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A27789	The Book of Psalms in metre close and proper to the Hebrew, smooth and pleasant for the metre, plain and easie for the tunes : with musical notes, arguments, annotations, and index : fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians.	Barton, William, 1598?-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing B2401; ESTC R34049	146,371	360

verse 10 And when I wept and mourn'd My soul with fasting to chastise That to my shame they turn'd verse 11 I put on sackcloth and became A by-word to the throng verse 12 Of Magistrates I bore the blame I was the drunkards song 2. Part. Argument David in danger to be swallowed of affliction makes his earnest prayer to God verse 13 BUt as for me I 'l pray to thee In acceptable hour In thy great mercy hear thou mee And truth of saving pow'r verse 14 O from the mire deliv'rance send And me from sinking keep From such as hate me ô defend And from the waters deep verse 15 No swallowing depth nor floud permit Whose water over-flows To ' ore-top my head nor let the pit Her mouth upon me close verse 16 Good is thy loving kindness LORD O hear thou me therefore Turn to me LORD as may accord With thy compassions store verse 17 Nor from thy servant hide thy face For I 'm bereft of peace verse 18 Hear me with speed draw nigh apace Unto my souls release For my foes sake deliver mee verse 19 Thou my reproach hast known My shame and scorn and enemies be Before thee every one 3. Part. Argument The extreme malice of the wicked adding affliction to the afflicted Reprobates are bitterly and eternally cursed verse 20 REproach my heart hath overcome And sorrow fill'd my soul I lookt for pitie shew'd by some But no man did condole I look'd but found no comforter verse 21 For meat they gave me gall For drink they gave mee Vineger To quench my thirst withall verse 22 O let their table prove a snare And whatsoere might hap For to have made them well to fare Let it become a trap verse 23 Upon their eyes let darkness fall Their loyns let always shake verse 24 Yea let them Lord yea let them all Of thy fierce wrath partake Take hold of his ungodly race With wrath that ne'r relents verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Let none dwell in their tents verse 26 For where men bear thy heavie blows They persecute the more And talk unto the grief of those Whom thou hast wounded sore verse 27 Bring all their sinnes into a summe Heap'd up in great excess And let them never never come Into thy righteousness verse 28 Out of the book of life O blot Their most detested name And with the righteous let them not Be written in the same 2. Part. Argument David prayes in affliction commends true gratitude and prophesies good to the Church verse 29 BUt sorrowfull and poor am I O God do thou me raise Let thy salvation set me high verse 30 My song shall give God praise And with thanksgiving him extol verse 31 No bullock horn'd and hoov'd Or stalled ox presented whol Can be so well approv'd verse 32 This sight shall joy thy humble Saints Hearts seeking God shall live verse 33 For lo the Lord to poor mens plaint A gracious ear doth give His pris'ners hee doth not contem ' verse 34 Let heaven earth and seas Give God due praises all of them And all that moves in these verse 35 For God will Sion mountain save And Judahs Cities rear Which men may in possession have For constant dwelling there verse 36 And all thy servants faithfull race Inheriting the same There they shall have a dwelling place That dearly love his name PSAL. LXX To 2. strain tune or to both A prayer against persecutors and for the speedy succour of all the godly MAke haste O LORD And help afford Make haste to help me O my Lord. verse 2 Let shames controll Confound them whole That seek to hurt my harmless soul. Confusions hire Cause them retire That do my hurt and harm desire verse 3 And them that say Aha Aha Repulse and shame their shame repay verse 4 All that seek thee Let joyfull bee And also very glad in thee Still let them frame To praise thy Name That love salvation from the same verse 5 But I poor weed Still stand in need Do thou ô God to mee make speed Thou art my tow'r And saving pow'r Lord tarry not but come this hour PSAL. LXXI To Cambr. old tune A prayer for preservation alledging Gods promises and providence O Lord I put my trust in thee O put me not to shame verse 2 Cause me to 'scape delivering me By thy most righteous Name To me be thy salvation show'd Give ear unto my pray'r verse 3 Be thou my place of sure abode VVhere I may still repair For thou to save me gav'st command Thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Save me ô God out of the hand Of all the wicked sort Out of the hand of the unjust And of the cruell man verse 5 Lord God in thee I hope and trust Ev'n since my youth began verse 6 Thou hast upheld me from the womb And thou alone art he That took'st me from that narrow room My praise still waits on thee verse 7 I am a wonder to the Town But thou my refuge strong verse 8 O fill my mouth with thy renown And honour all day long 2. part Argument David prays for preservation in his old age considering the malice of his adversaries and mercies of God which he praiseth verse 9 CAst me not off in these my dayes When old age makes me break Forsake me not when strength decayes verse 10 For foes against me speak They have together counsell took Who for my soul lay wait verse 11 Now God say they hath him forsook Pursue and take him strait For there is no deliverer O be not far from me verse 12 O God my God do not deferre Make haste my help to be All adversaries to my soul That seek to hurt the same verse 13 Confound them and consume them whole And cover them with shame With ignominious infamy Let them be covered o're verse 14 But I will hope continually Still praise thee more and more verse 15 My mouth thy righteousness shall show And saving health all day For I thereof no numbers know So infinite are they 3. Part. Argument Davids confidence in Gods experienc'd protection hee desires to publish it to all the generations verse 16 WIth God the Lord's assistant might I will couragious walk Thy righteousness will I recite And thereof only talk verse 17 Even from my youth and infancie O God thou hast me taught And hitherto declar'd have I The wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Now also Lord when I am old And when my head is gray O do not slack or leave thy hold O cast me not away Untill thy strength I have made know'n Unto the present age To after commers every one Till I thy pow'r presage verse 19 Thy righteousness O God exceeds In wonderfull degree Thou hast performed wondrous deeds O God who 's like to thee verse 20 Thou shew'dst me troubles great sore Thy pow'r shall me revive And from the

