THE PSALMS: FRAE HEBREW

INTIL SCOTTIS.

BY

R HATELY WADDELL,

LL.D,

MINISTER. ^4WÌÌiiSll/^

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-Job27. 9, 35- 12.

Prov.

2S.

1,

Isaiali 1, 15.

Jer. 11, 11 12.

14.

Ezek.

S, iS.

Micah Zech.

3, 4. 13.

7.

fl

-Zech. 10,5 "2 Sam. 2,9 10; 3, * 2

caup.^

S.

'I-ni. 52. 15:

55-

;

my

1

Sam.

5-

''Dcut. 33.29. V 66, j; .

his gate

the Lord, ay,

till a'

it's

aefauld

45 The gangrel gang hae thowet an' shukken wi' dread frae

-,i

pruif

{ a

that lippen

till

it 's

31 For wha can be Gude, an it be-na the Lord? or wha a stieve craig, an it be-na our ain God?' 22 It's God himlane wha graiths me wi' might," an' straughts me fu'

33 Evenin

till

my

awa

81, 15-

;

'Micali

their benmaist ha'dins/

gang

the rae,"^ an' stanan

34

heighest roddins Ettlìn

my

7, 17

w

me

stieve

on

han's for facht,

till

;

my

fitsteds-f

suld

ne'er

!

47 The God wha wracks a' right me, an' thirls the folk aneth my

for

^Ps.47.3.

•/

Wha

48

ill-willers

redds

a:

heigh abune

:

an' blythe be heigh be the God

lives ;

bidden

ane airn-bow is flinder'd i' my arms.* 35 An' the schild o' yer healha'din ye hae gien till me an' yer right han' has uphauden me an' yer tholin made me unco great. 36 My gate ye hae braided aneth

mc, that gae by.

46 The Lord

my ha'din-height o' my heal-makin

feet like the cloots

;

nr'er be thraivn. Prov. 4,

sal

himlane/

my

Luits lul'd

whar I

kiss

o'

tHoh. my

they

a wa'.

mine yerlane

o'

29 For, wi' yerlane, I raiket thro' my God, I o'erlap

"•Deut.32.13;

144-

rise-,

feet,

a byke-, an' wi'

my

gar'd

^•2Sam.2.i8. Hab. 3, 19.

'P*

ivhan he dings ther*

/out,

heighroad, flang I them by. 43 Ye hae redd me frae the chauner o' the folk; ye hae setten me atowre the hethen-/ folk that I kent-na sal be loons o' mine/ 44 Wi' loutit lugs sal they hearken the sons o' the fremit sal till me

them a\ p 28 For that light

baise

sikker the gate

33i 29-

they sal ne'er man till gae down aneth my

:

gar'd kennle-, JWhat mair

maun

Folk

ye hae whaml't aneth me. 40 An' my faes ye 'gien me by the hals; my ill-willers eke, I hae sned them aff. 41 They sought,f bot nae frien' ivas thar; till the Lord they sought, bot he mindet them nane.

han's in his een.f

;

Heb.

PPs. 101, 5. Prov. 6, 17.

2%

for the clean-

;

;

me atowre

na, £ye hae

my

frae

liftit

gain-stan'ers

my me frae

;

me

awa.

49 Wharthro', amang the

maun

laud yerlane

O

thy name,

50 King

Wha

'

5

;

'

;

an'

folk, I

lilt

until

•

sal

thring them

thro',

Chrystit

:

for David, an' tor his outevir an' ay.*

PSALM God's Lift an

David

an'

16

15. 9.

ettles sic health for his

'

XIX.

;

I

Rora

an' sic nicborlie gree for his

;

38

''

Lord:

12.

37 I sal o'ertak my ill-willers I fang them firm I sal ne'er seek hamc, til ìt s v them.

'

the ill-deedie carl, ye hae claught

comc, for

sal

n'5'i.

sces

God's Lunv: what intil

thetn

baith,

an

:

Sam.

7.

13

1

ìVhatna Buik iC~4T~Anither ^ran' Kirksang: niebors weel wi' Ps. viii.

:

:

kens; tuhat mony might

Till the sang-maister

T

i, 6.

I>aiah 40,22. Rom. 1,19,20.

o'

gudeliheid

word

day

God;

o'

o'

till

'

Ps 9o, s -

\

|

1

i**- «9. 13 Rom.6,12,14.

jStan'si' the Heb. for a single verse.

misguidin. 'Ps. 51. 15-

O

her niebor night

till

my

strenth an'

gars ken.

