and looked on our affliction and our labour | Miracles wrought by it. Bitter waters and our oppression. Numb. xx. 16. made sweet, Exod. xv. 25. Waters brought

2 Sam. xxii. 7. In my distress I called out of a rock. upon the Lord, and cried to my God : he Exod. xvii. 26. The sun and moon heard my voice out of his holy temple, made to stand still. and my cry did enter into his ears. Ps. Josh. x. 12, 13. The shadow made to iii. 4.-xviii. 6.

return backwards on a sun-dial. 2 Kings Ps. vi. 9. The Lord hath heard my sup. xx. 11. The dead raised to life, 1 Kings plication, the Lord will receive my prayer. xvii. 21, 22. 2 Kings iv. 32. 35. Acts is. Ver. 8. Ps. xxviii. 6.-xxxi. 22.

37. 40. Jonah delivered from the fish, xxii. 21. Thou hast heard me. Ver. 24. Jonah ii. 1. 10. Rain withheld and given, Ps. xl. 1-cxviii. 21.-cxx. 1.

James v. 17, 18. 1 Kings xvii. 1. 18. 42. xxxiv. 4. I sought the Lord; he heard 45. Devils cast out by prayer and fasting. me, and delivered me from all my fears. Ps. lxi. 5.-lxvi. 19.-lxxvii. 1.-cxvi. I to CC. Armies of enemies defeated, and 4.-cxix. 26. Lam. iii. 56.

God's people delivered upon their prayer. Jonah ii. 2. Out of the belly of hell I Exod. ii. 23. The children of Israel (in eried, and thou heardst my voice. Egypt) sighed by reason of their bondage,

John xi. 41. Jesus said, Father, I thank and they cried, and their cry came up to thee that thou hast heard me.

God. Ch. iii. 7. 9. Numb. xx. 15, 16.

xiv. 9, 10. The Egyptians pursued after CXCVI. Their confident erpectations Israel and overtook them. And they that their prayers shall be heard. Ps. iv. 3. were sore afraid, and cried unto the The Lord will hear when I call on him. Lord.-- Ver. 30. And the Lord saved

x. 17. Lord, thou wilt cause thine ear Israel out of the hands of the Egyptians. to hear.

Josh. xxiv. 7. Ps. cvi. 44.—cvii. through. xvii. 6. Thou wilt hear me, O God. Ps. out. xxxviii. 15.

Judg. iv. 13, 14, 15. Israel delivered lv. 17. I will pray and cry aloud, and from Jabin, and Sisera his captain. he shall hear my voice.

Judg. x. 6 to 16. Ch. xi. 33. 1 Sam.

vii. 8. 10, 11. Israel delivered from the CXCVII. Their entreaties that they Philistines. may be heard. 2 Kings xix. 16. O Lord, 2 Kings xiii. 4, 5. Delivered from the bow down thine ear and hear, &c. Syrians. Ch. v. 6. 18.

2 Chron. vi. 40. O God, I beseech thee, 2 Chron. xiii. 14, 15. Delivered from let thine eyes be open, and let thine ears Jeroboam. be attent to the prayer that is made in 2 Chron. xiv. 2 to 12. Delivered from this place. 1 Kings viii. 30.50. Neh. i. the Ethiopians. 6. 11. Ps. cxxx. 2.

2 Chron. xxxii. 20. 22, Delivered from Ps. xv. l. Give ear unto my words, the Assyrian army. 2 Kings xviii. 3. See Lord. Ps. liv. 2.

Prayer with humility, confession and turnxvii. 1. 6. O God, incline thine ear unto ing from sin. See also Prayers of kings

Ps. lv. 1.-lxxi. 2.-lxxxvi. 6.- and prophets, Command. 5th. which afford lxxxviii. 2. Isa. xxxvii. 17. Dan. ix. 18.- instances of prayer prevailing for deliverxxxix. 12. Hear my prayer; give ear to ance from enemies. my cry. Ps. lxxxiv. 4.-cxli. 1.-cxliii. 1.

iv. 1. Hear my prayer. Ps. xiii. 3.- CCI. Prayers against evil from enexx. 12.-xxvii. 7.-xxx. 20.-xxxvi. 16. mies. Deut. xxxiii. 7. Be thou an help -liv. 2.-lv. 2.–1x. 5.-lxi. 1.-lxix. 13. to Judah against his enemies. -lxxxiv. 8.-cii. 1. 20.-cxli. 2.-cxliii. Ps. üi. 1. Lord how are they increased 1. Neh. iv. 4. Dan. ix. 19.

