I Lord behave my self in quietness and rest verse 3 Let Israel only on the Lord place all their hope and stay Both at this present and henceforth for time to come alway Psalm 132. REmember Davids troubles Lord and how he sware to thee verse 2 And how unto the mighty God of Jacob vowed he verse 3 Surely I vvill not come into mine house or bed at all Nor shall mine eyes take any sleep nor eye-lids slumber shall verse 5 Till for the Lord I choose a place vvhere he may make abode Till I an habitation finde for Jacobs mighty God verse 6 At Shiloh once in Ephraim vve heard it did abide At Kiriath vve found it a vvhile the plains and woods beside verse 7 Into his Tabernacles now vve know vvhither to go There vve before his footstool vvil vvorship him bowing low verse 8 Arise O Lord arise and come into thy place of rest Thou and the Ark from whence thy strength thou dost make manifest verse 9 Let all thy Priests be clothed vvith thy truth and righteousness Let all thy saints be blest that they may shout for joyfulness verse 10 And for thy servant Davids sake do not deny thy grace And of thine own anointed dear turn not away the face The Second Part. verse 11 The Lord to David sware in truth and vvill not turn from it The fruit of thy body vvill I cause on thy throne to sit verse 12 And if thy sons my cov'nant keep and precepts faithfully For ever on thy throne shall sit all their posterity verse 13 For God mount Zion chosen hath to dwell there doth he love verse 14 There do I love to dwell and rest and never to remove verse 15 And there all her provision I will bless abundantly And I all those that needy are with bread vvill satisfie verse 16 I also vvith salvation vvill clothe her Priests gloriously And all her saints shall shout aloud for joy exceedingly verse 17 And there vvill I make Davids horâ— to bud and grow in might For mine anointed I ordainâ—d a shining lamp and bright verse 18 As with a garment I vvill clothe his enemies all vvith shame But on himself his crown shall still flourish and be of fame Psalm 133. HOw pleasant and how good is it how doth that grace excell When in the unity of love brethren together dwell verse 2 'T is like that precious fragrant oyl that once vvas poured out On Aarons head and ran his beard and collar round about verse 3 Like Hermons dew or that vvhich doth on Zions hills descend For there his blessing God commands ev'n life without an end Psalm 134. BEhold and bless the Lord ye servants of his guard Which in the house of God the Lord by night do stand and vvard Lift up your hands and bless the Lord in holiness verse 3 The Lord that earth and heaven made thee out of Zion blesse Psalm 135. PRaise ye the Lord and his great name praise ye vvith one accord O praise him still all ye that be the servants of the Lord. verse 2 All ye that stand in the Lords house aloud his praises sound Praise him all ye that in the Courts of our great God are found verse 3 Praise ye the Lord for he is good yea praises to him sing Sing praises to his name because it is a pleasant thing verse 4 For Jacob to himself the Lord of his good vvill chose he And his peculiar treasure he did Israel take to be verse 5 For vvell I know the Lord our God is great in Majesty And that he is above all gods advanc'd exceeding high In heaven and in earth he did vvhat ever him did please And in deep places here below and in the swelling seas verse 7 He from the ends of th' earth doth cause the vapours to ascend For rain he lightnings makes and vvinds doth from his treasures send verse 8 All the first-born he smote with death in the Egyptians land The first-born both of man and beast he slew by hls strong hand verse 9 He hath in thee shew'd vvonders great and tokens vvhich did fall On Egypt on Pharaoh thy King and on his servants all verse 10 He also nations great and strong smote down and overthrew And vvhen his people they oppos'd their mighty Kings he slew The Second Part. verse 11 Sihon King of the Amorites and Og of Bashan King Of Canaan he the Kingdomes all did to subjection bring verse 12 And for an heritage he gave their land to Israel His people for an heritage for them therein to dwell verse 13 Thy name O Lord God shall endure and thy memoriall For evermore shall be preserv'd to generations all verse 14 For the Lord God his people vvill at length to judge arise And vvill repent himself for all his servants miseries verse 15 The idolls vvhich are vvorshipped abroad in Heathen lands They are but gold and silver all the vvork of mens own hands verse 16 A mouth they have but do not speak and eyes but never saw verse 17 And they have ears but nothing hear their mouth no breath doth draw verse 18 As sensless as they be are those that do them form and make And so are all that trust in them and for their gods them