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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B22577	An essay towards the rendring the first thirty Psalms of David in metre (of the old version of Thomas Sternhold, and John Hopkins and others.) Less obnoxious to exceptions, than it hath been; by moderate alterations, and amendments. And published, as a specimen of the whole book, done after the same manner, now in the hands of the author, a Divine of the Church of England.	Divine in the Church of England.; Hopkins, John, d. 1570.; Sternhold, Thomas, d. 1549.	1697 (1697)	Wing E3297A	24,309	63

According to my righteousness and mine integrity PART ii verse 9 Lord cease the rage of wicked men the just support and guide For by the righteous God the hearts and reins of men are try'd verse 10 I own my help to come of God who ever taketh part With all such to preserve them safe as upright are in heart verse 11 The just man and the wicked both the righteous Judg doth try But ev'ry day his wrath against the wicked boyleth high verse 12 If warned he will not repent God whets his sword to smite And bends his bow the obstinate and hard'ned heart to hit verse 13 For execution he prepares his arrows sharp and keen To pierce them through that persecute his Jewels holy men verse 14 My foe with plots doth travel in his wicked head forecast But of the mischief there conceiv'd lo nothing comes at last verse 15 He dig'd a ditch and delv'd it deep in hope to hurt his Brother But fell himself into the pit prepared for another verse 16 Thus wrong recoiling hurts the man From whom it did proceed And all the mischief he contriv'd shall crush its plotters head verse 17 I therefore will give thanks to God that judgeth righteously And with my Song extol the name of him that is most high Domine Deus noster Psal viii T. S. verse 1 O Lord our Lord how excellent thy Name is ev'ry where For thou thy glorious Throne hast set above the heavens clear verse 2 Ev'n by the mouths of sucking babes thou shalt confound thy foes For thou thy mighty power in their weakness can'st disclose verse 3 When I behold the heavens fram'd By thine almighty hand And view the moon and all the stars in order as they stand verse 4 Lord think I what is man of him that thou dost take such care Or what his issue that to them so kind thy visits are verse 5 For thou hast made him little less then angels in degree With glory great and dignity his head is crown'd by thee verse 6 Thou hast prefer'd him to be Lord of all thy works of wonder And at his feet laid all below that he should keep them under verse 7 Tame flocks and herds and beasts that in wild desarts live by prey With fowls of th' air and fish that make in pathless seas their way verse 8 O Lord our Lord how excellent thy works are ev'ry where Most glorious in them doth thy name through all the earth appear Psalm viii The same in a different Metre verse 1 O Lord our Lord how excellent Thy name on earth is ev'ry where Yea thou hast set thy glorious throne Far higher than the heavens clear verse 2 Ev'n by the mouths of sucking babes Thou canst and wilt confound thy foes Who wonted art thy mighty strength In feeblest creatures to disclose verse 3 When I behold the heavens which Are fram'd by thy almighty hand And view the moon and all the stars Where they by thee disposed stand verse 4 Lord think I what is man of him That thou dost take such tender care Or what 's his issue that to them So very kind thy Visits are verse 5 For thou hast made him little less Then heav'nly angels in degree And on his head a glorious crown Bestowed is O Lord by thee verse 6 Thou hast prefer'd him to be Lord On earth of all thy works of wonder And at his feet laid all things there With ample pow'r to keep them under verse 7 Tame flocks and herds and beasts which i● Wild desarts live by daily prey With fowls of th' air and fish which make themselves in pathless seas a way verse 8 O Lord our Lord how excellent Thy works proclaim thee ev'ry where Through all the earth they make thy name Most glorious like thy self appear Confitebor tibi Domine Psal ix T. S. verse 1 WIth heart entire and mouth O Lord I will proclaim thy praise And publish all thy wondrous works thy glorious fame to raise verse 2 I will exceedingly rejovce in thee O God most high And tune my voice thy name to praise in cheerful melody verse 3 Because my foes are driven back and put to shameful flight They fell down flat and were destroy'd before thy presence bright verse 4 My right maintained was by thee by whom my cause was try'd Who justly from thy royal throne gav'st sentence on my side verse 5 Thou didst rebuke the Heathens so the wicked so confound That where they liv'd their memory for ever shall be drown'd verse 6 Proud foe that hast with quick dispatch so many towns destroy'd And hast their names with them defac'd yet be not overjoy'd verse 7 But know when thou hast done thy worst the Lord will ever reign And from his royal