occasionally continue till near the time for the evening service. The latter resembled in

all respects that of the morning, except that the lo t was only cast for the incense; that

the incense was burned, not, as in the morning, before, but after the pieces of the

sacrifice had been laid on the fire of the altar, and that the priestly blessing was

generally admitted.

The following was the order of the Psalms in the daily service of the Temple (Tamid,

sect. vii, and Maimonides in Tamid). On the first day of the week they sang Psalm 24,

'The earth is the Lord's,' etc., in commemoration of the first day of creation, when 'God

possessed the world, and ruled in it.' On the second day they sang Psalm 48, 'Great is

the Lord, and greatly to be praised,' etc., because on the second day of creation 'the

Lord divided His works, and reigned over them.' On the third day they sang Psalm 82,

'God standeth in the congregation of the mighty,' etc., 'because on that day the earth

appeared, on which are the Judge and the judged.' On the fourth day Psalm 94 was sung,

'O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth,' etc., 'because on the fourth day God made

the sun, moon, and stars, and will be avenged on those that worship them.' On the fifth

day they sang Psalm 81, 'Sing aloud unto God our strength,' etc., 'because of the variety

of creatures made that day to praise His name.' On the sixth day Psalm 93 was sung, 'The

Lord reigneth,' etc., 'because on that day God finished His works and made man, and the

Lord ruled over all His works.' Lastly, on the Sabbath day they sang Psalm 92, 'It is a

good thing to give thanks unto the Lord,' etc., 'because the Sabbath was symbolical of

the millennial kingdom at the end of the six thousand years' dispensation, when the Lord

would reign over all, and His glory and service fill the earth with thanksgiving.'