round about verse 14 Thou makest us a by-word here Among the heathen spread Among the people every-where A shaking of the head verse 15 Lo my confusion through disgrace Before me still I see The shame of my abashed face Hath also covered mee verse 16 For his voice sake that doth reherse Such blasphemies and taunts By reason of th' avenger fierce And adversaries vaunts 3. Part. Argument The constancy and integritie of the Church in persecution verse 17 THis storm of trouble have we felt Yet have not thee forgot Nor in thy Covenant falsly dealt verse 18 Our hearts diverting not Nor from thy ways our steps have stray'd verse 19 Though thou hast broke us sore In Dragons dens and deaths dark shade Where we are covered ore verse 20 If our Gods Name we have forgot To strange gods rear'd our hands verse 21 God shall discov'r it shall he not Our thoughts that understands verse 22 We all day long are kil'd and slain Even for thy dear Names sake As sheep for slaughter we are ta'n verse 23 Why sleep'st thou Lord awake Cast us not off for evermore verse 24 Arise why hid'st thy face Forgetting our afflictions sore And our distressed case verse 25 For down to dust our soul is trod On earth as worms we craul verse 26 For thy sweet mercies sake ô God Rise help redeem us all PSAL. XLV To Coventry tune The perfections and prerogatives of Christ Jesus set forth in a type of Solomon MY studious heart contemplating Good matter doth indite I of the King Compos'd a thing Which here I will recite My tongue is as a Writers pen To frequent writing us'd verse 2 O fairer then The sons of men Thy lips have grace infus'd God therefore hath thee ever blest verse 3 Thy sword gird on thy thigh And be thou drest O mightiest With state and majesty verse 4 Ride on in this thy majesty VVith prosperous success Because of thy Humilitie Thy truth and righteousness And thy right hand shall teach thee things Even rare and dreadfull arts verse 5 Thy shasts keen stings Shall wound the Kings Proud adversaries hearts VVhereby thy foes are undertrod verse 6 For ever lasts thy throne Thy ruling rod Even thine ô God It is a righteous one verse 7 Thy soul loves truth and lewdnes hates And God thy God therefore Thee consecrates Above thy mates VVith oil of gladnes store verse 8 Out of the Iv'ry palaces With fragrant garments clad Myrrhe Alôes And Cassia please Whereby they make thee glad verse 9 Among the noble female band Kings daughters were inroll'd At thy right hand The Queen did stand In purest Ophir gold 2. Part. Argument The happy calling and manifold priviledges of the Church in type of Solomons Queen verse 10 HEarken ô daughter bow thine ear Consider and incline Forget what were Thy people there And fathers house of thine verse 11 Then shall the Kings affections stream Desire thy beautie trim For he must reign Thy Lord supream And thou must worship him verse 12 With gifts among them shall resort Thy daughter there ô Tyre The richer sort There craying for 't Thy favour shall desire verse 13 The daughter of this royall line VVithin for to behold Doth with divine Resplendence shine Her clothing all wrought gold verse 14 Be brought unto the King shall shee In needle-work aray'd And unto thee Her train shall be And virgin-mates convay'd verse 15 With nuptiall joys and festivall They shall these Ladies bring Where met they shall Have entrance all To th' Palace of the King verse 16 Thy fathers for succession sake Shall leave a fruitfull birth VVhom thou mai'st take And Princes make In all the Christian earth verse 17 To ages all I 'l keep in store Remembrance of thy Name Thy praise therefore For evermore Shall all the earth proclame PSAL. XLVI To Dutch tune The siege of Jerusalem is raised the Church triumpheth in God GOD is our strength and present aid Our refuge in our need verse 2 Therefore we will not be afraid Nor tottering earth-quakes heed verse 3 Tho midst of Seas huge hils be hurld Tho troubled waters rore And swellings of the billows curld Make mountains tremble sore verse 4 A river there with crystall stream Shall glad that Citie of his The sacred tents of God supream verse 5 The Lord amidst her is Right early God shall help her there She shall not once be mov'd verse 6 The heathen Kingdoms moved were And most outragious prov'd He uttering then that voice of his Made th' earth to melt away verse 7 The Lord of hoasts with Israel is And Jacobs God our stay verse 8 Come see Gods works whose powerfull hand The earth hath des'late made verse 9 He ceaseth wars in every Land He breaks the desp'rate blade He fires the Chariot breaks the bow verse 10 Be still and know saith he That I am God on earth below And there extoll'd will be Among the heathens magnifi'd Shall be my glorious power verse 11 The Lord of hoasts is on our side And Jacobs God our Tower PSAL. XLVII To Martyrs tune The happy calling of the Jews and Gentiles the triumphant carrying up of the Ark. 1 King 8. 4. CLap hands ye people generally With voice of triumph glad verse 2 Shout to the Lord that is most high And greatly to be drad Ore all the earth a mightie King verse 3 He shall subdue the lands And people in subjection bring To Israels commands verse 4 Our heritage shall God select The portion fair set out Of Jacob whom he did affect verse 5 The Lord 's gone up with shout The Lord 's gone up with trumpets sound To God due praises sing verse 6 Sing praises ô sing praises round Sing praises to our King verse 7 Of all the earth God's King alone Sing praise with knowledge then verse 8 God sits upon his holy throne Reigns ore the heathen men verse 9 The peoples Princes hither throng People of Abrahams God The shields of th' earth to God belong Exalted all abroad PSAL. XLVIII To old England tune To siege of Jerusalem is raised He praiseth the beautifull structure thereof GReat is the LORD his praise no less For so must we record In mountain of his holiness And Citie of our Lord. verse 2 Mount Sion is a beauteous thing And on her Northern side The Citie of the mightie King The whole earths joy and pride verse 3 The LORD within her palace there Is known a refuge nigh verse 4 For lo the Kings assembled were Together they past-by verse 5 They saw it and they marvailed And troubled sore they were verse 6 They hasted thence for fear and dread Which seis'd upon them there As child bed-pains take woman-kinde So sorely pain'd were they verse 7 Thou breakest with an Eastern winde The Tarsean
thou the fountain whence Proceedeth my defence Thy wings safe shade Shall now be made My joyfull residence verse 8 My soul pursues thee hard Thy right hand is my guard verse 9 But who assay My soul to slay Shall death and hell reward verse 10 They by the sword shall fall The foxes portion all verse 11 But for the King Fresh joys shall spring While he on God doth call All swearing by his Name Shall glory in the same Their mouth likewise That utter lies The Lord shall stop with shame PSAL. LXIV York tune He shews the destruction of crafty and cruell persecutors and how Gods judgement shall be reverenced of others VOuchsafe ô Lord to hear my cry And to my pray'rs give ear Preserve my life from th' enemie Of whom I stand in fear verse 2 Lord hide me from the secret snare That wicked men devise From them that wicked workers are And up against me rise verse 3 For they have made their tongues acute As sharpest edge of swords That they might deadly arrows shoot Most cruell bitter words verse 4 That they may shoot in secrecy The perfect man to hit They do shoot at him suddainly And do not fear a whit verse 5 With courage they in ill proceed And commune how to lay Their privy snares in hope to speed For who shall see say they verse 6 They to accomplish wickedness Have diligently sought Their hearts are deep and bottomless With every secret thought verse 7 A suddain arrow shall them wound Shot from the Lord to slay verse 8 So shall their tongues themselves confound Beholders flee away verse 9 This shall a feare on all men bring They shall Gods work declare Most prudently considering What these his doings are verse 10 The righteous shall in God delight Trust in his holy Name And all that are in heart upright Shall glory in the same PSAL. LXV New verse tune The promptnes of the Church to serve God The assurance of pardon of sin access to his presence and success in our prayers with the great and terrible God PRaise waiteth for thee still O God in Sions hill And unto thee The vow shall be Performed with good will verse 2 O thou that hearest pray'rs To thee all flesh repairs verse 3 My sins assail And so prevail They fill me with dispairs But Lord no sins are they But what thou dost away verse 4 O blest are those Whom thou hast chose That neer approach thee may Within thy Courts to abide VVhere we are full suppli'd VVith grace of which Thy house is rich Thy Temple sanctifi'd verse 5 Thou wilt by dreadfull things VVhich thy sure justice brings An answer frame O thou great name VVhence our salvation springs VVho art the confidence Of earths concumference And also theirs Whom th' Ocean bears Remote so far from hence verse 6 VVhose strength sets fast the hills And girt with pow'r he stills verse 7 The Sea that raves With boist'rous waves And mens rebellious wills verse 8 Thy signs affright the stout Who all parts dwell about The mornings voice Thou mak'st rejoice And th'evenings goings out 2. Part. Argument The rich blessings of God upon the earth verse 9 THou visitest the land And wat'rest with thy hand Gods river which Makes earth so rich Powrs down at thy command It do'th with water flow And corn thou do'st bestow When as thou hast By thy forecast Provided for it so verse 10 Her ridges that are dry Thou wat'rest plenteously Her furrowes cast Thou setlest fast And softning show'rs apply Thy blessings make the crop To spring upon its top verse 11 Thou crownest th'yeer With goodnes meer Thy paths doe fatness drop verse 12 The pastures are suppli'd And desarts far and wide VVhile rain distills The little hills Rejoyce on every side verse 13 The covered vallies spring With corn which they forth-bring The pastures glad With flocks are clad They shout for joy and sing PSAL. LXVI To Coventry tune He praiseth God for miraculous deliverances SIng to the Lord ô all yee lands And make a joyfull sound verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name And make his praise renown'd verse 3 How dreadfull works come from thy Thy pow'r say Lord how great hands Foes bow before verse 4 Vast earth adore At his most sacred seat Yea sing unto thy Name shall they In songs thine honour spread verse 5 Gods works come see Whose actions bee To mortalls full of dread verse 6 To firm dry land he turn'd the Sea And all the waters moist There went they through And dry-shod too There wee in him rejoic'd verse 7 He ever rules by soveraign pow'rs His eyes all lands descry O let not then Rebellious men Exalt themselves on high verse 8 All people praise this God of ours With earnest voices strive His praise renown'd To make resound verse 9 Who holds our soul alive And suffereth not on any side Our feet to be remov'd verse 10 For thou ô God With smarting rod Hast us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace tri'd So throughly tri'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set Within the net And therein brought by thee Afflictions sore and violent Thou mad'st our loins abide verse 12 Yea thou did'st then Cause furious men Over our heads to ride Through flames of fire we also went And through the watry flouds But surely thou Hast brought us now To places stor'd with goods 2. Part. Argument He gives us an example of true gratitude by performance of vows sacrifices exhortations abstaining from sin and cheerfull praises verse 13 BUrnt-offrings to thy house I 'l bear There those sworn vows to pay verse 14 VVith lips of mine And mouth made thine In my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt sacrifice of fatlings there My soul to thee devotes VVith incense too Of Rammes enow VVith Bullocks offring Goats verse 16 Come hearken ye that fear Gods Name To you declare will I VVhat favour hee Hath done for mee verse 17 My mouth to him did cry I with my tongue extoll'd his fame verse 18 But if I should regard And purpose in My heart to sin My pray'r should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily And hath been well content VVith willing ear The voice to hear And pray'r I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie VVho turned not away Nor grace hath he VVith-held from me VVhen I to him did pray PSAL. LXVII A prayer for the publication of the Gospel and the blessings that do accompany it O God be mercifull to thine And bless us every one Command thy face on us to shine verse 2 Thy way on earth make knowne Thy saving health to Nations all verse 3 Let people praise thy Name O let them all in generall Give praises to the same verse 4 Let all the people far and wide Sing out with joy and mirth For thou shalt justly judge and guide
Idols such as these Ye Gods adore him all verse 8 Mount Sion heard and was hereat With joy affected much And Judahs Daughters joy'd for that Thy judgments Lord were such verse 9 All Gods thou art extoll'd above Ore all the earth most high verse 10 Ye Saints that do Jehovah love Hate all iniquitie His servants souls he saves each one And adverse pow'r controuls verse 11 And for the righteous light is sown And joy for upright souls verse 12 Ye righteous servants of the Lord Great joy in him express And give him thanks when yee record His perfect holiness PSAL. XCVIII To the three first lines of choice tune The victorious salvation of Christ the revelation of his gracious Gospel to the great joy of all creatures UNto the LORD a new song sing For many a great and wondrous thing His mighty pow'r to pass doth bring His holy arm of soveraigntie And his right hand exalted high Have gotten him the victory verse 2 He hath made known his saving might And brought his truth to open light Even in the very heathens sight verse 3 He hath remembred in his mind His perfect truth and mercies kind As all the house of Israel find The ends of all the earth abroad Have seen declar'd and plainly show'd The saving health our God bestow'd verse 4 Make to the Lord a joyfull noise Let all the earth express their joyes And sing his praise with loudest noise verse 5 Sing to the Lord with harp rejoice With instruments of musick choice With harp and psalms melodious voice verse 6 With trumpet and with cornet sound Before this Lord and King renown'd Let sweet and sacred joys abound verse 7 Let all the earth and num'rous store Even all that dwells on seas or shore The world and all its fulness rore verse 8 Let flouds clap hands and every ford And let the hills with one accord Rejoice with joy before the Lord. verse 9 For lo he comes to judge and try The world and people gen'rally With righteousnesse and equitie PSAL. XCIX To choice tune The majesty and equitie of Christ and his kingdom The prayers answers errors corrections mercies miracles recorded of the ancient Saints for our example THe Lord doth reign let people quake 'Twixt Cherubims he sets his seat O let the earth be mov'd and shake verse 2 The Lord in Sion is so great Above all people he is high verse 3 Thy greatness let them magnifie O let them praise the dreadfull Name For high and holy is the same verse 4 The Kings firm strength doth judgment love Thou dost establish equitie Thou execut'st them from above And rul'st in Jacob righteously verse 5 The Lord our God exalt therefore And rev'rently his name adore At foot-stool of his holy throne For he 's a high and holy one verse 6 Moses and Aaron also were Among his Priests and men of fame And Samuel among them there That call'd upon his holy name They call'd and answer he did make verse 7 In cloudy pill'r to them he spake They to his his testimonies clave And kept the ord'nance that he gave verse 8 Thou answ'redst them O Lord our God Thou wast a pard'ning God likewise Though thou tookst vengeance with thy rod And their inventions didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt yee still And worship at his holy hill For sure the Lord our God alone He is a high and holy one PSAL. C. Southwell tune He exhorts to praise God for our happy calling in Christ Jesus ALL men of mortall birth That dwell in all the earth O make a noise To God with joyes verse 2 And serve the Lord with mirth O come before his throne With singing ev'ry one verse 3 For certainly The Lord most high Ev'n he is God alone He made us and not we Not we our selves but he His folk and flock And pasture stock He made us for to be verse 4 VVith praise come to his gate And in his Courts relate His laud and fame And bless his name His honour celebrate verse 5 For God is good for ever His mercy faileth never His truth doth last All ages past And constant doth persever PSAL. CI. To new staff tune David vows to rule his house and Kingdom with discreet justice to curb and cut off the wicked and countenance the godly LOrd I will sing of mercy sweet And judgement to thy praise verse 2 And wisely guide my wary feet In all thy perfect ways VVhen wilt thou Lord To me accord Thy justice to impart At home will I VValk righteously And with a perfect heart verse 3 I will no wicked thing abide Before mine eyes to be I hate their works that turn aside It shall not cleave to me verse 4 The froward heart From me shall part Anâ— have no more access And I will no Such persons know As practise wickedness verse 5 That man that sland'reth privily I will cut off be sure The stout in heart whose looks are high I will not once indure verse 6 I 'l look out then The faithfull men That dwell with me they may And then shall he My servant be That walks in perfect way verse 7 I in my house will entertain No guilefull man to dwell Nor in my sight shall he remain That lies invents to tell verse 8 I soon cut short The wicked sort And wickd works condem ' That so I may Them take away From Gods Jerusalem PSAL. CII Sinners tune The lamentations of the whole Church as one man in the captivity of Babylon LOrd hear my prayer and let my cry Come speedily to thee verse 2 In day of my calamity Hide not thy face from me Incline thine ear invok'd to day Thine answer quick return verse 3 My days as smoke consume away My bones hearth-like do burn verse 4 My heart like grass is withered With deep and dolefull grones verse 5 While I forget to eat my bread My skin cleaves to my bones verse 6 The Pelican of wilderness And deserts Owl I match verse 7 And Sparrow-like companionless On houses top I watch verse 8 I all day long am made a scorn To my malicious foes The mad men are against me sworn Against me that arose verse 9 For bread I do the ashes eat My drink with weeping mixt verse 10 Because thine indignation great And anger comes betwixt For down thou hast thy servant cast First having rais'd me high verse 11 Like fleeting shade my days are past Like with'ring grass am I. verse 12 But thou O Lord dost still indure From all mutation free To ev'ry generation sure Shall thy remembrance be 2. Part. To martyrs tune The Churches restauration from Babylon and happy reformation in the days of the Gospel he desires to see it but contents himself with consideration of Gods eternity and perpetuity of his Church verse 13 THou shalt arise and mercy yet To Sion
God both by Sea and Land the dependance of the creatures upon him the wicked are cursed for contempt of his works verse 24 HOw many are thy works O Lord In wisdom all compos'd The earth by thee is richly stor'd VVith treasures there-inclos'd verse 25 So is this great and spacious deep Replenisht therewithall VVhere things innumerable creep And beasts both great and small verse 26 The ships go also here away Leviathan here keeps VVhom thou hast made to sport and play Within the tumbling deeps verse 27 These on thy bounty all depend For seasonable food verse 28 Thy lib'rall hand thou dost extend And they are fill'd with good They gather what thou dost supply verse 29 Thou hid'st thy face they mourn Thou tak'st away their breath they die And to their dust return verse 30 Thy Spirits power thou sendest forth VVhich them anew creates And all the surface of the earth Thy Spirit renovates verse 31 For ever lasts the Lords renown His works his joy provokes verse 32 Earth made to tremble at his frown Hills at his touch to smoke verse 33 I 'l praise the Lord with cheerfull song While I remain alive VVhile I have beeing shall my tongue In his choice praises strive verse 34 My thoughts of him most sweet shall be In God will I be joy'd verse 35 Let workers of iniquitie Be from the earth destroy'd And let the wicked be no more O thou my soul record The praises of the Lord therefore Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CV Old England tune An exhortation to seek Gods favour help and succour upon consideration of his wonderfull works expressed all the world â—ver GIve thanks to God call on his Name To men his deeds make known verse 2 Sing sing his praise his works proclame And wonders ev'ry one verse 3 Joy fill their hearts that seek his grace Boast in â—is holy Name verse 4 Sâ—ek seek the Lord his strength face For ever seek the same verse 5 His marv'lous works to mind recall And every wondrous deed His miracles and judgments all Which from his mouth proceed verse 6 O ye his servants Abrahams seed His chosen Jacobs sons verse 7 He is the Lord our God indeed Through th' earth his judgement runs 2. Part. Argument The fidelitie and confirmation of God promises to the faithfull instanced in Israels conduct to Canaan verse 8 HE hath remembred still to do His covenants contents The word which he commanded to A thousand of descents verse 9 Which cov'nant he with Abraham drew And next to Isaac swore verse 10 And for a law confirm'd anew To Jacob as before An everlasting Covenant With Israel firm to stand verse 11 Saying To you I freely grant All Canaans fertile land An heritage allotted you verse 12 When few the people were Their number was exceeding few And also strangers there verse 13 From under on Kings government When travelling along They to another people went verse 14 He let none do them wrong But for their sakes he Kings controll'd Let no presumptuous arm verse 15 Touch mine anointed nor be bold To do my Prophets harm 3. Part. Argument Gods preventing providence to his Church instanced in Israels coming into Aegypt and preservation there verse 16 MOreover then th' Almighty spake That famine should be spread Ore all the Land and wholly brake The succouring staffe of bread verse 17 But Joseph he had sent before Whom for a slave they sold verse 18 Whose feet with fetters they made sore He lodg'd in irons cold verse 19 Untill his words accomplishment By Gods word tri'd was he verse 20 The King the peoples Ruler sent To loose and set him free verse 21 He made him Lord of 's family And ruler of his treasure verse 22 To teach his Senate policy And binde his Peers at pleasure verse 23 Then Israel into Aegypt came And Jacob there found place To sojourn in the land of Ham verse 24 Where they encreast apace He made them stronger then their foes verse 25 And of their foes abhor'd And subtly made them deal with those The servants of the Lord. 4. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miracles in Aegypt They are forced to let Israel go with honour and riches verse 26 HIs chosen servants had command Moses and Aaron too verse 27 In Aegypt Hams accursed land Wonders and signes to do verse 28 A darkness he among them sent A cloud of darkness fell Against his flat commandement They no way did rebell verse 29 To bloud he turn'd their streams and springs And all their fishes kill'd verse 30 With frogs the chambers of their Kings Abundantly were fill'd verse 31 Strange flies and lice by his command In all their coasts remain verse 32 He gave them hail in all the land And flaming fire for rain verse 33 Figtrees and Vines in all their coasts He smote and brake the same verse 34 He spake and locusts countless hoasts And Caterpillars came verse 35 Upon their lands green herbs they fed And all their fruits devour verse 36 all Aegypts first-born smote he dead The chief of all their pow'r verse 37 He brought them out hir'd thereunto With gold and silver bribes And not a feeble soul quite through The Israelitish Tribes verse 38 Full glad was Aegypt when they went Their terrour did affright verse 39 He spread a cloud a sheltring tent And fire by night gave light 5. Part. Argument A touch of Gods miraculous mercies to Israel in the Wilderness and Canaan and the end for which they were bestow'd verse 40 THe Lord with Quails his people fed Such as they askt to have And satisfi'd them with the bread Which he from heaven gave verse 41 He opened stony rocks where-out Fresh waters gusht amain And like a river ran about The dry and desert plain verse 42 He on his servant Abraham thought His holy Word and all verse 43 His chosen people thence he brought With joy and festivall verse 44 The heathens labours and their lands on Israel he bestow'd verse 45 To keep his laws and his commands O spread his praise abroad PSAL. CVI. To short staffe tune The great goodnes of God to his chosen people which godly men desire to partake of GIve thanks unto the Lord Who is with goodness stor'd His mercies sure Do still endure His praise do ye record verse 2 VVho can the acts recite Performed by his might VVho can forth-show That men may know His praises infinite verse 3 O blessed blessed they That walk in judgments way And he that doth The works of truth And never goes astray verse 4 O Lord remember mee Even with thy favour free VVhich to thine own Is born alone To them vouchsaf't by thee To visit me draw near VVith thy salvation dear verse 5 Thy chosen good Well understood Let unto me appear In that deliverance VVhich doth thy land advance Let me rejoice With glorying
