man for the righteous GOD the hearts and reins doth try verse 10 In all my troubles my defence of GOD is in each part Which saveth by his mighty hand the man upright in heart verse 11 GOD judgeth in his mercy great the righteous men alway And God with those that wicked are is angry every day verse 12 If surely he turne not again his sword then whet he will He hath his bow in anger bent and ready made it still verse 13 He hath aso prepar'd for him the instruments of death Against the persecutors he his arrows ordain'd hath verse 14 Behold he with iniquitie doth travell as in birth And hath conceived a mischief and falsehood hath brought foorth verse 15 He made a pit and digged it the righteous there to take And he into the ditch is fall'n which he himself did make verse 16 His mischief all most surely shall return on his own head His violent dealing shall come downe on his own pate with speed verse 17 According to his righteousnesse now praise the LORD I will And to the name of GOD most high I will sing praises still PSAL. VIII O Lord our Lord how excellent is in the earth thy name Who hast thy glory set above the bright heavens fairest frame verse 2 Out of the mouth of suckling babes thou hast ordained strength Because of foes that thou mightst still th' avenging fo at length verse 3 When I the heav'ns consider well thy fingers works that be The Moon and likewise all the Stars that were ordain'd by thee verse 4 What is poor man that thou of him should'st thus so mindfull be Or what the son of man that thou him visits with thine eye verse 5 For even a little lower him then Angels thou hast made With glory and with honour al 's thou crowned hast his head verse 6 Thou mad'st him have dominion ov'r the great works of thine hand Under his feet thou hast all things put both of sea and land verse 7 All sheep to him obedience give and oxen service yeeld Yea which is more him still obey the beasts of all the field verse 8 The foules of th' air and of the sea the fishes more or lesse And whatsoever of the seas still through the paths do passe verse 9 O Lord our Lord those mighty worâ— do high extoll thy fame How excellent in all the earth is thy most glorious name PSAL. IX WIth my whole hart I wil O Lord thee praise for ever still Thy works that are all marveilous shew foorth I alwayes will verse 2 I surely alwayes will be glade and al 's rejoice in thee I will sing praise unto thy name O thou who art most Hie. verse 3 When all mine en'mies quickly aâ— turn'd back for their offence They shal down fall and perish all at thy divine Presence verse 4 For wel my right and cause thou hast maintain'd even in our sight Thou as a King sat'st on the Throne there alwayes judging right verse 5 The heathen thou rebuked hast the wicked thou with shame Destroyed hast for ever thou hast quite put out their name verse 6 O en'mie come destructions are to end perpetuall Thou cities raz'd perish'd with them is their memoriall verse 7 But God the Lord most righteous shal for ever still endure With equity he hath prepar'd his throne for judgement sure verse 8 And he this world all wel shal judge in perfect righteousnesse He al 's shall to the people give judgement in uprightnesse verse 9 The LORD will be a sure refuge for those whom men oppresse He a refuge will be in times of trouble and distresse verse 10 And they that know thy blesse namâ— will put their trust in thee For thou hast not forsaken them that seek sincerely thee verse 11 To GOD that doth in Sion dwelâ— sing praises every where Among the people of the earth his doings now declare verse 12 When he strict inquisition to make for blood is set He thinks on them the humbles cry he never doth forget verse 13 Have mercy upon me O LORD weigh how my hater hath Me troubled sore thou that me lift up from the gates of death verse 14 That still in Sions daughters gate thy praise shew forth I may In thy salvation of great price I will rejoice alway verse 15 The heathen all in their own pit sunk down are at the last â—n the same net which they did hide their own foot 's taken fast verse 16 By judgement which he executes the LORD is known in this Ev'n in the works of his own hands the wicked snared is verse 17 The wicked shall be into hell ev'n turned from his seat And all the nations that the LORD unthankfully forget verse 18 For the needy not surely shall forgotten be alway The expectation of the poor not perish shall for ay verse 19 Arise O Lord and let not man prevail by his great might Let all the heathen people now be judged in thy sight verse 20 O Lord almighty in great fear put thou them very low That so themselves to be but men the Nations all may know PSAL. X. WHy in thine anger fierce O Lorâ— thus standest thou afar Why hidest thou thyself from us