Thar's neither tongue nor tellin, is nocht heard Their è airtf has gaen furth owre

3

j

15 'Lat the words o' my mouthe, an' the thought o' my heart, be for pleasur i' yer sight, Lord, my

day

anither

bt

frae

1

14 jSyne sal I be aefauld; an' syne sal I be saikless, frae nae end

are the

the hail

his ain han's-

is

tells

an' night

;

Quhyt ye me

?

blains.

:

HE "hevins furth-tellin

Ae

God's Chrystit

blythe malin

thy servan eke, frae a' heigh gangers *lat them ne'er hae their will owre me.

doen. 2

:

Haud bak

13

David's.

furth-schawin

lift

benmaist

ane heigh-

:

Hoiv

ain mislearins

forby,

they leuk ivi' his een.

lilt

"Gen.

:

PSALMS.

j abi

an

:

hame-bringer.

ivhar their sugh ''

Rom.

4

10, iS.

20. +

Heb.

words

the hail yirth; an' their airt,

sned-end

the

y, iin

till

ye

thee

till

be hanl'd

;

redd them

hame/

ePs. 25. 2. 3. 31, 1: 71. i

the Heighest, he sal ne'er be steer'd

awa. 8

Yer han'

willers 'Mal. 4,

1.

Heb. ye snl mnk them like oon

time

0'

tìic

his

yer

leuk.

a,

er

ill-

wuth

mak them oon:f the Lord in

sal itsel

lat

ye

sal

them owre;

sal

mak

snacks

an' o'

2S; 13-

10 Their outcome frae yirth ye

wear awa-/ an' 'mang bairns o' the

Isai.

their seed frae

till

thee,

">i 1.

afrrontit.

worm,

an' nae

geck

a carl's sang, an' a

A' that see

7

me

they schute wi' the the head

•'

o'

•/

ati

quò

laugh me by-/ lip, they cave

Isil

LokD;

.,

'

Matt.27,

Mark

39,

15, 29.

4.

109, 25-

the ffMatt 27 tl'itlu-r

i

tl.(

the

||

13 Heigh, heigh, O Lord, i' yer lat 's lilt an' sing sangs ain might

out

firae

wame; ye mislippen'd me nane on my mither's bosom.

On yersel was womb; frae my 'been my God.*

11

Be-na

far

stretts are nar

yer mightiness

can !'J

*P«. 91. 14

1

10 ye

ding.

David.

mc

9 Bot yerlane redd

For

;

lat

weel.*

they could ne'er mak-guid. 12 For ye claught them ahin wi' yer thets ; arì afore, ye war ready

till

53,

rjob 16

thex,

Lord gar him gang:^ lat the Lord redd him but, sen Jhe liket him

the

till

9, 33.

I.onl or

yird.

;

dnng

49, 23.

Rom.

the peopil.

they rax't themsels out again thce they ettled mischiefF, 1

ihoutliii

they lippen'd

;

8 Lle lippen'd the

sal.

I-aiali 14, 20.

llie

yersel, an'

I's.

18, 16,

thnn roun

till

6 Bot 'am but a

them/

>•) )

sigh't

war nane

an'

man-/

glint

het as ane

the lowe .8.

Kjob

a'

yer right han' sal light on

9 'Wi' a as

o'

f

loive,

on

yer ill-willers a

+

fiiie

;

sal light

They weel awa 5

wan

mak

;

sikker.

I

r..

cuisten frac

mither's bouk,

me, Lord, for for nane but yerlane

frae

'Ps. 71,

I

ai

:/>.

3-

|

8

:

Tht Chryjt rnaun 'Deut. 32,

14.

Ezek. 39,

Amos "'

Job

iS. I.

4.,

16, 10.

Lam.

12 'Droves

1

Ps. 68, 30.

2, 16;

3, +6.

PSALMS.

ihole or h'je ivins.

me roun

nowte hae

o'

stoor

;

stirks

rinket

j

hae fankit me about. 13 "'They glaum'd abune me wi' their mouthes, like a rievan an' a

ojob 23,

16.

ÌHeh.midj

my

14 bane

5, 6.

o'

inside.

