in thy Name display'd the Lord accept ' thy Pray'r verse 6 Our Hopes are fix'd that now the Lord our Sov'reign will defend From Heav'n resistless Aid afford and to his Pray'r attend verse 7 Some trust in Steeds for War design'd on Chariots some rely Against them all we call to mind the Pow'r of God most High verse 8 But from their Steeds and Chariots thrown behold them through the Plain Disorder'd broke and trampled down whilst firm our Troops remain verse 9 Still save us Lord and still proceed our rightful Cause to bless Hear King of Heav'n in times of need the Pray'is that we address PSALM XXI verse 1 THE King O Lord with Songs of Praise shall in thy Strength rejoice With thy Salvation crown'd shall raise to Heav'n his chearful Voice verse 2 For thou whate'er his Lips request not only dost impart But hast with thy Acceptance blest the Wishes of his Heart verse 3 Thy Goodness and thy tender Care have all his Hopes out-gone A Crown of Gold thou mad'st him wear and fet'st it firmly on verse 4 He pray'd for Life and thoa O Lord didst to his Pray'r attend And graciously to him afford a Life that ne'er shall end verse 5 Thy sure Defence through Nations round has spread his glorious Name And his successful Actions crown'd with Majesty and Fame verse 6 Eternal Blessings thou bestow'st and mak'st his Joys increase Whilst thou to him unclouded show'st the brightness of thy Face PART II. verse 7 Because the King on God alone for timely Aid relies His Mercy still supports his Throne and all his Wants supplies verse 8 But righteous Lord thy stubborn Foes shall feel thy dreadful Hand Thy vengeful Arm shall find out those that hate thy mild Command verse 9 When thou against them dost engage thy just but dreadful Doom Shall like a glowing Oven's Rage their Hopes and them consume verse 10 Nor shall thy furious Anger cease or with their Ruine end But root out all their guilty Race and to their Seed extend verse 11 For all their Thoughts were set on Ill their Hearts on Malice bent But thou with watchful Care didst still the ill Effects prevent verse 12 While they their swist Retreat shall make to ' scape thy dreadful Might Thy swifter Arrows shall o'ertake and gaul them in their flight verse 13 Thus Lord thy wond'rous strength disclose and thus exalt thy Fame Whilst we glad Songs of Praise compose to thy Almighry Name PSALM XXII verse 1 MY God my God why leav'st thou me when I with Anguish faint O why so far from me remov'd and from my loud Complaint verse 2 All day but all the day unheard to thee do I complain With Cries implore Relief all Night but cry all Night in vain verse 3 Yet thou art still the righteous Judge of Innocence oppress'd And therefore Israel's Praises are of right to thee address'd verse 4 5 On thee our Ancestors rely'd and thy Deliv'rance found With pious Confidence they pray'd and with Success were crown'd verse 6 But I am treated like a Worm like none of human Birth Not only by the Great revil'd but made the Rabble's Mirth verse 7 With Laughter all the gazing Crowd my Agonies survey They shoot the Lip they shake the Head and thus deriding say verse 8 In God he trusted boasting ost that he was Heaven's Delight Let God come down to save him now and own his Favourite PART II. verse 9 Thou mad'st my teeming Mother's Womb a living Offspring bear When but a Suckling at the Breast I was thy early Care verse 10 Thou Guardian-like didst shield from wrongs my helpless Infant days And since hast been my God and Guide through Life's bewilder'd ways verse 11 Withdraw not then so far from me when Trouble is so nigh O send me Help thy Help on which I only can rely verse 12 High pamper'd Bulls a frowning Herd from Basans Forest met With Strength proportion'd to their Rage have me around beset verse 13 They gape on me and every Mouth a yawning Grave appears The desart Lions savage Roar less dreadful is than theirs PART III. verse 14 My Blood like Water 's spill'd my Joints are rack'd and out of frame My Heart dissolves within my Breast like Wax before the Flame verse 15 My Strength like Potter's Earth is parch'd my Tongue cleaves to my Jaws And to the silent Shades of Death my fainting Soul withdraws verse 16 Like Blood-hounds to surround me they in pack't Assemblies meet They pierc'd my inoffensive Hands they pierc'd my harmless Feet verse 17 My Body 's rack'd till all my Bones distinctly may be told Yet such a Spectacle of Woe as Pastime they behold verse 18 As Spoil my Garments they divide Lots for my Vesture cast verse 19 Therefore approach O Lord my strength and to my Succour haste verse 20 From their sharp Sword protect thou me of all but Life bereft Nor let my Darling in the pow'r of cruel Dogs be left verse 21 To save me from the Lion's Jaws thy present Succour send As once from goring Unicorns thou didst my Life desend verse 22 Then to my Brethren I 'll declare the Triumphs of thy Name In presence of assembled Saints