TABLE OF THE PARTICULAR SUBJECTS OF EACH PSALM ACCORDING TO CALVIN'S INTERPRETATION. PSALMS sung at the Passover, cxi.cxviii. sung at the Feast of Trumpets, lxxxi. sung at the Feast of Tabernacles, lxv. lxvii. David's Prayers for Protection and Deliverance from his Enemies, iii. iv. ix. lv. lvi. lvii. lviii. lix. lxiv. lxx. lxxi. lxxxvi. confidence in God in Danger, cxlii. Thanksgivings for Deliverance from his Enemies, xi. xviii. xxvii. xxxi. xl. lxviii. exxxviii. Good Resolutions in prospect of being put in possession of the Throne, ci. Exhortations to Trust in God, and to study Godliness from the example of his own Deliverance, xxxi. xxxiv. The Blessedness of the Righteous, and the Final Perdition of the Ungodly, i. xxxvi. xxxvii. lii. cxii. cxxviii. True Believers distinguished from and under the veil of these shelter The Protection which God affords to His People in the hour of Danger or Calamity, xci. Jehovah celebrated as the Shepherd of His People, xxiii. The Believer's Scruples, arising from the Prosperity of the Wicked, removed by Revealed Religion and the consideration of their Latter End, lxxiii. Meditations of the Believer, in which he encourages himself and others to hope in God, and fortifies his mind against the Assaults of Temptation, lxii. The high value which the Believer sets on God's Sanctuary, xlii. lxiii. lxxxiv. Humility of Spirit exemplified, cxxxi. The Believer's Prayers for Protection and Deliverance from Wicked Men, iii. iv. v. x. xii. xiii. xvii. xxv. xxvi. xlii. xliii.; liv. cxx. cxl. Jehovah celebrated as the Guardian of His People, exxi. The Believer's Penitential Confessions and Deprecations, vi. xxxii. xxxviii. xxxix. li. cii. cxxx. cxliii. Lamentations of the Believer when under very Severe Afflictions, and almost at the point of despair, lxxxviii. The Believer's Praises and Thanksgivings for the grace of God vouchsafed to himself and to all the Godly in common, ciii. The Believer's Thanksgiving for Deliverance from great Danger, xxviii. xxx. lxi. cxvi. The supposed Happiness of the Ungodly evanescent; and good men, however much afflicted, the Objects of the Divine Regard, xlix. The Goodness of God to His Ancient People, Ixxvii. lxxviii. cv. cxiv. The Stubborn and Ungrateful Character of God's Ancient People, lxxviii. xcv. The Jewish Church's Confession of the Sins of their Fathers, cvi. Corrupt State of the Jewish Church brought about by the Reign of Saul, xiv. liii. A Common Form of Prayer to be used Prayers for God's Presence in the Prayers of the Church under Persecu- CXXV. Thanksgivings for the Deliverances of the Church, xlvi. xlviii. lxvi. lxxvi. cxxiv. The Church's Affliction in Babylon, cxxxvii. The Church's Prayers in Babylon, cii. Prayer of the Returned Captives, that God would deliver them from the Calamities with which they were still afflicted, lxxxv. Song of Triumph and Thanksgiving of the Returned Captives, cxxvi. Songs of Triumph in prospect of the Establishment of God's Universal Kingdom, xlvii. lxvii. Prophetic Denunciations against the Enemies of Christ, cix. The Excellence of God's Word, xix. cxix. Celebration of the Glory of God as manifested in Creation, and in the Order and various Wonders of Nature, xix. xxix. xciii. civ. Celebration of God's Providence, especially in respect to Man, viii. cxlv. The Providence of God in Shipwrecks, The Divine Omniscience, cxxxix. tection, when Persecuted under False Charges, vii. xxxv. Prayers that the spirit may be bridled under Unprovoked Injuries, cxli. On Uncharitable Judgments pronounced on the Righteous when severely afflicted by the hand of God, xli. Kings Addressed and Warned, ii. Character and Doom of Wicked Rulers and Judges, lviii. lxxxii. Lamentations over the Brevity and Miseries of Human Life, xc. The Believer incites himself to Praise God for the display of His Perfections in the Government of the World, and especially for His Goodness to the Children of Men, cxlv. cxlvi. Exhortations to Praise God on these grounds, xxxiii. cxiii. cxlvii. Exhortations to Praise God because of His Justice displayed in the Protection of His People, and in the Destruction of the Wicked, xcii. The Christian Church celebrated, ii. The Posterity of Abraham in distinexlv. lxxii. lxxxvii. xcvii. The Triumph of the Church over the Messiah's Prayers under his Sufferings, xxii. Ixix. Messiah's Regal and Priestly Offices celebrated, cx. Messiah's Regal Character and Reign described, xlv. lxxii. Messiah's Victories, xviii. lxviii. The certain Punishment of the Persecuting Wicked, lii. tion from the surrounding Nations are incited to Praise God for their peculiar Mercies and Privileges, xev. xcix. cxxxiv. cxxxv. cxxxvi. cxlix. They are called upon to Praise Him with every variety of Musical Instruments, cl. All Mankind, and not merely the Jews, are exhorted to Praise God, xcvi. xcviii. c. cxvii. All Creatures, Rational and Irrational, Animate and Inanimate, are invited to Praise Him, cxlviii. GENERAL INDEX. A AARON, an instrument in effecting the deliverance of the chosen tribes, iii. 224; his prevalence with God in prayer, iv. 