that trouble me?-Ver. 4. I cried unto

the Lord, and he heard me. CXCVIII. Their grief at not being an- v. 8. Lead me, O Lord, in thy rightswered. Job xix. 7. I cry, but am not eousness, because of mine enemies. heard. Ch. xxx. 20.

vi. 7. Mine eye is consumed because Ps. xxii. 2. I but thou hearest not. Iof grief: it waxed old because of all

Hab. i. 2. How long shall I cry, and mine enemies.-Ver. 10. Let them be thou wilt not hear ?

ashamed.

vii. 6. Lift up thyself because of the CXCIX. Of the efficacy of prayer. Srage of mine enemies.

me.

.

cry,

ness.

xvii. 9. Keep me from my deadly the trouble seem little before thee, that enemies.

hath come upon us. xviii. 3. I will call upon the Lord; so Ps. iv. 1. Hear me when I call, O God shall I be delivered from mine enemies. of my righteousness : thou hast heard me Ver. 4, 5, 6. 40.

in distress. xxvii. 11, 12. Teach me thy way, O xx. 1. The Lord hear thee in the day Lord, and lead me in a plain path, be- of trouble. cause of mine enemies. Deliver me not xxii. 11. Be not far from me, for trou. over to the will of mine enemies. ble is near; for there is no man to help

xxx. 1. Thou hast not made my foes me. to rejoice over me: I cried unto the xxv. 17. The troubles of my heart are Lord.—Ver. 8. Lord be thou mine helper. enlarged: 0 bring thou me out of my Ver. 10.

distress.-Ver. 22. Redeem Israel, O God, xxxi. 11. I was a reproach among all out of all his troubles. mine enemies. Ver. 15. 18. Ps. xxxviii. xxx. 7, 8. Thou didst hide thy face, 19. 21.xli. 5. I said unto the Lord, and I was troubled : I cried unto the Deliver me from the hand of mine ene. Lord. Thou hast girded me with glad. mies

Ver. 11. xliv. 4. O God, command deliverance xxxi. 9, 10. Have mercy upon me, for Jacob. Ver. 5. 23.

Lord, for I am in trouble. My life is lv. 1. 3. Give ear unto my prayer, spent with grief. God; because of the voice of the enemy. xl. 1. I waited for the Lord: he brought -Ver. 18. He hath delivered my soul me out of a horrible pit. Ver. 2. from battle that was against me.

1. 15. Call upon me in the day of troulvi. 9. When I cry unto thee, then ble, and I will deliver thee. shall mine enemies turn back.

Ix. 11. Give us help from trouble, for lix. 1. Deliver me from mine enemies, vain is the help of man. O my God. Ps. cxliii. 9.

Ixi. 2. I will cry unto thee when my cxliii. 1. Hear my prayer, for the ene- heart is overwhelmed. my hath persecuted my soul.

lxix. 17. Hide not thy face from thy Acts iv. 18. The rulers of the Jews servant, for I am in trouble. commanded the apostles not to speak nor lxxi. 20. Thou hast shewed me great teach in the name of Jesus.-- Ver. 24. and sore troubles: thou wilt quicken me The disciples prayed and said, Lord, be. again. hold their threatenings, and grant unto Ixxvii. 2. In the day of my trouble I thy servants, that with boldness they may sought the Lord.—Ver. 14. Thou art the speak thy word.—Ver. 31. And when God that doest wonders. they had prayed, the place was shaken Ixxxi. 7. Thou calledst in trouble, and where they were assembled together, and I delivered thee. they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, 1xxxvi. 7. In the day of trouble I will and spake the word of God with boldness. call upon thee; for thou wilt answer

