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The CL. Psalmes of David in Scottish meter: after the forme that they are vsed to bee sung in the Kirke of Scotland.
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Church of Scotland.
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Iaakobs God doe wee depend and on his mightie power PSALME XLVII LEt all folke with joy Clap handes and rejoyce And sing vnto God With moste chearefull voyce verse 2 For high is the Lord And feared to bee The earth ouer all A great King is hee verse 3 In daunting the folke Hee hath so well wrought That vnder our feete Whole Nations are brought verse 4 An heritage faire Hee chose vs to moue Which Iaakob enjoyed Whom hee so did loue verse 5 Our God is gone vp With triumph and fame With sound of the trumpe To witnesse the same verse 6 Sing praises to God Sing praises I say To this our great King Sing praises alway verse 7 For of all the earth Our God is the King Such as vnderstand Now praise to him sing verse 8 The Heathen to rule God also doeth reigne Who doeth still vpon His high Throne remaine verse 9 Strange princes doe come Vnto the Lordes fold Who are as his shieldes His Church vp to hold For shieldes of the world Belong to the Lord His Name to exalt Let all men accord PSALME XLVIII Sing this as the 46. Psalme GReat is the Lord and with great praise to bee aduanced still Within the citie of our God vpon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Sion is a pleasant place it gladdeth all the land The citie of the mightie King on her North-side doeth stand verse 3 Within her Palaces the Lord is knowne a refuge sure verse 4 For loe the Kinges together came her ruine to procure verse 5 But when they did behold the same they wondred and they were Astonied much and suddenly were driuen backe with feare verse 6 Great terrour there on them did fall for very woe they cry As doeth a woman when shee shall goe trauell by and by verse 7 As with the stormie Easterne windes thou breakest the ships that saile Of Tarshish so they scattered were destroyde and made to quaile verse 8 VVithin the citie of the Lord wee saw as it was told Yea in the citie of our God which hee will ay vphold verse 9 O Lord wee wait and looke to haue thy louing helpe and grace For which all times wee doe attend within thine holy place verse 10 O Lord according to thy Name for euer is thy praise And thy right hand O Lord is full of righteousnesse alwayes verse 11 Let for thy judgementes Sion Mount with ioyes fulfilled bee And let Iehudas daughters all bee glad O Lord in thee verse 12 Goe walke about all Sion hill yea round about her goe And tell the bul-warkes that thereon are builded on a rowe verse 13 View and marke well the wall thereof behold her towers hie That you of it may make report to your posteritie verse 14 For euen this God our God is hee for euer and for ay Hee shall direct and vs conduct euen to our dying day PSALME XLIX ALl people hearken and giue eare to that that I shall tell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poore that in the world doe dwell verse 3 For why my mouth shal make discourse of many thinges right wise In vnderstanding shall my heart his studie exercise verse 4 I will incline mine eare to know the parables so darke And open all my doubtfull speech in meeter on my harpe verse 5 Why should I feare afflictions or any carefull toile Or els my foes which at my heeles are prest my life to spoile verse 6 For as for such as riches haue wherein their trust is moste And they which of their treasures great themselues doe bragge and boast verse 7 There is not one of them that can his brothers death redeeme Or that can giue a price to God sufficient for him verse 8 It is too great a price to pay none can theretoe attaine verse 9 Or that hee might his life prolong or not in graue remaine verse 10 They see wise men aswell as fooles subject vnto deathes bandes And beeing dead strangers possesse their goodes their rentes their landes verse 11 Their care is to builde houses faire and so determine sure To make their name right great in earth for euer to endure verse 12 Yet shall no man alwayes enjoy high honour wealth and rest But shall at length taste of deathes cuppe aswell as the bruite beast verse 13 And though they try these foolish thoghts to bee moste lewd and vaine Their children yet approue