and reines doth try Preserves men of integrity verse 11 God doth in right his judgements lay Yet is provoked every day verse 12 If he not turne His sword is whet His bow is bent and ready set verse 13 The instruments of death He brings And arrowes from His quiver flings verse 14 Behold he travailes great with hate Mischiefe conceaves brings forth deceit verse 15 He made a ditch and dig'd a Pit And he himselfe is fall'n in it verse 16 Thus all his practises revert To strike his owne malicious heart His mischiefe shall his own head wound His violence himselfe confound verse 17 I will the praise of God expresse According to His righteousnesse And in my Songs extoll the fame Of His most high most glorious Name PSAL. VIII verse 1 LOrd how excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame Who hast Thy glory set on high Above the starry sky verse 2 Thou didst by infant mouthes ordaine Renowne and strength to gaine Whose weaknesse might thy foes confound And the Avenger wound verse 3 When I consider Heavens state Thy fingers did create The Moone with all the Stars of night To which thy beams gave light verse 4 O what is Man or all his race Thy favour should him grace verse 5 Whom made next Angels in renowne Thou wilt with glory crowne verse 6 Thou under his command hast layd The workes Thy hand had made What in each element doth meet Is subject to his feet verse 8 All sheep and beasts which range the feild The fowles which aire doth yield The Fishes which their motion keep Within the liquid deep verse 8 O Lord our Governour whose sway All in the world obey How far excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame PSAL. IX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will praise with my whole heart And all thy wond'rous works impart In Songs and Hymns rejoyce will I verse 2 To blesse Thy Name O Thou most high Mine enemies repulsed all Shall at Thine awfull presence fall verse 4 Thou hast my righteous cause maintain'd Whose throne wrong judgement never stain'd verse 5 At Thy rebuke the Heathens fame Destroyed is put out their name O thou malitious enemy verse 6 Thy loath'd remembrance now must dy And like the Cities thou hast ras'd Thine own Memoriall is defac'd verse 7 But God for ever shall endure His throne in judgment stablish'd sure verse 8 The world Hee 'll judge in righteousnesse verse 9 A Refuge be in times distresse verse 10 Who know Thy Name in Thee will trust For Thou hast never left the just verse 11 Praise God who doth in Sion dwell His doings to the people tell verse 12 When He enquires for Blood the Cry Nere passes from His memory verse 13 Have mercy on my troubled state O Lord who lift'st me from death's gate verse 14 That Sion I thy praise may shew Whose joyes from thy Salvation grow verse 15 Sunke to the Pit the Heathen are Their feet are caught in their own snare verse 16 The Lord in their revenge is know'n Who by themselves are overthrow'n verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to hell And all who God forgetting fell verse 18 For on the poore He thinkes alway Nor shall the Needies hope decay verse 19 Up Lord and let not man prevaile Nor let thy judgements ever faile verse 20 Put them in feare the Nations then Will know themselves to be but men PSAL. X. Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 WHy Lord dost Thou so far abide Thy face in times of trouble hide verse 2 Proud men the helplesse persecute But let them fall in the pursuit verse 3 He boasteth in his own desires And wretches whom God hates admires verse 4 Through pride of heart he God neglects Whom he nor thinkes on nor affects verse 5 His grievous wayes Thy judgments slight His thoughts do feare no opposite verse 6 He said I never shall be mov'd Nor by adversity be prov'd verse 7 His mouth deceit and curses fill Whilst mischiefes from his tongue distill verse 8 He lurkes to kill the innocent His eyes against the poore are bent verse 9 He as a Lyon lyes in wait To catch the guiltlesse through deceit verse 10 With humble shewes he doth assay To make the poore his strong ones prey verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides His face and seeth not verse 12 O God lift up thy selfe arise And think upon our miseries verse 13 Why doth his pride and scorn surmount As if that God kept no account Nor will his wicked workes require Or in His judgements pay their hire verse 14 