Dash thy little ones, etc. . .In the spiritual sense, we dash the little ones of Babylon against the rock, when we mortify our passions, and stifle the first motions of them, by a speedy recourse to the rock which is Christ. Psalms Chapter 137 Confitebor tibi. Thanksgiving to God for his benefits. 137:1. For David himself. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the angels: 137:2. I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all. 137:3. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt multiply strength in my soul. 137:4. May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth. 137:5. And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord. 137:6. For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off. 137:7. If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me. 137:8. The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands. Psalms Chapter 138 Domine, probasti. God's special providence over his servants. 138:1. Unto the end, a psalm of David. Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me: 138:2. Thou hast known my sitting down, and my rising up. 138:3. Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out. 138:4. And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue. There is no speech, etc. . .Viz., unknown to thee: or when there is no speech in my tongue; yet my whole interior and my most secret thoughts are known to thee. 138:5. Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me. 138:6. Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it. 138:7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face? 138:8. If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present. 138:9. If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: 138:10. Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me. 138:11. And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures. 138:12. But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light all the day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee. 138:13. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb. 138:14. I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.