earth assembled against Jerusalem. It goes through the whole history of Israel, ending in God's electing love in David, which He is to make good. In it we find reference to Israel's responsibility, but his reappearing like the new moon; the judgment of the judges of the earth; the destruction of the last confederacy, so that Jehovah's name shall be known.

Psalm lxxiii. Takes Israel up thus, and distinguishes the Remnant, and weighs the momentary prosperity of the ungodly as the trial of the Remnant's faith, who cannot understand it until it goes into the sanctuary of God, who judges them at the end. Meanwhile he (the Remnant) trusts in the Lord's guidance and care.

Psalm lxxiv. The destroying inroad of the adversary in Mount Zion and the Temple, and the appeal of the poor (the Remnant) to God's delivering hand.

Psalm lxxv. Messiah takes up the congregation, and judgment into His hand.

Psalm lxxvi. God is made known in Judah and Israel, and judges the kings of the earth.

Psalm 1xxvii. The godly man (? the Remnant) goes back in his sorrow and trouble to the long known, early faithfulness of the Most High to Israel.

Psalm lxxviii. He goes through the whole history of Israel's failure under the law, and resorts to the principle of God's electing love for blessing.

Psalm lxxix. The Remnant sees the anger of God, and the laying waste of Jerusalem by the heathen, founding an appeal to God upon it.

Psalm 1xxx. Replaces Israel under the Shepherd care of God as in the wilderness,

Psalm 1xxxi. while Israel is judged under responsibility, and reappearing as the new moon.

Psalm lxxxii. God judges the judges of the earth and even in Israel.

Psalm lxxxiii. God is called upon to judge the last confederacy, that men may know Jehovah is Most High

over all the earth.

Psalm lxxxiv. They rejoice in the thought of going up to Jerusalem.

Psalm lxxxv. Being restored to the land they look

now for the full blessing, according to the full blessing of Millennial rest.

Psalm lxxxvi. The personal sentiment of the godly man looking, before it comes, for the blessing in the midst of the sorrow.

Psalm lxxxvii. God founds Zion,-counts the redeemed to her as her children, and she is the boast of the restored Remnant.

Psalm lxxxviii. The utter desolation and condemnation under the law, and looking for deliverance.

Psalm lxxxix. This, on the contrary, refers to mercies and centres them all in Messiah.

Book 4. (Psalm xc.-cvi.) In connection with Israel. The bringing in the Only Begotten into the world.

Psalm xc. He turns back to the original unfailing security of an unchangeable Jehovah, their dwellingplace in all generations, and looking for the manifestation of His work.

Psalm xci. Messiah takes the God of Israel as His God, and the promises are thereupon conferred on Him. Psalm xcii. The millennial celebration of the Most High, consequent on the above.

Psalm xciii. Jehovah reigns and the throne is established in holiness and peace, after all the raging of man. Psalm xciv. The cry in distress, for Jehovah's coming in vengeance, and then He must set aside the wickedness.

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Psalm xcv. He calls on Israel to come for Him as their God (to the Jews).

Psalm xcvi. The testimony goes out to the heathen, because Jehovah is coming.

Psalm xcvii. He is actually coming in the power of His reign.

Psalm xcviii. He is come, and remembered His truth to Israel and set aside their enemies.

Psalm xcix. He is come, and sitting between the cherubim in Jerusalem on earth.

Psalm c. The heathen are called to come up and praise there.

Psalm ci. Messiah states how He will rule the world when He gets it.

Psalm cii. Is perhaps the most striking expression of the sufferings and rejection of Messiah, and the inquiry is raised, if Zion is to be restored, what is to become of Messiah who has been cut off? And the answer is, the Eternal Divinity of Christ.

Psalm ciii. Forgiveness and healing for the Remnant thus restored, or the blessing of Jehovah.

Psalm civ. Praise to Jehovah as the faithful Creator, but who rejects sinners out of the earth.

Psalm cv. Thanks to Jehovah as the One who having given unconditional promises to Abraham, acts in grace to Israel. (The previous book does not go back beyond Moses).

Psalm cvi. Gives the full confession of the constant sin of Israel, in spite of mercies, and looks now for the accomplishment of that mercy; and grace celebrating it, therefore, as enduring for ever.