'Am skail'd like watir; "ilk my heart 's o' me 's lowse

down 15

PProv. 17,22.

laigh

my

i'

^My bouk

my tongue

hals

an'

Lam. John

4, 4.

ye brought me till the stoure o' dead. 1 6 For brachs hae forset me roun

;

?

about '•Matt.27,35.

Mark Luke

15, 24.

23, 33. 19, 23,

John

37; 20,25.

JHis banes

wore

thro' his fell, an'

rave his vera cleedin; whiles taen anither gate,

an'

o' iil-doers

;

my

I may count ilk bane 1 my for they glanm arì glow'r at mysel % s 1 They synder my cleedin amang them an' fling for my vera man;

'Luke23,

rrae

24-

"Ps-35,

i/-

m They

31

an' gar

sal

come V

O

Lord, be-na .11 nelp me, 1

did

|

it,

strenth arì a

§

'

o-,

7

sheeb-keepin

the

an

canny,

lang last: the

frae

Ane

Lord

nvi

1

T Lord

7

,

7

s

.

,

kind

keeps

keeps his sheep;

David.

heigh-lilt o' David's.

u my herd, nae sal fa' me b me or noiv, frae the horns o' the reme.f 2 He louts me till lie amang green he airts me atowre by fhowes-, 22 2 I maun tell o' yer name till my the lown watirs brether ilk ane; a in mids o' the folk 3 He waukens my wa'-gaen saul I maun lilt tiìl thee. he weises me roun, for his ain

tHeb. some heigh-gaen heiss, o'

kin'

's

what

no

ken"d: whiles ca'd Unicoms.

^Hebr. 2, 12. Ps. 40, 9a

John

Rom.

20, 17.

8, 29.

lyoun's glaum; -^ye hae heard

Wha

fear the

Lord, ye suld name's sake,

4 Na

laud him a; a' Jakob's out-come, laud him heigh an' the growthe o' Israel a', quauk ye afore him.

24 For he at 5, 7.

the dule

happit

|

the

face

down-dang frae him

whan he

;

;

/;

nor bot

skreigh'd

till

himsel.

my

i'

o'

the gath'ran sae gran'

bide my trystes, afore them that fear him. J I

^Ps. 116, 14.

sang-, e

sal

right roddins/

gang

Ezek. 34.

John

23. 10, 11.

Peter Rev. 7, 1

2,

25

17.

6

PhiL

t

Heb. iqfì

4, 19.

groiuthy gerss.

fEzek.34,14. Ps.5,8;3x,3.

thro' the dead-

thar, sal I dread nae

for yersel are nar-by

:

"Isai. 40, 11. Jer. 23. 4.

rf

yer stok an' yer stay haud

me

me

e

Job

3, 5; 10,

21,22; 24, ;

17.

Ps. 44, 19-

baith

fu' cheerie. f

My

buird ye hae hansell'd in face o' my faes ye hae drookit my head wi' oyle my bicker is fu arì 5

;

;

25 Frae yersel comes the sugh Ps. 35. 18.

tho' I

!

skaithin

grue'd

lightliedo'

his

hearken'd,

'

:

intil

mirk-dahV een

;

*Hebr.

fl

c

23

vice.

a braiv houvff' at

David

THEwantLord

the

frae

for ser-

I

l

the grew.

*Redd me, Lord,

21

gettin has its ain wark to do.an' itsain fee frae the

Lord

XXIII. ,

.

,

7

lhe

\

frae the life

§Ilkakith-

1

1

20 Redd my saul atowre swurd "arì the lave o' my

". /ra*

*ff

4 Yer

Hag. 1

2,

Cor.

7.

2. 8.

day,

I

heal-ha'din

leuk

upf

6 Hae min'

o'

d

thee.

till

yer rewth,

hae mirì o' yer ain pitie

^ ;

how

they

'Heigh wi' yer heads, O ye ye warld-wide thro'-letts, hcize! that the King o' Gudeliheid may win ben.< H Bot wha o' Gudeliheid /xKing? The Lord himlane, stark an' mighty intil tuilzie

till

He

right

;

ness

an'

the till

11

86,

;

1 1

t Heb. bide \for

'Ps. 103, 17; ic6, 1; 107, Jer. 33, 11.

/Job

26,

13,

20, 11. Jer. 3, 25.

Lord are gudewha keep his

^For yer name's

o'erleuk

my

sin, for

wonner-wide.f

win bcn.

the

;

sake,

it \r

Lord,

o'

Gudeliheid

The LoRD

be; himlane

is

t Heb. monyfauìd. grit.