Lord Thou hast seen his impious spight Whose hand their follies can requite He trusts on Thee whom woes oppresse Who still do'st help the fatherlesse verse 15 Break Thou their wicked arme at length And let them perish by Thy strength verse 16 Thou canst O Lord Eternall King The Heathen to destruction bring verse 17 Thou hear'st Thy servants humble plaint Prepar'st their heart art swift to grant verse 18 To judge the poore and fatherlesse That men of earth no more oppresse PSAL. XI verse 1 IN God I put my trust How then Do yee reproachfull men Say To the mountaines flie my soule Like to the chased fowle verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow Their deadly shafts to throw That privily in darknesse they Th' upright in heart may slay verse 3 If the foundations perish so What can the righteous do verse 4 But in His Temple God resides Whose throne in Heaven abides He all beholds with searching eye The Sons of men to try The Lord His righteous servants proves Hates him oppression loves He snares with fire and brimstone showres Upon the wicked powres Black tempests are by Him rais'd up The portion of their cup verse 7 For the just God doth those respect Who righteousnes affect His countenance and favour bright Beholdeth the upright PSAL XII verse 1 HElpe Lord for godly men decrease Goodnesse on earth doth cease And like all other Mortals fraile The faithfull Persons faile verse 2 Each to his neighbour vainly speakes And to deceive him seekes With fratt'ring Lips and double hearts They use deceitfull arts verse 3 God shall cut off their guile full tongues Puft up with pride and wrongs verse 4 Who say Our words their ends shall gaine What Lord can us restraine verse 5 But for th' oppressions of the poore Whose sighes their want deplore Now saith the Lord will I arise To ease their miseries verse 6 The words which from the Lord we heare Are pure and most sincere As Silver in the fornace try'd And sev'n times purifi'd verse 7 Thou shalt O Lord keep Thine Elect And from this race protect verse 8 The wicked live esteem'd and prais'd When vilest men are rais'd PSAL. XIII verse 1 HOw long Lord Wilt Thou me forget Who am with woes beset Shall I still languish in disgrace Whil'st Thou dost hide thy Face verse 2 How
long shall I without reliefe Take counsaile of my griefe How long wilt Thou my soule expose To hir insulting foes verse 3 Consider Lord my Prayer heare When I my hands up-reare Lighten mine eyes ere losse of breath Cause me to sleep in death verse 4 Lest that mine enemy prevaile Triumphing when I faile And those that trouble me be glad When they behold me sad verse 5 But in thy Mercy Lord and Grace My constant trust I place My glad heart shall rejoyce alone In thy salvation verse 6 I will my gratefull Anthems sing Unto the Heavenly King Who with such bountifull regard His servants doth reward PSAL. XIV Sing this as Psalme 100. verse 1 THe fool within his heart hath said There is no God that all things made Corrupt and wicked are their facts Nor is there one who goodnesse acts verse 2 The Lord from Heaven downe did looke And view of all mans children tooke To see if any knowledge sought Or upon God would place his thought verse 3 But all of them are gone aside And in their filthinesse abide Throughout their numbers there is none That good performeth No not one verse 4 Do then all knowledge thus defy Those workers of iniquity Who eat my people up as bread And never God have worshipped verse 5 Affrighted they and stricken were With great amaze and sudden feare For God amongst the righteous race Is ever present by His Grace verse 6 The poore mans counsaile and his faith Your shamelesse malice mocked hath Because he God his refuge makes And sure protection from Him takes verse 7 O who that Israël may live Salvation will from Sion give When God shall His from bondage free Then Iacobs race shall joyfull bee PSAL. XV verse 1 LOrd who shall in thy dwelling bide Or on Thy Hill reside verse 2 Ev'n he whose life and deeds are right Whose words in truth delight verse 3 He who reviles not with his tongue Nor doth his neighbour wrong Who none with slanders doth backbite Or undeserved spight verse 4 Who in his pure impartiall eyes Vile persons doth despise But love and honour doth afford To them that feare the Lord verse 5 Whose mind not alters if he sweare Though he a looser were verse 6 Nor by extortion