take verse 19 But bless the everlasting Lord thou house of Israel Bless thou the Lord O Aarons house vvho onely doth excel verse 20 O all ye holy family of Levi bless the Lord And all ye that do fear the Lord bless him vvith one accord verse 21 Out of Zion his dwelling place let the Lord blessed be Who dwelleth at Jerusalem the living Lord praise ye Psalm 136. PRaise ye the Lord for he is good for still his mercy doth endure verse 2 Give thanks unto the God of Gods for still do last his mercies sure verse 3 Give thanks unto the Lord of Lords for still his mercy doth endure verse 4 Which only doth great vvondrous vvorks for still do last his mercies sure verse 5 Who by his vvisdome made the heavens for still his mercy doth endure verse 6 Who stretch'd the earth above the seas for still do last his mercies sure verse 7 Who made the great and glorious light for still his mercy doth endure verse 8 The Sun to guide and rule the day for still do last his mercies sure verse 9 The Moon and Stars to rule by night for still his mercy doth endure 10 Which Egypt smote in their first-born for still do last his mercies sure verse 11 And Israel brought out from thence for still his mercy doth endure verse 12 With a strong hand and stretch'd out arm for still do last his mercies sure verse 13 Who into parts the Red Sea cut for still his mercy doth endure verse 14 And through the midst made Israel pass for still do last his mercies sure verse 15 But there drown'd Pharaoh and his host for still his mercy doth endure verse 16 Who through the desart led his
Doth the most high full knowledge take of things done here below verse 12 Behold those the ungodly are who live in outward peace And they do prosper in the world in riches they increase verse 13 Then said I verily my heart in vain cleansed have I And to abstain from sin my hands have washt in purity verse 14 For notwithstanding this I still am plagued every day And ev'ry morning chastisements thou dost upon me lay verse 15 If I should thus conclude against the generation I Of thine own children should offend and trespasse grievously verse 16 But when I thought to search the depth of this great mystery It was too hard a task for me and painful in mine eye verse 17 Until at last I me betook unto Gods sanctuary And there out of Gods Word I learn'd what their last end should be verse 18 Verily slippery places thou didst choose to set them on And by thine hand didst cast them down into destruction verse 19 How into desolations are they brought suddenly With fearful terrours are they all consumed utterly verse 20 Like as a dream when one awakes doth vanish from his eyes So Lord thou when thou risest up their shadow wilt despise The Third Part. verse 21 Yet thus was my weak heart a while disquieted in vain Through indignation my reins were pricked with great pain verse 22 So ignorant was I and like a fool besotted quite And without understanding was like a beast in thy sight verse 23 Neverthelesse I do remain continually with thee When I was weak by my right hand thou fast haft holden mee verse 24 Thou by thy faithful counsel wilt me always safely guide And after me receive with thee in glory to abide verse 25 In Heaven whom have I but thee to rest upon alone And on the earth that I desire besides thee there is none Mine heart and flesh doth fail me both but God doth fail me never For he is of mine heart the strength my portion he for ever verse 27 For lo they that go far from thee shall perish quite and fall Those that a whoring go from thee thou hast destroyed all verse 28 But surely it is good for me still to draw near to God In the Lord God I trust that I may shew thy works abroad Psalm 74. O Lord why hast thou cast us off for ev'r in dangers deep Why doth thy burning anger smoak against thy pasture sheep verse 2 Think on thy Congregation which of old was purchased Thine heritage which was by thee by thy rod measured Which thou from cruel bondage by thy pow'r redeemed hast This mount Zion where thou hast dwelt so long in ages past Lift up thy feet now to tread down and ruine utterly Thy foes that in thine holy place have wrought thus wickedly verse 4 For where thy Congregations were thine enemies roar and cry And they for signs of triumph have their ensigns set on high verse 5 A man was famous once as he had labour'd painfully To fell down and to square thick trees thine house to beautifie verse 6 But now at once most spitefully they labour to deface With ax and hammer carved works of thy most holy place verse 7 Thy Temple they have burne with fire and cast down to the ground Defiling it the place where once thy name dwelt much renown'd verse 8 Thus in their hearts they say Let us destroy them out of hand They have burnt up the Synagogues of God throughout the land verse 9 