Whatna wight J.ord

;

gate he likes

is this

he till

sal

ferìi

mony13 His saul saì taigle the night in that King guid, an' his*out-comejywsalhaud the [

David

j

till

the

I

lan'.

%

14 'The Lord's ain thought 's wi' wha fear himj an' that tryste o' his hc sal gar them ken.

20

5,

Vx

IN. 37,

II,

he that fears guide him the is

;,

22,

o'

PSAI.M XXV. 9

31,

Rum.

12

Selah.

heart's-bode

i'I's.

heigh an'

j

Ane

1

10.

tryste an' his biddens bidc.

strang!

O

o'

truth,

ye yetts 9 Heigh wi' yer heads, warld-wide thro'-letts, heize that the King o' Gudcliheid may

is

1

119; 143.8,

set straught.

ye

right namelie!

''Exod.33,13. P-s. 5, 8; 27,

weises the biddable ay wi' an' lown-livin folk he gars

ken his gate. 10 A' gates

;

might

1

The

;

7

same King?

10, 11.

!

O Lord,

thole

wha

Rom.

]o\\r\

nae double-dealin.*

is

1-

l

I'-.

S.-irn. I

l6.

1,47.

the lee-lang day.

4 For day an' night, yer han' was owre me a lade my seep wrought

:

arì steek

;

My

o' simmer wrang-doen syne I

thee

;

till

an' glee.

did-na hap

5

^What

walth

o'

yer gude ye

till

the drouth

them wha hae dread

shrift o'

an' the

my

it.

ill

c

Selah.

:

wit

lat

sins

that I hent,

Quo'

tiJl

ye freely pat-by the

o'

thee; ye hae ettled for them wha lippen yerlane, tho' sons o' the yird suld see.f

I,

the ill

LorD;

o'

my

I

mak

I'se

an'

canglin clash Prais'd

canny neuk,

o'

be

jfrae

the

Lord

7.

23,26. I

I.

me,

till

weel-biggen.* 22 Lor mysel,

''quo'

I

6 Wharthro', likely ane pray,

}.

1, 9.

doen

^till

yersel sal ilk

whan he

lights

on

7 'Yersel hae been howfFtill me-, ye hae stoopit me; ye hae

the

''lsai. 55, 6. Jolin 7, 34.

t Heb. lightness, orfaut, o' hia ain, tliat '11

thole

mendin, Our [ngHstaki a' thw clean anither gate.

in strctts

for hìsf

graithet

in a

brugh

freej

my

haste,

8

i'

1

65, 24.

John

Selah.

the warl\

v.'onner o' giule,

Prov. 28, [sai. 1

20 2 Ye saJ hap them hame i' the a fautf till merì. Whan spates lown o' yer leuk, fiae the \ glow'r o'ergang o' watirs thrang, till him o' thc haughty carl ye sal hap them they sal ne'er win ben.

21

;.

"i Sani.23, fr

Heb. ghaìsl

or spreit.

Held I my peace, my banes trìow'd awa; or een gin I rowtit

me roun

wi' sangs o' gaen-

.

.

"Ps.85. 2. Rom.4.6.7.8.

wrang-doen

for the wight the

*that carp at the rightous wi' scorn

>ht in a

P

IIeadins,&c

3

:

till

menseless brute beìss.

;

Heb

t

14.

atoivre frae

less,

by

19

9.

netist tlie jotu o'

Ps. :-.

stang or brìdle, Uhe sense-

wytes wi' nae

faes,

me. on yer

at

schuten

be

tìll

'Job 4. 10,

ps.51,

Isai.

;

:

warks, sal

'i Peter

Lord,

the

hame

mony

•

'

heaiK like moudie-

, 4.

10;

.

:

77v gade

o

God 'sjrae the

Heb. God.

+

'Job

hills o'

lift

Thy

6 1

:

For yer right he

the light

rightousness like the

2. 12.

.

the larì

'.

f

sal clear like

J°'J

an' like height o' the day,

;

yer plea.

hills

f an' heigh;f 'thy right-rechtins are 7 ^Be lown wi' the Lord, Baith beast an' thole for him ane unco flude fash nane for illbody, Lord, thou hauds them heal/ doers' thrivan-gate for the loon

''p>. 62.

fu'

|

'Lam.