76-82; is murmured against by the Israelites, iv. 220222; allusion to his consecration to the office of High Priest by oil, v. 162. Abimelech, the common designation of the kings of the Philistines, i. 555. Abimelech the priest, murder of, by the order of Saul, ii. 310; v. 242. Abiram, Korah, Dathan and, ii. 337; iv. 221; v. 228, 230. Abiry, the gods of the ancient Druids, v. 143. Abraham, his degenerate children called "heathen," i. 155; covenant made with him by God, iv. 176180; was formerly mingled with idolaters, 178; his children twofold, iii. 33, 34, 80, 234, 386, 401; iv. 66, 352, 353. Abrogation of the sacrifices and whole ceremonial worship under the law predicted, ii. 104. Absalom, his conspiracy against his father, i. 27; his contempt of God, 29, 37, 181, 197, 258; ii. 128, 327, 410; iii. 81, 83, 87. Abyssinia, governors of the provinces of, wear a broad fillet round their heads, in the middle of which is a horn, iii. 187. Access to God, only the privilege of his sincere worshippers, i. 203. Accusations, False, the wicked cannot abstain from oppressing the innocent with, i. 469; we may appeal to God under, iii. 51. Achish, King, the deadliest enemy of David next to Saul, i. 554; ii. 347, 348. Acrostic or alphabetical psalms, iv. 311, 400. Adam, effects of his fall upon his posterity, i. 104, 106, 108, 319, 548 ; ii. 290, 291, 371, 426, 427. Adam, Sons of, meaning of the phrase, i. 100; ii. 236. Adder, the original Hebrew word so rendered supposed to mean the aspic, ii. 371. See Aspic. Addison's description of a storm at sea, iv. 258. Adoption of God's children, end of it, iv. 123; in consequence of it God continually pardons their sins, 137. Adulation. See Flattery. pointed by the law of Moses to ex- Adverse circumstances, halting put for, i. 586; ii. 67. Adversity, men prone to discontent under, i. 183; makes men feel their nothingness in the sight of God, ii. 78; reconciliation with God the sovereign remedy under, iii. 289. See Affliction. Affections, Human, why sometimes ascribed to God, i. 95. Affections, The, to be given supremely to God, iii. 154. Afflictions proceed from God, ii. 55, 139; iii. 412; iv. 183, 184, 386; are to be traced to sin as their procuring cause, i. 66, 570; ii. 56, 57; are common to the godly and the ungodly, i. 130, 202, 287; ii. 34, Before his cold who shall stand? 18. He shall send his word and shall melt them: Blow shall his breath, and flow shall the waters. 19. He announceth his words to Jacob, His statutes and his judgments to Israel. 20. He hath not done so to every nation, And his judgments he hath not made known to them. PSALM CXLVIII. T Halleluiah. 1. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens; Praise him in the heights. 2. Praise him, all ye his angels! Praise him, all ye his armies! 3. Praise him, ye Sun and Moon! Praise him, all ye shining stars! 4. Praise him, ye heavens of heavens ! And ye waters above the heavens ! 5. Let them praise the name of Jehovah ; For he commanded and they were created: 6. And he established them for ever: For ever he hath set for them a decree, and it shall not pass 7. Praise Jehovah, ye creatures from the earth! Dragons, and all deeps! 8. Fire and hail, snow and ice! Wind of storm, executing his word! 9. Mountains, and all hills! The tree bearing fruit, and all cedars! 10. Wild beasts, and all cattle! Reptile, and winged birds! 11. Kings of the earth, and all peoples! Princes, and all judges of the earth! 12. Young men, and also maidens ! Old men with children! 13. Let them praise the name of Jehovah ; For high is his name alone; His praise is above the earth and heavens. 14. And he hath exalted the horn of his people: Praise is to all his merciful ones, To the children of Israel, A people which is near to him. [beyond. PSALM CXLIX. ¶ Halleluiah. 1. Sing ye to Jehovah a song that is new: His praise is in the assembly of the merciful ones. 2. Rejoice let Israel in his Maker; Let the children of Zion exult in their king: 3. Let them praise his name on the pipe: On the timbrel and the harp let them sing psalms to him. 4. For taken pleasure hath Jehovah in his people: He will glorify the poor ones unto salvation. 5. Exult let the merciful ones in glory; Let them shout with joy on their couches. 6. The exaltations of God are in their mouth, And a sword of two edges in their hand; 7. To execute vengeance on the heathen, Chastisements on the nations: 8. To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron: 9. To execute upon them the judgment written. This honour is to all his merciful ones. Halleluiah. PSALM CL. Halleluiah. 1. Praise God in his sanctuary; Praise him in the firmament of his power. 2. Praise him in his might; Praise him for the multitude of his greatness: 3. Praise him with sound of trumpet; Praise him with nablum and harp. 4. Praise him with timbrel and pipe; Praise him with strings and organ. 5. Praise him with cymbals of sound; Praise him with cymbals of shouting. 6. Let every thing that breatheth praise God. Halleluiah. END OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS. |