when times of troubles are verse 2 The wicked in his pride the poor doth persecute greatlie In plots which they imagin'd have let them all taken be verse 3 For of his hearts desire alwayes the wicked man doth boast And blesseth al 's the covetous man whom GOD abhorreth most verse 4 Throgh the pride of his countenant the wicked great or small Will not seek GOD in all his though the LORD is not at all verse 5 His wayes alwayes most grievous aâ— thy judgements where he goes Are far above out of his sight he puffs at all his foes verse 6 He hath said in his foolish heart I shall not moved be For I shall never in this life be in adversitie verse 7 Great cursing and deceit and fraud his wicked mouth do fill Under his tongue mischief alwayes and vanitie are still verse 8 He lurking sits in villages in secret places he Kills th' innocent he'gainst the poor his eyes sets privilie verse 9 Hee in his den lies lion like in waite he lyes secret To catch the poore he him doth catch when drawn into his net verse 10 With great deceit he croucheth down himself he humbleth all That by his strong ones at the last the poor may surely fall verse 11 He foolish hath said in his heart God hath most certainlie Forgotten all he hides his face he will it never see verse 12 Arise O Lord make hast O GOâ— lift up thy mightie hand Forget not in thine anger great the humble of the land verse 13 Wherfore doth wicked man in spiâ— GOD to contemne desire He hath said in his foolish heart thou wilt it not require verse 14 Thou hast it all most clearly seen for thou mischief and spite Beholdest thou it with thy hand in
verse 7 I watch alwayes and I am as a sparrow that alone In grief and sorrow sitteth still ev'n the house top upon verse 8 Mine enmies me do still reproch each day both ev'n and morn And they that are against me mad are al 's against me sworn verse 9 For ashes I have eaten still like bread as I do think And in my grief I mingled have with weeping all my drink verse 10 Because of thy most fearfull wrath and indignation great For thou hast lift me up and hast down cast me from my seat verse 11 My dayes are like a shadow that declining soon doth passe And I with troubles vexed sore am with'red like the grasse verse 12 But thou O LORD for ever shalt endure most stedfastlie And to all generations still thy remembrance shall be verse 13 Thou shalt arise and mercy have on Zion thus ov'rcome For now the time to favour her yea the set time is come verse 14 For thy servants do in stones delight and pleasure take Yea and the very dust thereof they favour for her sake verse 15 So of the LORD the heathen shall with rev'rence fear the Name And to thy glory earthly Kings shall all still do the same verse 16 When as the LORD in mercy shall build up his Zion dear He shall then in his glory great with Majesty appear verse 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute likewise And al 's the prayer that they make he never will despise verse 18 This for the generation to come shall written be And people not created yet shall praise the Lord most hie verse 19 For he look'd down hath from the height of all his Sanctuary The LORD the earth all did behold ev'n from the heavens hye verse 20 To hear ev'n of the prisoners all the heavy groning breath To freely loose all those that are appointed unto death verse 21 In Zion clearly to declare the Lords most holy Name And also to set foorth his praise ev'n in Jerusalem verse 22 WheÌ„ people the kingdomes meet to serve the LORD alwayes verse 23 He weakned in the way my strength he shortned al 's my dayes verse 24 In midst of all my dayes I said Lord take me not away Throughout all generations still thy yeers for ever stay verse 25 Of old thou the foundation of the earth most sure hast laid The heav'ns above are the great work which by thy hand was made verse 26 They perish shall but stedfastly thou shalt endure alway Yea like a garment shall they all wax old and wear away Thou shalt them as a vesture change and changed be they shall verse 27 But thou the same art and thy yeers shall have no end at all verse 28 The children of thy servants all continue shall indeed And for all times shall thee before establish'd be their feed PSAL. CIII O Thou my Soul most thankfully go to and blesse the LORD All that 's in me his holy Name now blesse with one accord verse 2 Blesse GOD my Soul and not forget his benefits not small verse 3 Who all thy sins forgives who al 's heals thy diseases all verse 4 Who from destruction doth redeem thy life sore pressed down Who doth with loving kindnesse thee and tender mercies crown verse 5 Who fully with good things also doth satisfie thy mouth So that ev'n like the Eagles still renewed is thy youth verse 6 The mighty Lord doth execute ev'n