thy Glory thus proclaim verse 23 Ye Worshippers of Jacob's God all you of Israel's Line O praise the Lord and to your Praise sincere Obedience join verse 24 He ne'er disdain'd on low Distress to cast a gracious Eye Nor turn'd from Poverty his Face but hears its humble Cry PART IV. verse 25 Thus in thy sacred Courts will I my chearful Thanks express In presence of thy Saints perform the Vows of my Distress verse 26 The meek Companions of my Grief shall find my Table spread And all that seek the Lord shall be with Joys immortal fed verse 27 Then shall the glad converted World to God their Homage pay And scatter'd Nations of the Earth one Sov'reign Lord obey verse 28 T is his supreme Prerogative o'er Subject-Kings to reign 'T is just that he should rule the World who does the World sustain verse 29 The Rich who are with Plenty fed his Bounty must confess The Sons of Want by him reliev'd their gen'rois Patron bless With humble Worship to his Throne they all for aid resort That Pow'r which first their Beings gave can only them support verse 30 31 Then shall a chosen spotless Race devoted to his Name To their admiring Heirs his Truth and glorious Acts proclaim PSALM XXIII verse 1 THE Lord himself the mighty Lord vouchsases to be my Guide The Shepherd by whose constant Care my Wants are all supply'd verse 2 In tender Grass he makes me feed and gently there repose Then leads me to cool Shades and where refreshing Water flows verse 3 He does my wandring Soul reclaim and to his endless Praise Instruct with humble Zeal to walk in his most righteous Ways verse 4 I pass the gloomy Vale of Death from Fear and Danger free For there his aiding Rod
7 O could I so perfidious be To think of once deserting thee Where Lord cou'd I thy Influence shun Or whither from thy presence run verse 8 If up to Heav'n I take my slight 'T is there thou dwellst enthron'd in light Or dive to Hell's insernal Plains 'T is there Almighty Vengeance reigns verse 9 If I the Morning's Wings cou'd gain And fly beyond the Western Main verse 10 Thy swister Hand wou'd first arrive And there arrest thy Fugitive verse 11 Or shou'd I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable Wings of night One glance from thee one piercing Ray Would kindle Darkness into Day verse 12 The Veil of Night is no disguise No Screen from thy all-searching Eyes Thro' midnight-Shades thou find'st thy way As in the plazing Noon of Day Thou know'st the Texture of my Heart verse 13 My Reins and ev'ry vital Part Each single Thread in Natute's Loom By thee was cover'd in the womb verse 14 I 'll praise thee from whose Hands I came A Work of such a curious Frame The Wonders thou in me hast shown My Soul with grateful Joy must own verse 15 Thine Eyes my Substance did survey While yet a lifeless mass it lay In secret how exactly wrought E'er from its dark Enclosure brought verse 16 Thou didst shapeless Embrio see Its parts were registred by thee Thou saw'st the daily growth they took Form'd by the Model of thy Book verse 17 Let me acknowledge too O God That since this Maze of life I trod Thy thoughts of Love to me furmount The pow'r of Numbers to recount verse 18 Far sooner could I reckon o'er The Sands upon the Ocean's Shore Each Morn revising what I 've done I find the account but new begun verse 19 The wicked thou shalt slay O God Depart from me ye men of Blood verse 20 Whose Tongues Heav'ns Majesty profane And take th' Almighty's Name in vain verse 21 Lord hate not I their impious Crew Who thee with Enmity pursue And does not Grief my Heart oppress When Repobates thy Laws transgress verse 22 Who practise Enmity to thee Shall utmost Hatred have from me Such men I utterly detest As if they were my Foes prosest verse 23 24 Search try O God my Thoughts and Heart If mischief lurks in any part Correct me where I go astray And guide me in thy perfect way Psalm CXL verse 1 PReserve me Lord from crasty Foes of teacherous intent verse 2 And from the Sons of Violence on open Mischief bent verse 3 Their sland ' ring Tongue the Serpent's Sting in sharpness do's exceed Between their Lips the Gall of Asps and Adders Venom breed verse 4 Preserve me Lord from wicked Hands nor leave my Soul forlorn A Prey to Sons of Violence who have my Ruine sworn verse 5 The proud for me have laid their Snare and spread their wily Net With Traps and Gins where e'er I move I sind my Steps beset verse 6 But thus environ'd with Distress thou art my God I said Lord hear my supplicating Voice that calls to thee for Aid verse 7 O Lord the God whose saving Strength kind Succour did convey And cover'd my advent'rous Head in Battel 's doubtful day verse 8 Permit not their unjust Designs to answer their Desire Lest they encourag'd by Success to bolder Crimes aspire verse 9 Let first their Chiess the sad Effects of their Injustice mourn The blast of their envenom'd Breath upon themselves return verse 10 Let them who kindl'd first