judgment-seat the righteous cause maintain verse 8 With justice he will judg the world which tyrants sway with might And with impartial equity give all therein their right verse 9 Protector of the poor he is when wrongfully opprest And will to them a refuge be when e'r they are distrest verse 10 Whence all that know thy name on thee shall boldly Lord rely For thou forsakest none that seek thee in sincerity PART ii verse 11 Sing praising songs unto the Lord that dwells on Zion hill And publishing his glorious deeds the ears of all men fill verse 12 When e'r he makes a search for blood of men unjustly slain The murd'rers guilt and suff'rers cries in mind he will retain verse 13 In mercy Lord the troubles mind which I from foes sustain For from the gates of death hast thou oft rais'd me up again verse 14 In Zion that I may set forth Thy praise with thankful voice And that in thy salvation Lord my soul may still rejoyce verse 15 The heathens are sunk down into the pit themselves prepar'd And in the net they set for me Their own feet fast are snar'd verse 16 The judgments which he executes make God their Author known When tangled in the snare he laid the wicked is o'rthrown verse 17 The wicked shall by God condemn'd be turned into hell That doleful place where ev'ry one that God forgets shall dwell verse 18 For surely God will not forget the poor when they complain Nor shall the needy always look for help of him in vain verse 19 O Lord arise lest men prevail by means of worldly might And let thy heath'nish foes receive their judgment in thy sight verse 20 Lord shoot thy terrour fear and dread into their hearts and then They will themselves mistaken own who went for more than men Ut quid Domine Psal x. T. S. WHat is the cause why thou O Lord Stand'st now so far from thine Not suff'ring in our troubles great thy face on us to shine verse 2 Proud persecutors hunt the poor ev'n as themselves desire Lord take them in the plots which they to execute conspire verse 3 For in his projects wisht success the wicked takes delight And doth

oppressing worldlings bless whom God doth loath and slight verse 4 Religion he disowns and looks with scornful eyes thereon Nor ever thinks of pow'r divine yea rather thinks there 's none verse 5 His ways still grievous are nor do thy judgments him affect They 're much too high and on his foes with scorn he doth reflect verse 6 Tush says he in his heart I dread no threaten'd future change That such should e'er befal me seems to me absurdly strange verse 7 His mouth is full of cursings meant to hide deceit and guile His imprecating tongue conceals designs most base and vile verse 8 He lurking lies in coverts close to slay the innocent Against the poor that passeth by his wrathful eyes are bent verse 9 There slily lays he wait as doth the lion in his den From whence in his deceitful net he seiseth simple men verse 10 With treach'rous craft and subtilty he croucheth by the way Till poor men overmatch'd by strength become his easie prey PART II. verse 11 Truth God forgetful is saith he I therefore may be bold His countenance is turn'd aside he doth it not behold verse 12 Arise O Lord our God on whom the poor man's hope doth rest And lift thy hand to shew thou mind'st men wrongfully opprest verse 13 Why should the wicked God contemn Lord dost thou not abhor it Whiles acting at this rate they say in heart thou car'st not for it verse 14 But thou that seest their doings wilt all spiteful wrongs requite For friendless men and orphans do themselves to thee commit verse 15 Of wicked and malicious men break thou the arm therefore Search out and punish all their crimes until thou find no more verse 16 The Lord shall reign for evermore upon his glorious throne Expelling from his chosen land the heathens every one verse 17 Thou knowest Lord the sad complaints the poor to thee prefer Whose hearts thou wilt prepare to pray and cause thine ear to hear verse 18 To judge th' oppressed fatherless and help them to their right That they no more be trampled on by men of worldly might In Domino confido Psalm xi T. S. verse 1 IN God the Lord I trust how then say ye unto my soul Fly hence for shelter to your hill swift as the winged foul verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow and arm it with a dart To shoot in secret at the man that upright is in heart verse 3 Since then all other hopes to scape are thus reduc'd to nought By what but slight alone secure can righteous men be thought verse 4 But God that in his temple is below and hath on high Above the heav'ns his glorious seat of royal majesty From thence to mark what 's done on earth doth still apply his mind And searcheth out with watchful eye the manners of mankind verse 5 And with a friendly count'nance thence the tried just man views But from his soul the wicked hates who violence doth use verse 6 And will on such men cast down snares as thick as driven rain Fire brimstone and an horrid storm all mixt to give them