18. When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens. 19. Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening 20. O LORD! how manifold are thy works! Therein are moving creatures without number, 22. All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season. 23. Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good. 24. Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust. 25. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth. 26. The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works; 27. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. 28. May my meditation be acceptable to him! 1. I will rejoice in the LORD. (Ps. CIV.) 4. THE UNIVERSAL PRESENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. O LORD! thou hast searched me and known me! 2. Thou knowest my sitting-down and rising-up; Thou understandest my thoughts from afar! 3. Thou seest my path and my lying-down, 6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; 7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit, And whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8. If I ascend into heaven; thou art there! If I make my bed in the underworld, behold, thou art there ! 9. If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the remotest parts of the sea, 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me! 11. If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me;" Even the night shall be light about me. 12. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to thee! 13. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvellous are thy works, And this my soul knoweth full well! 14. Thine eyes did see my substance, while yet unformed, And in thy book was every thing written; My days were appointed before one of them existed. 15. How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them! 16. If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee! 17. Search me, O God! and know my heart; Try me, and know my thoughts; 18. And see if the way of trouble be within me, And lead me in the way everlasting! (Ps. CXXXIX.) 5. GOD'S GLORY REVEALED IN THE MORAL GUIDANCE OF 1. MANKIND. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all erations! 2. For I know that thy mercy endureth for ever; Who is mighty like thee, O LORD? And thy faithfulness is round about thee. 5. Thou rulest the raging of the sea; When the waves thereof rise, thou stillest them! 6. The heavens are thine; thine also is the earth : The world and all that is therein, thou didst found them. 7. The North and the South were created by thee; 8. Thine is a mighty arm; Strong is thy hand, and high thy right hand. gen 9. Justice and equity are the foundation of thy throne; Mercy and truth go before thy face. 10. Happy the people that know the trumpet's sound! They walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance; 11. In thy name they daily rejoice; And in thy righteousness they glory! 12. For thou art the glory of their strength; Yea, through thy favor we are exalted. (Ps. LXXXIX·) 1. III. JOY IN WORSHIP. 1. THE SERVICE OF GLADNESS. RAISE voice of joy unto the LORD, all ye lands! 2. Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before his presence with rejoicing! 3. Know ye that the LORD is God! It is he that made us, and we are his, His people, and the flock of his pasture. 4. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And his courts with praise; Be thankful to him, and bless his name! 5. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; And his truth endureth to all generations. 1. 2. A PSALM FOR THE SABBATH-DAY. It is good to give thanks to the LORD, 3. Upon the ten-stringed instrument and the lute, 4. (Ps. C.) For thou, LORD, hast made me glad by thy doings; In the works of thy hands I greatly rejoice! 5. How great are thy works, O LORD! How deep thy purposes! 6. But the unwise man knoweth not this; The thoughtless cannot perceive it: 7. When the wicked spring up like grass And evil doers flourish; It is but to be destroyed forever. 8. But thou, O LORD, art forever exalted! 9. The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; 10. They that are planted in the house of the LORD 11. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green: 12. To show that the LORD is upright; 1. He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. (Ps. XCII. 1-9, 12-15.) 3. THE JOY OF GOD'S HOUSE, How lovely are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hosts! 2. My soul longeth, yea, fainteth, for the courts of the LORD: My heart and my flesh cry aloud for the living God. 3. Happy they who dwell in thy house, They will continually praise thee! 4. Happy the man whose glory is in thee, In whose heart are thy ways! 5. For a day spent in thy courts is better than a thousand: I would rather stand on the threshold of the house of my God, 6. For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; 1. Happy the man who trusteth in thee! (Ps. LXXXIV. 1, 2, 4, 5, 10 12.) 4. INVITATION TO WORSHIP. O come let us sing unto the LORD; Let us rejoice in the rock of our salvation! 2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, And sing joyfully to him with psalms! 3. O come let us worship and bow down! Let us kneel before the LORD our maker! 4. For he is our God, 5. And we are the people of his pasture, and the flock of his hand. Tremble before him all the earth! 6. Say among the nations, The LORD reigneth; The world also is established that it can not be moved; 7. Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; 1. For he cometh to judge the earth : He shall judge the world with righteousness, (Ps. XCVI. 9-13.) 5. IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. The LORD reigneth, let the earth rejoice! 2. Clouds and darkness are round about him ; Justice and equity are the foundation of his throne. 3. His lightnings illumine the world; The earth beholdeth and trembleth. 4. The mountains melt like wax at the presence of the LORD, At the presence of the LORD of the whole earth. 5. The heavens declare his righteousness, And all nations behold his glory. 6. Zion hath heard, and is glad, and the daughters of Judah exult On account of thy judgments, O LORD! 7. For thou, O LORD! art most high above all the earth : 8. Thou art far exalted above all powers! Ye that love the LORD, hate evil! He preserveth the lives of his servants, And delivereth them from the hand of the wicked. 9. Light is sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright in heart. 10. Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the LORD, And praise his holy name ! (Ps. XCVII.) 6. THE GLADNESS OF THE NEW SONG. 1. Sing to the LORD a new song; For he hath done marvellous things; His own right hand and his holy arm have gotten him the victory! 2. The LORD hath made known his salvation; His righteousness hath he manifested in the sight of the nations. 3. He hath remembered his mercy and truth toward the house of Israel |