Dust of the earth. — Psalms 18 reads, “Dust before the wind,” and in the second clause omits “did spread them abroad.” The psalm thus combines in one compact figure what is here spread out in two clauses. The change is certainly designed, and heightens the poetic effect.
Thou hast kept me. — The wording of the psalm, “Thou hast made me,” involves only a slight difference in the original, and is a mere clerical variation.