do For surely they shall be like Chaff which winds blow off and drive away verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly race in judgment shall not stand Nor sinners have a place with Saints at Christ's right hand verse 6 For God well knows the just mens path but theirs in wrath he overthrows Psalm II. Windsor Tune WHy rage the hea -- then fu --- rous-ly and peo -- ple plot vain things The earth-ly Kings their pow'rs ap -- ply and ru --- lers with the Kings God and his Christ oppose they do and thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bands in two and cast their cords away verse 4 But lo the Lord that dwells on high and doth in heaven abide Shall laugh at this conspiracy and their attemps deride verse 5 Then shall he also speak to those in wrath and furious heat And very sorely vex his foes in his displeasure great verse 6 Yet have I set my king saith he upon my holy hill Inthron'd with glorious dignity to reign in Sion still verse 7 I 'le publish the decree and say the Lord hath said to me Thou art my son and lo this day I have begotten thee verse 8 Ask me and I will give to thee the priv'ledge of thy birth For thine shall all the nations be and utmost parts on earth verse 9 Thine iron rod shall crush them all and thou shalt lift it up To dash thy foes in pieces small like to a potters cup. verse 10 Be wise now therefore O ye kings ye judges of the land Be well instructed in the things ye ought to understand verse 11 See that you do your selves imploy in Gods true service here Mix trembling alwayes with your joy and worship him in fear verse 12 O kiss the son of God I say lest ye excite his wrath And so be made to miss the way and perish from the path For if his anger ne're so small be kindled in his brest Then happy happy are they all that on their Saviour rest Psalm III. Lincoln Tune O Lord how much do they in-crease that rise to trou -- ble me And they that do di-sturb my peace how ma ---- ny Lord they be How ma --- ny of my soul have said pre --- su --- ming to pre -- sage There is for him no hope of aid tho God him --- self in-gage verse 3 But thou O Lord art my defence when I am hard bestead My glory and magnificence and thou holdst up my head verse 4 My prayer to thee I did address and cry'd to God most high And from his hill of holiness he heard me graciously verse 5 I laid me down most quietly I slept and rose again Because I knew assuredly the Lord did me sustain verse 6 And though ten thousand of my foes were round about me laid And came on purpose to oppose I will not be afraid verse 7 Rise Lord my God on thee I call save thine anointed one For thou hast smote mine enmies all upon the bare cheek-bone Thou brok'st the teeth of impious men verse 8 Salvation comes from thee Upon thy chosen people then thy blessing sure shall be Psalm IV. St. Marys Tune HEar me O God my right'ous-ness when I to thee re -- pair Thou hast en -- larg'd me from di-stress in mer --- cy hear my pray'r verse 2 O sons of men how long will ye my dignity despise How long will ye love vanity and follow after lies verse 3 But know that God makes special choise of saints for his own sake And he will surely hear my voice when I my prayers make verse 4 Then stand in aw and cease to sin but set your selves apart And silent on your beds begin to commune with your heart verse 5 For incense offer innocence and righteousness present And wholly put your confidence in God omnipotent verse 6 who 'l shew us any good they say many are muttering thus Thy countenance O Lord display and let it shine on us verse 7 For thou hast made this heart of mine more joyful and more glad Then when they brought in corn and wine and great increase have had verse 8 In peace therefore will I lie down and take my rest full well For thou O Lord and thou alone dost make me safely dwell Psalm V. Lowath Tune O Lord un -- to my words give ear my me --- di --- ta --- tion weigh My King my God my cry -- ing hear for un --- to thee I pray verse 3 At morning thou shalt hear my cry at morning I 'le direct My prayer unto thee on high and patiently expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will with sin delighted be No wickedness nor any ill shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure eye the foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquity thy nature doth detest verse 6 Thou shalt destroy them that are prone to utter tales and lies God will abhorr the bloody one and such as fraud devise verse 7 But to thy house will I draw near in thine abundant grace And worship in thy holy fear towards thy holy place verse 8 Lord lead me in thy righteousness because of all my foes And thy strait paths lest I transgress before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouth no truth appears their heart with mischief throngs Their throats are open sepulchres they flatter with their tongues verse 10 Destroy them Lord destroy them all let them be overthrown And into just destruction fall by counsels of their own And let them be cast out and quell'd for their excessive sin For they have wickedly rebell'd against the Lord therein verse 11 But let O Lord all those rejoyce that put their trust in thee Let them with shouts lift up their voice and ever joyful be Let them likewise that love thy name which is their confidence Be ever joyful in the same since thou art their defence verse 12 For to the righteous man no doubt thou wilt thy blessing yield And ever compass him about with favour as a shield Psalm VI. Bristol Tune O Lord my God re -- buke me not when thou shalt an --- gry be When thy dis-plea-sure wax-eth hot then do not cha -- sten me verse 2 O Lord have mercy on my soul for I am wond'rous weak Lord I beseech thee make me whole for ev'n my bones do break verse 3 My soul is also vexed sore but Lord how long a space verse 4 Return O Lord my soul restore and save me of thy grace verse 5 For none can praise or think on thee when dead in grave they lie verse 6 And now my groaning wearieth me so near to death am I. All night I make my bed to swim my couch with tears o'reflows verse 7 Mine eyes consum'd with grief wax dim because of all my foes verse 8 Ye workers of iniquity go from me every one For God hath heard me graciously when I did
miss Owns him as if he had not sinn'd whose heart sin -- cere and up-right is verse 3 My woes increas'd while I suppress'd my guilt no quiet I could get verse 4 Thy wrath did press me like a weight and scorch'd me like the Summers heat verse 5 I then resolved to disclose my crimes and open all my wound I humbly did confess my sins to thee and easy pardon found verse 6 This Mercy shall invite good men in season to implore thine aid Then tho' their troubles like a flood should rise they need not be afraid verse 7 Thou Lord shall be my safe retreat to thee I 'll fly in all distress Thou wilt preserve me and in songs of Victory I 'll thee confess verse 8 I 'll counsel sinners to obey verse 9 And not be like the Horse or Mule Whose fury till they 're broke or tam'd No Rein can guide no Curb can rule verse 10 Such sinners meet with heavy stroaks verse 11 While those that trust in God shall prove The happy men then let the just Rejoice and Triumph in his Love Psalm XXXIII London Tune YE righ-t'ous in the Lord re-joice for praise be-comes the saints Praise God with psalt'ry harp and voice and ten-string'd In -- stru -- ments verse 3 Sing to the Lord aloud with praise with skilful songs and new verse 4 For lo his word his works and ways are faithful just and true verse 5 Justice and judgment he doth love ev'n this most right'ous Lord And with his goodness from above the earth is richly stor'd verse 6 The word of his eternal truth compos'd the spangled skie And by the breathing of his mouth the hoasts of heav'n on high verse 7 The waters of the Sea he keeps confin'd within the shore He layeth up the liquid deeps as in a house of store verse 8 Let all the earth submit with fear to this almighty Lord And all the nations every where ev'n tremble at his word verse 9 For he but spake and it was done and when his word was past His ordinances thus begun and evermore stands fast verse 10 The counsel of the nations rude the Lord doth bring to nought He doth defeat the multitude of their device and thought verse 11 But Gods own counsels do remain they stand for ever sure The thoughts which his heart doth retain from age to age endure The second part verse 12 That nation's blest whose God 's the Lord foreknown in his decree And chosen of his own accord his heritage to be verse 13 The Lord from heaven cast his eye on men of mortal birth verse 14 Beholding from his seat on high all dwellers on the earth verse 15 Alike he frames and fashioneth the hearts of great and small Their works he well considereth and judgeth of them all verse 16 No num'rous host can save a king it is not strength that can Deliverance from danger bring unto a mighty man verse 17 A horse is vain and never can give safety in the fight Nor shall deliver any man by his great strength and might verse 18 But lo the Lord doth set his eye with favour on the just And those that fear him faithfully and in his mercy trust verse 19 To save their precious souls alive from deaths destructive pow'r And store of wholsome food to give when famine would devour verse 20 Our soul doth wait with patience for God the holy one He is our help and our defence he is our shield alone verse 21 For lo our heart in him shall joy because we can proclaim That we have trusted stedfastly in his most holy name verse 22 Lord let thy mercy and thy grace upon us ever be Accordingly as we do place our confidence in thee Psalm XXXIV St. Marys Tune AT all times I will mag-ni -- fy and bless the li --- ving Lord My thank-ful mouth con-ti-n'-al -- ly his prai --- ses shall re -- cord verse 2 My soul shall boast in God's great name with glad and glor'ing voice The humble men shall hear the same and mightily rejoyce verse 3 O magnify the Lord with me and let us all endeavour Him to exalt in high degree and praise his name together verse 4 I sought the Lord with fervent cries and he my voice did hear The Lord deliv'red me likewise from all my painful fear verse 5 The saints lookt up to him on high and by this means they came To be enlightned gloriously their face receiv'd no shame verse 6 This poor man cry'd the saints shall say the Lord did hear his call And for his troubles he made way to help him out of all verse 7 The angel of the Lord most high encampeth ev'ry where Deliv'ring them continually that walk in God's true fear verse 8 O taste ye saints and tasting see that God's a gracious one O happy happy man is he that trusts in him alone verse 9 O fear the Lord ye saints of his fear him with one accord For never any want there is to them that fear the Lord. verse 10 Young lions lack and shall endure sharp hungers mortal sting But they that fear the Lord are sure to want for no good thing The second part verse 11 Come Children with alacrity unto my words give ear And I will teach you perfectly the Lords true filial fear verse 12 What man unto long life aspires and loveth many days To see the good that he desires let him observe these ways verse 13 Thy tongue all evil must exclude thy lips must guile eschew verse 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and peace pursue verse 15 For on the right'ous ev'ry where the Lord doth set his eye And opens his attentive ear to their uncessant cry verse 16 the Lord hath set his countenance against the wicked race To cut off their rememberance on earth from ev'ry place verse 17 The right'ous cry the Lord doth hear and ends their troubles quite verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near and saves the soul contrite verse 19 Full many are the miseries of just and right'ous men But out of all adversities the Lord deliv'reth them verse 20 And by a special providence he keepeth ev'ry bone That none by any violence is broken no not one verse 21 But evil shall the wicked slay and whosoever hate The right'ous for their right'ous way shall soon be desolate verse 22 The Lord doth graciously redeem his servants souls each one And none do put their trust in him that shall be overthrown Psalm XXXV Bristol Tune LOrd plead my right'ous cause with those that are with me at strife O fight a-gainst my mor -- tal foes that fight a -- gainst my life verse 2 Lay hold O Lord upon the lance the buckler and the shield Stand up for my deliverance and for me fight the field verse 3 Draw out the sword and stop the way of those that follow me And to my soul in mercy say thy sav'our I will be verse