the flame its Sacrifice become The Pit they digg'd for me be made their own untimely Tomb. verse 11 Tho' Slanders Breath may raise a Sorm it quickly will decay Their Rage does but the Torrent swell that bears themselves away verse 12 God will assert the poor Man's Cause and speedy Succour give The Just shall celebrate his praise and in his Presence live Psalm CXLI verse 1 TO thee O Lord my Cries ascend O haste to my Relief And with accustom'd Pity hear the Accents of my Grief verse 2 Instead off'rings let my Pray'r like Morning-Incense rise My listed Hands supply the place of Evening Sacrifice verse 3 From hasty Language curb my Tongue and let a constant Guard Still keep the Portal of my Lips with wary Silence barr'd verse 4 From wicked Men's Designs and Deeds my Heart and Hands restrain Nor let me in the Booty share of their unrighteous Gain verse 5 Let upright Men reprove my Faults and I shall think 'em kind Like Balm that heals a wounded Head I their Reproof shall find And in return my servent pray'r I shall for them address When they are tempted and reduc'd like me fo sore Distress verse 6 When sculking in Engeddh's Rock I to their Chiess appeal If one reproachful Word I spoke when I had pow'r to kill verse 7 Yet us they persecute to Death our scatter'd Ruins lie As thick as from the Hewer's Ax the sever'd Splinters slie verse 8 But Lord to thee I still direct my supplicating Eye O leave not destitute my Soul whose Trust on thee relies verse 9 Do thou preserve me fcam the Snares that wicked Hands have laid Let them in their own Nets be caught while my Escape is made Psalm CXLII verse 1 TO God with mournful Voice in deep Distress I pray'd verse 2 Made him the Umpire of my Cause my Wrongs before him laid verse 3 Thou didst my Steps direct when my griev'd Soul despair'd For where I thought to walk secure they had their Traps prepar'd verse 4 I look'd but sound no Friend to own me in Distress All Refuge fail'd no man vouchsifd his Pity or Redress verse 5 To God at last I pray'd thou Lord my Refuge art My portion in the Land of Life till Life it sels depart verse 6 Reduc'd to greatest Straits to thee I make my moan O! save me from oppressing Foes for me too pow'rful grown verse 7 That I may praise thy name my Soul from Prison bring Whilst of thy kind Regard to me assembled Saints shall sing Psalm CXLIII verse 1 LORD hear my Pray'r and to my Cry thy wonted Audience lend In thy accustom'd Faith and Truth a gracious Answer send verse 2 Nor at thy strct Tribunal bring thy servant to betry'd For in thy sight no living Man can e'er be justify'd verse 3 The spightful Foe pursues my life whose Comforts all are sled He drives me into Caves as dark as Mansions of the dead verse 4 My spirit therefore is o'erwhelm'd and sinks within ray Breast My mournful Heart grows desolate with heavy Woes opprest verse 5 I call to mind the Days of old and Wonders thou hast wrought My former Dangers and Escapes employ my musing Thought verse 6 To thee my Hands in humble Prayer I fervently stretch out My Soul for thy resreshment thirsts like Land oppress'd with Drought verse 7 Hear me with speed my Spirit fails thy Face no longer hide Left I become forlorn like them that in the Grave reside verse 8 Thy kindness early let
against the Righteous vent verse 19 How great thy Mercies are to such as fear thy Name Which thou for those that trust thy care dost to the World proclaim verse 20 Thou keep'st them in thy fight from proud Oppressors free From Tongues that do in Strife delight they are preserv'd by Thee verse 21 With Glory and Renown God's Name be ever bless'd Whose Love in Keilah's well-fenc'd Town was wond'rously express'd verse 22 I said in hasty Flight I 'm banish'd from thine Eyes Yet still thou kept'st me in thy sight and heard'st my earnest Cries verse 23 O all ye Saints the Lord with eager Love pursue Who to the Just will Help afford and give the proud their due verse 24 Ye that on God rely couragiously proceed For he will still your hearts supply with Strength in time of need PSALM XXXII verse 1 HE 's blest whose Sins have Pardon gain'd no more in Judgment to appear verse 2 Whose Guilt Remission has obtain'd and whose Repentance is sincere verse 3 While I conceal'd the fretting Sore my Bones consum'd without Relief All Day did I with Anguish roar but no Complaints asswag'd my Grief verse 4 Heavy on me thy Hand remain'd by Day and Night alike distrest Till quite of vital Moisture drain'd like Land with Summer's drought opprest verse 5 No sooner I my Wound disclos'd the Guilt that tortur'd me within But thy Forgiveness interpos'd and Mercy 's healing Balm pour'd in verse 6 True Penitents shall thus succeed who seek thee whilst thou mayst be found They from the common Deluge freed shall fee remorsless Sinners drown'd verse 7 Thy Favour Lord in all distrest my Tow'r of Refuge I mus t own Thou shalt my haughty Foes suppress and me with Songs