Rev. vi. 9, 10. Under the altar in hea. me. ven, John saw the souls of them that lxxxviii. 2. Let my prayer come bewere slain for the word of God, and for fore thee; for I am full of trouble. the testimony which they held. And Ver. 3. they cried with a loud voice, saying, xci. 15. He shall call upon me, I will How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost answer him: I will be with him in trou. thou not judge and avenge our blood ble. upon them that dwell on the earth. See cii. 2. Hide not thy face from me, in also, Ps. ix. 13.-x. 1. 24.-xiii. 2, 3, 4. the day when I am in trouble. -xxv. 2. 19,-XXxv. 19.-xxxvi. 11.- cvii. 6. They cried unto the Lord in xlii. 9, 10.xliii. 2.-Ixi. 3.- Ixiv. 1.- their trouble, and he delivered them out lxvi. 12. 17. 19.-- xix. 12, 13. 18.-lxxi. of all their distresses. Ver. 13. 19. 28. 10. 12.-lxxiv. 3. 10. 18.-lxxx. 6.- cxvi. 3, 4. I found sorrow and trouble. lxxxiii. 16.-lxxxvi. 17.-lxxxix. 42.- Then called I on the name of the Lord: cii. 8.--cix. 1.-cxix. 98.-cxix. 157–O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul cxxxviii. 7.

-Ver. 7. The Lord dealt bountifully

with me. CCII. Prayer in trouble; instances cxviii. 5. I called upon the Lord in thereof. Neh. ix. 32. O God, let not all distress, and the Lord answered me.

Ps. cxx. 1. In my distress I cried unto before the Lord our God; that we might the Lord, and he heard me.

turn from our iniquities, and understand cxxx. 1, 2. Out of the depths have I thy truth. Therefore hath the Lord cried unto thee, O Lord. Lord hear my watched upon the evil, and brought it voice; let thine ears be attentive to the upon us. voice of my supplication.

Hos. vii. 7. There is none among them cxxxviii. 3. In the day when I cried that calleth unto me. thou answeredst me.Ver. 7. Though I Ver. 13, 14. Woe unto them for they walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt have fled from me. They have not cried revive me.Ver. 8. Forsake not the work unto me, when they howled upon their of thine own hands.

beds. cxlii. 2, 3. I poured out my complaint; Zeph. i. 4. 6. I will cut off them that I showed before him my trouble. When turned back from the Lord, and those my spirit was overwhelmed within me, that have not sought the Lord, nor inthen thou knewest my path.

quired after him. cxliii. 11. For my righteousness' sake, James iv. 2. Ye have not, because ye bring my soul out of trouble.

ask not. Isa. xxvi. 16. O Lord, in trouble have they visited thee; they poured out a prayer

CCIV. The prayers of hypocrites. Ps. wben thy chastening was upon them. Ixxvii. 34. When God slew them then

xxxiii. 2. O Lord, be gracious unto they sought him, and inquired early after us: be thou our salvation in time of God.-Ver. 36, 37. Nevertheless they trouble.

flattered him with their mouth: Their Jer. xiv. 8. O the hope of Israel, the heart was not right with him. Ps. 1. 16 Saviour thereof in time of trouble, why Ezek. xxxiii. 31. With their mouth shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land ? they shew much love, but their heart Ver. 20.

gocth after their covetousness. Isa. xxix. Lain. iii. 55, 56. I called upon the name 14. Jer. xii. 2. of the Lord, out of the low dungeon. Matt. vi. 6. When thou prayest, thou Thou heardst my voice.

shalt not be as the hypocrites are; for they Jonah i. 6. The ship-master in danger love to pray standing in the synagogues said unto Jonah, Arise and call upon thy and in the corners of the streets, that they God.

may be seen of men.

xv. 8, 9. This people draweth nigh CCIII. Of prayerless persons; or of not unto me with their mouth, and honoureth praying. Job xxi. 15. The wicked say, me with their lips, but their hearts are What is the Almighty, that we should far from me. In vain do they worship serve him ? and what profit shall we have me, teaching for doctrines the command. if we pray unto him ? Mal. iii. 14.

ments of men. xxxvi. 13. Hypocrites cry not when xxii. 14. Woe unto you hypocrites, he bindeth them.

for ye devour widows' houses, and for Ps. x. 4. The wicked through the pride a pretence make long prayers. Mark of his countenance will not seek after God: xii. 40. God is not in all his thoughts.

xiv. 4. Have all the workers of iniquity CCV. Prayers of the wicked not acceptno knowledge? who eat up my people able to God. Job xxxv. 13. God will not as bread, and call not upon the Lord. hear vanity. Ps. liii. 4.

Ps. Ixvi. 11. If I regard iniquity in my Isa. xliii. 22. Thou hast not called upon heart, the Lord will not hear me. me, O Jacob; thou hast becn weary of me, cix. 7. Let the prayer of the wicked O Israel, &c.—Ver. 28. Therefore have become a sin. I profaned the princes of the sanctuary, Prov. i. 27. When distress and anguish and have given Jacob to the curse, and cometh, then shall they call upon me, but Israel to the robbers.

