was mine verse 5 Thou Lord my Innocence dost see Nor are my Sins conceal'd from Thee verse 6 Lord God of Hosts take timely care Lest for my sake thy Saints despair verse 7 Since I have suffer'd for thy Name Reproach and hid my Face in shame verse 8 A Stranger to my Country grown Nor to my nearest Kindred known A Foreigner expos'd to Scorn By Brethren of my Mother born verse 9 For Zeal to thy lov'd House and Name Consumes me like devouring Flame Concerned at their Affronts to Thee More than at Slanders cast on me verse 10 My very Tears and Abstinence They construe in a spiteful Sense verse 11 When cloath'd with sackcloth for their sake They me their eommon Proverb make verse 12 Their Judges at my Wrongs do Jest Those Wrongs they ought to have redrest How should I then expect to be From Libels of lewd Drunkards free verse 13 But Lord to thee I will repair For Help with humble timely Pray'r Relieve me from thy Mercies store Display thy Truth 's preserving Pow'r verse 14 From threatning Dangers me relieve And from the Mire my Feet retrieve From spiteful Foes in safety keep And snatch me from the raging Deep verse 15 Controul the Deluge e'er it spread And roul its Waves above my Head Nor deep Destruction's open Pit To close her Jaws on me permit verse 16 Lord hear the humble Pray'r I make For thy transcending Goodness sake Relieve thy Supplicant once more From thy abounding Mercy 's store verse 17 Nor from thy Servant hide thy Face Make haste for desp'rate is my Case verse 18 Thy timely Succour interpose And shield me from remorseless Foes verse 19 Thou knowst what Infamy and Scorn I from my Enemies have born Nor can their close dissembled Spite Or darkest Plots escape thy Sight verse 20 Reproach and Grief have broke my Heart I look'd for some to take my part To Pity or relieve my Pain But look'd alas for both in vain verse 21 With Hunger pin'd for Food I call Instead of Food they give me Gall And when with Thirst my Spirits sink They give me Vinegar to drink verse 22 Their Table therefore to their Health Shall prove a Snare a Trap their Wealth verse 23 Perpetual Darkness seize their Eyes And sudden Blasts their Hopes surprize verse 24 On them thou shalt thy Fury pour Till thy fierce Wrath their Race devour verse 25 And make their House a dismal Cell Where none will e'er vouchsase to dwell verse 26 For new Afflicstions they procur'd For him who had thy Stripes endur'd And made the Wounds thy Scourge had torn To bleed afresh with sharper Scorn verse 27 Sin shall to Sin their Steps betray Till they to Truth have lost the Way verse 28 From Life thou shalt exclude their Soul Nor with the Just their Names enroll verse 29 But me howe'er distrest and poor Thy strong Salvation shall restore verse 30 Thy Pow'r with Songs I 'll then proclaim And celebrate with Thanks thy Name verse 31 Our God shall this more highly prize Than Herds or Flocks in Sacrifice verse 32 Which humble Saints with Joy shall see And hope for like redress with me verse 33 For God regards the Poor's Complaint Sets Pris'ners free from close Restraint verse 34 Let Heav'n Earth Sea their Voices raise And all the World resound his Praise verse 35 For God will Sions Walls erect And Judah's Cities still protect Till all her scatter'd Sons repair To undisturb'd possession there verse 36 This Blessing they shall at their Death To their Religious Heirs bequeath And they to enless Ages more Of such as his blest Name adore PSALM LXX O Lord to my Relief draw near For never was more pressing Need For my Deliv'rance Lord appear And add to that Deliv'rance Speed verse 2 Confusion on their Heads return Who to destroy my Soul combine Let them defeated blush and mourn Insnar'd in their own vile Design verse 3 Their Doom let Desolation be With shame their Malice be repaid Who mock'd my Confidence in Thee And Sport of my Affliction made verse 4 While those who humbly seek thy Face To joyful Triumphs shall be rais'd And all who prize thy saving-Grace With me shall sing The Lord be prais'd verse 5 Thus wretched tho' I am and poor The mighty Lord of me takes care Thou God who only can'st restore To my relief with speed repair LPSALM LXXI IN Thee I put my stedfast Trust defend me Lord from Shame Incline thine Ear and save my Soul for righteous is thy Name verse 3 Be thou my strong abiding place to which I may resort 'T is thy Decree that keeps me safe thou art my Rock and Fort. verse 4 5 From cruel and ungodly Men protect and set me free For from my earliest Youth till now my hope has been in Thee verse 6 Thy constant Care did safely guard my tender Infant-Days Thou took'st me from my Mother's Womb to sing thy constant Praise verse 7 8 While some on me with wonders gaze thy Hand supports me still Thy Honour therefore and thy Praise my Mouth shall always fill verse 9 Reject not then thy Servant Lord when I with Age decay