hunger-pin'd 2. Part. Argument Gods providence towards poor prisoners sick persons though incurring their miseries by their sins verse 10 SUch as in darkness have abode With shade of death ore-cast VVhom irons and afflictions load VVhich fetters bind them fast verse 11 Because Gods word was scornfully Rebell'd against by them The counsell of the Lord most high Because they did contem ' verse 12 With labour sore he tam'd their pride They fell quite succourless verse 13 In trouble then to God they cri'd He sav'd them from distress verse 14 From shade of death darksom night Which they were subject under He brought them out to life and light And brake their bonds asunder verse 15 O that the Lord might reap due praise For every wondrous deed And goodness show'd in all his waies To mans unworthy seed verse 16 The gates of brass he broke in two And iron bars divide verse 17 Fools for offences which they do Great miseries abide verse 18 Their soul abhors all kind of meat To gates of death draws near verse 19 They cry to God in troubles great He saves them from their fear verse 20 He sent his word and heal'd them then From ruines were they rais'd verse 21 O that the Lord so good to men Were for his goodness prais'd And for his wondrous works likewise To us that mortall are verse 22 And bring him thanks for sacrifice His works with joy declare 3. Part. Argument Gods rare providence over Seamen verse 23 THey that in ships go down to Seas And have affairs to do verse 24 In waters great such men as these Gods wonders see into His works in deeps discern do they verse 25 For he commandeth oft The storming wind to stir the Sea VVhich lifts her waves aloft verse 26 They mount to heav'n and back again Down to the deeps they roll The dangerous trouble they sustain Dissolves their very soul. verse 27 They stagger like to drunken men And reeling to and fro verse 28 Almost besides their senses then They cry to God in wo. He them from their distresses saves verse 29 And doth proud storms asswage Becalms the Seas tumultuous waves And stills their boist'rous rage verse 30 Then have they rest the tempest past And are most joyfull for 't And so he brings them at the last To their desired Port. verse 31 O that the Lord were duly prais'd For all his goodness then And for his mighty wonders rais'd To all the sons of men 4. Part. Argument All sorts exhorted to praise God that raiseth the poor and depresseth the proud the blessedness of such as observe Gods providence verse 32 AMong the people gathered Let them exalt his Name Among assembled Elders spread His most renowned fame verse 33 He springs of waters waterless And rivers deserts makes verse 34 A fruitfull land all barrenness For wicked dwellers sakes verse 35 Dry wilderness again he brings Into a standing VVell Dry desert ground to water-springs verse 36 Wherein the hungry dwell Inhabited Cities to prepare verse 37 To sow each neighb'ring field Plant vineyards with industrious care Increasing fruits to yeeld verse 38 Such blessings are on them confer'd That they are much increast Not suffering them of all the herd To lose a sory beast verse 39 Again they are diminished And brought to low estate Through great affliction suffered Distrest disconsolate verse 40 He on their Princes powres disgrace And causeth them to stray In solitary desert place Where is no beaten way verse 41 Yet saves the poor from misery sets him on safeties rock And makes him up a family Like to a num'rous flock verse 42 This thing the righteous shall behold Rejoycing in the same And all iniquitie controll'd Shall stop her mouth with shame verse 43 Who so hath wisdom from above These matters to record Ev'n they shall understand the love And kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIII London short tune David praises God and prays for the enlargement of his kingdom a type of Christs O God I fix my heart My glory bears a part And as my tongue So shall my song Praise thee with musicks art verse 2 VVake harp and psaltery Right early wake will I verse 3 Thy praises Lord Will I record The people standing by I 'l praise thee with my song The nations all among verse 4 To heavens high To clouds of skie His truth and mercies throng verse 5 Exalted be thy Name Above the heavens frame Let earth below The Trumpet blow Of thy renowned fame verse 6 That thy belov'd of thee Delivered may be Thy help command With thy right hand And kindly answer me 2. Part. Argument David hoping to enlarge his kingdom according to Gods promises depends wholly on Gods power verse 7 IN holiness God spake Which doth me joyfull make Shechem my share And Succoth are To measure out and take verse 8 Manasseh Gilead's mine And Ephraim I 'l assign VVhile Judahs tribe My laws prescribe To keep this head of mine verse 9 My washpot Moab shall be Edom I 'l tread on thee Philistia do Thou triumph too And that because of mee verse 10 But who will be my guide To Edom fortifi'd verse 11 Lord wilt not thou Assist us now That hast before deni'd O Lord wilt thou refrain 〈◊〉 Armies to maintain verse 12 Thy help afford In trouble Lord For mortall succour's vain verse 13 VVith Gods assistance crown'd VVe shall do acts renown'd For he it is The pow'r is his That shall our foes confound PSAL. CIX To new staffe tune David fearfully cursing Judas with a propheticall spirit leaves a dreadfull example to deter all false hypocrites and furious persecutors O God my praise my just cause plead verse 2 The lewd deceitfull throng Their mouths have open'd and inveigh'd Against me with false tongue verse 3 VVith words of spight And causless fight They compass me about verse 4 Even for my love My foes they prove But I ply pray'rs devout verse 5 Much hate for love to me they show And ill for good reward verse 6 Some wicked man set ore my so To be a Master hard Let Satan stand At his right hand verse 7 VVhen judgement shall begin Appoint that he Condemned be And turn his pray'r to sin verse 8 His office let another take Cut short his treach'rous life verse 9 His children wretched orphans make VVith widowhood vex his wife verse 10 Let 's children fly Continually Abroad as vagrants base And begging fed Seek out their bread In ev'ry desolate place verse 11 Let merciless extortioners Catch all he hath away And let some greedy foreiners Of 's labours make a prey verse 12 Stir up no friend That may extend Relief in his distress And let there no Man favour show Unto his fatherless 2. Part. Argument as before verse 13 CUt off the race that from him breeds With everlasting shame And in the age that next succeeds
His Sanctu'ry was Judah there He rul'd in Israel verse 3 The sea saw that and fled for fear And Jordan backward fell verse 4 Th' affrighted mountains skipt like rams Low hillocks like young sheep verse 5 What JORDAN reaâ—â—d thy water-dams Why fled the liquid deep verse 6 What made ye ô ye mountains dance Like tim'rous flocks of rams Ye little hills how chance how chance Ye skipt like frighted lambs verse 7 O earth in great Gods presence quake Even Jacobs God that brings verse 8 The stony rock to standing lake The flint to water-springs PSAL. CXV London long tune Great glory appropriated to God the derision of Idols and Idolaters LOrd not to us Lord not to us But give thy Name renown And let thy works miraculous Thy truth and mercies crown verse 2 O wherefore should the heathen cry Now where 's their God become verse 3 Our God he is in heaven high And all he pleas'd hath done verse 4 Their Idols gold and silver be The handy-work of man verse 5 Have eyes and mouths but do not see Nor speak at all they can verse 6 Have ears but do not hear a jot Have noses but no sent verse 7 Proportion'd hands but handle not And feet but never went Their hollow throats no breath goes through verse 8 Their makers like them are And so are all that trust thereto The workâ—man like the ware 2. Part. Argument The Church exhorted to praise God as most interessed in his mercies verse 9 O Isr'el trust in God that must Thy shield and helper be verse 10 In him ô house of Aaron trust Their help and shield is he verse 11 Trust in the Lord your help and shield All ye that do him fear verse 12 His blessing to us he will yield Still mindfull of us here In Isr'els house he 'l bless them all And Aarons house no less verse 13 His fearers all both great and small The Lord will surely bless verse 14 Of you and of your children too VVill God increase the birth verse 15 The blessed of the Lord are you That formed heav'n and earth verse 16 The highest heavens are the Lords Even all the heavens are so But he the spacious earth affords To sonnes of men below verse 17 The dead to silence that go down Do never praise the Lord verse 18 But we will still his Name renown Do ye his praise record PSAL. CXVI To 2. French tune David gives humble thanks for great deliverance from extream temptations I Love the Lord who heard my cry And to my suits good ear did give verse 2 VVhich since to me he did apply I 'l call upon him while I live verse 3 Sorrows of death did me infold Trouble and anguish on me came The pains of hell on me gat hold verse 4 Then call'd I on Jehovahs Name O Lord I pray to thee alone From sorrows pit my soul to pull verse 5 The Lord 's a gracious righteous one Yea and our God is mercifull verse 6 He saves the simple when opprest I was brought low he helped me verse 7 My soul return unto thy rest God hath dealt bounteously with thee verse 8 My soul from death thou didst preserve Mine eyes from tears my feet from falls verse 9 I 'l walk before thee thee to serve Here where the living on thee calls verse 10 I have beleev'd therefore I spoke Tho scorched in afflictions fire verse 11 I said for passion did provoke Tush every man is found a lier 2. Part. Argument David studies true gratitude and celebrates his deliverances in publick verse 12 LOrd what requitall shall I make For all thy benefits to me verse 13 Salvations cup lo I will take And therewithall will call on thee verse 14 My vows to God I 'l render there Yea now in all his peoples eies verse 15 The death of all his Saints sincere The Lord doth very highly prize verse 16 I am thy servant certainly I am a servant of the Lords Thy handmaids son O Lord am I And thou hast loost thy servants cords verse 17 I 'l give thee thanks for sacrifice And on the Lords Name I will call verse 18 I 'l pay my vows to God likewise In sight of these his people all verse 19 In Sions Courts I 'l render them In Gods own house in midst of thee Of thee ô great Jerusalem O therefore praise the Lord with me PSAL. CXVII 1. Strain tune The Gospel truth and grace of God joyfull to all Nations O All ye Nations praise the Lord Ye people all his praise record verse 2 For very great and marvellous His loving kindness is to us His truth endures for evermore O praise his holy Name therefore PSAL. CXVIII York tune An exhortation to praise God as most worthy and to trust in him as most safe THe Lord the Lord is good and kinde O give him thanks therefore Because we do his mercies finde Continued evermore verse 2 Let Israel say this very day His mercies still prevail verse 3 Now let the house of Aaron say His mercies never fail verse 4 Let them that fear the Lord confess His mercies still remain verse 5 I call'd upon him in distress He answered me again verse 6 A spacious place he brought me to The Lord doth take my part For all that man to me can do No fear shall seiz my heart verse 7 God with my helpers takes my part And I fulfill'd shall see VVhat I desired in my heart On en'mies hating me verse 8 It 's better for a mans defence To trust in God alone Then for to put our confidence In any mortall one verse 9 Yea it is better to repose Our confidence in thee Then for to put our trust in those That pow'rfull Princes be 2. Part. Argument The triumphant and typicall victories of David to the great joy of the Church verse 10 ALL Nations compast me about Whom yet I overcame For I shall surely root them out In Gods assistant Name verse 11 They compast me about I say They compast me about But in the Name of God shall they Be all destroy'd no doubt verse 12 Like to a swarm of angry bees They compast me about But like a fire of bramble trees Are soon again put out Yea I shall soon destroy them all In Gods assistant Name verse 13 Thou thrustedst sore to make me fall But God my help became verse 14 The Lord 's become my strength and song And my salvation sweet verse 15 Salvations voice joys sweet tongue In just mens dwellings meet verse 16 The Lords right hand doth valiantly The Lords right hand 's renown'd The Lords right hand 's exalted high With valiant actions crown'd verse 17 I shall not die but still draw breath Gods works to testifie verse 18 Thou didst not give mee ore to death Though sore chastis'd was I. 3. Part. Argument David magnifies God for choosing him a contemptible person to the
the implacable adversaries THey from my youth may Israel say verse 2 They from my youth assail'd And sorely griev'd me many a day But never have prevail'd verse 3 The plowers on my back did plow And made their furrows long verse 4 The righteous Lord hath cut in two The wickeds cords so strong verse 5 All Sions hatefull enemies stop Confound and overthrow verse 6 Make them like grass on houses top Which withereth ere it grow verse 7 Whereof the mower ne'r receives So much as hands can gripe Nor he that bindeth up the sheaves A bosome full grown ripe verse 8 Which never invites the passengers At gathering of the same To say thus much God speed you Sirs We bless you in his Name PSAL. CXXX Oxford tune The depths of sorrow and sin he seeketh succour in Gods mercies and exhorts all thereto OUt of the depths I cri'd to thee verse 2 Lord let my cries be heard And let thine ears attentive be Unto my suits preferr'd verse 3 Such are our sins that none could stand If thou shouldst mark the same verse 4 But there 's forgiveness at thy hand That men may fear thy Name verse 5 I wait for God my soul doth stay I on his Word depend verse 6 My soul waits for him more then they For morning that attend I say more earnestly then those That watch for mornings light verse 7 Let Israel in the Lord repose VVhose mercie 's infinite Redemption in most plenteous wise VVith him is found to be verse 8 From all his scor'd iniquities Shall he set Israel free PSAL. CXXXI Dutch tune Davids meek and quiet spirit waiting upon God by faith exhorteth the Church to follow his example O LORD I have no loftie eies Nor haughty heart have I My soul I do not exercise In things too great and high verse 2 Sure I have shew'd my self as mild And have my self contain'd In silent meekness like a child From his fond mother wean'd Like to a weaned infant just My soul is pacifi'd verse 3 Let Israel in JEHOVAH trust And trusting so abide PSAL. CXXXII York tune Davids zeal to turn the Tabernacle into a Temple He foretels the joy of the people therein and prays for Gods favour KIng Davids case ô LORD record And all his tort'ring care verse 2 To Jacobs mighty God the LORD VVho thus did vow and sware verse 3 Up to my bed I will not climbe Nor come my house amids verse 4 Nor give mine eies a sleeping time Nor slumber to my lids verse 5 Till for the LORD I find a place A place wherein may dwell The mighty God of Jacobs race The God of Israel verse 6 Lo Ephrata this news did yield There heard we of it so VVe found it in the woodland field verse 7 We to his Tents will go And at the footstool of his grace With reverent worship bow verse 8 Rise LORD into thy resting place Thy ARK of strength and thou verse 9 With righteousness thy Priests aray Thy Saints let shout apace verse 10 For DAVIDS sake turn not away Thy Kings anointed face 2. Part. Argument Davids good will is taken for the deed his son Solomon another type of Christ builds the Temple a blessing is promised to Davids seed reigning in Jerusalem verse 11 THe LORD hath unto DAVID sworn VVhich shall not be recall'd VVith children of thy body born Thy throne shall be enstall'd verse 12 If taught my Law and Covenant Thy seed therein persever Their childrens children shall not want To hold the throne for ever verse 13 Because the LORD hath Sion chose His habitation will'd verse 14 This is for ever my repose My dwelling here I 'l build For so have I desir'd to do verse 15 And in abundant wise VVill bless provision thereunto Her poor with bread suffice verse 16 I 'l cloth her Priests with saving grace And make her Saints to shout verse 17 Aloud for joy And in that place Make DAVIDS horn to sprout I have for mine anointed there Ordain'd a shining flame verse 18 A flourishing crown I 'l make him wear But cloth his foes with shame PSAL. CXXXIII 1. Strain tune The commendation and blessing of unitie BEhold how good and full of bliss And what a pleasant thing it is VVhen Brethren do most lovingly Together dwell in unitie verse 2 It 's like the precious ointment shed Upon the top of Aarons head W ch drencht his beard from his crown Even to his garment skirts ran down verse 3 Like pearlie dew on Hermon hills Or which on Sion Mount distills Where GOD powrs down his blessings store Blessings of life for evermore PSAL. CXXXIV Old England tune An exhortation to the Levites to praise God and their blessing and praying for the people BEhold bless ye the LORD of might Ye servants of the Lord VVhich in his house do stand by night All ye his praise record verse 2 Lift up your hands and bless his Name In his most holy hill verse 3 The Lord that heavē earth did frame From Sion bless thee still PSAL. CXXXV To 2. Strain tune The happy election vocation and preservation of the Church by the creator and governor of all things who executed his judgments on our behalf PRaise ye Gods Name His praise proclame O ye his servants spread his fame verse 2 Whose feet have trod The Courts of God The Temple Courts of our great God verse 3 His Name praise ye For good is he And praises very comely be verse 4 His Jacob is And Isr'el his Peculiar and choice treasure is verse 5 The LORD also Is great I know All Gods they are our LORD below verse 6 In heav'n and these Earth deeps and Seas He did what ever did him please verse 7 He vapours sends From earths far ends And rain with lightning makes blends The winds swift wings From treas'ries brings verse 8 And smote all Aegypts first-born things The first increast Of man and beast Even from the greatest to the least verse 9 O Aegypt he In midst of thee Sent tokens that most wondrous be In generall Those judgments fall On Pharaoh and his servants all verse 10 VVho smote and slew And overthrew Great Kings and mighty Nations too verse 11 The Amorite And Bashanite Sihon and OG his hands did smite By him alone Were overthrown The Kings of Canaan every one verse 12 He gave their land To Isr'els hand An heritage at their command verse 13 Thy mem'ry sure And Name endure Not any age shall them obscure 2. Part. Argument Gods gracious reconciliation to his Church the definition of Idols and praise of God verse 14 GOD will repent Our punishment To judge his people he is bent verse 15 Their Gods behold Are form'd of gold And silver which mens hands did mould verse 16 Both mouth and eies They have likewise But blind and speechless Deities Each side an ear But cannot hear No breath doth
ages all His Name do ye still magnifie PSAL. CXLVII To 1. French tune God is glorified for the works of his admirable providence and specially for favours to his Church in his Word and Ordinances PRaise ye the Lord for it is meet The praises of our God to sing For it is an employment sweet And praise a very comely thing verse 2 The Lord doth build Jerusalem The outcasts gleans of Israels bounds verse 3 The broke in heart he healeth them And bindeth up their bleeding wounds verse 4 The number of the starres he tells And all their names he doth recite verse 5 Great is the Lord his pow'r excells His understanding infinite verse 6 Poor humble souls the Lord doth raise But treads the wicked to the ground verse 7 Sing to the Lord with thanks praise And with the harps harmonious sound verse 8 Who with thick clouds orespreads the skie Prepared rain on earth distills And makes the earth to fructifie With store of grass on highest hills verse 9 Who to the beast doth food allot And feeds young ravens when they call verse 10 The strength of horse delights him not Nor yet the legs of champion tall verse 11 Who fear him he delights in them And such as on his grace rely verse 12 Praise praise thy God Jerusalem Thy God ô Sion magnifie verse 13 Thy children in thee he hath blest Strengthned the barrs w ch bar thy gates verse 14 Of wheat he fills thee with the best And in thy borders peace creates verse 15 He sends out his commandment full His word through th' air most swiftly posts verse 16 He gives us snow like gentle wool He spreads like ashes hoary frosts verse 17 His ice like morsells casts about His pinching cold who can sustain verse 18 His pow'rfull Word he sendeth out And makes the waters melt again His pow'r doth cause the winds to blow Whereby the rugged waters flows verse 19 His Word to Jacob he doth show His laws and judgments Israel knows verse 20 He dealt not so with other lands As for the Judgments of the Lord No heathen people understands Do ye therefore his praise record PSAL. CXLVIII Old England tune The creatures in their kinde praise God how much more his people obliged by his benefits PRaise ye the LORD praise ye the Lord From heavens lofty frame Him from on high O magnifie verse 2 All Angels praise his Name O all his hoasts his praise record verse 3 O praise him Moon and Sunne Ye stars of light That shine so bright The like of you be done verse 4 Ye heav'ns of heav'ns that are so high Praise him with full consent And waters ye On high that be Above the firmament verse 5 O let them praise and magnifie The LORDS almighty Name For lo they were Created there When his commandment came verse 6 He hath estâ—blisht them also For ever and for ever So firm decree Ordained hee That they shall pass it never verse 7 Praise ye the Lord from earth below Dragons and every deep verse 8 Fire vapour snow Hail-storms that blow His word that firmly keep verse 9 All mountains high and fruitfull trees All hills and Cedars tall verse 10 Ye fowl with wings And creeping things Ye beasts and cattell all verse 11 Kings Princes people all degrees Ye Judges of the earth verse 12 Young men and maids Children and babes And men of elder birth verse 13 The Lords great Name still praised be For that alone excells And far more high Then earth or skie His glitt'ring glory dwells verse 14 The praise of all his Saints is he His people neer alli'd From Israel born He exalts their horn The Lord be magnifi'd PSAL. CXLIX Magnificat tune The triumphs of the Church in memoriall of great deliverances and the subjection of the adversaries PRaise ye the Lord sing to the Lord A new composed song His memorable praise record His gathered Saints among verse 2 Let joyfull Israel shout and sing In their Creators Name Let Sions children in their King Triumphant joyes proclame verse 3 In dances let them praise his Name The harp before him bring And joyn the timbrell to the same VVith these his praises sing verse 4 For lo the Lord exceedingly In Israel doth delight The meek he 'l richly beautifie With robes of saving might verse 5 In glory let the Saints be joy'd Sing lowd upon their bed verse 6 And their religious mouths imploy'd The Lords high praise to spread And let a double edged sword Be put into their hands verse 7 T' inflict the vengeance of the Lord Upon the heathen lands T' impose the peoples punishments verse 8 Their Kings in chains to bind Their noble Peers and Presidents In iron links confin'd verse 9 To execute upon them all The judgment on record Such honour to the Saints doth fall Praise ye praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CL. To London short tune An exhortation to praise God with instruments of musick typing the melodie of Christians affections PRaise praise the Lord most high Within his Sanctu'rie In topmost tow'r Of his great pow'r With praise him magnifie verse 2 Praise him for acts renown'd With excellency crown'd According to His greatness do verse 3 Praise him with trumpets sound O praise him cheerfully VVith harp and psaltery verse 4 And let the dance His praise advance And timbrells melody Praise him with joynt consents Of stringed instruments The organs bring verse 5 Lowd cimballs ring Each one his praise presents High-sounding cymballs ring verse 6 Let every breathing thing The praise record Of this great Lord And HALLELUJAH sing FINIS THE TABLE Affliction MOderated Psal. 30 Ps. 118 ver 18. Sanctified Ps. 94. ver 12. Ps. 119. ver 67. Consisting with Gods love Ps. 89. 