In fathers stead thou shalt have sons by new and heavenly birth And make those sons most mighty ones and chief in all the earth verse 17 To ages all I 'le keep in store the mem'ry of thy name Thy praise therefore for evermore shall all the earth proclaim Psalm XLVI Dublin Tune God is our hope on whom we wait our strength and re --- fuge near A pre-sent help in ev'-ry strait There-fore we will not fear verse 2 No though the earth should be displac't and though the mountains steep Into the very sea be cast and bur'ed in the deep verse 3 Yea though the sea great noise doth make and restless roars and raves And though the very mountains shake with swelling of her waves verse 4 There is a river flows apace and maketh glad thereby The City of God the holy place and tents of the most high verse 5 The Lord is in the midst of her be mov'd she never may The Lord shall help her and confer that help by break of day verse 6 The heathen raged fur'ously the kingdoms moved were His voice he utter'd from on high the earth did melt for fear verse 7 The Lord of hosts of Israel is evermore with his And lo out tow'r impregnable the God of Jacob is The second part verse 8 Come see and ponder in your thought the works of God's own hand What desolations he hath wrought in sight of all the land verse 9 He ceaseth wars now ev'ry where which kingdoms did conspire He breaks the bow he cuts the spear the chariot burns with fire verse 10 Be still and understand saith he that I am God alone Among the heathen I will be the high exalted one On earth I will be magnifi'd in all my might and power verse 11 The Lord of hosts is on our side and Jacobs God's our tower Psalm XLVII London Tune YE peo -- ple all with one ac -- cord clap hands and joyn in joys Shout ye and sing un -- to the Lord with most tri --- um-phant noise verse 2 For he 's a high and dreadful one to be ador'd with fear A mighty king in all the earth exalted far and near verse 3 For us shall this almighty king subdue the heathen lands And people in subjection bring to Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage where we must dwell shall he select alone A glorious lot for Israel his wel-beloved one verse 5 God is ascended up on high with shouts which shake the ground The Lord is gone up gloriously with trumpets chearful sound verse 6 Sing praise to God sing praise with mirth sing praises to our king verse 7 For God is king of all the earth all skilful praises sing verse 8 God reigneth universally over the heathen lands Sits on his throne of sanctity and all the earth commands verse 9 The princes of the lands abroad do all of them flock hither All people serving Abrahams God they and their kings together For lo the shields of all the earth belong to God most high He is exalted and set forth exceeding glor'ously Psalm XLVII Metre 2. To the 148 Psalm Tune LEt all in sweet ac -- cord clap hands and voi --- ces raise In ho -- nour of the Lord and loud --- ly sing his praise For God most high is King of Kings and rules all things with Ma-je -- sty verse 3 Whole Nations of our foes he throws beneath our feet verse 4 A happy lot he chose for us as he thought meet The dignity of Israel belov'd so well by the most high verse 5 God is gone up on high with shouts and trumpets sound Ascending glor'ously verse 6 O let him be renown'd His praises sing and loudly raise your voice to praise our Heav'nly King verse 7 For God is Sovereign King and Lord of all the Earth With understanding sing and set his praises forth verse 8 God reigns alone o're Heathen men sitting upon his holy Throne verse 9 The Princes gather there the Princes of all Lands And people far and near whom Abraham's God commands The shields are his throughout the Earth of so great worth Jehovah is Psalm XLVIII St. Davids Tune GReat is the Lord his praise no less for so must we re -- cord Here in his hill of ho -- li -- ness and ci --- ty of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beaut'ous thing the whole earth's joy and pride The city of the mighty king is on her northern side verse 3 The Lord within her palace there is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They saw it and they marvelled for there they durst not stay But troubled and astonished they made great haste away verse 6 Great terrour there fell on our foes and grievous pangs of pain And sharp as women in their throwes at any time sustain verse 7 And as a fur'ous eastern wind puts Tarshan ships to wrack Such fur'ous force our foes did find when thy hand drove them back The second part verse 8 Now have we seen what we have heard recorded in our coasts Touching the city of the Lord the sov'reign Lord of hosts The city of our God to wit where this was testifi'd That God himself will stablish it for ever to abide verse 9 And these thy sure compassion Lord thy kindness and thy grace Most quietly did we record within thy holy place verse 10 For like thy name so is thy praise as far as land extends And store of right'ousness always thy right hand comprehends verse 11 Therefore let Sion plent'ously of heav'nly joys partake And Judah's daughters leap for joy for thy just judgment sake verse 12 Walk forth and compass Sion mount and round about her go Her stately tow'rs distinctly count and all their numbers know verse 13 Mark ye her bulwarks very well her palaces regard That ye may certifie and tell the ages afterward verse 14 For this God doth and will abide our God to our last breath For ever he will be our guide and our support till death Psalm XLIX Dublin Tune All dwel-lers here on earth give ear all peo -- ple heark-en hither All gen ' -- ral-ly both low and high both rich and poor toge -- ther. verse 3 My mouth behold shall now unfold and wisdom shall relate Yea and my heart and inward part shall knowledge meditate verse 4 I will incline this ear of mine a parable to hear And open my deep mistery upon my harp most clear verse 5 Why should the day of grief dismay and make me fear and doubt When steps of my iniquity shall compass me about verse 6 Concerning those that trust repose in wealth and worldly store And make their brags of golden bags though they have nothing more verse 7 There 's not a man of them that can his brother's soul redeem Nor for him may a ransome pay sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too great price to
light Psalm LVII Dublin Tune BE mer -- ci -- ful to me O Lord be mer ---- ci -- ful to me Be -- cause my soul be -- lieves thy word and puts her trust in-thee Yea to the shadow of thy wings I will for refuge fly Untill these lamentable things shall quietly pass by verse 2 I 'l cry to God with earnest breath ev'n unto God most high Who faithfully accomplisheth my competent supply verse 3 And he shall send from heaven high and save me by his power From his reproach and obloquy that would my soul devour verse 4 God shall send forth his truth and grace though now my soul doth dwell And lodge among a wicked race set all on fire of hell Degen'rate sons of men I mean whose fury being stirr'd Their teeth are spears and arrows keen their tongue a sharpned sword The second part verse 5 Be thou exalted O great God above the starry skie And far above the earth abroad thy glory set on high My en'mies have prepar'd a net my steps to overthrow verse 6 My soul for which the same was set is bow'd down very low And they have also dig'd a pit before me in the way But falling in the midst of it themselves are made the prey verse 7 My heart is fixed stedfastly my heart is fixt O God And I will sing with melody and spread thy praise abroad verse 8 Awake my glory up I say my harp and lute awake And I will wake before the day sweet melody to make verse 9 Thy praise O Lord will I set forth where throngs of people be Among the nations of the earth will I sing praise to thee verse 10 Because thy mercy doth ascend unto the heavens high Thy truth as largely doth extend unto the cloudy skie verse 11 O God let thy exalted name above the heavens stand Advance thy glory and thy fame above the sea and land Psalm LVIII Martyrs Tune O Con -- gre-ga-tion put in trust and men of mor --- tal seed Are all your judg-ments true and just and are they so in --- deed verse 2 Nay in your hearts ye do devise to bind the cruel bands And in the Earth ye exercise the vi'lence of your hands verse 3 The wicked from the very womb have erred on this wise Into the world no sooner come but go astray by lies verse 4 Such as the serpents poison is such poison just is theirs And as the adder stoppeth his just so they stop their ears verse 5 For the deaf adder will not hear the charmers charming voice But deaf to all his charms appear though they were ne're so choise verse 9 Lord break their teeth within their mouth the great teeth of the stout Of the fierce lions in their youth O God ev'n break them out verse 7 As weak as water let them be and when he aim's to shoot Let all his whole artillery drop broken at his foot verse 8 As snails within the shell consume so Lord consume them quite And like abortives from the womb which never see the light verse 9 Before the pots can feel the thorns his fury shall let drive And with his whirwinds angry storms take them away alive verse 10 The just shall joy it doth them good to see thy vengeance then And he shall wash his feet in bloud of the ungodly men verse 11 So that a man shall surely say sure just men have reward And there 's a God that doth repay and justice doth regard Psalm LIX St. David's Tune MY God do thou de -- li --- ver me from all mine e --- ne -- mies And save me from their ty -- ran-ny that do a -- gainst me rise verse 2 From workers of iniquity in mercy set me free From all their bloudy cruelty my God deliver me verse 3 For lo they lie in wait for me the mighty do combine Against me undeservedly and for no fault of mine verse 4 They run and do themselves prepare when I no fault do make Awake to help me by thy care and perfect notice take verse 5 Most mighty God of Israel awake to judge the earth Spare none that wilfully rebell but pour thy vengeance forth verse 6 Lo they return at evening-tide and as a hungry hound They make a noise on ev'ry side and trace the city round verse 7 Their mouths belch out great blasphemy lo in their lips are swords For who say they doth stand so nigh that he should hear our words verse 8 But thou O Lord shalt laugh at them and they shall be despis'd For thou shalt scorn the heathen men and all th'uncircumcis'd verse 9 Because of his great strength and pow'r Lord I will wait on thee For God is my defence and tow'r to which I always flee verse 10 The God from whom my mercy flows shall me betimes prevent And let me see upon my foes my very hearts content The second part verse 11 Lord bring them down but slay them not disperse them by thy pow'r And let it never be forgot O Lord our shield and tow'r verse 12 For wicked words and blasphemies O trap them in their pride And for the curses and the lies which from their lips do slide verse 13 Consume in wrath consume them quite that men may apprehend Thou rul'st in Jacob by thy might to th' earths remotest and. verse 14 Let them return at evening-tide and like a hungry hound Make a great noise on every side and trace the city round verse 15 Wand'ring abroad with weary feet seek up and down for meat And howl when they are hunger-bit and have not what to eat verse 16 But I with early diligence will sing aloud thy praise Who wast my refuge and defence in all my dang'rous days verse 17 O thou my strength I 'le sing to thee to praise thy love and pow'r Who art a gracious God to me my strong defence and tow'r Psalm LX. Lowath Tune O God thou didst us once for -- sake and we were scat-ter'd then Thou wast dis-pleas'd but O be-take thy self to us a --- gain verse 2 The earth sore broken with thy hand doth tremble Lord and quake O heal the breaches of our land for it doth bow and shake verse 3 Things that were hard and rigorous thou hast impos'd on thine And thou hast given drink to us of stupifying wine verse 4 Yet gav'st thou them that feared thee the banner of thy aid Because of truth and veritie to be on high displai'd verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved land delivered may be Save with the pow'r of thy right hand and harken unto me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah speak with joy I go about All Shechem to divide and take and Succoth vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh must to me subcribe and Gil'ad stand in aw My chiefest strength is Ephraims tribe and Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot my wash-pot Mo'b shall be And thou O Palestina shout and
