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Let thy Priests be clothed with Righteoufnefsfor thy Servant David's Sake (who is this fpoke to? and who is meant by David) Turn not away the Face of thy Anointed. Who is the Anointed? Jehovah hath fworn to David—on thy Throne- if thy Sons keep my Purification -chofen Sion, the Place of his Sons.—I will Satisfy her Poor with Bread. her Priefts with Salvation. the Horn of David to bud. Lamp for mine Anointed. flourish.

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Pfal. cxxxiii. A Song of D. To David. How good for Brethren to dwell together, its like the good Oil upon Aaron's Head and Beard, the Idea of feparated to Love as Chrift was to Holinefs, to Death. As the Dew of on, as that which defcends upon the Mountains of Zion. (Hermon is a real Mountain, but it is a borrowed Comparison, it is Anathema, confecrated, cut off.) For

into thy refting Place, thou and the Ark of thy Strength, &c. as above; it appears from Ver. 13, and 14 of this Pfalm, that the Church is the refting Place: Jehovah Aleim's coming there, is 2 Chron. vi. 41. the Prefence attending the Emblems; what that Prefence did there was really to be completed in Chrift, fo in the Chriftian Church; this is therefore a predictive Declaration that the Covenant should be performed, and the Aleim really dwell with Men; as one of the Perfons did in Chrift and another was on him without Measure; and they have promifed to be with the Church to the End of the World. The Beginning of the lxviiith Pfalm is much to the fame Purpose as this.

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there Jehovah hath commanded the very Bleffing, Lives for evermore.

Pfal. cxxxiv. A Song of D. Bless Jehovah, all Servants of Jehovah ftanding in the House. of Jehovah in the Nights: Lift up your Hands to wp, and bless Jehovah. Jehovah who made Heaven and Earth will bless thee (who?) out of Zion.

Pfal. cxxxv. Hallelujah, Hallelu ye Servants of Jehovah ye who stand in the Houfe of Jehovah (Priefts) in the Courts of the House of our Aleim. Hallelu Jah, because Jehovah is good -for Jah bath chofen Jacob to himself I know that Jehovah is great does what he will in Heaven and Earth (borrowed Ideas, Examples in the fecond Caufes, in Egypt, in Canaan, does Judgment for his People, and upon his Servants in, comforts himself. (So Jehovah hath fworn and will not On be comforted, thou art a Prieft, &c. This Idea is to Senfe as if a Man had fworn to facrifice his beloved Son, and forrowed for him and would not break his Oath nor be comforted.) The Images of the Gentiles, Silver and GoldHoufe of Ifrael blefs Jehovah- -Blessed Jebovab out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerufalem, Hallelujab.

Pfal. cxxxvi. Confess to Jehovah, for he is good, for his Mercy endureth for ever..

Who does great לאדני האדנים-לאלהי האלהים

Wonders

-Formation, Deliverance out

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of Egypt - Slew great Kings and gave Poffef fion.

Pfal. cxxxvii. By the Rivers of Babel we fat down and wept, and remembered Zion (the State Man fell from and were to recover, and the Captivity they were in) we hanged our Harps upon the Willows * How fall we fing the Lord's Song in a firange Land (as mourning is a Sign of Captivity, Grief, &c. fo finging or playing is a Mark of Freedom, Joy, &c. fo not to fing whilft Captives.)-Remember Jebovab the Sons of, the bloodied One, in the Day of Jerufalem, faying down with it-Daugh ter of Babel, who art to be deftroyed, they shall be bleffed who repay thee- -and dafh thy little Ones against the Stones.

Pfal. cxxxviii. To David. The Soul. I will confefs to Thee (David) with my whole Heart; before the Aleim will I fing Praife unto Thee. I will worship in the Tabernacle p (or elfe the Humanity who really kneeled in the Temple) and confefs to thy Name for thy loving Kindness, and for thy Truth: For thou haft magnified above all Things thy Name, thy Word. In the Day that I called thou heardest me, and thou ftrengtheneft me in my Body with Fortitude. Confeffion fhall be made to thee Jehovah

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3. They that had carried us away Captive required of us a Song, and in our Exultations of Joy, ar joyful Exaltations, from to exalt, lift up or fufpend, hang on high: the doubled as in other Words; hence Tol, lol, in Singing.

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by all the Kings of the Earth, because they fhall bear the Difcourfes of thy Mouth Though Jehovah be high, yet bath he Refpect unto the Lowly Tho' I walk in the midst of Trouble, thou wilt revive me, thou shalt ftretch forth thine Hand against the Wrath of mine Enemies

-Jehovah for me; the fullefst Pfalm.

Pfal. cxxxix. To the Conqueror. To David. APfalm. Jehovah thou hast fearched me and known me. Thou knoweft my down fitting and mine up rifing- -future Tense all along, Whither fhall I go from thy Spirit, or whither shall I flee from thy Prefence?-thou haft poffeft my Reins; on, future, in my Mother's Womb: I will confefs to thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made (he was not made after the common Manner but miraculously) and that my Soul knows right well. My Subftance was not hid from thee how great is the Sum of them, (Chapters in his Book)When I awake I am Atill with thee. Wilt not thou lay the Wickedwho (dropped) will fay thee

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thy Enemies are lifted up in vain ; shall not I hate, fehovah, the Haters of thee. -Search mes, and know my Heart, and fee there be not any Way of Sorrow in me, but lead me in the Way

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Pfal. cxl. To the Conqueror To David. Deliver me Jehovah from the Man of Evil,

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rebel, difabedient.

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from the Man of Iniquity preferve me, because they have thought Evil in their Heart; every Day they gathered them to War. They wet their Tongues as a Serpent, ufed all Efforts against him- -I faid to Jehovah thou; bear, Jehovah, the Voice of my Supplications Thou haft covered my Head in the Day of Battle. The wicked, &c. put them into the Fire of HellSaints dwell in thy Prefence.

Pfal. cxli.

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cry unto thee, make Hafte unto me; give Ear unto my Voice when I cry unto thee. my Prayer be directed before thee as Incense; the lifting up of mine Hands as the Evening Sacrifice. Put a Guard upon my Mouth, and keep the Door of my Lips. Let not my Heart decline to any evil Thing, to contrive Contrivances in Wickedness with Men working Iniquity, and let me not eat of their Delicacies. Let their Judges be overthrown in ftony Places, Bones are fcattered at the Grave's Mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth Wood upon the Earth. But mine Eyes are unto thee Jebovab Adoni; in thee is my Truft, empty not out my Body. Keep me from the Snare which they have laid for me, and from the Gins of the Workers of Iniquity. Let them fall into their Nets of Wickedness, Ty whilft 1 eScape them.

Pfalm cxlii. own To David when he was in nyo the Cave (a Cave to bury in) a Prayer. (Pfal. lvii. 1. When he fled from Saul

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