of Triumph crown verse 8 In my Instruction then confide you that would Truth 's safe Path descry Your Progress I 'll securely guide and keep you in my-watchful Eye verse 9 Submit your selves to Wisdom's Rule like Men that Reason have attan'd Not like th' ungovern'd Horse and Mule whose Fury must be curb'd and rein'd verse 10 Sorrows on Sorrows multiply'd the harden'd Sinner shall confound But them who in his Truth confide blessings of Mercy shall surround verse 11 His Saints that have perform'd his Laws their Life in Triumphs shall employ Let them as they alone have cause in grateful Raptures shout for Joy PSALM XXXIII verse 1 LET all the Just to God with Joys their chearful Voices raise For well the Righteous it becomes to sing glad Songs of Praise verse 2 3 Let Harps and Psalteries and Lute in joyful consort meet And new made Songs of loud Applause the Harmony compleat verse 4 5 For faithful is the Word of God his Works with Truth abound He Justice loves and all the Earth is with his Goodness crown'd verse 6 By his almighty Word at first the heavenly Arch was rear'd And all the beauteous Hosts of Light at his Command appeare'd verse 7 The swelling Floods together roll'd he makes in heaps to lye And lays as in a Store-house safe the wat'ry Treasures by verse 8 9 Let Earth and all that dwell therein before him trembling stand For when he spake the Word t was made t was fix'd at his Command verse 10 He when the Heathen closely plot their Counsels undermines His Wisdom inessectual makes the People's rash Designs verse 11 Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees shall stand for ever sure The settled purpose of his Heart to Ages shall endure PART II. verse 12 How happy then are they to whom the Lord for God is known Whom he from all the World besides has chosen for his own verse 13 14 15 He all the Nations of the Earth from Heav'n his Throne survey'd He saw their works and view'd their thoughts by him their Hearts were made verse 16 17 No King is safe by mighty Hosts their Strength the Strong deceives No manag'd Horse by Force or Speed his Warlike Rider saves verse 18 19 T is God who those that trust in him beholds with gracious Eyes He frees their Soul from Death their Want in time of Dearth supplies verse 20 21 Our Soul on God with Patience waits our Help and Shield is He Then Lord let still our Hearts rejoyce because we trust in thee verse 22 The Riches of thy Mercy Lord do Thou to us extend Since we for all we want or wish on Thee alone depend PSALM XXXIV verse 1 THro' all the changing Scenes of Life in Trouble and in Joy The praises of my God shall still my Heart and Tongue employ verse 2 Of his Deliv'rance I will boast till all that are distrest From my Example Comfort take and charm their Griefs to rest verse 3 O magnifie the Lord with me with me exalt his Name verse 4 When in Distress to him I call'd He to my rescue came verse 5 Their drooping Hearts were soon refresh'd who look'd to him for Aid Desir'd Success in ev'ry Face a chearful Air displaid verse 6 Behold say they behold the Man whom Providence reliev'd The Man so dang'rously beset so wond'rously retriev'd verse 7 The Hosts of God encamp around the Dwellings of the Just Deliv'rance he affords to all who on his Succour trust verse 8 O make but Tryal of his Love experience will decide How bless'd they are and only they who in his Truth confide verse 9 Fear him ye Saints and you will then having nothing else to fear Make you his Service your Delight your Wants shall be his Care verse 10 While hungry Lions lack their Prey the Lord will Food provide For such as put their Trust in him and see their Needs supply'd PART II. verse 11 Approach ye piously dispos'd and my Instruction hear I 'll teach you the true Discipline of his religious Fear verse 12 Let him who length of Life desires and prosp'rous Days would see verse 13 From sland'ring Language keep his Tongue his Lips from Falshood free verse 14 The crooked Paths of Vice decline and Virtue 's Ways pursue Establish Peace where 't is begun and where 't is lost renew verse 15 The Lord from Heav'n beholds the Just with favourable Eyes And when distress'd his gracious Ear is open to their Cries verse 16 But turns his wrathful Look on those whom Mercy can'n reclaim To cut them off and from the Earth blot out their hated Name verse 17 Deliv'rance to his Saints he gives when his Relies they crave verse 18 He 's nigh to heal the broken Heart and contrite Spirit save verse 19 The Wicked oft but still in vain against the Just conspire verse 20 For under their Affliction 's weight he keeps their Bones entire verse 21 The Wicked from their wicked Arts their Ruine shall derive Whilst righteous Men whom they detest shall them and theirs survive verse 22 For God preserves the Souls of those who on his Truth depend To them and their Posterity his Blessings shall descend PSALM XXXV verse 1 A Gainst all those that strive with me O