my God thy truth I 'le sing O Israel's holy one verse 23 A multitude of joys shall throng about my lips to sit While my glad soul breaths out a song to him that ransom'd it verse 24 My tongue shall also now proclaim thy justice all day long For they are quell'd and brought to shame that seek to do me wrong Psalm LXXII To the 119 Psalm Tune LOrd give thy judg-ments to the king that ju --- stice may be done And give the skill of go-vern-ing un --- to his prince --- ly son Then shall he go-vern up -- right-ly and do thy peo --- ple right Then shall he judge with e -- qui-ty the poor that have no might verse 3 The very mountains he shall bless to bring the people peace The little hills by right'ousness shall yeild a great increase verse 4 And he shall judge the indigent and save the poor and weak And the oppressor fraudulent in pieces he shall break verse 5 and then from age to age shall they regard and fear thy might So long as sun doth shine by day or else the moon by night verse 6 He shall descend as soaking rain upon the mowen grass As show'rs that water hills and plains whatever way they pass verse 7 The just shall flourish in his days and all shall be at peace Untill the very moon decays and all it's motions cease verse 8 He shall be Lord of sea and land from shore to shore throughout From sea to sea on either hand and all the earth about verse 9 All those that in the deserts dwell before him bow they must His enemies he will compell to stoop and lick the dust verse 10 The kings of Tarshish and the Isles Sheba and Seba's king Shall come with presents many mlies and gifts to him shall bring verse 11 Yea all the kings and higher powers shall kneel before his throne All nations and their governours shall serve this king alone verse 12 For he the needy one shall save when unto him they call The poor I say and them that have no help of man at all The second part verse 13 Most mercifully he shall spare the poor whom power controuls And he will ever have a care to save poor needy souls verse 14 From violence and thral shall he their abject souls redeem And in his sight their bloud shall be of singular esteem verse 15 And he shall live till they bring store to him of Sheba's gold He shall be prays'd for evermore and daily be extoll'd· verse 16 Handfulls of corn shall grow upon the pregnant mountain tops The fruit shall shake like Lebanon of that same little crop The Citizens of Sion hill shall flourish as the grass And in great peace and plenty still their happy days shall pass verse 17 His name shall last and be in mind till sun's surcease and rest And as a blessing to man-kind all lands shall call him blest verse 18 Praise ye the Lord of hosts and sing to Isra'ls God each one For he doth ev'ry wondrous thing yea he himself alone verse 19 And blessed be his glorious name to all eternity Let th' earth be filled with his fame Amen amen say I. Psalm LXXIII Martyrs Tune TO Is --- ra'l tru --- ly God is good to each pure-heart -- ed one But as for me I scare -- ly stood my feet were al --- most gone verse 3 For I was galled grievously and mov'd with envy then Beholding the prosperity of these ungodly men verse 4 For in their death no bands there are their strength is firm and sure verse 5 They have no plagues no grief nor care which other men indure verse 6 Pride therefore like brave Ornaments doth compass them about And like a garment violence doth cover them throughout verse 7 Their eyes stand out with very fat of wealth they have such store What heart can wish nor only that but ev'n a great deal more verse 8 Corrupt they are and very vain and with unbridled tongue Oppression proudly they maintain and highly boast of wrong verse 9 Against the heavens all along their daring mouth dares talk And their unbridled lavish tongue throughout the earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore God's people oft come up and here they turn about Since waters of so full a cup to them are poured out The second part verse 11 And thus they say how can it be that God should ever know And the most high discern and see the things that are so low verse 12 Behold these the ungodly are that seem to live in peace And prosper in the world so far whose riches still increase verse 13 Then said I I may gather hence that I with too much pain Have wash'd my hands in innocence and cleans'd my heart in vain verse 14 For I was plagued for my sin ev'n all day long O God And ev'ry morning I have been chastised with thy rod. verse 15 But when I had conceiv'd all this I still refrain'd my tongue Lest I should censure saints amiss and do thy children wrong verse 16 Then I bethought me how I might this matter understand But lo the labour was too great for me to take in hand verse 17 Till in thy house I did attend and there O Lord and then I understood the wretched end of these ungodly men verse 18 For surely in a slippery place thou causedst them to sit To cast them down with great disgrace into Destruction's pit verse 19 A moment brings their misery O great and wondrous change They are consumed utterly with terrours great and strange verse 20 Ev'n as a dream in fancies brow from waking senses flies Lord when thou awak'st thou shalt their Image quite despise The Third part verse 21 Yet thus my heart was griev'd hereby and pain my reins opprest verse 22 So rude and ignorant was I and in thy sight a beast verse 23 Nevertheless I do remain continually with thee By thy right hand thou dost sustain and firmly holdest me verse 24 Thy counsels Lord which I regard are my most faithful guide And thou shalt take me afterward to heav'n glorify'd verse 25 For whom have I in heav'n but thee nor is there any one In all the earth desir'd of me except thy self alone verse 26 My flesh doth fail me very sore but God upholds my heart He is my strength for evermore my portion and my part verse 27 For they that far estranged be lo they and ev'ry one That go a whoring Lord from thee shall quite be overthrown verse 28 But now for me 't is best of all near thee my God to dwell I trust in God and that I shall of all thy wonders tell Palm LXXIV Dublin Tune WHy art thou Lord so far from us in all this dan -- ger deep Why doth thine an --- ger kin --- dle thus a --- gainst thy pa -- sture sheep verse 2 From times of old remember still where thy possessions fell The purchas 't place of Sion
hill where thou wast wont to dwell verse 3 Perpetual ruine's here begun come help and come apace See what thy foes have lewdly done within thy holy place verse 4 Amidst thy congregation here thine en'mies rage and roar And set for signs their ensigns there where thou wast serv'd before verse 5 A man was famous formerly for hewing down thick trees By lifting up his ax on high to fetch his blow at these verse 6 But now they rend and rase as fast and all at once are broke The curious carved work defac't with ax and hammer's stroke verse 7 Thy holy house they set on flame defil'd and cast to ground The dwelling-place of thy great name where once thou wast renown'd verse 8 They said in heart come on let us destroy them out of hand And they have burnt up ev'ry house of God in all the land verse 9 Our signs are lost our prophets gone thine oracles are dumb Among us all there is not one konws when an end shall come The second part verse 10 How long Lord shall the enemy breath such reproach and shame Lord shall our foes perpetually blaspheme thy sacred name verse 11 Wherefore O Lord withdrawest thou thy hand even thy right hand O from thy bosome pluck it now thy en'mies to withstand verse 12 For God is Isra'ls king of old who hath salvation wrought And all the earth may well behold what help to his he brought verse 13 Thou by thy strength didst part the seas where liquid water spreads And in the very depth of these thou brok'st the dragons heads verse 14 Leviathans heads thou didst divide although their strength was great And thus thy people were suppli'd i' th wilderness for meat verse 15 The flood and fountain Lord most high thy power did cleave in two And mighty rivers thou mad'st dry that Isra'l might go through verse 16 The shining day and shady night peculiarly are thine Thou hast O Lord prepar'd the light and caus'd the sun to shine verse 17 The earth with all the ends and coasts thy mighty hand did frame Both summer's heat and winter's frosts by thine appointment came The third part verse 18 O Lord let this remembred be how great reproach and shame The en'my dares to cast on thee how fools blaspheme thy name verse 19 Thy turtles soul which many hate do not to them deliver Thy congregations poor estate do not forget for ever verse 20 Regard thy cov'nant rid and clense dark corners of our land So full of cruel Robbers dens as ev'ry where they stand verse 21 O let not those that are opprest return again with shame But help the needy and distress't and let them praise thy name verse 22 Arise O Lord and still maintain the cause that is thy own Remember well how fools disdain and daily scorns are thrown verse 23 Forget not Lord how great it grows how insolent how high The tumults of thy rebell foes increase continually Psalm LXXV St. Marys Tune O God we ren-der thanks to thee to thee we give the same For by thy won-drous works we see the near --- ness of thy name verse 2 When I the congregation call an upright judge I 'le be verse 3 The earth 's dissolv'd the men and all her pillars hold by me verse 4 But I admonish'd them the while ye wicked fools said I Be not so vain be not so vile nor lift your horn so high verse 5 Presumptuous horns do not advance nor speak with haughty mouth verse 6 Promotion doth not come by chance from east or west or south verse 7 But God is sovereign judge alone and there can be no other He at his pleasure pulls down one and setteth up another verse 8 For in God's hand there is a cup the liquor that it hath Is wine as red as blood fill'd up with mixtures of his wrath He pours it out and he will make the wicked of the land Wring out the very dregs and take and drink them at his hand verse 9 To Jacobs God I will each day declare fresh songs of praise verse 10 The wicked's horns I 'le cut away but right'ous mens I 'l raise Psalm LXXVI To the 100 Psalm Tune IN Ju --- dah God is known to his his name is great in Is -- ra --- el His san -- ctu'-ry at Sa --- lem is he doth in Si --- on-moun-tain dwell verse 3 The bows and arrows brake he there the battle shield and sword and spear verse 4 Thou art more glor'ous ev'ry way and excellent then mounts of prey verse 5 The stout of heart are over-thrown and they have slept their sleeps last night And of the mighty men not one hath found his hands wherewith to fight verse 6 O God of Jacob thy reproof spoil'd rattling wheel and thund'ring hoof Chariot and horse at thy fierce blast into a sleep of death are cast verse 7 Thou thou alone art worthy fear for who may stand before thine eyes Who dares approach who dares appear when once thy burning wrath doth rise verse 8 From heav'n thou mak'st thy judgments heard the silent earth was sore afraid verse 9 When God arose to Judgment then to save on earth all humble men verse 10 Mans wrath shall surely praise thy name henceforth held in by thy restraints verse 11 O make your vows and pay the same unto the Lord your God ye saints verse 12 Let all about him presents bring to him that daunts the proudest king To him I say whose fear compells and princes spirits curbs aud quells Psalm LXXVII To the 119 Psalm Tune I with my voice to God did cry my sad e-state to see My voice did cry to God on high and he gave ear to me I sought him in my wo --- ful day my sore still ran all night My wea -- ry soul did put a --- way all com -- for t and de --- light verse 3 I thought on God in my distress yet trouble did remain And overwhelm'd with heaviness my soul did sore complain verse 4 Mine eyes from sleep thou dost restrain and mak'st me still to wake I am so vext and full of pain my speech doth me forsake verse 5 Then thought I on the days of old the years of antient times Wherein Gods mercies manifold did overflow our crimes verse 6 My song by night I call'd to mind I commun'd with my heart My soul made earnest search to find some word to ease my smart verse 7 Alas said I what will the Lord cast off and not restore And from henceforth will he afford no favour any more verse 8 Is all his mercy ceas't and gone must that no more prevail The promise of the holy one shall that for ever fail verse 9 Hath God forgotten to express his mercies wonted measure Is his dear love and tenderness shut up in his displeasure verse 10 Then said I my infirmity doth cause these doubts and fears I will recall what the most high hath done in former
eyes meer subjects of debate With laughter do our enemies behold our sad estate verse 7 Turn us again Lord God of Hosts and cause as we have crav'd Thy face to shine on Isra'ls coasts and then we shall be sav'd The second part verse 8 A noble vine of Israel thou didst from Egypt bring The heathen folk thou didst expell and plant it there to spring verse 9 Thou mad'st it room for Isra'ls sake by thy almighty hand And caused'st it deep root to take and lo it fill'd the land verse 10 The hills and mountains all abroad were cover'd with its shade And like the cedar-trees of God her branches were displaid verse 11 Her boughs extending far and wide unto the sea she sent And to Euphrates river side her other branches went verse 12 Why hast thou then with great decay broke down her hedges so That all that pass along the way do pluck her as they go verse 13 And it is wasted by the boar that cometh from the wood The wild beasts of the field great store devour it for their food The third part verse 14 Lord God of hosts we beg of thee return again to thine Look down from heav'n behold and see and visit this thy vine verse 15 The vineyard and the branches young which thy right hand hath set And for thy self hast made so strong do not O Lord forget verse 16 It 's burnt with fire it is cut down and in a wasting case At thy rebuke Lord at the frown of thy displeased face verse 17 Uphold Lord with Authority the man of thy right hand The son of man made strong by thee and for thy cause to stand verse 18 So will we not go back at all from thee O Lord most high Then quicken us and we will call on thy name constantly verse 19 Lord God of hosts our hearts incline and turn us now again And cause thy face on us to shine and safe shall we remain psalm LXXXI London Tune O Sing a-loud with chear-full voice to God our strength and stay And make a ve -- ry joy -- full noise to Ja -- cob's God this day verse 2 O take a psalm for melody and bring the timbrell hither The pleasant harp and psaltery and join them all together verse 3 Blow up the trumpet this new moon a duty not the least At times appointed to be done upon our solemn feast verse 4 For this was made a statute law for Israel of old And such as God himself did draw for Jacob's sons to hold verse 5 This he ordain'd in Josephs house passing through Egypt land Where I did hear the barbarous but did not understand verse 6 I eas'd him of the burden there that on his shoulders lay His hands likewise deliver'd were