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Rh betrayers and murderers; the judgments to be inflicted upon his enemies, and the glory to be conferred upon him.

O pſalms there are, which diſcloſe far different ſcenes. In them, the ſorrows of David are at an end, and the day of his deliverance hath already dawned. Jehovah appeareth in the cauſe of his afflicted ſervant. The adverſary is diſmayed and confounded. The anointed of God, according to his original deſignation, is at length elevated to the throne; the temple is planned by him, and erected his ſon; the ſervices of religion are appointed in perfect order and beauty; Jeruſalem becometh a praiſe in all the earth; and the kingdom is eſtabliſhed in honour, peace, and ſafety. In theſe pſalms, there is frequently an uncommon glow in the expreſſions, and ſublimity in the figures, as it were on purpoſe to intimate, that they are to have their full accompliſhment in Meſſiah the prince, and in the things that concern his kingdom. The colouring which may ſeem too bold and glaring for David the Son of Jeſſe, or for Solomon his ſon, will no longer appear ſo, when laid upon their great antitype.

I ſome of the pſalms David appears as one ſuffering for his ſins. When man ſpeaks of ſin, he ſpeaks of what is his own; and Rh