4 part Ps. 99. ver 8. Angels Serving God Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 104. 1. p. For the godly Ps. 34. 1. p. Ps. 91. 2. p. Age. Prayer for succour in old age Ps. 71. 2. 3. p. Atheism Described Ps. 14. 53. Cursed Ps. 28. ver 5. Ps. 104. v. 35. Ps. 107. ult Blessings On the ground Ps. 65. 2. p. Ps. 67. upon the godly Ps. 112. Babylonian Bondage Ps. 102. 1. p. Ps. 106 last p. Recovered Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 126. Backsliding Ps. 119. 22. p. Church Selected Ps. 95. 135. 1. p. Called Ps. 100. Corrupted 106. 2. p. c. Afflicted Ps. 74. 79. 80. Restored Ps. 85. 1. p. Ps. 102. 2. p. Preserved Ps. 124. 129. Priviledges thereof Ps. 65. 1. p. ps 87. Christ. His kingdom opposed Ps. 2. Raised ibidem His perfection Ps. 45. His offices Ps. 110. His Gospel government Ps. 72. 97. 98. 99. Complaints Of miseries personall Ps. 38. 88. 69. 1â— p. Ps. 25. 2. p. Of miseries Nationall Ps. 74. 79. 80. Conscience Ps. 18. ver 21. Creation and Creatures All of God Ps. 33. 1. And governed Ibidem Ps. 103. 2. p. Ps. 119. ver 91.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that are prone To utter tales and lies God will abhorre the bloudy one And such as fraud devise verse 7 But to thy house will I draw neer In thine abundant grace And worship in thy sacred fear Towards thy holy place 2. Part. Argument He prays for Gods safe protection and sure direction lest he should fall into the power or practise of the wicked here described the sweet and safe condition of the godly verse 8 LOrd in thy justice be my guide Because of all my foes Thy paths lest I should goe aside Before my face disclose verse 9 For in their mouths no faithfulness Nor truth have any room Their inward parts meer wickedness Their throat an open tomb They flatter with dissembling tongue verse 10 O God destroy them all By their own counsels going wrong Let them be sure to fall Cast out in their iniquitie And multitudes of sin For lo they have rebelliously Offended thee therein verse 11 But let them all that trust in thee And love thy holy Name Since they by thee defended bee Be joyfull in the same For gladness let them ever shout verse 12 For thou wilt blessings yeeld And guard the Righteous round about With favour as a Shield PSAL. VI. To Davids tune David complains of his sicknes the impossibilitie to serve God in the state of Death the extremitie of his sorrows malignitie of his adversaries he getteth victory over his temptations O Lord my God rebuke me not When thou shalt angry bee When thy displeasure waxeth hot O do not chasten mee verse 2 O Lord have mercy on my soule For I am wondrous weak Lord I beseech thee make me whole My bones with anguish break verse 3 My soul is also vexed sore But Lord how long a space verse 4 Return ô Lord my soul restore O save mee of thy grace verse 5 For after death can no man have Remembrance Lord of thee Who hopes to thank thee in the grave verse 6 My groaning wearieth mee All night I make my bed to swimme My Couch with teares o're-flowes verse 7 Mine eye consum'd with griefe grows dimme Because of all my foes verse 8 From me yee sinners go away For lo my voice that wept The Lord hath heard the Lord I say verse 9 My prayer will accept God heard my suit at my desire verse 10 Let shame my foes confound With suddain shame let them retire And sore vexations wound PSAL. VII To Coventry tune 1. Part. Argument David being forced out of Jerusalem by Absoloms Conspiracy and rail'd upon by Shimei pleads his own innocency O Lord my God I do repose My confidence in thee From all my persecuting foes Save and deliver mee verse 2 Lest like a Lyon cruelly My soul he piece-meal rend And teare it while no Saviour's by To succour and defend verse 3 O Lord my God if I have done This treasonable act Or if my hands have ere begun So treacherous a fact verse 4 If I to him rewarded ill That was with me at peace Yea I did still by my good will My causlesse foe release verse 5 Then let my foe pursue my soul And take and tread it down Trampling my life with proud controul And bury my renown II. Part. Argument David prays for restauration to his Kingdom to minister just judgement to the people after the example of almightie God verse 6 RIse Lord in wrath lift up thy hand Because my foes so storm The Judgement which thou didst cōmand Awaking now perform verse 7 Then shall th' Assembly generally Themselves to me betake Return therefore and sit on high Even for this peoples sake verse 8 His peoples cause the Lord will trie O let my Judgement bee According to th' integritie And righteousnesse in mee verse 9 O put a finall period To lewd mens wickednesse As for the righteous men ô God Establish them no lesse The righteous God tries heart reins And every secret part verse 10 And my defence is by his means Who saves the upright heart 3. Part. Argument God tries the righteous with wise and just corrections plagues the wicked with dire and dreadfull punishments confounding them in their own cursed Counsells verse 11 WIth Judgement will the Lord be sure The righteous to repay And with the lewd and wicked doer God's angry every day verse 12 Unlesse he speedily repent His glittering sword is whet His angry bow the Lord hath bent And hath it ready set verse 13 He hath prepared deadly darts Determining to shoot Choice arrowes at the vip'rous hearts Of those that persecute verse 14 Behold how with iniquitie He travailes in his thought Conceiving mischief craftily And falshood forth hath brought verse 15 He made a pit in digging which Great pains himself did take And now is fall'n into the ditch Which he himself did make verse 16 Upon his own head shall reboun◠His mischiefe spite and hate His violent dealing shall come down And light upon his pate verse 17 Unto the Lord give thanks will I For all his righteous waies And to the Name of God most high Sing chearfull songs of praise PSAL. VIII To Coventry tune David admires God glory most glorious in weak instruments his goodnes to mankinde giving him dignitie and dominion over the inferiour world which Christ taking our nature subdues and sanctifies to us O Lord our Lord how excellent In all the earth 's thy Name Behold thou hast They glory plac't Above the heavens frame verse 2 Weak babes and sucklings thou hast sent To preach thy power and skill That thou might'st so Th' avengefull foe And adversary still verse 3 When I behold attentively The heavens thy fingers frame The Moon on high And starrie skie Which by thine ord'nance came verse 4 What 's man or mans posteritie Think I what wondrous love He should of thee Remembred bee Or visited from above verse 5 For thou hast made him little lower Then Angels in degree And didst him crown With great renown And glorious dignitie verse 6 Thou mad'st him have dominion ore The works which thou hast wrought Beneath his feet Subjection meet Thou hast all creatures taught verse 7 All oxen sheep and fowl with these And cattell him obey What e're the field verse 8 Or aire can yield And fishes of the Sea What ever 's in the paths of Seas Or passeth through the same O Lord our Lord All lands record The splendor of thy Name PSAL. IX To Davids tune Argument David praiseth God for defence of the Church and destruction of the enemies God the supream King and righteous Judge of the world in whom the faithfull happily conside O Lord I 'l praise thy holy Name With true and hearty zeal Thy wondrous works will I proclame And none of them conceal verse 2 In thee be glad in thee rejoyce And to thy Name will I In songs of praise lift up my voice O thou that art most high
ruines here begin Come succour Lord betime Which in the sanctuarie's done By th' enemies wilfull crime verse 4 Thine adversaries roar and rave Here where thy people joyns And in their congregations have Set Ensigns up for signs verse 5 By lifting axes on thick trees Men once obtain'd renown verse 6 VVith ax and hammer now do these The carved work break down verse 7 Thy Sanctuary they have burn'd The place where dwelt thy name These furious foes have overturn'd And so defil'd the same verse 8 Let us destroy them out of hand Thus did their hearts conspire Gods Synagogues throughout the land They have burnt up with fire verse 9 No Prophet speaks no sign 's descri'd None of us knows how long verse 10 How long ô Lord shall we abide The foes reproachfull wrong Shall th' enemy still blaspheme thy name verse 11 VVhy draw'st thy right hand back Out of thy bosome pluck the same And be no longer slack verse 12 For God is sure my King of old And by his pow'rfull hand He wrought salvation uncontroll'd In sight of all the land 2. Part. Argument Gods ancient deliverances omnipotent works and faithfull covenant incourageth their prayers verse 13 THou didst divide the seas by might The Dragons heads in these verse 14 Leviathans heads thou brokest quite Thou brok'st them in the seas The same thy people did receive I' th' wilderness for meat verse 15 The flood fountain thou didst cleave And dri'dst up rivers great verse 16 The day is thine likewise the night Peculiarly is thine O Lord thou hast prepar'd the light And caus'd the Sun to shine verse 17 The borders of the land and seas Thou hast ordain'd the same Summer and VVinter both of these By thine appointment came verse 18 The enemies do thee scandalize O keep it in record The foolish men speak blasphemies Against thy name O Lord. verse 19 Thy Turtles soul deliver not To many a wicked doer For ever let not be forgot Th'assemblies of the poor verse 20 O have ô have respect unto Thine ancient cov'nant still For cruel habitations do The earths dark places fill verse 21 O let not them that are opprest Return with cause of shame O let the poor and men distrest Have cause to praise thy Name verse 22 Rise Lord and plead thine own just cause Think on the fools reproach Thy name into contempt it drawes VVith slanders which they broach verse 23 Forget not thou the furious cries Of thy tumultuous foes Their tumult that against thee rise continually growes PSAL. LXXV Davids tune David newly come to the Crown promiseth justice inveighs against the base corruption of Sauls officers minding them of Gods supreme power and terrible vengeance O God we render praise to thee To thee we give the same For by thy wondrous works we see The neerness of thy name verse 2 VVhen I the congregations call An upright Judge I 'l be verse 3 The earth 's dissolv'd the men and all Her pillars hold by me verse 4 But I admonish'd them the while Yee wicked fools said â— Be not so vain be not so vile Nor lift your horn so high verse 5 Presumptuous horns do not advance Nor speak with haughty mouth verse 6 Promotion doth not come by chance From East or VVest or South verse 7 But God is Judge some sets he up Some others down doth pull verse 8 For in Gods hand there is a cup Of crimson wine mixt full He powres it out and he will make The wicked of the land VVring out the very dregs and take And drink them at his hand verse 9 To Jacobs God I will each day Declare fresh songs of praise verse 10 The wickeds horns I 'l cut away But righteous mens I 'l raise PSAL. LXXVI Choyce tune A memoriall of Senacheriâ—s mâ—raculous defeat IN Judah God is know'n to his His name is great in Israel verse 2 His Sanctu'ry at SALEM is He doth in Sion-mountain dwell verse 3 The bows and arrows brake he there The battell shield sword spear verse 4 Thou art more glorious every way And excellent then mounts of prey verse 5 The stout of heart are over-thrown And they have slept their sleeps last night And of the mighty men not one Hath found his hands wherewith to fight verse 6 O God of Jacob thy reproof Spoild ratling wheel thundring hoof Charet and horse at thy fierce blast Into a sleep of death are cast verse 7 Thou thou alone art worthy fear For who may stand before thine eies Who dares approach who dares appear When once thy burning wrath doth rise verse 8 From heaven thou mak'st judgement heard The sileÌ„t earth was sore afeard verse 9 When God arose to judgement then To save on earth all humble men verse 10 Mans wrath shall surely praise thy name Henceforth held in by thy restraints verse 11 O make your vows and pay the same Unto the Lord your God ye Saints Let all about him presents bring To him that daunts the proudest King verse 12 To him I say whose fear compells And Princes spirits curbs and quells PSAL. LXXVII To sweet tune Asaph strives against desperation I With my voice to God did cry Even with my voice exprest aloud I cry'd to God most fervently And unto me his ear he bow'd verse 2 VVhat time I was with mis'ry stung I sought the Lord in that my grief My ceasless sore ran all night long My soul refused all relief verse 3 I to my grief call'd God to mind And my complaint while I doe make My spirit over-whelm'd I find verse 4 For thou dost hold mine eies awake I cannot speak I 'm troubled so I seriously considered verse 5 The dayes and yeers past long ago That were of old determined verse 6 I call'd to mind my song by night I commune with my private heart My spirit was most exquifite Yea even in this examining art verse 7 Will God cast off eternally And is his favour clean remov'd verse 8 Is mercy quite and clean set by His promise past but never prov'd verse 9 Hath God forgotten to be kind And wholly left compassions path His tender mercies all confin'd And hath he shut them up in wrath verse 10 But this said I full well appears To be mine own infirmitie But I will call to mind the yeers Of his right hand that is most high 2. Part. Argument He overcomes temptations to desperation by consideration of Gods ancient and miraculous mercies to his Church verse 11 I Will remember in my thought The mighty works of God the Lord The wonders which of old he wrought Surely said I I will record verse 12 Of all thy doings I will talk And meditate of all thy pow'rs verse 13 The Sanctuary is thy walk Who is so great a God as ours verse 14 Thy strength is to thy people shown A wonder-working God
questionless Are sure and alter never Pure holiness Doth seemly dress Thy house O Lord for ever PSAL. LXXXXIV New staffe tune The insolence and cruelty of tyrants the All-seeing eye and All-judging power of God O Lord to whom it doth belong Just vengeance to repay O God the punisher of wrong Do thou thy self display verse 2 Thou Judge of all In generall Thy self no longer hide Arise dispence A recompence To all the sonnes of pride verse 3 How long shall wicked men how long Triumph as Lords and Kings verse 4 How long shall they with spitefull tongue Pronounce and speak hard things The multitude Of sinners lewd How long shall boasting use verse 5 Thy folk in rage Thine heritage How they afflict and bruise verse 6 Poor widows strangers orphans they VVith murd'rous hands have smote verse 7 The Lord yet shall not see they say Nor Jacobs God shall note verse 8 Ye rude among The brutish throng O understand discern Ye foolish men Why when why when Will ye be wise and learn verse 9 Shall he that form'd both ears and eies Not he both see and hear verse 10 Not he correct that doth chastise The heathen every where Not he discern That makes man learn verse 11 The Lord discovers plain The thoughts of man Which he doth skan And finds them meerly vain 2. Part. Argument The blessing of sanctifi'd affliction The destruction of the wicked in their sinnes verse 12 THe man whom thou dost Lord chastise Is infinitely blest VVhom by thy Law thou makest wise That thou maist give him rest verse 13 Even when there come Times troublesome Till dangerous days be past And till the ditch Be dig'd in which The wicked shall be cast verse 14 For sure the Lord will not reject The people whom he took The heritage to him select Shall never be forsook verse 15 But sure regress To righteousness Shall judgement have again And joyntly then True-hearted men Shall wait upon her train verse 16 But who against lewd men shall rise Or who for mee 's at hand 'Gainst workers of iniquities In my behalf to stand verse 17 But that the Lord Did help afford My soul had very nigh In silence dwelt verse 18 But when I felt My foot to slip awry Thy mercies Lord did me uphold verse 19 In various thoughts which roll VVithin my brest so manifold Thy comforts glad my soul. verse 20 Lord shall the thrones Of wicked ones Have fellowship with thee When as the same Lewd mischief frame By purposed decree verse 21 Against the righteous souls they flock They guiltless bloud condem ' verse 22 But of my refuge God's the rock And my defence from them verse 23 Hee 'l recompence Their bold offence And take them in their sin The Lord I say Our God shall slay And cut them off therein PSAL. XCV To short staffe tune An exhortation to praise God the maker and governor of the world the Shepherd and Saviour of the Church A dehortation from rebellion and hardness of heart like our unbeleeving forefathers that were debarred entrance into Canaan O Come sing we a song A joyfull noise be made With joint accord Before the LORD Our rock of saving aid verse 2 Into his presence throng Hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise Exciting joyes Sweet Psalms unto him sing verse 3 Great King great God he is Whose pow'r all Gods transcends The spacious lands Are in his hands verse 4 The deeps he comprehends The strength of hills is his The Sea in his command He made the same His hands did frame The dry and solid land verse 6 O come bow down all we Before him let us fall Let us adore And kneel before The Lord that made us all verse 7 Our God and Shepheard's he His folk and flock are we This day give ear His voice to hear If yee obedient be verse 8 And harden not your heart As once at Meribah Yee did transgress In Wilderness In that temptation day As in the desert part verse 9 Your fathers tempted me And prov'd my might Each Israelite My wonders they did see verse 10 I forty yeers was griev'd VVith this lewd race and said They are indeed An erring seed In heart and judgement straid Nor known nor have believ'd verse 11 Wherefore I sware in wrath And did protest That to my rest They should not tread the path PSAL. XCVI Coventry tune The incomparable majestie of the true God COmpose new songs and sing the same To God ô all the earth verse 2 Sing forth his fame And glorious Name All men of mortall birth From day to day ô do not spare His saving health to show verse 3 His wonders rare And fame declare That Nations all may know verse 4 For God a great God doth appear And greatly prais'd must be And every where Be had in fear Above all Gods must he verse 5 For all the Gods that Nations name Are Idols ev'ry one The Lord this same Most glorious frame Of heaven made alone verse 6 Before him honour stands in sight With majestie divine Adored might And beautie bright In 's Sanctuary shine verse 7 Ye people give unto the Lord Let every stock and tribe Unto the LORD With joint accord Glory and strength ascribe 2. Part. Argument He magnifies God for the hopefull revelation of the Gospel the joy of all creatures verse 8 GIve God the glory as the thing Due to his Name most high Devoutly bring An offering And to his courts draw nigh verse 9 Adore the LORD in beautie cleer Of his most holy place Earth far and near O stand in fear Before his awfull face verse 10 Let heathen know Jehovah reigns Be bold to say the word He Earth sustains That it remains And never shall be stirr'd He righteously shall judge the Earth verse 11 Let heavens rejoice therefore Let all the Earth Be fill'd with mirth And seas swift billows rore verse 12 Let fields and fruits shew high degrees Of mirth with one accord And then shall these The woodland trees verse 13 Rejoyce before the LORD For lo he doth himself address And judgement he pursu'th To judge all flesh With righteousness And people with his truth PSAL. XCVII Davids tune The majestie of Christs kingdome the confusion of Idolaters and great harvest of joyes promised to the godly LEt earth rejoice God reigns alone Let num'rous Iles be glad verse 2 In truth judgement dwels his throne With clouds and darkness clad verse 3 A fire his foes consuming quite There goes before his feet verse 4 His lightnings gave the world their light The earth did quake to see 't verse 5 The hills like wax did melt and thaw Before the earths great Lord verse 6 And all the world his glory saw The heav'ns his truth record verse 7 Who worship graven Images Confusion on them fall That boast of
mount extend Her time for favour which was set Is now come to an end verse 14 Thy Saints take pleasure in her stones Her dust to them is dear verse 15 All heathen lands and kingly thrones Thy names renown shall fear verse 16 Gods shining glory shall appear VVhen Sion he repairs verse 17 He shall regard and lend his ear Unto the needies pray'rs Their humble pray'r he will not scorn verse 18 This thing we will record For future ages yet unborn That they may praise the Lord. verse 19 He look'd from height of 's holy throne The earth view'd from the skie verse 20 To hear the pris'ners dolefull grone And save the doom'd to die verse 21 Both Sion and Jerusalem His name and praise record verse 22 VVhen lands and people all of them Meet there to praise the Lord. verse 23 My strength he weakned in the way My lingring days decay'd verse 24 My God O take me not away Amid'st my days I said Thy yeers throughout all ages last verse 25 Of old time thou hast laid The earths foundation firm and fast Thy hands the heav'ns have made verse 26 They perish as old garment wears But thou shalt still indure As vestures thou shalt change their spheres And chang'd they shall be sure verse 27 Thou art the same of endless years verse 28 Thy servants sonnes survive Their seed before thy face appears Establish'd still alive PSAL. CIII York tune An exhortation to praise God for his incomparable mercies to his Church and children MY soul I charge thee to express The Lords renown and fame Let all within me praise and bless His great and sacred name verse 2 Forget not all his benefits But bless the Lord my soul verse 3 VVho thine offences all remits And makes thee sound and whole verse 4 Who hath redeem'd thee from the dead Destruction threatning sore VVith loving kindness crown'd thy head And tender mercies store verse 5 VVho with his gifts large multitude Thy mouth sufficing fils So that thy youth is now renew'd As Eagles casting bills verse 6 The Lord doth judgment execute And righteousness conclude For persons that are destitute Opprest by tyrants rude verse 7 His ways to Moses he made known His acts to Isr'els seed verse 8 The Lord 's a very gracious one And mercifull indeed To anger slow aboundless deep Of mercies multipli'd verse 9 He will not always anger keep Nor everlasting chide verse 10 He hath not dealt as our offence And wickedness hath bin Nor given us due recompence According to our sin verse 11 For as the heav'nly Orbs appear The earth so far above So great to them that do him fear Is Gods surpassing love verse 12 The sins whereby we have transgrest Removing by his grace As far from us as East and West Are separate in space 2. 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Argument He magnifies the sweet compassion of God exhorts all creatures to praise him for his greatnes also verse 13 AS fathers are compassionate Unto their children dear So God doth them commiserate That truly do him fear verse 14 For he remembers we are dust Our crasie frame he knows verse 15 The days of man resemble just The grass which short time grows He prospers as a flower in field verse 16 Which when the winds pass ore Is perisht and the place can yield No knowledge of it more verse 17 But lo the Lords abundant grace Eternitie doth fill His constant righteousness takes place To childrens children still verse 18 To every person that consents To keep his cov'nant true And thinks on his commandements For observation due verse 19 In heaven as a glorious King The Lord hath set his throne And over every kind of thing His kingdom rules alone verse 20 Ye Angels that in strength excell And Gods commandments do That know his voice and word so well Still hearkning thereunto verse 21 Bless ye the Lord ô bless him still Ye glorious hoasts of his Ye Ministers that do fulfill What ere his pleasure is verse 22 Yea all his works both far and neer Bless ye the Lords great Name Through his Dominions every where My soul bless thou the same PSAL. CIV Davids tune The admirable power and providence of God in the creation government of the world MY soul the great God magnifie My God thou dost thee cloth With honour and with majestie â—xceeding great in both verse 2 With light thou cover'st thee about As with a Princely robe Like curtains drawn thou stretchest out The bright celestiall globe verse 3 Upon the wat'ry element there His chamber-beams he bindes He makes the clouds his Chariot bear And walks on winged windes verse 4 His Ministers a fiery flame His Angels spirits he makes verse 5 He laid the earths foundation frame So sure it never shakes verse 6 Which thou didst cover with the flood Like garments over-spread The waters ore the mountains stood verse 7 At thy rebuke they fled Thy thundring voice compeld them all To haste away apace verse 8 The mountains rise the valleys fall Each to his founded place verse 9 Their passage thou dost now restrain By setting them their bound That they may never turn again To cover all the ground verse 10 Into the vales fresh springs he sends Which run among the hills verse 11 Each beast the Forest comprehends Here take and drink their fills Wild asses here their thirst do slake verse 12 Here feathered fowl do house And nests for habitations make And sing among the boughes 2. part Argument The works of creation intermixt the use of them for man verse 13 HE from his chambers of the skie The earth with rain hath stor'd Thy works the whole earth satisfie VVith fruits that they afford verse 14 For cattell he makes grass to spring And herbs for mans own use Convenient food for every thing He makes the earth produce verse 15 To glad mans heart he makes fat soil Bring forth the grape for wine Heart-strengthning bread suppling oil To make the count'nance shine verse 16 No juicefull sap Gods trees do want Those goodly Cedar trees Which he in Lebanon did plant verse 17 The birds make nests in these The stork in stately firre-trees dwells verse 18 High hills the goats befit The Conies in the hollow cells Of stony rocks do sit verse 19 The moon a certain course doth run And he ordain'd it so And when to set none tells the Sun For he the time doth know verse 20 Thou makest darkness darkness night The forests beasts do then VVhom glittering day-light did affright Creep all out of their den verse 21 Young Lions roaring for their prey Of God do seek their meat verse 22 The Sun ariseth then do they Together make retreat verse 23 In secret dens they closely lurk And then doth man begin To set upon and ply his work Till ev'ning calls him in 3. Part. Argument The admirable works of
