2 He proves the righteous, marks their path; In him the weak are strong; But violence provokes his wrath; 3 God on the wicked will rain down 4 The righteous Lord will take delight The just are pleasing in his sight, PSALM XIII. 1 How long wilt thou, O God of grace, How long conceal thy shining face, 2 How long shall my dejected soul, In vain endeavour to conceal The power of inward foes? 3 Lord, hear my prayer and heal Arise with cheering light, (c. M.) my woes; Or soon these failing eyes will close 4 The powers of darkness will rejoice And triumph with insulting voice, 5 But, Lord, thy mercy hitherto 5 Then shall my heart and tongue proclaim My songs with grateful rapture flame, PSALM XIV. 1-3, 7. (L. M.) 1 There is no God, the wicked say, Who understand and seek their God: Then shall thy ransom'd Jacob sing, PSALM XV. (c. M.) Appointed by the church for Ascension day, as exhibiting the character of him who ascended, and of all who shall ascend to the heavenly Zion. 1 Who shall inhabit on thy hill, O God of Holiness? Whom will the Lord admit to dwell So near his throne of grace? 2 The man who walks in upright ways, And works with righteous hands; Who trusts his Maker's promises, 3 He speaks the meaning of his heart, Nor does his neighbour wrong. 4 The wealthy sinner he contemns, 5 His hands disdain a golden bribe, PSALM XVI. 8--11. (c. M.) St. Peter and St. Paul apply these verses to the resurrection of Christ. 1 I strive each action to approve No danger shall my hopes remove, 2 Therefore my heart all grief defies, My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise 3 Thou Lord, when I resign my breath, 4 Thou shalt the paths of life display Where pleasures dwell without allay, PSALM XVII. 14, 15. 1 The pleasures of this world below 2 But what they value, I resign; PSALM XVIII. 6--15.、 (L. M.) 1 In deep distress I rais'd my voice on high: From heav'n he bow'd to hear the humble cry; Then dread convulsions shook the solid ground; Wav'd the tall woods, and quak'd the hills around; Forth rush'd a smoky tempest through the skies, And round all ether flames began to rise. 2 To earth he came; the heavens before him bow'd; Beneath his feet deep midnight stretch'd her shroud; Cherubic hosts his sunbright chariot form; 12 Around his car thick clouds their curtains spread, And wrapt the concave in a boundless shade. 3 Before his path o'erwhelming splendors came; The clouds dissolv'd; all nature felt the flame; From his dark throne a voice in thunder broke, The wide world trembled as th' Eternal spoke: His foes to vanquish angry blasts conspire, Showers of dread hail, and coals of burning fire. 4 Through the vast void his arrows wing'd their way; His lightnings blaz'd insufferable day; Oppress'd, o'erthrown, or scatter'd on the plain Th'affrighted floods their secret channels show'd, PSALM XIX. PART I. 1-6. 1 The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, (D. L. M.) And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim. Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail, The takes moon up the wond'rous tale, And, nightly, to the listening earth While all the stars that round her burn, |