from making pots of clay verse 7 O Isra'l thou didst call on me in thy distressful case I rescu'd and I answer'd thee in thunders secret place I prov'd thee also in the way where thou would'st needs prove me Ev'n at the streams of Meribah I try'd and proved thee The second part verse 8 O my dear people come and hear and I 'le declare to thee O Isra'l if thou wilt give ear and hearken unto me verse 9 There shall be in thee no strange God nor ev'r at all shalt thou Adore the Gods that are abroad to whom the Gentiles bow verse 10 For I the Lord thy God am he who thee from Egypt led Inlarge thy mouth in pray'r to me and thou shalt sure be sped verse 11 But though that I did Isra'l chuse my own select to be yet Isra'l did my voice refuse and would have none of me verse 12 So then I gave them up unto their own hearts wandring thought To do as they desir'd to do as their own counsels taught verse 13 O that my people had compli'd and heark'ned unto me And Isra'l had not walkt aside but kept to my decree verse 14 I should have soon subdu'd their foes and turn'd my pow'rfull hand To the subversion of all those that durst against them stand verse 15 The haters of the Lord be sure had made a low submission But Isra'ls time should still indure and in a blest condition verse 16 With finest of the wheat should he have fed his chosen flock I would have satisfied thee with honey from the rock Psalm LXXXII To the 119 Psalm Tune IN the as-sem -- bly of the saints the Lord him -- self doth stand And sit --- eth in the Judgment seat with Judg -- es of the land How long shall par --- ti --- a ---- li -- ty pre -- vail a --- mong you then To make you judge un-right-ous-ly and fa -- vour wick -- ed men verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherless too weak for worldly might Aid such as suffer great distress and see ye do them right verse 4 The weak and poor deliver ye and needy of the land And rid them from the tiranny of ev'ry wicked hand verse 5 They know not nor will understand but walk without the light All the foundations of the land are out of order quite verse 6 I said indeed that ye were Gods and sons of God most high And that ye had a mighty odds by princely Majesty verse 7 But ye as common men shall die and ye shall fall one day As fell those people formerly whom vengeance swept away verse 8 Arise O Lord thy self advance just judgment to pursue The earth is thine inheritance all nations are thy due Psalm LXXXIII St. Marys Tune O God no long-er hold thy peace but now thy si --- lence break This still tran-qui -- li -- ty sur-cease and raise thy self to speak verse 2 For now behold thine enemies do rage tumultuously And those that hate thee do arise and lift their heads on high verse 3 Most crafty counsel they have ta'ne against us all at once Consulting how to work the bane of all thy holy ones verse 4 Come let us cut them off said they and leave no root behind So that the name of Isra'l may no more be had in mind verse 5 For they have all with one consent consulted as one man Confed'rate and against thee bent with all the pow'r they can verse 6 The tents of all the Edomites and many other mens The Ishmaelites and Moabites and all the Hagarens verse 7 Gebal and Ammon do conspire and Amaleck combines With the Inhabitants of Tyre and with the Philistines verse 8 Assur is also join'd with them and all of them indeed Have join'd against Jerusalem with Lots incestuous seed The second part verse 9 Do to them Lord as in that day when Midians hoast was strook As to Jabin and Sisera which fell at Kishon brook verse 10 Which miserably perished at Endor where he found There carcasses all scattered as dung upon the ground verse 11 Like Zeeb and Oreb O compell their noble peers to fall As Zeba and Zalmunna fell so let their Princes all
up for them that are of upright heart verse 12 Rejoyce ye right'ous in the Lord much joyfulness express And give him thanks when ye record his perfect holiness Psalm XCVIII London Tune SIng to the Lord a new made song for he hath mar -- vels done His ho -- ly hand and arm most strong the vi ---- cto --- ry have won verse 2 The Lord almighty hath made known his saving health and might His truth he openly hath shown in all the heathen's sight verse 3 Tow'rds Isra'ls honour'd house hath he remembred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see declar'd in ev'ry place verse 4 Make joyful noise unto the Lord all dwellers on the earth Make noises loud his praise record with songs of joy and mirth verse 5 O sing unto the Lord I say and with the harp rejoyce With solemn harp his praise display and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpets shrill express your joys with sound of cornet sing And make a very joyful noise before the Lord the king verse 7 O let the sea with billows swell and all its fulness roar The world likewise and all that dwell upon the spacious shore verse 8 Let floods clap hands with one accord let hills express their mirth And join in joys before the Lord who comes to judge the earth verse 9 With right'ousness and judgement then shall he the people try And justly judge a world of men with truth and equity Psalm XCIX St. Davids Tune THe Lord doth reign as king of kings let all the peo --- ple quake He sits up -- on the Che --- ru-bims let th' earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord that doth in Sion dwell is wondrous high and great The people he doth far excell and sits in highest seat verse 3 Let all men praise and magnify thy great and dreadful name For it excells in sanctity and most deserveth fame verse 4 The princely power of our king loves judgement truth and right Thou rightly rulest every thing in Jacob through thy might verse 5 The Lord our God exalt ye now and worship him alone Before his footstool bend and bow for he 's a holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron with his priests and Samuel on him call Among his Saints these made requests and he did answer all verse 7 He in the cloudy pillar spake and shew'd to them his will The laws and statutes he did make they labour'd to fulfil verse 8 O Lord our God thou didst them hear and wast a pardoning God Thy mercy did to them appear though thou didst use thy rod. verse 9 The Lord our God exalt you still bow down before his throne And worship at his holy hill for he 's a holy one Psalm C. A Proper Tune ALl peo -- ple that on earth do dwell sing to the Lord with chearful voice Him serve with fear his praise forth-tell come ye be -- fore him and re-joyce verse 3 The Lord ye know is God indeed without our aid he did us make We are his flock he doth us feed and for his sheep he doth us take verse 4 O enter then his gates with praise and in his courts do ye proclaim Your thankfulness to him always and ever bless his holy name verse 5 Because the Lord our God is good his mercy is for ever sure His truth at all times firmly stood and shall from age to age endure Psalm CI. Lowath Tune MEr -- cy and judgement are my song which Lord I 'le sing to thee And wise-ly walk in per -- fect way un --- til thou vi --- sit me And I will walk with upright heart within my house O Lord verse 3 Not any thing will I behold that is to be abhorr'd I hate their work that turn aside to me it shall not cleave verse 4 I will not own a wicked man the froward heart I leave verse 5 I 'le cut him off that slandereth his neighbour secretly I 'le not endure the proud in heart nor him that looketh high verse 6 I will look out the faithful men that they may dwell with me And whoso walks in perfect way my servant he shall be verse 7 Whoso is bent to use deceit I will abandon quite The liar I will not abide to tarry in my sight verse 8 The wicked I will soon destroy and rid the land of them And cut away the wicked ones from God's Jerusalem Psalm CII Bristol Tune LOrd hear my pray'r and let my cry come spee -- di --- ly to thee In day of my ca -- la -- mi -- ty hide not thy face from me Incline thy gracious ear to me in this my day of need And when I call and cry to thee Lord answer me with speed verse 3 For like as smoak consumes away so do my days expire My bones are burnt and do decay like to a hearth with fire verse 4 My heart is smitten like the grass quite withered and dead And I alas do quite let pass to eat my needful bread verse 5 By reason of my doleful groans and pain that I am in My grief breaks forth so that my bones do cleave unto my skin verse 6 Lo I am like a Pelican in mournful wilderness And like a hated owl I am in deserts comfortless verse 7 I watch and am quite desolate and sparrow-like alone Which separated from her meat on houses top doth moan verse 8 Mine enemies have all the day reproached me with scorn And mad men in their frantick way are all against me sworn verse 9 So that I have instead of bread the ashes eaten up And with my drink the tears I shed are mingled in my cup. verse 10 Because of thy severity and of thy angry frown For thou hast lifted me on high and then hast cast me down verse 11 The days wherein my life doth pass are like a flitting shade And I am like the withering grass which instantly doth fade verse 12 But thou O Lord shalt still endure for ever constantly And thy remembrance shall stand sure to all posterity The second part verse 13 Thy tender bowels now shall stir to bring poor Sion home For lo the time to favour her yea the set time is come verse 14 For even in her very stones thy servants take delight The ruines under which she grorns find favour in their sight verse 15 And so the heathen every where shall reverence thy name And all the kings on earth shall fear thy glory and thy fame verse 16 When as the Lord builds up again fair Sion's broken wall His glory shall appear most plain and visible to all verse 17 The prayer of the destitute he shall regard and prize Their earnest and their humble suit the Lord will not despise verse 18 And this for ages yet to come shall rest upon record People created in the womb shall one day praise the Lord. verse 19 For from his sanctuaries height the Lord doth cast his eye
From heaven did his perfect sight the spacious earth discry verse 20 To hear the prisoners doleful groans and lamentable cry And to relieve oppressed ones that are condemn'd to die verse 21 That so the Lord 's most holy name may be declar'd to them And they proclaim his praise and fame in all Jerusalem verse 22 When as the people far and nigh shall all be gather'd there And kingdoms most unan'mously to serve the Lord in fear verse 23 But while I waited in the way my strength he hath decai'd Yea he hath shortened my day then thus to him I said verse 24 O! Take me not away my Lord in midst of all my days Thy years all ages shall record thy time no whit decays verse 25 The earth's foundation thou hast laid of old as now it stands The glorious heavens thou hast made the work of thine own hands verse 26 But they shall perish and decay while thou continuest still They shall wax old and wear away ev'n as a garment will As vestures thou shalt change their frame and changed they shall be verse 27 But thou art evermore the same thy years no end shall see verse 28 And Lord thy faithful servants race for ever shall endure Their seed likewise before thy face shall be establisht sure Psalm CIII To the 119 Psalm Tune BLess thou the li-ving Lord my soul his glo -- r'ous praise pro-claim Let all my in-ward pow'rs ex-toll and bless his ho ---- ly name For-get not all his be ---- ne -- fits but bless the Lord my soul Who all thy tres-pas-ses re -- mits and makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who did redeem and set thee free from death's infernal place With loving kindness crowned thee and with his tender grace verse 5 Who fills and satisfies thy mouth with all good things of his And makes thee to renew thy youth just as the Eagle's is verse 6 The Lord doth fully execute I justice and right'ousness And judgement for the destitute whom wicked men oppress verse 7 To Moses he did first reveal the way that they should go And made the sons of Israel his mighty acts to know verse 8 The Lord is merciful we know and graciously enclin'd To anger he is very slow compassionate and kind verse 9 Contin'ally he will not chide nor evermore contend His anger shall not long abide but quickly have an end verse 10 He doth not unto us dispence as our deserts have been Nor giveth us a recompence according to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'n is far above the earth's infer'our frame So is his mercy and his love to them that fear his name verse 12 As far as is the sun's uprise in distance from his fall So far our foul iniquities he sep'rates from us all The second part verse 13 As fathers are compassionate unto their children dear So doth the Lord commiserate his saints that do him fear verse 14 For he doth know our brittle frame our mould and fashion just He well remembers whence we came and that we are but dust verse 15 And as for man his days alas do soon decline and yield He flourisheth but as the grass or flower of the field verse 16 For it is gone and quickly too when some bleak wind goes o're And then the place whereon it grew shall never know it more verse 17 But unto all eternity God's goodness doth endure To ages all successively his right'ousness stands sure verse 18 To such as keep his covenants and fear his holy name Remembring his commandements to execute the same verse 19 The Lord within the heavens high hath firmly fixt his throne