before God ?-Ver. 5. I shall yet praise Ps. xiii. 6. I will sing unto the Lord, him.

because he hath dealt bountifully with Ps. Ivii. 3. I will praise thee among the me. people; I will sing unto thee among the xviii. 49. I will give thanks unto thee, nations.-Ver. 10. For thy mercy is O Lord, among the heathen, and sing great unto the heavens, and thy truth praises unto thy name. Rom. xv. 19. reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. cviii. 3.- xxi. 13. Be thou exalted in thine own cix. 30.

strength, so will we sing and praise thy Ixv. 1. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, power. Ps. lix. 16, 17. in Zion.

xxx. 4. Sing unto the Lord, O ye Ixxxiv. 4. Blessed are they that dwell in saints of his; give thanks at the rememthy house; they will be still praising thee. brance of his holiness. Ver. 12. Ps. vii.

Ixxxix. 5. The heavens shall praise 17. thy wonders, O Lord ; thy faithfulness xxxiii. 3. Sing unto him a new song ; also in the congregation of the saints.- play skilfully with a loud noise. Ver. 7. God is greatly to be feared in the li. 14. I will sing aloud of thy rightassembly of the saints, and to be had in eousness. Ver. 15. reverence of all that are about him.

Ixvii. 4. O let the nations be glad and xcv. 2. Let us come before his pre- sing for joy. Ps. ix. 2. 11.--xlii. 4.-sence with thanksgiving, &c. Ver. 3. lxxxi. 1.-xcv. 1, 2.-xcvi. 1, 2.-xcviii.

c. 4. Enter his gates with thanksgiv. 8, 9.-c. 2. ing, and his courts with praise.

lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies cii. 21, 22. Declare the name of the of the Lord for ever. Ps. lxi. 7, 8.-ci. 1. Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusa- -cviii. 3. lem ; when the people are gathered to- civ. 33. I will sing unto my God while gether to serve the Lord.

I have being. Ps. lxxv. 9.—cxlvi. 2. Isa. cvii. 32. Let them exalt him in the xxxviii. 20. congregation of the people, and praise cv. 2. Sing psalms unto him; talk of him in the assembly of the elders. all his wondrous works.

cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord in the cxxxviii. 5. Kings of the earth shall asseinbly of the upright.

sing in the ways of the Lord, for great is cxvi. 18, 19. I will pay my vows unto the glory of the Lord. the Lord in the presence of all his people, cxlvii. 1. 7, 8, 9. Sing unto the Lord in the courts of the Lord's house. with thanksgiving; who covereth the

cxviii. 19. Open to me the gates of heaven with clouds, who giveth the beast righteousness, and I will go into them, his food. and I will praise the Lord.

cxlix. 1. Sing unto the Lord a new cxxxiv. 2. Lift up your hands in the song. Ps. çxliv. 9. sanctuary, and bless the Lord.

Ver. 5, 6. Let the saints be joyful in cxxxv. 19. Bless the Lord, O house of glory ; let them sing aloud upon their Israel; bless the Lord, I house of Aaron. beds. Let the high praises of God be in -Ver. 21. Blessed be the Lord out of their mouth. Zion, which dwelleth in Jerusalem: praise Isa. xii. 5. Sing unto the Lord, for he ye the Lord.

hath done excellent things. cxxxviii. 1. I will praise thee with my xxiv. 14. They shall sing, for the mawhole heart; before the gods will I sing jesty of the Lord. praise unto thee. See Neh. viii. 6.-ix. xxvi. 19. Awake and sing, ye that 5. Ps. cxlvii. 7. 12.-cxlix. 1.-cl. 1, 2. dwell in the dust, for thy dew is as the 6. Isa. Ixiy. 11. Heb. ii. 12. Rey, vii. 12. dew of herbs.