pain verse 7 And learn men that the righteous God doth righteousness embrace And surely will to upright men unveil his pleased face Salvum me fac Psalm xii T. S. verse 1 HElp Lord for good and godly men grow thinner ev'ry day And such as faithful are do still in numbers much decay verse 2 When neighbour doth with neighbour talk their words no weight do bear With flatt'ring tongues and double hearts each other they ensnare verse 3 But when false tongues thro' flatt'ring lips to bring designs about Take pride to cheat with pleasing words the Lord will root them out verse 4 Because they say We will prevail our tongues shall us extol Our own they are to serve our ends what Lord shall us control verse 5 But for the great complaint and cry of poor men sore opprest Now saith the Lord will I arise and them restore to rest verse 6 God's word is like to silver pure within the furnace try'd Which hath no less than seven times in fire been purify'd Psalm xiii verse 7 'T is past all doubt that thou O Lord wilt keep thy promise then And save the righteous evermore from such perfidious men verse 8 Of whom this wicked world is full where vice is uncontroll'd Whiles those that vilest are therein most highly are extoll'd Usque quo Domine Psalm xiii T. S. verse 1 HOW long wilt thou forget me Lord whiles I thy grace implore How long is' t ' ere thy face on me will shine as heretofore verse 2 How long with careful thoughts shall I in mind tormented be How long shall my prevailing foe thus triumph over me verse 3 Behold me now my Lord and God and heed my just request Mine eyes enlighten lest I sleep like one by death possest verse 4 Lest my successful enemy say behold I still prevail And those that hate and vex my soul rejoice to see me quail verse 5 But from thy goodness often try'd my hope shall never start And in thy saving help obtain'd right glad shall be my heart verse 6 Then cheerful songs unto the Lord I gratefully will sing Because his bounty hath from me withheld no needful thing Dixit insipiens Psalm xiv T. S. verse 1 THat fools deny a God is by their actions understood For lives corrupt and vile they lead and none doth any good verse 2 The Lord beheld from heav'n above degenerate mankind And saw not one of them that sought in earnest God to find verse 3 What filthy ways they took the stench of loathsome crimes made known None no not one there was by whom the least good deed was done verse 4 Can men of reason thus said he in judgment be mis-led To slight God's worship and to eat my people up like bread verse 5 Thus dar'd they heav'n where suddenly great fear did them befal For soon they found that with the just God dwells to help them all verse 6 This think on ye whose scoffs have put the pious poor to shame Who wisely chose to fly to God and call upon his name verse 7 But when O when will God the word on which we trust fulfil And safety send to Israel from Zion's holy Hill verse 8 Which when it comes to rescue us opprest with bondage sad All sons of Jacob shall rejoice and Israel be glad Domine quis Psalm xv T. S. verse 1 WIthin thy Tabernacle Lord Who shall inhabit still Or whom wilt thou receive to dwell upon thy holy hill verse 2 The man whose life is uncorrupt whose works are just and streight Who speaketh truth and in his heart doth harbour no deceit verse 3 Wrongs no man nor by sland'rous Tongue blasts any persons name Nor willingly false tales receives which may impair his fame verse 4 Who vile and vicious livers doth as such deserve contemn But where he sees men fearing God He

greatly honours them verse 5 His oath and all his Promises who keepeth faithfully Although his bargain such do prove that lose he must thereby verse 6 That shuns oppressing usury to take for money lent Who never will for bribes be bought to wrong the innocent verse 7 The man that by these measures lives with God's dear favour blest From fear of evil safe on him may now and ever rest Psalm xv To another Tune verse 1 WIthin thy Tabernacle who Shall sojourn Lord with thy good will Or whom wilt thou admit to fix His dwelling on thy holy hill verse 2 Ev'n him whose life is uncorrupt Whose works are strictly just and streight Who speaketh truth and in his heart Doth harbour no conceal'd deceit verse 3 Wrongs no man nor by sland'rous tongue Doth injure any person's name Nor willingly false tales receives Which wrongfully impair his fame verse 4 Who vile and vicious persons doth As justly they deserve contemn But where he sees men fearing God Though mean he greatly honours them verse 5 His oath and all his promises Who keeps with all men faithfully Although he find his bargain such That he is like to lose thereby verse 5 Who shuns exacting usury Where money should be freely lent Who never will with bribes be bought To wrong a person innocent verse 7 The man that by these measures lives With God's peculiar favour blest From fear of threaten'd dangers may Upon him now and ever rest Exaudi Domine Psalm xvi T. S. verse 1 