENT. 1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble. 2. The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. 3. The LORD shall strengthen him upon the bed of languishing; thou wilt make all his bed in his sick ness. 12. And when I am in health thou upholdest me, and shalt set me before thy face for ever. JOB XXX. 25. I did weep for him that was in trouble; my soul was grieved for the poor. xxix. 12. I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. 13. The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. 15. I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. 16. I was a father to the poor. Ps. xli. 13. Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Hallelujah. Amen. 54 Occasionally introduced. Here shall soft charity repair, PSALM xli. [BOYCE. 1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble. : 2. The LORD preserve him and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth. Let the fatherless, and such as are in adversity, give praise unto God. cxlv. 17. He is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. 19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; he also will hear their cry, and will help them. PROV. XXI. 13. He who stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but not be heard. Ps. cix. 21. O deliver them that are helpless and poor their hearts are wounded within them. 25. Save them, O LORD, according to thy mercy, 26. And they shall know how that this is thy hand and that thou, LORD, hast done it. : D lxii. 18. Blessed be the LORD GOD, even the God of Israel, which only doeth wondrous things. 19. And blessed be the Name of his Majesty for ever and all the earth shall be filled with his Majesty. Amen. [STEPHENS, NARES, LANGDON, CALLCOTT. 1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble. 2. The LORD preserve him and keep him alive, that he may be blessed upon earth and deliver not thou him into the will of his enemies. 3. The LORD comfort him, when he lieth sick upon his bed make thou all his bed in his sickness. 4. LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 7. All mine enemies whisper together against me. 10. But be thou merciful unto me, O LORD: raise thou me up again, and I shall reward them. 11. By this I know thou favourest me that mine enemy doth not triumph against me. 12. When I am in health, thou upholdest me: and shalt set me before thy face for ever. 13. Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel: world without end. xlviii. 8. We wait for thy lovingkindness, O God: in the midst of thy temple. 10. Let the mount Zion rejoice because of thy judgments. Ps. cxlvi. 7. The LORD looseth men out of prison : the LORD giveth sight to the blind, 8. The LORD helpeth them that are fallen. Hallelujah. Amen. [WISE, PURCELL, JONES, DUPUIS, CAMIDGE, STEVENSON, ATTWOOD. 1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD shall deliver him in time of trouble. xxiv. 5. He shall receive the blessing from the LORD: and righteousness from the GoD of his salvation. Job xxix. 12. He delivered the poor that cried : the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. Ps. cxii. 6. The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance, DAN. xii. 3. And the wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. [EBDON. 1. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor and needy the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble. 3. The LORD comfort him when he lieth sick upon his bed make thou all his bed in his sickness. lxxxvi. 1. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, and hear me, for I am poor and in misery and like unto him that is at the point to die. : li. 12. O give me the comfort of thy help again: and stablish me with thy free Spirit. lxvi. 18. Praised be GoD, who hath not cast out my prayer nor turned his mercy from me. : xxviii. 8. The LORD is my strength and my shield ; my heart doth trust in him, and I am helped therefore my heart danceth for joy, and in my song will I praise him. Hallelujah. Amen. [P. HAYES. 1, 2. BLESSED is he that considereth the poor. The LORD will preserve him and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. 2 COR. viii. 9. Ye know the grace of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. |