Book 5. (Psalm cvii.—cl.)

Psalm cvii. Celebrates the bringing back of redeemed but scattered Israel from all lands as a testimony of the goodness of Jehovah and His mercy enduring for ever.

Psalm cviii. Counts upon God with a fixed heart for triumph among the nations, through the strength and help of God.

Psalm cix. The desolation of the apostate, but God's care of the poor who trust Him.

Psalm cx. Jehovah exalts Messiah at His right hand until He sets Him in Zion, as Melchizedec.

Psalm cxi. Specially celebrates Jehovah for His works, Who sent redemption to His people and sets forth the fear of Jehovah as the beginning of wisdom.

Psalm cxii. Hallelujah! Assures the godly Remnant of his place in blessing with Jehovah on the earth while the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalm cxiii. Hallelujah. Celebrates the praise of God for His condescension to the poor of His people, whom He has exalted.

Psalm cxiv. Celebrates the presence of Jehovah in the midst of His people.

Psalm cxv. Appeals to Jehovah for the glory of His own name in contrast to idols. And calls on Israel and those that fear the Lord to trust Him. Israel are the blessed of Jehovah.

Psalm cxvi. Rehearses how Jehovah brought them up when they were at the grave's mouth, and almost in despair.

Psalm cxvii. Calls upon the nations to praise Jehovah because of His goodness to Israel.

Psalm cxviii. Celebrates Jehovah for the deliverance of Israel, but enters into the detail of the nations encompassing them, Satan's hostility in it, and Jehovah's chastening seen in it all. Then the gates of righteousness are open, and Messiah is owned as head of the corner, and blessed as coming in the name of the Jehovah, in the day which the Jehovah hath made.

Psalm cxix. The law is written on their hearts and they confess that they had gone astray.

Psalm cxx.-cxxxiv. The songs of degrees. A progressive celebration of the course of the Lord's ways from the time of their crying in distress till they bless Jehovah in the sanctuary.

Psalm cxxxv. Praising Jehovah in contrast with all idols. Proved in His deliverance of Jacob, and His dwelling in his midst.

Psalm cxxxvi. Still celebrates the mercy that endures. for ever, connects it with creation and His dealings in favour of Israel.

Psalm cxxxvii. The judgment of Edom and Babylon. Psalm cxxxviii. Praises the endurance of mercy for ever, in connection with Jehovah's care for the lowly pious one.

Psalm cxxxix. They have been searched out by Jehovah, from whom it is impossible to escape. But the pious can trust Him as a faithful Creator, for good.

Psalm cxl. Looks for deliverance, from (by?) Jehovah, on the ground of God's own character as contrasted with the wicked.

Psalm cxli. Looks to Jehovah to keep the hearts and

lips, that there may be no connection with the wicked whom He will judge.

Psalm cxlii. Is the expression of confidence in Jehovah, so that trouble is only the occasion of looking to Him for refuge.

Psalm cxliii. The extreme of distress is urged as a motive for God's interference.

Psalm cxliv. Urges the worthlessness of man as a reason for God's not delaying judgment, by which His people shall be brought into full blessing.

Psalm cxlv. A dialogue between Messiah and the blessed remnant in the Millennium, and celebrating Jehovah's praise.

Psalm cxlvi. Hallelujah. Unfolding His character in His dealings with Israel in the last days.

Psalm cxlvii. Still praise to Jehovah for His great kindness and condescension to His people, and that He who governs all creation has given His word to Jacob only.

Psalm cxlviii. Calls upon all creation, from angels downwards, to praise Jehovah who has exalted His people Israel.

Psalm cxlix. Praises Jehovah in the congregation of Israel, and of the saints to whom God has given power to destroy their heathen enemies.

Psalm cl. A summons to universal praise to Jehovah.

No. XIII.
POETRY.

66 'TUSCA."

“If ye loved me ye would rejoice, because I go to

the Father."-JOHN xiv.

LORD, we rejoice that Thou art gone

To sit upon the Father's throne;
And, all Thy days of suffering o'er,
Thou now shalt weep and grieve no more.

Lord, we delight Thy path to trace,
So full of wisdom, power and grace;
To sit as learners at Thy feet,

And find Thy loving words so sweet.