sacrifice as these Will God much better please Then fatted Oxen from the stall Which on His Altar fall verse 32 The meek shall see this and be glad whose hopes on God are stay'd verse 33 For he will hear the poor mans cryes His pris'ners not despise verse 34 Let Heaven praise Him Seas and earth With all in them have birth verse 35 For God will Sions Cities blesse For Iudah to possesse verse 36 His servants and succeeding race Inherit shall this place And those that love His glorious Name For ever there remaine PSAL. LXX verse 1 MAke hast O God my life to save Thy speedy help I crave verse 2 Their practises with shame confound That seek my soule to wound Let them disgraced all retire That do my hurt desire verse 3 Who 'gainst me say Aba in scorne To shamefull ruin turn verse 4 And let all those that seek to Thee Rejoyce and gladded be Let them who in thy love confide Say God be magnify'd verse 5 But I am poor and prest with need O God to me make speed Thou art my help and only stay O Lord make no delay PSAL. LXXI Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 IN thee O Lord my trust I place Confound me never with disgrace verse 2 Thou in Thy justice set me free Incline Thine eare and succour me verse 3 Be Thou my strong and safe resort Who art my Rock and only Fort verse 4 O Save me from unrighteous bands From cruell men and bloody hands verse 5 Thou art my hope O God of truth My trust and Comfort from my youth verse 6 Thou from the womb did'st me sustaine When brought forth in my Mothers paine Thou from her bowels did'st me bring Of Thee my praise shall ever sing verse 7 And though mens wonder I am made My strong defense on Thee is lay'd verse 8 O let my mouth be fill'd with praise And with Thy honour all my daies verse 9 Cast me not off when old and fraile Nor me forsake when strength doth faile verse 10 Mine enemies combine with hate And for my Soule lay daily wait verse 11 Saying Him persecute and take For God and man doth him forsake verse 12 O be not far from me at need My God to succour me make speed verse 13 Consume all those and them confound Who seek my Soule with hate to wound Reproach them who conspire my hurt And my affliction make their Sport verse 14 So never shall my hope give ore But I will praise Thee more and more verse 15 My mouth shall still Thy mercies shew Whose number I could never know verse 16 And in Thy strength will I go on Thy goodnesse only mention verse 17 O God thou me from youth hast taught To speak the wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Forsake me not when gray and old Till to this Age Thy pow'r is told verse 19 Thy righteousnesse O God exceeds Who equall can Thy mighty deeds verse 20 Thou who hast shew'd me grief paine Shalt quicken me O Lord againe Thy hand shall bring me from the deep Though bury'd low in earth I sleep verse 21 Thou shalt my greatnes then encrease And comfort me with endlesse peace verse 22 Therefore O God through all my daies On Psalteries Thy truth I 'le praise And on the harpe Thy mercies tell O Holy one of Israël verse 23 My joyfull lips to thee shall sing My soul which Thou from death didst bring verse 24 My tongue Thy justice shall proclaime Who do'st my foes confound with shame PSAL. LXXII As Psalme 51. verse 1 GIve Lord thy judgments to the King And from his Son let Justice spring verse 2 So shall the right to all extend And equity the poor defend verse 3 The mountains then shall bring forth peace The hils by righteousnesse encrease verse 4 He shall the poor and needy save But break oppressors in the grave verse 5 All generations shall Thee feare So long as Sun and Moon appeare verse 6 He shall like raine on grasse new mow'n Or showres that water earth come downe verse 7 The just shall flourish in His daies And Peace abound whilst light displayes verse 8 From Sea to Sea His Throne shall reach And from the flood to earths end stretch verse 9 They who in desarts dwell shall bow His Foes as dust His feet below verse 10 Tarshish the Isles with Sheba's King And Seba shall their presents bring verse 11 All Kings before Him shall fall downe And every Nation serve His crowne verse 12 The cries of helples He will heed verse 13 And save the soules of such as need verse 14 He shall from violence redeem And pretious their blood esteem verse 15 Sheba shall Gold for Tribute pay Men praise Him still and for Him pray verse 16 The smallest handfull then of corne Upon the tops of Mountaines borne Like Lebanon full fruits shall powre The people flourish like the flow'r verse 17 His Name endureth whil'st the Sun About the world his course doth run Blessings through Him descend on all And Nations shall Him Blessed call verse 18 Blessed be God whose every act His Servants wonder doth attract verse 19 Blest be His Name Let Earth and men Be with His glory fill'd Amen PSAL. LXXIII Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 GOd unto Israel is kind To those are cleane in mind verse 2 Yet had my wav'ring feet and faith Almost forsook their path verse 3 For I to envy could not cease At fools and sinners peace verse 4 Who not impaire in ages length Nor lessen'd are in strength verse 5 They not like others troubled are Nor plagu'd with common care verse 6 They therefore are with proud disdaine Compass'd as with a chaine And as a garment for defence Cover'd with violence verse 7 Their wanton eye with fatnesse swells And wealth their wish excells verse 8 They most corrupt oppresse the weak And arrogantly speak verse 9 They set their mouth 'gainst heaven to talk Their tongue through earth doth walk verse 10 Therefore Gods people when they see How prosp'rous sinners be And vexed with their sorrowes sense Incline to their defense verse 11 So words like these their passion throwes How should we thinke God knowes verse 12 Who lets the wicked live in health And daily grow in wealth verse 13 Why vertue then should I retained I cleanse my heart in vaine In vaine my hands held from offense I wash in innocence verse 14 For all the daies my life hath seen I have afflicted been My Soule with wants and sorrowes worn◠Was chast'ned every morne verse 15 Yet should I not these murmurs check But thus disturbed speak I might thy Children so offend And Thee blaspheming end Second Part. verse 16 But this I found by flesh and blood Hard to be understood verse 7 Nor till I to Thy Temple went Could know what these things meant Then I discern'd what they portend And how the wicked end verse 18 Whom Thou in slippery fortunes plac't Do'st
To Thy bright throne ascend on high verse 2 Hide not Thy face in time of need But answer my request with speed verse 3 For all my daies away consume Like to the smoak or rising fume My bones like fired brands became Burnt up scorch'd in sorrowes flame verse 4 My heart like grass is withered And I forget to eat my bread verse 5 I wast and pine in daily groanes That scarse my flesh cleaves to my bones verse 6 Like Pelicans remov'd from sight Or Owles in desarts shunning light verse 7 As sparrowes their lost mates bemoane So do I watch and sit alone verse 8 I with reproach all day am torne Of enemies against me sworne verse 9 I ashes eat instead of bread And drink the tears my sorrows shed verse 10 Which mischeifs from thy wrath are grow'n Since thou who rais'd hast cast me down verse 11 Thus like the dark declining shade Or dying flow'r I hourely fade verse 12 Yet thou O Lord dost still endure From times successive change secure verse 13 Thou therefore shalt in mercy rise And Sion help which ruin'd lies The time is come for hir repaire verse 14 Whose stones and rubbish prized are Thy servants pity hir neglect And on hir dust with sighs reflect verse 15 So shall the Heathen feare Thy Name And Kings Thy Majesty proclaime verse 16 When God shall Sions buildings reare And in His glory shall appeare verse 17 He will regard the poor man's suit And not despise the destitute verse 18 This shall be written for record That after Times may praise the Lord Second Part. verse 19 The Lord from high His beams display'd And out of Heaven earth survay'd verse 20 The Captives setters to unty And Pris'ners save condemn'd to dy verse 21 That so in Sions blessed hill And Salem which His wonders sill verse 22 They may His name and praise declare When all the people gather'd are verse 23 He hath my strength to weaknes brought My Short'ned dayes are come to nought verse 24 So that to God I thus did pray O take me not as yet away Nor cast me off from this lifes stage In prime of youth and mid'st of age For though My dayes be few and fraile Thy yeares O God will never faile verse 25 Thou Lord hast earth's foundation lay'd And by Thy hand the Heav'ns were made They all shall perish and decay And in their time consume away Like to a garment when grow'n old They shall nor use nor motion hold But though the world and they must fall Thy Being is perpetuall verse 27 Yea as a vesture worne and chang'd Is from it's gloss and forme estrang'd So Shalt Thou change this massy frame Yet still Thy selfe abide the same verse 28 And like Thy selfe from changes freed Thou wilt prolong Thy servants seed Whose children shall remaine with Thee And in Thy sight establisht be PSAL. CIII As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul thy best devotion raise To bless the Lord and sing His praise verse 2 O never unremembred be The benefits He powr'd on thee verse 3 Whose pardon doth all sins release And keep thy body from disease verse 4 Who thee redeem'd to death cast downe And doth thy life with mercies crowne verse 5 Who with good things shall fill thy mouth And eagle-like renew thy youth verse 6 He by right judgment hath redrest All such as are by wrong opprest verse 7 His wayes have Know'n to Moses been The Israelites His works have seen verse 8 All which His will and nature shew To mercy swift to vengeance slow verse 9 He will not alwayes with us chide Nor let His anger long abide verse 10 Nor deales according to our sin Nor have our crimes rewarded bin verse 11 For high as Heav'n is earth above So large so boundless is his love verse 12 Removing all our sins as far As East and West divided are verse 13 Yea like a Father 's to his Son To us is his compassion verse 14 He knowes our frame too weak to trust Remembring that we are but dust verse 15 The daies of man like to the grass Or fading flow'r to nothing pass verse 16 Which blow'n and shaken by the wind Leave neither place nor print behind verse 17 His goodnes though confirm'd and sure To childrens children doth endure verse 18 Ev'n unto such whose cleare intents Walk after His Commandements verse 19 The Lord in heav'n prepares His throne And governs all the world alone O therefore bless that pow'rfull Lord Who made and rules us by His word verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And never 'gainst His word rebell verse 21 Ye winged Ministers who still Prepared are to act His will Ye Heav'nly hosts and creatures all verse 22 Bless Him and at His foot-stool fall Lastly my Soul thy Maker praise And bless His goodnes all thy daies PSAL. CIV. As Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Soul the Lord for ever bless O God! Thy greatnesse all confess Whom Majesty and honour vest verse 2 In robes of Light eternall drest He Heaven makes his Canopy verse 3 His chambers in the waters ly His Chariot is the cloudy storme And on the wings of wind is borne verse 4 He Spirits makes His Angels quire His Ministers a flaming fire verse 5 He so did earth's foundations cast It might remaine for ever fast verse 6 Then cloath'd it with the spatious deep Whose wave out swells the mountaines steep verse 7 At Thy rebuke the waters fled And hid their thunder frighted head verse 8 They from the mountaines streaming flow And downe into the Vallies go Then to their liquid center hast Where their collected floods are cast verse 9 These in the Ocean met and joyn'd Thou hast within a bank confin'd Not suff'ring them to pass their bound Least earth by their excess be drown'd verse 10 He from the hills his Christall springs Down running to the vallies brings verse 11 Which drink supply and coolnes yield To thirsting beasts throughout the field verse 12 By them the fowles of heaven rest And singing in their branches nest verse 13 He waters from his clouds the Hills The teeming earth with plenty fills verse 14 He grass for Cattle doth produce And every Herbe for humane use That so He may His creatures feed And from the earth supply their need verse 15 He makes the clusters of the vine To glad the Sons of men with wine He oyle to cheere the face imparts And bread the strength'ner of their hearts Second Part. verse 16 The trees which God for fruit decreed Nor sap nor moyst'ning vertue need The lofty Cedars by His hand In Lebanon emplanted stand verse 17 Unto the birds these shelter yield And Storks upon the fir-trees build verse 18 Wild goats the hills defend and feed And in the Rocks the Conies breed verse 19 He made the changing Moone appeare To note the seasons of the yeare The Sun from Him his strength doth get And knows the measure of his Set.
And Saints Thy praise shall celebrate verse 11 Their tongues Thy Kingdom's rule make know'n By them Thy glorious acts are show'n verse 12 That all the Sons of men may see Thy mighty pow'r and Majestie verse 13 Thy Kingdom doth for ever last When men decay and time is past verse 14 God doth uphold all such as fall And men cast downe from ruin call verse 15 The eyes of all on Thee attend Who in due season meat do'st send verse 16 Thy open hand when need requires Doth satisfie their just desires verse 17 The Lord is right in all His waies In Holiness His works He layes verse 18 The Lord is good and nigh to all Who faithfully upon Him call verse 19 He their desire will satisfie Who feare Him and regard their cry verse 20 Saves all that love Him from annoy But all the wicked will destroy verse 21 Therefore my mouth to speake His praise Shall lowd and thankfull accents raise And let all flesh whom He did frame For ever bless His Holy Name PSAL. CXLVI verse 1 TTo God my soule His praises give And bless Him whil'st I live verse 2 I will to Him my thankes up send Untill my being end verse 3 Put not in Princes any trust Nor in the Sons of dust Who nor themselves nor others save From the devouring grave verse 4 Soon as man breathless doth remaine He turnes to earth againe And as his time of life expires So perish his desires verse 5 O therefore happy he whose faith On God relyance hath Who makes the fear of Him his scope And object of his hope verse 6 He Heav'n and earth and Sea did frame With all that Those containe And when their frame is quite defac't His truth shall ever last verse 7 He doth the wronged help to right Who are opprest by might Feeds those that are to want expos'd And hath the Captives loos'd verse 8 He to the blind restores their eyes He makes the fall'n to rise He upon such bestowes his care Who just and faithfull are verse 9 The Lord all strangers doth receive And fatherless releive When wicked men are overthrowne And all their hopes cast downe verse 10 The Lord thy God O Sion reignes His glory still remaines Then to thy everlasting King Eternall praises sing PSAL. CXLVII verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord a pleasant thing It is His praise to sing verse 2 God ruin'd Salem doth repaire Whose out-casts gather'd are verse 3 He heales and binds the broken heart Relieves the wounded's smart verse 4 The sparkling Starres He numbers all And by their names doth call verse 5 Great is our Lord and strong His might His Wisdome infinite verse 6 He doth the meek exalt and crowne But cast's the wicked downe verse 7 To God the Lord so good so great Your thankfull hymnes repeat And to the Harpes melodious string His constant praises sing verse 8 Who heavens face with vapour shrowds And covers it with clouds Who powres his raine on earth below And makes the Mountaines grow verse 9 He gives his food unto the beast And from their airy nest When the young ravens to Him cry Feeds Them abundantly verse 10 He not delights in strength of horse Nor values humane force verse 11 But those who make His feare their scope And in His mercy hope verse 12 Ierusalem O praise the Lord Sion Thy God record verse 13 Who barres thy gates to give thee rest And hath thy children blest verse 14 He maketh in thy borders peace Fills thee with cornes increase verse 15 His wing'd commands most swiftly run And soon as said are done verse 16 He giveth like the wooll his snowes Hoare frost like ashes strowes verse 17 Casts forth his Ice like morsells roll'd Who can withstand His cold verse 18 He sendeth out His word and Law Which melts them to a thaw He causeth His strong wind to blow And makes the waters flow verse 19 His word He doth to Iacob shew Makes him His judgment know And to his chosen Israel He doth His Statutes tell verse 20 He with no Nation so did deale Nor thus His Love reveale Who nor His judgments knew nor word Therefore Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLVIII To the proper Tune verse 1 PRaise God from Heaven high Who sits above the sky verse 2 Ye glorious Angels all Ye Hosts Celestiall verse 3 Ye Sun and Moon Both Night and Noon Ye Stars of light His praise recite verse 4 Praise Him ye Heavens that move Ye waters them above verse 5 Praise Him whose pow'rfull Name Created This great frame He did command verse 6 Them fast to stand By His decree They lasting be verse 7 All that earth's bosome keeps Ye dragons and all deepes verse 8 Fire haile the falling snow The furious winds that blow Stormes that fulfill His sacred will And serve His word Praise ye the Lord verse 9 Mountaines that touch the sky Ye Hills which lower ly All trees that fruitfull are The Cedars tall and faire verse 10 Beasts which the field Or pastures yeild Each creeping thing And bird of wing verse 11 Kings which the earth do sway People who them obey Princes of royall birth And Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Old men and babes verse 13 Let them proclaime His awfull name His Name doth all excell In earth or Heaven that dwell verse 14 He will His People raise Of all His Saints the praise Ev'n Iacob deare His care most neare Joyn'd in accord Praise ye the Lord PSAL. CXLIX Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord New Anthems bring Which ye to God may sing And let the quire of Saints His praise In their assembly raise verse 2 Let Israel in Him rejoyce Who form'd him with his voyce Let all the Sons from Sion spring Be joyfull in their King verse 3 Let them with Dance and Pipe proclaime The glory of His Name Let them sing praises with the Harp With Timbrell shrill and sharp verse 4 For in His people He delights Who celebrate His Rites And those with meekness who abound Are with salvation crown'd verse 5 Let Saints with glory raise their heads And sing upon their beds verse 6 Let His high praise who rules the skies Their voices exercise And in their hand a Two-edg'd sword Be put to act His word verse 7 For judgment 'gainst the Heathen bent And peoples punishment verse 8 Their captive Kings in chaines confin'd With manacles to bind And their rebellious Nobles lead In iron fettered verse 9 To execute that heavy wrath His judgment threat'ned hath And in faire Characters engrave His Saints such honour have PSAL. CL verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord your Songs address To praise His Holynes O praise Him in His pow'rs extent Who rules the firmament verse 2 Praise Him for all His acts of might Our wonder which invite In praises due His greatness tell Which all things doth excell verse 3 Praise Him with Trumpets lofty sound With Cornets shake the ground His praise the Psaltery inspire With the melodious Lyre verse 4 Praise him with Timbrells and advance His honour in the Dance Praise Him with Organs Violls Flutes And the well-stringed Lutes verse 5 With Cymbals loud Him magnify Praise Him on Cymbals high verse 6 Let every creature that hath breath His Maker praise till death FINIS THis Tune which is proper to Psalme 119. serves for the 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.39.137 With any other of that Meter conteining Eight Lines in a Staffe This is for Psal. 8.15.19.20.21.23.24.26.28.29.32.41.42.45.47.48.52.69 With any others of that Meter conteining only Fowre lines in a Staffe But if the Former seemes more difficult or be lesse used in diverse Places This Tune will serve generally for all whose Meter is like the First Psalme This Tune is for Psal. 81.85.87.98.101 This For Psal. 25.67.134.143 Tune of Psalme 51. For the 17.68.80.118 With the others mentioned PSAL. LI. Lamentation Prayer after the Commandements PSAL. C. There be other Tunes which being not very usuall are not here set downe as Psal. 50.124.127 c. For which you are referred to the Psalmes Printed with the Bibles Some Errours of the Presse are thus amended PSal. 12. v. 7. Flatt'ring Psal. 25.16 To me Ps. 38.8 Thy heavy c. Psal. 42. v. 6. From Iordan yet and Hermons hill I Thee remember still Ps. 43. v. 5. Why droop'st thou O my soule c. Ps. 48. v. 11. Let Iudahs daughters c Ps. 49. v. 15. But God my soule c. Ps 67. v. 1. Upon Thy servants c. Ps. 73. v. 16. Hard to be c. Ps. 98.8 Let Hills c. Ps. 107. v. 40. Puts to scorne Ps. 105.2 Celebrate Ps. 114. v. 6. Ye little hills c. Ps. 125. v. 3. Vassalls v. 2. Salem sense Ps 139. v. 8. 'T is Thine own Sphaere v. 14. These marvels Ps. 146. v. 6. And when their Forme c. Figures of verses wanting Ps. 6. v. 10. at When their c. Ps. 30. deest 3. 7. at For Thou my Mountaine c. Ps. 134. The Tune is falsely referred as 51. for 25. FINIS August Epist. 118. ad Januarium de consuetud variis Regionum Vallem sitientem ob id ad fletum excitantem Vatablus Psal. 47.7 Histor. Concil. Tridentin Lib. 2 An. 1546
and reines doth try Preserves men of integrity verse 11 God doth in right his judgements lay Yet is provoked every day verse 12 If he not turne His sword is whet His bow is bent and ready set verse 13 The instruments of death He brings And arrowes from His quiver flings verse 14 Behold he travailes great with hate Mischiefe conceaves brings forth deceit verse 15 He made a ditch and dig'd a Pit And he himselfe is fall'n in it verse 16 Thus all his practises revert To strike his owne malicious heart His mischiefe shall his own head wound His violence himselfe confound verse 17 I will the praise of God expresse According to His righteousnesse And in my Songs extoll the fame Of His most high most glorious Name PSAL. VIII verse 1 LOrd how excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame Who hast Thy glory set on high Above the starry sky verse 2 Thou didst by infant mouthes ordaine Renowne and strength to gaine Whose weaknesse might thy foes confound And the Avenger wound verse 3 When I consider Heavens state Thy fingers did create The Moone with all the Stars of night To which thy beams gave light verse 4 O what is Man or all his race Thy favour should him grace verse 5 Whom made next Angels in renowne Thou wilt with glory crowne verse 6 Thou under his command hast layd The workes Thy hand had made What in each element doth meet Is subject to his feet verse 8 All sheep and beasts which range the feild The fowles which aire doth yield The Fishes which their motion keep Within the liquid deep verse 8 O Lord our Governour whose sway All in the world obey How far excelling is Thy Name Through earths extended frame PSAL. IX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 I Thee will praise with my whole heart And all thy wond'rous works impart In Songs and Hymns rejoyce will I verse 2 To blesse Thy Name O Thou most high Mine enemies repulsed all Shall at Thine awfull presence fall verse 4 Thou hast my righteous cause maintain'd Whose throne wrong judgement never stain'd verse 5 At Thy rebuke the Heathens fame Destroyed is put out their name O thou malitious enemy verse 6 Thy loath'd remembrance now must dy And like the Cities thou hast ras'd Thine own Memoriall is defac'd verse 7 But God for ever shall endure His throne in judgment stablish'd sure verse 8 The world Hee 'll judge in righteousnesse verse 9 A Refuge be in times distresse verse 10 Who know Thy Name in Thee will trust For Thou hast never left the just verse 11 Praise God who doth in Sion dwell His doings to the people tell verse 12 When He enquires for Blood the Cry Nere passes from His memory verse 13 Have mercy on my troubled state O Lord who lift'st me from death's gate verse 14 That Sion I thy praise may shew Whose joyes from thy Salvation grow verse 15 Sunke to the Pit the Heathen are Their feet are caught in their own snare verse 16 The Lord in their revenge is know'n Who by themselves are overthrow'n verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to hell And all who God forgetting fell verse 18 For on the poore He thinkes alway Nor shall the Needies hope decay verse 19 Up Lord and let not man prevaile Nor let thy judgements ever faile verse 20 Put them in feare the Nations then Will know themselves to be but men PSAL. X. Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 WHy Lord dost Thou so far abide Thy face in times of trouble hide verse 2 Proud men the helplesse persecute But let them fall in the pursuit verse 3 He boasteth in his own desires And wretches whom God hates admires verse 4 Through pride of heart he God neglects Whom he nor thinkes on nor affects verse 5 His grievous wayes Thy judgments slight His thoughts do feare no opposite verse 6 He said I never shall be mov'd Nor by adversity be prov'd verse 7 His mouth deceit and curses fill Whilst mischiefes from his tongue distill verse 8 He lurkes to kill the innocent His eyes against the poore are bent verse 9 He as a Lyon lyes in wait To catch the guiltlesse through deceit verse 10 With humble shewes he doth assay To make the poore his strong ones prey verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides His face and seeth not verse 12 O God lift up thy selfe arise And think upon our miseries verse 13 Why doth his pride and scorn surmount As if that God kept no account Nor will his wicked workes require Or in His judgements pay their hire verse 14 Lord Thou hast seen his impious spight Whose hand their follies can requite He trusts on Thee whom woes oppresse Who still do'st help the fatherlesse verse 15 Break Thou their wicked arme at length And let them perish by Thy strength verse 16 Thou canst O Lord Eternall King The Heathen to destruction bring verse 17 Thou hear'st Thy servants humble plaint Prepar'st their heart art swift to grant verse 18 To judge the poore and fatherlesse That men of earth no more oppresse PSAL. XI verse 1 IN God I put my trust How then Do yee reproachfull men Say To the mountaines flie my soule Like to the chased fowle verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bow Their deadly shafts to throw That privily in darknesse they Th' upright in heart may slay verse 3 If the foundations perish so What can the righteous do verse 4 But in His Temple God resides Whose throne in Heaven abides He all beholds with searching eye The Sons of men to try The Lord His righteous servants proves Hates him oppression loves He snares with fire and brimstone showres Upon the wicked powres Black tempests are by Him rais'd up The portion of their cup verse 7 For the just God doth those respect Who righteousnes affect His countenance and favour bright Beholdeth the upright PSAL XII verse 1 HElpe Lord for godly men decrease Goodnesse on earth doth cease And like all other Mortals fraile The faithfull Persons faile verse 2 Each to his neighbour vainly speakes And to deceive him seekes With fratt'ring Lips and double hearts They use deceitfull arts verse 3 God shall cut off their guile full tongues Puft up with pride and wrongs verse 4 Who say Our words their ends shall gaine What Lord can us restraine verse 5 But for th' oppressions of the poore Whose sighes their want deplore Now saith the Lord will I arise To ease their miseries verse 6 The words which from the Lord we heare Are pure and most sincere As Silver in the fornace try'd And sev'n times purifi'd verse 7 Thou shalt O Lord keep Thine Elect And from this race protect verse 8 The wicked live esteem'd and prais'd When vilest men are rais'd PSAL. XIII verse 1 HOw long Lord Wilt Thou me forget Who am with woes beset Shall I still languish in disgrace Whil'st Thou dost hide thy Face verse 2 How
But God enclined hath his eare My prayers voice to heare verse 20 Let God for evermore be blest Who granted my request Who hath not turn'd away His face Nor held from me His grace PSAL. LXVII verse 1 THy mercy Lord extend And blessings on us send O let Thy Light and Face Divine Upon They servants shine verse 2 That through the earth Thy way Be know'n to Gentiles may And nations of the Universe Thy saving health rehearse verse 3 Let all the people raise Their voyce to sing Thy praise O God! let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 4 O let the Nations sing With gladnesse to their King For thou the world shalt judge with right And rule the earth with might verse 5 Let all the people raise Their voice to sing Thy praise O God let them with joy expresse To Thee their thankfulnesse verse 6 Then shall the earth encrease In plenty and in peace And God our God in blessings shew'n Shall us His people own verse 7 God who doth ever live To us shall blessings give That all the ends of earth may feare And duty to Him beare PSAL. LXVIII verse 1 LEt God the God of might arise And scatter'd be His enemies And let all those that hate Him flee verse 2 As smoake by winds we driven see So perish wicked men like sumes Or melted wax which fire consumes verse 3 But let the righteous rejoyce And unto God life up their voyce verse 4 Sing unto God sing praises lowd To Him that rides upon the cloud The Name of great Iehovah blesse verse 5 A father of the fatherlesse For he relieves the widowes wants verse 6 He solitary housholds plants And frees the Captives from their chaine Whil'st rebels are with hunger slaine verse 7 When Lord Thy people Thou didst lead And marches through the desart tread verse 8 The Heavens melted the earth shook And Sinai was with terrour strook verse 9 Yet Thou upon thy Lot didst powre When faint and weary plenties store verse 10 Thy congregation Thou didst feed Reliev'dst the poore and help'dst their need verse 11 The Lord Himselfe did give the word And num'rous preachers it record verse 12 Kings armies fled and took the foyle Whilst women did divide the spoile verse 13 Though then ye have neglected ly'n Ye shall againe with lustre shine Like to the doves faire plumed wing As Gold or Silver glistering verse 14 When God great Kings had put to flight The land was like to Salmon white verse 15 God's Mount is as faire Bashans hill Whose height does earth with wonder fill verse 16 Why leap ye hills which so excell This is the hill where God will dwell verse 17 His Chariots twenty thousand are Thousands of Angels serve His war Second Part. verse 18 Thou ha'st ascended up on high And captive led captivity Did'st ransome those who did rebell That God might still among them dwell verse 19 Blest be the Lord the God of health Who loads us daily with His wealth verse 20 He is the God whose saving breath The issues doth command from death verse 21 But God shall wound their hatefull head Who wilfully in sins are led verse 22 He said I will my people keep From Bashan bring through the deep verse 23 That so Thy foot borne through the cries Of fall'n and dying enemies May dipped be in slaughters flood And tongues of dogs lick up their blood verse 24 How Thou my God King we know Didst in Thy Sanctuary go verse 25 Singers lead to the Instrument Then Damsels with their Timbrels went verse 26 Blesse God all yee from Iacob spring verse 27 Small Benjamin their Ruler bring With Princely Iudah on the Throne Strong Nepthali and Zebulon verse 28 Thy God for thee did strength command O let Thy work confirmed stand verse 29 Then presents shall by Kings to Thee In Salems Temple offer'd be verse 30 Rebuke the peoples brutish spight Those scatter who in war delight verse 31 So Egypts Princes and the Moore With hands stretch'd out shall thee adore verse 32 Earth's Kingdomes sing and praise ascribe To God who 'bove the Heavens doth ride His mighty voyce He out doth send verse 34 His strength excells the clouds to rend verse 35 O God Thou from thy Holy Place With terrour dost thy foes amaze He strength and pow'r to Israel gives Blessed be God whoever lives PSAL. LXIX verse 1 SAve me O God for on my soule The furious waters rowle verse 2 Sunk deep in mire no stay I have Orewhelm'd by ev'ry wave verse 3 I weary am of my long cry My throat is hoarse and dry My failing eyes their strenght abate Whilst for my God I wait verse 4 My haters without cause exceed The haires upon my head And though I things not took restore They wrong and hate me more verse 5 O God! my folly Thou ha'st know'n My sins to Thee are show'n verse 6 Let none that seek or wait for Thee Through me confounded be verse 7 For Thy sake have I borne disgrace Shame cover'd hath my face verse 8 A stranger to my brethren am Who from my Mother came verse 9 I in Thy Houses zeale do pine Thy wrongs reputing mine verse 10 Yet when I fasted wept and mourn'd That my reproach was turn'd verse 11 For garments I have Sack-cloath worne A Proverb grow'n of scorne verse 12 Revil'd by those the gate that throng And made the drunkards song verse 13 But Lord to Thee my prayers climbe In Thy accepted time O for Thy Truth and mercies sake Heare those requests I make verse 14 Deliver me from out the mire Where envious floods conspire verse 15 To swallowing deeps me nere expose Nor let the pit enclose verse 16 Give eare O Lord as Thou art kind Let me Thy mercy find verse 17 Hide not Thy Face in time of need But heare my moane with speed Second Part. verse 18 Draw nigh O Lord my soule redeem Lost in my foes esteem verse 19 Thou my dishonour know'st and shame And those who me defame verse 20 Reproach my heavy heart hath broke Press'd downe with sorrowes stroake For pitty I and comfort look But friends have me forsook verse 21 For drink they Vineger for meat They gave me Gall to eat verse 22 O let their table prove their snare Their peace turne to despaire verse 23 Their eyes be dark'ned and still make Their loines through terrour shake verse 24 Upon their heads Thy fury powre Let vengeance them devoure verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Their habitation rase verse 26 For they whom Thou hast smote pursue The woundeds griefe renew verse 27 Add sin to their iniquity Let them thy presence fly verse 28 Blot from the Book of life their soule Nor with thy Saints enroll verse 29 But I am poore and full of paine O raise me up againe verse 30 So in my Song I le praise thy Name And thankfull ditties frame verse 31 Such gifts and
earth hath spann'd verse 4 By Him steep hills and seas were made verse 5 The dry land by Him lay'd verse 6 Come let us worship and adore Kneel downe the Lord before verse 7 For He our God is we His care His sheep and people are To day if ye His voice will heare verse 8 No hard'ned heart bring neare Like that provoking in the day You in the desart lay verse 9 When your fore-fathers tempted me Who did my wonders see verse 10 And forty yeares you Tribes did pass Wherein I grieved was I said my people err in heart And wilfully depart My wayes prescrib'd they have not know'n Nor in my precepts gone verse 11 To whom my just incensed wrath By oath protested hath Those murmurers should nere be blest Or enter to my rest PSAL. XCVI Sing this as Psalme 51. or 100. verse 1 A New Song to the Lord rehearse Sing to him all the Universe verse 2 O blesse his Name in Songs display His saving mercies every day His glory and his wonders tell verse 3 To Nations who far distant dwell verse 4 This great Lord must be greatly prais'd Whose feare above all Gods is rais'd verse 5 For Heathen Gods are Idols vaine But 't is the Lord doth heav'n sustaine verse 6 Honour and awe are him before His sanctuary strong in pow'r verse 7 Ye kindreds then on earth that live Unto the Lord due honour give verse 8 Ascribe all glory to his Name And let his Courts with off'rings flame verse 9 O worship him your zeale express In beauty and in holiness Let all the earth before him feare And say God doth the Scepter beare verse 10 The world shall be establis'd so It shall not from its fast'nings go He to the people righteously His finall judgment shall apply verse 11 Let earth be glad and heav'n rejoyce The roaring Ocean make a noyse verse 12 Be glad ye fruits sprung from the fields With all the trees the forrest yields verse 13 For lo to judgment God doth come He comes to give the earth it's doome His just revenge the world pursu'th To judge the people with his truth PSAL. XCVII verse 1 LEt earth rejoyce that God doth reigne And Isles within the maine verse 2 Darknes and clouds waite Him upon And Justice is His Throne verse 3 Devouring fire before Him goes To burne His circling foes verse 4 Throughout the world His lightnings blaze Which trembling earth amaze verse 5 Hills at his presence turn'd to fume Like melting wax consume verse 6 The Heav'ns His righteousnes proclaime And men confess His fame verse 7 Let quick perdition all confound To worship Idols bound Who boast in Stocks and from Him swerve Whom all the Gods must serve verse 8 Sion and Iudah both rejoyc'd To heare Thy judgments voyc'd verse 9 With whose exalted state none dare Or men or Gods compare verse 10 Who love the Lord and do His will See that ye hate all ill He doth from wicked hands protect The soules of His Elect. verse 11 Unto the Godly springs a light And joy to the upright verse 12 Let righteous men their Lord then bless And praise His Holines PSAL. XCVIII verse 1 VNto the Lord your Songs renew Who marvailes wrought for you His holy arme and His right hand The victory hath gain'd verse 2 God His salvation hath made know'n His truth to Heathens shew'n verse 3 His mercies have remembred been Earth His Salvation seen verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noyse Earth in lowd Songs rejoyce verse 5 With Harps unto your Maker sing And Psalmes tun'd to the string verse 6 With Trumpets and the Cornets sound Let your full joyes rebound All in your shrillest accents sing Before the Lord your King verse 7 Let roaring Seas for gladnes swell The world with those there dwell verse 8 Floods clap their hands the waves combine All Hills in praises joyne verse 9 For lo to Judgment God doth come To give the earth it's doome With justice He the world will try And men with Equity PSAL. XCIX verse 1 THe Lord doth reigne ye people all With trembling 'fore Him fall His throne 'twixt Cherubs He doth make Let earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord is in His Sion great Above the world His Seat verse 3 Let all the Holines proclaime Of His most awfull Name verse 4 This King of strength true Judgment loves And equity approves Thou do'st Thy righteous judgments fruit In Iacob execute verse 5 Exalt the Lord and Him adore His foot-stoole fall before verse 6 Moses and Aaron mongst His Priests On whom His service rests And Samuel mongst those that came To supplicate His Name These call'd on Him and when they pray'd He gratious answer made verse 7 He from the pillar of the Cloud Did speak to them aloud Whose Testimonies they obay'd Nor from His statutes stray'd verse 8 Thou answer'dst them O Lord our God! With mercy us'dst Thy rod Their sins Thy wrath did not forbear Yet they forgiven were verse 9 The Lord our God then magnify Exalt His praise on high And worship at His sacred Hill For God is holy still PSAL. C. verse 1 MAke to the Lord a joyfull noyse All lands to Him lift up your voice verse 2 Serve Him with gladnes let your tongue Approach His presence with a Song verse 3 Know He is God by whose hand we And not our own created be We are His people and the sheep His folds enclose His pastures keep verse 4 Enter with thanks His dwelling place And let His Courts resound with praise Your gratitude to Him profess His glorious Name for ever bless verse 5 For He is good and great His care His mercies everlasting are His truth eternally shall last When Time and all successions wast PSAL. CI. verse 1 I Mercy will and Judgment sing To Thee my Lord and King verse 2 I wisely will my steps direct In wayes of Thine elect O when wilt Thou to me come neare Thy presence when appear Who in my house with perfect heart Will nere from Thee depart verse 3 No wicked thing before mine eyes Will I behold or prize I hate the work of them whose pride From Thee doth turne aside verse 4 A wicked man and froward heart Shall from my thoughts depart Nor with the sinfull or perverse My knowledg shall converse verse 5 I will cut off the man whose spight His neighbour doth back-bite With him whose heart or look is high I never will comply verse 6 Upon the faithfull of the land Mine eyes shall fixed stand Who walketh in the perfect way Shall in my service stay verse 7 My house shall never give receit To him that works deceit Nor shall he tarry in my sight Who doth in lyes delight verse 8 All those in wickedness that joy I early will destroy And from the City of the Lord Cut all whom He abhorr'd PSAL. CII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 HEare me O Lord and let my cry
Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 GOd of my praise nor silent be Nor unattentive unto me verse 2 For wicked mouths me falsely wrong And wound me with their lying tongue verse 3 They compass me with words of hate And causeless vex me with debate verse 4 For all my friendship they are foes But I my grief in pray'r disclose verse 5 My good with evill they requite And my affection pay with spight verse 6 Let wicked rulers him command And Satan stand at his right hand verse 7 Let him when judg'd receive his doome And let his pray'r his sin become verse 8 His daies both few and irksome make His office let another take verse 9 May fatherless his children live His wife forlorne a widow grieve verse 10 Like vagrants let them want their bread And where they beg it not be fed verse 11 Let him be made extortions spoyle And strangers reap his harvests toyle verse 12 None him their pitties object make Nor on his feed compassion take verse 13 His name from earth and Off-spring blot In the succeeding age forgot verse 14 And ever let the Lord retaine His Fathers sin and Mothers staine verse 15 15 Still let them stand before His ey To cut from earth his memory verse 16 Who merciless the poor pursu'd And wounds of broken hearts renew'd verse 17 Feele he those curses which he lou'd All blessings be from him remov'd verse 18 As curses cloath'd him round about So seize they him within without Like water through his bowels flow'd Or oyle into his bones bestow'd verse 19 So let them cloath and gird him fast Returning on himself at last verse 20 Thus let the Lord reward my foes Who to reproach my soul expose verse 21 But for the mercies of Thy Name Deliver me O Lord from shame verse 22 For I am poor and prest with need My wounded heart doth inward bleed verse 23 I like the falling shadow go As puffs of wind the Locusts throw verse 24 My feeble knee through fasting failes And faintnes ore my flesh prevailes verse 25 I am their scorne and laughter bred They looking on me shake their head verse 26 Help me O Lord who mercy crave verse 27 That they may know thy hand can save verse 28 Bless when they curse their pride confoūd But let me live with gladnes crown'd verse 29 Lord let my shamed enemy In sharp confusion cloathed ly verse 30 So shall Thy praises with my tongue Be in the full assembly sung verse 31 For God will at the poor's right hand By His protection ready stand To save his innocence from them Who wrongfully his soul condemne PSAL. CX verse 1 THe Lord whose pow'r all things doth sway Unto my Lord did say Sit at my right hand till thou see Thy foes Thy foot-stool be verse 2 The Lord Thy Scepter shall extend And strength from Sion send That all Thine enemies below May to Thy Kingdome bow verse 3 The people in great numbers shall That day before Thee fall Whose glorious Birth and youthfull hue Is as the morning dew verse 4 The Lord hath sworne who not repents His long decreed intents Thou do'st from great Melchisedek Thy Royall Priest-hood take verse 5 God at Thy right hand Kings shall wound And Nations strong confound verse 6 Whose countries shall be overspread With Bodies of their dead verse 7 He of the River in the way Shall drink his thirst to stay And his victorious head advance In our Deliverance PSAL. CXI To the usuall Tune verse 1 PRaise God with heart and tongue The Quire of Saints among His praises shall be sung verse 2 The works of God are great All those will them repeat Whose thoughts on Him are set verse 3 His actions glorious are Renown'd and honour'd far Nor can His truth empaire verse 4 His wonders fill our thought Who hath compassion wrought And pitty shewes when sought verse 5 He hath His servants fed Giv'n those that fear Him bread His Cov'nant stablished verse 6 His pow'r to them exprest And made His people rest Where Heathen late possest verse 7 What ever wrought His hands In truth and judgment stands And sure are His Commands verse 8 They all for ever last By His decree kept fast Till fleeting time is past verse 9 He did His people save Whom Tyrants did enslave His sacred Cov'nant gave Renowned is His fame And reverend His Name Which all the world proclaime verse 10 God's fear true wisdome brings The knowledg of good things From that beginning springs They understand aright Who make His Lawes their light And still His praise recite PSAL. CXII verse 1 BLest is the man that feares the Lord Delighting in His word verse 2 His seed on earth shall mighty be Blest his posteritie verse 3 His house wich riches shall abound His life with plenty crown'd His righteous dealing clear as sure For ever shall endure verse 4 In shades of darknesse to th' upright There riseth up a light He gracious is and free from hate His heart compassionate verse 5 A good man mercy shewes and lends Nor in his words offends verse 6 He shall not move but placed be In lasting memorie verse 7 He of ill tidings not afraid Hath God his refuge made Thus fix'd his heart shall never faile verse 8 But 'gainst his foes prevaile verse 9 With liberall hand unto the poor He hath disperst his store His righteousnesse shall still remaine And lasting honour gaine verse 10 The wicked man when this he seeth For spight shall gnash his teeth And melted by his envies fire Perish in his desire PSAL. CXIII To the usuall Tune verse 1 THe Lord O ye His servants praise To His great Name your ditties raise verse 2 Which blest and sacred be alwaies verse 3 Ev'n from the rising of the Sun Till to the West his course be run Nis Name is to be prais'd alone verse 4 The Lord above all Nations high Is seated in great Majesty And in the Heav'ns His glories ly verse 5 What pow'r created parallells The Lord our God who thus excells And far above the Heaven dwells verse 6 Who humbling downe himselfe doth bow Not only things in heaven to know But what is done in earth below verse 7 To him that did in dust deplore He joyfull comforts doth restore And from the dunghill lifts the poore verse 8 That set with Princes of the earth And persons of a Royall birth His sorrows may be chang'd to mirth verse 9 The barren woman when implor'd His bounty hath with children stor'd O therefore praise this gratious Lord PSAL. CXIV verse 1 WHen Israel from Egypt went Free from his banishment And Iacob came from that strange land Conducted by God's hand verse 2 The house of Iudah which did passe His Sanctuary was And Israel the chosen throne Of his dominion verse 3 The Sea saw that and did disperse Iordan his course reverse verse 4 The Mountaines skip'd like sporting rams The little hills like
blow'n by the wind verse 6 Nor in the finall Judgment must Stand up among the Just verse 7 For God the righteous guides and knowes The path wherein he goes When wayes of Sinners perish shall In their eternall fall PSAL. II. verse 1 WHy do the furious Heathen rage Vaine people why engage verse 2 Kings of the Earth a Party make And Rulers counsell take Who 'gainst the Lord that Earth doth sway And His Annointed say verse 3 Break we the Bonds They on us lay And cast Their Cords away verse 4 But God who doth the Heavens guide Shall them in Scorne deride verse 5 Then shall His soare displeasure breake And He in anger speake verse 6 Yet have I set my King on high Adorn'd with Majesty Upon Mount Sion rais'd the throne Of mine Annointed one verse 7 I will declare that firme decree The Lord hath said to me Thou ar't my Son without all spot This day I thee begot verse 8 Ask me and thine Inheritance Ore Nations I 'le advance Far as the earth or Sea extends Are thy Possessions ends verse 9 Thou with an Iron Rod shalt bruise Such as thy pow'r refuse And like a Potters Vessell broak So dash them by thy stroake verse 10 O therefore all ye Kings that awe The Nations with your Law Yee Judges of the earth be wise His Scepter not despise verse 11 Serve ye the Lord with holy feare Rejoyce yet rev'rence beare verse 12 And kisse the Sonne before his wrath Your way consumed hath For if a little that encrease Where can we seek for Peace Since they are only safe and blest Whose hope in Him doth rest PSAL. III. verse 1 O Lord how fast do they encrease Who troubled have my Peace They many are who 'gainst me rise And are my enemies verse 2 Many there be my Soule upbraid And say God cannot aid verse 3 But Lord Thou art my Sheild my Praise Thou shalt my head up-raise verse 4 To God my loud request did cry Who heard my voyce from high verse 5 I lay'd me downe and rose againe For He did me sustaine verse 6 Then though ten thousands me invade I will not be afraid No though with threats the furious rowt Encompasse me about verse 7 Arise and save me O my God For with thy vengefull rod Thou smit'st the cheek and break'st the jaw Of such as hate thy Lawes verse 8 To Thee O Lord our God alone Belongs Salvation Who do'st Thy blessings evermore Upon Thy People powre PSAL. IV. verse 1 GOd of my righteousnesse attend When my requests ascend Thou hast enlarg'd me in distresse And eas'd my heavinesse verse 2 How long O Mortals will ye shame The glory of my Name How long will ye love vanities And take delight in Lies verse 3 Know that the Lord elected hath Men of unmoved faith He when before His throne I cry Will not my suite deny verse 4 Stand of His greatnesse then in awe Nor sinne against His Law When on your bed retir'd and still O meditate his will verse 5 Of Righteousnesse the Offering To God your maker bring And on the hope of His defence Place all your confidence verse 6 Yet some who Him not understood Aske who shall doe us good Lord let thy face beames divine On us thy servants shine verse 7 Thou fill'st my heart with greater joyes Then theirs whom plenty cloyes Who reape their fruits in time of peace whose Come and Wine encrease verse 8 I lay mee downe with quiet blest To take my sleep and rest For thou whose goodnesse doth excell Mak'st me in safety dwell PSAL. V. verse 1 LOrd Ponder what my words relate Weigh what I meditate verse 2 My God and King my cry attend To Thee my Pray'rs I send verse 3 My voyce O Lord shall in the morne Up to thy Throne be borne Betimes will I direct my cry And looke to thee on high verse 4 For thou in Sin tak'st no delight No ill dwells in thy sight verse 5 The foolish stand not in thine eye Who hat'st iniquity verse 6 Thou shalt the lying lips destroy Who leasing make their joy God will the bloody minded hate And punish all deceit verse 7 But I presuming on Thy care Will to thy House repaire And tow'rds thy Temple in thy feare Due adoration beare verse 8 Mee Lord in righteousnesse dispose Beset with watchfull foes Make streight thy way before my face And guide mee by thy grace verse 9 No faithfullnesse their mouth containes Their heart fowle Malice staines Wide Sepulchres are their black throats Their tongues but flatt'ring notes verse 10 O God destroy and let them all By their own Counsailes fall Themselves by their transgressions quell Who 'gainst Thy pow'r rebell verse 11 But let all faithfull ones rejoyce And showt with cheerfull voyce Because Thy love which knowes no end Doth ever them defend verse 12 Let those rejoyce in Thee who trust For Thou wilt blesse the Just And with Thy favour as a sheild In danger safety yeild PSAL. VI verse 1 REbuke me not O Lord in wrath Whose sinne deserv'd it hath Nor let thy hot displeasure burne Least I to nothing turne verse 2 Have pitty Lord for I am weak Asham'd my sinnes to speake O heale me for my bones are vext My Soul with griefe perplext verse 3 How long shall I lament and cry For my delivery verse 4 O turne and me to favour take For thine owne mercies sake verse 5 Can he who looses lifes short breath Remember Thee in death Or will the dust and silence raise A voyce to sound Thy praise verse 6 Weary and faint my soule bemoanes Her vaine and fruitlesse groanes My bed the mark of sorrow weares Each night bedew'd with teares verse 7 My sight is dimme my melting eye Clouded with misery I languish through my haters rage Into untimely age verse 8 Depart from me all wicked ones The Lord hath heard my moanes My voyce of weeping and my teares Sound lowdly in His eares verse 9 God who my supplication takes In Pardon answer makes When their despight who me defame Shall cover'd be with shame PSAL. VII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 O Lord my God in thee I trust Deliver mee from the unjust verse 2 Least Lyon-like my soule he teare Whilst none is for my reskue neare verse 3 Lord if this guilt upon me stands Or wickednesse be in my hands verse 4 If friend I ill rewarded have Or causelesse foe I did not save verse 5 Then let mine enemy pursue Let him my captive soule subdue Let him my life to earth down thrust And lay mine honour in the dust verse 6 O Lord in thy fierce wrath arise Take vengeance on mine enemies verse 7 The people then shall me come nigh For their sakes lift thy selfe on high verse 8 The Lord his judgement shall dispence According to mine innocence verse 9 O let all wicked counsailes end But just men stablish and defend verse 10 For God the heart
cast verse 16 He me from many waters tooke verse 17 My too strong foes with vengeance strook verse 18 They me in day of trouble seiz'd But God my stay those sorrowes eas'd verse 19 He brought me to a spacious place Deliv'ring me through His free grace verse 20 He did my righteousnesse regard And cleannesse of my hands reward verse 21 For I the wayes of God have kept Nor wickedly His precepts left verse 22 His judgments I and statutes prize Still placing them before my eyes verse 23 I perfect was and innocent Nor to ungodly courses bent verse 24 Therefore as guiltlesse and upright I am rewarded in His sight Second Part. verse 25 Thou to the mercifull art kind verse 26 And pure where Thou dost purenesse find verse 27 But with the froward art perverse Dost save the poor the proud disperse verse 28 For thou my candle wilt make bright And turne my darknesse into light verse 29 By Thee I made a Troop to fall And through my God leap'd ore a wall verse 30 God's way is perfect His word try'd Doth as a shield the faithfull hide verse 31 Who can like Him a Saviour be Or who a Rock to us but He verse 32 T is God that girdeth me with might And keepes me in my wayes upright verse 33 My feet like Hind's He maketh swift And to high places doth me lift verse 34 T is He doth teach my hands to warre Steel bowes by them now broken are verse 35 Thou wast my shield Thy hand sustain'd I through Thy favour greatnesse gain'd verse 36 My feet enlarged have not fail'd verse 37 'gainst foes pursuit my hands prevail'd verse 38 Whose pride now quite confounded lies Wounded and fall'n no more to rise verse 39 Thou girdest me with strength for fight And hast subdu'd the rebells might verse 40 Their captive necks below me bend And in deserv'd destruction end verse 41 They cry'd for safety 'midst their feare But God nor help them would nor hear verse 42 Like dust blow'n up so did I beat And tread them downe in their retreat verse 43 From mutiny and peoples strife O Lord Thou resku'd hast my life My head ore Nations Thou dost crowne Those serve me whom I have not know'n verse 44 Soone as they heare they me obay And strangers stoop unto my sway verse 45 The aliens away shall fade And their close places leave dismai'd verse 46 Blest be my Rock who ever lives Exalt Him who Salvation gives verse 47 T is God whose vengeance doth pursue And people under me subdue verse 48 He saves me from mine enemies And lifts me up 'bove those that rise He is my reskue my defence From men of blood and violence verse 49 Therefore will I to Thee O Lord My thanks Eternally record Amongst the Heathen speake Thy fame And praises sing unto Thy Name verse 30 He great deliverance doth bring In love to His annointed King His mercies doth on David powre And on his seed for evermore PSAL. XIX verse 1 THe Heavens high declare the fame Of God who did them frame verse 2 One day another tels and night His wonders doth recite verse 3 They have no language yet they teach Without or tongue or speech verse 4 And through the earth their sound is gone To every Nation God in the Circle of those spheares A Tabernacle reares In which the swift unweary'd Sun His daily course may run verse 5 Who as a Bridegroome freshly deckt Doth on the world reflect And as a Giant strong in might Darts forth his piercing light verse 6 He breaking from the Easterne skies Doth from his Chambers rise And till his beames declining set Nothing can shun his heat verse 7 Gods Law is incorrupt and whole Converting every Soule His faithfull promise never dies And makes the simple wise verse 8 The Statutes of the Lord are right And drooping hearts delight Both pure and perfect His command Gives light to understand verse 9 Most unpolluted is His feare Eternall and sincere The judgments of the Lord are fixt With Truth and Justice mixt verse 10 More to be wish'd then golden mines When them the test refines And more then hony that distills The mouth with sweetnesse fills verse 11 By These Thy servant warned is Oft as he goes amisse Which yeeld a plentifull reward To all that Them regard verse 12 Who knowes how often he offends How far his sin extends Lord cleanse my Soule from crimes conceal'd To none but Thee reveal'd verse 13 Keep me that no presumptuous staine May ore Thy Servant reigne Then shall I walke in innocence Free from the great offence verse 14 O Lord my only strength and tow'r Who sav'st me by Thy pow'r Let all my words and thoughts by Thee Heard and accepted be PSAL. XX verse 1 THe Lord in thy afflictions day Give eare when thou dost pray The Name of Iacob's God defend On whom thy hopes depend verse 2 Help from His Sanctuary send And strength from Sion lend verse 3 Thy Gifts in His remembrance prize Accept thy sacrifice verse 4 4 May He who comforts doth inspire Grant thee thy heart's desire Make thee enjoy thy wishes still Thy counsailes all fulfill verse 5 With thankfull and triumphant voyce We in Thy help rejoyce And in Thy Name our banners reare Who wilt thy servants heare verse 6 Now know I God who power gave Doth His Annointed save He heares from Heav'n and His right hand Makes him in safety stand verse 7 Some in their armed Chariots force Some put their trust in horse But we remember will the Lord Whose Name doth strength afford verse 8 They are brought down and fall'n in war We rays'd in triumph are verse 9 O save us Lord great Heavens King Heare those requests we bring PSAL. XXI verse 1 THe King shall in Thy strength be glad Through Thee with safety clad verse 2 Thou gav'st him all his heart desir'd And what his lips requir'd verse 3 Thou didst no good from him withhold Crownd'st him with purest gold verse 4 He asked life and Thou didst give Him endlesse dayes to live verse 5 Great Majesty doth him invest Through Thy Salvation blest Thou giv'st him joy and lasting grace The favour of Thy face verse 7 The King on God his trust hath plac't Whose Mercy keeps Him fast verse 8 Thy right hand all Thy foes shall find Whose hate 'gainst Thee combin'd verse 9 Thy wrath shall those who Thee forsake A fiery Oven make The Lord shall swallow them in ire By His revenges fire verse 10 Their fruit shalt Thou destroy from earth Root out their childrens birth verse 11 For they 'gainst Thee did ill invent Though fayl'd in their intent verse 12 When at their face Thine arrowes aime They turn their back with shame verse 13 O Lord Thy strength and glory raise So we Thy pow'r will praise PSAL. XXII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 MY God My God upon me look O wherefore hast Thou me forsook
uselesse as a broken pot verse 13 For I their slander heard and strife Who counsaile took against my life verse 14 But Lord my trust in Thee is lay'd Thou art my God my help I said verse 15 My fleeting times are in Thy hand Whose short-liv'd date by Thee is span'd Me never to the pow'r expose Or hand of persecuting foes verse 16 On me O let Thy favour shine To save me through Thy grace incline verse 17 Thy servant let no shame befall Who daily on Thy Name doth call Let wicked men confusion have Put downe to silence in the grave verse 18 And shut the lying lips that use The just by slanders to traduce verse 19 O how great goodnesse hast thou wrought For those thee fear whose faith thee sought verse 20 Them shalt Thou in Thy presence hide Kept safe from mens insulting pride And from the tongues malitious strife As in a tow'r defend their life verse 21 Blessed be God whose love endures Whose strong protection me secures verse 22 I said though in my hast unwise I am cut off before Thine eyes Yet hast Thou not my suit deny'd When in my Pray'r to Thee I cry'd verse 23 O Love the Lord who His regards And with revenge the proud rewards verse 24 Be bold since He such grace imparts To strengthen both your hopes hearts PSAL. XXXII verse 1 BLessed is he whose wickednesse To pardon finds accesse Whose sin with all he did amisse Forgot and cover'd is verse 2 Blest is the man to whom The Lord Imputes no crime abhord Whose spirit right whose heart is streight And harbours no deceit verse 3 When I my tongue from speech refrain'd I was with anguish pain'd My bones wax't old through discontent My dayes in moanes were spent verse 4 Thy hand upon me heavy lay Not resting night or day My Moisture was to nothing brought Like fields in Summers drought verse 5 Then I to Thee my sin reveal'd And no offence conceal'd And soon as my confession said My peace with Thee was made verse 6 For this to Thee shall prayer sound What time Thou may'st be found Nor shall the floods which highest goe Thy servants overflow verse 7 Thou art a refuge me to hide From dangers troubled tide With Songs of Thy delivery I shall encompast ly verse 8 I will enforme thy life and teach How thou this blisse shalt reach And with mine eye I thee will guide Least thou should'st tread aside verse 9 Be ye not like the horse or mule Whom reason cannot rule Whose stubborne mouths the bit and reine From fury must restreine verse 10 Great plagues and paines that never end For wicked men attend But those in God their trust who place Sure mercies shall embrace Be glad ye righteous and rejoyce Who make the Lord your choice With shouts alowd your joy impart All ye upright in heart PSAL. XXXIII verse 1 YEe righteous in the Lord delight For praise becomes th' upright verse 2 Let Harpe and Psaltery's consent The ten-string'd instrument verse 3 New Songs record unto the voyce With their melodious noise verse 4 For just Gods promise is to you And all His workes are true verse 5 He righteousnesse and judgment wills All earth his goodnesse fills verse 6 The Heav'ns bright host and all beneath He formed with His breath verse 7 He doth the waters of the deep Heap'd in His store house keep verse 8 Let men and all which earth doth beare Of Him then stand in feare verse 9 He spake and at His free commands The world unmoved stands verse 10 Mens counsailes and devises wrought The Lord will bring to nought verse 11 Yet through all ages His decree And thoughts unchanged be verse 12 Blest is the People He protects And for His Lot elects verse 13 The Lord from Heav'n His dwelling place verse 14 Beheld all humane race verse 15 Their hearts He fashion'd whose each thought And worke to light is brought verse 16 No King is sav'd by multitude Nor man with might endu'd verse 17 As vaine for safety is the horse To reskue by his force verse 18 Who feare and on Gods love relye Are ever in his Eye verse 19 Their Soule to reskue from the grave And life from famine save verse 20 Our soule doth wait for God our sheild verse 21 Glad hopes on Him we build verse 22 Lord let Thy mercy on us be As we beleive in Thee PSAL. XXXIV verse 1 I Will at all times blesse the Lord His praises still record verse 2 And whilst my soule of God makes choice The humble shall rejoyce verse 3 The Lord with me O magnifie Exalt His Name on high I sought Him who my prayer heard And sav'd from all I fear'd verse 5 They look'd to Him and light'ned were No shame their faces beare verse 6 For God did at the poor man's cry Relieve his misery verse 7 His Angell those environs round Who in His fear are sound verse 8 O tast and see how good is Hee To such as faithfull be verse 9 O fear the Lord yee Saints of His For such no blessings misse verse 10 Young Lions often lacking prey With hunger pine away But those that seek His Covenant No good thing ever want verse 11 Come children hearken to my speech I you His feare will teach verse 12 What man is he long life doth crave Or happy dayes would have verse 13 Keep thou thy tongue from wicked wile Thy lips from speaking guile verse 14 Depart from ill in good encrease Pursue and seek for peace verse 15 For on the just God casts His eyes His eares admit their cryes verse 16 Against the bad He sets his face To cut them from their place verse 17 The righteous cry and God attends In trouble safety sends verse 18 He doth in broken hearts delight And saveth soules contrite verse 19 Great troubles on the righteous fall But He releives in all verse 20 He keeps the number of each bone Nor broken shall be one verse 21 Transgressors their own mischeifs slay And with just vengeance pay All such as doe the righteous hate Shall soone be desolate verse 22 For God His servants soules redeems And deare their faith esteems PSAL. XXXV As Psalme 51. verse 1 PLead Lord my cause with striving foes Against them fight who me oppose verse 2 The shield for my Protection weare Draw out Thy all-subduing speare Stop Thou my persecutors way Soule I am thy salvation say verse 4 Let them drove back with shame retire Who to procure my hurt conspire verse 5 Like chaffe before the Whirlwinds blast Let them be by God's Angell chas'd verse 6 Darke be their way their steps untrue And let His Angel them pursue verse 7 For without cause they hid their snare And for my soule did pits prepare verse 8 But let themselves surprised all In their contriv'd destruction fall verse 9 My soule in God shall joyfull be verse 10 My bones all say who 's like to Thee
thou O God shalt bring them down In pic of wide destruction throw'n Men treacherous of blood and strife Shall find long troubles and short life Nor halfe their daies compleated see But I will ever trust in Thee PSAL. LVI Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 BE mercifull O God! to me For Man combines to swallow me He daily doth against me fight By Power to oppresse my right verse 2 My watchfull enemies each houre My life assaile and would devoure O Thou most High they many are Who have conspired in this war verse 3 Yet though encompast and afraid I fly for shelter to Thy aid verse 4 For trusting in Gods word and arme I know no flesh can do me harme verse 5 They still my words and meaning wrest Close mischeife plotting in their breast verse 6 They joyne themselves my steps they mark To overthrow me in the dark verse 7 Shall they escape Lord in thy frowne Defeat their plots and cast them downe verse 8 My wand'ring steps and each loose thought Must be unto Thy Audit brought Thou bott'lest all the tears I shed My sighs are book'd and numbered verse 9 Soone therefore as to Thee I cry I know my foes shall faint and fly verse 10 God only is my trust and joy verse 11 I fearlesse am of mans annoy verse 12 To Thee O Lord I le pay my vow My knees in thanks to Thee shall bow verse 13 For thou my life keep'st from the grave And do'st my feet from falling save That with the living in Thy sight I may enjoy Eternall light PSAL. LVII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 BE mercifull O God! to me Whose soule doth only trust in Thee To Thy wing's shadow will I hast Till these calamities be past verse 2 My cry to God I will advance Who alway sends deliverance verse 3 His mercy saves me from their pow'r Who would both life and fame devour verse 4 My soule mongst Lions is untam'd Ev'n sons of men with hate enflam'd Whose teeth are spears darts whose words More piercing more sharp then swords verse 5 O God! above the earth or sky Exalted be Thy Majesty verse 6 For my greiv'd soule they nets prepare But in their own pits fallen are verse 7 My heart O God my heart is fixt I 'le Anthems sing with praises mixt verse 8 A wake my Glory harp awake I early will addresses make verse 9 Thou mongst the Nations shalt be prais'd verse 10 Whose mercy to the clouds is rays'd verse 11 O God! above the earth or sky Exalted by Thy Majesty PSAL. LVIII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 O Congregation speake ye right O sons of men judge ye upright verse 2 Your hearts containe and hands dispense Only full weight of violence verse 3 The wicked men to life when come Estranged are ev'n from the womb They goe astray though newly borne They utter lies with lips forsworne verse 4 Like Serpents they their poyson bear And like deafe adders stop their eare verse 5 Which will not heare th' enchanters spell Although he charme them nere so well verse 6 Break thou their teeth O God which hang Like the young Lions Sharpned fang verse 7 Let them like melting waters ly And cut their arrowes as they fly verse 8 Be they like snailes consum'd to slime Or womens births before their time verse 9 Quicker then thornes enkindled blaze Let whirlwinds blow them from their place verse 10 This sight shall joyfull make the good To wash their feet in wicked blood verse 11 So men shall say from God are had Rewards for just ones plagues for bad PSAL. LIX Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 FRom enemies O God! defend verse 2 Whose bloody plots in murther end verse 3 Lo for my Soule they ly in wait The mighty are confederate Yet is it not for my offence They thus prepare to take me hence verse 4 Awake O Lord behold my wrong Thy help withhold not from me long verse 5 O Lord Thou God of Hosts awake Of all the Heathen vengeance take Let not Thy grace to them extend Who with malitious hearts offend verse 6 Like dogs they come when day is done Which snarling through the City run verse 7 Behold they belch out daring words And in their lips they carry swords For who say they our acts shall heare Or hinder us when we appeare verse 8 But Thou O Lord shalt them deride And strike the heathen in their pride verse 9 O Lord my trust awaites on Thee Who by Thy strength shall guarded be verse 10 Gods saving mercy me prevents Mine eye shall see their ill events verse 11 Disperse them Lord my sheild not slay Least it forget my people may verse 12 Let their mouthes sin themselvs confound Themselves their lyes and curses wound verse 13 Great King consume them in thine ire verse 14 Let them like dogs at night retire verse 15 Still wand'ring up and down for meat And grudge when lacking what to eat verse 16 But of Thy pow'r my lips shall sing Yea long before the day doth spring My thankfull hymnes shall sound aloud The Mercy Thou to me hast show'd Thou art in trouble my defense A refuge for my innocence verse 17 To Thee O God my strength I le sing For Thou dost help and mercy bring PSAL. LX verse 1 LOrd Thou hast scatter'd us abroad We have strange countries troad O turne and let our wand'ring feet In our own dwellings meet verse 2 The trembling earth is rent by warrs And broke in factious jarrs Heale Thou the breach Thy fury makes For our foundation shakes verse 3 With cares Thou hast Thy people fed And to amazement led Thou minglest Thy Revenges cup And we have drunk it up verse 4 Yet thou thy banner hast display'd To gather those that stray'd Thy truth and wonted pity shall Our banishment recall verse 5 That therefore Thy belov'd may be From all invasion free Thy right hand for their safety reare And their petitions heare verse 6 God by his Truth did oft professe He would his servants blesse I will divide faire Shechem's soile And Succoth's valley spoile Manasseh Gilead both are mine In war shall Ephraim shine But Iudahs Scepter all must awe And give my people Law verse 8 Moab shall be a dunghill grow'n Proud Edom overthrow'n Philistia's boasted triumphs shall Be buried in hir fall verse 9 Who me will to the City lead Fierce Edoms strength and head That I may break hir fensed gate And trample on hir state verse 10 O Thou my God who cast'dst us off And mad'st our force their scoffe Wilt not Thou with our armies go To quell th' insulting foe verse 11 From trouble save us once againe For help of man is vaine verse 12 Through God we shall in battail rise And foyle our enemies PSAL. LXI verse 1 GIve eare O God! unto my cry My Prayer not deny verse 2 When through the earth in exile throw'n To Thee I make
unto ruin cast verse 19 How are their glories quick as thought To desolation brought They in a moment turn'd to teares Consume by their own feares verse 20 God as a dreame when one awakes Their Image vanish makes Causing their late admirers eyes Them now as much despise verse 21 Thus was my heart perplex'd with paines And anguish prick'd my reines verse 22 So foolish in my thoughts disrest Am I so like a beast verse 23 Yet I by Thee am still sustain'd Held up by Thy Right hand verse 24 Thy counsail here shall me direct Then crown with Thine Elect. verse 25 Whom have I in the heav'ns but Thee Who can my Saviour be And through the spacious earth I none Desire but Thee alone verse 26 My drooping heart doth daily faile My flesh corrupt and fraile But Thou the strength'ner of my heart And lasting portion art verse 27 Who far from Thee revolting fly Shall perish utterly For Thou destroy'st and castest low Such as to Idols bow verse 28 But it is good with holy feare That I to God draw neare To Thee my hopes entrusted are Who will Thy works declare PSAL. LXXIV Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 WHy art Thou absent Lord so long Regardlesse of Thy Servants wrong Or wherefore doth Thy kindled ire Thy sheep and Pastures burne like fire verse 2 O think upon Thy chosen Lot Nor let Mount Sion be forgot And may the tribe thou did'st redeeme Be ever deare in Thy esteeme verse 3 Lift up Thy feet bring those to nought Who 'gainst Thy Church Have evill wrought verse 4 Thine adversaries roar and shout They hang in scorne their banners out verse 5 The carved workes whose art and cost Thy Temples building once did boast verse 6 Are into pitty'd ruin throw'n And with their hammers broken down verse 7 Thy Holy Place they turne to flame Defile the dwelling of Thy Name And in their wicked hearts designe Hir glories quite to undermine verse 8 With generall havock let us rase The Sanctuaries hallow'd place Gods Houses thus in ashes lay'd Are wofull heaps of rubbish made verse 9 We see no Signe nor Miracle No Prophet have who can foretell Not one hath knowledge to forecast How long these miseries shall last verse 10 O God! still shall the foe blaspheme And make Thy Name dishonours theme verse 20 11. Thy vengefull hand no longer hide But stretch it forth to strike their pride verse 12 For God is my all pow'rfull King From whom earths help safety spring verse 13 Thou did'st restraine the rising tide And with Thy strength the Sea divided Thou brak'st th' Eegyptian Dragons head And left'st him on the waters dead verse 14 Leviathan that sports the flood Thou gavest for Thy peoples food verse 15 Thou from the rock mad'st fountaines flow And swelling Seas dry land to grow verse 16 Thine is the day the Suns faire light Thine are the courses of the night verse 17 The borders which the earth confine Are set and bounded by Thy line The Summers heat and winters cold From Thee their yearly seasons hold verse 18 Remember Lord Thy House defil'd Thy Name by blasphemies revil'd verse 19 O give not up Thy Turtles life A spoile to adversaries strife Let not Thy Congregation mourne Reproach'd by Them of Thee forlorne verse 20 Look on the Covenant and see Earth dark'ned by their crueltie verse 21 Let not th' opprest returne with shame But let the needy praise Thy Name verse 22 Arise O God! maintaine Thy cause Thy Temples honour and Thy Lawes Remember their blaspheming noise Thine enemies insulting voice verse 23 Their insolence who Thee despise Doth still encrease and higher rise PSAL. LXXV verse 1 TO Thee O God with gratefull heart To Thee we thanks impart How neare and helpfull is Thy Name Thy wond'rous works proclaime verse 2 When I advanc'd to Judah's throne Shall rule the Nation In justice will I take delight And judge the peoples right verse 3 The earth with hir inhabitants Through feare dissolves and faints Yet of hir loose declining frame The Pillars I sustain verse 4 I said unto the foolish men Deale not so madly then And unto those Gods precepts scorne Exalt not you the horne verse 5 Lift not your selves against His check Nor speak with a stiffe neck verse 6 Promotion comes not from the east Nor South nor from the West verse 7 But God as Judge our fortune guides Our lot of life divides He one man lifts unto the Crowne And puts another downe verse 8 He holds a cup whose wine is red Full mixt and tempered For wicked ones the dreg and lee Wrung out to drink shall be verse 9 I will in Songs of praise declare The God of Iacobs care verse 10 The hornes of Pride cut off will I But lift the Just on high PSAL. LXXVI Sing this as the Prayer after the Commandements verse 1 IN Iudah God is know'n His Name The Israelites for Great proclaime verse 2 His Tabernacles Salem grace And Sion is His dwelling place verse 3 There He the Bow and arrowes broke And Battailes to confusion shooke The glittering sword the guarding shield Could not resist nor safety yield verse 4 Thou of more honour art then they Who rove upon the Hills of prey verse 5 For They whose pride did us embroile Are now themselves become a spoile A lasting sleep shuts up their eyes And all their strength in weaknes dyes verse 6 At Thy rebuke the barbed horse And armed Chariots loose their force verse 7 Thou Lord art fear'd who may withstand The fury of Thy pow'rfull hand verse 8 From Heaven we Thy Judgments heard The trembling earth was still and fear'd verse 9 When God the meek and humble saves But gives the proud untimely graves verse 10 He on their fall his fame doth raise And turnes their malice to His praise verse 11 Vow to the Lord your God and bring To Him your promis'd offering verse 12 He Princes spirits can restraine And Kings of earth with terrour chaine PSAL. LXXVII Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 I Cry'd to God with accents shrill To God that heares my prayer still verse 2 When into times of trouble brought I unto Him for succour sought All night my anguish did not cease My soule no comfort found nor ease verse 3 I think on God amidst my paines My vexed spirit to Him complaines verse 4 My sleeples eyes Thou hold'st awake My tongue perplexed nothing spake verse 5 The daies of old I meditate The antient times expired date verse 6 I to remembrance call my Song My wonted mirth omitted long All night I commune with my heart My spirits search to ease my smart verse 7 Will God for ever us reject Nor by His favour us protect Is His compassion lost and gone His promises not thought upon verse 9 Hath God His pitty now forgot Or must destruction be our lot Or will His wrath by sin renew'd His tender mercies quite exclude verse 10 Thus
promis'd mercies are verse 12 Or shall the dark Thy wonders see The land where all forgotten be verse 13 To Thee O Lord my cryes are sent My prayer shall the morne prevent verse 14 O why do'st Thou my soul reject And hid'st from me Thy blest aspect verse 15 Afflicted and in misery I almost ready am to dy From youth to age in lifes each act Thy suffer'd terrours me distract verse 16 Thy wrath quite over me doth go Thine indignation strikes me so verse 17 They like the raging floods abound Or swelling waters me surround verse 18 My friends and all my lovers are By Thee from my reliefe put far And those who my acquaintance were Conceal'd or lost my sight forbear PSAL. LXXXIX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 MY Song thy mercies shall make know'n Thy truth to all succession verse 2 For They built up for ever last And are in Heav'n establish'd fast verse 3 I to my chosen David sware And did by Covenant declare verse 4 I stablish will thy seed alone And build to Thee a lasting Throne verse 5 The Heav'ns Thy wonders praise confesse And Saints proclaime thy faithfulnesse For who in earth or heaven are verse 6 Whose might can with the Lord compare verse 7 Fear'd by His Saints by them implor'd And by His servants still ador'd verse 8 O Lord of Hosts who is so strong Whose word like thine endures so long verse 9 Thou rul'st the Seas that rage and rise Whose swelling wave becalmed lies verse 10 Thou Rahab brak'st like one that 's dead Thine arme thy foes hath scattered verse 11 The Heav'ns are Thine with earth's encrease And all the fulnesse growes from these verse 12 The North South thy pow'r did frame Tabor and Hermon praise thy Name verse 13 13 Thy mighty arme is lifted high Thy right hand full of Majesty verse 14 Thy Throne hath justice for its base Mercy and Truth before Thy face verse 15 Blessed are they who at Thy Feasts And in Thy presence are the guests verse 16 They all the day rejoyce in Thee In righteousnes exalted be verse 17 Thy strength and glory them adorne Whose favour shall lift up our horne verse 18 The Lord to us doth safety bring Thy Holy one remaines our King verse 19 In visions Thou to Him hast said I on my chosen help have lay'd verse 20 I have my servant David found With Oyle annointed Him crown'd verse 21 Confirm'd and strength'ned by my arme I will protect his life from harme verse 22 No enemy on Him exact Nor hurt him shall by wicked pact verse 23 His foes beat down before him fly And shall by plagues consumed dy verse 24 My mercy yet to him assur'd Shall in his glory be secur'd Second Part. verse 26 His right hand lifted ore the maine Shall to the in-land rivers reigne verse 26 He crying in his prayers shall My God and Rock and Father call verse 27 I 'le make him heire my first begot Above earth's Kings advance his lot verse 28 To Him my mercy nere shall wast My Covenant stand ever fast verse 29 His seed shall long endure his Throne Like Heav'ns unweary'd motion verse 30 But if His Sons my Law forsake verse 31 Or my Commands and Statutes break verse 32 My rod shall punish their neglect My hand with stripes their sin correct verse 33 Yet shall my love to him prevaile verse 34 My Covenant nor change nor faile verse 35 To David have I sworne that I My promise would not falsify verse 36 His seed shall governe whil'st the sun About the world his course doth run verse 37 And like the Moon establish'd be The faithfull pledg of my decree verse 38 But thine annointed now thy wrath Cast off and quite abhorred hath verse 39 Thou voyd hast made the Cov'nant seal'd Profan'd his crowne his Rule repeal'd verse 40 His Bulwarks broke his senses torne verse 41 Make him his neighbour's spoyle scorne verse 42 Thou strength'ned ha'st his foes right hand That he in battail cannot stand verse 44 His sword wants edge His glory 's gone And to the earth cast down his throne verse 45 Thou short'ned hast his youth His fame Obscur'd and cover'd is with shame verse 46 Lord wilt Thou ever from us turne Or shall like fire thine anger burne verse 47 Remember yet how short my dayes How vaine man's life how soon decaies verse 48 What mortall lives who shall not dy And in the pit of silence ly verse 49 Where are thy mercies Lord the faith Thy oath to David plighted hath verse 50 Remember Lord thy servants shame How mighty people us defame verse 51 Thinke how thy foes have us abus'd And thine Annointed's steps traduc'd verse 52 Yet shall my soul how ere opprest Say evermore The Lord be blest PSAL. XC Sing this as the Lamentation verse 1 O Lord Thou ha'st our refuge been All ages have thy mercies seene verse 2 Before the lofty hills were made Or earth's unmov'd foundation lay'd From everlasting Thou art God And wilt out live times period verse 3 Thou turn'st to dust the Sons of men Then say'st Returne to life agen verse 4 4 A thousand yeares in thy account But to a day with us amount Nor are extended in thy sight Beyond the watch of one short night verse 5 Our time runs on like rapid streams We vanish as forgotten dreams verse 6 Like grasse or morning flowres we spring Then wither in the evening verse 7 When Thou displeased art we wast And unto nothing come at last verse 8 Thou mark'st our deeds our sins of night Are alwayes open to thy sight Making the breach of thy pure Lawes Our death and swift destructions cause verse 9 From whence we suddenly waxe old Expiring like a tale that 's told verse 10 The common Age of mortall men Exceeds not Threescore yeares and ten And if to Fourscore they attaine Their life is but a length'ned paine Incessant sorrowes and disease Their faculties and vigour seize For soon cut off our dayes decay And suddenly we flie away verse 11 But who regards Thy heauy wrath Or of Thy feare true feeling hath Neither Thy judgements nor Thy love Can us unto repentance move verse 12 Lord so our dayes to number teach We may the end of wisedome reach And learne those errours to forget Which us in Thy displeasure set verse 13 Returne O Lord and now repent At our endured punishment How long wilt Thou thy help delay Or not remove our woes away verse 14 O satisfy our Soule with joyes To recompense Lifes past annoyes verse 15 Afford us comfort for those yeares We were enforc'd to spend in teares verse 16 Lord Let Thy glorious work appeare Thy servants from the dust to reare That all succeeding times may know What praises to thy Name we owe verse 17 O let thy beames of favour shine On those who in death's shade have ly'n Grant that for which we prayers make And prosper all we
undertake PSAL. XCI verse 1 WHo so in God's protection dwell Abide secure and well For shadow'd by th' Almighties care Both soul and body are verse 2 I therefore to the Lord will say Thou art my hope and stay Thou art my refuge my strong hold Who do'st my faith embold verse 3 He shall preserve Thee from the net Which cunning hunters set Protecting thee by His defense In times of Pestilence verse 4 He over thee His wings shall spread With safety covered And least temptation make thee yield His truth shall be thy shield verse 5 The gastly terrours of the night Shall not thy peace affright Nor arrowes which by day do kill Thy life with slaughter spill verse 6 No tainted aire or noysome Pest Thy dwelling shall infest No perills which at noon destroy Thy safety shall annoy verse 7 Though Thousands or ten thousands dy'd Thick falling by thy side Thou shalt unhurt and guarded stand From sicknesse on each hand verse 8 Thine eye the wicked shall behold Unto destruction sold verse 9 Yet them nor feares nor dangers shake Who God their refuge make verse 10 No evill hap shall Thee distast Nor plague thy dwelling wast verse 11 For He his Angels shall command Thy Centinells to stand verse 12 In all thy wayes they shall thee keep Whither thou wake or sleep And least a stone thy foot should hurt Their hands shall thee support verse 13 No Basilisk nor Adders sting Thy life in danger bring Thou shalt upon the Lion tread And bruise the Dragons head verse 14 Because his love is set on me I will his guardian be Since he acknowledg'd hath My name I will exalt his fame verse 15 When ere he calls I will him heare In trouble and in feare I will to honour him advance And send deliverance verse 16 With length of life and happy daies I will his comforts raise And when his time on earth is done Give him salvation PSAL. XCII Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 IT is a good and blessed thing Praise to Thy Name most High to sing verse 2 Thy kindnes 'fore the morning light To shew Thy faithfulnes each night verse 3 Upon a ten-string'd instrument With Psalteries well-tun'd concent And on the solemne sounding Lyre Where all harmonious notes conspire verse 4 For Thou O Lord my heart hast made Through all Thy hands atchieuements glad Who in Thy works which earth do fill Rejoyce and alwayes triumph will O Lord how great Thy actions are Deep are Thy thoughts and hidden far The brutish doe not this attend Nor will the fooles it apprehend verse 7 When like the Grasse or flow'rs which spring The wicked men are flourishing Ev'n then their quick destruction hasts verse 8 But Lord Thy glory ever lasts verse 9 For lo throw'n downe and scatter'd all Thine enemies before Thee fall verse 10 How ere Thou wilt exalt my horne Like to the stately Unicorne With freshest oyle and balme new shed Thou wilt annoint my conqu'ring head verse 11 Mine eye shall see its just desire On those who 'gainst my life conspire And for those wicked enemies Who to my safeties hazard rise Mine eares shall heare them come to nought By Thy revenge to ruin brought verse 12 The righteous like the Palme shall grow Or Cedars on the mountaines brow verse 13 Who in Gods House emplanted be Within His courts we prosper see verse 14 In their old age they fruit shall bring Continue fat and flourishing verse 15 To shew the Lord my Rock is just With whom no wicked harbour must PSAL. XCIII verse 1 THe Lord our God doth reigne on high Cloathed with Majesty He vested is with glorious light And girds Himselfe with might The world created by His hand Established doth stand So fast and firme upon its base It moves not from the place verse 2 Yet far more stable and more old Thy Throne O Lord shall hold Which when earth's fabrick melts and wasts Like Thee for ever lasts verse 3 The floods O Lord lift up their voice In uproare and in noyse The swelling waves up-lifted rise To band against the skies verse 4 Yet is the Lord more mighty far Then those proud waters are And stronger then the Oceans wave Which winds enchafed have verse 5 Thy Testimonies true and sure Eternally endure And holynes becomes O God! The house of Thine aboad PSAL. XCIV verse 1 O God! who just revenge dost take Now let Thy vengeance wake verse 2 Great Judge of earth arise from hence The proud to recompence verse 3 How long Lord shall their wicked host How long triumph and boast verse 4 How long shall their insulting tongue Joy in Thy servants wrong verse 5 They break Thy people Lord in rage Afflict Thine heritage verse 6 They widowes slay the poor oppress And kill the fatherless verse 7 Yet hard'ned in presumption they The Lord not sees us say Great Iacobs God doth not regard Nor will the sin reward verse 8 Take heed yee brutish and unwise Who thus your crimes disguise Yee foolish people of the land When will yee understand verse 9 Think ye that he who plants the eare Unable is to heare Or shall not he who form'd the eye Your wickednes descry verse 10 Shall he who Nations overthrew Not know to punish you verse 11 To whose all-searching view is brought The vainnes of mans thought verse 12 Blessed O Lord and happy he Who chast'ned is by Thee Whom Thou in mercy do'st correct And in Thy Law direct verse 13 That though with crosses over-prest He may in patience rest Till for transgressors ruin he A pit prepared see verse 14 For God his people not rejects Nor his own choise neglects verse 15 But judgement all their wrongs shall right And comfort the upright verse 16 Who will with me against those rise Who work iniquities verse 17 But from the Lord my help was seen My soule had silenc'd been verse 18 When I my slipping foot complain'd Thy mercy me sustain'd verse 19 When thoughts my grieved soul excite Thy comforts hir delight verse 20 Wilt Thou support the wicked's throne Or joyne it with Thine owne Who under Laws and Reason's name Their acts of mischief frame verse 21 Whose meetings and whose plots are bent The just to circumvent Who sit in Counsaile soules to kill And guiltles blood to spill verse 22 But yet the Lord is my defense God is my confidence My Rock my refuge and my tow'r To save me by His pow'r verse 23 He on their heads the ills shall bring Which from themselves did spring And in their sins God's vengfull hand Shall cut them from the land PSAL. XCV verse 1 O Come and let us to the Lord Our cheerfull Songs record Unto our Rock lift up our voice And make a joyfull noyse verse 2 Let us with praise sent up on high Approach His presence nigh With Psalmes and Anthems glad expresse Our bounden thankfulnes verse 3 He is the God and King whose hand The spatious
101 My feet from evill waies refrain'd Are by Thy word restrain'd verse 102 I from Thy judgments not depart For Thou hast taught my heart verse 103 Then hony bred from flowry fields Thy word more sweetnesse yields verse 104 Through this I understanding gat And waies of falsehood hate NVN. verse 105 Thy word a lamp is shining bright And to my path a light verse 106 I in my solemne vowes have sworne Thy statutes to performe verse 107 I ly perplext with greif and paine Lord quicken me againe verse 108 O let my Pray'rs Thy audience reach And me Thy judgments teach verse 109 My soul though death dangers threat Can never Thee forget verse 110 And though the wicked snares have lay'd From Thee I never stray'd verse 111 Thy statutes are my chosen part The comfort of my heart verse 112 And to performe Them I intend Untill my life shall end SAMECH verse 113 I hate vaine thoughts ill men neglect But I Thy Law affect verse 114 Thou art my refuge and my shield Whose word doth safety yield verse 115 Depart ye wicked ones away I will my God obey verse 116 Uphold me in a life unblam'd Nor let my hope be sham'd verse 117 Sustaine me Lord so shall my faith Resting on Thee be safe verse 118 Thou tread'st them downe whose guile-full heart Doth from Thy Lawes depart verse 119 And like the drosse that 's cast away Mak'st them on earth decay verse 120 My trembling flesh is full of feare When I these judgments heare AIN verse 121 Lord leave me not who love the right To my oppressors might verse 122 Be Thou my surety 'gainst their pride Who have my waies decry'd verse 123 Mine eyes for Thy salvation faile Untill my hopes prevaile verse 124 In mercy with Thy servant deale Thy statutes Lord reveale verse 125 Give me an understanding heart Thy sacred will impart verse 126 T is time for Thee to bring Thy aid For voyd Thy Law is made verse 127 I Thy Commandments pretious hold Above refined gold verse 128 And all Thy precepts justly prize But hate deceit and lyes PE verse 129 Thy testimonies wond'rous are My soules delight and care verse 130 Thy words like beams of light arise To make the simple wise verse 131 Panting and breathlesse in desire I to Thy lawes aspire verse 132 Such mercy Lord upon me powre As those who Thee adore verse 133 Order my steps no sins may staine Nor vices or'e me reigne verse 134 From man's oppression me redeeme Thy precepts who esteeme verse 135 Make Thy blest face on me to shine Teach me Thy Lawes divine verse 136 Rivers of Teares run down mine eyes When men Thy Law despise TSADDI verse 137 Thou righteous art O Lord my might Thy judgments are upright verse 138 The Statutes which Thou do'st command Unchang'd and faithfull stand verse 139 My zeale consumes me when I find Thy Law not kept in mind verse 140 Thy word is very pure and try'd By me most magnify'd verse 141 I though despis'd and lightly set Thy precepts not forget verse 142 Thy righteousnesse no period knew And Thy Commands are true verse 143 Though troubles me or anguish seize Yet I delight in these verse 144 Lord in Thy statutes knowledge give And I shall ever live COPH. verse 145 I cry'd with my whole heart Lord heare Through whom I persevere verse 146 O save me when to Thee I call So keep Thy Lawes I shall verse 147 My cryes prevent the dawning light verse 148 My eyes out watch the night That I Thy word might meditate My hope and safe Retreit verse 149 O Lord my voice in mercy heare Me quicken in Thy feare verse 150 Men bent to mischeif nigh me draw Contemners of thy Law verse 151 Yet Thou O Lord art neare at hand And true is Thy command verse 152 For on eternall bases plac't Thy testimonies last RESCH. verse 153 Consider me in my distresse For I Thy Law confesse verse 154 Plead Thou my cause and life afford According to Thy word verse 155 Salvation far from sinners flies For they Thy Lawes despise verse 156 Thy tender mercies Lord exceed O quicken me with speed verse 157 Though many foes 'gainst me combine From Thee I not decline verse 158 With sorrow I transgressors saw Who have not kept Thy Law verse 159 Lord think how I Thy precepts love Inspire me from above verse 160 Thy word is true Thy Judgments pure And ever shall endure SCHIN verse 161 Princes pursue me without cause Yet still I feare Thy Lawes verse 160 Whose sacred word more glads my mind Then those that treasures find verse 163 I falshood hate abhorre all lyes But Thy Commandments prize verse 164 Sev'n times each day my tongue displayes Thy righteous judgments praise verse 165 Great peace have those Thy Law attend Nothing shall them offend verse 166 Lord I in Thy salvation hope And make Thy will my scope verse 167 My soule Thy testimonies loves And them 'bove all approves verse 168 And constantly Thy Law obeyes Who searchest all my waies TAV. verse 169 Accept O Lord my lowd complaint And knowledge to me grant verse 170 Let my request admission crave And in Thy promise save verse 171 So shall my lips Thy praises reach When Thou my heart dost teach verse 172 My tongue Thy statutes shall recite For Thy commands are right verse 173 O let Thine hand bring help to me Whose choise Thy precepts be verse 174 My thoughts for Thy salvation long My cheifest joyes among verse 175 Let my souls live Thy Name to praise Whose judgments me shall raise I like a lost sheep went astray O Lord my wand'rings stay PSAL. CXX verse 1 WIth troubles prest and drown'd in grief I called for relief When God unto my help appear'd And my Petition heard verse 2 Lord save me from their cruell lies Who would my life surprize Make not my soule their envies bait To perish by deceit verse 3 What vengeance doth to Thee belong O false and perjur'd tongue verse 4 Sharp arrowes and a quenchlesse fire Shall one day be thy hire verse 5 Wo unto me constrain'd to dwell So far from Jsrael That I in Mesech sojourne must And Tents of Kedar trust verse 6 My Soule this long time doth converse With dispositions fierce Who shunned have like some disease The happy fruits of peace verse 7 To quench wars flame and lessen strife I labour'd all my life But They when Treaties were my care For lasting war prepare PSAL. CXXI Sing this as the Prayer after the Commandements verse 1 UP to the Hills I lift mine eyes From whence my help and comfort rise verse 2 My safety from the Lord doth spring Who made the world and every thing verse 3 Thy foot from falling He protects Nor Slumbers He nor thee neglects verse 4 Behold that Lord who Israel keeps Unweary'd is and never sleeps verse 5 God is thy Keeper like a shade Which on thy right hand is
May Israel now say verse 2 Oft in my tender yeares assaild Yet have they not prevail'd verse 3 My back the plowers did invade And there long furrowes made verse 4 But God hath cut their wicked bands And sav'd me from their hands verse 5 Let them confounded back retire Who Sions hurt desire verse 6 Or prove like grasse on houses top Which withers e're growne up verse 7 Which hath no mower for it found Nor into sheaves is bound verse 8 And none that pass God speed you say Or wish you prosper may PSAL. CXXX verse 1 OUt from the Depths of misery O Lord to Thee I cry verse 2 Mark well my voice and let Thine eare My supplication heare verse 3 If Thou O Lord wilt be extreame And with thy searching beame Examine each transgression And errour we have done When we thus strictly shall be try'd Who may thy sentence bide Or who endure thy vengfull hand And in thy judgment stand verse 4 But there is Mercy Lord with Thee That Thou may'st feared be verse 5 Thy word and Promises are just Therefore in them I trust verse 6 On Thee alone my hope is plac't To Thee my Soule doth hast On Thee she waites to Thee she flyes Before the morning rise They that expect the morning light After the weary night Watch not so much the break of day As she for Thee doth stay verse 7 O Israel trust in the Lord Who pity doth afford For He more ready is to save Then we his help to crave With Him abundant mercy is To salve what 's done amiss verse 8 And Plentifull redemption found To cure each sinfull wound Another of the same paraphrased for an Antheme OUt of the horrour of the lowest Deep Where cares endlesse fears their station keep To thee O Lord I send my woful cry O heare the accents of my misery If Thy enquiry Lord should be severe To mark all sins which have been acted here Who may abide or when they sifted are Stand un-condemned at Thy Judgments bar But there is mercy O my God with Thee That Thou by it may'st lou'd and feared be My Soule waites for the Lord in Him I trust Whose word is faithful whose promise just On him my longing thoughts are fixt as they Who wait the cōforts of the rising day Yea more then those that watch the morning light Tir'd with the sorrowes of a rest-less night O Israel trust in that Gratious Lord Who plentifull remission doth afford And will His people who past pardon seeme By mercyes greater then their sins redeeme PSAL. CXXXI verse 1 O Lord have no haughty mind Nor eyes to pride inclin'd To matters great I not aspire Nor things too high desire verse 2 But low in thought in action mild Like to a weaned Child So wean'd from all earth's vanities My soule on Thee relies verse 3 Let Israel make God their scope And in His goodnesse hope Untill both time and life shall end On Him alone depend PSAL. CXXXII verse 1 REmember David's trouble Lord His vow and oath record verse 2 How he in zeale and holy fear To Iacob's God did swear verse 3 I will not house my weary head Nor go into my bed verse 4 Nor shall my eyes with sleep opprest Acquainted be with rest verse 5 Untill a dwelling place I find Unto the Lord design'd And till I shall a Temple raise For the Almighty's praise verse 6 Lo we have heard in Ephrata Thy Arke did sometimes stay And found in open fields it stood Or shelt'red by the wood verse 7 But in His Tabernacle now Our knees wee 'l humbly bow We will before His foot stool fall And on His power call verse 8 Arise O Lord into Thy Rest Long with Thy presence blest And let Thy Arke be fixed here Whose strength the Nations feare verse 9 Thy Priests with holyness attire With joy Thy Saints inspire verse 10 Do not Thy love for Davids sake From Thine Annointed take verse 11 The Lord to David vowed hath Nor will He break His faith From thine owne Ioynes shall issue one To sit upon thy throne verse 12 And if thy Children will consent To my Commandement Their sons whil'st day and night remaine Successively shall Reigne verse 13 For I the Lord have Sion chose For my desir'd repose verse 14 Within this dwelling will I rest An everlasting guest verse 15 Hir stores with plenty shall be fed Hir poor reliev'd with bread verse 16 Hir Priests with blessing shall be deckt With gladness Hir Elect. verse 17 There shall the Horne of David spring In honour flourishing And like a Lamp his glorious light Shall still continue bright verse 18 His adversaries cloath'd with shame Shall lose both life and name But from his Sacred Head the Crowne Shall never be cast downe PSAL. CXXXIII verse 1 BEhold how pleasant 't is to see When brethren do agree Whose hearts as dwellings love unites And to accord invites verse 2 'T is like the pretious ointment shed On Aarons sacred head Which did from face and beard descend And on his garment end verse 3 'T is as the silver drops of dew Which Hermons top renew Or as the fuitfull raines distill Upon faire Sions Hill verse 4 The Lord on such agreement powres His loves unwasted showres And doth their habitations bless With endless happiness PSAL. CXXXIV Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 YE servants of the Lord Bless Him with one accord You in His House who nightly wait His praises due relate verse 2 With lifted hands adore And daily Him implore Within His Sanctuary bless The Lord of Holiness verse 3 The God that Heaven made And earth's foundation lay'd Out of His Sion thee defend And blessings endless send PSAL. CXXXV Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 PRaise ye the Lord His praise proclaime All ye that love His Name verse 2 Ye in His House and Courts that stand Attending His Command verse 3 O praise His goodness blest His Name From whom all mercies came verse 4 He Iacob chose and on his race Did all His treasure place verse 5 Our God is great and in His deeds All other Gods exceeds verse 6 In Heav'n or earth or deepest Seas He acts what ere He please verse 7 He makes from earth the vapours rise Which cloud the dark'ned skies From whence He raines and light'ning flings And winds there treasur'd brings verse 8 He man and beast in Egypt smote verse 9 And plagues on Pharaoh brought verse 10 His arme did vanquish Nations great And mighty Kings defeat verse 11 Sibon and Og and Canaan fell verse 12 In lot to Israel verse 13 Therefore Thy pow'rfull Name O Lord Succession shall record verse 14 Thy judgments are on sinners bent But tow'rds Thine owne relent verse 15 The Gods in Heathen Temples sought Are gold and silver wrought verse 16 Speechless they be and blind and deaf verse 17 Nor in their mouths have breath verse 18 Like them the Makers are and
those Who trust in Them repose verse 19 His praise O ye from Iacob spring O house of Aaron sing verse 20 O house of Levi who profess His feare your Maker bless verse 21 From Sion let your blessings sound Your thankfull Songs abound Praise ye the Lord His mercies tell Who doth in Salem dwell PSAL. CXXXVI To the usuall Tune As Psalme 148. verse 1 GIve thanks unto the Lord Who doth all good afford verse 2 The God of Gods who swaies verse 3 Those Lords whom earth obeyes verse 4 Who hath alone Great wonders done His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 5 To Him who Heavens made verse 6 Earth 'bove the waters lay'd verse 7 To Him who form'd great lights To rule our daies and nights verse 8 The Sun at noone The Stars and Moone verse 9 Whose mercy sure Doth still endure verse 10 Who Egypts first-borne smote And Iacob from them brought verse 13 The Red Sea parted was verse 14 For Israel to pass verse 15 But Pharaoh's host In it was lost His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 16 Who His through desarts led Great Kings discomfited verse 19 Sihon the Amorite verse 20 And Og with Bashan's might verse 21 And gave their land verse 22 To Iacob's hand His mercy sure Doth still endure verse 23 Who our low state esteem'd verse 24 And from our foes redeem'd verse 25 Who to all flesh gives food His creatures fills with good verse 26 Your thanks O bring To Heavens King Whose mercy sure Doth still endure PSAL. CXXXVII Sing this as Psalme 119. verse 1 BY Babylons swift streames we sate Sad and disconsolate The teares as fast ran from our ey For Sions memory verse 2 Our harps untuned and unstrung Upon the Willowes hung verse 3 When those who did us captive bring Bid us in scorne to sing They who us spoil'd with sword and fire Did mirth of us require Sing us say'd They one of the Songs To Sion which belongs verse 4 But how shall we sing the Lords Song His Enemies among Or tune His Notes in strangers Land That cannot understand verse 5 O deare Ierusalem when I Forsake thy memory May my skill faile my right hand let Her cunning quite forget verse 6 Cleave to the roof O may my tongue When I not not mourne thy wrong Or if I not preferr thy mirth Above all joyes on earth verse 7 In thy remembrance Lord retaine Proud Edoms fierce disdaine Who 'gainst Ierusalem did cry Mocking hir misery Now she is fall'n nere may our eyes Againe behold hir rise Down with it their rude clamours sound Rase it ev'n to the ground verse 8 O Babylon which did'st us wast Thy self our woes must tast And in thy finall ruin we Sions revenge shall see Happy are They who to requite The measure of thy spight verse 9 Without all pitty 'gainst the stones Shall dash thy little ones PSAL. CXXXVIII verse 1 I Thee will praise with my whole heart My thankfull hymnes impart Before the Gods of Earth I 'le sing My praise to Heaven's King verse 2 I towards Thy Temple worship will And praises utter still Thy word and Name shall loudly sound Whose love and truth abound verse 3 When in my plaints to Thee I cry'd Thy love as soon reply'd My fainting spirit was renew'd With strength my soule endu'd verse 4 The Kings of earth Thy praise shall beare When they Thy words do heare verse 5 They in the waies of God shall sing The glory of their King verse 6 For though the Lord be very high Yet He cast's downe His eye The meek and lowly He respects But all the proud neglects verse 7 Though I in mid'st of trouble live Yet Thou wilt me revive Thy stretch'd out hand my wrathfull foes To ruin shall expose verse 8 The Lord my comforts will assure By mercyes which endure Cease not of me regard to take Nor Thine own works forsake PSAL. CXXXIX Sing this as Psalme 51. verse 1 LOrd thou hast throughly searched me I open am and know'n to Thee verse 2 My sitting downe and my up rise Are not concealed from Thine eyes Thou understand'st my distant thought Ere it to forme my self had brought verse 3 Thou circlest in my path and bed And hast my waies discovered verse 4 Thou hear'st each whisper from my tongue And ere 't was utter'd knew'st it long verse 5 By Thee I fashion'd am and made Thy hand each part in order lay'd verse 6 Yet can I not the knowledge gaine How I this being did attaine Which doth in wonder so excell 'T is easier to admire then tell verse 7 How shall I from Thy spirit fly Or Thy all present pow'r deny verse 8 If I climbe Heav'n 't is Thine own Shere If stoop to Hell lo Thou art there verse 9 If borne upon the mornings wing Far as the Sea doth swell or spring verse 10 Thy Right hand shall protect and lead Where ere my weary footsteps tread verse 11 If I pretend the darknes shall Upon me like a cov'ring fall Those heavy fogs those mists of night Will quickly cleare and turne to light verse 12 The thickest shade or blackest cloud Can nothing from thy knowledg shrow'd For darkness doth like Noon-tide shine Light'ned by brighter beams of Thine verse 13 My reines are Thine Thou mad'st the womb My bodies cloathing to become verse 14 I will give thanks to Thee O Lord Who was enlived by Thy word With awfull art and wond'rous forme Thou did'st Thy workmanship adorne My soule Their marvels must confess And for Thy favours daily bless verse 15 Though I was fashion'd in the dark Too secretly for man to mark There is no curious joynt or bone But was to Thy inspection know'n verse 16 Thou did'st upon my substance look And wrot'st each member in Thy book Thou saw'st how my imperfect frame By daily growth to figure came verse 17 O Lord how pretious O how deare Thy purposes and thoughts appeare verse 18 Which were they summ'd in my account They would the num'rous sands surmount These wonders alwaies presently Fixt in my thankfull memory And whil'st of them surveies I take My contemplation still must wake verse 19 O God! Thou shalt the wicked slay Ye bloody men depart away verse 20 For their fowle tongues Thy honour staine And take Thy sacred Name in vaine verse 21 Do not I hate and grieve at those Whose proud despight against thee rose verse 22 With perfect hate I them despise Accounting them mine enemies verse 23 Search me O Lord and prove my heart Who Judg of all my actions art Do Thou my faith to tryall bring My hidden thoughts examining verse 24 Look well and all my motions view If I persist in waies untrue And when Thou find'st my feet to stray Reduce me to Thy lasting way PSAL. CXL verse 1 SAve me from men to evill bent And from the violent verse 2 Which mischeif in their hearts devise In war and tumult rise verse 3 Their tongues are
like a Serpents whet Their lips in poyson set verse 4 Lord keep me from the raging foe That would my feet orethrow verse 5 The proud have hidden nets prepar'd To take my life ensnar'd verse 6 But I Thou art my God have said O heare and send me aid verse 7 O God my Lord the strength alone Of my salvation In day of battaile Thou my head Hast safely covered verse 8 Grant not O Lord their bad desire Least then their pride aspire verse 9 Let suddaine mischeif cover those Who would my life enclose verse 10 Let quenchless fire upon them raine Nor let them rise againe verse 11 No violent man nor evill tongue On earth be stablish'd long verse 12 I know the Lord will them maintaine Who have afflicted lay'n Their cause regards and doth delight To help the poor to right verse 13 For this unto Thy Name the just Their thanks acknowledg must And those who live upright and well Shall in Thy presence dwell PSAL. CXLI verse 1 TO Thee I cry O Lord make hast To heare my voice at last verse 2 Let my request like Incense rise Or ev'ning sacrifice verse 3 Set Thou a watch my mouth before And keep my speeches doore verse 4 Incline not unto ill my heart With sinners to take part Let me not eat of that delights Their wicked appetites verse 5 But let the righteous me reprove And smite me in his love Like pretious balmes or odours shed Such stroaks not break my head And in my pray'rs I shall them bless In midst of their distress verse 6 When wicked Judges overthrow'n Ly dash'd against the stone They shall with much contentment heare My words which comfort beare verse 7 Disperst and scatter'd on the grave Our bones no value have As fallen trees cut downe and cleft Are in their splinters left verse 8 But though in darknes clos'd I ly On Thee I fix mine eye Thou wilt not leave me in the dust In whom my soul doth trust verse 9 O keep me from the cruell net Which wicked men have set verse 10 Let them be snar'd in their own trap But let my soul escape PSAL. CXLII verse 1 WIth low'd-voic'd cries to God I came And my request did frame verse 2 I powred out my sad complaint And shew'd Him my restraint verse 3 Thou when my soul was drown'd in woe My way and path did'st know Yet in that walk my feet did tread Close snares for me were spread verse 4 I did upon my right hand look But no man knowledg took My soul of help was quite bereft And had no refuge left verse 5 I therefore cry'd to Thee O Lord And said this faithfull word Thou do'st my Help and Portion stand In the Eternall Land verse 6 Consider then my great distress Brought low with heaviness From persecuters me defend Unable to contend verse 7 My soule out of the prison bring That I Thy praise may sing And for this bounty shew'd to me The just shall honour Thee PSAL. CXLIII As Psalme 25. verse 1 O Lord my Prayer heare Presented in Thy feare With mercy answer my request In humblest words exprest verse 2 Weigh not in judgments scales Thy servants daily failes For no man living in Thine eye Himself shall justify verse 3 My foes which do pursue My soule by waies undue Make me in darkness hide my head Like those have long been dead verse 4 My Spirit faint and worne Is by my griefes oreborne My heart within me desolate Through my dejected state verse 5 Yet I the daies of old In my remembrance hold Thy wonders past I meditate And all Thy works of late verse 6 To Thee I stretch my hands Like as the thirsty Lands The fruitfull raines desire to see So thirsts my soul for Thee verse 7 Heare me O Lord with speed My fainting spirit heed Least if Thou frowne I prove like those The pit of Death doth close verse 8 O let my longing eare Betimes Thy kindnes heare In Thee I trust reveale that Path Thy truth prescribed hath verse 9 Lord save me from their spight Who in my wrongs delight To Thee my soul for shelter flies Against hir enemies verse 10 Teach me to do Thy will That I may please Thee still Let Thy good spirit me direct To live with Thine elect verse 11 Lord quicken me againe Cleanse Thou my sinfull staine For Thy great Name and justice sake My soul from trouble take verse 12 I am Thy servant Lord My comfort is Thy word Then of Thy goodnes those destroy Who in my sorrowes joy PSAL. CXLIV verse 1 BLest be the Lord my strength my might Who taught my hands to fight verse 2 My rock my shield and helper true My people to subdue verse 3 Lord what is man or what his race Thy notice should him grace verse 4 Who is so vaine his daies do fade Like to the passing shade verse 5 O Lord the arched Heavens bow Come downe to earth below Touch their proud tops and then thy stroak Shall make the mountains smoak verse 6 From Thy full clouds quick lightning cast And them by scatt'ring wast Let Thy sharp arrowes 'gainst them shot Destruction make their lot verse 7 Send from above Thine hand to save Me from the swelling wave verse 8 From children strange whose mouth speaks hate Whose right hand acts deceit verse 9 Then I new Songs will sing to Thee Upon the Psalterie And on the ten-string'd Instrument Ditties of praise invent verse 10 For God salvation gives to Kings His help to David brings From perill of the Sword and grave He doth His servant save verse 11 Deliver me from strangers hands Whose mouth against Thee bands Whose right hand falshood doth defend Whose deeds in rapine end verse 12 Our Sons like plants then fresh in growth Shall flourish in their youth Our daughters like faire columnes be Which we in Temples see verse 13 Our garners shall be fill'd with store Our sheep bring thousands more verse 14 Our Oxen strong nor shall restraint Cause in our streets complaint verse 15 Happy that people and that place Which is in such a case Yea blessed are and happy they Who God their Lord obey PSAL. CXLV Sing this as Psalme 100. verse 1 I Thee extoll my God and King And of Thy Name for ever sing verse 2 I Thee will bless through all my daies And yield Thy Name eternall praise verse 3 Great is the Lord prais'd and admir'd His greatness is by none exquir'd verse 4 Each generation shall declare How mighty His achievements are verse 5 I will Thy glory celebrate Thy wond'rous works Majestick State verse 6 Thy acts of terrour and of fame All men shall speak and I proclaime verse 7 They shall abundantly profess Thy goodness and Thy righteousness verse 8 Whose grace and full compassions flow To mercy swift to anger slow verse 9 God's goodness every where extends His mercy all His works transcends verse 10 All things O Lord Thou did'st create