I will not answer; they shall seek me Jer. x. 25. Pour out thy fury upon the early, but they shall not find me:

e:-Ver. heathen that know thee not, and upon 29. For that they hated knowledge, and the families that call not on thy name. did not choose the fear of the Lord. Ps. lxxix. 6.

xv. 8. The sacrifice of the wicked is an Dan. ix. 13, 14. All this evil is come abomination to the Lord. Ch. xxi. 27. upon us, yet made we not our prayer Isa. i. 4. Ah! sinful nation, a people

a

laden with iniquity.-Ver. 11. To what Ixviii. 4. Sing unto God; sing praises purpose is the multitude of your sacri- to his name; extol him that rideth upon fices to me, saith the Lord ?-Ver. 15. the heavens by his name JAH.-Ver. 32. When ye spread forth your hands, I will Sing unto God, ye kingdons of the hide mine eyes from you ; when ye make earth. many prayers I will not hear : your hands Ixix. 30, 31. I will praise the name of are full of blood.

God with a song; I will magnify him lix. 1, 2. The Lord's hand is not short- with thanksgiving. This shall please the ened that it cannot save, nor his ear heavy Lord better than an ox or bullock. that it cannot hear: But your iniquities xcii. 1,2. It is a good thing to give have separated between you and your thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises God, and your sins have hid his face from unto thy name, O Most High. To shew you, that he will not hear. Isa. Ixvi. 3. forth thy loving-kindness every morn

Jer, vi. 19, 20. Behold I will bring ing, and thy faithfulness every night. evil upon this people, even the fruit of Ps. cxxxv. 3. their thoughts; because they have not xcvi. 2. Sing unto the Lord, bless his hearkened unto my words, nor to my name, shew forth his salvation from day law, but rejected it. Your burnt offer- to day. ings are not acceptable, nor your sacri. cvii. 32. Let them sacrifice the sacri. fices sweet unto me. Ch. vii. 20, 21, 22. fices of thanksgiving, and declare his Amos v. 22, 23.

works with rejoicing. xi. 10, 11. They are turned back to cxlv. 3. Great is the Lord, and greatly the iniquities of their forefathers, which to be praised; his greatness is unsearch. refused to hear my words. Therefore able. Ps. xcvi. 4. thus saith the Lord, I will bring evil upon cl. 6. Let every thing that hath breath them, and though they cry unto me I will praise the Lord. not hearken unto them.

Isa. xlii. 8. My glory will I not give to Ver. 14. Pray not thou for this peo- another, nor my praise to graven images. ple, neither lift up a cry nor prayer for Ver. 10. Sing unto the Lord a new them; for I will not hear them in the song, and his praise from the end of the time that they cry unto me for their earth. Ch. xliii. 21. Jer. xx. 13. trouble. See Ch. xiv. 11, 12. Ezek. viii. Phil. iv. 6. In every thing by prayer 18. Mic. viii. 4. Zech. vii. 13. Job and supplication, with thanksgiving, let xxvii. 9. Lam. iii. 42. 44. Matt. xv. 8, 9. your requests be made known to God. John ix. 31.

Col. ii. 7. Abounding in faith, with The prayers of the wicked answered thanksgiving. with reproofs and threatenings. Ps. 1. 16. iü. 15. Let the peace of God rule in Jer. xxxii. 16 to 25. 44.—xxxvii. 3 to 6.- your hearts, to which ye are called ; and xlii. 2 to 9. Zech. vii. 2.4 to 14.

be ye thankful.

1 Pet. ii. 9. Ye are a chosen genera,

tion, to shew forth the praises of him that OF PRAISING GOD.

called you.

CCVI. Praise and thanks due unto

PRAISE. God, and required by him from the righteous. Exod. xv. 11. Who is like unto CCVII. Praises from the wicked unac. thee, O Lord, glorious in holiness, fearful ceptable to God. Amos iv. 2. The Lord in praises, doing wonders.

will take you away with hooks.--Ver. 1 Chron. xvi. 25. Great is the Lord, 5. Offer a thanksgiving with leaven : and greatly to be praised. Ps. xlviii. 1. for this liketh you.-Ver. 6. I have

Ps. xlvii. 7. God is King of all the given you cleanness of teeth, and want of earth; sing

ye praises with understanding. bread, &c. 1. 14. Offer unto God thanksgiving, v. 22. Though ye offer burnt-offerings, and pay thy vows to the most High- and meat-offerirgs, I will not accept Ver. 23. Whoso offereth praise glorifi. them.-Ver. 24. But let judgment run eth me.

down like waters, &c. lxvi. 2. Sing forth the honour of his Luke xviii. 11. The Pharisee said, name; make his praise glorious.-Ver. God I thank thee, that I am not as other 4. All the earth shall sing to thy holy men :-yet he went not to his house jus.

ever.