to diff'rent Realms may'st send to govern ancl protect verse 17 Whilst this my Song to future times transmits thy Glorious Name And makes the World with'one consent thy lasting Praise proclaim PSALM XLVI GOD is our Refuge in Distress A present Help when Dangers press In him undaunted we 'll conside verse 2 3 Tho' Earth were from her Centre tost And Mountains in the Ocean lost torn piece-meal by the roaring Tide verse 4 A gentler Stream with Gladness still The City of our Lord shall fill the Royal Seat of God most High verse 5 God dwells in Sion whose fair Towers Shall mock th' Affaults of Earthly Pow'rs while his Almighty Aid is nigh verse 6 In Tumults when the Heathen rag'd And Kingdoms War against us wag'd he thunder'd and dispers'd their Powers verse 7 The Lord of Hosts conducts our Arms Our Tower of Refuge in Alarms our Fathers Guardian-God and ours verse 8 Come fee the Wonders he hath wronght On Earth what Desolation brought verse 9 How he has calm'd the jarring World He broke the warlike Spear and Bow With them their thund ring Chariots too into devouring Flames were hurl'd verse 10 Submit to God's Almighty Sway For him the Heathen shall obey and Earth her Sov'reign Lord confess verse 11 The God of Holts conducts our Arms Our Tower of Refuge in Alarras As to our Fathers in Difsress PSALM XLVII verse 1 2 O All ye People clap your hands And with triumphant Voices sing No force the mighty Power withstands Of God the universal King verse 3 4 He shall opposing Nations quell and with succefs pur Battels fight Shall fix the Place where we must dwell the Pride of Jacob his Delight verse 5 6 God is gone up our Lord and King with Shouts of Joy and Trumpets Sound To him repeated Praises sing and let the chearful Song go round verse 7 8 Your utmost Skill in Praise be shown for him who all the World commands Who sits upon his righteous Throne and spreads his Sway o'er Heathen Lands verse 9 Our Chiefs and Tribes that far from hence to serve the God of Abr'am came Found Him their constant sure Defence How great and glorious is his Name PSALM XLVIII THE Lord the only God is great and greatly to be prais'd In Sion on whose happy Mount his sacred Throne is rais'd verse 2 Her Towers the Joy of all the Earth with beauteous Prospect rise On her North-side the Almighty Kings imperial City lies verse 3 God in her Palaces is known his Presence is her Guard verse 4 Confed'rate Kings withdrew their Siege and of Succefs despair'd verse 5 They view'd her Walls admir'd and fled with Grief and Terror struck verse 6 Like Women whom the sudden Pangs of Travail had o'retook verse 7 No wretched Grew of Mariners appear like them forlorn When Fleets from Tarshish wealthy Coasts by Eastern Winds are torn verse 8 In Sion we have seen perform'd a Work that was foretold In pledge that God for times to come his City will uphold verse 9 Not in our Fortresses and Walls did we O God conside But on the Temple fix'd our Hopes in which thou dost reside verse 10 According to thy Sov'reign Name thy Praise through Earth extends Thy powerful Arm as Justice guides chastises or defends verse 11 Let Sion's Mount with Joy resound her Daughters all be taught In Songs his Judgments to extol who this Deliv'rance wrought verse 12 Compass her Walls in solemn Pomp your Eyes quite round her cast Count all her Towers and see if there you find a Stone displac'd verse 13 Her Forts and Palaces survey observe their Order well That with Allurance to your Heirs this Wonder you may tell verse 14 This God is ours and will be ours whilst we in him conside Who as he has preserv'd us now till Death will be our Guide PSALM XLIX verse 1 2 LET all the list'ning World attend and my Instruion hear Let High and Low and Rich and Poor with joint Consent give Ear verse 3 My Mouth with sacred Wisdom fill d shall good Advice impart The sound Result of prudent Thoughts digested in my Heart verse 4 To Parables of weighty Sense I will my Ear incline Whilst to my tuneful Harp I sing dark Words of deep Design verse 5 Why should my Courage fail in times of Danger and of Doubt When Sinners that would me supplant have compass'd me about verse 6 Those Men that all their Hope and Trust in Heaps of Treasure place And boast and triumph when they see their ill-got Wealth increase verse 7 Are yet unable from the Grave their dearest Friend to free Nor can by Force or Bribes reverse th' Almighty Lord's Decree verse 8 9 Their vain Endeavours they maust quit the Price is held too high No Sums can purchase such a Grant that Man should never die verse 10 Not Wisdom can the Wise exempt nor Fools their Folly save But both must perish and in Death their Wealth to others leave verse 11 For tho' they think their stately Seats shall ne'er to Ruin fall But their remembrance last in Lands which by their Names they call verse 12 Yet shall their Fame be soon forgot how great fo'er their State With Beasts