THE BOOK OF PSALMS IN METRE CLOSE AND PROPER TO THE HEBREW SMOOTH AND PLEASANT FOR THE METRE Plain and easie for the Tunes With Musicall Notes ARGUMENTS ANNOTATIONS AND INDEX Fitted for the ready use and understanding of all good Christians PSAL. 47. 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 GOD IS KING All lands Commanding PRAISES SING With Understanding Hezekiah commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of DAVID and of ASAPH the Seer c. 2 Chron. 29. 30. LONDON Printed by Matthew Simmons for the Companie of STATIONERS 1644. At the Committee of the House of COMMONS in Parliament concerning Printing April 2. 1644. IT is this day ordered by the said Committee that the Poëticall Translation of the PSALMS by W. B. c. bee entred into the Register-book of the Company of Stationers and Printed JOHN WHITE Tunes for PSALMS of pure Eights i. e. Eight syllables in a line I. The first French Tune is the tune of the old 100. Psalm used every where and may serve for all the Psalms in Eights O come sing we with joyfull noise To our Sal vations surest rock With Psalms of praise and shouts of joys To our Gods presence let us flock II. The second French tune is the old tune of the 10. Commandements used oft in London A God a King of great Command Above all Kings and Gods he is The earths deep places in his hand The strength of hills is also his III. Sweet tune is the tune of the old 51. Psalm used in most places proper for the 77. Ps. 1 p. 119. Ps. 11. p. 142. Ps. and for the 25. observing sembrief pauses â—n the four-lin'd metres Dry land and seas even both of these His holy â—ands did form and frame O come adore with bended knees The Lord our makers blessed Name For he 's our God and none but he we are his pasture-people choice The sheep of his own hand are we If ye this day will hear his voice IV. Choice tune is an easie extract out of the old 113. Ps serveth properly for the 20. 76. 99. Psalms Then harden not your stubborn heart As in the Provocation they In that extreme temp tation day Provok't me in the desert part When as your fathers tempted me They prov'd me and my work did see I forty yeers was griev'd and said This tempting age hath wholly strayd V. 1. Strain tune i. e. a strain viz. the first and third line of the old 113. Ps. instantly learnt and is proper for all Psalms in the form of the 15 th  VI. 2. Strain tune viz. a strain of the old 148. Ps. And also ye c. instantly learnt and is proper for the 70. and 135. Psalms Moreover these two strains put together make a most compleat and proper tune for the 23. 26. and 146. Psalm This people have in heart digrest And have not known my path most blest To whom therfore In wroth I swore They should not enter in my rest Single tunes of Eights and Sixes VII Martyrs tune proper for sweet and sad ditties used commonly in all places Sing to the LORD a new-made song For he hath marvails done His holy hand and arm most strong The victorie hath wonne VIII Coventry tune proper for sweet and solemn ditties mixt with fours like the 8. Ps. used in private families in London The Lord almighty hath made known His sa ving health and might His truth he openly hath shown In all the Heathens sight IX York tune proper for joyfull ditties used every where and may best serve for both the Coventry tunes to those that cannot sing them Tow'rds Israels honour'd house hath he Re membred truth and grace The earth did his salvation see Declar'd in every place X. Davids tune most proper for joyfull ditties used now frequently in London Make joyfull noise unto the LORD All dwel lers in the earth Make noises lowd his praise record â—n songs of joy and mirth XI Cambridge old tune proper for sad and solemn ditties mixt with foure like the 40. and 41. used in most places With Harp and Psalms melodious voice And Trumpets to him sing With sound of Cornet eke rejoyce Before the LORD the King XII Pause tune used in Coventry most proper for the 49. 52. and 111. Psalms Let seas and shores rejoyce their fills And both roar out with noise Let waving floods and towring hills Clap hands and joyn in joys XIII London long tune proper for solemn ditties and used every where Before the LORD whose comming shall The earth with judgement try Judging the world and people all With truth and equitie XIV Oxford tune proper for sad ditties such as the 6. and 7. Psalms used commonly in all places Behold how much it doth excell And what great joy to see When Brethren do together dwell In perfect unitie XV. Dutch bass tune used commonly in Cambridge and of late in Aldermanbury it agrees in consort with the tune following so that it is all one whether you take for they may be sung both together It s like the precious ointment which was powr'd on Aarons crown Which to his beard and gar ments rich Even to the skirts ran down XVI Dutch tune proper for mixt ditties is the most excellent and ordinary tune in all England Like pearly dew of Hermon hill Or Sions silver show'rs Blessings of life for ever still The LORD upon them powrs Double tunes of Eights and Sixes XVII Sinners tune proper for the saddest ditties in the form of the 38. 51. 88. as the tune of that which was called The humble suit of a sinner A most excellent tune mnch used of old Hard by the brooks of Babylon We sate down weeping there When Sion hill we thought up on Each thought enforc't a tear Amidst it there green willows were Whereon our harps we hung For they that led us captive there Requir'd of us a song XVIII Old England tune is the tune of the old 119. Psalm fiâ— for mixt ditties and may be used for any staffe tune of eights and sixes being best known but when it is put to any of them with four-lin'd metres as the 143 145. 148. it must be observ'd with sembrief pauses which the very meeters will point at And they that wasted us that day Did ask and urge us thus Sing one of Sions songs said they And make some mirth for us What tongue can tune or utter them In forein land what heart If I forget Jerusalem My right hand lose its art XIX New tune or New staffe tune proper for Psalms of mixt forms viz. the 12. 59. 94. 101. 109. 120. is the old tune of Te Deum onely paused and altered in a line or two to fit the metres If I do not remember thee My tongue be speech less quite If thou be not preferr'd of me Above my chief delight And now O Lord full well re cord The sonnes of Edoms cry Thus did they say In Salems day
more I felt none mortall pull so strong before Oh let me still finde favour in those eyes That scatter clouds and where bright Sun-beams rise To the tribunall of so milde a look I will adventure this Oracular book The which elsewhere I have presented twice And at the third time shall not bate the price I care not I although I hear men say Your Psalms are censur'd for Apocrypha I ask no more but when you next consult You please to let them sing Quicunque vult My last ambition is but to present Great gratulation to the Parliament And till this promis'd panegyrick come I leave this begg'ring poetry strook dumb Reader vouchsafe to see and looke and taste a sup of Hymns and creamy afterings made up in the last sheet of all the book with directions given to make all even if the Reader also please to see the titles and the prefaces THE BOOK OF PSALMES IN METRE PSAL. I. To Dutch tune Argument David shews the felicity and fruitfulnesse of the godly the defection and destruction of the wicked THat man is blest and blest agen That doth not walk astray By counsels of ungodly men Nor stands in sinners way Nor sits in seate of scornfull mates verse 2 But in Gods law delights And tâ—ereupon he meditates Continuall daies and nights verse 3 Like planted tree by water-springs Such one shall he be made Which in his season fruit forth-brings Whose leaf shall never fade All shall succeed by him design'd verse 4 Th' ungodly are not so But like the chaff which boyst'rous winde Drives eas'ly to and fro verse 5 Therefore th' ungodly never must Nor any sinner may In Congregation of the Just Stand up at Judgement day verse 6 For lo the way of men upright The Lord with favour knowes Whereas the way shall perish quite Wherein the sinner goes PSAL. II. To Dutch bass tune 1. Part. Argument David prophecies of Christ his kingdome how oppos'd by Jews and Gentiles The derision and destruction of implacable adversaries WHy do the heathen rage and fret And people think vain things verse 2 They rise and are in counsell set Both governours and Kings GOD and his Christ oppose they do And thus presume to say verse 3 Come let us break their bonds in two And cast their Cords away verse 4 The Lord that doth in heaven dwell Their doings shall deride And laugh to scorn his foes that swell with such presumptuous pride verse 5 Then in his wrath the most supream Shall all his foes controul And in displeasure most extream Torment their guilty soul. II. Part. Argument Christ his Dignity Deity and Dominion Kings and great ones for examples sake are exhorted to embrace his Gospel for their own safety verse 6 Upon my Sions holy hill Yet have I plac'd my King verse 7 Thou hast decreed and wilt fulfill And I declare the thing The Lord hath spoken thus to mee Thou art my onely Sonne This day have I begotten thee verse 8 Aske but to have it done All heathen kingdoms I will make The priv'ledge of thy birth And thou shalt in possession take The utmost parts on earth verse 9 To crush thy foes shalt thou lift up Thy weighty iron rod And dash them like a potters cup In pieces small ô God verse 10 Now therefore ô ye Kings take care That ye may understand Be well instructed yee that are The Judges of the Land verse 11 See that the LORD have service done With reverence and respect verse 12 Rejoyce with trembling kisse the Son Lest ye in wrath be checkt So should ye perish from the way If his least anger flame O blessed blessed then are they That trust upon his Name PSAL. III. To Oxford tune Argument David complains of Absolom and his adherents conspiring against him his confidence in God that defends the faithfull and destroys the wicked LOrd how their number multiplies That vex and grieve me sore Yea they that do against me rise Wax hourly more and more verse 2 There 's many of my soul do say His God no help shall yield Nor bring him succour any way verse 3 But Lord thou art my shield Thou art th' uplifter of my Head My glory and my pride My voice to God I uttered verse 4 Unto the Lord I cry'd He heard me from his holy Hill verse 5 I laid me down and slept And wak't again in safety still By him sustain'd and kept verse 6 Although ten thousand of my foes Beset me round about I will not be affraid of those Nor of my safety doubt verse 7 O Lord my God awake arise Defend my righteous Cause For thou hast smote mine enemies Upon the very jawes Break thou the teeth of all the throng That work ungodlinesse verse 8 Salvation doth to God belong Thou dost thy people blesse PSAL. IV. To London long tune Argument David appeals prays to God blames Sauls Courtiers for discrediting his Election of God to the Kingdome Admonisheth them to repent preferreth spirituall desires to carnall and reposeth himselfe in Gods safe protection O God that art my righteousnesse Heare when I call to thee In wofull time of my distresse Thou hast inlarged mee Have mercy and attentive bee Unto the pray'r I frame verse 2 O sonnes of men how long will yee My glory turn to shame How long will yee vain things affect And follow after lies verse 3 Know that the Saint is Gods select And he will hear my cryes verse 4 All sinfull courses set apart And stand in awfull dread In silence commune with your heart Upon your secret bed verse 5 For incense offer innocence And righteousnesse present And wholly put your confidence In God omnipotent verse 6 What way they may themselves advance Great multitudes inquire But Lord thy shining Countenance Is all that we desire verse 7 For thou hast made my heart to feast With sacred comforts more Then worldlings when they were increast With Corne and Wine good store verse 8 I 'l both lie down sweet rest to take And also sleep secure For onely thou ô Lord dost make My dwelling safe and sure PSAL. V. To Cambridge old tune 1. Part. Argument David prays for audience with confidence of successe because though Gods pure Nature hates odious and obstinate sinners yet the Saints have free accesse to the throne of grace O Lord unto my words give ear My meditation weigh verse 2 My King my God my crying hear For I to thee will pray verse 3 I' th morning thou shalt hear my Cry I' th morning I 'l direct My prayer to thee and from on high Thine answer I 'l expect verse 4 For thou art not a God that will With sinne delighted bee No wickednesse nor any ill Shall ever dwell with thee verse 5 Within the view of thy pure Eye The foolish shall not rest All workers of iniquitie Thy Nature doth detest verse
verse 3 When as mine adversaries shall Be turned back with shame For in thy presence they shall fall And perish by the same verse 4 For thou ô Lord thou hast alone Maintain'd my righteous Cause Thou fatest in thy righteous Throne To judge by righteous Lawes verse 5 Thou hast rebuk't the heathen rude And made for ever void Their hatefull name so that the lewd Are utterly destroy'd verse 6 Destructions are accomplished O Enemie so it frames Thou hast destroy'd and ruined Great Cities and their names verse 7 But God the true Eternall one For ever shall abide He hath prepar'd his kingly throne Just Judgement to decide verse 8 From Judgement he will not decline Exactly just and true To judge the world and will assigne To every man his due verse 9 The Lord moreover will become A refuge for th' opprest In times extreamly troublesome Securest place of rest verse 10 In thee will all men trust repose That know thy faithfull Name For thou hast not forsaken those That duly seek the same 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in delivering the Church and taking the wicked in their own craftinesse verse 11 UNto the Lord our God sing praise That dwells in Zion mount And all his wondrous works and wayes Unto the Church recount verse 12 When he for blood inquiry makes Those he forgets not then But into his remembrance takes The cryes of humble men verse 13 From gates of death thou dost me rear Have mercy on my state Think on the troubles that I bear Of those that do me hate verse 14 That I in Zions daughters gates May all thy praise record For thy salvation consolates My thankfull heart ô Lord. verse 15 Sunk down the wicked Heathen are Into the pit they made Their foot is taken in the snare Which they themselves have laid verse 16 By doing Judgement God is known The wicked man is snar'd By that destruction which his own Mischievous hands prepar'd verse 17 The wicked shall be turn'd to Hell These God-forgetting men verse 18 For poor men shall not alwayes dwell In dark oblivions den The needies long expecting eyes For ever shall not fail verse 19 Up Lord against the Heathen rise And let not man prevail Let them be judged in thy sight verse 20 And all the Nations then With fear and dread be danted quite And know themselves but men PSAL. X. York tune The presumption and crueltie of the wicked WHy dost thou Lord stand off so farre And seem'st thy self to hide And see'st what troublous times here are And what oppressing pride verse 2 Wherewith the wicked hunt the poor O let them be surpris'd Caught in the snare they thought so sure And which themselves devis'd verse 3 He boasteth of his hearts desire And doth the covetous blesse Whom while the wicked doth admire The Lord abhorres no lesse verse 4 Not seeking after God a jot Such is his staring pride In all his thoughts God commeth not verse 5 His waies none can abide Thy Judgements Lord are far enough Above his purblind sight At 's enemies he makes a puff And by them all sets light verse 6 His heart hath said I know that I Shall never be displac't Nor of the least adversitie At any time shall tast verse 7 His mouth is full of blasphemie Of fraud deceit and wrong Mischievousness and vanitie Sit underneath his tongue verse 8 In lurking dens and od by-ways Of Villages he sits The innocent he takes and slays In secret holes and pits 2. Part. Argument The craft and crueltie of the wicked prayer prevails against their power verse 9 MOst privily against poor men He bends his murth'rous eyes And like a Lyon in his den In wait he closely lies That he the simple man may get He lies in secret wait When once he draws him to his net Then doth he catch him strait verse 10 He doth crouch down and lowly bend Humbling himself withall That so the poor man that 's his end By his strong Ones may fall verse 11 His heart hath said God hath forgot He hides away his eyes On purpose he beholds it not verse 12 O Lord ô God arise Forget not but thy hand forth-stretch For poor men undertrod verse 13 O wherefore should a wicked wretch Contemn all-mighty God It shall not be requir'd at all Thus hath he said in heart verse 14 But of their mischief spite and gall Thou Lord a witness art And wilt requite it with thy hand The poor man doth commend Himself to thee for thou dost stand The fatherless his friend 3. Part. Argument as before verse 15 THe arm of Tyrants merciless Lord break in sunder quite Search out his secret wickedness Till all be come to light verse 16 God reigneth an eternall King By whose revenging hand The heathen people perishing Are banished the land verse 17 Lord the desire of humble men Hath pierc't thine easie ear An heart thou wilt prepare us then And cause thine Eare to hear verse 18 To judge the poor and fatherlesse That are opprest so sore That earthly men may not oppresse Nor vex them any more PSAL. XI French 1. Tune Argument The Saints impregnable safety so long as God is in heaven his different dealing with the good and bad IN God I put my Confidence Why do yee utter such a word Why say you to my soul fly hence Unto your mountain as a bird verse 2 For lo the wicked bend their bowes Their arrows on their strings prepare In secret for to shoot at those That upright-hearted persons are verse 3 If the foundations be destroy'd What can the Righteous do they say verse 4 Heavens holy temple stands not void For God is present there for ay The Lord within the heavens high Hath stablished his royall throne His Eyes behold his Eye-lids try The sonnes of mortall men each one verse 5 The Lord the righteous throughly tries But he the wicked greatly hates And him that loveth cruelties His righteous soul abominates verse 6 Brimstone and fire and tangling snares Upon the wicked raine shall he An horrible tempest he prepares The portion of their cup to be verse 7 For God that is a righteous one Doth righteousnesse as much affect The upright man he looks upon With very singular respect PSAL. XII To new tune Argument The great corruption of the wicked world their prophane and presumptuous speeches The preservation of the Church O Lord put to thy helping hand For now the godly cease The faithfull people of the land Exceedingly decrease verse 2 Men generally Speak vanitie Unto their friends apart Their conference slips From flattering lips And from a double heart verse 3 The lips that utter flatterings The Lord will cut away And tongues that speak presumptuous things verse 4 For thus they boast and say We shall not fail But to prevail With tongue and lips most free They are in our Peculiar