wealth contracts Nor lawlesse use exacts Nor to betray the innocent For wicked bribes is bent verse 7 Who so doth this shall never move Out of his Makers love PSAL. XVI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 PReserve O God and succour mee Who put my faithfull trust in Thee verse 2 Thou O my Soule to Him hast said Thou ar't my Lord and only aid To Thee my goodnes not extends No merit nor perfection lends verse 3 But my delight on Saints is plac'd By most excelling vertues grac'd verse 4 Their sorrowes shall be multiply'd Who have on other Gods rely'd To These I no burnt offering Nor bloody sacrifice will bring Of them I neither mention make Nor in my lips their Names will take verse 5 Thou only Who my portion ar't Shalt have the duties of my heart God fills my Cup and doth advance The lot of mine inheritance verse 6 My lines in pleasant places lay'd A wealthy heritage have made verse 7 Thee therefore will I ever bless Who gav'st me counsell in distress And by Thy warnings do'st invite My reines to serve Thee in the night verse 8 I set the Lord before mine ey And hold Him in my memory Whil'st He assists at my right hand I stedfast and unmoved stand verse 9 This glads my heart my Glory shall Rejoyce how low so ere I fall And in the grave my flesh shall rest With hope to Rise againe possest verse 10 Thou wilt not leave my Soul in Hell Eternally condemn'd to dwell Nor sufferest Thy Holy one In death to see corruption verse 11 Thou wilt the path of Life declare At whose Right Hand and Presence are Such pleasures which no time shall end And joyes no thought can comprehend PSAL. XVII verse 1 LOrd heare the right my cry attend My pray'r which lips unfeigned send verse 2 Judge me and with impartiall eye Behold my causes equity verse 3 Thou prov'st my heart and in the night Visit'st and try'st and find'st me right I in my purpos'd thoughts professe That never shall my mouth transgresse verse 4 Thy word hath kept me from mens works And pathes where the destroyer lurkes verse 5 Hold up my goings in thy way That so my footsteps never stray verse 6 I call'd on thee who ar't inclin'd My voyce to heare my speech to mind verse 7 O shew thy kindnes thou whose hand Sav'st them that trust when foes withstand verse 8 Keep as the Apple of the eye And by Thee shadow'd let me lye verse 9 From wicked men and deadly foes Whose strong oppressions me enclose verse 10 For they with fatnes swoll'n and pride verse 11 Have compass'd us and closely ey'd verse 12 Like Lions greedy of their prey Or Lions whelps they lurking lay verse 13 Arise O Lord and in thy frowne Both disappoint and cast him downe Deliv'rance to my soul afford From wicked men who are thy sword verse 14 From men I say who are thy hand To punish sinners in the land Whom pleasures of the world enslave And in this life their portion have Thou giv'st them treasure at their will Their belly do'st with plenty fill Who full of Children at their death Their substance to their race bequeath verse 15 But I behold Thy glorious sight And presence will in endlesse light And wak'd from death with thee abide With Thy blest likenesse satisfi'd PSAL. XVIII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will love O Lord my pow'r Thou art my fortresse rock and tow'r verse 2 My God my trust my confidence My horne of safety and defence verse 3 To God most prais'd I send my Cries Who saves me from mine enemies verse 4 When pangs of circling death prevail'd And floods of wicked men assail'd verse 5 I compass'd am with paines of Hell The snares of death about me dwell verse 6 To God I cry'd distrest and griev'd Who from His Temple me reliev'd verse 7 The earth then trembled at His wrath Which Hir foundations shaken hath verse 8 A smoake from out His nostrills came And from His mouth devouring flame verse 9 He bow'd the Heavens and came downe Beneath His feet was darknesse throw'n verse 10 On flying Cherubs He did ride verse 11 On wings of Wind through Heaven glide Thick darknesse His Pavilion made And watry Clouds the sky orelay'd verse 12 Yet at His brightnesse those gave place Whilst haile and fire powr'd down apace verse 13 13 His voyce was heard in thunders loud And coales fell from the breaking Cloud verse 14 His shafts dispers'd them as they flew Their force His darted lightnings slew verse 15 The Oceans Chanell did appear The world's foundations naked were At Thy rebuke O Lord and blast Which Thy incensed Nostrills