tneir Mernory and they shall share one common Fate PART II. verse 13 How great their Folly is who thus absurd Conclusions make And yet their Children unreclaim'd repeat the gross Mistake verse 14 They all like Sheep to slaughter led the Prey of Death are made Their Beauty while the Just rejoice within the Grave shall fade verse 15 But God will yet redeem my Soul and from the greedy Grave His greater Pow'r shall fet me free and to himself receive verse 16 Then fear not thou when Worldly Men in envi'd Wealth abound Nor tho' their prosp'rous House increase with State and Honour Crown'd verse 17 For when they 're summon'd hence by Death they leave all this behind No shadow of their former Pomp within the Grave they find verse 18 And yet they thought their State was blest caught in the Flatt rers Snare Who with their Vanity comply'd and prais'd their worldly care verse 19 In their Forefathers Steps they tread and when like them they die Their wretched Ancestors and they in endless Darkness lie verse 20 For Man how great foe're his State unless he 's truly wise As like a sensual Beast he lives so like a Beast he dies PSALM L. verse 1 2 THE Lord hath spoke the mighty God Hath sent his Summons all abroad From dawning Light till Day declines The list'ning Earth his Voice hath heard And he from Sion hath appear'd Where Beauty in Perfection shines verse 3 4 Our God shall come and keep no more Misconstru'd silence as before But wasting Flames before him send Around shall Tempests fiercely rage While he does Heav'n and Earth engage His just Tribunal to attend verse 5 6 Assemble all my Saints to me Thus runs the great Divine Decree That in my lasting Cov'nant
my time to come delightfully employ verse 7 From dreadful Danger and Distress the Lord has set me free Through him shall I of all my Foes the just Destruction see PSALM LV. GIve ear thou Judge of all the Earth and listen when I pray Nor from thy humble Suppliant turn thy glorious Face away verse 2 Attend to this my sad complaint and hear my grievous Moans Whilst I my mournful Case declare with artless Sighs and Groans verse 3 Hark! how the Foe insults aloud how fierce Oppressors rage Whose sland'ring Tongues with wrathful hate against my Fame engage verse 4 5 My Heart is rack'd with Pain my Soul with deadly Frights distrest With Fear and Trembling compass'd round with Horror quite opprest verse 6 How often wish'd I then that I the Dove 's swift Wings could get That I might take my speedy Flight and seek a safe Retreat verse 7 8 Then would I wander far from hence and in wild Desarts stray Till all this surious Storm were spent this tempest past away PART II. verse 9 Destroy O Lord their ill Designs their counsels soon divide For through the City my griev'd Eyes have Strise and Rapine spy'd verse 10 By Day and Night on ev'ry Wall they walk their constant Round And in the midst of all her Strength are Grief and Mischief found verse 11 Whoe're through ev'ry Part shall roam with fresh Disorders meet Deceit and Guile their constant posts maintain in ev'ry Street verse 12 For'twas not any open Foe that false Reflections made For then I could with ease have born the bitter things he said 'T was none who hatred had profest that did against me ris For then I had withdrawn my self Friend from his malicious Eyes verse 13 14 But'twas ev'n thou my Guide my whom tend'rest Love did join Whose sweet Advice I valu'd most whose Pray'rs were mixt with mine verse 15 Sure Vengeance equal to their Crimes such-Tray tors must surprize And sudden Death requite those Ills they wickedly devise verse 16 17 But I will call on God who still shall in my Aid appear At Morn and Noon and Night I 'll pray and he my voice shall hear PART III. verse 18 God has releas'd my Soul from those that did winh me contend And made a numerous Host of Friends my righteous Cause defend verse 19 For he who was my Help of old shall now his suppliant hear And punish them whose prosp'rous State makes them no God to fear verse 20 Whom can I trust if faithless Men perfidiously devise To ruin me their peaceful Friend and break the strongest Ties verse 21 Tho soft and melting are their Words their Hearts with War abound Their Speeches are more smooth than Oyl and yet like Swords they wound verse 22 Do thou my Soul on God depend and He shall thee sustain He aids the Just whom to supplant the Wicked strive in vain verse 23 My Foes that trade in Lies and Blood shall all untimely die Whilst I for Health and Length of Days on Thee my God rely PSALM LVI DO Thou O God in Mercy help for Man my Life pursues To crush me with repeated Wrongs he daily Strife renews verse 2 Continually my spiteful Foes to ruin me combine Thou seest who sit'st enthron'd on high what mighty Numbers join verse 3 But tho' sometimes surpriz'd by Fear on Danger 's first Alarm Yet still for Succour I depend on thy Almighty Arm. verse 4 God's faithful Promise I shall