to the ground Defend my soul from wicked men Which are thy sword to wound verse 14 From men ô Lord which are thy hand From worldlings fill'd and cramm'd With temp'rall blessings at command And afterward are damm'd Thy treasures hid their bellies fill With store of children blest They spend their substance at their will And leave their babes the rest verse 15 But I in righteousness abide Beholding of thy face And waking shall be satisfi'd With th' image of thy grace PSAL. XVIII To London long tune Argument David delivered from Saul c. gives thanks and sweetens these thoughts with forepast dangers O Lord my strength I will love thee verse 2 The Lord 's my rock and fort And my DELIVERER is he My God and my support My strength and station most secure In whom my trust shall be The horn of my salvation sure And my high tower is he verse 3 Upon the Lords Name I will call Who is most worthy praise So shall I scape mine enemies all With safety all my daies verse 4 Sorrows of death did me inclose Wherewith I was dismaid The flouds of wicked men arose And made me much afraid verse 5 Sorrows of hell then did I see Set round on every â—ide The snares of death prevented me verse 6 Then to my God I cri'd I call'd upon the Lord most high In my distress and fear He from his Temple heard my cry My words came to his ear 2. Part. Argument David describeth Gods wrathfull judgements under the similitude of those prodigious tempests which he sometimes really executed on his adversaries verse 7 THe earth did tremble then and shake A trembling on it seis'd The mightie hils did also quake Because thou wast displeas'd verse 8 Out of his nostrils went a smoke And from his mouth there came Devouring fire which did provoke Sulphurous coals to flame verse 9 Th' almighty Lord the heavens bow'd And downward did descend Beneath his feet a sable cloud Of darkness did extend verse 10 A Cherub Chariot did him bear Whose plumes he made his sail The winds his winged coursers were And darkness was his vail verse 11 Dark his pavilion dark the skie Dark waters duskie clouds Compose a very Canopie Wherein himself he shrowds verse 12 And at the brightness which did flame Before him in his ire His thick clouds past and with the same Hail-stones and coals of fire verse 13 The Lord in heaven thundred lowd His voice the Lord most high In hail-stones gave and in a cloud Of fire powr'd from the skie verse 14 He sent out arrows from the skie And scattered them by those He shot out lightnings dreadfully Discomfiting his foes verse 15 Then were the water-chanels seen And worlds foundations vast Disclos'd at thy rebuke so keen Even at thy nostrils blast 3. Part. Argument Gods great goodness to his people planting grace in them and then rewarding it verse 16 GOd sent from heaven took me our And drew me from the deep verse 17 From hatefull foes both strong stout He did me safely keep verse 18 My stronger foes prevented me In that so dang'rous day That threatned my calamitie But God was then my stay verse 19 Into a place secure and free My soul he quickly brought Because he took delight in me He my deliverance wrought verse 20 According to mine innocence Was my reward made sure The Lord did give in recompence Because my hands were pure verse 21 For in the waies of God have I Continually trod And have not ever wickedly Departed from my God verse 22 His judgements all before me were His statutes unremov'd verse 23 Before him was my heart sincere Wherein no guile was prov'd From staines of mine iniquitie I kept my Conscience free verse 24 Therefore the Lord abundantly Hath recompenced me According to th' integritie And cleanness of my hands Which he beholding with his eye Exactly understands 4. 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Argument Gods different dealing with good and bad The military vertue of the Saints verse 25 THe mercifull thou wilt requite With mercy in their kind And they that are themselves upright The like in thee shall find verse 26 Unto the pure thy puritie Thou wilt O Lord declare And thou wilt deal as frowardly With those that froward are verse 27 For Lord thou wilt those people save whom sharp afflictions tri'd And wilt bring down all those that have The loftie looks of pride verse 28 My candle thou shalt surely light This darksome night of mine The Lord my God will make as bright As lightsome day to shine verse 29 I ran through armed troops by thee And safely scap'd them all And by my God assisting me Have I leapt o'r a wall verse 30 As for the LORD his word is tri'd His way is perfect pure To all that have on him reli'd He is buckler sure verse 31 For who except the LORD alone A God esteem'd may be And who a mighty rock but one And our JEHOVAH he verse 32 It is the LORD which girds binds My soul with power so great verse 33 He makes my feet like feet of Hinds And makes my way compleat He sets me on the places high By conquest mine they are verse 34 He taught my hands the facultie Of exercising warre So that a bow compleatly steel'd Is broken by mine arms verse 35 Thou gav'st me thy salvations shield Thy right hand holds from harms Thy gentleness did me advance verse 36 My stepping-place made wide That by no danger of mischance My foot should slip aside 5. 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Argument David triumphs in his Victories and prophecies of the accesse of the Gentiles to the Church verse 37 I Have pursu'd my foes that fled And also overta'n And till they were extinguished I did not turn again verse 38 They had not strength enough to rise I wounded them so sore Beneath my feet mine enemies Are fall'n in bloudy gore verse 39 Thou girdedst me with fortitude To battell with my foes And under me hast them subdu'd That up against me rose verse 40 Mine en'mies necks into my hand Were given me by thee That I might root out of the land All them that hated mee verse 41 Lowd shrieks and cryes they multipli'd But there was none to save Yea even to the LORD they cri'd But he no answer gave verse 42 As small as dust that 's blown about When boist'rous winds do meet I beat my foes and cast them out As dirt into the street verse 43 Thou hast me Lord delivered From all seditious hands And thou hast made me to be head Of all the heathen lands A people shall my servants be Whose face I never saw verse 44 As soon as they do hear of me They shall obey my law verse 45 The strangers shall be all dismaid The strangers shall submit And fade away and be afraid Where they in secret sit 6. Part. Argument God is
glorified for the victories of Christ and the Church the true seed of David verse 46 O Blessed be my rock of power That ever doth abide And let the Lord my Saviour Be highly magnifi'd verse 47 'T is God that hath avenged me My people he subjects And my Deliverer is he That me from foes protects verse 48 Above them hast thou rais'd my head That did my hurt conspire And me from him delivered VVhom fury set on fire verse 49 Among the heathen for this thing Thy praises I 'l proclame And cheerfull songs of triumph sing To thy victorious Name verse 50 Full great deliv'rance he doth bring And mercy keeps in store For David his anointed King And HIS seed evermore PSAL. XIX To Davids tune 1. Part. Argument The creatures shew Gods glory the Scriptures his grace and saving knowledge THe heavens give to understand The glory of the Lord The operations of his hand The firmaments record verse 2 Night unto night hath knowledg show'n And day with day confer'd verse 3 And speech or language there is none Where their voice is not heard verse 4 Their line doth close and comprehend The vast earth round about Unto the worlds remotest end Their words are passed out The Lord a TABERNACLE there Did for the Sun compose verse 5 Which as a Bridegroom doth appear That from his chamber goes Rejoycing for to run a race Like to a champion stout verse 6 At heavens farthest distant place Begins his going out And he to heavens utmost end His circuit makes compleat And there is nothing can defend Or hide it from his heart verse 7 The law of God is perfect pure The soul it purifies His testimonies are most sure And make the simple wise PSAL. XIX 2. Part. Argument The names and properties of the Scriptures the benefit of obeying them which makes the godly sue for grace verse 8 THe statues of the Lord are right And consolate the mind His precepts pure affording light To eyes by nature blind verse 9 Gods fear is clean from all defects And alwayes doth endure His Judgements just in all respects And truth it self no truer verse 10 Far more then many treasur'd summes Of gold to be embrac't Far sweeter then the hony-combes Or hony to the taste verse 11 They are thy servants monitors How he his life should frame A great reward 's provided for 's If we observe the same verse 12 But who can all his errours see O cleanse my heart within verse 13 From secret faults ô keep thou mee From all presumptuous sin O let it have no Regiment In me at any time And then shall I be innocent And cleer from greatest crime verse 14 The meditations of my heart And every word I say Take in good part ô Lord that art My Saviour strength and stay PSAL. XX. To choice tune Argument David going forth to battell offers sacrifice the Church prays confidently for acceptation and success LORD hear thee in this troublous day The name of Jacobs God defend verse 2 From Sion be thy strength and stay Help from the Sanctuary send verse 3 Thine offrings all in mind be kept He thy burnt Sacrifice accept verse 4 Thy hearts desire he grant thee still And all thy counsels LORD fulfill verse 5 We will rejoyce in thy defence And spread our banners in the name Of thee our God and confidence LORD hear thy prayers and grant the same verse 6 Now know I God will save from harm With saving strength of his right arm And heareth his anointed one From heav'n his high and holy throne verse 7 Some hope in Charets help to find And some in horses hope the same But wee will ever bear in mind The Lord our Gods all-helpfull name verse 8 They are brought down fallen quite But we are ris'n and stand upright verse 9 Save LORD let the King give ear Now when we pray our prayers to hear PSAL. XXI To Dutch tune Argument David gives thanks for victory and the rich blessings of God O LORD in thy salvation The King shall much delight With joy and exultation In thy great strength and might verse 2 For what his heart desir'd to have Thou granted'st every thing And what his lips of thee did crave Was not deni'd the King verse 3 With thy good blessings powred down Thou hast him richly sped And thou hast set a royall crown Of pure gold on his head verse 4 He ask't thee life and thou did'st give To him that blessing prime Even length of dayes that he might live An everlasting time verse 5 He glorieth most exceedingly In thy salvations aid For honour and great majestie Thou hast upon him laid verse 6 Of blessings ever-flowing streams Thou did'st to him impart And with thy countenances beams Rejoyc'd his joyfull heart verse 7 For LORD the King unfainedly Doth put his trust in thee And through thy mercie ô most High Remov'd he shall not be 2. Part. Argument The consuming wrath of Christ against all implacable adversaries verse 8 THy right-hand shall thy foes disclose Thy hand thy haters all verse 9 And fiery ovens shall burn thy foes What time thy wrath shall fall The Lord shall swallow them in fume Fire shall devour them then verse 10 Their fruit shalt thou from earth consume Their seeds from sons of men verse 11 For they against thee did intend A most mischievous thing But cannot bring to passe the end Of their imagining verse 12 Lord thou shalt make them for these things To turn their backs apace Charging thine arrows on thy strings Against their stubborn face verse 13 In thy peculiar strength O Lord Thy matchless glory raise So shall due cheerfull songs record Thy powers deferved praise PSAL. XXII To Oxford tune 1. Part. Argument David complains of desertion and disdainfulness of his enemies remembers to his comfort Gods ancient dealing with the Saints MY God my God wherefore hast thon Forsook me O wherefore Why art so far from helping now When I do cry and rore verse 2 My God I cry even all day long Yet hear'st thou not my moan All night I cannot hold my tongue verse 3 But thou 'rt an only one Thou that inhabit'st Israels praise verse 4 Our fathers hop'd in thee In thee they trusted all their dayes And thou did'st set them free verse 5 They cry'd to thee and by the same A blest deliverance got And trusting in thy holy Name Confounded were they not verse 6 But I 'm not reckned for a man A despicable worm A meer reproach of men I am Whom all the people spurn verse 7 All they that see me laugh O God Shoot out the lip do they And shake their heads with scornfull nod And thus they speak and say verse 8 He trusted that the Lord would be A Saviour for his sake Let him deliver him since he In him delight did take 2. Part. Argument Gods
becomes the Saints verse 2 Praise God with Psaltrie Harp voice And ten-string'd instruments verse 3 A new song to the Lord indite Sing loud and play with skill verse 4 For lo the word of God is right His works all truth fulfill verse 5 Justice and Judgement he doth love His goodness fils all coasts verse 6 The word of God made heav'n above His Spirit all their hoasts verse 7 He watry seas collected keeps And heaps the billows curl'd In storehouses he layes the deeps O fear him all the world verse 8 In awe of him let all men stand That dwell from sun to sun verse 9 For it stood fast at his command He spake and it was done verse 10 The counsels which the heathen take The Lord doth bring to nought And their device doth fruitlesse make VVhat ere the people thought verse 11 The counsell of the Lord stands sure And so for ever shall Th' intentions of his heart endure To generations all 2. Part. Argument Gods speciall and common providence the creatures vanity and Gods All-sufficiency to help in hardest times verse 12 THat nation's blest whose God 's the Lord That people's blest whom he Hath chosen of his own accord His heritage to be verse 13 The Lord looks down from heaven high Beholding all abroad All mortall mans posterity verse 14 From place of his abode In all the earth and all the parts The dwellers he surveys verse 15 Alike he fashioneth their hearts And all their works he weighs verse 16 No num'rous host can save a King Their corp'rall strength saves none verse 17 A horse of save 's a meer vain thing His great strength saves not one verse 18 Behold Gods eye tow'rds them set ope That him in rev'rence have And them that in his mercies hope verse 19 Their souls from death to save To keep alive when death's destroy verse 20 Our soul waits for the Lord He is our help our shield our joy verse 21 In whom our hearts accord Because we have put confidence In his most holy name verse 22 The mercy Lord to us dispence As we hope in the same PSAL. XXXIV To Martyrs tune Argument David by his own practice and experience inciteth to praise and trust in God AT all times I will blesse the Lord Thy praise ô Lord of hoast verse 2 My busie mouth shall still record My soul in him shall boast The humble wondrous glad shall be In hearing of the same verse 3 O magnifie the LORD with me Let 's all exalt his Name verse 4 I sought the Lord he gave good ear And all my terrours dash't verse 5 They look'd to him inlight'ned were Nor was their face abash't verse 6 This poor man cri'd the Lord did hear And all his troubles end verse 7 Gods Angels tents are pitched near Gods children to defend verse 8 O taste and see how good God is Who trusts in him is blest verse 9 O fear the Lord ye Saints of his Such shall not be distrest verse 10 Young Lyons shall be hunger-pin'd Their food shall be so scant But they that seek the Lord to find Not one good thing shall want 2. Part. Argument The way to true happines with the priviledges of the godly and wickeds misery verse 11 COme children hearken unto me Gods fear I teach to you verse 12 Who longs for life good things to see And dayes desires not few verse 13 The lying lips where falshood breeds And wicked words refrain verse 14 Depart from evill do good deeds Seek peace and peace maintain verse 15 Upon the righteous every where God casts intentive eies And opens his attentive ear To their uncessant cries verse 16 'Gainst workers of iniquitie An angry brow he frames To cut from earth the memory Of their detested names verse 17 The righteous cry the Lord doth hear And all their troubles ends verse 18 To broken hearts the Lord is near And contrite souls defends verse 19 Great are th' afflictions which befall The LORDS most holy ones But God shall help them out of all verse 20 And keepeth all his bones So that not one of them is burst verse 21 But mischief slays the lewd Who hate the righteous shall be curs'd And utterly subdu'd verse 22 The Lord redeems from captive state His servants souls each one And there shall none be desolate That trust in him alone PSAL. XXXV To Oxford tune Argument An earnest prayer against Persecutors LORD plead my righteous cause with those That are with me at strife O fight against my mortall foes That fight against my life verse 2 Lay hold of buckler and of shield My help stand up unto verse 3 Draw out the Spear and keep the field Against them that pursue Say to my soul I 'm thy defence Let shame their hopes controul verse 4 Confusion be their recompence That seek to hurt my soul. Let thy fierce hand them backward strike Confusion may they finde verse 5 Who seek my hurt let them be like The chaff before the winde Let Gods swift Angel make pursuit Close at their heels I say verse 6 Them let Gods Angel persecute In dark and slipp'ry way verse 7 For causlesly within a pit A net for me they hid Even for my soul they digged it And this they causless did verse 8 O let destruction unawares Upon this monster fall And let him having hidden snares Be taken therewithall Even that destruction LORD decree That he fall in the same verse 9 And then my soul shall joyfull be In Gods all-mighty Name And joy in his salvation much verse 10 And all my threat'ned bones Shall say What other God is such VVho saves the needy ones Thou helpest him that stands in need From foes that are too strong The poor from spoilers thou hast free'd And wretched men from wrong 2. Part. Argument The perfidiousness and ingratitude of the wicked verse 11 MOst wicked men against me rise To witness things untrue And charge me with iniquities Whereof I nothing knew verse 12 They did reward my good with ill My love with hate requite And sought my souls destruction still With utmost of their might verse 13 But I their sickness did condole In sackcloth fasted mourn'd The pray'r of mine afflicted soul. Into my bosome turn'd verse 14 I for my foe behaved mee As for my friend or brother I bow'd down heavily as he That mourneth for his mother verse 15 But they rejoyced in my woe And were together got Base abjects when I did not know They tore me ceasing not verse 16 With mocking hypocrites at feasts They gnash't their teeth at me verse 17 O Lord how long shall these vile beasts Both seen and suffered be Destroying Lyons ô defeat My darling soul defend verse 18 I 'l praise thee in assemblies great Where multitudes attend 3. Part. Argument He prays against the spitefulness of the wicked here described verse 19 LEt not my wrongfull enemies
Lift up their horn on high Nor let them wink with scornfull eies that hate me causlesly verse 20 Deceitfull things they take in hand Against such men they plot As are most quiet in the land For peace they utter not verse 21 Yea they their mouths have op'ned wide Against me spitefully Aha Aha mine en'mies cri'd We saw it with our ey verse 22 This thou hast seen no silence keep Lord from me be not far verse 23 Stir up thy self awake from sleep And come to Judgement-bar My Lord my God move to my cause verse 24 Judge me ô Lord my God According to thy righteous laws Nor suff'r it undertrod verse 25 Nor suffer them in heart to say Ah we would have it thus Nor let them say he 's made a prey He 's swallowed up by us verse 26 With shame confound them gen'rally With self-confusion clad Themselves who'gainst me magnifie And at my hurt are glad verse 27 Let them be glad and shout for joy VVith my just cause that side Yea let them say continually The LORD be magnifi'd VVho joys in 's servants prosp'rous state verse 28 And then my gratefull tongue Thy righteousness shall celebrate VVith praises all day long PSAL. XXXVI To London short tune Argument The vilenes of the wicked the greatness of Gods mercies and the interest of the righteous in him and them together LEwd mens transgressions great Unto my heart descries And makes it clear That there 's no fear Of God before his eyes verse 2 He to his own conceit Grosse flatteries doth propound Untill the sin He liveth in An hatefull thing be found verse 3 The words his mouth hath said Are wickednesse and theft Good things to do And wisdom too Hee hath for ever left verse 4 He mischiefe on his bed Deviseth to fulfill He doth delight In ways not right And he abhors no ill verse 5 Thy mercy heaven at least Thy truth the clouds doth touch verse 6 As mountains steep Or swallowing deep Thy truth and judgement 's such Thou Lord sav'st man and beast verse 7 O God how exc'llent things Thy love thy grace Make mortals place Their trust in thy spread wings verse 8 Full feasted they shall be VVith thy sweet houses fat Thy river which Yeeld pleasures rich They all shall drink of that verse 9 The spring of life 's with thee VVe shall see light in thine verse 10 Never remove From them thy love That know thy name divine Thy love and clemency Let th'upright hearted prove verse 11 No foot of pride Let make me slide Nor wiekcd hand remove verse 12 Works of iniquity Destruction shall surprise Lo there they fall And never shall Be able more to rise PSAL. XXXVII To Martyrs tune Argument The many and happy priviledges of the Saints controlling envie and ingratitude THy minde for sinners nor disturb Nor evill doers envie verse 2 For they like grass and tender herb Are soon cut down and die verse 3 Trust in the LORD and put thy hand To actions that are good So shalt thou dwell within the land And be assur'd of food verse 4 Delight in God abundantly And he shall condesend Thy hearts desire to satisfie verse 5 Thy way to God commend Trust in him and it shall be done verse 6 Thy truth shall burnish bright Thy judgement as the noon-tide Sun Thy righteousness as light verse 7 Rest in the LORD with patience stay Fret not thy self a jot At him that prospers in his way And speeds his wicked plot verse 8 Let not rash anger in thee rise Distemp'ring wrath forsake Fret not thy self in any wise In evill to partake verse 9 For evill doers shall be destroy'd But earth shall sure afford An heritage by them enjoy'd That wait upon the Lord. verse 10 For lo the wicked shall be gone Within a little space Yea thou shalt study thereupon Yet shalt not finde his place verse 11 The lowly shall the earth possess And there they shall delight And bath themselves in blissfulness Of peace most infinite 2. 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Argument The impotent malice of the wicked and precious priviledges of the godly verse 12 THe wicked plots against th'upright And at him grates his teeth verse 13 But God shall laugh at all his spight Whose day he coming see'th verse 14 The wicked have their sword and bow Drawn out and ready bent The poor and needies overthrow Their mischievous intent And them that uprightly converse To slay with cruell stroke verse 15 But their own hearts their swords shall pierce Their bows shall all be broke verse 16 A portion put in godly hands Though it be small and poor Is better far then house or lands Of many a wicked doer verse 17 The wickeds arms shall all be broke But God's the just mans stay verse 18 He knowes the days of upright folk Their heritage lasts for ay verse 19 They shall not once ashamed be VVhen evill times betide And in the day of scarcitie They shall be satisfi'd verse 20 But lo the wicked shall decay As fat of Lambs consume Gods enemies shall fade away And vanish into fume verse 21 The wicked man on borrowing goes But cares not to repay But still the righteous mercy showes And frankly gives away verse 22 By such as he pronounceth blest The earth shall be enjoy'd And such as he doth curse supprest And utterly destroy'd 3. Part. Argument Many remarkable providences towards the godly verse 23 A Good mans steps the Lord doth guide Delighting in his way verse 24 He shall not sink although he slide For him Gods hand doth stay verse 25 I have been young and now am old Yet to my hoary head The just forsook did ne'r behold Nor HIS seed begging bread verse 26 He kindly lends to him that needs His seed is surely blest verse 27 Depart from evill do good deeds And ever dwell in rest verse 28 The Lord his Saints will not reject For he in Judgement joys He will for ever them protect But wicked seed destroys verse 29 The righteous shall the earth enjoy And therein ever dwell verse 30 Because he doth his mouth imploy VVith oracles to tell His tongue deep judgement doth impart verse 31 And he doth carefull hide His Gods commandment in his heart None of his steps shall slide verse 32 The wicked wait the just to slay But to the hand of them verse 33 God will not leave him as a prey Nor him when judg'd condem ' 4. Part. Argument Holiness tends to happiness wickedness to destruction verse 34 WAit on the Lord and keep his ways And thou rais'd by his hand Shalt see when he the wicked slays And shalt injoy the land verse 35 The wicked I have seen bear sway And spread like Laurell green verse 36 Yet suddenly he past away And could no more be seen I sought but him could no where finde But he of upright ways verse 37 The perfect if yee