To Thy bright throne ascend on high verse 2 Hide not Thy face in time of need But answer my request with speed verse 3 For all my daies away consume Like to the smoak or rising fume My bones like fired brands became Burnt up scorch'd in sorrowes flame verse 4 My heart like grass is withered And I forget to eat my bread verse 5 I wast and pine in daily groanes That scarse my flesh cleaves to my bones verse 6 Like Pelicans remov'd from sight Or Owles in desarts shunning light verse 7 As sparrowes their lost mates bemoane So do I watch and sit alone verse 8 I with reproach all day am torne Of enemies against me sworne verse 9 I ashes eat instead of bread And drink the tears my sorrows shed verse 10 Which mischeifs from thy wrath are grow'n Since thou who rais'd hast cast me down verse 11 Thus like the dark declining shade Or dying flow'r I hourely fade verse 12 Yet thou O Lord dost still endure From times successive change secure verse 13 Thou therefore shalt in mercy rise And Sion help which ruin'd lies The time is come for hir repaire verse 14 Whose stones and rubbish prized are Thy servants pity hir neglect And on hir dust with sighs reflect verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare Thy Name And Kings Thy Majesty proclaime verse 16 When God shall Sions buildings reare And in His glory shall appeare verse 17 He will regard the poor man's suit And not despise the destitute verse 18 This shall be written for record That after Times may praise the Lord Second Part. verse 19 The Lord from high His beams display'd And out of Heaven earth survay'd verse 20 The Captives setters to unty And Pris'ners save condemn'd to dy verse 21 That so in Sions blessed hill And Salem which His wonders sill verse 22 They may His name and praise declare When all the people gather'd are verse 23 He hath my strength to weaknes brought My Short'ned dayes are come to nought verse 24 So that to God I thus did pray O take me not as yet away Nor cast me off from this lifes stage In prime of youth and mid'st of age For though My dayes be few and fraile Thy yeares O God will never faile verse 25 Thou Lord hast earth's foundation lay'd And by Thy hand the Heav'ns were made They all shall perish and decay And in their time consume away Like to a garment when grow'n old They shall nor use nor motion hold But though the world and they must fall Thy Being is perpetuall verse 27 Yea as a vesture worne and chang'd Is from it's gloss and forme estrang'd So Shalt Thou change this massy frame Yet still Thy selfe abide the same verse 28 And like Thy selfe from changes freed Thou wilt prolong Thy servants seed Whose children shall remaine with Thee And in Thy sight establisht be PSAL. CIII As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul thy best devotion raise To bless the Lord and sing His praise verse 2 O never unremembred be The benefits He powr'd on thee verse 3 Whose pardon doth all sins release And keep thy body from disease verse 4 Who thee redeem'd to death cast downe And doth thy life with mercies crowne verse 5 Who with good things shall fill thy mouth And eagle-like renew thy youth verse 6 He by right judgment hath redrest All such as are by wrong opprest verse 7 His wayes have Know'n to Moses been The Israelites His works have seen verse 8 All which His will and nature shew To mercy swift to vengeance slow verse 9 He will not alwayes with us chide Nor let His anger long abide verse 10 Nor deales according to our sin Nor have our crimes rewarded bin verse 11 For high as Heav'n is earth above So large so boundless is his love verse 12 Removing all our sins as far As East and West divided are verse 13 Yea like a Father 's to his Son To us is his compassion verse 14 He knowes our frame too weak to trust Remembring that we are but dust verse 15 The daies of man like to the grass Or fading flow'r to nothing pass verse 16 Which blow'n and shaken by the wind Leave neither place nor print behind verse 17 His goodnes though confirm'd and sure To childrens children doth endure verse 18 Ev'n unto such whose cleare intents Walk after His Commandements verse 19 The Lord in heav'n prepares His throne And governs all the world alone O therefore bless that pow'rfull Lord Who made and rules us by His word verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And never 'gainst His