praise on which I now rely In God I trust and trusting him the Arm of Flesh defy verse 5 They wrest my Words and make 'em speak a Sense they never meant Their Thoughts are all with restless Spite on ray Destrucion bent verse 6 In close Assemblies they combine and wicked Projects lay They watch my Steps and lie in wait to make my Soul their Prey verse 7 Shall such Injustice still escape O Righteous God arise Let thy just Wrath too long provok'd this impious Race chastise verse 8 Thou numbrest all my Steps lince first I was compell'd to flee My very Tears are treasur'd up and regist'red by Thee verse 9 When therefore I invoke thy Aid my Foes shall be o'erthrown For I am well assr'd that God my righteous cause will own verse 10 11 I 'll trust God's Word and so despise the Force that Man can raise verse 12 To thee O God my Vows are due to Thee I 'll render Praise verse 13 Thou haft retriev'd my Soul from Death and Thou wilt still secure The Life thou hast so oft preserv'd and make my Footsteps sure That thus protected by thy Pow'r I may this Light enjoy And in the Service of my God my length'ned Days employ PSALM LVII THY Mercy Lord to me extend on thy Protection I depend And to thy wing for shelter haste Till this outragious Storm is past verse 2 To thy Tribunal Lord I fly Thou Sov'reign Judge and God most high Who Wonders hast for me begun And wilt not leave thy Work undone verse 3 From Heav'n protect me by thine Arm And shame all those who seek my Harm To my Relief thy Mercy send And Truth on which my Hopes depend verse 4 For I with salvage Men converse Like hungry Lions wild and fierce With men whose teeth are spears their words Invenom'd Darts and two-edgM Swords verse 5 Be thou O God exalted high And as thy Glory fills the Sky So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd verse 6 To take me they'their Net prepar'd And had almost my Soul ensnar'd But fell themselves by just Decree Into the Pit they made for me verse 7 O God my Heart is fix'd 't is bent Its thankful Tribute to present And with my Heart my Voice I 'll raise To thee my God in Songs of Praise verse 8 Awake my Glory Harp and Lute No longer let your Strings be mute And I my tuneful Part to take Will with the early Dawn awake verse 9 Thy Praises Lord I will resound To all the list'ning Nations round verse 10 Thy Mercy highest Heav'n transcends Thy Truth beyond the Clouds extends verse 11 Be Thou O God exalted High And as thy Glory fills the Sky So let it be on Earth displaid Till thou art here as there obey'd PSALM LVIII SPeak O ye Judges of the Earth if just your Sentence be Or most not Innocence appeal to Heav'n from your Decree verse 2 Your wicked Hearts and Judgments are alike by Malice fway'd Your griping Hands by weighty Bribes to Violence betray'd verse 3 To Virtue Strangers from the Womb their Insant-steps went wrong They prattled Slander and in Lies employ'd their lisping Tongue verse 4 No Serpent of parch'd Asrick's breed does ranker Poyson bear The drowsy Adder will as soon unlock his fullen Ear. verse 5 Unmov'd by good Advice and deaf as Adders they remain From whom the skilful Charmer's Voice can no Attention gain verse 6 Deseat O God their threat'ning Rage and timely break their Pow'r Disarm
Or who smong the God's of Earth With our Almighty Lord compare verse 7 With Rev'rence and religious Dread His Saints should to his Temple pres His Fear thro' all their Hearts should spread Who his Almighty Name consess verse 8 Lord God of Armies who can boast Of Strength or Pow'r like thine renown'd Of such a num'rous faithful Host As that which does thy Throns surround verse 9 Thou dost the lawless Sea controul And change the Prospect of the Deep Thou mak'st the sping Billows rowl Thou mak'st the rowling Billows sleep verse 10 Thoubrak'st in pieces Rahab's Pride And didst oppressing Pow'r disarm Thy scatter'd Foes have dearly try'd The Force of thy resistless Arm. verse 11 In thee the sov'reign Right remains Of Earth and Heav'n thee Lord alone The World and all that it contains Their Maker and Preserver own verse 12 The Poles on which the Globe does rest Were fdrm'd by thy creating Voice Tabor and Hertnon East and West In thy sustaining Pow'r rejoyce verse 13 Thy Arm h mighty ' strong thy Hand Yet Lord thou dbst with Justice reign verse 14 Possest of absolute Command Thou Truth and Mercy dost maintain verse 15 Happy thrice happy they who hear Thy sacred Trumpet 's joyful Sound Who may at Festivals appear With thy most glorious Presence crown'd verse 16 Thy Saints shall always be o'erjoy'd who on thy sacred Name rely And in thy Righteousness employ'd Above theirr Foes be rais'd on high verse 17 For in thy Strength they shall advance Whose Conquests from thy Favour spring verse 18 The Lord of Hosts is our Defence And Israel's God our Israel's King verse 19 Thus spak'st thou by the Prophet's Voice A mighty Champion I will send From Judah's Tribe