them discouraged verse 13 O Lord defend me Lord so please My help make haste unto verse 14 Confusion seize And shame on these That my souls hurt pursue VVho wish me ill ô cause that they VVith shame repulsed be verse 15 Destruction pay Their shame that say Aha Aha to me verse 16 Let them that seek thee in thee joy VVho thy salvation love Let them reply Continually Extoll'd be God above verse 17 A poor and needy wretch am I Yet not of God forgot My help and my Assur'd supply My God ô tarry not PSAL. XLI To Camb. old tune Argument Gods goodness to the poor and to such as pitie them the hypocrisie and maliciousness of our adversaries THe man is blest by whom the poor Is duly thought upon The Lord will sure His peace procure When troublous times come on verse 2 The Lord will his preserver be And him alive will save Great blessings hee O Lord from thee On earth is sure to have He shall not be delivered Unto his enemies will verse 3 But on his bed Be strengthened VVhen he is weak and ill His bed all made when sick and sore verse 4 Be gracious LORD to mee I said therefore My soul restore For I offended thee verse 5 Mine enemies speak ill of me When comes his dying day And when shall we Survive to see His perished name say they verse 6 If visit me he complements His heart it self doth load With vile intents All which he vents VVhen ere he goes abroad 2. Part. Argument The malâ—ce of persecutors and mercies of God verse 7 MY haters all lie whispering Against my soul combin'd Some hurtfull thing On me to bring Devise they in their mind verse 8 An ill disease doth him surprise And cleaves to him so fast That now he lies He shall not rise But breath 's say they his last verse 9 Mine own intire fed trusted friend Disdainfull heels did he Against me bend verse 10 But Lord extend Thy mercy soon to me And raise me to requite the blow verse 11 I have thy favour got By this I know Because my foe Ore me triumpheth not verse 12 I am upholden by thy grace In mine integritie Thou dost me place Before thy face And that perpetually verse 13 The Lord the God of Israels name For ever day by day And all his fame Let us proclame Amen Amen I say PSAL. XLII To London short tune David expresses his great desire to the publick Ordinances and delight in the remembrance of them EVen as the Hart when he For brooks of water pants So after thee My soul in mee When Lord thy presence wants verse 2 My soul doth thirst for thee The living GOD most dear O when shall I Approaching nigh Before the Lord appear verse 3 My tears my meat have been Wherewith I sup and dine Both night and day While still they say Where is that God of thine verse 4 My soul dissolves within While I these thoughts renew'd Because that I Had formerly Gone with the multitude VVe to Gods Temple went VVith voice of joy and praise Where there ensu'd A multitude Observing holy dayes verse 5 Why art thou discontent My soul why dost thou grieve Why should'st thou be So mov'd in me O still in God believe Still shall I give him praise For his sweet favours aid verse 6 But ô my God I 'm undertrod My soul in me 's dismaid VVherefore in these sad dayes Remember thee I will From Hermon and Swift Jordans land And Missars little hill 2. Part. Argument David in deep affliction incourageth his soul in God verse 7 THy water-spouts and deeps Each other do invite Thy waves and all Thy billows fall And overwhelm me quite verse 8 He loving kindness keeps Remembred still by day His song shall be By night with me To God my life I 'l pray verse 9 I 'l say to God My rock Why hast forgot me so And why go I So heavily Oppressed by my fo verse 10 My foes reproachfull mock Doth pierce my heart like swords While where is thy Good God they cry And daily use such words verse 11 O why dost thou permit These sorrows to depress O why my soul Dost thou condole With such unquietness Hope thou in God even yet His praise shall I record Who doth advance My countenance And is my gracious Lord. PSAL. XLIII To Oxford tune David longeth after the Ordinances and incourageth his soul in God IUdge me ô Lord and plead my cause Against th'ungodly train From subtill tyrants greedy jaws My righteous soul sustain verse 2 For of my strength thou art the God Why do I mourning go Cast off by thee and undertrod By my imperious fo verse 3 O send out light and truth divine To lead and bring me neare Unto that holy hill of thine And tabernacles there verse 4 Then to thine Altar I will press Of God my wondrous joy O God my God thy Name to bless My harp I will employ verse 5 Why art thou then disquieted Within me ô my soul VVhy art thou thus discouraged Let faith thy fears controul And hope in God thy help to be Whom I shall still applaud My countenances health is he And my most gracious God PSAL. XLIV Old England tune He sets out Gods ancient mercies to the Church renouncing all confidence in themselves O God our fathers have us told We heard it with our ears VVhat works thou did'st in times of old In those rare days of theirs verse 2 How heathen people by thy hand Quite dispossessed were Afflicted and expel'd the land To plant our fathers there verse 3 With their own sword they never got Possession of the land Their own puissance sav'd them not But thy right arm and hand This from thy lightsome countenance Much favouring them did spring verse 4 To Jacob grant deliverance O God that art my King verse 5 VVe will push down our enemies Through thy great Name O God And all that up against us rise Shall thus be undertrod verse 6 For sure my trust shall not be plac't In swords defence nor bows verse 7 But thou our haters hast disgrac't And sav'd us from our foes 2. Part. Argument Former mercies aggravate present miseries verse 8 IN God we all day long will boast And daily praise thy Name verse 9 But now thou goest not with our hoast But casts us off with shame verse 10 Thou mak'st us from the slaughtering foe Faint-hearted to retire And they that hate us spoil us so Even as themselves desire verse 11 Thou gavest us into their hands As sheep ordain'd for food And scattered us in all the lands Among a heath'nish brood verse 12 Thy people thou dost sell for nought And lo thou did'st not adde Nor yet increase thy substance ought By price for Israel had verse 13 Our neighbours with reproachfull mocks And scornfull tauntings flout We are become as laughing-stocks To dwellers
ships at Sea verse 8 I' th Citie of this King of pow'rs VVe saw as we were told The Citie of this God of ours God ever shall uphold verse 9 We thought on thy compassions Lord Amidst thy Temples frame verse 10 All ends of earth thy praise record According to thy Name Thy right hand 's full of righteousness Lord let thy Judgments voice Make Judahs daughters joy express And Sion hill rejoyce verse 12 Walk round about and Sion view Her stately turrets tell verse 13 Her palaces consider you And mark her bulwarks well That so to all posteritie It may be testifi'd verse 14 This God our God perpetually Till death will be our guide PSAL. XLIX To pause tune The vanitie of worldlings prosperitie though a riddle to the world it self ALL people hear VVith carefull ear The thing which I shall tell Yee great and small Rich poor and all verse 2 Throughout the earth that dwell verse 3 My mouth behold Shall now unfold The wisdome of the wise My studious heart In sacred art It self shall exercise verse 4 Yea I will mine Own ears incline This parable to mark With sweet harp sing While opening My parable so dark verse 5 VVhy should the day Of grief dismay VVhen as my conscience feels It self hemm'd in With all the sin Of mine offending neels verse 6 Concerning those That trust repose In wealth-replenish'd bags And having more Abundant store Of riches make their brags verse 7 There 's not a man Of them that can His brothers life redeem Nor for him may A ransome pay Sufficient in esteem verse 8 For that 's of too Great price to do And so much cease for ever verse 9 That alwayes he Alive should be And see corruption never verse 10 He doth perceive All die and leave To others their estate The fool the wise And brutish dies For death 's the common gate 2. Part. Argument The misery of worldlings in death and judgement wherein the godly have pre-eminence verse 11 THey think that all Their houses shall Be set for ever fast Their dwelling place From race to race As they believe shall last Their mansions all These worldlings call By their appropriate name verse 12 Yet man set high In dignitie Abides not in the same Like beasts a thing Soon perishing verse 13 This is their foolish way Yet are they by Posteritie Approv'd in all they say verse 14 Like sheep in fold The grave doth hold Pale death shall them devour And upright men Shall surely then Have over them the pow'r VVhen mornings light Concludes this night And all their beautie brave Shall death expell From whence they dwell To perish in the grave verse 15 But God will sure My soul secure VVhen I this earth shall leave On me the grave No pow'r shall have For he shall me receive verse 16 VVhen riches shall To worldlings fall Be not discourag'd then VVhen flattering fame Exalts the name And house of worldly men verse 17 VVho once by death Depriv'd of breath Shall no possession have His pomp shall end And not descend VVith him into the grave verse 18 Tho till he di'd He magnifi'd His soul for worldly pelf And worldly men Will praise thee then When thou befriends thy self verse 19 Well he shall go To th'place below To which his fathers old VVhen they were dead VVere gathered And never light behold verse 20 Man being high In dignitie Yet understanding not In his decease Is like the beasts Which quickly die and rot PSAL. 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To Martyrs tune God as at the great Judgement condemns meer formall service wherewith hypocrits please themselves THe mighty God the LORD spake out And gave the earth a call From Suns up-rising round about To his far-distant fall verse 2 From beautifull perfections rare From Sion God hath shin'd verse 3 Our God shall come and shall not spare To utter all his mind A flame of fire devouring quick Shall go before his face Tempestuous storms shall gather thick Before his Judgement place verse 4 To heav'n he from above shall call His peoples Judge to be verse 5 Thus summoning the earth withall Gather my Saints to me Those that with me in Covenant are By sacrifice each one verse 6 And heav'n his justice shall declare For God is Judge alone verse 7 Hear me ô people called mine To Israel speak will I I that am God that God of thine Against thee testifie verse 8 Burnt-offrings or for sacrifice I will not Israel blame To have them still before mine eies I do not mind the same verse 9 I 'l take ne he-goats from thy folds Nor bullocks from thy stall verse 10 For every beast the Forest holds Mine own I justly call A thousand hills my Cattell feed All mine I say not thine verse 11 I know all fowls the mountains breed The fields wild beasts are mine verse 12 If any hunger I sustain'd I would not tell it thee The world and all therein contain'd Pertains alone to me 2. 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Argument God promiseth to hear and help the truly gratefull and godly but rejecteth and threatneth wicked professors verse 13 WIll I eat flesh of Bulls or Cows Or drink goats bloud will I verse 14 Give God his praise and pay thy vows To him that is most high verse 15 Then in thy trouble call on me And promise of me claim And I will sure deliver thee And thou shalt praise my Name verse 16 But as for them that wicked are Them God will say unto My Statutes why do'st thou declare What hast thou there to do My Covenant should thy mouth relate verse 17 Since thee I alwayes finde Instruction to detest and hate And cast my words behinde verse 18 Thou saw'st a thief and did'st consent To th' practise of his sin And with the loose incontinent Thou hast partaker bin verse 19 Thou from no ill thy mouth refrain'st Thy tongue doth mischief frame verse 20 Thou sit'st secure and speak'st against Thy brothers honest name Thou dost reproach with slanders vile Even thine own mothers sonne verse 21 And I kept silence all the while That thou these things hast done Just like thy self did'st thou suppose Me also to have bin But I 'l reprove thee and disclose In order all thy sin verse 22 Consider this all ye that have Th'avengefull God forgot That I when there is none to save In pieces tear you not verse 23 He that presents me with due praise Shall glorifie me so To him that orders well his wayes Will God salvation show PSAL. LI. To sinners tune David bitterly laments his sin and sues for pardon and peace of conscience HAve mercy LORD and pitie take On me in my distress For thine abundant mercy sake Blot out my wickedness verse 2 O wash me clean from filthiness And sep'rate sin from me verse 3 For my transgressions I confess My sin I alwayes see verse 4 Against thee LORD and onely
Yet not for my transgression LORD Nor any sin of mine verse 4 They have begun Prepar'd to run In haste without my fault Awake and see And succour mee Against their fierce assault verse 5 Thou therefore Israels righteous God The soveraign LORD of hoasts Awake and visit with thy rod Even all the heathen coasts Transgressors lewd Do thou exclude From pardon and from pitie verse 6 Return'd in dark Like dogs they bark And go about the Citie verse 7 Lo in their lips are sharpned swords Their mouths belch out their pride For who say they shall hear our words verse 8 But thou shalt them deride The heathen born Thou LORD shalt scorn verse 9 On thee will I attend Because of thine Own strength divine For God shall me defend 2. Part. Argument Prayers and praises returned for deliverance from persecution verse 10 MY gracious God shall me prevent With his compassions free Upon my foes my hearts content The LORD shall let me see verse 11 Suppress them quite And by thy might Disperse but slay them not O LORD our shield Some sign to yield That may not be forgot verse 12 For sinfull words which mouths profane And cursing lips let slide And for their lies let them be ta'n Yea even in their pride verse 13 In angry fume My foes consume That none of them remain That every land May understand Great Jacobs God to reign verse 14 Let them return at evening tide As howling dogs are wont And round about on every side In every corner hunt verse 15 Where wandring wide Unsatisfi'd For meat let them repine verse 16 But lo my tongue Shall sing a song To praise thy pow'r divine Yea in the morning I 'l begin Of thine affection deer To sing aloud for thou hast bin My sole Protector here Thou wast my stay In dangerous day verse 17 To thee my strength I 'l sing God's my defence And rock from when My mercy hath her spring PSAL. 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To Old England tune David remembers the sad desertions of the Church prays for better success and for the advancement and enlargement of his Kingdome O God thou did'st thy people leave And then were we disperst Displeasure great thou did'st conceive Thy wrath let be reverst verse 2 The earth by thy fierce handling quakes Yea thou the same hast broke O heal her breaches for it shakes By such thy dreadfull stroke verse 3 Things which most bitter we did think Thou on thy folke did'st bring And mad'st thy wofull people drink A wine astonishing verse 4 Thou on thy people fearing thee A banner hast bestow'd Because of truth and veritie To be display'd abroad verse 5 Now Lord that thy beloved King Delivered may be Let thy right hand assistance bring And kindly answer me verse 6 In holiness Jehovah spake I therefore make no doubt But Shechem to divide and take And Succoth-vale mete out verse 7 Manasseh Gilead must subscribe To me in dutious aw My heads chief strength is Ephraims tribe And Judah gives my law verse 8 On Edom I will set my foot My wash-pot Mo'b shall be Philistia shall triumph and shout And that because of me verse 9 Who will to Edom me direct Unto the Citie strong verse 10 Not thou that did'st our hoasts reject Nor with us went'st along verse 11 The help of man is vanitie O help us in distress verse 12 Through God we shall do valiantly He shall our foes suppress PSAL. LXI Old England tune David forced from Jerusalem prays for restauration with confidence and thankfulnes LOrd hear my cry my pray'r attend verse 2 From earths remotest part Mine earnest cries to thee I send When over-whelm'd in heart Conduct me to the rock of pow'r That higher is then I verse 3 For thou hast been my fort and tow'r Against the enemie verse 4 Within thy sacred coverings I will for ever house And trust in covert of thy wings verse 5 For thou hast heard my vowes Thou gav'st the King the heritage Of them that fear thy Name verse 6 His life and yeers to many an age Thou wilt prolong the same verse 7 Before the Lord he shall abide For ever to endure Thy truth and mercy ô provide Which may preserve him sure verse 8 So will I sing from day to day The praises of thy Name That having vow'd I daily may To thee perform the same PSAL. LXII Dutch tune The confidence of Saints vilenes of persecutors vanitie of men and worldly means and impartiall judgement of God verse 1 MY soul indeed on God is stay'd verse 2 He is my Saviour prov'd My onely rock defence and ayd I shall not much be mov'd verse 3 How long will ye have lewd pretence Ye shall be slaughtered all Ye shall be like a tott'ring fence And like a bowing wall verse 4 'T is all your aim and all your art His exc'lence to despise Ye bless with mouth ye curse in heart And take delight in lies verse 5 My soul wait thou on God alone My expectation 's thence verse 6 He onely is my rock of stone Salvation and defence I shall not therefore much be mov'd verse 7 My God's my health and praise My rock of strength and refuge prov'd On whom my spirit stayes verse 8 At all times trust in him alone Ye Saints with one accord Powre out your heart before his throne Our refuge is the Lord. verse 9 All sorts of men are vanitie They whose condition 's base And they no better then a lie That are of higher place In balance lai'd are found more light Then vanitie it self verse 10 O trust not in oppressing might Become not vain in stealth Though wealth increase not got amiss Set not your heart on gains verse 11 God spake it once twice heard I this That pow'r to God pertains verse 12 And unto thee ô LORD alone Compassion doth belong Thou renderest to every one Reward of right or wrong PSAL. LXIII To new verse tune David longs for the publick Ordinances feeds his soul with meditations thereupon The joy of the godly and utter destruction of Christs and our enemies O God thou God to mee I 'l early seek for thee My soul my flesh With longings fresh Desireth there to bee In thirstie land and dry Where is no water nigh verse 2 To see thy might And glory bright As in the Sanctu'ry verse 3 Thy kindnes and thy love Are life it self above My lips shall frame To praise thy name And that doth make them move verse 4 Thus will I bless and praise Thy Name even all my dayes And unto thine Own Name divine My hands devoutly raise verse 5 With fat and marrow fed My soul shall sure be sped My mouth and lips Sweet fellowships Thy praise shall speak and spread verse 6 When I sweet thoughts recite Upon my bed at night And meditate Upon thee late Before the dawning light verse 7 Since
The Nations of the earth verse 5 Let all that are of humane birth Praise thee and not surcease verse 6 Then shall the fat and fruitfull earth yield plentifull increase Yea God our God shall bless us then verse 7 Great blessings God shall send He shall be fear'd of mortall men To earths remotest end PSAL. LXVIII To Dutch tune David at the remove of the Ark celebrates the greatness and goodness of God LEt God omnipotent arise His scattered foes to chace And let his hatefull enemies Flee from his angry face verse 2 As driven smoke drive them away As fire makes wax to fry So in Gods presence perish they That work iniquitie verse 3 But let the just be glad with joy Before Jehovahs face Let them rejoyce exceedingly And sing unto his grace verse 4 Sing praise to God with cheerfull voice Extoll'd by JAH his Name And in his presence much rejoice That rides on heavens frame verse 5 A father of the fatherless A Judge of widows case Is God in place of holiness From that his dwelling place verse 6 He sets th'alone in families And bringeth out the bound But le ts rebellious enemies Inhabit barren ground 2. Part. Argument A memoriall of Gods miraculous works in the Wilderness and the land of Canaan verse 7 WHen thou to be thy peoples guide O God did'st undertake And marchedst through the desarts wide verse 8 Affrighted earth did quake Then also did the heavens drop 'Cause Israels God was there Yea at thy presence Sinai's top Did move and quake for fear verse 9 Thou Lord did'st send a gracious rain Thine heritage thereby VVas strength'ned and confirm'd again When it was faint and dry verse 10 Thy Congregation dwelt therein O God thou art the doer Thou of thy goodness brought'st us in Provision for the poor verse 11 God gave the word of victorie Immediately there came Innumerable companie That published the same verse 12 Stout Kings of potent Armies fled For they were put to foil And shee at home that tarried Helpt to divide the spoil verse 13 Tho ye have lien among the pots Ye shall be like a Dove VVith checkquerd wings of silver spots And yellow gold above verse 14 When God almighty scattered here Proud Kings that came to kill 's Victorious Israel shin'd as cleer As snow on Salmon hills 3. 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Argument The happines of Sion excelling Sinai and all other hills because the Temple was there built The glorious acts of Christ for the Church thereby typed verse 15 THe hill wherein Jehovah dwells As Bashan hill we count A loftie hill that parallels The height of Bashan mount verse 16 Why leap yee yee aspiring hills This is that famous hill VVherein the Lord precisely wills To have his dwelling still Yea here to dwell for evermore verse 17 Gods Chariots are not small But thousands yea a thousand score Of pow'rs Angelicall The Lord 's with them as formerly In Sinai's holy ground verse 18 Thou hast ascended up on high And led captiv'tie bound Thou hast received gifts for men Yea those men that rebell That God the Lord might also then Among the Gentiles dwell verse 19 Blessed the God that every day With ben'fits doth us load Even our salvations God I say Who hath them so bestow'd verse 20 He is the God of saving health Even God on whom wee call And unto God the Lord himself Belong deaths issues all verse 21 But God shall wound his en'mies head Their hairy scalp and skin That having lewdly trespassed Dare still persist therein verse 22 I will bring back the Lord did say From Bashan come shall these My people I will bring away From bottoms of the Seas verse 23 That thou mai'st dip thy foot in bloud Of adversaries slain And where thy slaughter'd en'mies stood Thy dogs their tongues may stain 4. Part. Argument The pompous carriage of the Aâ—k to the Tabernacle the resort of great men thereto verse 24 THy goings in thy Sanctuary Thy goings Lord my King The people saw apparently verse 25 Before went those that sing The skilfull play'rs on instrument Close following at their feet Amidst them there the damsells went That tun'd the timbrels sweet verse 26 In great resorts Gods praise ascribe The Lord from Israels spring verse 27 There 's Benjamin that little tribe Together with their King There 's Judahs Princes generally And Counsellors of theirs From Zebulon and Nepthali Each famous Prince appears verse 28 They God by his supream command Thy strength hath founded thus Strengthen O God with thy good hand What thou hast wrought for us 5. Part. Argument The conversion of the Gentiles and confusion of implacable adversaries verse 29 THy Temple at Jerusalem Shall forein Kings allure To come and bring their gifts with them Thy favour to procure verse 30 Rebuke the spear-mens company And that unruly crue Of Bulls and calves till generally They pay their tributes due Till each man silver-plate presents Disperse and scatter farre All these tumultuous male contents That take delight in warre verse 31 Aethiop to God shall stretch her hands And Aegypt send her King verse 32 Sing praise to God ye forein lands To great Jehovah sing verse 33 That rides upon the highest sphere Of heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunders there A mighty voice behold verse 34 Ascribe to God omnipotence His strength in clouds in shown O're Isr'el is his excellence verse 35 Lord thou' rt a dreadfull one The same thy Sanctuary shows Yea Israels God 's the same That strength and pow'r on his bestows And blessed be his Name PSAL. LXIX Oxford tune David in deep affliction prays that no good man might be discouraged by his sufferings which were for the cause of God SAve me O God for to my soul swift waters flow apace verse 2 I sink within a miry hole Where is no standing place In deepest waters I am come Supprest with flouds main force verse 3 My crying is most wearisome My throat is dry and hoarse Mine eyes do fail while hard bestead I for my God do wait verse 4 More foes then hairs upon my head Do bear me causless hate My wrongfull foes are mightie men That seek my soul to slay The things have I restored then VVhich I took not away verse 5 O God my sinne 's not hid from thee My foolishness thou know'st verse 6 Let no man be asham'd through mee O Lord O God of hoast Let none that wait on thee have shame None to confusion sell For my sake none that seek thy Name O God of Israel verse 7 Since for thy sake I suffered scorn My face was fill'd with shame verse 8 To those that were my brethren born A stranger I became My mothers children do with mee As with an aliant deal verse 9 And I am eaten up for thee And with thy houses zeal I bore thy scorners blasphemies