1.

3, 26.

:

:

SRuth

:

!

Nieb:rlìe folk sal fa

c

6

the cluds

ii, 8.

Rom. ii. 33. /Job 7. 20

thy truth-tryst even wi'

;

:

PSALMS.

lalgh.

lift to

1

:

!

|

;

j

91. 4or, sons o' wza/z

:

bot

ettlesa* livin

thingi on 65.4-

+Heb. druLtii. or drookitfou, wi' pleasur.

gSiclikeN the

God!

gear

is

i'

yer gudeness,

-?Aneth the schadowe

o'

yer

wings, yird's bairns can betak them lown. 8 -"'They're \ drookit-daft wi' the §seep o' thy dwallin-, ye sloken them a, frae the J burn o' yer bliss. 9 'For wi' thee is the wa'l-ee o'

àw.

JSiclike the rain.

"s

life

Jol) 20. 17.

light o' thine,

intil

;

we

I

I

I

:

his place, thar

•

o-

The

12

him

day

I

I

need

tillflee the larì, tior

wrang-doen: the rightous sal ay Sfied till

Ane

'fffor evir ;

the

o'

Lord

bot

a that

lippeti

sal

nane for ill-doers, nor sigh fur the warkers o'

wrang 2

For

like gerss thcy

'11

be glegly

Pru\.

lf.

J.

Luke 12. 22. Petu 5.71

35- 16

JAnitlier word nor

Jehovah.

P*

2.

4

•P-. 2. 4.

bow

the feckless an'

;

till

on,

their

ewn

s'.iiiugìit

ganger.

gang ben

sal

the/i, an'

t He!i.

;

I

i'

"'Micah

|

5.

(.

bows

flie.

i'

the LoRD, an' yer

"Ay

better

's

rowth

wi'

the

a

nirl

o'

mae warkers

Tim.

17 °For the arms o' wrang-doers bot the rightous sal breinge in bits

P>. 10, 15.

mak strang. The Lord kens weel

Lord

Ezok. 30, 21

18 the

sal

leal

;

an'

the days

heirskip sal

their

stan' for evir

19 They sal ne'er be down-cuisten time o' ill; ^an' in days o' hungir

in

I

1

he

sal

wair on thee

5 ^Deval on the Lord yer gate; lippen him, an' do a s al he:

6. 6.

«Jo!) 38, 15.

;

o'

heart's content

*P&

wrang

o'

Lippen the Lord an' do weel; bide ay on the lan', an' thrive at will.

22.

grushes again

warkers o' wrang, they swurd, an' eke they

right, nor the

the

3

*P*.55;

an'

the

flinders sal

snedden; an' like fother-blume they sal gang.

4 Be blythe

5-

|

FASH "yersel

24. 1,191

;

niest.

stentit their

16 P -v 3Prov. 23. 17;

"

be

The

lows'd

till

David's.

10;

''Matt. 5-

ì

k

their ain heart

sal thrive.

.

20, 9. Ver.se 35.

:

15 ™Their swurd

their ain, arì ivra?ig-doers sal be

fa

ill

needy, till ding them baith, an' fell the aefauld sae free.f

nae fore

_

*Job

for

ill-man, he thinks on the

his teeth

14

Nae

!

the

13 Bot the |Laird o' the lan' sal 'laugh at him, for he kens his ain

:

PSALM XXXVII.

*Job27, 13,14.

ì

hhn.

o'

3.

4- 26.

lan';

rightous for

;

Eph.

|

fa'.

Bot lown-livin folk sal ay haud an' be blythe wi' nae en' o' gude-nieboran the

!

tHeb.

nae mair

's

J P.v 73.

'

1

O

rax out yer gudeness till them wha ken ye an' yer rightousness ay till the single in heart. 11 May the cloot o' the carlf ne'er gang my gate nor the han' o' the ill-doer ding me by. Thar gaed the warkers o' mis1 2 chieff till the grun they stacher'd,* an' they cou'd-na stan

pridf.

be on

;

!

'Jer. 2. 13.

10

quat frae the

wi' angir, an'

;

see light

itsel.

1.

Awa

8

mischieffs.

lowe Tash yersel nane wi' wrang. 9 ^For warkers o' wrang sal clean sned-awa bot wha wait the Lord, themlane the lan' sal 10 For syne, but a gliff, an' h ill-doer V dune tho' ye leuk

Ps. 16. 11.