LOrd keep me for I trust in thee Soul thou to God hast said verse 2 Thou Lord art mine my all is thine By vow to thee conveigh'd verse 3 3 Which since thou need'st it not I 'll pay thy Saints that here do dwell Whom I entirely love because in vertue they excell verse 4 4 And wish all woes on them may fall that Idol-gods adore Whos 's bloody off'rings I disclaim And do their names abhor verse 5 The Lord alone the portion is of my inheritance Thou fill'st my cup and what thou giv'st preserv'st from all mischance verse 6 The place wherein my lot is fall'n in beauty doth excell And th' heritage thereby assign'd to me doth please me well verse 7 I bless the Lord whose counsel made me understand aright By means whereof my secret thoughts do teach me ev'ry night verse 8 I God have set before me still and trust him with my all For whiles he stands at my right hand no ill can me befall verse 9 A thought which fills my heart and tongue with gladness while I live And will unto my dying flesh an hopeful prospect give verse 10 For surely my departed soul in hell thou wilt not leave Nor quit the body of thy Saint corruption to perceive verse 11 But lead them both thou wilt to life where boundless joys before Thy presence dwell and pleasures at thy right hand evermore Exaudi Domine Psal xvii T. S. verse 1 O Lord give ear when justly I in straits to thee complain And hear the pray'r which comes to thee from lips that do not fain verse 2 And let the judgment of my cause proceed from none but thee Wherein as by impartial view thou find'st it sentence me verse 3 Oft thou my heart hast search'd by night yet there no ill didst find And I resolve my tongue shall ne'r misrepresent my mind verse 4 From all the works likewise of men that are preversly ill And out of their destructive paths thy word hath kept me still verse 5 And still do thou my goings in thy holy paths preserve That from the track I ought to keep my footsteps never swerve verse 6 I oft have call'd on thee in hope thou would'st me hear and aid Blast not that hope but bend thine ear to what my lips have said verse 7 O thou whose right hand from their foes saves all that trust in thee That hand in kindness now extend And wonders do for me verse 8 And keep me Lord as men do keep the apple of their eye That under covert of thy wings in safety I may lie PART ii verse 9 From wicked mens assaults me save who daily we annoy And from my foes surrounding me who would my life destroy verse 10 Who wallow in their worldly wealth as beasts are wont when fat And use their mouths with daring pride to speak they care not what verse 11 To hunt us to destruction they our paths have compast round And fixt to spy our footsteps there their eyes upon the ground verse 12 They act the lion when his prey he eagerly doth chase And sometimes lurk as doth his whelp in some concealed place verse 13 Arise in haste prevent my foe and cast him down O Lord And save me from the wicked whom thou usest as thy sword verse 14 From men by th' hand of whom provok'd thou good men put'st to grief From worldly men whose portion is confined to this life verse 15 Whose bellies from thy stores thou fill'st according to their mind Nor want they heirs t' inherit what their fathers leave behind verse 15 But with a conscience clear behold thy count'nance here I will And shall when wak'd from death of thy full vision take my fill Diligam te Domine Psal xviii T. S. verse 1 O Lord my strength I still am bound to love thee heartily verse 2 Who art my rock and fortress strong in my necessity My God my Fort in which I hope secure defence to have My shield my tower built on high the Horn that doth me save verse 3 When on the Lord I call and give to him deserved praise I shall be safe from all the force mine enemies can raise verse 4 The pangs of death did compass me and great my dangers were Whiles wicked men like swelling waves did put me still in fear verse 5 The strong and twisted cords of hell were round about me set And me at unawares to catch was spred a deadly net verse 6 When thus beset with pain and grief I pray'd to God for grace My cry before him came which he heard from his holy place verse 7 His wrath with power armed then did make the earth to quake Yea at their deep foundations forc'd the mighty hills to shake verse 8 Forth from his nostrils went a smoke and from his mouth a flame So fiercely hot that all it toucht as burning coals became PART ii verse 9 When God descended from above he bow'd the heavens high And underneath his feet o'rspred with darkness was the sky verse 10 His steed a glorious Cherub was whereon he rode in haste And swift as mounted on the wings of all the winds he past verse 11 With darkness compass'd he in it did his pavillion place With waters black in stormy clouds environed he was verse 12 But soon the brightness of his face did make the clouds retire Which breaking hail-stones thence were shot and glowing coals of fire verse 13 From heaven in the frightful