We see no more our wonted signs our Prophets all are gone To tell us when these plagues shall end amongst us there is none The Second Part. verse 10 How long shall these oppressors Lord reproach thus scornfully Shall these thine enemies blaspheme thy name perpetually verse 11 why dost thou still turn back thine hand the right hand of thy strength Pluck it out of thy bosome now and make an end at length verse 12 For God from the beginning is my King that rules alone He in the midst of all the earth doth work salvation verse 13 Thou didst divide and break the sea by pow'r of thy command The heads of Dragons in the flouds thou brakest with thine hand verse 14 The head thou brak'st in pieces of Leviathan so great And to the people dwelling in the desart mad'st him meat verse 15 Out of cleft rocks fountains and flouds thou brought'st out plenteously The mighty flouds of Jordans streams thou madest to be dry verse 16 The shining day and the dark night thine and thine onely are The bright Sun and his glorious light thou only didst prepare verse 17 Thou all the borders of the earth hast set by thy decree The Summers heat and Winters cold they both are made by thee verse 18 Remember that thy foes O Lord reproach'd thee scornfully That foolish people have thy name blasphem'd most wickedly verse 19 Thy Church thy Turtles soul do not to wild beasts Lord deliver The Congregation of thy poor do not forget for ever verse 20 Respect thy faithful Covenant for each dark lurking den Of th' earth is now replenisht with dwellings of cruel men verse 21 O let not those that are opprest be turned back with shame But let the poor and needy ones have cause to praise thy name verse 22 Arise O Lord why sitt'st thou still thine own cause plead and try Remember how the foolish thee reproach continually verse 23 The voice forget not of thy foes for these that openly In tumults up against thee rise increase continually Psalm 75. TO thee O Lord do we give thanks to thee we thankful are For that thy name and pow'r is near thy wondrous works declare verse 2 When I th' assembly undertake uprightly judge I shall verse 3 The earth and dwellers are dissolv'd I stay her pillars all verse 4 To those disturbing fools I said deal not so foolishly And to the proud and wicked men lift not your horn on high verse 5 Advance not your proud horn aloft against the Lord most high And against his holy decree speak not presumptuously verse 6 For honour and promotion comes neither from the East Nor from the South can be procur'd nor purchas'd from the West verse 7 But God that governs all the world is the great Judge alone He pulls down one and setteth up another in the throne verse 8 God takes into his hand a cup the wine therein is red Ready to drink with mixture much and fully tempered Of this he poureth out and gives to drink to all about The dregs the wicked of the earth shall drink and wring them out verse 9 But I for ever will declare and publish all abroad Thy glorious praises I will sing to thee O Jacobs God verse 10 And all the horns of wicked men shall be cut off by me But the horns of the righteous shall highly exalted be Psalm 76. GOd is in Judah known and there he hath advanc'd his fame Among his people Israel great is his
me verse 11 The Lord of hosts stands on our part and he doth us defend And our high place is Jacobs God on him we do depend Psalm 47. O Clap your hands with one accord all people and rejoice Be glad and shout aloud to God with a triumphing voice verse 2 For God most high is terrible and he must feared be A great and Universal King O're all the world is he verse 3 And under us he shall subdue the people mightily And all the nations shall bring down under our feet to lie verse 4 He chose a goodly heritage for us the dignity Of his true servant Jacob whom he lov'd most tenderly verse 5 God with his Ark is now gone up with joy and pleasant noise The Lord to Zion his own hill with the loud trumpets voice verse 6 Sing praises to our God sing praise sing praises to our King verse 7 The praise of God the earths great King with understanding sing verse 8 God o're the Heathen reigns and sits upon his holy throne verse 9 The voluntary Princes are made with Gods people one The people of just Abrahams God for all the shields are his And power of all the earth and he highly advanced is Psalm 48. GReat is the Lord and with great praise to be advanced still Within the City of our God upon his holy hill verse 2 Mount Zion is a pleasant place the joy of all the land The City of the mighty God on her North-side doth stand verse 3 A refuge in her palaces well known is God most high For lo the Kings assembled were together they past by verse 5 They viewed it as they went on wondring exceedingly And much astonisht and away they hasted speedily