nor your sacrifices sweet unto me. Ch. vii. I Isa. xlii. 8. My glory will I not give to an20, 21, 22. Amos v. 22, 23. xi. 10, 11. They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, which refused to hear my words. Therefore thus saith the Lord, I will bring evil upon them, and though they cry unto me I will not hearken unto them. Ver. 14. Pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry nor a prayer for them; for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. See Ch. xiv. 11, 12. Ezek. viii. 18. Mic. iii. 4. Zech. vii. 13. Job xxvii. 9. Lam. iii. 42. 44. Matt. xv. 8, 9. John ix. 31. The prayers of the wicked answered with reproofs and threatenings. Ps. 1. 16. Jer. xxxii. 16 to 25. 44.-xxxvii. 3 to 6.-xlii. 2 to 9. Zech. vii. 2. 4 to 14. OF PRAISING GOD. CCVI. Praise and thanks due unto God, and required by him from the righteous. Exod. xv. 11. Who is like unto thee, O Lord, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? 1 Chron. xvi. 25. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. Ps. xlviii. 1. other, nor my praise to graven images. Ver. 10. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth. Ch. xliii. 21. Jer. xx. 13. Phil. iv. 6. In every thing, by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Col. ii. 7. Abounding in faith, with thanksgiving. iii. 15. Let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which ye are called; and be ye thankful. 1 Pet. ii. 9. Ye are a chosen generation, to shew forth the praises of him that called you. PRAISE. CCVII. Praises from the wicked unacceptable to God. Amos iv. 2. The Lord will take you away with hooks.-Ver. 5. Offer a thanksgiving with leaven: for this liketh you. -Ver. 6. I have given you cleanness of teeth, and want of bread, &c. v. 22. Though ye offer burnt-offerings and meat-offerings, I will not accept them.-Ver. 24. But let judgment run down like waters, &c. Luke xviii. 11. The Pharisee said, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men :-yet Ps. xlvii. 7. God is King of all the earth; he went not to his house justified. sing ye praises with understanding. 1. 14. Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows to the most High.-Ver. 23. Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me. Ixvi. 2. Sing forth the honour of his name; make his praise glorious.-Ver. 4. All the earth shall sing to thy name. Ixviii. 4. Sing unto God; sing praises to his name; extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH.-Ver. 32. Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth. CCVIII. The wicked unthankful. Rom. i. 21. When they knew God they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful. 2 Tim. iii. 2. Men shall be lovers of their own selves, &c. unthankful, unholy. CCIX. Praise must be frequent. Ps. xxxiv. 1. I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be continually in my mouth. Xxxv. 28. My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness, and of thy praise all the day Ixix. 30, 31. I will praise the name of God with a song; I will magnify him with thanks-long. giving. This shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock. xcii. 1, 2. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, Ó Most High. To shew forth thy loving-kindness every morning, and thy faithfulness every night. Ps. cxxxv. 3. xcvi. 2. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name, shew forth his salvation from day to day. cvii. 22. Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. cxlv. 3. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. Ps. xcvi. 4. lxiii. 4. I will bless thee while I live. cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. Ps. cxxxviii. 1. cxix. 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee, because of thy righteous judgments. cxlv. 2. Every day will I bless thee, and will praise thy name for ever and ever. CCX. With sincerity. Ps. cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. 1 Cor. xiv. 15. I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding. Ps. xlvii. 7. Eph. v. 19. Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singcl. 6. Let every thing that hath breathing and making melody in your hearts to the praise the Lord Lord. Col. iii. 16. Singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. CCXI. God prepareth his people for his praise, or divine influences therefor. Ps. li. 15. O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. cxix. 171. My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught thy law to me.-Ver. 175. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. Isa. xliii. 21. This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise. Ixi. 11. The Lord will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth. Jer. xiii. 11. I have caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel, and the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord, that they might be unto me for a people, and for a name, and for a praise, and for a glory; but they would not hear. xxxiii. 8, 9. I will cleanse them from all their iniquity, and will pardon all their iniquities, whereby they have sinned, and whereby they have transgressed against me. And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise, and an honour before all nations of the earth. Ver. 11. Hos. xiv. 2. Take away all our iniquity, &c. so will we render the calves of our lips. Matt. xxi. 16. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise. viii. 2. Ps. CCXII. Thanking God through Christ. Rom. i. 8. I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of through the whole world. vii. 24, 25. Who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord;-1 Cor. xv. 57, who giveth us the victory:-2 Cor. ii. 14, which causeth us to triumph in Christ. Phil. i. 11. The fruits of righteousness are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Heb. xiii. 15. By him let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name. Eph. v. 20. Give thanks always for all things unto God, and the Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. CCXIII. Praise is a part of public worship. Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion; declare among the people his doings.-Ver. 13, 14. Have mercy upon me, O Lord, that I may shew forth thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion. xxii. 22. In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.-Ver. 25. My praise shall De of thee in the great congregation. xxvi. 8. O Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. Ver. 12. In the congrega. tions will I bless the Lord. xxvii. 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 inquire in his temple.-Ver. 6. I will offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing praises unto the Lord. XXXV. 18. I will give thee thanks in the great congregation: I will praise thee among much people. xlii. 2. When shall I come and appear before God?-Ver. 5. I shall yet praise him. Ivii. 9. I will praise thee among the people; will sing unto thee among the nations.Ver. 10. For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. cviii. 3.-cix. 30. I lxv. 1. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion. lxxxiv. 4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house; they will be still praising thee. lxxxix. 5. The heavens shall praise thy wonders, O Lord; thy faithfulness also in the congregation of the saints.-Ver. 7. God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all that are about him. xcv. 2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, &c. Ver. 3. c. 4. Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. cii. 21, 22. Declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem; when the people are gathered together to serve the Lord. cvii. 32. Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord in the assembly of the upright. cxvi. 18, 19. I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the Lord's house. cxviii. 19. Open to me the gates of righteousness; I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord. cxxxiv. 2. Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the Lord. cxxxv. 19. Bless the Lord, O house of Israel; Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron.-Ver. 21. Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, which dwelleth in Jerusalem: praise ye the Lord. cxxxviii. 1. I will praise thee with my whole heart; before the gods will I sing praise unto thee. See Neh. viii. 6.—ix. 5. Ps. cxlvii. 7. 12.-cxlix. 1.-cl. 1, 2. 6. Isa. lxiv. 11. Heb. ii. 12. Rev. vii. 12. Jacob. See regulations made for the order of pub-ing: the Lord hath redeemed his servant lic thanks and praise. 1 Chron. xvi. 4. 7.xxiii. 30.-xxix. 13 to 20. Ps. cv. 1. 2 Chron. v. 13. Neh. xi. 17.—xii. 8. 24, &c. CCXIV. Of singing the praises of God. Job xxxviii. 6, 7. When the foundations of the earth were laid, the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. Ps. xiii. 6. I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me. xviii. 49. I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. Rom. xv. 19. xxi. 13. Be thou exalted in thine own strength, so will we sing and praise thy power. Ps. lix. 16, 17. xxx. 4. Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his; give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. Ver. 12. Ps. vii. 17. xxxiii. 3. Sing unto him a new song; play skilfully with a loud noise. li. 14. I will sing aloud of thy righteousness. Ver. 15. lxvii. 4. O let the nations be glad and sing for joy. Ps. ix. 2. 11.-xlii. 4.—lxxxi. 1.— xcv. 1, 2.-xcvi. 1, 2.-xcviii. 8, 9.-c. 2. lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Ps. lxi. 7, 8.-ci. 1.-cviii. 3. civ. 33. I will sing unto my God while I have being. Ps. lxxv. 9.-cxlvi. 2. Isa. xxxviii. 20. xlix. 13. Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, for the Lord hath comforted his people. Ch. xliv. 23.-lii. 9.-Iv. 12. Ps. cxxvi. 1, 2. Acts xvi. 25. At midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God in the prison. James v. 13. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. CCXV. The subjects of praise and thanks to God are so many and various that they cannot be enumerated. Let therefore a brief view of the principal of them suffice, under the following heads, viz.: God's goodness and mercy-acts thereof towards mankind. Ps. xvi. 7. I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel. xxviii. 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. xxxiii. 2. Praise the Lord.