Forsake me not when worn with years my Vigour fades away verse 10 My Foes against my Fame and me with crasty Malice speak Against my Soul they lay their Snares and mutual Counsel take verse 11 His God say they forsakes him now on whom he did rely Pursue and take him whilst no Hope of timely Aid is nigh verse 12 But thou my God withdraw not far for speedy Help I call verse 13 To Shame and Ruin bring my Foes that seek to work my Fall verse 14 But as for me my stedfast Hope shall on thy Pow'r depend And I in grateful Songs of Praise my time to come will spend PART II verse 15 Thy righteous Acts and saving Health my Mouth shall still declare Unable yet to count them all tho summ'd with utmost Care verse 16 While God vouchsases me his Support I 'll in his Strength go on All other Righteousness disclaim and mention his alone verse 17 Thou Lord hast taught me from my Youth to praise thy glorious Name And ever fince thy wond'rous Works have been my constant Theme verse 18 Then now forsake me not when I am grey and seeble grown Till I to these and future times thy Strength and Pow'r have shown verse 19 How high thy Justice foars O God! how great and wond'rous are The mighty Works which thou hast done who may with Thee compare verse 20 Me whom thy Hand has forely press'd thy Grace shall yet relieve And from the lowest depth of Woe with tender Care retrieve verse 21 Thro' Thee my time to come shall be With Pow'r and Greatness crown'd And me who dismal Years have past thy Comforts shall surround verse 22 That I with Psaltery and Harp thy Truth O Lord will praise To Thee the God of Jacob's Race my voice in Anthems raise verse 23
Therefore O Lord make plain the way wherein I ought to go verse 9 Their Mouth vents nothing but Deceit their Heart is set on Wrong Their Throat is a devouring Grave they flatter with their Tongue verse 10 By their own Counsels let them fall oppress'd with loads of Sin For they against thy righteous Laws have harden'd Rebels been verse 11 But let all those who trust in thee with Shouts their Joy proclaim Let them rejoice whom thou preserv'st and all that love thy Name verse 12 To righteous Men the righteous Lord his Blessing will extend And with his Favour all his Saints as with a Shield defend PSALM VI. verse 1 THy dreadful Anger Lord restrain and spare a Wretch forlorn Correct me not in thy fierce Wrath too heavy to be born verse 2 Have Mercy Lord for I grow faint unable to endure The Anguish of my aking Bones which thou alone canst cure verse 3 My tortur'd Flesh distracts my Mind and fills my Soul with Grief But Lord how long wilt thou delay to grant me thy Relief verse 4 Thy wonted Goodness Lord repeat and ease my troubled Soul Lord for thy wond'rous Mercy 's sake vouchsafe to make me whole verse 5 For after Death no more can I thy glorious Acts proclaim No Pris'ner of the silent Grave can magnifie thy Name verse 6 Quite tir'd with Pain with Groaning faint no hope of Ease I see The Night that quiets common Griefs is spent in Tears by me verse 7 My Beauty fades my Sight grows dim my Eyes with weakness close Old Age o'ertakes me whilst I think on my insulting Foes verse 8 Depart ye Wicked in my wrongs ye shall no more rejoice For God I find accepts my Tears and listens to my Voice verse 9 10 He hears and grants my humble Pray'r and they that wish my Fall Shall blush and rage to see that God protects me from them all PSALM VII verse 1 O Lord my God since I have plac'd my Trust alone in thee From all my Persecutors Rage do thou deliver me verse 2 To save me from my threatning Foe Lord interpose thy Pow'r Lest like a salvage Lion he my helpless Soul devour verse 3 4 If I am guilty or did e'er against his Peace combine Nay if I have not spar'd his Life who sought unjustly mine verse 5 Let then to persecuting Foes my Soul become a Prey Let them to Earth tread down my Life in Dust my Honour lay verse 6 Arise and let thine Anger Lord in my Defence engage Exalt thy self above my Foes and their insulting Rage Awake awake in my behalf the Judgment to dispense Which thou hast righteously ordain'd for injur'd Innocence verse 7 So to thy Throne adoring Crouds shall still for Justice fly O! therefore for their sakes resume thy Judgment-seat on high verse 8 Impartial Judge of all the World I trust my Cause to thee According to my just Deserts so let thy Sentence be verse 9 Let wicked Arts and wicked Men together be o'erthrown But guard the Just thou God to whom the Hearts of both are known verse 10 11 God me protects nor only me but all of upright Heart And daily lays up Wrath for those who from his Laws depart verse 12 If they persist he whets his Sword his Bow stands ready bent verse 13 Ev'n now with swift Destruction wing'd his pointed Shafts are sent verse 14 The Plots are fruitless which my Foe unjustly did conceive verse 15 The Pit he digg'd for me has prov'd his own untimely Grave verse 16 On his own Head his Spite returns whilst I from Harm am free On him the Violence is fall'n which he design'd for me verse 17 Therefore will I the righteous ways of Providence proclaim I 'll sing the Praise of God most High and celebrate his Name PSALM VIII verse 1 O Thou to whom all Creatures bow within this earthly Frame Thro' all the World how great art Thou how glorious is thy Name In Heav'n thy wond'rous Acts are sung nor fully reckon'd there verse 2 And yet thou mak'st the Infant-Tongue thy boundless Praise declare Thro' thee the Weak confound the Strong and crush their haughty Foes And so thou quell'st the wicked Throng that thee and thine oppose verse 3 When Heav'n thy beauteous work on high employs my wond'ring Sight The Moon that nightly rules the Sky with Stars of feebler Light verse 4 What 's Man say I that Lord thou lov'st to keep him in thy mind Or what his Off-spring that thou prov'st to them so wond'rous kind verse 5 Him next in Pow'r thou didst create to thy Celestial Train verse 6 Ordain'd with Dignity and State o'er all thy Works to reign verse 7 They jointly own his pow'rful sway the Beasts that prey or graze verse 8 The Bird that wings its airy way the Fish that cuts the Seas verse 9 O Thou to whom all Creatures bow within this earthly Frame Thro' all the World how great art Thou how glorious is thy Name PSALM IX verse 1 TO celebrate thy Praise O Lord I will my Heart prepare To all the list'ning World thy Works thy wond'rous Works declare verse 2 The Thought of them shall to my Soul exalted Pleasure bring Whilst to thy Name O thou most High triumphant Praise I sing verse 3 Thou mad'st my haughty Foes to turn their backs in shameful flight Struck with thy Presence down they fell they perish'd at thy sight verse 4 Against insulting Foes advanc'd thou didst my Cause maintain My Right asserting from thy Throne where Truth and Justice reign verse 5 The Insolence of Heathen Pride thou hast reduc'd to Shame Their wicked Offspring quite destroy'd and blotted out their Name verse 6 Mistaken Foes your haughty Threats are to a period come Our City stands which you design'd to make our common Tomb. verse 7 8 The Lord for ever lives who has his righteous Throne prepar'd Impartial Justice to dispense to punish or reward verse 9 God is a constant sure Defence against oppressing Rage As Troubles rise his needful Aids in our behalf engage verse 10 All those who have his Goodness prov'd will in his Truth confide Whose Mercy ne'er forsook the Man that on his Help rely'd verse 11 Sing Praises therefore to the Lord from Sion his Abode Proclaim his Deeds till all the World confess no other God PART II. verse 12 When he enquiry makes for Blood he calls the Poor to mind The injur'd humble Man's Complaint relief from him shall find verse 13 Take pity on my Troubles Lord which spiteful Foes create Thou that hast rescu'd me so oft from Death's devouring Gate verse 14 In Sion then I 'll sing thy Praise to all that love thy Name And with loud Shouts of grateful Joy thy saving Pow'r proclaim verse 15 Deep in the Pit they digg'd for me the Heathen Pride is laid Their guilty Feet to their own Snare are heedlesly betray'd verse 16 Thus by the just Returns he makes the mighty Lord is known While wicked
On you and on your Heirs he will increase of Blessings bring verse 15 Thrice happy you who Fav'rites are of this Almighty King verse 16 Heav'ns highest Orb of Glory he hiS Empire 's Seat design'd And gave this lower Globe of Earth a Portion td Mankind verse 17 They who in Death and Silence sleep to him no Praise afford verse 18 But we will bless for evermore our ever-living Lord. Psalm CXVI verse 1 MY Soul with grateful Thoughts of Love intirely is poslest Because the Lord vouchsasd to hear the Voice of my Request verse 2 Since he has now his Ear inclin'd I never will despair But still in all the straits of Life to him address my Prayer verse 3 With deadly Sorrows compass'd round with pains of Hell opprest When Troubles seiz'd my aking Heart and Anguish rack'd my Breast verse 4 On God's Almighty Name I call'd and thus to him I pray'd Lord I beseech thee save my Soul with Sorrows quite dismay'd verse 5 6 How just and merciful is God how gracious is the Lord Who saves the harmless and to me does timely help afford verse 7 Then free from pensive Cares my Soul resume thy wonted Rest For God has wond'rously to thee his bounteous Love exprest verse 8 When Death alarm'd me he remov'd my dangers and my Fears My Feet from falling he secur'd and dry'd my Eyes from Tears verse 9 Therefore my Life 's remaining years which God to me shall lend Will I in praises to his Name and in his Service spend verse 10 11 In God I trusted and of him in greatest Straits did boast For in my Flight all hopes of Aid from faithless Men were lost verse 12 13 Then what Return to him shall I for all his goodness make I 'll praise his Name and with glad Zeal the Cup of Blessing take verse 14 15 I 'll pay my Vows amongst his Saints whose Blood howe'er despis'd By Wicked Men in God's account is always highly priz'd verse 16 By various Ties O Lord must I to thy Dominion bow Thy humble Handmaid's Son before thy ransom'd Captive now verse 17 18 To thee I 'll Off rings bring of praise and whilst I bless thy Name The just performance of my Vows to all thy Saints proclaim verse 19 They in Jerusalem shall meet and in thy House shall joyn To bless thy Name consent and mix their Songs with mine Psalm CXVII verse 1 WIth cheerful Notes let all the Earth to Heav'n their Voices raise Let all inspir'd with godly Mirth sing solemn Hymns of Praise verse 2 God's tender Mercy knows no bound his Truth shall ne'er decay Then let the willing Nations round their grateful Tribute pay Psalm CXVIII verse 1 2 OPraise the Lord for he is good his Mercies ne'er decay That his kind Favours ever last let thankful Isr'el say verse 3 4 Their Sense of his eternal Love let Aaron's House express And that it never fails let all that fear the Lord confess verse 5 To God I made my humble moan with troubles quite opprest And he releas'd me from my Straits and granted my Request verse 6 Since therefore God does on my fide so graciously appear Why should the vain Attempts of Men possess my Soul with fear verse 7 Since God with those that aid my Cause vouchsases my part to take To all my Foes I need not doubt a just Return to make verse 8 9 For better 't is to trust in God and have the Lord our Friend Than on the greatest humane Pow'r for Safety to depend verse 10 11 Tho' many Nations closely leagu'd did ost beset me round Yet by his boundless Pow'r sustain'd I did their Strength confound verse 12 They swarm'd like Bees and yet their Rage was but a short-liv'd Blaze For whilst on God I still rely'd I vanquish'd them with ease verse 13 When all united press'd me hard in hopes to make me fall The Lord vouchsaf'd to take my part and fav'd me from them all verse 14 The Honour of my strange Escape to him alone belongs He is my Saviour and my Strength he only claims my Songs verse 15 Joy fills the Dwelling of the just whom God has fav'd from Harm For wond'rous things are brought to pass by his Almighty Arm. verse 16 He by his own resistless Pow'r has endless Honour won The saving Strength of his Right-hand amazing Works has done verse 17 God will not susser me to fall but still prolongs my Days That by declaring all his Works I may advance his Praise verse 18 When God had sorely me chastiz'd till quite of Hopes bereav'd His Mercy from the Gates of Death my fainting Life repriev'd verse 19 Then open wide the Temple-Gates to which the Just repair That I may enter in and praise my great Deliv'rer there verse 20 21 Within those Gates of God's Abgde to which the righteous press Since thou hast heard and set me safe thy holy Name I 'll bless verse 22 23 That which the Builders once refus'd is now the Corner-stone This is the wond'rous Work of God the Work of God alone verse 24 25 This Day is God's let all the Land exalt their cheerful Voice Lord we be seech thee fave us now and make us still rejoyce verse 26 Him that approaches in God's Name let all th' Assembly bless We that belong to God's own House have wish'd you good Success verse 27 God is the Lord thro' whom we all both Light and Comfort find Fast to the Altar's Horn with Cords the chosen Victim bind verse 28 Thou art my Lord O God and still I 'll praise thy holy Name Because thou only art my God I 'll celebrate thy Fame verse 29 O then with me give thanks to God who still does gracious prove And let the Tribute of our Praise be endless as his Love Psalm CXIX ALEPH. verse 1 HOW blest are they who always keep the pure and perfect way Who never from the sacred Paths of God's Commandments stray verse 2 How blest who to his righteous Laws have still obedient been And have with servent humble Zeal his Favour fought to win verse 3 Such Men their utmost caution use to shun each wicked Deed But in the path which he directs with constant Care proceed verse 4 Thou strictly hast enjoyn'd us Lord to learn thy sacred Will And all our Diligence employ thy Statutes to fulfil verse 5 O then that thy most holy Will might o'er my ways preside And I the course of all my Life by thy Direction guide verse 6 Then with Assurance should I walk from all Confusion free Convinc'd with Joy that all my Ways with thy Commands agree verse 7 My upright Heart shall my glad Mouth with cheerful Praises fill When by thy righteous Judgments taught I shall have learnt thy Will verse 8 So to thy sacred Laws shall I all due Observance pay O then forsakc me not my God nor cast me quite away BETH verse 9 How shall the Young preserve their Ways from all Pollution