Rev. 22.

wark

that can

|)

virth.

'P.

What

7

Btegh their fill 20 Bot the warkers

sal

naething

saJ

gang;

o'

an'

wrang faes

o'

till

the

PJoh 5. 2a Px 33- 1°-

:

The bid arì the ban 9 Ps. 102, 3.

irleb.theysal thotve i' the

o the

Lord, thowe

:

:

:

PS ALMS.

right sal starì.

like the creesh o' lams, sal

the

i'

q

0'

rps. 112,5,9. 3, 33.

braw

the

like

§

37 leuk

r ;

'Job5,

3.

Wi plenty skowth, but 11 ae

o'

:

22 Syne, whasae he bids sal ay bide the lan'; them he bans, they

he ne'er

ill-doer taks, an'

hame

brings

God.

till

§

;

bot the rightous will

Tak

J

'Prov.

braid

an'

len' an' lat lye

the

them.

in dule, sighs sair

36 He gae'd, an' he was-na I sought him belyve, bot funden he cou'd-na be.

The

21

i'

reek, the hail

:

hae seen the wrang-doer

l

green-tree

they sal

tlwive

e

thrive-,

!

:

David,

35

reek thegither f

reek, they sal

thoive; or,

:

:

:

tent

he

whar

likeà.

the aefauld, an'

till

the straught

till

liaudiii.

gro-zve

for the en'

;

be shot-by. o' siclike is the lown 23 'Frae the Lord, the fwide 38 Bot owre-gangers sal whamle an' thegither themlane yett o' the mighty man 's set an' the en' o' he fuhres on his gate f'u' blythe wrang-doers gae dune. 24 "Tho' he stacher a ivee, he sal 39 Bot right folks' heal-ha'din, it nane down gae for the Lord hauds comes frae the Lord their strenth sal e'en

'Prov. 16,

9.

tHeb.

gates, or out-gates, on tlie licìgh

road; orjìrm ruddìns. «Ps. 34,19,20;

;

;

;

;

91, 12.

Prov. 24. 2 Cor. 4,

16.

his han' fu' stythe.

A

9.

25

*Jo!) 15- 23. 59, 15; 109, 10.

wean

for-lied,

P*

I ne'er

26

'Ps. 112,5,9.

an'

an'

day he cou'd gie or cou'd his outcome ivas blythe

them, for they lippen

14.

PSALM XXXVIII.

27 Syne, do weel;

z

awa

frae mischiefF, an'

David,

mair ivhar

an' bide evir

in pitifu plight, baith saul arì

body, cries uncolie

ye mirì :

28 For the Lord, he

be lo'es right-

till

pine

be stay "Ps. 21. IO.

for evir an' ay sal they

29 The

on

fa'

the yird;

by

lang-

2

the lenth

't,

o'

6

syne.

till

the

Lord

6

till

keep

till

in min'.*

*Ileadin

Pa

me

Lord,

na,

For deep

hae taen grip

intil

ding

fl ;

yer bleezan torne

i'

Lord

arì help him.

lowan wuth

rightous sal

an' sal bide

him

WYTE

ill-doers

o'

till

heigh-lilt o' David's,

the

dwine. a

sal

Isai. 14, 20.

:

bot the stok

;

gude

Ane

rechtin weel, an' will ne'er lea' his ain

him,

till

sikker an' soun' he sal set.

fu'

an a. ^•34.

o' strett

an'

;

saw

-^llk

len';

I

e'en

the time

40 An' the Lord sal stoop them, redd them out; frae wrangdoers' harìs, he sal redd them but

hae been, an' an bot the rightous *or his bairns seekin bread,

man am

auld

i'

o'

:o.

yer

me

na

"Ps. 6,

1

:

me

yer flanes

an' sair ontil

;

i'

me

*

Job

e

Ps. 6, 2.

6, 4-

is

yer han' down-borne.

The mouthe

30

sets-furth sense D^ut.

4

Ps. 40,

6. 6.

right-rechtin can

8;

Isai-51, t

Heb.

7.

his

gangins.

i'

c

1

3

119,98.

his

ne'er

32

The ;

The

3

Nae

feck

yer angir

c ;

i'

is

weel ben it

sal

glaums at the an' fain wad be his dead Lord winna lea' him intil ill-man, he

:

my

i'

banes,

t

misdeeds hae gane like

;

weight, they're

;

flesche, fornent

-j-rest

my sin. 4 ^For my ain owre my head

itsel.

han';

my

nae

Heb. 'oivn.

fornent

heart; an' his gate,f

swak

it

o'

5 i'

My

my

ill till

6.