verse 6 There did great terrour seise on them they stood amaz'd with fear Their grief was like a womans pains when she a child doth bear verse 7 Thus doest thou quickly scatter them as if thou do but speak With a strong Eastern winde thou dost the ships of Tarshish break verse 8 I' th' City of the Lord of hosts our God our eyes have seen It now as we have heard it hath in former ages been And so will God establish it verse 9 And till thou do fulfill Thy loving kindnesses we wait within thy Temple still verse 10 According to thy name O God to th' earths end is thy praise Thy right hand is of justice full and righteousnesse always verse 11 Let Zion Mount rejoice because of all thy judgements just And daughters of Jerusalem be glad and in thee trust verse 12 Walk round about all Zion hill and view it well and goe And tell the towrs that thereupon are builded on a rowe verse 13 Consider her fair palaces and mark her bulwarks well That to the age to come ye may her strength and beauty tell verse 14 Because this God is ours our God for evermore is he He will not leave us but our guide he unto death shall be Psalm 49. HEar all ye people hearken all that in the world do dwell verse 2 Both high and low both rich and poor together mark it well verse 3 My mouth to you the precepts sound of wisdome shall impart Of understanding are the thoughts that issue from my heart verse 4 Unto an hidden parable I will incline mine ear And then will open on my harp the wisdome that I hear verse 5 Why should I fear in evil time when mine iniquities Of my footsteps surround me with deserv'd calamities verse 6 The rich men who do make their wealth their only trust and stay And boast themselves of their great store of riches that decay verse 7 None of them can his brothers life redeem by any way Nor can he for him unto God sufficient ransome pay verse 8 The price of life's impossible paid it can never be verse 9 That he should alway live on earth and not corruption see verse 10 For that wise men and fools both die they easily perceive And being dead to other men their wealth behinde they leave verse 11 Yet their deep thought is that their house continue ever shall And their fair dwellings and their lands by their own names they call verse 12 But all in vain for no man shall abide continually In honour here but shall be like unto the beasts that die The Second Part. verse 13 This their ill-grounded folly is apparent in their way And yet their fond posterity approve what they do say verse 14 Like silly sheep in grave they lie and death doth them devour And in the morning shall the just o're them have rule and pow'r Their beauty shall consume away and perish in the grave When for an house in dust they chang'd their sumptuous buildings have verse 15 But God will surely me redeem from pow'r of grave and hell And he at last shall me receive with him in blisse to dwell verse 16 When then a man grows very rich afraid thou must not bee Nor when the glory of his house thou dost encreased see verse 17 For he shall carry nothing hence when death his days doth end Nor shall his glory after him into the grave descend verse 18 Though he his soul did seem to blesse while he on earth did live For when thou to thy self dost well men will thee praises give verse 19 Yet shall he to his Fathers goe that have been dead before To their own generation that light shall see no more verse 20 Man then in honour plac't that is nor wise when he shall die Is no whit better then the beasts that perish utterly Psalm 50. THe mighty God the Lord spake and the earth did call From the Sun rising to the place where it doth set and fall verse 2 And out of Zion hill which by Gods presence there Of beauty the perfection is he shines and doth appear verse 3 Our God shall come and speak and silent shall not bee Before him fire shall waste and storms shall round about him flee verse 4 Then to the Heav'ns above the Lord himself shall call And to the earth below that he may judge his people all verse 5 Together let my Saints to me assembled be Those that by sacrifice have made a covenant with me verse 6 And then the Heavens shall his righteousnesse declare And testifie for God is Judge whose judgements righteous are verse 7 My people Israel hear and I l'e speak openly And unto there will testifie God even thy God am I. verse 8 For want of sacrifice blame thee I never will Nor for burnt-offerings for they are brought before me still verse 9 I need no bullock take for my use from thy stall Of the he-goats out of thy folds I have no need at all verse 10 The beasts are all mine own in forests that abound And all the cattel that upon a thousand hills are found verse 11 The fowls on mountains high are all to me well known And all the wilde beasts of the field are with me as
