of Levi ye that fear the Lord, praise the Lord. Praised be the Lord out of Sion: Who dwelleth at Jerusalem. O praise the Lord, for the Lord is gracious: O sing praises unto His Name, for it is lovely. For why? the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto Himself: and Israel for His own pos session. For I know that the Lord is great and that our Lord' is above all gods. Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did He in heaven, and in earth and in the sea, and in all deep places. Lord, remember David : and all his trouble; How he sware unto the Lord and vowed a vow unto the Almighty God' of Jacob; I will not come within the tabernacle of mine house : nor climb up into my bed; I will not suffer mine eyes to sleep, nor mine eyelids to slumber : neither the temples of my head to take any rest; Until I find out a place for the temple of the Lord : an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. they go forth to preach Lo, we heard of the same Redemption; begun at at Ephrata and found it in Bethlehem, consummat- the wood.ed on the Cross,When I begin, I will also make an end.-1 Samuel iii. O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is gracious: and His mercy endureth for ever. Who smote Egypt with their first-born for His mercy endureth for ever; And brought out Israel from among them : for His mercy endureth for ever; With a mighty hand, and stretched out arm for His mercy endureth for ever. O praise the Lord, laud ye the Name of the Lord: praise it, O ye servants of the Lord; Ye that stand in the house : of the Lord in the courts of the house of our God.— Who divided the Red Sea in two parts for His mercy endureth for ever; And made Israel to go and feed the faithful with Christ's Body and Blood: The cup of blessing which. we bless, is it not the com through the midst of it : for His mercy endureth for ever. But as for Pharaoh and his host, He overthrew them in the Red Sea for His mercy endureth for ever.— The Lord that made heaven and earth: give thee blessing out of Sion. Who giveth food to all flesh for His mercy en munion of the blood of dureth for ever.— Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the com munion of the body of Christ?-1 Corinthians x. 16. amid the phenomena of nature,— He bringeth forth the clouds from the ends of the Stand still, and consider the world and sendeth forth wondrous works of God.-lightnings with the rain, Job xxxvii. 14. adoring God in strong holds of idolatry,— The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols He shall utterly abolish.-Isaiah ii. 17, 18. bringing the winds out of His treasures. Who led His people through the wilderness : for His mercy endureth for ever. Thy Name, O Lord, endureth for ever so doth Thy memorial, O Lord, from one generation to another. For the Lord will avenge His people and be gracious unto His servants. certified by that which hath been of that which shall be,Now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly. -Hebrews xi. 16. and prospered in their work. As for the images of the heathen, they are but silver and gold: the work of men's hands. They have mouths, and speak not: eyes have they, but they see not. They have ears, and yet they hear not neither is there any breath in their mouths.. They that make them are like unto them and so are all they that put their trust in them. He smote the first-born of Egypt: both of man and beast. He hath sent tokens and wonders into the midst of thee, O thou land of Egypt : upon Pharaoh, and all his servants. He smote divers nations : and slew mighty kings; Sehon king of the Amorites, and Og the king of Basan: and all the kingdoms of Canaan; And gave their land to be an heritage even an heritage unto Israel His people. I will give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, with my Behold, thou shalt call a whole heart: even before nation that thou knowest | the gods will I sing praise not, and nations that knew unto Thee. not thee shall run unto thee because of the Lord thy God.-Isaiah lv. 5. St. Jude revisits Jerusa lem, All the kings of the earth shall praise Thee, O Lord : for they have heard the words of Thy mouth. Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord: that great is the glory of the Lord. For though the Lord be high, yet hath He respect unto the lowly as for the proud, He beholdeth them afar off. I will worship toward Thy holy temple, and praise Thy Every devoted thing is most Name, because of Thy lovLord.-Leviti-ing-kindness and truth: for holy unto the cus xxvii. 28 and concurs in electing the Bishop of that See. Whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.-1 Corinthians xii. 26. At length (as some say) in star-gazing Persia,If I beheld the sun when it Thou hast magnified Thy Name, and Thy Word, above all things. Behold now, praise the Lord: all ye servants of the Lord; Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord : even in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary and praise the Lord. O give thanks unto the God of all gods: for His mercy endureth for ever. O thank the Lord of all |