-Ver. 5. The earth is full of his goodness. xlii. 5. I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. lvii. 9, 10. I will praise thee, O Lord, for thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. Ps. cviii. 3, 4. lxiii. 3. Because thy loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee. Ver. 5. cv. 2. Sing psalms unto him; talk of all his Ps. cxxxviii. 1, 2. wondrous works. cxxxviii. 5. Kings of the earth shall sing in the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord. cxlvii. 1. 7, 8, 9. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving; who covereth the heaven with clouds, who giveth the beast his food. Ixvii. 1. God be merciful unto us, and bless us, and cause his face to shine upon us.-Ver. 3. Let the people praise thee, O God. Ixviii. 19. Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation.-Ver. 35. The God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people: cxlix. 1. Sing unto the Lord a new song. blessed be God. Ps. cxliv. 9. Ver. 5, 6. Let the saints be joyful in glory; let them sing aloud upon their beds. Let the high praises of God be in their mouth. Isa. xii. 5. Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things. xxiv. 14. They shall sing, for the majesty of the Lord. xxvi. 19. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust, for thy dew is as the dew of herbs. Xxxv. 6. The tongue of the dumb shall sing. Ver. 10. The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with songs, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads. Ch. li. 11. xlii. 10. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth.-Ver. 12. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. xlviii. 20. Go forth with the voice of sing lxxi. 6. By thee have I been holden up from the womb; thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels. My praise shall be continually of thee.-Ver. 14. I will hope continually, and praise thee more and more. Ver. 8. 23. lxxxvi. 12, 13. I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify thy name for evermore. For great is thy mercy toward me; and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. lxxxix. 1. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever. Ver. 2. c. 4, 5. Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth to all generations. Ps. cxvii. 1, 2. ciii. 2, 3. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases. ૨ cvi. 1. Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. xlvii.-xlviii.-cvii. 1. 8. 15. 21. 31. Isa. xii. 2. The Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. Ver. 4, 5. Praise the Lord, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Sing unto the Lord, for he hath done excellent things. Ixiii. 7. I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord, &c. See also Ps. cxii. 1. 4.cxv. 12. 18.-cxviii. 19. 21. 28, 29.-cxxxiv. 1, 2, 3.—cxxxv. 2, 3. 19-21.-cxxxviii. 2. 4. -cxlv. 1. 8, 9.-cxlvi. 1. 8. 10.-cxlviii. 1. 7. 14. Jer. xxxiii. 11. CCXVI. For Christ. Luke i. 68-70. Blessed be the God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people; and he hath raised up a horn of salvation for us; as he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets. ii. 10, 11. The angel said, Behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy. Unto you is born a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Isa. ix. 6. Ver. 13, 14. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good-will toward inen. Ver. 28-33. Simeon [at seeing Christ] blessed God: And said, Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel. Ch. ii. 38.-xxiv. 52, 53. 2 Cor. ix. 15. Thanks to God for his unspeakable gift. CCXVII. For blessings from God by and through Christ. 1 Cor. i. 4, 5. 7. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ; that in every thing ye are enriched by him, so that ye come behind in no gift. xv. 57. Thanks to God who giveth us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Cor. ii. 14. Thanks to God, who always causeth us to triumph in Christ. to a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; to an inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. Rom. i. 8.— vii. 25. CCXVIII. For God's will revealed. Matt. xi. 25. Jesus said, I thank thee, O Father Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes. CCXIX. For the obedience and faith of Christians, as owing to God. Rom. vi. 17. God be thanked, ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered unto you. 2 Cor. viii. 16. Thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you. Eph. i. 15, 16. After I heard of your faith. in the Lord Jesus Christ, and love to all the saints, I cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers. Phil. i. 3. I thank God upon every remembrance of you. 1 Cor. i. 4. Col. i. 3, 4. We give thanks to God, and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints. 1 Thess. ii. 13. We thank God without ceasing, because when ye received the word of God, ye received it not as the word of men, but (as it is in truth) the word of God. iii. 9. What thanks can we render to God for you, for the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before God? 2 Thess. i. 3. We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you toward each other aboundeth. 1 Tim. i. 12. I thank Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry. Eph. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ; according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world.-a Ver. 6. And hath made us accepted in the beloved. 1 Pet. i. 3, 4. Blessed be the God, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again 2 Tim. i. 3. I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers. God thanked for charitable contributions of saints to others in distress. 2 Cor. ix. 11. CCXX. For God's care of his church. Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the Lord which dwelleth in Zion.-Ver. 15. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made. Ixix. 30. I will praise the name of God with song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.-Ver. 35. For God will save Zion. cii. 16. When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.-Ver. 18. And the people that shall be created shall praise the Lord. cxlvii. 1, 2. Praise the Lord-The Lord doth build up Jerusalem.-Ver. 12. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion. -For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates, he hath blessed thy children within thee. Ver. 14. He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. Ps. cxlix. 1 to 6. See xlviii. 1.-cxlvi. 1. 7, 8, 9, 10. Isa. xii. 1, 2.-li. 3.-lx. 6. 8, 9.— lxiii. 7, 8, 9. Jer. xxx. 18, 19. Acts ii. 47. CCXXI. For God's great and marvellous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. cxlv. 4. 10. Ixvi. 1-3. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands. Sing forth the honour of his name; make his praise glorious. Say unto him, How terrible art thou in thy works! lxxv. 1. Unto thee, O God, we do give thanks for that thy name is near, thy wondrous works declare. civ. 1. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great: thou art clothed with honour and majesty.-Ver. 24. How manifold are thy works! in wisdom thou hast made them all. cvii. 22. Let them sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare his works with rejoicing. Ver. 8. cxi. 1-3. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart. The works of the Lord are great. His work is honourable and glorious. cxxxix. 14. I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works. Rev. xv. 3. cxlviii. 5. Praise the name of the Lord: for he commanded and they were created. cl. 1, 2. Praise the Lord. Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.-Ver. 6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Isa. xlii. 12. Let them give glory to the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands. See Ps. ix. 1.-xl. 5.-lxviii. 4. 26. 33.-lxxiii. 28. lxxviii. 4.-lxxxvi. 8.-xcii. 5.-cv. 5. CCXXII. For God's marvellous acts upon the bodies and minds of men. Dan. iv. 34. 37. Nebuchadnezzar praised God for being restored to the use of reason. Jonah ii. 8, 9. Jonah for his being delivered from the fish. CCXXIII. For daily bread. Deut. viii. 10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God. Isa. Ixii. 9. They that have gathered in the corn and wine, shall eat and praise the Lord. Joel ii. 26. Ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you. Mark viii. 6. Jesus took the seven loaves, and gave thanks. John vi. 11. 23. Acts xxvii. 35: Paul took bread and gave thanks. Rom. xiv. 6. He that eateth to the Lord, giveth God thanks. 1 Tim. iv. 3. Meats God hath created to be received with thanksgiving, of them that know the truth.-Ver. 4. Every creature of God is good, if it be received with thanksgiving. See 1 Cor. x. 30, 31. CCXXIV. For deliverance from trouble and affliction. Ps. xxii. 23, 24. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him: all ye seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye seed of Israel. For he hath not despised the affliction of the afflicted, neither hath he hid his face from him, but when he cried unto him he heard. xxx. 11, 12. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing; thou hast put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness. O Lord, my God, I will give thanks to thee for ever. xxxiv. 1. I will bless the Lord at all times, his praise shall be continually in my mouth.— Ver. 4. He delivered me from all my fears. xlii. 11. I shall praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Ps. xl. 3. liv. 6, 7. I will praise the Lord, for it is good. For he hath delivered me out of all trouble. Ivi. 12, 13. I will render praise unto thee, for thou hast delivered my soul from death. Ps. cxvi. 8. lxvi. 8, 9. O bless our God, ye people; make the voice of his praise to be heard. Who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. xcii. 1. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praise unto the name of the Most High. Ver. 2, 3. Ver. 4. For thou Lord hast made me glad through thy work. See Ps. xxvi. 12.-xxxi. Luke i. 64. Zacharias for his being restored 7. 21.-cxlii. 7.—exliv. 7. 9. to the use of his speech. xviii. 43. The blind for being restored to the use of sight. Acts iii. 6. The lame for being healed. Isa. xxxviii. 20. Hezekiah praised God for his recovery from sickness. See Ps. cxviii. 19. 21. CCXXV. For deliverance from enemies. Gen. xiv. 20. Melchizedek said to Abraham, Blessed be the most high God, that hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. Exod. xviii. 10. Jethro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand |