The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-06-10
BIBLE ACRosTICS.
Editor Of The Tribune.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir:-Acrostics are not by any means
the result of modern ingenuity. Nor
have they been always confined to secu-
lar subjects. The one hundred and nine
teenth Psalm Is an acrostic containing
all the letters of the Hebrew alphabet,
each repeated eight times. The thirty
seventh Psalm is an acrostic, the sconsec-
utive stanzas beginning with the 'consec-
utive letters of the Hebrew Alphabet.
The one hundred and forty-lfth Psalm Is
the same, every other line beginning the
same. The thirty-first chapter of Pro-
verbs has every other line beginning the
same way. The ono hundred and
eleventh Psalm has every line beginning
the same way. All these acrostic poems
have been translated by DIR. John L.
Peters, OF New York, so as to show in
English this acrostic character.
Following are two of these acrostics,
the one hundred and eleventh and the
one hundred and forty fifth Psalms,
which he has called the first and second
alphabetic praise songs:
FIRST ALPHABETIC PRAISE SONG.
Aleluia! I thank Jehovah with all my
heart,
Both in the council of upright and in the
congregation.
Chiefest are Jchovah's deeds,
Desired of all that love them:
Excellent majesty His work;
For his righteousness abidCth ever.
Gracious and m rciful is jehovah;
His wonders hath made remembered.
Jehovah gave his fCarers food,
Keepeth His covenant ever.
Letteth His people know His mighty
deeds
Maketh nations to be their heritage.
Never failing all His prcccpts-
OF His hands come truth and justice
Precepts established forever,
QuintessenCe of truth and right.
Redemption hath he sent his people,
Established His covenant forever;
Terrible and holy is His name.
Very wise are they that serve Him;
Wisdom bcginneth with Jchovah's fear;
Yea, His praise abideth ever.
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SECOND ALPHABETIC PRAISE SONG
Away would | nxtol, Ny God. o King,
And bless Thy name forever;
Bless Thee every day,
And praise Thy name forever.
Constantly should Jehovah he praised.
Who is great; unsearchable His great
ness.
Down the ages shall they land Thy deeds
And declare thine acts of prowcss.
Ever will | muse upon Thy wondrous
works,
The glorious majesty Of thine honor;
For we shall tell of thine awful might;
And I will recount thy greatness.
Great is thy so, dness. its memory shall
they utter,
And Of thy righteousness shall they
sing;
How gracious and merciful is Jehovah,
Slow to anger and of great love!
Jehovah is good to all,
And his merCies over all His work
Know all thy works Thy praise, jehovah
And bless thee thy saints;
Let them tell the Elcry of Thy kingdom
And declare Thy prowcss;
Making known His prowess to the sons
of men,
And the glorious majesty of His king.
dom;
PROSTATE ones Jehovah raiscth;
He supportcth all that fall.
Raised are the eyes of all to Thee,
And Thou givost them food in its sea
son;
StretChcst forth thine hand,
And safest the desire of all creatures
The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
And loving in all His works
Unto all that call upon Him Jehovah is
nigh
into all that call upon Him faithfully
What his fCarors wish lie docth:
Their cry lie heareth and savcth them
Yea, Jehovah kcepcth all that love Him
But all the wicked He dcStrOycth.
| Zealously will | tell Jchovahs praise;
| Let all bless His holy name forever
| r. S. BallCntine.