righteousnesse most rare And judgement also for all those that heer oppressed are verse 7 He to his servant Moses made his wayes most clearly known And unto Israels children al 's his valiant acts were shown verse 8 Both mercifull and gracious still the Lord delights to be To anger slow most plenteous al 's in mercy still is he verse 9 He though for sin he whiles us check yet will not alwayes chide Nor yet will he his anger keep for ever to abide verse 10 He not according to our sins hath dealt with us in wrath Nor after our iniquities he us rewarded hath verse 11 For as the heaven very high above the earth is set So toward them that doe him fear his mercy still is great verse 12 As far as th' East is from the West so far by his great love From us he our transgressions all in mercy doth remove verse 13 Like as a father tenderly his children pities heer So likewise the Lord pities them that truely do him fear verse 14 For he that made us all doth know our frame most perfectly He also doth remember well that but frail dust we be verse 15 As for man heer his dayes are as the grasse in ev'ry case As of the field a flower ev'n so he flourisheth a space verse 16 For over it the winde doth passe and it is gone therefore And after that the place thereof shall know it then no more verse 17 But GODS mercy for ever lasts upon them that him fear His righteousnesse doth also reach to childrens children heer verse 18 To such as still his cov'nant keep and also those unto That his commandments every one remember well to do verse 19 The Lord up in the heav'ns above prepared hath his throne And his most glorious kingdome still rules over all alone verse 20 Ye angels that excell in strength most gladly blesse the Lord Who do his precepts hearkning well to the voice of his word verse 21 Blesse chearfully the Lord all ye his hosts that do excell Ye Ministers of all his coasts that do his pleasure well verse 22 Now blesse the Lord all yee he his works and that with one accord Of his dominion in each place O my soul blesse the Lord PSAL. CIIII. O Blesse the LORD my soul thou Lord my God art very great With Honour high and Majestie thou cloathed art in state 〈…〉 â—ht as a garm◠〈◊〉 〈…〉 about 〈◊〉 likâ— curt◠〈…〉 â—est out the heav'ns that 〈◊〉 bright Who firmly doth his chamber beams walks in waters lay and bind Who makes the clouds his coach who on the wings of the winâ— Who maketh al 's his Angells all sprits as he doth desire â—is ministers that are most swift even as a flaming fire Who the foundations of the earth so firmely laid together â—hat it thereafter should not be removed thence for ever With the great deep thou cov'rest it as with a garment good The swelling waters lifted up above the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke as one amaz'd they fled without delay At the voice of thy thunder loud they hasted all away verse 8 They by the mountains do go up and by the valleys low To their own place which thou for the hast founded down they flow verse 9 Thou hast a bound set so that they may not the same passe over That hencefoorth they turn not again the earth below to cover verse 10 He sendeth by his mighty power the living springs along Into the valleys which do run the highest hills among
to perish quite away verse 15 The nation well thou hast increasd thy glory shineth forth Thou hadst remov'd it far unto the ends of all the earth verse 16 Lord when they were in trouble they did visite thee anone They powr'd out prayers when thy rod was heavy them upon verse 17 Most like a woman at childe birth who in her pangs doth cry So have we Lord been in thy sight distressed by and by verse 18 We great with childe have been in have brought forth the wind pain To help our friends or foes defeat no strength at all we finde verse 19 Thy dead men shal most surely live together well they all With my dead body even revive and al 's arise they shall Ye that in dust dwell now awake for thy dew is indeed As dew of herbs and al 's the earth shall cast out all the dead verse 20 My people come now enter thou while as the time is fit Into thy chambers and with speed the doors about thee shut There for a little moment hide thy self far from the blast Untill the indignation great be safely over past verse 21 For lo the LORD out of his place doth come most speedilie To punish all the men on earth for their iniquitie The earth shall al 's disclose the blood that in it did remain And shall no more the means afford to cover close her slain The Song of Hezekiah after GOD had healed him of his sicknesse and promised unto him fifeteene yeeres of life ISA. 38. vers 10. IN cutting off of my short dayes I said I shall now go Unto the grave I am depriv'd of my few yeers also verse 2 I said that in the livings land the