See regulations made for the order of xxxv. 6. The tongue of the dumb shall public thanks and praise. 1 Chron. xvi. sing.Ver. 10. The ransomed of the 4. 7.-xxiii. 30.--xxix. 13 to 20. Ps. cv. Lord shall return and come to Zion with 1. 2 Chron. v. 13. Neh. xi. 17.-xii. 8. 24, songs, and everlasting joy shall be upon &c.

their heads. Ch. li. 11.

xlii. 10. Sing unto the Lord a new CCXIV. Of singing the praises of God. song, and his praise from the end of the Job xxxviii. 6, 7. When the foundations earth.Ver. 12. Let them give glory to of the earth were laid, the morning stars the Lord, and declare his praise in the sang together, and all the sons of God islands. shouted for joy.

sel,

singing: the Lord hath redeemed his Ps. Ixxxix. 1. I will sing of the mer. servant Jacob.

cies of the Lord for ever. Ver. 2. Isa. xlix. 13. Sing O heavens, and be C. 4, 5. Be thankful unto him, and joyful, 0 earth, for the Lord hath com- bless his name. For the Lord is good; forted his people. Ch. xiv. 23.—lii. 9.- bis mercy is everlasting, and his truth enlv. 12. Ps. cxxvi. 1, 2.

dureth to all generations. Ps. cxvii, 1, 2. Acts xvi. 25. At midnight Paul and ciii. 2, 3. Bless the Lord, O my soul, Silas prayed, and sang praises to God in and forget not all his benefits : Who for. the prison.

giveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all James v. 13. Is any merry ? let him thy diseases. sing psalms.

cvi. 1. Praise ye the Lord. O give

thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for CCXV. The subjects of praise and his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. xlvii. thanks to God are so many and various | 48.--cvii. 1. 8. 15. 21. 31. that they cannot be enumerated. Let there. Isa. xii. 2. The Lord Jehovah is my fore a brief view of the principal of them strength and my song; he also is become suffice, under the following heads, viz. my salvation.Ver. 4, 5. Praise the Lord,

God's goodness and mercy-acts there. declare his doings among the people, make of towards mankind. Ps. xvi. 7. I will mention that his name is exalted. Sing bless the Lord, who hath given me coun- unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent

things. xxviii. 7. The Lord is my strength and Ixiii. 7. I will mention the lovingmy shield, my heart trusted in him and I kindness of the Lord, &c. See also Ps. am helped: therefore my heart greatly cxii. 1. 4.-cxv. 12. 18.--cxviii. 19.-21. rejoiceth, and with my song will I praise 28, 29.-cxxxiv. 1, 2, 3.-cxxxv. 2, 3. him.

14. 19.-cxxxviii. 2. 4.-cxlv. 1. 8, 9,xxxiii. 2. Praise the Lord. Ver. 5. cxlvi. 1. 8. 10.-cxlviii. 1. 7. 14. Jer. The earth is full of his goodness.

xxxiii, 11. xlii. 5. I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance.

CCXVI. For Christ. Luke i. 68–70. Ivii. 9, 10. I will praise thee, O Lord, Blessed be the God of Israel, for he hath for thy mercy is great unto the heavens, visited and redeemed his people; and he and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. hath raised up an horn of salvation for us; Ps. cviii. 3, 4.

as he spake by the mouth of his holy proIxiii. 3. Because thy loving-kindness phets. is better than life, my lips shall praise ii. 10, 11. The angel said, Behold, I thee. Ver. 5. Ps. cxxxviii. 1, 2. bring you glad tidings of great joy. Unto

Ixvii. 1. God be merciful unto us, and you is born a Saviour, which is Christ the bless us, and cause his face to shine upon Lord. Isa. ix. 6. us.-Ver. 3. Let the people praise thee, Ver. 13, 14. And suddenly there was O God.

with the angel a multitude of the heaven. Ixviii. 19. Blessed be the Lord who ly host praising God, and saying, Glory to daily loadeth us with his benefits, even God in the highest, and on earth peace, the God of our salvation.—Ver. 35. The good-will towards men. God of Israel is he that giveth strength Ver. 28–33. Simeon (at seeing Christ] and power to his people : blessed be blessed God: And said, Now lettest thou God.

thy servant depart in peace; for mine lxxi. 6. By thee have I been holdeneyes have seen thy salvation, which thou up from the womb; thou art he that hast prepared before the face of all peotook me out of my mother's bowels.-- ple; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and Ver. 8. My praise shall be continually the glory of thy people Israel. Luke ii. of thee.-Ver. 14. I will hope continu. 38.-xxiv. 52, 53. ally, and praise thee more and more. Ver. 2 Cor. ix. 15. Thanks to God for his 23.

unspeakable gift. lxxxvi. 12, 13. I will praise theo, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I CCXVII. For blessings from God by will glorify thy name for evermore. F and through Christ. 1 Cor. i. 4, 5. I grert is thy mercy toward me; and thou thank my God always on your behalf

, hast delivered my soul from the lowest for the grace of God which is given hell.

you by Jesus Christ; that in every

thing ye are enriched by him, so that ye God always for you brethren, because that come behind in no gift.

your faith groweth exceedingly, and the xv. 57. Thanks to God who giveth us charity of every one of you toward each the victory, through our Lord Jesus other aboundeth. Christ.

