5. Then shall He speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.

Those, mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. Luke xix. 27.

In my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken.-The great day of his wrath is come.-Thy wrath is come.

6. Yet have I set my King upon my holy hill of Zion.

-Having on his head a golden crown. Rev. xiv. 14. On his head many crowns.-King of kings. xix. 12, 16. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, &c. xxi. 2. The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it. xxii. 3.

7, 8. I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.

9. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;

Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

The kingdoms of this world are become (the kingdoms) of our Lord, and of his Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever. xi. 15. The kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it.-They shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. xxi. 24, 26.

Out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron. xix.

15.

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my words unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: as the vessel of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father. ii. 26, 27.

10-12. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son lest He be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.

Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.

In the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God shall be finished. x. 7.—The time-that thou shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. xi. 18.-Behold I come as a thief.And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air. It is done. xvi. 15, 17.

The time-that thou shouldest give reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great. xi. 18. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them. xiv. 13. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments. xvi. 15.

Blessed are they which are called unto

the marriage-supper of the Lamb. xix. 9. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. xx. 6. Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life. xxii. 14.

The application of this Psalm to Christ, or the Messiah, is not only obvious, but the words "against the Lord, and against his Anointed," are cited in the New Testament, against the Lord and against his Christ," as the apostle Peter appealed to the testimony of God as he spake by the mouth of his servant David. Of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. Thus the enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman was manifested at the first, as Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, This is your hour, and the power of darkness. The earliest persecutions of the children of the kingdom are shown in the Book of Revelation,3 as a great red dragon stood ready to devour the man-child so soon as it was born. But the counsel of the Lord has no less determined, that that manchild shall rule the nations with a rod of iron and that in the day of the wrath of the Lamb, and of his power, He shall dash the heathen in pieces like a potter's vessel, however the kings of the earth set themselves, and whatever counsel the rulers take together, against the Lord, and against his Christ. As surely as the Lord of glory was slain, by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, so surely shall the decree be fulfilled, that he will give unto Christ, his Anointed, the heathen for his inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possession.

5. Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.

6. O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end:

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? vi. 17. The time-that thou shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. xi. 18.

And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people and they shall beat their swords into plowshares-nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isa. ii. 4. There shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. Zech. xiv. 11. And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. Rev. xxi. 5. 6. And thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.

7, 8. But the Lord shall endure for ever: He hath prepared his throne for judgment. And he shall judge the world in righteousness, He shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.

9, 10. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.

And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come. xi. 18. And the cities of the nations fell. xvi. 19.

True and righteous are his judgments. In righteousness He doth judge and make war. xix. 2, 11. I saw a great white throne and him that sat on it. And the dead were judged according to their works. He that overcometh shall inherit all things. Rev. xx. 11-13; xxi. 7, 8, &c.

Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be overpast. For behold the Lord cometh, &c. Isa. xxvi. 20, 21. And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in Mount Zion-shall be deliverance. Joel ii. 32. Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness, it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord's anger. Zeph. ii. When these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh. Luke xxi. 28. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth. Rev. xvi. 15.

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11. Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion.

The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed. For thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. 11, 12. Declare among the people his doings. When He

Praise our God all ye his servants. xix. 5. I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem. Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them. xxi. 2, 3.

Shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him. Luke xviii. 7. How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them

maketh inquisition for blood He remembereth them. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

that dwell on the earth? vi. 10. And great Babylon came in remembrance before God. xvi. 19. In her was found the blood of the prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia: for true and righteous are his judgments for He hath judged the great whore—and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. xviii. 24; xix. 1, 2. I saw thrones, and they that sat upon them-and the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus. xx. 4.

13, 14. Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death; that I may show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion.

Lo, a Lamb stood on the Mount Zion, and with him 144,000. And I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps; and they sung as it were a new song before the throne. xiv. 1-3. Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, unto the Lord our God. xix. 1. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. They shall be priests of God and of Christ. xx. 6. The holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the glory of God. xxi. 10, 11.

14. I will rejoice in thy salva

tion.

Salvation-unto the Lord our God. The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and

rejoice, and give honor to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, &c. xix. 1-7.

15. The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.

These shall make war with the Lamb; and the Lamb shall overcome them. xvii. 14. They are the spirits of devils-which go forth unto the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. And he gathered them. xvi. 14, 16. And I saw the kings of the earth-gathered together-and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet-and the remnant were slain. xix. 19-21. They shall be gathered together as prisoners are gathered in the pit. Isa. xxiv. 22.

16. The Lord is known by the judgment which He executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands.

Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought. And thou shalt say. I will go up-to take a spoil, &c. I will plead against him. Thus will I magnify myself-and I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know that I am the Lord. In that day I will give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel -and there shall they bury Gog and all his multitude. And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my hand that I have laid

upon them. Ezek. xxxviii. 10, &c.; xxxix. The remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth. Rev. xix. 21. True and righteous are his judgments. The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth. xix. 2, 6.

17. The wicked shall be turned into hell,

The fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorliars, shall have their part in the

cerers, and idolaters, and all
lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second
death. xxi. 8.

17. And all the nations that forget God.

The time-that Thou shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth. xi. 18. Out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations. He treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. xix. 15.

18. For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

19. Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

Many that are first shall be last; and the last first. Matt. xix. 30. The time that thou shouldest give reward to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, small and great.

xi. 18.

Behold, He cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him. 1, 7. Hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; for the great day of his wrath is come. vi. 16, 17. I saw heaven opened. and make war. xix. 11. Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail.

20. Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men.

In righteousness he doth judge

These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them. xvii. 14.

Men's hearts failing them for fear. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Luke xxi. 26, 27. Then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn. Matt. xxiv. 30. The kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, &c.-hid themselves in the dens-and said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that sitteth on the throne; for the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand? vi. 15-17. The nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it. They shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it. xxi. 24, 26.

In this Psalm there is not only the Lord's sitting on the throne; His throne prepared for judgment; His judging the world in righteousness, and ministering judgment to the people in uprightness; his destruction of the wicked, and his