And over all things gen'rally his kingdom rules alone verse 20 All ye his angels bless the Lord ye that in strength excell That do his precepts with regard minding his word so well verse 21 Bless ye the Lord O! bless him still O all ye hosts of his His Ministers that do fulfil what e're his pleasure is verse 22 O bless the Lord ye works of his wherewith the world is stor'd Where ever his dominion is my soul bless thou the Lord. Psalm CIII Metre 2. To the 100 Psalm Tune BLess thou the Lord my soul his name let all the pow'rs with-in me bless O let not his past fa -- vours lie for-got -- ten in un-thank -- ful-ness verse 3 It 's he that pardons all thy sins He that in sickness makes thee sound verse 4 It 's he redeemed from the grave Thy Life with Love and Mercy crown'd verse 5 It 's he that fills thy mouth with good and all thy just desires supplies Who like the Eagle makes thine Age To a renewed youth arise verse 6 From his strict Justice sure relief oppressed Innocence will find verse 7 Moses and Isr'el knew his ways and kind intentions of his mind verse 8 Abundant Mercies flow from God love is his nature and delight verse 9 Slow is his wrath and tho' he chides intends not to destroy us quite His Anger in its rise and stay from rules of Justice never swerves verse 10 And when he punishes our faults the measure 's less than sin deserves verse 11 As Heav'n is far above the Earth so his Rewards exceed our Love verse 12 Farther than East is from the West his pardon does our sins remove The second part verse 13 A father's pity to his child resembles God's tho shorter far verse 14 For he considers our weak frame that onely quickned Dust we are verse 15 Man's days are like the Grass or flow'r that in the field its beauty shows verse 16 But fades with every blasting wind and then its former place none knows verse 17 But God's eternal truth and love is to good men and to their race verse 18 Those that his laws and cov'nant keep his favour ever will embrace verse 19 Circled with glor'ous Light his throne the Lord has plac't in heav'n above Whose mighty pow'r and sov'reign rule extends o'er all that live and move verse 20 Bless God ye Angels who in strength and ready services transcend verse 21 Bless him ye Hosts and Ministers who all to do his will attend verse 22 All ye his works that subject are in ev'ry place to his controul Bless ye your Maker and with them joyn in his praises O my Soul Palm CIV Dublin Tune O Bless the Lord my soul and say my God thou art full great Bright ho-nour is thy rich ar --- ray and ma --- je -- sty thy seat verse 2 With light thou cov'rest thee about as with a princely robe And like a curtain stretchest out the bright celest'al globe verse 3 With watery seas his roof he ciels and there his rafters binds He makes the clouds his chariot-wheels and walks on winged winds verse 4 He makes his winged messengers of pure spirit'al frame He makes his glor'ous ministers a burning fiery flame verse 5 He laid the whole foundation of all the earth so sure That still it keeps its
station and ever shall endure verse 6 Which first was cover'd with the flood as with a garment large The waters o're the mountains stood until they heard thy charge verse 7 And then at thy rebuke they fled thy thund'ring voice they fear'd Hasting away for fear and dread and straight dry land appear'd verse 8 And now dispersed far and wide by hill and dale they go Unto the place thou didst provide to that same place they flow verse 9 Their passage now thou dost restrain and settest them their bound That they may never turn again to cover all the ground The second part verse 10 The Lord doth send the fruitful springs into the vales below And all along the hills he brings their fruitful streams to flow verse 11 And they give drink to every beast which in the field doth ly Wild asses there among the rest do quench their thirst thereby verse 12 By them the feathered nation do comfortably house And have their habitation to sing among the boughs verse 13 And from his chambers richly stor'd he wat'reth all the hills The fruit which these thy works afford the earth with plenty fills verse 14 For cattle he makes grass to spring and herbs for man's own use Conven'ent food for every thing he makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad man's heart he makes the soil bring forth the grape for wine Hearts strength'ning bread and suppling oil to make his face to shine verse 16 The trees of God though many a one no moisture ever want The Cedars of mount Lebanon which he himself did plant verse 17 Wherein the birds do make their nests the stork too as for her She hath her house wherein she rests upon the stately firr verse 18 For wilder goats the mountains tops are made a refuge fit And in the clefts of hollow rocks the little conies sit verse 19 He did appoint the changing moon the seasons for to shew And when his time is to go down the sun doth likewise know verse 20 Thou makest darkness and behold dark night is over-spread And then the forrest beasts are bold to creep forth to be fed verse 21 The lion and the lion's whelp come roaring all abroad After their prey and seek their help and sustenance from God verse 22 The sun ariseth in the skie they flock together then And lay them down most quietly within their secret den verse 23 Then man goes forth with chearful mind his labours to begin And ply's his work of every kind till evening calls him in The third part verse 24 How many are thy works O Lord in wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd with treasures there inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep replenisht therewithal Where things innumerable creep and beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships also here make their way Leviathan here keeps Whom thou hast made to sport and play within the tumbling deeps verse 27 On thee do all these creatures wait expressing their desires That thou maist give them needful meat when as the time requires verse 28 That which thou giv'st as thou seest best they gather for their food Thy lib'ral hand thou openest and they are fill'd with good verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face and by and by in misery they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die and to their dust return verse 30 Thy spirits pow'r thou sendest forth they are created then And so the face of all the earth thereby renews agane verse 31 The glory of the Lord most high for evermore shall be And in his works of majesty greatly rejoyce shall he verse 32 His look can make the earth to quake and if he gently stroke The mountains lo his touch doth make those very mountains smoke verse 33 Unto the Lord will I sing praise while I have life and breath And glorify him all my days and honour him till death verse 34 My thought of him shall be so sweet as nothing else can be And all the streams of joy shall meet when Lord I think on thee verse 35 Let sinners perish from the earth and lewd men be no more But let my soul God's praise set forth praise ye the Lord therefore Psalm CV St. Marys Tune O Ren -- der thanks un -- to the Lord and call up --- on his name A-mong the peo-ple O re-cord his deeds de -- serv -- ing fame verse 2 Sing unto him whose pow'r exceeds sing psalms to him with joy To talk of all his wondrous deeds your busie tongues imploy verse 3 O make your boasts with one accord in God's most holy name Let ev'ry soul that seeks the Lord be joyfull in the same verse 4 Seek ye the Lord for him enquire his strength and power implore His face and favour O! desire and seek it evermore verse 5 What he hath wrought to mind recall in each myster'ous deed His wonders and the judgments all which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye the seed of Abraham who served with respect Ye children which of Jacob came his chosen and select verse 7 He is indeed the Lord our God his judgments are set forth And manifested all abroad throughout the spacious earth verse 8 He calls to mind his covenant whatever he engages The word of his commandement unto a thousand ages verse 9 Which covenant the Lord did make to Abraham the first heir The solemn Oath which he did take and unto Isaac sware verse 10 And he confirm'd the same as well to Jacob for a Law A cov'nant which from Israel he never would withdraw verse 11 Saying I will my Church advance and give into her hand The lot of her inheritance ev'n Canaan's fertile land verse 12 When they of faithful Isra'ls seed but few in number were Yea but a very few indeed and also strangers there verse 13 When shifting habitation they went at God's command From nation unto nation flitting from land to land verse 14 He did not suffer any man to wrong them where they came But for their sakes he soon began the mighty kings to blame verse 15 Saying to those that sate in thrones let no presumptuous arm Once touch my dear anointed ones nor do my Prophets harm verse 16 He call'd for famine on the land and brake the staff of bread verse 17 But he beforehand sent a man by whom they should be fed Ev'n Joseph for a servant sold subjected to controul verse 18 Whose feet the heavy chains did hold the iron pierc't his soul. verse 19 Until the time and period which Joseph had foretold Try'd was he by the word of God as fire doth try the gold verse 20 Then gave the king commandement that loosed he should be The ruler of the people sent to loose and set him free verse 21 He made him ruler of his house and Lord of Egypt's land And all his substance precious committed to his hand verse 22 To bind his disobedient peers his princes
Destroy'd and ruin'd let them be that do my soul oppress For I serve thee religiously with all submissiveness Psalm CXLIV St. Davids Tune BLes-sed for e --- ver be the Lord who is my strength and might Who taught my hands to use the sword my fin -- gers for to fight verse 2 My goodness and my fort likewise my shield of saving pow'r My Saviour from mine enemies and my exalted tow'r In whom I put my confidence for it is only he That bringeth to obedience the people under me verse 3 Lord what is man that thou shouldst take such knowledge of him here The son of man that thou should'st make account of him so dear verse 4 Sure man is like to vanity his days decline and fade And pass away most hastily like to a flitting shade verse 5 Lord bow the heavens and come down and do but gently stroke The mountains with an angry frown and they shall quickly smoak verse 6 Cast forth thy lightning from the skies and all thy foes disperse And to destroy thine enemies shoot forth thy lightnings fierce verse 7 Send from above thy hand that saves And rid me as I stand And snatch me from the mighty waves and from strange children's hand verse 8 Whose mouth doth utter words devis'd and fraught with falshood great And their right hand is exercis'd in cunning and deceit verse 9 New songs to thee will I present my psalt'ry shall agree And on a ten-string'd instrument will I sing praise to thee verse 10 'T is he that unto kings extends salvation's welcome pledge His servant David he defends from sword's offensive edge verse 11 Release and rid me speedily from hands of sinners vile Whose subtle mouths speak vanity their right hands full of guile verse 12 That so our sons may thrive apace as plants in youth do grow Like polisht stones of some fair place so may our daughters show verse 13 Our garners full as they can hold with every kind of thing And in our streets the flock and fold may many thousands bring verse 14 Let not our labouring oxen faint nor enemy invade No leading captive no complaint within our streets be made verse 15 O blessed people would we say with such like blessings stor'd Yea rather blessed people they whose God is God the Lord. Psalm CXLV London Tune THee will I praise my God and King and e ---- ver bless thy name And all my days I 'll give thee praise and still ex --- toll thy fame verse 3 Great is the Lord in ev'ry thing and greatly must we praise That name of his whose greatness is unsearchable always verse 4 One age shall still be publishing to that which next succeeds Thy worthy praise in all thy ways thy mighty works and deeds verse 5 And I Lord will discourse and treat what glory thou hast won The fame of the great majesty that hast such wonders done verse 6 Thy might likewise shall men repeat and deeds of dreadful fame Nor will I spare for declare the greatness of thy name verse 7 The memory of thy goodness great they largely shall express And shall in songs with joyful tongues declare thy right'ousness verse 8 The Lord is good to all indeed his tender love and grace verse 9 His creatures all in general do taste in ev'ry place verse 10 Lord all thy works thy praise shall spread and thee thy saints shall bless verse 11 They shall proclaim thy kingdom's fame and thy great pow'r express verse 12 To publish all his mighty deeds and make mankind to know How gloriously in majesty his kingdom shines below The second part verse 13 A kingdom of eternity thy kingdom is O Lord And thy alone dominion all ages shall record verse 14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and makes the crooked straight verse 15 And Lord on thee continually the eyes of all things wait verse 16 In seasons due thou feed'st them all thy opened hand doth bring To satiate the appetite of ev'ry living thing verse 17 Righteous is God in all his ways holy in all he doth verse 18 And nigh to all that on him call in uprightness and truth verse 