34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 * 45 and the trees of their coafts he fhivered! He spoke and the locufts came, and crickets, without number: which ate up all the herbage in their land, He, moreover, fmote the firft-born in their land, He brought forth his people, with filver and gold: He spread out a cloud for a covering to them; and fatisfied them with celeftial bread! He gave to them the lands of nations, and the labours of other people they inherited: PRAISE-JEHOVAH ! NOTES. Ver. 18. That Joseph was put in chains, there is no word in Genesis: fo this must be a mere traditionary tale. Perhaps the Midianite merchants had bound him, in his way to Egypt. The metaphor of the iron piercing his foul I have retained, as it is readily understood. So Simeon to Mary, in Luke 2. 35. Through thy foul, alfo, a fword fhall pafs."-Ver. 28. A negative particle in this verse has given much trouble to interpreters. It seems not to have been read by Sep. or Syr. yet it is found in the Latin Vulg. made from Sep. and in all the other verfions, except Syr. and Arab. which latter is a copy from Sep.-It would be tedious to detail here all the expedients that have been thought of by modern critics to remove the difficulty. Our various English tranflations, before Green, may be feen in Crutwell's edition of Bp. Wilfon's Bible. I think that the text is not to be disturbed; but that one word is to be differently pointed: This gives the congruous verfion, which I have made of the text. See C. R.-Ver. 40. celeftial bread. See the note on pfalm 78. 24. PSALM CVI.-al. CV. The subject of this psalm is similar to that of the former; and it was probably composed on the same occasion. It has no title, but PRAISE-JEHOVAH! GIVE thanks to JEHOVAH; for good is he: for his kindness endureth for ever. I Who can exprefs the exploits of JEHOVAH? 2 who can display all his praise-worthy deeds? Happy are they, who keep to justice; 3 and, at all times, practise righteousness. Remember me, JEHOVAH! when thou favoureft 4 thy people: vifit me with thy faving power; that I may fee the profperity of thine elect; 5 be joyful in the joy of thy people; and congratulate with thine heritage. Like our fathers, we have finned; 6 have done iniquitous and wicked deeds. Our fathers, in Egypt, confidered not thy wonders; 7 8 9 ΙΟ II 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 but, unmindful of thy numerous benefits, rebelled, while marching toward the Red-fea! He rebuked the Red-fea, and it was dried up; and through the deeps he led them, as through a defert! From the hands of their haters he faved them, and rescued them from the hands of their enemies. The waters fo covered their enemies that not one of them was left alive. Then they believed his words, and fang his praife; but his works they fuddenly forgot; and waited not, patiently, for the accomplishment of his defign. For, giving way to their lufts in the Defert, So he granted them their request; In the camp they were jealous of Mofes, At Horeb, they made a golden calf, and thus changed the God of their glory them. and would not liften to the voice of JEHOVAH! They wore the badges of Baal-pheor, and facrificed to lifelefs idols: 28 and fo provoked him by their practices, 29 that a peftilence broke out among them. But Phinehas ftood up, and avenged the crime: 30 and thus the peftilence was reftrained: and this, to him, was accounted for righteousness, 31 through all future generations. They also provoked him at the waters of Meriba; 32 38 and thus they became to them a fnare. 37 Their fons and daughters they facrificed to demons, and to those shed the blood of the innocent— the blood of their own fons and daughters 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 whom they facrificed to the gods of Chanaan ! Therefore, was the wrath of JEHOVAH his own heritage he abominated! He delivered them into the hands of the heathens, and under their hands were they humbled! ftill they deliberately provoked him! and again were they humbled, for their iniquity. Yet, when he heard their cries, he regarded their affliction; remembered the covenant he had made with them, and to glory in praising thee. Bleffed be JEHOVAH, the GOD of Ifrael, |