word rebell verse 21 Ye winged Ministers who still Prepared are to act His will Ye Heav'nly hosts and creatures all verse 22 Bless Him and at His foot-stool fall Lastly my Soul thy Maker praise And bless His goodnes all thy daies PSAL. CIV. As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul the Lord for ever bless O God! Thy greatnesse all confess Whom Majesty and honour vest verse 2 In robes of Light eternall drest He Heaven makes his Canopy verse 3 His chambers in the waters ly His Chariot is the cloudy storme And on the wings of wind is borne verse 4 He Spirits makes His Angels quire His Ministers a flaming fire verse 5 He so did earth's foundations cast It might remaine for ever fast verse 6 Then cloath'd it with the spatious deep Whose wave out swells the mountaines steep verse 7 At Thy rebuke the waters fled And hid their thunder frighted head verse 8 They from the mountaines streaming flow And downe into the Vallies go Then to their liquid center hast Where their collected floods are cast verse 9 These in the Ocean met and joyn'd Thou hast within a bank confin'd Not suff'ring them to pass their bound Least earth by their excess be drown'd verse 10 He from the hills his Christall springs Down running to the vallies brings verse 11 Which drink supply and coolnes yield To thirsting beasts throughout the field verse 12 By them the fowles of heaven rest And singing in their branches nest verse 13 He waters from his clouds the Hills The teeming earth with plenty fills verse 14 He grass for Cattle doth produce And every Herbe for humane use That so He may His creatures feed And from the earth supply their need verse 15 He makes the clusters of the vine To glad the Sons of men with wine He oyle to cheere the face imparts And bread the strength'ner of their hearts Second Part. verse 16 The trees which God for fruit decreed Nor sap nor moyst'ning vertue need The lofty Cedars by His hand In Lebanon emplanted stand verse 17 Unto the birds these shelter yield And Storks upon the fir-trees build verse 18 Wild goats the hills defend and feed And in the Rocks the Conies breed verse 19 He made the changing Moone appeare To note the seasons of the yeare The Sun from Him his strength doth get And knows the measure of his Set.
Lambs verse 5 What ay'ld thy waters O thou Sea That they so fled from thee Iordan what did thy current lack That thou wast driven back What Miracle did then prevaile That both your streams should faile verse 6 You Mountaines that ye skip'd like rams Yet little hills like Lambs verse 7 Tremble thou earth when Iacobs God Commands thee with his rod verse 8 Who from the Rock did waters bring And made the flint a spring PSAL. CXV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 NOt unto us O Lord but Thee Thy Name Thy Truth the glory be verse 2 Why should the heathen Thee defy Whilst Where is now their God they cry verse 3 Our God in heaven doth remaine And acts what ere he did ordaine Their Idols Silver are and Gold The work which hands of men did mould verse 5 Mouths have they yet they speechlesse be And they have eyes but cannot see verse 6 They ears possesse which nothing heare And noses not for smelling beare verse 7 Their hands not touch their feet not walk Nor through their throat resounds their talk verse 8 Who make them are as vaine as they And so are all that to them pray O Israel O Aarons line verse 11 O yee that in His feare combine Trust ye in God who is your shield Protection He and help doth yield verse 12 He mindfull still of our redresse Will Israel and Aaron blesse verse 13 Who feare Him small or great are blest verse 14 And in their race shall be encreast verse 15 You are the blessed of the Lord Who heaven fram'd and earth hath stor'd verse 16 He in the Heav'n of Heavens lives But earth unto mans children gives verse 17 The dead Thy praises cannot shew Nor those who downe to silence go verse 18 But we the Lord through all our daies Will blesse The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVI verse 1 I Love the Lord and am well pleas'd He hath me heard and eas'd verse 2 Whilst therefore life continue shall I will upon Him call verse 3 The snares of death about me dwelt And paines of Hell I felt Disturbed thoughts and heavinesse My conscience did oppress verse 4 Then to the Lord my plaint I made And thus unto Him said O Lord my soule from falling save And lift