verse 10 And when I wept and mourn'd My soul with fasting to chastise That to my shame they turn'd verse 11 I put on sackcloth and became A by-word to the throng verse 12 Of Magistrates I bore the blame I was the drunkards song 2. Part. Argument David in danger to be swallowed of affliction makes his earnest prayer to God verse 13 BUt as for me I 'l pray to thee In acceptable hour In thy great mercy hear thou mee And truth of saving pow'r verse 14 O from the mire deliv'rance send And me from sinking keep From such as hate me ô defend And from the waters deep verse 15 No swallowing depth nor floud permit Whose water over-flows To ' ore-top my head nor let the pit Her mouth upon me close verse 16 Good is thy loving kindness LORD O hear thou me therefore Turn to me LORD as may accord With thy compassions store verse 17 Nor from thy servant hide thy face For I 'm bereft of peace verse 18 Hear me with speed draw nigh apace Unto my souls release For my foes sake deliver mee verse 19 Thou my reproach hast known My shame and scorn and enemies be Before thee every one 3. Part. Argument The extreme malice of the wicked adding affliction to the afflicted Reprobates are bitterly and eternally cursed verse 20 REproach my heart hath overcome And sorrow fill'd my soul I lookt for pitie shew'd by some But no man did condole I look'd but found no comforter verse 21 For meat they gave me gall For drink they gave mee Vineger To quench my thirst withall verse 22 O let their table prove a snare And whatsoere might hap For to have made them well to fare Let it become a trap verse 23 Upon their eyes let darkness fall Their loyns let always shake verse 24 Yea let them Lord yea let them all Of thy fierce wrath partake Take hold of his ungodly race With wrath that ne'r relents verse 25 Make desolate their dwelling place Let none dwell in their tents verse 26 For where men bear thy heavie blows They persecute the more And talk unto the grief of those Whom thou hast wounded sore verse 27 Bring all their sinnes into a summe Heap'd up in great excess And let them never never come Into thy righteousness verse 28 Out of the book of life O blot Their most detested name And with the righteous let them not Be written in the same 2. Part. Argument David prayes in affliction commends true gratitude and prophesies good to the Church verse 29 BUt sorrowfull and poor am I O God do thou me raise Let thy salvation set me high verse 30 My song shall give God praise And with thanksgiving him extol verse 31 No bullock horn'd and hoov'd Or stalled ox presented whol Can be so well approv'd verse 32 This sight shall joy thy humble Saints Hearts seeking God shall live verse 33 For lo the Lord to poor mens plaint A gracious ear doth give His pris'ners hee doth not contem ' verse 34 Let heaven earth and seas Give God due praises all of them And all that moves in these verse 35 For God will Sion mountain save And Judahs Cities rear Which men may in possession have For constant dwelling there verse 36 And all thy servants faithfull race Inheriting the same There they shall have a dwelling place That dearly love his name PSAL. LXX To 2. strain tune or to both A prayer against persecutors and for the speedy succour of all the godly MAke haste O LORD And help afford Make haste to help me O my Lord. verse 2 Let shames controll Confound them whole That seek to hurt my harmless soul. Confusions hire Cause them retire That do my hurt and harm desire verse 3 And them that say Aha Aha Repulse and shame their shame repay verse 4 All that seek thee Let joyfull bee And also very glad in thee Still let them frame To praise thy Name That love salvation from the same verse 5 But I poor weed Still stand in need Do thou ô God to mee make speed Thou art my tow'r And saving pow'r Lord tarry not but come this hour PSAL. LXXI To Cambr. old tune A prayer for preservation alledging Gods promises and providence O Lord I put my trust in thee O put me not to shame verse 2 Cause me to 'scape delivering me By thy most righteous Name To me be thy salvation show'd Give ear unto my pray'r verse 3 Be thou my place of sure abode VVhere I may still repair For thou to save me gav'st command Thou art my rock and fort verse 4 Save me ô God out of the hand Of all the wicked sort Out of the hand of the unjust And of the cruell man verse 5 Lord God in thee I hope and trust Ev'n since my youth began verse 6 Thou hast upheld me from the womb And thou alone art he That took'st me from that narrow room My praise still waits on thee verse 7 I am a wonder to the Town But thou my refuge strong verse 8 O fill my mouth with thy renown And honour all day long 2. part Argument David prays for preservation in his old age considering the malice of his adversaries and mercies of God which he praiseth verse 9 CAst me not off in these my dayes When old age makes me break Forsake me not when strength decayes verse 10 For foes against me speak They have together counsell took Who for my soul lay wait verse 11 Now God say they hath him forsook Pursue and take him strait For there is no deliverer O be not far from me verse 12 O God my God do not deferre Make haste my help to be All adversaries to my soul That seek to hurt the same verse 13 Confound them and consume them whole And cover them with shame With ignominious infamy Let them be covered o're verse 14 But I will hope continually Still praise thee more and more verse 15 My mouth thy righteousness shall show And saving health all day For I thereof no numbers know So infinite are they 3. Part. Argument Davids confidence in Gods experienc'd protection hee desires to publish it to all the generations verse 16 WIth God the Lord's assistant might I will couragious walk Thy righteousness will I recite And thereof only talk verse 17 Even from my youth and infancie O God thou hast me taught And hitherto declar'd have I The wonders thou hast wrought verse 18 Now also Lord when I am old And when my head is gray O do not slack or leave thy hold O cast me not away Untill thy strength I have made know'n Unto the present age To after commers every one Till I thy pow'r presage verse 19 Thy righteousness O God exceeds In wonderfull degree Thou hast performed wondrous deeds O God who 's like to thee verse 20 Thou shew'dst me troubles great sore Thy pow'r shall me revive And from the
and behold And visit this thy Vine verse 15 And Vineyard planted here of old By that right hand of thine The branch which was made strong for thee verse 16 See it is all cut down And burnt with fire thy branches be They perish at thy frown verse 17 Uphold the man of thy right hand The sonne of man sustain Made strong by thee for thee to stand O make him strong again verse 18 So will not we go back from thee O quick'n us for the same And we shall faithfull suppliants be To call upon thy Name verse 19 Lord God of hoasts our souls incline And turn us now again Command thy cheerfull face to shine And safe shall we remain PSAL. LXXXI London short tune An exhortation to praise God with musick A celebration of the deliverance from Aegypt O Sing aloud this day To God our strength and stay O make a noise Exciting joys To Jacobs God I say verse 2 O take a Psalm and sing The timbrell hither bring The Psalt'rie too And harp take you The harp that pleasant thing verse 3 The trumpet sound withall This new Moons festivall The time hath thus Appointed us Solemnitie doth call verse 4 A statute this must be O Israel kept by thee Th' almighty drew This law for you T' was Jacobs Gods decree verse 5 This was the Lords command In Joseph firm to stand A Testament VVhen as he went Throughout all Aegypt land I heard a language there All unknown words they were verse 6 The Lord there broke The burdenous yoke Which Israels neck did beare His hand from pots were freed And in the time of need verse 7 Thou call'dst on mee I set thee free Deliverance did succeed I answered thee with grace In thunders secret place I prov'd thy way At Meribah Where waters ran apace 2. part Argument The blessedness of obedience the baseness of Idolatry ingratitude and disobedience verse 8 HEar ô my people free I 'l testifie to thee O Israel mine If thou incline And hearken unto mee verse 9 In thee I say there shall Be no strange God at all And never more Shalt thou adore Or on a strange God call verse 10 The Lord thy God am I Who brought thee graciously With pow'rfull hand From Aegypt land And servile tyrannie Thy mouth then open wide In pray'r to be suppli'd And sure I will Thy pray'r◠fulfill verse 11 But Israel deny'd They to my voice so free Obedient would not be And grief to tell Of Israel He would have none of me verse 12 So I in judgement just Ev'n left them to their lust And they fulfill Their way and will In their own counsells trust verse 13 My people ô that yee Had hark'ned unto mee That Israel Had walk'd so well As after my decree verse 14 I should have soon subdu'd Their adversaries rude And turn'd my hand Against the band Of all their enemies lewd verse 15 They that the Lord do hate Had bow'd down at his gate But Israels time Had been in prime And born eternall date verse 16 He should have made them eat The finest of the wheat And made the rock An hony stock In plenty very great PSAL. LXXXII To Cambridge old tune God the supream Judge convinceth and condemneth wicked Governors AMong the Gods God takes a room To judge among the great verse 2 How long will ye unjustly doom While sitting in his seat The wicked yee are partiall to verse 3 But should defend the poor Unto the needy justice do And fatherless secure verse 4 Save rid them from the wickeds hand These poor and succourless verse 5 They know not nor will understand But walk in darksomness The earths foundation quite decai'd All out of order runnes verse 6 I styl'd you Gods all you I said Are high Jehovahs sonnes verse 7 But die like men of mortall birth Like Princes fall shall you verse 8 Arise O God and judge the earth All Nations are thy due PSAL. LXXXIII Martyrs tune Consederate enemies conspire against the Church and are cursed LOrd be not still hold not thy tongue Behold how furiously verse 2 Thy hatefull foes in tumults throng And lift their heads on high verse 3 Most crafty counsell they have ta'n Against us all at once Consulting how to work the bane Of all thy hidden ones verse 4 Come let us cut them off said they And leave no root behind So that the name of ISRAEL may No more remembrance find verse 5 Against thee have they all combin'd Advis'd with joint consents verse 6 The Hagarens with Ishmael join'd And those at Edoms tents verse 7 With Moabites and Ammonites And Gebal do conspire The Philistims Amalakites With them that dwell at Tyre verse 8 These Ashur is adjoyn'd unto To help the sons of Lot verse 9 To them as unto Midian do Gain they what Sis'ra got 2. Part. Argument God is glorified in the destruction of persecutors according to the ancient examples of his judgement SPeed they as Jabin Canaans King O'rthrown at Kishon brook verse 10 Which there at Endor perishing Became as scattered muck verse 11 Like Zeeb and Oreb ô compell Their noble Peers to fall As Zeba and Zalmunna fell So let their Princes all verse 12 Those namely that have spoken thus Come on and let us take The houses of the LORD to us And them our houses make verse 13 Make them my God like to a wheel Or stubble toss'd with wind verse 14 As burning woods fires fury feel Let them this fury find As kindling flames at mountains foot With fury all deform verse 15 Them with thy tempest persecute And fright them with thy storm verse 16 That they ô Lord may seek thy Name With shame their faces fill verse 17 Yea let them perish put to shame Confounded troubled still verse 18 That men may know that thou alone Whom we Jehovah call In all the earth the onely one Art highest over all PSAL. LXXXIV Old England tune The great zeal of the Saints to Gods publick Ordinances and blessednes of such desires O Lord of hoasts how lovely fair Thy Tabernacles be verse 2 My longing soul is nigh despair Thy sacred courts to see O living God my flesh my heart For thee cry out amain verse 3 Behold the sparrow for her part Blest house-room doth obtain The swallow builds her nests full close Where shee her young may bring Even to thine Altars Lord of hoasts My God and glorious King verse 4 Thy house-hold servants happy be They still will give thee praise verse 5 The man is blest whose strēgth's in thee Who minds thy servants wayes verse 6 VVhich make a Well of Baca-plain In passing to and fro The Pools are also fill'd with rain verse 7 From strength to strength they go To Sion hill they all repair Before Jehovah there verse 8 Lord God of hoasts ô hear
from youth to age I am distracted while that I Indure such wrath and rage verse 16 Thy fierce displeasure o'r me goes Thy terrours cut me down verse 17 And every day they me inclose As streams that threat to drown They all together me invade verse 18 Thou sep'rat'st friend and lover And darkness with it's misty shade Doth my acquaintance cover PSAL. LXXXIX Dutch tune Ethan magnifies Gods love and faithfulness to the house of David verse 1 MY song for ever shall express The mercies of the Lord My mouth shall all his faithfulness From age to age record verse 2 For mercy shall said I be built For ever to indure Thou in the very heavens wilt Thy truth establish sure verse 3 I with my chosen have agreed To faithfull David swore verse 4 My servant I will fix thy seed To stand for evermore To ages all thy throne I 'l raise verse 5 And heav'n shall find a tongue Thy wondrous faithfulness to praise Thy gathered Saints among verse 6 In heaven who may any way With our Lord God compare VVho of the glorious Angels may So bold compar'son dare verse 7 The Saints assemblies that are his Must greatly fear his Name And all that round about him is Must reverence the same 2. Part. Argument Gods goodness to the Church in creation and government of the world verse 8 O Lord of hosts what god excels Like thee with great pow'r crown'd Thy faithfulness who parallels In all thy circuits round verse 9 The restless raging of the seas Thou rulest at thy will Her swelling waves thou dost appease And mak'st it calm and still verse 10 Thou brok'st in pieces Egypts land Like one that slaught'red lies Thou hast with thine almighty hand Disperst thine enemies verse 11 The heavens and the earth are thine The world and all inclos'd Thou foundest by that pow'r divine verse 12 Which North and South compos'd Tabor and Hermon wondrously Shall in thy Name delight verse 13 Thy hand is strong thy right hand high Thy arm is full of might verse 14 Justice and Judgement on thy throâ— Retain a dwelling place Pure truth and mercy joyn'd in one Shall go before thy face verse 15 That people blessed we record That knows the joyfull sound Thy countenances light ô Lord Shall safely them surround verse 16 Even them thy righteousness shall raise And they shall take delight verse 17 In thy great Name that is their praise And glory of their might Thy favour such that shall there spring Our horns advancement thence verse 18 For Israels holy one 's our King The Lord is our defence 3. Part. Argument Prophecies and promises to Davids house recorded verse 19 IN vision to thy Saint was said For then thou mad'st it known Lo I my helping hand have laid Upon a mightie one verse 20 A chosen Israelite I crown'd With holy Oil have I My servant David whom I found Anointed purposely verse 21 Mine hand shall stablish his success Mine arm shall make him strong verse 22 No foe no sonne of wickedness Shall crush or do him wrong verse 23 I 'l crush his foes before his face Plague them that do him hate verse 24 But will my faithfulness and grace With him perpetuate â—is horn shall be exalted high By my great Names command verse 25 I 'l stretch to th'Seas his soveraigntie To th'river his right hand verse 26 Thou art my Father he shall cry So invocate my Name My God my rock my sure supply Whence my salvation came verse 27 Him my first-born will I advance All earthly Kings above verse 28 And ever grant continuance Unto him of my love My cov'nant shall with him stand fast verse 29 His seed shall still endure And I will make his throne to last As dayes of heaven sure 4. Part. Argument He shews that God corrects his people but never casts them off verse 30 IF Davids seed forsake my Law Not execute my will verse 31 If from my precepts they withdraw Not my commands fulfill verse 32 They shall be sure that I their God Their wickedness and sin With scourges of a smarting rod To visit will begin verse 33 But of my loving kindness yet I will not him bereave Nor will my faithfulness permit To take a finall leave verse 34 My cov'nant with my chosen King By me shall ne'er be broke Nor will I alter any thing Which once my lips have spoke verse 35 Once by my holiness I swore To David I 'l not lie verse 36 His seed shall last for evermore His throne before mine eye verse 37 Like Sun and Moon it shall be fixt For ever they shall be Heavens faithfull witnesses betwixt My chosen King and me 5. Part. Argument He complains of great distress besall'n the house of David seeming to disprove Gods promises verse 38 BUt thine anointed now abhor'd Thou hast cast off in wroth verse 39 Made void thy servants cov'nant Lord The cov'nant of thy troth By casting down to ground thou hast Profan'd his sacred crown verse 40 Of his strong holds made wofull waste His hedges all broke down verse 41 All passengers do him destroy He is in en'mies scorn verse 42 And all his foes thou mad'st to joy And liftest up their horn verse 43 Yea thou hast turn'd and blunted quite His swords puissant edge And for to stand it out in fight Thou hast not been his pledge verse 44 His glory thou hast caus'd to cease And cast his throne to ground verse 45 His youthfull days thou didst decrease And him with shame confound 6. Part. Argument He prays for restauration of Davids kingdome considering Gods faithfull promises and the greatness of the adversaries verse 46 How long Lord wilt thou hide thy face Shall thy continuall rage Flame out as fire so long a space verse 47 O think of my short age Why hast thou made all men in vain verse 48 What man draws vitall breath That shall his soul from grave detain And not at all see death verse 49 Thy former loving kindnesses Which thou didst swear and vow To David in thy righteousness O Lord where are they now verse 50 Remember Lord thy Saints reproach What taunts my bosome bears VVhich all the mighty people broach Thine en'mies taunts are theirs verse 51 Wherewith they have reproacht the ways Of thine anointed King verse 52 To God be everlasting praise Amen Lord grant the thing PSAL. XC London long tune Moses prays God the eternall stay of the Church to sanctifie the many mortalities of Israel in the Wilderness for their sinnes LOrd thou hast been our dwelling place In generations all Thou wast ere there was forme or face Of creature great or small verse 2 Before the mountains had their birth The world or smallest clod Of all this vast and spacious earth Thou art eternall God verse 3 But as for man that 's made of clay He 's
Extinguish quite his Name verse 14 Let 's fathers fau't To mind be brought Before the Lord for ever His mothers crime By length of time Let be extinguisht never verse 15 Let them be had continually Before the Lord in mind To cut from earth the memory That 's left of them behind verse 16 Who mercy so Forgot to show The poor and needy still VVith fresh pursuits He persecutes The broken heart to kill verse 17 As he lov'd cursing him requite Let it come to him so As blessing did not him delight So let it from him go verse 18 Him cursing had As garments clad His cursing let recoil Let it like drink In 's bowels sink And soke his bones like oil verse 19 Let it be to him as the skirt That covers him alway And like the girdle that is girt About him every day verse 20 Let God dispence This recompence Mine en'mies to controul That are incenst To speak agenst Mine inoffensive soul. 3. Part. Argument Complaints and prayers of the poor and persecuted verse 21 O God the Lord do thou for me Even for thy Names dear sake Because right good thy mercies be My freedom undertake verse 22 For I indeed Do stand in need VVith mis'ry sore distrest My grieved heart With wounds doth smart And bleeds within my brest verse 23 I'm gone like Suns declining shade Like wandring locust toss'd verse 24 My knees through fasting weak are made My flesh her fat hath lost verse 25 Yea I became To them a shame On me they gaze and stare Their heads they nod verse 26 Help Lord my God Me by thy mercies spare verse 27 That they may know this is thy hand That thou hast done the deed verse 28 And when they curse do thou coÌ„mand A blessing to succeed Them when they rise Let shame surprise But make thy servant glad verse 29 With shame be those That are my foes And self-confusion clad O let their mantle be of shame verse 30 But greatly shall my tongue Give God due praise and sing his fame The multitude among verse 31 For he shall stand At his right hand And for his sake controul The doom of them That would condem The poor mans harmless soul. PSAL. CX To Magnificat tune The Kingly Priestly and Propheticall offices of Christ Jesus THe Lord unto my Lord thus spake Sit thou at my right hand Till I thy foes a stool shall make VVhereon thy feet may stand verse 2 The Lord shall out of Sion send Thy pow'rs prevaiâ—ing rod Thy rule shall in the midst extend Of all thy foes ô God verse 3 Thy people when thy Gospel calls Shall yield unto thy pow'r From mornings womb thy first dew falls In sacred beauties bow'r verse 4 The Lord hath sworn nor will repent Thou art for ever call'd A Priest with priest-hood permanent Melchis'dek-like enstall'd verse 5 In day of his fierce anger then The Lord at thy right hand verse 6 Shall strike through Kings and wound chief men In many a heathen land Filling the places where he strook With bodies of the dead verse 7 And in the way drink of the brook And so lift up the head PSAL. CXI To pause tune The Church exhorted to praise God for his marvellous works which are here in part described PRaise ye the Lord I will record His praise with heart sincere Where men upright Themselves unite i th' Congregation there verse 2 Gods works are rare Sought out they are Of all that so delight verse 3 His work 's renown'd VVith glory crown'd His justice infinite His wonders he Hath made to be Retain'd in thankfull mind verse 4 The Lord is known A gracious one Compassionate and kind verse 5 Providing meat For them to eat Thâ—t fear his holy Name He will fulfill His Cov'nant still Still mindfull of the same verse 6 In Israels fight He shew'd his might And did his works advance That he might so On them bestow The heathens heritance verse 7 Works of his hands And his commands Are truth and judgement sure verse 8 They stand full fast And ever last Accomplisht true and pure verse 9 Redemption is Sent down to his His Covenant still the same As he commands It firmly stands O holy reverend Name verse 10 Gods fear 's the thing Doth wisdom bring Good knowledge have all they That do fulfill His holy will His praise endures for ay PSAL. CXII Magnificat tune The great pietie justice and charitie of the Saints the blessing upon them and theirs to the great grief of the wicked PRaise ye the Lord Blessed are such As serve the Lord in fear In his commands delighting much verse 2 His seed shall prosper here The uprights off-spring God shall bless verse 3 And fill his house with store His memorable righteousness Endures for evermore verse 4 Unto the man immaculate In darkness riseth light Hee 's gracious and compassionate In justice exquisite verse 5 A good man shews much kind respect And lends to him that needs And with discretion will direct His thoughts his words his deeds verse 6 Surely to all eternitie He shall not moved be But had in lasting memorie For evermore shall he verse 7 For any evill tidings told He shall not be afraid His faithfull heart which makes him bold On God is firmly stay'd verse 8 His heart is so established Afraid he shall not be Till his desire accomplished Upon his foes he see verse 9 He hath disperst his charitie And given to the poor He shall to perpetuitie Be styl'd a right'ous doer His horn shall high exalted be With honour so atcheiv'd verse 10 The wicked man this thing shall see And be extreamly griev'd Yea he shall gnash his teeth for spite And pining melt away And his desire shall perish quite The wicked mans I say PSAL. CXIII To Coventry tune Gods gracious respects to the creatures His marvellous advancing of mean persons PRaise ye the Lord praise him I say All ye his Saints profest verse 2 Even from this day For ever may His glorious Name be blest verse 3 From Sun to Sun is Gods great Name Of all men to be prais'd verse 4 Surmounts his fame The heavens frame Above all Nations rais'd verse 5 VVith God the Lord who may compare VVho dwells in heaven high verse 6 Yet stoops to care For things that are Both in the earth and skie verse 7 The poor and needy he doth grace verse 8 Whom from the dust he brings And dung-hill base To Princes place To sit inthron'd with Kings verse 9 The barren to keep house makes he So that of children store A mother she Full glad may be Praise ye the Lord therefore PSAL. CXIV Davids tune The rare providence of God to Israel in remove from Aegypt towards Canaan WHen Israel Aegypts bounds forsook Their dwelling to exchange And Jacobs house their journey took From folk of language strange verse 2