Ps. 40, 12.

Heb. oivre hea'vy fnr mj*el. t

folly

am

I,

an'

naething-/ a' day lang, an' drearie/

my

cruppen till gang dark

I

pang'd wi' some fusionless ill an' nae soun'ness ava is left i' my body. 8 Feckless am I, an' forfochten 7 For

lisk it's -

29

^Ezra9,

some weary carrie.f

dulesome dints gang foich

6 Twafauld

nor at rightin, gie him nae remede. 34 Bide ye on the Lord, an' haud weel by his gate till fa' the lan' he wi' wrang-doers sal heize ye yet sned-aff, ye sal seeV/

his

'P. 91,8.

tongue

tell

His God's ain law

rightous

33

the rightous,

o'

an' his

;

'P-s.

/Job

35- i4-

30, 28.

Ps. 42.

9; 43.2-

:

ÌVhat flk *Job Isai.

or,

||

3, 24. 59, 11.

sairly-,

for

heart

my

ease

nalher

su'.d

till

heart.

O

9

88,9Heb. it 'j nae mair zuV

me 'Ps. 31. II.

10,31,

32. +

Heb. kitu-

folk, or niebors.

is

my

a'

sighan, frae thee

it

2Sam. 16,10. David tholed weel. 39. 2, 9-

afore me.

11

een, f it 's gane clean frae me. 'My joes an' my frien's *stan'

my

an'

my

far frae

me.

breinge;

atowre fblude themsels haud frae

Wha seek for my life hae girns

2

lay

wha ettle me ill speak a' mis-

;

on lies the hail day. 13 Bot I, 'like the deaf man, hearken'd nane m an' e'en like the dum, wha ne'er raxes his mouthe chieff, an' pingle

;

14

was

I

e'en

the

as

man wha

O

Lord; ye maun speak till me lown, Lord God o' my ain. 16 For quo' I, Gin they 're fain gin they haud themtill see me fa' ;

David'sain

natural turn wa.i

heigh

eneugh;

lie

tlioled scorn

ay, waur nor a clour vvi'

my

heigh an

sels

17 For likan

my

an'

dule,

!

§

gang am

afore

it \r

my

slidder

fit

till

me

ay

I

ivillers

fu'

or,

my

ill-

;

||

li'vin like.

me

mislike "Pa.35, 1

John

12.

3. 12.

Peter taks anither

thought 1

Peter

sin I

stark; an'

o't. 3, 13.

20 ////

"

pay

my

my lea'

ain

my

lang

's

gate,

my my mouthe

the ill-doer

's

tHeb. ivV branhs.

-

keepit sair sugh

i'

the

lown

"Ps. 38,

13-

Heb.

my

;

wheeshtit me, even frae gude bot my dule, it wauken'd the waur, ay. 3 My heart was het i' my breast ;f wi' my thought, the lowe kennl'd syne spak I right out wi' my tongue, 4 b Lat me wit, Lord, o' my en' an' the meath o' my days, what it 's a: how bruckle 'am syne, I sal ken. 5 Alake! but some han'-breid ye made my days-, an' c my time V like naething afore ye. ^The stievest man on yird can stan', filk ane o' them \r weak as Abel: Selah. I

:

O

6

Man daikers,

t

Ps. 90, 12.

;

atweel, in a gloam-,

i'

inside

119, 84.

'

33. 17.

Gen. 49, IQ

Ps. 10S, 9.

sal

or. geck

ye

fur, or oivre ;

as

our

Inglistaks't, bot wi' nae

weise

Winna

ye,

me

yerlane,

wha

man inay quat Lord help iveel,

/Deut.

in

pith.

owre

Edom ?

10

LX.

help-na,

an the

ain wi' ti-e Syrians.

me

Wha sal airt me the heigh-bigget

brugh? wha till

PSALM

frae

God. anent haudin his

;

O

PVcrse

(,.

011 tiil

the eml. David has liaen twice

howe

me,|| Philistia,

my strenth, I shall lilt till 17 thee: ^for God is my ain heighha'din God is my ain gude-gree

5.

10S.