235. HOW AMIABLE ARE THY TABERNACLES. How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, I found Thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. Blessed are they that dwell in Thy hous? ; they will be still praising Thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the ways of Thine. Who passing through the valley of tears, make it a well; as rain filleth the pools. They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; give ear, O God of Jacob. Behold, O God, our shield, and look upon the face of Thine anointed. For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withold from them that walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee. 236. THE GOD OF JACOB. When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language; Judah was his sanctury, and Israel his dominion. The sea saw it, and fled; Jordan was driven back. The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs. What ailed thee, O thou sea, that thou fleedest? thou Jordan, that thou wast driven back? Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs? Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob; Which turned the rock into a standing water, the flint into a fountain of waters. 237. O REST IN THE LORD. O rest in the Lord; wait patiently for Him, and He shall give thee thy heart's desires. Commit thy way unto Him, and trust in Him, and fret not thyself because of evil-doers. Wait patiently for Him. 238. I WAIT FOR THE LORD. I waited for the Lord, He inclined unto me. He heard my complaint. O blessed are they that hope and trust in the Lord. 239. SHEW ME THY WAYS, O LORD. Shew me Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths. Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and Thy loving-kindness; for they have never been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to Thy mercy remember Thou me for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord. Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will He teach sinners in the way. The meek will He guide in judgment: and. the meek will He teach his way. All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies. For Thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 240. GOD BE MERCIFUL UNTO US. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and show us the light of His countenance, and be merciful unto us; That Thy way may be known upon earth, The earth hath yielded her increase, and God, even our God, shall bless us. Let all the nations give thanks unto Thee, let all the nations rejoice and sing, God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him. 241. BEATITUDES. Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel of the unrighteous. Nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor siteth in the seat of scoffers; But whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditateth on His precepts day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaves also do not wither; all that he doeth shall prosper, Not so the unrighteous; they are like chaff, which the wind driveth away. Therefore the wicked shall not stand in judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the just. For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin. 242. HAPPY THE MAN WHO FEARETH THE LORD. Happy the man who feareth the Lord, who taketh delight in his commandments! His posterity shall be mighty on the earth; the race of the righteous shall be blessed. Wealth and honor shall be in his house; his righteousness shall endure for ever. To the righteous shall arise light out of darkness; He is gracious and full of compassion and righteousness. Happy the man who hath pity and lendeth! he shall sustain his cause in judgment; Yea, he shall never be moved: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. He is not afraid of evil tidings; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord. His heart is firm, he hath no fear, till he see his wishes fulfilled. He hath scattered blessings; he hath given to the poor; His righteousness shall endure forever; his name shall be exalted with honor. 243. THE LORD IS EXALTED. The Lord is exalted for He dwelleth on high. He hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness. The earth mourneth and languisheth. Now will I rise, saith the Lord! Now will I be exalted! Now will I lift up myself! The Lord is exalted! |