draws verse 56 I kept thy word this grace I gain'd Because I kept thy laws 8. Part. 2. French tune Davids contentment in God and in all the godly verse 57 THou Lord my onely portion art I said that I will keep thy Word verse 58 I sought thy favour from my heart Thy promised grace to me afford verse 59 I have considered of my ways And to thy laws my feet â— bent verse 60 I made good haste and shunn'd delays To keep thy just commandement verse 61 The wicked bands have robbed me Yet have I not forgot thy laws verse 62 I 'l rise at midnight praising thee For thy just judgments give me cause verse 63 Who fear thy Name and do thy will Such men I am companion to verse 64 Thy mercies do the whole earth fill Teach me thy laws to know and do 9. Part to 3. first lines of choice tune The speciall goodness of God to his servants and the great benefit of sanctifi'd affliction verse 65 ACcording to thy promise free Lord thou hast dealt full well with me That am thy servant fearing thee verse 66 Teach me good judgment Lord I pray And knowledge of thy word and way For I beleeve what thou dost say verse 67 While unchastised with thy rod I went astray from thee O God But in thy paths I since have trod verse 68 Lord thou art good thy nature 's so And thou dost good thy works do show O teach me Lord thy laws to know verse 69 The proud against me forg'd a lye But my whole heart will I apply To keep thy precepts faithfully verse 70 As fat as grease their heart is grown But Lord the law which thou dost own Is my delight and that alone verse 71 'T was good for me to undergo Th' afflicting hand of God I know That I might learn thy Statutes so verse 72 The law of thy dear mouth I hold Better to me a thousand fold Then heaps of silver and of gold 10. Part. Dutch tune The godly desires and mutuall love of the faithfull verse 73 THy hands have made and fashion'd me Give me thy laws to learn And thy Commandements what they Give knowledge to discern verse 74 All they that see me will be glad When they shall me behold Because I have assurance had In what thy word foretold verse 75 How right ô Lord thy judgments be I understand no less I know thou hast afflicted me Of very faithfulness verse 76 I pray thee let thy mercies kindâ— Come to thy servant Lord For comfort to my troubled minde According to thy word verse 77 With tender mercy me prevent That I may live thereby For lo in thy Commandement Full great delight have I. verse 78 Asham'd let all proud persons be For they without a cause Have most perversly dealt with me But I will mind thy laws verse 79 Turn they to me whose fear thou art And that have known my Name verse 80 In all thy laws make sound my heart That I be free from shame 11 th Part. To sweet tune Davids assurance notwithstanding delay His faithfulness notwithstanding persecution verse 81 MY soul for thy salvation faints But in thy word is all my stay verse 82 My failing eies urge sad complaints When wilt thou comfort me they â—ay verse 83 A wrinkled bottle set in smoke I am rightly compar'd unto But lo the word which thou hast spoke I have not yet forgot to do verse 84 How many are thy servants days When wilt thou judgment execute On them that persecutions raise Against my soul with close pursuit verse 85 The proud have digged pits for me VVhich with thy law do not accord verse 86 All thy commandments faithfull be They persecute me help me Lord. verse 87 Here upon earths malignants coast Their cruel and injurious hands Had ev'n consumed me almost But I forsook not thy commands verse 88 O give thy loving kindness vent To quicken up my fainting mind So shall I keep the Testament VVhich thy most holy mouth assign'd 12 th Part. 1. French tune The stability of Gods Word and works The comfort of the Word in trouble and perfection of it above all things else verse 89 O Lord thy Word is setled sure As sure as heav'n froÌ„ wheÌ„ce it came verse 90 Thy faithfulness doth still endure From age to age it is the same The earth by thee confirm'd abides verse 91 Unto this day continuing still Just as thine ordinance provides For all things do obey thy will verse 92 Had not thy Word been my delight And inward comfort ministred Affliction had destroy'd me quite And I therein had perished verse 93 Of thy commandements therefore I never will forgetfull be But think upon them evermore For thou with them hast quickned me verse 94 LORD save me I belong to thee And I do seek thy precepts still verse 95 The wicked lie in wait for me Intending to destroy and kill But still thy laws I entertain And thereon are my thoughts bestowd verse 96 I see the worlds perfections vain Onely thy laws are wondrous broad The 13 th Part. 1. French tune Gods Word the best School-master and practise the best proof of divine knowledge verse 97 HOw much O Lord I love thy laws All day I meditate on those verse 98 And thy command'ments are the cause That make me wiser then my foes For they are evermore with me verse 99 And make my understanding more Then even my Teachers skill can be For they my meditation store verse 100 I kept thy precepts carefully And so more skill then th' ancients gaind verse 101 To keep thy holy word have I From all lewd ways my feet refraind verse 102 I from thy precepts have not err'd For thou hast taught me wondrous well verse 103 O how have I thy word preferr'd Counting its sweetness to excell No honey to my mouth so sweet verse 104 It is thy precept onely praise That I am made so wise discreet Detesting all erroneous ways The 14 th Part. 1. Strain tune The cleerness of Gods Word Saints desire to keep it praying for assistance and acceptance verse 105 THy word 's a lamp unto my feet A light to guide my paths most meet verse 106 I've sworn and will perform it too Thy righteous judgments I will do verse 107 I am afflicted very sore Lord keep thy word and me restore verse 108 The free-will offrings that I vow'd Let I beseech thee be allowd Lord from my mouth accept theÌ„ each And unto me thy judgments teach verse 109 My soul is ever in my hand Yet I forget not thy command verse 110 The wicked laid a snare for mee Yet err'd I not from thy decree verse 111 Thy Testaments to me I chose A constant heritage of those For they are all and every part The dear rejoicing of my heart verse 112 I evermore my heart did bend To keep thy statutes to the end The 15 th
let it live for that same cause O let thy judgments give me aid verse 176 Thy poor lost servant seek to find VVho like a wandring sheep have strayd For I thy precepts bear in mind PSAL. CXX To new staffe tune The wickedness and barbarousness of slanderers and incendiaries of mischief I Cry'd in my distresses great To God who did attend verse 2 From lying lips and tongues deceit My soul O Lord defend verse 3 What giv'n shall be Or done to thee False tongue thus us'd to err verse 4 Sharp shafts of his That mighty is With coals of Juniper verse 5 O wo is me that I am fain In Mesech to reside And must in Kedars tents remain And therein still abide verse 6 My soul hath much Converst with such As unto peace are foes verse 7 I peace would make But when I spake They straight to warres arose PSAL. CXXI Davids tune The perpetuall vigilancy of God over his Church I To the hills will lif◠mine eies My help comes from the same verse 2 Even from the Lord my help doth rise That heaven and earth did frame verse 3 He will not slumber thee that keeps Nor thy foot mov'd permit verse 4 Lo Israels keeper neither sleeps Nor slumbers any whit verse 5 The Lord at thy right hand 's thy stay The Lord 's thy shady bow'r verse 6 Nor Moon by night nor Sun by day To smite thee have the pow'r verse 7 From evill God shall keep thee sure And guard thy soul about verse 8 Henceforth for ever to secure Thy going in and out PSAL. CXXII London short tune The religious devotion and mutuall affection of the Saints the honour and priviledges of the Church typed by Jerusalem I Joy when they exhort To Gods house let 's resort verse 2 Behold our feet Shall early meet Jerus'lem in thy port verse 3 Jerus'lems buildings are Like to a Citie fair For form exact And close compact verse 4 Whereto the tribes repair The Lords tribes are the same To Israels Ark they came Each severall tribe There to ascribe Thanksgiving to his Name verse 5 There 's thrones of Davids stem There 's Judgment-thrones for them verse 6 O pray that peace May never cease From fair Jerusalem Thy lovers peace befalls verse 7 Peace be within thy walls Prosperitie Dwell constantly Within thy stately halls verse 8 My pray'r thy peace betakes For friends and brethrens sakes verse 9 I 'l seek thy good For neighbourhood Which our Gods Temple makes PSAL. CXXIII Oxford tune The patient waiting of Saints and opprobrious contempt of adversaries O Thou that dwell'st above the skies I lift mine eyes to thee verse 2 Even as a servant bends his eies His Masters hands to see As hand-maids watch their Mistress hands Our eye of faith even thus Upon our God fast fixed stands Till he commis'rate us verse 3 Have mercy on us ô most high Have mercy on our woes For wee are fill'd exceedingly With foul contempt of foes verse 4 Our soul is fill'd exceeding much With foul contempt and scorn Of those that are at ease and such As have lift up the horn PSAL. CXXIV 2. French tune God is glorified in the salvation of his from the fury and fraud of our adversaries BUt that the LORD may Israel say verse 2 But that the LORD to us did stick VVhen en'mies rose to hunt their prey verse 3 They had devoured Israel quick VVhose kindling fury nothing stopt verse 4 The flouds did rise the waves did roll Our soul had then been over-topt verse 5 The waters proud had drown'd our soul. verse 6 Blessed be God that gave us not Into their cruell teeth a prey verse 7 Like bird from snare of fowler got So is our soul escap't away The snare is broke that held the game By that good means do we evade verse 8 Our help is in Jehovahs Name Who hath both earth and heaven made PSAL. CXXV Davids tune The perpetuall protection of the Church ALL they that on the LORD rely As Sion Mount shall prove Abiding firm perpetually That nothing can remove verse 2 As mountains bound Jerusalem So God is altogether About his people guarding them From this time forth for ever verse 3 The rod of sinners shall not rest Upon the just mens lot Lest righteous men too much opprest Should do they care not what verse 4 To all good men do good ô Lord To men of upright heart verse 5 But such as of their own accord To crooked ways depart VVith workers of iniquitie The Lord shall lead them out But Israel shall undoubtedly With peace be hedg'd about PSAL. CXXVI York tune The Church celebrates her happy return from the captivitie of Babylon praying for the compleating of their deliverance WHen as the Lord brought back again The bondage most extream VVherein poor Sion did remain We were like them that dream verse 2 Our mouth was fill'd with laughter then And singing fill'd our tongue Among amazed heathen men These speeches past along Great things for them and marvellous The Lord hath done indeed verse 3 Yea God hath done great things for us VVhich doth our gladness breed verse 4 O Lord our thraldom turn again As streams in Southern parts verse 5 For they that sow with tears obtain To reap with joyfull hearts verse 6 Who weeping precious seed bears out A pledge behind him leaves To come again with joy no doubt And with him bring his sheaves PSAL. CXXVII Dutch tune The unprofitableness of worldly care The sweet blessings of posteritie EXcept the LORD the house do build Vain pains the builders take Except the LORD the Citie shield In vain the watch-men wake verse 2 Vain 's early rising watching late And eating carefull bread VVhile Gods belov'd in their estate Sleep quietly in bed verse 3 A fruitfull womb God onely grafts And children can bestow verse 4 Young children are like piercing shafts Shot from a Gyants bow verse 5 VVhose quiver is with them repleat Enjoys a happie state Such shall not be asham'd to treat VVith th' enemie in the gate PSAL. CXXVIII To Davids tune The blessings of the godly in provision and posteritie BLessed are all that fear the LORD And walk as God commands verse 2 For thou shalt eat the plenty stor'd By labours of thy hands All welfare shall to thee betide And happie be thy life verse 3 Like fruitfull Vine on thy house-side Lo such shall be thy wife Thy children round about thy board Like plants of Olive tree verse 4 Behold the man that fears the Lord Thus blessed shall he be verse 5 The Lord from Sion unto thee Rich blessings shall convay And thou Jerus'lems good shalt see Unto thy dying day verse 6 Yea with great joy shalt thou behold A plentifull increase Of childrens children being old And Israels stablisht peace PSAL. CXXIX The often assaults sustained by the Church he curseth
3 The fo my soul doth persecute My life quite undertrod My dwelling made In darksome shade As men long dead O God verse 4 Orewhelm'd therefore my spirits sink My heart is desolate verse 5 Thy ancient daies Thy works and waies I mind and meditate Of all thy handy-works I think verse 6 To thee I stretch my hands My soul doth burst VVith fervent thirst For thee like thirsty lands verse 7 Lord hear me soon my spirits shrink Hide not thy face from mee Like them that go To pit below Lest I should quickly be verse 8 Cause me to hear of thy kind love When morning doth begin Cause me to know VVhat way to go For thee my trust is in verse 9 I lift my soul to thee above Me from mine enemies save I fly to thee To shelter mee No other God I have verse 10 Thy spirit is good let that sweet dove Thy servants soul instruct In thy command And to the land Of uprightness conduct verse 11 Lord for thy Names-sake quicken me And that this very thing May well express Thy righteousness My soul from trouble bring verse 12 And of thine own compassions free My foes destroy and dam ' Destroy them whole That vex my soul For I thy servant am Thine heritage Lord bless and keep So that c. Ps. 28. ult PSAL. CXLIV York tune Gods wonderfull protection on his people in warre and battell his gracious respects to mankinde the quickned desires of the faithfull to praise God O Blessed be the LORD my might Who in the war-like field My hands and fingers taught to fight verse 2 My goodness Saviour Shield My fort high towr in whom I trust My people that subdues verse 3 Oh what is man that LORD thou doest Such poor acquaintance chuse Or what is mans posteritie Whereof such reckoning 's made verse 4 Sure man is like to vanitie His dayes as fleeting shade verse 5 LORD bow the heavens come down Toucht mountains make to smoke verse 6 Destroy thy foes with angry frown By dreadfull lightnings stroke Destroy them with thy bended bow verse 7 Send help my soul to save Send thy high hand rid save me so From swallowing waters grave Even from the hands of children strange verse 8 Whose mouths of folly treat And their right hand 's a meer exchange Of falshood and deceit verse 9 My songs on Psaltery I 'l present To thee compos'd anew And on a ten-string'd instrument Will sing thy praises due verse 10 T is he that unto Kings extends Salvations welcome pledge His servant David he defends From swords offensive edge 2. Part. Argument A prayer for the flourishing estate of the Cōmon-weal Felicity is placed in God alone verse 11 RElease and rid me speedily From hand of sinners vile Whose subtle mouth speaks vanitie Their right hand full of guile verse 12 Our sons as plants in youth up grown And daughters to us born Let be as some carv'd corner-stone Fair palace to adorn verse 13 Our garners full as they can hold With ev'ry kind of thing Our sheep a thousand thousand fold VVithin our streets may bring verse 14 Our Oxen not in labour faint No en'mie to invade No leading captive no complaint Within our streets be made verse 15 O blessed people would we say VVith such like blessings stor'd O rather blessed people they VVhose God is God the Lord. PSAL. CXLV Old England tune David in a well composed song of praise extolls Gods majestie might and mercy I Will extoll thee Lord my King And ever bless thy Name verse 2 I all my dayes Will bless and praise And never cease the same verse 3 Great God great praises meriting VVhose greatness none can reach verse 4 One age shall praise Thy works and waies To thy succeeding Church Thy mighty acts shall they recite verse 5 And I will here discuss The fame of thy Great Majesty And works miraculous verse 6 Thy actions of such wondrous might Men shall speak of the same They dreadfull are And I 'l declare The greatness of thy Name verse 7 The mem'ry of thy goodness great They fully shall make known In songs express Thy righteousness verse 8 The Lord 's a gracious one The LORD is easie to intreat verse 9 Kind patient good to all His mercies do Extend unto His works in generall verse 10 Thy works shall praise thee every one Thy Saints thy Name shall bless verse 11 They shall proclame Thy Kingdoms fame And pow'rs Almightines verse 12 To make thy mighty actions known To mans posteritie And celebrate The glorious state Of thy supremacy 2. Part. Arg. As before verse 13 THy kingdom wears eternall crown And thy dominion shall Endure and last All ages past verse 14 God holds up all that fall And raiseth all the bowed down verse 15 All eyes do wait on thee Thou givest meat For them to eat When fittest seasons bee verse 16 Thine opened hand doth satisfie Each living things desire verse 17 Gods Justie sways In all his ways His holiness intire verse 18 To all his suppliants God is nigh Even all that call sincere verse 19 He also will Their pray'rs fulfill Who ever do him fear Hee 'l hear their cry and help afford verse 20 And all his lovers true Will God secure But he will sure Destroy the wicked crue verse 21 My mouth shall magnifie the Lord And universall flesh His holy Name And glorious fame Shall ever sound afresh PSAL. CXLVI To both Strain tunes The vain trust in men and happie confidence is Gods salvation who made all things is most gracious to us in his providence THe Lords deserved praise proclame My soul do thou extoll the same verse 2 I while I live Will praises give Unto the Lords Almighty Name Unto my God will I sing praise While breath prolongs my life and daies verse 3 Trust in no King Nor mortall thing They can no help nor succour bring verse 4 For lo there passeth out his breath And he returns to dust of death That very day His thoughts decay And each of them then perisheth verse 5 O happy happy happy one VVho ever Jacobs God hath known To be his ayd Whose hope is stayd Upon the Lord his God alone verse 6 That made the heavens seas and shore The earth and all the num'rous store In liquid seas He made all these And keepeth truth for evermore verse 7 In-judgment he for us proceeds For to avenge oppressors deeds From bondage He Set pris'ners free The Lord likewise the hungry feeds verse 8 The righteous doth the Lord affect The bowed down he doth erect Opening likewise The blind mans eyes verse 9 The strangers doth the Lord protect The Lord relieves the fatherless And helps the widow in distress But in his wrath The sinners path The Lord doth utterly suppress verse 10 The Lord shall reign eternally Thy God O Sion rules on high And so he shall To
write this God was Priapus a filthy God worshipped pudendis paâ—â—factiâ— Num. 25. An approved act how ever men might censure it Num. 20. 10 11 12. Meditate how prone our nature is to sin 'T is thought to be made in the Babylonian captivitie No sort of men undergo harder things How much more then for our spirituall deliverance Planters of a new country It was a common trade in ancient times Out of a dungeon Prison-gates To convince Atheists that heed not providence I wil divulge thy Gospel in these psalms to the Gentiles For the Angels both receive thy mercy and report it and it is infinite mercy Command deliverances for thy Church and to David in token therof * So must we for the enlarging Christs kingdome Remote parts as Shechem are my heritage And all the tribes and coasts of Israel Yea and the Gentiles also be tokening Christs rule over all But as Moab a wash-pot to wash the feet som are but slaves submitting to Christ out of necessitie To conquer the Citie as well as the field in token that Christ overcomes the most obstinate Let the Devill be ready to tempt him to sin Some understand Let all his actions be cross as hindred by Satan i. e. an adversary Turn his apologie and plea at judgement against himself Lov'd to be in an unregenerate state subject to the curse and cared not for the blessings of the Gospel Rise to attempt any wicked act Stand up a neer helper to the poor and persecuted To Christ my Lord. Gospel first preached at Jerusalem Conversion at the first preaching as plentifull as the morning dew * In the Church a beautifull creature †Heb. 7. 3. Destroying the adversaries by heaps pursuing the victory as a warriour wetting his lips onely for hast Some understand it of Christs passion and resurrection Viz. Creation preservation c. Provision for soul and body typed by Manna of old Redemption Sanctification without which we have no true knowledge of his great works Good out of evill T is his meer grace that he should respect any Saint in heaven much more the poor on earth As barrennes was of old a great grief and children a great blessing so much more spiritually understood Meditate of our coming out of the world into the Church travelling towards heaven Israel was a holy and obedient people Red sea Sinai The Church shall survive in its generation to praise God Afflictions seeming as bitter as death †Lead my life as in thy sight with a particular trust that thou lookest to me 2 Cor. 4. 13. * A vanitie a thing of nought which who would think God should regard They were publick mercies in respect of the person representing Christ. * A custom of the Iews at feasts to lift up a cup at singing a Psalm which they cald the cup of salvatioÌ„ to which Christ alluded Luk. 22. 17. Born in the Church of beleeving progenitors and therefore interessed in the Covenant * He recals what he said man 's a lyer nâ— a Saint is a precious thing to God who prevents thâ—ir death or rewards it Day of Davids setling in the kingdom a type of Christs Meditate of Christ conquering the sons of Bâ—lial Saul or Ishbibenob 2 Sam. 21. 16. Davids deliverance a joy to all the Church Not be slain by Saul or any adversary Meditate of Christ of whom he was a type Gate of the Sanctuary where righteous men righteous ordinances c. David by Courtiers Christ by Cavillers Mat. 21. 42. Day of Davids inauguration and of Christs incarnation c. Blessed Ministers that preach these glad tidings It seems this Psalm was used at some solemn feast My soul faints Opened my heart in confession and petition Heresie and error Greediness of any lust restrains all my senses Therefore I would have nothing else to fear As well as to other good Christians Thy judgement on the wicked In time of my flitting and fleeing from Sauls persecution My grace was rewarded with more grace As at Ziglag 1 Sam. 30. 3. judgments of thy mouth and thy hand I grounded my faith on thy Word Doth at good for me Proud and fottish with prosperitie Prov. 17. 22. The days of my affliction No decay in nature Gen. 8. 22. Of a latitude to give full content Such teachers as were not godly My life in continuall danger Iudg. 12. 3. Heb. Boughs metaph thoughts that winde crookedly Ier. 4. 14. Some reade I hate the â—nstable For all their policie they deceive theÌ„selves Engage thy self for my defence To work a reformation Being confident that thou wilt maintain the truth Errors and Heresies Nothing needs disquiet or discourage them what ever falls out Though his back-slidings were not totall yet could he not recover of himself Some interpret this of the sin others of the punishment as keen and fierce as c. Juniper coals will keep fire a twelve-moneth if some may be beleeved Moll in loc As barbarous as Moors Arabians To heaven typed by Sion-hill When they lie in camp the hurtfull influences of heaven shall be restrained Made at their Arks remove 2 Sam. 6. 2. signifying unitie and uniformitie of the Church The males came thrice a year to worship before the Ark of the testimony represeÌ„ting Christ Exod. 34. 23. 25. 21. * Typing Christs government discipline In all the Cities and famous places typing Christs Congregations Which Temple typed the Church and Christs body that dy'd for us Ioh. 2. 21. Their rod rule may be upoÌ„ the back of the godly but notabide over long to make Gods people desperate As malefactors to execution Typing our deliverance from Romish Babylon We thought it but a dream Act. 12. 9. As comfortable as rivers in dry places They that sow seed when the dearth is so great they weep to spare so much In the gates of warre or Courts of justice which were built in the gates From heaven what was promised in Sion From the very beginning of the Church All the means instrumeÌ„ts of destruction Such ears of corn as grow on the house top never have the honour of a harvest so let the wicked never come to good Meditate how zealous we should be to promote Religion Never quiet in his minde till he could resolv where to build a Temple Which also betokened the temple of our hearts 1 Cor. 6. 19. * David born at Bethlem-Ephrata told us where the teÌ„ple should be built namely in Jerusalem which was once a wood land place * When these Tents are turned into a Temple figuring the setled state of the Church the Ark representing the strong God placed in the Propitiatory a type of Christ 1 Ioh. 2. 2. then shall we go to worship joyfully For thy Covenant sake with David through Christ of whom he is a type A type of Christs reigning in the Church The Temple was built on Mount Moriah Davids house on Sion which being more famous carries the name types Christs