have I made choice Of one who shall the rest defend verse 20 O My Servant David I have found With holy OH anointed him verse 21 Him shall the Hand support that crown'd And guard that gave the Diadem verse 22 No Prince from him shall Tribute forces No Son of Strise shall him annoy verse 23 His spiteful Foes I will disperse And them before his Face destroy verse 24 My Truth and Grace shall him sustain His Armies in well-order'd Ranks verse 25 Shall conquer from the Tyrian Main To Tigris and Euphrates Banks verse 26 Me for his Father he shall take His God and Rock of Safety call verse 27 Him I my First-born Son will make And Earthly Kings his Subjects all verse 28 To him my Mercy I 'll secure My Cov'nant make for ever fast verse 29 His Seed for ever shall endure His Throne till Heav'n dissolves shall last PART III verse 30 But if his Heirs my Law forsake And from my sacred Precepts stray verse 31 If they my righteous Statutes break Nor strictly my commands obey verse 32 Their Sins I 'll visit with a Rod And for their Folly make them smart verse 33 Yet will not cease to be their God Nor from my Truth like them depart verse 34 My Cov'nant I will ne'er revoke But in remembrance fast retain The thing that once my Lips have spoke Shall in eternal Force remain verse 35 Once have I sworn but once for all And made my holiness the Tie That I my Grant will ne'er recall Nor to my Servant David lie verse 36 Whose Throne and Race the constant Sun Shall like his Course establisht see verse 37 Of this my Oath thou conscious Moon In Heav'n my faithful Witness be verse 38 Such was thy gracious Promise Lord But thou hast now our Tribes forsook Thy own Anointed hast abhorr'd And turn'd on him thy wrathful Look verse 39 Thou seemest to have render'd void The Cov'nant with thy Servant made Thou hast his Dignity destroy'd And in the Dust his Honour laid verse 40 Of Strong-holds thou hast him berest And brought his Bulwarks to decay verse 41 His Frontier-Coasts defenceless lest A publiek Scorn and common Prey verse 42 His Ruine does glad Triumphs yield To Foes advanc'd by thee to Might verse 43 Thou hast his conqu'ring Sword unsteel'd His Valour turn'd to shameful Flight verse 44 His Glory is to darkness sled is Throne is levell'd with the Ground verse 45 His Youth to wretched Bondage led With Shame o're-whelm'd Sorrow dron'd verse 46 How long shall we thy Absence mourn Wilt thou for ever Lord retire Shall thy consuming Anger burn Till that and we at once expire verse 47 Consider Lord how short a space Thou dost for mortal Life ordain No Method to prolong the Race But loading it with Grief and Pain verse 48 What man is he that can controul Death's strict unalterable Doom Or rescue from the Grave his Soul The Grave that must Mankind entomb verse 49 Lord where 's thy Love thy boundless Grace The Oath to which thy Truth did feal Consign'd to David and his Race The grant which Time should ne're repeal verse 50 See how thy Servants treated are With Infamy Reproach and Spite Which in my silent Breast I bear From Nations of licentious Might verse 51 How they reproaching thy great Name Have made thy Servant's Hope their Jest verse 52 Yet thy just Praises we 'll proclaim And ever sing The Lord be hlest Amen Amen Psalm XC verse 1 O Lord the Saviour and Defence of us thy chosen Race From Age to Age thou still hast been our sure abiding-place verse 2 Before thou brought'st the Mountains forth or th' Earth and World didst frame Thou always wert the mighty God and ever art the same verse 3 Thou turnest Man O Lord to Dust of which he first was made And when thou speak'st the word Raturn 't is instantly obey'd verse 4 For in thy fight a thousand Years are like a Day that 's past Or like a watch in dead of Night whose hours unminded waste verse 5 Thou sweep'ft us off as with a Flood we vanish hence like Dreams At first we grow like Grass tnat feels the Sun's reviving Beams verse 6 But howfoever fresh and fair its Morning Beauty shows T is all cut down and withered quite before the Ev'ning close verse 7 8 We by thine Anger are consum'd and by thy Wrath dismay'd Our publick Crimes and secret Sins before thy sight are laid verse 9 Beneath thy Anger 's sad Effects our drooping Days we spend Our unregarded Years break off like Tales that quickly end verse 10 Qur Term of Time is seventy years an Age that few survive But if with more than common strength to eighty we arrive Yet then our boasted Strength decays to Sorrow turn'd and and Pain So soon the slender Thread is cut and we no more remain PART II verse 11 But who thy Anger 's dread Effects does as he ought revere And yet thy Wrath does fall or rise as more or less we fear verse 12 So teach us Lord th' uncertain Sum of our short Days to mind That to true Wisdom all our Hearts may ever be inclin'd verse 13 O to thy Servants Lord return and speedily relent As we
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