1 Tim. i. 12. I thank Jesus our Lord, 2 Cor. ii. 14. Thanks to God, who al. / who hath enabled me, for that he count. ways causeth us to triumph in Christ. ed me faithful, putting me into the min.

Eph. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God and istry. Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 2 Tim. i. 3. I thank God, whom I hath blessed us with all spiritual bless serve with a pure conscience, that with. ings in heavenly places in Christ; ac. out ceasing I have remembrance of you cording as he hath chosen us in him in my prayers. before the foundation of the world-Ver. God thanked for charitable contribu. 6. And hath made us accepted in the tions of saints to others in distress, 2 Cor. beloved.

ix. 11. 1 Pet. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who CCXX. For God's care of his church. according to his abundant mercy, hath Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the Lord begotten us again to a lively hope, by which dwelleth in Zion.-Ver. 15. The the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the heathen are sunk down in the pit that dead; to an inheritance incorruptible, un- they made. defiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved Ixix. 30. I will praise the name of God in heaven for you. Rom. i. 8.-vli. 25. with a song, and will magnify him with

thanksgiving.–Ver. 35. For God will CCXVIII. For God's will revealed. save Zion. Matt. xi. 25. Jesus said, I thank thee, cii. 16. When the Lord shall build up O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, be- Zion, he shall appear in his glory-Ver. cause thou hast hid these things from the 18. And the people that shall be created wise and prudent, and hast revealed them shall praise the Lord. unto babes.

cxlvii. 1, 2. Praise the Lord–The

Lord doth build up Jerusalem.- Ver. 12. CCXIX. For the obedience and faith of Praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem; praise Christians, as owing to God. Rom. vi. 17. thy God, o Zion.--For he hath strengthGod be thanked, ye have obeyed from the ened the bars of thy gates, he hath blessed heart that form of doctrine which was thy children within thee. delivered unto you.

Ver. 14. He maketh peace in thy bor. 2 Cor. viii. 16. Thanks be to God, ders, and filleth thee with the finest of which put the same earnest care into the wheat. Ps. cxlix. 1 to 6. See xli. 9, the heart of Titus for you.

10.-cxlvi. 1. 7, 8, 9, 10. Isa. xii. 1, 2.Eph. i. 15, 16. After I heard of your li. 3.—Ix. 6. 8, 9.- Ixiii. 7, 8, 9. Jer. xxx, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and love 18, 19. Acts ii. 47. to all the saints, I ceased not to give thanks for you, making mention of you CCXXI. For God's great and marvel. in my prayers.

lous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. That I

may pubPhil. i. 3. I thank God upon every lish with the voice of thanksgiving, and remembrance of you. 1 Cor. i. 4. tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. cxlv.

Col. i. 3, 4. We give thanks to God, 4. 10. and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, lxvi. 1. 3. Make a joyful noise unto since we heard of your faith in Christ God, all ye lands. Sing forth the honour Jesus, and of the love which ye have to of his name, and make his praise glo. all the saints.

rious. Say unto him, How terrible art 1 Thess. ii. 13. We thank God with thou in thy works! out ceasing, because when ye received Ixxv. 1. Unto thee, O God, we do give the word of God, ye received it not as 'thanks: for that thy name is near, thy the word of men, but, (as it is in truth), wondrous works declare. the word of God.

civ. 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O ii. 9. What thanks can we render to Lord my God, thou art very great: thou God for you, for the joy wherewith we art clothed with honour and majesty.joy for your sakes before God.