me from the grave verse 5 The Lord is gracious and just To those His mercy trust verse 6 His Hand the simple doth protect When crosses them deject verse 7 Turne then my soule unto thy rest God's favours have thee blest He bountifully doth reward And thee from dangers guard verse 8 Thou keep'st my soule from death's pale feares My drooping eyes from teares And did'st my wand'ring steps recall When I was apt to fall verse 9 My feet before the Lord shall stand In His eternall land verse 10 I therefore pray'd and thus believ'd Yet still my heart was griev'd For in my foes successe I fail'd Till faith at last prevail'd verse 11 Then I all men for Lyars knew And God alone for true verse 12 What retribution shall I give To him by whom I live Or what acknowledgment apply For His benignity verse 13 Salvations sacred Cup I 'le take And humble prayers make verse 14 Before His people shall be pay'd The vowes which I have made verse 15 For those that live like Saints upright And in the Lord delight Are living dear unto His eye And pretious when they dy verse 16 Lord I Thy faithfull servant am And still adore Thy Name Thou loosed hast my heavy yoak My bonds in sunder broke verse 17 Therefore my praises unto Thee Shall daily offer'd be My gratitude and pray'r shall rise Like thankfull sacrifice verse 18 The vowes shall be which I have made Before the people pay'd verse 19 Who in Thy house and sacred Courts To praise Thy Name resorts PSAL. CXVII verse 1 O All ye Nations record The Praises of the Lord Ye people through the Universe Your Makers praise rehearse verse 2 For He to us great kindness shewes And Mercies large bestowes His constant Truth no time decaies The Lord for ever praise PSAL. CXVIII verse 1 O Thank the goodness of our God Whose mercy knowes no period verse 2 Let Israel their voices joyne verse 3 Let those who come from Aarons loyne verse 4 Let all who feare the Lord confesse His mercies everlastingnesse verse 5 I call'd upon Him when distrest Who me enlarged and releast verse 6 The Lord Himselfe is on my side I fearlesse mans attempts abide verse 7 He takes their part who succour me I shall my haters ruin'd see verse 8 'T is bettet in the Lord to trust Than leane on man who is but dust verse 9 Better rely on His defense Then put in Princes confidence verse 10 All Nations me encompass'd round But His great Name shall them confound verse 11 They closely set against me came But I destroy'd them in His Name verse 12 Like bees they thick about me swarm'd Yet through His Name I was unharm'd As kindled Thorns which blazing dy They quenched in their ashes ly verse 13 Though pressing foes my fall assay'd The Lord Himself became may aid verse 14 God is my health my strength my song verse 15 Lowd joyes the Righteous are among verse 16 For God's Right hand 's lift up on high His Right hand acts most valiantly verse 17 I shall not dy but live to praise And speake His wonders all my daies verse 18 Although the Lord me chast'ned sore He unto death not gave me ore verse 19 Open His sacred Gates that I With praise the Lord may glorify verse 20 This is the Gate through which the just And righteous Persons enter must verse 21 Thee wil I thank who heard'st my voice And mak'st me in Thy help rejoyce verse 22 That stone the builders from them lay'd The Head is of the Corner made verse 23 This is Gods act which in our eyes Religious wonder multiplies verse 24 This is the day the Lord hath made We will rejoyce in it be glad verse 25 Save now and prosper we intreat O Lord who art as good as great verse 26 He blessed be comes in His Name We blessings from God's house proclaime verse 27 God is the Lord whose light hath shin'd Pure Off'rings to His Altar bind verse 28 Thou art my God I Thee will praise And in my Song Thine honour raise O thank the goodnesse of our God Whose mercy knowes no period PSAL. CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 BLessed are They who undefil'd Nor in their waies beguil'd verse 2 God's Lawes obay His statutes keep And with their whole heart seek verse 3 No wicked act seduc'd them hath Or turn'd them from His path verse 4 For Thou command'st that from Thy Law We never should withdraw verse 5 O that my waies were so upright I keep Thy statutes might verse 6 Thou wilt not me with shame reject Who Thy commands respect verse 7 My heart to praise Thee will delight When taught Thy judgments right