may engrave the Lord Jesus on our own
souls. When David retraces his own past
history, there are so many errors and fail-
ures, and so much pardon & care over
him to record & so many things that
awaken variety of emotion. David in
tracing the Lord Jesus, the path of the
believer, and judgement upon the fail-
ure of all on who[m] his hopes stand. That
wh[ich] principally struck me was the re-
markable contrast exhibited in the
song of David, 1st when he had done
with Saul, that is with his trials. All is
praise and exultation in ****ing
God's care for him. 2nd In looking on
what he has done himself, all he has
to say is although my house be not so
with God, yet he hath made with me
an everlasting covenant, ordered
in all things and sure, this contrast
has been precious in past days unto