God verse 10 Because unto the height of Heaven thy mercies great ascend Thy faithfulnesse and constant truth unto the clouds extend verse 11 Exalted be thy name O Lord above the Heavens high And over all the earth advance thy glorious Majesty Psalm 58. YOu that in counsel sit do you consult of what is just And justly judge the sons of men according to your trust verse 2 Yea in your hearts you wickednesse contrive and plot and then Out of the seats of justice weigh out violence to men verse 3 The wicked from the very womb erre out of the right way Yea from the birth in speaking lies they straightway go astray verse 4 In them the poison you may see of serpents to appear And like the adder deaf they are which fast doth stop her ear verse 5 From hearkning to the charmers voice at all although he charm Never so wisely to inchant her that she do no harm verse 6 Break thou their teeth Lord in their mouth wherewith they hurt so sore Yea the great teeth break out O God of young lions that roar verse 7 So let them slide as waters melt that run continually Arrows which they prepare let them as cut in pieces lie verse 8 So let them passe away as snails to nothing melted bee As an untimely birth that they the Sun may never see verse 9 Before your brambles prickles hurt he takes them hence in haste Alive and in his wrath he takes them with his whirlwinds blast verse 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he this vengeance just shall see And in the bloud of wicked men his own feet washt shall bee verse 11 Then shall men say surely there is for righteous men reward Surely he is a God that doth the earth judge and regard Psalm 59. DEliver me O Lord my God from all mine enemies Set me in safety from all those that up against me rise Deliver me O Lord from them that work iniquity Preserve and save me from the men of bloud and cruelty verse 3 They for my soul do lie in wait the mighty join in one Against me Lord not for my sin or my transgression verse 4 They run and do prepare themselves though I gave no offence Awake and from me be not far look our for my defence verse 5 Thou Lord of hosts and Israels God to judge the world awake Spare none that wilfully rebel but on them vengeance take verse 6 At evening they return again like dogs a noise they make They grin they bark the city round about their course they take verse 7 Behold they belch our with their mouths and in their lips are swords And boldly say who doth attend or hearken to your words verse 8 But thou O Lord that hear'st all this shalt laugh at them and smile And in derision thou shalt have the Heathen all the while verse 9 Because mine enemies are so strong therefore with confidence Will I depend and rest on God for he is my defence verse 10 The God whose mercies I have found shall me prevent and he On all mine enemies my desire shall fully let me see The Second Part. verse 11 Slay them not lest it be forgot scatter them by thy pow'r And from their high state bring them down O Lord our shield and towâ—r verse 12 For their mouths sin their wicked words curses and lies withall Which they still utter in their pride let them be snar'd and fall verse 13 Consume consume them in thy wrath that they no more may be And know that God in Jacob rules to the end of th' earth rules he verse 14 At evening let them back return a noise like dogs to make To bark and grin the city round about their course to take verse 15 And let them wander up and down and seek for food to eat And grudge when they do hungry grow and be not fill'd with meat verse 16 But I thy pow'r and mercy too betimes aloud will praise For thou my refuge and defence hast been in troublous days verse 17 Yea I will sing and praises give O thou my strength to thee For God is my defence the God of my mercy is hee Psalm 60. LOrd thou of late hast cast us off and scatt'red us abroad Thou hast been sore displeas'd with us return to us O God verse 2 Thou mad'st the earth and state to quake and it thine anger brake The breaches of it now make up for it doth sorely shake verse 3 Thou shewd'st hard things and brought'st them on the people that are thine Thou hast of great astonistment made us to drink the wine verse 4 But yet to gather them again as many as thee fear A banner thou hast now displaid to make thy truth appear verse 5 Now that thy people whom them lov'st may full deliverance have Preserve them all with thy right hand hear me in that I crave verse 6 God spake thus in his holinesse my joy therein is great I will divide Shechem in parts and Succoth Valley mere verse 7 Gilead I claim as mine by right Manasseh mine shall be Ephraim is of my head the strength Judah gives laws to me verse 8 Moab I will my wash-pot make and Edom over thee I cast my shoe Philistia triumph thou over mee verse 9 Who can unto the