CCVIII. The wicked unthankful. Rom. / ned, and whereby they have transgressed i. 21. When they knew God, they glo. against me. And it shall be to me for rified him not as God, neither were thank- a name of joy and praise, and an honour ful.

before all nations of the earth. Ver. 11. 2 Tim. iii. 2. Men shall be lovers of Hos. xiv. 2. Take away all our iniquitheir own selves, &c. unthankful, unholy. ty, &c. so will we render the calves of

our lips. CCIX. Praise must be frequent. Ps. Matt. xxi. 16. Out of the mouth of xxxiv. 1. I will bless the Lord at all babes and sucklings thou has perfected times; his praise shall be continually in praise. Ps. viii. 2. my mouth.

xxxv. 28. My tongue shall speak of CCXII. Thanking God through Christ. thy righteousness, and of thy praise all Rom. i. 8. I thank my God through Jethe day long

sus Christ for you all, that your faith is lxiii. 4. I will bless thee while I live. spoken of through the whole world.

cxi. 1. I will praise the Lord with my vii. 24, 25. Who shall deliver me from whole heart. Ps. cxxxiii. 1.

the body of this death! I thank God cxix. 164. Seven times a day do I through Jesus Christ our Lord ;-1 Cor. praise thee, because of thy righteous xv. 57. who giveth us the victory :-2 judgments.

Cor. ii. 14. which causeth us to triumph cxlv. 2. Every day will I bless thee, in Christ. and will praise thy name for ever and Phil. i. 11. The fruits of righteousness

are by Jesus Christ, to the praise and

glory of God. CCX. With sincerity. Ps. cxi. 1. I Heb. xiii. 15. By him let us offer the will praise the Lord with my whole sacrifice of praise to God continually, that heart.

is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to 1 Cor. xiv. 15. I will sing with the his name. spirit, and I will sing with the understand. Eph. v. 20. Give thanks always for all ing. Ps. xlvii. 7.

things unto God, and the Father, in the Eph. v. 19. Speaking to yourselves in name of our Lord Jesus Christ. psalms and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your

CCXIII. Praise is a part of public hearts to the Lord.

worship. Ps. ix. 11. Sing praises to the Col. iii. 16. Singing with grace in your Lord, which dwelleth in Zion; declare hearts to the Lord.

among the people his doings.Ver. 14.

Have mercy upon me, o Lord, that I CCXI. God prepareth his people for may shew forth thy praise in the gates of his praise, -or divine influences therefor. the daughter of Zion. Ps. li. 15. O Lord open thou my lips,

xxii. 22. In the midst of the congreand my mouth shall shew forth thy gation will I praise thee.- Ver. 24. My praise.

praise shall be of thee in the great con. cxix. 171. My lips shall utter praise gregation. when thou has taught thy law to me.- xxvi. 8. O Lord, I have loved the ha. Ver. 175. Let my soul live, and it shall bitation of thy house, and the place praise thee.

where thine honour dwelleth. Ver. 12. Isa. xliii. 21. This people have I form- In the congregation will I bless the ed for myself; they shall shew forth my Lord. praise.

xxvii. 4. One thing have I desired of Ixi. 11. The Lord will cause righteous- the Lord, that will I seek after; that I ness and praise to spring forth.

may dwell in the house of the Lord all Jer. xiii. 11. I have caused to cleave the days of my life, to behold the beauty unto me the whole house of Israel, and of the Lord, and inquire in his temple.the whole house of Judah, saith the Lord, Ver. 6. I will offer in his tabernacle that they might be unto me for a people, sacrifices of joy: I will sing praises unto and for a name, and for a praise, and for the Lord. a glory; but they would not hear.

xxxv. 18. I will give thee thanks in xxxiii. 8, 9. I will cleanse them from the great congregation: I will praise thee all their iniquity, and will pardon all among much people. their iniquities, whereby they have sin. xlii. 2. When shall I come and appear