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 The blessedness of the godly.

The kingdom of Christ.

PSALMS I. II.

bread with him in his house, and they he had seven sons and three daughters. sympathised with him, and comforted * And he called the name of the first, him, because of all the affliction which Jemima ; and the name of the second,

JEHow AH had brought upon him. And Kezia; and the name of the third, Keren each one presented to him a "lamb, and happuch. ” And no women in all the each one an ornament of gold. * And land were there to be found so beautiful JEHOVAH blessed the “latter end of Job as the daughters of Job. And their more than his beginning; for he had father gave them inheritance among fourteen thousand sheep, and six thou their brethren.

sand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.


 * And Job lived after this a hundred

and “his sons' sons, four generations.
 * And and forty years. And he saw “his sons,
 * 17 Thus Job died, old and fu of davs.

, * This may be a coin.

THE

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PSALM I. LESSED is that man who followeth

not after the counsel of the wicked, Neither abideth in the way of sinners,

Nor sitteth in the seat of the scorners; 2

º rather delighteth

in JEHOVAH's

PSAT, M. S. And fling away their ropes from off us.
 * Let us withdraw "their bands from us:

will deride:
 * He who is enthroned in the heavens
 * JEHOVAH will have them in derision.

aw ;

And in His law will he meditate by

An address to the nations by Jehovah the

day and by night.


 * Surely he shall be like a tree planted

Father.


 * Then will He speak unto them in His

by the streams of water, anger,

Which shall produce its fruit at the proper season ;

Surely his leaf shall not fade; And

And in His fury will terrify them, saying: • Surely five binaugurated My King

whatsoever he will do shall

prosper.

Rather like the chaff which shall be
 * It is not thus with the wicked :

upon Zion, The hill of My holiness. Jehovah the Son's address.

scattered by the wind are they.
 * Therefore the wicked shall not abide

in the judgment;

Neither sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

7 I will declare the covenant of wrhich

JEHOVAH hath spoken unto Me: My Son art Thou, this day have I be gotten Thee ;

"Surely JEHOVAH knoweth the way of * Request of Me, and the nations will the righteous;

But the way of the wicked shall perish.

I give Thee for Thy possession, And the utmost bounds of the earth

for Thine inheritance. PSALM II.

Iron ;
 * Thou shalte govern them with a rod of

The nations combine against Jehovah and His Messiah.

Thou shalt demolish them as a vessel

of the potter's.

HEREFORE have the nations An eacordium.

assembled tumultuously?

And why do the peoples meditate fool 10 Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; ishness? Be instructed, O ye judges of the earth. establish themselves, And the counsellors a hold counsel to
 * The kings of the earth will firmly

And exult with trembling auce.
 * Worship “JEHow AH with reverence,

gether Against JEHOVAH, and against His may be angry, essiah, saying: And so ye perish in the way; 472
 * Kiss ye the Son, lest perchance He
 * Consult.

a M. MSS.


 * Anointed.

c Or, break.