their talke and in like sinne remaine verse 14 As sheepe vnto the folde are brought so shall they into graue Death shall them eat and in that day the just shall lordshippe haue Their image and their royall port shall fade and quite decay When as from house to pit they passe with woe and wel-away verse 15 But God will surely mee preserue from death and end lesse paine Because hee will of his good grace my soule receiue againe verse 16 If any man waxe wondrous rich feare not I say therefore Although the glory of his house increaseth more and more verse 17 For when hee dyeth of all these thinges nothing shall hee receiue His glory will not follow him his pompe will take her leaue verse 18 Yet in this life hee taketh himselfe the happiest vnder Sunne And others likewise flatter him saying all is well done verse 19 And presuppose hee liue as long as did his fathers olde Yet must hee needes as length giue place and bee brought to deathes folde verse 20 Thus man to honour God hath calde yet doeth hee not consider But like bruite beastes so doeth hee liue which turne to dust and powder PSALME L. THe mightie God Th' Eternall hath thus spoke And all the worlde Hee will call and prouoke Euen from the East And so foorth to the West verse 2 From toward Sion Which place him liketh best God will appeare in beautie moste excellent Our GOD will come before that long time bee spent verse 3 Deuouring fire shall goe before his face A great tempest shall round about him trace verse 4 Then shall hee call the earth and heauen so bright To judge his folke with equitie and right verse 5 Saying goe to and now my Saintes assemble My Pact they keepe their giftes doe not dissemble verse 6 The heauens shall declare his righteousnesse For God is judge of all thinges more and lesse verse 7 My people heare for I will now reueale Lift Israell I will thee nought conceale Thy GOD thy GOD am I and will not blame thee verse 8 For giuing not all maner offringes to mee verse 9 I haue not need to take of thee at all Goates of thy fold or calfe out of thy stall verse 10 For all the beastes are mine within the woods On thousand hilles the beastes are mine owne goods verse 11 I know for mine all birdes that are on mountaines All beastes are mine which haunt the fieldes and fountaines verse 12 If I were hungrie I would thee not it tell For all is mine that in the world doe dwell verse
they may seeke thy NAME in mind to print verse 17 Confounded let them bee and euer still Vexed with woe yea make them shamde and shent verse 18 And let them know that thou art permanent That IEHOVAH thy NAME alone pertaineth To thee ouer all the earth whose glorie reigneth PSALME LXXXIV Sing this as the 67. Psalme HOw pleasant is thy dwelling place O LORD of hostes to mee The Tabernacles of thy grace how pleasant LORD they bee verse 2 My soule doeth long full sore to goe into thy Courtes abroad My heart doeth joy my flesh also in thee the liuing GOD verse 3 The sparrowes finde a roome to rest and saue themselues from wrong And eke the swallow hath a nest wherein to keepe her young verse 4 These birdes full nigh thine Altar may haue place to fit and sing O LORD of hoastes thou art I say My GOD and eke my King verse 5 Oh they bee blessed that may dwell within thine house alwayes For they all times thy factes doe tell and euer giue thee praise verse 6 Yea happie sure likewise are they whose strength and stay thou art Which to thine house doe minde the way and seeke it with their heart verse 7 As they goe through the vale of teares they digge vp fountaines still That as a spring it all appeares and thou their pits doest fill verse 8 From strength to strēgth they walk ful fast no faintnesse there shall bee And so the GOD of gods at last in Sion they doe see verse 9 O LORD of hoastes to mee giue heede and heare when I doe pray And let it through thine eare proceede O Iaakobs GOD I say verse 10 O LORD our shield of thy good grace regarde and so draw neare Regarde I say beholde the face of thine Anointed deare verse 11 For why within thy Courtes one day is better to abide Then other whare to keepe or stay a thousand dayes beside verse 12 Much rather woulde I keepe a doore within the house of GOD Then in the tentes of wickednesse to settle mine abode verse 13 For GOD the LORD our light shield wil grace and worship giue And no good thing shall bee with-held