Towns of strength Or will me safely bring Who into Edom that strong land will bring me conquering verse 10 Wilt not thou O our God that seem'st us lately to reject Who with our armies when they marcht to go forth didst neglect verse 11 Now give us help our gracious God from trouble set us free For all the help that men can yield we finde most vain to be Now by th' assistance of our God we shall do valiantly For he our enemies shall tread down under our feet to ly Psalm 61. O God when I to thee do cry be pleased me to hear Attend unto me graciously and to my pray'r give ear verse 2 When grief and fear o'rewhelm my heart unto thee will I cry Lead me my God unto the rock that higher is then I. verse 3 In time of danger thou hast been a shelter safe for me A tow'r and place of sure defence from my strong enemie verse 4 Within thy tent for evermore I gladly will abide Under thy wings I trust and will my self in safety hide verse 5 For thou Lord didst accept my vows and all my prayers hear And gavest me an heritage with those that do thee fear The Kings life Lord thou wilt prolong he many days shall see As many generations shall his life extended be verse 7 Before the Lord a dwelling place for ever he shall have Prepare thy mercy and thy truth him to preserve and save verse 8 So ever thankfully will I Sing praises to thy name That all my vows I may perform and daily pay the same Psalm 62. YEt surely my soul waits on God and him depends upon Because all my salvation cometh from him alone
anger great from God on Israel came The Third Part. verse 22 Because they did not in their God believe and rest upon His pow'r and truth and trusted not in his salvation verse 23 Although he his commandement gave to the clouds above And unto them had opened the doors of Heav'n in love verse 24 And on them Mannah had rain'd down from thence for them to eat And had on them bestow'd the Corn of Heaven for their meat verse 25 Thus man with food for Angels meet was fed and satisfi'd He of his bounty meat to them abundantly suppli'd verse 26 He caus'd an East-wind in the Heav'ns to passe by his command The South wind too he caus'd to come by the strength of his hand verse 27 And like to dust he rained flesh on them abundantly And feathered fowls as thick as sands that on the sea-shore lie verse 28 In midst of all their Camp and round about their tents it fell verse 29 He gave their own desire they eat and they were filled well verse 30 They were not weaned from their lust nor turned from their sin But while their dainty meats were yet their lustful mouths within verse 31 On them the wrath of God which slew the fattest of them fell And soon smote down the chosen men and flow'r of Israel Nor wrath nor mercy could prevail to turn them from their sin But still for all his wondrous works him they believ'd not in The Fourth Part. verse 33 Therefore their days in vanity he did consume and waste And by his wrath their years away in trouble soon they past verse 34 When thus he slew them in his wrath they sought him by and by And they return'd and after God enquired speedily verse 35 They then remembred that their God their rock and stay had been The high God their redeemer whom they griev'd thus by their sin verse 36 Yet with their mouths they flattred him and spake but feignedly And they unto the God of truth with their false tongues did ly verse 37 For their false hearts were not with him establisht thoroughly Nor in his Covenant did they continue stedfastly verse 38 But he full of compassion pardoned their sin when they Him sought destroyed them not but oft his anger turn'd away And did not stir up all his wrath verse 39 Remembring they were vain Weak flesh a wind that being past returneth not again verse 40 How often had they him provok'd in the wide wildernesse And in the desart griev'd him still with their rebelliousnesse verse 41 Yea they return'd again and God they tempted wickedly And unto Israels holy One set bounds his power to try verse 42 They thought not on his mighty hand nor on the day when he From their oppressing enemy them saved and set free The Fifth Part. verse 43 His signs in Egypt they forgat though wrought in their own sight His wonders great in Zoan field done by his dreadful might verse 44 Nor did consider how he turn'd their rivers into bloud That neither any man nor beast could drink at any floud verse 45 He sent them divers sorts of flies which did them sore annoy And fill'd their Country full of frogs which did their land destroy verse 46 He to the Caterpillers gave th' increase of all their land And fruits of all their labours to devouring locusts hand verse 47 Their fruitful Vines he did destroy with hail in all their coast And all their Sycamores he kill'd with the sharp biting frost verse 48 And he deliv'red to the hail their cattel in the field And to the lightenings their flocks to be destroy'd and kill'd verse 49 His burning anger troubles wrath and indignation By sending evil messengers he did send them upon verse 50 He to his anger making way spar'd not their soul from death But to the killing pestilence gave up their life and breath verse 51 And in the land of Egypt he all their first-born did smite And in the tents of Ham the chief of all their strength might 52 But his own people he brought forth like sheep and them did guide In safety through the wildernesse while they did there abide The Sixth Part. verse 53 He led them safely by his pow'r they had no cause to feare But by the seas their enemies all overwhelmed were verse 54 He brought them on into the Coasts of his own holy land Into this Mount Zion which he did purchase with his hand verse 55 For them he cast the Heathen out and did their land divide And in their tents he set the tribes of Israel to abide verse 56 Yet did they tempt the highest God and him provoked they His testimonies they forsook and did not them obey verse 57 But like their fathers turned back and dealt unfaithfully Like to a warping bow which shoots from the mark clean awry verse 58 They with their Altars him provok'd set up in places high And with their graven images mov'd him to jealousie verse 59 But when into the Lords ears came of those soul sins the cry He waxed wrath and Israel he abhorred utterly verse 60 So that the Tent of Shiloh he forsook though lov'd so well The Tabernacle which he plac't amongst men there to dwell verse 61 The Ark his peoples strength he gave into captivity His glory he gave up into the hand of th' enemy verse 62 He gave his people to the sword and being angry then With his inheritance the fire consum'd their strongest men The Seventh Part. verse 61 Their maids in marriage were not prais'd their Priests fell by the sword verse 64 Widows no solemn mourning did for the deceas'd afford verse 65 But then the Lord arose as one that did from sleep awake And like a Giant that by wine refresht a shout doth make verse 66 His enemies in the hinder parts he smote both great and small And thereby on them did he bring a shame perpetuall verse 67 But yet the Tabernacle he of Joseph did refuse The fruitful Tribe of Ephraim he was not pleas'd to choose verse 68 But he the Tribe of Judah chose that he therein might dwell Even that holy Mount Zion which he did love so well verse 69 There he his sanctuary built like to a palace high And like the earth establish'd it to stand continually verse 70 And he his servant David chose his flock to rule and keep And he out of his favour took him from the folds of sheep verse 71 Even from behind the Ews with young the Lord did him advance To feed his people Israel his own inheritance verse 72 And so in soundnesse of his heart them faithfully he fed And he with skilfulnesse of hand them wisely governed Psalm 79. O Lord the Heathen do invade thine heritage by them Thy Temple is defil'd on heaps they lay Jerusalem verse 2 The bodies of thy Saints they give to fowls of th' air for meat The flesh of all thy servants dear to the wilde beasts to eat verse 3 Like
And all upright in heart on it shall vvait vvith cheerfulnesse verse 16 But where is he vvho for me vvill against the vvicked stand Who vvil stand up to set me free from vvicked vvorkers hand verse 17 Unlesse the Lord had been mine help when none me rescued My soul had almost in the grave silence inhabited verse 18 But when I said within my heart my foot doth slip away Thy mercy held me up O Lord thy goodnesse me did stay verse 19 Ev'n when with multitudes of thoughts my minde was much opprest My soul did in thy comforts finde even then delight and rest verse 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee Where mischiefs most unrighteously by law supported be verse 21 For they against the life conspire of righteous men and good And they by law as vvicked do condemn the guiltlesse blood verse 22 But God alone against them all is my defence and stay The Lord my God my refuge is my rock of strength alway verse 23 The Lord our God shall bring on them their own iniquity And in their sin shall cut them off and slay them certainly Psalm 95. O Come and let us to the Lord shout and sing joyfully And in our rock of health let us rejoice triumphantly verse 2 Let us into his presence now make haste with thankful voice And to him well-composed Psalms sing with a joyful noise verse 3 Because this our Lord is a God exceeding great and high And a great King above all gods in pow'r and Majesty verse 4 Th'unsearched depths of all the earth are in his pow'rful hand The strength of all the hills is his and by his might they stand verse 5 The wide unruly sea is his he made it by his hand