19 He will fulfil the heart's desire of them that do him fear He will likewise attend their cries and save them ev'ry where verse 20 And all that love him doth the Lord preserve in ev'ry place But will destroy ev'n utterly all the ungodly race· verse 20 My mouth shall speak the Lord's due praise and let all flesh endeavour Thus to proclaim his holy name from age to age for ever Psalm CXLVI St. Davids Tune PRaise ye the Lord my soul give praise un ---- to our heav'n -- ly king While life and breath pro-long my days his prais --- es will I sing verse 3 Trust not in men magnificent nor in man's mortal seed Whose pow'r is not sufficient to help you in your need verse 4 Because his breath doth soon depart then turns he to his clay And all the counsels of his heart do perish in that day verse 5 Blessed and happy is the man whom Jacob's God doth aid And on the Lord his God alone his faith is firmly staid verse 6 In him that made both earth and skie and all in sea or shore And keeps his promise faithfully and will do evermore verse 7 With justice always he proceeds for such as suffer wrong The poor and hungry soul he feeds and breaks the fetters strong verse 8 The Lord doth give the blind their sight the lame to limbs restore The Lord doth in his saints delight and loves them evermore verse 9 He helps the widows in distress and strangers sad in heart He doth defend the fatherless and ill men's ways subvert verse 10 The Lord shall reign eternally thy God O Sion hill Shall reign to all posterity O praise him praise him still Psalm CXLVII To the 100 Psalm Tune PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet the prais -- es of our God to sing For the im-ploy-ment is most sweet and praise a ve --- ry come -- ly thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem gathers th'out casts of Isra'l's bounds verse 3 He healeth broken-hearted men and bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the stars he tells and all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells his wisdom is most infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise but treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord our God sing praise praise him with harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds o're spreads the skie prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructify with store of grass on highest hills verse 9 He giveth to the beast his food and feeds the raven's brood that begs verse 10 The strength of horse doth him no good nor takes he pleasure in man's legs verse 11 The Lord doth take delight in them that in his faithful fear abide
God with earnestness I did send out my cry And from his temple graciously the Lord my voice did hear Before him also came my cry yea even to his ear verse 7 Then shook the trembling earth for fear and dreadful terrors seiz'd Upon the hills foundations there because he was displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoak and from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke the sulph'rous coals to flame The second part verse 9 Th' Almighty Lord the heavens bow'd and downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud of darkness did extend verse 10 A cherub-chariot did him bear whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were and darkness was his veil verse 11 Dark his pavillion dark the Skie dark waters dusky clouds Compose an airy canopie wherein himself he shrouds verse 12 A brightness did before him flame which did thick clouds dispell Then down the battering hail-stones came and coals of fire there fell verse 13 The Lord from heav'n in thunder spoke the voice of God most high Did make the stormy hail-stones smoke and coals of fire to fly verse 14 Yea and he let his arrows fly and put his foes to flight He shot out lightnings and thereby discomfitted them quite verse 15 Then were the water-channels seen and worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen and at thy nostrils blast verse 16 The Lord did send from heav'n on high he took and drew me out From waters of adversity which compass'd me about verse 17 He sav'd me from my potent foe and safely set me free From such as sought my overthrow and were too strong for me verse 18 They did prevent me craftily in that most dang'rous day That threatned my calamity but God was still my stay verse 19 He brought me to a spacious place by his great pow'r and might And sav'd me freely of his grace for I was his delight verse 20 According to mine innocence was my reward made sure The Lord did give me recompence because my hands were pure The third part verse 21 For in the ways of God have I continually trod And have not ever wickedly departed from my God verse 22 For unto all his statutes still I had a great respect And no part of his holy will did I at all reject verse 23 Yea I was also most upright before the Lord most high And kept my self as in his sight from mine iniquity verse 24 Therefore the Lord rewarded me as I had done aright And as my hands were clean and free from sin in his eye-sight verse 25 The merciful thou wilt requite with mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright the like of thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy purity thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly with those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have the lofty looks of pride verse 28 For thou wilt make my candle burn and shine exceeding bright The Lord my God will surely turn my darkness into light verse 29 For I ran through a troop by thee and safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me have I leapt o're a wall The fourth part verse 30 As for the Lord his way is pure the word of God is tri'd He is a buckler safe and sure to all that can confide verse 31 For who except the Lord alone a God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one and our Jehovah's he verse 32 'T is God that by his power and might strongly girds up my loins And makes me take my way aright to perfect my designs verse 33 He makes my feet to be as swift as are the hindes in pace And I must count it as his gift that gains me each high place verse 34 He taught my hands all Warlike skill my fingers how to fight So that a bow a bow of steel is broken by my might verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield to arm me most compleat And thy right hand hath me upheld thy favour made me great verse 36 Thou hast enlarg'd with liberty my stepping place so wide That both my feet stood stedfastly and did not slip aside verse 37 I overtook my foes that fled for I pursu'd apace Nor till they were extinguished did I forsake the chase verse 38 Mine enemies I did so greet with blows not dealt in vain That down they fell beneath my feet and could not rise again The fifth part verse 39 For thou hast girt me powerfully to battle with my foes And hast subdu'd them under me that up against me rose verse 40 Also the necks of all my foes were given me by thee That I might quite destroy all those that greatly hated me verse 41 They cri'd and called earnestly but there was none to save Yea even to the Lord most high but he no answer gave verse 42 Then like the dust that 's blown about when boist'rous winds do meet I beat them small and cast them out as dirt into the street verse 43 Thou sav'dst me from seditious hands the heathens head to be I shall be serv'd by forrein lands and folk unknown to me verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me forthwith they shall obey Submissive shall the strangers be and yield themselves straitway verse 45 The strangers till they do submit shall soon fall off and fade Their secret places they shall quit they shall be so afraid verse 46 O blessed be my rock of pow'r that ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me my people he subjects verse 48 My Saviour from my foes is he my person he protects Yea thou hast set me o're them all that did my hurt conspire And sav'd me from that tyrant Saul whom fury set on fire verse 49 Therefore will I give thanks to thee among the heathen Lord In songs of praise with melody will I thy name record verse 50 Deliv'rance great he gives indeed and mercy keeps in store For David and his sacred seed and that for evermore Psalm XIX London Tune THe Hea-vens give to un -- der-stand the glo --- ry of the Lord The o --- pe -- ra -- tions of his hand the fir --- ma-ments re --- cord verse 2 Day unto day hath made it known and night to night declar'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line is gone throughout the earth their words as far extend And there 's his royal tent set forth the sun to comprehend verse 5 Which as a bridegroom bravely clad doth leave his lodging-place And gyant-like with gesture glad sets out to run his race verse 6 He reacheth heavens vast extreams making his course compleat And nothing can by any means be hidden from his heat verse 7
darling soul from dogs that would devour verse 21 And save me from the lions mouth as thou hast answer'd me When from the horns of unicorns I made my Prayer to thee The third part verse 22 I will declare thy name O Lord unto my brethren dear Amidst the Church I will record thy praise that they may hear verse 23 O ye his saints that fear the Lord set forth his praise and fame Let Jacobs seed and Israels for ever fear his name verse 24 For he despis'd no poor mans case nor set his cause aside Nor from him ever hid his face but heard him when he cri'd verse 25 Therefore in congregations great my praise shall be of thee And I will pay my vows O Lord where all thy saints shall see verse 26 The meek shall eat and be suffic'd and those that do endeavour To know the Lord shall praise his name their hearts shall live for ever verse 27 And all the ends of all the earth shall readily record And call to mind his works set forth and turn unto the Lord. The kindreds of the nations all shall worship in his sight verse 28 For he must govern great and small all nations are his right verse 29 All fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship the most high And they that stoop and lick the dust ready to starve and die verse 30 A seed of saints shall serve the Lord accounted and foreknown A generation of the Lords which he himself doth own verse 31 They shall come forth and there declare his righteousness to those That born in after ages are that God did thus dispose Psalm XXIII St. Marys Tune MY Shep-herd is the Lord most high I shall be well sup -- ply'd In Pa-stures green he makes me lye by si -- lent wa --- ters side verse 3 He doth restore my soul that strays and then he leads me on To walk in his most right'ous ways for his names sake alone verse 4 Yea though through deaths dark vale I go yet will I fear no ill Thy rod and staff refresh me so and thou art with me still verse 5 My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foe With oyl thou dost anoint my head my cup doth overflow Surely thy goodness and thy grace shall always follow me And my perpetual dwelling place thy holy house shall be Psalm XXIII Metre 2. Stanford Tune THe Lord my Shep -- herd is and he that doth me feed Since he is mine and I am his what com -- for t can I need He makes me to lie down up --- on the flow-ry grass Then to the streams he leads me on where wa --- ters gent --- ly pass verse 3 And when I go astray he doth my Soul reclaim Conducting me in his right way for his most holy Name verse 4 Yea though the paths I trod through Deaths dark Vale should be I would not fear for there 's my God a staff of strength to me verse 5 And in mine en'mies sight thou mak'st me sit and dine Anoint'st my head in foes despite and fill'st my Cup with Wine verse 6 Surely thy grace and love shall measure out my days And from thy house I 'll not remove nor there from thee my praise Psalm XXIV St. David's Tune THe Earth is God's the peo -- ple his the World and all her Goods He rou-â—â—d -- ed it up -- on the seas and fixt it on the floods verse 3 Who shall ascend God's sacred hill and who may make account To stand and to continue still within his holy mount verse 4 Whose hands and heart are clean and free and spotless in thine eye Whose soul affects not vanity nor swears deceitfully verse 5 For such a one the Lord shall bless and he shall surely have The rich reward of right'ousness from God that doth him save verse 6 For such do seek the Lord indeed this is the godly race O Jacob this is sure the seed of them that seek thy face verse 7 Ye everlasting doors stand ope ye gates lift up your head And give the king of glory scope within your courts to tread verse 8 Who is this great and glorious king his royal name record The strong and ever conquering almighty glorious Lord. verse 9 Ye everlasting doors and gates lift up your heads on high And then the prince of potentates shall enter in thereby verse 10 Who may this king of glory be set down that name of his The Lord of hosts and none but he the king of glory is Psalm XXV Southwel Tune I lift my heart to thee my God and Guide most Just Now suf -- fer me to take no shame for in thee do I trust Let not my foes rejoyce nor triumph over me verse 3 Yea let not any be asham'd that duly wait on thee Let them be all asham'd which causlesly transgress verse 4 Shew me thy ways Lord teach thou me thy paths of right'ousness verse 5 Lord lead me in thy truth and teach me in thy way Thou art my God and Saviour on thee I wait all day verse 6 I pray thee Lord remember thy mercies manifold And thy compassions plentiful for they have been of old verse 7 My youthfull sins and faults O keep not on record In mercy for thy goodness sake remember me O Lord. verse 8 The Lord is good and just and therefore takes delight To teach poor sinners in his way that they may go aright verse 9 The meek the Lord will guide in judgment not to swerve The meek and humble he will teach his ways how to observe verse 10 For all the ways of God are truth and mercy still To them that keep his covenant and do obey his will The second part verse 11 And now for thy name sake O Lord I thee intreat To pardon my iniquity for it is very great verse 12 Who ever fears the Lord the Lord will let him know The perfect path of right'ousness wherein he ought to go verse 13 In goodness evermore his soul shall sweetly rest And by his whole posterity the earth shall be possest verse 14 The secret of the Lord shall all that fear him know His Council and his covenant he to his saints doth show verse 15 Mine eyes continually upon the Lord are staid To pluck my feet out of the net which for my soul is laid verse 16 Behold me Lord in love and pity my distress For I am sore afflicted Lord and left quite comfortless verse 17 The troubles of my heart are every day increast O bring me out of my distress and let me be releast verse 18 See my affliction Lord my anguish and my pain And take my sins so clean away that none of them remain verse 19 Consider Lord my foes how they increase and swarm And how they hate me cruelly that never did them harm verse 20 O keep my harmless soul and Lord deliver me And let me never be asham'd because I trust in thee verse 21