from them that purely liue verse 14 O LORD of hoastes that man is blest and happie sure is hee That is perswaded in his brest to trust all times in thee PSALME LXXXV O LORD thou loued hast thy land And brought foorth Iaakob with thine hande Who was in thraldome straite verse 2 Thy peoples sinnes so great and huge Thou couered hast and didst not judge Thy mercies were so great verse 3 Thine anger then and wrath so ho e Thou didst remit and haste forgot Such was thy tender loue verse 4 O turne vs then GOD of our strength Release thine ire and now at length Let our distresse thee moue verse 5 Wilt thou bee angrie LORD for aye Wilt thou prolong thy wrath I say And that from age to age verse 6 Wilt thou not turne vs vp to raise That wee thy people may thee praise And that with great courage verse 7 Thy mercy LORD to shew vouchsafe That thy saluation wee may haue But hearken now I will verse 8 And heare what GOD himselfe did say Who peace before his Saintes did lay Lest they should turne to ill verse 9 Now certainely his health is neare To such as doe indeede him feare And blesseth still our land verse 10 Loe trueth and mercie both doe meete His righteousnesse and peace doe greete And both joine hand in hand verse 11 For trueth shall from the earth bud out From heauen righteousnesse no doubt Yea GOD shall giue good store verse 12 So that our land shall giue increase verse 13 And righteousnesse toward him prease Who shall still march before PSALME LXXXVI LORD bow thine eare to my request and heare mee by and by With grieuous paine and griefe opprest full poore and weake am I. verse 2 Preserue my soule because my wayes and doinges holy bee And saue thy seruant LORD I pray that puts his trust in thee verse 3 Thy mercie Lord on mee expresse defende mee eke withall For through the day I doe not cease on thee to cry and call verse 4 Comfort O Lord thy seruantes soule that now with paine is pinde For vnto thee Lord I extoll and lift my soule and mind verse 5 For thou art good and bountifull thy giftes of grace are free And eke thy mercie plentifull to all that call on thee verse 6 O LORD likewise when I doe pray regarde and giue an eare Marke well the wordes that I doe say and all my prayers heare verse 7 In time when trouble doeth mee moue to thee I doe complaine For why I know and well doe proue thou answerest mee againe verse 8 Among the gods O LORD is none with thee to bee comparde And none can doe as thou alone the like can not bee hearde verse 9 The Gentiles and the people all which thou didst make and frame Before thy face on knees will fall and glorifie thy NAME verse 10 For why thou art so much of might all power LORD is thine owne Thou workest wonders still in sight for thou art GOD alone verse 11 O teach mee LORD thy way and I shall in thy trueth proceede O joine mine heart to thee so nie that I thy NAME may dread verse 12 To thee my GOD wil I giue praise with all mine heart O LORD And glorifie thy NAME alwayes for euer through the world verse 13 For why thy mercy shewde to mee is great and doeth excell Thou settest my soule at libertie out from the lower hell verse 14 O LORD the proude against mee rise and heapes of men of might They seeke my soule and in no wise will haue thee in their fight verse 15 Thou LORD art mercifull and meeke full slacke and flowe to wrath Thy goodnesse is full great and eke thy trueth no measure hath verse 16 O turne to mee and mercie grant thy strength to mee apply O helpe and saue thine owne seruant thine hand-maides sonne am I. verse 17 On mee some signe of fauour show that all my foes may see And bee ashamde because LORD thou didst helpe and succour mee PSALME LXXXVII Sing thit as the 77. Psalme THat Citie shall full well indure her ground-worke still doeth stay Vpon the holy hilles full sure it can no time decay verse 2 GOD loues the gates of Sion best his grace doeth there abide Hee loues them more then all the rest of Iaakobs tentes beside verse 3 Full glorious thinges reported bee in Sion and abroad Great thinges I say are saide of thee thou Citie of our God verse 4 On Rahab I will cast an eye and beare in minde the same And Babylon shall eke apply and learne to know my NAME verse 5 Loe Palestine and Tyre also with Ethiope likewise A people olde full long agoe were borne and there did rise verse 6 Of Sion they shall say abroad that diuers men of fame