And by his power and decree he formed the dry land verse 6 Come let us worship and bow down before him let us fall And kneel before the Lord our God for he hath made us all verse 7 He is our God the people we of his own pastures are And of his hand we are the sheep left to his only care verse 8 To day if you vvill hear his voice then harden not your heart As in Masrah and Meribah ye did in the desart verse 9 When your forefathers tempted me though they my pow'r did prove In my great vvorks which I them shew'd and wonders from above verse 10 Forty years long I grieved vvas with those men and I said This people hath not known my ways but in their hearts have straid verse 11 Wherefore to them when kindled was my wrath within my breast I sware they should not enter in to Canaan my rest Psalm 96. O Sing you now unto the Lord new songs with joy and mirth Sing ye unto the Lord our God all people on the earth verse 2 Sing ye unto the Lord above and blesse his holy name Shew his salvation forth declare from day to day the same verse 3 Among the Heathen all declare and of his glory tell And the great vvonders manifest to all on earth that dwell verse 4 Because the Lord our God is great and greatly prais'd to be Above all gods to be ador'd and to be fear'd is he verse 5 For all the gods are idols vain which the blind nations fear The Lord is only he by whom the Heavens created were verse 6 Before him comely honour is and glorious majesty And comely beauty and great strength are in his sanctuary verse 7 Ye kindreds of the people all give to the Lord his right Give ye unto the Lord above all glory strength and might verse 8 The glory due unto his name give to the Lord and King Come ye into his holy Courts an offering to him bring verse 9 In the beauty of holinesse before Jehovah bow And fear before his presence all the vvhole earth here below verse 10 Tell all the Heathen God doth reign and settleth stedfastly The vvorld unmov'd and he shall judge the people righteously verse 11 Then let the Heavens high be glad and let the earth rejoice The sea and fulnesse of it let it roar and make a noise verse 12 The field and all that therein is let it then joyful bee And in the shady woods themselves rejoice shall every tree Before God for he comes he comes the earth to judge and try He with his truth shall judge the world and nations righteously Psal 97. THE Lord doth reign continually let all the earth rejoice And let the multitude of isles for joy lift up their voice verse 2 He round about is compassed with thick clouds and darknesse The stable place are of his throne judgement and righteousnesse verse 3 A flaming and devouring fire before him goeth out Which burneth up and doth consume his enemies round about verse 4 His fearful lightnings o're the world gave forth a shining light The earth did it behold and straight did tremble at the sight verse 5 And at the presence of the Lord the hills like wax did melt When of the Lord of all the earth they had the presence felt verse 6 The Heavens high declare and shew his righteousnesse abroad And the people they do behold the glory of the Lord. verse 7 All that fear graven images confounded may they be And that of idols boast themselves all Gods him worship ye verse 8 Zion when she heard this report was glad exceedingly And Juda's daughters all rejoic'd for all thy judgements high verse 9 For thou far above all the earth O Lord our God art high And art far above all the Gods exalted wondrously verse 10 All ye that love the Lord above hate evil things for he Saves the souls of his saints and from the wicked sets them free verse 11 For such as righteous are is sown prosperity and light And joy and gladnesse for all those in heart that are upright verse 12 Rejoice in God the Lord all ye that walk in righteousnesse And give thanks at the memory of the Lords holinesse Psalm 98. S'ng a new song unto the Lord for he works wonders great His own right hand and holy arm the victory did get verse 2 Of his salvation hath the Lord discover'd now the light And hath his righteousnesse reveal'd in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His mercy unto Israel and truth remembred he And now the ends of all the earth our Gods salvation see verse 4 A joyful noise make to the Lord all people of the earth Make a loud noise and praises sing to him with joy and mirth verse 5 Sing to the Lord the King with Harps in psalms lift up your voice verse 6 With Trumpets and with Cornets sound before him make a noise verse 7 Yea let the sea roar out for joy and all that is therein The earth and all that therein dwell let them be joyful seen verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and let the hills together joyful be Before the Lord because the earth to judge now cometh he verse 9 The