more I felt none mortall pull so strong before Oh let me still finde favour in those eyes That scatter clouds and where bright Sun-beams rise To the tribunall of so milde a look I will adventure this Oracular book The which elsewhere I have presented twice And at the third time shall not bate the price I care not I although I hear men say Your Psalms are censur'd for Apocrypha I ask no more but when you next consult You please to let them sing Quicunque vult My last ambition is but to present Great gratulation to the Parliament And till this promis'd panegyrick come I leave this begg'ring poetry strook dumb Reader vouchsafe to see and looke and taste a sup of Hymns and creamy afterings made up in the last sheet of all the book with directions given to make all even if the Reader also please to see the titles and the prefaces THE BOOK OF PSALMES IN METRE PSAL. I. To Dutch tune Argument David shews the felicity and fruitfulnesse of the godly the defection and destruction of the wicked THat man is blest and blest agen That doth not walk astray By counsels of ungodly men Nor stands in sinners way Nor sits in seate of scornfull mates verse 2 But in Gods law delights And t●ereupon he meditates Continuall daies and nights verse 3 Like planted tree by water-springs Such one shall he be made Which in his season fruit forth-brings Whose leaf shall never fade All shall succeed by him design'd verse 4 Th' ungodly are not so But like the chaff which boyst'rous winde Drives eas'ly to and fro verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly never must Nor any sinner may In Congregation of the Just Stand up at Judgement day verse 6 For lo the way of men upright The Lord with favour knowes Whereas the way shall perish quite Wherein the sinner goes PSAL. II. To Dutch bass tune 1. Part. Argument David prophecies of Christ his kingdome how oppos'd by Jews and Gentiles The derision and destruction of implacable adversaries WHy do the heathen rage and fret And people think vain things verse 2 They rise and are in counsell set Both governours and Kings GOD and his Christ oppose they do And thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bonds in two And cast their Cords away verse 4 The Lord that doth in heaven dwell Their doings shall deride And laugh to scorn his foes that swell with such presumptuous pride verse 5 Then in his wrath the most supream Shall all his foes controul And in displeasure most extream Torment their guilty soul. II. Part. Argument Christ his Dignity Deity and Dominion Kings and great ones for examples sake are exhorted to embrace his Gospel for their own safety verse 6 Upon my Sions holy hill Yet have I plac'd my King verse 7 Thou hast decreed and wilt fulfill And I declare the thing The Lord hath spoken thus to mee Thou art my onely Sonne This day have I begotten thee verse 8 Aske but to have it done All heathen kingdoms I will make The priv'ledge of thy birth And thou shalt in possession take The utmost parts on earth verse 9 To crush thy foes shalt thou lift up Thy weighty iron rod And dash them like a potters cup In pieces small ô God verse 10 Now therefore ô ye Kings take care That ye may understand Be well instructed yee that are The Judges of the Land verse 11 See that the LORD have service done With reverence and respect verse 12 Rejoyce with trembling kisse the Son Lest ye in wrath be checkt So should ye perish from the way If his least anger flame O blessed blessed then are they That trust upon his Name PSAL. III. To Oxford tune Argument David complains of Absolom and his adherents conspiring against him his confidence in God that defends the faithfull and destroys the wicked LOrd how their number multiplies That vex and grieve me sore Yea they that do against me rise Wax hourly more and more verse 2 There 's many of my soul do say His God no help shall yield Nor bring him succour any way verse 3 But Lord thou art my shield Thou art th' uplifter of my Head My glory and my pride My voice to God I uttered verse 4 Unto the Lord I cry'd He heard me from his holy Hill verse 5 I laid me down and slept And wak't again in safety still By him sustain'd and kept verse 6 Although ten thousand of my foes Beset me round about I will not be affraid of those Nor of my safety doubt verse 7 O Lord my God awake arise Defend my righteous Cause For thou hast smote mine enemies Upon the very jawes Break thou the teeth of all the throng That work ungodlinesse verse 8 Salvation doth to God belong Thou dost thy people blesse PSAL. IV. To London long tune Argument David appeals prays to God blames Sauls Courtiers for discrediting his Election of God to the Kingdome Admonisheth them to repent preferreth spirituall desires to carnall and reposeth himselfe in Gods safe protection O God that art my righteousnesse Heare when I call to thee In wofull time of my distresse Thou hast inlarged mee Have mercy and attentive bee Unto the pray'r I frame verse 2 O sonnes of men how long will yee My glory turn to shame How long will yee vain things affect And follow after lies verse 3 Know that the Saint is Gods select And he will hear my cryes verse 4 All sinfull courses set apart And stand in awfull dread In silence commune with your heart Upon your secret bed verse 5 For incense offer innocence And righteousnesse present And wholly put your confidence In God omnipotent verse 6 What way they may themselves advance Great multitudes inquire But Lord thy shining Countenance Is all that we desire verse 7 For thou hast made my heart to feast With sacred comforts more Then worldlings when they were increast With Corne and Wine good store verse 8 I 'l both lie down sweet rest to take And also sleep secure For onely thou ô Lord dost make My dwelling safe and sure PSAL. V. To Cambridge old tune 1. Part. Argument David prays for audience with confidence of successe because though Gods pure Nature hates odious and obstinate sinners yet the Saints have free accesse to the throne of grace O Lord unto my words give ear My meditation weigh verse 2 My King my God my crying hear For I to thee will pray verse 3 I' th morning thou shalt hear my Cry I' th morning I 'l direct My prayer to thee and from on high Thine answer I 'l expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will With sinne delighted bee No wickednesse nor any ill Shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure Eye The foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquitie Thy Nature doth detest verse