Ver. 24. How manifold are thy works! 2 Thess. i. 3. We are bound to thanks in wisdom thou hast made them all.

cvii. 22. Let them sacrifice the sa. CCXXIV. For deliverance from trouble crifices of thanksgiving, and declare his and affliction. Ps. xxii. 23, 24. Ye that works with rejoicing. Ver. 8.

fear the Lord, praise him : all ye seed of Ps. cxi. 1-3. I will praise the Lord Jacob glorify him; and fear him all ye with my whole heart. The works of the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised Lord are great. His work is honourable the affliction of the afflicted, neither hath and glorious.

he hid his face from him, but when he cxxxix. 14. I will praise thee, for I cried unto him he heard. am fearfully and wonderfully made : mar. xxx. 11, 12. Thou hast turned for me vellous are thy works. Rev. xv. 3. my mourning into dancing; thou hast

cxlviii. 5. Praise the name of the Lord : put off my sackcloth and girded me with for he commanded and they were created. gladness. O Lord, my God, I will give

cl. 1, 2. Praise the Lord. Praise him thanks to thee for ever. for his mighty acts : praise him accord. xxxiv. 1 I will bless the Lord at all ing to his excellent greatness.-Ver. 6. times, his praises shall be continually in Let every thing that hath breath praise my mouth.-Ver. 4. He delivered me the Lord.

from all my fears. Isa. xlii. 12. Let them give glory to the xlii. 11. I shall praise him, who is the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. health of my countenance, and my God. See Ps. ix. 1.-xl. 5.-lxviii. 4. 26. 33.-Ps. xl. 2. Ixxiii. 28.-xxviii. 4.-lxxxvi. 8.xcii. 5. liv. 6, 7. I will praise the Lord, for it cy. 5.

is good. For he hath delivered me out

of all trouble. CCXXII. For God's marvellous acts lvi. 12. I will render praise unto thee, upon the bodies and minds of men. Dan. for thou hast delivered my soul from iv. 34. 37. Nebuchadnezzar praised God | death. Ps. cxvi. 8. for being restored to the use of reason. lxvi. 8, 9. O bless our God, ye people ;

Jonah ii. 8, 9. Jonah for his being de- make the voice of his praise to be heard. livered from the fish.

Who holdeth our souls in life, and sufLuke i. 64. Zacharias for his being re. fereth not our feet to be moved. stored to the use of his speech.

xcii. 1. It is a good thing to give xvii. 43. The blind for being restored thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praise to the use of sight.

unto the name of the Most High. Ver.2, 3; Acts iii. 6. The lame for being healed. Ver. 4. For thou Lord hast made me

Isa. xxxviii. 20. Hezekiah praised God glad through thy works. See Ps. xxvi. for his recovery from sickness. See Ps. 12.-xxxi. 7.21.-cxlii. 7. cxliv. 7.9. cxviii. 19, 21.

CCXXV. For deliverance from enemies. CCXXIII. For daily bread. Deut. viii. Gen. xiv. 20. Melchizedek said to Abra. 10. When thou hast eaten and art full, ham, Blessed be the most high God, that then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God. hath delivered thine enemies into thine

Isa. lxii. 8. They that have gathered in hand. the corn and wine, shall eat and praise Exod. xviii. 10. Jethro said, Blessed the Lord.

be the Lord, who hath delivered you out Joel ii. 26. Ye shall eat in plenty, and of the hand of the Egyptians. See Exod. be satisfied, and praise the name of the xv. 1 to 22. Ps. lxxviii. 4. 12. Lord your God, that he hath dealt won. Deut. x. 21. The Lord, he is thy praise ; drously with you.

he is thy God, which hath done for thee Mark viii. 6. Jesus took the seven these great and terrible things, which loaves, and gave thanks. John vi. 11. 23. thine eyes have seen. Acts xxvii. 35. Paul took bread and 2 Sam. xxii. 2. The Lord is my rock

and my fortress, and my deliverer. (Ps. Rom. xiv. 6. He that eateth to the xviii. 3.) Ver. 47. Blessed be my rock, Lord, giveth God thanks.

and exalted be the God of my salvation. 1 Tim. iv. 3. Meats God hath created 1 Chron. xvi. 34. O give thanks unto to be received with thanksgiving, of them the Lord, for he is good. Ps. cvii. 1.that know the truth.–Ver. 4. Every cxviii. 1.-cxxxvi. 1. creature of God is good, if it be re- Ver. 35, 36. Say ye, Save us, 0 God ceived with thanksgiving. See 1 Cor. x. of our salvation, and gather us together; 30, 31.

and deliver us from the heathen, that we

gave thanks.

ever.

may give thanks to thy holy name, and I tion, for the glory of thy name.- Ver. 13. glory in thy praise. The people said, So we will give thee thanks for ever and Amen, praised be the Lord.