bend their speeches so That they may shoot their bitter words as arrows from their bow verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy the perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly and do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed and commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed for who shall see say they verse 6 They search out shrew'd iniquities they search with utmost art Their inward thought how deep it lies in ev'ry wicked heart verse 7 But God shall let his arrows fly to shoot at them therefore And with an arrow suddainly shall they be wounded sore verse 8 So shall they make their tongues to fall upon themselves that day And it shall make beholders all for fear to flee away verse 9 All men shall fear that see this thing they shall Gods works declare Most prudently considering what these his doings are verse 10 The right'ous shall in God delight confiding in his name And all that are in heart upright shall glory in the same Psalm LXV Southwell Tune O God praise wait -- eth still for thee in Si --- on hill The vow will we per -- form to thee and rea --- di ---- ly ful --- fil verse 2 O thou whose titles are the God that hearest pray'r The God to whom all flesh shall come to thee we do repair verse 3 Our sins have born great sway and much against us say But as for these Lord thou shalt please to purge them all away verse 4 O blessed man is he whom thou dost choose to thee And mak'st resort unto thy court a dweller there to be Where all that do abide shall fully be supply'd With grace of which the house is rich which thou hast sanctify'd verse 5 By fearful things displai'd in justice for our aid O God of our protecting pow'r thy answer shall be made Who art our confidence and all the earths defence And also theirs whom th' ocean bears and all the coasts far hence verse 6 Whose strength sets fast the hills and girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The sea that raves with boist'rous waves and mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout that dwell the earth throughout Thou dost display the break of day and mak'st the ev'ning shout verse 9 Thou visitest the land wat'ring it with thine hand Gods river which makes th' earth so rich pours down at thy command It doth with water flow and corn thou dost bestow When as thou hast by thy fore-cast provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges all aloft thou water'st very oft Her surrows all thou mak'st to fall with show'rs thou mak'st it soft verse 11 Her budding thou dost bless thy goodness Lord no less Doth crown the year and ev'ry where thy paths drop fruitfulness verse 12 They drop on desarts wide thy pastures are supply'd While rain distills the little hills rejoice on ev'ry side verse 13 The pastures flocks forth bring with corn the valley's spring And cover'd o're with stock and store they shout for joy and sing psalm LXVI London Tune O all ye lands in God re-joyce Sing forth his praise and fame Ex -- tol him both with heart and voice and glo --- ri --- fy his name verse 3 How terrible O Lord say ye in all thy works thou art Thy foes are forc'd to yield to thee though with a feigned heart verse 4 To thee shall all the earth bow down and sing to thee O Lord Thy holy names reserv'd renown in songs shall they record verse 5 The works of God O come and see ye shall acknowledg then How terrible his actions be unto the sons of men verse 6 He turn'd the sea to firm dry land and where the ships do swim We went on foot as on the sand there we rejoyc't in him verse 7 He rules with pow'r for ev'rmore his eyes all lands espy Let not rebellious men therefore exalt themselves on high The second part verse 8 O all ye people bless our God and let the chearful voice Of his due praise be heard abroad while we in him rejoice verse 9 Who setting dangers all aside our soul in life doth stay And suff'ring not our foot to slide upholds us in our way verse 10 But thou hast tri'd and prov'd us yet ev'n as the skilful tryer Doth prove his Silver casting it into the hottest fire verse 11 Thou broughtest us into the net where we intangled were And great afflictions very great thou mad'st our loins to bear verse 11 Thou mad'st fierce men ride o're our heads we went through flames and floods But now thou hast thy people led to places stor'd with goods The third part verse 13 Lord I will go into thy house burnt-off'rings I will bring And I will pay thee all my vows fulfilling ev'ry thing verse 14 The vows which with my mouth I speak in all my grief and smart The vows I say which I did make in anguish of my heart verse 5 I 'le offer thee burnt-sacrifice incense and fat of rams And I will offer thee likewise fat bullocks goats and lambs verse 16 Come forth and hearken ev'ry one that fears the living Lord What he for my poor soul hath done I will to you record verse 17 I call'd upon his sacred name this mouth to him did cry My tongue likewise extoll'd his fame with great alacrity verse 18 I also watch't least any way my heart should sin regard For then I knew when I did pray my pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and did full well attend Unto my pray'r and fervent cry which did to him ascend verse 20 All praise to him to him I say that always had regard And nev'r put my pray'r away nor sent me home unheard Psalm LXVII Southwell Tune HAve mer --- cy on us Lord and grant to us thy grace And un -- to us do thou af -- ford the bright-ness of thy face verse 2 That all the earth may know the way to godly wealth And all that live on earth below may see thy saving health verse 3 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 4 Throughout the world so wide let all rejoice with mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide the nations of the earth verse 5 Let all the world O God give praise unto thy name O let the people all abroad extoll and laud the same verse 6 Then shall the earth increase great store of fruit shall fall And God our God shall grant us peace and greatly bless us all verse 7 Yea God shall bless us all and earth both far and near And people all in general of him shall stand in fear Psalm LXVIII To the 119 Psalm Tune LEt God om-ni --- po-tent a-rise his scat-t'red foes to chase And let his hate -- ful e --- ne-mies fly from his an ---- gry
unmindful of his hand and of that famous day When from the foe in forreign land he brought them safe away verse 43 What signs likewise by him were done which were in Egypt shown And mighty wonders many a one within the fields of Zoan verse 44 How he had turn'd the rivers there to dismal streams of blood So that the thirsty passenger abhorr'd the chrystall flood The fifth part verse 45 He sent of flies of divers sorts amongst them to devour And to destroy them in their courts he join'd the frogs in pow'r verse 46 He let the caterpillars eat the fruit of all their soil And gave their labours hopeful sweat to be the locusts spoil verse 47 Their pleasant vines with hail-stone show'rs were beaten down and lost And all their spreading sycamores were perish'd with the frost verse 48 Their cattle also he assaults with batt'ring show'rs of hail And with the burning thunder-bolts he did their flocks assail verse 49 Fierce anger wrath and discontent he let as fiercely fall By evil Angels which he sent to vex and plague them all verse 50 He making way for his fierce wrath spar'd not their soul from death But made the pestilence a path to force their dying breath verse 51 He smote in Egypt in one night the first born from the dam The very chief of all their might within the tents of Ham. verse 52 But made his people safely pass the danger of the deep And led them in the wilderness like to a flock of sheep verse 53 He led them safe and free from fear amidst the briny waves But overwhelm'd their en'mies were the seas became their graves verse 54 And them unto the borders brought of his most sacred land The mountains which himself had bought by pow'r of his right hand verse 55 The heathen too he did expell and did their lands assign An heritage to Israel dividing it by line And made his tribes dwell in their tents verse 56 Yet tempt they God most high And kept not his commandements but griev'd him vehemently verse 57 Unfaithfully they backwards slide their fathers dealt just so And they likewise were turn'd aside like a deceitful bow verse 58 With places which they built on high they did the Lord displease And moved him to jealousie with graven images The sixth part verse 59 When God heard this as he must needs he was exceeding wroath And Isra'l which had done such deeds he did abhor and loath verse 60 So that the tents of Shiloh were forsaken by him then The tents which he had placed there among unworthy men verse 61 And sent into captivity his ark in forreign land And gave his beauteous dignity into his en'mies hand verse 62 He gave his people to be slain by the devouring sword And caus'd his wrath to scorch amain the her'tage of the Lord. verse 63 The fire of his increasing rage consumes their young men brave And honourable marriage their maidens might not have verse 64 Yea by the sword their priests did fall and yet alas there went No widows to the funeral their sad deaths to lament verse 65 But then the Lord awoke anon as one from sleep doth start And shouted like a mighty man when wine hath chear'd his heart verse 66 And smote his foes i'th'hinder parts to their perpetual shame A vile disease for vile deserts which on his enemies came verse 67 And Joseph's tabernacle was wholly refus'd by him And yet he chose not in those days the tribe of Ephraim verse 68 But chose the tribe of Judah there even Sions sacred mount Above all other places dear and high in his account verse 69 And there his holy temple plac't like pallaces on high And like the earth which he set fast to all eternity verse 70 He chose his servant David too and from the folds of sheep He took him other work to do a flock of souls to keep verse 71 From following the great-belli'd ewes the Lords own flock to feed His people Isra'l and the Jews that were of Jacobs seed verse 72 So David fed them faithfully and govern'd all the land After his hearts integrity and with a skilful hand psalm LXXIX Lowath Tune THe hea-then Lord come in a -- main thine he ---- ri -- tage to waste Thy ho -- ly tem -- ple they pro -- fane Je --- ru ---- sa --- lem is rac't verse 2 Dead bodies of thy servants dear make rav'nous fouls a feast And thy saints flesh hurl'd here and there to ev'ry savage beast verse 3 Their blood about Jerusalem like water it is shed And none was left to bury them when they were slain and dead verse 4 Our neighbours near do us deride and mock us to our face And round about on ev'ry side they load us with disgrace verse 5 How long Lord shall it ever be before thy wrath expire And shall thy kindled jealousy for ever burn like fire verse 6 'Gainst heathen men that know thee not Lord let thine anger flame And let it be the kingdom's lot that calls not on thy name verse 7 For they have greedily devour'd thy servant Jacob's race And quite laid waste with fire and sword his antient dwelling-place verse 8 O think not on our former crimes prevent us be not slow With tender mercy shew'd betimes for we are very low The second part verse 9 Help us O God our strength and stay thine honour lies at stake Save us and purge our sins away merely for thy names sake verse 10 Why say the heathen where 's their God be known then in their sight Revenge on them thy servants blood which they have spilt in spite verse 11 The pris'ners throbbing sighs receive admit their mournfull cry And by thy sovereign pow'r reprieve the men condemn'd to die verse 12 And let our neighbours have restor'd into their bosoms bold The scorns they cast on thee O Lord restore them seven-fold verse 13 So we thy flock and heritage will ever bless thy name And spread thy praise from age to age and celebrate thy fame Palm LXXX Dublin Tune O Shep-herd thou that dost pro-vide for Is ---- ra'ls tribe and stock And dost the seed of Ja --- cob guide and lead'st him like a flock Thou glor'ous God that dwell'st between the cherubims on high Give ear and let thy light be seen to shine forth glor'ously verse 2 In Ephraims and Manasses sight and Benjamins appear In all our sight stir up thy might to save us Lord draw near verse 3 Turn us O God to thee again for we too long have swerv'd Cause thou thy face on us to shine and we shall be preserv'd verse 4 Lord God of hosts how long shall we be left to this despair How long Lord wilt thou angry be at thy own Peoples pray'r verse 5 Thou giv'st thy people tears for bread and tears likewise for drink Their table thus is overspread their cup's fill'd to the brink verse 6 Thou mak'st us in our neighbours