LORD I shall not see I shall no more see man with those that heer indwellers be verse 3 Mine age is parted and remov'd by troubles and great strife Like sheepheards tents I weaver like have even cut off my life With sicknesse he will me cut off what ever I pretend From day even unto night wilt thou of me soone make an end verse 4 I rek'ned till morning that as a Lion so will he Break all my bones from day to night thou 'l make an end of me verse 5 Like a poor Cran in great distresse or a troubled Swallow So did I chatter I did mourne as doth the simple Dove Mine eyes do fail with looking up and very dimmed be O Lord I am oppressed sore now undertake for me verse 6 What shall I say He spoken hath and al 's hath done no lesse I shall go softly all my yeers in my souls bitternesse verse 7 In all those things is of my sprit the life they that belive Do live by them Recover me and so make me to live verse 8 Behold for a desired peace I had great bitternesse But thou in love hast sav'd me from the pit of rottennesse For thou who of afflicted men dost ever notice take In thy great mercy all my sins hast cast behind thy back verse 9 The grave can not thee praise and death can not thee magnifie They that go to the pit can not in hope rest well on thee verse 10 The living yea the living shall thee praise as I this day The fathers to their children al 's shall teach thy truth alway verse 11 The Lord was ready me to save therefore we with accord To the string'd instruments will sing in the house of the Lord. The Song of Jonah containing a Prayer and Thanks for his deliverance out of the bellie of the Whale wherein hee had beene three dayes and three nights JONAH 2. vers 1. I Cry'd to God and he me heard out of hells belly I Did cry aloud and thou my voice even heardest by and by verse 2 For thou hadst cast me in the deep in the midst of the sea The floods me compassd thy waves did all passe over me verse 3 Then said I I out of thy sight am cast with great disdain Yet to thy holy Temple I will surely look again verse 4 Even to the soul the waters did me compasse all with speed The depth me closd about the weeds were wrapt about my head verse 5 To bottoms of the mountains steep I went down speedilie The earth for ever with her bars did alwayes compasse me Yet hast thou from corruptions pit by mercies me upon O Lord my God and Saviour dear my life brought up anone verse 6 The Lord I did remember when my troubled soul in me Did faint into thy Temple came my prayer even unto thee verse 7 They that do lying vanities observe in any way Their own mercy most foolishly they do forsake alway verse 8 But I to thee with thankfull voice will sacrifice afford What I have vow'd I mind to pay salvation's of the Lord. The Song and prayer of Habakkuk wherein hee declareth his trembling at Gods Majestie and also the confidence of his faith while the Caldeans afflicted Gods people HABAK. 3. vers 2. O Lord God full of Majestie I thy servant have heard Thy speach in words of gravitie and I was sore afraid verse 2 In midst of yeers revive O Lord thy work and ever still Make known al 's in thy burning wrath remember mercy well verse 3 From Teman and from Paran mount came God the holy One His glory cov'rd the heav'ns his praise was all the earth upon verse 4 His brightnesse was as light he hornes had coming from his hand There was the hiding of his power which none did understand verse 5 Before him went the pestilence and hoat coals at his feet verse 6 He stood and measur'd all the earth as it did seeme most meet He did behold and also drove asunder Nations all And th'everlasting mountains were all scattred great and small The hills perpetuall in their place did humbly stoup and bow His wayes are everlasting all as we do clearly know verse 7 Of Cushan in affliction great I tents saw great and small The Curtaines of the Midian land did also tremble all verse 8 The Lord was he displeased much against the Rivers clear Or was thine anger sore incensd ' gainst Rivers far or neer Or was thy wrath against the sea that thou didst fiercely ride On horses and on charets al 's that safety might abide verse 9 Thy bow all naked quite was made that men there might beleeve Thou sware unto the Tribes thou didst the earth with waters cleave verse 10 The hils thee saw and trembled all the water passed by The deep his voice did utter and lift up his hands on hie verse 11 The Sun Moon stood in their place ev'n at thine arrows clear They at the light went and the shine of thy most glittring spear verse 12 Thou furious through the land didst march in indignation great Thou also didst the heathen thresh even in thine anger hot verse 13 Then for thy peoples safety thou went'st foorth without all fear Even for salvation of great worth with