ever, and will shew forth thy praise to all Ps. vii. 6. Arise, O Lord, lift up thy- generations. self, because of mine enemies.-Ver. 10. xcviii. 3. The Lord hath made known My defence is of God, who saveth the his salvation; his righteousness hath he upright in heart.- Ver. 17. I will praise openly shewed in the sight of the hea. the Lord according to his righteousness, then.-Ver. 4. Make a joyful noise unto and sing praise to the name of the Most the Lord, all the earth ; rejoice and sing High. Ps. ix. 2.

his praise. ix. 1-3. I will praise the Lord with cxi. 6. He hath shewed his people the my whole heart, and shew forth thy mar. power of his works, that he may give them vellous works. I will be glad and rejoice the heritage of the heathen. in thee. When mine enemies are turned Ver. 9, 10. He sent redemption unto back, they shall fall and perish at thy his people. His praise endureth for ever. presence. Ver. 14.

cxxiv. 2. Men rose up against us. xxi. 8. . Thine hand shall find out all Ver. 6. Blessed be the Lord, who hath thine enemies.—Ver. 13. Be thou exalted, not given us a prey to their teeth. Lord, in thine own strength; so will we Rev. xix. 1, 2. I heard a great voice sing and praise thy power.

of much people in heaven, saying, Allexxii. 20. Deliver my soul from the luia; salvation, and honour, and power, sword. Ver. 25. My praise shall be of unto the Lord our God: For true and thee. Ps. xxxv. 18. 28.

righteous are his judgments; for he hath xxx. 1. I will exalt thee, O Lord, for judged the great whore, which did corthou hast lifted me up, and hast not made rupt the earth with her fornications, and my foes to rejoice over me.-Ver. 12. hath avenged the blood of his servants I will give thanks unto thee for ever and at her hand. See Exod. xv. 1. Compare

Rev. xv. 2. Judg. v. 3. 2 Chron. xx. 22. xlii. 9. Why go I mourning because 26. 28. Ps. xviii. 46.-xxviii. 6.—xli. 9. of the oppression of the enemy?-Ver. 11. 13.-cvi. 12.—cxviii. 14, 15.-cxliv. 1, 2. O my soul, hope in God, for I shall yet Isa. xxv. 1. 4. praise him.

xliii. 1.4. O God, plead my cause against the ungodly—I will praise thee.

HONOURING GOD. xliv. 7, 8. Thou hast saved us from our enemies, and put them to shame that CCXXVI. Honour due to God, and hated us.

In God we boast all the day claimed by him. Mal. i. 6. A son honour. long; and praise thy name for ever and ever. eth his father, and a servant his master:

lvi. 4. "In God I will praise his word, if I then be a Father, where is mine ho. in God I have put my trust.- Ver. 9. nour ? if I be a Master, where is When I cry unto thee, then shall mine saith the Lord of hosts. _John viii. 49. enemies turn back.

Jesus said, I honour my Father. lvii. 3. He shall send from heaven, and 1 Sam. ii. 30. The Lord saith, Them save me from the reproach of him that that honour me, I will honour. would swallow me up.–Ver. 5. Be thou exalted, Lord, above the heavens, and let CCXXVII. God is to be honoured by thy glory be above the earth-Ver. 7. I acts of worship, praise and thanks. Ps. will sing and give praise.

xxvi. 8. Lord, I have loved the habitation lxi. 3. Thou hast been a shelter for me, of thy house, and the place where thine a strong tower from the enemy.-Ver. 8. honour dwelleth. I will sing praise to thy name for ever. lxvi. 2. Sing forth the honour of his

Lxxi. 10. "Mine enemies spake against name; make his praise glorious. me, and they that wait for my soul took lxxi. 8. Let my mouth be filled with thy counsel together, &c.—Ver. 22. I will praise, and with thine honour all the day. praise thee, my God, O thou Holy One of xcvi. 6. Honour and majesty are be. Ísrael.-Ver. 24. My tongue shall speak fore him; strength and beauty are in his of thy righteousness all the day long; for sanctuary. 1 Chron. xvi. 27. they are brought into shame that seek civ. 1. Thou art clothed with honour

and majesty. Ixxix. 9. Help us, O God of our salva- cxlv, 5. 'I will speak of the glorious

my fear?

my hurt