verse 12 Those namely that have spoken thus come on and let us take The houses of the Lord to us and them our houses make verse 13 Make them I pray thee O my God like wheels that still turn round Or like the stubble blown abroad when whirlwinds sweep the ground verse 14 And as the fire consumes a wood with fierce and furious flame And mountains where the trees once stood are singed with the same verse 15 So let thy whirlwind furiously pursue them Lord full fast And let thy tempests terrify and fright them with thy blast verse 16 Cover O Lord and fill their face with their deserved shame That they may humbly beg thy grace and seek thy glorious name verse 17 Yea let them all confounded be and troubled day and night Yea bring them all to infamy and let them perish quite verse 18 That men may know that thou alone whom we Jehovah call In all the earth the only one art highest over all Psalm LXXXIV Oxford Tune O Lord of hosts how love -- ly fair thy sa -- cred ta -- ber-na -- cles are Ev'n where my soul doth long to be Yea and my spi --- rit pines a -- way With-in thy courts to come and pray my flesh and heart cry out for thee verse 3 O living God methinks I miss the sparrows and the swallows bliss so happily inhabiting for they may build their nests full throng and near thine Altar lay their young O Lord of hosts my God my King verse 4 O blessed are all those that may dwell in thy house both night and day for they will ever give thee praise verse 5 And blest the man whose strength 's in thee who though he cannot present be yet sets his heart on thy sweet ways verse 6 Ev'n their 's that passing Baca's vale dig wells to serve when waters fail or use the pools which rain doth fill verse 7 From strength to strength they travel there until at last they all appear before the Lord in Sion hill The second part verse 8 O thou that art the God of War whose all the hoasts of creatures are depending on thy soveraignty vouchsafe thou Lord my pray'r to hear listen and lend a gracious ear O God of Jacob's family verse 9 O God our sav'our and our shield that dost to us protection yield behold us with a kind aspect and now be pleas'd to look upon the face of thine anointed one and let thy beams on him reflect verse 10 For in thy courts I count one day a thousand others to out-weigh nay I had rather keep a door within the house of the most high then dwell with all prosperity in sinners tents for evermore verse 11 For God's a son and shield divine and doth with grace and glory shine and gives all good things to the just verse 12 Blest is the man O Lord of hoasts that only thine assistance boasts and hath in thee repos'd his trust Psalm LXXXV St. Davids Tune LOrd thou hast dealt most fa-vour-r'bly with thy be --- lo --- ved land And Ja -- cob's hard cap-ti ---- vi -- ty brought back with pow'r -- ful hand verse 2 Thy peoples foul iniquities which they have lived in Thou Lord hast cover'd from thine eyes and pardon'd all their sin verse 3 Thy furious wrath thou didst asswage which did so fiercely burn And from the fury of thy rage thou didst in mercy turn verse 4 O God of our salvation turn us likewise to thee And cease thine indignation and no more angry be verse 5 Wilt thou be angry still with us and evermore contend Wilt thou draw out thine anger thus untill all ages end verse 6 O wilt thou not again revive the people of thy choice That being so restor'd alive they may in thee rejoice verse 7 Do thou O Lord thy mercy show apparent in our sight And on thy Church do thou bestow thy saving health and might The second part verse 8 I 'le hear what God the Lord will say for he will speak of peace So that his saints and servants may their former follies cease verse 9 Sure his salvation is at hand to those that do him fear That glory may adorn our land and be a dweller there verse 10 Mercy and truth have sweet access and both together meet And perfect peace and righteousness with mutual kisses greet verse 11 Eternal truth and verity out of the earth shall spring Justice looks down from heav'n on high an heav'n on earth to bring verse 12 Yea and the Lord shall here bestow abundant grace and peace And make our land to overflow with plentiful increase verse 13 Before his face shall justice go and where the way was dim Shall now direct our foot-steps so that we may follow him Psalm LXXXVI St. Marys Tune O Lord bow down thy gra-cious ear to my com-plaint and cry And now O Lord in mer -- cy hear for poor and weak am I. verse 2 Preserve my soul because I have receiv'd such grace from thee O thou my God thy servant save that puts his trust in thee verse 3 O be thou merciful to me O Lord I humbly pray Because I call and cry to thee and do it ev'ry day verse 4 And fill thy servants soul with joy that now with pain is pin'd For unto thee O Lord do I lift up my soul and mind verse 5 For thou art very good O Lord in pard'ning very free And art with plent'ous mercy stor'd tow'rds all that call on thee verse 6 Therefore O Lord when I do pray regard and give good ear Mark well the words that I do say my supplication hear verse 7 In time when trouble doth me move to thee I do complain Because I know and plainly prove thou answer'st me again verse 8 For like to thee O Lord is none among the powers divine Nor are the works of any one to be compar'd with thine The second part verse 9 All nations made by thy great might and all thy hands did frame Shall come and worship in thy sight and glorify thy name verse 10 For Lord thou art a mighty one and thou dost wond'rous deeds And thou O Lord art God alone from whom such pow'r proceeds verse 11 Teach me the way of truth most right and I 'le observe the same And unto thee my heart unite that I may fear thy name verse 12 I will praise thee unfeignedly O Lord my God that art And I will ever glorify thy name with all my heart verse 13 Because thy mercies shew'd to me in greatness do excell My soul by thee hath been set free out from the lowest hell verse 14 O God the proud against me rise and throngs of vi'lent men Have sought to make my soul their prize but thee they mind not then verse 15 But Lord thou art a God most kind suff'ring no little space Compassions store in thee we find and plentious truth and grace verse 16 O turn to me and pity me and
the brooks of Ba -- by-lon we sat down weep -- ing there when Si --- on hill we thought up -- on each thought in -- forc'd a tear verse 2 Amidst it there green willows were whereon our harps we hung For they that led us captives there requir'd of us a song verse 3 And they that wasted us that day did ask and urge us thus Sing one of Sion's songs said they and make some mirth for us verse 4 How shall we ever tune our tongue to sing at your command The Lord Jehovah's sacred song here in a forreign land verse 5 If I forget thee in my heart O Salem's sacred hill Let my right hand forget her art and forfeit all her skill verse 6 Yea let my tongue cleave to my jaws if thou shalt be forgot Yea and above my chiefest joys if I prefer thee not verse 7 Lord think on Edom's sons we pray whom we so spiteful found That said in sad Jerus'lem's day rase rase it to the ground verse 8 Daughter of Babel thou must be destroy'd and ruin'd thus Happy is he that doth to thee as thou hast done to us verse 9 He shall be blessed for his pains that takes thy little ones And dasheth out their Infant 's brains against the pavement stones Psalm CXXXVIII To the 100 Psalm Tune WIth my whole heart I praise thee now be-fore the Gods thy praise I sing To-wards thy ho --- ly house I bow to praise thy name O heav'nly king Ev'n for thy loving kindness Lord and for thy truth so often try'd For thou hast magnifi'd thy word yea more than all thy name beside verse 3 Thou answer'st me that very day wherein I did so call and cry Thou strengthened'st me and wast my stay my soul thou strengthened'st inwardly verse 4 All kings on earth shall give thee praise when from thy mouth they hear thy words verse 5 Yea singing walk along thy ways such fame such great fame is our Lord's verse 6 Though God be high above all things the lowly he regardeth much But on the proud contempt he brings and afar off he knoweth such verse 7 Although I walk in danger's path thou shalt revive me and extend Thy hand against my en'mies wrath and thy right hand shall me defend verse 8 The Lord will perfect my affairs so firm and sure thy mercy stands Neglect not thou thy wonted cares to keep the works of thine own hands Psalm CXXXIX Dublin Tune O Lord thou hast me search'd known My sit --- ting down thou know'st My ri -- sing up my thoughts each one thou seest when di ---- stant most verse 3 Thou compassest my path my bed and all my ways dost note verse 4 There 's not a word my tongue hath said but thou dost fully know 't verse 5 Behind before thou hast beset and on me laid thy hand verse 6 Such knowledge is too great to get too high to understand verse 7 Whither O whither shall I go and from thy spirit flie Where shall I hide me high or low from thy all-seeing eye verse 8 If I should climb to heav'n on high or make my bed in hell Thou art in heav'n assuredly thou art beneath as well verse 9 If on the morning wings I fled the utmost seas beyond verse 10 There by thy hand I should be led and held by thy right hand verse 11 And if I say the darkness sure shall hide me from thy sight The darkness which is most obscure about me shall be light verse 12 Yea darkness hides not from thy sight but night as day shines clear To thee the darkness and the light do both alike appear verse 13 For Lord my reins most secret room possessed is by thee And in my mother's narrow womb Lord thou hast cover'd me verse 14 I 'le praise thee that hast made me thus of rare and fearful frame Thy handy-works are marvellous my soul well knows the same verse 15 My substance was not hid from thee when secretly compos'd And curiously thou formedst me in earth's dark caves inclos'd verse 16 Thine eye did see my substance rude thy book nam'd ev'ry limb Which by degrees were fashioned when yet was none of them verse 17 How precious also unto me are thy sweet thoughts become O God how very great they be in gross and total summ verse 18 If I should count them they are more in number than the sand And I when I awake therefore am still at thy right hand verse 19 Surely thou wilt the wicked slay O God spare none of them Therefore from me depart I say O all ye bloody men verse 20 For lo they utter all their spight O Lord in thy disdain Thine adversaries set thee light and take thy name in vain verse 21 Do not I hate thine enemies and that for hateing thee And those that do against thee rise am not I griev'd to see verse 22 Yea Lord I hate them perfectly I count them my own foes verse 23 Search me O God my conscience try my heart and reins disclose verse 24 And see if I do go astray in any course of sin Shew me the everlasting way and lead me Lord therein Psalm CXXXIX Metre II. To the 100 Psalm Tune LOrd when I have to do with thee in vain I seek to be con-ceal'd Thou know'st me per -- fect -- ly to thee My ve -- ry thoughts are all re-veal'd verse 3 Both when I sit and when I rise my walking and my lying down verse 4 To thee my works and all my words better than to my self are known verse 5 On ev'ry side within the reach of thine incircling Arm I lie verse 6 Whose force I neither can resist nor scape the notice of thine Eye verse 7 Whither can I retire and find a place where God dos never come verse 8 His glories I should meet in heav'n his pow'r had I in Hell a Room verse 9 Could I remove to th' utmost Sea wing'd with the swiftest morning ray verse 10 Thy hand that thither must support my flight would my abode betray verse 11 If o'er my sins I think to draw the blackest curtains of the night verse 12 All will be clear to thee for what we darkness call to thee is light verse 13 My inmost Reins by thee possest with all th' affections seated there To thee that mad'st those hidden Springs within the womb must needs appear verse 14 In all thy works O Lord I see the footsteps of thy wond'rous skill And to excite my praise I find within my self more wonders still The Second part verse 15 Unseen by all when form'd within the dark Recesses of the womb Before the fine Embroidery of parts was to perfection come verse 16 In that rude Mass thou didst discern the daily growth of ev'ry part And what th' eternal mind had fram'd was copied out with curious Art verse 17 Lord I admire the various thoughts and the wise counsels of thy mind Their Sum is infinite yet