Abishai, penetrated by night into the midst of Saul's camp, even to his tent, and took from his bolster his cruse and bis spear, in the midst of his sleeping army. 1 Sam. xxvi. 5, 6.

A Psalm of David.

1. THE Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2. When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell.

3. Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

4. One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

5. For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me upon a rock.

6. And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

7. Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

8. When thou saidst, "Seek ye my face;" my heart said unto thee, "Thy face, Lord, will I seek."

9. Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.

10. When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

11. Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

12. Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.

13. I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

14. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

PSALM XXVIII. 121.

Prayer of David when, in the gateway of Mahanaim, after the thousands of Judah had gone forth under Joab, and that the

battle raged between his troops and those of Absalom, in the wood of Ephriam, the issue yet remaining uncertain; until at length the hosts of Israel began to yield to the army of Joab, and to the entanglement of the wood. 2 Sam. xviii. 4-8.

A Psalm of David.

1. UNTO thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if. thou be silent to ́me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

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2. Hear the voice of my supplications, when

cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

3. Draw me not away with the wicked and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

4. Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours: give them after the work of their hands; render to them their desert.

5. Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

6. Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

7. The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

8. The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed.

9. Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

PSALM XXIX. 130.

Anthem of David, inviting the Israelites to present themselves at the tabernacle, and give thanks for a thunder-shower and rain, by which the drought of three years, inflicted on account of the conduct of Saul to the Gibeonites, was removed. 2 Sam. xxi. 1–14.

A Psalm of David.

1. GIVE unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength.

2. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

3. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters.

4. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.

5. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars: yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.

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6. He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

7. The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of fire.

8. The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

9. The voice of the Lord maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

10. The Lord sitteth upon the flood; yea, the Lord sitteth King for ever.

11. The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

PSALM XXX. 125.

Thanksgiving of David, when he found himself re-established in his palace at Jerusalem, after the defeat and death of Absalom. He, in an affecting manner, calls to remembrance the time when he last left it, walking up the Mount of Olives clothed in sackcloth. 2 Sam. xx. first clause of 1-3 verse.

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David.

1. I WILL extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

2. O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.